Don Rickles on Carson 1974 w/ Michael Landon

[@Valaran1]

Anytime Don Rickles walked into the room, it instantly became the Don Rickles Show. RIP

[@bethbartlett5692]

9h so true!

[@kennethsouthard6042]

But Don always did it respectfully. The worst example I've ever seen of someone disrepectfully taking over someone else's show was Howard Stern.

[@bobma6342]

Rodney Dangerfield was the same way

[@bobma6342]

@@kennethsouthard6042 He asked Ringo Starr which member of the Beatles had the biggest penis. Which member had the biggest member if I recall correctly. How disrespectful.

[@jennybasa5817]

It's 2022 and I still go back to Don Rickles videos to cheer me up! I didn't know until this interview how great Michael Landon's comedic timing was. RIP to all of them. Legends in their own right!

[@bikerrider4845]

Well said Hockey Puck

[@bethbartlett5692]

I do as well. Don was a friend of ours, he routinely made me lol till my mascara ran.

[@jennybasa5817]

@@bethbartlett5692What??!! U were so privileged to have him as a friend! Is it true that in real life he was one of d kindest and respectful man? It is also few of the reasons why i love him so much!

[@ronaldprater4314]

Me too

[@robthomas5488]

Dean Martin Roasts..da best

[@MagnumMike44]

LOL.. Don Rickles is a riot in comedy and he always steals the show.

[@ricardo53100]

The sad thing is that all four of these extremely talented performers have passed away. Our world is truly poorer for it. They brought so much fun and enjoyment to millions of viewers on a regular basis.

[@david-yc7bc]

There is nothing even close to this level of talent anymore on Late Night.

[@LeeJohn70]

And people think James Corden is funny HE IS NOT IN THEIR LEAGUE

[@sonnyromes860]

No one today are in their league

[@sonnyromes860]

I miss these guys

[@stevenschwartz6028]

@@LeeJohn70 1111½²¹¹

[@susanwest8239]

I agree.

[@mdo5121]

There is a lot to be said about laughing from the Johnny Carson show at midnight before going to bed...it took all your stress away

[@dionst.michael1482]

You must own an EV! Lol. He's funny but I gotta a pile of stress these days

[@maggie2936-q1m]

How I love these old Tonight Show segments. Probably more now as an adult than when I was a teenage. A lot of talent right there. No late night talk show of today holds a candle to Carson and his guests. 😂❤️

[@TomBarradas]

God rest these men, almost 50 years on, and they still crack me up.

[@dekelanson5280]

I love how they had so much fun, throwing jokes around. Late night shows aren't like this anymore.

[@Stoich827]

Wow. The energy of Don Rickles! Johnny just goes with it. Im not a smoker but i love when Johnny lit up a butt! The Good ole days!!

[@none8680]

I have watched this several times and I just can't believe how perfect both Rickles and Carson dropped their jokes. You don't see that kind of comedy often these days.

[@gabe-po9yi]

There were so many hilarious comics back then. Not an ounce of filth or bad language needed to get these kind of laughs.

[@none8680]

@@gabe-po9yi could you introduce your favourites to me? I'm so curious about older comics now.

[@OzPanthera]

@@none8680 you could check out: Phillis Diller, Dom Delois, Lucille Ball, Don Adams, Don Notts (a personal favourite), the unforgettable Mel Brooks and to round off this brief but brilliant list I give you the incomparable Gene Wilder eg a MUST SEE: 'Blazing Saddles' - enjoy!

[@patdaly5889]

@@gabe-po9yi chi woo or

[@gabe-po9yi]

@@none8680 I don’t know why I didn’t get a notification about your comment. My favorite older comics are Jackie Gleason, Rodney Dangerfield, Jonathan Winters and Buddy Hackett. They were all brilliant. If you get a chance, check out the video of Buddy Hackett on Johnny Carson. He tells three of the funniest jokes I’ve ever heard.

[@kiaruna]

I love how Don includes everyone in the conversation. Brilliant !

[@teller1290]

More targets.

[@teller1290]

The army used to refer to that as a Target Rich Environment.

