List of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson episodes (1973)
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| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1973 episodes | |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 257 |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
The following is a list of episodes of the television series The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson which aired in 1973:
Contents
1973
January
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January 1, 1973 | Burt Reynolds (guest host), Dom DeLuise, Dyan Cannon, Carol Burnett, Fernando Lamas, James Hampton | Kaye Ballard | |
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January 2, 1973 | David Steinberg, Leslie Caron | Freda Payne | |
| Desk- "New Years' Eve" | ||||
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January 3, 1973 | Joan Rivers, Jack Lemmon, Billy Wilder | Helen Reddy, The Illegitimate Theater | |
| Desk- "How to Know When You're Old" | ||||
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January 4, 1973 | Oral Roberts, Buddy Hackett, Dan Jenkins | Monti Rock | |
| Desk- "Johnny and Ed discuss: Ed's trip to Aspen, Johnny's critical of noisy snowmobiles and the damage they can cause." | ||||
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January 5, 1973 | Mike Connors, Mr. Blackwell, Lee Trevino, Marcel Marceau | Ronny Graham | |
| Desk- Ed shows a clipping from a 1938 newspaper in which Johnny's picture appears. | ||||
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January 8, 1973 | Shecky Greene, Sammy Davis, Jr. | N/A | |
| Desk- Johnny tells about a snowman being stolen from in front of his house in Encino. | ||||
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January 9, 1973 | George Segal, Don Rickles, Susan Saint James | Peter Nero | |
| Desk- "The Rights Of a Hospital Patient"; Ed's 'Cheer' Commercial (20 Years Ago) | ||||
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January 10, 1973 | Tony Curtis, Charles Nelson Reilly | N/A | |
| Mighty Carson Art Players- "The Vikings"; Desk- "The Best Antics of the NFL During Last Season" | ||||
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January 11, 1973 | Michael Caine, Larry Kert, Pat McCormick | Connie Stevens ("Let Me Be the One" and "You've Made Me So Very Happy"), Ella Fitzgerald | |
| Sketch- "Robert Blevins- Astronaut" | ||||
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January 12, 1973 | Karen Valentine, George Gobel, Redd Foxx | Joe Williams | |
| Commercial Blackouts: Takeoffs of- Milk Commercial, Hair Spray Commercial, and Auto Additive Commercial | ||||
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January 15, 1973 | Liberace (guest host), Bob Hope, Shelley Winters | N/A | |
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January 16, 1973 | Suzanne Pleshette, Tony Randall, Alex Karras | Roy Clark | |
| Desk- "Calendar of Annual Events for 1973" | ||||
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January 17, 1973 | Jack Benny, Rich Little, Janice Harper | Dylana Jenson | |
| Desk- "Letters from Children Regarding Johnny Carson" | ||||
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January 18, 1973 | Ernest Borgnine, Carol Lynley, John Williams | Artie Shaw, Eubie Blake | |
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January 19, 1973 | James Caan, Florence Henderson, Karen Black, Frank Shorter, Kipchoge Keino | N/A | |
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January 22, 1973 | Dom DeLuise (guest host), Dr. Irwin Maxwell Stillman | N/A | |
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January 23, 1973 | Joan Embery, Joan Rivers, George Maharis | Bobby Goldsboro | |
| Carnac the Magnificent | ||||
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January 24, 1973 | Elke Sommer, Billie Jean King, Brian Bressler, Dr. Champion Teutsch | Harry Chapin | |
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January 25, 1973 | Joe Flynn | John Denver ("Rocky Mountain High") | |
| Desk- "It's The Law" | ||||
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January 26, 1973 | Cass Elliot (guest host), Charles Grodin, Frances Sayer | Pat Boone, Ronny Graham, The New Seekers | |
| Desk- "T.V. Guide Synopses" | ||||
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January 29, 1973 | Cass Elliot (guest host), Tony Curtis | N/A | |
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January 30, 1973 | Jerry Lewis (guest host) | Kaye Ballard, The Lettermen | |
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January 31, 1973 | Jerry Lewis (guest host), Charles Nelson Reilly, Jose Molina | Della Reese | |
February
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February 1, 1973 | Jerry Lewis (guest host), Cloris Leachman, Jan Murray, Pat Hollis, Stan Kann | N/A | |
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February 2, 1973 | Jerry Lewis (guest host), Louis Nye, Sarah Kennedy | Ike & Tina Turner, Bobby Vinton | |
