Howie Mandel Gets Banned From The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson

We are working overtime on this episode and it will be with you Tuesday! So please enjoy this little sneak peek clip with Howie Mandel!

[@frodofraggins]

Sometimes a host just needs to let the guest tell their story without interruptions. This is one of those cases.

[@videojameplayer1448]

Yeah he almost sounded like a small child

[@kellyparker5162]

Memory is so interesting. I’ve heard Howie tell this story before, and then stumbled onto this interview. The Cardin segment is on YT: 1. Howie says the tiger is 20 feet long, or maybe bigger. It’s the length of the couch. 2. He says it took almost 2 minutes to get the tiger into place. From time they pull back the curtain to when he sits down, just a little over 30 secs. 3. Pouring sweat. 30 seconds of mild activity (helped by Ed), he *may* have needed a dab. 4. Back and forth about the tiger. They start talking normally (no silence like Howie says). After a bit of banter, and a couple of jokes, Johnny asks if he’s going to explain the tiger, and Howie says, “I’d rather not talk about it.” Johnny comedically reacts, laughs, and replies, “You’re the guest. If you don’t want to talk about it…” They move on. Now it’s been about 2:11 since they pulled back the curtain. 5. Howie says Johnny never looked at him, a couple of jokes later went to commercial, and that was it. In fact, the two had a normal “Johnny with comedian” chat segment that ran about 10:20 long. Johnny looking at him the while time as with any other guest. Howie finishes with a silly Howie joke that breaks Johnny up, and Johnny thanks him for being there. 7. Johnny brought on the next guest. Johnny actually apologizes to the last guest who was bumped because they went long, thanks Howie, and says his goodnights. I don’t know if Howie knows about KZbin. 😂

[@MrSpuzzz]

Agree! He must have felt some shame about not being invited back, to the point that he contorted his own memory about how poorly the appearance went.

[@ladybuglover4eva52]

& here he is trying so hard to stay relevant (good grief, this was the 80's!) by making stuff up that can easily be proven otherwise.

[@sttanleyyelnatts]

Hysterical. I looked it up immediately and noticed the same. Johnny went with it but prob very pissed.

[@skipast75]

I just watched it and Howie should be proud of that segment… it’s fuggin hilarious. When he sits behind the carrot and you can barely see him….😂 This was Howie in his prime.

[@bcsurvivor4713]

I wish that guy would quit interrupting him.

[@jeffee47]

I remember this well...I thought it was one of the funniest things I'd ever seen in late night. I can't believe it is so infamous now. The fact that he went through all that trouble to get the prop on stage then refused to talk about it made it even more hilarious.

[@jonnyfive1]

Wow, this is going to be worth the wait!

[@chromakeyblue]

Howie’s explanation of the show is completely inaccurate. Watch the video of the actual show. Johnny ends the show with Howie still in the seat. This host of this podcast should have done his homework.

[@bajamerica]

I saw a replay of that Carson Show. It did not happen the way Howie remembers it. He stayed on for the whole show, actually bumped another guest, and Carson interacted with him the entire time, laughing and engaging with him!

[@NicholasSatchell]

That is true.

[@sonicmoremusic1]

Exactly

[@ladybuglover4eva52]

Yes! What a weird flex. He's trying to stay relevant & using Carson (a comedy legend!) to do it. Carson may have passed, but the taped episode doesn't lie. The 80's have been over for a super long time... Howie needs to cope 🙄

[@williamdixon-gk2sk]

A sabre-toothed tiger!?! W/ a carrot on top?!? Thats almost as funny as singing Christmas carols in a baby voice for 5 min.s! Thats why Howie is the King!

[@sngscratcher]

Human recollection is such a fuzzy kind of thing. (Watch the Carson clip with Howie and the big carrot.)

[@shealynmcmahon9430]

I can’t wait to see the full episode, Ricky!!

[@TomHardysUglierYoungerBrother]

Two of my favorite comics on my favorite pod!! Can’t wait for the full episode tomorrow, Ricky!! Keep them banger guests comin.

[@gol6683]

Howie Mandela is an icon and I’ve followed him since the 90s. What a guy! What a story!

[@TomHardysUglierYoungerBrother]

*Nelson

[@gol6683]

@@TomHardysUglierYoungerBrother Damn autocorrect

[@TomHardysUglierYoungerBrother]

@@gol6683 haha it worked out perfectly!!

[@Worldpeace12343]

I watched the episode and it didn't happen like he said at all

[@iloveyoubebe]

Damn Rick, you snapped at Howie at 3:45

[@robert1340]

STOP INTERRUPTING!!

[@hadesmusic1175]

Your two guys' chemistry is amazing. One of my favorite episodes

[@johnnychinstrap]

I think the staff and Ed were pissed. Not sure Johnny minded. Plus they gave Howie 10 and half minutes. I think Howie was a little stressed and did not recall it properly since it was a pretty funny bit. And the 1 minute of dead air to drag a paper machete animal and carrot across the set is classic Howie. I think Howie did great with only a few hours to come up with the bit.