[@krishpatel3156]

Did I cover everyone? Ohh, the Chinese! 🤣🤣 EPIC

[@leisureclub_]

Just to roast them ...lol

[@normanacree1635]

@@teller1290 True but I don't think that is why he did it. Didn't need to.

[@rodneyshelby4371]

Who's watching in 2025 this clip is nearly 51 years old

[@davidx5945]

I remember always looking forward to when Don Rickles was on the Tonight Show. No matter how early I had to get up the next morning I would always stay up to watch. If there was a time machine I would go back to this era.

[@1in6win]

Michael Landon may be the one guest I've ever seen keep up with Rickles on the couch during any of his apperances. So funny!+

[@autonomousindividual7780]

I'd be crushed if I learned of anything very bad about Michael Landon. He seemed like such a great guy.

[@ДимитърАпостолов-п7ф]

I am from Bulgaria and watched Little house on the Prerie for the first time this year(2024). It was so hearthwarming I almost cried.

[@ClydeHUC]

I hope you're here Legally

[@ДимитърАпостолов-п7ф]

@ClydeHUC Thanks. I am in Bulgaria. Watched it on Cable TV.

[@bigshot9557]

Really you say I hope your here legally what a chump only bigots say stuff like that and by the way I’m here legally born and raised in Texas to the person that is from Bulgaria i apologize as an American not all Americans act and talk like that yes i believe if a person is living in this country it should be done the legal way but what I don’t believe in is that being the kind of thing you say or ask out of the blue when the conversation isn’t anything about that so i apologize.

[@ДимитърАпостолов-п7ф]

@@bigshot9557 Thanks. No worries at all. I am not bothered 😄 Come visit Bulgaria sometime!

[@friendsgroup470]

​@@bigshot9557he is a dumb man child living in his mom's basement

[@sonnyromes860]

Can't believe these guys are gone

[@franbeebe6878]

How can anyone not love Michael Landon. He adapted to every situation. He was comical and a most wonderful actor and director. The world misses him.

[@BeautifulSpirit-kf5ld]

The camera loved Landon -- Bone structure , and that mane of hair. He also could play very emotional scenes that most men cannot

[@parkerstroh6586]

He could go punch for punch with Mr Warmth himself I was stunned!

[@LeeJohn70]

So true Michael is a Legend He sadly passed away too young. A great actor and director I love Highway to Heaven

[@dianaguadagnino5410]

Those of us who grew up watching these incredible men.. Treasures to Cherish

[@martinleavitt6094]

👍

[@MrJoeybabe25]

There will never be another Rickles. He brought humor and laughter into and from almost every situation. Our humorless society (largely speaking) could use a good dose of him today!

[@BlackNGoldRules]

This is gold! TV will never be like this again.

[@teller1290]

Gone just like generation responsible for it.

[@1968scottyd]

So glad to see all these episodes I couldn't watch when I was told to go to bed. Johnny will always be the GOAT!

[@redwarf8118]

well, we can still try to work together.

[@m42037]

That's for sure! Fallon is boring

[@janetremsing6988]

They don't make 'em like this anymore!! R.I.P.

[@sonnyromes860]

Agree they were legends

[@sonnyromes860]

Agree

[@turkialsheikh13]

Not a single glance at the cards .. legendary guest and host

[@purdhupley7864]

It's like they just feed off other. I'd forgotten how funny Landon was. His timing was awesome. Watching Rickles crack up is priceless.

[@joe-vz6hx]

so miss all three of these guys. landon in particular seems so totally underrated, such a talent and loved his laugh!

[@christopherholbrook8270]

Don Rickles always made me hysterical. One of the best in the business. Miss him we do.

[@merseywhogirl3430]

Absolutely brilliant!! Always a favourite!!!!

[@gottlieblucy52]

Today, many would cry about his jokes!

[@sabrina-hu4ri]

Priceless. Can't get enough. God bless this bunch.

[@Sheza58]

Thankyou Yoda

[@rick3301958]

Everyone was in their prime form. Solid gold!

