# List of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson episodes (1971)

The following is a list of episodes of the television series The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson which aired in 1971:

## 1971
### January

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 2123 | January 1, 1971 (1971-01-01) | Jerzy Kosinski, Peter Hurkos | Junior Mance, Ronnie Dyson, Tiny Tim |
| 2124 | January 4, 1971 (1971-01-04) | Sammy Davis Jr. (guest host), Redd Foxx | Irene Cara |
| 2125 | January 5, 1971 (1971-01-05) | Andy Griffith | Ace Trucking Company |
| 2126 | January 6, 1971 (1971-01-06) | Jerry Lewis (guest host), Totie Fields, Dr. Irwin Maxwell Stillman, Mr. Blackwell | N/A |
| 2127 | January 7, 1971 (1971-01-07) | Rodney Dangerfield, David Steinberg, Willie Stargell, Jerzy Kosinski | Della Reese |
| 2128 | January 8, 1971 (1971-01-08) | David Brenner, Jack Cassidy | Bob & Ray |
| 2129 | January 11, 1971 (1971-01-11) | David Steinberg (guest host), Elaine Stritch, Peter Stone, Helen Gurley Brown, Richard Chamberlain | Bette Midler, Monti Rock |
| 2130 | January 12, 1971 (1971-01-12) | Jerry Lewis (guest host), Yvonne de Carlo, Albert Brooks | N/A |
| 2131 | January 13, 1971 (1971-01-13) | Jerry Lewis (guest host) | N/A |
| 2132 | January 14, 1971 (1971-01-14) | Eli Wallach, Anne Jackson, Jo Anne Worley, Rodney Dangerfield | N/A |
| 2133 | January 15, 1971 (1971-01-15) | TBA | N/A |
| 2134 | January 18, 1971 (1971-01-18) | Bob Newhart (guest host), Milton Berle, Don Rickles, Hugh Downs, Pat Henry, Alan King | Jerry Vale, Ray Stevens, Sheila MacRae |
| 2135 | January 19, 1971 (1971-01-19) | Bob Newhart (guest host), Joseph Sirola, Stanley Myron Handelman, Hugh Downs | Della Reese |
| 2136 | January 20, 1971 (1971-01-20) | Bob Newhart (guest host), Don Rickles, Pat Henry | Bernadette Peters, Cass Elliot, Edmunds & Curly |
| 2137 | January 21, 1971 (1971-01-21) | Alan King (guest host), Tony Randall, Brenda Vaccaro, Dr. William Nolen | Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66, Helen Reddy |
| 2138 | January 22, 1971 (1971-01-22) | Della Reese (guest host), Rodney Dangerfield, Selma Diamond | Ronnie Dyson, Tony Bennett, Los Indios Tabajaras |
| 2139 | January 25, 1971 (1971-01-25) | Joan Rivers (guest host) | N/A |
| 2140 | January 26, 1971 (1971-01-26) | Anthony Quayle, Rachel Roberts | Donna Theodore, Los Indios Tabajaras |
| 2141 | January 27, 1971 (1971-01-27) | Joan Rivers, David Brenner, David Hartman, Jerzy Kosinski | Phyllis Newman |
| 2142 | January 28, 1971 (1971-01-28) | Jaye P. Morgan, Leonard Frey | Marilyn Maye |
| 2143 | January 29, 1971 (1971-01-29) | James Coco, Elaine Stritch, Barbara Sharma, Bob Kaufman | Phyllis Newman, Los Indios Tabajaras |

