List of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson episodes (1974)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1974 episodes
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	257
Release
Original network	NBC

The following is a list of episodes of the television series The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson which aired in 1974:

1974

January

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	January 1, 1974	John Davidson, Rebecca Ann King	Lola Falana
Carnac the Magnificent
????	January 2, 1974	Tony Randall, Jerry Van Dyke, Pat Derby	Harry Chapin
Desk- "Hangover Clues"
????	January 3, 1974	Carl Reiner, Johnny Brown, Dr. Carlfred Broderick	Burl Ives
Desk- "Comets"; Desk- "NFL Film Clips"
????	January 4, 1974	Rex Reed	Roger Miller
????	January 7, 1974	Lorne Greene (guest host), Rich Little	N/A
????	January 8, 1974	James Caan, David Steinberg, Garson Kanin	Helen Forrest
Desk- "Various Awards Given At This Time of Year"
????	January 9, 1974	Dom DeLuise, David Brenner, Beverly Sanders, Dr. Carl Sagan	N/A
Desk- "How to Get To Sleep"
????	January 10, 1974	Robert Blake, Darrow Igus, Bob Rosefsky	Phyllis Newman
Desk- "January Sales and Their Unusual Nature"
????	January 11, 1974	George Segal, James Whitmore, Jennifer O'Neill	John Denver
Desk- "California Weather"; Desk- "NFL Film Clips"
????	January 14, 1974	John Davidson (guest host)	N/A
????	January 15, 1974	Bob Hope, Marty Brill, Rufus Youngblood	Buddy Rich, Lana Cantrell
Desk- "Calendar of Events for 1974"
????	January 16, 1974	George Gobel, Carol Wayne, Dr. Carlfred Broderick	Lennon Sisters
Desk- "Johnny Creates a Toilet Paper Shortage"
????	January 17, 1974	Fernando Lamas, Richard Pryor, Robyn Hilton, William Peter Blatty	N/A
Desk- "Mailing Lists and Contests"
????	January 18, 1974	Orson Bean, Carol Wayne	Johnny Mathis
Desk- "Greeting Cards"; Stump the Band
????	January 21, 1974	McLean Stevenson (guest host)	Ronny Graham
????	January 22, 1974	Bob Hope, Dick Shawn	John O'Banion, Victor Borge
Desk- "Academy Awards Nominations"
????	January 23, 1974	Jack Benny, Mel Blanc, Jim Henson, Dr. Irwin Maxwell Stillman	Maria Muldaur ("Midnight at the Oasis" and "The Work Song")
Desk- "How to Get Rid of January Blahs"
????	January 24, 1974	Paul Williams, Buck Henry, Adrienne Barbeau	N/A
????	January 25, 1974	Karen Valentine, Scotty Plummer	Liberace, Ace Trucking Company
Desk- "First Drafts of Famous Speeches"
????	January 28, 1974	Joey Bishop (guest host), Minnie Pearl	Mel Tormé
????	January 29, 1974	Joey Bishop (guest host), Jack Klugman, Euell Gibbons	Sandler & Young
????	January 30, 1974	Joey Bishop (guest host), Danny Thomas	Tony Bennett
????	January 31, 1974	Joey Bishop (guest host)	N/A

