# List of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson episodes (1982)

The following is a list of episodes of the television series The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson which aired in 1982:

## 1982

* This is the last season where Ed McMahon didn't wear any glasses.

### January

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 4708 | January 1, 1982 (1982-01-01) | McLean Stevenson, Eddie Murphy | N/A |
| Desk- "Predictions" ||||
| 4709 | January 5, 1982 (1982-01-05) | David Steinberg, Rich Hall | Nell Carter ("Never Been So Glad") |
| Desk- "Blue Cards" ||||
| 4710 | January 6, 1982 (1982-01-06) | Alan King, Charles Nelson Reilly | N/A |
| Carnac the Magnificent ||||
| 4711 | January 7, 1982 (1982-01-07) | George Carlin, Colleen Camp | Ray Price |
| Desk- "Referee Signals" ||||
| 4712 | January 8, 1982 (1982-01-08) | Mimi Kennedy, Pete Barbutti | Oak Ridge Boys |
| Commercial Blackouts: 'Aldo Cello Wine', 'Remington Razors', 'Mueller Beer' and 'John Mouseman'. ||||
| 4713 | January 12, 1982 (1982-01-12) | Sally Field, Cathy Moriarty | Lionel Hampton |
| Desk- "Library Questions" ||||
| 4714 | January 13, 1982 (1982-01-13) | Charles Grodin | Itzhak Perlman |
| Desk- "Little Known Ailments" ||||
| 4715 | January 14, 1982 (1982-01-14) | Bert Convy, Tillie Abrahamson | N/A |
| Edge of Wetness ||||
| 4716 | January 15, 1982 (1982-01-15) | David Letterman | Melissa Manchester |
| Desk- "Greats Moments in History" ||||
| 4717 | January 25, 1982 (1982-01-25) | Joan Rivers (guest host), Angie Dickinson, Rich Little | N/A |
| 4718 | January 26, 1982 (1982-01-26) | Joan Rivers (guest host), Jean Marsh, Rip Taylor | N/A |
| 4719 | January 27, 1982 (1982-01-27) | Joan Rivers (guest host), John Ritter | Charo |
| 4720 | January 28, 1982 (1982-01-28) | David Brenner (guest host), Joan Embery, Susan Saint James, Gallagher | N/A |
| 4721 | January 29, 1982 (1982-01-29) | David Brenner (guest host), Sugar Ray Leonard, Kate Jackson | N/A |

### February

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 4722 | February 2, 1982 (1982-02-02) | Dom DeLuise, Brooke Shields | N/A |
| Desk- "List of New Responsibility of The States" ||||
| 4723 | February 3, 1982 (1982-02-03) | Gregory Hines, Peter Cook | N/A |
| Desk- "English Slang Expressions" ||||
| 4724 | February 4, 1982 (1982-02-04) | Lynn Redgrave, Franklyn Ajaye, Tom Hanks | N/A |
| Desk- "Blue Cards" ||||
| 4725 | February 5, 1982 (1982-02-05) | Dick Cavett, John Byner, Thalassa Cruso | N/A |
| 4726 | February 9, 1982 (1982-02-09) | Peter Ustinov | Nell Carter ("Leave Me My Heart") |
| Desk- "Library Questions" ||||
| 4727 | February 10, 1982 (1982-02-10) | Wayne Rogers, Eddie Murphy, Albert Hague | N/A |
| Stump the Band ||||
| 4728 | February 11, 1982 (1982-02-11) | Burt Reynolds, Richard Lewis | N/A |
| Mighty Carson Art Players- "This Is Your Life... Burt Reynolds" featuring a surprise appearance by Dom DeLuise ||||
| 4729 | February 12, 1982 (1982-02-12) | Michael Landon, Gore Vidal | N/A |
| 4730 | February 16, 1982 (1982-02-16) | Tony Randall, Smothers Brothers | N/A |
| Sketch- "Wright Brothers- Save the Sketch" ||||
| 4731 | February 17, 1982 (1982-02-17) | Gallagher | Steve Lawrence |
| Desk- "Bush Tapes"; Desk- "George Washington Trivia" ||||
| 4732 | February 18, 1982 (1982-02-18) | Rodney Dangerfield, Mimi Kennedy | B.B. King |
| Desk- "Movies That Didn't Get Oscar Nominations" ||||
| 4733 | February 19, 1982 (1982-02-19) | Suzanne Somers, Calvin Trillin | N/A |
| Desk- "Aerobicise"; Hamlet Sketch ||||
| 4734 | February 23, 1982 (1982-02-23) | Swoosie Kurtz, David Brenner | Jimmy Buffett |
| Desk- "Blue Cards" ||||
| 4735 | February 24, 1982 (1982-02-24) | Diahann Carroll, Steve Landesberg | N/A |
| Edge of Wetness ||||
| 4736 | February 25, 1982 (1982-02-25) | Rich Little, Irena Ferris | Gregg Burge |
| Sketch- "Andy Rooney" ||||
| 4737 | February 26, 1982 (1982-02-26) | Bob Hope | Pete Fountain |
| Desk- "Sweeps Week" ||||

