List of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson episodes (1972)

The following is a list of episodes of the television series The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson which aired in 1972:

List of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson episodes
Season 1972
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	257
Release
Original network	NBC
Season chronology

1972

January

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
2380	January 3, 1972	Phyllis Newman (guest host), David Frye, Anne Jackson, George Maharis, Joseph Bologna, Renee Taylor, Eli Wallach	Monti Rock
2381	January 4, 1972	Dr. Irwin Maxwell Stillman, Billy de Wolfe, The Amazing Randi	Teresa Brewer
2382	January 5, 1972	Mr. Blackwell, Stephen R. Hudis	Jose Molina, Bette Midler
2383	January 6, 1972	Marcel Marceau	Artie Shaw, Buddy Rich, Marilyn Maye
2384	January 7, 1972	Gene Hackman, Tom O'Horgan, Irwin C. Watson, Jerzy Kosinski	Linda Hopkins
2385	January 10, 1972	Pearl Bailey (guest host), Maya Angelou	Bill Withers
2386	January 11, 1972	none	Lana Cantrell
2387	January 12, 1972	John Carradine, Cloris Leachman, Albert Brooks	Los Indios Tabajaras
2388	January 13, 1972	Karen Morrow, Jack Douglas and wife Reiko	N/A
2389	January 14, 1972	John Wayne, Mark Rydell, Totie Fields	Johnnie Ray
2390	January 17, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Dick Martin, Yvonne Constant	Sandler & Young
2391	January 18, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Barbara Walters, Bob Melvin	Robert Merrill
2392	January 19, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Ann Corio, Pat Cooper, Dick Gregory, Dr. Joyce Brothers	Carlos Montoya
2393	January 20, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Corbett Monica, David Frye, Martina Arroyo	Lucky Peterson
2394	January 21, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Jake LaMotta, The Amazing Randi, Moms Mabley, Stanley Myron Handelman	N/A
2395	January 24, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Barbara Walters, Nipsey Russell, Hugh O'Brian	Liz Torres
2396	January 25, 1972	George Segal, David Brenner, Greer Garson, Tom Baker	Phyllis Newman
2397	January 26, 1972	Lloyd Bridges, Jerry Lucas	Richie Havens, Ace Trucking Company
2398	January 27, 1972	Rob Reiner, Ashley Montagu, Mary Storrs, Milt Moss	Karen Morrow, Mac Davis
2399	January 28, 1972	Orson Bean	N/A
2400	January 31, 1972	Burt Reynolds (guest host), Howard Cosell, Karen Valentine, Helen Gurley Brown	Bobby Goldsboro, Margaret Whiting

February

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
2401	February 1, 1972	George Carlin, Alan King, Cyb Barnstable	Linda Hopkins, Liberace
2402	February 2, 1972	Gig Young, Robert Klein, Pamela Mason, Earl Wilson, Jim Bailey	Maxine Weldon
2403	February 3, 1972	Lee Marvin, Rodney Dangerfield	Marilyn Horne, Phyllis Newman
2404	February 4, 1972	Suzanne Pleshette	N/A
2405	February 14, 1972	Sammy Davis, Jr., Bette Davis, Foster Brooks, Carol Wayne	Johnny Mathis
2406	February 15, 1972	Lawrence Welk, Buddy Hackett, Steve Martin, Mary Storrs	Johnny Mathis
2407	February 16, 1972	Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.	N/A
2408	February 17, 1972	Ben Johnson	Bette Midler
2409	February 18, 1972	Burt Reynolds, Billy de Wolfe, Albert Brooks	Pat Boone
2410	February 21, 1972	George Burns, Richard Harris	Don Ho
2411	February 22, 1972	Jack Benny, Lana Wood, Dr. David Reuben	Lola Falana
2412	February 23, 1972	Elke Sommer, Jonathan Miller	Ike & Tina Turner
2413	February 24, 1972	Victor Buono, Alex Karras, Adelle Davis, Karl Wallenda	Della Reese
2414	February 25, 1972	Redd Foxx, Karen Valentine, Bob Hope	Tennessee Ernie Ford
2415	February 28, 1972	Jonathan Winters, Smothers Brothers, Chuck Woolery	Julie London, Bobby Troup
2416	February 29, 1972	Ann-Margret, Flip Wilson, George Carlin, Susan Saint James	N/A
Mighty Carson Art Players- "Ironfeet" (parody of "Ironside"); Flip Wilson and George Carlin present The Best of the News.

