List of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson episodes (1977)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1977 episodes
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	259
Release
Original network	NBC

The following is a list of episodes of the television series The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson which aired in 1977:

1977

January

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	January 3, 1977	David Brenner (guest host)	N/A
????	January 4, 1977	Bob Hope, Rich Little, Irving Benson	N/A
????	January 5, 1977	John Byner, Fernando Lamas	N/A
????	January 6, 1977	Richard Benjamin, Joe Namath, Dick Schaap, Orson Bean	Dee Dee Bridgewater
Sketch- "An Ombudsman"
????	January 7, 1977	none	Steve Lawrence, Shields & Yarnell
Carnac the Magnificent
????	January 10, 1977	Steve Lawrence (guest host)	Connie Stevens, Marvin Hamlisch
????	January 11, 1977	David Steinberg	N/A
????	January 12, 1977	Ricardo Montalban, Penny Marshall	Buddy Rich
????	January 13, 1977	Peter Finch, George Carlin, Ruth Gordon	Joanie Sommers
Desk- "Gifts 'Not' to Give the Foreign Governments"
????	January 14, 1977	Bob Hope	N/A
Stump the Band
????	January 17, 1977	Joan Rivers (guest host), Nancy Walker, Paul Williams	The Keane Brothers
????	January 18, 1977	Earl Holliman, Charles Nelson Reilly, Billy Crystal	N/A
Desk- "New Fall Television Series"
????	January 19, 1977	Pat Henry	Dolly Parton
Aunt Blabby
????	January 20, 1977	Shelley Winters	Joe Williams
????	January 21, 1977	Florence Henderson, Andy Kaufman	N/A
Desk- "Johnny mentioned the KNBC 'Feeling Fine' and the subject 'Growing Old' and added some comedic remarks."
????	January 24, 1977	David Brenner (guest host), Vincent Price	N/A
????	January 25, 1977	David Brenner (guest host)	N/A
????	January 26, 1977	David Brenner (guest host)	Ben Vereen, Jack Jones
????	January 27, 1977	Steve Martin (guest host), Tom Smothers, Ricky Jay	John Denver, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, The Carpenters
Desk- Steve Martin checked in with his phone answering service.
????	January 28, 1977	McLean Stevenson (guest host), Alan King, Lee Grant, Kreskin	N/A
????	January 31, 1977	Don Rickles (guest host), Jack Klugman	N/A
Don Rickles and Ed discuss: The time Don broke Johnny's cigarette box

February

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	February 1, 1977	Buddy Hackett, Cindy Williams	N/A
Carnac the Magnificent
????	February 2, 1977	Tony Randall, Paula Prentiss, Alex Haley	Mel Tillis
????	February 3, 1977	Orson Welles, Dinah Shore, Erma Bombeck	N/A
Stump the Band
????	February 4, 1977	Richard Thomas	Della Reese
????	February 7, 1977	Roy Clark (guest host), Elke Sommer, Norm Crosby	Freddy Fender
????	February 8, 1977	Lily Tomlin, Rodney Dangerfield, Joseph Wambaugh	N/A
Desk- Johnny talks about the new NBC show called 'Seeds.'
????	February 9, 1977	Orson Bean, Marilyn Sokol	Pat Boone
Desk- "Horror Movies That Haven't Been Released Yet"
????	February 10, 1977	Richard Harris, Ann Turkel, Buck Henry, David Horowitz	N/A
Desk- "Suggestions for President Carter"
????	February 11, 1977	Bert Convy	Lola Falana
Sketch- Johnny did a representation of Lincoln being interviewed on television.
????	February 14, 1977	Orson Welles (guest host), Carol Burnett, Foster Brooks, Edwin Newman	N/A
Orson Welles performs a cardtrick with Doc Severinsen.
????	February 15, 1977	George Carlin, McLean Stevenson	N/A
Sketch- "Cupid"
????	February 16, 1977	none	Joey Heatherton, Tony Bennett
Desk- "The Code for Comic Book Artists"
????	February 17, 1977	Charlie Callas, Ray Johnson, Jose Molina	Dolly Parton
Carnac the Magnificent
????	February 18, 1977	Lawrence Welk, Robert Klein	N/A
Desk- "Tips on How to Conserve Water"
????	February 21, 1977	Helen Reddy (guest host), George Burns	Olivia Newton-John
????	February 22, 1977	Charlton Heston, George Gobel, Ashley Montagu	N/A
Sketch- "George Washington"
????	February 23, 1977	Joan Embery, David Steinberg	Itzhak Perlman
Desk- Johnny mentioned his Harvard Hasty Pudding award, then read some audience cards addressed to President Carter.
????	February 24, 1977	Shecky Greene (guest host), Paul Williams, Jean Marsh	N/A
????	February 25, 1977	Della Reese (guest host), Gabriel Kaplan	N/A
????	February 28, 1977	George Carlin (guest host), Debbie Reynolds, Dr. Joyce Brothers	N/A

