NBC Network - Johnny Carson - "15th Anniversary Tonight Show" (Complete Broadcast, 9/30/1977) 📺

Here's a complete broadcast of the 2-hour, 15th anniversary edition of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, with Ed McMahon and musical director Doc Severinsen, from WMAQ Channel 5. Local voiceovers by Lorry Young. NBC Network voiceovers by Peggy Taylor. Includes: Ron Hunter closing out NewsCenter5 Commercials for: Scotts Turf Builder (voiceover by John Bartholomew Tucker) Butternut Light White & Light Wheat Bread Chicagoland Job Mart Newscast end credits (with voiceover promo for "The Reivers" and The Tonight Show) PSA for Crusade of Mercy Show open and Johnny's monologue Commercials for: Charlie by Revlon (with Shelley Hack) (sung by Bobby Short) Moisturizing Liquid Makeup Touch & Glow by Revlon Thick & Thirsty paper towels (with Phyllis Diller) Wickes Furniture - 12-Hour Sale Segment 2: Johnny reads off new fall shows and those that didn't make the cut Commercials for: Alpo dog food (with Ed McMahon) Schick Super II Twin Blade Cartridges (voiceover by Peter Thomas) Celozzi-Ettleson Chevrolet Arby's Segment 3: Clip of two guests from Spivey's Corner, NC Commercials for: Liquid Drano Excedrin P.M. Orkin pest control Promo for October 3rd issue of People magazine (Tony Orlando on cover) Bumper Promo for "A Little Inconvenience" Commercials for: Akadema Plum Royale wine Marriott's Great America (with Mel Blanc as Bugs Bunny) Sidewinder 1 (theatrical trailer) Animated station ID Segment 4: Clips including incident with Don Rickles Commercials for: Bite Size Tabby cat food Kleenex tissues (with Jo Anne Worley) Grecian Formula 16 (with George Blanda) Pierre Cardin travel kit (at Carson Pirie Scott) Segment 5: Clips of Jimmy Stewart and gadget demonstrations Commercials for: United Airlines Wendy's Jewel offer of free kitchen appliances Segment 6: Clip of interview with Kathy Crumbley, future sheriff of Shadyside, OH Commercials for: Variety Choice Chuck Wagon dog food Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais (voiceover by Ken Nordine) "Pippin" at the Shubert Theatre Bumper Promo for "The Reivers" (with NBC slide) Commercials for: Chicagoland Job Mart A&P Brands Open House (with "Price and Pride") Arby's (repeat) Animated station ID Segment 7: Johnny with NBC-TV president Robert Mulholland, then clips of ad parodies Commercials for: Schlitz Light beer (with James Coburn) Long John Silver's Seafood Shoppe Scotts Turf Builder (repeat) Montgomery Ward National Hardware Week Sale Segment 8: Clips of Christmas show parodies and Frank Sinatra Commercials for: 9 Lives cat food (with John Erwin as the voice of Morris) RCA ColorTrak TV (with Leslie Caron) (voiceover by Ernie Anderson) Regional Transportation Authority - "We Get Around" Hi-Ho Crackers (with Gary Burghoff and Herb Edelman) Segment 9: Clips of Johnny with Ed, John Toomey and a routine that bombed Commercials for: Chicago Daily News (with editor-in-chief Jim Hoge) Independent Matchmaker Real Estate Brokers Hyponex House Plant Food (voiceover by Peter Thomas) Globe Art - Gigantic Art Sale Bumper Promo for NFL Football Commercials for: TV Week in Chicago Tribune Light n' Lively Cheese from Kraft (voiceover by Ed Herlihy) "The Lincoln Conspiracy" (theatrical trailer) (voiceover by Brad Crandall) Animated station ID Segment 10: Clips with Jim Fowler, Joan Embery, and assorted animals Commercials for: Budweiser beer (with Ed McMahon and Doc Severinsen) Presto WeeFry skillet Parkay margarine (with Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy) GE BrightStik fluorescent tubes Segment 11: Clips with Dom DeLuise and Burt Reynolds Commercials for: John M. Smyth Sara Lee cakes First Federal Savings & Loan of Chicago (posted separately here:    • First Federal of Chicago - "Saving Nut" (C...  ) Segment 12: "Copper Clapper Caper" with Jack Webb and a special falling domino display Commercials for: Nestle Artificial Butterscotch Morsels Bell System Long Distance Tabby cat food (again) American Standard bathtubs Segment 13: Johnny with Eubie Blake, then says goodnight and end credits Promo for Weekend Commercials for: Dominick's Finer Foods Long Chevrolet Casino cheeses Animated station ID Open of The Midnight Special with Helen Reddy and Barry Manilow. This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, September 30th 1977 during the 10:28pm to 12:32am timeframe. About The Museum of Classic Chicago Television: The MCCTv (FuzzyMemoriesTV) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit whose primary mission is the preservation and display of off-air, early home videotape recordings (70s to early 80s, mostly) recorded off of TV (in Chicago or other cities now too); things which would likely be lost if not sought out and preserved digitally. If you have any old 1970s videotapes recorded off of TV please email: tapes@fuzzy.tv We preserve the entire broadcasts in our archives (or however much is present on the tape), for historical preservation. For information on how to help in our mission, to donate or lend tapes to be converted to digital, please e-mail tapes@fuzzy.tv Thank you for your help!