Product Details

• Actors: Johnny Carson, Ed McMahon, Bob Hope, Joan Rivers, Skitch Henderson
• Directors: Frederick De Cordova
• Writers: Johnny Carson, Jay Leno, Allyn Warner, Bob Keane, George Tricker
• Format: Box set, Black & White, Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 4
• Studio: Walt Disney Video
• VHS Release Date: May 24, 1994
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 630306678X
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #133,764 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

For those of use who could not stay up late to watch Johnny Carson this gives you a glimpse of why he was so successful; lots of funny shows

Customer Reviews

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55 of 56 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Funny and Fabulous! - Johnny Carson Shines, August 22, 2001

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L. M. Boilard (Jacksonville, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Johnny Carson Collection - The Tonight Show [VHS] (VHS Tape)

If you loved the Tonight show with Johnny Carson, you will love this!! I bought it for my Dad this past Christmas. The whole family sat around and watched it together. We had a great time, even my nephews who are 16 and 17 were laughing out loud. It was both funny and sentimental. My Dad espically liked seeing the old stars. Like the reader before me, Jimmy Stewart's "a dog named BO" was one we all got teary eyed over. The last show with Bette Midler and Robin Williams was fantastic. Robin had us rolling on the floor! And the lady with the potato chips was a hit with the younger people. To many funny things to list. (make sure you don't throw out your back laughing) This is a wonderful collection for most ages. A true Masterpiece.

37 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great fun!, December 1, 1998

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This review is from: The Johnny Carson Collection - The Tonight Show [VHS] (VHS Tape)

When I first watched this with my family, we laughed through the whole series but when I watched it again, this time with friends, it was even funnier. This is one of those videos (in fact, all of them) that you just don't tire and you can watch them over and over. There seems to be something that you didn't catch the first, second, or more times around.

38 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The King Of Late Night!, April 8, 2000

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Grahame R. Davis - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Johnny Carson Collection - The Tonight Show [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Johnny Carson was and is the king of late night comedy. His nearly 30 year run as host of the Tonight Show will never be matched, if not in years, then certainly in quality and quantity of laughs. Johnny was a class-act when it came to his show, and was also incredibly funny. The way he handled his guests is something that today's "talk-show" hosts (daytime and late-night) should study. He was always gracious and thoughtful, and most of all, VERY funny. In addition to that, nobody was better at dealing with the occasional foul-up or "bombed" joke. He was simply so much fun to watch. (An aside, successor Jay Leno could not be further from Johnny, and the show has suffered considerably in his absence). David Letterman would have been a much better choice, and has thankfully continued his irreverant brand of humour on another network.

This video collection captures many of the funniest moments of the Tonight Show, and will have viewers of all ages laughing out loud. There will never be another Johnny Carson, and we can only be thankful that his magic was captured on video tape.