# List of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson episodes (1969)

The following is a list of episodes of the television series The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson which aired in 1969:

## 1969
### January

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 1597 | January 1, 1969 (1969-01-01) | Godfrey Cambridge, Pat McCormick, Alejandro Rey | N/A |
| 1598 | January 2, 1969 (1969-01-02) | Flip Wilson, David Susskind, Parker Fennelly | N/A |
| 1599 | January 3, 1969 (1969-01-03) | James Garner, Charlie Callas | Pearl Bailey |
| 1600 | January 6, 1969 (1969-01-06) | Joan Rivers (guest host), Marty Allen, Phyllis Newman | N/A |
| 1601 | January 7, 1969 (1969-01-07) | Irwin Corey, The Amin Brothers (Egyptian acrobatic balancing act) | Biff Rose |
| 1602 | January 8, 1969 (1969-01-08) | Stan Freberg, Jean-Paul Vignon | N/A |
| 1603 | January 9, 1969 (1969-01-09) | Jack E. Leonard | N/A |
| 1604 | January 10, 1969 (1969-01-10) | Vaughn Monroe, Jose Greco | The Romano Brothers |
| 1605 | January 13, 1969 (1969-01-13) | Shelley Berman | Newport Jazz Festival All-Stars: George Wein, Red Norvo, George Lamond, Ruby Braff, Larry Ridley, Luba Lisa |
| Durwood Kirby replaces Ed McMahon for the first of three nights so that McMahon could work as co-producer of the presidential inaugural gala. ||||
| 1606 | January 14, 1969 (1969-01-14) | New York City mayor John Lindsay, Britt Eklund, Linda Bennett | Tommy Leonetti |
| 1607 | January 15, 1969 (1969-01-15) | TBA | Lana Cantrell |
| 1608 | January 16, 1969 (1969-01-16) | Harry Belafonte, Britt Eklund | Andre Previn, The Craig Hundley Trio |
| 1609 | January 17, 1969 (1969-01-17) | Dick Cavett (guest host), Otto Preminger, Alan Burke | N/A |
| January 20 Tonight Show was preempted by NBC coverage of the Presidential Inaugural Ball ||||
| 1610 | January 21, 1969 (1969-01-21) | Peter Lawford (guest host), Gina Lollobrigida, Rich Little, Milt Kamen | Ted Neely |
| 1611 | January 22, 1969 (1969-01-22) | Buddy Rich | Sandler & Young |
| 1612 | January 23, 1969 (1969-01-23) | TBA | Bobby Vinton, The Tamba Four |
| 1613 | January 24, 1969 (1969-01-24) | David Susskind, Yvette Mimieux | Marilyn Maye, Homer and Jethro |
| 1614 | January 27, 1969 (1969-01-27) | Alan King (guest host), Donald Pleasence, Bishop Shane Ajamian | Georgia Gibbs |
| Durwood Kirby handled announcing duties for the week in place of vacationing Ed McMahon ||||
| 1615 | January 28, 1969 (1969-01-28) | John Davidson, etiquette expert Elizabeth Post | Eydie Gorme |
| 1616 | January 29, 1969 (1969-01-29) | Shari Lewis, Shelley Berman, Gloria LeRoy | U.S. Naval Air Training Command choir, Cole and Param |
| 1617 | January 30, 1969 (1969-01-30) | Dance team Bud and Cece Robinson | N/A |
| A laser beam demonstration is presented ||||
| 1618 | January 31, 1969 (1969-01-31) | Steve Lawrence, Roman Polanski, Topol | N/A |

