List of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson episodes (1965)

*List of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson episodes*
List of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson episodes
No. of episodes	258
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 1965:

January

No.	Original release date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
570	January 1, 1965 (1965-01-01)	Buddy Hackett, Jayne Mansfield	Jan Peerce
571	January 4, 1965 (1965-01-04)	Bill Cosby guest host; Jason Robards, Art Carney	Bill Henderson
572	January 5, 1965 (1965-01-05)	Eydie Gorme, The Amazing Randi, Jackie Clark	N/A
573	January 6, 1965 (1965-01-06)	June Allyson, June Valli, fashion designers Vicki Tiel and Mia Fonsagrives	Charles Aznavour
574	January 7, 1965 (1965-01-07)	Al Capp, Stefanie Powers, Lester Rand	Jerry Vale
575	January 8, 1965 (1965-01-08)	Cornel Wilde, Jean Wallace, Terry-Thomas, Roger Conklin	Frankie Randall
576	January 11, 1965 (1965-01-11)	Henry Morgan, Nobu McCarthy, author H.R. Hays	N/A
Toni Arden.
577	January 12, 1965 (1965-01-12)	TBA	N/A
578	January 13, 1965 (1965-01-13)	Gore Vidal, Milt Kamen	N/A
579	January 14, 1965 (1965-01-14)	Allan Sherman, Phyllis Newman	Artie Shaw
580	January 15, 1965 (1965-01-15)	Eydie Gorme, Mel Brooks, Rod Serling	Chuck Johnson
581	January 18, 1965 (1965-01-18)	Milt Kamen guest host	N/A
582	January 19, 1965 (1965-01-19)	Xavier Cugat, Charo, Cesar Romero	Billy Eckstine
Coverage of Presidential Inaugural Ball preempts The Tonight Show on January 20.
583	January 21, 1965 (1965-01-21)	Al Capp, George Axelrod	N/A
584	January 22, 1965 (1965-01-22)	The Redheads (an all-girl basketball team)	Roy Clark, Barbara Windsor
585	January 25, 1965 (1965-01-25)	Eva Gabor, Robert Merrill, Andrew Lynn	N/A
586	January 26, 1965 (1965-01-26)	Selma Diamond, Adam Keefe, Dr. Richard Evans	Roberta Peters, Mary Lou Williams
587	January 27, 1965 (1965-01-27)	Bette Davis, Sidney Omarr	Erroll Garner, Johnny O'Neill
588	January 28, 1965 (1965-01-28)	Henny Youngman, Kaye Ballard, Jeff Donnell	Joe Williams
589	January 29, 1965 (1965-01-29)	George Jessel, Richard Tucker	N/A

February

No.	Original release date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
590	February 1, 1965 (1965-02-01)	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Bob Hope, Carol Anderson, Sue Raney	The Andrews Sisters
591	February 2, 1965 (1965-02-02)	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Don Adams, William Frawley	N/A
592	February 3, 1965 (1965-02-03)	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Don Rickles, Godfrey Cambridge	N/A
593	February 4, 1965 (1965-02-04)	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Louis Nye, Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, Tuesday Weld	N/A
594	February 5, 1965 (1965-02-05)	(FROM LOS ANGELES) George Burns	Johnny Mathis, The Young Americans
595	February 8, 1965 (1965-02-08)	(FROM LOS ANGELES) California Governor Edmund G. Brown, Diana Dors, Lou Holtz (comedian)	Denny Zeitlin
596	February 9, 1965 (1965-02-09)	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Ethel Merman and daughter Ethel Geary, Chuck Maynard, John Bubbles	The Four Freshmen
597	February 10, 1965 (1965-02-10)	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Bob Hope, Abbe Lane	George Shearing
598	February 11, 1965 (1965-02-11)	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, Mamie Van Doren	N/A
599	February 12, 1965 (1965-02-12)	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Danny Thomas, Piccola Pupa	N/A
600	February 15, 1965 (1965-02-15)	Woody Allen	Connie Francis
601	February 16, 1965 (1965-02-16)	Joan Crawford, Kaye Ballard, Xavier Cugat, Charo	Connie Haines
602	February 17, 1965 (1965-02-17)	Milt Kamen, Joan Rivers (debut), Ulla Sellert	Julian Bream, Jack Haskell
603	February 18, 1965 (1965-02-18)	Eli Wallach, Anne Jackson, Dorothy Provine	Roy Clark
604	February 19, 1965 (1965-02-19)	Henry Morgan	Kay Starr
605	February 22, 1965 (1965-02-22)	Alan King guest host	N/A
606	February 23, 1965 (1965-02-23)	Woody Allen, James Mason, Luba Lisa	The Romeros
607	February 24, 1965 (1965-02-24)	Eydie Gorme, Phil Foster, psychologist Dr. Rose Franzblau	N/A
608	February 25, 1965 (1965-02-25)	Ethel Merman, Jack E. Leonard, Skip Cunningham, Henry Boyd	N/A
609	February 26, 1965 (1965-02-26)	Bill Cosby, Diahn Williams	Vicki Carr