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February 5, 1973 | Jerry Lewis (guest host), Patti Deutsch, Fernando Lamas | Annette Thomas | |
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February 6, 1973 | Joan Embery, Orson Bean | Bobby Darin, Seals and Crofts | |
| El Mouldo | ||||
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February 7, 1973 | James Stewart, Charles Durning, Charles Schulz | Charlie Brown Group, Kenny Rankin | |
| Desk- "Ways a Man Can Please a Woman" | ||||
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February 8, 1973 | Muhammad Ali, Robert Blake, Carol Wayne | Roger Miller | |
| Mighty Carson Art Players- "The Poseidon Thing" | ||||
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February 9, 1973 | George Gobel, Paul Williams | Paula Kelly | |
| Sketch- "Mayoral Candidate- Henry Kalman Interview" | ||||
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February 12, 1973 | Truman Capote, McLean Stevenson, Detective Dave Toma | Mel Torme | |
| Desk- "Ripley's Believe It or Not" | ||||
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February 13, 1973 | George Burns, Sammy Davis, Jr., Carl Reiner | Honey Cone | |
| Desk- "Letters from Children Describing Ed McMahon" | ||||
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February 14, 1973 | Evel Knievel, Bob Newhart, Charles Grodin, Dr. Laurence J. Peter | Johnny Mathis | |
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February 15, 1973 | George Foreman, Sandy Duncan, Steve Martin, Binnie Barnes | N/A | |
| Demonstration- "Unusual Inventions" | ||||
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February 16, 1973 | George Carlin | N/A | |
| Biggest Chicken | ||||
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February 19, 1973 | Rex Reed, Robert Klein, Carl Jackson | Anne Murray, Glen Campbell | |
| Desk- "Spin Offs of Current Movies" | ||||
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February 20, 1973 | Lawrence Welk, Dr. Laurence J. Peter | Ronny Graham | |
| Desk- "Interview with Pretzel Maker- Esther Miller" | ||||
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February 21, 1973 | Fernando Lamas, Brian Bressler, Dr. Esther Vilar | N/A | |
| Desk- "Strange Bumper Stickers in California"; Stump the Band | ||||
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February 22, 1973 | Harris Nelson, Don Rickles, Elliott Gould | Ethel Ennis | |
| Demonstration- "Strange Instruments with Harris Nelson" | ||||
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February 23, 1973 | McLean Stevenson, Joseph Wambaugh, Carol Lynley | Harry Chapin | |
| Desk- "Comments About the Earthquake" | ||||
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February 26, 1973 | David Brenner, Ross Martin, Eddie Campos, Paul Williams | Talya Ferro | |
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February 27, 1973 | Buddy Hackett, Marcel Marceau | Hurricane Smith, Nancy Wilson | |
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February 28, 1973 | Albert Brooks, Suzy Chaffee, William Demarest | N/A | |
March
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March 1, 1973 | Diana Ross, Charles Grodin | Pat Boone ("Golden Rocket" and "Begin to Be Free") | |
| Carnac the Magnificent | ||||
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March 2, 1973 | Suzanne Pleshette, Shirley Luthman, Russell Voisin | Trini Lopez | |
| Desk- "Questions Determining the End of a Relationship" | ||||
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March 5, 1973 | Jack Lemmon, Mamie Van Doren | Linda Hopkins ("Seven Days and Nights" and "Ease Away"), Ace Trucking Company | |
| Desk- "Spring Cleaning" | ||||
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March 6, 1973 | Dom DeLuise, Sally Kellerman, Ronnie Schell, Bruno Vailati | N/A | |
| Desk- "Ed McMahon's Birthday" | ||||
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March 7, 1973 | Euell Gibbons, Jerzy Kosinski | Ronny Graham, Bobby Goldsboro | |
| Desk- "Celebrating Ed McMahon's Birthday" | ||||
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March 8, 1973 | Jonathan Winters, Joan Rivers, Dr. Irwin Maxwell Stillman | Judy Collins | |
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March 9, 1973 | Carol Wayne, James Hampton | N/A | |
| Desk- "Johnny's Trip to Mexico"; Mighty Carson Art Players- "Jack LaStrain" | ||||
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March 12, 1973 | Joey Bishop (guest host), Totie Fields, Joe Frazier, William Shoemaker | Enzo Stuarti, Larry Kert | |
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March 13, 1973 | Joey Bishop (guest host), Shelley Winters, Richard Boone, Jose Molina | Stiller and Meara | |
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March 14, 1973 | Joey Bishop (guest host), Ross Martin, Allan Drake, Detective Dave Toma, Sarah Kennedy | Kaye Stevens | |
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March 15, 1973 | Joey Bishop (guest host), Steve Allen, Foster Brooks, Cleveland Amory | James Brown, Lyn Collins | |
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March 16, 1973 | Joey Bishop (guest host), Burl Ives, Carol Lawrence, Allan Drake, Stan Kann, Lynda Day George, Roger Jacobs | N/A | |
