BROADCAST DATE: Tuesday, November 11, 1975, NBC.
DESCRIPTION: "THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JOHNNY CARSON" was the full name of the show during the years that Johnny Carson hosted from 1962 to 1992. For all but a few months of its first ten years of existence, Carson's "Tonight Show" was based in New York, New York. In May 1972 the show moved to Burbank, California, where it remained for the rest of its run. Lynda's very first appearance as a guest on a talk show was in "THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JOHNNY CARSON".

	Series Run: October 2, 1962 (First show hosting Johnny Carson, the series began on September 27, 1954) trough May 22, 1992 (Last of Johnny's appearances as host of the show, then he was replaced by Jay Leno). Broadcast Network: NBC. Time Slot: Monday Through Fridays 11:30 P.M. (originally 90 minutes then trimmed to 60 minutes on September 16, 1980). Host: JOHNNY CARSON. Regulars: Ed MacMahon, Doc Severinsen, Tommy Newsom, Carol Wayne, Teresa Ganzel. Guests: Orson Bean, Charlie Callas, LYNDA CARTER, Joan Embery. Writers: Pat McCormick, Sidney Green Ray, Siller Norman, Liebmann, Robert Hilliard, Hal Goodman, Larry Klein. Director: Bobby Quinn. Theme: "Johnny's Theme" by Paul Anka and Johnny Carson. Creator: Sylvester "Pat" Weaver. Producer: Fred DeCordova. Director: Bobby Quinn. Bandleader: Carl "Doc" Severinsen. Assistant Musical Director: Tommy Newsom. Announcer: Ed McMahon.
EPISODE SYNOPSIS: Johnny gives a philosophical thought about President Ford's skiing, mentions the 200th anniversary of the Marines, kidded the Montefuscos, how windy it has been in LosAngeles, Harris Poll showing Mrs. Ford very popular, Rockefeller may run for President, U.F.O.s, and the Chinese predicting earthquakes. Joan Embery brings out  a dragon lizard, a pheasant, and a trantula spider. Orson Bean: Uncontrolled laughing during a performance, tells a Jewish dialect joke, and children's pet animals and whales. Charlie Callas discuss his TV series SWITCH, being a frustrated drummer and then plays 'Drum Boogie'. LYNDA CARTER discuss her TV pilot WONDER WOMAN, her audition, being Miss U.S.A. in 1972, being on unemployment, her views of Hollywood, and tells of living with a psychiatrist.

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			RUNNING TIME:	0:50:00 [1 hour including commercials].
			VHS:	Not available on commercial video.
			DVD:	Not available on commercial video.
			INFO:	This is LYNDA CARTER's first ever appearance on "THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JOHNNY CARSON".
			TRIVIA:	[•] This is LYNDA CARTER's first ever appearance on a talk-show.
				[•] Lynda appeared on the show only 4 days after the premiere of the "THE NEW, ORIGINAL WONDER WOMAN" pilot.
				[•] Under Carson, the show won seven Emmy Awards and another thirty-five nominations.
				[•] This particular episode is hard to find and it is rumoured that the original tape was lost during a fire at NBC.
				[•] JOHNNY CARSON died of complications from emphysema on January 23, 2005 at age 79.

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