March

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	March 1, 1977	none	Eubie Blake
????	March 2, 1977	Burt Reynolds, Jay Leno, Jack Douglas	Diana Ross
Aunt Blabby
????	March 3, 1977	Dyan Cannon, Andy Kaufman	Steve Lawrence
????	March 4, 1977	Peter Strauss	N/A
Desk- "Ways Your Car Can Save Your Life"
????	March 7, 1977	Steve Allen (guest host), Victor Buono	Linda Hopkins
Blue Cards (Steve Allen)
????	March 8, 1977	Steve Allen (guest host), Charles Nelson Reilly, Norm Crosby	N/A
Blue Cards (Steve Allen)
????	March 9, 1977	Joan Rivers (guest host), David Steinberg, Ned Beatty	N/A
????	March 10, 1977	Alan King (guest host), Vincent Price	Della Reese
????	March 11, 1977	Gabriel Kaplan (guest host), Penny Marshall, Norman Fell	N/A
????	March 14, 1977	Bob Newhart (guest host), Bob Uecker, Kreskin	N/A
????	March 15, 1977	James Stewart, Steve Martin, David Horowitz	Dee Dee Bridgewater
Desk- "Little Known Nominations"; Sketch- Johnny lip-synced a Sinatra record and a woman threw water on his head.
????	March 16, 1977	Kelly Monteith, Dan Haggerty	Mel Tillis
Desk- "Award Winning Commercials"
????	March 17, 1977	Robert Blake, Alex Karras	N/A
Sketch- "Leprechaun Interview"
????	March 18, 1977	Angie Dickinson, Norm Crosby	N/A
Stump the Band
????	March 21, 1977	David Brenner (guest host), Shelley Winters, Cleveland Amory	Janis Ian
????	March 22, 1977	Raymond Burr, Billy Crystal, Mariette Hartley, Merie Earle	N/A
Desk- "New Congressional Code of Ethics"
????	March 23, 1977	James Hampton, Joel Grey	N/A
Floyd R. Turbo
????	March 24, 1977	Bob Hope, Michael Landon	Kenny Rogers
Mighty Carson Art Players- "Godfather Debate"
????	March 25, 1977	Mitzi Gaynor, Orson Bean, Dr. Carl Sagan	N/A
????	March 28, 1977	David Brenner (guest host), Suzanne Somers, Stan Kann	Neil Sedaka, Mary MacGregor
????	March 29, 1977	Bert Convy, Richard Benjamin	N/A
Desk- "How to Save New York City"
????	March 30, 1977	Bruce Dern, Fernando Lamas	N/A
????	March 31, 1977	Brenda Vaccaro, George Gobel	N/A
Carnac the Magnificent

