List of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson episodes (1968)

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List of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson episodes
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List of episodes

The following is a list of episodes of the television series The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson which aired in 1968:

1968

January

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
1333	January 1, 1968 (1968-01-01)	Bart Starr, Daryle Lamonica, Don Meredith, Pete Beathard	N/A
1334	January 2, 1968 (1968-01-02)	TBA	N/A
1335	January 3, 1968 (1968-01-03)	Margaret Mead, David Steinberg, Bosley Crowther	Spanky and Our Gang
1336	January 4, 1968 (1968-01-04)	Barbara Walters, Ron Carey	N/A
1337	January 5, 1968 (1968-01-05)	Tony Randall	N/A
1338	January 8, 1968 (1968-01-08)	Rich Little, Adela Rogers St. Johns, bird calling expert	N/A
1339	January 9, 1968 (1968-01-09)	NASA scientist Robert Jastrow	Liza Minnelli
1340	January 10, 1968 (1968-01-10)	John Glenn	Al Hirt
Members of the Ice Follies performed.
1341	January 11, 1968 (1968-01-11)	Stella Stevens	N/A
1342	January 12, 1968 (1968-01-12)	Don Rickles (guest host), Robert Culp, Sammy Davis Jr.	Connie Francis
1343	January 15, 1968 (1968-01-15)	TBA	Cab Calloway
1344	January 16, 1968 (1968-01-16)	Bob Hope, Pat Paulsen	Tony Darryl
1345	January 17, 1968 (1968-01-17)	Bennett Cerf, Norm Crosby, Don Herbert	Marilyn Maye
1346	January 18, 1968 (1968-01-18)	TBA	The Koehler Brothers
1347	January 19, 1968 (1968-01-19)	Dirk Bogarde, Maharishi Mahesh	N/A
1348	January 22, 1968 (1968-01-22)	David Frost, Sebastian Cabot, Leonard Marks, director of the United States Information Agency	The First Edition
1349	January 23, 1968 (1968-01-23)	Fannie Flagg, Orson Bean, Clifton Fadiman	Wes Montgomery
1350	January 24, 1968 (1968-01-24)	Mort Sahl, David Merrick, Betty Furness	John Fred and His Playboy Band
1351	January 25, 1968 (1968-01-25)	Dick Cavett, George Kirby, Secretary of the Interior Stewart L. Udall, Lee Beery	N/A
1352	January 26, 1968 (1968-01-26)	Peggy Cass, George Kirby, Jim Fowler	N/A
1353	January 29, 1968 (1968-01-29)	Rod Steiger, Flip Wilson, The Jose Molina Dancers, Madam Irene Quo, Chinese expert in Chinese foods and customs	N/A
1354	January 30, 1968 (1968-01-30)	Ron Carey, Pat McCormick, Desmond Morris	Roger Miller
1355	January 31, 1968 (1968-01-31)	Jim Garrison	Melanie

February

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
1356	February 1, 1968 (1968-02-01)	Mark Tendler	Richie Havens
1357	February 2, 1968 (1968-02-02)	Albert Finney, Eddy Arnold, Robert Klein, Joan Rivers	N/A
1358	February 5, 1968 (1968-02-05)	Harry Belafonte (guest host) Senator Robert F. Kennedy, The Smothers Brothers, Bill Cosby	Lena Horne
1359	February 6, 1968 (1968-02-06)	Harry Belafonte (guest host), Zero Mostel, Diahann Carroll	Petula Clark
1360	February 7, 1968 (1968-02-07)	Harry Belafonte (guest host)	N/A
1361	February 8, 1968 (1968-02-08)	Harry Belafonte (guest host) Nipsey Russell, Dunja Rajter, Paul Newman, Martin Luther King Jr.	N/A
1362	February 9, 1968 (1968-02-09)	Harry Belafonte (guest host)	N/A
1363	February 12, 1968 (1968-02-12)	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Nancy Sinatra, Liberace, Douglas Fairbanks Jr.	N/A
1364	February 13, 1968 (1968-02-13)	(FROM LOS ANGELES) James Drury, Doug McClure, Ray Bolger	Shirley Jones
Mighty Carson Art Players- "Bar Room Brawl Sketch".
1365	February 14, 1968 (1968-02-14)	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Mickey Rooney, Danny Thomas	N/A
1366	February 15, 1968 (1968-02-15)	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Sid Caesar, Richard Pryor, Bobby Darin	N/A
1367	February 16, 1968 (1968-02-16)	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Don Rickles, Don Adams, Sherry Jackson	Sonny & Cher
Japanese Bath Sketch.
1368	February 19, 1968 (1968-02-19)	(FROM LOS ANGELES) James Garner, Milton Berle, Richard Crenna	The King Cousins
1369	February 20, 1968 (1968-02-20)	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Steve Allen, Jack Webb, Shecky Greene, Spanky Wilson	N/A
Mighty Carson Art Players- "Copper Clappers".
1370	February 21, 1968 (1968-02-21)	(FROM LOS ANGELES) George Carlin, Eva Gabor, Richard Benjamin, Paula Prentiss	N/A
1371	February 22, 1968 (1968-02-22)	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Jerry Lewis	Lennon Sisters
1372	February 23, 1968 (1968-02-23)	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Tony Curtis, Richard Pryor, Bill Cosby, April Taten	N/A
1373	February 26, 1968 (1968-02-26)	Eydie Gorme	The Cowsills
1374	February 27, 1968 (1968-02-27)	Orson Bean	N/A
1375	February 28, 1968 (1968-02-28)	TBA	N/A
1376	February 29, 1968 (1968-02-29)	Vincent Price, Joey Heatherton	N/A