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March 19, 1973 | Joey Bishop (guest host), Carroll O'Connor, Ralph Pearl | Peggy Lee, Tommy Leonetti | |
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March 20, 1973 | Bob Newhart, Erich Segal | Larry Kert, Vikki Carr | |
| Desk- "Battle Plan for Women in Combating the High Price of Food" | ||||
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March 21, 1973 | Florence Henderson, Steve Martin, Candice Bergen | N/A | |
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March 22, 1973 | John Wayne, Charles Grodin, Danny Thomas, The Amazing Randi | John O'Banion ("My Melancholy Baby") | |
| Desk- "New Laws for California" | ||||
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March 23, 1973 | Bob Hope, Mitzi Gaynor, Rodney Dangerfield, Bruno Vailati | Beverly Sills | |
| Mighty Carson Art Players- Takeoff of 'Kung Fu' | ||||
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March 26, 1973 | Vikki Carr (guest host), Buck Henry, Professor Backwards, Victor Buono | Kris Kristofferson, Rita Coolidge | |
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March 28, 1973 | Robert Blake, Putt Mossman [1] | Bee Gees ("Wouldn't I Be Someone" and "Saw a New Morning") | |
| Carnac the Magnificent | ||||
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March 29, 1973 | Charlton Heston, Rex Reed | Eubie Blake | |
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March 30, 1973 | Buddy Hackett, McLean Stevenson, John Kidner, Brady Watt | N/A | |
| Desk- "Newspaper Articles Sent In From Viewers" | ||||
April
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April 2, 1973 | Kate Smith (guest host), Jean Stapleton, Charles Nelson Reilly | N/A | |
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April 3, 1973 | Clint Eastwood, Robert Klein, Buddy Hackett, Telly Savalas | N/A | |
| Desk- "Awards Given to Police Officers for Bravery" | ||||
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April 4, 1973 | David Steinberg, Diane Keaton, Maury Wills | Mac Davis | |
| Desk- "Sampling Beefburgers and Horseburgers" | ||||
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April 5, 1973 | Eva Gabor, Foster Brooks, Susan George, George V. Higgins | Thelma Houston | |
| Desk- "T.V. Guide Listings" | ||||
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April 6, 1973 | Juliet Prowse, Sid Caesar, Richard Munizich | Johnnie Ray | |
| Desk- "What Spring Is" | ||||
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April 9, 1973 | Dom DeLuise (guest host), Gene Hackman, Binnie Barnes, Johnny Brown, Joseph N. Sorrentino, Debbie Drake | N/A | |
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April 10, 1973 | Charles Grodin | Phyllis Newman, Roy Clark | |
| Ed McMahon Gives His Version of His Accident (The boat lurched as he stepped off it. He had only two drinks.) | ||||
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April 11, 1973 | Jerry Lewis, James Hampton, Sam Blotner | Julie Budd | |
| Desk- "Various Diets in Vogue" | ||||
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April 12, 1973 | Joan Rivers, Jon Voight, Bob Uecker, Phillip Stern | Joe Williams | |
| Desk- "Baseball Cliches" | ||||
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April 13, 1973 | Ricardo Montalban, David Smith | Buddy Rich, Della Reese, Monti Rock | |
| Desk- "Phobias" | ||||
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April 16, 1973 | Shecky Greene (guest host), Jack Klugman, Luciana Paluzzi, William Shoemaker | N/A | |
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April 17, 1973 | Bob Hope, Karen Valentine, Jack Wright | Jack Jones | |
| Desk- "Meat Boycott- Horse Meat" | ||||
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April 18, 1973 | Robert Blake | Artie Shaw, Ronny Graham | |
| Desk- Johnny talks about going to a party where James Cagney was present. | ||||
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April 19, 1973 | Susan Saint James, Robert Shaw, Kreskin | Now Generation Brass and Today's Children | |
| New Products | ||||
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April 20, 1973 | Shecky Greene (guest host), John Davidson, Cliff Robertson | Ray Charles, Ace Trucking Company | |
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April 23, 1973 | Vikki Carr (guest host), Michael Landon, Steve Martin, David Hartman | Austin Roberts | |
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April 24, 1973 | Don Rickles (guest host), Red Buttons, Lee Marvin, James Darren | Eartha Kitt | |
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April 25, 1973 | Don Rickles (guest host), Fernando Lamas, Rich Little, Joel Rapp, Lynn Rapp, Richard Crenna | Peter Lemongello | |
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April 26, 1973 | Don Rickles (guest host), Steve Allen, Cloris Leachman, Bobby Riggs | Jerry Vale | |
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April 27, 1973 | Don Rickles (guest host), Sally Struthers, Otto Preminger, Bobby Winkles, Steve Martin | Pearl Bailey, Peter Lemongello | |