April

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	April 1, 1977	McLean Stevenson	Ethel Merman
Desk- "Wedding Planning"
????	April 4, 1977	Steve Martin (guest host), Cindy Williams, Betty White	Liberty
Desk- "Test for Audience"
????	April 5, 1977	Shecky Greene, Robert Klein	Kenny Rogers
Desk- "What To Do If You Were Johnny Carson"
????	April 6, 1977	Rich Little (guest host), Phyllis Diller, Stan Kann	Joe Williams
Desk- "Rich Little Imitated Seven Presidents Then Henry Kissinger"
????	April 7, 1977	Charles Nelson Reilly, Buck Henry	Lola Falana ("This Magic Moment")
Mighty Carson Art Players- "Tea-Time Movie"
????	April 8, 1977	Joan Embery, Carol Wayne	N/A
Tea-Time Movie
????	April 11, 1977	Bob Newhart (guest host), Don Rickles, Alex Karras	N/A
????	April 12, 1977	Bob Newhart (guest host), Henry Fonda, Jerry Van Dyke	Freddy Fender ("Rain, Rain, Rain")
Desk- "Bob's Trip to Israel"
????	April 13, 1977	Burt Reynolds (guest host), Orson Welles, Norman Fell	The Keane Brothers
Desk- "Burt's Playing Golf in Mexico"
????	April 14, 1977	David Brenner (guest host), Bob Hope, Ruth Buzzi, Norm Crosby	England Dan & John Ford Coley ("The Dowdy Ferry Road")
????	April 15, 1977	Burt Reynolds (guest host), Cher, David Steinberg	Dee Dee Bridgewater
Desk- "Burt's Fishing Vacation"
????	April 18, 1977	John Davidson (guest host), Sandy Duncan, Harvey Korman	Aretha Franklin
????	April 19, 1977	John Davidson (guest host), Steve Allen	N/A
????	April 20, 1977	John Davidson (guest host)	Harry Chapin
????	April 21, 1977	John Davidson (guest host)	Skiles and Henderson
????	April 22, 1977	John Davidson (guest host), Earl Holliman, Rip Taylor, Jacques Cousteau	Lou Rawls ("All The Way" and "See You When I Get There")
????	April 25, 1977	Orson Welles (guest host), Jack Lemmon, George Gobel	N/A
????	April 26, 1977	Sammy Davis, Jr., Charlie Callas, George Peppard	N/A
Desk- "Lines Men Use to Break Down a Girl"
????	April 27, 1977	Dr. Paul Ehrlich	Steve Lawrence
Carnac the Magnificent
????	April 28, 1977	Lucille Ball, Jay Leno, Erma Bombeck	N/A
Desk- "Suggestions and Questions from Audience for Johnny"
????	April 29, 1977	Cloris Leachman, Hal Linden	N/A
Commercial Blackouts

May

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	May 2, 1977	Rich Little (guest host)	N/A
????	May 3, 1977	Michael Landon, George Carlin	N/A
Desk- "Emmy Nomination Categories"
????	May 4, 1977	Chevy Chase, Richard Pryor, Marilyn Sokol, James Hampton	N/A
Aunt Blabby
????	May 5, 1977	none	N/A
Stump The Band
????	May 6, 1977	Tony Curtis, John Ritter	N/A
Desk- "California License Plates"
????	May 9, 1977	George Carlin (guest host), Milton Berle, Bernadette Peters, Sam Levenson	N/A
????	May 10, 1977	David Steinberg	Lola Falana
Floyd R. Turbo
????	May 11, 1977	Jim Fowler, Shecky Greene	Lana Cantrell
Desk- "How a Person Can Reach Age 100"
????	May 12, 1977	James Coburn, Ed Herlihy, Bobby Wick	N/A
The Tonight Show Band plays "Supreme Sacrifice"
????	May 13, 1977	Rob Reiner, Dan Haggerty	N/A
Sketch- "Big Foot"
????	May 16, 1977	Robert Klein (guest host), Penny Marshall	N/A
????	May 17, 1977	Angie Dickinson, David Horowitz, Orson Bean, Red Adair	Buddy Rich, Julie Budd
Desk- "Shows That Didn't Make It"
????	May 18, 1977	Orson Bean, David Horowitz, Red Adair	N/A
Carnac the Magnificent
????	May 19, 1977	Irving Benson, Bea Arthur	N/A
????	May 20, 1977	Peter Falk, Steve Landesberg, Muhammad Ali, Dr. Carl Sagan	N/A
????	May 23, 1977	Steve Martin (guest host)	Helen Reddy
????	May 24, 1977	Steve Martin (guest host)	N/A
????	May 25, 1977	Steve Allen (guest host)	N/A
????	May 26, 1977	Steve Allen (guest host)	N/A
????	May 27, 1977	Steve Allen (guest host)	N/A
????	May 30, 1977	David Brenner (guest host)	N/A
????	May 31, 1977	David Brenner (guest host)	N/A

