# List of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson episodes (1983)

The following is a list of episodes of the television series The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson which aired in 1983:

## 1983

* Ed McMahon wears glasses full time starting with this season.

### January

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 4912 | January 4, 1983 (1983-01-04) | Carl Reiner, Greg Louganis, Ron O'Brien | N/A |
| Desk - "Psychic Predictions" ||||
| 4913 | January 5, 1983 (1983-01-05) | Teri Garr, Tom Noddy | B.B. King |
| Edge of Wetness ||||
| 4914 | January 6, 1983 (1983-01-06) | Richard Benjamin, Kelly Monteith | Pete Fountain |
| Desk - "Calendars" ||||
| 4915 | January 7, 1983 (1983-01-07) | Jack Lemmon | Tanya Tucker |
| Desk - "Blue Cards" ||||
| 4916 | January 11, 1983 (1983-01-11) | Michael Landon, Patti & Leah Barton | Maureen McGovern |
| Desk - "Little Known Disasters" ||||
| 4917 | January 12, 1983 (1983-01-12) | George Carlin, George Segal | Snooky Young |
| Desk - "Joke Rivalry Between States" ||||
| 4918 | January 13, 1983 (1983-01-13) | David Brenner | Johnny Mathis ("But She Loves Me") |
| Carnac the Magnificent ||||
| 4919 | January 14, 1983 (1983-01-14) | Harvey Korman, Bruce Schwartz, Randall "Tex" Cobb | N/A |
| Stump the Band ||||
| 4920 | January 24, 1983 (1983-01-24) | Joan Rivers (guest host), Henry Winkler, Richard Simmons, Cher | N/A |
| 4921 | January 25, 1983 (1983-01-25) | Joan Rivers (guest host), Angie Dickinson, Garry Shandling, Gregory Harrison | N/A |
| 4922 | January 26, 1983 (1983-01-26) | Joan Rivers (guest host), Bill Cosby, Margot Kidder | N/A |
| 4923 | January 27, 1983 (1983-01-27) | Joan Rivers (guest host), Drew Barrymore | Jim Nabors |
| 4924 | January 28, 1983 (1983-01-28) | Joan Rivers (guest host), Victoria Principal | Jennifer Holliday ("And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going") |

### February

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 4,924 | February 1, 1983 (1983-02-01) | Anita Gillette | Tom Jones |
| Desk- "Pilots That Didn't Make It" ||||
| 4,925 | February 2, 1983 (1983-02-02) | Alan King, Florence Sperbeck | N/A |
| Sketch - "President Reagan's Press Conference" ||||
| 4,926 | February 3, 1983 (1983-02-03) | Buddy Hackett, William Shatner | N/A |
| Stump the Band ||||
| 4,927 | February 4, 1983 (1983-02-04) | Steve Martin, Ali MacGraw | Dave Frishberg |
| Desk - "800 Area Code Telephone Numbers"; Desk- "Ideas of How Government Can Cut Deficit" ||||
| 4,928 | February 7, 1983 (1983-02-07) | Lynn Redgrave, Charles Osborne | Lee Greenwood |
| Desk - "Kids Letters" ||||
| 4,929 | February 8, 1983 (1983-02-08) | Joe Theismann, Charles Grodin | N/A |
| Desk - "Celebrity Yearbook" ||||
| 4,930 | February 9, 1983 (1983-02-09) | Bette Davis, Richard Pryor | N/A |
| Desk - "Blue Cards" ||||
| 4,931 | February 10, 1983 (1983-02-10) | David Steinberg, Roberta Burger | Maureen McGovern ("I'm All Smiles" and "Right As The Rain") |
| Desk - "Fan Mail" ||||
| 4,932 | February 11, 1983 (1983-02-11) | Charles Nelson Reilly, Rodney Dangerfield, Bob Uecker | N/A |
| Stump the Band ||||
| 4,933 | February 15, 1983 (1983-02-15) | Dom DeLuise | Glen Campbell |
| Desk - "Boy Scout Test" ||||
| 4,934 | February 16, 1983 (1983-02-16) | Bob Newhart, L.H. Frymire | Jack Jones |
| Sketch - "The Winds of War" ||||
| 4,935 | February 17, 1983 (1983-02-17) | Teresa Ganzel, Joe Bolster | Mac Davis |
| Desk - "Movies That Didn't Get Nominated" ||||
| 4,936 | February 18, 1983 (1983-02-18) | Bridgette Andersen | Ernie Watts, Eydie Gormé |
| Edge of Wetness ||||
| 4,937 | February 22, 1983 (1983-02-22) | Robert Klein | Julio Iglesias ("Gone With the Wind" and "Hey") |
| Desk - "Television Listing During Sweeps Week" ||||
| 4,938 | February 23, 1983 (1983-02-23) | Sigourney Weaver, John Moschitta, Jr. | Peter Allen |
| Desk - "Guidelines in Case You Meet The Queen" ||||
| 4,939 | February 24, 1983 (1983-02-24) | Albert Brooks, Ellen Barkin | The Weather Girls |
| Stump the Band ||||
| 4,940 | February 25, 1983 (1983-02-25) | Jon Walter, Victoria Jackson, Rex Smith | N/A |
| Sketch - "Evening News with Mr. Rogers" ||||

