List of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson episodes (1982)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1982 episodes
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	204
Release
Original network	NBC

The following is a list of episodes of the television series The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson which aired in 1982:

1982

January

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
2,641	January 1, 1982	McLean Stevenson, Eddie Murphy	N/A
Desk- "Predictions"
2,642	January 5, 1982	David Steinberg, Nell Carter, Rich Hall	N/A
Desk- "Blue Cards"
2,643	January 6, 1982	Alan King, Charles Nelson Reilly	N/A
Carnac the Magnificent
2,644	January 7, 1982	George Carlin, Colleen Camp	Ray Price
Desk- "Referee Signals"
2,645	January 8, 1982	Mimi Kennedy, Pete Barbutti	Oak Ridge Boys
Commercial Blackouts: 'Aldo Cello Wine', 'Remington Razors', 'Mueller Beer' and 'John Mouseman'.
2,646	January 12, 1982	Sally Field	N/A
Desk- "Library Questions"
2,647	January 13, 1982	Charles Grodin	Itzhak Perlman
Desk- "Little Known Ailments"
2,648	January 14, 1982	Bert Convy	N/A
Edge of Wetness
2,649	January 15, 1982	David Letterman	N/A
Desk- "Greats Moments in History"
2,650	January 25, 1982	Joan Rivers (guest host), Angie Dickinson, Rich Little	N/A
2,651	January 26, 1982	Joan Rivers (guest host), Jean Marsh, Rip Taylor	N/A
2,652	January 27, 1982	Joan Rivers (guest host), John Ritter	Charo
2,653	January 28, 1982	David Brenner (guest host), Joan Embery, Susan Saint James, Gallagher	N/A
2,654	January 29, 1982	David Brenner (guest host), Sugar Ray Leonard, Kate Jackson	N/A

February

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
2,655	February 2, 1982	Dom DeLuise, Brooke Shields	N/A
Desk- "List of New Responsibility of The States"
2,656	February 3, 1982	Peter Cook, Gregory Hines	N/A
Desk- "English Slang Expressions"
2,657	February 4, 1982	Lynn Redgrave, Franklyn Ajaye, Tom Hanks	N/A
Desk- "Blue Cards"
2,658	February 5, 1982	Dick Cavett, John Byner, Thalassa Cruso	N/A
????	February 9, 1982	Peter Ustinov, Nell Carter	N/A
Desk- "Library Questions"
????	February 10, 1982	Wayne Rogers, Eddie Murphy	N/A
Stump the Band
????	February 11, 1982	Burt Reynolds, Richard Lewis	N/A
Mighty Carson Art Players- "This Is Your Life... Burt Reynolds"
????	February 12, 1982	Michael Landon, Gore Vidal	N/A
????	February 16, 1982	Tony Randall, Smothers Brothers	N/A
Sketch- "Wright Brothers- Save the Sketch"
????	February 17, 1982	Gallagher	Steve Lawrence
Desk- "Bush Tapes"; Desk- "George Washington Trivia"
????	February 18, 1982	Rodney Dangerfield, Mimi Kennedy	B.B. King
Desk- "Movies That Didn't Get Oscar Nominations"
????	February 19, 1982	Suzanne Somers, Calvin Trillin	N/A
Desk- "Aerobicise"; Hamlet Sketch
????	February 23, 1982	David Brenner	Jimmy Buffett
Desk- "Blue Cards"
????	February 24, 1982	Steve Landesberg, Diahann Carroll	N/A
Edge of Wetness
????	February 25, 1982	Rich Little, Irena Ferris	N/A
Sketch- "Andy Rooney"
????	February 26, 1982	Bob Hope	Pete Fountain
Desk- "Sweeps Week"