March

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
2417	March 1, 1972	Joan Embery, Rob Reiner, Jo Anne Worley, Tony Randall	Pat Boone
2418	March 2, 1972	George Gobel, Orson Bean, Suzanne Pleshette, Pamela Mason	Maxine Weldon
2419	March 3, 1972	John Wayne, Debbie Reynolds, Buddy Hackett	Kaye Ballard, Roy Clark
2420	March 6, 1972	David Steinberg, Buffy St. Marie	Bobby Darin
2421	March 7, 1972	Florence Henderson, James Caan	N/A
2422	March 8, 1972	Howard Cosell, Jaye P. Morgan, Pete Hamill, Susan Hampshire	Johnnie Ray
2423	March 9, 1972	Shecky Greene	Bobby Goldsboro
2424	March 10, 1972	Joan Rivers (guest host), Lucie Arnaz	Anthony Newley
2425	March 13, 1972	Richard Hart (guest host), Virginia Graham, William Peter Blatty, Kreskin, Malachy McCourt	N/A
2426	March 14, 1972	Melvin Belli, Bill Bixby, Myron Cohen	Bette Midler
2427	March 15, 1972	David Brenner, William Saroyan, Sarah Kennedy	James Brown
2428	March 16, 1972	George Maharis, Larry Storch, Roger Kahn	Phyllis Newman
2429	March 17, 1972	Jim Fowler	N/A
2430	March 20, 1972	Dom DeLuise (guest host), Cloris Leachman	N/A
2431	March 21, 1972	Lily Tomlin	N/A
2432	March 22, 1972	Goldie Hawn, John Byner, Dr. Leo Madow, Dr. Neil Solomon	Dusty Springfield
2433	March 23, 1972	Joan Rivers	Beverly Sills
2434	March 24, 1972	Mickey Rooney, Tim Rooney, Robert Klein, Gerald A. Browne	Linda Hopkins
2435	March 27, 1972	Burt Reynolds (guest host), Billy de Wolfe, Judy Carne, Leonard Frey	Teresa Graves
2436	March 28, 1972	Orson Bean, Jennifer O'Neill, David Brenner	Henry Mancini, John Twomey
2437	March 29, 1972	Bruce Dern, George Carlin, Elia Kazan	Frankie Avalon
2438	March 30, 1972	Maureen Stapleton	N/A
2439	March 31, 1972	Joe Garagiola, Ruth Gordon, Betsy von Furstenberg	Caterina Valente

April

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
2340	April 3, 1972	David Steinberg (guest host), Howard Cosell, Virginia Graham, Rip Taylor, Gay Talese	Gerri Granger, Linda Hopkins
2441	April 4, 1972	Truman Capote, Alexis Smith, Vida Blue, Dr. Irwin Maxwell Stillman	Linda Hopkins
2442	April 5, 1972	none	Phyllis McGuire
2443	April 6, 1972	Tony Randall, Charlie Callas, John McGiver, Tim Dinsdale, Dr. Irwin Maxwell Stillman	Lynn Anderson
2444	April 7, 1972	Don Rickles, Diane Keaton, Dr. Michael Fox	Monti Rock
2444	April 11, 1972	David Steinberg, Neil Sheehan, Joe Garagiola	N/A
2445	April 12, 1972	Rex Reed, Valerie Perrine, Johnny Bench	N/A
2446	April 13, 1972	Rodney Dangerfield, Skye Aubrey, Leonard Frey, Alan King	Marilyn Horne
2447	April 14, 1972	Eli Wallach, Slappy White, Jerzy Kosinski	N/A
2448	April 17, 1972	Orson Bean, Tom Goreman	Bette Midler
2449	April 18, 1972	Gore Vidal, David Brenner, Sam Blotner	Lana Cantrell
2450	April 19, 1972	Burt Reynolds, Sid Caesar, Sammy Davis, Jr.	Phyllis Newman
2451	April 20, 1972	Howard Cosell, Bob Uecker, Dorothy Collins	Stiller and Meara
2452	April 21, 1972	Desi Arnaz, Rip Taylor, Jack Douglas and wife Reiko	Enzo Stuarti, Linda Hopkins
2453	April 24, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Phil Silvers	Sandler & Young, Liz Torres
2454	April 25, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Carl Ballantine, Virginia Graham, Albert S. Ruddy, Allan Drake	Al Green
2455	April 26, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), David Niven, Helen Gurley Brown, Phil Foster	Abbe Lane
2456	April 27, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Nipsey Russell, Professor Irwin Corey, Rocky Graziano	Jose Molina, Monica Maris
2457	April 28, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Allan Drake	Bobby Goldsboro
This is the last Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson episode to tape at 30 Rockefeller Center in New York City.