[@jackcumming3663]

I had to smile when Michael Landon..said when he had good money, he bought a big salami..because as a kid..his family couldn't afford it. I came from a lage, poor, catholic family..of miners..in the North of England. When I got my first wage..I went to the local fish and chip shop..and bought everything I had not had as a kid. I couldn't eat is all so my younger brothers & sisters..finished it off. Great memory.

[@misscyanic2484]

You only smiled?! I'm braying like an overly amused ass 😂😂😂 to think these guys got paid to dress up & crack jokes w their friends! Rickles roasting the staff & affiliates off stage, what a fun time!

[@johnkalap9314]

Great story, Jack Cumming.

[@ronhuggins696]

All these guys are greatly missed......awesome entertainment....

[@charlesfountain3946]

When Don came on stage - they had a sign in back for him 'Genius at work' - always did comedy magic - we miss him and Robin Williams (RIP) - A pair that will never be again...

[@nthdegree1269]

Timing he had was impeccable. Combined with character. Unbelievable talent

[@christinamitchell6796]

This was such a pleasure to watch, I laughed sooo much when it was just rickles, when Landon came out with them all. It was a great combo of celebs. I never realized how witty Michael Landon was, I loved how he cracked up rickles and Carson, it was like a great script that was never written with these men together.

[@bruce92106]

Rickles was always side splitting laughter whenever on Carson so much it hurt! Miss him Carson and the whole Tonight Show.

[@fiksheaslim3978]

Im not American, this is a lot before my time, but from what i have seen on KZbin i would say that Don Rickles was probably the best Johnny Carson guest. The shows where Rickles is a guest are hilarious. Every single show is amazing.

[@deanstanley2125]

Check out Redd Foxx, Rodney Dangerfield, Jonathan Winters and Buddy Hackett for some good old time American comics

[@danjones6702]

i would say he is up there, also rodney dangerfield and robin williams.

[@lashakhonelidze1350]

💯

[@sempereye7291]

Whenever I need 25 minutes of quality laughter I watch this.

[@alanhillier1033]

The man is brilliant….never come across anyone like him b4……me ribs are aching…all the best from 🇬🇧

[@brendandmcmunniii269]

Who knew Michael Landon could be this funny ?

[@pattibrooks1907]

Don Rickles was so darn funny and ofcorse I loved Michael Landon ! He was the father figure I was always wanted for myself !

[@normanacree1635]

Too bad he wasn't the father his kids always wanted, at least from what I can tell.

[@ravi172000]

Damn Landon has comic timing !!! For once I thought Don is gonna die laughing 😂😂😂

[@willacantu2890]

What a pleasant surprise Michael Landon has humor. God created humor

[@susanspatz9501]

@@willacantu2890 I love Michael Landon, and love his laugh also.

[@bobma6342]

@@willacantu2890 fast =-forward to the 4:08 mark of this video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJ2Xanhuf72jiM0 That's clasic.

[@sonnaraefarr7417]

This is pure gold!! I miss all of the "Old Timers" as we refer to them today...you still can't beat any of them with a stick...before everything was soooooooo PC...It's as classic as it is timeless for me...R.I.P. to all of them...It was a big deal and so much fun starting all the way from when I was a little girl until Johnny's last show...my Dad always knew when I was sitting at the top of the stairs ( Almost Nightly) and say "C'mon down here! I know that you're up!" I wouldn't trade those memories for anything...always laughing hysterically...

[@AnythingandEverything-96]

50 years old. And still very funny. I was born in 1996. And I absolutely love watching old Johnny Carson, especially with Don Rickles. Rodney Dangerfield Jack Benny. George Burns. Etc.

[@tallthinwavy3]

Remember watching Johnny Carson since I was 9 in 1973 to 1992 when he retired. Has more class than today's so called hosts. Don Rickles is so very funny. Remember wayching his show ,CPO Sharkey. Always cracks me up.

[@orchardist6559]

Michael Landon had such great humour and an amazing person. A classic post

[@n.v.1258]

Wow. Don was so brilliant. Could anyone on the internet now do what this man did for entertainment in the 70's. God is holding all there hands now.

