Johnny's Animal Hijinks Volume 1

Johnny Carson's hilarious moments with furry & feathered animal guests.
Some of The Tonight Show's most unforgettable moments occurred when Joan Embery of the San Diego Zoo and Jim Fowler of Wild Kingdom introduced audiences and Johnny to the always unpredictable world of wild and exotic animals. Time and again. these lovable critters reminded us all that the King of Late Night was no match for the animal kingdom.

[@lenajenkens8560]

One thing about Johnny Carson, when it comes to animals, he just let it happen. No other night show host, can compare with Johnny!

[@roseyeager2885]

Wonderful shows. I have watched them all night long and I never get tired of Johnny Carson. after Johnny after Johnny oh, I don't think anyone has come close. Rest in peace

[@brendafleming6443]

Right he was very gutsy with his animals wonderful

[@christopherb4015]

C o Nan

[@crystalregan2481]

Ditto

[@koreanjesus8185]

@@christopherb4015 I love Conan and Johnny equally, and they are both good sports with the animals. A little marmoset pee on the head? No problem, it's all for laughs!

[@nonsense1558]

Joan always had the docile animals, but Jim had the nutcase ones and those segments he did with Johnny were often unpredictable and funny as hell!

[@ChadQuick270W]

Like the giant beetle that Jim didn’t know could fly. 😂

[@mgwilliams1000]

I always loved how Joan Embry would just casually put the animal on Johnny's desk or in his lap.

[@vinlandolfi4282]

In 🛏️

[@leannsherman6723]

“Were you lonely, Jim?” 😂

[@dorothycoker8830]

The little bush dog is a happy puppy ❤️👍.

[@stevejones6247]

my bush dog and me

[@ARusso1192]

My grandma had all the VHS tapes! She introduced me to JC when I was really young. We laughed so much watching these for years!! When she passed I inherited them... Reminds me I need to convert the VHS tapes to DVDs.

[@alicewhalen1596]

We pp pp

[@timholt9948]

Johnny was a riot could watch him all day with animals

[@trock6577]

Carson would do anything knowing that pure comedy gold would result. No one could milk every situation like he could. I could watch these clips forever.

[@chowchow1850]

Johnny loved all animals that's why his animal skits were the best of all time late night show clips! RIP GOAT Johnny!

[@leegray4999]

Johnny was the best !

[@duran007fan5]

Johnny has been deceased for 16 years, he puts all of today's late night talk show hosts to shame. he will always be tops in my book.

[@gregd.558]

Jim Fowler is one strong guy the way he handles large animals like that bear and very confident with what he does you can tell he's an expert if you had never heard of him or seen him before and it was instead the very first time.

[@ZERO_O7X]

Johnny is so much better with the critters than anyone else in late night tv. He's so happy and willing to hold and pet the animals.

[@nastynate1219]

Howard: Hahaha Johnny: Where were you during the monologue. 😂😂😂

[@camelavidal7736]

Mr. Carson was a TRUE GENIUS. Rest in Heavenly Peace Johnny.💙

[@queenmicale9686]

JOHNNY CARSON WAS THE BEST EVER. His personality was fantastic. He knew just how to entertain the audience!!!!. There will NEVER BE ANOTHER ONE LIKE HIM EVER. The greatest showman. They dont make them like him anymore. He was a natural. RIP. LOVE YA..🥰🙏🙏🙏💔💔💔👏👏👏👏👏

[@codydavidyates72]

"I know it's a drag, isn't it, Jim?" He gets it

[@user-eb6xg1wc8i]

I remember sneaking halfway down the stairs when I was 8 and through 13 or so…to hear my mom watching The Tonight Show! Great memories and I watched in my later years…I have his Best Of Collection…on VHS 😂😂

[@lisaschoenwetter5495]

Me too!

[@slm3913]

Awww just love this Bushdog. How sweet. And always loved watching Jim Fowler. He began the park in the area I used to live, Albany Ga. Cheehaw Park.

[@JamesWardGodsMagicGuy]

Guest Magicians and Animals was always my favorite on his show.

[@murchuan8782]

Jim is brilliant... comes on with vulture cool out 😎. Johnny come over here... he's in the mood for feeding...

[@cautionTosser]

not sure how i feel about speeding up the clips. that was a lot of the beauty of it - the slow burn and then... bam! monkey punch! :D

[@harrishawker1]

Gotta love Johnny , he was a very good sport

[@Meekseek]

He was excellent, a sport and funny.