May

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
2458	May 1, 1972	Bob Newhart, Cal Worthington, Darlene Conley, Don Rickles, Nancy Reagan, Shelley Winters	N/A
Beginning with this episode, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson moved to the NBC Studios in Burbank, California, which stayed until the end of Carson's run on May 22, 1992.
2459	May 2, 1972	Rob Reiner, George Carlin, Carol Wayne, Mr. Blackwell	Johnny Mathis
T.V. Guide Quotes
2460	May 3, 1972	Jo Anne Worley, Michael Constantine, Paul Williams	Andy Williams
2461	May 4, 1972	Suzanne Pleshette, Arthur Siegel, Dr. David Reuben	Ike & Tina Turner, Kaye Ballard
2462	May 5, 1972	Shecky Greene, Phyllis Diller	N/A
2463	May 8, 1972	Joan Embery, Albert Brooks, James Coco, Joseph Wambaugh	Gladys Knight & the Pips, Petula Clark
2464	May 9, 1972	Billy de Wolfe, James Franciscus, Dr. Irwin Maxwell Stillman	Roger Miller
2465	May 10, 1972	Sammy Davis, Jr., Karen Valentine	Ethel Waters, Kenny Rogers
2466	May 11, 1972	Charlton Heston, George Gobel	Jimmy Osmond, Lola Falana
2467	May 12, 1972	Vincent Price, David Frye, Sarah Kennedy	Joan Baez
2468	May 15, 1972	Joan Rivers (guest host), Eva Gabor, Charles Nelson Reilly, Virginia Graham	Anthony Newley, Maxine Weldon
2469	May 16, 1972	Debbie Reynolds, Fernando Lamas	Trini Lopez
2470	May 17, 1972	Lana Turner, Mickey Rooney, Adelle Davis	Vikki Carr
2471	May 18, 1972	June Allyson, Jim Fowler, John Cassavetes, Ronnie Schell	N/A
2472	May 19, 1972	Mitzi Gaynor, Robert Blake, Adelle Davis, Gwen Davis	John Twomey
2473	May 22, 1972	Rodney Dangerfield, Jo Anne Worley, Cliff Robertson, Vidal Sassoon	Roy Clark
2474	May 23, 1972	Dom DeLuise, Tony Randall, Carol Hughes, Dr. Joel Futrel, Dr. Vince Friedewald, Paul Williams	N/A
2475	May 24, 1972	Woody Allen, Earl Holliman	Della Reese
2476	May 25, 1972	Peter Fonda, Beverly Garland, Karen Rosenblatt, Victor Buono	Vic Damone
2477	May 26, 1972	Barry Sullivan, Bill Dana	Clara Ward Singers, Roger Miller
2478	May 29, 1972	Edward Asner, Eva Gabor, Billy de Wolfe, Marcia Wallace	Charles Aznavour
2479	May 30, 1972	Maureen Stapleton, Jason Robards, Helen Gurley Brown, Gay Talese	Jerry Reed, Ray Charles
2480	May 31, 1972	Pete Hamill, Stephanie Edwards	Pat Boone