### February

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 2144 | February 1, 1971 (1971-02-01) | Gig Young, Diane Keaton, Patsy Kelly, Carol Channing | Buddy Rich |
| 2145 | February 2, 1971 (1971-02-02) | TBA | N/A |
| 2146 | February 3, 1971 (1971-02-03) | Dr. Irwin Maxwell Stillman, Melanie Henderson, Bill Toomey, Mary Toomey | Della Reese, Ronnie Dyson |
| 2147 | February 4, 1971 (1971-02-04) | Sandy Baron, Gwen Davis, Marilyn Michaels, Helen Gallagher | Monti Rock |
| 2147 | February 5, 1971 (1971-02-05) | Bob Newhart (guest host), Eli Wallach, Jack Cassidy, Ashley Montagu | Kaye Stevens, Lynn Anderson |
| 2148 | February 8, 1971 (1971-02-08) | John Wayne, Ben Gazzara, Ann-Margret, Jack Benny, Peter Falk, Red Skelton, John Cassavetes | N/A |
| 2149 | February 9, 1971 (1971-02-09) | Albert Brooks, George Kennedy, Jaye P. Morgan, Nancy Sinatra, Pamela Mason | Roger Miller, The Edwin Hawkins Singers |
| 2150 | February 10, 1971 (1971-02-10) | Bob Hope, Mayor Sam Yorty | Johnny Mathis, Kaye Ballard |
| 2151 | February 11, 1971 (1971-02-11) | Dan Rowan, Dick Martin, Charles Nelson Reilly, John Byner, Johnny Brown | Cass Elliot, Johnny Mathis |
| 2152 | February 12, 1971 (1971-02-12) | TBA | Nancy Wilson |
| 2153 | February 15, 1971 (1971-02-15) | Walter Matthau, Jack Lemmon, James Stewart | N/A |
| 2154 | February 16, 1971 (1971-02-16) | Ricardo Montalbán, Dinah Shore, Harold Sakata | N/A |
| 2155 | February 17, 1971 (1971-02-17) | Jack Benny, David Steinberg, Lily Tomlin | N/A |
| 2156 | February 18, 1971 (1971-02-18) | George Burns, Jo Anne Worley, George Gobel | Della Reese, Bee Gees |
| 2157 | February 19, 1971 (1971-02-19) | Robert Shaw | Trini Lopez, Vikki Carr |
| 2158 | February 22, 1971 (1971-02-22) | Dr. William Nolen | Connie Stevens |
| 2159 | February 23, 1971 (1971-02-23) | Joan Rivers, Gail Fisher, Dr. Jonathan Karas | Hines, Hines & Dad, Monti Rock |
| 2160 | February 24, 1971 (1971-02-24) | Elliott Gould, Kreskin | Mac Davis, Tammy Grimes |
| 2161 | February 25, 1971 (1971-02-25) | Bob Hope, Burt Lancaster, Jerry Lewis | Nitty Gritty Dirt Band |
| 2162 | February 26, 1971 (1971-02-26) | James Coco, Rodney Dangerfield, Diane Keaton, Jack Cassidy, Diana Sands | N/A |

### March

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 2163 | March 1, 1971 (1971-03-01) | Totie Fields, Albert Brooks, Sue Ane Langdon | Louis Armstrong |
| 2164 | March 2, 1971 (1971-03-02) | David Brenner | Buddy Rich |
| 2165 | March 3, 1971 (1971-03-03) | Bill Cosby, Bob Kaufman | Clifton Davis |
| 2166 | March 4, 1971 (1971-03-04) | Sargent Shriver, Tony Randall, Hal Frazier, Bob Uecker | Dana Valery |
| 2167 | March 5, 1971 (1971-03-05) | Joan Rivers (guest host), Noel Harrison | N/A |
| 2168 | March 8, 1971 (1971-03-08) | Robert Young, Alan Shepard, Stuart Roosa, Edgar Mitchell, Corbett Monica | Abbe Lane |
| 2169 | March 9, 1971 (1971-03-09) | Clement Freud, David Frye, Stanley Myron Handelman, Gordon MacRae | Donna Theodore |
| 2170 | March 10, 1971 (1971-03-10) | Marilyn Michaels, Pat Henry, Dr. Joyce Brothers | Glen Campbell, Jerry Reed |
| 2171 | March 11, 1971 (1971-03-11) | Joey Bishop (guest host), Selma Diamond, Marty Brill, Nipsey Russell, Elaine Stritch | Dick Jensen, Louis Prima |
| 2172 | March 12, 1971 (1971-03-12) | Joey Bishop (guest host), Barbara Sharma, Dr. Irwin Maxwell Stillman | Tammy Grimes |
| 2173 | March 15, 1971 (1971-03-15) | Joey Bishop (guest host), James Coco, Milt Kamen, Kreskin | Al Martino, Charo |
| 2174 | March 16, 1971 (1971-03-16) | Joey Bishop (guest host), Mickey Rooney, London Lee | Eloise Laws, Enzo Stuarti |
| 2175 | March 17, 1971 (1971-03-17) | Joey Bishop (guest host), Joe Garagiola, Mel A. Bishop | Dana Valery, James Brown, Vicki Anderson, Patti Austin |
| 2176 | March 18, 1971 (1971-03-18) | Joey Bishop (guest host) | N/A |
| 2177 | March 19, 1971 (1971-03-19) | Joey Bishop (guest host), Carol Channing, Helen Gurley Brown, Jack Cassidy, Bob Melvin | Marilyn Maye |
| 2178 | March 22, 1971 (1971-03-22) | Joey Bishop (guest host), Chuck Connors, Joe Frazier, Luci Baines Johnson, Allan Drake | Carlos Montoya |
| 2179 | March 23, 1971 (1971-03-23) | Muhammad Ali, Lily Tomlin, Johnny Brown, Rosalind Russell, Bob Kaufman | Della Reese |
| 2180 | March 24, 1971 (1971-03-24) | Carol Channing, Rodney Dangerfield | Hines, Hines & Dad |
| 2181 | March 25, 1971 (1971-03-25) | David Steinberg, Jaye P. Morgan, Maureen Stapleton | N/A |
| 2182 | March 26, 1971 (1971-03-26) | Dr. Paul Ehrlich, Rodney Dangerfield | Bette Midler |
| 2183 | March 29, 1971 (1971-03-29) | Tony Randall (guest host), Wally Cox, Otto Preminger, Thalassa Cruso | Bernadette Peters, Ezio Flagello |
| 2184 | March 30, 1971 (1971-03-30) | Vincent Price, Robert Klein, William Rankin | Homer & Jethro |
| 2185 | March 31, 1971 (1971-03-31) | Rod Steiger, Joe Frazier, Jack Douglas and wife Reiko | Mac Davis |