June

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	June 1, 1977	David Brenner (guest host), Jackie Mason	Della Reese, Marvin Hamlisch
????	June 2, 1977	David Brenner (guest host), Edwin Newman	Robert Goulet
????	June 3, 1977	David Brenner (guest host), Florence Henderson, Tom Smothers	N/A
????	June 6, 1977	George Carlin (guest host), Elliott Gould, Monty Hall	N/A
????	June 7, 1977	Suzanne Pleshette, Tom Snyder	N/A
Desk- "The Draught"
????	June 8, 1977	Richard Benjamin, Richard Lewis, Sam Blotner	Gerri Granger
Stump the Band
????	June 9, 1977	Dan Rather	N/A
Floyd R. Turbo
????	June 10, 1977	Sammy Davis, Jr.	Shields & Yarnell
????	June 13, 1977	David Steinberg (guest host), Sally Field, Dr. Joyce Brothers	Helen Reddy
????	June 14, 1977	Jay Leno, Joseph Wambaugh	Alice Cooper
Aunt Blabby
????	June 15, 1977	Charles Nelson Reilly, Peter Benchley	Johnny Mathis
Desk- "Body Insurance for Performers"
????	June 16, 1977	Angie Dickinson	Ethel Merman
Desk- "Personal Profiles"
????	June 17, 1977	none	Larry Kert, Lola Falana
Desk- "Letters from Children Regarding Their Fathers"
????	June 20, 1977	Bob Newhart (guest host), Bert Convy, Bernadette Peters, Yul Brynner	N/A
????	June 21, 1977	Tony Randall, Tom Dreesen, Merie Earle	Buddy Rich
Desk- "Los Angeles Magazine Suggestions of Free Events"
????	June 22, 1977	George Carlin, Marcel Marceau	Pete Fountain
Stump the Band
????	June 23, 1977	Susan Sarandon, Billy Crystal	Della Reese
Desk- "Notice from NBC Bulletin Board"; Desk- "Suggestion Box"
????	June 24, 1977	Orson Bean, Sally Kellerman, David Horowitz	N/A
????	June 27, 1977	Gabriel Kaplan (guest host), Robert Conrad	England Dan and John Ford Coley
????	June 28, 1977	Gabriel Kaplan (guest host), Suzanne Somers	N/A
Desk- "Letters to Gabriel Kaplan"
????	June 29, 1977	Alan King (guest host), Rex Reed	Pat Boone
????	June 30, 1977	Alan King (guest host), Norman Fell	Ben Vereen
Desk- "Blue Cards"

