List of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson episodes (1977)
The following is a list of episodes of the television series The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson which aired in 1977:
| List of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson episodes | |
|---|---|
| Season 1977 | |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 259 |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Season chronology | |
1977
January
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ???? | January 3, 1977 | David Brenner (guest host) | N/A | |
| ???? | January 4, 1977 | Bob Hope, Rich Little, Irving Benson, Clement Freud | Richard Fredricks | |
| ???? | January 5, 1977 | Fernando Lamas, John Byner, Joan Van Ark | Abbe Lane | |
| ???? | January 6, 1977 | Orson Bean, Richard Benjamin, Joe Namath, Dick Schaap | Dee Dee Bridgewater | |
| Sketch- "An Ombudsman" | ||||
| ???? | January 7, 1977 | Peter Strauss, Darleen Carr | Steve Lawrence, Shields & Yarnell | |
| Carnac the Magnificent | ||||
| ???? | January 10, 1977 | Steve Lawrence (guest host), Marvin Hamlisch | Connie Stevens | |
| ???? | January 11, 1977 | David Steinberg, William Demarest | Judith Blegen | |
| ???? | January 12, 1977 | Ricardo Montalban, Penny Marshall, Mark Wilson | Buddy Rich, Ronny Graham | |
| ???? | January 13, 1977 | Peter Finch, George Carlin, Ruth Gordon | Joanie Sommers | |
| Desk- "Gifts 'Not' to Give the Foreign Governments" | ||||
| ???? | January 14, 1977 | Bob Hope, Angie Dickinson, Garson Kanin, Renn Woods | N/A | |
| Stump the Band | ||||
| ???? | January 17, 1977 | Joan Rivers (guest host), Nancy Walker, Paul Williams | The Keane Brothers | |
| ???? | January 18, 1977 | Earl Holliman, Billy Crystal, Charles Nelson Reilly, Merie Earle | N/A | |
| Desk- "New Fall Television Series" | ||||
| ???? | January 19, 1977 | Pat Henry, Sam Blotner | Dolly Parton | |
| Aunt Blabby | ||||
| ???? | January 20, 1977 | Shelley Winters, Gordon Margulis, James Phelan, Mel Stewart, Victor Buono | Joe Williams | |
| ???? | January 21, 1977 | Florence Henderson, Andy Kaufman, Peter Isacksen, Dr. William Nolen | N/A | |
| Desk- "Johnny mentioned the KNBC 'Feeling Fine' and the subject 'Growing Old' and added some comedic remarks." | ||||
| ???? | January 24, 1977 | David Brenner (guest host), Vincent Price | N/A | |
| ???? | January 25, 1977 | David Brenner (guest host) | N/A | |
| ???? | January 26, 1977 | David Brenner (guest host) | Ben Vereen, Jack Jones | |
| ???? | January 27, 1977 | Steve Martin (guest host), Tom Smothers, Ricky Jay | John Denver, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, The Carpenters | |
| Desk- Steve Martin checked in with his phone answering service. | ||||
| ???? | January 28, 1977 | McLean Stevenson (guest host), Alan King, Lee Grant, Kreskin | Bob Dylan | |
| ???? | January 31, 1977 | Don Rickles (guest host), Jack Klugman | N/A | |
| Don Rickles and Ed discuss: The time Don broke Johnny's cigarette box | ||||
February
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ???? | February 1, 1977 | Buddy Hackett, Cindy Williams, Sander Vanocur | N/A | |
| Floyd R. Turbo | ||||
| ???? | February 2, 1977 | Tony Randall, Paula Prentiss, Alex Haley | Mel Tillis | |
| ???? | February 3, 1977 | Orson Welles, Dinah Shore, Erma Bombeck | N/A | |
| Stump the Band | ||||
| ???? | February 4, 1977 | Richard Thomas | Della Reese | |
| Talk with Ed about his role in the upcoming movie Fun with Dick and Jane | ||||
| ???? | February 7, 1977 | Roy Clark (guest host), Elke Sommer, Norm Crosby | Freddy Fender | |
| ???? | February 8, 1977 | Lily Tomlin, Rodney Dangerfield, Joseph Wambaugh | Jan Peerce | |
| Desk- Johnny talks about the new NBC show called 'Seeds.' | ||||
| ???? | February 9, 1977 | Orson Bean, Marilyn Sokol | Pat Boone | |
| Desk- "Horror Movies That Haven't Been Released Yet" | ||||
| ???? | February 10, 1977 | Richard Harris, Ann Turkel, Buck Henry, David Horowitz | N/A | |
