List of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson episodes (1964)
| List of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson episodes | |
|---|---|
| No. of episodes | 260 |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Season chronology | |
The following is a list of episodes of the television series The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson which aired in 1964:
January
February
| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 336 | February 3, 1964 | Woody Allen, Hans Conreid, Nancy Berg | Louis Prima |
| 337 | February 4, 1964 | Carol Lawrence | Joe Bushkin |
| 338 | February 5, 1964 | Al Capp, John Bubbles, Hungarian actress Zsuzsanna Bartha | Lovelace Watkins, |
| 339 | February 6, 1964 | Jimmy Breslin, Jack Douglas and wife Reiko | Miriam Makeba |
| 340 | February 7, 1964 | Henny Youngman | Sam Cooke, The Coronados |
| 341 | February 10, 1964 | Keenan Wynn, Woody Allen, Louise Lasser, Don Stewart | Si Zentner |
| 342 | February 11, 1964 | Mel Brooks, Larry Blyden, Eva Gabor | Johnny Nash |
| 343 | February 12, 1964 | Allan Sherman, Kathy Crosby | N/A |
| 344 | February 13, 1964 | Ed McMahon and Skitch Henderson guest hosts, Bill Hayes | The Highwaymen |
| 345 | February 14, 1964 | Ed McMahon and Skitch Henderson guest hosts, Henny Youngman | Eileen Barton |
| 346 | February 17, 1964 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Mayor Sam Yorty, James Stewart, Billy Grady, Phyllis Diller | N/A |
| 347 | February 18, 1964 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Ernest Borgnine, Laurence Harvey, Rose Marie, Phil Harris | N/A |
| 348 | February 19, 1964 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Lee J. Cobb, Carol Lawrence | N/A |
| 349 | February 20, 1964 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Debbie Reynolds, Terry-Thomas, Stan Freberg | N/A |
| 350 | February 21, 1964 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Dale Robertson, Betty Hutton | N/A |
| 351 | February 24, 1964 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Jayne Mansfield, California governor Edmond G. Brown | N/A |
| 352 | February 25, 1964 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Danny Thomas, Roberta Linn | Patti Page, Freddie Bell |
| 353 | February 26, 1964 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Nick Adams, Rhonda Fleming | Joe and Eddie |
| 354 | February 27, 1964 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Ernest Borgnine, Carol Lawrence, Don Drysdale, Mike Minor | N/A |
| 355 | February 28, 1964 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) George Jessel, January Jones, Walter O'Keefe | N/A |
March
April
May
June
July
| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 443 | July 1, 1964 | Tony Martin, Yogi Berra, Joe Garagiola, Ziva Rodann | The J's with Jamie | |
| 444 | July 2, 1964 | George Kirby, Ruta Lee, Selma Diamond | N/A | |
| 445 | July 3, 1964 | George Jessel, Annie Farge, Frank Fontaine | Joanne Val | |
| Shari Alter & Corky Carroll perform a skating demonstration. | ||||
| 446 | July 6, 1964 | Woody Allen guest host | N/A | |
| Johnny Carson began a four-week engagement in Las Vegas. | ||||
| 447 | July 7, 1964 | Woody Allen guest host | N/A | |
| 448 | July 8, 1964 | Woody Allen guest host | N/A | |
| 449 | July 9, 1964 | Woody Allen guest host | N/A | |
| 450 | July 10, 1964 | Woody Allen guest host; Edie Adams, Tom Poston, Louise Lasser | Count Basie | |
| 451 | July 13, 1964 | Ed McMahon and Skitch Henderson guest hosts; Milt Kamen, Lauritz Melchior, Anna Maria Alberghetti, David Campbell Taws | Nancy Ames | |
| NโA | July 14, 1964 | Pre-empted by Republican National Convention. | N/A | |