### March

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 4738 | March 2, 1982 (1982-03-02) | Paul Sorvino, Garry Shandling | Joe Williams ("8 to 5 I Lose" and "I Had Someone Else Before I Had You") |
| Desk- "Odds and Ends" ||||
| 4739 | March 3, 1982 (1982-03-03) | Harvey Korman, Jane Pauley, Ronn Lucas | N/A |
| Carnac the Magnificent ||||
| 4740 | March 4, 1982 (1982-03-04) | Michael Caine, Dana Hill | N/A |
| Stump the Band ||||
| 4741 | March 5, 1982 (1982-03-05) | Dyan Cannon, Walter Cronkite | N/A |
| Mighty Carson Art Players- "Fernando Valenzuela Interview" ||||
| 4742 | March 8, 1982 (1982-03-08) | Bill Cosby (guest host), Dick Van Patten, Teri Garr | N/A |
| 4743 | March 9, 1982 (1982-03-09) | Bill Cosby (guest host), Morgan Fairchild, Pete Barbutti | N/A |
| 4744 | March 10, 1982 (1982-03-10) | Bill Cosby (guest host), Dr. Joyce Brothers | N/A |
| 4745 | March 11, 1982 (1982-03-11) | George Carlin (guest host), Paul Williams, Regis Philbin | Jose Molina |
| 4746 | March 12, 1982 (1982-03-12) | George Carlin (guest host), Richard Belzer, Jean Marsh, James Garner | N/A |
| 4747 | March 16, 1982 (1982-03-16) | Richard Pryor, Jack Arak and wife Lillian | Woody Herman |
| Desk- "Blue Cards" ||||
| 4748 | March 17, 1982 (1982-03-17) | Carl Reiner, Bob Uecker | N/A |
| Desk- "St. Patrick's Day Legends" ||||
| 4749 | March 18, 1982 (1982-03-18) | Jack Lemmon, Maureen Murphy, Janet Hillis | N/A |
| Mighty Carson Art Players- "G. Walter Schneer- I.R.S." & Desk - Johnny shares how Albuquerque 3rd & 4th graders complete proverbs. ||||
| 4750 | March 19, 1982 (1982-03-19) | David Steinberg, James M. Whitney | Linda Hopkins |
| Desk- "Fabulous Fallacies" ||||
| 4751 | March 23, 1982 (1982-03-23) | Ricky Schroder, Walter Matthau | N/A |
| Desk- "Celebrating Spring" ||||
| 4752 | March 24, 1982 (1982-03-24) | Shelley Winters, Bill Cosby | N/A |
| Edge of Wetness ||||
| 4753 | March 25, 1982 (1982-03-25) | Christopher Reeve, Albert Hague | N/A |
| Sketch- "Mr. Ronnie's Neighborhood" ||||
| 4754 | March 26, 1982 (1982-03-26) | Cheryl Ladd | Scatman Crothers |
| Desk- "Carson's Believe It or Stuff It" ||||
| 4755 | March 30, 1982 (1982-03-30) | Roger Moore, Maureen Stapleton | N/A |
| Desk- "Library Questions" ||||
| 4756 | March 31, 1982 (1982-03-31) | Joan Rivers, Kim Lankford | Joey Lawrence |
| Desk- "Real Estate Ads and What the Terms Mean" ||||