March

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
2,671	March 2, 1982	Garry Shandling	Joe Williams
Desk- "Odds and Ends"
2,672	March 3, 1982	Harvey Korman, Jane Pauley, Ronn Lucas	N/A
Carnac the Magnificent
2,673	March 4, 1982	Michael Caine, Dana Hill	N/A
Stump the Band
2,674	March 5, 1982	Dyan Cannon, Walter Cronkite	N/A
Mighty Carson Art Players- "Fernando Valenzuela Interview"
2,675	March 8, 1982	Bill Cosby (guest host), Dick Van Patten, Teri Garr	N/A
2,676	March 9, 1982	Bill Cosby (guest host), Morgan Fairchild, Pete Barbutti	N/A
2,677	March 10, 1982	Bill Cosby (guest host), Dr. Joyce Brothers	N/A
2,678	March 11, 1982	George Carlin (guest host), Paul Williams, Regis Philbin, Jose Molina	N/A
2,679	March 12, 1982	George Carlin (guest host), Richard Belzer, Jean Marsh, James Garner	N/A
????	March 16, 1982	Richard Pryor, Jack Arak and wife Lillian	Woody Herman
Desk- "Blue Cards"
????	March 17, 1982	Carl Reiner, Bob Uecker	N/A
Desk- "St. Patrick's Day Legends"
????	March 18, 1982	Jack Lemmon, Maureen Murphy, Janet Hillis	N/A
Mighty Carson Art Players- "G. Walter Schneer- I.R.S."
????	March 19, 1982	David Steinberg	Linda Hopkins
Desk- "Fabulous Fallacies"
????	March 23, 1982	Ricky Schroder, Walter Matthau	N/A
Desk- "Celebrating Spring"
????	March 24, 1982	Shelley Winters, Bill Cosby	N/A
Edge of Wetness
????	March 25, 1982	Christopher Reeve, Albert Hague	N/A
Sketch- "Mr. Ronnie's Neighborhood"
????	March 26, 1982	Cheryl Ladd	Scatman Crothers
Desk- "Carson's Believe It or Stuff It"
????	March 30, 1982	Roger Moore, Maureen Stapleton	N/A
Desk- "Library Questions"
????	March 31, 1982	Joan Rivers	Joey Lawrence
Desk- "Real Estate Ads and What the Terms Mean"

April

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
2,690	April 1, 1982	Kelly Monteith	N/A
Desk- "April Fool's Pranks"
2,691	April 2, 1982	Robert Blake	N/A
Sketch- "Tea-Time Movie"
2,692	April 6, 1982	Charles Grodin, Jerry Seinfeld, Victoria Principal	N/A
Desk- "Blue Cards"
2,693	April 7, 1982	Robert Klein, Joe Garagiola	N/A
Stump the Band
2,694	April 8, 1982	Jim Fowler, Tom Hanks	N/A
Carnac the Magnificent
2,695	April 9, 1982	Lynn Redgrave, Paul Reiser, David Horowitz	N/A
Sketch- "Argentinian General"
2,696	April 19, 1982	Bill Cosby (guest host), Mariette Hartley	Tony Orlando
2,697	April 20, 1982	Bill Cosby (guest host), Marie Osmond, Steve Allen	N/A
2,698	April 21, 1982	Bill Cosby (guest host)	Wynton Marsalis
2,699	April 22, 1982	Joan Rivers (guest host), Robert Mitchum, Gallagher	N/A
2,700	April 23, 1982	Joan Rivers (guest host), Bernadette Peters, David Brenner, Betty White	N/A
2,701	April 27, 1982	Paul Sorvino	Andy Williams
Desk- "Nuclear Preparedness"
2,702	April 28, 1982	Mimi Kennedy	Loretta Lynn
Desk- "As The White House Turns"
2,703	April 29, 1982	Bruce Weitz	N/A
Desk- "Garbology"
2,704	April 30, 1982	Bob Hope, Sammy Davis, Jr.	N/A
Desk- Johnny reads an article from the Hoosier News of a red dye banned in rat poison because it cause cancer in rats.; Sketch- "International Jokes Limitation Talks"

