Johnny Carson - the Greatest of all time?

by Guest 2017-07-02, 10:22

Yesterday the kids and I were talking about something and his name came up as the greatest host and comedian in the history of TV.

How old do you have to be to remember him in his prime? 50?

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Carnac the Magnificent

And to give the youngsters some idea of the influence he had in America:

In December 1973, Carson joked on Tonight about an alleged shortage of toilet paper. Panic buying and hoarding ensued across the United States as consumers emptied stores, causing a real shortage that lasted for weeks. Stores and toilet paper manufacturers had to ration supplies until the panic ended. Carson apologized in January 1974 for the incident, which became what The New York Times called a "classic study" of how rumors spread.

by **DWags** 2017-07-02, 10:57

Loved him. Also the Carol Burnett show was maybe the best weekly comedy show of all time.

Two giants. By the way, the TV in Manistee would go off the air after the tonight show.

by **The Pantry** 2017-07-02, 11:52

Went to see the Tonight Show back in 90-91. His guest was Seinfeld, who I had never heard of before. Can't remember the other guests. Always liked Carson better than Leno, Letterman, etc. He was great in skits.

Drove up from Carlsbad that morning to get tickets. Good thing we left early because what should have been an hour and a half drive took close to 4 hours in LA's fucked up traffic.

by **duffy munn** 2017-07-02, 11:54

DWags wrote:Loved him. Also the Carol Burnett show was maybe the best weekly comedy show of all time.

Two giants. By the way, the TV in Manistee would go off the air after the tonight show.

The Carol Burnett show was a classic. Nobody ( especially Harvey Korman) could keep a straight face when Tim Conway was doing his thing.

by **kingstonlake** 2017-07-02, 12:37

Definitely the greatest talk show host ever.

by **WhiteBoyHatcher** 2017-07-02, 13:46

I remember Carson. He was good but he was no Arsenio Hall. I also would put him a notch below Magic and Chevy Chase.

by **The Pantry** 2017-07-02, 15:33

WhiteBoyHatcher wrote:I remember Carson. He was good but he was no Arsenio Hall. I also would put him a notch below Magic and Chevy Chase.

You suck at trolling.

by **Death Roe** 2017-07-02, 20:45

Arsenio Hall

by **Death Roe** 2017-07-02, 20:45

Two votes for Hall now. I think it's settled.

by **tGreenWay** 2017-07-02, 22:28

Yeah, JC is the all-time greatest, but I rarely watched. He was always too bland for me. I'm all in for Letterman, even though he phoned it in the last several years. Early Letterman was so sarcastic and stupid. I loved every minute of it.

by **WhiteBoyHatcher** 2017-07-02, 23:09

The Pantry wrote:
WhiteBoyHatcher wrote:I remember Carson. He was good but he was no Arsenio Hall. I also would put him a notch below Magic and Chevy Chase.
You suck at trolling.

So you're saying I'm no Herbie?

by Guest 2018-11-11, 00:19

The master. This old guy reminds me of my grandpa, he would have been 3 years older.

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