### April

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 2186 | April 1, 1971 (1971-04-01) | Albert Brooks, Diana Rigg, Herschel Bernardi | Hines, Hines and Dad |
| 2187 | April 2, 1971 (1971-04-02) | Joe Namath, Ellen Peck, Burt Reynolds, Michele Carey | The New Christy Minstrels |
| 2188 | April 5, 1971 (1971-04-05) | Joan Rivers (guest host), Myron Cohen | Karen Morrow, Sandler & Young |
| 2189 | April 6, 1971 (1971-04-06) | Sandy Baron, Phyllis George, Dr. David Reuben | N/A |
| 2190 | April 7, 1971 (1971-04-07) | Truman Capote, Joseph Wambaugh, Robert Fabian | Lana Cantrell |
| 2191 | April 8, 1971 (1971-04-08) | James Coco, Carol Wayne | Sergio Franchi |
| 2192 | April 9, 1971 (1971-04-09) | Lauren Bacall, David Brenner, Walter Slezak, Dr. Benjamin Spock | N/A |
| 2193 | April 12, 1971 (1971-04-12) | David Steinberg (guest host), Jack Burns, George Segal, Peter Stone | Dionne Warwick |
| 2194 | April 13, 1971 (1971-04-13) | Chief Red Fox, Beth Howland, Susan Browning | Donna McKechnie, Larry Kert, Phyllis Newman |
| 2195 | April 14, 1971 (1971-04-14) | Burt Reynolds, Elaine Stritch, Sandy Baron, Milt Moss | Buddy Rich |
| 2196 | April 16, 1971 (1971-04-16) | Michael Douglas | Helen Reddy, Ace Trucking Company |
| 2197 | April 19, 1971 (1971-04-19) | Joey Bishop (guest host), Don Rickles, Frank Gorshin | Alice Faye, Billy Daniels |
| 2198 | April 20, 1971 (1971-04-20) | Joey Bishop (guest host), Corbett Monica, Phil Foster, Fifi D'Orsay | James Brown |
| 2199 | April 21, 1971 (1971-04-21) | Joey Bishop (guest host), Ashley Montagu, Shelley Berman | Romina Power |
| 2200 | April 22, 1971 (1971-04-22) | Joey Bishop (guest host), Phil Silvers, Vonda Kay Van Dyke | Lillian Roth, Ronnie Dyson |
| 2201 | April 23, 1971 (1971-04-23) | Joey Bishop (guest host), Don Rickles, Tony Darrow, Sharon Farrell, Nipsey Russell | Nitty Gritty Dirt Band |
| 2202 | April 26, 1971 (1971-04-26) | Joey Bishop (guest host), Sally Struthers, Pete Barbutti, Kreskin, Joe Frazier, Debbie Drake, Jerzy Kosinski | N/A |
| 2203 | April 27, 1971 (1971-04-27) | Joey Bishop (guest host), George Kirby, Helen Gurley Brown, Jackie Kahane | Wayne Newton, Charo |
| 2204 | April 28, 1971 (1971-04-28) | Don Rickles, Louise Lasser, Leonard Frey | Little Richard, Melba Moore |
| 2205 | April 29, 1971 (1971-04-29) | Rodney Dangerfield, Jerzy Kosinski | Jose Feliciano |
| 2206 | April 30, 1971 (1971-04-30) | Robert Klein, Charlie Manna, Jack Douglas and wife Reiko | Sunday's Child |