### February

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 1619 | February 3, 1969 (1969-02-03) | Flip Wilson (guest host), Elke Sommer, boxer Harlan Marbley | Biff Rose |
| 1620 | February 4, 1969 (1969-02-04) | Flip Wilson (guest host), Redd Foxx, Vince Edwards, Bob Gibson, Tina Louise | Peter Lind Hayes |
| 1621 | February 5, 1969 (1969-02-05) | Flip Wilson (guest host), Don Francks, Phil Foster, Linda Lavin | N/A |
| 1622 | February 6, 1969 (1969-02-06) | Flip Wilson (guest host), Bob & Ray | B.B. King, Jackie and Roy |
| 1623 | February 7, 1969 (1969-02-07) | Flip Wilson (guest host), Lara Parker, soul food expert Sanford Wolf, John Fisher | The Staple Singers, Monti Rock |
| 1624 | February 10, 1969 (1969-02-10) | John Davidson (guest host) | Erroll Garner, Lana Cantrell |
| 1625 | February 11, 1969 (1969-02-11) | Jack Benny, New York City ballet director George Balanchine and dancers Suzanne Farrell and Arthur Mitchell, Frank Buxton | N/A |
| 1626 | February 12, 1969 (1969-02-12) | Anita Douval, surfer Rodney Sumpter | Blood Sweat and Tears, O.C. Smith, Paula Kelly |
| 1627 | February 13, 1969 (1969-02-13) | David Susskind, Chita Rivera, Kitty Falger | Ray Price |
| 1628 | February 14, 1969 (1969-02-14) | Orson Bean (guest host), Paul Krassner, Ronnie Dyson | N/A |
| 1629 | February 17, 1969 (1969-02-17) | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Sammy Davis Jr., Carol Wayne, the cast of Laugh-In | N/A |
| 1630 | February 18, 1969 (1969-02-18) | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Don Adams, Richard Harris, Buddy Rogers, Kaye Ballard | N/A |
| 1631 | February 19, 1969 (1969-02-19) | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Kirk Douglas, The Smothers Brothers, John Byner | Craig Hundley |
| 1632 | February 20, 1969 (1969-02-20) | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Stan Freberg, Sharon Tate, Jana Mason, Dave Barry | Tiny Tim |
| 1633 | February 21, 1969 (1969-02-21) | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Bob Hope, Dean Martin, George Gobel, Judy Carne, Robert Wagner | N/A |
| 1634 | February 24, 1969 (1969-02-24) | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Raquel Welch, Jack Carter, Frank Sutton | Vic Damone |
| 1635 | February 25, 1969 (1969-02-25) | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Jerry Lewis, James Garner | N/A |
| 1636 | February 26, 1969 (1969-02-26) | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Bob Newhart, Dean Jones, Billy de Wolfe | Roslyn Kind |
| 1637 | February 27, 1969 (1969-02-27) | (FROM LOS ANGELES) George Burns, Mickey Rooney, Mark Wilson | N/A |
| 1638 | February 28, 1969 (1969-02-28) | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Tony Curtis, Barbara McNair, Carl Reiner, Jill St. John | N/A |