June

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
2481	June 1, 1972	John Davidson, William Holden, Pete Hamill, Martin Rackin, Luciana Paluzzi	N/A
2482	June 2, 1972	Nancy Sinatra, David Steinberg, George Gobel, Simon Argevitch	Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood
2483	June 5, 1972	Pat Boone (guest host), Karen Valentine, Clint Walker	N/A
2484	June 6, 1972	none	N/A
2485	June 7, 1972	John Wayne, Ann-Margret, Carol Burnett, Sandy Duncan	N/A
2486	June 8, 1972	Dennis Weaver, Lorna Luft, Myron Cohen, Oral Roberts	N/A
2487	June 9, 1972	none	N/A
2488	June 12, 1972	Flip Wilson (guest host), George Carlin	Sarah Vaughan
2489	June 13, 1972	Flip Wilson (guest host), Coretta Scott King	Helen Reddy, The Dells, Burns & Schreiber
2490	June 14, 1972	Flip Wilson (guest host), Bill Russell, Kreskin, Larry Storch, Nikki Giovanni	Erroll Garner
2491	June 15, 1972	Flip Wilson (guest host), Pat Paulsen	N/A
2492	June 16, 1972	Flip Wilson (guest host), Steve Allen, Jayne Meadows, Amarillo Slim, Bill Dana	Kenny Rankin, Willie Bobo
2493	June 19, 1972	Don Rickles (guest host), Carroll O'Connor, Richard Benjamin, Paula Prentiss	Della Reese, Jerry Vale
2494	June 20, 1972	Don Rickles (guest host), Lee Marvin, Laffit Pincay, Jr., Janice Harper, Muhammad Ali, Don Adams	Della Reese
2495	June 21, 1972	Don Rickles (guest host), Bob Newhart, Karen Black, James Caan	Johnny Tillotson
2496	June 22, 1972	Don Rickles (guest host), Corbett Monica, Cleveland Amory, Alex Karras, Redd Foxx	Sergio Franchi
2497	June 23, 1972	Don Rickles (guest host), Sally Struthers, Ray Milland, Sally Stevens	Jackie Ward, Wayne Newton
2498	June 26, 1972	Danny Thomas, Howard Cosell, Jimmy Allen	Jim Nabors
2499	June 27, 1972	Suzanne Pleshette, George Peppard, Rodney Dangerfield	N/A
2500	June 28, 1972	Elsa Lanchester, Joe Flynn, Michael Crichton	Johnny Mathis
2501	June 29, 1972	George Burns, Patti Deutsch, Buddy Rich, Cathy Rich	James Brown
2502	June 30, 1972	Orson Bean, Arthur Siegel, David Brenner	Kaye Ballard, Lola Falana

July

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
2503	July 3, 1972	George Carlin (guest host), Debbie Reynolds	Dan Hicks and his Hot Licks
2504	July 4, 1972	Mickey Rooney, Martin Poriss, Billy de Wolfe, Buddy Hackett, Marcia Wallace	James Brown, Lyn Collins
2505	July 5, 1972	Joan Rivers	Burns & Schreiber
2506	July 6, 1972	Edward Asner, Robert Blake, Shelley Winters, Dr. Kay Straud	Harry Chapin
2507	July 7, 1972	Robert Mitchum, Ken Sansom, Robert Klein	Lana Cantrell, Mac Davis
2508	July 10, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Redd Foxx	Gladys Knight & the Pips
2509	July 11, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Jack Klugman, Harris Nelson, Stanley Myron Handelman, Rose Marie	Bobby Goldsboro
2510	July 12, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Charles Nelson Reilly, Helen Gurley Brown	Pat Boone
2511	July 13, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Rex Reed, Morty Gunty, Professor Backwards, Broderick Crawford	N/A
2512	July 14, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Ricardo Montalban, Pepper Davis, Luciana Paluzzi, Stan Kann	Al Martino
2513	July 17, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Rip Taylor, Pamela Mason, Jan Murray, Harris Nelson	Charo
2514	July 18, 1972	Slappy White, Bob Seagren, Dr. Jean Rosenbaum	N/A
2515	July 19, 1972	Tony Randall, Cheryl Miller, Dr. Sidney Garfield	Cass Elliot
2516	July 20, 1972	Truman Capote, Joe Flynn	Jack Jones
2517	July 21, 1972	Albert Brooks, Sam Peckinpah	N/A
2518	July 24, 1972	Bobby Darin (guest host), Dr. Irwin Maxwell Stillman	Nancy Wilson
2519	July 25, 1972	Bobby Darin (guest host), Joan Embery, Jo Anne Worley	Pat Boone
2520	July 26, 1972	Earl Holliman, Jim Ahern	N/A
2521	July 27, 1972	James Stewart and wife Gloria, Slappy White, Sam Blotner	N/A
2522	July 28, 1972	June Allyson, Alexis Smith, Patti Deutsch	Kenny Rankin
2523	July 31, 1972	David Hartman (guest host), Bob Uecker, Gwen Davis, Richard M. Powell, Bobby Wick	Lola Falana