### March

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 4,941 | March 1, 1983 (1983-03-01) | David Brenner | Lionel Richie |
| Carnac the Magnificent ||||
| 4,942 | March 2, 1983 (1983-03-02) | James Mason | Tony Bennett |
| Desk - "MASH Epilogue" ||||
| 4,943 | March 3, 1983 (1983-03-03) | Swoosie Kurtz | Linda Ronstadt |
| Desk - "Carson's Believe It or Stuff It" ||||
| 4,944 | March 4, 1983 (1983-03-04) | Tim Conway, Maureen Murphy, Jodie Foster | N/A |
| Desk - "Ed's Birthday" ||||
| 4,945 | March 15, 1983 (1983-03-15) | Pamela Bellwood | Jim Stafford |
| Desk - "Joke Rivalry Between States" ||||
| 4,946 | March 16, 1983 (1983-03-16) | Joan Rivers, Neil Simon | Stephen Bishop |
| Desk - "As The White House Turns" ||||
| 4,947 | March 17, 1983 (1983-03-17) | Mariette Hartley, Sandra Bernhard | N/A |
| Stump the Band ||||
| 4,948 | March 18, 1983 (1983-03-18) | Louis Gossett Jr., Argus Hamilton, Richard Kline | N/A |
| Edge of Wetness ||||
| 4,949 | March 22, 1983 (1983-03-22) | Lesley Ann Warren, Charlie Hill | James Galway |
| Desk - "Blue Cards" ||||
| 4,950 | March 23, 1983 (1983-03-23) | Steven Wright, Ted Lange | Sheena Easton |
| Stump the Band ||||
| 4,951 | March 24, 1983 (1983-03-24) | Marsha Mason | Janie Fricke |
| Desk - "Cycle of Life in Los Angeles" ||||
| 4,952 | March 25, 1983 (1983-03-25) | Teri Garr, Paul Provenza, Jennifer O'Neill | N/A |
| Blackouts - 'Fantasy Island', 'Lassie', 'Twilight Zone', 'American Bandstand' and 'Gunsmoke'. ||||
| 4,953 | March 29, 1983 (1983-03-29) | Sharon Gless, Jimmy Connors | Placido Domingo |
| Talk with Ed About His Boat ||||
| 4,954 | March 30, 1983 (1983-03-30) | Lynn Redgrave, Bobby Kelton | Oak Ridge Boys |
| Desk - "Congressional Jobs Bill" ||||
| 4,955 | March 31, 1983 (1983-03-31) | Jack Lemmon, Victoria Jackson | Ross Tompkins |
| Desk - "Easter Bonnets" ||||