### March

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 1639 | March 3, 1969 (1969-03-03) | Charlie Callas | N/A |
| 1640 | March 4, 1969 (1969-03-04) | Peter Ustinov | Robert Goulet |
| 1641 | March 5, 1969 (1969-03-05) | Tony Randall, Garry Moore, Gloria Loring | Sandler and Young |
| 1642 | March 6, 1969 (1969-03-06) | Bob Hope, Dean Martin, Buddy Rich, Carol Wayne, George Gobel, Judy Carne | Biff Rose, Don Ho |
| Sketch- "Black Shield of Fromen" ||||
| 1643 | March 7, 1969 (1969-03-07) | Woody Allen | N/A |
| 1644 | March 10, 1969 (1969-03-10) | Bob Crane, Maximilian Schell | N/A |
| 1655 | March 11, 1969 (1969-03-11) | Dick Cavett, Al Freeman Jr. | Anthony Newley, Paula Kelly |
| 1656 | March 12, 1969 (1969-03-12) | Buddy Hackett, Robert Montgomery | Jimmie Rodgers |
| Montgomery's reference to television station WBBM was bleeped out. ||||
| 1657 | March 13, 1969 (1969-03-13) | Jack E. Leonard | N/A |
| A report on the splashdown of Apollo 9 was shown during the program. ||||
| 1658 | March 14, 1969 (1969-03-14) | Peter Lawford (guest host) | Nancy Ames |
| 1659 | March 17, 1969 (1969-03-17) | Bill Cosby (guest host), Allan Sherman, Jim Brown, Satchel Paige | Vikki Carr |
| 1660 | March 18, 1969 (1969-03-18) | Bill Cosby (guest host), James Earl Jones, Artie Shaw | Diana Ross & The Supremes, Rhetta Hughes |
| 1661 | March 19, 1969 (1969-03-19) | Bill Cosby (guest host), Gloria Steinem, Willie Tyler, Robert Hooks | N/A |
| 1662 | March 20, 1969 (1969-03-20) | Bill Cosby (guest host), Julian Bond, Heywood Hale Broun | Tom Paxton |
| 1663 | March 21, 1969 (1969-03-21) | Bill Cosby (guest host), Hal Holbrook | Roslyn Kind, Bola Sete |
| 1664 | March 24, 1969 (1969-03-24) | Jerry Lewis (guest host), Robert Morse, Phil Foster, Stiller and Meara | Monti Rock |
| Lewis would apologize the next night for a joke that involved using the bathroom while flying over Mississippi. ||||
| 1665 | March 25, 1969 (1969-03-25) | Jerry Lewis (guest host), Charlie Callas, George Carlin | Mason Williams, Patrice Munsel |
| 1666 | March 26, 1969 (1969-03-26) | Jerry Lewis (guest host), Sally Ann Howes, London Lee, ski instructor Kitty Falger | N/A |
| 1667 | March 27, 1969 (1969-03-27) | Jerry Lewis (guest host), Lynn Redgrave, Gore Vidal, Anita Gillette, Guy Marks | Honey Ltd. |
| 1668 | March 28, 1969 (1969-03-28) | Jerry Lewis (guest host), Charlie Callas, Peter Lawford, Buddy Rich, Herschel Bernardi, Ina Balin | N/A |
| 1669 | March 31, 1969 (1969-03-31) | Dick Cavett, Glenn Ford | Max Morath, Saki Tumi |

### April

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 1670 | April 1, 1969 (1969-04-01) | Neil Simon, Jack Lemmon, Sandy Dennis, Louisa Moritz | Marilyn Maye |
| 1671 | April 2, 1969 (1969-04-02) | TBA | The New Zealand Trading Company |
| 1672 | April 3, 1969 (1969-04-03) | Oscar de la Renta, Dr. Robert Baird | N/A |
| 1673 | April 4, 1969 (1969-04-04) | TBA | N/A |
| 1674 | April 7, 1969 (1969-04-07) | Alan King (guest host), Dick Shawn | N/A |
| 1675 | April 8, 1969 (1969-04-08) | David Susskind | Sergio Franchi |
| 1676 | April 9, 1969 (1969-04-09) | Dick Cavett, Kenneth Tynan, Michael Grando | Nancy Wilson |
| 1677 | April 10, 1969 (1969-04-10) | Dinah Shore, Allen Bruce | N/A |
| 1678 | April 11, 1969 (1969-04-11) | Tony Randall, Beatrice Lillie | Gerry Mulligan |
| 1679 | April 14, 1969 (1969-04-14) | Ted Williams, Rodney Dangerfield, Jack LaLanne | N/A |
| 1680 | April 15, 1969 (1969-04-15) | Victor Buono, Steve Brandt | Peggy Lee |
| 1681 | April 16, 1969 (1969-04-16) | George Jessel | N/A |
| 1682 | April 17, 1969 (1969-04-17) | Beatrice Lillie, Shecky Greene, Bob & Ray | Leslie Uggams |
| 1683 | April 18, 1969 (1969-04-18) | Joan Rivers (guest host), Soupy Sales, Gwen Verdon, Elizabeth Post | Anthony Newley |
| 1684 | April 21, 1969 (1969-04-21) | Vice President Spiro Agnew, Phyllis Diller, Ali MacGraw, Leonard Spigelgass | Just Us |
| 1685 | April 22, 1969 (1969-04-22) | Bud Collyer, William Redfield, Marian Mercer, Frank Buxton | N/A |
| 1686 | April 23, 1969 (1969-04-23) | Norman Mailer, Corbett Monica, Senta Berger, magician Milbourne Christopher | The Treniers |
| 1687 | April 24, 1969 (1969-04-24) | Oleg Cassini, Donna McKechnie, Tom Wicker, Ronnie David | N/A |
| 1688 | April 25, 1969 (1969-04-25) | Alan King (guest host), Garry Moore, Heywood Hale Broun, Savario Seridis | N/A |
| 1689 | April 28, 1969 (1969-04-28) | Connie Stevens, Zack Norman | N/A |
| Durwood Kirby served as the show's announcer for the week, in place of vacationing Ed McMahon ||||
| 1690 | April 29, 1969 (1969-04-29) | Don Rickles, Victor Borge | Just Us |
| 1691 | April 30, 1969 (1969-04-30) | Allen Funt, Mamie Van Doren | Sergio Franchi |