August

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
2524	August 1, 1972	Lorna Luft, Robert Blake, Joan Rivers, Joseph Wambaugh	N/A
2525	August 2, 1972	Richard Harris, Florence Henderson	N/A
2526	August 3, 1972	Jack Benny	Harry Chapin
2527	August 4, 1972	Redd Foxx, Dr. Paul Ehrlich	Trini Lopez
2528	August 7, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Jack Klugman, Carol Wayne, Rose Marie	Bobby Goldsboro
2529	August 8, 1972	Andy Griffith, Paul Williams, Dick Clair, Amarillo Slim	N/A
2530	August 9, 1972	Frank Buxton, Gail Parent, Kenny Solms	Vikki Carr
2531	August 10, 1972	Charlie Callas, Joe Flynn, Dr. Irwin Maxwell Stillman	Della Reese
2532	August 11, 1972	David Brenner, Claude Steines	Mac Davis, Melba Moore
2533	August 14, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host)	N/A
Desk- "Little Known Facts"
2534	August 15, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Danny Thomas, Arnold Beichman	Burns & Schreiber, Jim Croce, Maury Muehleisen
2535	August 16, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Jon Voight, Shecky Greene, Jenna McMahon, Dick Clair	N/A
2536	August 17, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Marty Feldman	Arlo Guthrie, Pete Seeger
2537	August 18, 1972	Bob Hope	Lana Cantrell, John Denver
2538	August 21, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Redd Foxx, Leonard Barr	Bobby Rydell
2539	August 22, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Charles Nelson Reilly, Sandy Baron	Jose Molina, Eartha Kitt
2540	August 23, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Nipsey Russell	N/A
2541	August 24, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Dom DeLuise, Lainie Kazan, Pepper Davis, Regis Philbin, Tony Reese	The Agostinos
2542	August 25, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Norm Crosby, Marcia Wallace, Gene Nelson, Cleveland Amory	N/A
2543	August 28, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Helen Gurley Brown, Jackie Vernon, Stan Kann, Virginia Graham, Demond Wilson	N/A
2544	August 29, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Dr. Joyce Brothers, Rip Taylor, Carol Lynley	Lou Rawls
2545	August 30, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Henny Youngman	Mel Carter
2546	August 31, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Aileen Eaton, Milt Kamen	Abbe Lane, Mel Carter

