Product Details

• Format: NTSC
• Number of discs: 1
• Studio: Carson Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: September 10, 2002
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00006IIP6
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #69,892 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars When Carson Was King, January 26, 2005

By	Scott Rivers (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Instead of packaged "Tonight Show" highlights, we finally get an early program from the Johnny Carson vaults. This was the classic 1969 show in which comedian George Gobel had the daunting task of following unannounced guests Bob Hope and Dean Martin. "George not only followed them, he topped them," Carson recalled. The original 90-minute tape (now lost) was among the few "Tonight Show" broadcasts transferred to film in an edited version for the Armed Forces Network. The DVD runs 40 minutes, but it's a memorable document of vintage Carson. Hopefully, the Carson estate will release more programs from the 1960s and '70s - when late-night talk shows were spontaneous affairs rather than endless plug-fests.

39 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting time capsule of Carson but very short., November 5, 2002

By A Customer

This classic "lost" episode of the Johnny Carson show from March 6th 1969 is really an edited version of the show. It is an interesting time capsule of the Johnny Carson show but is only 38 minutes long and the DVD has no extras.Instead of a proper DVD case,it comes in a little booklet style foldout container which is thinner than normal DVD cases.This copy came from a film print that was made of the show for the US Armed Forces Television Network.The picture is slightly grainy but is OK.Dean Martin talks about preparing to go off and act in a new film about to be made called "Airport" with Burt Lancaster. He gets some laughs with George Gobel and a quick-witted Bob Hope. A young Judy Carne of "Laugh In" fame also guests as well as a young Robert Wagner coming on at the last minute. Johnny Carson became part of Americana with his name known world-wide. When he made his last show in 1992,it made the news on entertainment programs around the world. I learnt of him as a child in Australia in the 1960's when his name would pop up in different things like American comic books,entertainment news or on different TV shows like "Get Smart". He had become part of popular culture. His name was even on a Beach Boys song in 1976 on "The Beach Boys Love You" album.This program is interesting and funny but with the short running time is for true Carson fans only. The nostalgia of it all is nice.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Lost Episode, September 15, 2002

By A Customer

For fans of The Tonight Show - and 1960's culture in general - this is a must! Unlike today's highly scripted talk shows that are all about promotion, Carson's show was often just about entertainment and the unexpected, and this episode is a great example. Johnny is suprised to have Bob Hope walk out, followed by Dean Martin, when he is expecting George Gobel. Martin, living up to his "funny drunk guy" reputation, takes over the show, and the entire episode feels like you dropped into a party at Johnny's house that Hope, Martin, Gobel, Robert Wagner, and several other guests happen to be attending. Everyone looks great (notice Johnny's hip outfit).