| Desk- "Suggestions for President Carter" | ||||
| ???? | February 11, 1977 | Bert Convy, Shana Alexander, Marie-France Pisier | Lola Falana | |
| Sketch- Johnny did a representation of Lincoln being interviewed on television. | ||||
| ???? | February 14, 1977 | Orson Welles (guest host), Carol Burnett, Foster Brooks, Edwin Newman | N/A | |
| Orson Welles performs a cardtrick with Doc Severinsen. | ||||
| ???? | February 15, 1977 | George Carlin, McLean Stevenson, Martina Navratilova, Rita Reutter | N/A | |
| Sketch- "Cupid" | ||||
| ???? | February 16, 1977 | Thalassa Cruso | Joey Heatherton, Tony Bennett | |
| Desk- "The Code for Comic Book Artists" | ||||
| ???? | February 17, 1977 | Charlie Callas, Ray Johnson | Jose Molina, Dolly Parton | |
| Carnac the Magnificent | ||||
| ???? | February 18, 1977 | Lawrence Welk, Robert Klein, Mary Welch, Maggie Kuhn | Henry Cuesta | |
| Desk- "Tips on How to Conserve Water" | ||||
| ???? | February 21, 1977 | Helen Reddy (guest host), George Burns | Olivia Newton-John | |
| ???? | February 22, 1977 | Charlton Heston, George Gobel, Ashley Montagu | Kelly Garrett | |
| Sketch- "George Washington" | ||||
| ???? | February 23, 1977 | Joan Embery, David Steinberg | Itzhak Perlman | |
| Desk- Johnny mentions his Hasty Pudding Man of the Year award from Harvard University. He then reads some audience questions addressed to President Carter. | ||||
| ???? | February 24, 1977 | Shecky Greene (guest host), Paul Williams, Jean Marsh | N/A | |
| ???? | February 25, 1977 | Della Reese (guest host), Gabriel Kaplan | N/A | |
| ???? | February 28, 1977 | George Carlin (guest host), Debbie Reynolds, Dr. Joyce Brothers | N/A | |
March
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ???? | March 1, 1977 | LeVar Burton | Eubie Blake, Tommy Leonetti | |
| ???? | March 2, 1977 | Burt Reynolds, Jay Leno, Jack Douglas | Diana Ross | |
| Aunt Blabby (Jay Leno Debut) | ||||
| ???? | March 3, 1977 | Dyan Cannon, Andy Kaufman, Gore Vidal | Eydie Gormé, Steve Lawrence | |
| ???? | March 4, 1977 | Peter Strauss, Calvin E. Simmons | Mummenschanz | |
| Desk- "Ways Your Car Can Save Your Life" | ||||
| ???? | March 7, 1977 | Steve Allen (guest host), Victor Buono | Linda Hopkins | |
| Blue Cards (Steve Allen) | ||||
| ???? | March 8, 1977 | Steve Allen (guest host), Charles Nelson Reilly, Norm Crosby | N/A | |
| Blue Cards (Steve Allen) | ||||
| ???? | March 9, 1977 | Joan Rivers (guest host), David Steinberg, Ned Beatty | N/A | |
| ???? | March 10, 1977 | Alan King (guest host), Vincent Price | Della Reese | |
| ???? | March 11, 1977 | Gabriel Kaplan (guest host), Penny Marshall, Norman Fell | N/A | |
| ???? | March 14, 1977 | Bob Newhart (guest host), Bob Uecker, Kreskin | N/A | |
| ???? | March 15, 1977 | James Stewart, Steve Martin, David Horowitz | Dee Dee Bridgewater | |
| Desk- "Little Known Nominations"; Sketch- Johnny lip-synced a Sinatra record and a woman threw water on his head. | ||||
| ???? | March 16, 1977 | William Holden, Kelly Monteith, Dan Haggerty | Mel Tillis | |
| Desk- "Award Winning Commercials" | ||||
| ???? | March 17, 1977 | Robert Blake, Alex Karras, Madlyn Rhue | Marilyn Maye | |
| Sketch- "Leprechaun Interview" | ||||
| ???? | March 18, 1977 | Angie Dickinson, Norm Crosby, Susie Cottrell | Kelly Garrett | |
| Stump the Band | ||||
| ???? | March 21, 1977 | David Brenner (guest host), Shelley Winters, Cleveland Amory | Janis Ian | |
| ???? | March 22, 1977 | Raymond Burr, Billy Crystal, Mariette Hartley, Merie Earle | Gerri Granger | |
| Desk- "New Congressional Code of Ethics" | ||||
| ???? | March 23, 1977 | James Hampton, Richard Reeves | Joel Grey, Lee Horwin | |
| Floyd R. Turbo | ||||
| ???? | March 24, 1977 | Bob Hope, Michael Landon, Marilyn Sokol | Kenny Rogers | |
| Mighty Carson Art Players- "Godfather Debate" | ||||
| ???? | March 25, 1977 | Mitzi Gaynor, Orson Bean, Dr. Carl Sagan | N/A | |