[@Ksane]

Jim with the Bear: Well don’t show him the BAG! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@larryinfantino379]

I laughed my butt off! Really miss you Johnny😢

[@doralevitt2879]

This was wonderful, I could watch Johnny with animals all day long- thank you!! 😄🤗💖🌹

[@dreamcatcherjulie1]

I loved the one where they had a really long snake on it and were trying to hold it. Johnny was so funny. I loved that show. Starting watcing around 1980 and was so sad to have him leave the show. Never watched any of the others. The animal ones were the best.

[@r.j.whitaker]

The baby wolfies 😍

[@stacie4170]

Johnny was always such a good sport . Never declined interaction with these various animals. Some of my best memories of Johnny

[@gailjackson8941]

Carson was the BEST!

[@user-eb6xg1wc8i]

I absolutely adore that Johnny was such a good sport and accepting of all of these wild animals. Some of the absolute best memories 🥰🥰🥰

[@carykillingbeck2874]

I loved the wolf pup three-for-all over the chicken bone @10:05! 🙂

[@bettycogswell9851]

Johnny with that Ardvark....omg.....in the box just in time...

[@msheart2]

I loved watching Johnny Carson with animals he was so funny and a pretty good sport. His was the only show I watched pretty consistently through the 1980s till he left the tonight show in 1992.

[@williamwindomtributesite1640]

My parents saw him when he came by himself to do a comedy show in RI and said he was great! My mom loved Carson. My dad always recalls how he would be sleeping and my mom would be next to him laughing hysterically and keeping him awake. Now she's gone and he recalls it all, fondly.

[@msheart2]

My condolences to you and your Dad. I can relate to your Mom, I loved Carson too. May your Mom and Carson and everyone else come and gone, be in peace.

[@gmail4218]

This video makes me nervous for Johnny. No joke.

[@pamlittle6353]

He's so good with the animal's on his show

[@pollywannacracker4880]

I am so glad Johnny was on years ago. Today people would be demanding everyone to "cancel culture" him. Thanks for the years of laughs Mr. Carson.

[@ChadQuick270W]

I wish I could find the clip with a bear (I think) that drank out of Ed’s coffee mug and of course Johnny made a hilarious joke about that 😂

[@Maxbps88]

Johnny completely missed the lead around 11:45 when Jim Fowler said they were chasing an aardvark late one night...and ran into a group of LIONS instead". Johnny rarely missed a home run pitch.

[@patriciajustice9795]

Johnny was the best

[@robpaul2004]

There were always people who thought the hahaha bird was a ventriloquist voice.

[@marieh7861]

Well you could clearly see the birds beak moving along with the voice.

[@byrd56]

3:27--Jim Fowler 1932-2019

[@gusbeau1]

That vulture was an exact copy of TheSquad bunch (only prettier !)

[@gusbeau1]

In place of the’’sloth bear” a Newf pup would be fine !

[@gusbeau1]

Oops!

[@gusbeau1]

The young lady was soooo proud of Howard !

[@whattttf4170]

Thank you for posting this. I remember everyone of the animal episodes~all classic.

[@joannhoppel8460]

Love these clips!! I used to stay up and laugh so hard I couldn't sleep!

[@sevadaj]

Johnny was the best!!!!!!

[@MrStinker101]

Brilliant thank you for putting it up

[@williamroberts6803]

That is why they call it an oddvark.

[@amstergal]

That was awesome! Laughed so hard!

[@sharonrichards1627]

I miss late night tv before everything had an agenda.

[@labellavita2314]

I love this! Thank you for sharing.

[@Sou1defiler]

7:15 LAWWWWWL I would have died right there...

[@Pantheraleo1545]

3:51 His face is just radiating “I’m about to have tons of material with this”

[@sunbeagle9769]

Same as my beagle! Bush dog knows............

[@donaldbricker625]

All hail the King

[@spudwas]

I'd love to see the full version of the bird with eye lashes. I saw this in 1985. The whole segment was really funny. Any chance you can upload that? Thanks

[@cynthcorcor126]

The producers own the film the three.

[@robadams5799]

Oh, look. It's puma/cougar/mountain lion!

[@jedijones]

Before the segments with the baby foxes and the aardvark, on the same episode (June 18, 1981) there was a monkey who punched Johnny in the face. It's even better than those segments and can be seen here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gYXahpKDhZV_irs

[@PoletBally]

I'm so sad that Carson kept referring to that aardvark as being ugly, because I think they're just so adorable.