March

No.	Original release date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
610	March 1, 1965 (1965-03-01)	Rose Marie	N/A
611	March 2, 1965 (1965-03-02)	Eva Gabor	N/A
612	March 3, 1965 (1965-03-03)	Joan Rivers	N/A
613	March 4, 1965 (1965-03-04)	Corbett Monica	The New Christy Minstrels
614	March 5, 1965 (1965-03-05)	Selma Diamond, Don Francks, Dr. Ernest Dichter	N/A
615	March 8, 1965 (1965-03-08)	Kaye Ballard, Joe Garagiola	Frankie Laine
616	March 9, 1965 (1965-03-09)	Lee Remick, Alice Ghostley, David Frye	Jan Peerce
617	March 10, 1965 (1965-03-10)	Eydie Gorme, George Jessel, Irwin Corey	N/A
618	March 11, 1965 (1965-03-11)	Bob Hope, Richard Chamberlain, Hedda Hopper, Carol Lawrence, Barbara Parkins, Harve Presnell	N/A
Photoplay Awards are presented.
619	March 12, 1965 (1965-03-12)	Buddy Hackett	The Andrews Sisters
620	March 15, 1965 (1965-03-15)	Milt Kamen, Margaret Whiting, John Bubbles	Neil Wolfe
621	March 16, 1965 (1965-03-16)	Corbett Monica, Nancy Dussault, Phil Ford and Mimi Hines	N/A
622	March 17, 1965 (1965-03-17)	Don Adams	Jane Morgan
623	March 18, 1965 (1965-03-18)	Robert Merrill, Joan Rivers, Jim Fowler	Maureen Thomson
624	March 19, 1965 (1965-03-19)	Alan King guest host	N/A
625	March 22, 1965 (1965-03-22)	Johnny Mathis, Phil Foster, Ruta Lee	Benny Goodman
626	March 23, 1965 (1965-03-23)	Ethel Ennis, Muriel Grosfield	Roy Clark
627	March 24, 1965 (1965-03-24)	Henry Morgan, Robert Murphy, Anita Gillette, Anita Bryant	N/A
628	March 25, 1965 (1965-03-25)	Eydie Gorme	N/A
629	March 26, 1965 (1965-03-26)	Tony Curtis, Larry Storch	Nancy Ames
630	March 29, 1965 (1965-03-29)	Louis Nye, guest host; Vincent Price, Chita Rivera, Charlie Manna	Joe Williams, Anita Gillette
631	March 30, 1965 (1965-03-30)	Frankie Laine, Shari Lewis	Della Reese
632	March 31, 1965 (1965-03-31)	Robert Mitchum, Phyllis Diller	N/A

