List of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson episodes (1971)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1971 episodes
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	259
Release
Original network	NBC
Season chronology

The following is a list of episodes of the television series The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson which aired in 1971:

1971

January

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	January 1, 1971	Jerzy Kosinski, Peter Hurkos	Junior Mance, Ronnie Dyson, Tiny Tim
????	January 4, 1971	Sammy Davis, Jr. (guest host), Redd Foxx	Irene Cara
????	January 5, 1971	Andy Griffith	Ace Trucking Company
????	January 6, 1971	Jerry Lewis (guest host), Totie Fields, Dr. Irwin Maxwell Stillman, Mr. Blackwell	N/A
????	January 7, 1971	Rodney Dangerfield, David Steinberg, Willie Stargell, Jerzy Kosinski	Della Reese
????	January 8, 1971	Jerry Lewis (guest host), David Brenner, Jack Cassidy	Bob & Ray
????	January 11, 1971	David Steinberg (guest host), Elaine Stritch, Peter Stone, Helen Gurley Brown, Richard Chamberlain	Bette Midler, Monti Rock
????	January 12, 1971	Jerry Lewis (guest host), Yvonne de Carlo, Albert Brooks	N/A
????	January 13, 1971	Jerry Lewis (guest host)	N/A
????	January 14, 1971	Eli Wallach, Anne Jackson, Jo Anne Worley, Rodney Dangerfield	N/A
????	January 15, 1971	TBA	N/A
????	January 18, 1971	Bob Newhart (guest host), Milton Berle, Don Rickles, Hugh Downs, Pat Henry, Alan King	Jerry Vale, Ray Stevens, Sheila MacRae
????	January 19, 1971	Bob Newhart (guest host), Joseph Sirola, Stanley Myron Handelman, Hugh Downs	Della Reese
????	January 20, 1971	Bob Newhart (guest host), Don Rickles, Pat Henry	Bernadette Peters, Cass Elliot, Edmunds & Curly
????	January 21, 1971	Alan King (guest host), Tony Randall, Brenda Vaccaro, Dr. William Nolen	Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66, Helen Reddy
????	January 22, 1971	Della Reese (guest host), Rodney Dangerfield, Selma Diamond	Ronnie Dyson, Tony Bennett, Los Indios Tabajaras
????	January 25, 1971	Joan Rivers (guest host)	N/A
????	January 26, 1971	Anthony Quayle, Rachel Roberts	Donna Theodore, Los Indios Tabajaras
????	January 27, 1971	Joan Rivers, David Brenner, David Hartman, Jerzy Kosinski	Phyllis Newman
????	January 28, 1971	Jaye P. Morgan, Leonard Frey	Marilyn Maye
????	January 29, 1971	James Coco, Elaine Stritch, Barbara Sharma, Bob Kaufman	Phyllis Newman, Los Indios Tabajaras

February

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	February 1, 1971	Gig Young, Diane Keaton, Patsy Kelly, Carol Channing	Buddy Rich
????	February 2, 1971	TBA	N/A
????	February 3, 1971	Dr. Irwin Maxwell Stillman, Melanie Henderson, Bill Toomey, Mary Toomey	Della Reese, Ronnie Dyson
????	February 4, 1971	Sandy Baron, Gwen Davis, Marilyn Michaels, Helen Gallagher	Monti Rock
????	February 5, 1971	Bob Newhart (guest host), Eli Wallach, Jack Cassidy, Ashley Montagu	Kaye Stevens, Lynn Anderson
????	February 8, 1971	John Wayne, Ben Gazzara, Ann-Margret, Jack Benny, Peter Falk, Red Skelton, John Cassavetes	N/A
????	February 9, 1971	Albert Brooks, George Kennedy, Jaye P. Morgan, Nancy Sinatra, Pamela Mason	Roger Miller, The Edwin Hawkins Singers
????	February 10, 1971	Bob Hope, Mayor Sam Yorty	Johnny Mathis, Kaye Ballard
????	February 11, 1971	Dan Rowan, Dick Martin, Charles Nelson Reilly, John Byner, Johnny Brown	Cass Elliot, Johnny Mathis
????	February 12, 1971	TBA	Nancy Wilson
????	February 15, 1971	Walter Matthau, Jack Lemmon, James Stewart	N/A
????	February 16, 1971	Ricardo Montalban, Dinah Shore, Harold Sakata	N/A
????	February 17, 1971	Jack Benny, David Steinberg, Lily Tomlin	N/A
????	February 18, 1971	George Burns, Jo Anne Worley, George Gobel	Della Reese, Bee Gees
????	February 19, 1971	Robert Shaw	Trini Lopez, Vikki Carr
????	February 22, 1971	Dr. William Nolen	Connie Stevens
????	February 23, 1971	Joan Rivers, Gail Fisher, Dr. Jonathan Karas	Hines, Hines & Dad, Monti Rock
????	February 24, 1971	Elliott Gould, Kreskin	Mac Davis, Tammy Grimes
????	February 25, 1971	Bob Hope, Burt Lancaster, Jerry Lewis	Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
????	February 26, 1971	James Coco, Rodney Dangerfield, Diane Keaton, Jack Cassidy, Diana Sands	N/A

