Johnny brought a moderate, mid-western mindset to comedy and his show. Today, all things in moderation is an anachronism, and that might be what’s wrong with our world today. Carson thrived during a time of cultural division, but that was somehow much different from what we have today. Back then, a guy like Johnny could bring us all together. Today, no such personality exists. Johnny really was the king, but I don’t think the generations born since he retired would appreciate him as much as guys like me and The History Guy. I too shed a few tears when he signed off from his show, and from this world.
Johnny's influence on comedy, the late night talk format and the reach of television is indelible. He was truly a "one of one" in the grandest fashion. I watched all of the final week installments. His sign off was masterful, gracious and deeply touching.
I was going to say just about the same thing. There isn't a Johnny in our daily lives pulling us together for an hour anymore...we are now steadfast in our division.
All of us in the comments and even our History Guy--we shared a moment in time together, watching Johnny Carson's last show, as it aired that night. That, alone, shows the power of one man with one TV show that became part of our nightly routine. I know I shed a tear and I was 19 when he signed off.
An awful lot of Americans would not go to bed until they had seen Carson's opening monologue. The night's guests would determine if they stayed up for the whole show. But the monologue was a must.
For up and coming comedians of that era, they knew they had arrived when they were asked to perform on the Tonight Show. Even more so if they were invited to sit to Johnny's right after their performance.
I love Johnny Carson. He was SO charismatic!! He’s funny, humble, caring and lived for his profession!! He was everybody’s best friend and your neighbor!!
Not only was he better known than any president, he was more love and trusted. I was depressed for 3 days after his last show, as I felt as my uncle Johnny had died. When he did pass away, 3 more days of grieving. He was one man I wanted to meet, more than anyone else in the world. You are missed Johnny...
I remember watching that last show with my Dad in 1992... my Dad too teared up, as he said "An end of an Era... Carson is irreplaceable. " Thank you for this video- it brought me back to simpler times that I dearly miss.
I remember watching the last episode with my mother. We both cried because we had both grew up with Johnny Carson. She was born in the '50s and I was born in the '70s. He was a staple of night time TV in our house.
@@samiam619 No, they're pretty far left which is kind of represented by their ratings. That's what happens when you alienate half the country. The shows aren't even funny any longer, it's more of a democrat rally than a TV show. You never really knew where Carson stood on politics, which is why he was so successful. The current crop of brainwashers really don't care, and neither do their bosses. The agenda is more important than the ratings.
THG, you missed an opportunity to sign off by adjusting the knot on your tie and stretching your neck. An awesome episode and wonderful tribute to Johnny.
I hid a TV in my closet so I could watch Johnny every night. In hindsight, I think my parents knew I had the old black and white, 3’ x 3’ square TV - if the noise didn’t give me away, the heat would have! RIP Johnny.
Great video. Johnny Carson is a part of the social history of America. He could always laugh at himself, which is something I try to every day. He's an American icon.
Johnny always made you feel like he was an old friend who made you laugh. At age 11 I got a TV in my room I watched, or fell a sleep to, Johnny every week night. When he said goodbye in 1992, it was like losing an old friend.
Yeah right, A old racist friend, who disowned his Black biracial granddaughter 😒 That's what Johnny Carson was. He threatened his son Christopher to end his relationship with a Black woman, he was seekng for 10 yrs. Johnny Carson threatened to cut him off financially and disowned Christopher, if he didn't disowned his own daughter. Yeah, he is a old friend, if you like racist and bigots, who disowned their flesh and blood because they are biracial, a different race.
Johnny was a man of his time. Not only will there never be another Johnny but there will never be another "time of Johnny". I doubt if young people today would even "get" his show. That is not to fault them in any way, but rather just an observation that the "times" that made up Johnny (for better or worse) have passed. I do hope the younger generations can find an icon of their own to fondly remember as they age. Every generation deserves their own "Johnny".
Putting this in perspective: I watched the last episode of Carson on my 31st birthday, shortly before the birth of my first child. It was truly the end of an era and odd to think that the next generation would not get to know the man we grew up wanting to watch who then became part of our lives.
Johnny Carson has set the Gold Standard for nighttime talk show hosts. No politics, no trashing of celebrities or politicians, no trashy language or vulgar skits.
You know what I loved most about those times?... Simply, how everyone served in the war!.... The patriotism was unparalleled and is missed very much during these pathetic times!!!.... Being too cowardly to serve was simply unheard of!!... My dad was a Marine in the Pacific Theater, my uncle was in the Air Force, another was in the Navy.... that's just how it was!!!.... We were better then!!! 😓🙏❤
Raised in Los Angeles in the '60s and '70s, I don't know how many times I would go to NBC and wait in line to get into the show ! They always had room for one more !! He IS missed, tremendously !
There’s no one like Johnny Carson. He was great because he was like a funny friend who’d come over to visit in the evenings and make you laugh. Even when his jokes weren’t that funny.