April

No.	Original release date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
633	April 1, 1965 (1965-04-01)	Al Capp	Donna Fuller
634	April 2, 1965 (1965-04-02)	Milt Kamen, Diahn Williams	N/A
635	April 5, 1965 (1965-04-05)	José Ferrer, Kaye Ballard, Ulick O'Connor	N/A
636	April 6, 1965 (1965-04-06)	Gig Young, Charles Aznavour, Suzanne Pleshette, Louis O'Brien	N/A
637	April 7, 1965 (1965-04-07)	Eva Gabor, Chan Thomas	Robert Merrill
638	April 8, 1965 (1965-04-08)	France Nguyen	Tony Bennett
639	April 9, 1965 (1965-04-09)	James Mason	Stanley Black, Anna Moffo
640	April 12, 1965 (1965-04-12)	Yogi Berra, Warren Spahn, Joan Rivers, Lou Holtz (comedian)	Connie Francis
641	April 13, 1965 (1965-04-13)	Lola Albright, Ulick O'Connor	Jan Peerce
642	April 14, 1965 (1965-04-14)	Dr. Joyce Brothers, Don Francks	N/A
643	April 15, 1965 (1965-04-15)	Alan King, Eva Gabor, Barbara Cook, fashion expert Eve of Rome	The Righteous Brothers
644	April 16, 1965 (1965-04-16)	Selma Diamond	Earl Wrightson, Lois Hunt
645	April 19, 1965 (1965-04-19)	Sammy Davis Jr. guest host; Art Carney, Diana Sands	Johnny Brown
646	April 20, 1965 (1965-04-20)	Maurice Edelman	Yvonne Constant
647	April 21, 1965 (1965-04-21)	Janet Leigh, Charles Merrill Smith	William Walker
648	April 22, 1965 (1965-04-22)	George Maharis, Gen. Theodore Bedwell	N/A
649	April 23, 1965 (1965-04-23)	Ethel Merman, Buddy Hackett, Homer and Jethro	Frankie Fannelli
650	April 26, 1965 (1965-04-26)	George Hamilton, Al Capp	Ella Logan
651	April 27, 1965 (1965-04-27)	Ed Ames, Myron Cohen, Luba Lisa, Phil Ford & Mimi Hines	The Dorothy Donegan Trio
The "Tomahawk throw".
652	April 28, 1965 (1965-04-28)	Godfrey Cambridge, Shari Lewis, elephant trainer Murray Hill	Jerry Vale
653	April 29, 1965 (1965-04-29)	Ed McMahon and Skitch Henderson guest hosts; Edie Adams, Arlene Dahl, producer Alexander Cohen	Bob McGrath
Johnny Carson was attending the Press Photographer's Ball in Washington.
654	April 30, 1965 (1965-04-30)	Rosemary Clooney	N/A

