The Tonight Show - Tea Time Movie - May 22, 1981

[@Dr.scottcase88]

I think this is my favorite teatime movie of all of them. I think it’s amazing how Johnny could rattle off all that fast talking spiel without missing a beat. He rarely stumbled over the entire bit. And Carol, what can I say she was hilarious, beautiful And underappreciated for her talent. She left us far too soon. These are treasures to keep and enjoy forever. I miss those days. Peace.

[@IPlayOneOnT.V.]

Your comment is so funny because it was only a "Tea Time Movie" skit. There were no movies! LOL!

[@dhpbear2]

Oh, Johnny certainly 'missed a beat' in this TTM! :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/hKKXcn2ug5uAhq8&ab_channel=DavidPerkins

[@kingporter67]

Oh my god, Carol Wayne is so drop dead gorgeous and she is a super voluptuous lady, R.I.P. Carol Wayne!!

[@scottdoesntmatter4409]

I wish she had more funny lines!

[@chrisoleson9570]

@@scottdoesntmatter4409 Or some

[@garrycosta3635]

And she a good swimmer who drowned. go figure.

[@dannyboyy8465]

Ed McMahon busting a gut laughing makes it so much funnier! 😂

[@johncarlo2630]

Johnny and Carol Wayne together was comedic perfection. I didn’t realize what comedic genius Carol was back in the day as I was young and stupid

[@IlGreven]

Got no job? We don't care. Got no credit? We don't care. Got no collateral? We don't care. Got no money? WHAM! That's when we care!

[@jctorontojctoronto]

"..got a prison record? We dont care" "starring Throb the wonder giraffe" The writers= the best Pat Mccormick among them

[@dalebroome8953]

Which episode is that one? That's the one I'm looking for

[@Joeblow-ms3cv]

Indubidubly 🙂

[@c17nav]

One time at the end of a show, Johnny brought Carol back on to the guest chair for a closing interview. She wore a tight and very light monochrome (probably white, I had a black & white TV set) jump suit. Johnny complimented her outfit, comparing it to ice cream. Carol replied, “Don’t I look good enough to eat?” Great howls of laughter ensued.

[@Ron-d2s]

Their first meeting is in my recommended right now "Johnny meets Carol Wayne for the First Time" I think I *KNOW* what a woman is now!

[@Doug41160]

Carol Wayne is frickin' fantastic!

[@mauricegull3406]

Poor girl, ended up poorly. Died unhappy & mysteriously.

[@siggylloyd3566]

I think you mean boobtastic but ok

[@rleary1]

Drowned at age 42.

[@aaronsmith5433]

"She was a figure skater, would love to see that footage". Prof. I.ver Mectin

[@globalonemusic2381]

Imagine if someone did a skit with "MoTown Black Face" today. Viewers would get "PTSD" over it ! :)

[@aaronz7056]

Today Johnny would be forced to make a tearful apology on the air (like that spinless jellyfish Jimmy Fallon) while Al Sharpton would be hosting roundtable discussions captioned "Can America Forgive?"

[@SingleTax]

No, only woke snowflakes would. That's why I always tell them: "Would you like some to cheese to go with your whine?"

[@Ron-d2s]

On the British show Taskmaster the contestant Lolly Adafopie showed a picture of herself in white face cos-playing as Lady Di, she got a standing ovation and won the round because of it, I keep wondering if I could honor MLKjr in a similar manner... I am vampire pale and 333 pounds, but I think it will work.

[@gpcolucci]

UNMATCHED HILARITY! IT'S GREAT TO SEE THESE WHENEVER I WANT! NOBODY COMES CLOSE TO CARSON. ART FERN IS A CLASSIC! THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST TEA TIME MOVIES SKITS EVER! THANKS

[@richardsteiner1729]

Johnny Carson will forever be the king of late night television. When you watch this segment, you will see what I mean.

[@chrisozzy56]

Watched him throughout the ‘70s and knew I was watching a comedic genius . One of a kind .

[@hankkingsley2976]

Tommy Newsom sure was

[@carycomic1954]

​@@hankkingsley2976 When it came to doing to Johnny what Colin Mochrie does to Ryan Stiles? You bet! And, in that regard, the late, great Mr. Newsom is certainly funnier than Jimmy Fallon.

[@Stevorific1]

Thank you, David Perkins for bringing these timeless classics to us!

[@DougTrovinger]

Oh my gosh...I can't breathe! LMAO!!!!! And Ed laughing in the background. This is Comdeic GOLD! ROFL!

