Johnny Carson TV schedule

The ultimate Hollywood bad guy, Jack Palance chats with Johnny about his break-out role in Shane (1949).

Rat pack darling Angie Dickinson chats about self-defense training. Johnny practices the Heimlich maneuver.

David Letterman brings Johnny some party supplies to help ring in the new year.

Comedian Robert Klein regales Johnny with stories about growing up in the Bronx and kosher foods.

Ringo Starr appears with his wife Barbara Bach. Jerry Seinfeld does his first Tonight Show standup.

Pete Fountain performs with the band. George Peppard wants to be cast as a song and dance man.

Carl makes his 46th visit to the couch. Discusses dieting, presents gifts: slippers, pipe, glasses and….a gun.

Meet the “mahvelous” Billy Crystal, beloved for playing the first openly gay character on an American TV show.

Drew Carey talks about cold weather and global warming. Fellow guests are David Steinberg and Regis Philbin.

Harvey Korman regales Johnny with a story about Tim Conway taking his pants off in public.

Charles Grodin clears the air, Dom Irrera does stand-up and Tommy Walton is a world-famous hot dog vendor.

Comic genius Robin Williams rips into Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.

Finally, the world has proof that Johnny's desk backdrop isn't real when Mel Brooks reveals all!

John Larroquette tells Johnny how to deal with autograph seekers.

Leo Durocher talks retirement, Don Rickles accidentally bumps Ed but gives him a kiss to make up for it.

Years before he was cast in Curb Your Enthusiasm, comic Richard Lewis did breakthrough stand-up.

Lucille Ball says she never misses one of Johnny's shows and takes a Cosmopolitan magazine quiz.

Milton Berle does a card trick and Susan Sarandon details her psychic experience.

Johnny talks about a trip to the butcher. Martin Mull sings and plays guitar.

Garry Shandling is ALWAYS funny, whether he's talking about his hair, pets, or traffic tickets.

Comic great Jerry Seinfeld talks about keeping warm on the slopes and decorating his living room with mirrors.

Burt Reynolds discusses his work on his autobiography and comments on his streak of box office flops.

Steven Wright talks about everything from his girlfriend to filming a small part in his first movie.

‘The use of “Bruce,”’ grouses actor Bruce Dern is Hollywood-speak for a “delicate” actor.