### April

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 4757 | April 1, 1982 (1982-04-01) | Kelly Monteith | Placido Domingo |
| Desk- "April Fool's Pranks" ||||
| 4758 | April 2, 1982 (1982-04-02) | Robert Blake, Walter Casey Jones | N/A |
| Sketch- "Tea-Time Movie" ||||
| 4759 | April 6, 1982 (1982-04-06) | Charles Grodin, Jerry Seinfeld, Victoria Principal | N/A |
| Desk- "Blue Cards" ||||
| 4760 | April 7, 1982 (1982-04-07) | Robert Klein, Joe Garagiola | N/A |
| Stump the Band ||||
| 4761 | April 8, 1982 (1982-04-08) | Jim Fowler, Tom Hanks | Gregg Burge |
| Carnac the Magnificent ||||
| 4762 | April 9, 1982 (1982-04-09) | Lynn Redgrave, Paul Reiser, David Horowitz | N/A |
| Sketch- "Argentinian General" ||||
| 4763 | April 19, 1982 (1982-04-19) | Bill Cosby (guest host), Mariette Hartley | Tony Orlando |
| 4764 | April 20, 1982 (1982-04-20) | Bill Cosby (guest host), Marie Osmond, Steve Allen | N/A |
| 4765 | April 21, 1982 (1982-04-21) | Bill Cosby (guest host) | Wynton Marsalis |
| 4766 | April 22, 1982 (1982-04-22) | Joan Rivers (guest host), Robert Mitchum, Gallagher | N/A |
| 4767 | April 23, 1982 (1982-04-23) | Joan Rivers (guest host), Betty White, David Brenner | Bernadette Peters |
| 4768 | April 27, 1982 (1982-04-27) | Paul Sorvino | Andy Williams |
| Desk- "Nuclear Preparedness" ||||
| 4769 | April 28, 1982 (1982-04-28) | Mimi Kennedy, Teri Ann Linn | Loretta Lynn |
| Desk- "As The White House Turns" ||||
| 4770 | April 29, 1982 (1982-04-29) | Bruce Weitz | Sheena Easton ("For Your Eyes Only" and "You Could Have Been With Me") |
| Desk- "Garbology" ||||
| 4771 | April 30, 1982 (1982-04-30) | Bob Hope, Sammy Davis, Jr. | N/A |
| Desk- Johnny reads an article from the Hoosier News of a red dye banned in rat poison because it cause cancer in rats.; Sketch- "International Jokes Limitation Talks" ||||

### May

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 4772 | May 4, 1982 (1982-05-04) | John and Donna Thompson | John Denver |
| Desk- "Blue Cards" ||||
| 4773 | May 5, 1982 (1982-05-05) | Arnold Schwarzenegger, Franklyn Ajaye | Buddy DeFranco, Terry Gibbs |
| Desk- "Vacation Ideas" ||||
| 4774 | May 6, 1982 (1982-05-06) | Tony Randall, Bill Kirchenbauer, Dr. Theodore Goldstein | N/A |
| Desk- "Letters from Kids" ||||
| 4775 | May 7, 1982 (1982-05-07) | Smothers Brothers, Frank Hill | N/A |
| Mighty Carson Art Players- "Who's on First with Ronald Reagan" ||||
| 4776 | May 11, 1982 (1982-05-11) | Steve Landesberg | Gerard Kenny |
| Desk- "Library Questions" ||||
| 4777 | May 12, 1982 (1982-05-12) | Alex Karras, Wil Shriner, Ron Luciano | N/A |
| Desk- "T.V. Character Names" ||||
| 4778 | May 13, 1982 (1982-05-13) | Dick Cavett | Oak Ridge Boys |
| Desk- "How to Pick Up a Man" ||||
| 4779 | May 14, 1982 (1982-05-14) | McLean Stevenson, Bobby Kelton, Christie Brinkley | N/A |
| Sketch- "The Evening News with Zontar Rather on May 14, 2002" ||||
| 4780 | May 18, 1982 (1982-05-18) | Tim Conway | Willie Nelson |
| Desk- "Television Magazine Ads" ||||
| 4781 | May 19, 1982 (1982-05-19) | Alan King, Richard Harris | N/A |
| Carnac the Magnificent ||||
| 4782 | May 20, 1982 (1982-05-20) | Carl Reiner, Bill Cosby | N/A |
| Desk- "Odds and Ends" ||||
| 4783 | May 21, 1982 (1982-05-21) | Sylvester Stallone, Steve Martin | N/A |
| Desk- "Pilots That Didn't Make It" ||||
| 4784 | May 25, 1982 (1982-05-25) | Suzanne Pleshette, Argus Hamilton, Frank Thomas, Ollie Johnston | N/A |
| Desk- "Blue Cards" ||||
| 4785 | May 26, 1982 (1982-05-26) | Sandahl Bergman, Dennis Spinney | Johnny Mathis |
| Edge of Wetness ||||
| 4786 | May 27, 1982 (1982-05-27) | Diahann Carroll, Bob Uecker, Michelle Pfeiffer | N/A |
| Floyd R. Turbo- "Editorial Against Young People Playing Video Games in Arcades" ||||
| 4787 | May 28, 1982 (1982-05-28) | Danny Thomas, Leonard Waxdeck & The Birdcallers | Glen Campbell ("There Are Blues", "An American Trilogy") |
| 4788 | May 31, 1982 (1982-05-31) | David Brenner (guest host), Richard Simmons, Calvin Trillin | N/A |