May

No.	Original release date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
655	May 3, 1965 (1965-05-03)	Kim Novak, Gig Young, Kaye Ballard, Louise O'Brien	N/A
656	May 4, 1965 (1965-05-04)	Stella Stevens, Robert Merrill, Irwin Corey	Jan Peerce, Jack Haskell
657	May 5, 1965 (1965-05-05)	Godfrey Cambridge	Jane Morgan
658	May 6, 1965 (1965-05-06)	Zsa Zsa Gabor, Ken Murray	Monty Rock III
659	May 7, 1965 (1965-05-07)	Eydie Gorme, Jack E. Leonard	Billy Daniels, The Highwaymen
660	May 10, 1965 (1965-05-10)	Rudy Vallée, Eva Gabor, Lee Morgan, hairdresser Michel Kazan	N/A
661	May 11, 1965 (1965-05-11)	Ed Begley, Anna Maria Alberghetti, John Bubbles	N/A
662	May 12, 1965 (1965-05-12)	Milt Kamen, NORAD Command Dancers	N/A
663	May 13, 1965 (1965-05-13)	Alan King, Max Lerner, Phyllis Newman	N/A
664	May 14, 1965 (1965-05-14)	Joan Crawford, Dick Shawn, Corbett Monica	N/A
665	May 17, 1965 (1965-05-17)	Woody Allen guest host; Barbara Nichols	N/A
666	May 18, 1965 (1965-05-18)	Don Adams, Carol Lawrence, Harry Golden	N/A
667	May 19, 1965 (1965-05-19)	Dick Shawn, Diahn Williams	Johnny Mathis
668	May 20, 1965 (1965-05-20)	Selma Diamond, Ray Walston	The Modernaires
669	May 21, 1965 (1965-05-21)	Eddie Lawrence, Xavier Cugat, Charo, Emily Yancy, Ed Goldfaden	Don Francks
670	May 24, 1965 (1965-05-24)	George Jessel, Alex and Trude Assael	N/A
671	May 25, 1965 (1965-05-25)	Gig Young, Rose Marie, Mamie Van Doren	N/A
672	May 26, 1965 (1965-05-26)	Rocky Marciano, Anita Gillette, Smith and Dale	Marion Montgomery, William Walker
673	May 27, 1965 (1965-05-27)	Henry Morgan, Tallulah Bankhead, Marya Mannes	Sheila Sullivan
674	May 28, 1965 (1965-05-28)	Ethel Merman, Eydie Gorme, Myron Cohen	Frank d'Rone
675	May 31, 1965 (1965-05-31)	Corbett Monica guest host; Steve Lawrence, Jayne Mansfield, Ronnie Martin	Della Reese,

June

No.	Original release date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
676	June 1, 1965 (1965-06-01)	Bill Dana, Oleg Cassini, Joan Rivers	Ruth Price
677	June 2, 1965 (1965-06-02)	Godfrey Cambridge, John le Carré	Ruth Price
678	June 3, 1965 (1965-06-03)	Phyllis Diller, Jack E. Leonard	N/A
679	June 4, 1965 (1965-06-04)	Henry Morgan, Harry Blackstone Jr.	Ruth Price
680	June 7, 1965 (1965-06-07)	Kaye Ballard, Tony Martin	N/A
681	June 8, 1965 (1965-06-08)	Rod Serling, Eva Gabor	Teresa Stratas
682	June 9, 1965 (1965-06-09)	Selma Diamond, Irina Demick	N/A
683	June 10, 1965 (1965-06-10)	Sammy Davis Jr., Phyllis Newman	N/A
684	June 11, 1965 (1965-06-11)	Corbett Monica	Richard Tucker
685	June 14, 1965 (1965-06-14)	Robert Merrill, Ivan Tors, Julia Mead	The Righteous Brothers
686	June 15, 1965 (1965-06-15)	Dan Dailey, Betty Grable	Trini Lopez
687	June 16, 1965 (1965-06-16)	Hans Conreid, Barbara O'Neil, Dr. Marguerite Frey	Luba Lisa
688	June 17, 1965 (1965-06-17)	Jack Douglas and Reiko Douglas, Alice Ghostley	Johnny Cash, Huntington (Long Island) High School Orchestra
689	June 18, 1965 (1965-06-18)	Ethel Merman, Cyril Ritchard	Buddy DeFranco
The new National College Queen is crowned.
690	June 21, 1965 (1965-06-21)	Hugh Downs guest host	Pat O'Brien, Redd Foxx
691	June 22, 1965 (1965-06-22)	George Maharis, Joan Rivers, Killer Joe Piro	N/A
692	June 23, 1965 (1965-06-23)	Alan King, Dr. Herbert Axelrod	N/A
693	June 24, 1965 (1965-06-24)	Sid Caesar, Phyllis Newman	N/A
694	June 25, 1965 (1965-06-25)	Zsa Zsa Gabor, Dr. Bernarr Zovluck	N/A
695	June 28, 1965 (1965-06-28)	Kaye Ballard, Redd Foxx	Frankie Avalon, Earl Hines
696	June 29, 1965 (1965-06-29)	Henry Morgan, Ernest Warther	Anita Gillette
697	June 30, 1965 (1965-06-30)	Richard Rodgers, Jack E. Leonard, Marilyn Michaels, Elizabeth Allen	N/A

