# List of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson episodes (1962)

The following is a list of episodes of the television series The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson which aired in 1962:

## October

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 1 | October 1, 1962 (1962-10-01) | Groucho Marx, Tony Bennett, Mel Brooks, Joan Crawford, Tom Pardi, Rudy Vallée | The Phoenix Singers |
| Johnny Carson hosts The Tonight Show for the first time at the age of 36, replacing Jack Paar. Joined by Ed McMahon as the announcer and sidekick, along with Skitch Henderson and the NBC Orchestra. ||||
| 2 | October 2, 1962 (1962-10-02) | Tallulah Bankhead, Artie Shaw, Shelley Berman | Fran Bennett, Bob Carroll |
| 3 | October 3, 1962 (1962-10-03) | Bobby Darin, Margaret O'Brien, Ann Corio, Bruce Randall, Leo De Lyon | Chad Mitchell Trio |
| 4 | October 4, 1962 (1962-10-04) | Barbra Streisand, Dennis Weaver, Jean Carroll, Raymond Massey, Sander Vanocur | Mickey Roberts Trio |
| 5 | October 5, 1962 (1962-10-05) | Red Buttons, Katyn Ranieri, Richard E. MacCormack | Robert Merrill, Corinne Griffith |
| 6 | October 8, 1962 (1962-10-08) | Jack Benny, Joan Benny, Mitch Miller, Sebastian Cabot, Commander Edward Whitehead | Tina Robin |
| 7 | October 9, 1962 (1962-10-09) | Susan Strasberg, Sal Mineo, Charles Nelson Reilly, Irwin Corey | Toni Arden, Tina Robin |
| 8 | October 10, 1962 (1962-10-10) | Julie Newmar, Smith & Dale, Howard G. Minsky, Signe Hasso, Dore Schary | Tommy Leonetti, Percy Botkin |
| 9 | October 11, 1962 (1962-10-11) | Benny Goodman, Corbett Monica, Jack Bailey, Louis J. Camuti, The Alberts, Bruce Lacey | Julie Wilson |
| 10 | October 12, 1962 (1962-10-12) | Melina Mercouri, The Alberts, Peter Wyden, Rise Stevens, Bruce Lacey | Lonnie Donegan, Enrico |
| 11 | October 15, 1962 (1962-10-15) | Rosemary Clooney, Ben Lyon | Roger Miller, The Little Sisters |
| A fashion show was also part of the program. ||||
| 12 | October 16, 1962 (1962-10-16) | Eddie Bracken, Haunani, Marcel Wilson, Kay Gill, Linda Thompson | Haunani Kahalewai, Alexandre |
| 13 | October 17, 1962 (1962-10-17) | Michèle Morgan, Felicia Sanders | Ferrante and Teicher |
| 14 | October 18, 1962 (1962-10-18) | Helen O'Connell, Jayne Mansfield, Dr. Joyce Brothers, Rise Stevens | Olatunji |
| 15 | October 19, 1962 (1962-10-19) | Jack E. Leonard, Harold Steinberg, Dick Patterson, Jacqueline Bertrand | Georgia Gibbs |
| 16 | October 22, 1962 (1962-10-22) | George Jessel, Walter Gaudnek | Patrice Munsel, The Singing Grandmothers |
| 17 | October 23, 1962 (1962-10-23) | Janet Leigh, Red Buttons, Fran Jeffries | Eddie Fisher |
| 18 | October 24, 1962 (1962-10-24) | Helen O'Connell, Peter Donald, Lucienne Bridou, Masumi Kuni, Sid Marlow the Mentalist | N/A |
| 19 | October 25, 1962 (1962-10-25) | Marilyn Van Derbur, Antonino Rocca | Jimmy Dean |
| 20 | October 26, 1962 (1962-10-26) | Betsy Palmer, Teresa Brewer | Beatrice Lillie |
| 21 | October 29, 1962 (1962-10-29) | Shelley Winters, Charlie Manna | Erroll Garner, Pete Brady |
| 22 | October 30, 1962 (1962-10-30) | Emily Yancy, Shari Lewis, Jerry Vale, Enrico | Earl Wrightson |
| 23 | October 31, 1962 (1962-10-31) | Sheila MacRae, Rosey Grier, Allie Sherman, Carl Ballentine, John W. Bubbles, Chas Chase | The Clancy Brothers |