### May

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 2207 | May 3, 1971 (1971-05-03) | David Brenner, Jack Cassidy, Sarah Miles, Gunther Gebel-Williams | N/A |
| 2208 | May 4, 1971 (1971-05-04) | David Frost | N/A |
| 2209 | May 5, 1971 (1971-05-05) | Joe Namath (guest host), Ellen Peck, Jerry Stiller, Anne Meara, Tina Kaplan | The Supremes |
| 2210 | May 6, 1971 (1971-05-06) | Woody Allen (guest host), Bob Hope, James Coco, Dr. Irwin Maxwell Stillman, Chief Red Fox, Kaye Hart | N/A |
| 2211 | May 7, 1971 (1971-05-07) | Woody Allen (guest host), Muhammad Ali, Dr. Joyce Brothers, Diane Keaton, Chief Red Fox, Ken Coleman | N/A |
| 2212 | May 10, 1971 (1971-05-10) | Redd Foxx, Walter Matthau, Joan Rivers, Carol Wayne | Dana Valery, Sergio Franchi |
| 2213 | May 11, 1971 (1971-05-11) | Shecky Greene, Joey Bishop | Della Reese |
| 2214 | May 12, 1971 (1971-05-12) | James Stewart, Jo Anne Worley | Mel Torme |
| 2215 | May 13, 1971 (1971-05-13) | Ernest Borgnine, Sally Struthers, Art Metrano | Johnny Mathis |
| 2216 | May 14, 1971 (1971-05-14) | Jack Benny, Albert Brooks, Jerry Lucas | Vikki Carr |
| 2217 | May 17, 1971 (1971-05-17) | John Byner, Carl Reiner, Ruth Gordon | Lou Rawls |
| 2218 | May 18, 1971 (1971-05-18) | Bob Hope, George Gobel, Jaye P. Morgan, Gig Young | Kaye Ballard |
| 2219 | May 19, 1971 (1971-05-19) | George Burns, Janet Leigh, Suzanne Pleshette, Sammy Davis Jr., Altovise Davis | Al Hirt, Don Ho |
| 2220 | May 20, 1971 (1971-05-20) | Sammy Davis Jr., Norm Crosby, Phyllis Diller | Jack Jones, Nancy Wilson |
| 2221 | May 21, 1971 (1971-05-21) | Lucille Ball, Debbie Reynolds, Johnny Brown | N/A |
| 2222 | May 24, 1971 (1971-05-24) | Joan Rivers | Frankie Avalon |
| 2223 | May 25, 1971 (1971-05-25) | Albert Brooks, Des O'Connor | Phyllis Newman |
| 2224 | May 26, 1971 (1971-05-26) | Mickey Rooney | Chet Atkins, Mac Davis |
| 2225 | May 27, 1971 (1971-05-27) | Charlie Callas, Sharon Farrell, Rodney Dangerfield | Liz Torres, Fanny (band) |
| 2226 | May 28, 1971 (1971-05-28) | James Coco, Gene Nelson, Janie Sell | N/A |
| 2227 | May 31, 1971 (1971-05-31) | Burt Reynolds (guest host), Doug McClure, Stella Stevens, Don Meredith | Bobby Goldsboro, Patti Austin |

### June

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 2228 | June 1, 1971 (1971-06-01) | David Steinberg, Cliff Gorman | Pete Townshend, Los Indios Tabajaras |
| 2229 | June 2, 1971 (1971-06-02) | Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Jack Douglas and wife Reiko | Carly Simon, Ace Trucking Company |
| 2230 | June 3, 1971 (1971-06-03) | Tom Tryon | Donna Theodore |
| 2231 | June 4, 1971 (1971-06-04) | Robert Klein, Christopher Mitchum, Patrick Wayne | Buddy Rich, The Lettermen |
| 2232 | June 7, 1971 (1971-06-07) | David Steinberg (guest host), Muhammad Ali, William Peter Blatty, Selma Diamond | Paul Simon |
| 2233 | June 8, 1971 (1971-06-08) | David Hemmings, Julie Ege, Alan King | Larry Kert |
| 2234 | June 9, 1971 (1971-06-09) | David Brenner, Dustin Hoffman, George Axelrod | Gerri Granger |
| 2235 | June 10, 1971 (1971-06-10) | George Carlin, Chief Red Fox | Larry Kert, Los Indios Tabajaras |
| 2236 | June 11, 1971 (1971-06-11) | Orson Bean, Bob Uecker, Alexis Smith | Frankie Avalon |
| 2237 | June 14, 1971 (1971-06-14) | Joey Bishop (guest host), Debbie Reynolds, Myron Cohen, June Allyson | The Bells |
| 2238 | June 15, 1971 (1971-06-15) | Joey Bishop (guest host), Rex Reed | Tiny Tim |
| 2239 | June 16, 1971 (1971-06-16) | Joey Bishop (guest host), Frank Capra, David Hemmings, Jerry Shane | Melba Moore |
| 2240 | June 17, 1971 (1971-06-17) | Joey Bishop (guest host), Dom DeLuise, Dr. Irwin Maxwell Stillman, Sam Levenson | George Barnes and Bucky Pizzarelli |
| 2241 | June 18, 1971 (1971-06-18) | Joey Bishop (guest host), Kreskin | Bette Midler, Enzo Stuarti |
| 2242 | June 21, 1971 (1971-06-21) | Joey Bishop (guest host), Sandy Baron | Julie Budd |
| 2243 | June 22, 1971 (1971-06-22) | Joey Bishop (guest host), George Kirby | N/A |
| 2244 | June 23, 1971 (1971-06-23) | Joey Bishop (guest host), Noel Harrison, Dick Gregory | Marilyn Maye |
| 2245 | June 24, 1971 (1971-06-24) | Joey Bishop (guest host), Victor Buono, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Corbett Monica | N/A |
| 2246 | June 25, 1971 (1971-06-25) | Joey Bishop (guest host), Dom DeLuise, Jackie Kahane, Betty Walker | Bobby Goldsboro |
| 2247 | June 28, 1971 (1971-06-28) | Buddy Hackett, Bill Dana | Sandler & Young |
| 2248 | June 29, 1971 (1971-06-29) | Ed Sullivan, Robert Klein, Polly Bergen, Jerzy Kosinski | Buddy Rich, Lucky Peterson |
| 2249 | June 30, 1971 (1971-06-30) | Jaye P. Morgan, Gail Parent, Kenny Solms | The Carpenters |

