Singing Dog Contest on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show, 1987

[@angelas.9717]

Love the way Johnny is so kind to the dog owners--doesn't make fun of them, doesn't go for the obvious cheap joke. And he was kind to the dogs, too. He was a class act.

[@beagledog2001]

Has a master of late-night entertainment, and an animal lover, he was the best. Never went for the cheap jokes. A true class act indeed.

[@leannsherman6723]

He sure was.

[@leannsherman6723]

Piercing a dog’s ear? Seriously?

[@leannsherman6723]

So cute and sweet. and there were prizes for everyone. ❤

[@kathyanderson6946]

I LOVE THE BASSETT HOUND! The expression on his face is priceless! That's how I feel in many social situations!😄

[@sharonjacobs5351]

Me too ! ! . . 😂

[@JL-zn7me]

It’s 2024.. I miss the innocence and wholesomeness of shows like this! I was personally impressed with Rubin! But I have to say, they’re all incredibly talented and precious! Columbo is the most adorable pup with the best name ever! May all these beautiful pups be playing peacefully and singing over the rainbow bridge! THEY WILL BE REMEMBERED FOREVER! 🐾🐾💙🩷

[@Crazeyfor67]

When TV had a heart and soul. What a fun night. It felt like yesterday.

[@cindyrobertson3798]

I love good old clean humor! Johnny Carson was a class act

[@jillnelson8746]

Yes Johnny Carson was the best - I watched his show as an 8 year old when mom & dad were sleeping 😴

[@spicyirwin5835]

If he only wasn't a chain cig smoker. LOVE HOW VERY ELDERLY LADIES TELL JOHNNY THEY R MARRIED, he made them feel that special!

[@shirleygoodwin93]

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[@karencahill4798]

Rest In Peace Johnny. A Household Name for all time!

[@ginaloverofangels]

That was such fun to watch. Columbo (the last dog) had me laughing out loud. He was so adorable and entranced by the crowd. I still watch these shows in the evening on tv. Johnny was the greatest.

[@geoben1810]

32 long years ago. Those dogs, and so many other pets from that time are long gone. But I'm sure they're all running around and having fun in pet heaven! 💕

[@stephaniejaniczekssmugglerscan]

I was 19 in the hospital recovering from a horrible life altering illness at Mayo in Minnesota. I saw this when it aired. Im in tears

[@joyceadams7426]

hope all is well now :-)

[@nazmoking3171]

We were so lucky 🍀 to have Johnny! I loved the man and miss him dearly...

[@hh7407]

I like how all the poochies got a prize. It was a lot of stress and stage fright for the Bassett. They were all adorable.

[@nyk3334]

They should have formed a group. RIP to all those wonderful dogs!

[@jeffcurtis5265]

Awwwww 6 beautiful doggies. I know they're all in doggy heaven now.

[@MsShannruggles]

I miss You and your wonderful shows Johnny Carson You were the best and always will be THE BEST late night HOST... You set the standard for late night talk shows... A CLASS ACT ALWAYS Greatly Missed and Well Loved by ALL ...

[@CroixdeLorraine]

@Jean Kennedy No, they weren't mindless fluff!! They were very entertaining, and not forum for cutting down whichever political figure that you choose!! We all have to escape the libtards and Demonrats who yammer 24/7 about how horrible things are, how they're going to indict, impeach, lock up, yadayadayada, and ad infinitum!!! Johnny Carson, wish you were here!!!😏✝️⚜️

[@timmyles314]

I grew up watching Johnny . Life was much better back then .

[@Ladrusty]