March

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
1377	March 1, 1968 (1968-03-01)	Art Carney, Susan Strasberg	The Serendipity Singers
1378	March 4, 1968 (1968-03-04)	Adela Rogers St. Johns	Sonny and Cher
1379	March 5, 1968 (1968-03-05)	Richard Pryor, Robert Blake, Gayle Hunnicutt	N/A
1380	March 6, 1968 (1968-03-06)	Buddy Hackett, Sen. Charles Percy	N/A
1381	March 7, 1968 (1968-03-07)	Darryl Zanuck, Ron Carey, Pat McCormick	N/A
1382	March 8, 1968 (1968-03-08)	Peggy Cass	Andre Previn, The Critters
1383	March 11, 1968 (1968-03-11)	Richard Harris, Rich Little, archery Hall of Famer Gail Martin	N/A
1384	March 12, 1968 (1968-03-12)	Alan King, Art Linkletter	N/A
1385	March 13, 1968 (1968-03-13)	Author John D. MacDonald	N/A
1386	March 14, 1968 (1968-03-14)	Gore Vidal, Isaac Asimov	Bobby Scott
1387	March 15, 1968 (1968-03-15)	Joan Rivers, Sammy Cahn, Malcolm Muggeridge, Larry Arcuri	N/A
1388	March 18, 1968 (1968-03-18)	Lord Louis Mountbatten, Robert Klein, Jerome Gould	N/A
1389	March 19, 1968 (1968-03-19)	Bergen Evans	N/A
A men's fashion show is presented.
1390	March 20, 1968 (1968-03-20)	S.I. Hayakawa	Glen Campbell
1391	March 21, 1968 (1968-03-21)	Robert Goulet, Carol Lawrence, Stiller and Meara, Clifton Fadiman	N/A
1392	March 22, 1968 (1968-03-22)	George C. Scott, Ron Carey, Pat McCormick	Marilyn Maye
1393	March 25, 1968 (1968-03-25)	Sammy Davis Jr. (guest host), Leslie Uggams, Red Buttons, Vice President Hubert Humphrey	N/A
1394	March 26, 1968 (1968-03-26)	Sammy Davis Jr. (guest host), Lady Carolyn Townshend, Ralph Pope	Sonny & Cher, Bobby Vinton
1395	March 27, 1968 (1968-03-27)	Sammy Davis Jr. (guest host), Ron Karenga, Carl Barry	James Brown, Lola Falana
1396	March 28, 1968 (1968-03-28)	Sammy Davis Jr. (guest host); Eydie Gorme, Bob Melvin	Louis Armstrong, Josephine Premice
1397	March 29, 1968 (1968-03-29)	Sammy Davis Jr. (guest host), Gloria DeHaven, Keir Dullea, Emily Yancy	Steve Lawrence

