dbminter Posted December 27, 2005 Posted December 27, 2005 Jay Leno has managed to top Johnny Carson only in one area. Tonight, he finally laid to rest the quest for that crown. Leno officially puts on more reruns than Carson. Tonight's was just appalling! A rerun from LAST week!
polopony Posted December 27, 2005 Posted December 27, 2005 I watched Carson right up untill he retired and nobody was as quick with an ad lib .His quick wit got him in trouble more than once but that was what was great about him .I watch Leno sometimes but its pretty scripted I think .Can't believe how stupid some people are when he does the Jay Walking bit and so many in college you would swear they never read a paper or a book or two
dbminter Posted December 27, 2005 Author Posted December 27, 2005 (edited) Now, the funny thing here is there was a guy on this rerun tonight who had been on Carson's final show of the 1980's. He's billed as the Piano Juggler. I actually taped that appearance from Carson when that guy was on! I taped nearly all of the Carson show monologues from 1988 until the final show. (Carson's final show aired the night of my high school graduation.) And, since none of the video releases of the final show have all of the footage that aired on TV, I'm glad I kept my old tapes. Back when Leno was Carson's backup host, Leno was actually quite funny! Probably because he was using material from Carson's writers. His own stuff, he telegraphs the joke from a thousand miles away. And, he keeps repeating punchlines after he delivers them. Headlines is what I watch for, hence, I watch once a week for 10 minutes. So, tonight, they put in LAST Monday's show! Edited December 27, 2005 by dbminter
polopony Posted December 28, 2005 Posted December 28, 2005 I saw the three most memorable Carson shows the one where Ed Ames (fron Daniel Boone show) throws the tomahawk and nails the target in the groin, also with Arnold Parlmers wife and ZsaZsa Gabor a case where his quick come backs to what was basically an innocent statement got him sued he was really the king of late night
dbminter Posted January 2, 2006 Author Posted January 2, 2006 You know? I think the only people who might take more vacations than Leno are Bill O'Reilly and Sean Hannity!
polopony Posted January 2, 2006 Posted January 2, 2006 You're that old? yep I watched the show all the time must have been around 16-17 when I started ,do you remember Carol Wayne ?
dbminter Posted January 2, 2006 Author Posted January 2, 2006 "And Hank, the Wonder Goose, in-" I never actually saw her during first run Tonight Shows. I only got into The Tonight Show in 1988. One of the reasons why he had to retire soon, because I started watching it. I think Teresea Ganzel took over for Wayne after she drowned. I only ever saw Wayne in the Carson Comedy Classics that ran on the Family Channel from 1996 to 1997. Taped those, too. Although I do remember Carol Wayne from The Best Chest In The West!
polopony Posted January 2, 2006 Posted January 2, 2006 (edited) and the Slawson Cutoff bit Edited January 2, 2006 by polopony
dbminter Posted January 3, 2006 Author Posted January 3, 2006 "...until you get to the Schlossen cut off, get out, cut off your Schlossen..."
dbminter Posted January 3, 2006 Author Posted January 3, 2006 Oh, and geez, Jay took TONIGHT off, too! Lazy
polopony Posted January 4, 2006 Posted January 4, 2006 We'll be here all week and remember to tip the waiters and bartenders
zacoz Posted January 4, 2006 Posted January 4, 2006 We'll be here all week and remember to tip the waiters and bartenders Tip (!) - Not likely. I'm still waiting for them to take my order and deliver my drink.
lfcrule1972 Posted January 4, 2006 Posted January 4, 2006 Tip ? How about, "don't wear your slippers in the rain ?"
dbminter Posted January 4, 2006 Author Posted January 4, 2006 We'll be here all week and remember to tip the waiters and bartenders Tip (!) - Not likely. I'm still waiting for them to take my order and deliver my drink. Ah, but, remember, sailor, absynthe makeths the heart grow stronger! All week, folks! All week! Thank you!
zacoz Posted January 4, 2006 Posted January 4, 2006 The Green Fairy is supposed to do a lot more than that
dbminter Posted January 4, 2006 Author Posted January 4, 2006 It's the only alcohol that causes a mental addiction to it as well as a physical one. It's also highly toxic and green.
kevdriver Posted January 5, 2006 Posted January 5, 2006 (edited) What about the Jmet fairy.......................... Bet you thats TOXIC as well.......... :& Edited January 5, 2006 by kevdriver
lfcrule1972 Posted January 5, 2006 Posted January 5, 2006 I do believe in fairies, I do, I do believe in fairies......
dbminter Posted January 5, 2006 Author Posted January 5, 2006 It makes sense that you would. What else would an old believe in but fairies you !
lfcrule1972 Posted January 5, 2006 Posted January 5, 2006 Well thats the calling the kettle !!! ha ha
dbminter Posted January 5, 2006 Author Posted January 5, 2006 Feh, I'm neither king or queen. I'm the unfortunate
dbminter Posted January 7, 2006 Author Posted January 7, 2006 Christ! Bill O'Reilly already took a week or two off for Christmas and New Year's! Then, he takes today off, too? He could very well topple Leno from the perch of most vacations!
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