List of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson episodes (1988)
The following is a list of episodes of the television series The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson which aired in 1988:
| List of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson episodes | |
|---|---|
| Season 1988 | |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 132 |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Season chronology | |
1988
January
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,832 | January 4, 1988 | Jay Leno (guest host), Lance Burton, Baxter Black | Rita Moreno | |
| 5,833 | January 6, 1988 | Franklyn Ajaye, Jester Hairston | Belinda Carlisle | |
| Motivations to Lose Weight After the Holidays | ||||
| 5,844 | January 7, 1988 | Bette Davis, Martin Short | N/A | |
| Special Calendars | ||||
| 5,845 | January 8, 1988 | Mark & Delia Owens | Robert Goulet | |
| Questions from The Audience | ||||
| 5,846 | January 11, 1988 | Jay Leno (guest host), Dan Aykroyd, Nigel Havers | Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine | |
| Headlines | ||||
| 5,847 | January 13, 1988 | Whoopi Goldberg, Jerry Seinfeld | The Chieftains ("Dans Mod Koh A Vaod" and "Full Of Joy") | |
| How Americans Slogans Translate In Foreign Countries | ||||
| 5,848 | January 14, 1988 | Milton Berle, Carol Siskind, Don Yesso | N/A | |
| Public Service Announcements | ||||
| 5,849 | January 15, 1988 | Lisa Jane Persky | Buster Poindexter ("Hot, Hot, Hot", "Somebody Buy Me A Drink") | |
| 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. | ||||
| 5,850 | January 18, 1988 | Jay Leno (guest host), Jimmie Walker, Deborah Raffin, Roy Blount, Jr. | N/A | |
| Notes from a Church Bulletin | ||||
| 5,851 | January 20, 1988 | Howard Cosell | Barry Manilow | |
| 5,852 | January 21, 1988 | Jack Lemmon | K.T. Oslin | |
| Mighty Carson Art Players - "Malibu Restaurant" (rerun from Betty White episode) | ||||
| 5,853 | January 22, 1988 | Jim Fowler, Teresa Ganzel, Bob Nelson | N/A | |
| Mighty Carson Art Players - "Tea Time Movie" | ||||
February
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,854 | February 2, 1988 | Paul Reiser | James Taylor | |
| Emergency backup statistics not used but ready for use at football games by the sports announcers covering them. | ||||
| 5,855 | February 3, 1988 | Betty White, Merritt Heaton | Ray Stevens | |
| Mighty Carson Art Players - "Breakfast at The Rather Household" | ||||
| 5,856 | February 4, 1988 | Sammy Davis, Jr, Jason Bateman | N/A | |
| Johnny's mock eulogy of Luicci the Capuccino Monkey | ||||
| 5,857 | February 5, 1988 | Oprah Winfrey, Sydney Walsh | Daniel Rosen | |
| Backup 'Wheaties' Box Covers | ||||
| 5,858 | February 10, 1988 | Jay Leno (guest host), Sandy Duncan | Randy Travis | |
| Headlines; Kid Inventors | ||||
| 5,859 | February 11, 1988 | Jay Leno (guest host), Tim Reid, Tom Parks, Dr. David Dahl | Jerry Lee Lewis ("Rockin' My Life Away" and "Great Balls of Fire") | |
| 5,860 | February 12, 1988 | Jay Leno (guest host), Brooke Adams, Kevin Meaney, Carl Weathers | Glen Campbell ("I Remember You") | |
| 5,861 | February 16, 1988 | Tim Conway | Jonathan Butler | |
| Diary of Things Johnny Did While He Was Sick | ||||
| 5,862 | February 17, 1988 | Jackie Mason, Joanna Kerns | Kid Creole & The Coconuts ("Dropout", "Curiosity") | |
| USA Today Poll About the Sexes | ||||
| 5,863 | February 18, 1988 | Dudley Moore, Minnie Black | N/A | |
| A Presidential Debate with Questions asked by Johnny. | ||||
| 5,864 | February 19, 1988 | Gene Siskel, Roger Ebert, Bob Saget | Los Lobos ("In America", "La Bamba") | |
