Episode 1

Running Time: 60
Release Date: 1978-01-02 00:00:00

Episode 1 of season 17 of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.

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Sylvester Weaver
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Steve Allen
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Self - Host

Johnny Carson
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Ed McMahon
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Doc Severinsen