May

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
2,705	May 4, 1982	John and Donna Thompson	John Denver
Desk- "Blue Cards"
????	May 5, 1982	Arnold Schwarzenegger, Franklyn Ajaye	N/A
Desk- "Vacation Ideas"
????	May 6, 1982	Tony Randall	N/A
Desk- "Letters from Kids"
2,708	May 7, 1982	Smothers Brothers	N/A
Mighty Carson Art Players- "Who's on First with Ronald Reagan"
2,709	May 11, 1982	Steve Landesberg	Gerard Kenny
Desk- "Library Questions"
????	May 12, 1982	Alex Karras, Wil Shriner	N/A
Desk- "T.V. Character Names"
????	May 13, 1982	Dick Cavett	Oak Ridge Boys
Desk- "How to Pick Up a Man"
????	May 14, 1982	McLean Stevenson, Bobby Kelton, Christie Brinkley	N/A
Sketch- "Evening News in The Year 2002"
2,713	May 18, 1982	Tim Conway	Willie Nelson
Desk- "Television Magazine Ads"
????	May 19, 1982	Alan King, Richard Harris	N/A
Carnac the Magnificent
????	May 20, 1982	Carl Reiner, Bill Cosby	N/A
Desk- "Odds and Ends"
????	May 21, 1982	Steve Martin, Sylvester Stallone	N/A
Desk- "Pilots That Didn't Make It"
2,717	May 25, 1982	Suzanne Pleshette, Ollie Johnston, Frank Thomas	N/A
Desk- "Blue Cards"
2,718	May 26, 1982	Dennis Spinney	Johnny Mathis
Edge of Wetness
2,719	May 27, 1982	Bob Uecker	N/A
Floyd R. Turbo- "Editorial Against Young People Playing Video Games in Arcades"
2,720	May 28, 1982	Danny Thomas	Glen Campbell
2,721	May 31, 1982	David Brenner (guest host), Richard Simmons, Calvin Trillin	N/A

June

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
2,722	June 1, 1982	David Brenner (guest host), Dick Shawn, Nell Carter	N/A
2,723	June 2, 1982	Joan Rivers (guest host), Joan Embery, William Shatner	Peter Allen
2,724	June 3, 1982	Joan Rivers (guest host), Lynn Redgrave, Pete Barbutti, Mimi Kennedy	N/A
2,725	June 4, 1982	Joan Rivers (guest host), Lucille Ball, Steve Guttenberg	Anthony Newley
????	June 8, 1982	Peter Strauss	Buddy Rich
????	June 9, 1982	Cassandra Peterson	Dionne Warwick
Desk- "New Woman's Guide to Getting Married"
????	June 10, 1982	Dana Hill	N/A
2,729	June 11, 1982	Dyan Cannon, Dr. Ruth Westheimer	N/A
Sketch- "G. Walter Schneer- Banking Industry"
????	June 15, 1982	Hulk Hogan, George Miller, Brooke Shields	N/A
Desk- "Yearbook Captions"
????	June 16, 1982	Margot Kidder, Dar Robinson	N/A
Desk- "Father's Day Suggestions"
????	June 17, 1982	James Stewart	N/A
Desk- "Summer Festivals Around The U.S.A."
2,733	June 18, 1982	Dr. Robert Lewis	Phyllis Newman
Commercial Blackouts- 'Henry the 8th', 'Vangogh', 'Abraham Lincoln' and 'Patton'
????	June 22, 1982	Bill Cosby	N/A
Desk- "Blue Cards"
????	June 23, 1982	George Archibald, Shelley Winters	N/A
Desk- "Naming the Baby"
????	June 24, 1982	Kathleen McCartney	Dolly Parton
Edge of Wetness
2,737	June 25, 1982	Angie Dickinson	Linda Hopkins
Stump the Band