### April

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 4,956 | April 1, 1983 (1983-04-01) | Steve Landesberg, Ana Alicia | Ron McCroby |
| 4,957 | April 5, 1983 (1983-04-05) | Franklyn Ajaye | Julio Iglesias |
| Carnac the Magnificent ||||
| 4,958 | April 6, 1983 (1983-04-06) | Gregory Hines, Calvin Trillin | Sharon Robinson |
| Desk - "Upcoming Mini-Series" ||||
| 4,959 | April 7, 1983 (1983-04-07) | Susan Sarandon | Roy Clark |
| Desk - "Tax Advice" ||||
| 4,960 | April 18, 1983 (1983-04-18) | Joan Rivers (guest host), Joe Piscopo, Donna Mills | Rita Moreno ("Get Happy") |
| 4,961 | April 19, 1983 (1983-04-19) | Joan Rivers (guest host), David Steinberg, Betty White | N/A |
| 4,962 | April 20, 1983 (1983-04-20) | Joan Rivers (guest host), David Brenner | Bernadette Peters |
| 4,963 | April 21, 1983 (1983-04-21) | Joan Rivers (guest host), Robert Blake, John James | Engelbert Humperdinck |
| 4,964 | April 22, 1983 (1983-04-22) | Joan Rivers (guest host), George Peppard, Susan Saint James | Beverly Sills |
| 4,965 | April 26, 1983 (1983-04-26) | Sammy Davis, Jr., James Sikking | N/A |
| Desk - "Cable Television Shows" ||||
| 4,966 | April 27, 1983 (1983-04-27) | Nastassja Kinski | N/A |
| Desk - "Hitler's Diary" ||||
| 4,967 | April 28, 1983 (1983-04-28) | Charles Nelson Reilly, Garry Shandling, Audrie J. Neenan | N/A |
| Mighty Carson Art Players - "Consumer Supporter with David Howitzer" ||||
| 4,968 | April 29, 1983 (1983-04-29) | Samantha Smith, David Weiss, Jennifer Beals | Bob & Ray |

### May

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 4,969 | May 2, 1983 (1983-05-02) | James Stewart | Ron McCroby |
| Desk - "'My Mother' Essays" ||||
| 4,970 | May 3, 1983 (1983-05-03) | Buddy Hackett, Linda Shayne | Joe Williams |
| Carpet Samples; Desk - "As The White House Turns" ||||
| 4,971 | May 4, 1983 (1983-05-04) | Harmon Baker, Rich Hall | N/A |
| Desk - "What the Next Fifty Years Would Be" ||||
| 4,972 | May 5, 1983 (1983-05-05) | Emmanuel Lewis, David Steinberg, Mary Frann | N/A |
| Mighty Carson Art Players - "President Reagan's Letter To a Russian Girl" ||||
| 4,973 | May 6, 1983 (1983-05-06) | Don Rickles, Kathleen Beller | N/A |
| Desk - "Famous Mothers" ||||
| 4,974 | May 10, 1983 (1983-05-10) | Roy Scheider, Bill Maher | Louise Mandrell |
| Desk - "New Office Etiquette" ||||
| 4,975 | May 11, 1983 (1983-05-11) | George Burns, Jacqueline Bisset | Conte Candoli |
| Edge of Wetness ||||
| 4,976 | May 12, 1983 (1983-05-12) | David Brenner | The Barrett Sisters |
| Desk - "Pilots That Didn't Make It" ||||
| 4,977 | May 13, 1983 (1983-05-13) | Donald Sutherland, Martin Mull | Leata Galloway |
| Blackouts - 'Hard's Collar', 'Telephone' and 'Great Masters'. ||||
| 4,978 | May 17, 1983 (1983-05-17) | Albert Brooks, Brooke Shields | N/A |
| Desk - "Classified Ads"; Desk - "Fascinating Facts"; Desk - "List of Kids' Inventions" ||||
| 4,979 | May 18, 1983 (1983-05-18) | Bob Newhart, Anthony Quinn, Julie Lynne Hayek | N/A |
| Talk with Ed About their First Girlfriends ||||
| 4,980 | May 19, 1983 (1983-05-19) | Bert Convy, Jerry Seinfeld | Dave Brubeck Quartet |
| Desk - "Ways for Los Angeles to Raise Money" ||||
| 4,981 | May 20, 1983 (1983-05-20) | Suzanne Somers, Blake Clark, Kathleen Beller | N/A |
| Stump the Band ||||
| 4,982 | May 24, 1983 (1983-05-24) | Charles Grodin, Mary Denham | B.B. King |
| Location - "Burbank Bridge" ||||
| 4,983 | May 25, 1983 (1983-05-25) | Sunny Haws & Jennifer Watson | Buddy Rich, Martina Arroyo |
| Sketch - "Johnny La Lonne" ||||
| 4,984 | May 26, 1983 (1983-05-26) | Mel Blanc | Steve Lawrence |
| Desk - "Blue Cards" ||||
| 4,985 | May 27, 1983 (1983-05-27) | Carl Reiner | Ellen Greene ("Somewhere That's Green", "Suddenly Seymour") |
| Stump the Band ||||

