List of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson episodes (1968)

The following is a list of episodes of the television series The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson which aired in 1968:

List of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson episodes
Season 1968
Country of origin	United States
Release
Original network	NBC
Season chronology

1968

January

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
1333	January 1, 1968	Bart Starr, Daryle Lamonica, Don Meredith, Pete Beathard	N/A
1334	January 2, 1968	TBA	N/A
1335	January 3, 1968	Margaret Mead, David Steinberg, Bosley Crowther	Spanky and Our Gang
1336	January 4, 1968	Barbara Walters, Ron Carey	N/A
1337	January 5, 1968	Tony Randall	N/A
1338	January 8, 1968	Rich Little, Adela Rogers St. Johns, bird calling expert	N/A
1339	January 9, 1968	NASA scientist Robert Jastrow	Liza Minnelli
1340	January 10, 1968	John Glenn	Al Hirt
Members of the Ice Follies performed
1341	January 11, 1968	Stella Stevens	N/A
1342	January 12, 1968	Don Rickles (guest host), Robert Culp, Sammy Davis, Jr.	Connie Francis
1343	January 15, 1968	TBA	Cab Calloway
1344	January 16, 1968	Bob Hope, Pat Paulsen	Tony Darryl
1345	January 17, 1968	Bennett Cerf, Norm Crosby, Don Herbert	Marilyn Maye
1346	January 18, 1968	TBA	The Koehler Brothers
1347	January 19, 1968	Dirk Bogarde, Maharishi Mahesh	N/A
1348	January 22, 1968	David Frost, Sebastian Cabot, Leonard Marks, director of the United States Information Agency	The First Edition
1349	January 23, 1968	Fannie Flagg, Orson Bean, Clifton Fadiman	Wes Montgomery
1350	January 24, 1968	Mort Sahl, David Merrick, Betty Furness	John Fred and His Playboy Band
1351	January 25, 1968	Dick Cavett, George Kirby, Secretary of the Interior Stewart L. Udall, Lee Beery	N/A
1352	January 26, 1968	Peggy Cass, George Kirby, Jim Fowler	N/A
1353	January 29, 1968	Rod Steiger, Flip Wilson, The Jose Molina Dancers, Madam Irene Quo, Chinese expert in Chinese foods and customs	N/A
1354	January 30, 1968	Ron Carey, Pat McCormick, Desmond Morris	Roger Miller
1355	January 31, 1968	Jim Garrison	Melanie (singer)

February

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
1356	February 1, 1968	Mark Tendler	Richie Havens
1357	February 2, 1968	Albert Finney, Eddy Arnold, Robert Klein, Joan Rivers	N/A
1358	February 5, 1968	Harry Belafonte (guest host) Senator Robert F. Kennedy, The Smothers Brothers, Bill Cosby	Lena Horne
1359	February 6, 1968	Harry Belafonte (guest host), Zero Mostel, Diahann Carroll	Petula Clark
1360	February 7, 1968	Harry Belafonte (guest host)	N/A
1361	February 8, 1968	Harry Belafonte (guest host) Nipsey Russell, Dunja Rajter, Paul Newman, Martin Luther King Jr.	N/A
1362	February 9, 1968	Harry Belafonte (guest host)	N/A
1363	February 12, 1968	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Nancy Sinatra, Liberace, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.	N/A
1364	February 13, 1968	(FROM LOS ANGELES) James Drury, Doug McClure, Ray Bolger	Shirley Jones
Mighty Carson Art Players- "Bar Room Brawl Sketch"
1365	February 14, 1968	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Mickey Rooney, Danny Thomas	N/A
1366	February 15, 1968	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Sid Caesar, Richard Pryor, Bobby Darin	N/A
1367	February 16, 1968	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Don Rickles,[1] Don Adams, Sherry Jackson	Sonny & Cher
Japanese Bath Sketch
1368	February 19, 1968	(FROM LOS ANGELES) James Garner, Milton Berle, Richard Crenna	The King Cousins
1369	February 20, 1968	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Steve Allen, Jack Webb, Shecky Greene, Spanky Wilson	N/A
Mighty Carson Art Players- "Copper Clappers"
1370	February 21, 1968	(FROM LOS ANGELES) George Carlin, Eva Gabor, Richard Benjamin, Paula Prentiss	N/A
1371	February 22, 1968	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Jerry Lewis	Lennon Sisters
1372	February 23, 1968	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Tony Curtis, Richard Pryor, Bill Cosby, April Taten	N/A
1373	February 26, 1968	Eydie Gorme	The Cowsills
1374	February 27, 1968	Orson Bean	N/A
1375	February 28, 1968	TBA	N/A
1376	February 29, 1968	Vincent Price, Joey Heatherton	N/A