[@elenalatici9568]

The Bushdog sounds like a fox 🦊

[@lewiscarey6984]

In today's world: the heyena would feel right at home ; what am I? Male: no no Wait!!! I'm female! POOR CONFUSED HUMAN that heyena!! 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪😜🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪😜🤪🤪😜😜🤪🤪

[@cierakitty]

This was a good one

[@canag0d]

Joan Embry was such a babe!

[@toraquan]

"Why would I blow on a tarantula?? Give me one good reason!"

[@sandyrottloff1515]

Hilarious!

[@cynthcorcor126]

The producers own the film .dad mom and I. Here as Joan- Master

[@feralbluee]

the wolf cubs were really adorable - really, how like dogs. adults, however, are a different story :) 🐺🌷🌱 the aardvark was also just adorable. that nose is a very developed smelling organic - it has to find termites and needs to follow their scent to get to them. i gotta hand it to Johnny, he had to handle some rough animals and he still could make incredibly funny jokes. :) LOL 😋🌷🌱

[@JanicefromKansas]

Hello from Kansas 🇺🇸

[@corporeidad]

3:28 ¡Una hiena! Antes de Schneider o el que está en Sudáfrica ...

[@subbaduvvuri3925]

Joan Embry is so sweet

[@trock6577]

She’s still with us in her 70’s. Joan and Fowler never gets old. Laugh just as hard today as I did 40 years ago.

[@elenalatici9568]

I had no idea Aardvarks were so big😮

[@jimmyyu2184]

Don't see much, if any live animals on talk shows, besides the tame dog-and-pony shows, probably due to liabilities... Thank you Johnny.

[@lindascott2107]

Hilarious ha ha ha

[@kurikokaleidoscope]

Very amazing.

[@feralbluee]

if you look at a vulture’s face, they are very inquisitive and cute - especially the chicks, even as they grow up. and vultures eat carrion. they are not predators!! 🦅🌷🌱

[@brendasmith7235]

Belly rubs are universal…

[@dachshund_gaming]

George Lucas saw the aardvark and got an idea for a Star Wars character (imperial spy with long snout)

[@cottontop9276]

He should have started singing "I've got a Tiger by the tail it's plain to see, I won't be much when she gets through with me"

[@rickgasbarre3461]

too funny .

[@Mike-we9hi]

neat

[@rebeccahiggins2369]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@sunbeagle9769]

Sloth Bear is kick'n......

[@Lorenzo1950]

My name is Howard.

[@victorbonilla4634]

Ha ha ha

[@ginolorenzo9851]

😁

[@nrg16108]

Ha ha ha

[@belladonna131]

Ha, ha, ha, ha...

[@workman88]

$250,000 fine. I wonder how many people got that.. Probably zero lol.

[@hopewalker5764]

Lock died in 1988 and Lisa in 1993. They were transferred, together, to the Memphis Zoo a year after this video, then Lock was sold into entertainment, which is part of the reason why he died so young. Lisa ended up at a shitty zoo in Mexico in 1987 and died there in 1993.

[@AP-xb4tv]

Nooooooooooooooooooo. Those bbys. Why!!!

[@davidwesley2525]

Heartbreaking that it happened.😥😥😥

[@tripjet999]

Too MANY commercials!

[@pamelacass9642]

WHAT commercials?

[@IASP17]

Joan Embery was hot

[@davidwesley2525]

She is a cutie.😁😁😁

[@mthomas3547]

I don't know if he was afraid of the animals, but he never showed it.

[@pollywannacracker4880]

Johnny was actually terrified of spiders.

[@MaggieF0830]

😊

[@WXVA9]

Now, why do thy call this a "urine monkey"?

[@bornyesterday21]

Lippy the Lion and Hardy Har Har.

[@chrislork240]

Could you please put in some more ads

[@tonyreynolds5112]

Where's the lemur that peed on his head??????

[@pamelacass9642]

Marmoset-the tiniest monkey.

[@kathrynmolesa1641]

Wonder how many suits Johnny ruined over the years.

[@davidwesley2525]

Way Too many.😁😁😁

[@jonkirkwood469]

Carlson must have studied under Red Skelton.

[@pamelacass9642]

Who's Carlson?

[@Blood0cean]

The color quality and editing is pretty bad unfortunately

[@DeadeyeDaily]

With all the good jokes cut out 😕