### June

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 4,986 | June 1, 1983 (1983-06-01) | Patrick Macnee, Pete Barbutti | N/A |
| 4,987 | June 7, 1983 (1983-06-07) | Christopher Reeve | Leonard Waxdeck & The Birdcallers |
| Desk - "International Symbol Signs" ||||
| 4,988 | June 8, 1983 (1983-06-08) | Joan Rivers, Joe Garagiola | Sergio Mendes ("Never Gonna Let You Go") |
| Desk - "Summer Movies" ||||
| 4,989 | June 9, 1983 (1983-06-09) | Richard Pryor, Ally Sheedy, Rod Hull | N/A |
| Sketch - "Harlequin Romances for Macho Guy" ||||
| 4,990 | June 10, 1983 (1983-06-10) | Roger Moore, Teresa Ganzel | Donna Summer |
| Desk - "Blue Cards" ||||
| 4,991 | June 14, 1983 (1983-06-14) | Bill Cosby, George Segal | N/A |
| Desk - "How to Be a Really Nice Person" ||||
| 4,992 | June 15, 1983 (1983-06-15) | Dorothy Fuldheim, Tom Noddy | Maureen McGovern ("Mr. Paganini" and "The Promise") |
| Edge of Wetness ||||
| 4,993 | June 16, 1983 (1983-06-16) | Robin Williams, Jim Brown III | cast of Dreamgirls |
| Desk - "As The White House Turns" ||||
| 4,994 | June 17, 1983 (1983-06-17) | Michael Landon, Pete Barbutti | Michael Martin Murphey |
| Sketch - 'Early to Bed', 'Animal Cries', 'Old Dog', and 'Soldiers Never Die'. ||||
| 4,995 | June 21, 1983 (1983-06-21) | Dyan Cannon | Tony Bennett |
| Desk - "Little Known Los Angeles Olympic Events" ||||
| 4,996 | June 22, 1983 (1983-06-22) | Steve Landesberg, Sandra Bernhard | José Feliciano |
| Desk - "Phone Call to Space Shuttle" ||||
| 4,997 | June 23, 1983 (1983-06-23) | Lauren Bacall, Jim Fowler | Pete Fountain |
| Sketch - "Commercial Actors School" ||||
| 4,998 | June 24, 1983 (1983-06-24) | Eddie Murphy, Jennifer Richards, Reggie Joule | N/A |