February

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	February 1, 1974	Joey Bishop (guest host), Georgie Kaye	The Golddiggers: Maria Lauren - Riccio and Linda Eichberg (Alberici Sisters), Patti Pivarnik - Gribow, Deborah Pratt, Susan Buckner, Lee Nolting, Colleen Kincaid - Jackson, Robin Hoctor - Horneff.
????	February 4, 1974	Joey Bishop (guest host), Roy Rogers	N/A
????	February 5, 1974	Susan Sarandon, Albert Brooks	N/A
????	February 6, 1974	Robert Blake, Freddie Prinze, Tisha Sterling	Talya Ferro
Desk- "Time Fillers"
????	February 7, 1974	Jonathan Winters, Franklyn Ajaye	Bobby Goldsboro
Desk- "Honeymoon Questionnaires"
????	February 8, 1974	Suzanne Pleshette, Jerry Van Dyke, Marcel Marceau, Tracy Newman	N/A
El Mouldo
????	February 11, 1974	Steve Allen (guest host)	N/A
????	February 12, 1974	Cathy Rigby	Connie Stevens, Wayne Newton
Carnac the Magnificent
????	February 13, 1974	Carol Lawrence, Jack Albertson, Euell Gibbons	Robert Goulet
Mighty Carson Art Players- "Robin Hood"
????	February 14, 1974	Fernando Lamas	Gladys Knight & The Pips
Desk- "What Kind of Person Are You?"
????	February 15, 1974	McLean Stevenson, Steve Landesberg, Dr. William Nolen	Helen Reddy
Desk- "T.V. Guide Listings"
????	February 18, 1974	Wayne Newton (guest host)	Buck Owens
????	February 19, 1974	Dom DeLuise, Orson Bean, Dr. Carlfred Broderick	Marilyn Horne
Desk- "Johnny, Ed, and Doc Talk"
????	February 20, 1974	Joan Embery, Sarah Miles, David Brenner, Kreskin	N/A
Johnny inquires about Doc's racehorses; Desk- "Do's and Don'ts in Singles Bars"
????	February 21, 1974	Michael Landon, Rex Reed, Suzanne Somers	Bill Withers
Aunt Blabby
????	February 22, 1974	Dennis Weaver, George Gobel, Barbara Howar	Lola Falana
Desk- "Blue Cards"
????	February 25, 1974	John Denver (guest host), Susan Saint James	Pat Boone
????	February 26, 1974	Joanna Cassidy, Dr. Carl Sagan	Ronny Graham
Desk- "What to Do While Waiting In Line To Get Gas"
????	February 27, 1974	Jason Miller, Paul Williams, Ashley Montagu	Phyllis Newman
Desk- "Laws That Are Still On The Books In Several States"
????	February 28, 1974	Bert Convy, Barbi Benton, Peter Tompkins	Johnny Mathis ("Life is a Song Worth Singing", "I'm Stone in Love with You" and "I Won't Last a Day Without You")
Desk- "Energy Crisis"

March

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	March 1, 1974	Jack Palance, Susan Sarandon, Sidney Sheldon	Tom Sullivan
Desk- "New Magazines"
????	March 4, 1974	Shecky Greene (guest host)	Loretta Lynn
????	March 5, 1974	Raquel Welch, Mervyn LeRoy	Glen Campbell
Desk- "Things That Are Tacky"
????	March 6, 1974	Charlie Callas, Suzanne Somers	N/A
Stump the Band
????	March 7, 1974	Freddie Prinze, Buck Henry, Craig Pease	Lola Falana ("Lean On Me" and "You've Got a Friend")
Desk- "Television Pilots That Didn't Make It"
????	March 8, 1974	Bruce Dern, Gig Young, Gerard Nierenberg	Ricky Nelson
Band Number; Commercial Blackouts
????	March 11, 1974	Don Rickles (guest host)	N/A
????	March 12, 1974	Don Rickles (guest host)	Roy Clark
????	March 13, 1974	Don Rickles (guest host), Jack Klugman	Charo
????	March 14, 1974	Don Rickles (guest host)	N/A
????	March 15, 1974	Don Rickles (guest host), Bob Newhart, Ernest Borgnine	N/A
Band Number: "There's No Business Like Show Business"
????	March 18, 1974	Don Rickles (guest host), Gabriel Kaplan	N/A
????	March 19, 1974	Robert Blake, Bert Convy	Cleo Laine, John Dankworth
Sketch- "Philippine G.I. Interview"
????	March 20, 1974	John Davidson, Rodney Dangerfield, Dr. David Reuben	Ethel Merman
????	March 21, 1974	McLean Stevenson, George Carlin, Gene Hackman, Gloria DeHaven	N/A
Desk- "Fads That Never Made It"
????	March 22, 1974	Lucille Ball, Dom DeLuise, Charlton Heston	Ace Trucking Company
Desk- "Lesser Known World Records from the Guinness Book"
????	March 25, 1974	Anthony Newley (guest host), Bob Newhart	N/A
????	March 26, 1974	James Garner, Suzanne Pleshette, Robert Klein, Jack Haley, Jr.	N/A
Carnac the Magnificent
????	March 27, 1974	George Peppard, Richard Lewis, Dr. Lendon Smith	Leslie Uggams
????	March 28, 1974	Michael Landon, Carl Reiner, Joanna Cassidy	Gloria Loring
Desk- "When Should You Be Depressed?"; Stump the Band
????	March 29, 1974	Roger Moore, Orson Bean, Charles Nelson Reilly, Darrow Igus	N/A
Desk- "Objects For The Time Capsule"

