List of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson episodes
No. of episodes	190
Release
Original network	NBC
Season chronology
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1990

January

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
4,082	January 2, 1990 (1990-01-02)	Jay Leno (guest host), Richard Chamberlain, John Mendoza, Craig T. Nelson, Thomas F. Wilson	N/A
Newspaper Headlines
4,083	January 3, 1990 (1990-01-03)	Tony Danza	Chuck Berry
Blurred Photos; City Nicknames
4,084	January 4, 1990 (1990-01-04)	Lolita Davidovich, Rita Rudner	K. T. Oslin
Census Questions
4,085	January 5, 1990 (1990-01-05)	Bob Saget, Susan Norfleet	Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg
You Are The Author
4,086	January 9, 1990 (1990-01-09)	Jay Leno (guest host), Denzel Washington, John Chancellor, Faith Ford	Richard Marx
4,087	January 10, 1990 (1990-01-10)	Richard Benjamin	Larry Gatlin
Calendars
4,088	January 11, 1990 (1990-01-11)	Jay Leno (guest host), Tony Randall, Bill Black, Diane Nichols	Kenny Rankin
4,089	January 12, 1990 (1990-01-12)	Jay Leno (guest host), Charlton Heston, Roy Blount, Jr.	N/A
4,090	January 16, 1990 (1990-01-16)	Jay Leno (guest host), Andie MacDowell, Marsha Warfield, Kathleen Sullivan	N/A
4,091	January 17, 1990 (1990-01-17)	Baxter Black, Jeff Cesario	The Roches
Magazine Covers; Johnny's Sick Bed Diary
4,092	January 18, 1990 (1990-01-18)	Joan Embery, Art Donovan, Ron Silver	N/A
Nursery Rhymes Updated for The 90's
4,093	January 19, 1990 (1990-01-19)	Michael Landon, Jimmy Brogan, Roger Rees	N/A
Picking the Noreiga Jury
4,094	January 22, 1990 (1990-01-22)	Jay Leno (guest host), Sandy Duncan, Michael Gross, Fred Roggin	Poco
4,095	January 23, 1990 (1990-01-23)	Jay Leno (guest host), Steve Kelly	Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine
Headlines
4,096	January 24, 1990 (1990-01-24)	Jay Leno (guest host), Shelley Winters, Mr. Wizard	Hoyt Axton
4,097	January 25, 1990 (1990-01-25)	Jay Leno (guest host), Jack Palance, Paul Shaffer	N/A
Humane Animal Products
4,098	January 26, 1990 (1990-01-26)	Jay Leno (guest host), Joanna Kerns, Charles Gibson	Bonnie Raitt
Spot Quiz
4,099	January 30, 1990 (1990-01-30)	Jay Leno (guest host), Connie Chung, Dennis Hopper	Highway 101
4,100	January 31, 1990 (1990-01-31)	Martin Short, Cathy Ladman, Bonnie Hunt	N/A
Zipper Clipping; Public Service Announcements

February

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
4,101	February 1, 1990 (1990-02-01)	Stephanie Yu, Kenneth Branagh, Cathy Guisewite	N/A
News Article; Eavesdropping on The Audience w/Spy Microphone
4,102	February 2, 1990 (1990-02-02)	Carl Reiner, Jennifer Grey	Kathy Mattea
News Article; Disney Character Rejects
4,103	February 6, 1990 (1990-02-06)	Jay Leno (guest host), Jason Bateman	Linda Hopkins
Articles that Appeared In The LA Times and The Wall Street Journal; Pilots That Failed
4,104	February 7, 1990 (1990-02-07)	Don Rickles, Jon Serl	N/A
Homework School of The Air (Professor John W. Carson)
4,105	February 8, 1990 (1990-02-08)	Harry Anderson, Bobby Slayton	Eugene Fodor
What They Have Could Been
4,106	February 9, 1990 (1990-02-09)	Beau Bridges, Rita Rudner	Melissa Manchester
Oil Tanker Driving School; Audience Genealogy
4,107	February 13, 1990 (1990-02-13)	Jay Leno (guest host), Carol Kane, Dom Irrera, Stephen Baldwin	Laurie Anderson
Celeb Valentines
4,108	February 14, 1990 (1990-02-14)	John Larroquette, Dr. Robert Ballard	Jack Jones
4,109	February 15, 1990 (1990-02-15)	Super Dave Osborne, Svetlana Starodomskaya	Stephanie Mills
The Amazing Bonsai Knife commercial
4,110	February 16, 1990 (1990-02-16)	Bob Hope, Magic Johnson	Joe Williams
Letters Received from Frank Lynch; Spills Illustrated Swimsuit Edition; Ink Blot Test
4,111	February 20, 1990 (1990-02-20)	Jay Leno (guest host), Bea Arthur, Paula Poundstone	Al Jarreau
Headlines
4,112	February 21, 1990 (1990-02-21)	Bob Newhart, Buster Douglas	Bo Diddley
Band Calendar (Swimsuit)
4,113	February 22, 1990 (1990-02-22)	Jester Hairston, Susan Norfleet	Aaron Neville, Linda Ronstadt
Carnac the Magnificent
4,114	February 23, 1990 (1990-02-23)	Dabney Coleman, Kenneth Branagh	Restless Heart
Pentagon Products; Expensive Props