| Desk - Johnny welcomes the town of Essex, San Bernardino County, California to the show and talks to two of its residents. Essex did not have a TV signal at the time. | ||||
| ???? | March 28, 1977 | David Brenner (guest host), Suzanne Somers, Stan Kann | Neil Sedaka, Mary MacGregor | |
| ???? | March 29, 1977 | Bert Convy, Richard Benjamin, George Miller, Elizabeth Ashley | N/A | |
| Desk- "How to Save New York City" | ||||
| ???? | March 30, 1977 | Bruce Dern, Michael Preminger, Fernando Lamas, Dr. Samuel Dunkell | N/A | |
| ???? | March 31, 1977 | Brenda Vaccaro, George Gobel, Renn Woods, Dr. Edgar Berman | N/A | |
| Carnac the Magnificent | ||||
April
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ???? | April 1, 1977 | McLean Stevenson, Tom Dreesen, Ray Johnson | Ethel Merman ("Ridin' High" and "Younger Than Springtime") | |
| Desk- "Wedding Planning" | ||||
| ???? | April 4, 1977 | Steve Martin (guest host), Cindy Williams, Betty White | Liberty | |
| Desk- "Test for Audience" | ||||
| ???? | April 5, 1977 | Shecky Greene, Robert Klein | Kenny Rogers | |
| Desk- "What To Do If You Were Johnny Carson" | ||||
| ???? | April 6, 1977 | Rich Little (guest host), Phyllis Diller, Stan Kann | Joe Williams | |
| Desk- "Rich Little Imitated Seven Presidents Then Henry Kissinger" | ||||
| ???? | April 7, 1977 | Charles Nelson Reilly, Buck Henry, Irwin Blye | Lola Falana ("This Magic Moment") | |
| Mighty Carson Art Players- "Tea-Time Movie" | ||||
| ???? | April 8, 1977 | Joan Embery, Pat Henry, Carol Wayne | Billy Davis, Jr., Marilyn McCoo | |
| Tea-Time Movie | ||||
| ???? | April 11, 1977 | Bob Newhart (guest host), Don Rickles, Alex Karras | N/A | |
| ???? | April 12, 1977 | Bob Newhart (guest host), Henry Fonda, Jerry Van Dyke | Freddy Fender ("Rain, Rain, Rain") | |
| Desk- "Bob's Trip to Israel" | ||||
| ???? | April 13, 1977 | Burt Reynolds (guest host), Orson Welles, Norman Fell | The Keane Brothers | |
| Desk- "Burt's Playing Golf in Mexico" | ||||
| ???? | April 14, 1977 | David Brenner (guest host), Bob Hope, Ruth Buzzi, Norm Crosby | England Dan & John Ford Coley ("The Dowdy Ferry Road") | |
| ???? | April 15, 1977 | Burt Reynolds (guest host), Cher, David Steinberg | Dee Dee Bridgewater | |
| Desk- "Burt's Fishing Vacation" | ||||
| ???? | April 18, 1977 | John Davidson (guest host), Sandy Duncan, Harvey Korman | Aretha Franklin | |
| ???? | April 19, 1977 | John Davidson (guest host), Steve Allen | N/A | |
| ???? | April 20, 1977 | John Davidson (guest host) | Harry Chapin | |
| ???? | April 21, 1977 | John Davidson (guest host) | Skiles and Henderson | |
| ???? | April 22, 1977 | John Davidson (guest host), Earl Holliman, Rip Taylor, Jacques Cousteau | Lou Rawls ("All The Way" and "See You When I Get There") | |
| ???? | April 25, 1977 | Orson Welles (guest host), Jack Lemmon, George Gobel | N/A | |
| ???? | April 26, 1977 | Sammy Davis, Jr., Charlie Callas, George Peppard | N/A | |
| Desk- "Lines Men Use to Break Down a Girl" | ||||
| ???? | April 27, 1977 | Jill Ireland, David Sayh, Dr. Paul Ehrlich | Steve Lawrence | |
| Carnac the Magnificent | ||||
| ???? | April 28, 1977 | Lucille Ball, Jay Leno, Erma Bombeck | Joey Heatherton | |
| Desk- "Suggestions and Questions from Audience for Johnny" | ||||
| ???? | April 29, 1977 | Cloris Leachman, Hal Linden, Brooke Hayward | Hoyt Axton | |
| Commercial Blackouts | ||||
May
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ???? | May 2, 1977 | Rich Little (guest host) | N/A | |
| ???? | May 3, 1977 | Michael Landon, George Carlin | Martina Arroyo | |
| Desk- "Emmy Nomination Categories" | ||||
| ???? | May 4, 1977 | Chevy Chase, Richard Pryor, Marilyn Sokol, James Hampton | N/A | |
| Aunt Blabby | ||||
| ???? | May 5, 1977 | McLean Stevenson, Rodney Dangerfield, Ren Woods, Bob Woolf | N/A | |
| Stump The Band | ||||
| ???? | May 6, 1977 | Tony Curtis, John Ritter | N/A | |
| Desk- "California License Plates" | ||||
| ???? | May 9, 1977 | George Carlin (guest host), Milton Berle, Sam Levenson | Bernadette Peters | |