April

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	April 1, 1974	Roy Clark (guest host)	N/A
????	April 2, 1974	none	N/A
????	April 3, 1974	Steve Martin, Adrienne Barbeau, Bob Rosefsky	Buddy Rich, Charles Aznavour
Desk- "The Worst Awards"
????	April 4, 1974	Dinah Shore, Marsha Mason, Dr. Carl Sagan	N/A
Desk- "Things That Happen Backstage at The Oscars"
????	April 5, 1974	Debbie Reynolds, William Holden, Freddie Prinze, Richard Armour	N/A
Desk- "Blue Cards"
????	April 8, 1974	McLean Stevenson (guest host), Sandy Duncan	N/A
????	April 9, 1974	Andy Griffith, Jerry Van Dyke, Josephine Baker	Jackson Five ("Let It Be" and "Never Can Say Goodbye")
Desk- "Celebrity Tax Deductions"
????	April 10, 1974	Danny Thomas, George Gobel, Ron Leibman	N/A
Desk- "New Amusement Parks"
????	April 11, 1974	Joan Embery, Steve Landesberg, Diahann Carroll	Ronny Graham
Desk- "T.V. Guide's Listing of Various Television Shows"
????	April 12, 1974	Ricardo Montalban, Susan George, Marvin Hamlisch, Peter Benchley	N/A
Desk- "Last Minute Tax Tips"
????	April 15, 1974	Barbara Walters (guest host), Fernando Lamas	N/A
????	April 16, 1974	John Davidson, Robert Blake, Michael Preminger, Elaine Joyce	N/A
Sketch- "Stupid Canupide- Daredevil Interview"
????	April 17, 1974	Bob Hope, Sid Caesar, George Segal, John Aspinall	N/A
Desk- "Messages for Ed"
????	April 18, 1974	Don Knotts, Cindy Williams, Bert Convy	N/A
Desk- "Game Shows That Never Made It"
????	April 19, 1974	Sammy Davis, Jr., David Brenner, Carol Wayne	N/A
Desk- "How to Save Money"
????	April 22, 1974	Michael Landon (guest host), Lorne Greene, Vincent Price	N/A
????	April 23, 1974	John Davidson (guest host), Steve Allen, Lynn Redgrave	The Pointer Sisters
????	April 24, 1974	Dom DeLuise (guest host), Suzanne Somers	Charo
????	April 25, 1974	George Segal (guest host), Joan Rivers, Jean Stapleton	Roy Clark
????	April 26, 1974	John Davidson (guest host), Norm Crosby	N/A
????	April 29, 1974	Jim Nabors (guest host), Carol Burnett, Phyllis Diller	N/A
????	April 30, 1974	Tony Randall, Florence Henderson, Paul Williams, Euell Gibbons	N/A
Carnac the Magnificent