[@73harleyflhful]

They are remembered not gone. There talent will never be forgotten. 60s 70s & 80s you all should watch the talented performances 🎭 in time. Enjoy..

[@stephaniepersin4145]

In 1974 I was 9 years old and have been watch Carson for several years. I always loved when Rickles hosted or was a guest on Tonight Show.

[@MrTbraida23]

Carson lights a cigarette mid-conversation on national TV. Classic!

[@gerardoarambula4377]

Some shows they would smoke n have cocktails..

[@mugil6997]

Like JRE

[@JayJay-me8zk]

Sad, but i just chalk it up to ignorance. Not meant in any disrespectful way. No one really comprehended how much harm smoking could do. We now know better, so we ought to do better. He smoked four packs of Pall Mall cigarettes a day and died of emphysema.

[@gerardoarambula4377]

@@JayJay-me8zk yet his ignorance will be remembered. Yours won't..

[@JayJay-me8zk]

@@gerardoarambula4377 I guess you're a smoker

[@gabe-po9yi]

One of the reasons their comedy was so funny when guys like this got together were the jokes about each other, things the public knew or had heard about.

[@brianmiller5750]

They also weren't weak, spineless pansies that got offended by everything

[@TheIrishrogue68]

Exactly right.. they made the viewer feel like they were included in a casual confab between two or more friends. And the comic timing between them was off the charts even though it was unscripted.

[@claynails4391]

It always touches me that as acerbic as his wit could be, Rickles’s humility, compliments and gratitude were always genuine and touching.

[@almadeunrebel]

humility?

[@jonathanlocke6404]

Landon's play on the "I was a teenage werewolf" line was pretty classic...

[@andrewgusching8336]

This is the best line up ever! Ladin and Rickles should have done a show together!

[@bobspear5478]

“Laying in bed watching a moth die on the lamp”. This guy was so damn funny.

[@JacarandaJo]

@@timscarborough7575 We had so much more freedom (that we took for granted) back in the 60's and 70's. :(

[@sonnyromes860]

70s were awesome

[@jamesng3779]

Don is a genius ! Hope the world can produce another one like him....

[@jamescpotter]

Once upon a time, late night was hilarious! And the band. Doc and guys were incredible and hilarious to boot.

[@kippgriffin7671]

These guys were so smooth really miss these days....

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[@michaelzannis6155]

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[@sherrismith1520]

@@stanleymapco3139 Hope you have recovered now.

[@edfulginiti8798]

This is...was...TV magic. May they all rest in peace.

[@louannmcjimsey8600]

Truer words never spoken. We are missing them today!

[@Kryptospotted]

You just don't get that kind of banter on any of these shows now.

[@stellamal7088]

This show was wonderful the timing between the 3 of them, superb 👏 miss ❤ them all so much many thanks you 😘 tube for uploading this😊😂😅

[@whyfoldnow9372]

“I wish you’d do your act though” Johnny’s impeccable timing

[@damar1137]

im like watxhing back & forth with old and young rickles.. and this show was 4 years before i was born.. this is great

[@robwebnoid5763]

When I think of the TV show Little House on the Prairie, I remember it as an old show of my youth that we watched regularly back in the 1970's (and of course all the reruns thereafter throughout the decades including this year in 2021). So when I see this Tonight Show episode & Johnny saying that it's a new showing coming out with Michael, it boggles my mind how fast time has flown. It's all in the perspective & perception of hindsight. The feeling of hindsight is also bittersweet, because I am now much older, my family has grown apart (RIP Dad) & all the good (and bad) memories of yesteryear will sometimes flood back.

[@christidmas3995]

What triggers me now is watching old shows and music and I am reminded of how fragile and precious life is on this planet.

[@robwebnoid5763]

​@@christidmas3995 ... Also certain smells/odors will trigger memories, like perfumes, colognes, even the smell of campfire smoke reminds me of boyscouting in the early 1980s. Also dank moldy smells too. lmao, like decades-old books at the library or someone else's house. One thing my dad did right, without knowing it, is he took hundreds, if not a thousand, of photos (film camera) & also several home videos (vhs), even audio on cassette tapes. All those are now precious, just have to try to digitize them as backup.