@@TheHistoryGuyChannel Yes, that was a major component of Johnny's comedic genuis. The facial expressions, mannerisms and quips were always amusing, good for a wry smile or chuckle no matter how many times you'd seen them.
@@Kafkaworld739 A joke could bomb and Johnny would make a joke of the joke bombing and have everyone laughing. And of course Ed would laugh no matter what. Something about Ed McMahon's laugh was infectious. He was the perfect sidekick.
I remember the start of the Arsenio Hall show. Being a young black man around 27yrs old... I was excited and ready for the show and what it represented at the time. I definitely enjoyed Arsenio but I never stopped watching the Late Night show. Johnny was just smooth and cool. My evening was planned around his last show.. I guess like a lot of people I knew that not only was an era coming to an end. Also a Master Class on how to carry yourself as a gentleman was coming to an end.
I agree with your assessment regarding how he carried himself as a gentleman and how he treated his guests. Arsenio’s show was also great - he was also gracious and positive. The hosts that came after them didn’t measure up.
I was already a Johnny Carson fan, a video from the history guy would have indeed won me over. Johnny was one in a lifetime I love to show and deeply admired and respected him.
Man, this brings back memories from my childhood.. My parents like most back in the 1970's had us kids in bed by 8:30.. BUT one night I couldn't sleep, and stood in the darkness of the hallway, Mom and Dad had the TV on and I heard my first Carson monologue and I was hooked as an eight year old kid. After weeks of sneaking out of bed to hear this funny guy, my parents would yell at me to get mo @$$ back in bed.. Then one night, Mom I suppose was in bed early, and I was up to my regular antic trying to hear a few jokes, but Dad didn't yell at me,, BUT instead when the monologue was about to start, never looked up from his beer or cigarette, he just simply told me to be quiet and sit down, but as soon as the monologue was over he wanted me to go back to bed.. That started a nightly bonding of a father and son that lasted until I was grown up, When I deployed to Desert Storm, Dad would record the monologue on VHS and send them to me.. Great memories Thank you
Some of my fondest memories are of staying over with my wonderful grandma. She'd let me stay up & watch Carson with her & not even be upset when I got jokes that I shouldn't have. Got drunk the first time at her house too, on apricot brandy 😔 Miss you Grandma Sissy 💞
I’m 59 I remember always watching it after the evening news with my mom and dad. I can now catch him on free antenna TV in the evenings at my house. Carol Burnett I think is on the same channel around that time.
Hard to believe he's been off the Tonight Show now longer than he was hosting it. I don't get the channel that shows replays anymore, but for a few yrs I did and it was great to see replays again. They were entertaining and funny, even 30 yrs later. That's comedy with staying power. We miss you Johnny.
I was 17 in 1976 and would come home from my evening shift at A&W and watch the Tonight Show every night at 11:30pm on my oh so cool Sears 4" B&W TV with rabbit ears.:) those were the days!
Brilliant summation! Johnny was the King for the first 30 years of my life, so, as you, I was quite moved when he signed off and also when he passed. In addition to all the laughs he provided us, remembrance of him now also revives our youth intrinsic to the memories of watching him all those years. And -thank you for another wonderful, thoughtful show.
Your statement about Johnny’s passing is exactly what happened for me when Robin Williams passed. Boy what an experience seeing Robin on the Carson shew! Thank you.
Mr. Carson was an imperfect human, just like all other humans, having his share of faults. My comment is not so much meant to elevate the man as a whole but his work as an entertainer and the effect it had on his audience over the decades. I remember staying up later than I should have for years, welcoming the opening credits and eagerly waiting for his monologue. What a great time it was to watch a highly skilled entertainer and laugh along with him. I, too, shed some tears when he retired. I felt like the world changed dramatically at the time and had suffered a great loss. But I soon realized that there were other important things in life that lead to joy. Johnny certainly supplied one of those!
I remember my parents as a kid laying up late at night watching Johnny Carson. They have been dead more than 12 years but it's a warm memory from my childhood.
Thanks for the reminder of thousands of hours doing what millions of others were doing at the same time. Watching Johnny before going to bed. That history is my history and can never be forgotten.
Nebraskans were proud to claim him as one of their own. We sometimes laughed at his innuendos, but actually he always kept things clean. Even when I used to work at 5 a.m., I stayed up to watch the monologue. He is irreplaceable.
My mother was diagnosed with terminal colon cancer when I was 9. My father was working three jobs to pay her medical bills and keep the family afloat. So Mama wanted me to scratch her back, and my reward for doing it was that we watched “The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson”! At that tender age, I got Johnny’s jokes! Mama and I would laugh and giggle until she fell asleep. If the “Mighty Carson Arts Players” were one of the acts, I laid next to a snoring Mama and stifled my laughs so as to not disturb her. Carson was an integral part of my childhood. I graduated High School in 1987, but kept watching until he signed off in 1992. I loved him and his cast of characters! They made the pain of losing my Mom in 1980 lesser and easier. Thank you Mr. Carson, for your broad ranged brand of humor!