March

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	March 1, 1971	Totie Fields, Albert Brooks, Sue Ane Langdon	Louis Armstrong
????	March 2, 1971	David Brenner	Buddy Rich
????	March 3, 1971	Bill Cosby, Bob Kaufman	Clifton Davis
????	March 4, 1971	Sargent Shriver, Tony Randall, Hal Frazier, Bob Uecker	Dana Valery
????	March 5, 1971	Joan Rivers (guest host), Noel Harrison	N/A
????	March 8, 1971	Robert Young, Alan Shepard, Stuart Roosa, Edgar Mitchell, Corbett Monica	Abbe Lane
????	March 9, 1971	Clement Freud, David Frye, Stanley Myron Handelman, Gordon MacRae	Donna Theodore
????	March 10, 1971	Marilyn Michaels, Pat Henry, Dr. Joyce Brothers	Glen Campbell, Jerry Reed
????	March 11, 1971	Joey Bishop (guest host), Selma Diamond, Marty Brill, Nipsey Russell, Elaine Stritch	Dick Jensen, Louis Prima
????	March 12, 1971	Joey Bishop (guest host), Barbara Sharma, Dr. Irwin Maxwell Stillman	Tammy Grimes
????	March 15, 1971	Joey Bishop (guest host), James Coco, Milt Kamen, Kreskin	Al Martino, Charo
????	March 16, 1971	Joey Bishop (guest host), Mickey Rooney, London Lee	Eloise Laws, Enzo Stuarti
????	March 17, 1971	Joey Bishop (guest host), Joe Garagiola, Mel A. Bishop	Dana Valery, James Brown, Vicki Anderson, Patti Austin
????	March 18, 1971	Joey Bishop (guest host)	N/A
????	March 19, 1971	Joey Bishop (guest host), Carol Channing, Helen Gurley Brown, Jack Cassidy, Bob Melvin	Marilyn Maye
????	March 22, 1971	Joey Bishop (guest host), Chuck Connors, Joe Frazier, Luci Baines Johnson, Allan Drake	Carlos Montoya
????	March 23, 1971	Muhammad Ali, Lily Tomlin, Johnny Brown, Rosalind Russell, Bob Kaufman	Della Reese
????	March 24, 1971	Carol Channing, Rodney Dangerfield	Hines, Hines & Dad
????	March 25, 1971	David Steinberg, Jaye P. Morgan, Maureen Stapleton	N/A
????	March 26, 1971	Dr. Paul Ehrlich, Rodney Dangerfield	Bette Midler
????	March 29, 1971	Tony Randall (guest host), Wally Cox, Otto Preminger, Thalassa Cruso	Bernadette Peters, Ezio Flagello
????	March 30, 1971	Vincent Price, Robert Klein, William Rankin	Homer & Jethro
????	March 31, 1971	Rod Steiger, Joe Frazier, Jack Douglas and wife Reiko	Mac Davis