[@richardbrown1189]

Wow. How on earth Johnny kept going for that long without breaking up is amazing.

[@carycomic1954]

If they have it here, you should see the time he lost his moustache in front of Teresa Ganzel. 🤣

[@broznkyra4853]

Loved the Tea Time movies...and Karnac the Magnificent...and Carol...

[@wmbrown6]

On a few 1974 shows when both Ed and Doc were off, Carol filled in as announcer/sidekick . . . would imagine how she would have played foil to Carnac. We all know how she played off Art Fern . . .

[@rsvihla]

Carnac.

[@JD-rt8ym]

Carol Wayne is fantastic! And a terrific actress! It was so sad when she passed away.

[@patrickmichaellangan576]

Yes she was. She didn’t need to die that soon, anyway.

[@michaelreardon3958]

How did she die?

[@carycomic1954]

@@michaelreardon3958 Drowned while vacationing in Mexico. 😞

[@frankgerace5997]

Yep..poor girl fell in with the wrong people….

[@thedriszen8350]

Gotta word this carefully to avoid censor, but many 'suspect' she was murdered while on vacation in Mexico with a rich shady boyfriend who quickly left the country after her body washed up on a beach; officially ruled drowning.

[@keithsmith3425]

Carol Wayne great.

[@jeffreyb8770]

Ms. Wayne got old and was dis-missed. Did you hear that, Vanna??

[@wayneonpark]

@@jeffreyb8770 Ms. Wayne died 4 years after this skit was made. She drowned in Mexico at the young age of 42. So, how did she get old and dismissed? Vanna White is still successful in her mid-sixties. I don't get the connection.

[@jmason2838]

@@wayneonpark . . . .. . . . . . . . just my humble opinion . . .'dismissed' ?!? ..🙁🤨 ...not exactly .. 🤔🤨😒😔... . she was murdered...her fate originally caused by debt created by her own credit card use / misuse...it sabotaged her 🚧💳 💳 💳.....😠😵😱 .🤔.. and a fact : she was deathly afraid of water 😬🌊⛱️.🤨.. would not take baths🚫🛁 . . only showers 🚿🤨. .🕵️🚨🤨🤔 .😮😒😔😭😩🙏🕯️🌟🌹🙁☁️🦋💭..... 🙁 ✝️☯️🛐 ☮️🕊️🕊️🕊️

[@rsvihla]

@@jmason2838 Take it easy on the emojis, dude.

[@wmbrown6]

@@wayneonpark - Ms. Wayne's last "Tea Time Movie" was in January 1984 - one year before her drowning. But three months before that mysterious and suspicious death in Mexico, Johnny lined up his next, and last, Matinee Lady - Teresa Ganzel, who would be his foil in the sketches to the very end of his run.

[@ChadQuick270W]

My favorite skit of Johnny Carson and it’s one I haven’t seen. Thanks so much for sharing this with us 😎

[@DaddyTre65]

I crack up at the names of the animals in the Tea Time Movies: Dump - the wonder pigeon, Hung - the wonder sloth, and Throb - the wonder giraffe!

[@thomasthomas2418]

Not to be outdone by, "Pellets, The Nervous Rabbit" or "Hack, The Killer Clam".

[@jctorontojctoronto]

Andy Hardy gets palm dandruff.

[@kwdrm1]

How about Clap the Wonder Seal?

[@Red-rl1xx]

Ed's laughing in the background!😄

[@aaaht3810]

Yeah, that was one of the funniest things about some of Johnny's bits.

[@JD-rt8ym]

I wonder! When they rehearsed this, Ed probably didn't attend the rehearsal because he didn't want to spoil the fun.

[@shanecollis4207]

@@JD-rt8ym Ed said on the show one time that he purposely never went to rehearsals so he would see every skit fresh.

[@DougTrovinger]

I don't think I have ever hear him laugh so hard and so LOUD, lol!!!

[@scvandy3129]

@@JD-rt8ym If he wasn't part of the skit, why would he? Forgoing rehearsal of that segment POSSIBLY gave Ed the opportunity to exit the NBC studio building, cross the street, Alameda Ave., to Chadney's (cocktail lounge, restaurant, live jazz) for a belt or two. (ed. - I say "possibly" -- it's just a supposition). Stone sober, or lit, McMahon's laugh was a great bonus to watching and listening to "Tea Time Movies". It's like when comedian Rodney Dangerfield would do his "I don't get any respect, Johnny; I mean, just the other day . . . " set for several uproarious minutes and the sound of the band members 'falling on the floor' with laughter was part of the fun of watching.