### July

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 2250 | July 1, 1971 (1971-07-01) | Rodney Dangerfield, Jerzy Kosinski | Della Reese, Freeway (band) |
| 2251 | July 2, 1971 (1971-07-02) | Bob Hope, Carol Lawrence, Selma Diamond, Godfrey Cambridge, Bob Melvin | Irene Cara |
| 2252 | July 5, 1971 (1971-07-05) | Joan Rivers (guest host), James Coco, Hugh O'Brian, Stan Kann | N/A |
| 2253 | July 6, 1971 (1971-07-06) | Albert Brooks, Truman Capote, Louise Lasser | N/A |
| 2254 | July 7, 1971 (1971-07-07) | Art Metrano, Dr. Irwin Maxwell Stillman | Luiz Bonfa, Lynn Anderson |
| 2255 | July 8, 1971 (1971-07-08) | Abie Grossfeld | Larry Kert, Marilyn Horne, Yvonne Constant |
| 2256 | July 9, 1971 (1971-07-09) | Yvonne Constant, Yvonne de Carlo | Helen Reddy, Ace Trucking Company |
| 2257 | July 12, 1971 (1971-07-12) | Phyllis Diller (guest host), Dr. Lendon Smith | Charo |
| 2258 | July 13, 1971 (1971-07-13) | Dom DeLuise, Ashley Montagu, Richard Roundtree | Genya Ravan, Luiz Bonfa |
| 2259 | July 14, 1971 (1971-07-14) | James Coco, Norm Crosby, Richard Roundtree | The Cowsills, Los Indios Tabajaras |
| 2260 | July 15, 1971 (1971-07-15) | Gig Young, Sharon Farrell, Gael Greene | Liz Torres |
| 2261 | July 16, 1971 (1971-07-16) | Redd Foxx | N/A |
| 2262 | July 19, 1971 (1971-07-19) | Joey Bishop (guest host), London Lee | N/A |
| 2263 | July 20, 1971 (1971-07-20) | Joey Bishop (guest host), Lee Trevino, Irwin C. Watson | Dana Valery |
| 2264 | July 21, 1971 (1971-07-21) | Joey Bishop (guest host), Joe Frazier, Eva Gabor, Bob Uecker, Charo | N/A |
| 2265 | July 22, 1971 (1971-07-22) | Joey Bishop (guest host), Victor Buono, Anne Baxter, Corbett Monica, Dr. Irwin Maxwell Stillman | N/A |
| 2266 | July 23, 1971 (1971-07-23) | Joey Bishop (guest host), Rex Reed, Louisa Moritz, Stan Kann | Troy Donahue |
| Note: This was the episode where Louisa Moritz claimed to have been raped by Bill Cosby backstage. She claimed that her alleged incident with Cosby happened in 1971. ||||
| 2267 | July 26, 1971 (1971-07-26) | Alan King (guest host), Barbara Walters, Max Shulman, Judith Lowry | Eloise Laws |
| 2268 | July 27, 1971 (1971-07-27) | Rodney Dangerfield, Billy de Wolfe | Mac Davis |
| 2268 | July 28, 1971 (1971-07-28) | George Carlin, Jack Cassidy, Ashley Montagu | N/A |
| 2269 | July 29, 1971 (1971-07-29) | David Brenner | Bobby Goldsboro |
| 2270 | July 30, 1971 (1971-07-30) | Dom DeLuise, Mr. Blackwell, Sandy Baron | Karen Morrow |