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April 30, 1973 | Don Rickles (guest host), Bob Newhart, Charles Nelson Reilly, Telly Savalas, Corbett Monica, Johnny Parrasella | N/A | |
May
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May 1, 1973 | Joan Embery, Dub Taylor | Larry Kert, Lola Falana | |
| Desk- "Ripley's Believe It or Not" | ||||
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May 2, 1973 | Ben Gazzara, Margot Kidder, Jacqueline Susann, James Darren | N/A | |
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May 3, 1973 | Dom DeLuise, Bruce Dern, Melvin Belli | Pat Boone | |
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May 4, 1973 | McLean Stevenson, Sandy Duncan, James Hampton | Robert Goulet | |
| Stump the Band | ||||
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May 7, 1973 | Shelley Winters, Rodney Dangerfield, Pete Hamill, Marcel Marceau | Linda Hopkins | |
| Desk- "Talk with Ed" (Johnny and Ed talk about being back in New York City. Johnny told of riding with a cabby who give him a tour of the pot-holes in the streets.) | ||||
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May 8, 1973 | James Coco, Rex Reed, Gabriel Kaplan, Barry Bostwick, Ilene Graff | Richie Havens | |
| Johnny talked about the New York Knicks. | ||||
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May 9, 1973 | Debbie Reynolds, Jerzy Kosinski, Pele | Harry Chapin | |
| Stump the Band | ||||
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May 10, 1973 | Tony Randall | Eubie Blake | |
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May 11, 1973 | Charles Grodin, E.G. Marshall, Michael Preminger | Buddy Rich | |
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May 14, 1973 | Ryan O'Neal, Tatum O'Neal, Peter Bogdanovich, Jerry Lucas | Ace Trucking Company | |
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May 15, 1973 | Robert Blake, Michele Lee, Myron Cohen | Tommy Tune | |
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May 16, 1973 | Shecky Greene, Orson Bean, Barry Newman, Paul Williams | N/A | |
| Desk- "Rebuttal to a Letter from Morticans" | ||||
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May 17, 1973 | TBA | N/A | |
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May 18, 1973 | Christopher Plummer, Art Carney, Sid Caesar, Gunther Gebel-Williams | Kelly Garrett | |
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May 21, 1973 | Bob Uecker, Alexis Smith, Dick Shawn | Judy Collins, The Lettermen | |
| Desk- "Jealously Among the Aging" | ||||
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May 22, 1973 | Joan Rivers, McLean Stevenson, Don Murray, Dr. Irwin Maxwell Stillman | Lana Cantrell | |
| Desk- "Westbury Appearances" | ||||
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May 23, 1973 | James Hampton, Faye Dunaway | Phyllis McGuire, Phyllis Newman, The New Seekers | |
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May 24, 1973 | Sammy Davis, Jr., Phyllis Diller, Sarah Miles | N/A | |
| Stump the Band | ||||
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May 25, 1973 | Mayor John Lindsay, David Brenner | Peter Nero | |
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May 28, 1973 | Bill Cosby (guest host), Groucho Marx, Bill Russell, Jo Anne Worley, Foster Brooks | Fairmount Street Singers | |
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May 29, 1973 | Bill Cosby (guest host), Richard Pryor, Billie Jean King, Michele Carey, Hugh Hefner | Erroll Garner | |
| Bill Cosby and his partner performs a "Garbage Man" routine. | ||||
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May 30, 1973 | John Davidson (guest host), Karen Valentine | Jim Croce, Peter Marshall | |
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May 31, 1973 | John Davidson (guest host), Patti Deutsch, Sarah Kennedy, Cloris Leachman, Sally Field | Dusty Springfield | |
June
July
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July 2, 1973 | George Burns, Loretta Swit, Shecky Greene, Ross Martin, Don Grady | N/A | |
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July 3, 1973 | Joan Embery, Shecky Greene, Rex Reed | Lola Falana | |
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July 4, 1973 | Sammy Davis, Jr., Mickey Rooney, Florence Henderson | N/A | |
| Desk- Johnny tells a story about firecrackers. | ||||
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July 5, 1973 | Michael Landon, Chuck Norris, Robert Wall, Alan Bursky, Bruno Vailati | Mac Davis | |
| Desk- Johnny reads an article regarding Reverend Rex Humbard. | ||||
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July 6, 1973 | Joan Rivers, Shelley Winters, McLean Stevenson | Gerri Granger | |
| Desk- "Fan Mail" | ||||
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July 9, 1973 | Sandy Duncan (guest host), Bob Hope | Kaye Ballard | |
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July 10, 1973 | Orson Bean, Candice Bergen, Pam Grier | N/A | |