[@steveshutt6409]

@@robwebnoid5763 those are invaluable. My dad also took hundreds of pics as well if not thousands. He passed away two weeks ago and I took home his super 8 films he took during the 70s. Watching those were phenomenal. He left behind treasures for us all.

[@robwebnoid5763]

​@@steveshutt6409 ... My condolences. That's one thing my dad never had was Super8 recording. We did have HIGHLY shortened super8 films of movies, such as "Monster that Challenged the World" (1957) that only lasts like a few minutes or something, bought at stores in the 1970's. Now I have to figure that out too as I don't remember how to set the film/reel in the film projector (somewhere in storage), we all stopped using that when the 1980's came along, heh. And I just need more hard drive space before I start digitizing.

[@fcassini007]

This was so enjoyable. If you want a trip back in time and laugh a lot...

[@donnahalko1227]

I agree

[@gracieg7601]

Me too.

[@urbangeorge734]

Mr Rickles brought respect and love to all people. They knew what was coming up when they were destroyed by him. He gave a little bit of his beautiful soul to all of us thru his shows. RIP Maestro

[@BeautifulSpirit-kf5ld]

It was considered a compliment, to have him insult ! ...now THAT is a well loved man

[@gracieg7601]

Yeah there was a movie star who once said to him why don’t you ever insult me ? He said WHO ARe YOU? Then he hugged her! It was Angie Dickenson ! Lol he then told her I have to figure how to insult you your so beautiful.!

[@rojardakar1313]

Love how Carson just laughed when Rickles would rip into him! Humble guy!

[@Alexander-kb9hs]

WOW...Michael Landon was so sharp and on point. Back when life was sooo much better and we could all laugh at each other. Now I understand our elders. What have we come to !?!?

[@scottshanahan3827]

I've read that he was a really funny guy. I think he was known as a practical joker.

[@Jay-vr9ir]

Tattoos , piercings and F Bombs being dropped all over the place and violence being the very in thing .

[@PS_testing321...]

Yep.

[@maryann7619]

Lack of respect. Lost children who have been raised to be automatons with no sense of self nor soul.

[@mac2sallad]

Yeah cause racism, lynching, and sexism was something to laugh about back then.

[@25gsnd]

Don Rickles laughter is so infectious.

[@MrJoeybabe25]

This is CLASSIC Carson. Remember when panel shows were really PANEL shows? Landon, Rickles and Carson (and Ed) are so great together!

[@ts.elliot5870]

I wish I'd seen Don Rickles live. How cool wouod it have been to have Don Rickles as your warm up act?

[@1974jrod]

I woke my girlfriend up laughing so hard, and then she started laughing because of how hard I was laughing. Funniest thing I've ever seen.

[@TRockett55IRISH]

They dont make them like these gentlemen anymore just the greatest.

[@ice9594]

I love Michael Landon’s giggle!❤️

[@centexan]

Makes me realize that I have been right all these years telling my sons that late night used to be funny.

[@MGBranco]

Always fun and respectful! RIP Don!

[@ricthornton2958]

These 3 are pure magic!

[@peterclune3759]

Once u spend 5 minutes with rickles , you start searching everywhere for his humour. His roasting of Ronald Reagan was possibly the best I've listened too.

[@parkdigwig3447]

I very rarely laugh. I could hardly stay in my chair I was laughing so hard. Hilarious and so fast.

[@mateowannacomedyremasterz6605]

That's so tragic!!! Check out my Rickles, Carson, & 60's/70's playlists to continue to free yourself from what must be a torturous existence 💕

[@1968scottyd]

I miss these days so much rip to all of these legends.

[@pennise]

Rickles and Landon were on a roll and Johnny had lost all control. What a wonderful show it was.