April

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	April 1, 1971	Albert Brooks, Diana Rigg, Herschel Bernardi	Hines, Hines and Dad
????	April 2, 1971	Joe Namath, Ellen Peck, Burt Reynolds, Michele Carey	The New Christy Minstrels
????	April 5, 1971	Joan Rivers (guest host), Myron Cohen	Karen Morrow, Sandler & Young
????	April 6, 1971	Sandy Baron, Phyllis George, Dr. David Reuben	N/A
????	April 7, 1971	Truman Capote, Joseph Wambaugh, Robert Fabian	Lana Cantrell
????	April 8, 1971	James Coco, Carol Wayne	Sergio Franchi
????	April 9, 1971	Lauren Bacall, David Brenner, Walter Slezak, Dr. Benjamin Spock	N/A
????	April 12, 1971	David Steinberg (guest host), Jack Burns, George Segal, Peter Stone	Dionne Warwick
????	April 13, 1971	Chief Red Fox, Beth Howland, Susan Browning	Donna McKechnie, Larry Kert, Phyllis Newman
????	April 14, 1971	Burt Reynolds, Elaine Stritch, Sandy Baron, Milt Moss	Buddy Rich
????	April 16, 1971	Michael Douglas	Helen Reddy, Ace Trucking Company
????	April 19, 1971	Joey Bishop (guest host), Don Rickles, Frank Gorshin	Alice Faye, Billy Daniels
????	April 20, 1971	Joey Bishop (guest host), Corbett Monica, Phil Foster, Fifi D'Orsay	James Brown
????	April 21, 1971	Joey Bishop (guest host), Ashley Montagu, Shelley Berman	Romina Power
????	April 22, 1971	Joey Bishop (guest host), Phil Silvers, Vonda Kay Van Dyke	Lillian Roth, Ronnie Dyson
????	April 23, 1971	Joey Bishop (guest host), Don Rickles, Tony Darrow, Sharon Farrell, Nipsey Russell	Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
????	April 26, 1971	Joey Bishop (guest host), Sally Struthers, Pete Barbutti, Kreskin, Joe Frazier, Debbie Drake, Jerzy Kosinski	N/A
????	April 27, 1971	Joey Bishop (guest host), George Kirby, Helen Gurley Brown, Jackie Kahane	Wayne Newton, Charo
????	April 28, 1971	Don Rickles, Louise Lasser, Leonard Frey	Little Richard, Melba Moore
????	April 29, 1971	Rodney Dangerfield, Jerzy Kosinski	Jose Feliciano
????	April 30, 1971	Robert Klein, Charlie Manna, Jack Douglas and wife Reiko	Sunday's Child

May

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	May 3, 1971	David Brenner, Jack Cassidy, Sarah Miles, Gunther Gebel-Williams	N/A
????	May 4, 1971	David Frost	N/A
????	May 5, 1971	Joe Namath (guest host), Ellen Peck	The Supremes
????	May 6, 1971	Woody Allen (guest host), Bob Hope, James Coco, Dr. Irwin Maxwell Stillman, Chief Red Fox, Kaye Hart	N/A
????	May 7, 1971	Woody Allen (guest host), Muhammad Ali, Dr. Joyce Brothers, Diane Keaton, Chief Red Fox, Ken Coleman	N/A
????	May 10, 1971	Redd Foxx, Walter Matthau, Joan Rivers, Carol Wayne	Dana Valery, Sergio Franchi
????	May 11, 1971	Shecky Greene, Joey Bishop	Della Reese
????	May 12, 1971	James Stewart, Jo Anne Worley	Mel Torme
????	May 13, 1971	Ernest Borgnine, Sally Struthers, Art Metrano	Johnny Mathis
????	May 14, 1971	Jack Benny, Albert Brooks, Jerry Lucas	Vikki Carr
????	May 17, 1971	John Byner, Carl Reiner, Ruth Gordon	Lou Rawls
????	May 18, 1971	Bob Hope, George Gobel, Jaye P. Morgan, Gig Young	Kaye Ballard
????	May 19, 1971	George Burns, Janet Leigh, Suzanne Pleshette, Sammy Davis, Jr., Altovise Davis	Al Hirt, Don Ho
????	May 20, 1971	Sammy Davis, Jr., Norm Crosby, Phyllis Diller	Jack Jones, Nancy Wilson
????	May 21, 1971	Lucille Ball, Debbie Reynolds, Johnny Brown	N/A
????	May 24, 1971	Joan Rivers	Frankie Avalon
????	May 25, 1971	Albert Brooks, Des O'Connor	Phyllis Newman
????	May 26, 1971	Mickey Rooney	Chet Atkins, Mac Davis
????	May 27, 1971	Charlie Callas, Sharon Farrell, Rodney Dangerfield	Liz Torres
????	May 28, 1971	James Coco, Gene Nelson, Janie Sell	N/A
????	May 31, 1971	Burt Reynolds (guest host), Doug McClure, Stella Stevens, Don Meredith	Bobby Goldsboro, Patti Austin