March

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
4,115	March 6, 1990 (1990-03-06)	Jay Leno (guest host), Jeff Foxworthy, Crispin Glover	Natalie Cole
Celeb Cereal
4,116	March 7, 1990 (1990-03-07)	Burt Reynolds, Rene Hall	Ray Price ("For The Good Times")
You Are The Author
4,117	March 8, 1990 (1990-03-08)	Victoria Jackson, Calvin Trillin	The Temptations
Baby's Progress
4,118	March 9, 1990 (1990-03-09)	Meredith Vieira	Ofra Haza
Your Lost Luggage; Expensive Props
4,119	March 13, 1990 (1990-03-13)	Jay Leno (guest host), Harry Hamlin, Neil Patrick Harris, Ritch Shydner	Michael Bolton
4,120	March 14, 1990 (1990-03-14)	Jonathan Winters	Randy Travis
Wide Screen Movie
4,121	March 15, 1990 (1990-03-15)	Hassie & Lassie	Smokey Robinson
Three Minute Education
4,122	March 16, 1990 (1990-03-16)	Lee Trevino, Jeff Cesario	The Trinity Irish Dancers
Irish Toasts
4,123	March 20, 1990 (1990-03-20)	Jay Leno (guest host), Valerie Harper, Rain Pryor, Mario Joyner	N/A
4,124	March 21, 1990 (1990-03-21)	David Steinberg, George Preston	Don McLean
Toppling Domino's
4,125	March 22, 1990 (1990-03-22)	Deborah Norville, Larry Miller	Lyle Lovett
Tonight Show Commercials - 'Obsession', 'Infiniti', 'Docker's', and 'Fastpitch'
4,126	March 23, 1990 (1990-03-23)	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Park Overall	Sara Hickman
The 2nd Annual Snivelling Weasel Awards
4,127	March 26, 1990 (1990-03-26)	Jay Leno (guest host), Marsha Warfield, Jimmy Aleck, Roy Blount, Jr.	Regina Belle
4,128	March 27, 1990 (1990-03-27)	Jay Leno (guest host), Jean Stapleton	Starlight Express
Movie Posters (Billboards of Films That Does Not Make the Oscars)
4,129	March 28, 1990 (1990-03-28)	Jay Leno (guest host), Carol Burnett, Martin Mull, Edie McClurg	N/A
Newspaper Headlines
4,130	March 29, 1990 (1990-03-29)	Jay Leno (guest host), Dana Carvey, Wayne Cotter, Dana Delany	N/A
Environmental Safety Gadgets
4,131	March 30, 1990 (1990-03-30)	Jay Leno (guest host), Roger Moore, Sam Donaldson	N/A
Audience Quiz on Previous 'Tonight Shows'