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July 11, 1973 | Ben Gazzara, David Steinberg, Merle Oberon | Johnny Mathis | |
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July 12, 1973 | Bob Newhart, Ronald J. Fields | Larry Kert, The Pointer Sisters | |
| Stump the Band | ||||
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July 13, 1973 | James Garner, Rodney Dangerfield | Roberta Flack | |
| The Tonight Show Band performs "What Have They Done to My Song?" | ||||
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July 16, 1973 | Shecky Greene (guest host), Fernando Lamas, Dr. Irwin Maxwell Stillman | Guy Marks, Jack Jones, Charo | |
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July 17, 1973 | Paul Williams, Dick Shawn, Eddie Campos | Ronny Graham | |
| Desk- Johnny and Doc talk about their weekends. | ||||
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July 18, 1973 | Robert Blake, Dorothy Uhnak | Chet Atkins, Phyllis Newman | |
| Carnac the Magnificent | ||||
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July 19, 1973 | Buddy Hackett, David Carradine | Beverly Sills | |
| Desk- "Watergate Memorabilia" | ||||
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July 20, 1973 | Jack Benny, Elke Sommer, Joe Namath | N/A | |
| Desk- "How to Tell When You're in Phase IV" | ||||
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July 23, 1973 | Vikki Carr (guest host), Ruth Gordon, Nolan Ryan, Ruth Ryan | Burns & Schreiber (Jack Burns and Avery Schreiber), Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66 | |
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July 24, 1973 | Foster Brooks, Strother Martin | N/A | |
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July 25, 1973 | Cloris Leachman, Marty Brill, Gail Parent, Tamara Dobson | N/A | |
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July 26, 1973 | Sammy Davis, Jr., Rip Taylor | N/A | |
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July 27, 1973 | Barbara Howar | Dionne Warwick | |
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July 30, 1973 | Jerry Lewis (guest host), Professor Backwards, Otto Preminger, David Brenner, Jim Brown | N/A | |
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July 31, 1973 | Tony Randall, Billie Jean King, Carol Wayne, Gunther Gebel-Williams | N/A | |
| Mighty Carson Art Players- "Tea-Time Movie" | ||||
August
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August 1, 1973 | Ricardo Montalban, Laura Bergt, Lester Bodfish, Reggie Joule, Roger Kunayak, Fred Titus, Uri Geller | N/A | |
| Desk- "Commercially Oriented Greeting Cards" | ||||
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August 2, 1973 | Dom DeLuise, Edy Williams, Bob Rosefsky | The Three Degrees | |
| Desk- "How To Save Energy" | ||||
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August 3, 1973 | McLean Stevenson, Don Rickles, Don Adams, Carol Wayne | Harry Belafonte | |
| Desk- "The Meaning of Body Language"; Stump the Band | ||||
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August 6, 1973 | John Davidson (guest host), Sally Struthers, David Frye, Marjoe Gortner | Lana Cantrell, Leslie Uggams | |
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August 7, 1973 | Fernando Lamas, Diana Rigg, Dorothy Uhnak | Gerri Granger | |
| Desk- "Carson's High School Memories" | ||||
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August 8, 1973 | Earl Holliman, George Gobel, Bob Rosefsky | Billy Preston | |
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August 9, 1973 | Jack Palance, Victoria Principal, Gabriel Kaplan, Bobby Riggs | Linda Hopkins | |
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August 10, 1973 | Joey Bishop, Marty Brill, Carol Lynley | Mac Davis | |
| Desk- Johnny and Ed discuss the 'water' incident from the previous night. | ||||
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August 13, 1973 | Shecky Greene (guest host), Richard Crenna, Bobby Sandler, Jose Molina | Della Reese, Mel Torme | |
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August 14, 1973 | James Garner | Larry Kert, Roger Miller | |
| Desk- "Uncommon Mistakes" | ||||
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August 15, 1973 | Robert Blake, Alex Karras, Senator William Proxmire | Trini Lopez | |
| Desk- "Odds and Ends" | ||||
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August 16, 1973 | Jo Ann Pflug, Rich Little, Tom Weiskopf, Victor Buono | N/A | |
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August 17, 1973 | Orson Bean, Victoria Principal, Edie Steinmetz | Dean Scott and Group | |
| Desk- "Pictures from Burbank Natural History Museum" | ||||
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August 20, 1973 | Joey Bishop (guest host), Redd Foxx, Pam Grier | Charo | |
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August 21, 1973 | Joey Bishop (guest host), Stanley Myron Handelman, Helen Gurley Brown, Henry Fonda | Leslie Uggams | |
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August 22, 1973 | Joey Bishop (guest host), Jack Klugman, Marcel Marceau, Stan Kann | N/A | |