June

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	June 1, 1971	David Steinberg, Cliff Gorman	Pete Townshend, Los Indios Tabajaras
????	June 2, 1971	Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Jack Douglas and wife Reiko	Carly Simon, Ace Trucking Company
????	June 3, 1971	Tom Tryon	Donna Theodore
????	June 4, 1971	Robert Klein, Christopher Mitchum, Patrick Wayne	Buddy Rich, The Lettermen
????	June 7, 1971	David Steinberg (guest host), Muhammad Ali, William Peter Blatty, Selma Diamond	Paul Simon
????	June 8, 1971	David Hemmings, Julie Ege, Alan King	Larry Kert
????	June 9, 1971	David Brenner, Dustin Hoffman, George Axelrod	Gerri Granger
????	June 10, 1971	George Carlin, Chief Red Fox	Larry Kert, Los Indios Tabajaras
????	June 11, 1971	Orson Bean, Bob Uecker, Alexis Smith	Frankie Avalon
????	June 14, 1971	Joey Bishop (guest host), Debbie Reynolds, Myron Cohen, June Allyson	The Bells
????	June 15, 1971	Joey Bishop (guest host), Rex Reed	Tiny Tim
????	June 16, 1971	Joey Bishop (guest host), Frank Capra, David Hemmings, Jerry Shane	Melba Moore
????	June 17, 1971	Joey Bishop (guest host), Dom DeLuise, Dr. Irwin Maxwell Stillman, Sam Levenson	George Barnes and Bucky Pizzarelli
????	June 18, 1971	Joey Bishop (guest host), Kreskin	Bette Midler, Enzo Stuarti
????	June 21, 1971	Joey Bishop (guest host), Sandy Baron	Julie Budd
????	June 22, 1971	Joey Bishop (guest host), George Kirby	N/A
????	June 23, 1971	Joey Bishop (guest host), Noel Harrison, Dick Gregory	Marilyn Maye
????	June 24, 1971	Joey Bishop (guest host), Victor Buono, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Corbett Monica	N/A
????	June 25, 1971	Joey Bishop (guest host), Dom DeLuise, Jackie Kahane, Betty Walker	Bobby Goldsboro
????	June 28, 1971	Buddy Hackett, Bill Dana	Sandler & Young
????	June 29, 1971	Ed Sullivan, Robert Klein, Polly Bergen, Jerzy Kosinski	Buddy Rich, Lucky Peterson
????	June 30, 1971	Jaye P. Morgan, Gail Parent, Kenny Solms	The Carpenters

July

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	July 1, 1971	Rodney Dangerfield	Della Reese
????	July 2, 1971	Bob Hope, Carol Lawrence, Selma Diamond, Godfrey Cambridge, Bob Melvin	Irene Cara
????	July 5, 1971	Joan Rivers (guest host), James Coco, Hugh O'Brian, Stan Kann	N/A
????	July 6, 1971	Albert Brooks, Truman Capote, Louise Lasser	N/A
????	July 7, 1971	Art Metrano, Dr. Irwin Maxwell Stillman	Luiz Bonfa, Lynn Anderson
????	July 8, 1971	Abie Grossfeld	Larry Kert, Marilyn Horne, Yvonne Constant
????	July 9, 1971	Yvonne Constant, Yvonne de Carlo	Helen Reddy, Ace Trucking Company
????	July 12, 1971	Phyllis Diller (guest host), Dr. Lendon Smith	Charo
????	July 13, 1971	Dom DeLuise, Ashley Montagu, Richard Roundtree	Genya Ravan, Luiz Bonfa
????	July 14, 1971	James Coco, Norm Crosby, Richard Roundtree	The Cowsills, Los Indios Tabajaras
????	July 15, 1971	Gig Young, Sharon Farrell, Gael Greene	Liz Torres
????	July 16, 1971	Redd Foxx	N/A
????	July 19, 1971	Joey Bishop (guest host), London Lee	N/A
????	July 20, 1971	Joey Bishop (guest host), Lee Trevino, Irwin C. Watson	Dana Valery
????	July 21, 1971	Joey Bishop (guest host), Joe Frazier, Eva Gabor, Bob Uecker	N/A
????	July 22, 1971	Joey Bishop (guest host), Victor Buono, Anne Baxter, Corbett Monica, Dr. Irwin Maxwell Stillman	N/A
????	July 23, 1971	Joey Bishop (guest host), Rex Reed, Louisa Moritz, Stan Kann	Troy Donahue
????	July 26, 1971	Alan King (guest host), Barbara Walters, Max Shulman, Judith Lowry	Eloise Laws
????	July 27, 1971	Rodney Dangerfield, Billy de Wolfe	Mac Davis
????	July 28, 1971	George Carlin, Jack Cassidy, Ashley Montagu	N/A
????	July 29, 1971	David Brenner	Bobby Goldsboro
????	July 30, 1971	Dom DeLuise, Mr. Blackwell, Sandy Baron	Karen Morrow