April

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
1398	April 1, 1968 (1968-04-01)	Phil Foster	Flatt and Scruggs
1399	April 2, 1968 (1968-04-02)	Jack Douglas and wife Reiko, Mike Todd Jr., trapeze artist Tito Gaona	N/A
1400	April 3, 1968 (1968-04-03)	Rich Little, Rex Reed	Richie Havens
1401	April 4, 1968 (1968-04-04)	Neil Simon, George Carlin, Peggy Fleming, Phil Leeds	Tiny Tim, Kim Weston
1402	April 5, 1968 (1968-04-05)	Patricia Neal, attorney James F. Neal, Bill Moyers, Sammy Davis Jr.	Diana Ross & the Supremes
Carson forgoes monologue, opting to sit on the front of his desk and talk about the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., who had been a guest on the show eight weeks earlier. Later in the program, King's appearance from February 8, 1968 is replayed.
1403	April 8, 1968 (1968-04-08)	Alan King, Flip Wilson, Art Buchwald	Liza Minnelli, The Irish Rovers
1404	April 9, 1968 (1968-04-09)	Orson Bean, Cyril Ritchard, Jimmy Breslin, Janis Paige	The Mills Brothers
1405	April 10, 1968 (1968-04-10)	Don Rickles, Madalyn Murray O'Hair, Mita	Peter and Chris Allen
1406	April 11, 1968 (1968-04-11)	Cyril Ritchard, Bergen Evans, Fred Smoot	Nancy Wilson, George Shearing
1407	April 12, 1968 (1968-04-12)	Art Carney, Janis Paige	Hello People
1408	April 15, 1968 (1968-04-15)	Orson Bean, Betty Furness, James Beard	N/A
1409	April 16, 1968 (1968-04-16)	Richard Benjamin, Paula Prentiss	N/A
1410	April 17, 1968 (1968-04-17)	Alan King, Jack Douglas and wife Reiko; Don Herbert	N/A
1411	April 18, 1968 (1968-04-18)	John Byner, Barbara Ferris, Harvard astronomy professor Dr. William Liller	N/A
1412	April 19, 1968 (1968-04-19)	John Davidson, Colleen Moore	Linda Ronstadt and The Stone Poneys
1413	April 22, 1968 (1968-04-22)	Bob Hope, Jack Benny	Louis Armstrong
1414	April 23, 1968 (1968-04-23)	George Kirby, Pat Paulsen	N/A
1415	April 24, 1968 (1968-04-24)	Madalyn Murray O'Hair, circus juggler Fudi	N/A
1416	April 25, 1968 (1968-04-25)	Eva Gabor, Norm Crosby	N/A
1417	April 26, 1968 (1968-04-26)	Shecky Greene, Clive Barnes, David Merrick	Leslie Uggams
1418	April 29, 1968 (1968-04-29)	Flip Wilson, Truman Capote	The Petticoat Junction Girls
1419	April 30, 1968 (1968-04-30)	Bob Newhart	Tiny Tim