| Forgotten Movies From the Past | ||||
| 5,865 | February 23, 1988 | Louie Anderson, Jennifer Tilly | Dionne Warwick | |
| 5,866 | February 24, 1988 | Ritch Shydner, Rita Rudner, Fred Roggin, Darryl Sivad | N/A | |
| Questions From the Audience | ||||
| 5,867 | February 25, 1988 | Burt Reynolds, Teresa Ganzel, Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards | N/A | |
| Mighty Carson Art Players - "Tele-Scam"; Expensive Props | ||||
| 5,868 | February 26, 1988 | Garry Shandling, Allyce Beasley | Donna Theodore | |
| The Wheel of Candidates | ||||
March
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,869 | March 7, 1988 | Jay Leno (guest host), Super Dave Osborne | Ben Vereen | |
| Headlines | ||||
May
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,870 | May 11, 1988 | Joe Piscopo | N/A | |
| 5,871 | May 12, 1988 | Dana Carvey, Joe Garagiola, David Teitelbaum, Jack Saltzberg | N/A | |
| Carnac the Magnificent | ||||
| 5,872 | May 13, 1988 | Fred de Cordova, Bob Hope | k.d. lang | |
| 5,873 | May 18, 1988 | Bill Kirchenbauer, Dr. Terry Gosliner | Billy Vera & The Beaters | |
| Blue Cards | ||||
| 5,874 | May 19, 1988 | Jonathan Winters, Kristin Banerjee | N/A | |
| Audience Questionare | ||||
| 5,875 | May 20, 1988 | Sylvester Stallone | N/A | |
| Stump the Band | ||||
| 5,876 | May 25, 1988 | Paul Hogan, David Brenner | Linda Hopkins ("Born on Friday") | |
| Direct Response Commercials, the 'Playette' and the 'Jog'r'. | ||||
| 5,877 | May 26, 1988 | Chevy Chase, Iditarod racer John Suter, Thalassa Cruso | N/A | |
| 5,878 | May 27, 1988 | James Stewart, Fred Roggin | Leonard Waxdeck & The Birdcallers | |
| Johnny provides evidence that Bonzo the famous chimpanzee is really still alive. | ||||
| 5,879 | May 30, 1988 | Garry Shandling (guest host), Elizabeth Perkins, Bob Saget | Jimmy Buffett | |
| 5,880 | May 31, 1988 | Garry Shandling (guest host) | Harry Connick, Jr. | |
June
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,881 | June 1, 1988 | Garry Shandling (guest host), Paula Poundstone | Natalie Cole | |
| Comparison of Photos between Reagan at the Kremlin and a family at Disneyland. | ||||
| 5,882 | June 2, 1988 | Garry Shandling (guest host), Angie Dickinson, Fritz Coleman, Allyce Beasley | Michael Bolton | |
| 5,883 | June 3, 1988 | Garry Shandling (guest host), Stan Kann, Joanna Kerns, Roy Blount, Jr. | N/A | |
| 5,884 | June 6, 1988 | Jay Leno (guest host), Marilu Henner, Cathy Guisewite | N/A | |
| Headlines | ||||
| 5,885 | June 8, 1988 | David Brinkley | Chuck Berry | |
| 5,886 | June 9, 1988 | Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jerry Seinfeld, Andre Agassi | N/A | |
| Jokes That Are Sent In By Viewers During the Writers Strike | ||||
| 5,887 | June 10, 1988 | Don Yesso | Basia | |
| 5,888 | June 13, 1988 | Jay Leno (guest host), Vincent Price, Dave Barry | N/A | |
| Jay shows a film clip of his adventure with the Blue Angels. | ||||
| 5,889 | June 15, 1988 | James Belushi | Julio Iglesias | |
| Commencement Address to The Audience | ||||
| 5,890 | June 16, 1988 | Bill Cosby, William Ennis | Belinda Carlisle | |
| 5,891 | June 17, 1988 | David Steinberg | Andrea Marcovicci | |
| Blue Cards | ||||
| 5,892 | June 20, 1988 | Jay Leno (guest host), Joan Embery, Marsha Warfield, Dr. Joyce Brothers | N/A | |
| Jay reads unusual newspaper clippings. | ||||
| 5,893 | June 22, 1988 | Jay Leno, Raquel Welch, garbage truck driver Ray Anderson | N/A | |
| Johnny comments on the Lakers repeating as NBA champions | ||||
| 5,894 | June 23, 1988 | Magic Johnson, Bruce Willis | Johnny Frigo | |
| Rules of Thumb | ||||
| 5,895 | June 24, 1988 | Dudley Moore, Lottie Hicks | Diane Schuur | |