April

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
4,132	April 3, 1990 (1990-04-03)	Jay Leno (guest host), Rutger Hauer, Bob Costas	They Might Be Giants
4,133	April 4, 1990 (1990-04-04)	Dudley Moore, Kevin Pollak	Shawn Colvin
Letters to Mrs. Breast; Audience Longevity
4,134	April 5, 1990 (1990-04-05)	Lily Tomlin, Bryan Williams	Bulgarian State Female Vocal Choir
Blue Cards
4,135	April 6, 1990 (1990-04-06)	Bob Hope, Jeff Dunham^[1]	B.B. King
Mighty Carson Art Players - "Thesaurus Writers Funeral"
4,136	April 10, 1990 (1990-04-10)	Jay Leno (guest host), Robert Hays, Mike Binder, Carol Siskind	N/A
4,137	April 11, 1990 (1990-04-11)	Richard Lewis	Ray Charles
Floyd R. Turbo- "Rebuttal on Broccoli"
4,138	April 12, 1990 (1990-04-12)	Paula Poundstone, Art Donovan	Milt Hinton
Carl Sagan Sketch
4,140	April 16, 1990 (1990-04-16)	Jay Leno (guest host), Billy Crystal, Dave Thomas	Michel'le
4,141	April 17, 1990 (1990-04-17)	Jay Leno (guest host), Dweezil Zappa, Jerry Seinfeld, Judith Hoag	Lorrie Morgan
4,142	April 18, 1990 (1990-04-18)	Jay Leno (guest host), Christine Lahti, Crystal Bernard	Huber Marionettes
Headlines
4,143	April 19, 1990 (1990-04-19)	Jay Leno (guest host), Alan Thicke, Fred Roggin	Julia Fordham
Novelty Items For The 90's
4,144	April 20, 1990 (1990-04-20)	Jay Leno (guest host), Valerie Bertinelli, Paul Reiser	The Desert Rose Band
Audience Quiz
4,145	April 24, 1990 (1990-04-24)	Jay Leno (guest host), Chuck Norris, Meredith Baxter Birney, Jeff Altman	Ricky Van Shelton
4,146	April 25, 1990 (1990-04-25)	Sonny Bono	Alexei Sultanov
Johnny in Indonesia; Crashing Miss Daisy
4,147	April 26, 1990 (1990-04-26)	Tim Conway, Judith Ivey	Clint Black
Art Forgery
4,148	April 27, 1990 (1990-04-27)	Robert Klein, Kevin Spacey, Mary Peyton-Meyer	N/A
Pilots That Failed

May

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
4,149	May 1, 1990 (1990-05-01)	Jay Leno (guest host), Armand Assante, Clive James, Jane Goodall	N/A
Time Saving Tips; Props
4,150	May 2, 1990 (1990-05-02)	Dabney Coleman, Yakov Smirnoff Lara Flynn Boyle, announced as a guest, was bumped. She appeared on May 9.	N/A
Things Found Under the Bed
4,151	May 3, 1990 (1990-05-03)	Richard Jeni	Daniel Menendez
Hold Music
4,152	May 4, 1990 (1990-05-04)	Judge Reinhold, Rita Rudner, Rondell Sheridan	N/A
Your Share of The Deficit; Several Ways for 12K To Be Raised by Various Organizations
4,153	May 8, 1990 (1990-05-08)	Jay Leno (guest host), Teri Garr, Eva Marie Saint, Keenen Ivory Wayans	N/A
Headlines
4,154	May 9, 1990 (1990-05-09)	Tony Randall, Lara Flynn Boyle	Andy Koffman & His Frogs
Carnac the Magnificent
4,155	May 10, 1990 (1990-05-10)	John Larroquette, Mark Schiff, Kurt Thomas	N/A
Tonight Show Staff Home Videos
4,156	May 11, 1990 (1990-05-11)	Liv Ullmann, Joe Piscopo	Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Childrens Ending to Proverbs
4,157	May 15, 1990 (1990-05-15)	Jay Leno (guest host), Keith Carradine, Blake Clark, Diana Bellamy	N/A
4,158	May 16, 1990 (1990-05-16)	George Foreman, Andrew Lloyd Webber	Sarah Brightman ("Love Changes Everything" and "Music Of The Night")
Hubble Droodles
4,159	May 17, 1990 (1990-05-17)	Dr. Henry Merritt Stenhouse, Barbara Hershey, Jeff Cesario	N/A
Rubber Chicken Boycott
4,160	May 18, 1990 (1990-05-18)	Bob Hope	Al Green
Recycling Household Items
4,161	May 29, 1990 (1990-05-29)	Jay Leno (guest host), George Carlin, Fran Drescher, Dominick Dunne	N/A
Headlines
4,162	May 30, 1990 (1990-05-30)	Jerry Seinfeld	Leonard Waxdeck & The Birdcallers, Dizzy Gillespie
4,164	May 31, 1990 (1990-05-31)	Arnold Schwarzenegger, David Brenner	1990 National Acrobatic Champions
Audience Genealogy