| NโA | July 15, 1964 | Pre-empted by Republican National Convention. | N/A | |
| 452 | July 16, 1964 | Ed McMahon and Skitch Henderson guest hosts; Marty Ingels, Jill St. John, Larry Peerce, Bobby Vinton | Toni Arden | |
| 453 | July 17, 1964 | Ed McMahon and Skitch Henderson guest hosts; Annie Farge, Paul Lynde, Phil Foster | Joe Bushkin | |
| 454 | July 20, 1964 | Pat Boone guest host; Debbie Reynolds, Jack Palance, Frank Gorshin | N/A | |
| 455 | July 21, 1964 | Pat Boone guest host; Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme, Carl Ballantine, Dave Barry | Red Foley | |
| 456 | July 22, 1964 | Pat Boone guest host; Robert Taylor, Selma Diamond | Carmel Quinn, Jan Peerce | |
| 457 | July 23, 1964 | Pat Boone guest host; Edie Adams, Al Capp, Gypsy Boots | Roberta Sherwood | |
| 458 | July 24, 1964 | Pat Boone guest host; Allan Sherman, Beatrice Lillie, Sammy Cahn, Shirley Boone (Pat's wife) | N/A | |
| 459 | July 27, 1964 | Groucho Marx guest host | Pearl Bailey | |
| 460 | July 28, 1964 | Groucho Marx guest host, Bill Cosby | N/A | |
| 461 | July 29, 1964 | Groucho Marx guest host | N/A | |
| 462 | July 30, 1964 | Groucho Marx guest host; Phyllis Newman | N/A | |
| 463 | July 31, 1964 | Groucho Marx guest host | N/A | |
| Broadcast partially interrupted for news special: "Ranger VII, Closeup of the Moon". | ||||
August
| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 464 | August 3, 1964 | Allan Sherman guest host; Bill Cosby, Stefanie Powers, Evelyne Axell | Enzo Stuarti, Cy Coleman | |
| 465 | August 4, 1964 | Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme co-guest host, Nipsey Russell, Joe Garagiola, Allan Sherman, European entrants in the International Beauty competition | Tony Bennett | |
| This episode was interrupted for an address by President Lyndon Johnson over the Gulf of Tonkin incident. | ||||
| 466 | August 5, 1964 | Ed McMahon and Skitch Henderson co-guest hosts; Roger Miller | Sammy Cahn, Patachou, Beers Family | |
| 467 | August 6, 1964 | Phyllis Diller, Henry Morgan, Dr. Robert Franklyn, | Karen Rondell, Carole Reinhart | |
| Johnny Carson returns after one month working-vacation in Las Vegas. | ||||
| 468 | August 7, 1964 | Bill Cosby, Merriman Smith | Abbe Lane, Shani Wallis, accordionist Art Van Damme | |
| 469 | August 10, 1964 | Henny Youngman, Harry Hirschfield, Mrs. M.S. Minier | Connie Francis, Sue Raney | |
| 470 | August 11, 1964 | Eydie Gorme, Maxie Rosenbloom | Marion Colby | |
| 471 | August 12, 1964 | Robert Merrill, Phyllis Newman | Jan Peerce | |
| 472 | August 13, 1964 | Phyllis Diller | Joe Williams | |
| 473 | August 14, 1964 | George Jessel | Lionel Hampton | |
| 474 | August 17, 1964 | Barbara Eden, Al Capp, Harry Golden | Karen Rondell | |
| "Johnny Chan" sketch with Barbara Eden. | ||||
| 475 | August 18, 1964 | Bill Cosby | Tamiko Jones | |
| 476 | August 19, 1964 | Stefanie Powers, Selma Diamond, Dr. Joyce Brothers | N/A | |
| 477 | August 20, 1964 | Florence Henderson, Susan Barrett | N/A | |
| 478 | August 21, 1964 | Shari Lewis, Henny Youngman, Sam Donahue, Helen Forrest, Charlie Shavers, Jeannie Thomas | Tommy Dorsey, Keely Smith, The Pied Pipers, Frank Sinatra Jr. | |
| 479 | August 24, 1964 | Mel Torme, Ruta Lee | N/A | |
| 480 | August 25, 1964 | Phil Foster, Dinah Williams | N/A | |
| 481 | August 26, 1964 | Kaye Ballard, Bill Cosby | Jerry Vale | |
| 482 | August 27, 1964 | Allen Sherman, Eva Gabor | Jan Peerce | |
| 483 | August 28, 1964 | Merriman Smith, Marty Ingels | N/A | |
| 484 | August 31, 1964 | Don Adams | Timo Yuri | |
September
| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 485 | September 1, 1964 | John Bubbles | Stan Zabka | |
| 486 | September 2, 1964 | Al Capp, Dr. Richard Evans | N/A | |
