Season 12
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
124 EPISODES • 1973
Season 12 of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was released on January 1 and consists of 124 episodes.

Season 11

Episodes

0: 731217
Dec 17, 1973
1: Episode 1
Jan 1, 1973
2: 740702
Jul 2, 1974
3: 731123
Nov 23, 1973
4: 740724
Jul 24, 1974
5: 731019
Oct 19, 1973
6: 740501
May 1, 1974
7: 740912
Sep 12, 1974
8: 740830
Aug 30, 1974
9: 740507
May 7, 1974
10: Episode 10
Jan 12, 1973
11: Episode 11
Jan 15, 1973
12: Episode 12
Jan 16, 1973
13: 731204
Dec 4, 1973
14: Episode 14
Jan 18, 1973
15: 740527
May 27, 1974
16: 740524
May 24, 1974
17: Episode 17
Jan 23, 1973
18: 740207
Feb 7, 1974
19: 740603
Jun 3, 1974
20: 731227
Dec 27, 1973
21: 740722
Jul 22, 1974
22: 740604
Jun 4, 1974
23: Episode 23
Jan 31, 1973
24: 740606
Jun 6, 1974
25: 731220
Dec 20, 1973
26: 740529
May 29, 1974
27: Episode 27
Feb 6, 1973
28: 740531
May 31, 1974
29: Episode 29
Feb 8, 1973
30: Episode 30
Feb 9, 1973
31: 740120
Jan 20, 1974
32: 740515
May 15, 1974
33: 740816
Aug 16, 1974
34: 731114
Nov 14, 1973
35: 740911
Sep 11, 1974
36: 740418
Apr 18, 1974
37: 740904
Sep 4, 1974
38: 740607
Jun 7, 1974
39: 740610
Jun 10, 1974
40: 740729
Jul 29, 1974
41: 740708
Jul 8, 1974
42: 740227
Feb 27, 1974
43: Episode 43
Feb 28, 1973
44: 740611
Jun 11, 1974
45: 740402
Apr 2, 1974
46: 740123
Jan 23, 1974
47: Episode 47
Mar 6, 1973
48: 740412
Apr 12, 1974
49: 740304
Mar 4, 1974
50: 731106
Nov 6, 1973
51: 740620
Jun 20, 1974
52: Episode 52
Mar 13, 1973
53: 740313
Mar 13, 1974
54: Episode 54
Mar 15, 1973
55: April 9th, 1974 - The Jackson 5, Jerry Van Dyke
Apr 9, 1974
56: Episode 56
Mar 19, 1973
59: Episode 59
Mar 22, 1973
60: Episode 60
Mar 23, 1973
61: Episode 61
Mar 26, 1973
62: Episode 62
Mar 28, 1973
63: Episode 63
Mar 29, 1973
64: Episode 64
Mar 30, 1973
69: Episode 69
Apr 5, 1973
75: Episode 75
Apr 13, 1973
77: Episode 77
Apr 17, 1973
78: Episode 78
Apr 18, 1973
82: Episode 82
Apr 24, 1973
86: Episode 86
Apr 30, 1973
87: Sarah Miles/David Brenner/Kreskin/Joan Embery
Feb 20, 1974
Sarah Miles (play "Saint Joan"); David Brenner performs stand-up and is interviewed; Kreskin demonstrates the illusions of Ouija boards with audience members using wine glasses and playing cards; Joan Embery presents wild animals
94: Episode 94
May 10, 1973
97: Episode 97
May 15, 1973
98: Episode 98
May 16, 1973
102: Episode 102
May 22, 1973
104: Episode 104
May 24, 1973
106: Episode 106
May 26, 1973
108: McLean Stevenson, Gene Hackman, George Carlin, Gloria DeHaven
Mar 21, 1974
Actor McLean Stevenson stops by to hang out. Comic George Carlin reads the news. Actor Gene Hackman talks about his new film "The Conversation" and actress Gloria DeHaven tells the boys about her perfume.
109: Lucille Ball, Dom DeLuise, Charlton Heston
Mar 22, 1974
Johnny presents little-known Guinness records. Charlton Heston (The Three Musketeers (1973); Dom DeLuise (Lotsa Luck! (1973); Ace Trucking Company presents a fast food diner featuring tuxedoed waiters and a lounge act; Lucille Ball (Mame (1974)).
111: Episode 111
Jun 4, 1973
114: Episode 114
Jun 7, 1973
117: Episode 117
Jun 12, 1973
125: Episode 125
Jun 22, 1973
126: Episode 126
Jun 25, 1973
128: Episode 128
Jun 27, 1973
136: Episode 136
Jul 9, 1973
137: Episode 137
Jul 10, 1973
141: Buddy Hackett/Cass Elliot/Dong Kingman/Jan Munroe
May 7, 1974
Johnny answers questions from the audience. Buddy Hackett (book "The Naked Mind of Buddy Hackett"); Cass Elliot talks about watching soap operas; artist Dong Kingman; fire breather Jan Munroe.
143: Episode 143
Jul 18, 1973
144: Episode 144
Jul 20, 1973
147: Episode 147
Jul 24, 1973
149: Vincent Price, Bert Convy, Chaz Chase, Joan Rivers
May 17, 1974
Vincent Price (Madhouse (1974), album "A Graveyard of Ghost Tales") gives advice on buying paintings; Bert Convy recounts a dental visit; vaudeville mime Chaz Chase; Joan Rivers (book "Having a Baby Can Be a Scream").
151: Episode 151
Jul 30, 1973
152: Episode 152
Jul 31, 1973
154: Episode 154
Aug 2, 1973
155: Episode 155
Aug 3, 1973
158: Episode 158
Aug 8, 1973
160: Episode 160
Aug 10, 1973
161: Episode 161
Aug 13, 1973
163: Episode 163
Aug 15, 1973
165: Episode 165
Aug 17, 1975
176: Milton Berle, Leslie Uggams, Susan Sarandon, Pat Derby
Jun 25, 1974
Comedian Milton Berle tells anecdotes about his nightclub act; singer Leslie Uggams talks about her national tour; actress Susan Sarandon discusses psychics and paranormal phenomena; Pat Derby presents exotic rescued animals.
181: Episode 181
Jul 2, 1974
182: Episode 182
Sep 11, 1973
189: Episode 189
Sep 20, 1973
191: Episode 191
Sep 24, 1973
192: Episode 192
Sep 25, 1973
193: Episode 193
Sep 26, 1973
196: Episode 196
Oct 2, 1973
197: Episode 197
Oct 2, 1973
200: Episode 200
Oct 5, 1973
203: Episode 203
Oct 10, 1973
208: Episode 208
Oct 17, 1973
223: Episode 223
Nov 7, 1973
225: Episode 225
Nov 9, 1973
226: Episode 226
Nov 12, 1973
233: Episode 233
Nov 21, 1973
242: Episode 242
Dec 4, 1973
244: Episode 244
Dec 6, 1973
251: Episode 251
Dec 17, 1973
252: Episode 252
Dec 18, 1973
255: Episode 255
Dec 21, 1973
257: Episode 257
Dec 26, 1973
258: Episode 258
Dec 27, 1973
259: Episode 259
Dec 28, 1973
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