### May

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 1692 | May 1, 1969 (1969-05-01) | Rodney Dangerfield, Ronnie David | N/A |
| 1693 | May 2, 1969 (1969-05-02) | Shari Lewis, Sander Vanocur, The Ace Trucking Company | Biff Rose |
| 1694 | May 5, 1969 (1969-05-05) | Peter Lawford (guest host), Jack Lemmon, Stiller and Meara, Peter Nero | N/A |
| 1695 | May 6, 1969 (1969-05-06) | Peter Lawford (guest host), Lee Marvin, Pat Henry, George Kirby | Monti Rock |
| 1696 | May 7, 1969 (1969-05-07) | Bob Newhart (guest host), Richard Benjamin, Paula Prentiss, Arthur Schlesinger, Alejandro Rey, Sandy Baron | Ray Stevens |
| 1697 | May 8, 1969 (1969-05-08) | Bob Newhart (guest host), James Coburn, Robert Ryan, Rod McKuen, Bob and Ray, Katharine Houghton | N/A |
| 1698 | May 9, 1969 (1969-05-09) | Carl Reiner (guest host), David Janssen, Gabriel Dell, Dick Carter | N/A |
| 1699 | May 12, 1969 (1969-05-12) | Don Rickles (guest host), Ann-Margret, Roger Smith, Ernie Terrell | Tiny Tim, Jean Terrell |
| Jean Terrell was the sister of Ernie Terrell ||||
| 1700 | May 13, 1969 (1969-05-13) | Don Rickles (guest host), Iris Adrian, David and Goliath | Bobby Vinton |
| 1701 | May 14, 1969 (1969-05-14) | Don Rickles (guest host), Ed Sullivan, Kraft Music Hall producers Dwight Hemion and Gary Smith, Elizabeth Post, Lore Dana and her Venetian doves | Jerry Vale, Angel Pablo |
| 1702 | May 15, 1969 (1969-05-15) | Bob Newhart (guest host), James Coburn, Marty Allen, Heywood Hale Broun | Johnny Mathis, Betty Walker |
| 1703 | May 16, 1969 (1969-05-16) | Bob Newhart (guest host), David Steinberg, Hines, Hines and Dad, Jim Fowler, Lee Meredith | Bobby Russell |
| 1704 | May 19, 1969 (1969-05-19) | Nicol Williamson, George Lindsay | N/A |
| 1705 | May 20, 1969 (1969-05-20) | Orson Bean, Charlie Callas | N/A |
| 1706 | May 21, 1969 (1969-05-21) | Tony Randall, Shecky Greene | N/A |
| 1707 | May 22, 1969 (1969-05-22) | Robert Wagner, Marian Mercer, psychologist George Bach | N/A |
| 1708 | May 23, 1969 (1969-05-23) | Woody Allen, Joey Heatherton | N/A |
| 1709 | May 26, 1969 (1969-05-26) | Jack Lemmon, Joan Rivers | Sue Raney |
| 1710 | May 27, 1969 (1969-05-27) | Lynn Redgrave, George Segal | Pete Seeger, Arlo Guthrie |
| 1711 | May 28, 1969 (1969-05-28) | Truman Capote | Judy Collins |
| 1712 | May 29, 1969 (1969-05-29) | Allard Lowenstein | John Hartford |
| 1713 | May 30, 1969 (1969-05-30) | Peter Lawford (guest host), Marty Allen, Pat Henry, José Greco | N/A |