| Extracurricular Activities from Celebrity's High School Yearbooks | ||||
| 5,896 | June 27, 1988 | Jay Leno (guest host), Dennis Miller, Erma Bombeck | Little Richard | |
| Headlines | ||||
| 5,897 | June 28, 1988 | Jay Leno (guest host), Steve Allen, Super Dave Osborne, Bill Maher | N/A | |
| 5,898 | June 29, 1988 | Jay Leno (guest host), Charles Fleischer, Sydney Walsh, Frank Zappa | N/A | |
| 5,899 | June 30, 1988 | Jay Leno (guest host), Sammy Davis, Jr., Connie Chung | N/A | |
| Stamps by Mail | ||||
July
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,900 | July 1, 1988 | Jay Leno (guest host), Stepfanie Kramer, Kevin Pollak, Michael Warren | N/A | |
| Jay has a satellite interview with President Reagan. | ||||
| 5,901 | July 18, 1988 | Jay Leno (guest host), Pee Wee Herman, John Cleese, Malcolm Forbes | N/A | |
| Headlines | ||||
| 5,902 | July 20, 1988 | Joe King, Yakov Smirnoff | Buster Poindexter | |
| Photos of Famous Political People with Insertions of What They May Be Saying | ||||
| 5,903 | July 21, 1988 | Arsenio Hall | Hall & Oates ("Missing Each Other", "She's A Monster") | |
| The Tonight Show version of The Democratic Convention (audience members as the delegates) | ||||
| 5,904 | July 22, 1988 | Tom Hanks, Brian Gillis | Michael Davis | |
| 5,905 | July 25, 1988 | Jay Leno (guest host), Jamie Lee Curtis, Louie Anderson | Johnny Mathis | |
| 5,906 | July 27, 1988 | John Larroquette, John Bogosian | Rosemary Clooney | |
| A satellite interview with the 'still alive' Elvis Presley in a cabin in North Dakota. This Elvis is known as Ron Stein. | ||||
| 5,907 | July 28, 1988 | Governor Bill Clinton | Joe Cocker | |
| A film clip of the youngest pilot. | ||||
| 5,908 | July 29, 1988 | Michael Landon, Smokey Tennison | k.d. lang | |
| Celebrity Photos | ||||
August
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,909 | August 1, 1988 | Jay Leno (guest host), Chuck Norris, Joan Van Ark, Abigail Van Buren | Oak Ridge Boys | |
| 5,910 | August 3, 1988 | Bill Murray, Jeff Cesario | Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg | |
| Psychic Predictions | ||||
| 5,911 | August 4, 1988 | Paul Reiser, Mabel Hines Buck | Robben Ford | |
| 5,912 | August 5, 1988 | Richard Pryor, Richard Jeni | Pete Fountain | |
| Photos of celebrities showing tiny notes on their person supposedly enlarged by 'high resolution cameras'. | ||||
| 5,913 | August 8, 1988 | Garry Shandling (guest host), Phoebe Mills, Ed Begley, Jr., Richard Lewis | Dizzy Gillespie | |
| 5,914 | August 9, 1988 | Garry Shandling (guest host), Sugar Ray Leonard, Bill Maher, Patti D'Arbanville | N/A | |
| 5,915 | August 10, 1988 | Garry Shandling (guest host), Joan Embery, David Steinberg, Catherine O'Hara | Linda Hopkins | |
| 5,916 | August 11, 1988 | Garry Shandling (guest host), Tracey Ullman, Ken Olin, Fred Roggin | Brenda Russell | |
| 5,917 | August 12, 1988 | Garry Shandling (guest host), Kirstie Alley, Mariel Hemingway, Cathy Guisewite Garry Shandling guest hosts for the last time. | N/A | |
| The Lobster Boy Letter | ||||
| 5,918 | August 22, 1988 | Jay Leno (guest host), Shirley Jones, Wayne Gretzky Jay Leno became the sole guest host. | B.B. King | |
| Headlines | ||||
| 5,919 | August 24, 1988 | George Carlin, Mark Harmon | N/A | |
| The Tonight Show version of the Republican Convention (audience members as the delegates) | ||||
| 5,920 | August 25, 1988 | Jonathan Winters, Karen Josephson, Sarah Josephson | N/A | |
| Phobias | ||||
| 5,921 | August 29, 1988 | Jay Leno (guest host), Holly Robinson | Dwight Yoakam & Buck Owens | |
| Headlines | ||||