May

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
1420	May 1, 1968 (1968-05-01)	Joan Rivers, Criswell, Jon Lindbergh	N/A
A fashion show of future clothing is presented.
1421	May 2, 1968 (1968-05-02)	Richard Benjamin, Paula Prentiss, Ron Carey	The Beach Boys
1422	May 3, 1968 (1968-05-03)	Paul Newman, Robert Klein	Peter and Chris Allen
1423	May 6, 1968 (1968-05-06)	Steve Lawrence (Guest Host); Totie Fields, Sammy Cahn, Debbie Drake	Billy Eckstine
1424	May 7, 1968 (1968-05-07)	Steve Lawrence (Guest Host); Neil Simon, Burt Bacharach, Florence Henderson, Charlie Manna	Julius La Rosa
1425	May 8, 1968 (1968-05-08)	Steve Lawrence (Guest Host); Robert Merrill, Don Franks, Rich Little	Little Richard, Jan Peerce
1426	May 9, 1968 (1968-05-09)	Steve Lawrence (Guest Host); Gig Young, Godfrey Cambridge, Mark Traynor, Johnny Mercer, Sam Levenson	Bobby Goldsboro
1427	May 10, 1968 (1968-05-10)	Steve Lawrence (Guest Host); Jackie Mason, Eydie Gorme, Stiller and Meara, Jim Fowler	N/A
1428	May 13, 1968 (1968-05-13)	Joe Garagiola (guest host), Jack Paar, Tony Conigliaro, Mike and Bryan	Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass
1429	May 14, 1968 (1968-05-14)	Joe Garagiola (guest host), John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Tallulah Bankhead, Soupy Sales, Tony Scotti, Jack Twyman, Lou Thesz	N/A
1430	May 15, 1968 (1968-05-15)	Joe Garagiola (guest host), Slappy White, John Scarne, Miss Indian America Sarah Johnson, pickpocketing expert Vic Perry	N/A
A fashion show featuring football players is presented.
1431	May 16, 1968 (1968-05-16)	Joe Garagiola (guest host), Yogi Berra, Robert Goulet, Bill Dana, Art Buchwald	Toni Carroll
1432	May 17, 1968 (1968-05-17)	Joe Garagiola (guest host), Nipsey Russell, Barbara Walters, Dizzy Dean; 92-year-old baseball pitcher, Amazing Randy	N/A
Dizzy Dean sings.
1433	May 20, 1968 (1968-05-20)	Bob Hope, Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Norman Jewison	N/A
1434	May 21, 1968 (1968-05-21)	Bette Davis, Scott Carpenter, Jacqueline Bisset, Pigmeat Markham	N/A
1435	May 22, 1968 (1968-05-22)	Flip Wilson, Zsa Zsa Gabor	Joe Tex
A bathing suit fashion show is presented.
1436	May 23, 1968 (1968-05-23)	Irene Ryan, Clair and McMahon	N/A
1437	May 24, 1968 (1968-05-24)	John Byner, Juliet Prowse, Noel Harrison	N/A
1438	May 27, 1968 (1968-05-27)	Slappy White, Erika Pinske performs a circus rope ballet	Tiny Tim
1439	May 28, 1968 (1968-05-28)	TBA	The Four Freshmen
1440	May 29, 1968 (1968-05-29)	TBA	N/A
1441	May 30, 1968 (1968-05-30)	Richard Harris, Phyllis McGuire, Peggy Moffitt	N/A
1442	May 31, 1968 (1968-05-31)	James Garner, Jane Elliott	The Box Tops

June

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
1443	June 3, 1968 (1968-06-03)	Bob Hope	N/A
6/4/68 pre-empted by NBC News coverage of California and South Dakota primaries.
N–A	June 5, 1968 (1968-06-05)	Preempted by coverage of the Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy	N/A
Scheduled guests were Clifton Fadiman, Joe E. Lewis and Trini Lopez
N–A	June 6, 1968 (1968-06-06)	Preempted by coverage of the Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy	N/A
Scheduled guests were Victor Borge and Joey Heatherton
1444	June 7, 1968 (1968-06-07)	Entire show was devoted to memorializing Robert F. Kennedy.	N/A
1445	June 10, 1968 (1968-06-10)	Doug McClure	N/A
1446	June 11, 1968 (1968-06-11)	Oskar Werner	N/A
1447	June 12, 1968 (1968-06-12)	Dan Rowan and Dick Martin, Peggy Cass	N/A
1448	June 13, 1968 (1968-06-13)	Joe E. Lewis	Trini Lopez
1449	June 14, 1968 (1968-06-14)	Magician Don Alan	Jimmy Webb
1450	June 17, 1968 (1968-06-17)	New York City Mayor John Lindsay, Marilyn Maye	Boots Randolph
1451	June 18, 1968 (1968-06-18)	George Carlin, Oskar Werner	N/A
1452	June 19, 1968 (1968-06-19)	Raquel Welch, Alan King, Pigmeat Markham, Cleve Backster	N/A
Cleve Backster demonstrates plant perception; Answers to Famous Quotes (featuring Johnny, Alan King, and Raquel Welch); Alan King talks about his son's bar mitzvah.
1453	June 20, 1968 (1968-06-20)	Walter Matthau, Ed Sullivan	James Brown, Nancy Wilson
1454	June 21, 1968 (1968-06-21)	Steve McQueen, David Frye, Pat McCormick	N/A
1455	June 24, 1968 (1968-06-24)	Bennett Cerf, Monti Rock III	Judy Garland, The Mummers
Jack Haskell replaced a vacationing Ed McMahon.
1456	June 25, 1968 (1968-06-25)	Victor Borge, Margaret Hamilton, Clair and McMahon	N/A
1457	June 26, 1968 (1968-06-26)	Vidal Sassoon, Pearl Mesta	Aretha Franklin
1458	June 27, 1968 (1968-06-27)	Norm Crosby, Heywood Hale Broun, Jean Paul Vignon, Alexandra Hay	N/A
1459	June 28, 1968 (1968-06-28)	Buddy Hackett	The University of Iowa Bagpipe Band
Excerpts from the Broadway musical, Hair.