| ???? | May 10, 1977 | David Steinberg, Erica Jong | Lola Falana, Mummenschanz | |
| Floyd R. Turbo | ||||
| ???? | May 11, 1977 | Jim Fowler, Shecky Greene | Lana Cantrell | |
| Desk- "How a Person Can Reach Age 100" | ||||
| ???? | May 12, 1977 | James Coburn, Ed Herlihy, Bobby Wick | Kelly Garrett | |
| The Tonight Show Band plays "Supreme Sacrifice" | ||||
| ???? | May 13, 1977 | Rob Reiner, Dan Haggerty | N/A | |
| Sketch- "Big Foot" | ||||
| ???? | May 16, 1977 | Robert Klein (guest host), Penny Marshall | N/A | |
| ???? | May 17, 1977 | Angie Dickinson | Buddy Rich | |
| Desk- "Shows That Didn't Make It" | ||||
| ???? | May 18, 1977 | Red Adair, Orson Bean, David Horowitz | Julie Budd | |
| Carnac the Magnificent | ||||
| ???? | May 19, 1977 | Fernando Lamas, Bea Arthur, Irving Benson, Dr. Michael Fox | Joanie Sommers | |
| ???? | May 20, 1977 | Muhammad Ali, Peter Falk, Steve Landesberg, Dr. Carl Sagan | N/A | |
| ???? | May 23, 1977 | Steve Martin (guest host) | Helen Reddy | |
| ???? | May 24, 1977 | Steve Martin (guest host) | N/A | |
| ???? | May 25, 1977 | Steve Allen (guest host) | N/A | |
| ???? | May 26, 1977 | Steve Allen (guest host) | N/A | |
| ???? | May 27, 1977 | Steve Allen (guest host) | N/A | |
| ???? | May 30, 1977 | David Brenner (guest host) | N/A | |
| ???? | May 31, 1977 | David Brenner (guest host) | N/A | |
June
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ???? | June 1, 1977 | David Brenner (guest host), Marvin Hamlisch, Jackie Mason | Della Reese | |
| ???? | June 2, 1977 | David Brenner (guest host), Edwin Newman | Robert Goulet | |
| ???? | June 3, 1977 | David Brenner (guest host), Florence Henderson, Tom Smothers | N/A | |
| ???? | June 6, 1977 | George Carlin (guest host), Elliott Gould, Monty Hall | N/A | |
| ???? | June 7, 1977 | Suzanne Pleshette, Tom Snyder, Dr. Paul Ehrlich | N/A | |
| Desk- "The Drought" | ||||
| ???? | June 8, 1977 | Richard Benjamin, Richard Lewis, Sam Blotner | Gerri Granger | |
| Stump the Band | ||||
| ???? | June 9, 1977 | Diahann Carroll, David Sayh, John Schuck, Dan Rather | N/A | |
| Floyd R. Turbo | ||||
| ???? | June 10, 1977 | Sammy Davis, Jr. | Shields & Yarnell | |
| ???? | June 13, 1977 | David Steinberg (guest host), Sally Field, Dr. Joyce Brothers | Helen Reddy | |
| ???? | June 14, 1977 | Jay Leno, Joseph Wambaugh | Leonard Waxdeck & The Birdcallers, Alice Cooper | |
| Aunt Blabby | ||||
| ???? | June 15, 1977 | Charles Nelson Reilly, Peter Benchley | Claire Ritter, Johnny Mathis | |
| Desk- "Body Insurance for Performers" | ||||
| ???? | June 16, 1977 | Angie Dickinson | Ethel Merman ("Nothing Can Stop Me Now") | |
| Desk- "Personal Profiles" | ||||
| ???? | June 17, 1977 | Igor Cassini, Dr. William Nolen | Larry Kert, Lola Falana | |
| Desk- "Letters from Children Regarding Their Fathers" | ||||
| ???? | June 20, 1977 | Bob Newhart (guest host), Yul Brynner, Bert Convy | Bernadette Peters | |
| ???? | June 21, 1977 | Tony Randall, Tom Dreesen, Merie Earle | Buddy Rich | |
| Desk- "Los Angeles Magazine Suggestions of Free Events" | ||||
| ???? | June 22, 1977 | George Carlin, Marcel Marceau | Pete Fountain | |
| Stump the Band | ||||
| ???? | June 23, 1977 | Susan Sarandon, Billy Crystal | Della Reese | |
| Desk- "Notice from NBC Bulletin Board"; Desk- "Suggestion Box" | ||||
| ???? | June 24, 1977 | Orson Bean, George Miller, Sally Kellerman, David Horowitz | N/A | |
| ???? | June 27, 1977 | Gabriel Kaplan (guest host), Robert Conrad | England Dan and John Ford Coley | |
| ???? | June 28, 1977 | Gabriel Kaplan (guest host), Suzanne Somers | N/A | |
| Desk- "Letters to Gabriel Kaplan" | ||||
| ???? | June 29, 1977 | Alan King (guest host), Rex Reed | Pat Boone | |
| ???? | June 30, 1977 | Alan King (guest host), Norman Fell | Ben Vereen | |
| Desk- "Blue Cards" | ||||
July
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ???? | July 1, 1977 | Vincent Price (guest host), Debbie Reynolds, Dr. Wayne Dyer | N/A | |