| 487 | September 3, 1964 | Jan Peerce, Barry Sisters | N/A | |
| 488 | September 4, 1964 | Marie Wilson, Henry Morgan | N/A | |
| 489 | September 7, 1964 | Alan King, guest host; Shelley Winters | Shirley Harmer | |
| 490 | September 8, 1964 | Michael Landon, June Valli | N/A | |
| 491 | September 9, 1964 | Dennis Weaver, Jan Peerce | N/A | |
| 492 | September 10, 1964 | James Franciscus, Gig Young | Sarah Vaughan | |
| 493 | September 11, 1964 | Lada Edmonds Jr. | N/A | |
| 494 | September 14, 1964 | Four Step Brothers, Ruth Price, Abbe Lane, Carol Lawrence, Fess Parker | Interludes | |
| 495 | September 15, 1964 | Brian Kelly, Louis Nye, Joan Tolliver | N/A | |
| 496 | September 16, 1964 | Bill Dana, Kaye Ballard | N/A | |
| 497 | September 17, 1964 | Robert Vaughn, Robert Merrill | N/A | |
| 498 | September 18, 1964 | Louis Nye | N/A | |
| 499 | September 21, 1964 | Phil Foster | Pearl Bailey | |
| Johnny and Pearl perform "Our Love Is Here To Stay". | ||||
| 500 | September 22, 1964 | Joe E. Lewis, Jack Benny, Jane Wyman | N/A | |
| 501 | September 23, 1964 | Eva Gabor, Oleg Cassini | Carmen McRae, The Hi-Lo's | |
| 502 | September 24, 1964 | Leon Bibb | N/A | |
| 503 | September 25, 1964 | Henry Morgan, Gordon MacRae and Sheila MacRae, Leon A. Harris | Felicia Sanders | |
| 504 | September 28, 1964 | Joey Heatherton, John Bubbles, Benson and Mann | January Jones | |
| 505 | September 29, 1964 | Kaye Ballard | Jeff Turner | |
| 506 | September 30, 1964 | Jack Klugman, Fredd Wayne | N/A | |
October
| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 507 | October 1, 1964 | George Jessel, Sophie Tucker, Tony Bennett, Tony Martin, Joe E. Lewis | Harry James & his orchestra | |
| Second anniversary show. | ||||
| 508 | October 2, 1964 | Buddy Hackett, Ina Balin, Harold Lloyd, Harold Lloyd Jr. | Mel Torme | |
| 509 | October 5, 1964 | Milt Kamen | Oscar Brown | |
| 510 | October 6, 1964 | Zsa Zsa Gabor, Corbett Monica | N/A | |
| Home movie of Johnny and son Chris returning to Norfolk, Nebraska. | ||||
| 511 | October 7, 1964 | Florence Henderson, Carmen McRae, Dr. Joyce Brothers, Professor Irwin Corey | N/A | |
| 512 | October 8, 1964 | Jill St. John, William Walker | N/A | |
| 513 | October 9, 1964 | Carol Sloane, Charles Aznavour | N/A | |
| 514 | October 12, 1964 | Phyllis Diller, Ed Ames, Ruta Lee | N/A | |
| 515 | October 13, 1964 | Marlin Perkins, Joe Garagiola, Kay Starr, Kaye Ballard | N/A | |
| 516 | October 14, 1964 | Phyllis Newman, Sam Levenson, Robert Merrill, Sam Snead | N/A | |
| 517 | October 15, 1964 | The Brothers Four, George Jessel, Dorothy Lamour, Hans Conried | N/A | |
| 518 | October 16, 1964 | TBA | N/A | |
| 519 | October 19, 1964 | The McGuire Sisters, Milt Kamen, Ed Ames | N/A | |
| 520 | October 20, 1964 | Shari Lewis, Jan Peerce | N/A | |
| 521 | October 21, 1964 | Phyllis McGinley, Selma Diamond, Allan Jones | N/A | |
| 522 | October 22, 1964 | Nina Wayne, Allan Sherman | N/A | |
| 523 | October 23, 1964 | Eydie Gorme, Allen & Rossi | Oscar Peterson Trio | |
| 524 | October 26, 1964 | Jan Murray (guest host); Sammy Davis Jr., James Garner, Mel Allen | N/A | |
| 525 | October 27, 1964 | Henry Morgan, Bill Sands, Marion Lorne | Swingle Singers | |
| 526 | October 28, 1964 | Earl Fatha Hines, Phil Ford and Mimi Hines | Tony Bennett | |
| 527 | October 29, 1964 | Debbie Reynolds, Keely Smith, John Bubbles | Marion McPartland | |
| 528 | October 30, 1964 | Kaye Ballard, Milton Berle's Royal Quartet, Buddy Greco | N/A | |
November
| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 529 | November 2, 1964 | Henny Youngman, Rita Moreno | Ray McKinley, Delores Hawkins | |
| (11/3/64 pre-empted for NBC News election night coverage). | ||||