May

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	May 1, 1974	Gabriel Kaplan, Cindy Williams, Kreskin, Donald Ashworth	Buddy Rich
Desk- "Comic Pictures of Johnny's Vacation to New York City and Nebraska"
????	May 2, 1974	James Coco, Myron Cohen, Carol Wayne	Ben Vereen
Mighty Carson Art Players- "Tea-Time Movie"
????	May 3, 1974	Cloris Leachman, John Amos	Lola Falana
Desk- "Burbank's Calendar of Events"
????	May 6, 1974	Rich Little (guest host), Dick Shawn	Della Reese
????	May 7, 1974	Jan Munroe, Buddy Hackett, Cass Elliot, Dong Kingman	N/A
Desk- "Blue Cards"
????	May 8, 1974	Alex Karras, Michael Skinner	N/A
Desk- "Celebrity Recipes"
????	May 9, 1974	Jonathan Winters, Susan Sarandon, Jack Anderson	N/A
Desk- "Folk Lore Cures"
????	May 10, 1974	Jack Palance, Orson Bean, Joanna Cassidy	Jose Molina
Sketch- "Interview with Patsy Award Loser- Jack Rabbit"
????	May 13, 1974	Florence Henderson (guest host), Charles Nelson Reilly	N/A
????	May 14, 1974	David Steinberg, Rob Reiner, Ronny Graham	N/A
Desk- "Mother's Day Cards"
????	May 15, 1974	Robert Blake, Fernando Lamas, Charles Fleischer, Victoria Principal	John Twomey
Desk- "Strange Money Grants Approved by The U.S. Government"
????	May 16, 1974	McLean Stevenson, Joe Flynn, Dr. Lendon Smith	N/A
Desk- "Lesser Known Scandals in Government"
????	May 17, 1974	Vincent Price, Joan Rivers, Bert Convy	Chaz Chase
????	May 20, 1974	Telly Savalas (guest host), Shelley Winters, O.J. Simpson	N/A
????	May 21, 1974	Bob Hope, Don Rickles, Michael Landon, Freddie Prinze, Carol Wayne	N/A
Carnac the Magnificent
????	May 22, 1974	Charlton Heston, David Brenner, Norman Mailer	Ian Whitcomb ("Hungry Women")
Desk- "Newlyweds: How They Met" (Johnny reads questionnaire responses by honeymooners in the Poconos)
????	May 23, 1974	Joan Embery, Eva Gabor, Madeline Peisakoff	The Persuasions
Desk- "3rd Graders Recipes"; Mighty Carson Art Players- "The Shah of Ababaland"
????	May 24, 1974	Suzanne Pleshette, Jim Henson, Bobby Kosser, private detective Hal Lipset	N/A
Desk- "Timmy Awards"
????	May 27, 1974	Steve Allen (guest host), Dr. Joyce Brothers, George Kennedy	N/A
????	May 28, 1974	Bill Cosby (guest host), Norm Crosby, Jerry Van Dyke	N/A
????	May 29, 1974	John Davidson, George Gobel, Richard Armour	N/A
Desk- "Acts Booked During the Musicians' Strike"; Stump the Band
????	May 30, 1974	Cloris Leachman, Gabriel Kaplan	Ian Whitcomb, Johnny Mathis
Desk- "Phone Messages for the Hand"
????	May 31, 1974	Shecky Greene (guest host)	Charo, Mac Davis

June

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	June 3, 1974	George Carlin, Jackie Cooper, Marvin Hamlisch, Jack Knight	N/A
Desk- Discussion about Johnny booming tennis career.
????	June 4, 1974	Joan Rivers, George Peppard, Lena Zavaroni	Tom Sullivan
Desk- Discussion on the California election.
????	June 5, 1974	Rich Little, Truman Capote	Olivia Newton-John performed "If You Love Me (Let Me Know)" and "I Honestly Love You"
????	June 6, 1974	Michael Caine, Karen Valentine, Bert Convy	Ethel Merman ("Alexander's Ragtime Band" and "I Get a Kick Out of You")
????	June 7, 1974	Joey Bishop (guest host), Fernando Lamas	N/A
????	June 10, 1974	Joey Bishop (guest host), George Burns, Kreskin	N/A
????	June 11, 1974	Joey Bishop (guest host), Jack Klugman, Rip Taylor, Stephanie Edwards	Dick Roman
????	June 12, 1974	Joey Bishop (guest host), Rex Reed, Suzanne Somers	Anne Murray
????	June 13, 1974	Joey Bishop (guest host), Steve Landesberg	N/A
????	June 14, 1974	Joey Bishop (guest host), Dr. Joyce Brothers	N/A
????	June 17, 1974	McLean Stevenson (guest host), Cloris Leachman, Alex Karras, Dr. Lendon Smith	Helen Reddy
Desk- McLean reads news clippings he had been saving (consisting of: sunflower seeds as a source of power, Nashville, Tennessee, heating the city with garbage, and flying chickens.)
????	June 18, 1974	McLean Stevenson (guest host), Juliet Prowse, Steve Martin, Robert Duvall	Lou Rawls
????	June 19, 1974	McLean Stevenson (guest host), Harvey Korman, Florence Henderson	Mac Davis
Band Number: Tribute to Duke Ellington
????	June 20, 1974	McLean Stevenson (guest host), Edward Asner, Chuck Barris, Doug Brown	Glen Campbell
????	June 21, 1974	McLean Stevenson (guest host), George Gobel, Peter Fonda	N/A
Desk- "Tips for Summer"
????	June 24, 1974	Jack Benny, Richard Harris	N/A
Desk- Johnny and Doc discuss an item in a Wisconsin newspaper.
????	June 25, 1974	Milton Berle, Susan Sarandon, Pat Derby	Leslie Uggams
Carnac the Magnificent
????	June 26, 1974	Elke Sommer, Myron Cohen	Wayne Newton
Desk- "Dangers of Being in the Sun Too Long"
????	June 27, 1974	Bob Uecker, Robert Klein, Dr. Carl Sagan	Donny Osmond, Marie Osmond
Desk- "Strange Movie Marquees"
????	June 28, 1974	John Davidson (guest host), Cliff Arquette, Sandy Duncan, Rip Taylor	N/A