### June

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 4789 | June 1, 1982 (1982-06-01) | David Brenner (guest host), Dick Shawn | Nell Carter ("Take It Home", "Stormy Weather" and "Since I Fell for You") |
| 4790 | June 2, 1982 (1982-06-02) | Joan Rivers (guest host), Joan Embery, William Shatner | Peter Allen |
| 4791 | June 3, 1982 (1982-06-03) | Joan Rivers (guest host), Lynn Redgrave, Pete Barbutti, Mimi Kennedy | N/A |
| 4792 | June 4, 1982 (1982-06-04) | Joan Rivers (guest host), Lucille Ball, Steve Guttenberg | Anthony Newley |
| 4793 | June 8, 1982 (1982-06-08) | Peter Strauss | Buddy Rich |
| 4794 | June 9, 1982 (1982-06-09) | Cassandra Peterson | Dionne Warwick |
| Desk- "New Woman's Guide to Getting Married" ||||
| 4795 | June 10, 1982 (1982-06-10) | Dana Hill | N/A |
| 4796 | June 11, 1982 (1982-06-11) | Dyan Cannon, Dr. Ruth Westheimer | N/A |
| Sketch- "G. Walter Schneer- Banking Industry" ||||
| 4797 | June 15, 1982 (1982-06-15) | Hulk Hogan, George Miller, Brooke Shields | N/A |
| Desk- "Yearbook Captions" ||||
| 4798 | June 16, 1982 (1982-06-16) | Margot Kidder, Dar Robinson | N/A |
| Desk- "Father's Day Suggestions" ||||
| 4799 | June 17, 1982 (1982-06-17) | James Stewart, Kaleena Kiff | N/A |
| Desk- "Summer Festivals Around The U.S.A." ||||
| 4800 | June 18, 1982 (1982-06-18) | Dr. Robert Lewis | Dave Brubeck Quartet, Phyllis Newman |
| Commercial Blackouts- 'Henry the 8th', 'Vangogh', 'Abraham Lincoln' and 'Patton' ||||
| 4801 | June 22, 1982 (1982-06-22) | Bill Cosby | Dimitris Sgouros |
| Desk- "Blue Cards" ||||
| 4802 | June 23, 1982 (1982-06-23) | George Archibald, Shelley Winters | N/A |
| Desk- "Naming the Baby" ||||
| 4803 | June 24, 1982 (1982-06-24) | Kathleen McCartney | Dolly Parton |
| Edge of Wetness ||||
| 4804 | June 25, 1982 (1982-06-25) | Angie Dickinson, Thalassa Cruso | Linda Hopkins |
| Stump the Band ||||