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August 23, 1973 | Joey Bishop (guest host), Charlton Heston | Bobby Goldsboro | |
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August 24, 1973 | Joey Bishop (guest host), Laurence Harvey, Irwin C. Watson | Rod McKuen | |
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August 27, 1973 | Joey Bishop (guest host), Steve Allen, Dr. Joyce Brothers | N/A | |
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August 28, 1973 | Joey Bishop (guest host), Mickey Rooney | Eartha Kitt | |
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August 29, 1973 | Joey Bishop (guest host), Fernando Lamas, Mickey Rooney, Rip Taylor, Michael Roessler, Lou Marett, Mark Spitz | Liz Torres | |
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August 30, 1973 | Joey Bishop (guest host), Yul Brynner, George Kirby, Dr. Irwin Maxwell Stillman | Abbe Lane | |
| Audience Talent Contest | ||||
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August 31, 1973 | Joey Bishop (guest host), Leonard Barr, Nipsey Russell, Stephanie Edwards, Cleveland Amory | Jerry Vale | |
September
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September 3, 1973 | Joey Bishop (guest host), Danny Thomas, Don Rickles, John DeLorean, Jan Murray | Mills Brothers | |
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September 4, 1973 | McLean Stevenson | The 5th Dimension | |
| Carnac the Magnificent | ||||
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September 5, 1973 | Buddy Rich, Cathy Rich, Sandy Duncan, Kreskin | Roy Clark | |
| Desk- "How Long Will You Live" | ||||
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September 6, 1973 | Don Rickles, Dom DeLuise, Jimmy Breslin | Glen Campbell | |
| Desk- "Los Angeles Historical Society Mementos" | ||||
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September 7, 1973 | Muhammad Ali, Ken Norton, Joel Grey, Karen Valentine | N/A | |
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September 10, 1973 | Sammy Davis, Jr. (guest host), Rodney Allen Rippy, Sam Levenson | Gladys Knight & The Pips, Lola Falana | |
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September 11, 1973 | Joan Rivers, William Holden, Bruno Vailati | Gran Picasso | |
| Desk- "Super Market Survival Manual" | ||||
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September 12, 1973 | Joan Embery, David Steinberg, Joseph Wambaugh | Bette Midler | |
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September 13, 1973 | Dom DeLuise, Gabriel Kaplan, Ron Leibman | Thelma Houston | |
| Desk- "T.V. Listings of Syndicated Network Shows" | ||||
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September 14, 1973 | Richard Benjamin, Carol Wayne, Bob Rosefsky | James Brown | |
| Desk- "Ripley's Believe It or Not" | ||||
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September 17, 1973 | David Steinberg (guest host), Buddy Hackett, Tom Smothers | Peter Allen | |
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September 18, 1973 | Tony Randall, Ozzie Nelson, Harriet Nelson, Jerry Van Dyke, William Peter Blatty | N/A | |
| Desk- "How Not to Be Mugged" | ||||
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September 19, 1973 | Richard Pryor, Douglas Morrow, Shimada (illusionist) | Roberta Linn | |
| Desk- "Expression Cards Based on 'I Love You'" | ||||
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September 20, 1973 | Orson Bean, Carol Lynley Rick Segall | Harry Chapin, Monti Rock | |
| Desk- "Childrens Name In Newspaper"; Desk- "Fire Department in Wells, Maine" | ||||
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September 21, 1973 | Fernando Lamas, David Brenner, Adelle Davis | Cleo Laine | |
| Stump the Band | ||||
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September 24, 1973 | John Denver (guest host), George Maharis, Shari Lewis, Werner Erhard, Bill Dana | Bill Danoff, Taffy Danoff | |
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September 25, 1973 | Bob Hope, Diana Rigg, Larry Csonka, Jim Kiick | Roy Clark | |
| Carnac the Magnificent | ||||
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September 26, 1973 | Robert Blake, Rodney Dangerfield, Joe Flynn | Richie Havens | |
| Desk- "Los Angeles Police Department Valor Medal Winners"; Desk- "Burbank Valor Awards" | ||||
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September 27, 1973 | Vincent Price, Barbara Howar, Jeanne Trepanier | Cass Elliot, John O'Banion | |
| Desk- "Bonzo Pictures" (directed by Fred de Cordova) | ||||
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September 28, 1973 | Michael Landon, Wilt Chamberlain | Johnny Mathis | |
| Desk- "Astronauts Duties While in Space" | ||||
October
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October 1, 1973 | Red Buttons, Jose Molina | Loretta Lynn, Sandler & Young | |
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October 2, 1973 | Buddy Hackett, Burt Reynolds, Carol Wayne, Dean Martin, Don Rickles | N/A | |