| ???? | July 4, 1977 | Richard Benjamin (guest host), Charles Nelson Reilly, Marsha Mason, Neil Simon | N/A | |
| Richard Benjamin talked about of doing "Quark" for NBC. | ||||
| ???? | July 5, 1977 | Rich Little (guest host), Norm Crosby | Charo | |
| ???? | July 6, 1977 | Joan Rivers (guest host), Shecky Greene, Kreskin | Glen Campbell | |
| Joan talked about the film "Rabbit Test". | ||||
| ???? | July 7, 1977 | Robert Klein (guest host), Jackie Mason | Dionne Warwick | |
| ???? | July 8, 1977 | Della Reese (guest host), Fernando Lamas | Mel Tormé | |
| ???? | July 11, 1977 | Rob Reiner (guest host), Lindsay Wagner, Albert Brooks, Harry Shearer, Billy Crystal, Penny Marshall | N/A | |
| ???? | July 12, 1977 | James Stewart, Tracy Austin, Ray Johnson | Donna Theodore | |
| Desk- "Ed's Injury" | ||||
| ???? | July 13, 1977 | Buddy Hackett, Paula Prentiss | Bobby Goldsboro | |
| Carnac the Magnificent | ||||
| ???? | July 14, 1977 | Rodney Dangerfield, Elizabeth Ashley, Mr. Wizard | N/A | |
| Desk- "Telephone Answering Machines" | ||||
| ???? | July 15, 1977 | Marty Feldman, Bruce Jenner | N/A | |
| Stump the Band | ||||
| ???? | July 18, 1977 | Roger Moore (guest host), Vincent Price | N/A | |
| ???? | July 19, 1977 | Albert Finney, Madeline Kahn, Stephen Schneider | N/A | |
| Desk- "Things to Do Without Television" | ||||
| ???? | July 20, 1977 | Joan Rivers, Richard Lewis, Bert Convy, Dr. Michael Fox | N/A | |
| Aunt Blabby | ||||
| ???? | July 21, 1977 | Sheriff Katherine Crumbley, Dr. Robin Cook | Mel Tillis | |
| ???? | July 22, 1977 | Paul Williams, Mary Kay Place | Steve Lawrence | |
| Desk- Johnny read some letters from children in which they finished familiar/famous sayings. | ||||
| ???? | July 25, 1977 | David Brenner (guest host), Peter Fonda | Loretta Lynn | |
| ???? | July 26, 1977 | Steve Martin, Fernando Lamas, Merie Earle | Kenny Rogers | |
| Desk- "Psychic Predictions" | ||||
| ???? | July 27, 1977 | Tony Randall, Robert Klein | Monti Rock | |
| Desk- "Photos with Comedic Captions"; Stump the Band | ||||
| ???? | July 28, 1977 | Charles Nelson Reilly, Norm Crosby, Evelyn Keyes & Janelle Commissiong | N/A | |
| The Tonight Show Band performs "Lover" | ||||
| ???? | July 29, 1977 | Shelley Winters, Jay Leno, Dr. Carl Sagan | Dee Dee Bridgewater | |
| Desk- Johnny talked about English television, then showed some tapes of dogs. | ||||
August
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ???? | August 1, 1977 | Bob Newhart (guest host), Betty White, Don Rickles | Marilyn Maye, Skiles and Henderson | |
| ???? | August 2, 1977 | William Devane | Pete Fountain, Liberace | |
| Desk- "Material from Los Angeles Times" | ||||
| ???? | August 3, 1977 | Gregory Peck, Edgar Bergen, George Gobel, Jim Bouton | N/A | |
| ???? | August 4, 1977 | Joan Embery, Orson Bean, Andy Kaufman | Eugene Fodor | |
| Carnac the Magnificent | ||||
| ???? | August 5, 1977 | Rich Little, Richard Pryor, David Sayh, David Horowitz | N/A | |
| Desk- "Russian Etiquette" | ||||
| ???? | August 8, 1977 | David Steinberg (guest host), Steve Allen, Suzanne Somers, Dub Taylor | Linda Hopkins | |
| ???? | August 9, 1977 | Helen Reddy (guest host), Hal Linden, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dr. Joyce Brothers | N/A | |
| ???? | August 10, 1977 | Gabriel Kaplan (guest host), Bill Cosby, Bruce Jenner | Harry Chapin | |
| ???? | August 11, 1977 | Gabriel Kaplan (guest host), Bob Uecker | The Keane Brothers | |
| Stump the Comedian with Gabriel Kaplan | ||||
| ???? | August 12, 1977 | Gabriel Kaplan (guest host), Tom Smothers, Susan Saint James | Roy Clark | |
| Desk- "Blue Cards with Gabriel Kaplan" | ||||
| ???? | August 15, 1977 | John Davidson (guest host), Bob Hope | Natalie Cole | |
| ???? | August 16, 1977 | John Davidson (guest host), Eva Gabor | N/A | |
| ???? | August 17, 1977 | John Davidson (guest host), Monty Hall | N/A | |
| ???? | August 18, 1977 | John Davidson (guest host), Shelley Winters, Dick Clark | Peter Marshall | |