I remember it as if it was yesterday -- although it was 32 years ago. I guess you could call it my five minutes of fame. I am the contestant whose sheltie, Aladdin, won the coveted golden fire hydrant (which still sits on a bookshelf in my home office). For those of you who weighed in on the possibility that dogs howl to certain sounds because it hurts their ears, I can tell you with assurance that was not the case with Laddie. I got him as an eight week old puppy from a backyard breeder, and when he was just a few months old I discovered his fondness for the harmonica quite by accident. Whenever I pulled it out to play a tune, he would come running to me, sit up straight as an arrow, point his nose in the air and howl. Even if I played the harmonica so softly you could barely hear it -- so softly it couldn't possibly hurt his ears -- he would sing. Nothing deterred him, and I never trained him in this behavior. He LOVED that harmonica, and singing along with it just came naturally to him. So, of course, when I heard about auditions for the Tonight Show's singing dog contest in Burbank, (within an hour's drive of my home), I figured Laddie was a shoe-in. They auditioned several hundred dogs, but when I got the callback informing me that we were one of the six finalists, I can't say I was surprised. The show was taped earlier in the day on New Year's Eve, 1987 for airing that night. So I guess you could say the episode dates back to 1987 or 1988 -- take your pick. As for my memories of the experience -- I recall that Laddie and I shared a dressing room with Kona and her owner, and that one of the Smother's Brothers -- who were guests on the show that night -- dropped by to say "hello." I remember thinking, when we were actually onstage with Johnny, that he was a lot shorter than I realized. And I remember hoping that he wouldn't engage me in conversation because I was getting over a bad cold and had terrible laryngitis. I chose to play "Auld Lang Syne" since it was New Year's Eve, but afterwards wished I'd chosen a longer and more upbeat tune because it was just over much too quickly, and a toe-tapping tune would have been funnier (like that snazzy piano tune that Columbo's owner played). And I remember that while we, the contestants, were all standing onstage with our dogs waiting for the applause meter to determine the winner, that "washout" Columbo kept trying to sniff Laddie's butt, and Laddie kept trying to duck behind me to get away from him. Then, before we knew it, they were calling the winner -- and Laddie and I were holding the golden fire hydrant and beaming from ear to ear. I'm sure it helped that I had family and friends in the audience cheering us on. But I also think Laddie performed like the Blue Ribbon champion he always was, and deserved to win. In fact, when my friends and family gathered at my house that night to celebrate New Year's Eve and to watch "The Tonight Show," in real time, we all had a good laugh when Laddie -- who was, of course, the guest of honor -- stood in front of the TV and began to sing along with himself as soon as he heard the harmonica on the TV. Sadly, my sweet Laddie died at the rather young age of nine. He collapsed in the hills chasing a rabbit on a Memorial Day weekend, and though my husband and I rushed him to the Animal Hospital, he died in my arms in the car. Those of you who are dog lovers know that losing a dog is like losing a beloved member of your family. It was one of the saddest days of my life. But I'm happy that he lives on through this KZbin video. And I'd like to think that he is in doggie heaven, still singing his little heart out.

[@satori03]

Thank you for getting me to smile..I would have applauded for Aladdin!

[@droolies7079]

I came searching for this as I remembered these dogs from 30 some years ago and the basset that had stage fright lol. Dogs sing for a thousand different reasons. Happy, sad, lonely, pain (of course). But how are they suppose to speak? I used to have a mastiff that never shut up lol he just wanted to tell me about his day and what all happened and how he felt about it lol. But most of mine speak - they have found vocalization easier then mind reading lol I fail their messages every time unless they tell me lol

[@ezymk69]

I have always had Shelties! They are the smartest dogs!

[@DLCMORRIS]

GOD blesses your LOVE! OHMYDOG!

[@tvoommen4688]

Dogs 'sing' NOT because their ears get hurt........ I had been able to make every dog I kept, sing. All of them needed a musical single-note sound from something like a pitch pipe, to initiate them into 'singing' mood.

[@richardtaylor8595]

I watched Johnny Carson every night with my mother when I was a teenager and when the show was over that was when we drove to pick my father up from work.Thank you Johnny for bringing me and my mother so close.

[@NicoleM2108]

For me, it was my grandmother. She never missed Johnny. She used to say, she just "wanted a laugh". That was our time too! :) Thanks for the comment reminding me!

[@LadyKimberly1]

That is so touching and wonderful! 😊

[@bethknight4436]

Love that story 💕

[@kardoyle]

Great memories . Thanks for the reminder . Nice to know others are in the same boat remembering our folks …..♥️

[@anniefannycharles9951]

Johnny's facial expressions were hysterical.

[@cathyt144]

Carson set the standard and the bar raised high for late night talk shows. Sadly, none after have even came close to even touching that bar. Thanks for the decades of great memories Mr Carson. ❤️💜💙😀RIP Johnny 🙏 (10/23/1925-1/23/2005)

[@lass-inangeles7564]

How I miss you Johnny Carson! You never made the show about you, but about your guests, and you had the utmost tact, and grace. What a decent and classy man you were. Your sense of timing, diplomacy, finesse, and terribly funny skits left me laughing uncontrollably with tears running down. The best there was, and ever will be.