### August

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 2271 | August 2, 1971 (1971-08-02) | Desi Arnaz, George Burns, Cal Worthington, Carol Wayne | The 5th Dimension |
| 2272 | August 3, 1971 (1971-08-03) | William Holden, Jaye P. Morgan, John Byner, Johnny Brown | Gran Picasso |
| 2273 | August 4, 1971 (1971-08-04) | Dick Martin, Dan Rowan, Jo Anne Worley | Della Reese |
| 2274 | August 5, 1971 (1971-08-05) | Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Dick Gregory | Ike & Tina Turner |
| 2275 | August 6, 1971 (1971-08-06) | Albert Brooks, Rob Reiner | Pat Boone |
| 2276 | August 9, 1971 (1971-08-09) | Karen Valentine, John McGiver, John Phillip Law, Joe Gerlach | Dionne Warwick |
| 2277 | August 10, 1971 (1971-08-10) | Bob Hope, Flip Wilson, David Steinberg | Mel Torme, Vikki Carr |
| 2278 | August 11, 1971 (1971-08-11) | Ray Milland | Abbe Lane |
| 2279 | August 12, 1971 (1971-08-12) | Sally Struthers, Burt Reynolds, Joan Blondell, Stanley Kramer | Johnny Mathis |
| 2280 | August 13, 1971 (1971-08-13) | Gene Kelly, Lily Tomlin | N/A |
| 2281 | August 16, 1971 (1971-08-16) | Lucille Ball, Broderick Crawford, Victor Buono | Kaye Ballard |
| 2282 | August 17, 1971 (1971-08-17) | Bob Newhart, Dan Rowan, Dick Martin, Don Adams, Charles Nelson Reilly | Barbara McNair |
| 2283 | August 18, 1971 (1971-08-18) | Charlton Heston, George Carlin, Sally Kellerman | Glen Campbell, Joe Williams |
| 2284 | August 19, 1971 (1971-08-19) | Kirk Douglas, Dennis Weaver | Roger Miller, The Carpenters |
| 2285 | August 20, 1971 (1971-08-20) | Ernest Borgnine, George Gobel, Fernando Lamas, Juliet Prowse | Roger Miller |
| Sketch- "Tea-Time Movie" ||||
| 2286 | August 23, 1971 (1971-08-23) | Bob Crane, Nipsey Russell | N/A |
| 2287 | August 24, 1971 (1971-08-24) | Selma Diamond, Amy Vanderbilt | The Bells, Tommy Leonetti |
| 2288 | August 25, 1971 (1971-08-25) | Bob Uecker, Jackie Kahane | Enzo Stuarti, Hines, Hines and Dad |
| 2289 | August 26, 1971 (1971-08-26) | Joey Bishop (guest host), Kreskin | Eloise Laws |
| 2290 | August 27, 1971 (1971-08-27) | Joey Bishop (guest host), Frank Sinatra Jr., Rosey Grier, Milt Kamen | Kaye Stevens |
| 2291 | August 30, 1971 (1971-08-30) | Joey Bishop (guest host), Lee Meredith | Bobby Goldsboro |
| 2292 | August 31, 1971 (1971-08-31) | Joey Bishop (guest host), Leonard Barr, Noel Harrison, Linda Bennett | N/A |

### September

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 2293 | September 1, 1971 (1971-09-01) | Joey Bishop (guest host) | N/A |
| 2294 | September 2, 1971 (1971-09-02) | Joey Bishop (guest host), Dennis Weaver, Corbett Monica, Mamie Van Doren, Stanley Myron Handelman | Karen Morrow |
| 2295 | September 3, 1971 (1971-09-03) | Joey Bishop (guest host), Mary Ann Mobley, Gary Collins, Pat Henry | Aretha Franklin, Karen Morrow, Sonny King |
| 2296 | September 6, 1971 (1971-09-06) | George Carlin, John McGiver, Bobby Alto, Jaye P. Morgan, Jerzy Kosinski | N/A |
| 2297 | September 7, 1971 (1971-09-07) | John Byner | Bee Gees, Bernadette Peters, Monti Rock |
| 2298 | September 8, 1971 (1971-09-08) | Dr. Irwin Maxwell Stillman, Godfrey Cambridge, Jack Douglas and wife Reiko | Connie Francis |
| 2299 | September 9, 1971 (1971-09-09) | Rich Little, Rodney Dangerfield | N/A |
| 2300 | September 10, 1971 (1971-09-10) | Jo Anne Worley | Artie Shaw |
| 2301 | September 13, 1971 (1971-09-13) | Burt Reynolds (guest host), Jake La Motta, Laurie Lea Schaefer, Alex Karras, Kreskin | Charo |
| 2302 | September 14, 1971 (1971-09-14) | Dr. Irwin Maxwell Stillman, Nancy Grigor, Dr. David Reuben | Lana Cantrell |
| 2303 | September 15, 1971 (1971-09-15) | David Brenner, Luciana Paluzzi | Phyllis Newman, Tiny Tim |
| 2304 | September 16, 1971 (1971-09-16) | Dinah Shore, Victor Buono | N/A |
| 2305 | September 17, 1971 (1971-09-17) | Mickey Rooney, Robert Klein, Sharon Farrell, Dr. Julius Segal | Martina Arroyo |
| 2306 | September 20, 1971 (1971-09-20) | Joan Rivers (guest host), James Coco, Ginger Rogers, Stan Kann, Lucie Arnaz, George Maharis | N/A |
| 2307 | September 21, 1971 (1971-09-21) | Minnesota Fats, Frederick Forsyth | N/A |
| 2308 | September 22, 1971 (1971-09-22) | Charlie Callas | N/A |
| 2309 | September 23, 1971 (1971-09-23) | Bob Uecker, Hans Conried | Beverly Sills, Della Reese |
| 2310 | September 24, 1971 (1971-09-24) | Burt Reynolds, Albert Brooks, Linda Bennett | Buddy Rich |
| 2311 | September 27, 1971 (1971-09-27) | Totie Fields (guest host) | Leslie Uggams |
| 2312 | September 28, 1971 (1971-09-28) | Paul Harvey, Louise Lasser | Dick Haymes, Joe Williams, Larry Kert |
| 2313 | September 29, 1971 (1971-09-29) | Alex Karras, Jaye P. Morgan, William Peter Blatty | Mac Davis |
| 2314 | September 30, 1971 (1971-09-30) | Truman Capote, Peter Fonda, John Davidson, Ronnie Schell | N/A |