### June

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 1714 | June 2, 1969 (1969-06-02) | Howard Da Silva | N/A |
| 1715 | June 3, 1969 (1969-06-03) | Polly Bergen | N/A |
| 1716 | June 4, 1969 (1969-06-04) | Bob & Ray | Trini Lopez |
| 1717 | June 5, 1969 (1969-06-05) | Buffalo Bob Smith | N/A |
| 1718 | June 6, 1969 (1969-06-06) | Mary Hopkin, Gordon MacRae | N/A |
| 1719 | June 9, 1969 (1969-06-09) | Flip Wilson (guest host), George Carlin, Chuck Jackson | N/A |
| 1720 | June 10, 1969 (1969-06-10) | TBA | N/A |
| 1721 | June 11, 1969 (1969-06-11) | TBA | N/A |
| 1722 | June 12, 1969 (1969-06-12) | Sen. Edmund Muskie | N/A |
| 1723 | June 13, 1969 (1969-06-13) | Joan Rivers, Dana Valery, Stan Freberg, Jim Fowler | N/A |
| "Split Billboards" ||||
| 1724 | June 16, 1969 (1969-06-16) | David Frye, Chuck Barris, David Susskind | N/A |
| 1725 | June 17, 1969 (1969-06-17) | John Byner | The Monkees |
| 1726 | June 18, 1969 (1969-06-18) | Bernadette Peters, Jimmy Breslin | N/A |
| 1727 | June 19, 1969 (1969-06-19) | Harry Nilsson, Bennett Cerf, Morey Amsterdam | N/A |
| 1728 | June 20, 1969 (1969-06-20) | Woody Allen (guest host), Muhammad Ali | N/A |
| 1729 | June 23, 1969 (1969-06-23) | Orson Bean (guest host), Gloria Steinem | N/A |
| 1730 | June 24, 1969 (1969-06-24) | Gov. Nelson Rockefeller | N/A |
| 1731 | June 25, 1969 (1969-06-25) | Sen. George Murphy | Tiny Tim |
| 1732 | June 26, 1969 (1969-06-26) | Kaye Ballard, Cliff Robertson, Ann-Margret, Ace Trucking Company | N/A |
| 1733 | June 27, 1969 (1969-06-27) | George Segal (guest host), Eva Marie Saint | N/A |
| 1734 | June 30, 1969 (1969-06-30) | Tony Randall | Ray Charles |
| William Redfield serves as the show's announcer ||||