## November

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 24 | November 1, 1962 (1962-11-01) | Signe Hasso, Shirley Anne Field, Katherine Dunham, Nancy Vonderheide | Vaughn Monroe |
| 25 | November 2, 1962 (1962-11-02) | Barbra Streisand, Beatrice Lillie, Gloria Lambert | The Clancy Brothers |
| 26 | November 5, 1962 (1962-11-05) | Tony Martin, Ronnie Schell, Jacqueline Bertrand | Gloria Lambert |
| (11/6/62 pre-empted for NBC News mid-term election night coverage). ||||
| 27 | November 7, 1962 (1962-11-07) | William Saroyan, Alice Ghostley | Della Reese, Kay Armen |
| 28 | November 8, 1962 (1962-11-08) | Danny Kaye, Dave Astor, Dr. Cleo Dawson | Kay Armen |
| 29 | November 9, 1962 (1962-11-09) | Tom Peters, Stirling Moss | N/A |
| 30 | November 12, 1962 (1962-11-12) | Frankie Laine, Willie Mosconi, Jane Harvey | Yvonne Constant |
| 31 | November 13, 1962 (1962-11-13) | Virginia Wing, Phil Leeds | The Little Sisters, Earl Wrightson |
| 32 | November 14, 1962 (1962-11-14) | Mae Questel, Jack E. Leonard, Rudy Vallée, The Bhaskar Dancers | N/A |
| 33 | November 15, 1962 (1962-11-15) | Alan King, Carol Channing, Benson and Mann | Denise Lor |
| 34 | November 16, 1962 (1962-11-16) | Betty White, Larry Storch, Harvey Lembeck, Gene Baylos, Bob Rollins | Sam Cooke, The 4 Saints |
| 35 | November 19, 1962 (1962-11-19) | Patricia Morison, Lori Nelson, Jack Douglas and wife Reiko | The Folksters |
| Film was shown of Johnny's participation in U.S. air maneuvers with the United States Air Force Thunderbirds. ||||
| 36 | November 20, 1962 (1962-11-20) | Gloria DeHaven, Abe Burrows | Bob Carroll, The Kirby Stone Four |
| 37 | November 21, 1962 (1962-11-21) | Sam Snead, Walter Gaudnek | Roger Miller, Patrice Munsel |
| 38 | November 22, 1962 (1962-11-22) | Katyna Ranieri, Enrico, Bob Rollins, Ronnie Chapman | N/A |
| 39 | November 23, 1962 (1962-11-23) | Maureen O'Sullivan, Tony Martin, John Bubbles | Fran Warren, Paul Winter Jazz Sextet |
| 40 | November 26, 1962 (1962-11-26) | Sam Levenson, Peter Fonda, Yvonne Constant, Marcy Abbott | The Folksters |
| 41 | November 27, 1962 (1962-11-27) | Salvatore Baccaloni, Lucienne Bridou, Anthony Simos, Maximilian Schell | June Valli |
| 42 | November 28, 1962 (1962-11-28) | Artie Shaw, Kay Armen, Dr. Joyce Brothers | Keeley Smith |
| 43 | November 29, 1962 (1962-11-29) | Phil Foster, Dolores Gray, Sammy Snead | The Phoenix Singers, Maynard Ferguson |
| 44 | November 30, 1962 (1962-11-30) | Vincent Price, The Baker Twins | Jacqueline Bertrand, Brook Benton |

## December

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 45 | December 3, 1962 (1962-12-03) | Dean Jones, Walter Slezak, Jackie Miles | Roberta Sherwood |
| 46 | December 4, 1962 (1962-12-04) | Andy Williams, Sandy Stewart. Commander Edward Whitehead | Gene Krupa |
| 47 | December 5, 1962 (1962-12-05) | Bert Parks, George Kirby, Jimmy Piersall | Helen O'Connell |
| 48 | December 6, 1962 (1962-12-06) | Tom Ewell, Patricia Morison, Don Chastain | Five Bowl Queens |
| Johnny introduces the Look Magazine college football All-America team. ||||
| 49 | December 7, 1962 (1962-12-07) | Phyllis McGuire, Clyde Beatty | The Little Sisters |
| 50 | December 10, 1962 (1962-12-10) | Maria Von Trapp, Charlie Manna | Virginia Wing, The Four Saints |
| 51 | December 11, 1962 (1962-12-11) | Peter Lind Hayes and Mary Healy, Eileen Barton, Jack Douglas and wife Reiko | Lucho Navarro |
| 52 | December 12, 1962 (1962-12-12) | George Jessel, John Bubbles, Mitzi Mason | Earl Wrightson, Lois Hunt |
| 53 | December 13, 1962 (1962-12-13) | Allen and Rossi, Jan Murray, Arnold Stang | Connie Boswell |
| 54 | December 14, 1962 (1962-12-14) | Keenan Wynn, Shari Lewis, Adolphe Menjou | N/A |
| A lingerie fashion show. ||||
| 55 | December 17, 1962 (1962-12-17) | Peter O'Toole, Larry Storch | William Walker, Juela Gill and Oranim Zabar |
| 56 | December 18, 1962 (1962-12-18) | Barry Sullivan, Mickey Spillane, David Frye, Keely Smith | The Jonah Jones Quartet |
| 57 | December 19, 1962 (1962-12-19) | Pat Harrington, Jr., Lillian Roth, Henry Gibson, Judy Joy | Joe Williams |
| 58 | December 20, 1962 (1962-12-20) | Alan King, Steve Lawrence, Dolores Gray | Erroll Garner |
| 59 | December 21, 1962 (1962-12-21) | Phil Foster, Kay Armen, Dick McCormack | Yvonne Constant |
| 60 | December 25, 1962 (1962-12-25) | Peter Ustinov, Betsy Palmer, Gale Del Corral | Rise Stevens |
| Film of Johnny playing Santa Claus at a New York department store. ||||
| 61 | December 26, 1962 (1962-12-26) | Dorothy Dandridge | The Little Sisters, Don Cherry |
| 62 | December 27, 1962 (1962-12-27) | Harry Golden, Enrico, Frank Raines | Jacqueline Bertrand |
| 63 | December 28, 1962 (1962-12-28) | Della Reese, Irwin Corey | The Baker Twins |
| 64 | December 31, 1962 (1962-12-31) | Artie Shaw, Phyllis Newman, Benson and Mann, John Bubbles | N/A |
| Live New Year's Eve Times Square segment with Ben Grauer; rest of the show is taped. ||||