[@terrystroud200]

She was smoking hot and Carson. Was the funniest guy On tv!!miss those golden moments!R.I.P .love yu. Guys and Gals forever.

[@BlueSky...]

That's a really sweet hug right at the end.

[@nonprogrediestregredi1711]

I love hearing Ed's belly laughing from off camera! I assume it's between pulls from his flask!

[@aaaht3810]

Ed's laughing was one of the best things about Johnny's bits.

[@charles2595]

No flask, coffee cup. One episode had a small monkey turned loose on Johnny's desk go for Ed's coffee cup and Johnny quickly said oh gawd don't let him drink that... 😆

[@johnciummo3299]

Sheer hilarity. God this sketch is brilliant. No of these late night posers hosts can come within a galaxy of Carson humor. Art Fern was always my favorite. No matter how tough your day was Carson made you laugh.

[@markflemmer1326]

Well said. Art Fern, Floyd R. Turbo, Aunt Blabby, Carnac----all comic genius. What a gift Johnny was!

[@Chip-vq5eu]

Correct

[@jctorontojctoronto]

Carson brilliant....the writers, so darned good. Pat Mccormick and more. Eds hardy laughs. Magic

[@sirosis7858]

Loved the Art Fern skits! The funniest part by far was the movie names the cast, and the animal at the end. "Hung the wonder sloth" haahahahahahah I laugh out loud at every damn one

[@JamesAreySeattle]

"And if you like our work... bring in your boat."

[@IPlayOneOnT.V.]

These Carson "Tea Time" bits were always the best, especially with Carol Wayne, and she was such a willing foil to Carson's characters.

[@carycomic1954]

Yep! The premise being that it was one of those afternoon TV programs using old movies as fillers for the long-winded commercials. Sort of a forerunner of the modern "infomercial."

[@larryellisreed280]

As a matter of fact, how many local TV stations actually had afterlunch movie anthologies in this vein, whose hosts were pure, unadulterated camp throughout (cf. Monty Python's Lumberjack Song) and tended to have highly disreputable businesses among their sponsors. the host expected to read the copy at high speed off the Teleprompter?

[@Joe-to8og]

"Average man off the street. Possibly below average".

[@BigSCTVfan]

Carol Wayne was very underrated as a comedian.

[@N4TCM]

Ed laughing in the background made the skits.

[@synthonaplinth5980]

Ahh, Carol Wayne. She could cure impotence all by herself.

[@michaelfagan4274]

Carson was the greatest. There will never be anybody like him

[@robert7984]

Oh for a 4k version of Carol....YUMMMMM!!!!!

[@CaryMGVR]

*Some naughty innuendo here & there, but not an F-bomb to be seen ....* *But it's still belly laugh-out-loud funny: those writers are GENIUSES.* 🙂👍🏻♥️

[@timrobinson7373]

Carol Wayne was a beauty so sad how she died

[@kevinmckenzie8789]

Johnny Carson was and continues to be the KING of late night TV.

[@patrickmichaellangan576]

And KING just happened to be the station in my hometown of Seattle (KING-TV Channel 5 was and still is Western Washington’s NBC station) Mr. Carson was on.

[@patrickmichael3384]

Those are beauty-ful leather pants Carol Wayne (the matinee lady)’s wearing!

[@frogger1952]

The black women weren't mortally offended by Tommy Newsom in blackface. Remember when we could laugh at ourselves?

[@thelastjohnwayne]

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[@kidlitfanful]

It must be really nice to never have had to bite your tongue for a paycheck. Thanks for the excellent demo of white male privilege.

[@frogger1952]

@@kidlitfanful How do you know what my race is? Or my gender? Or if I had to bite my tongue for a paycheck? Since we have never met, I’d like some insight as to how it is you know so much about me. Not holding my breath for a response. People who post ignorant comments such as yours rarely are big enough to admit when they’re wrong.

[@jamesw1659]

@@kidlitfanful Everyone has bitten their tongues for a paycheck. But most of us haven't made a lifestyle out of complaining about it.

[@kidlitfanful]

@@frogger1952 you demonstrated it by assuming that since they didn't complain, they must have liked it. Spoken like someone who's never had to pretend to be IN with a joke about their race or gender, and those are GENERALLY white males. The ignorant comment was yours. Must also be nice to post such claptrap and think you're right. Lord, give me the confidence...