June

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
4,165	June 1, 1990 (1990-06-01)	Buddy Hackett, Teresa Ganzel, Dave Thomas	N/A
Mighty Carson Art Players - "Hourly News"
4,166	June 5, 1990 (1990-06-05)	Jay Leno (guest host), Larry Miller, Charles S. Dutton	Joe Cocker
4,167	June 6, 1990 (1990-06-06)	A. Whitney Brown, Judith Hoag	Tony Bennett
Handbook of Practical Knowledge; Rheumatology Letter from Ed
4,168	June 7, 1990 (1990-06-07)	Jay Leno (guest host), Cathy Guisewite, Edie McClurg	Stevie Ray Vaughan ("Tightrope")
Headlines
4,169	June 8, 1990 (1990-06-08)	Patrika Darbo	N/A
4,170	June 12, 1990 (1990-06-12)	Jay Leno (guest host), Bill Cosby	Luther Vandross
The Dumber Image Catalog; Products
4,171	June 13, 1990 (1990-06-13)	Bob Newhart, Peter Jennings	David Byrne ("Mambo")
Tonight Show Audience Graduation
4,172	June 14, 1990 (1990-06-14)	Garry Shandling	Barry Manilow
Government Secrets
4,173	June 15, 1990 (1990-06-15)	Super Dave Osborne, Kirk Douglas, Miss Manners	N/A
Band Number: "Honeysuckle Rose"
4,174	June 18, 1990 (1990-06-18)	Jay Leno (guest host), Harry Hamlin, Sharon Stone, Julia Child	Lenny Kravitz ("Does Anybody Out There Even Care?")
4,175	June 19, 1990 (1990-06-19)	Jay Leno (guest host), Molly Ringwald, Kadeem Hardison, Bill Engvall	The Cowboy Junkies
Headlines
4,176	June 20, 1990 (1990-06-20)	Jay Leno (guest host), Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Phil Hartman, Roy Blount, Jr.	Linda Hopkins
The Phil Donahue Sketch w/Phil Hartman
4,177	June 21, 1990 (1990-06-21)	Jay Leno (guest host), Deborah Norville, Thom Sharp, Peter Weller	N/A
New Soviet Products
4,178	June 22, 1990 (1990-06-22)	Jay Leno (guest host), Bill Murray, Alan King	Leon Redbone

July

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
4,179	July 2, 1990 (1990-07-02)	Jay Leno (guest host), Tony Randall, Wil Shriner, Faith Ford	Freda Payne
4,180	July 3, 1990 (1990-07-03)	Jay Leno (guest host), Peter Scolari, Rita Rudner, Lauren Tom	Basia
New Summer Movies
4,181	July 4, 1990 (1990-07-04)	Jay Leno (guest host), Joan Embery, Fred Roggin	N/A
Fourth of July Quiz
4,182	July 5, 1990 (1990-07-05)	Jay Leno (guest host), Tom Cruise, Phil Hartman, Helen Hayes	Barry White
Jay's Interview with Donald Trump (Phil Hartman)
4,183	July 6, 1990 (1990-07-06)	Jay Leno (guest host), Larry King, Tom Dreesen, Jeff Daniels	N/A
Audience Quiz
4,184	July 10, 1990 (1990-07-10)	Jay Leno (guest host), Charlie Korsmo, Martin Mull, Bill Maher	Lyle Lovett
Children's Fables
4,185	July 11, 1990 (1990-07-11)	Dana Carvey, Anthony Griffin	Travis Tritt
You Are The Author
4,186	July 12, 1990 (1990-07-12)	George Segal	King's Sisters
Tabloid Headlines
4,187	July 13, 1990 (1990-07-13)	Bob Saget, Jack Coen	Laura Branigan ("Reverse Psychology" and "Never In A Million Years")
Nursery Rhymes
4,188	July 17, 1990 (1990-07-17)	Jay Leno (guest host), Patrick Swayze, Randy Quaid, Jeff Foxworthy	Reba McEntire
4,189	July 18, 1990 (1990-07-18)	Monica Seles, Mike Dugan	Dionne Warwick
New Network Slogans
4,190	July 19, 1990 (1990-07-19)	Cathy Ladman, Thomas F. Wilson	Pointer Sisters, "Friends' Advice (Don't Take It)" and "After You"
Product Recalls
4,191	July 20, 1990 (1990-07-20)	Roseanne Barr, Tom Arnold, Maggie Gill	N/A
Amazing Sports Shots
4,192	July 24, 1990 (1990-07-24)	Jay Leno (guest host), Jack Palance	Patty Loveless
New Food Products
4,193	July 25, 1990 (1990-07-25)	Michael Oliver, John Goodman, Victoria Jackson	Joe Williams
David Souter; Expressions You Never Hear
4,194	July 26, 1990 (1990-07-26)	Liv Ullmann, J.J. Wall, Patrika Darbo	N/A
Commercial Flashcards
4,195	July 27, 1990 (1990-07-27)	Cathy Guisewite, Brian Haley, David Horowitz	N/A
Hold The Music
4,196	July 31, 1990 (1990-07-31)	Jay Leno (guest host), Brian Dennehy, Park Overall	Lou Gramm