July

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	July 1, 1977	Vincent Price (guest host), Debbie Reynolds, Dr. Wayne Dyer	N/A
????	July 4, 1977	Richard Benjamin (guest host), Charles Nelson Reilly, Marsha Mason, Neil Simon	N/A
Richard Benjamin talked about of doing "Quark" for NBC.
????	July 5, 1977	Rich Little (guest host), Norm Crosby	Charo
????	July 6, 1977	Joan Rivers (guest host), Shecky Greene, Kreskin	Glen Campbell
Joan talked about the film "Rabbit Test".
????	July 7, 1977	Robert Klein (guest host), Jackie Mason	Dionne Warwick
????	July 8, 1977	Della Reese (guest host), Fernando Lamas	Mel Torme
????	July 11, 1977	Rob Reiner (guest host), Lindsay Wagner, Albert Brooks, Harry Shearer, Billy Crystal, Penny Marshall	N/A
????	July 12, 1977	James Stewart	Donna Theodore
Desk- "Ed's Injury"
????	July 13, 1977	Buddy Hackett, Paula Prentiss	Bobby Goldsboro
Carnac the Magnificent
????	July 14, 1977	Rodney Dangerfield, Elizabeth Ashley, Mr. Wizard	N/A
Desk- "Telephone Answering Machines"
????	July 15, 1977	Marty Feldman, Caitlyn Jenner (then Bruce)	N/A
Stump the Band
????	July 18, 1977	Roger Moore (guest host), Vincent Price	N/A
????	July 19, 1977	Madeline Kahn, Stephen Schneider	N/A
Desk- "Things to Do Without Television"
????	July 20, 1977	Bert Convy, Joan Rivers, Richard Lewis, Dr. Michael Fox	N/A
Aunt Blabby
????	July 21, 1977	Katherine Crumbley	Mel Tillis
????	July 22, 1977	Paul Williams, Mary Kay Place	Steve Lawrence
Desk- Johnny read some letters from children in which they finished familiar/famous sayings.
????	July 25, 1977	David Brenner (guest host), Peter Fonda	Loretta Lynn
????	July 26, 1977	Steve Martin, Fernando Lamas, Merie Earle	Kenny Rogers
Desk- "Psychic Predictions"
????	July 27, 1977	Tony Randall, Robert Klein	Monti Rock
Desk- "Photos with Comedic Captions"; Stump the Band
????	July 28, 1977	Charles Nelson Reilly, Norm Crosby	N/A
The Tonight Show Band performs "Lover"
????	July 29, 1977	Shelley Winters, Jay Leno, Dr. Carl Sagan	Dee Dee Bridgewater
Desk- Johnny talked about English television, then showed some tapes of dogs.

August

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	August 1, 1977	Bob Newhart (guest host), Betty White, Don Rickles	Marilyn Maye, Skiles and Henderson
????	August 2, 1977	none	Pete Fountain, Liberace
Desk- "Material from Los Angeles Times"
????	August 3, 1977	Gregory Peck, Edgar Bergen, George Gobel, Jim Bouton	N/A
????	August 4, 1977	Joan Embery, Orson Bean, Andy Kaufman	Eugene Fodor
Carnac the Magnificent
????	August 5, 1977	Rich Little, Richard Pryor, David Horowitz, David Sayh	N/A
Desk- "Russian Etiquette"
????	August 8, 1977	David Steinberg (guest host), Steve Allen, Suzanne Somers, Dub Taylor	Linda Hopkins
????	August 9, 1977	Helen Reddy (guest host), Hal Linden, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dr. Joyce Brothers	N/A
????	August 10, 1977	Gabriel Kaplan (guest host), Bill Cosby, Caitlyn Jenner (then Bruce)	Harry Chapin
????	August 11, 1977	Gabriel Kaplan (guest host), Bob Uecker	The Keane Brothers
Stump the Comedian with Gabriel Kaplan
????	August 12, 1977	Gabriel Kaplan (guest host), Tom Smothers, Susan Saint James	Roy Clark
Desk- "Blue Cards with Gabriel Kaplan"
????	August 15, 1977	John Davidson (guest host), Bob Hope	Natalie Cole
????	August 16, 1977	John Davidson (guest host), Eva Gabor	N/A
????	August 17, 1977	John Davidson (guest host), Monty Hall	N/A
????	August 18, 1977	John Davidson (guest host), Shelley Winters, Dick Clark	Peter Marshall
????	August 19, 1977	John Davidson (guest host), Bonnie Franklin, Will Geer, Helen Schneider	Freddy Fender
????	August 22, 1977	Steve Martin (guest host), Chevy Chase, Jay Leno, Stan Kann	Pat Boone
????	August 23, 1977	Steve Martin (guest host), Bill Cosby	Larry Gatlin
????	August 24, 1977	Roy Clark (guest host), Jim Nabors, Norm Crosby	Scatman Crothers
????	August 25, 1977	Roy Clark (guest host), Flip Wilson, Rue McClanahan, David Huddleston, Ruth Buzzi	Buck Trent, The Oak Ridge Boys
????	August 26, 1977	Roy Clark (guest host), Victor Buono	Vikki Carr, Kenny Rogers
????	August 29, 1977	George Carlin (guest host), Bernadette Peters, John Ritter	Jose Feliciano
????	August 30, 1977	Suzanne Pleshette, Rodney Dangerfield, Norman Fell	Joe Williams
Mighty Carson Art Players- "Marharishi"
????	August 31, 1977	David Steinberg	Hoyt Axton
Carnac the Magnificent