[@kwdrm1]

Poor Tommy Newsom had to have the patience of a saint to get through this sketch.

[@wmbrown6]

Besides going into a "Motown simulator" and coming out singing a Stax song.

[@melvinmurkelson7369]

@@wmbrown6 In blackface no less.

[@carycomic1954]

Believe me. Tommy gave back just as good as he got. Most of the time, literally all he had to was stand there and look at Johnny, with that Mount Rushmore expression of his, just to make Johnny break up (Sisboombah-style)!

[@CaryMGVR]

*"... and if you like our work, bring in your boat!"* *lololol* 🙂👍🏻♥️

[@stevenconway2561]

These were always my favorites. The one with tune up manglers had me laughing uncontrollably. I wish I could find that one

[@altonwilliams7117]

“Liberace’s weenie candelabra.” That’s hilarious!🤣 Always loved that cheesey salesman bit. It’s so funny because it’s not far from the truth with some people in sales and marketing.😂

[@janineboitard6492]

I lost it on that one! 🤣

[@Red-rl1xx]

"You'll need the New York Philharmonic to calm those down!"😅

[@jaypickett3552]

When you get to the Slauson Cutoff Get out of your car and cutoff your Slauson Over 40 years later it still makes me laugh

[@frogger1952]

Until you come to.......the fork in the road.

[@DA90027]

Carol Wayne looked stunning here much prefer the more natural blonde than the platinum she wore in the 60s and 70s

[@Joe-to8og]

"Don't expect to pay us? That's when we care!"

[@onemoremisfit]

I remember one time where he broke the pointer whacking it on the counter in that gag.

[@wmbrown6]

@@onemoremisfit - One time? Happened a couple of times. He probably had five or so sticks on hand just in case he hit it that hard.

[@melomane2010]

These were always some of my favorite Tonight Show moments.

[@michaelleroy9281]

This kind of comedy in 2021 would probably be a victim of cancel culture those were the days my friend

[@benmaurer163]

Actually it is conservatives and gop that started the cancel culture. From Reagan in Hollywood in the 50s to kapernick but hey, why talk factual????

[@MarquisLeary34]

GAWD, the wokescolds wouldn't find a tree high enough to lynch him from. And that makes it all the more awesome.

[@kevinericsnell4092]

8:48 "Well, I guess I christened him earlier." He could recover SO FAST!

[@carlcontrera1699]

Wow, that takes me back. Thanks for posting.

[@heru-deshet359]

Rest in piece you wonderful people. Especially beautiful Carol Wayne who passed too soon in a drowning while on vacation.

[@tomryan914]

Murdered??? Terrified of the water...

[@felixcattus5839]

Probably murdered. See, e.g., en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_E._Durston#Mysterious_deaths

[@robertgift]

How could she drown wither *floatation chest* ?

[@marcbahn5487]

She didn't "pass", she died. Are there any men left in our society?

[@moparedtn]

Legally changing my name to "Hung the Wonder Sloth"....kinda catchy, eh?

[@davidmdyer838]

HARPOON TANG?!?!?!?!!!!! WOW! I can't believe they got away with that. They wouldn't get away with the blackface now.

[@jctorontojctoronto]

Thats right..itd be like todays late shows Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[@jpwjr1199]

Johnny was on fire in this one

[@crazysnarfy861]

He was always on fire in my opinion!

[@MarquisLeary34]

On fire? He was NAPALM in those days.

[@kevinjohnson4532]

The ultimate late night variety show, and one that can or will never be duplicated. Johnny wasn't called the king of late night for nothing. Still miss his Tonight Show, even to this day.

[@mikegoubault849]

It is sad to know lovely. Carol passed at 42 as she was born in 42 and was so good on Bewitched and Jeannie tv shows.carol should never have went to mexico with that guy durston in 85.i will always love her spirit and perfect physical shape in comedy acts she did during her short life so rest in peace carol...mike

[@markflemmer1326]

Absolutely. Watching Carson reruns really warms my heart. 💗

[@jdgoade1306]

Funny stuff, Carol Wayne was a doll, her sister too.

[@piper888]

Who was her sister,?

[@jdgoade1306]

@@piper888 Nina Wayne

[@piper888]

The internet search image Nina sister is yeah they're both really cute

[@piper888]

On a darker note.... think Sugarman killed her.⛵once you're out 15 miles off coast is international waters you can kill somebody and never be caught. That's how they found her dead in Mexico on the beach

[@jdgoade1306]

@@piper888 I always thought so, she was afraid of the water and still had her shoes on, and he was the same guy that was with Art Linkletter's daughter when she supposedly stepped out of a window to her death.