March

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
1377	March 1, 1968	Art Carney, Susan Strasberg	The Serendipity Singers
1378	March 4, 1968	Adela Rogers St. Johns	Sonny and Cher
1379	March 5, 1968	Richard Pryor, Robert Blake, Gayle Hunnicutt	N/A
1380	March 6, 1968	Buddy Hackett, Sen. Charles Percy	N/A
1381	March 7, 1968	Darryl Zanuck, Ron Carey, Pat McCormick	N/A
1382	March 8, 1968	Peggy Cass	Andre Previn, The Critters
1383	March 11, 1968	Richard Harris, Rich Little, archery Hall of Famer Gail Martin	N/A
1384	March 12, 1968	Alan King, Art Linkletter	N/A
1385	March 13, 1968	Author John D. MacDonald	N/A
1386	March 14, 1968	Gore Vidal, Isaac Asimov	Bobby Scott
1387	March 15, 1968	Joan Rivers, Sammy Cahn, Malcolm Muggeridge, Larry Arcuri	N/A
1388	March 18, 1968	Lord Louis Mountbatten, Robert Klein, Jerome Gould	N/A
1389	March 19, 1968	Bergen Evans	N/A
A men's fashion show is presented
1390	March 20, 1968	S.I. Hayakawa	Glen Campbell
1391	March 21, 1968	Robert Goulet, Carol Lawrence, Stiller and Meara, Clifton Fadiman	N/A
1392	March 22, 1968	George C. Scott, Ron Carey, Pat McCormick	Marilyn Maye
1393	March 25, 1968	Sammy Davis, Jr. (guest host), Leslie Uggams, Red Buttons, Vice President Hubert Humphrey	N/A
1394	March 26, 1968	Sammy Davis, Jr. (guest host), Lady Carolyn Townshend, Ralph Pope	Sonny & Cher, Bobby Vinton
1395	March 27, 1968	Sammy Davis, Jr. (guest host), Ron Karenga, Carl Barry	James Brown, Lola Falana
1396	March 28, 1968	Sammy Davis, Jr. (guest host); Eydie Gorme, Bob Melvin	Louis Armstrong, Josephine Premice
1397	March 29, 1968	Sammy Davis, Jr. (guest host), Gloria de Haven, Keir Dullea, Emily Yancy	Steve Lawrence