[@jameshudson169]

When was it? Johnny retired like '93.

[@strest281]

I watched Howie tell this exact same story in Tiger Belly with Bobby Lee, and Howie did the same bit with his watch not being able to hear him. And he did it at the exact same part of the story. What's up with that?????

[@Dynamiterocketship]

Whoa!!

[@jcamb72]

How weird...watch the clip Howie...it was NOTHING like you describe

[@rocky3993]

The host interrupts way too much.

[@alicemartinez9620]

I seen Ed McMahon once at my old church in Los Angeles

[@dagwood8409]

Couldn't make it to the end. The host is interrupting WAY TOO MUCH!

[@anguslean4058]

This guy interrupts more then Laura Ingrham

[@tedvincent2409]

Constantly interrupting is annoying.

[@TomHardysUglierYoungerBrother]

Take that negative and annoying attitude elsewhere then, Teddy!! :)

[@luciusmalou4906]

Annoying, inane, and frustrating. I hate bad listeners.

[@luciusmalou4906]

@@TomHardysUglierYoungerBrother It was a valid criticism, unlike your rude soyboy comment.

[@geekphilosophy4258]

Yeah, let him finish the story rather than interrupting at key moments, nerd

[@kymandjamesshh]

I couldn't agree mor...*interrupted

[@MikesGoogleAcct]

The Tonight Show - Howie Mandel - Jun 28, 1985, on KZbin. It's funny. Bringing on a big, unusual prop and not talking about it, is a cleaver joke.

[@GEC416]

I watched the bit on Carson with tiger and carrot and it was funny...it only took him a few seconds to get it up there and they cracked jokes and Howie did some funny stuff and Johnny seemed fine so to me it wasn't a flop at all so not sure why he wasn't asked backed. You guys watch it and see what u think.

[@DavidMcdonald-df8tb]

I heard about this guy and I love Howie so I watched for the first time and it will be the last. He was obnoxiously annoying with the interuptions.

[@michaelreece2966]

Rick has a horrible habit of talking over people and constantly interrupts. It’s so annoying.

[@farerse]

is the tiger/carrot episode deleted from youtube?

[@Mr1930s]

It's on KZbin. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pKKwdWOIpaaHnbM

[@davewoods6673]

No its still on

[@shawnfuton6746]

The host needs to shut up and let him tell the story. A host should enhance a conversation and know to let the guest roll.

[@benschlechter]

I wonder what would've happened if all those who had been banned from The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, had barged back onto the set while he was still there?

[@electrictroy2010]

Security

[@benschlechter]

@@electrictroy2010 And possibly the cops called if they refuse to leave, resulting in criminal trespassing charges.

[@MrSpuzzz]

In Howies mind this was a complete disaster. Just rewatched the appearance. The audience laughed a lot…Carson kept him on a long time they even ended up bumping someone. If Carson was that angry it’s because he himself was eccentric too. There was one flat joke at the end but all in all for 1985 pretty entertaining.

[@den8863]

It’s too bad they rushed him. His previous show was great.

[@Nuschler22]

It's easy to find this interview, and most of that didn't happen. The screen shot shows that the tiger wasn't close to blocking anyone but where McMahon sat. Everyone was laughing, it didn't take two minutes, Johnny thought it was funny, he was on for ten minutes total or so. I wonder if the "joke' is how bad he tells the story related to what actually happened.

[@Justin-dr1rq]

You seem bothered that he didn’t recall his story from 40 years ago correctly

[@electrictroy2010]

He could just watch the tape, if his memory is faulty. That’s better than lying .

[@OhNo0o0]

​​@@electrictroy2010 Maybe he recollected events differently since he was never invited back, so his mind probably misconceived the events of that night negatively. Moreover, Howie has stated multiple times that he doesn't like watching a lot of his stuff back because he finds himself cringeworthy.

[@johnnychinstrap]

@@OhNo0o0 Wait until you people turn sixty people WRT to memory. What did you do at work 40 years ago today. But I think it is interesting that the bit was funny and he thinks it bombed. That surprised me too.

[@donaldrabbitt9997]

No wonder Carson kicked him off, that story was meaningless, dull and painful to listen to. I can't imagine watching it.

[@someotherdude]

Meh... Mandel skipped over some dialog that happened after he sat down... it wasn't funny and he was clearly struggling. It was an off night and hey, it was last minute. But he really struggled.

[@BuJammy]

Why are we all pretending that Howie Mandel was ever funny?

[@keke7216]

Agreed

[@paulyricca3881]

👴🏻NEVER EVER EVER THE OCKY WAY.

[@Tornado1994]

Because he is. You Aren't.

[@davec3717]

Mandell was never funny. I side with Carson.

[@IToldYouSo2]

Howie, what a liar you are. That show is on KZbin to watch and after the segment when you brought the props out, you were still on for three more segments and you and Carson talked about many things.

[@Tornado1994]

Carson WAS an Asshole. EVERYONE around him can confirm this.

[@johnmcmahon8513]

This started as an interesting three minute story , then the hosts interruptions, turned it into a boring seven minute nothing burger.