[@southerncross3638]

No political correctness. Got to love it. We have such a weak country today.

[@richardhamblen5526]

..UNTIL THE SNOWFLAKES GET MELTED, LOL..

[@williamworley6164]

They couldn't make anything like this now a days! To many people would get offended however it is comedic genius!!

[@oatis053]

Johnny was without a doubt the all time best night show host!!!

[@garymckee8857]

Back in the day when there was comedy without everyone getting their feelings hurt.

[@cvf628]

People still got their feelings hurt. We just didn't care.

[@lewisc215]

Childish garbage.

[@cvf628]

@@lewisc215 If you want to make bags of money then you have to play to the lowest common denominator in an audience. This childish garbage got Johnny a waterfront home in Malibu. And almost without exception every comedian has to to do this form of humor when they are starting out. Eddie Murphy, Tom Hanks, Jim Carrey all had the same idiotic schtick when they began. It's all about appealing to the masses. Even emerging comedians such as Harry Windsor and Meghan Markle have had to go low to get mass attention.

[@jimmartin7881]

@todd long I'm pretty sure nobody forced her to do this, she knew what she was doing. Not sure how a woman using her physical wares is sexist.

[@moncorp1]

@todd long ~ Exactly. When people didn't give a sh*t about words. The world was 10 times better in the old sticks and stones day.

[@georgemallory797]

This is FANTASTIC.

[@RobHollanderMusic]

Thank you. Loved these!

[@jeffmontville5380]

Carol looks fantastic here

[@gvalley07]

I'm in tears! Hilarious...Carol Wayne is awesome.

[@gordonhasty3238]

One time Johnny interviewed Carol after a skit, and she mentioned that it was hard for her to shop for bras because she wore a 34D and that size was hard to find.

[@wmbrown6]

Anyone notice this was exactly 11 years to the day before Carson's very last "Tonight" show?

[@chester-v8w]

CARNAC AND TEA TIME MOVIE ARE THE 2 BEST ROLE PLAYS THAT JOHNNY CARSON PERFORMED WITH SPECTACULAR TALENT. THESE DAYS WILL NEVER BE SEEN AGAIN. THANK GOD FOR YOU TUBE SO WE CAN REVISIT THE GOOD OLD DAYS ! CHESTER ( USA - PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA )

[@ApartmentKing66]

Talk about adult humor.

[@scvandy3129]

"wannawatch66," with the program running at the midnight hour -- 11:30 p.m. - 1 a.m.; later 11:30 p.m. - 12:30 a.m. -- it's assumed responsible parents and guardians have tucked their children into bed before then, some families, long before then. Carson would be the first to say this would never fly in daytime TV, of which he was a veteran.

[@starguy2718]

Carol Wayne: wow!

[@wayne3302264]

Wow, that is female physique perfection in my opinion......

[@carlyoung8657]

I think thats why i clicked on it.

[@leonb2637]

Also accented with the outfit she had on.

[@rhoadnaroahs]

Aww, shit, Tommy in B-face! Cue the riots!!

[@rleary1]

6:10 Andy Hardy gets 'Palm Dandruff'! LMAO!!

[@treebuck]

"Harpoon Tang" LOL

[@jefffawcett]

Surprised they got that one pass the censors

[@davidpreneta3805]

@@jefffawcett I just about died when he said that! I too cannot believe that made it into the skit. I'm wondering if everyone got that...but that was absolutely hilarious.

[@williamamodeo5221]

This is so damn good...

[@henochparks]

In real life Carol Wayne had a genius I Q.

[@carlyoung8657]

yes but she did not need it.

[@melvinmurkelson7369]

@@carlyoung8657 Clown comment, Captain Misogynist.

[@samiam619]

And bad choice in Men. Especially the last one…

[@David-kv9yh]

A wiener candelabra? So funny, I'm sure Liberace would have laughed

[@patrickcrotty9162]

Ed's laughing just makes it even funnier. I'm in tears laughing!!!

[@rushmore120]

"You'll be up to me tomorrow"....LOL

[@seventiesgirl6449]

There will only be one king of late night tv: Johnny Carson

[@darleensanderson7825]

Thank you

[@michaelreardon3958]

Crazy. Tommy Newsome in blackface. That would not go down today. I guess it did 1981. Tommy was great. Probably.was the whitest guy in America. He was very funny.