April

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
1398	April 1, 1968	Phil Foster	Flatt and Scruggs
1399	April 2, 1968	Jack Douglas and wife Reiko, Mike Todd, Jr., trapeze artist Tito Gaona	N/A
1400	April 3, 1968	Rich Little, Rex Reed	Richie Havens
1401	April 4, 1968	Neil Simon, George Carlin, Peggy Fleming, Phil Leeds	Tiny Tim, Kim Weston
1402	April 5, 1968	Patricia Neal, attorney James F. Neal	Diana Ross & the Supremes
Carson forgoes monologue, opting to sit on the front of his desk and talk about the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., who had been a guest on the show eight weeks earlier.
1403	April 8, 1968	Alan King, Flip Wilson, Art Buchwald	Liza Minnelli, The Irish Rovers
1404	April 9, 1968	Orson Bean, Cyril Ritchard, Jimmy Breslin, Janis Paige	The Mills Brothers
1405	April 10, 1968	Don Rickles, Madalyn Murray O'Hair, Mita	Peter and Chris Allen
1406	April 11, 1968	Cyril Ritchard, Bergen Evans, Fred Smoot	Nancy Wilson, George Shearing
1407	April 12, 1968	Art Carney, Janis Paige	Hello People
1408	April 15, 1968	Ron Carey, Pat McCormick, Betty Furness, James Beard	N/A
1409	April 16, 1968	Richard Benjamin, Paula Prentiss	N/A
1410	April 17, 1968	Alan King, Jack Douglas and wife Reiko; Don Herbert	N/A
1411	April 18, 1968	John Byner, Barbara Ferris, Harvard astronomy professor Dr. William Liller	N/A
1412	April 19, 1968	John Davidson, Colleen Moore	Linda Ronstadt and The Stone Poneys
1413	April 22, 1968	Bob Hope, Jack Benny	Louis Armstrong
1414	April 23, 1968	George Kirby, Pat Paulsen	N/A
1415	April 24, 1968	Madalyn Murray O'Hair, circus juggler Fudi	N/A
1416	April 25, 1968	Eva Gabor, Norm Crosby	N/A
1417	April 26, 1968	Shecky Greene, Clive Barnes, David Merrick	Leslie Uggams
1418	April 29, 1968	Flip Wilson, Truman Capote	The Petticoat Junction Girls
1419	April 30, 1968	Bob Newhart	Tiny Tim

May

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
1420	May 1, 1968	Joan Rivers, Criswell, Jon Lindbergh	N/A
A fashion show of future clothing is presented
1421	May 2, 1968	Richard Benjamin, Paula Prentiss, Ron Carey	The Beach Boys
1422	May 3, 1968	Paul Newman, Robert Klein	Peter and Chris Allen
1423	May 6, 1968	Steve Lawrence (Guest Host); Totie Fields, Sammy Cahn, Debbie Drake	Billy Eckstine
1424	May 7, 1968	Steve Lawrence (Guest Host); Neil Simon, Burt Bacharach, Florence Henderson, Charlie Manna	Julius La Rosa
1425	May 8, 1968	Steve Lawrence (Guest Host); Robert Merrill, Don Franks, Rich Little	Little Richard, Jan Peerce
1426	May 9, 1968	Steve Lawrence (Guest Host); Gig Young, Godfrey Cambridge, Mark Traynor, Johnny Mercer, Sam Levenson	Bobby Goldsboro
1427	May 10, 1968	Steve Lawrence (Guest Host); Jackie Mason, Eydie Gorme, Stiller and Meara, Jim Fowler	N/A
1428	May 13, 1968	Joe Garagiola (guest host), Jack Paar, Tony Conigliaro, Mike and Bryan	Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass
1429	May 14, 1968	Joe Garagiola (guest host), John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Tallulah Bankhead, Soupy Sales, Tony Scotti, Jack Twyman, Lou Thesz	N/A
1430	May 15, 1968	Joe Garagiola (guest host), Slappy White, John Scarne, Miss Indian America Sarah Johnson, pickpocketing expert Vic Perry	N/A
A fashion show featuring football players is presented
1431	May 16, 1968	Joe Garagiola (guest host), Yogi Berra, Robert Goulet, Bill Dana, Art Buchwald	Toni Carroll
1432	May 17, 1968	Joe Garagiola (guest host), Nipsey Russell, Barbara Walters, Dizzy Dean; 92-year-old baseball pitcher, Amazing Randy	N/A
Dizzy Dean sings
1433	May 20, 1968	Bob Hope, Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Norman Jewison	N/A
1434	May 21, 1968	Bette Davis, Scott Carpenter, Jacqueline Bisset, Pigmeat Markham	N/A
1435	May 22, 1968	Flip Wilson, Zsa Zsa Gabor	Joe Tex
A bathing suit fashion show is presented
1436	May 23, 1968	Irene Ryan, Clair and McMahon	N/A
1437	May 24, 1968	John Byner, Juliet Prowse, Noel Harrison	N/A
1438	May 27, 1968	Slappy White, Erika Pinske performs a circus rope ballet	Tiny Tim
1439	May 28, 1968	TBA	The Four Freshmen
1440	May 29, 1968	TBA	N/A
1441	May 30, 1968	Richard Harris, Phyllis McGuire, Peggy Moffitt	N/A
1442	May 31, 1968	James Garner, Jane Elliott	The Box Tops

