1958-1987

Theatrical and television producer David Susskind hosted this talk program consisting of a wide variety of topics. Each show centered around one topic consisting of four to seven guests. 

Topic: "Let's Dump LBJ." Four disenchanted Democrats discuss the anti-Johnson movement and their desire for an open convention in Chicago. The guests are Allard Lowenstein of New York, Donald Peterson of Wisconsin, Zoltan Ferency of Michigan, and Mrs. David Hoch of New Hampshire. On another topic: humorous views of show-business personalities are offered by Rex Reed, Gay Talese, and Liz Smith, freelance writers who specialize in celebrity profiles.                                                                                                    

Hollywood gossip talk with Liz Smith, Gay Talese, and Rex Reed.            

Jerry Lewis is "roasted" by the Friars
Club. Roast Master Johnny Carson is joined by Milton Berle, Alan King, Jack Carter, Don Rickles, Rex Reed, and Charlie Callas, who show their affection in the traditional manner- a shower of insults.  

Duplicate of # 1101.           

October 1, 1962-May 22, 1992. Johnny Carson, host of NBC's network late-night "Tonight Show" reigned for 30 unprecedented years...five times the combined tenure of Steve Allen, and Jack Paar. Carson was impervious to competition, including efforts to dethrone him by Les Crane, Joey Bishop, Merv Griffin, Dick Cavett, Jack Paar, Pat Sajak, Joan Rivers, and Arsenio Hall. Sadly, very few complete "Tonight Show" broadcasts survive during Johnny Carson's first ten years of broadcasting. Around 1965, through the early 1970's, oldest tapes were first erased systematically by orders from myopic NBC executives, to be recycled for purposes of saving money. Ironically, in many cases, these older master tapes were too brittle, and portended probable drop-outs for re-use after being erased. Subsequently blank after being erased, these older questionable master 2" Quad tapes were either sparingly used or never used again for recording new programming and eventually were discarded. Saving thousands of dollars at the time (wiping master tapes for potential re-use) resulted in losing millions of dollars by NBC in today's marketplace, and more importantly wiping thousands of historic TONIGHT SHOW broadcasts, which contain precious personal anecdotes from political, show business, and sports icons of the past.




Johnny's guests are Beverly Sills, Rex Reed, Jack Palance, and Pat McCormick.                                                                                      

Rex Reed, Jaye P. Morgan, Elke Sommer. 
Host: Gary Owens.                         

"Police Woman" on the firing line . . . Angie Dickinson is roasted by host Dean Martin, her series costar Earl Holliman, James Stewart, Juliet Prowse, Rex Reed, Cathy Rigby, Ruth Buzzi, Cindy Williams, Orson Welles, Eve Arden, LaWanda Page, Joey Bishop, Jimmie Walker, Jackie Mason, Scatman Crothers, Red Buttons and Foster Brooks. 



Dupe Of # 2122.