[@brittonbanks646]

It is very ironic that cremation was mentioned in this skit because after she died in Mexico, Carol Wayne was very shortly after her death, cremated and her ashes were buried in an undisclosed cemetery plot. Apparently her remains were buried in California. Very sad and ironic.

[@HansScott2979]

I can't believe how fast time flew...They're all gone now. Actually, Doc Severenson did his last performance last week I believe...I miss everybody from that era. Everybody and everything.

[@gocygo63]

..."...Hung...the Wonder Sloth..."... ...Oh Dear God!!!

[@Woody615]

I remember once that he said (either on the show or in one of the skits), something like, "With life preservers like that, you'll never drown." The irony is that is what exactly happened. She drown in the ocean down in Mexico.

[@warntheidiotmasses7114]

Murdered no?

[@nelsontoondrawer7618]

Nnnnooooooo! How sad.

[@bcrater6400]

@@warntheidiotmasses7114 No, accidental.

[@jmason2838]

@@bcrater6400 she was deathly afraid of water .. would not even take baths - only showers - said her sister ... and you want to believe the corrupt Mexico Law Enforcement w / their 'accidental' - 'death by misadventure ' scenario ... really ... wow ... o.k. whatever ... the water fear is absolutely fact... the ball is in your court . . .🎾🙁😔😒🕊️🕊️🕊️. 🕵️. 🤨🙁🍀. 🤳☕🥧

[@dashriprock9092]

Supposedly drowned in 3 feet of water, very suspicious. Her ‘boyfriend’ had already checked out of Las Hadas resort when her body was found. Beautiful lady, tragic end

[@MrWildcat2009]

2:25 French Horn with its own tongue 😆

[@wmbrown6]

French horn? That looked more like a trumpet or flugelhorn.

[@AllenJones-w3p]

Those TEATIME MOVIE sketches were ribtickling! By the way, "Matinee in Montana' sounds like a good title for a song.

[@hankkingsley2976]

Mr. Excitement Tommy Newsom

[@tomlathrop4094]

I remember watching Carson every night at bedtime. Boy do I miss those days

[@lewisc215]

Elaborate skit: what a treat!

[@keithbishop9759]

Things have really changed.

[@billyc768]

R.I.P. Johnny, Ed, and Carol.

[@Joe-to8og]

"You'll be up to Mi tomorrow". LOL

[@murchuan8782]

and speaking of the zooms... here's our matinee lady.... out she comes .....WOW

[@jimmrockford9407]

bazooms dummy.

[@murchuan8782]

@@jimmrockford9407 the fucking bollox how are you?

[@wmbrown6]

That'd be bassoons.

[@tonyamberg8812]

Nobody better than Johnny. Never will be anybody better.

[@waldoparsnip1025]

When I was a young teen , mid 60's , we dropped everything at 10:30, Johnny came on , I came home earlier than I planned because I'd had a few more beers than I should have , I'm 17 , I'm crying at Johnny and Ed , and I guess my mom could tell and she said , " What have you been drinking ?" , and I said , " I think it was a Strohs' ". Johnny's humor had already rubbed off . R.I.P. Johnny , you were and will always be the best .

[@chrisoleson9570]

One of the few Carson running gags/characters that I never thought was very funny.

[@orangehoof]

RIP Carol and Johnny. We miss you both although the Tommy Newsome part would lead to boycotts today.

[@vaman5591]

Those were the days, Johnnie at 11:30, best monologues ever!

[@scvandy3129]

Better still when it ran to 1:00 a.m. ET/PT. Sadly, in 1980 cutting back half an hour -- from 90 mins. to 60 -- diminished the frequency of "Tea Time Movies" sketches, thereby reducing Carol Wayne's appearances. In addition Carson's work load changed over the years with Mondays off, then later, working three days a week. Substitute hosts filling in sometimes did wonderful jobs but NO ONE would / could touch "Tea Time Movie" -- Carson was the ONLY Art Fern.

[@wmbrown6]

@@scvandy3129 - This was only one of two appearances Ms. Wayne did as the "Matinee Lady" after Johnny so cut his workload. The other was her last, in January 1984. In-between, he tried out Danuta Wesley at least twice as the Matinee Lady (one of which turned up in a "Carson's Comedy Classics" episode); three months before Carol drowned, the "King of Late Night" had his final Matinee Lady - Teresa Ganzel - lined up.

[@buffalopatriot]

I just laughed for ten minutes straight.