September

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	September 1, 1977	Lou Brock, Don Rickles, Eli Wallach, Colleen McCullough	N/A
Floyd R. Turbo speaks in favor of the neutron bomb
????	September 2, 1977	Orson Welles, Paul Williams, Madlyn Rhue, Skip Stephenson	Donna Theodore
Desk- "What Are The Odds?"
????	September 5, 1977	Steve Allen (guest host), Louis Nye	Eartha Kitt
Desk- "Blue Cards (Steve Allen)"
????	September 6, 1977	George Carlin	Buddy Rich
Johnny and Ed Discuss: 'Up Against the World' and the Labor Day Weekend.
????	September 7, 1977	Orson Bean	Jack Jones
Aunt Blabby
????	September 8, 1977	Dr. Lendon Smith	Joan Baez
Desk- "Ways to Cool Off"
????	September 9, 1977	John Davidson, Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca	Eubie Blake
Stump the Band
????	September 12, 1977	David Brenner (guest host), Sonny Bono	Robert Goulet
????	September 13, 1977	Peter Strauss, Jim Henson, Carol Wayne	N/A
????	September 14, 1977	James Garner, Jack Klugman	N/A
Desk- "Article from Esquire"
????	September 15, 1977	Tim Conway	Johnny Mathis
Desk- "'Love is...' Letters"
????	September 16, 1977	Charlton Heston, McLean Stevenson, David Horowitz	N/A
????	September 19, 1977	David Brenner (guest host), Andy Griffith	N/A
????	September 20, 1977	Erma Bombeck	Lola Falana
Carnac the Magnificent
????	September 21, 1977	Tony Randall, Kelly Monteith	Anthony Newley
Johnny played the drums with the band, then the band performs with a regular drummer.
????	September 22, 1977	James Mason	N/A
Sketch- "Recreation of The Funeral of Victor the Giraffe"; Stump the Band
????	September 23, 1977	Richard Lewis, Peter Ustinov	Steve Lawrence
????	September 26, 1977	Sammy Davis, Jr. (guest host), Rip Taylor	N/A
????	September 27, 1977	Sammy Davis, Jr. (guest host), Arte Johnson	N/A
????	September 28, 1977	Sammy Davis, Jr. (guest host), Sandy Duncan, Dub Taylor	N/A
????	September 29, 1977	John Denver (guest host), Carl Reiner, Valerie Harper, Dr. Carl Sagan	N/A

