Series · Comedy, Talk
The Johnny Carson Show (1955)
While working as a staff writer on The Red Skelton Show, local Los Angeles television comedian Carson filled in as host when Skelton was injured during a show rehearsal. As a result of Carson’s performance, CBS created the primetime variety program: The Johnny Carson Show, a traditional potpourri of comedy, music, dance, skits and monologues. The short-lived 1955-56 series served as a precursor of what would come later for Carson, planting the seeds for sketches he would perform on the later The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson such as "Mighty Carson Art Players".
- Creator
- Johnny Carson
- Network
- CBS
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- First aired
- June 30, 1955
- Status
- Canceled
Cast
Johnny CarsonHimself
James Arness
Episodes
0/9 watched- Episode 1: Catch Up With the News30 min · Jun 30, 1955
- Episode 4: Goldilocks and the Three Bears30 min · Jul 21, 1955
- Episode 9: Life in the 80's30 min · Aug 25, 1955
- Episode 10: Dillinger, The Mental Wizard30 min · Sep 1, 1955
- Episode 11: James Arness30 min · Sep 8, 1955
- Episode 16: Jack Albertson30 min · Oct 13, 1955
- Episode 19: Dimitri Tiomkin30 min · Nov 3, 1955
- Episode 20: Ed Sullivan Impersonation30 min · Nov 10, 1955
- Episode 25: Stay-at-Home Husband30 min · Dec 15, 1955