### July

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 1735 | July 1, 1969 (1969-07-01) | Phyllis Newman, Jack Newfield, comedian Bob King | N/A |
| William Redfield serves as the show's announcer ||||
| 1736 | July 2, 1969 (1969-07-02) | Bob Crane, The Golddiggers, Stanley Myron Handelman | Lynn Mink |
| Durwood Kirby serves as the show's announcer ||||
| 1737 | July 3, 1969 (1969-07-03) | Shari Lewis, Rodney Dangerfield | The What For |
| Durwood Kirby serves as the show's announcer ||||
| 1738 | July 4, 1969 (1969-07-04) | Corbett Monica (guest host) | N/A |
| Durwood Kirby serves as the show's announcer ||||
| 1739 | July 7, 1969 (1969-07-07) | Flip Wilson (guest host), Claire Bloom | N/A |
| 1740 | July 8, 1969 (1969-07-08) | Flip Wilson (guest host), Lew Alcindor, Rip Taylor | N/A |
| 1741 | July 9, 1969 (1969-07-09) | Flip Wilson (guest host), Henny Youngman, Stiller and Meara | Kenny Rankin and Jerry Merrick |
| 1742 | July 10, 1969 (1969-07-10) | Flip Wilson (guest host), Jacqueline Susann, Nina Simone, Jerry Shane | Jimi Hendrix, Wilson Pickett, Joe Tex |
| 1743 | July 11, 1969 (1969-07-11) | Flip Wilson (guest host), Milton Berle | N/A |
| 1744 | July 14, 1969 (1969-07-14) | Carl Reiner (guest host), Buddy Hackett, Jerome Weidman | N/A |
| 1745 | July 15, 1969 (1969-07-15) | Carl Reiner (guest host), Neil Simon, Marilyn Michaels, Arthur Hailey | N/A |
| 1746 | July 16, 1969 (1969-07-16) | Carl Reiner (guest host), Ruth Gordon, Gwen Davis, Jamie Carr | N/A |
| 1747 | July 17, 1969 (1969-07-17) | Carl Reiner (guest host), Jackie Vernon, Claire Bloom, Elizabeth Hubbard | N/A |
| 1748 | July 18, 1969 (1969-07-18) | Carl Reiner (guest host), Godfrey Cambridge, Judy Pace | London Lee |
| 1749 | July 21, 1969 (1969-07-21) | Buddy Rich, Buddy Hackett | Gerri Granger |
| 1750 | July 22, 1969 (1969-07-22) | Burt Lancaster, Bob & Ray, Lenny Price | Jeannie C. Riley |
| 1751 | July 23, 1969 (1969-07-23) | Truman Capote, Red Buttons, Robert Klein | Linda Ronstadt |
| 1752 | July 24, 1969 (1969-07-24) | Jan Murray (guest host), Rich Little, Peter Fonda | Anita Bryant, Sergio Mendes and Bossa Ria |
| 1753 | July 25, 1969 (1969-07-25) | Rodney Dangerfield | N/A |
| 1754 | July 28, 1969 (1969-07-28) | Shecky Greene, Theodore White, Richard Ryder, Nancy Cherry, Judy Shackleford | What Four |
| 1755 | July 29, 1969 (1969-07-29) | Orson Bean, Corbett Monica, Jay Richard Kennedy | Richie Havens |
| 1756 | July 30, 1969 (1969-07-30) | TBA | N/A |
| 1757 | July 31, 1969 (1969-07-31) | Charlie Callas, Phyllis Newman | N/A |

