October 1, 1962-May 22, 1992. Johnny Carson, host of NBC's network late-night "Tonight Show" reigned for 30 unprecedented years...five times the combined tenure of Steve Allen, and Jack Paar. Carson was impervious to competition, including efforts to dethrone him by Les Crane, Joey Bishop, Merv Griffin, Dick Cavett, Jack Paar, Pat Sajak, Joan Rivers, and Arsenio Hall. Sadly, very few complete "Tonight Show" broadcasts survive during Johnny Carson's first ten years of broadcasting. Around 1965, through the early 1970's, oldest tapes were first erased systematically by orders from myopic NBC executives, to be recycled for purposes of saving money. Ironically, in many cases, these older master tapes were too brittle, and portended probable drop-outs for re-use after being erased. Subsequently blank after being erased, these older questionable master 2" Quad tapes were either sparingly used or never used again for recording new programming and eventually were discarded. Saving thousands of dollars at the time (wiping master tapes for potential re-use) resulted in losing millions of dollars by NBC in today's marketplace, and more importantly wiping thousands of historic TONIGHT SHOW broadcasts, which contain precious personal anecdotes from political, show business, and sports icons of the past.
  
  

Guests: Fernando Lamas, Roy Clark, David Brenner, Pete Hamill, Twiggy. 

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The music of Cole Porter is saluted.   

Perry Como is the host.               

The music of Cole Porter is saluted.   

Perry Como is the host.  

Duplicate of #7867.                                        

October 15, 1973-January 28, 1982. 
An hour-long talk show hosted by Tom Snyder. Network television's first entry into late-late-night programming on weeknights Monday thru Thursday, usually broadcasting on tape 1 AM to 2 AM. "Tomorrow" was expanded to 90 minutes on September 16, 1980.

First of four broadcasts taped in London England. 
Tonight's show is from Father's Public House Pub. 
In-debth interviews with Twiggy, followed by Peter Cook and Dudley Moore.  
At the end of the broadcast Snyder interviews the owner of the pub, John Lindley and his wife and son.             

1963-1982 (SYNDICATED). Mike Douglas hosted one of television's longest-running talk shows (19 years). Each week Douglas was joined by a different co-host. In 1967, "The Mike Douglas Show" became the first syndicated talk show to win an Emmy Award.



Broadcast from 1963-1978 in Philadelphia
Broadcast from 1978-1982 in Los Angeles 

Co-Host: Twiggy                                                                                                           

This sports special pitted celebrities from film and television in the United States against stars from the United Kingdom and the rest of the world. Competition included bowling, darts, rowing, swimming, running relays, and soccer goal kicking. 

Co-hosts: Jack Klugman and Ed McMahon.                         

Bing Crosby's Merry Olde Christmas. This special was taped in London, England, five weeks before Crosby's death. 

Dupe Of # 5074.              

Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas is a 1977 Christmas Television special starring Bing Crosby and family, with special guests Twiggy, David Bowie, Ron Moody, Stanley Baxter, and Trinity Boys Choir. Crosby and Bowie duet on "Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy." Directed by Dwight Hemion.                        

Special: Some 32 stars are on hand for a musical gala marking the Los Angeles Bicentennial. Among the highlights: a song-and-dance tribute to Busby Berkeley, headlined by Carol Lawrence; and a salute to the Hollywood canteen of the '40s with Toni Tennille and Peter Marshall. Hosts: Lorne Greene, Natalie Wood, Donald O'Connor, Greer Garson, Eve Arden, Twiggy and Dionne Warwick. Music: "Pennies from Heaven" (Rosemary Clooney), "Don't Leave Me This Way (Thelma Houston), "Never Never Land" (Leslie Uggams) and "Together" (Peggy Lee).