June

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
1443	June 3, 1968	Bob Hope	N/A
6/4/68 pre-empted by NBC News coverage of California and South Dakota primaries
1444	June 5, 1968	Preempted by coverage of the Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy	N/A
Scheduled guests were Clifton Fadiman, Joe E. Lewis and Trini Lopez
1445	June 6, 1968	Preempted by coverage of the Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy	N/A
Scheduled guests were Victor Borge and Joey Heatherton
1446	June 7, 1968	Entire show was devoted to memorializing Robert F. Kennedy	N/A
1447	June 10, 1968	Doug McClure	N/A
1448	June 11, 1968	Oskar Werner	N/A
1449	June 12, 1968	Dan Rowan and Dick Martin, Peggy Cass	N/A
1450	June 13, 1968	Joe E. Lewis	Trini Lopez
1451	June 14, 1968	Magician Don Alan	Jimmy Webb
1452	June 17, 1968	New York City Mayor John Lindsay, Marilyn Maye	Boots Randolph
1453	June 18, 1968	George Carlin, Oskar Werner	N/A
1454	June 19, 1968	Alan King, Raquel Welch, Cleve Backster, Pigmeat Markham	N/A
Answers to Famous Quotes; Alan King talks about his son's bar mitzvah[2]
1455	June 20, 1968	Walter Matthau, Ed Sullivan	James Brown, Nancy Wilson
1456	June 21, 1968	Steve McQueen, David Frye, Pat McCormick	N/A
1457	June 24, 1968	Bennett Cerf, Monti Rock III	Judy Garland, The Mummers
Jack Haskell replaced a vacationing Ed McMahon
1458	June 25, 1968	Victor Borge, Margaret Hamilton, Clair and McMahon	N/A
1459	June 26, 1968	Vidal Sassoon, Pearl Mesta	Aretha Franklin
1460	June 27, 1968	Norm Crosby, Heywood Hale Broun, Jean Paul Vignon, Alexandra Hay [3]	N/A
1461	June 28, 1968	Buddy Hackett	The University of Iowa Bagpipe Band
Excerpts from the Broadway musical, Hair

July

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
1462	July 1, 1968	Billy Graham, David Frye	N/A
1463	July 2, 1968	Buddy Hackett, Margaret Hamilton, David Frost	N/A
1464	July 3, 1968	William Schutz	Homer and Jethro
1465	July 4, 1968	David Frost guest host; Jimmy Breslin	Mel Torme
1466	July 5, 1968	David Frost guest host; Joel Grey	N/A
1467	July 8, 1968	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Jack Lemmon, April Tatro	N/A
1468	July 9, 1968	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Bob Newhart, Janet Leigh	Sonny and Cher
1469	July 10, 1968	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Tom Smothers, The Committee, Eva Gabor	Tiny Tim
Part of a sketch by The Committee was censored by NBC
1470	July 11, 1968	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Lucille Ball, James Garner, Richard Pryor	N/A
1471	July 12, 1968	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Don Rickles, Don Adams, Phyllis Diller	N/A
1472	July 15, 1968	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Jerry Lewis, David Janssen, Kaye Ballard	N/A
1473	July 16, 1968	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Dinah Shore, Pat Paulsen, Sebastian Cabot	Glen Campbell
1474	July 17, 1968	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Bill Cosby, Vincent Price, Eva Gabor, Bill Dana	Roger Miller
1475	July 18, 1968	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Carol Wayne, Lana Wood, Ralph Williams	N/A
1476	July 19, 1968	(FROM LOS ANGELES) George Burns, Carl Reiner, Karl Malden, Don Davis	N/A
1477	July 22, 1968	Alan King guest host; Ed Begley, Jackie Vernon	N/A
1478	July 23, 1968	Alan King guest host; Pat Henry	N/A
1479	July 24, 1968	Alan King guest host; Rod Serling	Paul Anka
1480	July 25, 1968	Flip Wilson	Ray Price
1481	July 26, 1968	Godfrey Cambridge	N/A
1482	July 29, 1968	TBA	N/A
1483	July 30, 1968	Joan Fontaine	N/A
1484	July 31, 1968	Cyril Ritchard, Clifton Fadiman	N/A