[@claudetteday2507]

find a puppy puppies please ,

[@marymcinaney7242]

Lass-in Angeles

[@bobopaxaton]

I agree with everything you said. And I might add, he NEVER had to use any four letter words!!

[@ImSPOTon]

Just for instance, how he have that smile/expression to the piano player when the dog didn't sing.......so friggin funny...he could do it with just a look.

[@xSTARR999]

Lass-in-Angeles, Your comment wins the interwebs, good Sir. There was no finer host than Johnny Carson. I am sure he is keeping God entertained in Heaven.

[@MickeRamone]

Man...Johnny was an absolute MASTER of reacting to his environment in a funny way..even when something goes horribly wrong or not as planned, you can always just look at his reaction and facial expressions and have an awesome time...he's just so charming

[@Oona707]

I miss watching this with my mom when I was supposed to be sleeping ❤

[@idelliceetta4799]

Great memories of our great generation. I am so blessed that I was born in 1973! I know good the good TV shows of our past and the horrible TV shows (of today).

[@extremeocd1184]

You're so right! I was born in 58 so I'm 61 ..........62 later this year. The junk today is just that.....junk!

[@jansermons6007]

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[@ivaleeweather]

There will never be another one like Johnny Carson’s..

[@ellalarkin1016]

This was so funny, and the dogs were very well-behaved, when they were all together at the end, none of them fought. I think the last contestant, the Basset hound, was overwhelmed by the audience. I love dogs. Mr Johnny Carson, Rest in Peace. Amen.

[@fishbake7]

Great Piano player!

[@daschundloverable]

Yea, overwhelmed and had stage fright.

[@wordivore]

The magic of editing.

[@spicyirwin5835]

Dogs see audience & r still well behaved!

[@taritabonita22]

Love and miss Johnny Carson 💜❤️

[@frankG335]

Reubens is warming his face up and singing VERRRRY softly.

[@kenn9927]

Johnny Carson had the ablity to make people be at ease when things didn't go as planned. That's what made he great.

[@orkycathcart6397]

YEAH , MADE < HE > GREAT !!

[@mrheem44]

don't forget his use of language made he great too

[@Isabelidb4]

Ken N b

[@bikethetrails8155]

I bet he wasn't too happy with the videotape operator who was in charge of the replay sequence!

[@karencahill4798]

Over 40 years ago. Still as good as it’s ever been💕

[@mimirogers6130]

Johnny Carson was such a gracious host!

[@photo161]

Gracious master of the spontaneous and unscripted, Carson could make comedy out of anything.

[@jerseyjoe3214]

Now the Dogs are the Hosts of late night Tv !! Johnny had Class !!

[@ImSPOTon]

Oh my word....classic Carson when he smiled at the piano player when the dog wouldn't sing....cracked me up. I miss the good old days Carson was the top .....

[@cw7792]

yes at 8:55 - reminds me of Roger Moore as 007 smiling at Jaws

[@haydeetorres3602]

Yes I miss those days when people enjoyed good old shows.

[@kizpaws]

@ImSPOTon: Yup, good clean fun with a very funny and classy host. RIP Johnny

[@jennylee9278]

He made life for this insomniac tolerable.

[@angiefoyle1281]

@@cw7792 LP pop

[@ameliareaganwright2758]

There is no late-night host who can EVER replace or compare to Johnny Carson.

[@MemoryLane77852]

Big Bill O'Reilly, I got you a glass of Liberal Tears.

[@MemoryLane77852]

Big Bill O'Reilly, Sorry I’m not Liberal and therefore can’t inject myself with Lysol.

[@FranFJB]

Ed as the Sidekick with Doc & The Band!

[@lesmerz3178]

Well said!

[@fadeddenims501]

Clean, real humor....where did it go? I loved Johnny Carson!

[@kulturfreund6631]

In my hometown, more than thirty years ago, there was a guy who played blues harp really well. He had a big black Newfoundland named Perry which howled along improvised Blues harmonies.

[@CharlieOkeson]

"and this washout here"... gotta love Johnny's gentle honesty

[@MichaelMMiddleton098]

Johny Carson was a national treasure... and greatly missed.