I'll never forget when I was 5 years old and I saw Dom Deliuse for the first time on the Tonight Show. I've been a diehard fan of his every since. Then I saw George Burns, and John Candy. My 4 favorite comedians of all time (counting Johnny). RIP to all of them, you are missed by one fan that will never forget.
I was born the year of Johnny's first talk show. He became a staple first, in my parents house and then, in my home until he retired. I too shed a tear the night he signed off. He was a social anchor in an ever changing world. On a lighter note, It was a common saying during the seventies that the Carson Show had replaced foreplay in the American home. Great episode and thank you.
I was born in 1965, so I realized that I was growing up when I was allowed to watch the momologue, then the momonologue and opening skit, then throughh the first guest. At some point in the early eighties, my dad began to ask me to explain the more current pop culture references/jokes. Many of my friends later agreed that "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" was when they also realized their parents were acknowedging the passage of childhood....thank you THG for reminding us that WE can be part of history, forgotten or not.
Wow, they were great memories sitting with family laughing and talking together. Thanks for remembering Johnny. I liked that he never went left or right, he was just dead pan funny straight down the middle. Thanks again for the memories.
Johnny Carson was the best late night host we've ever had. Carson spent his youth in Norfolk, Nebraska. We drive through there a few times a year, on fittingly, Johnny Carson Blvd..
@@TheHistoryGuyChannel I remember Johnny and Ed talking about their service and Ed actually out ranked Johnny, which of course Carson played to the hilt. He was the best, period. None of the late night shows today can hold a candle to Johnny Carson.
I regularly watch his show on UA-cam. The best thing about him was that he let the guests have the spotlight and would guide things along. He was funniest when his monologue bombed, my favorite quip being “is there a revolver in the house?”.
As one of seven kids, my quality time with my dad was watching the Prime time show, the half hour news and then the payoff. Watching Johnny’s monologue, the first guest and the musical number. (I had to be in bed by midnight, mom’s rule) As a second grader, I saw Doc Severenson take over for Skitch Henderson as band leader. The move to West coast with Foster Brooks (as supposed mayor of Burbank) welcoming the show caused quite the commotion. The Tonite Show helped me become a more intelligent, compassionate human. Johnny, Ed and Fred Cordoba’s interaction were instrumental to this. For that, I will be forever grateful.
When he retired, it was hard to believe he was no longer on TV. I can remember going into work being very tired because of course, I stayed up to watch Carson.
I too believe this is a part of history that deserves to be remembered. After his passing Johnny was remembered on the Emmy Awards by David Letterman, another clip worth watching along with this one. My mother's birthday was October 1st and Johnny's anniversary show was often on that day. It was so classy to see the guys in black tie. I also remember my high school band members who played trumpet wanted to be like Doc. And my Nana would get ready for bed, grab some snacks, and tune in to Johnny. It would be a nice memory to do that with her. It's also nice to know that a lot of his material is on UA-cam, so we who remember can introduce him to another generation.
The comment about having people not famous on the show: he could have farmers, kids, older ladies, whoever, and he could just engage them, and you felt so good afterwards. What an impact. I miss that kind of conversational connectedness. We seem to be too much in our little silos and echo chambers...
That was where Johnny excelled. He could have some Everyman from some little Burg from some State on his show and make that person feel like they were the top of the world. He never made fun of them at all
Believe it or not there are still people like Carson and there are many many people like the ones he had on his show! The problem is the woke executives of most media companies in our country refuse to show the best of American entertainment. The don’t make real shows anymore that can connect to an audience so they don’t need real actors.
Some of the warmest memories I have of my father was staying up late to watch Johnny Carson with him, maybe making it thru the monologue before falling asleep and him carrying me to bed. Johnny was a part of my home and childhood.
I learned English by watching the Johnny and his guests. Fell in love with stand-up comedy. All the while hoping one day we'd have our own stand-up comedian. Now Finland has but one King of Stand-up and that's ISMO. Thank you Johnny. It was no accident that you came to us, you were chosen.
I remember visiting my grandparents and staying up late to watch Johnny with my grandpa. In his understated way, gramps would quietly laugh at Carson's jokes while eating some ice cream or cheddar cheese (his favorite snacks). I miss my grandpa. I miss Johnny too. Both were the type who nurtured new generations like only men of that generation could.
Johnny Carson changed late-night TV forever. I watched his show for a number of years and like millions of viewers I was on the floor rollicking with hilarious laughter. The guy was an absolute scream. I can remember vividly viewing the news report of his death. I was watching TV that tragic Sunday Evening, January 23, 2005 (I forgot what I was watching that day), when the news broke: "This is a Special Report..." At first I thought it was going to be an announcement of the death of a political figure, such as the President or some famous sports star or something. Instead, the report announced the death of Comedian and late-night host of "The Tonight Show" Johnny Carson at the age of 79. Like millions of viewers I was stunned, but I was also impressed that he was valued that much that he could be worthy of a Special Report. It just shows how much the man was loved and how much joy he bought in millions of American living rooms. Johnny Carson is gone-and the world hasn't been the same since.