July

No.	Original release date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
698	July 1, 1965 (1965-07-01)	Eydie Gorme, Corbett Monica, Gertrude Berg	N/A
699	July 2, 1965 (1965-07-02)	George Jessel, Portland Hoffa, publisher Joe McCarthy	Eddie Fisher
700	July 5, 1965 (1965-07-05)	Tony Randall, Xavier Cugat and Charo, Bea Lillie, Robert Sirchie	The Denny Zeitlin Trio
701	July 6, 1965 (1965-07-06)	Woody Allen, Max Lerner, Diahn Williams	Arthur Prysock
702	July 7, 1965 (1965-07-07)	Eva Gabor	N/A
703	July 8, 1965 (1965-07-08)	Selma Diamond, Jack Palance	N/A
704	July 9, 1965 (1965-07-09)	George Kirby, Joan Rivers	Jan Peerce
705	July 12, 1965 (1965-07-12)	Jerry Lewis guest host; Jackie Vernon, The Ritts Puppets	Count Basie
Johnny Carson began performing in Las Vegas for an extended engagement.
706	July 13, 1965 (1965-07-13)	Jerry Lewis guest host; Jan Murray	Gary Lewis and the Playboys, Danny Costello, Kay Stevens
707	July 14, 1965 (1965-07-14)	Jerry Lewis guest host	N/A
708	July 15, 1965 (1965-07-15)	Jerry Lewis guest host; Myron Cohen	The Four Freshmen
709	July 16, 1965 (1965-07-16)	Jerry Lewis guest host; Al Capp, Sammy Cahn	N/A
710	July 19, 1965 (1965-07-19)	Joey Bishop guest host; Sammy Davis Jr.	Anthony Newley
Bishop was supposed to start guest hosting the week before, but couldn't due to back trouble.
711	July 20, 1965 (1965-07-20)	Joey Bishop guest host; Phil Foster, Kay Armen	N/A
712	July 21, 1965 (1965-07-21)	Joey Bishop guest host; Bill Cosby, Glenda Granger	N/A
713	July 22, 1965 (1965-07-22)	Joey Bishop guest host; Frank Fontaine	Roy Clark, Kay Stevens
714	July 23, 1965 (1965-07-23)	Joey Bishop guest host; Allan Sherman	Brenda Lee
715	July 26, 1965 (1965-07-26)	Joey Bishop guest host; Buddy Hackett, Simone Signoret	N/A
716	July 27, 1965 (1965-07-27)	Joey Bishop guest host; Rod Serling	Rhetta and Tennyson
717	July 28, 1965 (1965-07-28)	Joey Bishop guest host; White House Chief of Protocol Lloyd Hand and his wife	The Supremes
718	July 29, 1965 (1965-07-29)	Joey Bishop guest host; Diana Dors, Gertrude Berg	Bob Manning
719	July 30, 1965 (1965-07-30)	Joey Bishop guest host; Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Sally Ann Howes	N/A

