JMary Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 I loved every interview and Conan's intros. Those were the good old days when people went on late night and actually were interesting and funny. They didn't need to talk about their latest project. There will never be another Johnny!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesJazGuitar Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 FYI; There is already a thread called Johnny Carson under General Discussions. As for stars going on his show to promote; Well most guest went on the show just for that reason. Drew was promoting ET, Douglas the book he just released etc.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 But that's the main reason a lot of celebrities DID go on Carson, to hype their latest project. That goal did not necessarily preclude an entertaining or interesting interview. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faceinthecrowd Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 I'm really giving away my age here, but: I don't think there will ever be anyone like Steve Allen and Jack Paar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 I've always thought that Steverino had more talent than Carson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faceinthecrowd Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 Check out YouTube to see why Allen and Paar stood out from those who came after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 Paar had his talents, but he wasn't really a comedian like Allen or Carson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faceinthecrowd Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 I agree that Jack Paar wasn't a comedian. He was unlike anyone else -- he was just himself. Some people watched him without fail; others couldn't stand him. Which reminds me of some of his frequent guests. There was Genevieve, on whom I (and a few million other guys) had a major crush. Once Paar was talking about a movie starlet who wore a very plunging neckline. Genevieve said, "You could see her 'comme ?a'?" The station's switchboard was soon flooded with callers demanding to know what she had said. (Thanks to my high school French, I wasn't shocked.) Then there was Jack Douglas, a gag writer with an off-center sense of humor. He told of man who committed suicide in an unusual way -- he jumped into a vat of lanolin, and softened to death. Douglas also claimed to be writing a biography of Adam, titled "No Navel to Guide Him." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrroberts Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 My father really liked Jack Paar, and he was always a bit sorry that Paar gave up the Tonight Show. My dad never really warmed up to Carson that much. Allen, Paar, and Carson each did the show their own way. I'm not sure that Allen or Paar could have ever endured a 30 year run like Johnny Carson did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Didn't Jack Douglas have an Oriental wife named Raako, who came on with him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faceinthecrowd Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 You remember correctly. After Paar's late night show ended he had a program for a while in prime time. I watched it a couple of times, but it just wasn't the same. He needed to be seen late at night, where there was the sense that anything could happen -- and in his case, sometimes it did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibi Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 I remember the Paar program. It was on Friday nights at 10pm, so I could stay up and watch it, if my parents did. I was too young to ever catch his late night show. I think Jack Douglas's wife was named Reiko. I used to see them on a lot on the Merv Griffin show (when he was syndicated).... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 There was also a company named Rayco that made auto seat covers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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