| List of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson episodes | |
|---|---|
| Season 1972 | |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 257 |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Season chronology | |
The following is a list of episodes of the television series The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson which aired in 1972:
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2547 | September 1, 1972 | Joey Bishop (guest host), Richard Dawson, Phil Foster | Charo | |
| 2548 | September 4, 1972 | Joey Bishop (guest host), Victor Buono, Professor Backwards, Rose Marie, Amanda Ambrose | Joanie Sommers | |
| 2549 | September 5, 1972 | George Gobel, Jill St. John | Paula Kelly | |
| 2550 | September 6, 1972 | Steve Martin, Joe Flynn | Cass Elliot | |
| 2551 | September 7, 1972 | Eva Gabor, Joseph N. Sorrentino | Roger Miller | |
| 2552 | September 8, 1972 | Dr. Jean Rosenbaum, Chuck LaFille [1] | Buddy Rich, Monti Rock, Phyllis Newman | |
| 2553 | September 11, 1972 | Joey Bishop (guest host), Fernando Lamas, Pat Henry, Leonard Barr | Edie Adams, Monica Maris | |
| 2554 | September 12, 1972 | Karen Valentine, Rodney Dangerfield | Larry Kert, Phyllis McGuire | |
| Carnac the Magnificent | ||||
| 2555 | September 13, 1972 | George Burns, Susan Saint James, Reverend Billy Graham | Ricky Nelson | |
| 2556 | September 14, 1972 | Jim Fowler, George Maharis | Ace Trucking Company | |
| 2557 | September 15, 1972 | Burt Reynolds, Peter Falk, Albert Brooks, Dr. Melvin Anchell | Vikki Carr | |
| Desk- "Burt Reynolds Walk-On" | ||||
| 2558 | September 18, 1972 | Joey Bishop (guest host), Broderick Crawford, Rex Reed, Professor Backwards | N/A | |
| 2559 | September 19, 1972 | Bob Hope, Dom DeLuise, Peter Fonda | John Denver ("It's a Sin To Tell a Lie" and "Prisoners") | |
| Things to Do When Bored | ||||
| 2560 | September 20, 1972 | Don Rickles, Hal David, Dr. Irwin Maxwell Stillman | Pat Boone, Dionne Warwick | |
| Ripley's Believe It or Not | ||||
| 2561 | September 21, 1972 | Jonathan Winters, Carol Wayne | N/A | |
| 2562 | September 22, 1972 | Shecky Greene, Peaches Jones | Ace Trucking Company, Tommy Leonetti | |
| 2563 | September 25, 1972 | Joey Bishop (guest host), Charles Nelson Reilly, Sandy Baron | Eartha Kitt | |
| 2564 | September 26, 1972 | Tony Randall, Paul Williams, Redd Foxx, Martin Poriss | N/A | |
| T.V. Programs in Development For Next Season | ||||
| 2565 | September 27, 1972 | Robert Klein, Jaye P. Morgan, Frank Buxton, Terry Meeuwsen | N/A | |
| Terry Meeuwsen became Pat Robertson's co-host of The 700 Club in 1993. | ||||
| 2566 | September 28, 1972 | Dennis Weaver, Totie Fields, Billy de Wolfe | Joe Williams | |
| Stump the Band | ||||
| 2567 | September 29, 1972 | Joan Rivers, Earl Holliman, Mitzi Gaynor, John Kidner, Carazini | N/A | |
| How Johnny and Ed Meet | ||||
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2568 | October 2, 1972 | Jack Benny, Joey Bishop, George Burns, Jerry Lewis, Don Rickles, Dan Rowan, Dick Martin, Dinah Shore, Gov. Ronald Reagan, Don Durgin, Dean Martin (Taped Cameo) | N/A | |
| 10th anniversary show. | ||||
| 2569 | October 3, 1972 | Sandy Duncan, Rodney Dangerfield, Joseph N. Sorrentino | N/A | |
| Johnny showed some film of his marriage announcement at the party given for him at the Beverly Hills Hotel by NBC, and showed some NFL film footage. | ||||
| 2570 | October 4, 1972 | Bob Hope, Charlie Callas, Gig Young | Ike & Tina Turner ("Things Are Gonna Work Out Fine", "Let Me Touch Your Mind") | |
| Prop piece- "Memorabilia from The Tonight Show" | ||||
| 2571 | October 5, 1972 | Betty Ann Carr, Carroll O'Connor, Rona Jaffe | Burns & Schreiber | |
| Provocative Newspaper Titles; Burns & Schreiber performs the panhandler routine | ||||
| 2572 | October 6, 1972 | Shelley Winters, Patti Deutsch, George Maharis | Kenny Rankin ("String Man") | |
| Bobby Fischer Interview | ||||