### July

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 4,999 | July 4, 1983 (1983-07-04) | Joan Rivers (guest host), Christopher Atkins, Richard Simmons | Charo |
| 5,000 | July 5, 1983 (1983-07-05) | Joan Rivers (guest host), Elizabeth Ashley, Charles Nelson Reilly | Tom Jones |
| Joan Rivers celebrates Johnny Carson's 5,000th episode as the host of The Tonight Show. ||||
| 5,001 | July 6, 1983 (1983-07-06) | Joan Rivers (guest host), Walter Matthau, Dick Shawn | N/A |
| 5,002 | July 7, 1983 (1983-07-07) | Joan Rivers (guest host), Jerry Seinfeld, Mr. Rogers | N/A |
| 5,003 | July 8, 1983 (1983-07-08) | Joan Rivers (guest host), Sylvester Stallone, Charlie Callas, Morgan Fairchild | N/A |
| 5,004 | July 19, 1983 (1983-07-19) | Peter Strauss | Amanda McBroom |
| Talk with Ed About Surgery ||||
| 5,005 | July 20, 1983 (1983-07-20) | Adriana Caselotti, David Brenner | Lee Greenwood |
| Desk - "Vacation Snapshots" ||||
| 5,006 | July 21, 1983 (1983-07-21) | Suzanne Pleshette | Anthony Newley |
| Carnac the Magnificent ||||
| 5,007 | July 22, 1983 (1983-07-22) | Chevy Chase, David Sayh, Karen Salkin | N/A |
| Desk - "Joke Rivalry Between the States" ||||
| 5,008 | July 26, 1983 (1983-07-26) | David Steinberg, Linda Evans | Free Flight |
| Desk - "What's In and What's Out" ||||
| 5,009 | July 27, 1983 (1983-07-27) | Lynn Redgrave | B.B. King |
| Desk - "F.B.I. Most Wanted Posters" ||||
| 5,010 | July 28, 1983 (1983-07-28) | Samantha Smith, Joan Collins | N/A |
| Desk - "Unnecessary Products" ||||
| 5,011 | July 29, 1983 (1983-07-29) | Carrie Fisher, Garry Shandling | David Grisman Quintet |
| Sketch - "Carter/Reagan Presidential Debate" ||||

### August

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 5,012 | August 2, 1983 (1983-08-02) | John Davidson | N/A |
| Desk - "Blue Cards" ||||
| 5,013 | August 3, 1983 (1983-08-03) | Robert Blake | Joe Williams, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg |
| Edge of Wetness ||||
| 5,014 | August 4, 1983 (1983-08-04) | Diane Lane | Diana Ross, Ron McCroby |
| Desk - "Summer Lore" ||||
| 5,015 | August 5, 1983 (1983-08-05) | Robert Klein, Cynthia Rhodes, Howard Finster | N/A |
| Stump the Band ||||
| 5,016 | August 9, 1983 (1983-08-09) | Ana Alicia, Martina Navratilova | Itzhak Perlman |
| Desk - "Items That Washed Ashore" ||||
| 5,017 | August 10, 1983 (1983-08-10) | Maureen Stapleton, Bill Maher | Buddy Rich |
| Sketch - "Telephone Operator Interview" ||||
| 5,018 | August 11, 1983 (1983-08-11) | Charles Nelson Reilly, Ted Wass | Tanya Tucker |
| Desk - "New Products" ||||
| 5,019 | August 12, 1983 (1983-08-12) | Michael Reagan, Rodney Dangerfield | Donna Theodore ("The House I Live In") |
| Floyd R. Turbo - "Opposed to Women Newscasters" ||||
| 5,020 | August 22, 1983 (1983-08-22) | David Brenner (guest host), Shelley Long, Joe Garagiola | Rita Moreno |
| Desk - Talk with Doc ||||
| 5,021 | August 23, 1983 (1983-08-23) | David Brenner (guest host), Richard Lewis | N/A |
| Desk - "Letters from Kids" ||||
| 5,022 | August 24, 1983 (1983-08-24) | Garry Shandling (guest host), Joan Embery, Pete Barbutti | N/A |
| Garry Shandling makes his Tonight Show debut as guest host. ||||
| 5,023 | August 25, 1983 (1983-08-25) | Barbara Mandrell (guest host), Patrick Duffy, George Lindsey, Helen Gurley Brown | N/A |
| 5,024 | August 26, 1983 (1983-08-26) | John Denver (guest host), Pam Dawber, Tony Danza | N/A |
| 5,025 | August 30, 1983 (1983-08-30) | Angie Dickinson, Rick Ducommun | Shelly West |
| Desk - "Special Interest Groups" ||||
| 5,026 | August 31, 1983 (1983-08-31) | Teri Garr, Maureen Murphy | Charlie Byrd, The Great Guitars |
| Edge of Wetness ||||