| ???? | August 19, 1977 | John Davidson (guest host), Bonnie Franklin, Will Geer, Helen Schneider | Freddy Fender | |
| ???? | August 22, 1977 | Steve Martin (guest host), Chevy Chase, Jay Leno, Stan Kann | Pat Boone | |
| ???? | August 23, 1977 | Steve Martin (guest host), Bill Cosby | Larry Gatlin | |
| ???? | August 24, 1977 | Roy Clark (guest host), Norm Crosby | Jim Nabors, Scatman Crothers | |
| ???? | August 25, 1977 | Roy Clark (guest host), Flip Wilson, Rue McClanahan, David Huddleston, Ruth Buzzi | Buck Trent, The Oak Ridge Boys | |
| ???? | August 26, 1977 | Roy Clark (guest host), Victor Buono | Vikki Carr, Kenny Rogers | |
| ???? | August 29, 1977 | George Carlin (guest host), John Ritter | Bernadette Peters, Jose Feliciano | |
| ???? | August 30, 1977 | Suzanne Pleshette, Rodney Dangerfield, Norman Fell | Joe Williams | |
| Mighty Carson Art Players- "Marharishi" | ||||
| ???? | August 31, 1977 | David Steinberg, Lynn Remisovsky | Hoyt Axton | |
| Carnac the Magnificent | ||||
September
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ???? | September 1, 1977 | Lou Brock, Don Rickles, Eli Wallach, Colleen McCullough | N/A | |
| Floyd R. Turbo speaks in favor of the neutron bomb | ||||
| ???? | September 2, 1977 | Orson Welles, Paul Williams, Madlyn Rhue, Skip Stephenson | Donna Theodore | |
| Desk- "What Are The Odds?" | ||||
| ???? | September 5, 1977 | Steve Allen (guest host), Louis Nye | Eartha Kitt | |
| Desk- "Blue Cards (Steve Allen)" | ||||
| ???? | September 6, 1977 | George Carlin | Buddy Rich | |
| Johnny and Ed Discuss: 'Up Against the World' and the Labor Day Weekend. | ||||
| ???? | September 7, 1977 | Orson Bean | Jack Jones | |
| Aunt Blabby | ||||
| ???? | September 8, 1977 | Dr. Lendon Smith | Joan Baez | |
| Desk- "Ways to Cool Off" | ||||
| ???? | September 9, 1977 | John Davidson, Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca | John Davidson ("You're Still the One" and "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight"), Eubie Blake | |
| Stump the Band | ||||
| ???? | September 12, 1977 | David Brenner (guest host), Sonny Bono | Robert Goulet | |
| ???? | September 13, 1977 | Peter Strauss, Jim Henson, Carol Wayne, Dr. Paul Ehrlich | N/A | |
| Mighty Carson Art Players- "Tea-Time Movie" | ||||
| ???? | September 14, 1977 | James Garner, Jack Klugman | N/A | |
| Desk- "Article from Esquire" | ||||
| ???? | September 15, 1977 | Tim Conway, Elayne Boosler | Johnny Mathis, Ronny Graham | |
| Desk- "'Love is...' Letters" | ||||
| ???? | September 16, 1977 | Charlton Heston, McLean Stevenson, David Horowitz | N/A | |
| ???? | September 19, 1977 | David Brenner (guest host), Andy Griffith | N/A | |
| ???? | September 20, 1977 | Mike Wallace, Erma Bombeck | Lola Falana | |
| Carnac the Magnificent | ||||
| ???? | September 21, 1977 | Tony Randall, Kelly Monteith | Anthony Newley | |
| Johnny played the drums with the band, then the band performs with a regular drummer. | ||||
| ???? | September 22, 1977 | James Mason | N/A | |
| Sketch- "Recreation of The Funeral of Victor the Giraffe"; Stump the Band | ||||
| ???? | September 23, 1977 | Richard Lewis, Peter Ustinov | Steve Lawrence | |
| ???? | September 26, 1977 | Sammy Davis, Jr. (guest host), Rip Taylor | N/A | |
| ???? | September 27, 1977 | Sammy Davis, Jr. (guest host), Arte Johnson | N/A | |
| ???? | September 28, 1977 | Sammy Davis, Jr. (guest host), Sandy Duncan, Dub Taylor | N/A | |
| ???? | September 29, 1977 | John Denver (guest host), Carl Reiner, Valerie Harper, Dr. Carl Sagan | N/A | |
October
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ???? | October 3, 1977 | John Denver (guest host), George Burns, Teri Garr | Kenny Rogers | |
| ???? | October 4, 1977 | George Carlin (guest host), Suzanne Somers | Linda Hopkins | |
| ???? | October 5, 1977 | Ann-Margret, Charles Nelson Reilly, Florence Henderson | N/A | |
| ???? | October 6, 1977 | Jane Fonda, Orson Bean, Skip Stephenson, Dr. Michael Fox | N/A | |