| 2573 | October 9, 1972 | Joey Bishop (guest host), Pat Paulsen | Della Reese, Sandler & Young | |
| Audience Imitations | ||||
| 2574 | October 10, 1972 | Lorne Greene, Myron Cohen, James Coco | Lola Falana ("Fever") | |
| Carnac the Magnificent | ||||
| 2575 | October 11, 1972 | Florence Henderson, Orson Bean, George Carlin, Dr. Melvin Anchell | N/A | |
| 2576 | October 12, 1972 | Steve Martin, Madalyn Murray O'Hair | Roger Miller | |
| Ripley's Believe It or Not; Stump the Band | ||||
| 2577 | October 13, 1972 | James Franciscus, David Brenner, Joe Flynn | N/A | |
| Johnny showed some NFL film. | ||||
| 2578 | October 16, 1972 | Joey Bishop (guest host), Steve Allen, Jayne Meadows, Dr. Laurence J. Peter, Milt Kamen, E.J. Pealser | N/A | |
| 2579 | October 17, 1972 | Joey Bishop (guest host), Dr. Joyce Brothers, Jack E. Leonard | Erroll Garner, Jim Weatherly, Pearl Bailey | |
| 2580 | October 18, 1972 | Joey Bishop (guest host), Ross Martin, Pat Cooper, Stan Kann | Cass Elliot | |
| 2581 | October 19, 1972 | Joey Bishop (guest host), Vincent Price, David Frye | Erroll Garner, Charo | |
| Audience Talent Contest | ||||
| 2582 | October 20, 1972 | Joey Bishop (guest host), Leonard Barr, Jack Douglas and wife Reiko | Janis Ian, Pat Boone | |
| 2583 | October 23, 1972 | George Kirby, Helen Gurley Brown, Luciana Paluzzi | Liz Torres | |
| 2584 | October 24, 1972 | John Davidson, Stanley Myron Handelman, Richard Boone | Jose Molina | |
| 2585 | October 25, 1972 | Bruce Dern, Micki King | Johnny Mathis ("Where Is the Love?", "Alone Again") | |
| Aunt Blabby | ||||
| 2586 | October 26, 1972 | Charles Nelson Reilly, Cicely Tyson | N/A | |
| 2587 | October 27, 1972 | Mickey Rooney, Artie Shaw, Ethel Waters | Julie Budd ("It's Too Late Baby", "The Way You Love") | |
| Tribute to McDonald's | ||||
| 2588 | October 30, 1972 | Lorne Greene (guest host), Marty Allen, Adelle Davis | Billy Daniels, Edie Adams | |
| 2589 | October 31, 1972 | Frederick Forsyth, Elsa Lanchester | Trini Lopez | |
| Accidents With The Staff | ||||
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2590 | November 1, 1972 | Victor Buono, Patti Deutsch, Mark Stone | Vikki Carr | |
| Halloween Pranks | ||||
| 2591 | November 2, 1972 | Jo Anne Worley, Alex Karras, John Landis | Charles Aznavour ("Dance in The Old-Fashioned Way" and "What Makes Man a Man") | |
| Lesser Known World Records | ||||
| 2592 | November 3, 1972 | Joan Embery, Graham Kerr, Joe Flynn | Dana Valery | |
| Joan Embery of the San Diego Zoo makes her first appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. | ||||
| 2593 | November 6, 1972 | Danny Thomas, Jaye P. Morgan, George Maharis | Ace Trucking Company | |
| Desk- "Polls"; Stump the Band (11/7/72 pre-empted for NBC News Election Night Coverage) | ||||
| 2594 | November 8, 1972 | Suzanne Pleshette, Dom DeLuise, Bobby Fischer | José Feliciano | |
| 2595 | November 9, 1972 | Joan Rivers, Rob Reiner, Dr. David Reuben | Bee Gees ("Living in Chicago" and "Alive") | |
| T.V. Guide Listings | ||||
| 2596 | November 10, 1972 | Shecky Greene, Robert Shaw, Karen Valentine | Diana Ross | |
| 2597 | November 13, 1972 | (FROM NEW YORK CITY) Muhammad Ali, Mayor John Lindsay, Teddy Kollek, Michael Preminger | Harry Chapin ("Greyhound") | |
| The show traveled back to 30 Rockefeller Center in New York City. | ||||
| 2598 | November 14, 1972 | (FROM NEW YORK CITY) Ashley Montagu | Bobby Goldsboro, Phyllis Newman, Bob & Ray | |
| NFL Football Clip | ||||
| 2599 | November 15, 1972 | (FROM NEW YORK CITY) Jerry Lewis, Paul Williams | Paul Williams ("Here's That Rainy Day") | |
| How to Meet New Friends While in Transit | ||||
| 2600 | November 16, 1972 | (FROM NEW YORK CITY) Debbie Reynolds, Rex Reed, Patsy Kelly | Larry Kert, Linda Hopkins | |
| Carnac the Magnificent | ||||
| 2601 | November 17, 1972 | (FROM NEW YORK CITY) Gig Young, Joe Garagiola | Bette Midler, Los Indios Tabajaras | |
| Unusual Hobbies | ||||