July

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
1460	July 1, 1968 (1968-07-01)	Billy Graham, David Frye	N/A
1461	July 2, 1968 (1968-07-02)	Buddy Hackett, Margaret Hamilton, David Frost	N/A
1462	July 3, 1968 (1968-07-03)	William Schutz	Homer and Jethro
1463	July 4, 1968 (1968-07-04)	David Frost guest host; Jimmy Breslin	Mel Torme
1464	July 5, 1968 (1968-07-05)	David Frost guest host; Joel Grey	N/A
1465	July 8, 1968 (1968-07-08)	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Jack Lemmon, April Tatro	N/A
1466	July 9, 1968 (1968-07-09)	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Bob Newhart, Janet Leigh	Sonny and Cher
1467	July 10, 1968 (1968-07-10)	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Tom Smothers, The Committee, Eva Gabor	Tiny Tim
Part of a sketch by The Committee was censored by NBC.
1468	July 11, 1968 (1968-07-11)	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Lucille Ball, James Garner, Richard Pryor	N/A
1469	July 12, 1968 (1968-07-12)	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Don Rickles, Don Adams, Phyllis Diller	N/A
1470	July 15, 1968 (1968-07-15)	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Jerry Lewis, David Janssen, Kaye Ballard	N/A
1471	July 16, 1968 (1968-07-16)	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Dinah Shore, Pat Paulsen, Sebastian Cabot	Glen Campbell
1472	July 17, 1968 (1968-07-17)	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Bill Cosby, Vincent Price, Eva Gabor, Bill Dana	Roger Miller
1473	July 18, 1968 (1968-07-18)	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Carol Wayne, Lana Wood, Ralph Williams	N/A
1474	July 19, 1968 (1968-07-19)	(FROM LOS ANGELES) George Burns, Debbie Reynolds, Carl Reiner, Karl Malden, Don Davis	N/A
1475	July 22, 1968 (1968-07-22)	Alan King guest host; Ed Begley, Jackie Vernon	N/A
1476	July 23, 1968 (1968-07-23)	Alan King guest host; Pat Henry	N/A
1477	July 24, 1968 (1968-07-24)	Alan King guest host; Rod Serling	Paul Anka
1478	July 25, 1968 (1968-07-25)	Flip Wilson	Ray Price
1479	July 26, 1968 (1968-07-26)	Godfrey Cambridge	N/A
1480	July 29, 1968 (1968-07-29)	Richard Pryor	N/A
1481	July 30, 1968 (1968-07-30)	Joan Fontaine	N/A
1482	July 31, 1968 (1968-07-31)	Cyril Ritchard, Clifton Fadiman	N/A