August

No.	Original release date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
720	August 2, 1965 (1965-08-02)	Joey Bishop guest host	Bobby Rydell
721	August 3, 1965 (1965-08-03)	Joey Bishop guest host; Phyllis Diller	N/A
722	August 4, 1965 (1965-08-04)	Joey Bishop guest host; Corbett Monica	Buddy Greco, Carlos Montoya
723	August 5, 1965 (1965-08-05)	Joey Bishop guest host;	N/A
724	August 6, 1965 (1965-08-06)	Joey Bishop guest host; Eydie Gorme, Adam Keefe	N/A
725	August 9, 1965 (1965-08-09)	Joey Bishop guest host; George Kirby	N/A
726	August 10, 1965 (1965-08-10)	Joey Bishop guest host; Warren Berlinger	Billy Eckstine
727	August 11, 1965 (1965-08-11)	Joey Bishop guest host; George Maharis	Shaw and Costa
728	August 12, 1965 (1965-08-12)	Corbett Monica	N/A
Johnny Carson returns after a month away.
729	August 13, 1965 (1965-08-13)	Ted Sorensen, Joan Rivers	N/A
730	August 16, 1965 (1965-08-16)	Alan King, Kaye Ballard	N/A
731	August 17, 1965 (1965-08-17)	Buddy Hackett, George Jessel, Diana Dors	N/A
732	August 18, 1965 (1965-08-18)	Rudy Vallée, Flip Wilson, Gila Golan, William Walker	Rosemary Squires
733	August 19, 1965 (1965-08-19)	Phyllis Diller	Jan Peerce
Contestants from the Miss USA Pageant were featured.
734	August 20, 1965 (1965-08-20)	George Kirby, Myron Cohen	The Serendipity Singers
735	August 23, 1965 (1965-08-23)	Eydie Gorme, Al Capp	N/A
736	August 24, 1965 (1965-08-24)	Jackie Vernon, John Henry Faulk, Adam Keefe	Neil Sedaka
737	August 25, 1965 (1965-08-25)	Buddy Hackett, Mel Blanc	N/A
738	August 26, 1965 (1965-08-26)	George Kirby, Myron Cohen	The Serendipity Singers
739	August 27, 1965 (1965-08-27)	Michael Caine	The Cariocas
740	August 30, 1965 (1965-08-30)	Alan King, John Bubbles	Jack Haskell, Diana Baker and the Cariocas
741	August 31, 1965 (1965-08-31)	Sheldon Leonard	Homer and Jethro

September

No.	Original release date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
742	September 1, 1965 (1965-09-01)	Eve Arden, Peter Lawford, Jackie Vernon	Ethel Ennis
743	September 2, 1965 (1965-09-02)	Ed Begley, Louie Nye, Redd Foxx, Ruth Price	N/A
744	September 3, 1965 (1965-09-03)	George Jessel, John Gavin, Jack Haskell	N/A
745	September 6, 1965 (1965-09-06)	Bill Cosby guest host, The Muppets	Carmen McRae, Bill Henderson
746	September 7, 1965 (1965-09-07)	Ben Gazzara, Jane Morgan, Norm Crosby	N/A
747	September 8, 1965 (1965-09-08)	John Forsythe, Barbara Feldon, Sam Levenson	N/A
748	September 9, 1965 (1965-09-09)	Dick Kallman, Henry Morgan, Myron Cohen	N/A
749	September 10, 1965 (1965-09-10)	Roger Smith, Shani Wallace, William Smith	N/A
750	September 13, 1965 (1965-09-13)	Rosemary Clooney, David McCallum, Jackie Vernon	Joe Williams
751	September 14, 1965 (1965-09-14)	Ethel Merman, Andy Devine, Dr. Richard Evans	The Four Freshmen, Joe Williams
752	September 15, 1965 (1965-09-15)	John Bubbles	Jan Peerce
753	September 16, 1965 (1965-09-16)	George Jessel	N/A
754	September 17, 1965 (1965-09-17)	Corbett Monica, Margaret Whiting, Mark Miller, Harry Golden	N/A
755	September 20, 1965 (1965-09-20)	Kaye Ballard, Pete Rademacher	Robert Merrill, The Kenny Burrell Quartet
756	September 21, 1965 (1965-09-21)	Sammy Davis Jr., Selma Diamond, Allen Sherman, actor Philip Truex	N/A
757	September 22, 1965 (1965-09-22)	Susan Oliver	Tom Lehrer
758	September 23, 1965 (1965-09-23)	Buddy Hackett, Eydie Gorme, Bob Newhart	Frank D'Rone
759	September 24, 1965 (1965-09-24)	Ed McMahon and Skitch Henderson guest hosts	N/A
Johnny Carson had left for California to prepare for the show's two weeks' worth of shows.
760	September 27, 1965 (1965-09-27)	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Bob Hope, Pearl Bailey	N/A
761	September 28, 1965 (1965-09-28)	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Danny Thomas, Carol Lawrence	Robert Goulet
762	September 29, 1965 (1965-09-29)	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Don Adams, Phyllis Newman	January Jones
763	September 30, 1965 (1965-09-30)	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Rose Marie, Jerry Van Dyke, Carol Andresson	N/A