August

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
1483	August 1, 1968	Harold Glasson of the National Rifle Association	Jean-Paul Vignon[4]
1484	August 2, 1968	New York City mayor John Lindsay, Jill St. John, Ricardo Montalban	N/A
1485	August 5, 1968	Tony Randall	Lou Rawls, The Golddiggers
1485	August 6, 1968	Pat Paulsen, Helen O'Connell, model Veruschka	N/A
1486	August 7, 1968	Ricardo Montalban, Robert Ettinger, Irwin C. Watson	Hello People
1487	August 8, 1968	Joel Grey, William Mooney, Myron Cohen, Robert Klein	N/A
1488	August 9, 1968	TBA	The Bee Gees
1489	August 12, 1968	Don Rickles, Barbara Walters, Robert Ettinger, Al Hansen	Liberace
1490	August 13, 1968	Jimmy Breslin, Jack E. Leonard	The Beach Boys, Kaye Stevens
1491	August 14, 1968	Vice PresidentHubert Humphrey, Alan King, Peter Finch, Robert David Lion Gardiner	Arthur Prysock
1492	August 15, 1968	Fannie Flagg, Peter Max, Students from a clown school	N/A
1493	August 16, 1968	Allen Funt, Charlie Callas	N/A
1494	August 19, 1968	Jerry Lewis guest host; The Smothers Brothers, Pat Paulsen, Connie Stevens	N/A
1495	August 20, 1968	Jerry Lewis guest host; Cornel Wilde, Charlie Callas, Harry Goz	N/A
1496	August 21, 1968	Jerry Lewis guest host; Joanne Woodward, Jose Ferrer, Dr. Joyce Brothers	N/A
1497	August 22, 1968	Jerry Lewis guest host; Cliff Robertson, Davis & Reese	Robert Goulet, Barry Gray
1498	August 23, 1968	Jerry Lewis guest host; Paul Newman, Allan Sherman, Bob Fletcher, Vicki Lano	Mel Torme
1499	August 26, 1968	Bob Newhart guest host; Shecky Greene, Clive Barnes	Leslie Uggams
1500	August 27, 1968	Bob Newhart guest host; Godfrey Cambridge, Michael Allen	Marilyn Maye, The Times Square Two
1501	August 28, 1968	Bob Newhart guest host; Scoey Mitchell	N/A
1502	August 29, 1968	Bob Newhart guest host; Dick Roman	Dick Roman, Jackie and Roy
1503	August 30, 1968	Bob Newhart guest host; Bob Crane, Steven Birmingham	The Geezinslaw Brothers

September

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
1504	September 2, 1968	(guest host)	The Craig Hundley Trio
1505	September 3, 1968	Raymond Burr, Gloria Steinem	The Golddiggers, The Muppets
1506	September 4, 1968	Yonley	N/A
1507	September 5, 1968	Connie Von Hagen	N/A
1508	September 6, 1968	David Frye	N/A
1509	September 9, 1968	Polly Bergen	Sandler & Young
Johnny Carson Rides a Unicycle
1510	September 10, 1968	Rene Carpenter	N/A
1511	September 11, 1968	Ruth Montgomery	James Brown
1512	September 12, 1968	Mickey Mantle, Veruschka	N/A
1513	September 13, 1968	Alan King (guest host), Matt Monro, Bill Moyers	N/A
1514	September 16, 1968	Billy Eckstein, Joseph W. Barr	Sandler & Young
1515	September 17, 1968	Slappy White, Lesley Gore, Cere Robinson	N/A
1516	September 18, 1968	Marilyn Maye	N/A
1517	September 19, 1968	Joe Tex	N/A
1518	September 20, 1968	Peter Ustinov	N/A
1519	September 23, 1968	John Davidson (guest host), George Carlin	N/A
1520	September 24, 1968	Alan King, Mamie Van Doren	N/A
1521	September 25, 1968	Buddy Hackett, Herb Tarr	N/A
1522	September 26, 1968	George Carlin	N/A
1523	September 27, 1968	David Frye, Henry Trefflich	N/A
1524	September 30, 1968	David Frost (guest host), Phyllis Newman, Dr. Julian Fast	N/A