October

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	October 3, 1977	John Denver (guest host), George Burns, Teri Garr	Kenny Rogers
????	October 4, 1977	George Carlin (guest host), Suzanne Somers	Linda Hopkins
????	October 5, 1977	Ann-Margret, Charles Nelson Reilly, Florence Henderson	N/A
????	October 6, 1977	Jane Fonda, Orson Bean, Skip Stephenson, Dr. Michael Fox	N/A
Desk- Johnny showed stills of personalities and ventured what they'd say if told the world will end in one hour.
????	October 7, 1977	Anna Marvin	Phyllis Newman, Eugene Fodor
????	October 10, 1977	Steve Allen (guest host), Jayne Meadows, Dick Clark, Pam Grier	N/A
????	October 11, 1977	Steve Landesberg	Pete Fountain, Pat Boone
Sketch- "Irv Benson and Johnny"
????	October 12, 1977	Joan Rivers, Phyllis George, Ray Johnson	Los Indios Tabajaras
Desk- "Excuses for Auto Accidents"-sent in by Joe Vecchio
????	October 13, 1977	Jim Fowler, Buddy Hackett	Della Reese
Desk- "How to Cut Medical Costs"
????	October 14, 1977	Robert Blake	Monti Rock
Desk- "Letters from Students About Bert Lance"
????	October 17, 1977	Steve Martin (guest host), George Gobel, Kreskin	N/A
????	October 18, 1977	Steve Martin (guest host), Bernadette Peters	John Sebastian, Scatman Crothers
????	October 19, 1977	Della Reese (guest host), Charles Nelson Reilly, Arte Johnson, Erik Estrada	N/A
????	October 20, 1977	Gabriel Kaplan (guest host), Cindy Williams, Don Rickles, Jay Leno	N/A
????	October 21, 1977	Gabriel Kaplan (guest host), Angie Dickinson, Richard Lewis, Don Meredith	N/A
Stump the Comedian with Gabriel Kaplan
????	October 24, 1977	Helen Reddy (guest host), Sylvester Stallone, Neil Simon, Cleveland Amory, George Miller	Joe Williams
????	October 25, 1977	Bert Convy (guest host), Bob Newhart, Norm Crosby	N/A
????	October 26, 1977	David Steinberg (guest host), Elizabeth Ashley, Edwin Newman	Della Reese
????	October 27, 1977	Burt Reynolds (guest host), Dom DeLuise, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Norman Fell	Connie Stevens, Don Williams
Desk- "Blue Cards for Burt"
????	October 28, 1977	Tom Smothers (guest host), Steve Allen, Cybill Shepherd, Jackie Mason, Stan Kann	Al Jarreau
????	October 31, 1977	Bob Newhart (guest host), Harvey Korman, Kelly Monteith, Dr. Joyce Brothers	Pete Fountain

November

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	November 1, 1977	James Stewart, Rodney Dangerfield	Anthony Newley
Desk- "Ed's Trip to France"
????	November 2, 1977	Fernando Lamas	N/A
Carnac the Magnificent
????	November 3, 1977	Henry Winkler, Fred Graham	Donna Theodore
Desk- "Words"; Desk- Johnny reads an item concerning him forty years ago from a Nebraska paper.
????	November 4, 1977	Buck Henry, Susan Ford	Steve Lawrence
Desk- "You Know You're Going To Get Fired When..."
????	November 7, 1977	Bob Newhart (guest host), James Hampton	Lola Falana, Luciano Pavarotti
????	November 8, 1977	Joe Namath	N/A
????	November 9, 1977	McLean Stevenson, Jean Marsh	Linda Hopkins
Johnny and Ed Discuss: The New Planet and Ed's bad back.
????	November 10, 1977	Dinah Shore, Charles Nelson Reilly, Teri Garr	N/A
Desk- "Worst Song Titles"
????	November 11, 1977	George Willig, John Byner	N/A
Stump the Band
????	November 14, 1977	Frank Sinatra (guest host), George Burns, Angie Dickinson, Carroll O'Connor, Don Rickles	N/A
Desk- "Letters"
????	November 15, 1977	Cloris Leachman	Judith Blegen
Desk- "Unusual Bumper Stickers"
????	November 16, 1977	Tony Randall, Jack Douglas	Charo
Commercial Blackouts
????	November 17, 1977	Orson Bean, Erma Bombeck, Robert Klein	N/A
Desk- "New Fall Shows"
????	November 18, 1977	James Caan, Lucille Ball	Phoebe Snow
Sketch- "Take Off About Red Adair"
????	November 21, 1977	Bob Newhart (guest host), Lily Tomlin, Bob Uecker	Glen Campbell
????	November 22, 1977	Carl Reiner, Bill Cosby	Kenny Rogers
Desk- "Fashion Rules for Men"
????	November 23, 1977	Burt Reynolds, Jane Seymour	Johnny Mathis
Sketch- "Thanksgiving Turkey Interview"
????	November 24, 1977	Buddy Hackett, Dick Van Patten, Dr. Lendon Smith	Kelly Garrett
Desk- "Letters from Primary School Students"
????	November 25, 1977	David Steinberg	Marilyn Horne
Stump the Band
????	November 28, 1977	George Carlin (guest host), Rich Little, Dr. Joyce Brothers	N/A
????	November 29, 1977	Charles Nelson Reilly, Mark Hamill, Dr. William Nolen	Eugene Fodor
Desk- "Football Rules"
????	November 30, 1977	TBA	Chuck Mangione
Carnac the Magnificent

