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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 ( 1988-01-18 )
Johnny is going for his record 4,192nd laugh; a clip of 'Henny Cobb' setting the record in the 1920s is shown. Johnny then goes from the dressing room to the stage with an entourage behind him cheering, tells a stupid joke, cries over his big celebration, and gets a phone call from President Reagan congratulating him.
Carson's official Tonight Show website; Register of His Papers in the Library of Congress; The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson at IMDb The Man Who Retired a June 2002 Esquire article also available here; Johnny Carson, late-night TV legend, dies at 79, a January 2005 CNN article; A profile of Carson in The New Yorker from 1978
Johnny talks about Lee Iacocca getting fired from the Statue of Liberty committee. Johnny takes a sip of his coffee, it is cold he goes down the hall to get a new cup, sees the vending machines, among them is one for 'Live Animals, 50 Cents', Johnny puts his money and out comes a dog, Max.
Desk- "The Great Burbank Getaway Weekend"; Mighty Carson Art Players featuring Sabrina Houben, Ron Smith Lookalike- "Captain Stud" 5,187 June 25, 1984 ( 1984-06-25 )
Kenny Rogers & Dottie West ("The Gambler", "Anyone Who Isn't Me Tonight") Desk- "Courses Offers from the University of Burbank" (i.e. speed eating, modern dance for animals, history of coughing, and aborigine playwrights.)
Don Rickles cigarette box incident: Johnny found out his cigarette box has been broken by Don Rickles who is taping CPO Sharkey next door. Johnny takes the camera and goes unexpected into the CPO Sharkey studio during the taping.
Desk- Johnny reads article from the Detroit Free Press; Note: Excerpts of this episode are featured in the Columbo episode "Forgotten Lady" which originally aired on September 14, 1975. 3205 June 30, 1975 ( 1975-06-30 )