### July

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 4805 | July 5, 1982 (1982-07-05) | David Brenner (guest host), Elizabeth Ashley, Ricardo Montalbán | Al Jarreau |
| 4806 | July 6, 1982 (1982-07-06) | David Brenner (guest host), Paul Sorvino, Jack Klugman | N/A |
| 4807 | July 7, 1982 (1982-07-07) | David Brenner (guest host), Robert Easton | Connie Stevens |
| 4808 | July 8, 1982 (1982-07-08) | Joan Rivers (guest host), Joan Collins, George Plimpton | Rita Moreno |
| 4809 | July 9, 1982 (1982-07-09) | Joan Rivers (guest host), Andrea Martin, Wayne Rogers, Lorna Luft | N/A |
| 4810 | July 12, 1982 (1982-07-12) | Joan Rivers (guest host), Arnold Schwarzenegger, Richard Simmons | N/A |
| 4811 | July 13, 1982 (1982-07-13) | Joan Rivers (guest host), Shelley Winters, Morgan Fairchild | N/A |
| 4812 | July 14, 1982 (1982-07-14) | Joan Rivers (guest host), James Coco, Garry Shandling, Dr. Lendon Smith | N/A |
| 4813 | July 15, 1982 (1982-07-15) | David Steinberg (guest host), Martin Mull, Betty Thomas, Pete Barbutti | N/A |
| 4814 | July 16, 1982 (1982-07-16) | David Steinberg (guest host), John Candy, Charles Grodin | Joe Williams |
| 4815 | July 20, 1982 (1982-07-20) | none | James Galway, Steve Lawrence |
| Desk- "Snapshots of Johnny's Vacation" ||||
| 4816 | July 21, 1982 (1982-07-21) | Steve Allen (guest host), Susan Sarandon, Charles Nelson Reilly | N/A |
| Desk- Blue Cards ||||
| 4817 | July 22, 1982 (1982-07-22) | Robin Williams | N/A |
| Desk- "Summer Movies"; Desk- "Foreign Commercials"; Desk- "Johnny talks about getting a letter from the Republican Presidential Commission in which he is addressed Dear Mr. Inc." ||||
| 4818 | July 23, 1982 (1982-07-23) | Björn Borg, Jean Marsh, Paul Tavilla | N/A |
| 4819 | July 27, 1982 (1982-07-27) | Albert Hague | Liberace |
| Desk- "Summer Vacations" ||||
| 4820 | July 28, 1982 (1982-07-28) | Drew Barrymore | Larry Gatlin |
| Edge of Wetness ||||
| 4821 | July 29, 1982 (1982-07-29) | Blake Clark, Fred Grandy | Buddy DeFranco, Terry Gibbs |
| Stump the Band ||||
| 4822 | July 30, 1982 (1982-07-30) | Eddie Murphy, Randall "Tex" Cobb | Angela Bofill |
| Sketch- "The Royal Intruder" ||||

### August

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 4823 | August 3, 1982 (1982-08-03) | Henry Winkler | Andy Williams |
| Desk- "Little Known Laws" ||||
| 4824 | August 4, 1982 (1982-08-04) | Raymond Smullyan, Jimmy Aleck | N/A |
| Sketch- "Reagan/Brezhnev Conference" ||||
| 4825 | August 5, 1982 (1982-08-05) | Jason Hardman (12-year-old librarian in Utah), Martina Navratilova | Itzhak Perlman |
| 4826 | August 6, 1982 (1982-08-06) | Steven Wright | Kenny Rogers |
| Carnac the Magnificent ||||
| 4827 | August 10, 1982 (1982-08-10) | Dr. Ruth Westheimer | Roy Clark |
| Desk- "Do You Remember My Mother (It's Daddy)" ||||
| 4828 | August 11, 1982 (1982-08-11) | Dana Hill, Argus Hamilton | N/A |
| Desk- "Carson's Believe It or Stuff It" ||||
| 4829 | August 12, 1982 (1982-08-12) | Charles Grodin, Steven Wright | Gerard Kenny |
| Desk- "Little Known Superstitions" ||||
| 4830 | August 13, 1982 (1982-08-13) | George Burns, Peter Strauss | N/A |
| Sketch- "Evening News of 2002 with Zontar Rather" ||||
| 4831 | August 16, 1982 (1982-08-16) | Joan Rivers (guest host), Daniel J. Travanti, Dick Shawn | N/A |
| 4832 | August 17, 1982 (1982-08-17) | Joan Rivers (guest host), Dinah Shore, Charles Nelson Reilly | N/A |
| 4833 | August 18, 1982 (1982-08-18) | Joan Rivers (guest host), Rock Hudson, Paul Williams | N/A |
| 4834 | August 19, 1982 (1982-08-19) | Joan Rivers (guest host), Suzanne Somers, Betty White, Michele Lee | N/A |
| 4835 | August 20, 1982 (1982-08-20) | Joan Rivers (guest host), Carol Channing, Tom Dreesen | N/A |
| 4836 | August 23, 1982 (1982-08-23) | George Carlin (guest host), William Shatner, Paul Sorvino, Pete Barbutti | N/A |
| 4837 | August 24, 1982 (1982-08-24) | Dick Cavett (guest host), Lynn Redgrave, June Allyson | Charles "Honi" Coles |
| 4838 | August 25, 1982 (1982-08-25) | Dick Cavett (guest host), Rich Little, Helen Gurley Brown | N/A |
| Desk- "Blue Cards" ||||
| 4839 | August 26, 1982 (1982-08-26) | Martin Mull (guest host), Debbie Reynolds, Betty Thomas | B.B. King |
| 4840 | August 27, 1982 (1982-08-27) | Bill Cosby (guest host), Aileen Quinn, Diahann Carroll, Tanya Roberts | N/A |
| 4841 | August 31, 1982 (1982-08-31) | Neil Simon, Bill Maher, Joe Garagiola | N/A |
| Desk- Johnny talks about 24 bike riders cycling from Anchorage, Alaska to Los Angeles in 80 days to benefit the Mental Health Society. The bicyclists are shown in the audience. ||||