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October 3, 1973 | Bob Uecker, Cheryl Ladd, Gina Lollobrigida, James McEachin | John O'Banion | |
| Desk- "List of Acts That Performed on The Tonight Show That Weren't Successful" | ||||
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October 4, 1973 | Dennis Weaver, McLean Stevenson, Erich von Daniken | Liberace | |
| Desk- "Celebration of Bobby Quinn's Birthday" (showing Bobby in the control room.) | ||||
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October 5, 1973 | Peter Falk, Victoria Principal, Robert Klein | N/A | |
| Desk- "Proverbs To Live By" | ||||
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October 8, 1973 | Joey Bishop (guest host), George Kennedy, Helen Gurley Brown, John Davidson, Fernando Lamas, Irwin C. Watson | Gerri Granger | |
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October 9, 1973 | Joey Bishop (guest host), Dr. Joyce Brothers, Allan Drake | Mel Tillis | |
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October 10, 1973 | Joey Bishop (guest host), Stephanie Edwards | Della Reese | |
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October 11, 1973 | Joey Bishop (guest host), Dom DeLuise, Stanley Myron Handelman, Cleveland Amory | Charo | |
| Audience Talent Contest | ||||
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October 12, 1973 | Joey Bishop (guest host), Jan Murray, Rip Taylor | N/A | |
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October 15, 1973 | Joey Bishop (guest host), Jack Lemmon, Karen Black | Peter Marshall | |
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October 16, 1973 | TBA | N/A | |
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October 17, 1973 | George Burns, Billie Jean King | N/A | |
| Desk- "NFL Film Clips" | ||||
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October 18, 1973 | Dick Shawn | Gladys Knight & The Pips | |
| Desk- Johnny and Ed celebrate fifteen years as partners. | ||||
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October 19, 1973 | Rodney Allen Rippy, Paul Hampton, J.B. West | Lola Falana, Vikki Carr | |
| Desk- "Motion Picture 'Spin-Offs'" | ||||
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October 22, 1973 | Barbara Walters (guest host), Walter Matthau | Linda Hopkins | |
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October 23, 1973 | Suzanne Pleshette | Vikki Carr, Ace Trucking Company | |
| Stump the Band; Desk- "How Married People Can Fight Successfully" | ||||
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October 24, 1973 | Kirk Douglas, Joan Rivers | Larry Kert | |
| Aunt Blabby | ||||
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October 25, 1973 | Richard Benjamin, Albert Brooks | N/A | |
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October 26, 1973 | Carl Reiner, George Carlin | N/A | |
| Mighty Carson Art Players- "Euell Gibson Sketch" | ||||
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October 29, 1973 | John Davidson (guest host), Dom DeLuise, Lily Tomlin | Charo | |
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October 30, 1973 | Richard Harris, Rich Little | Ronny Graham | |
| Carnac the Magnificent | ||||
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October 31, 1973 | Tony Randall, Sandy Duncan, George Gobel | N/A | |
| Desk- "Superstitions"; Desk- "Things Kids Do at Halloween" | ||||
November
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November 1, 1973 | Elke Sommer, Gabriel Kaplan | Pat Boone | |
| Desk- "Nixon Tapes"; Desk- "Holidays That Never Caught On" | ||||
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November 2, 1973 | Victor Buono | Roger Miller | |
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November 5, 1973 | Joey Bishop (guest host), Allan Drake | Sonny King, Gerri Granger | |
| Audience Talent Contest | ||||
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November 6, 1973 | Robert Blake | The Carpenters | |
| Desk- "Blue Cards" | ||||
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November 7, 1973 | Orson Bean | Wayne Newton | |
| Stump the Band | ||||
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November 8, 1973 | Fernando Lamas, Paul Williams | N/A | |
| Desk- "Saving Fuel- 50 M.P.H. Speed Limit"; Desk- "Early Christmas Advertising" | ||||
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November 9, 1973 | Alex Karras, Barbara Howar | Joan Baez | |
| Desk- "50 M.P.H. on Freeways"; Desk- "T.V. Guide Descriptions" | ||||
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November 12, 1973 | Karen Valentine (guest host), Bob Hope, John Davidson, Jo Ann Worley | N/A | |
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November 13, 1973 | Jonathan Winters, Carol Lawrence, Bud Greenspan | N/A | |
| Desk- Johnny and Ed talked about NBC being on the air for 24 hours to cover Princess Anne's wedding. | ||||
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November 14, 1973 | Don Rickles | Monti Rock | |
| Desk- "How to Pick Up Men" | ||||
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November 15, 1973 | Charlie Callas, Dr. Paul Ehrlich | Roy Clark | |