| 5,922 | August 31, 1988 | Kirk Douglas, Ritch Shydner | The Temptations | |
| Examples of Contemporary Slang | ||||
September
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,923 | September 1, 1988 | Buddy Hackett, Dana Delany | N/A | |
| Albums Sung by Celebrities in The Past | ||||
| 5,924 | September 2, 1988 | Jennifer Tilly | Randy Travis | |
| Comedy Crypt - Some Old Jokes | ||||
| 5,925 | September 5, 1988 | Jay Leno (guest host), Norm Crosby | George Benson | |
| The Tonight Show's Little Big Book of Romantic Phrases | ||||
| 5,926 | September 7, 1988 | Bob Hope, Tim Conway | Joe Williams | |
| Low-Down On The Candidates | ||||
| 5,927 | September 8, 1988 | Martin Short | Johnny Clegg & Savuka | |
| Different Sounds That Give People the Willies | ||||
| 5,928 | September 9, 1988 | Shabana Kazi | Harry Belafonte | |
| International Symbols | ||||
| 5,929 | September 12, 1988 | Jay Leno (guest host), Betty White, Elvira | The Spinners | |
| Newspaper Clippings | ||||
| 5,930 | September 14, 1988 | Jim Fowler | N/A | |
| 5,931 | September 15, 1988 | Bob Uecker, Sigourney Weaver | Reba McEntire | |
| New Fall Shows | ||||
October
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,932 | October 6, 1988 | TBA | N/A | |
| Johnny celebrates his 26th anniversary as the host of The Tonight Show. | ||||
| 5,933 | October 10, 1988 | Jay Leno (guest host), Robert Stack, Franklyn Ajaye | Kenny G | |
| 5,934 | October 12, 1988 | Cody Carr | Ray Charles | |
| A takeoff on the Presidential Debate in which Ed McMahon asks Johnny questions as if Johnny is Quayle or Bentsen. | ||||
| 5,935 | October 13, 1988 | Tommy Lasorda | Jimmy Buffett | |
| 5,936 | October 14, 1988 | Sandy Duncan, Steve Mittleman, Irv Kupcinet | N/A | |
| Personalized License Plates | ||||
| 5,937 | October 17, 1988 | Jay Leno (guest host), Super Dave Osborne, Robert Mitchum | N/A | |
| Headlines | ||||
| 5,938 | October 19, 1988 | Whoopi Goldberg, Kevin Pollak, Alice Chalifoux | N/A | |
| Answers to the Questionnaire passed out to 2nd and 3rd Graders based on the Presidential Election | ||||
| 5,939 | October 20, 1988 | Michael Caine | Eydie Gormé, Steve Lawrence | |
| Blue Cards | ||||
| 5,940 | October 21, 1988 | Orel Hershiser, Floyd Jackson, Susan Sullivan | Lee Ritenour | |
| 5,941 | October 31, 1988 | Jay Leno (guest host), Stepfanie Kramer, Jimmie Walker, Richard Mulligan | N/A | |
November
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,942 | November 2, 1988 | Christopher Reeve, Melanie Mayron, Jonathan Zachary | N/A | |
| 'If Election Was Held Tomorrow' Quiz; Local Propositions | ||||
| 5,943 | November 3, 1988 | Michael J. Fox, Larry Miller, Harry Lorayne | N/A | |
| Funny Advertising Ads: Johnny and Ed present mash-ups of billboard slogans | ||||
| 5,944 | November 4, 1988 | James Garner, Jeff Cesario, Park Overall | N/A | |
| 'Politicboy' Magazine | ||||
| 5,945 | November 7, 1988 | Jay Leno (guest host), Marilu Henner, Jester Hairston, Vanna White | N/A | |
| Headlines (11/8/88 pre-empted for NBC News election night coverage) | ||||
| 5,946 | November 9, 1988 | Candice Bergen, Steven Wright | Johnny Frigo | |
| As The White House Turns | ||||
| 5,947 | November 10, 1988 | Greg Irwin, Richard Jeni, Gore Vidal | N/A | |
| Blue Cards | ||||
| 5,948 | November 11, 1988 | Paul Reiser, Kitty Carlisle | Oak Ridge Boys | |
| Cultural Customs of The World | ||||
| 5,949 | November 14, 1988 | Jay Leno (guest host), Joan Collins, John Byner | N/A | |
| Newspaper Clippings | ||||
| 5,950 | November 16, 1988 | Harry Anderson, Argus Hamilton, Calvin Trillin | N/A | |
| Messages From Home | ||||
| 5,951 | November 17, 1988 | Bob Newhart, David Horowitz | N/A | |