### September

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 4842 | September 1, 1982 (1982-09-01) | Robert Klein | Luciano Pavarotti |
| Desk- "Things to Do Over Labor Day Weekend" ||||
| 4843 | September 2, 1982 (1982-09-02) | Dom DeLuise, Franklyn Ajaye | Phyllis Hyman |
| Desk- "Items Left by The President of NBC" ||||
| 4844 | September 3, 1982 (1982-09-03) | Charles Nelson Reilly, Susie Petrucci, Mack & Jamie (the comedy duo of Mack Dryden & Jamie Alcroft) | N/A |
| Mighty Carson Art Players - G. Walter Schneer defends the airlines. ||||
| 4845 | September 7, 1982 (1982-09-07) | Steve Landesberg, Cindy Morgan, Elden & Barbara Hathaway | N/A |
| Desk- "Blue Cards" ||||
| 4846 | September 8, 1982 (1982-09-08) | Jerry Seinfeld | Tony Bennett |
| Desk- "Valleytalk" ||||
| 4847 | September 9, 1982 (1982-09-09) | Maureen Sullivan, George Segal | N/A |
| Desk- "University of Burbank's Coursebook" ||||
| 4848 | September 10, 1982 (1982-09-10) | Bert Convy, Dr. Carl Sagan | N/A |
| Edge of Wetness ||||
| 4849 | September 14, 1982 (1982-09-14) | Melanie Chartoff, Garry Shandling | N/A |
| Desk- "Life Prolonging Tips" ||||
| 4850 | September 15, 1982 (1982-09-15) | Mimi Kennedy | N/A |
| Desk- "Pilots That Didn't Make It" ||||
| 4851 | September 16, 1982 (1982-09-16) | Ron Zanini | Marilyn Horne |
| Desk- "Carson Classified Ads" ||||
| 4852 | September 17, 1982 (1982-09-17) | Tony Randall, William F. Buckley, Jr. | N/A |
| Sketch- "Tea-Time Movie" ||||
| 4853 | September 21, 1982 (1982-09-21) | Richard Harris, Charlie Callas | N/A |
| Carnac the Magnificent ||||
| 4854 | September 22, 1982 (1982-09-22) | Richard Benjamin | The Manhattan Transfer |
| Desk- "Replacement Shows" ||||
| 4855 | September 23, 1982 (1982-09-23) | Bob Uecker, David Brenner, Georgia Frontiere | N/A |
| Desk- "Chuck Donaldson Gag" ||||
| 4856 | September 24, 1982 (1982-09-24) | Robert Blake | N/A |
| Desk- "Foreign Commercials" ||||
| 4857 | September 27, 1982 (1982-09-27) | Joan Rivers (guest host), Victoria Principal, Lily Tomlin | N/A |
| 4858 | September 28, 1982 (1982-09-28) | Joan Rivers (guest host), Lana Turner, Erma Bombeck, Sarah Purcell | N/A |
| 4859 | September 29, 1982 (1982-09-29) | Roy Clark (guest host), Shelley Long | Ben Vereen, Skiles and Henderson |
| This was Shelley Long's first talk show appearance on the show. ||||
| 4860 | September 30, 1982 (1982-09-30) | George Carlin (guest host), Joan Embery, Bob Hope | Leslie Uggams |