### September

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 5,027 | September 1, 1983 (1983-09-01) | Mariette Hartley, Karen Salkin | Mack & Jamie (comedy duo) |
| Desk - "Weather Cycle" ||||
| 5,028 | September 2, 1983 (1983-09-02) | Dyan Cannon, Bob Uecker | Linda Hopkins |
| Sketch - "Weightlifter Who Use Steroids Interview" ||||
| 5,029 | September 6, 1983 (1983-09-06) | Shelley Winters, Teri Copley | Amanda McBroom |
| Desk - "Pilots That Didn't Make It" ||||
| 5,030 | September 7, 1983 (1983-09-07) | Shirley MacLaine, Betty White | N/A |
| Sketch - "Malibu Restaurant" ||||
| 5,031 | September 8, 1983 (1983-09-08) | Bill Cosby, Victoria Jackson | Chuck Mangione |
| Carnac the Magnificent ||||
| 5,032 | September 9, 1983 (1983-09-09) | Richard Benjamin | Linda Ronstadt |
| Desk - "Public Service Announcements" ||||
| 5,033 | September 13, 1983 (1983-09-13) | Teddy Bergeron | Liberace |
| Desk - "Fan Mail" ||||
| 5,034 | September 14, 1983 (1983-09-14) | Stephanie Zimbalist, Steven Wright | Lionel Richie ("All Night Long" and "Lady") |
| Desk - "The Good Side of Bad News" ||||
| 5,035 | September 15, 1983 (1983-09-15) | Melinda Culea | Jennifer Holliday ("I Am Love" and "Let Me Wait") |
| Stump the Band ||||
| 5,036 | September 16, 1983 (1983-09-16) | George Burns, Victoria Principal, Randall "Tex" Cobb | N/A |
| 5,037 | September 20, 1983 (1983-09-20) | Dick Cavett, Rebecca Holden, Chris & Lisa Scott | N/A |
| Aunt Blabby ||||
| 5,038 | September 21, 1983 (1983-09-21) | Michael Caine, Mary Kay Place | James Galway |
| 5,039 | September 22, 1983 (1983-09-22) | Cybill Shepherd, Kelly Monteith | Manhattan Transfer |
| Sketch - "Burbank Wall and Burbank Stone" ||||
| 5,040 | September 23, 1983 (1983-09-23) | Yul Brynner, Madeline Kahn | Joe Williams |
| Desk - "Homework School of The Air" ||||
| 5,041 | September 26, 1983 (1983-09-26) | Joan Rivers (guest host), James Coco, David Hasselhoff, Shelley Winters | N/A |
| 5,042 | September 27, 1983 (1983-09-27) | Joan Rivers (guest host), Kate Jackson | N/A |
| 5,043 | September 28, 1983 (1983-09-28) | Joan Rivers (guest host), Larry Hagman, Betty White, Garry Shandling | N/A |
| 5,044 | September 29, 1983 (1983-09-29) | Joan Rivers (guest host), David Brenner, Tony Danza, Erma Bombeck | N/A |
| 5,045 | September 30, 1983 (1983-09-30) | Joan Rivers (guest host), Lorenzo Lamas, Eileen Brennan, Dr. Ruth Westheimer | N/A |

