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The Johnny Carson Show

The Johnny Carson Show

The Johnny Carson Show

1955 2 Seasons 12 Episodes ⭐ 7.8 Comedy Talk

While working as a staff writer on The Red Skelton Show, local Los Angeles television comedian Carson filled in as host when Skelton was injured during a show rehearsal. As a result of Carson’s performance, CBS created the primetime variety program: The Johnny Carson Show, a traditional potpourri of comedy, music, dance, skits and monologues. The short-lived 1955-56 series served as a precursor of what would come later for Carson, planting the seeds for sketches he would perform on the later The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson such as "Mighty Carson Art Players".

While working as a staff writer on The Red Skelton Show, local Los Angeles television comedian Carson filled in as host when Skelton was injured during a show rehearsal. As a result of Carson’s performance, CBS created the primetime variety program: The Johnny Carson Show, a traditional potpourri of comedy, music, dance, skits and monologues. The short-lived 1955-56 series served as a precursor of what would come later for Carson, planting the seeds for sketches he would perform on the later The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson such as "Mighty Carson Art Players".

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Catch Up With the News

In the series premiere, Johnny imitates Edward R. Murrow in a spoof of Murrow's Person to Person program featuring Johnn

EP 4

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Johnny imitates Walter Cronkite, takes a look at the pitfalls of marriage, and parodies Goldilocks And The Three Bears a

EP 9

Life in the 80's

Sketches include a spoof of the Russian ballet, Catch Up With The News and a 1950s-style look at the future, as Johnny i

EP 10

Dillinger, The Mental Wizard

Johnny plays Dillinger, The Mental Wizard, in a parody of Joseph Dunniger, the famous mind reader (This sketch is the ea

EP 11

James Arness

James Arness visits the show to promote his new series, Gunsmoke, Jack Albertson appears in a grocery store sketch and J

EP 16

Jack Albertson

Johnny takes care of unfinished business; Jack Albertson appears in sketches about Johnny's fan club and bachelor life.

EP 19

Dimitri Tiomkin

Legendary movie composer Dimitri Tiomkin appears in the Johnny's Record Collection sketch. Then Johnny salutes old time

EP 20

Ed Sullivan Impersonation

EP 25

Stay-at-Home Husband

Johnny plays a stay-at-home husband whose wife has a very unusual job. Other sketches include the Giveaway Pet Parade, a

EP 1

The One Musketeer

Johnny's Navy buddy disrupts the monologue from the audience, a young Jamie Farr appears with the musical group The Doub

EP 3

Rudy Valle

EP 4

"The Park Avenue Hillbilly"

Dr. Samuel Hoffman, podiatrist, was catapulted to fame when he played the Theremin on the soundtrack to Alfred Hitchcock

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