### October

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 4861 | October 1, 1982 (1982-10-01) | David Steinberg (guest host), Teri Garr | Anthony Newley |
| Desk- "Blue Cards" ||||
| 4862 | October 5, 1982 (1982-10-05) | Sammy Davis, Jr, Smothers Brothers | N/A |
| Kevin Quinn Plays the Congas ||||
| 4863 | October 6, 1982 (1982-10-06) | Wil Shriner, Debra Maffett | N/A |
| Desk- "Quotes of Politicians Quotations" ||||
| 4864 | October 7, 1982 (1982-10-07) | Angie Dickinson | N/A |
| Edge of Wetness ||||
| 4865 | October 8, 1982 (1982-10-08) | David Steinberg | Tom Jones |
| Desk- "How to Handle Hecklers" ||||
| 4866 | October 12, 1982 (1982-10-12) | Buddy Hackett | Jim Stafford |
| Desk- "Little Known Baseball Statistics" ||||
| 4867 | October 13, 1982 (1982-10-13) | Tim Conway, Ray Hanson | Pilobolus |
| Desk- "Pop Ups" ||||
| 4868 | October 14, 1982 (1982-10-14) | Richard Belzer, Barbara Woodhouse | Joe Williams |
| Desk- "Children's Essays" ||||
| 4869 | October 15, 1982 (1982-10-15) | Joan Rivers, Tetsuko Kuroyanagi | N/A |
| Floyd R. Turbo- "Editorial Against Hunters" ||||
| 4870 | October 18, 1982 (1982-10-18) | Bill Cosby (guest host), Richard Simmons, Robert Urich | N/A |
| 4871 | October 19, 1982 (1982-10-19) | Bill Cosby (guest host), Phyllis Diller, Jerry Lewis, Dana Hill | N/A |
| 4872 | October 20, 1982 (1982-10-20) | Bill Cosby (guest host), Marilu Henner, Kelly Monteith | Mel Tormé |
| 4873 | October 21, 1982 (1982-10-21) | Bill Cosby (guest host), Bob Newhart, Gary Coleman, Cathie Shirriff | N/A |
| 4874 | October 22, 1982 (1982-10-22) | Bill Cosby (guest host), Juliet Prowse, Randall "Tex" Cobb | Freddie Hubbard |
| Desk- "Celebrity Yearbook" ||||
| 4875 | October 26, 1982 (1982-10-26) | Bill Cosby, Uwe Kind | Janis Siegel |
| Desk- "Obscure Candidates" ||||
| 4876 | October 27, 1982 (1982-10-27) | William Shatner, Rich Hall | Al Hirt |
| Desk- "Happy Birthday, Fred"; Desk- "Blue Cards" ||||
| 4877 | October 28, 1982 (1982-10-28) | Pete Barbutti, Jason Pipoly | Leata Galloway |
| Desk- "Specialty Pumpkins" ||||
| 4878 | October 29, 1982 (1982-10-29) | Steve Allen (guest host), Darrell Porter | Steve Lawrence |
| Blue Cards; This is the last time Steve Allen guest hosted The Tonight Show. ||||