October

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
1525	October 1, 1968	Clips of past highlights and special guests visit	N/A
6th Anniversary Show
1526	October 2, 1968	Twiggy, Trevor Howard, Mario Andretti, Adela Rogers St. Johns	N/A
1527	October 3, 1968	Leonard Whiting, Olivia Hussey, The Pickle Brothers	N/A
1528	October 4, 1968	Shelley Winters	Marilyn Maye, Joao Gilberto
1529	October 7, 1968	Bob Crane (guest host), Pamela Mason, Irwin Corey, David Hemmings, Dave Barry	N/A
1530	October 8, 1968	Bob Crane (guest host), Patricia Neal, Gig Young, Jack Valenti	Engelbert Humperdinck
1531	October 9, 1968	Bob Crane (guest host), Cliff Robertson, Sheila MacRae	N/A
1532	October 10, 1968	Dinah Shore (guest host), Dina Merrill, Rich Little, Jack Albertson, Arthur Ashe, Pancho Gonzalez	N/A
1533	October 11, 1968	Dinah Shore (guest host), Shecky Greene, Oscar de la Renta	Jack Jones
1534	October 14, 1968	David McCallum, Chet Huntley, Alice Faye, Dr. Nauricio Obregon	N/A
An "eatable" fashion show is presented.
1535	October 15, 1968	Jill St. John, Bob Gibson, Kay Reid	N/A
1536	October 16, 1968	Tony Curtis, William Bradford Huie, Rita Smith	N/A
1537	October 17, 1968	Allen Funt, Melvin Belli	N/A
1538	October 18, 1968	Victor Borge, Thallisa Cruso	N/A
1539	October 21, 1968	Phyllis Diller (guest host), Rip Taylor, Norm Crosby, Ward Donovan	N/A
1540	October 22, 1968	Mia Farrow, Ronnie Dyson, Gilbert Becaud	N/A
1541	October 23, 1968	Gerald Scarfe, Roberta Quinlan	The Ramsey Lewis Trio
1542	October 24, 1968	Carol Wayne, Rita Smith, Dennis Rudalawicz	Jack Jones
1543	October 25, 1968	Don Rickles, William Shatner, Barbara Eden, Clare Conley	Buddy Rich
1544	October 28, 1968	Eddy Arnold (guest host), Liberace, Phyllis Newman	Robert Merrill
1545	October 29, 1968	Jack Cassidy, Shirley Jones, The Muppets	N/A
1546	October 30, 1968	Joan Rivers, Alistair Cooke, Phyllis McGuire	N/A
American Federation of Musicians went on strike, meaning that there was no band for the show.
1547	October 31, 1968	Monique Wilson	Kaye Stevens, Jack Haskell