Thank You , History Guy and team for making this video on who I believe to be the greatest television performer of all time. The reason I say he is the greatest is because Johnny wasn't acting or performing, except for the occasional skit, he was himself and he made you laugh and think, and he made his guests feel so comfortable while being interviewed especially other comedians and the child guests. Jonny was loved by all and he loved what he did. R.I.P. Jonathan William Carson. You are dearly missed.
Wonderful. Watched Who Do You Trust during the day and Red Skelton's show religiously. Went to a small private school with Paar's daughter so my parents were always in tune with Paar's show and he'd occasionally show up at school to visit. When Carson took over, it took awhile for my parents - not sure they ever really did. But I found it entertaining and often hilarious and within a couple of years it was a nightly staple for me. Still watch it on YT and Roku.
Amen brother. I posted on Facebook the other day that there are a lot of people on late night talk shows that Johnny Carson would not have had on his show. I feel sorry for the newer generations that will not have the opportunity to experience the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. They can however watch the reruns, but it won't be the same.
Carson’s work is tied to its times. He was so subtle and topical that I don’t believe he can be fully understood if viewed from a different time. Some things when gone are really gone.
I was a teenager in the 90s. Over a decade before that I would beg my mom to let me stay up to watch Johnny. My heart broke for him when his son died. I cried when he retired and again when he passed. I also loved watching Dave but for different reasons. But, late night died for me when Craig Ferguson left the late late show. Thanks for the memories, History Guy!
I'm with you on the assessment of Craig Ferguson. He wasn't cut from the same mold as Johnny, and that was a good thing. His quick wit and off handed interactions with guests often left me rolling with laughter. A man with originality and depth. Craig Ferguson is also missed.
Johnny Carson is definitely History that Deserves to be Remembered. Thanks for showcasing him!
R.I.P. Johnny Carson he will always the king of late night.
He absolutely will be!
Johnny brought a moderate, mid-western mindset to comedy and his show. Today, all things in moderation is an anachronism, and that might be what’s wrong with our world today. Carson thrived during a time of cultural division, but that was somehow much different from what we have today. Back then, a guy like Johnny could bring us all together. Today, no such personality exists. Johnny really was the king, but I don’t think the generations born since he retired would appreciate him as much as guys like me and The History Guy. I too shed a few tears when he signed off from his show, and from this world.
I did not know that. Did you know that, Ed? That is weird wild stuff.
Johnny's influence on comedy, the late night talk format and the reach of television is indelible. He was truly a "one of one" in the grandest fashion. I watched all of the final week installments. His sign off was masterful, gracious and deeply touching.
@@hadronoftheseus8829 Ed, "Ha ha ha. Yes."
I was going to say just about the same thing. There isn't a Johnny in our daily lives pulling us together for an hour anymore...we are now steadfast in our division.
He was a jerk and a failed comedian who was always trying to upstage his guests
All of us in the comments and even our History Guy--we shared a moment in time together, watching Johnny Carson's last show, as it aired that night. That, alone, shows the power of one man with one TV show that became part of our nightly routine. I know I shed a tear and I was 19 when he signed off.
One of my fondness memories was when my father allowed me to stay up and watch Johnny Carson with him. He was a great man.
Johnny was a great man too.
An awful lot of Americans would not go to bed until they had seen Carson's opening monologue. The night's guests would determine if they stayed up for the whole show. But the monologue was a must.
For up and coming comedians of that era, they knew they had arrived when they were asked to perform on the Tonight Show. Even more so if they were invited to sit to Johnny's right after their performance.
My newborn daughter wouldn’t go to sleep until she heard his monologue 😅.
That's funny and cute!!
Absoutely! I was one of them. :)
I am sooo glad I grew up in Canada, close to the American border, because the education I received watching Johnny Carson was priceless.
I love Johnny Carson. He was SO charismatic!!
He’s funny, humble, caring and lived for his profession!!
He was everybody’s best friend and your neighbor!!
Not only was he better known than any president, he was more love and trusted.
I was depressed for 3 days after his last show, as I felt as my uncle Johnny had died. When he did pass away, 3 more days of grieving. He was one man I wanted to meet, more than anyone else in the world. You are missed Johnny...
I remember getting in trouble when stayed up past my bed time to watch Johnny Carson's show. Good memories....
I remember watching that last show with my Dad in 1992... my Dad too teared up, as he said "An end of an Era... Carson is irreplaceable. " Thank you for this video- it brought me back to simpler times that I dearly miss.
I remember watching the last episode with my mother. We both cried because we had both grew up with Johnny Carson. She was born in the '50s and I was born in the '70s. He was a staple of night time TV in our house.
How right he was...the current crop of late night hosts are all too political.
I also watched the last show with my dad, it was kind of hard to believe that it was the end of an era.
@@gtc1961They are only too political if you’re a right-wing-can-do-no-wrong kind of person.