### November

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 4879 | November 3, 1982 (1982-11-03) | Maureen Murphy | Roberta Flack |
| Sketch- "Truthful Press Conference" ||||
| 4880 | November 4, 1982 (1982-11-04) | Kim Novak, Charles Nelson Reilly | N/A |
| Desk- "Newspaper Clips"; Desk- "Foreign Commercials" ||||
| 4881 | November 5, 1982 (1982-11-05) | George Burns, Richard Dawson, Melanie Chartoff | N/A |
| Mighty Carson Art Players- "International Family Feud" ||||
| 4882 | November 8, 1982 (1982-11-08) | Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Maher | Janie Fricke |
| Stump the Band ||||
| 4883 | November 9, 1982 (1982-11-09) | Ricky Schroder, David Sayh, Tony Trabert | N/A |
| Desk- "Miss Manners' Guide to Excruciatingly Correct Behavior" ||||
| 4884 | November 10, 1982 (1982-11-10) | Alan King, Blake Clark | N/A |
| Edge of Wetness ||||
| 4885 | November 11, 1982 (1982-11-11) | Martin Mull, Margot Kidder | Michael Iceberg |
| Desk- "Weather Fact Sheet" ||||
| 4886 | November 12, 1982 (1982-11-12) | Steven Callahan | Glen Campbell |
| Desk- "Joke Rivalry Between the States" ||||
| 4887 | November 16, 1982 (1982-11-16) | Richard Benjamin | Oak Ridge Boys |
| 4888 | November 17, 1982 (1982-11-17) | Brian Taylor | Dionne Warwick |
| Carnac the Magnificent ||||
| 4889 | November 18, 1982 (1982-11-18) | Shelley Winters | Jerry Lee Lewis |
| Mighty Carson Art Players- "Blackouts"; Desk- "Letters from Kids" ||||
| 4890 | November 19, 1982 (1982-11-19) | Julie Andrews, Bob Uecker | N/A |
| Desk- "Facts About Barstow" ||||
| 4891 | November 23, 1982 (1982-11-23) | Steven Wright, Karen Austin | Lena Horne |
| 4892 | November 24, 1982 (1982-11-24) | Paul Sorvino | Free Flight |
| Desk- "Tom Turkey Letters" ||||
| 4893 | November 25, 1982 (1982-11-25) | Robert Blake, George Kirby | N/A |
| Desk- "Things to Do During the Holiday Season" ||||
| 4894 | November 26, 1982 (1982-11-26) | Dana Hill, Jimmy Aleck | N/A |
| Desk- "Celebrity Yearbook" ||||
| 4895 | November 29, 1982 (1982-11-29) | Joan Rivers (guest host), Pete Barbutti, Teri Garr | Mac Davis |
| 4896 | November 30, 1982 (1982-11-30) | Joan Rivers (guest host), Kirk Douglas, Vincent Price, Nancy Dussault | N/A |

### December

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 4897 | December 1, 1982 (1982-12-01) | Joan Rivers (guest host), Valerie Bertinelli, David Brenner | Andy Williams |
| 4898 | December 2, 1982 (1982-12-02) | Joan Rivers (guest host), Betty White | Tony Orlando |
| 4899 | December 3, 1982 (1982-12-03) | Joan Rivers (guest host), Orson Welles, Brooke Shields, Joan Collins | N/A |
| 4900 | December 7, 1982 (1982-12-07) | James Stewart, Garry Shandling | N/A |
| Desk- "Expensive Christmas Gifts" ||||
| 4901 | December 8, 1982 (1982-12-08) | Phil Garner, Franklyn Ajaye, Erin Gray | N/A |
| Stump the Band ||||
| 4902 | December 9, 1982 (1982-12-09) | Mary Tyler Moore | Linda Hopkins |
| Desk- "Alternate Names" ||||
| 4903 | December 10, 1982 (1982-12-10) | Robert Mitchum | Barry Manilow |
| Desk- "Letters to Santa Claus" ||||
| 4904 | December 14, 1982 (1982-12-14) | Pete Barbutti | N/A |
| Desk- "Christmas Cards One Might Get" ||||
| 4905 | December 15, 1982 (1982-12-15) | Burt Reynolds, Bert Convy | N/A |
| Desk- "Newspaper Clips" ||||
| 4906 | December 16, 1982 (1982-12-16) | Dudley Moore | N/A |
| New Products ||||
| 4907 | December 17, 1982 (1982-12-17) | Sally Field, Thalassa Cruso | N/A |
| Desk- "Specialty Snowmen", Thalassa Cruso discusses taking care of Christmas trees ||||
| 4908 | December 28, 1982 (1982-12-28) | Charles Nelson Reilly, Tillie Abrahamson, Cory Carson | N/A |
| Desk- "How Were You Born? Letters" ||||
| 4909 | December 29, 1982 (1982-12-29) | Jim Fowler, Steve Landesberg | Joe Williams |
| Desk- "Things to Do on New Year's Eve" ||||
| 4910 | December 30, 1982 (1982-12-30) | Kaleena Kiff, Suzanne Somers | Suzanne Somers ("Take Back Your Mink" and "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do") |
| Desk- "Little Known Dubious Achievements" ||||
| 4911 | December 31, 1982 (1982-12-31) | Bill Maher, Jonathan Neal Brown | Tina Turner performed ("Rock 'n' Roll Widow" and "Steel Claw") |
| Desk- "Coverage of New York's Time Square"; Mighty Carson Art Players- "Zontar Rather" ||||