November

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
1548	November 1, 1968	Woody Allen (Guest Host), Muhammad Ali, James Earl Jones, Viva	N/A
1549	November 4, 1968	Pearl Bailey (Guest Host), Anthony Quinn, Jackie Mason, Bunny Briggs	Cab Calloway, Louie Bellson
(11/5/68 pre-empted for NBC News election night coverage)
1550	November 6, 1968	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Bill Cosby, Carol Burnett, Dick Fosbury	N/A
1560	November 7, 1968	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Kirk Douglas, Bob Hope, Bob Newhart, Ed Ames	N/A
1561	November 8, 1968	(FROM LOS ANGELES) David Frye, David Janssen	N/A
1562	November 11, 1968	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Mickey Rooney, Barbara Feldon, Carol Wayne	N/A
A sketch involving Carson, Feldon and Wayne was erased due to complaints from NBC censors.
1563	November 12, 1968	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Don Rickles, Don Adams, Dan Blocker, Kaye Ballard	N/A
1564	November 13, 1968	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Dan Rowan, Dick Martin, Robert Wagner, Dinah Shore, Carol Lynley, Bill Toomey	N/A
1565	November 14, 1968	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Peter Lawford, Jonathan Winters, Rose Marie, Shecky Greene	Tiny Tim
1566	November 15, 1968	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Jack Benny, Nancy Kwan	The Golddiggers, Tennessee Ernie Ford
1567	November 18, 1968	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Bob Crane, Phyllis Diller, Darren McGavin, John Byner	N/A
1568	November 19, 1968	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Jane Fonda, Roger Vadim, Flip Wilson, The Smothers Brothers	N/A
1569	November 20, 1968	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Lucille Ball, Steve Allen	N/A
1570	November 21, 1968	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Jane Wyman, Bill Dana, Paul Lynde, Tony Curtis	N/A
November 22 show was cancelled when Johnny Carson developed a virus
1571	November 25, 1968	Peter Lawford (Guest Host), Pierre Salinger, The Committee	N/A
1572	November 26, 1968	Peter Lawford (Guest Host), Lucille Ball, Ann-Margret, Roger Smith, Richard Pryor	Bobbie Gentry
1573	November 27, 1968	Peter Lawford (Guest Host), Jack Lemmon, Jerry Lewis, Otto Preminger, Vic Perry	N/A
1574	November 28, 1968	Peter Lawford (Guest Host), George Hamilton	N/A
1575	November 29, 1968	Peter Lawford (Guest Host), Milton Berle, Dick Cavett	Steve Lawrence

December

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
1576	December 2, 1968	O.J. Simpson, Ted Hendricks, Bill Stanfill, Terry Hanratty, Leroy Keyes, Jerry Levias	N/A
All of the football players were members of the Look Magazine All-American Football Team
1577	December 3, 1968	Shari Lewis, John Cassavetes, Gena Rowlands	N/A
1578	December 4, 1968	Charlie Callas	Astrud Gilberto
1579	December 5, 1968	Ann Landers, Irwin C. Watson	N/A
1580	December 6, 1968	George Segal	N/A
1581	December 9, 1968	Orson Bean (Guest Host); George Kirby, Beryl Reid	N/A
1582	December 10, 1968	Polly Bergen, Alan Bates, Alan Alda	Gloria Loring
1583	December 11, 1968	Rod Steiger	N/A
1584	December 12, 1968	Susannah York, Jack Carter	N/A
1585	December 13, 1968	James Garner	Tiny Tim
1586	December 16, 1968	Woody Allen (guest host), Shari Lewis	Turk Murphy
1587	December 17, 1968	Judy Garland, Slappy White, Jerry Kramer	N/A
Judy sings "It's All For You" and "After The Holidays".
1588	December 18, 1968	James Mason, Sheldon Leonard	Tiny Tim
1589	December 19, 1968	Simone Signoret	Liza Minnelli
1590	December 20, 1968	Vanessa Redgrave, David Frye, Hines, Hines & Dad, painter Jan De Ruth	N/A
1591	December 23, 1968	Alan King (guest host); Maureen Stapleton	N/A
1592	December 25, 1968	Jack Jones (guest host), Sammy Cahn, Chuck McCann, Ivan Sanderson, Irwin C. Watson	Jane Morgan
1593	December 26, 1968	Jack Jones (guest host), Milt Kamen, Phyllis Newman, Don Murray, Hines, Hines & Dad	N/A
1594	December 27, 1968	Jack Jones (guest host), Dick Cavett, Henry Borovik	N/A
1595	December 30, 1968	Rod Steiger, Harry Belafonte, Sander Vanocur, E.J. Peaker	N/A
1596	December 31, 1968	Tony Randall, Joan Rivers, Joel Grey, Jimmy Breslin	Jan Peerce

References

1. http://www.johnnycarson.com/carson/search.do?singleDateMonth=02&singleDateDay=16&singleDateYear=1968
2. "Alan King Carson Tonight Show 1968" on YouTube (accessed 3/10/2020)
3. https://latimes.newspapers.com/clip/47976730/tonight-show-appearance-from-1968/
4. Paley Center. "TONIGHT SHOW SEGMENT: JEAN PAUL VIGNON (TV)". Paley Center. Retrieved June 12, 2012.