| Desk- Johnny showed stills of personalities and ventured what they'd say if told the world will end in one hour. | ||||
| ???? | October 7, 1977 | 92-year-old Dodgers fan Anna Marvin | Phyllis Newman, Eugene Fodor | |
| ???? | October 10, 1977 | Steve Allen (guest host), Jayne Meadows, Dick Clark, Pam Grier | N/A | |
| ???? | October 11, 1977 | Steve Landesberg | Pat Boone, Pete Fountain | |
| Sketch- "Irv Benson and Johnny" | ||||
| ???? | October 12, 1977 | Joan Rivers, Phyllis George, Ray Johnson | Los Indios Tabajaras | |
| Desk- "Excuses for Auto Accidents"-sent in by Joe Vecchio | ||||
| ???? | October 13, 1977 | Jim Fowler, Buddy Hackett | Della Reese | |
| Desk- "How to Cut Medical Costs" | ||||
| ???? | October 14, 1977 | Robert Blake, Barbara Howar, Lesley Ann Warren | Monti Rock | |
| Desk- "Letters from Students About Bert Lance" | ||||
| ???? | October 17, 1977 | Steve Martin (guest host), George Gobel, Kreskin | N/A | |
| ???? | October 18, 1977 | Steve Martin (guest host), Bernadette Peters | John Sebastian, Scatman Crothers | |
| ???? | October 19, 1977 | Della Reese (guest host), Charles Nelson Reilly, Arte Johnson, Erik Estrada | N/A | |
| ???? | October 20, 1977 | Gabriel Kaplan (guest host), Cindy Williams, Don Rickles, Jay Leno | N/A | |
| ???? | October 21, 1977 | Gabriel Kaplan (guest host), Angie Dickinson, Richard Lewis, Don Meredith | N/A | |
| Stump the Comedian with Gabriel Kaplan | ||||
| ???? | October 24, 1977 | Helen Reddy (guest host), Sylvester Stallone, Neil Simon, Cleveland Amory, George Miller | Joe Williams | |
| ???? | October 25, 1977 | Bert Convy (guest host), Bob Newhart, Norm Crosby | N/A | |
| ???? | October 26, 1977 | David Steinberg (guest host), Elizabeth Ashley, Edwin Newman | Della Reese | |
| ???? | October 27, 1977 | Burt Reynolds (guest host), Dom DeLuise, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Norman Fell | Connie Stevens, Don Williams | |
| Desk- "Blue Cards for Burt" | ||||
| ???? | October 28, 1977 | Tom Smothers (guest host), Steve Allen, Cybill Shepherd, Jackie Mason, Stan Kann | Al Jarreau | |
| ???? | October 31, 1977 | Bob Newhart (guest host), Harvey Korman, Kelly Monteith, Dr. Joyce Brothers | Pete Fountain | |
November
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ???? | November 1, 1977 | James Stewart, Rodney Dangerfield, Dr. Robert Jastrow | Anthony Newley | |
| Desk- "Ed's Trip to France" | ||||
| ???? | November 2, 1977 | Diahann Carroll, Fernando Lamas, Alan Bursky, Sam Blotner | N/A | |
| Carnac the Magnificent | ||||
| ???? | November 3, 1977 | Henry Winkler, Fred Graham, Susan Sullivan | Donna Theodore | |
| Desk- "Words"; Desk- Johnny reads an item concerning him forty years ago from a Nebraska paper. | ||||
| ???? | November 4, 1977 | Buck Henry, Susan Ford, David Horowitz | Steve Lawrence | |
| Desk- "You Know You're Going To Get Fired When..." | ||||
| ???? | November 7, 1977 | Bob Newhart (guest host), James Hampton | Lola Falana, Luciano Pavarotti | |
| ???? | November 8, 1977 | Joe Namath | N/A | |
| ???? | November 9, 1977 | McLean Stevenson, Jean Marsh | Linda Hopkins, Pilobolus | |
| Johnny and Ed Discuss: The New Planet and Ed's bad back. | ||||
| ???? | November 10, 1977 | Dinah Shore, Charles Nelson Reilly, Teri Garr, Thalassa Cruso | N/A | |
| Desk- "Worst Song Titles" | ||||
| ???? | November 11, 1977 | George Willig, John Byner, Margaret Braswell | Gloria Loring | |
| Stump the Band | ||||
| ???? | November 14, 1977 | Frank Sinatra (guest host), George Burns, Angie Dickinson, Carroll O'Connor, Don Rickles | Frank Sinatra performed "Maybe This Time" and "Why Don't You See the Show Again?" | |
| Desk- "Letters" | ||||
| ???? | November 15, 1977 | Cloris Leachman, Chris & Charlotte McBride | Judith Blegen | |
| Desk- "Unusual Bumper Stickers" | ||||
| ???? | November 16, 1977 | Tony Randall, Jack Douglas and wife Reiko | Charo | |
| Commercial Blackouts | ||||
| ???? | November 17, 1977 | Orson Bean, Erma Bombeck, Robert Klein | N/A | |