[@shadrach6299]

MichaelMMiddleton098 He was a class act.

[@crazycanuck2578]

@@shadrach6299 Yes he was, but he wasn't a good father or husband, just check out his kids videos about how he was never there for them his show was more important and he left them nothing when he died, I used to love Carson, but when I heard about the way he was with his ex-wives and his kids, really turned me off about him, no one ever knows anyone until the family comes out and says what they are really like to live with. He cared more about you and me his audience than his own family, which is what a lot of these famous people do until we hear the other side of their life story from the family, just look at what he did to a loyal Joan Rivers??? Don't get me wrong, I really did and still do like Johnny Carson, he was a great late nite talk show host which no one will ever come close too and he had a lot of great shows, but, the show at home with his family should have come first, not the one for us, his audience. He was and still will be the greatest late-nite host that ever lived, no one will ever come close to him, but, I still do feel bad for the way his family thinks of him today, what we see on stage, is not what his boys had to live with.

[@alexkije]

@@crazycanuck2578 plastic man

[@rainbowdeep9234]

@@crazycanuck2578 --- There"s two sides to every story .

[@eileenmcnees5270]

shadrach cool cool

[@Trojanny]

We are blessed to have the re-runs, called, "The Johnny Carson Show," here in Allentown, Pa. 12/16/18

[@michaelaceleste4764]

Well we're living here in Allentown......

[@annaw982]

My dachshund dog loved to sing along with me. He lived 20 years.

[@merlejones2222]

Heeeeeeeres Johnny . 1971to 1972 a senior in high school was I. Can honestly remember watching these episodes . Whatta showman and great since of humor. This is why we need live TV again

[@you6382tube]

Shelties are beautiful, intelligent and many are great singers too.

[@dancahill9122]

Back when the late shows were good wholesome entertainment ! ! !

[@CHaas-bn3xi]

I grew up with Johnny Carson all I can say he was funny and full of class I really hate living in these times. I'm building a time machine and traveling back to the greatest generation in our history ALL ABOARD....... And the best TV Johnny Carson, Carol Burnett, Streets of San Francisco, Manix, Culumbo, this list goes on

[@cara7356]

I'm with you!!! These times suck! Technology sucks and is killing us. Bring me back the 70s, 80s and early 90s!

[@mysilentprayersalways1913]

I have a ticket for the ride back in time. Let's ROLL.

[@cara7356]

@@mysilentprayersalways1913 If only...

[@mysilentprayersalways1913]

@@cara7356 I know. 😔

[@juliecrane9647]

If u keep one foot in the past and the other in the future, youre pissing on today.

[@rwseemore1]

There will never be another like Johnny Carson

[@lynnelorch3590]

I had a singing dog when i was a kid. His name was Skippy. We'd set him on the piano bench and i would play and he would howl away. He'd let us do anything with him including dressing him up as a baby and rolling him around in a doll's baby stroller. What a great kid's dog he was. Rip Skippy!

[@samch.3621]

I love all of those dogs they all should get first place because they all did soooo good give them a hug and kiss from Samantha and tell them they're so good thank you

[@metropromise5915]

The Bassett hound had me laughing out loud.

[@janetmiller2160]

My aunt Virginia had a singing doxie who keep in tune on the Tennessee waltz. So funny I nearly burst my insides trying not to distract the dog.

[@mustangjane1610]

Beautiful song💃

[@MezzoMamma1]

Too funny. I just love watching the old shows. So much goofy fun.

[@evelyn-zj9xu]

Johnny Carson is good hearted person. How I miss him so.

[@davidjorgensen877]

As I watch this in April 2020, my first shock is: "In 1988, they still shook hands!"

[@susaneisenstadt1562]

But there was very little huggy-kissy between every guest as this is (was) these days.

[@davidjorgensen877]

@@susaneisenstadt1562 That's because things over here tend to follow what the Europeans have been doing for some time - huggy-kissy, coronavirus, etc.

[@sue2019]

I still shake hands when introduced to people in a business setting.

[@davidjorgensen877]

@@sue2019 Lol - you need to realize that I made my original comment in the midst of the Covid-19 restrictions ... which (as of this comment) remain in place! Are you still shaking hands in a business setting this week??? That would definitely NOT be serving global interests!