### August

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 1758 | August 1, 1969 (1969-08-01) | Jack Albertson, Bob and Ray, Mimi Hines and Phil Ford | Duke Ellington, Bobby Hebb |
| 1759 | August 4, 1969 (1969-08-04) | Flip Wilson (guest host) | The Chambers Brothers, Irving Fields |
| 1760 | August 5, 1969 (1969-08-05) | Flip Wilson (guest host), Pat Morita, Gordon Parks, John Fairfax | Joe Tex; Hines, Hines and Dad |
| 1761 | August 6, 1969 (1969-08-06) | Flip Wilson (guest host), Dr. Joyce Brothers, Barbara Walters, Dody Goodman, Rosalind Cash | Nina Simone |
| 1762 | August 7, 1969 (1969-08-07) | Bob Newhart (guest host), Jack Cassidy | Joan Baez, Kole and Param |
| 1763 | August 8, 1969 (1969-08-08) | Bob Newhart (guest host), Dave Garroway, Polly Bergen, Ashley Montagu | Monti Rock III |
| 1764 | August 11, 1969 (1969-08-11) | (FROM LOS ANGELES); Judy Carne, George Burns, Don Knotts, Gene Barry | N/A |
| Mighty Carson Art Players skit ||||
| 1765 | August 12, 1969 (1969-08-12) | (FROM LOS ANGELES); Bob Newhart, Ozzie Nelson, Harriet Nelson, Jill St. John | Sarah Vaughan |
| 1766 | August 13, 1969 (1969-08-13) | (FROM LOS ANGELES); Kaye Ballard | N/A |
| 1767 | August 14, 1969 (1969-08-14) | (FROM LOS ANGELES); Debbie Reynolds, Rose Marie, John Byner, George Lindsey, Carl Reiner | N/A |
| 1768 | August 15, 1969 (1969-08-15) | (FROM LOS ANGELES); Shari Lewis, Red Buttons, Irv Benson | Tiny Tim |
| 1769 | August 18, 1969 (1969-08-18) | (FROM LOS ANGELES); Bob Hope, Eva Gabor | N/A |
| 1770 | August 19, 1969 (1969-08-19) | (FROM LOS ANGELES); Joe DiMaggio, Raquel Welch, Shecky Greene | Marilyn Maye |
| 1771 | August 20, 1969 (1969-08-20) | (FROM LOS ANGELES); Lucille Ball, Flip Wilson | The Friends of Distinction |
| 1772 | August 21, 1969 (1969-08-21) | (FROM LOS ANGELES); Phyllis Diller, Dan Rowan, Dick Martin | Bobby Darin, The Unusual We |
| 1773 | August 22, 1969 (1969-08-22) | (FROM LOS ANGELES); Bill Cosby, Anne Baxter, Ricardo Montalbán, Andy Devine | N/A |
| 1774 | August 25, 1969 (1969-08-25) | Robert Stack, Barbara Rush, Wally Cox, Kaye Ballard, Stanley Myron Handelman, magician Albert Goshman | The First Edition |
| 1775 | August 26, 1969 (1969-08-26) | Clare Boothe Luce, Bernadette Devlin McAliskey | N/A |
| 1776 | August 27, 1969 (1969-08-27) | Joan Rivers, Don DeFore | Lana Cantrell |
| 1777 | August 28, 1969 (1969-08-28) | David Susskind, Charlie Callas, Donna Jean Young | Arlo Guthrie |
| 1778 | August 29, 1969 (1969-08-29) | Jerry Lewis (guest host), multiple Miss America contestants | Ricky Nelson, Leon Bibb, Hines, Hines and Dad |
| Peter Lawford served as the show's announcer ||||

