[PhilipFreneau]

In reference to the buxom blond named Morgana who ran out of the field during a world series game and kissed Steve Garvey, Carson (holding his hands palm up near his chest) exclaimed, "She was big!".

Ed and the audience asked in unison, "Well, how big was she?"

Carson replied, "If Dolly Parton was a mouthful, this girl would be a two-week supply".

[ko_kyi]

Interviewing Eddie Murphy in about 1985

Carson: "So you have done very well this year, in music, tv, and movies. What are you worth these days?" (joking)

Murphy: (chuckles) "Not as much as you!"

Carson: "But you've never been married!"

[Fiddlstix]

BTTT

[OB1kNOb]

Dear Johnny:

May the good Lord and all His angels greet you at the Pearly Gates of Heaven with a loud "HiYo........o!"

[far sider]

Johnny said he was at a party and one of the guests said he was the biggest man in show biz. Johnny said he would have been bigger but he just got out of the pool.

[TC Rider]

While still in NY:

It was so cold today...

..how cold was it?

I saw a NYC cop with snow up to his chest, I told him I felt sorry for him. He said, don't feel sorry for me, feel sorry for my horse.

[Rocket1968]

Bump for later.

[Argh]

That was mine, too. Thanks.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Carson to Audience: "Boy it was cold last night."
Audience: "How cold was it?!"
Carson: "It was so cold, that last night on my nightly walk, I saw 2 dogs stuck to the same fire hydrant!"

[AxelPaulsenJr]

A guest on the Tonight Show commenting on the marriage of Frank Sinatra to Mia Farrow, said: "I always knew that Frank would end up in bed with a boy".

[Guvmint_Cheese]

Karnak: A catcher's glove, a pitcher's glove, a triple, a double, and Dolly Parton

Ed: A catcher's glove, a pitcher's glove, a triple, a double, and Dolly Parton

Karnak: What are a pair of mitts, a pair of hits, and a popular country-western singer.

[lonevoice]

I haven't read the whole thread so I don't know if anyone's already included these guys. Two of my favorite frequent guests on the Tonight show were George Segal and Robert Blake (yes, that Robert Blake). Johnny really outdid himself by making the audience laugh with him at Segal's astonishingly large ego and Blake's dark weirdness. I'm sorry that neither of these guests are on the Best of Carson videos.

[Central Scrutiniser]

"A marble bust of Earl Butz, hallowed out and filled with nuts"

[OldEagle]

Ed: Name Mississippi's favorite cheer, favorite beer and favorite queer.

Carnac: Hotty Totty, Miller Light and Bill Allain.

[Redcloak]

Carnac crashing through the desk.

[Sensei Ern]

My favorite moment on the Tonight Show was when Johny Carson had Sam Kinneson on. Johny had made this big deal of not knowing what to expect because Sam wanted to sing. He absolutely had no idea what Sam would do, because he had never heard Sam sing before, so Johny was taking a big chance that Sam would bomb.

Sam started singing an ok version of Elvis', "Are You Lonesome, Tonight?"

Then, after the first verse, singing melodically, "Tell me, dear, Are you lonesome, tonight?" He went into his trademark ranting about he hopes she is because she was a dirty rotten no good cheating whore and she should burn in hell.

Johny fell out of the chair, and on to the floor. I don't remember what happened after that because I too, fell on the floor, gasoing for air while laughing my fool head off.

[Exeter]

A Caranak favorite;

Carson:"Mount Baldy"

Ed:"Mount Baldy"

Carson:What does Yul Brynner's wife do every night?

SWISH-BOOM!!!

[Cornjonny]

My favorite reference to Johnny from "The Simpsons" was were during his monologue he stated,

"Today the Coast Guard arrested Boy George for scraping the barnacles off of his dinghy."

[Diddle E. Squat]

Sheesh, who's the idiotic nanny scumbag a-hole that just had to add all the anti-smoking keywords. What a gutless slimeball you are.