List of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson episodes (1988)
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List of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson episodes | |
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No. of episodes | 132 |
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Original network | NBC |
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The following is a list of episodes of the television series The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson which aired in 1988:
1988
January
No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
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3,767 | January 4, 1988 | Jay Leno (guest host), Lance Burton, Baxter Black | Rita Moreno | |
3,768 | January 6, 1988 | Franklyn Ajaye, Jester Hairston | Belinda Carlisle | |
Motivations to Lose Weight After the Holidays | ||||
3,769 | January 7, 1988 | Bette Davis, Martin Short | N/A | |
Special Calendars | ||||
3,770 | January 8, 1988 | Mark & Delia Owens | Robert Goulet | |
Questions from The Audience | ||||
3,771 | January 11, 1988 | Jay Leno (guest host), Dan Aykroyd, Nigel Havers | Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine | |
Headlines | ||||
3,772 | January 13, 1988 | Whoopi Goldberg, Jerry Seinfeld | The Chieftains ("Dans Mod Koh A Vaod" and "Full Of Joy") | |
How Americans Slogans Translate In Foreign Countries | ||||
3,773 | January 14, 1988 | Milton Berle, Carol Siskind, Don Yesso | N/A | |
Public Service Announcements | ||||
3,774 | January 15, 1988 | Lisa Jane Persky | Buster Poindexter ("Hot, Hot, Hot", "Somebody Buy Me A Drink") | |
A videotape of Johnny trying his jokes out on shoe-shine man Floyd Jackson, security guard Eddie Murphy, and commissary worker Wyn Hoonahan while they sit at Floyd's stand. | ||||
3,775 | January 18, 1988 | Jay Leno (guest host), Jimmie Walker, Deborah Raffin, Roy Blount, Jr. | N/A | |
Notes from a Church Bulletin | ||||
3,776 | January 20, 1988 | Howard Cosell | Barry Manilow | |
3,777 | January 21, 1988 | Jack Lemmon | K.T. Oslin | |
Mighty Carson Art Players - "Malibu Restaurant" (rerun from Betty White episode) | ||||
3,778 | January 22, 1988 | Jim Fowler, Teresa Ganzel, Bob Nelson | N/A | |
Mighty Carson Art Players - "Tea Time Movie" |
February
No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
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3,779 | February 2, 1988 | Paul Reiser | James Taylor | |
Emergency backup statistics not used but ready for use at football games by the sports announcers covering them. | ||||
3,780 | February 3, 1988 | Betty White, Merritt Heaton | Ray Stevens | |
Mighty Carson Art Players - "Breakfast at The Rather Household" | ||||
3,781 | February 4, 1988 | Sammy Davis, Jr, Jason Bateman | N/A | |
Johnny's mock eulogy of Luicci the Capuccino Monkey | ||||
3,782 | February 5, 1988 | Oprah Winfrey, Sydney Walsh | Daniel Rosen | |
Backup 'Wheaties' Box Covers | ||||
3,783 | February 10, 1988 | Jay Leno (guest host), Sandy Duncan | Randy Travis | |
Headlines; Kid Inventors | ||||
3,784 | February 11, 1988 | Jay Leno (guest host), Tim Reid, Tom Parks, Dr. David Dahl | Jerry Lee Lewis ("Rockin' My Life Away" and "Great Balls of Fire") | |
3,785 | February 12, 1988 | Jay Leno (guest host), Brooke Adams, Kevin Meaney, Carl Weathers | Glen Campbell ("I Remember You") | |
3,786 | February 16, 1988 | Tim Conway | Jonathan Butler | |
Diary of Things Johnny Did While He Was Sick | ||||
3,787 | February 17, 1988 | Jackie Mason, Joanna Kerns | Kid Creole & The Coconuts ("Dropout", "Curiosity") | |
USA Today Poll About the Sexes | ||||
3,788 | February 18, 1988 | Dudley Moore, Minnie Black | N/A | |