[@rjp801]

@@davidjorgensen877 you are a sheep

[@LisaMarie51968]

The best late night Show ever!!!!!!

[@idelliceetta4799]

Yes!😁

[@viescotty3577]

So adorable. Especially love the sheltie. Reminds me of one I lost due to heart attack, aged 13 years. Love and miss my lucas Eugene. I have his ashes and he will be buried with me.

[@peggyhill7283]

Im sorry you lost your buddy. Someday you two will be together to never be apart again. Godspeed to you Louis Eugene

[@happynessishere3519]

What of heaven 😊😊😊

[@sunnyblueskies6505]

What a show. I miss him so much! Those that followed cannot hold a candle to him.

[@marrietrueman3080]

oh Johnny you're so missed till this day ,2019

[@jamescarroll6954]

When I was about 8, my parents bought me a trumpet. I got pretty good at it. We had a nice mixed-breed dog named Ginger. I guess my playing hurt his ears, because he would howl when I played. One day my grandfather stopped by, and, as was her custom, my Mom asked me to play a tune for him. My granddad sat through my rendition of “America the Beautiful,” and my Mom asked Grandpa what he thought. Grandpa turned to me and said, “Do you know a tune that Ginger DOESN’T know?”

[@terrietackett8964]

I always told my friend's when they wanted to stay out late, " I can't stay. I'm going home, and spend the evening with Johnny ". For the longest time, they thought I had a boyfriend. But, Mr. Carson was it for me!!

[@anyasilka2325]

WHAT a great Show to have and who better to HOST BUT the Best Presenter/Comedian/Gentleman, The Icon Johnny Carson in his superb inimitable style! The Dogs were great even if some not Stage happy!! Wish I had been alive to watch all his Shows!! Never to be replaced!!!

[@andyjay9346]

Ahh I'm no good at this. They were all great and they all win. Love the lot of them!

[@bobopaxaton]

I never watched the show again when Jay Leno took over.

[@rogermorris7309]

Carson could not wait to be finished with this

[@jimmahaffey9368]

When I watch these clips it feels like yesterday...I sure miss this.

[@0217ldp]

I liked the dog that didn't need a sharp noise to make him howl, the one that howled when people applauded.

[@nancydixon5404]

Where is shifting solenoid d on a2010 mazda 5 transmission

[@michelemaggio2094]

All of the dogs are cute

[@0217ldp]

@@nancydixon5404 At 28 drop dead center.

[@fewerbeansplease]

Damn it!! Nobody said What a publicity hound!!

[@heru-deshet359]

Adorable dogs that sadly are all gone.

[@orkycathcart6397]

I'LL NEVER EVER FORGET THE NIGHT WHEN I WAS LIVING IN HOLLYWOOD , I GOT TICKETS TO SEE JOHNNY CARSON ON THE TONIGHT SHOW . IT WAS BACK IN 1979 ON HALLOWEEN NIGHT . MYSELF AND A GAL I MET AT THE APARTMENT COMPLEX IN BURBANK CA WHERE I LIVED WHO WAS THE MANAGER AND ID HOOKED UP WITH HER THE FIRST WEEK I MOVED IN THERE , SHE AND I HAD TO BE DOWN AT THE STUDIO AT 4 AM THEN STAND IN LINE TO GET THE FREE TICKETS SINCE THE SHOW WAS TAPED EARLIER THEN SHOWN LATER OR HOWEVER THE HELL THEY DID IT BACK IN THE LATE 70'S ! ACTOR JAMES WOODS WAS ONE OF THE GUESTS THEN JOHNNY'S INTRODUCED BY ED MCMAN WHO STOOD RIGHT NEXT TO ME SO CLOSE I COULD'VE TOUCHED HIM AND AFTER ED BELLOWS < HERES JOHNNY > , HE BEGAN HIS MONOLOGUE , WHICH WASN'T GOING OVER VERY WELL AT ALL AND HE JUST KEPT RIDDLING OFF ONE FAILED JOKE AFTER ANOTHER , BUT I GOT ONE OF THEM AND UNDERSTOOD IT COMPLETELY , SO I LET OUT A ROAR OF LAUGHTER THAT COULD'VE BEEN HEARD ALL OVER HOLLYWOOD , BUT I WAS THE ONLY PERSON IN THE ENTIRE AUDIENCE THAT WAS LAUGHING AND I MEAN UNCONTROLLABLY !! I'M SITTING RIGHT IN THE FRONT ROW NO LESS THAN 15 FEET FROM JOHNNYS DESK AND HE STIFFENED UP , LOOKED RIGHT AT ME AND SAID , AND I QUOTE , < WELL AT LEAST THAT GUY GOT IT > , AND FINALLY , THAT BROUGHT THE MUCH NEEDED LAUGHTER FROM THE WHOLE AUDIENCE !! SO THAT WAS MY FIRST AND ONLY TIME AS A GUEST ON THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING NONE OTHER THAN THE < ONLY KING OF LATE NIGHT > , JOHNY CARSON !!!!!!! THE END !!!!!!!!!