August

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
1483	August 1, 1968 (1968-08-01)	Harold Glasson of the National Rifle Association	Jean-Paul Vignon
1484	August 2, 1968 (1968-08-02)	New York City mayor John Lindsay, Jill St. John, Ricardo Montalbán	N/A
1485	August 5, 1968 (1968-08-05)	Tony Randall	Lou Rawls, The Golddiggers
1486	August 6, 1968 (1968-08-06)	Pat Paulsen, Helen O'Connell, model Veruschka	N/A
1487	August 7, 1968 (1968-08-07)	Ricardo Montalbán, Robert Ettinger, Irwin C. Watson	Hello People
1488	August 8, 1968 (1968-08-08)	Joel Grey, William Mooney, Myron Cohen, Robert Klein	N/A
1489	August 9, 1968 (1968-08-09)	TBA	The Bee Gees
1490	August 12, 1968 (1968-08-12)	Don Rickles, Barbara Walters, Robert Ettinger, Al Hansen	Liberace
1491	August 13, 1968 (1968-08-13)	Jimmy Breslin, Jack E. Leonard	The Beach Boys, Kaye Stevens
1492	August 14, 1968 (1968-08-14)	Vice President Hubert Humphrey, Alan King, Peter Finch, Robert David Lion Gardiner	Arthur Prysock
1493	August 15, 1968 (1968-08-15)	Fannie Flagg, Peter Max, Students from a clown school	N/A
1494	August 16, 1968 (1968-08-16)	Allen Funt, Charlie Callas	N/A
1495	August 19, 1968 (1968-08-19)	Jerry Lewis guest host; The Smothers Brothers, Pat Paulsen, Connie Stevens	N/A
1496	August 20, 1968 (1968-08-20)	Jerry Lewis guest host; Cornel Wilde, Charlie Callas, Harry Goz	N/A
1497	August 21, 1968 (1968-08-21)	Jerry Lewis guest host; Joanne Woodward, Jose Ferrer, Dr. Joyce Brothers	N/A
1498	August 22, 1968 (1968-08-22)	Jerry Lewis guest host; Cliff Robertson, Davis & Reese	Robert Goulet, Barry Gray
1499	August 23, 1968 (1968-08-23)	Jerry Lewis guest host; Paul Newman, Allan Sherman, Bob Fletcher, Vicki Lano	Mel Torme
1500	August 26, 1968 (1968-08-26)	Bob Newhart guest host; Shecky Greene, Clive Barnes	Leslie Uggams
1501	August 27, 1968 (1968-08-27)	Bob Newhart guest host; Godfrey Cambridge, Michael Allen	Marilyn Maye, The Times Square Two
1502	August 28, 1968 (1968-08-28)	Bob Newhart guest host; Scoey Mitchell	N/A
1503	August 29, 1968 (1968-08-29)	Bob Newhart guest host; Dick Roman	Dick Roman, Jackie and Roy
1504	August 30, 1968 (1968-08-30)	Bob Newhart guest host; Bob Crane, Steven Birmingham	The Geezinslaw Brothers

September

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
1505	September 2, 1968 (1968-09-02)	TBA	The Craig Hundley Trio
1506	September 3, 1968 (1968-09-03)	Raymond Burr, Gloria Steinem	The Golddiggers, The Muppets
1507	September 4, 1968 (1968-09-04)	Yonley	N/A
1508	September 5, 1968 (1968-09-05)	Connie Von Hagen	N/A
1509	September 6, 1968 (1968-09-06)	David Frye	N/A
1510	September 9, 1968 (1968-09-09)	Polly Bergen	Sandler & Young
Johnny Carson Rides a Unicycle
1511	September 10, 1968 (1968-09-10)	Rene Carpenter	N/A
1512	September 11, 1968 (1968-09-11)	Ruth Montgomery	James Brown
1513	September 12, 1968 (1968-09-12)	Mickey Mantle, Veruschka	N/A
1514	September 13, 1968 (1968-09-13)	Alan King (guest host), Matt Monro, Bill Moyers	N/A
1515	September 16, 1968 (1968-09-16)	Billy Eckstein, Joseph W. Barr	Sandler & Young
1516	September 17, 1968 (1968-09-17)	Slappy White, Lesley Gore, Cere Robinson	N/A
1517	September 18, 1968 (1968-09-18)	Marilyn Maye	N/A
1518	September 19, 1968 (1968-09-19)	Joe Tex	N/A
1519	September 20, 1968 (1968-09-20)	Peter Ustinov	N/A
1520	September 23, 1968 (1968-09-23)	John Davidson (guest host), George Carlin	N/A
1521	September 24, 1968 (1968-09-24)	Alan King, Mamie Van Doren	N/A
1522	September 25, 1968 (1968-09-25)	Buddy Hackett, Herb Tarr	N/A
1523	September 26, 1968 (1968-09-26)	George Carlin	N/A
1524	September 27, 1968 (1968-09-27)	David Frye, Henry Trefflich	N/A
1525	September 30, 1968 (1968-09-30)	David Frost (guest host), Phyllis Newman, Dr. Julian Fast	N/A