September

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
2547	September 1, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Richard Dawson, Phil Foster	Charo
2548	September 4, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Victor Buono, Professor Backwards, Rose Marie, Amanda Ambrose	Joanie Sommers
2549	September 5, 1972	George Gobel, Jill St. John	Paula Kelly
2550	September 6, 1972	Steve Martin, Joe Flynn	Cass Elliot
2551	September 7, 1972	Eva Gabor, Joseph N. Sorrentino	Roger Miller
2552	September 8, 1972	Dr. Jean Rosenbaum, Chuck LaFille [1]	Buddy Rich, Monti Rock, Phyllis Newman
2553	September 11, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Fernando Lamas, Pat Henry, Leonard Barr	Edie Adams, Monica Maris
2554	September 12, 1972	Karen Valentine, Rodney Dangerfield	Larry Kert, Phyllis McGuire
Carnac the Magnificent
2555	September 13, 1972	George Burns, Susan Saint James, Reverend Billy Graham	Ricky Nelson
2556	September 14, 1972	Jim Fowler, George Maharis	Ace Trucking Company
2557	September 15, 1972	Burt Reynolds, Peter Falk, Albert Brooks, Dr. Melvin Anchell	Vikki Carr
Desk- "Burt Reynolds Walk-On"
2558	September 18, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Broderick Crawford, Rex Reed, Professor Backwards	N/A
2559	September 19, 1972	Bob Hope, Dom DeLuise, Peter Fonda	John Denver ("It's a Sin To Tell a Lie" and "Prisoners")
Things to Do When Bored
2560	September 20, 1972	Don Rickles, Hal David, Dr. Irwin Maxwell Stillman	Pat Boone, Dionne Warwick
Ripley's Believe It or Not
2561	September 21, 1972	Jonathan Winters, Carol Wayne	N/A
2562	September 22, 1972	Shecky Greene, Peaches Jones	Ace Trucking Company, Tommy Leonetti
2563	September 25, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Charles Nelson Reilly, Sandy Baron	Eartha Kitt
2564	September 26, 1972	Tony Randall, Paul Williams, Redd Foxx, Martin Poriss	N/A
T.V. Programs in Development For Next Season
2565	September 27, 1972	Robert Klein, Jaye P. Morgan, Frank Buxton, Terry Meeuwsen	N/A
Terry Meeuwsen later became Pat Robertson's co-host of The 700 Club in 1993.
2566	September 28, 1972	Dennis Weaver, Totie Fields, Billy de Wolfe	Joe Williams
Stump the Band
2567	September 29, 1972	Joan Rivers, Earl Holliman, Mitzi Gaynor, John Kidner, Carazini	N/A
How Johnny and Ed Meet

October

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
2568	October 2, 1972	Jack Benny, Joey Bishop, George Burns, Jerry Lewis, Don Rickles, Dan Rowan, Dick Martin, Dinah Shore, Gov. Ronald Reagan, Don Durgin, Dean Martin (Taped Cameo)	N/A
Johnny celebrates his 10th anniversary as the host of The Tonight Show.
2569	October 3, 1972	Sandy Duncan, Rodney Dangerfield, Joseph N. Sorrentino	N/A
Johnny showed some film of his marriage announcement at the party given for him at the Beverly Hills Hotel by NBC, and showed some NFL film footage.
2570	October 4, 1972	Bob Hope, Charlie Callas, Gig Young	Ike & Tina Turner ("Things Are Gonna Work Out Fine", "Let Me Touch Your Mind")
Prop piece- "Memorabilia from The Tonight Show"
2571	October 5, 1972	Betty Ann Carr, Carroll O'Connor, Rona Jaffe	Burns & Schreiber
Provocative Newspaper Titles; Burns & Schreiber performs the panhandler routine
2572	October 6, 1972	Shelley Winters, Patti Deutsch, George Maharis	Kenny Rankin ("String Man")
Bobby Fischer Interview
2573	October 9, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Pat Paulsen	Della Reese, Sandler & Young
Audience Imitations
2574	October 10, 1972	Lorne Greene, Myron Cohen, James Coco	Lola Falana ("Fever")
Carnac the Magnificent
2575	October 11, 1972	Florence Henderson, Orson Bean, George Carlin, Dr. Melvin Anchell	N/A
2576	October 12, 1972	Steve Martin, Madalyn Murray O'Hair	Roger Miller
Ripley's Believe It or Not; Stump the Band
2577	October 13, 1972	James Franciscus, David Brenner, Joe Flynn	N/A
Johnny showed some NFL film.
2578	October 16, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Steve Allen, Jayne Meadows, Dr. Laurence J. Peter, Milt Kamen, E.J. Pealser	N/A
2579	October 17, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Dr. Joyce Brothers, Jack E. Leonard	Erroll Garner, Jim Weatherly, Pearl Bailey
2580	October 18, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Ross Martin, Pat Cooper, Stan Kann	Cass Elliot
2581	October 19, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Vincent Price, David Frye	Erroll Garner, Charo
Audience Talent Contest
2582	October 20, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Leonard Barr, Jack Douglas and wife Reiko	Janis Ian, Pat Boone
2583	October 23, 1972	George Kirby, Helen Gurley Brown, Luciana Paluzzi	Liz Torres
2584	October 24, 1972	John Davidson, Stanley Myron Handelman, Richard Boone	Jose Molina
2585	October 25, 1972	Bruce Dern, Micki King	Johnny Mathis ("Where Is the Love?", "Alone Again")
Aunt Blabby
2586	October 26, 1972	Charles Nelson Reilly, Cicely Tyson	N/A
2587	October 27, 1972	Mickey Rooney, Artie Shaw, Ethel Waters	Julie Budd ("It's Too Late Baby", "The Way You Love")
Tribute to McDonald's
2588	October 30, 1972	Lorne Greene (guest host), Marty Allen, Adelle Davis	Billy Daniels, Edie Adams
2589	October 31, 1972	Frederick Forsyth, Elsa Lanchester	Trini Lopez
Accidents With The Staff

