“ You could still watch old Carson episodes and laugh out loud. “
You still can. There’s a Johnny Carson channel on Roku, one of “Roku channel’s” “live tv” channels. Probably other places, too.
I referenced a Carson skit the other day where he was playing Reagan, and he nailed it.
#33 Johnny Carson is on the free Pluto tv app that you can add to your Roku device. You can also watch it on the computer.
https://pluto.tv/en/live-tv/johnny-carson-tv