October

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
1525	October 1, 1968 (1968-10-01)	Clips of past highlights and special guests visit	N/A
6th Anniversary Show
1526	October 2, 1968 (1968-10-02)	Twiggy, Trevor Howard, Mario Andretti, Adela Rogers St. Johns	N/A
1527	October 3, 1968 (1968-10-03)	Leonard Whiting, Olivia Hussey, The Pickle Brothers	N/A
1528	October 4, 1968 (1968-10-04)	Shelley Winters	Marilyn Maye, Joao Gilberto
1529	October 7, 1968 (1968-10-07)	Bob Crane (guest host), Pamela Mason, Irwin Corey, David Hemmings, Dave Barry	N/A
1530	October 8, 1968 (1968-10-08)	Bob Crane (guest host), Patricia Neal, Gig Young, Jack Valenti	Engelbert Humperdinck
1531	October 9, 1968 (1968-10-09)	Bob Crane (guest host), Cliff Robertson, Sheila MacRae	N/A
1532	October 10, 1968 (1968-10-10)	Dinah Shore (guest host), Dina Merrill, Rich Little, Jack Albertson, Arthur Ashe, Pancho Gonzalez	N/A
1533	October 11, 1968 (1968-10-11)	Dinah Shore (guest host), Shecky Greene, Oscar de la Renta	Jack Jones
1534	October 14, 1968 (1968-10-14)	David McCallum, Chet Huntley, Alice Faye, Dr. Nauricio Obregon	N/A
An "eatable" fashion show is presented.
1535	October 15, 1968 (1968-10-15)	Jill St. John, Bob Gibson, Kay Reid	N/A
1536	October 16, 1968 (1968-10-16)	Tony Curtis, William Bradford Huie, Rita Smith	N/A
1537	October 17, 1968 (1968-10-17)	Allen Funt, Melvin Belli	N/A
1538	October 18, 1968 (1968-10-18)	Victor Borge, Thalassa Cruso	N/A
1539	October 21, 1968 (1968-10-21)	Phyllis Diller (guest host), Rip Taylor, Norm Crosby, Ward Donovan	N/A
1540	October 22, 1968 (1968-10-22)	Mia Farrow, Ronnie Dyson, Gilbert Becaud	N/A
1541	October 23, 1968 (1968-10-23)	Gerald Scarfe, Roberta Quinlan	The Ramsey Lewis Trio
1542	October 24, 1968 (1968-10-24)	Carol Wayne, Rita Smith, Dennis Rudalawicz	Jack Jones
1543	October 25, 1968 (1968-10-25)	Don Rickles, William Shatner, Barbara Eden, Clare Conley	Buddy Rich
1544	October 28, 1968 (1968-10-28)	Eddy Arnold (guest host), Liberace, Phyllis Newman	Robert Merrill
1545	October 29, 1968 (1968-10-29)	Jack Cassidy, Shirley Jones, The Muppets	N/A
1546	October 30, 1968 (1968-10-30)	Joan Rivers, Alistair Cooke, Phyllis McGuire	N/A
American Federation of Musicians went on strike, meaning that there was no band for the show.
1547	October 31, 1968 (1968-10-31)	Monique Wilson	Kaye Stevens, Jack Haskell

November

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
1548	November 1, 1968 (1968-11-01)	Woody Allen (Guest Host), Muhammad Ali, James Earl Jones, Viva	N/A
1549	November 4, 1968 (1968-11-04)	Pearl Bailey (Guest Host), Anthony Quinn, Jackie Mason, Bunny Briggs	Cab Calloway, Louie Bellson
(11/5/68 pre-empted for NBC News election night coverage)
1550	November 6, 1968 (1968-11-06)	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Bill Cosby, Carol Burnett, Dick Fosbury	N/A
1560	November 7, 1968 (1968-11-07)	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Kirk Douglas, Bob Hope, Bob Newhart, Ed Ames	N/A
1561	November 8, 1968 (1968-11-08)	(FROM LOS ANGELES) David Frye, David Janssen	N/A
1562	November 11, 1968 (1968-11-11)	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Mickey Rooney, Barbara Feldon, Carol Wayne	N/A
A sketch involving Carson, Feldon and Wayne was erased due to complaints from NBC censors.
1563	November 12, 1968 (1968-11-12)	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Don Rickles, Don Adams, Dan Blocker, Kaye Ballard	N/A
1564	November 13, 1968 (1968-11-13)	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Dan Rowan, Dick Martin, Robert Wagner, Dinah Shore, Carol Lynley, Bill Toomey	N/A
1565	November 14, 1968 (1968-11-14)	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Peter Lawford, Jonathan Winters, Rose Marie, Shecky Greene	Tiny Tim
1566	November 15, 1968 (1968-11-15)	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Jack Benny, Nancy Kwan	The Golddiggers, Tennessee Ernie Ford
1567	November 18, 1968 (1968-11-18)	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Bob Crane, Phyllis Diller, Darren McGavin, John Byner	N/A
1568	November 19, 1968 (1968-11-19)	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Jane Fonda, Roger Vadim, Flip Wilson, The Smothers Brothers	N/A
1569	November 20, 1968 (1968-11-20)	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Lucille Ball, Steve Allen	N/A
1570	November 21, 1968 (1968-11-21)	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Jane Wyman, Bill Dana, Paul Lynde, Tony Curtis	N/A
November 22 show was cancelled when Johnny Carson developed a virus
1571	November 25, 1968 (1968-11-25)	Peter Lawford (Guest Host), Pierre Salinger, The Committee	N/A
1572	November 26, 1968 (1968-11-26)	Peter Lawford (Guest Host), Lucille Ball, Ann-Margret, Roger Smith, Richard Pryor	Bobbie Gentry
1573	November 27, 1968 (1968-11-27)	Peter Lawford (Guest Host), Jack Lemmon, Jerry Lewis, Otto Preminger, Vic Perry	N/A
1574	November 28, 1968 (1968-11-28)	Peter Lawford (Guest Host), George Hamilton	N/A
1575	November 29, 1968 (1968-11-29)	Peter Lawford (Guest Host), Milton Berle, Dick Cavett	Steve Lawrence