August

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
4,197	August 1, 1990 (1990-08-01)	Don Rickles	The Allman Brothers Band ("Good Clean Fun", "True Gravity")
Homework School of The Air
4,198	August 2, 1990 (1990-08-02)	Hansen Quadruplets, Maria Shriver	Michael McDonald
Virtues of The States
4,199	August 3, 1990 (1990-08-03)	David Brenner, Art Donovan	Al Green
Alternative Supreme Court Justice
4,200	August 6, 1990 (1990-08-06)	Jay Leno (guest host), Kirk Douglas, Willy T. Ribbs	Taylor Dayne ("Love Will Lead You Back")
4,201	August 7, 1990 (1990-08-07)	Jay Leno (guest host), Jon Voight, Kevin Pollak, Steven R. Kutcher	Howard Hewett
Headlines
4,202	August 8, 1990 (1990-08-08)	Jay Leno (guest host), Mel Gibson, Harley Jane Kozak, David Alan Grier	N/A
Album Covers
4,203	August 9, 1990 (1990-08-09)	Jay Leno (guest host), Tim Matheson, Phil Hartman, Mike Myers, Wayne Cotter, Shari Belafonte	N/A
Jay Meets Gorby
4,204	August 10, 1990 (1990-08-10)	Jay Leno (guest host), Henry Winkler, Kevin Nealon, Sarah Jessica Parker	Asleep at the Wheel
Audience Quiz; Gift Certificates for Dinner
4,205	August 14, 1990 (1990-08-14)	Jay Leno (guest host), Steve Martin, James Belushi	James Ingram
4,206	August 15, 1990 (1990-08-15)	Harry Anderson, Joel Murray	N/A
Messages From Home
4,207	August 16, 1990 (1990-08-16)	David Steinberg, Denise Wells	N/A
History of The World
4,208	August 17, 1990 (1990-08-17)	Patrick Swayze	Oleta Adams
Products Around the World
4,209	August 21, 1990 (1990-08-21)	Jay Leno (guest host), Emilio Estevez, Phil Hartman, Lauren Tom	N/A
Chung Watch '90' (Remote w/Phil Hartman)
4,210	August 22, 1990 (1990-08-22)	Richard Lewis, Brooke Adams	The Leningrad Swing Jazz Band
Audience Genealogy
4,211	August 23, 1990 (1990-08-23)	Kid Inventors	Natalie Cole
The Small Print on Your Ticket
4,212	August 24, 1990 (1990-08-24)	Tony Randall, Mark Pitta, George Foreman	N/A
Weird Vacations