August

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	August 2, 1971	Desi Arnaz, George Burns, Cal Worthington, Carol Wayne	The 5th Dimension
????	August 3, 1971	William Holden, Jaye P. Morgan, John Byner, Johnny Brown	Gran Picasso
????	August 4, 1971	Dick Martin, Dan Rowan, Jo Anne Worley	Della Reese
????	August 5, 1971	Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Dick Gregory	Ike & Tina Turner
????	August 6, 1971	Albert Brooks, Rob Reiner	Pat Boone
????	August 9, 1971	Karen Valentine, John McGiver, John Phillip Law, Joe Gerlach	Dionne Warwick
????	August 10, 1971	Bob Hope, Flip Wilson, David Steinberg	Mel Torme, Vikki Carr
????	August 11, 1971	Ray Milland	Abbe Lane
????	August 12, 1971	Sally Struthers, Burt Reynolds, Joan Blondell, Stanley Kramer	Johnny Mathis
????	August 13, 1971	Gene Kelly, Lily Tomlin	N/A
????	August 16, 1971	Lucille Ball, Broderick Crawford, Victor Buono	Kaye Ballard
????	August 17, 1971	Bob Newhart, Dan Rowan, Dick Martin, Don Adams, Charles Nelson Reilly	Barbara McNair
????	August 18, 1971	Charlton Heston, George Carlin, Sally Kellerman	Glen Campbell, Joe Williams
????	August 19, 1971	Kirk Douglas, Dennis Weaver	Roger Miller, The Carpenters
????	August 20, 1971	Ernest Borgnine, George Gobel, Fernando Lamas, Juliet Prowse	Roger Miller
Sketch- "Tea-Time Movie"
????	August 23, 1971	Bob Crane, Nipsey Russell	N/A
????	August 24, 1971	Selma Diamond, Amy Vanderbilt	The Bells, Tommy Leonetti
????	August 25, 1971	Bob Uecker, Jackie Kahane	Enzo Stuarti, Hines, Hines and Dad
????	August 26, 1971	Joey Bishop (guest host), Kreskin	Eloise Laws
????	August 27, 1971	Joey Bishop (guest host), Frank Sinatra, Jr., Rosey Grier, Milt Kamen	Kaye Stevens
????	August 30, 1971	Joey Bishop (guest host), Lee Meredith	Bobby Goldsboro
????	August 31, 1971	Joey Bishop (guest host), Leonard Barr, Noel Harrison, Linda Bennett	N/A

September

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	September 1, 1971	Joey Bishop (guest host)	N/A
????	September 2, 1971	Joey Bishop (guest host), Dennis Weaver, Corbett Monica, Mamie Van Doren, Stanley Myron Handelman	Karen Morrow
????	September 3, 1971	Joey Bishop (guest host), Mary Ann Mobley, Gary Collins, Pat Henry	Aretha Franklin, Karen Morrow, Sonny King
????	September 6, 1971	George Carlin, John McGiver, Bobby Alto, Jaye P. Morgan, Jerzy Kosinski	N/A
????	September 7, 1971	John Byner	Bee Gees, Bernadette Peters, Monti Rock
????	September 8, 1971	Dr. Irwin Maxwell Stillman, Godfrey Cambridge, Jack Douglas and wife Reiko	Connie Francis
????	September 9, 1971	Rich Little, Rodney Dangerfield	N/A
????	September 10, 1971	Jo Anne Worley	Artie Shaw
????	September 13, 1971	Burt Reynolds (guest host), Alex Karras	Charo
????	September 14, 1971	Dr. Irwin Maxwell Stillman, Nancy Grigor, Dr. David Reuben	Lana Cantrell
????	September 15, 1971	David Brenner, Luciana Paluzzi	Phyllis Newman, Tiny Tim
????	September 16, 1971	Dinah Shore, Victor Buono	N/A
????	September 17, 1971	Mickey Rooney, Robert Klein, Sharon Farrell, Dr. Julius Segal	Martina Arroyo
????	September 20, 1971	Joan Rivers (guest host), James Coco, Ginger Rogers, Stan Kann, Lucie Arnaz, George Maharis	N/A
????	September 21, 1971	Minnesota Fats, Frederick Forsyth	N/A
????	September 22, 1971	Charlie Callas	N/A
????	September 23, 1971	Bob Uecker, Hans Conried	Beverly Sills, Della Reese
????	September 24, 1971	Burt Reynolds, Albert Brooks, Linda Bennett	Buddy Rich
????	September 27, 1971	Totie Fields (guest host)	Leslie Uggams
????	September 28, 1971	Paul Harvey, Louise Lasser	Dick Haymes, Joe Williams, Larry Kert
????	September 29, 1971	Alex Karras, Jaye P. Morgan, William Peter Blatty	Mac Davis
????	September 30, 1971	Truman Capote, Peter Fonda, John Davidson, Ronnie Schell	N/A