| 2602 | November 20, 1972 | (FROM NEW YORK CITY) Jennifer O'Neill, Charlie Callas | Ethel Merman ("It's De-Lovely") | |
| Amusing News Items | ||||
| 2603 | November 21, 1972 | (FROM NEW YORK CITY) Diane Keaton, Orson Bean, Dan Jenkins | Richie Havens | |
| How to Sober up a Drunk | ||||
| 2604 | November 22, 1972 | (FROM NEW YORK CITY) Lorne Greene, Rodney Dangerfield, James Coco | Marilyn Maye ("You've Got a Friend") | |
| Stump the Band | ||||
| 2605 | November 23, 1972 | (FROM NEW YORK CITY) Billy de Wolfe | Ben Vereen, John Rubinstein | |
| NFL Film Clip | ||||
| 2606 | November 24, 1972 | (FROM NEW YORK CITY) Tony Randall, David Brenner, Jaye P. Morgan, Mark Stone | Oleg Popov, Jaye P. Morgan performed ("This Masquerade") | |
| Review of Ed's Show at the St. Regis | ||||
| 2607 | November 27, 1972 | (FROM NEW YORK CITY) Joe Frazier, Truman Capote, Robert Klein | Tammy Grimes | |
| Letters to Santa | ||||
| 2608 | November 28, 1972 | (FROM NEW YORK CITY) Anthony Quinn, David Steinberg, William F. Buckley, Jr. | Lana Cantrell | |
| 2609 | November 29, 1972 | (FROM NEW YORK CITY) Margaret Truman | Buddy Rich, Marilyn Horne, Ace Trucking Company | |
| Split Billboards | ||||
| 2610 | November 30, 1972 | (FROM NEW YORK CITY) Jerry Orbach | N/A | |
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2611 | December 1, 1972 | Joe Namath (guest host), Barbara Walters, Otto Preminger, Pat Henry | Dana Valery, Ace Trucking Company | |
| 2612 | December 4, 1972 | Suzanne Pleshette, Don Rickles | Don Ho ("Lovers Prayer" and "It's Impossible") | |
| Aunt Blabby | ||||
| 2613 | December 5, 1972 | Steve Martin | Lola Falana, Mac Davis | |
| Stump the Band | ||||
| 2614 | December 6, 1972 | TBA | N/A | |
| 2615 | December 7, 1972 | Bob Hope, Carol Burnett, Joe Flynn, Dr. William Nolen | N/A | |
| Motion Picture 'Spin-Off' Titles | ||||
| 2616 | December 8, 1972 | Joan Rivers (guest host), Charles Nelson Reilly, Milt Kamen, Kreskin | Kaye Ballard, Maxine Weldon | |
| 2617 | December 11, 1972 | Steve Allen, Harriet Gibson, Jackie Forrest, Dr. Irwin Maxwell Stillman | Martina Arroyo | |
| 2618 | December 12, 1972 | Charlton Heston, George Carlin, Joseph N. Sorrentino | Kenny Rankin | |
| How to Write a Thank You Note For a Gift You Don't Like | ||||
| 2619 | December 13, 1972 | Patti Deutsch, George Maharis, Sharon Johansen | Della Reese | |
| 2620 | December 14, 1972 | James Garner, Bruce Dern, Terry Galanoy | N/A | |
| Mighty Carson Art Players- "Frankenstein's Monster" with a surprise appearance by Ed Sullivan; Reads Letters from Grade 4 students at Lincoln Elementary School in Framingham, Massachusetts | ||||
| 2621 | December 15, 1972 | Sammy Davis, Jr., Sandy Duncan, Mickey Rooney | Melanie | |
| 2622 | December 18, 1972 | Sammy Davis, Jr., Robert Blake | N/A | |
| New Products | ||||
| 2623 | December 19, 1972 | Joey Bishop (guest host), Danny Thomas, Norm Crosby, Stan Kann | Roger Miller | |
| 2624 | December 20, 1972 | Joey Bishop (guest host), George Foreman | James Brown, Kentucky Fried Theatre | |
| 2625 | December 21, 1972 | Joey Bishop (guest host), Fernando Lamas, Rich Little, Virginia Graham, Leonard Barr | N/A | |
| 2626 | December 22, 1972 | Joey Bishop (guest host), Walter Matthau, Allan Drake, Martin Ritt | Charo | |
| 2627 | December 25, 1972 | Milt Kamen, Rose Marie, Sarah Kennedy | Frankie Avalon, Gloria Loring | |
| 2628 | December 26, 1972 | Adelle Davis, Jan Murray, Stanley Myron Handelman | Johnny Cash | |
| 2629 | December 27, 1972 | Steve Martin, F. Lee Bailey | Buddy Rich, Mills Brothers | |
| Carnac the Magnificent | ||||
| 2630 | December 28, 1972 | Gene Hackman, Diane Keaton, Michael Preminger, Patrick McGrady | Diane Keaton performed ("There's a Lull in My Life") | |
| New Year's Eve Night Club Ads | ||||
| 2631 | December 29, 1972 | Desi Arnaz Jr., Jaye P. Morgan, Dr. Irwin Maxwell Stillman | David Clayton-Thomas | |
| How to Know When You've Had Enough to Drink | ||||