September

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
4,213	September 4, 1990 (1990-09-04)	Jay Leno (guest host), Shirley MacLaine, David Lynch, Richard Libertini	Paul Young
4,214	September 5, 1990 (1990-09-05)	Charles Grodin, Amy Yasbeck	B.B. King ("Let The Good Times Roll" and "Peace To The World")
Carnac the Magnificent
4,215	September 6, 1990 (1990-09-06)	Zachary LaVoy, Charles S. Dutton	K.T. Oslin
New Foreign Products
4,216	September 7, 1990 (1990-09-07)	Jeff Dunham	Etta James & The Roots Band, Leila Josefowicz, The Passing Zone
What They Could Have Been
4,217	September 11, 1990 (1990-09-11)	Jay Leno (guest host), Candice Bergen, George Miller, Charlie Schlatter	N/A
4,218	September 12, 1990 (1990-09-12)	Patrick Duffy, Kevin Meaney	Kid Creole & The Coconuts
Trademarks For Sale
4,219	September 13, 1990 (1990-09-13)	Martin Mull, Anne De Salvo	Ruth Brown
Audience Credits
4,220	September 14, 1990 (1990-09-14)	Bob Hope, Pete Sampras, Park Overall	N/A
U.S.A. Sex Trivia
4,221	September 17, 1990 (1990-09-17)	Jay Leno (guest host), Burt Reynolds, Robert Easton	Wynton Marsalis
4,222	September 18, 1990 (1990-09-18)	Jay Leno (guest host), Shelley Long, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Darlanne Fluegel	The Time
Back To School Items
4,223	September 19, 1990 (1990-09-19)	Jay Leno (guest host), Carol Burnett, Will Smith, Regis Philbin	N/A
Headlines
4,224	September 20, 1990 (1990-09-20)	Jay Leno (guest host), Christine Lahti, Ed Begley, Jr., Dinah Manoff	N/A
TV Guide Ads
4,225	September 21, 1990 (1990-09-21)	Jay Leno (guest host), Jimmy Smits	Celine Dion, Phil Collins
Audience Quiz
4,226	September 25, 1990 (1990-09-25)	Jay Leno, Betty White	Ladysmith Black Mambazo
I Want..
4,227	September 26, 1990 (1990-09-26)	Garry Shandling, George Dzundza	Victoria Williams
100 Least Important Americans
4,228	September 27, 1990 (1990-09-27)	TBA	N/A
28th Anniversary Show
4,229	September 28, 1990 (1990-09-28)	Jay Leno (guest host), Fred Savage, Matthew Modine	N/A

October

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
4,230	October 2, 1990 (1990-10-02)	Jay Leno (guest host), Paul Sorvino, Peggy Lipton, Nicollette Sheridan	John Hiatt
4,231	October 3, 1990 (1990-10-03)	Becky Klemt, Rita Rudner	Johnny Clegg & Savuka
Least Played Songs
4,232	October 4, 1990 (1990-10-04)	Alan King, Maryedith Burrell	George Benson
Mighty Carson Art Players - "David Howitzer - Consumer Supporter"
4,233	October 5, 1990 (1990-10-05)	Robert Klein, Jackie Collins	Bela Fleck & The Flecktones
Dream Analysis
4,234	October 9, 1990 (1990-10-09)	Jay Leno (guest host), Elizabeth Perkins, Perry King, Paula Poundstone	Zachary Richard
Jay Reads One Headline
4,235	October 10, 1990 (1990-10-10)	Shelby Foote	Louie Bellson
4,236	October 11, 1990 (1990-10-11)	Father Guido Sarducci, Jim Fowler	N/A
4,237	October 12, 1990 (1990-10-12)	Teri Garr, Kevin Pollak	N/A
4,238	October 15, 1990 (1990-10-15)	Jay Leno (guest host), Tom Selleck, Will Smith, Jeff Cesario	Take 6
4,239	October 16, 1990 (1990-10-16)	Jay Leno (guest host), Craig T. Nelson, Helen Thomas, Nancy Valen	Garth Brooks
Headlines
4,240	October 17, 1990 (1990-10-17)	Jay Leno (guest host), Amy Irving, Rich Hall, Scott Bakula	Los Lobos
4,241	October 18, 1990 (1990-10-18)	Jay Leno (guest host), Kadeem Hardison, Barry Levinson, Tony Goldwyn	The Neville Brothers
4,242	October 19, 1990 (1990-10-19)	Jay Leno (guest host), Angela Lansbury, Walter Cronkite	John Denver
Audience Quiz
4,243	October 30, 1990 (1990-10-30)	Jay Leno (guest host), Kate Jackson, Wayne Cotter, Mark Lewis	Patty Loveless
Trick or Treaters
4,244	October 31, 1990 (1990-10-31)	John Larroquette, Anthony Griffith (actor), Kevin Pollak	N/A
Happy Birthday, Fred