July

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
2,738	July 5, 1982	David Brenner (guest host), Elizabeth Ashley, Ricardo Montalban	Al Jarreau
2,739	July 6, 1982	David Brenner (guest host), Paul Sorvino, Jack Klugman	N/A
2,740	July 7, 1982	David Brenner (guest host), Robert Easton	Connie Stevens
2,741	July 8, 1982	Joan Rivers (guest host), Joan Collins, George Plimpton	Rita Moreno
2,742	July 9, 1982	Joan Rivers (guest host), Andrea Martin, Wayne Rogers, Lorna Luft	N/A
2,743	July 12, 1982	Joan Rivers (guest host), Arnold Schwarzenegger, Richard Simmons	N/A
2,744	July 13, 1982	Joan Rivers (guest host), Shelley Winters, Morgan Fairchild	N/A
2,745	July 14, 1982	Joan Rivers (guest host), James Coco, Garry Shandling, Dr. Lendon Smith	N/A
2,746	July 15, 1982	David Steinberg (guest host), Martin Mull, Betty Thomas, Pete Barbutti	N/A
2,747	July 16, 1982	David Steinberg (guest host), John Candy, Charles Grodin	Joe Williams
2,748	July 20, 1982	none	James Galway, Steve Lawrence
Desk- "Snapshots of Johnny's Vacation"
2,749	July 21, 1982	Steve Allen (guest host), Susan Sarandon, Charles Nelson Reilly	N/A
Desk- "Blue Cards (Steve Allen)"
2,750	July 22, 1982	Robin Williams	N/A
Desk- "Summer Movies"; Desk- "Foreign Commercials"
2,751	July 23, 1982	Björn Borg, Jean Marsh, grape catcher Paul Tavilla	N/A
2,752	July 27, 1982	Albert Hague	Liberace
Desk- "Summer Vacations"
2,753	July 28, 1982	Drew Barrymore	Larry Gatlin
Edge of Wetness
2,754	July 29, 1982	Blake Clark, Fred Grandy	N/A
Stump the Band
2,755	July 30, 1982	Eddie Murphy	Angela Bofill
Sketch- "The Royal Intruder"

August

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
2,756	August 3, 1982	Henry Winkler, Bob Barker	Andy Williams
Desk- "Little Known Laws"
2,757	August 4, 1982	Raymond Smullyan, Jimmy Aleck	N/A
Sketch- "Reagan/Brezhnev Conference"
2,758	August 5, 1982	Jason Hardman, Martina Navratilova	Itzhak Perlman
2,759	August 6, 1982	Steven Wright	Kenny Rogers
Carnac the Magnificent
2,760	August 10, 1982	Dr. Ruth Westheimer	Roy Clark
Desk- "Do You Remember My Mother (It's Daddy)"
2,761	August 11, 1982	Dana Hill, Argus Hamilton	N/A
Desk- "Carson's Believe It or Stuff It"
2,762	August 12, 1982	Charles Grodin, Steven Wright	Gerard Kenny
Desk- "Little Known Superstitions"
2,763	August 13, 1982	George Burns, Peter Strauss	N/A
Sketch- "Evening News of 2002 with Zontar Rather"
2,764	August 16, 1982	Joan Rivers (guest host), Daniel J. Travanti, Dick Shawn	N/A
2,765	August 17, 1982	Joan Rivers (guest host), Dinah Shore, Charles Nelson Reilly	N/A
2,766	August 18, 1982	Joan Rivers (guest host), Rock Hudson, Paul Williams	N/A
2,767	August 19, 1982	Joan Rivers (guest host), Suzanne Somers, Betty White, Michele Lee	N/A
2,768	August 20, 1982	Joan Rivers (guest host), Carol Channing, Tom Dreesen	N/A
2,769	August 23, 1982	George Carlin (guest host), William Shatner, Paul Sorvino, Pete Barbutti	N/A
2,770	August 24, 1982	Dick Cavett (guest host), Lynn Redgrave, June Allyson	Charles "Honi" Coles
2,771	August 25, 1982	Dick Cavett (guest host), Rich Little, Helen Gurley Brown	N/A
Desk- "Blue Cards"
2,772	August 26, 1982	Martin Mull (guest host), Debbie Reynolds, Betty Thomas	B.B. King
2,773	August 27, 1982	Bill Cosby (guest host), Aileen Quinn, Diahann Carroll, Tanya Roberts	N/A
2,774	August 31, 1982	Neil Simon, Bill Maher, Joe Garagiola	N/A
Desk- Johnny talks about 24 bike riders cycling from Anchorage, Alaska to Los Angeles in 80 days to benefit the Mental Health Society. The bicyclists are shown in the audience.