[@ResurrectedRhythm]

Amazing experience. Thanks for sharing 😃🤯👍

[@derekjustinwien7468]

What a great memory! Thanks for sharing and for being brave in your support while on the show. So many people don't realize that a great time is a participatory thing. You must, as you did, put in energy to get the reward of comedy. I'll bet you're a fun date!

[@orkycathcart6397]

@@derekjustinwien7468 YES AN AMAZING MEMORY I'LL HAVE FOREVER , SA FOR A FUN DATE IN MY PRIME I WAS BUT NOW AT 74 DATING IS NOT IN THE PICTURE ANY MORE . BUT THANX FOR THE COMPLEMENT .

[@PlanetRockJesus]

Man I miss Johnny. I watched him faithfull from age 15 to well into my 30's.

[@oftenwrong.]

King of late night there is no other!!!

[@lunafringe10]

and Jay Leno?

[@orkycathcart6397]

@@lunafringe10 LIKE DON SAID , THERE IS NO OTHER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! < PERIOD > !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@mysilentprayersalways1913]

Miss this man immensely.

[@mysilentprayersalways1913]

@@lunafringe10 Skip that guy. Carson RULES.

[@70mjc]

Don G there are, and have been, plenty

[@frankG335]

I know an opera singer who says, "Voice lessons!" And her dogs start to howl. They're totally into it.

[@GwaiHaida]

I love Aladdin's singing. Such passion and conviction.

[@joandeluca6846]

My favorite Carson character was The Great Carnac. Loved Ed’s hermetically sealed mayonnaise jar kept out on the porch since noon that day😂

[@ritahassell2196]

I loved Johnny, watched him every night until he left the show. Very funny character.

[@spicyirwin5835]

I am so happy tech brings me Johnny when I was too young or worked & missed his shows. Boy he smoked more than Calif wildfires.

[@LV2UXO77]

Columbo dog is the same kind of dog Columbo had on his show. How appropriate. I love all animals, especially dogs. How I miss the "Tonight Show with Johnny Carson! XO

[@65minimom]

I had a cocker spaniel who used to sing law & order theme song - ending wolf howl hilarious!

[@jaynemcgurrin-feshold6962]

terrific. someone should bring this back. i'm sure dogs still sing. gonna try it with my 2 dogs (a bichon fries and a min-pin Today after their naps.

[@CrystalsandCandles]

That Sheltie was adorable

[@helenajamesmiller1259]

Hey!That's my adorable beautiful beloving mom sang with Rubens and my dear beloving uncle headed his late night show.We would meet them again.

[@lovemypiano111]

Besides tons of compliments on cute dogs and beloved long lost johnny Carson, I must make one comment. How nice to see people coming to TV show dressed nicely and their hair made. Not today's fashion of course, but still, just looking nice and accurate. Comparing how today people come to make an appearance on TV, looking shabby, hair a mess... ugh. Completely lost all sense of style and dignity.

[@mrheem44]

why should anyone care about what you think is stylish and dignified? get over yourself

[@cathyt144]

Alla Axelrod exactly! People used to take a little pride in their appearance, especially on national TV. I noticed in the past even in country music how the performers dressed compared to some today. The first time i saw Toby Keith with a raggedy shirt with the sleeves cut out and sweat under his arms soaking his shirt and wearing shredded jeans i about had a come apart. He didnt look shaved, bathed,or even had clean hair. I thought it was tacky and disrespectful to the viewers and fans. I suppose its the era i grew up in.