| Desk- "NFL Film Clips" | ||||
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November 16, 1973 | Dinah Shore, Joan Rivers, Ashley Montagu | N/A | |
| Mighty Carson Art Players- "Football Sketch" (Johnny portrays a referee) | ||||
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November 19, 1973 | Steve Allen (guest host), Richard Dawson, Jayne Meadows | Charo | |
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November 20, 1973 | Henry Fonda, Myron Cohen | Erroll Garner | |
| Desk- "How to Raise Taxes for The Government"; Desk- "Suggestions for Saving Energy" | ||||
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November 21, 1973 | Rodney Dangerfield, Gore Vidal | Robert Goulet | |
| Desk- "Letters from Children Regarding Ed McMahon" | ||||
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November 22, 1973 | Joan Embery, Buddy Hackett, Steve Martin | N/A | |
| Desk- "Upcoming Holiday Season" | ||||
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November 23, 1973 | Jack Palance, Victoria Principal | N/A | |
| Desk- "Ripley's Believe It or Not" | ||||
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November 26, 1973 | McLean Stevenson (guest host), Doris Day, Euell Gibbons | N/A | |
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November 27, 1973 | Carl Reiner, Truman Capote, Jerry Van Dyke | Lennon Sisters | |
| Carnac the Magnificent | ||||
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November 28, 1973 | James Coco, John Davidson | N/A | |
| Desk- "Gas Crisis"; Desk- "NFL Film Clips" | ||||
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November 29, 1973 | Lorne Greene, David Brenner | Lana Cantrell | |
| Desk- "Letter From Viewer" (Johnny reads an item from Portland, Oregon newspaper about the 71-year-old man.); Mighty Carson Art Players- "The Man From Kakkalochie County" (or the 167-year-old man.) | ||||
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November 30, 1973 | Rich Little, Dr. Carl Sagan | Helen Reddy | |
December
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December 3, 1973 | David Steinberg (guest host), Steve Allen, Redd Foxx | N/A | |
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December 4, 1973 | Tony Randall, Stockard Channing | Ronny Graham | |
| Desk- "Noteworthy Newspaper Articles" | ||||
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December 5, 1973 | Dick Shawn, Bruce Dern | Lola Falana | |
| Desk- "What To Give The Man Who Has Everything" | ||||
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December 6, 1973 | Freddie Prinze, Sammy Davis, Jr. | N/A | |
| Desk- "Curses for 1973" | ||||
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December 7, 1973 | McLean Stevenson, Vincent Gardenia | The Lockers, Beverly Sills | |
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December 10, 1973 | Wayne Newton (guest host), Dom DeLuise, Jack Benny | Paul Anka | |
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December 11, 1973 | Richard Harris, Barbara Howar, Dar Robinson | N/A | |
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December 12, 1973 | Robert Blake, Kreskin | Roy Clark | |
| New Products | ||||
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December 13, 1973 | Shecky Greene, Kelly Monteith | Larry Kert | |
| Desk- "Letters to Santa Claus" | ||||
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December 14, 1973 | Cloris Leachman, Fernando Lamas | Ike & Tina Turner, Monti Rock | |
| Stump the Band | ||||
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December 17, 1973 | Steve Allen (guest host), Art Linkletter, Dom DeLuise | Charo, Skiles and Henderson | |
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December 18, 1973 | Clint Eastwood, James Whitmore | Marilyn Horne | |
| Mighty Carson Art Players- "Art Fern- Murray the Mailer" | ||||
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December 19, 1973 | Hugh MacDonald (martial artist), McLean Stevenson | Al Hirt | |
| Desk- "Odds and Ends" | ||||
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December 20, 1973 | George Plimpton, Joan Rivers, Gabriel Kaplan, Adrienne Barbeau | N/A | |
| Desk- "Ed's Alligator" (Ed told of being in Florida and has an alligator in the pond in the back of his house.) | ||||
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December 21, 1973 | Orson Bean, Carol Wayne, Bud Greenspan | Lou Rawls | |
| Aunt Blabby | ||||
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December 25, 1973 | Jerry Lewis (guest host), Dr. Joyce Brothers | N/A | |
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December 26, 1973 | Jerry Lewis (guest host), Sharon Farrell | Mel Torme | |
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December 27, 1973 | Jerry Lewis (guest host), Steve Martin, Suzanne Pleshette, Ernest Borgnine | N/A | |
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December 28, 1973 | Rich Little (guest host), George Burns, Steve Allen, Phyllis Diller, Norm Crosby | N/A | |
| Desk- "Predictions of 1974" | ||||