[@scottspy]

Don Rickles -- "I hope your pencil gets a rupture!" 😆

[@robertdiotalevi2882]

"For a moment I thought I was going to have to have the operation!" 😂😂😂

[@zjaz8000]

Can’t teach this. Rickles is simply amazing... astounding! Full tank, never on E! But I wonder, even if he rehearses it, how does he remember it all and make it all flow so effortlessly, and be so seamlessly effective? And with him its no bars hold yet the results are always great laughter and no harm done. In fact, a lot of his skits are enlightening and medicinal in that they expose the ridiculousness of many of our dearly held world-views. Great comedian Rickles!

[@claudiocorleone7856]

I don’t think you can rehearse this. Don was just razor sharp and a natural. Thousands of hours on stage will do it. Dangerfield, Carlin, Robin Williams were really quick but not like Rickles. On this particular night he was on fire!

[@brianna094]

It's his personality. Can't be rehearsed

[@captmurdock]

Fun fact: Dave Tebet, mentioned several times by Don, was a NBC behind-the-scenes power-broker for decades. He ended up being Johnny's personal network exec for the next ten years.

[@davidtebbutt7696]

thanks for this comment I was trying to Google the guy as I wasn't sure if I heard the name right

[@brianjoyce9040]

The knowing they have all moved on makes me glad I watched as they delivered the goods constantly.

[@zabaleta66]

Hahaha......Don Rickles was nuts!!

[@KwajGecko]

After Johnny retired, I stopped watching late night talk shows. Nothing was as good. It was always a treat when Rickles was on as a guest. One of the funniest guys ever!

[@BMWMTEAM1]

Miss this era

[@tj1838]

Back in the day when I lived in California I watched the shows at night when I was 8 9 and 10 years old.... love Johnny Carson after he left rumors was he was going to come back and do shows but God took him home. His love for tennis was huge.

[@JJRAINEY79]

No one will ever come close to the greatness of don rickles and the comedy genius he was

[@kathrynsolomonides8772]

Amazing generation if days gone by. ♥️♥️♥️

[@curtisd2842]

Hurry up with that time machine. I’m going out on the town with Rickles and Carson. Can you even imagine?

[@ErnestPoirier-s3b]

Thanks Carson show ❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉

[@dianeclifford6809]

There is nobody like these guys, they were great. The Tonight Show is nothing like that today...

[@martinleavitt6094]

Well said Diane,,,those greats from yesteryear will never be equalled..i miss them All!!👍

[@christinatweet6580]

Jimmy Fallon's kinda like a big kid---unsophisticated 😴😴😴😴

[@GohAhweh]

He was so brilliant..i miss him all the time..

[@70sboy98]

After discovering only a few years ago about this talk show I must say, where have I been all this time !,,,,,, probably the best talk show that has ever come out from the USA . Hi from the UK.

[@duran007fan5]

Hi from the United States, Johnny was and will always be the best, he puts today's talk show hosts to shame.

[@avantgardenovelist]

I grew up in this world and thought it would always be like this. It isn't anymore.

[@gabe-po9yi]

Me, too. Great days, sadly long gone.

[@Praetorianguard2001]

Me too…and no it is not👍🏾

[@fila6243]

We raised stupid and then exalted it over wit.

[@henri7054]

Oh I just love Michael Landon he was a great actor and human being 💕

[@mateowannacomedyremasterz6605]

I was raised in the little house on the prairie =)

[@themaximumbob]

Rickles was ON FIRE!

[@greggimour6999]

Remember a time when we could all laugh at each other?

[@richardedwards1546]

I member

[@janetgiddings5538]

What it's like nowadays, reminds me of a time I had to talk to a shrink to get my daughter's attention deficient medication. Just visiting, I said, "her dad and I are both smart mouths, so she didn't stand a chance". He QUICKLY and SERIOUSLY replied, "what do you mean by that"?!?!

[@kiaruna]

What a human being ! Legends never die.

[@sonnyromes860]

Agree

[@joelleson3313]

The folks below have said it all. Thanks to them, and thanks to these fantastic stars.

[@funkster007]

Rickles always seemed to have a blast when other guests had their spot with Johnny. Especially when interviews got a bit awkward. It was right up his alley.

[@Dragon_rls]

Those two guys on either side of Don Rickles look so sweet with the way they sit with there legs crossed.