A Presidential Debate with Questions asked by Johnny. | ||||
3,789 | February 19, 1988 | Gene Siskel, Roger Ebert, Bob Saget | Los Lobos ("In America", "La Bamba") | |
Forgotten Movies From the Past | ||||
3,790 | February 23, 1988 | Louie Anderson, Jennifer Tilly | Dionne Warwick | |
3,791 | February 24, 1988 | Ritch Shydner, Rita Rudner, Fred Roggin, Darryl Sivad | N/A | |
Questions From the Audience | ||||
3,792 | February 25, 1988 | Burt Reynolds, Teresa Ganzel, Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards | N/A | |
Mighty Carson Art Players - "Tele-Scam"; Expensive Props | ||||
3,793 | February 26, 1988 | Garry Shandling, Allyce Beasley | Donna Theodore | |
The Wheel of Candidates |
March
No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
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3,794 | March 7, 1988 | Jay Leno (guest host), Super Dave Osborne | Ben Vereen | |
Headlines |
May
No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
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3,795 | May 11, 1988 | Joe Piscopo, Bill Toone | N/A | |
3,796 | May 12, 1988 | Dana Carvey, Joe Garagiola, David Teitelbaum, Jack Saltzberg | N/A | |
Carnac the Magnificent | ||||
3,797 | May 13, 1988 | Fred de Cordova, Bob Hope | k.d. lang | |
3,798 | May 18, 1988 | Bill Kirchenbauer, Dr. Terry Gosliner | Billy Vera & The Beaters | |
Blue Cards | ||||
3,799 | May 19, 1988 | Jonathan Winters, Kristin Banerjee | N/A | |
Audience Questionnaire | ||||
3,800 | May 20, 1988 | Sylvester Stallone | N/A | |
Stump the Band | ||||
3,801 | May 25, 1988 | Paul Hogan, David Brenner | Linda Hopkins ("Born on Friday") | |
Direct Response Commercials, the 'Playette' and the 'Jog'r'. | ||||
3,802 | May 26, 1988 | Chevy Chase, Iditarod racer John Suter, Thalassa Cruso | N/A | |
3,803 | May 27, 1988 | James Stewart, Fred Roggin | Leonard Waxdeck & The Birdcallers | |
Johnny provides evidence that Bonzo the famous chimpanzee is really still alive. | ||||
3,804 | May 30, 1988 | Garry Shandling (guest host), Elizabeth Perkins, Bob Saget | Jimmy Buffett | |
3,805 | May 31, 1988 | Garry Shandling (guest host) | Harry Connick, Jr. |
June
No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
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3,806 | June 1, 1988 | Garry Shandling (guest host), Paula Poundstone | Natalie Cole | |
Comparison of Photos between Reagan at the Kremlin and a family at Disneyland. | ||||
3,807 | June 2, 1988 | Garry Shandling (guest host), Angie Dickinson, Fritz Coleman, Allyce Beasley | Michael Bolton | |
3,808 | June 3, 1988 | Garry Shandling (guest host), Stan Kann, Joanna Kerns, Roy Blount, Jr. | N/A | |
3,809 | June 6, 1988 | Jay Leno (guest host), Marilu Henner, Cathy Guisewite | N/A | |
Headlines | ||||
3,810 | June 8, 1988 | David Brinkley | Chuck Berry | |
3,811 | June 9, 1988 | Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jerry Seinfeld, Andre Agassi | N/A | |
Jokes That Are Sent In By Viewers During the Writers Strike | ||||
3,812 | June 10, 1988 | Don Yesso | Basia | |
3,813 | June 13, 1988 | Jay Leno (guest host), Vincent Price, Dave Barry | N/A | |
Jay shows a film clip of his adventure with the Blue Angels. | ||||
3,814 | June 15, 1988 | James Belushi | Julio Iglesias | |
Commencement Address to The Audience | ||||
3,815 | June 16, 1988 | Bill Cosby, William Ennis | Belinda Carlisle | |
3,816 | June 17, 1988 | David Steinberg | Andrea Marcovicci | |
Blue Cards | ||||
3,817 | June 20, 1988 | Jay Leno (guest host), Joan Embery, Marsha Warfield, Dr. Joyce Brothers | N/A | |
Jay reads unusual newspaper clippings. | ||||
3,818 | June 22, 1988 | Jay Leno, Raquel Welch, garbage truck driver Ray Anderson | N/A | |
Johnny comments on the Lakers repeating as NBA champions | ||||