| Desk- "New Fall Shows" | ||||
| ???? | November 18, 1977 | James Caan, Lucille Ball, John Keane - Sherlock Bones "Tracer of Missing Pets" | Phoebe Snow | |
| Sketch- "Take Off About Red Adair" | ||||
| ???? | November 21, 1977 | Bob Newhart (guest host), Lily Tomlin, Bob Uecker | Glen Campbell | |
| ???? | November 22, 1977 | Carl Reiner, Bill Cosby | Kenny Rogers | |
| Desk- "Fashion Rules for Men" | ||||
| ???? | November 23, 1977 | Burt Reynolds, Jane Seymour, Fred Brisson | Johnny Mathis | |
| Sketch- "Thanksgiving Turkey Interview" | ||||
| ???? | November 24, 1977 | Buddy Hackett, Dick Van Patten, Dr. Lendon Smith | Kelly Garrett ("It's Too Late", "Maybe This Time") | |
| Desk- "Letters from Primary School Students" | ||||
| ???? | November 25, 1977 | Karl Malden, David Steinberg | Marilyn Horne | |
| Stump the Band | ||||
| ???? | November 28, 1977 | George Carlin (guest host), Rich Little, Dr. Joyce Brothers | N/A | |
| ???? | November 29, 1977 | Charles Nelson Reilly, Mark Hamill, Dr. William Nolen | Eugene Fodor | |
| Desk- "Football Rules" | ||||
| ???? | November 30, 1977 | Professor James Grier, Tom Dreesen | Chuck Mangione, Eydie Gormé | |
| Carnac the Magnificent | ||||
December
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ???? | December 1, 1977 | Jack Albertson, Betty White, Gabriel Melgar | Donna Theodore, Eubie Blake | |
| Desk- "Sexual Signals" | ||||
| ???? | December 2, 1977 | Elizabeth Ashley, Betty Leslie-Melville | Beverly Sills, Bob & Ray | |
| ???? | December 5, 1977 | David Brenner (guest host), John Travolta | Frankie Valli | |
| ???? | December 6, 1977 | David Brenner (guest host), Omar Sharif, Norm Crosby | Mac Davis | |
| David Brenner and Ed Discuss: The City and Country Noises | ||||
| ???? | December 7, 1977 | David Brenner (guest host), Teri Garr, Marvin Hamlisch | Frankie Avalon | |
| ???? | December 8, 1977 | Gabriel Kaplan (guest host), Robert Conrad | Scatman Crothers | |
| ???? | December 9, 1977 | Gabriel Kaplan (guest host), Steve Allen, Alex Karras, Cleveland Amory | Anne Murray | |
| Stump the Comedian with Gabriel Kaplan | ||||
| ???? | December 12, 1977 | Bill Cosby (guest host), Angie Dickinson, Florence Henderson | N/A | |
| Bill Cosby told of receiving some letters about paintings. | ||||
| ???? | December 13, 1977 | Joan Embery, Kelly Monteith, Doug Henning | Tony Bennett | |
| ???? | December 14, 1977 | Charles Nelson Reilly, Lawrence Welk | Dolly Parton | |
| Desk- "Expensive Christmas Gifts" | ||||
| ???? | December 15, 1977 | Susan Sullivan | Hoyt Axton | |
| New Products | ||||
| ???? | December 16, 1977 | Bob Hope, Robert Blake, Joseph Wambaugh | Mel Tillis | |
| Sketch- "Art Fern" | ||||
| ???? | December 19, 1977 | John Davidson (guest host), Debbie Reynolds, Pete Barbutti, Dorothy Hamill | Kenny Rogers | |
| ???? | December 20, 1977 | John Davidson (guest host), Sandy Duncan, Marilyn Sokol | Harry Chapin | |
| ???? | December 21, 1977 | John Davidson (guest host), Bruce Jenner, Kreskin | Aretha Franklin | |
| ???? | December 22, 1977 | John Davidson (guest host), Shelley Winters, Kip Addotta | Bernadette Peters | |
| ???? | December 23, 1977 | John Davidson (guest host), Victor Buono, Stephanie Edwards | Pat Boone | |
| ???? | December 26, 1977 | Rich Little (guest host), Kathryn Grant, Shana Alexander | Mel Tormé | |
| ???? | December 27, 1977 | Richard Benjamin, Alan Bursky, Dr. Lendon Smith | Dizzy Gillespie, Jane Olivor | |
| Pie Blackouts: "Christmas Pie-In-A-Face Blackout" | ||||
| ???? | December 28, 1977 | Vincent Price, Bert Convy, Renn Woods, Harriett Iden | N/A | |
| Sketch- "Carswell Predicts" | ||||
| ???? | December 29, 1977 | Quinn Cummings, George Miller, Ray Johnson | Al Jarreau | |
| Desk- "Where to Go on New Year's Eve" | ||||
| ???? | December 30, 1977 | Suzanne Pleshette, Beau Bridges, Merie Earle | Peggy Lee | |
| Sketch- "Father Time" | ||||
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