| 530 | November 5, 1964 | Rita Moreno, Telly Savalas, Godfrey Cambridge, Norm Crosby | N/A | |
| 531 | November 6, 1964 | Alan King, Eddie Baxter | Victor Borge | |
| 532 | November 9, 1964 | Barrie Chase, Bill Dana | N/A | |
| 533 | November 10, 1964 | Bill Cosby, Marion Lorne | Ruggiero Ricci, Tamiko Jones | |
| 534 | November 11, 1964 | John Bubbles | Frankie Randall | |
| 535 | November 12, 1964 | Richard Chamberlain, George Jessel | N/A | |
| 536 | November 13, 1964 | Florence Henderson, Bill Hayes | N/A | |
| 537 | November 16, 1964 | Rosemary Clooney, Arthur Barry | Randy Sparks | |
| 538 | November 17, 1964 | Robert Merrill | Kaye Ballard | |
| 539 | November 18, 1964 | Bob Hope, Deborah Kerr, Nina Wayne, Peter Viertel | N/A | |
| 540 | November 19, 1964 | Pete Barbutti | N/A | |
| 541 | November 20, 1964 | Phil Ford, Mimi Hines, Allan Sherman | N/A | |
| 542 | November 23, 1964 | Sammy Davis Jr., guest host; Robert Kennedy, Peter Lawford | Della Reese | |
| 543 | November 24, 1964 | Lorne Greene, Barbara Windsor, Leslie Caron | N/A | |
| 544 | November 25, 1964 | Eva Gabor, Laura Green, John Megiver | N/A | |
| 545 | November 26, 1964 | Ed Ames, Sam Levenson | Ethel Ennis | |
| 546 | November 27, 1964 | Tessie O'Shea, Gabe Dell | N/A | |
| 547 | November 30, 1964 | Shelley Berman, John Henry Faulk, Diahn Williams | Kathy Woodruff | |
December
| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 548 | December 1, 1964 | Milt Kamen, Gore Vidal, Al Capp | Jane Morgan, Gene Stridel |
| 549 | December 2, 1964 | Florence Henderson, Pat O'Brien, Ernie Terrell, Davide de St. Vena | Jack Haskell, Diahn Williams |
| 550 | December 3, 1964 | Bill Cosby, Phil Foster, Julie Bennett, Look Magazine All-American Football Team | Marni Nixon |
| 551 | December 4, 1964 | Pierre Salinger, Stefanie Powers, Jerry Van Dyke, The Appletons | Tony Martin |
| 552 | December 7, 1964 | Milton Berle, guest host; Sid Stone, Sammy Davis Jr., Jimmy Van Heusen | Steve Lawrence, Della Reese |
| 553 | December 8, 1964 | Milt Kamen, Al Capp, Oriana Fallaci | N/A |
| 554 | December 9, 1964 | Yvonne Constant, Jack Pepper, Debbie Drake, Jack E. Leonard | Pete Fountain Group |
| 555 | December 10, 1964 | Jan Peerce, Johnny Dankworth | The Lettermen |
| 556 | December 11, 1964 | Arthur Treacher, Isaac Stern, Nancy Berg | Carol Sloane, Yo-Yo Ma |
| 557 | December 14, 1964 | Bill Cosby, Shel Silverstein | Paula Wayne, Michel Legrand |
| 558 | December 15, 1964 | Arlene Dahl, Robert Coote | Steve Allen, Morgana King |
| 559 | December 16, 1964 | Henry Morgan, Minnesota Fats, Campfire girl Linette Bennett | N/A |
| 560 | December 17, 1964 | John and Hayley Mills, Jayne Mansfield, Phyllis Diller | Modern Jazz Quartet |
| 561 | December 18, 1964 | Robert Goulet, Henny Youngman, Jesse Oshea, Bonnie Jacobs, Lt. Cornelius Behan | N/A |
| 562 | December 21, 1964 | Walter Sullivan, Alan King | Sarah Vaughan |
| 563 | December 22, 1964 | Eva Gabor, Freddy Quinn, Myron Cohen, Murray Zaret | Shirley Harmer, Rosette Shaw |
| 564 | December 23, 1964 | Tony Bennett, Corbett Monica, Jan de Ruth | N/A |
| 565 | December 25, 1964 | Hugh Downs, guest host; Sam Levenson | N/A |
| 566 | December 28, 1964 | Corbett Monica | Ferrante and Teicher |
| 567 | December 29, 1964 | George Jessel, Jack E. Leonard, Dr. Joyce Brothers | N/A |
| 568 | December 30, 1964 | Norm Crosby, Selma Diamond, Robert Merrill, Harry Golden | Art Van Damme |
| 569 | December 31, 1964 | Jan Peerce, Jayne Mansfield, Buddy Hackett | N/A |
References
- ^ "Godfrey Celebrations" (The New York Times, January 15, 1964, p.63) Retrieved October 26, 2018
- ^ "Briefly Noted" (The New York Times, January 16, 1964, p.71) Retrieved October 27, 2018