July

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	July 1, 1974	Tony Randall, Buck Henry, Richard Lawrence Williams, Carol Wayne	Tom Sullivan
Mighty Carson Art Players- "Tea-Time Movie"
????	July 2, 1974	Bob Newhart, Elliott Gould, George Segal	Monti Rock
????	July 3, 1974	Dom DeLuise, Orson Bean, Rodney Dangerfield, Mariette Hartley	N/A
????	July 4, 1974	Richard Harris, Ann Turkel, Burt Mustin	Ronny Graham
Desk- "How to Throw an Outdoor Party"
????	July 5, 1974	George Carlin (guest host), Jimmy Breslin, David Carradine	Kenny Rankin
????	July 8, 1974	Bert Convy, David Brenner, Adrienne Barbeau	Billy Strange
Desk- "Stills of Television Shows"
????	July 9, 1974	Robert Blake, Charlie Callas	Tommy Leonetti
Desk- "Letters from Children Describing their Fathers"
????	July 10, 1974	Rich Little, Jack Palance, Freddie Prinze	N/A
Desk- "The Art of Dislodging Your Summer Lodgers"
????	July 11, 1974	McLean Stevenson, Suzanne Pleshette, Ashley Montagu	N/A
????	July 12, 1974	Peter Bogdanovich (guest host), Cybill Shepherd, Madeline Kahn, Burt Reynolds	Ace Trucking Company
????	July 15, 1974	James Stewart, Suzanne Somers	Paul Anka
????	July 16, 1974	Bob Hope, Charles Nelson Reilly, Dr. Joyce Brothers	N/A
????	July 17, 1974	Fernando Lamas, Jerry Van Dyke	Lola Falana
????	July 18, 1974	Jaye P. Morgan	N/A
????	July 19, 1974	John Denver (guest host), George Gobel, Smothers Brothers	N/A
????	July 22, 1974	Danny Thomas, Bert Convy, Adrienne Barbeau	Kelly Garrett
????	July 23, 1974	Don Meredith	N/A
????	July 24, 1974	Bob Uecker, Adrienne Barbeau	Helen Reddy
????	July 25, 1974	Euell Gibbons	N/A
????	July 26, 1974	Roy Clark (guest host), Ernest Borgnine, Kreskin	N/A
????	July 29, 1974	TBA	N/A
????	July 30, 1974	Tony Randall, Jennifer O'Neill	Johnny Mathis ("Our Day Will Come")
Desk- Johnny described how his accident (falling off the slant board) occurred.
????	July 31, 1974	Orson Bean	Buddy Rich, Gerri Granger