### October

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 2315 | October 1, 1971 (1971-10-01) | Mayor John Lindsay | N/A |
| 2316 | October 4, 1971 (1971-10-04) | Burt Reynolds (guest host), Bob Uecker, Leonard Frey, Helen Gurley Brown, Bob Lurtsema, Judy Carne | Jose Molina, Artie Shaw |
| 2317 | October 5, 1971 (1971-10-05) | Wally Hickel, Charlie Callas, Roland Lakes, Jim Files, Bob Lurtsema, Carol Lawrence | Robert Goulet |
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| 2318 | October 6, 1971 (1971-10-06) | Dr. Irwin Maxwell Stillman, Fifi D'Orsay | Bobby Goldsboro |
| 2319 | October 7, 1971 (1971-10-07) | George Carlin, Richard Crenna | Bette Midler, Buddy Rich |
| 2320 | October 8, 1971 (1971-10-08) | Lawrence Welk, Jerry Baker, Dick Gregory | Shirley Bassey |
| 2321 | October 11, 1971 (1971-10-11) | Steve Allen (guest host), Jayne Meadows, Bob Einstein, Amy Vanderbilt | Larry Kert, Victor Borge |
| 2322 | October 12, 1971 (1971-10-12) | Sam Blotner | Erroll Garner |
| 2323 | October 13, 1971 (1971-10-13) | Karen Black, David Steinberg, Paul Williams, Ronald Sarro | N/A |
| 2324 | October 14, 1971 (1971-10-14) | Jo Anne Worley | Artie Shaw |
| 2325 | October 15, 1971 (1971-10-15) | Jack Benny | N/A |
| 2326 | October 18, 1971 (1971-10-18) | Joey Bishop (guest host), Heywood Hale Broun, Myron Cohen | Hines, Hines and Dad |
| 2327 | October 19, 1971 (1971-10-19) | Joey Bishop (guest host), Bill Cosby, Sam Levenson, Gay Talese | Jose Molina, Buddy Greco |
| 2328 | October 20, 1971 (1971-10-20) | Joey Bishop (guest host), Sammy Davis Jr., Mickey Manners, Chief Red Fox, Ginger Rogers, Bob Melvin | Gerri Granger |
| 2329 | October 21, 1971 (1971-10-21) | Joey Bishop (guest host), Lana Wood, John Forsythe, Nipsey Russell | Peter Lemongello |
| 2330 | October 22, 1971 (1971-10-22) | Joey Bishop (guest host), Rex Reed, Melina Mercouri | Jack Jones |
| 2331 | October 25, 1971 (1971-10-25) | James Caan | Charles Aznavour |
| 2332 | October 26, 1971 (1971-10-26) | Victor Buono, Rich Little, Corbett Monica, William F. Buckley Jr. | Ace Trucking Company |
| 2333 | October 27, 1971 (1971-10-27) | Jane Goodall, Louise Lasser | Marilyn Maye |
| 2334 | October 28, 1971 (1971-10-28) | Clint Eastwood | N/A |
| 2335 | October 29, 1971 (1971-10-29) | Joan Rivers (guest host), William Peter Blatty, Sandy Baron | Hines, Hines and Dad |

