Johnny Carson--Tonight Show

I love a lot of Chevy Chase's humor, but he does have a reputation for being a jerk. I was surprised to catch this segment of the Tonight Show from May 9, 1979. Gallagher pushes Chase's buttons and at first, it looks as if they're just having fun 'till Chase tosses Gallagher's hat with a scowl and Johnny starts (nervously) laughing. Chase forced his way to sit next to Barbara Bach and after a while seems to think he's the star of the show. Awkward moment... May '79 was a big month for me. On May 24, 1979, I got my first bicycle that was all mine. #chevychase #johnnycarson #tonightshow #gallagher

George Carlin teams up with Flip Wilson to give the original "Fake News" report on the Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson.

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The crew swaps out Ed's cushion and now he's taller than Johnny, and Johnny doesn't like it.

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Three guys in a nursing home....

Feb 28, 1978

Johnny tells the funny and bizarre story of how he and Red met in 1950 (but I think it was a few years later because Carson hosted the Squirrel's Nest in Nebraska up to the end of 1950). So I think it's probably 1952, but it highlights how young Carson had an odd, dry sense of humor and like Steve Martin, just thought funny.