| Letters from Viewers Who Didn't Want Credit Cards But Got Them Away; Off The Wall Video Tapes On The Market Today | ||||
| 5,952 | November 18, 1988 | Oprah Winfrey | Sheena Easton ("The Lover In Me" and "Follow My Rainbow") | |
| Sketch - "UCLA vs. Stanford Game (with Johnny as a commentator)" | ||||
| 5,953 | November 21, 1988 | Jay Leno (guest host), Tony Danza, Malcolm-Jamal Warner | Andy Williams | |
| Tonight Show's Little Big Book of Romantic Phrases | ||||
| 5,954 | November 23, 1988 | George Burns, Tracey Ullman | Jeff Healey ("See The Light") | |
| School Kids' Answers To a Thanksgiving Questionnaire. | ||||
| 5,955 | November 24, 1988 | Lucy Webb | Willie Nelson | |
| Evening News with Zontar Rather in The Year 2008 | ||||
| 5,956 | November 25, 1988 | Teri Garr, Marsha Warfield | Johnny Clegg & Savuka | |
| Celebrity Perfumes | ||||
| 5,957 | November 28, 1988 | Jay Leno (guest host), Barbara Walters, Joanna Kerns | Stanley Jordan | |
| Jay's High School Reunion | ||||
| 5,958 | November 29, 1988 | Jay Leno (guest host), Mary Tyler Moore, James Earl Jones | N/A | |
| Actual Notes That Parents Wrote to Schools to Excuse their Children From Class | ||||
| 5,959 | November 30, 1988 | Jay Leno (guest host), Harvey Fierstein, Courteney Cox | K.T. Oslin | |
| Headlines | ||||
December
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,960 | December 1, 1988 | Jay Leno (guest host), Fred Savage, Joan Van Ark | Los Lobos | |
| 5,961 | December 2, 1988 | Jay Leno (guest host), Larry Miller, Stephen Collins | Phil Collins ("Groovy Kind Of Love" and "Separate Lives") | |
| Games | ||||
| 5,962 | December 5, 1988 | Jay Leno (guest host), Kirk Douglas, Paula Poundstone, Eva Marie Saint | Linda Hopkins | |
| 5,963 | December 7, 1988 | Carl Reiner, Zota Croughan | N/A | |
| Titles For Some Christmas Specials | ||||
| 5,964 | December 8, 1988 | Jonathan Winters | Kenny Loggins ("Footloose", "A Lesson Hard To Learn") | |
| Johnny puts on a Christmas Helmet that was sent in.; Blue Cards | ||||
| 5,965 | December 9, 1988 | Danny DeVito, Richard Benjamin | N/A | |
| Johnny determines whether the audience is on the Naughty or Nice list; Also explains the Santa Ana winds. | ||||
| 5,966 | December 12, 1988 | Jay Leno (guest host), Pee Wee Herman, Ricardo Montalban, Ritch Shydner | Lou Rawls | |
| 5,967 | December 14, 1988 | Steve Martin, Helen Shaver, Steve Jenne | N/A | |
| Actual Children's Letters to Santa Claus | ||||
| 5,968 | December 15, 1988 | Bob Hope, Jimmy Tingle, Ellen Greene | N/A | |
| Photos of Supposed Relatives of Audience Members and The Strange Things They Have Done | ||||
| 5,969 | December 16, 1988 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | Bette Midler ("Under The Boardwalk" and "I Think It's Gonna Rain Today") | |
| Fred de Cordova wears a moose hat called 'Chris Moose'.; New Products | ||||
| 5,970 | December 26, 1988 | Jay Leno (guest host), Brice Beckham, Joey Bishop, Louie Anderson | Dwight Yoakam | |
| Jay ran into Chuck Norris at a store and saw he bought his wife an electronic automatic dog grooming brush for Xmas. He telephones Mrs. Norris to see if she really liked this Xmas present.; Psychic Predictions for Next Year | ||||
| 5,971 | December 28, 1988 | 'Poppa John' Venturello, Franklyn Ajaye, Catherine Hicks | N/A | |
| Specialized Christmas Cards | ||||
| 5,972 | December 29, 1988 | Haldan Martinson, Jessica Vallot | Cristin Morrison | |
| Stump the Band | ||||
| 5,973 | December 30, 1988 | A. Whitney Brown | Gregory Popovich, Sweet Baby Blues Band | |
| Dictionary Terms | ||||
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