### October

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 5,046 | October 4, 1983 (1983-10-04) | Peter Ustinov | Tony Bennett |
| Desk - "Blue Cards" ||||
| 5,047 | October 5, 1983 (1983-10-05) | Sean Connery, Keenen Ivory Wayans | Tania Maria |
| Desk - "Mail Bag" - Johnny recounts a viewer's lengthy efforts to be removed from a computerized mailing list by posing as a dog ||||
| 5,048 | October 7, 1983 (1983-10-07) | Bob Newhart, James Stephens, Ronnie Porter | N/A |
| Desk - "Tonight Show Scrapbook": Johnny shows photos depicting moments, supposedly from the show, which didn't make it into the recent anniversary special ||||
| 5,049 | October 11, 1983 (1983-10-11) | Dudley Moore, Tom Baker, Harvey Fierstein | N/A |
| 5,050 | October 12, 1983 (1983-10-12) | Charles Grodin | Peabo Bryson, Roberta Flack |
| Desk - "Tonight Show Quiz" ||||
| 5,051 | October 13, 1983 (1983-10-13) | Tim Conway, Holly Palance | Martina Arroyo |
| Stump the Band ||||
| 5,052 | October 14, 1983 (1983-10-14) | Bill Cosby, Calvin Trillin | Maureen McGovern ("Strike Up the Band") |
| Edge of Wetness ||||
| 5,053 | October 18, 1983 (1983-10-18) | Stefanie Powers, Alan King | N/A |
| Desk - "Lies of The Eighties" ||||
| 5,054 | October 19, 1983 (1983-10-19) | Bert Convy, Julie Walters | Pete Fountain |
| Desk - "How Do Dey Do Dat?" ||||
| 5,055 | October 20, 1983 (1983-10-20) | Dom DeLuise, Deborah Shelton | Toots Thielemans |
| Desk - "Halloween Pumpkins" ||||
| 5,056 | October 21, 1983 (1983-10-21) | Sammy Davis, Jr., Jeff Goldblum, Julie Walters | N/A |

### November

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 5,057 | November 1, 1983 (1983-11-01) | Estelle Parsons, David Brenner | N/A |
| Desk - "Letters from Kids" ||||
| 5,058 | November 2, 1983 (1983-11-02) | Steve Landesberg | Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg |
| Desk - "Go to Bed With a Star" ||||
| 5,059 | November 3, 1983 (1983-11-03) | Mariel Hemingway, Pete Barbutti | N/A |
| Desk - "Public Service Announcements" ||||
| 5,060 | November 4, 1983 (1983-11-04) | Buddy Hackett, Elaine Stritch | N/A |
| Stump the Band ||||
| 5,061 | November 8, 1983 (1983-11-08) | Barbara Walters, David Steinberg | N/A |
| Desk - "Fan Mail" ||||
| 5,062 | November 9, 1983 (1983-11-09) | Robert Klein, Merie Earle | Nell Carter ("You Are") |
| Desk - "New York Blackout" ||||
| 5,063 | November 10, 1983 (1983-11-10) | none | Bette Midler ("Beast of Burden" and "Come Back Jimmy Dean") |
| Band Number - "12 O'Clock" ||||
| 5,064 | November 11, 1983 (1983-11-11) | Paul T. Kendall (1983 hollering contest champion), Thalassa Cruso | Marilyn Horne |
| Sketch - "Coldfinger" ||||
| 5,065 | November 15, 1983 (1983-11-15) | Gilda Radner, Walter Cronkite | Karen Akers ("Nevertheless, I'm in Love with You" and "Maybe") |
| Desk - "Joke Rivalry Between the States" ||||
| 5,066 | November 16, 1983 (1983-11-16) | Bob Uecker, Stepfanie Kramer | Vic Damone |
| Edge of Wetness ||||
| 5,067 | November 17, 1983 (1983-11-17) | Ernest St. George, Jerry Seinfeld, Lynn Redgrave | N/A |
| Sketch - "Monday Night Football with William F. Buckley" ||||
| 5,068 | November 18, 1983 (1983-11-18) | Tracy Scoggins, Argus Hamilton | Smokey Robinson |
| Stump the Band ||||
| 5,069 | November 21, 1983 (1983-11-21) | Diahann Carroll, Dennis Quaid | N/A |
| Desk - "Kids Thanksgiving Letters" ||||
| 5,070 | November 22, 1983 (1983-11-22) | George Peppard | Julio Iglesias |
| Carnac the Magnificent ||||
| 5,071 | November 23, 1983 (1983-11-23) | James Stewart | Oak Ridge Boys |
| Desk - "Shower With a Star" ||||
| 5,072 | November 24, 1983 (1983-11-24) | Robert Blake, Jim Carrey, Bud Greenspan | N/A |
| Desk - "Blue Cards" ||||
| 5,073 | November 25, 1983 (1983-11-25) | Mariette Hartley, Ronnie Shakes | N/A |
| Singing Dog Contest ||||
| 5,074 | November 28, 1983 (1983-11-28) | Joan Rivers (guest host), John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Peter Ustinov | N/A |
| 5,075 | November 29, 1983 (1983-11-29) | Joan Rivers (guest host), Dick Cavett, Margot Kidder, Howie Mandel | N/A |
| 5,076 | November 30, 1983 (1983-11-30) | Joan Rivers (guest host), Joan Collins, Jerry Seinfeld | Boy George |