August

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	August 1, 1974	Joey Bishop (guest host), Robert Blake, Suzanne Somers	N/A
????	August 2, 1974	Joey Bishop (guest host), Shelley Winters	N/A
????	August 5, 1974	Joey Bishop (guest host), Bob Rosefsky	N/A
????	August 6, 1974	Joey Bishop (guest host), Fernando Lamas, Dub Taylor	Charo
????	August 7, 1974	Joey Bishop (guest host), Norm Crosby, Henny Youngman	Aretha Franklin
Audience Talent Show (Joey Bishop)
????	August 8, 1974	Joey Bishop (guest host), Steve Allen	N/A
????	August 9, 1974	Joey Bishop (guest host), Susan Sarandon	N/A
????	August 12, 1974	John Davidson (guest host), Charles Nelson Reilly, Stephanie Edwards	Olivia Newton-John, Burns & Schreiber
????	August 13, 1974	John Davidson (guest host), Sandy Duncan	Larry Kert, Loretta Lynn
????	August 14, 1974	John Davidson (guest host), Cliff Arquette, Rich Little	Della Reese
????	August 15, 1974	John Davidson (guest host), Don Adams, Bob Uecker, Kip Addotta,	N/A
????	August 16, 1974	John Davidson (guest host), Pat Paulsen, Adrienne Barbeau	Charo, Hoyt Axton
????	August 19, 1974	Bill Cosby (guest host), Jack Klugman, Monte Landis, Barbi Benton, Marty Feldman	Jackson Five ("The Dancing Machine")
????	August 20, 1974	Bill Cosby (guest host), Alex Karras, David Steinberg, Farrah Fawcett	The Temptations
With friends, Bill Cosby performs a 'dining room' sketch.
????	August 21, 1974	Rich Little (guest host), Jack Benny, Marvin Hamlisch	Lola Falana
????	August 22, 1974	Rich Little (guest host), Ted Knight	Mac Davis
????	August 23, 1974	McLean Stevenson (guest host), Gabriel Kaplan	Joe Williams
????	August 26, 1974	Sammy Davis, Jr. (guest host), Robert Blake, Michael Landon	N/A
????	August 27, 1974	Sammy Davis, Jr. (guest host), Evel Knievel, Burt Reynolds, Richard Pryor	Helen Reddy
????	August 28, 1974	Sammy Davis, Jr. (guest host), David Brenner	Kool & The Gang
????	August 29, 1974	Sammy Davis, Jr. (guest host), David Frye	Roger Miller
????	August 30, 1974	Sammy Davis, Jr. (guest host), Gene Kelly	Liza Minnelli

September

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	September 2, 1974	Doris Day, Rodney Dangerfield, Burt Mustin, Carol Wayne	N/A
Desk- "Daytime Programming"; Mighty Carson Art Players- "Tea-Time Movie"
????	September 3, 1974	Joan Rivers, George Peppard	Gloria Loring
Aunt Blabby
????	September 4, 1974	Angie Dickinson, George Gobel, Bert Convy, Peter Gent	N/A
Desk- "What You Don't Want to Hear In The Hospital"
????	September 6, 1974	Diahann Carroll, Jack Albertson, Charles Nelson Reilly	Diahann Carroll performed ("Tell Me a Lie", "Help Me Make It Through the Night" and "No Love At All"), Phyllis Newman performed ("He Loves Me")
Desk- "Party Survival Manual"
????	September 9, 1974	Dom DeLuise (guest host), James Coco, Kip Addotta, Dr. Lendon Smith	Pat Boone
????	September 10, 1974	Shecky Greene, Antony Armstrong-Jones, Graham Kerr	Lola Falana
Carnac the Magnificent
????	September 11, 1974	Robert Blake, Freddie Prinze	Bee Gees, Lou Rawls
Desk- "New Television Shows"
????	September 12, 1974	John Davidson, James Garner, Elizabeth Ashley, Dr. Carl Sagan	N/A
Desk- "Guinness World Records"
????	September 13, 1974	Joan Embery, Lawrence Welk, David Brenner, Ashley Montagu	N/A
Desk- "Little-Known Phobias"; Peter Falk makes a surprise appearance (in costume) to promote the upcoming "Columbo" season premiere
????	September 16, 1974	Roy Clark (guest host), Jack Klugman, Charles Nelson Reilly, Alex Karras	Della Reese
????	September 17, 1974	Tony Randall, Florence Henderson, Jerry Van Dyke	N/A
Desk- "T.V. Guide Wrap-ups"
????	September 18, 1974	Dennis Weaver, Harvey Korman, Lucie Arnaz	N/A
Desk- "New Special Interest Magazines"
????	September 19, 1974	Sammy Davis, Jr., Steve Martin	N/A
Desk- "Ripley's Believe It or Not"
????	September 20, 1974	George C. Scott, Gabriel Kaplan	N/A
Desk- "How to Tell When Your Car Needs Repair"
????	September 23, 1974	McLean Stevenson (guest host), Roger Moore, Arnold Schwarzenegger	N/A
????	September 24, 1974	Bob Hope, Sammy Davis, Jr., Michael Landon, Joan Rivers	N/A
????	September 25, 1974	Orson Bean, Dr. Joyce Brothers	Buddy Rich, Tom Sullivan
Sketch- "An Evening with Eddie Edison"
????	September 26, 1974	Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Art Carney	Ace Trucking Company
Desk- "Next Year's Miss America Questions"
????	September 27, 1974	Dick Cavett, Karen Valentine, Richard Armour	Shirley Jones
Desk- "NFL Film Clips"
????	September 30, 1974	Euell Gibbons, Lauren Hutton, Robert Klein	Minnie Riperton, Roy Clark
Desk- Johnny and Ed talked about Lowell, Massachusetts giving a day for Ed.