September

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
2,775	September 1, 1982	Robert Klein	Luciano Pavarotti
Desk- "Things to Do Over Labor Day Weekend"
2,776	September 2, 1982	Dom DeLuise, Franklyn Ajaye	Phyllis Hyman
Desk- "Items Left by The President of NBC"
2,777	September 3, 1982	Charles Nelson Reilly, Susie Petrucci	Mack & Jamie (comedy duo)
2,778	September 7, 1982	Steve Landesberg, Cindy Morgan	N/A
Desk- "Blue Cards"
????	September 8, 1982	Jerry Seinfeld	Tony Bennett
Desk- "Valleytalk"
????	September 9, 1982	Maureen Sullivan, George Segal	N/A
Desk- "University of Burbank's Coursebook"
????	September 10, 1982	Bert Convy, Dr. Carl Sagan	N/A
Edge of Wetness
2,782	September 14, 1982	Melanie Chartoff, Garry Shandling	N/A
Desk- "Life Prolonging Tips"
????	September 15, 1982	Mimi Kennedy	N/A
Desk- "Pilots That Didn't Make It"
????	September 16, 1982	Ron Zanini	Marilyn Horne
Desk- "Carson Classified Ads"
2,785	September 17, 1982	Tony Randall, William F. Buckley, Jr.	N/A
Sketch- "Tea-Time Movie"
2,786	September 21, 1982	Richard Harris, Charlie Callas	N/A
Carnac the Magnificent
????	September 22, 1982	Richard Benjamin	The Manhattan Transfer
Desk- "Replacement Shows"
????	September 23, 1982	Bob Uecker, David Brenner, Georgia Frontiere, Chuck Donaldson	N/A
Desk- "Chuck Donaldson Gag"
????	September 24, 1982	Robert Blake	N/A
Desk- "Foreign Commercials"
2,790	September 27, 1982	Joan Rivers (guest host), Victoria Principal, Lily Tomlin	N/A
2,791	September 28, 1982	Joan Rivers (guest host), Erma Bombeck, Sarah Purcell	N/A
2,792	September 29, 1982	Roy Clark (guest host), Shelley Long	Ben Vereen, Skiles and Henderson
2,793	September 30, 1982	George Carlin (guest host), Joan Embery, Bob Hope	Leslie Uggams

October

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
2,794	October 1, 1982	David Steinberg (guest host), Teri Garr	Anthony Newley
Desk- "Blue Cards"
2,795	October 5, 1982	Sammy Davis, Jr, Smothers Brothers	N/A
Kevin Quinn Plays the Congas
2,796	October 6, 1982	Wil Shriner	N/A
Desk- "Quotes of Politicians Quotations"
2,797	October 7, 1982	Angie Dickinson	N/A
Edge of Wetness
2,798	October 8, 1982	David Steinberg	Tom Jones
Desk- "How to Handle Hecklers"
2,799	October 12, 1982	Buddy Hackett	Jim Stafford
Desk- "Little Known Baseball Statistics"
2,800	October 13, 1982	Tim Conway	Pilobolus
Desk- "Pop Ups"
2,801	October 14, 1982	Richard Belzer	Joe Williams
Desk- "Children's Essays"
2,802	October 15, 1982	Joan Rivers	N/A
Floyd R. Turbo- "Editorial Against Hunters"
2,803	October 18, 1982	Bill Cosby (guest host), Richard Simmons, Robert Urich	N/A
2,804	October 19, 1982	Bill Cosby (guest host), Phyllis Diller, Jerry Lewis, Dana Hill	N/A
2,805	October 20, 1982	Bill Cosby (guest host), Marilu Henner, Kelly Monteith	Mel Torme
2,806	October 21, 1982	Bill Cosby (guest host), Bob Newhart, Gary Coleman, Cathie Shirriff	N/A
2,807	October 22, 1982	Bill Cosby (guest host), Juliet Prowse, Randall "Tex" Cobb	Freddie Hubbard
Desk- "Celebrity Yearbook"
2,808	October 26, 1982	Bill Cosby	Janis Siegel
Desk- "Obscure Candidates"
2,809	October 27, 1982	William Shatner, Rich Hall	Al Hirt
Desk- "Happy Birthday, Fred"; Desk- "Blue Cards"
2,810	October 28, 1982	Pete Barbutti, Jason Pipoly	Leata Galloway
Desk- "Specialty Pumpkins"
2,811	October 29, 1982	Steve Allen (guest host), Darrell Porter	Steve Lawrence
Blue Cards