### December

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 5,077 | December 1, 1983 (1983-12-01) | Joan Rivers (guest host), Vincent Price, Linda Gray | N/A |
| 5,078 | December 2, 1983 (1983-12-02) | Joan Rivers (guest host), Marilu Henner | Andy Gibb |
| 5,079 | December 6, 1983 (1983-12-06) | Red Skelton, Sterling Hayden | Donna Theodore ("Memory") |
| Desk - "Words" ||||
| 5,080 | December 7, 1983 (1983-12-07) | Carl Reiner, Julie Walters | N/A |
| Desk - "How Do Dey Do Dat?" ||||
| 5,081 | December 8, 1983 (1983-12-08) | Michael Landon, Bill Maher | Joe Williams |
| Desk - "Ultimate Gifts" ||||
| 5,082 | December 9, 1983 (1983-12-09) | Charles Grodin, Mike Rozier | Bob & Ray |
| Sketch - "Dr. Joyce Sisters" ||||
| 5,083 | December 13, 1983 (1983-12-13) | Jack Lemmon, Wil Shriner | Buddy Rich |
| Desk - "Christmas Television Specials" ||||
| 5,084 | December 14, 1983 (1983-12-14) | John Davidson, Alan King | N/A |
| Stump the Band ||||
| 5,085 | December 15, 1983 (1983-12-15) | Mel Brooks, Teri Garr | N/A |
| Sketch - "David Howitzer- Consumer Supporter" ||||
| 5,086 | December 16, 1983 (1983-12-16) | none | Andy Williams |
| Desk - "New Products"; Desk- "Letters from Kids" ||||
| 5,087 | December 27, 1983 (1983-12-27) | Markie Post | Barry Manilow |
| Desk - "Cold Weather" ||||
| 5,088 | December 28, 1983 (1983-12-28) | George Segal, Garry Shandling | N/A |
| Desk - "Dating Game" ||||
| 5,089 | December 29, 1983 (1983-12-29) | Tony Randall, Father Guido Sarducci, Cyndi James-Reese | N/A |
| Desk - "New Year's Eve Toasts" ||||
| 5,090 | December 30, 1983 (1983-12-30) | David Letterman, Jim Turner | Jeffrey Osborne |
| Desk - "Predictions" ||||