The BEST episodes of The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson

#1 - Lily Tomlin, Walter Slezak, Jerry Van Dyke, Sam Blotner

Season 13 - Episode 99 - Aired 2/20/1975

The famous sage, seer, soothsayer, all omniscient, all knowing, all seeing Carnac the Magnificent makes an appearance; Comedienne/actress Lily Tomlin chats about her childhood; Austrian-born character actor Walter Slezak tells some great stories; Comedian/actor Jerry Van Dyke does standup and chats with Johnny; and the Tonight Show's correspondent from Costa Rica, Sam Blotner is back.

#2 - Robin Williams

Season 21 - Episode 125 - Aired 6/16/1983

#3 - Robin Williams, Phyllis Newman

Season 22 - Episode 55 - Aired 4/3/1984

#4 - Shirley MacLaine, k.d. lang

Season 27 - Episode 125 - Aired 6/9/1989

#5 - Tim Conway, Jodie Foster, Maureen Murphy

Season 21 - Episode 76 - Aired 3/4/1983

With Comedian Tim Conway, Actress Jodie Foster, and Actress Maureen Murphy

#6 - Chevy Chase, Thalassa Cruso, John Suter

Season 26 - Episode 84 - Aired 5/26/1988

Starring Chevy Chase and Thalassa Cruso

#7 - Jack Lemmon, Steven Wright

Season 28 - Episode 15 - Aired 11/1/1989

Extension Courses. Guests: Actor Jack Lemmon; comic Steven Wright.

#8 - Shelley Winters, David Susskind

Season 7 - Episode 239 - Aired 12/2/1969

#9 - George Plimpton, Joan Rivers, Gabriel Kaplan, Adrienne Barbeau

Season 12 - Episode 45 - Aired 12/20/1973

#10 - James Garner, Ellen Burstyn, David Letterman, Rod Dornsife

Season 17 - Episode 30 - Aired 11/24/1978

#11 - George Carlin (guest host), Rich Little, Dr. Joyce Brothers

Season 16 - Episode 32 - Aired 11/28/1977

#12 - Tony Bennett, Mel Brooks, Joan Crawford, Rudy Vallee

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/1/1962

Guests for tonight: Joan Crawford, Mel Brooks, Tony Bennett and Rudy Vallee. Johnny is introduced by Groucho Marx.

#13 - Wil Shriner, Joan Embery, Mary Gross

Season 22 - Episode 94 - Aired 6/13/1984

Actor Wil Shriner; actress Mary Gross; actress Joan Embery.

#14 - Show #1048

Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/21/1966

#15 - George Carlin, Jackie Cooper, Marvin Hamlisch, Jack Knight

Season 12 - Episode 160 - Aired 6/3/1974

With Comic George Carlin; actor Jackie Cooper; composer Marvin Hamlisch; songwriter Jack Knight.

#16 - Joey Bishop (guest host), Bob Rosefsky

Season 12 - Episode 205 - Aired 8/5/1974

#17 - McLean Stevenson (guest host), George Gobel, Peter Fonda

Season 12 - Episode 174 - Aired 6/21/1974

#18 - Joey Bishop (guest host), Shelley Winters

Season 12 - Episode 204 - Aired 8/2/1974

#19 - Joey Bishop (guest host), Robert Blake, Suzanne Somers

Season 12 - Episode 203 - Aired 8/1/1974

#20 - Orson Bean

Season 12 - Episode 202 - Aired 7/31/1974

#21 - Jennifer O'Neill, Tony Randall

Season 12 - Episode 201 - Aired 7/30/1974

#22 - Roy Clark (guest host), Ernest Borgnine, Kreskin

Season 12 - Episode 199 - Aired 7/26/1974

#23 - Euell Gibbons

Season 12 - Episode 198 - Aired 7/25/1974

#24 - Don Meredith

Season 12 - Episode 196 - Aired 7/23/1974

#25 - John Denver (guest host), George Gobel, Smothers Brothers

Season 12 - Episode 194 - Aired 7/19/1974