3,819 | June 23, 1988 | Magic Johnson, Bruce Willis | Johnny Frigo | |
Rules of Thumb | ||||
3,820 | June 24, 1988 | Dudley Moore, Lottie Hicks | Diane Schuur | |
Extracurricular Activities from Celebrity's High School Yearbooks | ||||
3,821 | June 27, 1988 | Jay Leno (guest host), Dennis Miller, Erma Bombeck | Little Richard | |
Headlines | ||||
3,822 | June 28, 1988 | Jay Leno (guest host), Steve Allen, Super Dave Osborne, Bill Maher | N/A | |
3,823 | June 29, 1988 | Jay Leno (guest host), Charles Fleischer, Sydney Walsh, Frank Zappa | N/A | |
3,824 | June 30, 1988 | Jay Leno (guest host), Sammy Davis, Jr., Connie Chung | N/A | |
Stamps by Mail |
July
No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
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3,825 | July 1, 1988 | Jay Leno (guest host), Stepfanie Kramer, Kevin Pollak, Michael Warren | N/A | |
Jay has a satellite interview with President Reagan. | ||||
3,826 | July 18, 1988 | Jay Leno (guest host), Pee Wee Herman, John Cleese, Malcolm Forbes | N/A | |
Headlines | ||||
3,827 | July 20, 1988 | Joe King, Yakov Smirnoff | Buster Poindexter | |
Photos of Famous Political People with Insertions of What They May Be Saying | ||||
3,828 | July 21, 1988 | Arsenio Hall | Hall & Oates ("Missing Each Other", "She's A Monster") | |
The Tonight Show version of The Democratic Convention (audience members as the delegates) | ||||
3,829 | July 22, 1988 | Tom Hanks, Brian Gillis | Michael Davis | |
3,830 | July 25, 1988 | Jay Leno (guest host), Jamie Lee Curtis, Louie Anderson | Johnny Mathis | |
3,831 | July 27, 1988 | John Larroquette, John Bogosian | Rosemary Clooney | |
A satellite interview with the 'still alive' Elvis Presley in a cabin in North Dakota. This Elvis is known as Ron Stein. | ||||
3,832 | July 28, 1988 | Governor Bill Clinton | Joe Cocker | |
A film clip of the youngest pilot. | ||||
3,833 | July 29, 1988 | Michael Landon, Smokey Tennison | k.d. lang | |
Celebrity Photos |
August
No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
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3,834 | August 1, 1988 | Jay Leno (guest host), Chuck Norris, Joan Van Ark, Abigail Van Buren | Oak Ridge Boys | |
3,835 | August 3, 1988 | Bill Murray, Jeff Cesario | Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg | |
Psychic Predictions | ||||
3,836 | August 4, 1988 | Paul Reiser, Mabel Hines Buck | Robben Ford | |
3,837 | August 5, 1988 | Richard Pryor, Richard Jeni | Pete Fountain | |
Photos of celebrities showing tiny notes on their person supposedly enlarged by 'high resolution cameras'. | ||||
3,838 | August 8, 1988 | Garry Shandling (guest host), Phoebe Mills, Ed Begley, Jr., Richard Lewis | Dizzy Gillespie | |
3,839 | August 9, 1988 | Garry Shandling (guest host), Sugar Ray Leonard, Bill Maher, Patti D'Arbanville | N/A | |
3,840 | August 10, 1988 | Garry Shandling (guest host), Joan Embery, David Steinberg, Catherine O'Hara | Linda Hopkins | |
3,841 | August 11, 1988 | Garry Shandling (guest host), Tracey Ullman, Ken Olin, Fred Roggin | Brenda Russell | |
3,842 | August 12, 1988 | Garry Shandling (guest host), Kirstie Alley, Mariel Hemingway, Cathy Guisewite Garry Shandling's final episode as guest host. | N/A | |
The Lobster Boy Letter | ||||
3,843 | August 22, 1988 | Jay Leno (guest host), Shirley Jones, Wayne Gretzky Jay Leno becomes permanent guest host as of this episode; no other guest hosts were used between now and the end of the show's run. | B.B. King | |
Headlines | ||||
3,844 | August 24, 1988 | George Carlin, Mark Harmon | N/A | |
The Tonight Show version of the Republican Convention (audience members as the delegates) | ||||
3,845 | August 25, 1988 | Jonathan Winters, Karen Josephson, Sarah Josephson | N/A | |