November

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
2590	November 1, 1972	Victor Buono, Patti Deutsch, Mark Stone	Vikki Carr
Halloween Pranks
2591	November 2, 1972	Jo Anne Worley, Alex Karras, John Landis	Charles Aznavour ("Dance in The Old-Fashioned Way" and "What Makes Man a Man")
Lesser Known World Records
2592	November 3, 1972	Joan Embery, Graham Kerr, Joe Flynn	Dana Valery
Joan Embery of the San Diego Zoo makes her first appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.
2593	November 6, 1972	Danny Thomas, Jaye P. Morgan, George Maharis	Ace Trucking Company
Desk- "Polls"; Stump the Band (11/7/72 pre-empted for NBC News Election Night Coverage)
2594	November 8, 1972	Suzanne Pleshette, Dom DeLuise, Bobby Fischer	José Feliciano
2595	November 9, 1972	Joan Rivers, Rob Reiner, Dr. David Reuben	Bee Gees ("Living in Chicago" and "Alive")
T.V. Guide Listings
2596	November 10, 1972	Shecky Greene, Robert Shaw, Karen Valentine	Diana Ross
2597	November 13, 1972	(FROM NEW YORK CITY) Muhammad Ali, Mayor John Lindsay, Teddy Kollek, Michael Preminger	Harry Chapin ("Greyhound")
The show traveled back to 30 Rockefeller Center in New York City.
2598	November 14, 1972	(FROM NEW YORK CITY) Ashley Montagu	Bobby Goldsboro, Phyllis Newman, Bob & Ray
NFL Football Clip
2599	November 15, 1972	(FROM NEW YORK CITY) Jerry Lewis, Paul Williams	Paul Williams ("Here's That Rainy Day")
How to Meet New Friends While in Transit
2600	November 16, 1972	(FROM NEW YORK CITY) Debbie Reynolds, Rex Reed, Patsy Kelly	Larry Kert, Linda Hopkins
Carnac the Magnificent
2601	November 17, 1972	(FROM NEW YORK CITY) Gig Young, Joe Garagiola	Bette Midler, Los Indios Tabajaras
Unusual Hobbies
2602	November 20, 1972	(FROM NEW YORK CITY) Jennifer O'Neill, Charlie Callas	Ethel Merman ("It's De-Lovely")
Amusing News Items
2603	November 21, 1972	(FROM NEW YORK CITY) Diane Keaton, Orson Bean, Dan Jenkins	Richie Havens
How to Sober up a Drunk
2604	November 22, 1972	(FROM NEW YORK CITY) Lorne Greene, Rodney Dangerfield, James Coco	Marilyn Maye ("You've Got a Friend")
Stump the Band
2605	November 23, 1972	(FROM NEW YORK CITY) Billy de Wolfe	Ben Vereen, John Rubinstein
NFL Film Clip
2606	November 24, 1972	(FROM NEW YORK CITY) Tony Randall, David Brenner, Jaye P. Morgan, Mark Stone	Oleg Popov
Review of Ed's Show at the St. Regis
2607	November 27, 1972	(FROM NEW YORK CITY) Joe Frazier, Truman Capote, Robert Klein	Tammy Grimes
Letters to Santa
2608	November 28, 1972	(FROM NEW YORK CITY) Anthony Quinn, David Steinberg, William F. Buckley, Jr.	Lana Cantrell
2609	November 29, 1972	(FROM NEW YORK CITY) Margaret Truman	Buddy Rich, Marilyn Horne, Ace Trucking Company
Split Billboards
2610	November 30, 1972	(FROM NEW YORK CITY) Jerry Orbach	N/A