@@samiam619 No, they're pretty far left which is kind of represented by their ratings. That's what happens when you alienate half the country. The shows aren't even funny any longer, it's more of a democrat rally than a TV show. You never really knew where Carson stood on politics, which is why he was so successful. The current crop of brainwashers really don't care, and neither do their bosses. The agenda is more important than the ratings.
THG, you missed an opportunity to sign off by adjusting the knot on your tie and stretching your neck. An awesome episode and wonderful tribute to Johnny.
Johnnie was one of a kind ... They broke the mold. We had 30 GREAT years. Thanks Johnnie.
Loved Johnny Carson he is missed 😢. Thank you History Guy for remembering Johnny Carson.
I hid a TV in my closet so I could watch Johnny every night. In hindsight, I think my parents knew I had the old black and white, 3’ x 3’ square TV - if the noise didn’t give me away, the heat would have! RIP Johnny.
Great video. Johnny Carson is a part of the social history of America. He could always laugh at himself, which is something I try to every day. He's an American icon.
Johnny always made you feel like he was an old friend who made you laugh. At age 11 I got a TV in my room I watched, or fell a sleep to, Johnny every week night. When he said goodbye in 1992, it was like losing an old friend.
Yeah right, A old racist friend, who disowned his Black biracial granddaughter 😒
That's what Johnny Carson was.
He threatened his son Christopher to end his relationship with a Black woman, he was seekng for 10 yrs.
Johnny Carson threatened to cut him off financially and disowned Christopher, if he didn't disowned his own daughter.
Yeah, he is a old friend, if you like racist and bigots, who disowned their flesh and blood because they are biracial, a different race.
Johnny was a man of his time. Not only will there never be another Johnny but there will never be another "time of Johnny". I doubt if young people today would even "get" his show. That is not to fault them in any way, but rather just an observation that the "times" that made up Johnny (for better or worse) have passed. I do hope the younger generations can find an icon of their own to fondly remember as they age. Every generation deserves their own "Johnny".
Johnny was a great man and made us forget all the scary things
I compare everyone to Johnny. There is no replacement for him. He, is Legend. Thanks History Guy.
Putting this in perspective: I watched the last episode of Carson on my 31st birthday, shortly before the birth of my first child. It was truly the end of an era and odd to think that the next generation would not get to know the man we grew up wanting to watch who then became part of our lives.
Johnny Carson has set the Gold Standard for nighttime talk show hosts. No politics, no trashing of celebrities or politicians, no trashy language or vulgar skits.
You know what I loved most about those times?... Simply, how everyone served in the war!.... The patriotism was unparalleled and is missed very much during these pathetic times!!!.... Being too cowardly to serve was simply unheard of!!... My dad was a Marine in the Pacific Theater, my uncle was in the Air Force, another was in the Navy.... that's just how it was!!!.... We were better then!!! 😓🙏❤
Raised in Los Angeles in the '60s and '70s, I don't know how many times I would go to NBC and wait in line to get into the show ! They always had room for one more !! He IS missed, tremendously !
Having been born in late 1959, Johnny Carson was part of my life until my 30s when he stepped down. It was a mainstay of television growing up
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I cried too when he passed. It was like an era of innocent fun on late night TV had passed away like dust in the wind. 😢
*"I like your show Johnny. The wife and I use it for a nightlight when we want to fool around."* 😂
_Don Rickles_
Quite a few folks did ... Or so I've heard...
There’s no one like Johnny Carson. He was great because he was like a funny friend who’d come over to visit in the evenings and make you laugh. Even when his jokes weren’t that funny.
Great points and when his jokes weren’t that funny he was always armed with a quip or an expression re the joke that would make you laugh
He was, perhaps, most funny in his reaction when a joke didn’t go over.
The 'Tea for Two' dance, when a joke stalled.@@TheHistoryGuyChannel
@@TheHistoryGuyChannel Yes, that was a major component of Johnny's comedic genuis. The facial expressions, mannerisms and quips were always amusing, good for a wry smile or chuckle no matter how many times you'd seen them.
@@Kafkaworld739 A joke could bomb and Johnny would make a joke of the joke bombing and have everyone laughing. And of course Ed would laugh no matter what. Something about Ed McMahon's laugh was infectious. He was the perfect sidekick.
I loved Johnny Carson, my kind of comedian. May he rest in Peace!
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A lovely tribute to the best of the best. I, too, cried on those two dates. He was our window on the word - with humor. I miss him still.
I remember the start of the Arsenio Hall show. Being a young black man around 27yrs old... I was excited and ready for the show and what it represented at the time. I definitely enjoyed Arsenio but I never stopped watching the Late Night show. Johnny was just smooth and cool. My evening was planned around his last show.. I guess like a lot of people I knew that not only was an era coming to an end. Also a Master Class on how to carry yourself as a gentleman was coming to an end.
I agree with your assessment regarding how he carried himself as a gentleman and how he treated his guests. Arsenio’s show was also great - he was also gracious and positive. The hosts that came after them didn’t measure up.
Arsenio Hall had an infectious personality and helped the transition from Johnny Carson to the new crop of hosts.