Phobias | ||||
3,846 | August 29, 1988 | Jay Leno (guest host), Holly Robinson | Dwight Yoakam & Buck Owens | |
Headlines | ||||
3,847 | August 31, 1988 | Kirk Douglas, Ritch Shydner | The Temptations | |
Examples of Contemporary Slang |
September
No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
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3,848 | September 1, 1988 | Buddy Hackett, Dana Delany | N/A | |
Albums Sung by Celebrities in The Past | ||||
3,849 | September 2, 1988 | Jennifer Tilly | Randy Travis | |
Comedy Crypt - Some Old Jokes | ||||
3,850 | September 5, 1988 | Jay Leno (guest host), Norm Crosby | George Benson | |
The Tonight Show's Little Big Book of Romantic Phrases | ||||
3,851 | September 7, 1988 | Bob Hope, Tim Conway | Joe Williams | |
Low-Down On The Candidates | ||||
3,852 | September 8, 1988 | Martin Short | Johnny Clegg & Savuka | |
Different Sounds That Give People the Willies | ||||
3,853 | September 9, 1988 | Shabana Kazi | Harry Belafonte | |
International Symbols | ||||
3,854 | September 12, 1988 | Jay Leno (guest host), Betty White, Elvira | The Spinners | |
Newspaper Clippings | ||||
3,855 | September 14, 1988 | Jim Fowler | N/A | |
3,856 | September 15, 1988 | Bob Uecker, Sigourney Weaver | Reba McEntire | |
New Fall Shows |
October
No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
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3,857 | October 6, 1988 | David Letterman, Jay Leno, Garry Shandling[1] | N/A | |
26th Anniversary Show | ||||
3,858 | October 10, 1988 | Jay Leno (guest host), Robert Stack, Franklyn Ajaye | Kenny G | |
3,859 | October 12, 1988 | Cody Carr | Ray Charles | |
A takeoff on the Presidential Debate in which Ed McMahon asks Johnny questions as if Johnny is Quayle or Bentsen. | ||||
3,860 | October 13, 1988 | Tommy Lasorda | Jimmy Buffett | |
3,861 | October 14, 1988 | Sandy Duncan, Steve Mittleman, Irv Kupcinet | N/A | |
Personalized License Plates | ||||
3,862 | October 17, 1988 | Jay Leno (guest host), Super Dave Osborne, Robert Mitchum | N/A | |
Headlines | ||||
3,863 | October 19, 1988 | Whoopi Goldberg, Kevin Pollak, Alice Chalifoux | N/A | |
Answers to the Questionnaire passed out to 2nd and 3rd Graders based on the Presidential Election | ||||
3,864 | October 20, 1988 | Michael Caine | Eydie Gormé, Steve Lawrence | |
Blue Cards | ||||
3,865 | October 21, 1988 | Orel Hershiser, Floyd Jackson, Susan Sullivan | Lee Ritenour | |
3,866 | October 31, 1988 | Jay Leno (guest host), Stepfanie Kramer, Jimmie Walker, Richard Mulligan | N/A |
November
No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
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3,867 | November 2, 1988 | Christopher Reeve, Melanie Mayron, Jonathan Zachary | N/A | |
'If Election Was Held Tomorrow' Quiz; Local Propositions | ||||
3,868 | November 3, 1988 | Michael J. Fox, Larry Miller, Harry Lorayne | N/A | |
Funny Advertising Ads: Johnny and Ed present mash-ups of billboard slogans | ||||
3,869 | November 4, 1988 | James Garner, Jeff Cesario, Park Overall | N/A | |
'Politicboy' Magazine | ||||
3,870 | November 7, 1988 | Jay Leno (guest host), Marilu Henner, Jester Hairston, Vanna White | N/A | |
Headlines (11/8/88 pre-empted for NBC News election night coverage) | ||||
3,871 | November 9, 1988 | Candice Bergen, Steven Wright | Johnny Frigo | |
As The White House Turns | ||||
3,872 | November 10, 1988 | Greg Irwin, Richard Jeni, Gore Vidal | N/A | |
Blue Cards | ||||
3,873 | November 11, 1988 | Paul Reiser, Kitty Carlisle | Oak Ridge Boys | |
Cultural Customs of The World | ||||
3,874 | November 14, 1988 | Jay Leno (guest host), Joan Collins, John Byner | N/A | |
Newspaper Clippings | ||||
