NBC | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | August 13, 1970
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Published 2024-05-18
Content:
0:00:00 - Intro
0:00:37 - Monologue
0:12:13 - Buddy Hackett
0:21:34 - Buddy Hackett (cont'd)
0:42:44 - Buddy Hackett (cont'd)
0:59:28 - Dr. Paul Erlich vs. Ben Wattenberg
1:21:37 - Dr. Paul Erlich vs. Ben Wattenberg (cont'd)
1:28:27 - Outro
Credit: Internet Archive / Cosnicwhhelz Audio Video Entertainment
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All Comments (21)
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Wow. This is amazing. 50 years ago it was a "known fact" that ALL the episodes from the New York years were lost except for a few clips. Its too bad Johnny isn't around to experience the revelations popping up on YouTube. This is fantastic. Thanks for posting.
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I love the old New York episodes. Over time, I hope more complete episodes are found. The show was more raw back in those days. More unpredictable. A time capsule of our country in 1970.
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That theme song always reminds me of being a child insomniac. I'd be laying up in bed trying so hard to fall asleep, and when I'd hear this song coming from the TV downstairs, where mom and dad were watching, I'd absolutely panic, counting in my head the number of hours till i had to wake up for school. I'm talking 10 and 11 years old. Here I am 50 years later, up way too late, worrying about getting up for work tomorrow...
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These New York episodes are rare. Thanks for posting.
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2024. 54 years ago! Carson would go on for another 22 years! Never be another Carson.
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I can feel the heat from the old 25” tv console and its tubes, glowing warm in the summer evening heat, with our window unit a/c blasting away in the background, while my dad reclines with his cigarettes wafting smoke throughout the house, and mom is falling asleep next to the window with the fabric curtains on the left, and the macrame ceiling hung owl planter set on the right, in between the two of them. Good days!
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Look how young Carson looked. At this point he had only been doing the show for less then 10 years. Still in new york.
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I love this. Mr. Carson's "Tonight" show's format barely changed over his thirty-year reign. Epic! Thanks for sharing.
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The jokes about Central Park being dangerous were a regular thing during the New York years.
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By the way this show being filmed in New York at that time period was filmed in Studio 6B in Rockefeller center at NBC which is now home to The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon
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Great to see the commercials too.
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It’s cool to hear Elvis mentioned, he lived another 7 years past this episode.
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I bet Carson didn't care for the early walk out by Hackett
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I was two years old and all I knew then about the show was when I heard the band play the them I was up past my bedtime. As I got older, I got grow up with the show and loved it. Thanks for posting it because this is a new first for me. Buddy is a favorite of mine.
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Dr. Erlich is still alive, just turned 92.
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It made one forget the Vietnam war for a bit.I remember watching this back then.I was a Sophomore in H.S. It was a good time in a bad time.
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Much more interesting show than today. More variety of discussion
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I suspect that the affiliates were probably showing local commercials during the musical interludes and the silent spots we see here.
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Doc S is still around too
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So glad that not all videotapes from this era were wiped. The fifty plus year old commercials are entertaining also. Looks like Johnny is dying his hair?
