The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson is een Amerikaans praatprogramma van de zender NBC. De serie ging in première op 1 oktober 1962.
Hoewel de serie al in 1954 was begonnen met twee eerdere presentators werd Johnny Carson de derde en de langste presentator ooit van The Tonight Show. Hij presenteerde de talkshow 30 jaar lang met heel veel humor. In 1992 nam Jay Leno zijn werk over.
Wildlife expert Joan Embery brings a Koala bear, his albino brother and a Lemur to visit; comedian Bob Nelson does a great stand up bit and chats with Johnny. This is a fun and interesting episode as Johnny is very relaxed after two weeks vacation and we see a slightly different side of him. In the opening monologue he tells an un PC joke about a political figure that would have been funny if Don Rickles told it but the audience doesn't accept it coming from Johnny. He talks shop openly on camera with Fred DeCordova and others who are giving him cues. He even slips up and uses salty language a couple of times during the show. At the close of the show it was bad enough to get bleeped out. Johnny immediately realizes what he said and apologizes to America before saying good night.