The Tonight Show 17th Anniversary w/ Johnny Carson | 1979 NBC Full Special w/ Original Commercials

This special premiered on October 1st, 1979 but this recording is from December 1986.

[martyduncan]

Fantastic upload! The show must have been reran on this channel 56 in the Boston area during the Christmas season of 1986?

[NancySanders-omic]

I think President Carter was much more competent than what Johnny Carson portrayed him to be.

[stevenhardesty]

The pride of Norfolk, Nebraska…a true icon!

[markfromct]

I actually loved the guy back then, but I didn’t understand that he was a money, hungry woman cheater

[williammajkowski]

Johnny always had great shows n stars that will entertain you each night

[michaeldiaz]

Was that Michael Bolton singing the Toyota commercial?

[michaeldiaz]

45 years...WOW!😮

Except for Dolly Parton and Doc, the rest are Resting in Peace.🥺

PS

Sally Field is still alive too...and so is Steve Martin.

[michaeldiaz]

"17 years more to come" Nope, it only went 13 years more (1992). Wish it would have gone till 1999 and avoiding Da Chin.

[michaeldiaz]

Now I found out that Caldor went bankrupt in 1999.😱

[michaeldiaz]

Hmm, although the Special is from 1979, the commercials are from 1986. Good to know.😏

[michaeldiaz]

The Time magazine commercial...such memories🥺😟

[lashutterbug]

The "Child World" commercial gives away the fact that this was recorded in Massachusetts.