The weekday was never EVER over until we watched Carson. It was always just “Carson”. True American icon.
I was 36 when he did his last show. It was emotional. I had watched his monologue every night for years. An end of an era. Still miss it.
Nothing made a bad day good like Johnny's monologue before falling asleep.
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I’m still watching Johnny Carson’s show on UA-cam! Still fantastic!
Coming from flyover country Carson understood Americans and their tastes. He was gentle with "civilians" and was respectful to all.
I was already a Johnny Carson fan, a video from the history guy would have indeed won me over. Johnny was one in a lifetime I love to show and deeply admired and respected him.
Man, this brings back memories from my childhood..
My parents like most back in the 1970's had us kids in bed by 8:30.. BUT one night I couldn't sleep, and stood in the darkness of the hallway, Mom and Dad had the TV on and I heard my first Carson monologue and I was hooked as an eight year old kid.
After weeks of sneaking out of bed to hear this funny guy, my parents would yell at me to get mo @$$ back in bed..
Then one night, Mom I suppose was in bed early, and I was up to my regular antic trying to hear a few jokes, but Dad didn't yell at me,, BUT instead when the monologue was about to start, never looked up from his beer or cigarette, he just simply told me to be quiet and sit down, but as soon as the monologue was over he wanted me to go back to bed..
That started a nightly bonding of a father and son that lasted until I was grown up,
When I deployed to Desert Storm, Dad would record the monologue on VHS and send them to me..
Great memories
Thank you
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"Did you watch Carson last night?" was often heard. The answer was usually "Yes". His influence on the nation's dialogue was enormous.
I could not agree with you more about Johnny. He was the best and always will be. I too cried on both those occasions
Some of my fondest memories are of staying over with my wonderful grandma. She'd let me stay up & watch Carson with her & not even be upset when I got jokes that I shouldn't have. Got drunk the first time at her house too, on apricot brandy 😔
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Thanks for reminding me of Mr. Carson and his impact on me and the America I grew up in. God Bless.
I will always love Johnny Carson.
Yea, johnny is a part of history that will never be forgotten.
I’m 59 I remember always watching it after the evening news with my mom and dad. I can now catch him on free antenna TV in the evenings at my house. Carol Burnett I think is on the same channel around that time.
That picture of Carson & Donahue, the heroes of a generation
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Hard to believe he's been off the Tonight Show now longer than he was hosting it. I don't get the channel that shows replays anymore, but for a few yrs I did and it was great to see replays again. They were entertaining and funny, even 30 yrs later. That's comedy with staying power. We miss you Johnny.
I was 17 in 1976 and would come home from my evening shift at A&W and watch the Tonight Show every night at 11:30pm on my oh so cool Sears 4" B&W TV with rabbit ears.:) those were the days!
Brilliant summation! Johnny was the King for the first 30 years of my life, so, as you, I was quite moved when he signed off and also when he passed. In addition to all the laughs he provided us, remembrance of him now also revives our youth intrinsic to the memories of watching him all those years. And -thank you for another wonderful, thoughtful show.
Your statement about Johnny’s passing is exactly what happened for me when Robin Williams passed. Boy what an experience seeing Robin on the Carson shew! Thank you.
Mr. Carson was an imperfect human, just like all other humans, having his share of faults. My comment is not so much meant to elevate the man as a whole but his work as an entertainer and the effect it had on his audience over the decades. I remember staying up later than I should have for years, welcoming the opening credits and eagerly waiting for his monologue. What a great time it was to watch a highly skilled entertainer and laugh along with him. I, too, shed some tears when he retired. I felt like the world changed dramatically at the time and had suffered a great loss. But I soon realized that there were other important things in life that lead to joy. Johnny certainly supplied one of those!
I remember growing up listening to the show from my room. Waited for the day I could stay up and watch.
Grew up with Johnny since the 60's. Always loved his show and have even more respect knowing he was a Navy vet as well.
I remember my parents as a kid laying up late at night watching Johnny Carson. They have been dead more than 12 years but it's a warm memory from my childhood.
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As a US Coast Guard Veteran... i appreciate you showing of the Coast Guard Officer hat!
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In the words of the great Johnny Carson himself, “I..I did NOT know that!”
Thank you for the trip down memory lane.
Thanks for the reminder of thousands of hours doing what millions of others were doing at the same time. Watching Johnny before going to bed. That history is my history and can never be forgotten.
Nebraskans were proud to claim him as one of their own. We sometimes laughed at his innuendos, but actually he always kept things clean. Even when I used to work at 5 a.m., I stayed up to watch the monologue. He is irreplaceable.
My mother was diagnosed with terminal colon cancer when I was 9. My father was working three jobs to pay her medical bills and keep the family afloat. So Mama wanted me to scratch her back, and my reward for doing it was that we watched “The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson”! At that tender age, I got Johnny’s jokes! Mama and I would laugh and giggle until she fell asleep. If the “Mighty Carson Arts Players” were one of the acts, I laid next to a snoring Mama and stifled my laughs so as to not disturb her. Carson was an integral part of my childhood. I graduated High School in 1987, but kept watching until he signed off in 1992. I loved him and his cast of characters! They made the pain of losing my Mom in 1980 lesser and easier. Thank you Mr. Carson, for your broad ranged brand of humor!