October

No.	Original release date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
764	October 1, 1965 (1965-10-01)	(FROM LOS ANGELES) George Burns, Jerry Lewis	N/A
Third anniversary show.
765	October 4, 1965 (1965-10-04)	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Joey Bishop guest host; Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Juliet Prowse, Phil Foster, Jay Richard Kennedy	N/A
766	October 5, 1965 (1965-10-05)	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Bill Cosby, George Segal, Carol Andreson, Ray Hastings, Groucho Marx	Paul Revere and the Raiders
767	October 6, 1965 (1965-10-06)	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Bill Dana, Ann Miller, Dick Shawn	N/A
768	October 7, 1965 (1965-10-07)	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Jack Benny, Rudy Vallée, Ann Blyth	N/A
769	October 8, 1965 (1965-10-08)	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Don Rickles, Dick Shawn	N/A
770	October 11, 1965 (1965-10-11)	Kaye Ballard, Jack Palance	N/A
771	October 12, 1965 (1965-10-12)	Corbett Monica	Petula Clark, Alan Dale Brasil 66
772	October 13, 1965 (1965-10-13)	Buddy Hackett, beauty consultant Eve of Roma	Charles Aznavour
773	October 14, 1965 (1965-10-14)	TBA	N/A
774	October 15, 1965 (1965-10-15)	Selma Diamond, George Kirby	N/A
775	October 18, 1965 (1965-10-18)	Alan King guest host; Arlene Francis, Bernard Hollowood	Carol Sloane
776	October 19, 1965 (1965-10-19)	Jack Douglas and wife Reiko	Julie London
777	October 20, 1965 (1965-10-20)	George Maharis, Buddy Hackett	N/A
778	October 21, 1965 (1965-10-21)	Jerry Van Dyke	N/A
779	October 22, 1965 (1965-10-22)	Florence Henderson	N/A
780	October 25, 1965 (1965-10-25)	Bette Davis, Edgar Bergen, Oleg Cassini	N/A
781	October 26, 1965 (1965-10-26)	Elsa Lanchester	N/A
782	October 27, 1965 (1965-10-27)	Jackie Vernon	Petula Clark
783	October 28, 1965 (1965-10-28)	Florence Henderson, Al Capp	N/A
784	October 29, 1965 (1965-10-29)	Diahann Carroll	N/A