December

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
2611	December 1, 1972	Joe Namath (guest host), Barbara Walters, Otto Preminger, Pat Henry	Dana Valery, Ace Trucking Company
2612	December 4, 1972	Suzanne Pleshette, Don Rickles	Don Ho ("Lovers Prayer" and "It's Impossible")
Aunt Blabby
2613	December 5, 1972	Steve Martin	Lola Falana, Mac Davis
Stump the Band
2614	December 6, 1972	TBA	N/A
2615	December 7, 1972	Bob Hope, Carol Burnett, Joe Flynn, Dr. William Nolen	N/A
Motion Picture 'Spin-Off' Titles
2616	December 8, 1972	Joan Rivers (guest host), Charles Nelson Reilly, Milt Kamen, Kreskin	Kaye Ballard, Maxine Weldon
2617	December 11, 1972	Steve Allen, Harriet Gibson, Jackie Forrest, Dr. Irwin Maxwell Stillman	Martina Arroyo
2618	December 12, 1972	Charlton Heston, George Carlin, Joseph N. Sorrentino	Kenny Rankin
How to Write a Thank You Note For a Gift You Don't Like
2619	December 13, 1972	Patti Deutsch, George Maharis, Sharon Johansen	Della Reese
2620	December 14, 1972	James Garner, Bruce Dern, Terry Galanoy	N/A
Mighty Carson Art Players- "Frankenstein's Monster" with a surprise appearance by Ed Sullivan; Reads Letters from Grade 4 students at Lincoln Elementary School in Framingham, Massachusetts
2621	December 15, 1972	Sammy Davis, Jr., Sandy Duncan, Mickey Rooney	Melanie
2622	December 18, 1972	Sammy Davis, Jr., Robert Blake	N/A
New Products
2623	December 19, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Danny Thomas, Norm Crosby, Stan Kann	Roger Miller
2624	December 20, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), George Foreman	James Brown, Kentucky Fried Theatre
2625	December 21, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Fernando Lamas, Rich Little, Virginia Graham, Leonard Barr	N/A
2626	December 22, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Walter Matthau, Allan Drake, Martin Ritt	Charo
2627	December 25, 1972	Milt Kamen, Rose Marie, Sarah Kennedy	Frankie Avalon, Gloria Loring
2628	December 26, 1972	Adelle Davis, Jan Murray, Stanley Myron Handelman	Johnny Cash
2629	December 27, 1972	Steve Martin, F. Lee Bailey	Buddy Rich, Mills Brothers
Carnac the Magnificent
2630	December 28, 1972	Gene Hackman, Diane Keaton, Michael Preminger, Patrick McGrady	N/A
New Year's Eve Night Club Ads
2631	December 29, 1972	Desi Arnaz, Jr., Jaye P. Morgan, Dr. Irwin Maxwell Stillman	David Clayton-Thomas
How to Know When You've Had Enough to Drink

References

1. Carson, Johnny (1971). Johnny Carson papers, 1970-1992. Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. p. 709. Retrieved 16 June 2020.