Sweet story. I remember staying up & watching when at my grandma's, laughing at his jokes on her little TV in her bedroom. Simpler time for sure!
You nailed it, HG. Johnny Carson was a core element of our social fabric for three decades. None since then have matched his talent and longevity.
I'll never forget when I was 5 years old and I saw Dom Deliuse for the first time on the Tonight Show. I've been a diehard fan of his every since. Then I saw George Burns, and John Candy. My 4 favorite comedians of all time (counting Johnny). RIP to all of them, you are missed by one fan that will never forget.
I still remember my favorite Carson shows. Dolly Parton and Mrs Arnold Palmer were special ones.
There may not ever be another like him. My wife and I still watch his episodes on UA-cam.
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I was born the year of Johnny's first talk show. He became a staple first, in my parents house and then, in my home until he retired. I too shed a tear the night he signed off. He was a social anchor in an ever changing world. On a lighter note, It was a common saying during the seventies that the Carson Show had replaced foreplay in the American home. Great episode and thank you.
When Ed Ames threw that ax. Late night Carson comedy gold.
I was born in 1965, so I realized that I was growing up when I was allowed to watch the momologue, then the momonologue and opening skit, then throughh the first guest. At some point in the early eighties, my dad began to ask me to explain the more current pop culture references/jokes. Many of my friends later agreed that "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" was when they also realized their parents were acknowedging the passage of childhood....thank you THG for reminding us that WE can be part of history, forgotten or not.
Carson had a laid-back, even-handed approach to politics that you don't find today.
Johnny was my childhood. The world would never be the same.
Wow, they were great memories sitting with family laughing and talking together. Thanks for remembering Johnny. I liked that he never went left or right, he was just dead pan funny straight down the middle. Thanks again for the memories.
Johnny Carson was the best late night host we've ever had. Carson spent his youth in Norfolk, Nebraska. We drive through there a few times a year, on fittingly, Johnny Carson Blvd..
I had no idea Carson was a navy veteran. Thanks for sharing the background of what is still my favorite late-night comedy show.
He served aboard USS Pennsylvania. He and Ed McMahon occasionally discussed their service, as McMahon was, of course, a marine.
@@TheHistoryGuyChannel I remember Johnny and Ed talking about their service and Ed actually out ranked Johnny, which of course Carson played to the hilt. He was the best, period. None of the late night shows today can hold a candle to Johnny Carson.
@@claytonbouldin9381 Carson left the navy after 3 years. Ed on the other hand served for 25 years and retired as a Colonel in 1966.
@@michaelmartin4552 Impressive! Thank you for clarifying this. I was a bit young to appreciate some of that banter.
You are to history...what Johnny was to late night television.😎
Here'ssss Johnny who deserves to be remembered.
he was the best at what he did...there was no one else...
In a time when I was cold & hungry, & had no entertainment but old books & even older B&W TV that recieved 3 channels, Johnny was a literal lifesaver.
I regularly watch his show on UA-cam. The best thing about him was that he let the guests have the spotlight and would guide things along. He was funniest when his monologue bombed, my favorite quip being “is there a revolver in the house?”.
Today there really would be many guns in the house. How we have changed.
''Taps Mic..Is this thing on?''
@@eddenoy321 Please go troll somewhere else.
@@altonbunnjr Go play with yer guns you paranoid freak.
@@altonbunnjr Nah, let him troll. We can have some fun with these nitwits!
As one of seven kids, my quality time with my dad was watching the Prime time show, the half hour news and then the payoff. Watching Johnny’s monologue, the first guest and the musical number. (I had to be in bed by midnight, mom’s rule) As a second grader, I saw Doc Severenson take over for Skitch Henderson as band leader. The move to West coast with Foster Brooks (as supposed mayor of Burbank) welcoming the show caused quite the commotion. The Tonite Show helped me become a more intelligent, compassionate human. Johnny, Ed and Fred Cordoba’s interaction were instrumental to this. For that, I will be forever grateful.
When he retired, it was hard to believe he was no longer on TV. I can remember going into work being very tired because of course, I stayed up to watch Carson.
I too believe this is a part of history that deserves to be remembered. After his passing Johnny was remembered on the Emmy Awards by David Letterman, another clip worth watching along with this one. My mother's birthday was October 1st and Johnny's anniversary show was often on that day. It was so classy to see the guys in black tie. I also remember my high school band members who played trumpet wanted to be like Doc. And my Nana would get ready for bed, grab some snacks, and tune in to Johnny. It would be a nice memory to do that with her. It's also nice to know that a lot of his material is on UA-cam, so we who remember can introduce him to another generation.
His last Tonight Show was incredibly moving. Definitely a history worth remembering! There will never be another Johnny Carson!