October

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	October 1, 1974	TBA	N/A
12th Anniversary Show
????	October 2, 1974	Don Rickles (guest host), Redd Foxx	Pat Boone
Desk- "Discussion About Anniversary Show"
????	October 3, 1974	Don Rickles (guest host)	N/A
????	October 4, 1974	Don Rickles (guest host)	N/A
????	October 7, 1974	Don Rickles (guest host)	N/A
????	October 8, 1974	Don Rickles (guest host)	N/A
????	October 9, 1974	Don Rickles (guest host)	N/A
????	October 10, 1974	Don Rickles (guest host)	N/A
????	October 11, 1974	Don Rickles (guest host), Dan Rowan, Dick Martin	Carrie McDowell
????	October 14, 1974	John Davidson (guest host), Ruth Buzzi, Cloris Leachman	N/A
????	October 15, 1974	Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., Kathryn Kuhlman	Linda Hopkins
Desk- "Johnny's Trip to England"
????	October 16, 1974	Paul Williams, Freddie Prinze, Bob Uecker	Ian Whitcomb
Desk- "Tonight Show Memorabilia"
????	October 17, 1974	Robert Blake, Flip Wilson, Buck Henry	Lee Horwin ("No More" and "Marieke")
Desk- "Tips to Really Beat Inflation"
????	October 18, 1974	Carl Reiner, David Brenner, Madlyn Rhue, Burt Mustin	N/A
Desk- "Items from Newspaper"
????	October 21, 1974	Dan Rowan & Dick Martin (guest hosts), George C. Scott	Ronny Graham
????	October 22, 1974	Tony Randall, Kip Addotta, James Dickey	Ethel Merman ("Someone To Watch Over Me" and "Some People")
Carnac the Magnificent
????	October 23, 1974	Buddy Hackett, Michael Preminger	Lana Cantrell
Desk- "Johnny's Early Days in Memory of His Birthday"
????	October 24, 1974	Rich Little, Cloris Leachman, Garson Kanin	Donna Theodore
Sketch- "Old Man Carson"
????	October 25, 1974	Charlton Heston, Dick Shawn, Ashley Montagu	Maxine Weldon
Desk- "What To Do If Your Boyfriend Jilts You"
????	October 28, 1974	Florence Henderson (guest host), Joan Rivers, Dr. Irwin Maxwell Stillman, David Hartman	Mac Davis
????	October 29, 1974	Truman Capote, John Davidson, Bert Convy, Kreskin	Lana Cantrell
Desk- "Propositions That Didn't Make It On The Ballot"
????	October 30, 1974	Orson Bean	Della Reese, Ace Trucking Company
Stump the Band
????	October 31, 1974	Gabriel Kaplan, Sharon Farrell	Lee Horwin, Roger Miller
Desk- "Halloween Tricks from Celebrities' Houses"

