July 29, 1957 - March 30, 1962
Hugh Downs opens the show and mentions tonight's guests.
First appearance of Jack Benny as a guest with Paar who praises Benny and thanks him for the time when Jack had the opportunity to work for 18 weeks replacing Benny on the radio.
Many topics are covered during this very informal interview.
Jack mentions the previous night when Mickey Rooney was intoxicated on the Paar show...praise for Red Skelton, his love of the violin (took lessons from age 6 years of age to age 15),
Benny kids about Frank Remley a best friend who is always intoxicated, and praises Jack Paar for his ability to do The Tonight Show five nights a week. He says that Paar is a good straight man, comedian and listens to his guests.
There is a segment where Paar shows movies of celebrity homes in Hollywood, including those belonging to Bob Hope, Harold Lloyd, Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford, Dinah and George Montgomery, Paar gives comment when seeing the clips.
Sterling Hayden is introduced and discusses his recent voyage with his four children, ages 11, 10, 9, and 7 and others (total of seven children and thirteen adults) on his ship to Tahiti, leaving Hollywood California avoiding a court ordered injunction not to sail.
Hayden discusses the circumstances and why he wanted to get away from Hollywood which does not suit him for numerous reasons.
NOTE: This air check of the Sterling Hayden interview is complete, unlike other holdings in the ATA collection.