While working as a staff writer on The Red Skelton Show, local Los Angeles television comedian Carson filled in as host when Skelton was injured during a show rehearsal. As a result of Carson’s performance, CBS created the primetime variety program: The Johnny Carson Show, a traditional potpourri of comedy, music, dance, skits and monologues. The short-lived 1955-56 series served as a precursor of what would come later for Carson, planting the seeds for sketches he would perform on the later The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson such as "Mighty Carson Art Players".
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Air Date: 1955-06-30
In the series premiere, Johnny imitates Edward R. Murrow in a spoof of Murrow's Person to Person program featuring Jo...
Air Date: 1955-07-21
Johnny imitates Walter Cronkite, takes a look at the pitfalls of marriage, and parodies Goldilocks And The Three Bear...
Air Date: 1955-08-25
Sketches include a spoof of the Russian ballet, Catch Up With The News and a 1950s-style look at the future, as Johnn...
Air Date: 1955-09-01
Johnny plays Dillinger, The Mental Wizard, in a parody of Joseph Dunniger, the famous mind reader (This sketch is the...
Air Date: 1955-09-08
James Arness visits the show to promote his new series, Gunsmoke, Jack Albertson appears in a grocery store sketch an...
Air Date: 1955-10-13
Johnny takes care of unfinished business; Jack Albertson appears in sketches about Johnny's fan club and bachelor lif...
Air Date: 1955-11-03
Legendary movie composer Dimitri Tiomkin appears in the Johnny's Record Collection sketch. Then Johnny salutes old ti...
Air Date: 1955-11-10
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Air Date: 1955-12-15
Johnny plays a stay-at-home husband whose wife has a very unusual job. Other sketches include the Giveaway Pet Parade...
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