July 29, 1957 - March 30, 1962.
Jonathan Winters was the first person to substitute host for Jack Paar on his Tonight Show late night television show.
This episode is one of 26 broadcasts on which Jonathan held down the hosting chair for Jack during his reign.
Hugh Downs opens the broadcast listing guests to appear. Jonathan Winters does a comedy routine doing the voices of characters, baby Elizabeth, brother Lenny, Mother and Father as they travel by car on a vacation.
Guest Nita Naldi (1894-1961) appears in a rare interview with Jonathan, who besides asking serious questions about her silent career working with John Barrymore and Rudolph Valentino, kids with her as well.
Naldi speaks of working with Cecil B. Demille on The Ten Commandments and states that her favorite contemporary actors are Gary Cooper, Burt Lancaster and Charlton Heston. She also mentions her interest watching current westerns on television including "Have Gun Will Travel."
Movie clips of Nita Naldi acting in "Blood and Sand," and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are shown with Winters and Naldi commenting on working with Rudolph Valentino and John Barrymore.
Orson Bean joins the panel. He mentions that he will be substituting for Jack Paar next week and mentions the guests who will be appearing. Orson and Jonathan kid one another and set up an ad-lib moment where Orson interviews Jonathan in character as cowboy, Gary Longstreet, Jasper Snodgrass, collector of odd objects, and as an Indian Chief.
Jose Melis plays on the piano "Silhouette."
Jack takes a moment to deeply express gratitude to Jack Paar who has given him the opportunity to host The Tonight Show in his absence during personal challenging events in his career.