November

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	November 1, 1974	Madeline Kahn, Fernando Lamas	N/A
Desk- "Guinness Book of Records"
????	November 4, 1974	Debbie Reynolds (guest host), Bob Hope, George Carlin, Shelley Winters	Liberace
(11/5/74 pre-empted for NBC News mid-term election night coverage)
????	November 6, 1974	David Steinberg, Dub Taylor	Buddy Rich, Dionne Warwick
Desk- "Capsule Comments from T.V. Guide"
????	November 7, 1974	Shecky Greene, Redd Foxx, Susannah York	Monti Rock
Stump the Band
????	November 8, 1974	Joan Rivers, John Davidson, Valerie Perrine	Ronny Graham
Desk- "Ways To Detect Inflation"
????	November 11, 1974	John Denver (guest host), Sandy Duncan, Marvin Hamlisch	N/A
????	November 12, 1974	Dyan Cannon, Carmel Myers	Phyllis Newman, Tiny Tim
Desk- "Replacement Television Shows for Second Season"
????	November 13, 1974	George Burns, Don Adams	Lola Falana
Desk- "Quiz to Determine Whether You're a Male Chauvinist"
????	November 14, 1974	Robert Blake, George Gobel, Madlyn Rhue	Charles Aznavour
Desk- "NFL Film Clips"
????	November 15, 1974	Lucille Ball, John Byner, John McKay	Jackson Five
Desk- "Christmas Catalogues"
????	November 18, 1974	McLean Stevenson (guest host), Barbara Eden, Darrow Igus, Mr. Wizard	Donny Osmond, Marie Osmond
????	November 19, 1974	Orson Bean, Madlyn Rhue	Petula Clark, Ray Charles
Carnac the Magnificent
????	November 20, 1974	Jonathan Winters, Pearl Williams, Sammy Cahn	Kelly Garrett
Desk- "Burbank Drivers License Test"
????	November 21, 1974	Bruce Dern, Kelly Monteith, Dr. Michael Fox	Peggy Lee
Desk- "Letters from Newlyweds"
????	November 22, 1974	George Carlin	Gladys Knight & The Pips
????	November 25, 1974	Joey Bishop (guest host), Norm Crosby, Paul Williams	N/A
????	November 26, 1974	Joey Bishop (guest host), Steve Martin, Bert Convy, Rip Taylor	N/A
????	November 27, 1974	Joey Bishop (guest host), Dr. Joyce Brothers, Buddy Hackett, Jack Klugman	Second Nature
????	November 28, 1974	Joey Bishop (guest host), George Foreman, Shelley Winters	N/A
????	November 29, 1974	Joey Bishop (guest host), David Brenner	Frankie Avalon

December

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	December 2, 1974	Joey Bishop (guest host), Christopher Lee	N/A
????	December 3, 1974	Bob Newhart, Gore Vidal	Kenny Rankin, Phyllis Newman
Desk- "Johnny's Vacation"
????	December 4, 1974	Shecky Greene, Buck Henry	Johnny Mathis, Ronny Cox
Desk- "NFL Film Clips"
????	December 5, 1974	John Byner, Carol Wayne	Beverly Sills, Billy Daniels
Mighty Carson Art Players- "Tea-Time Movie"
????	December 6, 1974	Peter Falk, John Cassavetes, Myron Cohen, Gary Mull	Lee Horwin
Stump the Band
????	December 9, 1974	Bert Convy (guest host)	Kentucky Fried Theatre
????	December 10, 1974	Flip Wilson, Tom Dreesen, Dr. Lendon Smith	Pat Boone ("Texas Woman")
Desk- "Letters from Children to Santa Claus"
????	December 11, 1974	Lauren Bacall, George Gobel, Raquel Welch	N/A
Stump the Band
????	December 12, 1974	Richard Harris, Bob Hope, Steve Landesberg, Adrienne Barbeau	N/A
????	December 13, 1974	Cloris Leachman, Rich Little, Dr. Carl Sagan	N/A
Desk- "Johnny and Ed Cut Off Their Ties and Other Silly Things"
????	December 16, 1974	Michael Landon (guest host), Ernest Borgnine, Sandy Duncan	N/A
????	December 17, 1974	Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Florence Henderson, Billy Wilder	N/A
Desk- "Christmas in California"
????	December 18, 1974	Robert Blake, Jerry Van Dyke	Erroll Garner, Mac Davis
????	December 19, 1974	David Brenner, Burt Mustin	Vikki Carr
New Products
????	December 20, 1974	McLean Stevenson, Rodney Dangerfield, Bob Rosefsky	Lola Falana
????	December 23, 1974	Burt Reynolds (guest host), Jonathan Winters, Norman Fell, Dinah Shore, Robert Fuller	Della Reese
????	December 25, 1974	Burt Reynolds (guest host), Madeline Kahn, David Steinberg, Betty White	N/A
????	December 26, 1974	Burt Reynolds (guest host) (Postponed 30 minutes for NBC Jack Benny obit/remembrance report)	Kelly Garrett
????	December 27, 1974	Burt Reynolds (guest host), George Carlin, Cybill Shepherd, Ben Johnson, Linda Bennett	Mel Tillis
????	December 30, 1974	Joan Rivers (guest host), Bea Arthur, Harvey Korman, Rip Taylor	Mac Davis
????	December 31, 1974	Orson Bean, Madlyn Rhue, Gabriel Kaplan	Roy Clark

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