November

No.	Original release date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
785	November 1, 1965 (1965-11-01)	Alan King guest host; Allan Sherman, Dixie Dean Harris	N/A
786	November 2, 1965 (1965-11-02)	Robert Merrill	N/A
787	November 3, 1965 (1965-11-03)	TBA	N/A
788	November 4, 1965 (1965-11-04)	George Kirby, Joan Rivers	N/A
789	November 5, 1965 (1965-11-05)	Carol Lawrence, Murray Roman	N/A
790	November 8, 1965 (1965-11-08)	Shari Lewis, Jack Douglas and wife Reiko	N/A
11/9/1965 program cancelled due to the Northeast blackout. Scheduled guests were Yves St. Laurent, Robert Merrill, Virginia Martin.
791	November 10, 1965 (1965-11-10)	Yves St. Laurent	N/A
792	November 11, 1965 (1965-11-11)	George Kirby, Joan Rivers	N/A
793	November 12, 1965 (1965-11-12)	Ethel Merman, Brian Kelly, Murray Roman	N/A
794	November 15, 1965 (1965-11-15)	Selma Diamond, Anna Moffo	Mel Tormé
795	November 16, 1965 (1965-11-16)	Omar Sharif, Kaye Ballard, Norris McWhirter and Ross McWhirter	N/A
796	November 17, 1965 (1965-11-17)	Robert Young, Jack E. Leonard, Virginia Martin	N/A
797	November 18, 1965 (1965-11-18)	TBA	N/A
798	November 19, 1965 (1965-11-19)	Bill Dana	N/A
799	November 22, 1965 (1965-11-22)	TBA	N/A
800	November 23, 1965 (1965-11-23)	Myron Cohen	Ian and Sylvia
801	November 24, 1965 (1965-11-24)	Henry Morgan, Claudine Auger	The Ramsey Lewis Trio
802	November 25, 1965 (1965-11-25)	Ruby Keeler, Sammy Cahn	Paul Anka
803	November 26, 1965 (1965-11-26)	Sam Levenson guest host; Richard Tucker	N/A
804	November 29, 1965 (1965-11-29)	Alan King, Muhammad Ali	Little Jimmy Dickens
805	November 30, 1965 (1965-11-30)	Bill Dana	Arthur Prysock

December

No.	Original release date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
806	December 1, 1965 (1965-12-01)	Murray Roman	N/A
807	December 2, 1965 (1965-12-02)	Kaye Ballard	N/A
808	December 3, 1965 (1965-12-03)	Willie Mays, Dan Dailey	Teresa Brewer
809	December 6, 1965 (1965-12-06)	Phil Ford and Mimi Hines	Vic Damone
810	December 7, 1965 (1965-12-07)	Robert Merrill, Robert Traver	Luba Lisa
811	December 8, 1965 (1965-12-08)	Louie Nye, Jonathan Winters	N/A
812	December 9, 1965 (1965-12-09)	Sammy Davis Jr., Shari Lewis, Laurence Harvey	N/A
813	December 10, 1965 (1965-12-10)	Geraldine Chaplin, Corbett Monica	N/A
814	December 13, 1965 (1965-12-13)	Florence Henderson, Rudy Vallée	Dionne Warwick
815	December 14, 1965 (1965-12-14)	Betsy Palmer	N/A
816	December 15, 1965 (1965-12-15)	Lena Horne	Count Basie
817	December 16, 1965 (1965-12-16)	Eydie Gorme	N/A
818	December 17, 1965 (1965-12-17)	Jack Douglas and his wife Reiko, New York attorney general Louis Lefkowitz	N/A
819	December 20, 1965 (1965-12-20)	George Kirby	N/A
820	December 21, 1965 (1965-12-21)	Maximilian Schell, Godfrey Cambridge, Anita Gillette, John Byner	N/A
821	December 22, 1965 (1965-12-22)	Jan De Ruth, The Depasqualie Brothers	N/A
822	December 23, 1965 (1965-12-23)	Alan King guest host; Eli Wallach, Sheila MacRae, Jackie Clarke, Phil Ford and Mimi Hines	N/A
823	December 27, 1965 (1965-12-27)	Don Adams, Hal Frazier	N/A
824	December 28, 1965 (1965-12-28)	Selma Diamond	N/A
825	December 29, 1965 (1965-12-29)	Luba Lisa	Eddy Arnold
826	December 30, 1965 (1965-12-30)	Mickey Rooney	N/A
827	December 31, 1965 (1965-12-31)	Woody Allen, Criswell, Phil Ford, Mimi Hines, Gila Golan, William Walker	Jim Henson's Muppets

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