### November

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 2336 | November 1, 1971 (1971-11-01) | Buddy Hackett, Carol Wayne | N/A |
| 2337 | November 2, 1971 (1971-11-02) | James Garner, Sammy Davis Jr., Karen Valentine, Dom DeLuise | N/A |
| 2338 | November 3, 1971 (1971-11-03) | Jack Benny, Lynn Redgrave, Fernando Lamas | Bill Withers |
| 2339 | November 4, 1971 (1971-11-04) | Jack Lemmon, Mel Blanc, Barbara Feldon, Billy de Wolfe, Alan Reed | Roy Clark |
| 2340 | November 5, 1971 (1971-11-05) | Joan Embery, George Carlin, Cliff Robertson, Suzanne Pleshette | The Carpenters |
| 2341 | November 8, 1971 (1971-11-08) | Lucille Ball, Mickey Rooney, Jack Cassidy, Jaye P. Morgan, Jo Ann Pflug | Don Ho |
| 2342 | November 9, 1971 (1971-11-09) | Vincent Price, Lawrence Welk, George Carlin | N/A |
| 2343 | November 10, 1971 (1971-11-10) | Gene Kelly, Elke Sommer, Shecky Greene | Ike & Tina Turner, Lola Falana |
| 2344 | November 11, 1971 (1971-11-11) | Rob Reiner | N/A |
| 2345 | November 12, 1971 (1971-11-12) | George Burns, Juliet Prowse, James Caan, Ray Berwick, Jim Bailey | Lola Falana |
| 2346 | November 15, 1971 (1971-11-15) | Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Shoemaker | Beverly Sills, Connie Stevens |
| 2347 | November 16, 1971 (1971-11-16) | Richard Harris, Albert Brooks | Anne Murray, Glen Campbell |
| 2348 | November 17, 1971 (1971-11-17) | Dan Rowan, Dick Martin, Jo Anne Worley, Perkins Harnly | Robert Goulet, Vikki Carr |
| 2349 | November 18, 1971 (1971-11-18) | Danny Thomas, Don Rickles, Jennifer O'Neill, James Coburn | Caterina Valente, Kaye Ballard |
| 2350 | November 19, 1971 (1971-11-19) | Fernando Lamas, Karen Valentine, Laurence Harvey, Paul Williams | Della Reese, Peter Nero |
| 2351 | November 22, 1971 (1971-11-22) | Robert Shaw, Shelley Winters | George Barnes and Bucky Pizzarelli |
| 2352 | November 23, 1971 (1971-11-23) | William Peter Blatty, Myron Cohen | Phyllis Newman, George Barnes and Bucky Pizzarelli |
| 2353 | November 24, 1971 (1971-11-24) | Muhammad Ali, Kreskin, Rodney Dangerfield | Mac Davis |
| 2354 | November 25, 1971 (1971-11-25) | Robert Klein, Dr. Irwin Maxwell Stillman | Tommy Leonetti |
| 2355 | November 26, 1971 (1971-11-26) | Della Reese (guest host), June Allyson, Leonard Frey, Charles Nelson Reilly, Minnie Pearl, Vic Perry | N/A |
| 2356 | November 29, 1971 (1971-11-29) | Robert Klein (guest host), Brenda Vaccaro, Fred Willard | Bernadette Peters, Freda Payne |
| 2357 | November 30, 1971 (1971-11-30) | David Brenner, Fernando Lamas, Pete Hamill, Justin de Villeneuve, Twiggy | Roy Clark |

### December

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 2358 | December 1, 1971 (1971-12-01) | Charlie Callas | Dennis Day, Los Indios Tabajaras |
| 2359 | December 2, 1971 (1971-12-02) | TBA | N/A |
| 2360 | December 3, 1971 (1971-12-03) | Rod Steiger, Otto Preminger | Larry Kert, Martina Arroyo |
| 2361 | December 6, 1971 (1971-12-06) | Pearl Bailey (guest host), Maya Angelou | Edie Adams, Sandler & Young |
| 2362 | December 7, 1971 (1971-12-07) | Roger Moore, Jane Goodall, Lee Trevino | James Brown, Los Indios Tabajaras |
| 2363 | December 8, 1971 (1971-12-08) | Jennifer O'Neill, Orson Bean | N/A |
| 2365 | December 10, 1971 (1971-12-10) | Jaye P. Morgan, Garson Kanin | Honey Cone, Monti Rock |
| 2366 | December 13, 1971 (1971-12-13) | David Steinberg (guest host), Amy Vanderbilt, Carol Lynley, David Frye | N/A |
| 2367 | December 14, 1971 (1971-12-14) | Robert Shaw, Paul Williams | Helen Reddy, Phyllis Newman |
| 2368 | December 15, 1971 (1971-12-15) | Paul Williams, Dr. David Reuben | N/A |
| 2369 | December 16, 1971 (1971-12-16) | Cloris Leachman, Ruth Gordon | Peter Nero, Vikki Carr, Ace Trucking Company |
| 2370 | December 17, 1971 (1971-12-17) | George Carlin, Dr. Paul Ehrlich | Bobby Goldsboro |
| 2371 | December 20, 1971 (1971-12-20) | Joey Bishop (guest host), Gwen Davis | Jose Molina, Enzo Stuarti |
| 2372 | December 21, 1971 (1971-12-21) | Joey Bishop (guest host), Leonard Barr, Francesca Annis, Phil Foster | Gerri Granger |
| 2373 | December 22, 1971 (1971-12-22) | Joey Bishop (guest host), John Carradine, Jackie Kahane, Jack Douglas and wife Reiko, Rex Reed | Martina Arroyo |
| 2374 | December 23, 1971 (1971-12-23) | Joey Bishop (guest host), Sam Levenson, Gena Rowlands, John Cassavetes | Gerri Granger |
| 2375 | December 27, 1971 (1971-12-27) | Joan Rivers, Tony Randall | Ethel Ennis, Larry Kert |
| 2376 | December 28, 1971 (1971-12-28) | Prof. Julius Sumner Miller, John McGiver, Alexis Smith, Craig Stevens | N/A |
| 2377 | December 29, 1971 (1971-12-29) | George Carlin, Sally Struthers, Irving Benson, Julius Sumner Miller, F. Lee Bailey | N/A |
| 2378 | December 30, 1971 (1971-12-30) | David Steinberg, Steve Landesberg, Elaine Stritch, Dr. Julius Segal | N/A |
| 2379 | December 31, 1971 (1971-12-31) | Shecky Greene, Rose Marie | N/A |
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