November

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
4,245	November 1, 1990 (1990-11-01)	Carl Reiner, Shelby Foote	Gary Morris
Audience Survey
4,246	November 2, 1990 (1990-11-02)	Ed Begley, Jr., Calvin Trillin	Cupstacking Champions
Floyd R. Turbo - "Against Female Reporters in Mens' Locker Rooms"
4,247	November 6, 1990 (1990-11-06)	Jay Leno (guest host), Robert Urich, Sally Jessy Raphael, John Wesley Shipp, Johnny Dark	N/A
4,248	November 7, 1990 (1990-11-07)	George Segal, Neil Patrick Harris, David Cota & his parakeet	N/A
Rules of Thumb
4,249	November 8, 1990 (1990-11-08)	Super Dave Osborne, Paul Reiser	Stan Getz
Showbiz Flashcards
4,250	November 9, 1990 (1990-11-09)	George Foreman, Joanna Kerns	James Ingram
Book Store/Video Store Test
4,251	November 13, 1990 (1990-11-13)	Jay Leno (guest host), Marilu Henner, Franklyn Ajaye, Charles Kuralt	John Mayall
4,252	November 14, 1990 (1990-11-14)	Harry Anderson, Bob Uecker	Dan Fogelberg
You Are The Author
4,253	November 15, 1990 (1990-11-15)	Bob Newhart, Catherine O'Hara	Celine Dion ("Where Does My Heart Beat Now?")
New Crimes
4,254	November 16, 1990 (1990-11-16)	Jester Hairston, Rita Rudner, Joan Benny	Jimmy Buffett
4,255	November 20, 1990 (1990-11-20)	Jay Leno (guest host), Sharon Gless, Michael Moriarty	Mariah Carey ("Vision Of Love")
Books by Pets
4,256	November 21, 1990 (1990-11-21)	Father Guido Sarducci	Ray Charles
The Tonight Show Philharmoonic
4,257	November 22, 1990 (1990-11-22)	Dean Dill	Cirque du Soleil, Louie Bellson
Kids' Letters
4,258	November 23, 1990 (1990-11-23)	James Garner, Andy Grayson	Sara Hickman
Talk with Ed; Blue Cards

December

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
4,259	December 4, 1990 (1990-12-04)	Jay Leno (guest host), Charlie Sheen, George Wallace	Judy Collins
Newspaper Headlines
4,260	December 5, 1990 (1990-12-05)	Miss Manners, Kelly McDonald	Randy Travis
Taboos Around The World
4,261	December 6, 1990 (1990-12-06)	George Carlin, Kimmy Robertson	Pete Fountain
Altered Car Logos
4,262	December 7, 1990 (1990-12-07)	David Letterman	Patti LaBelle
Lucky Lottery Numbers
4,263	December 11, 1990 (1990-12-11)	Jay Leno (guest host), Clint Eastwood, Olivia Newton-John	Whitney Houston
Bumper Stickers
4,264	December 12, 1990 (1990-12-12)	Richard Benjamin	Johnny Clegg & Savuka
New Products
4,265	December 13, 1990 (1990-12-13)	Bob Hope, Kirstie Alley, John Travolta	The Go-Go's ("Our Lips Are Sealed", "Vacation")
Poinsetta Talks; Foreign Commercials
4,266	December 14, 1990 (1990-12-14)	Kadeem Hardison, Mark Schiff	Dolly Parton
Santa Letters
4,267	December 17, 1990 (1990-12-17)	Jay Leno (guest host), Glenn Close, John Chancellor, Bill Maher	Rosanne Cash
4,268	December 18, 1990 (1990-12-18)	Jay Leno (guest host), Kathy Bates, Jake Johannsen	Barry Manilow, K.T. Oslin
Kids Letters
4,269	December 19, 1990 (1990-12-19)	Jay Leno (guest host), Joe Pantoliano, Jacqueline Bisset	Johnny Mathis
Headlines
4,270	December 20, 1990 (1990-12-20)	Jay Leno (guest host), John Mendoza, Olivia Brown, Miko Hughes	The Jeff Healey Band
Pet Products
4,271	December 21, 1990 (1990-12-21)	Jay Leno (guest host), James Avery, Paul Hogan	Lou Rawls, Jasmine Guy
Audience Quiz
4,272	December 31, 1990 (1990-12-31)	Jay Leno (guest host), Jane Pauley, Phil Hartman	B.B. King, Dwight Yoakam
Times Square Remote; Phil Donahue Sketch

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