December

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
1576	December 2, 1968 (1968-12-02)	O. J. Simpson, Ted Hendricks, Bill Stanfill, Terry Hanratty, Leroy Keyes, Jerry Levias	N/A
All of the football players were members of the Look Magazine All-American Football Team
1577	December 3, 1968 (1968-12-03)	Shari Lewis, John Cassavetes, Gena Rowlands	N/A
1578	December 4, 1968 (1968-12-04)	Charlie Callas	Astrud Gilberto
1579	December 5, 1968 (1968-12-05)	Ann Landers, Irwin C. Watson	N/A
1580	December 6, 1968 (1968-12-06)	George Segal	N/A
1581	December 9, 1968 (1968-12-09)	Orson Bean (Guest Host); George Kirby, Beryl Reid	N/A
1582	December 10, 1968 (1968-12-10)	Polly Bergen, Alan Bates, Alan Alda	Gloria Loring
1583	December 11, 1968 (1968-12-11)	Rod Steiger	N/A
1584	December 12, 1968 (1968-12-12)	Susannah York, Jack Carter	N/A
1585	December 13, 1968 (1968-12-13)	James Garner	Tiny Tim
1586	December 16, 1968 (1968-12-16)	Woody Allen (guest host), Shari Lewis	Turk Murphy
1587	December 17, 1968 (1968-12-17)	Judy Garland, Slappy White, Jerry Kramer	Judy Garland performed ("It's All For You" and "Till After The Holidays")
Judy sings "It's All For You" and "After The Holidays".
1588	December 18, 1968 (1968-12-18)	James Mason, Sheldon Leonard	Tiny Tim
1589	December 19, 1968 (1968-12-19)	Simone Signoret	Liza Minnelli
1590	December 20, 1968 (1968-12-20)	Vanessa Redgrave, David Frye, Hines, Hines & Dad, painter Jan De Ruth	N/A
1591	December 23, 1968 (1968-12-23)	Alan King (guest host); Maureen Stapleton	N/A
1592	December 25, 1968 (1968-12-25)	Jack Jones (guest host), Sammy Cahn, Chuck McCann, Ivan Sanderson, Irwin C. Watson	Jane Morgan
1593	December 26, 1968 (1968-12-26)	Jack Jones (guest host), Milt Kamen, Phyllis Newman, Don Murray, Hines, Hines & Dad	N/A
1594	December 27, 1968 (1968-12-27)	Jack Jones (guest host), Dick Cavett, Henry Borovik	N/A
1595	December 30, 1968 (1968-12-30)	Rod Steiger, Harry Belafonte, Sander Vanocur, E.J. Peaker	N/A
1596	December 31, 1968 (1968-12-31)	Tony Randall, Joan Rivers, Joel Grey, Jimmy Breslin	Jan Peerce

References

http://www.johnnycarson.com/carson/search.do?singleDateMonth=02&singleDateDay=16&singleDateYear=1968
The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson 6/19/1968 episode on YouTube (accessed 6/3/2021)
"Tonight Show appearance from 1968 (Re-air)". The Los Angeles Times. 12 January 1969. p. 486.
Paley Center. "TONIGHT SHOW SEGMENT: JEAN PAUL VIGNON (TV)". Paley Center. Retrieved June 12, 2012.

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