November

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
2,812	November 3, 1982	Maureen Murphy	Roberta Flack
Sketch- "Truthful Press Conference"
2,813	November 4, 1982	Kim Novak, Charles Nelson Reilly	N/A
Desk- "Newspaper Clips"; Desk- "Foreign Commercials"
2,814	November 5, 1982	Richard Dawson, George Burns, Melanie Chartoff	N/A
Mighty Carson Art Players- "International Family Feud"
2,815	November 8, 1982	Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Maher	N/A
Stump the Band
2,816	November 9, 1982	Ricky Schroder, David Sayh, Tony Trabert	N/A
Desk- "Miss Manner's Guide to Excruitiatingly Correct Behavior"
2,817	November 10, 1982	Alan King, Blake Clark	N/A
Edge of Wetness
2,818	November 11, 1982	Martin Mull, Margot Kidder	Michael Iceberg
Desk- "Weather Fact Sheet"
2,819	November 12, 1982	Steven Callahan	Glen Campbell
Desk- "Joke Rivalry Between the States"
2,820	November 16, 1982	Richard Benjamin	Oak Ridge Boys
????	November 17, 1982	Brian Taylor	Dionne Warwick
Carnac the Magnificent
????	November 18, 1982	Shelley Winters	Jerry Lee Lewis
Mighty Carson Art Players- "Blackouts"; Desk- "Letters from Kids"
????	November 19, 1982	Julie Andrews, Bob Uecker	N/A
Desk- "Facts About Barstow"
2,824	November 23, 1982	Steven Wright, Karen Austin	N/A
????	November 24, 1982	Paul Sorvino	Free Flight
Desk- "Tom Turkey Letters"
????	November 25, 1982	Robert Blake, George Kirby	N/A
Desk- "Things to Do During the Holiday Season"
????	November 26, 1982	Dana Hill, Jimmy Aleck	N/A
Desk- "Celebrity Yearbook"
2,828	November 29, 1982	Joan Rivers (guest host), Pete Barbutti, Teri Garr	Mac Davis
2,829	November 30, 1982	Joan Rivers (guest host), Kirk Douglas, Vincent Price	N/A

December

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
2,830	December 1, 1982	Joan Rivers (guest host), Valerie Bertinelli, David Brenner	Andy Williams
2,831	December 2, 1982	Joan Rivers (guest host), Betty White	Tony Orlando
2,832	December 3, 1982	Joan Rivers (guest host), Orson Welles, Brooke Shields, Joan Collins	N/A
????	December 7, 1982	James Stewart, Garry Shandling	N/A
Desk- "Expensive Christmas Gifts"
????	December 8, 1982	Franklyn Ajaye, Erin Gray	N/A
Stump the Band
????	December 9, 1982	Mary Tyler Moore	Linda Hopkins
Desk- "Alternate Names"
2,836	December 10, 1982	Robert Mitchum	Barry Manilow
Desk- "Letters to Santa Claus"
????	December 14, 1982	Pete Barbutti	N/A
Desk- "Christmas Cards One Might Get"
????	December 15, 1982	Burt Reynolds, Bert Convy	N/A
Desk- "Newspaper Clips"
????	December 16, 1982	Dudley Moore	N/A
New Products
2,840	December 17, 1982	Sally Field, Thalassa Cruso	N/A
Desk- "Specialty Snowmen"
????	December 28, 1982	Charles Nelson Reilly	N/A
Desk- "How Were You Born? Letters"
????	December 29, 1982	Jim Fowler, Steve Landesberg	Joe Williams
Desk- "Things to Do on New Year's Eve"
????	December 30, 1982	Kaleena Kiff, Suzanne Somers	Suzanne Somers
Desk- "Little Known Dubious Achievements"
2,844	December 31, 1982	Bill Maher	Tina Turner
Desk- "Coverage of New York's Time Square"; Mighty Carson Art Players- "Zontar Rather"