The comment about having people not famous on the show: he could have farmers, kids, older ladies, whoever, and he could just engage them, and you felt so good afterwards. What an impact. I miss that kind of conversational connectedness. We seem to be too much in our little silos and echo chambers...
That was where Johnny excelled. He could have some Everyman from some little Burg from some State on his show and make that person feel like they were the top of the world. He never made fun of them at all
I'd forgotten about those people too! How right you are!!
Believe it or not there are still people like Carson and there are many many people like the ones he had on his show!
The problem is the woke executives of most media companies in our country refuse to show the best of American entertainment.
The don’t make real shows anymore that can connect to an audience so they don’t need real actors.
Some of the warmest memories I have of my father was staying up late to watch Johnny Carson with him, maybe making it thru the monologue before falling asleep and him carrying me to bed. Johnny was a part of my home and childhood.
I loved watching Johnny Carson in the 70's and 80"s. Living on central time the show started at 9:30 pm and I usually stay up the first half hour.
I learned English by watching the Johnny and his guests. Fell in love with stand-up comedy. All the while hoping one day we'd have our own stand-up comedian.
Now Finland has but one King of Stand-up and that's ISMO.
Thank you Johnny. It was no accident that you came to us, you were chosen.
I remember visiting my grandparents and staying up late to watch Johnny with my grandpa. In his understated way, gramps would quietly laugh at Carson's jokes while eating some ice cream or cheddar cheese (his favorite snacks). I miss my grandpa. I miss Johnny too. Both were the type who nurtured new generations like only men of that generation could.
You are correct sir. He is truly missed.
Johnny Carson changed late-night TV forever. I watched his show for a number of years and like millions of viewers I was on the floor rollicking with hilarious laughter. The guy was an absolute scream.
I can remember vividly viewing the news report of his death. I was watching TV that tragic Sunday Evening, January 23, 2005 (I forgot what I was watching that day), when the news broke: "This is a Special Report..." At first I thought it was going to be an announcement of the death of a political figure, such as the President or some famous sports star or something. Instead, the report announced the death of Comedian and late-night host of "The Tonight Show" Johnny Carson at the age of 79.
Like millions of viewers I was stunned, but I was also impressed that he was valued that much that he could be worthy of a Special Report. It just shows how much the man was loved and how much joy he bought in millions of American living rooms. Johnny Carson is gone-and the world hasn't been the same since.
This actually chocked me up as well. I still remember buying Johnny Carson suits and sports jackets.
Thank You , History Guy and team for making this video on who I believe to be the greatest television performer of all time. The reason I say he is the greatest is because Johnny wasn't acting or performing, except for the occasional skit, he was himself and he made you laugh and think, and he made his guests feel so comfortable while being interviewed especially other comedians and the child guests.
Jonny was loved by all and he loved what he did.
R.I.P. Jonathan William Carson. You are dearly missed.
I too remember that final episode vividly. The whole family on the couch in front of our RCA console TV, and yes, we were crying too.
For 30 years, I never went to sleep until I heard Johnny’ monologue
Wonderful. Watched Who Do You Trust during the day and Red Skelton's show religiously. Went to a small private school with Paar's daughter so my parents were always in tune with Paar's show and he'd occasionally show up at school to visit. When Carson took over, it took awhile for my parents - not sure they ever really did. But I found it entertaining and often hilarious and within a couple of years it was a nightly staple for me. Still watch it on YT and Roku.
Fellow oldster here. I vaguely remember Paar, but remember Red Skelton very well. Clem Kadditilhopper among other characters.
@@stevedietrich8936 Red's shows are on Roku - he was so funny. Miss those days.
Amen brother. I posted on Facebook the other day that there are a lot of people on late night talk shows that Johnny Carson would not have had on his show. I feel sorry for the newer generations that will not have the opportunity to experience the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. They can however watch the reruns, but it won't be the same.
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Carson’s work is tied to its times. He was so subtle and topical that I don’t believe he can be fully understood if viewed from a different time. Some things when gone are really gone.
I miss Johnny 😢
Johnny Carson was the best 😍😍❤️❤️
Johnny Carson will always be my favorite late night host.
Johnny was on at ten o'clock, Central time...
I got to watch him..a lot..at my Grampa Rice house...learned a lot about politics!
Man, another "Out of the Park" video by the History Guy. Keep up the great work.
Thank you. I'm not a Boomer, but I recall enough of Johnny to have felt his loss for the keen cultural blow that it was.
I was a teenager in the 90s. Over a decade before that I would beg my mom to let me stay up to watch Johnny. My heart broke for him when his son died. I cried when he retired and again when he passed.
I also loved watching Dave but for different reasons. But, late night died for me when Craig Ferguson left the late late show. Thanks for the memories, History Guy!
I'm with you on the assessment of Craig Ferguson. He wasn't cut from the same mold as Johnny, and that was a good thing. His quick wit and off handed interactions with guests often left me rolling with laughter. A man with originality and depth. Craig Ferguson is also missed.