3,875 | November 16, 1988 | Harry Anderson, Argus Hamilton, Calvin Trillin | N/A | |
Messages From Home | ||||
3,876 | November 17, 1988 | Bob Newhart, David Horowitz | N/A | |
Letters from Viewers Who Didn't Want Credit Cards But Got Them Away; Off The Wall Video Tapes On The Market Today | ||||
3,877 | November 18, 1988 | Oprah Winfrey | Sheena Easton ("The Lover In Me" and "Follow My Rainbow") | |
Sketch - "UCLA vs. Stanford Game (with Johnny as a commentator)" | ||||
3,878 | November 21, 1988 | Jay Leno (guest host), Tony Danza, Malcolm-Jamal Warner | Andy Williams | |
Tonight Show's Little Big Book of Romantic Phrases | ||||
3,879 | November 23, 1988 | George Burns, Tracey Ullman | Jeff Healey ("See The Light") | |
School Kids' Answers To a Thanksgiving Questionnaire. | ||||
3,880 | November 24, 1988 | Lucy Webb | Willie Nelson | |
Evening News with Zontar Rather in The Year 2008 | ||||
3,881 | November 25, 1988 | Teri Garr, Marsha Warfield | Johnny Clegg & Savuka | |
Celebrity Perfumes | ||||
3,882 | November 28, 1988 | Jay Leno (guest host), Barbara Walters, Joanna Kerns | Stanley Jordan | |
Jay's High School Reunion | ||||
3,883 | November 29, 1988 | Jay Leno (guest host), Mary Tyler Moore, James Earl Jones | N/A | |
Actual Notes That Parents Wrote to Schools to Excuse their Children From Class | ||||
3,884 | November 30, 1988 | Jay Leno (guest host), Harvey Fierstein, Courteney Cox | K.T. Oslin | |
Headlines |
December
No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
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3,885 | December 1, 1988 | Jay Leno (guest host), Fred Savage, Joan Van Ark | Los Lobos | |
3,886 | December 2, 1988 | Jay Leno (guest host), Larry Miller, Stephen Collins | Phil Collins ("Groovy Kind Of Love" and "Separate Lives") | |
Games | ||||
3,887 | December 5, 1988 | Jay Leno (guest host), Kirk Douglas, Paula Poundstone, Eva Marie Saint | Linda Hopkins | |
3,888 | December 7, 1988 | Carl Reiner, Zota Croughan | N/A | |
Titles For Some Christmas Specials | ||||
3,889 | December 8, 1988 | Jonathan Winters | Kenny Loggins ("Footloose", "A Lesson Hard To Learn") | |
Johnny puts on a Christmas Helmet that was sent in.; Blue Cards | ||||
3,890 | December 9, 1988 | Danny DeVito, Richard Benjamin | N/A | |
Johnny determines whether the audience is on the Naughty or Nice list; Also explains the Santa Ana winds. | ||||
3,891 | December 12, 1988 | Jay Leno (guest host), Pee Wee Herman, Ricardo Montalban, Ritch Shydner | Lou Rawls | |
3,892 | December 14, 1988 | Steve Martin, Helen Shaver, Steve Jenne | N/A | |
Actual Children's Letters to Santa Claus | ||||
3,893 | December 15, 1988 | Bob Hope, Jimmy Tingle, Ellen Greene | N/A | |
Photos of Supposed Relatives of Audience Members and The Strange Things They Have Done | ||||
3,894 | December 16, 1988 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | Bette Midler ("Under The Boardwalk" and "I Think It's Gonna Rain Today") | |
Fred de Cordova wears a moose hat called 'Chris Moose'.; New Products | ||||
3,895 | December 26, 1988 | Jay Leno (guest host), Brice Beckham, Joey Bishop, Louie Anderson | Dwight Yoakam | |
Jay ran into Chuck Norris at a store and saw he bought his wife an electronic automatic dog grooming brush for Xmas. He telephones Mrs. Norris to see if she really liked this Xmas present.; Psychic Predictions for Next Year | ||||
3,896 | December 28, 1988 | 'Poppa John' Venturello, Franklyn Ajaye, Catherine Hicks | N/A | |
Specialized Christmas Cards | ||||
3,897 | December 29, 1988 | Haldan Martinson, Jessica Vallot | Cristin Morrison | |
Stump the Band | ||||
3,898 | December 30, 1988 | A. Whitney Brown | Gregory Popovich, Sweet Baby Blues Band | |
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