October

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	October 1, 1971	Mayor John Lindsay	N/A
????	October 4, 1971	Burt Reynolds (guest host), Bob Uecker, Leonard Frey, Helen Gurley Brown, Bob Lurtsema, Judy Carne	Jose Molina, Artie Shaw
????	October 5, 1971	Tuesday Weld, Charlie Callas, Roland Lakes, Jim Files, Carol Lawrence	Robert Goulet
Carnac the Magnificent
????	October 6, 1971	Dr. Irwin Maxwell Stillman, Fifi D'Orsay	Bobby Goldsboro
????	October 7, 1971	George Carlin, Richard Crenna	Bette Midler, Buddy Rich
????	October 8, 1971	Lawrence Welk, Jerry Baker, Dick Gregory	Shirley Bassey
????	October 11, 1971	Steve Allen (guest host), Jayne Meadows, Bob Einstein, Amy Vanderbilt	Larry Kert, Victor Borge
????	October 12, 1971	Sam Blotner	Erroll Garner
????	October 13, 1971	Karen Black, David Steinberg, Paul Williams, Ronald Sarro	N/A
????	October 14, 1971	Jo Anne Worley	Artie Shaw
????	October 15, 1971	Jack Benny	N/A
????	October 18, 1971	Joey Bishop (guest host), Heywood Hale Broun, Myron Cohen	Hines, Hines and Dad
????	October 19, 1971	Joey Bishop (guest host), Bill Cosby, Sam Levenson, Gay Talese	Jose Molina, Buddy Greco
????	October 20, 1971	Joey Bishop (guest host), Sammy Davis, Jr., Mickey Manners, Chief Red Fox, Ginger Rogers, Bob Melvin	Gerri Granger
????	October 21, 1971	Joey Bishop (guest host), Lana Wood, John Forsythe, Nipsey Russell	Peter Lemongello
????	October 22, 1971	Joey Bishop (guest host), Rex Reed, Melina Mercouri	Jack Jones
????	October 25, 1971	James Caan	Charles Aznavour
????	October 26, 1971	Victor Buono, Rich Little, Corbett Monica, William F. Buckley, Jr.	Ace Trucking Company
????	October 27, 1971	Jane Goodall, Louise Lasser	Marilyn Maye
????	October 28, 1971	Clint Eastwood	N/A
????	October 29, 1971	Joan Rivers (guest host), William Peter Blatty, Sandy Baron	Hines, Hines and Dad