December

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	December 1, 1977	Jack Albertson, Betty White	Donna Theodore, Eubie Blake
Desk- "Sexual Signals"
????	December 2, 1977	Elizabeth Ashley, Betty Leslie-Melville	Bob & Ray, Beverly Sills
????	December 5, 1977	David Brenner (guest host), John Travolta	Frankie Valli
????	December 6, 1977	David Brenner (guest host), Omar Sharif, Norm Crosby	Mac Davis
David Brenner and Ed Discuss: The City and Country Noises
????	December 7, 1977	David Brenner (guest host), Teri Garr	Frankie Avalon, Marvin Hamlisch
????	December 8, 1977	Gabriel Kaplan (guest host), Robert Conrad	Scatman Crothers
????	December 9, 1977	Gabriel Kaplan (guest host), Steve Allen, Alex Karras, Cleveland Amory	Anne Murray
Stump the Comedian with Gabriel Kaplan
????	December 12, 1977	Bill Cosby (guest host), Angie Dickinson, Florence Henderson	N/A
Bill Cosby told of receiving some letters about paintings.
????	December 13, 1977	Joan Embery, Kelly Monteith, Doug Henning	Tony Bennett
????	December 14, 1977	Charles Nelson Reilly, Lawrence Welk	Dolly Parton
Desk- "Expensive Christmas Gifts"
????	December 15, 1977	Susan Sullivan	Hoyt Axton
New Products
????	December 16, 1977	Bob Hope, Robert Blake, Joseph Wambaugh	Mel Tillis
Sketch- "Art Fern"
????	December 19, 1977	John Davidson (guest host), Debbie Reynolds, Pete Barbutti, Dorothy Hamill	Kenny Rogers
????	December 20, 1977	John Davidson (guest host), Sandy Duncan, Marilyn Sokol	Harry Chapin
????	December 21, 1977	John Davidson (guest host), Caitlyn Jenner (then Bruce), Kreskin	Aretha Franklin
????	December 22, 1977	John Davidson (guest host), Bernadette Peters, Shelley Winters, Kip Addota	N/A
????	December 23, 1977	John Davidson (guest host), Victor Buono, Stephanie Edwards	Pat Boone
????	December 26, 1977	Rich Little (guest host), Kathryn Grant, Shana Alexander	Mel Torme
????	December 27, 1977	Richard Benjamin, Dr. Lendon Smith	Dizzy Gillespie
Pie Blackouts: "Christmas Pie-In-A-Face Blackout"
????	December 28, 1977	Bert Convy, Vincent Price	N/A
Sketch- "Carswell Predicts"
????	December 29, 1977	Quinn Cummings, George Miller, Ray Johnson	Al Jarreau
Desk- "Where to Go on New Years' Eve"
????	December 30, 1977	Suzanne Pleshette, Beau Bridges, Merie Earle	Peggy Lee
Sketch- "Father Time"