[@davidstraw4013]

How old are you?

[@tayleethompson2512]

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[@rickpearl2672]

Cathy T b

[@paulineslusherbabb5577]

miss you Johnny best late nite show ever

[@evesaizan7929]

SHELTIES!!! Best dog on the planet... I should know, I have a 15 yr. old named KODIAK, go shelties!!

[@1456Sassy]

I loved watching Johnny Carson and miss his show!

[@MilkDrinker218]

It would be cruel to not let all of them win.

[@kingheath2894]

What a surprise! I love it. Thank you.

[@miss_midge_]

All the dogs are thinking "O, God, I wish I were someplace else."

[@aprilosborn6034]

Miss Johnny, that's when late show was great!

[@TheIkaika777]

The dogs sing better than today’s “pop“ singers.

[@eddiewillers1442]

And so before youtube, we had the Great Carsoni and his animal acts!

[@kennikuhlmann-clark9860]

** I was gleefully astounded: there was NOT EVEN ONE Trump joke! Johnny Carson forever!

[@NicoleM2108]

Carson would have had a field day if that were possible. He was plenty political...on both sides...and not offensive, just funny.

[@AlvaSudden]

Carson had the sense to die before Trump was elected. Wish I had, too.

[@sue2019]

@@AlvaSudden . Ok. OUR PRESIDENT has brought soooo many good things to America... most significantly, companies back to the USA, jobs in every category. He's stopped dividing America race relations. Given dollars back to people through tax decrease(s). He's stood up to the world that has sorely taken advantage of us as trading partners. This list is L O N G. suggest u stop watching fake news on CNN, MSNBC, CBS, PBS and reading it in NY Times and WA Post.

[@juliecrane9647]

@@sue2019 Wish he would bring masks, Ppds and covid test kits to the hospital where i work. Sure hope he leaves the injectable clorox and lysol under his sink and the UV rays in his tanning bed. His blame game is over the top ... he has that mastered fo sho.

[@sylviasimpson3280]

Loved the last entry, he's thinking, F... Off. You Americans are off the Wall. 😆😅🤣😂. Love from UK 🇬🇧❤.

[@0413dec]

The lady in white had a pretty singing voice.

[@miss_midge_]

Mona may have been #3, but she sure did win in my books for the cutest pup.

[@CharlieOkeson]

yeah, but Johnny starts the show with "Happy 1988". Miss him.

[@c5back9]

I chuckle a little just thinking about these people sitting at home howling with their dogs. Too funny.

[@alberthendershot3134]

There's isn't one late night host that can match Johnny Carson !!!!!!!

[@jonesy2111]

Never will be either

[@bounhomesirisavath3777]

Smart dog's can sing, They're all so beautiful👏🙏❤

[@TheDoltonboy]

Shetland Sheepdogs are the cutest and smartest breed.

[@Rainalot]

TheDoltonboy I think that one was half collie. Very tall and it didn't have that compact sheltie body.

[@virginiaconnor8350]

Actually, Border Collies are #1 in doggie LA. It takes a lot of doggie brains to know how to herd cows, sheep, or humans-and my Border Collies didn't need any silly instrument to sing! My 3-Tess, her son, JackBNimble, and my Gypsy sang "Jeremiah Was A Bullfrog" together one night!

[@busyfloornurse]

The caption states 1987, but Johnny Carson clearly states 1988, and says he was starting out the new year, 1988, with a dog singing contest. He then wishes everyone a Happy New Year at the end of the show. So technically, this show took place in 1988.

[@raybon7939]

It was an amazing time the concerns of the day ended exactly at 11:30 moment you heard his music that was it for the day. He put America to sleep that was very true.

[@bethknight4436]

I am getting such a big kick out of all that 80’s finery!

[@alisontunny9362]

We used to enjoy simple fun in those days.....

[@idelliceetta4799]

Absolutely!!!😁

[@AGNETHAFALTSK0G]

Yes Alison it was a better time

[@joannkowalski3502]

@@AGNETHAFALTSK0G Who is rk.

[@AGNETHAFALTSK0G]

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[@beatricerichmond8361]

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[@colleenhenry-bs6ij]

They are all in Doggy Heaven, I bet they're with Johnny Carson running around!!😄😄😄😄😄

[@mschnur]

The sheltie kicked some major ass.