November

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	November 1, 1971	Buddy Hackett, Carol Wayne	N/A
????	November 2, 1971	James Garner, Sammy Davis, Jr., Karen Valentine, Dom DeLuise	N/A
????	November 3, 1971	Jack Benny, Lynn Redgrave, Fernando Lamas	Bill Withers
????	November 4, 1971	Jack Lemmon, Mel Blanc, Barbara Feldon, Billy de Wolfe, Alan Reed	Roy Clark
????	November 5, 1971	Joan Embery, George Carlin, Cliff Robertson, Suzanne Pleshette	The Carpenters
????	November 8, 1971	Lucille Ball, Mickey Rooney, Jack Cassidy, Jaye P. Morgan, Jo Ann Pflug	Don Ho
????	November 9, 1971	Vincent Price, Lawrence Welk, George Carlin	N/A
????	November 10, 1971	Gene Kelly, Elke Sommer, Shecky Greene	Ike & Tina Turner, Lola Falana
????	November 11, 1971	Rob Reiner	N/A
????	November 12, 1971	George Burns, Juliet Prowse, James Caan, Ray Berwick, Jim Bailey	Lola Falana
????	November 15, 1971	Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Shoemaker	Beverly Sills, Connie Stevens
????	November 16, 1971	Richard Harris, Albert Brooks	Anne Murray, Glen Campbell
????	November 17, 1971	Dan Rowan, Dick Martin, Jo Anne Worley, Perkins Harnly	Robert Goulet, Vikki Carr
????	November 18, 1971	Danny Thomas, Don Rickles, Jennifer O'Neill, James Coburn	Caterina Valente, Kaye Ballard
????	November 19, 1971	Fernando Lamas, Karen Valentine, Laurence Harvey, Paul Williams	Della Reese, Peter Nero
????	November 22, 1971	Robert Shaw, Shelley Winters	George Barnes and Bucky Pizzarelli
????	November 23, 1971	William Peter Blatty, Myron Cohen	Phyllis Newman, George Barnes and Bucky Pizzarelli
????	November 24, 1971	Muhammad Ali, Kreskin, Rodney Dangerfield	Mac Davis
????	November 25, 1971	Robert Klein, Dr. Irwin Maxwell Stillman	Tommy Leonetti
????	November 26, 1971	Della Reese (guest host), June Allyson, Leonard Frey, Charles Nelson Reilly, Minnie Pearl, Vic Perry	N/A
????	November 29, 1971	Robert Klein (guest host), Brenda Vaccaro, Fred Willard	Bernadette Peters, Freda Payne
????	November 30, 1971	David Brenner, Fernando Lamas, Pete Hamill, Justin de Villeneuve, Twiggy	Roy Clark

December

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	December 1, 1971	Charlie Callas	Dennis Day, Los Indios Tabajaras
????	December 2, 1971	TBA	N/A
????	December 3, 1971	Rod Steiger, Otto Preminger	Larry Kert, Martina Arroyo
????	December 6, 1971	Pearl Bailey (guest host), Maya Angelou	Edie Adams, Sandler & Young
????	December 7, 1971	Roger Moore, Jane Goodall, Lee Trevino	James Brown, Los Indios Tabajaras
????	December 8, 1971	Jennifer O'Neill, Orson Bean	N/A
????	December 9, 1971	TBA	Bette Midler
????	December 10, 1971	Jaye P. Morgan, Garson Kanin	Honey Cone, Monti Rock
????	December 13, 1971	David Steinberg (guest host), Amy Vanderbilt, Carol Lynley, David Frye	N/A
????	December 14, 1971	Robert Shaw, Paul Williams	Helen Reddy, Phyllis Newman
????	December 15, 1971	Paul Williams, Dr. David Reuben	N/A
????	December 16, 1971	Cloris Leachman, Ruth Gordon	Peter Nero, Vikki Carr, Ace Trucking Company
????	December 17, 1971	George Carlin, Dr. Paul Ehrlich	Bobby Goldsboro
????	December 20, 1971	Joey Bishop (guest host), Gwen Davis	Jose Molina, Enzo Stuarti
????	December 21, 1971	Joey Bishop (guest host), Leonard Barr, Francesca Annis, Phil Foster	Gerri Granger
????	December 22, 1971	Joey Bishop (guest host), John Carradine, Jackie Kahane, Jack Douglas and wife Reiko, Rex Reed	Martina Arroyo
????	December 23, 1971	Joey Bishop (guest host), Sam Levenson, Gena Rowlands, John Cassavetes	Gerri Granger
????	December 27, 1971	Joan Rivers, Tony Randall	Ethel Ennis, Larry Kert
????	December 28, 1971	Prof. Julius Sumner Miller, John McGiver, Alexis Smith, Craig Stevens	N/A
????	December 29, 1971	George Carlin, Sally Struthers, Irving Benson, Julius Sumner Miller, F. Lee Bailey	N/A
????	December 30, 1971	David Steinberg, Steve Landesberg, Elaine Stritch, Dr. Julius Segal	N/A
????	December 31, 1971	Shecky Greene, Rose Marie	N/A
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