### September

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 1779 | September 1, 1969 (1969-09-01) | Tony Randall, William Holden, Pat Morita | Marilyn Maye, Turley Richards |
| 1780 | September 2, 1969 (1969-09-02) | Jaye P. Morgan, John Byner, Orson Bean, Adela Rogers St. Johns | N/A |
| 1781 | September 3, 1969 (1969-09-03) | Phyllis Newman, Corbett Monica | Mel Tormé, The People Tree |
| 1782 | September 4, 1969 (1969-09-04) | Dana Valery | The Youngbloods, Jimmie Rodgers |
| 1783 | September 5, 1969 (1969-09-05) | David Frye, Linda Bennett | Gary Lewis and the Playboys |
| 1784 | September 8, 1969 (1969-09-08) | Alan King, Peter Fonda, Jacqueline Susann, Suzanne Charny | N/A |
| 1785 | September 9, 1969 (1969-09-09) | Jay Silverheels, Charlie Callas, Dody Goodman | N/A |
| 1786 | September 10, 1969 (1969-09-10) | Robert Merrill, Bob and Ray | N/A |
| 1787 | September 11, 1969 (1969-09-11) | Peter Lawford (guest host), Sammy Davis Jr. | Monti Rock III, The Checkmates |
| 1788 | September 12, 1969 (1969-09-12) | Eartha Kitt | N/A |
| 1789 | September 15, 1969 (1969-09-15) | Woody Allen, Bennett Cerf, Dody Goodman | N/A |
| 1790 | September 16, 1969 (1969-09-16) | Joseph Cotten, Jaye P. Morgan, Ashley Montagu | N/A |
| 1791 | September 17, 1969 (1969-09-17) | Dina Merrill, Mitzi Gaynor | Jimmy Slyde |
| 1792 | September 18, 1969 (1969-09-18) | Helen Hayes, Cliff Robertson, Robert Downey Sr. | Tiny Tim, Nick Lucas |
| 1793 | September 19, 1969 (1969-09-19) | Zsa Zsa Gabor, Robert Culp, David Steinberg | Monti Rock III |
| 1794 | September 22, 1969 (1969-09-22) | Dick Cavett, Pamela Mason | Gloria Loring, Sergio Franchi |
| 1795 | September 23, 1969 (1969-09-23) | Janet Leigh, Troy Donahue, Robert Klein | Pat Boone, |
| 1796 | September 24, 1969 (1969-09-24) | Florence Henderson, Dick Tuck, Toots Shor, Danny Stradella, Robert Kreindler, Hy Uethtel | N/A |
| Shor, Stradella, Kreindler and Uethtel were all New York City restaurateurs ||||
| 1797 | September 25, 1969 (1969-09-25) | Ozzie Nelson, Harriet Nelson, Tom Seaver, Cleon Jones, Stanley Kramer | Jane Morgan |
| 1798 | September 26, 1969 (1969-09-26) | Jill St. John, Richard Loo, Alan Lee | N/A |
| Lee was known as "The Human Sandwich" ||||
| 1799 | September 29, 1969 (1969-09-29) | Tony Randall, Shecky Greene | Frank Sinatra Jr. |
| 1800 | September 30, 1969 (1969-09-30) | Roger Caras, Albert Goshman, Pat Collins | N/A |

### October

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 1801 | October 1, 1969 (1969-10-01) | Bob Hope, Carl Reiner, Dean Martin, Debbie Reynolds, Don Rickles | N/A |
| 7th Anniversary Show ||||
| 1802 | October 2, 1969 (1969-10-02) | Joe Namath, Joan Bennett, Bob & Ray, Keye Luke | N/A |
| 1803 | October 3, 1969 (1969-10-03) | Otto Preminger, Suzanne Charny | N/A |
| 1804 | October 6, 1969 (1969-10-06) | Mr. Wizard, Rich Little, Ashley Montagu | Gloria Loring |
| 1805 | October 7, 1969 (1969-10-07) | Lillian Hellman, Shecky Greene, Jaye P. Morgan, Gabe Pressman | N/A |
| 1806 | October 8, 1969 (1969-10-08) | Lon Chaney Jr., Pamela Tiffin, Shani Wallis | Melanie |
| 1807 | October 9, 1969 (1969-10-09) | Dick Cavett (guest host), Biff Rose, ESP specialist Marc Reymont | Sandler & Young |
| 1808 | October 10, 1969 (1969-10-10) | Dick Cavett (guest host), Muhammad Ali, Rodney Dangerfield | Anthony Newley |
| 1809 | October 13, 1969 (1969-10-13) | Peter Lawford (guest host), Lee Marvin, Pat Henry, Herman Levine | Jeannie C. Riley, Monti Rock |
| 1810 | October 14, 1969 (1969-10-14) | Peter Lawford (guest host), Marty Allen, Desmond Morris, Nai Bonet | N/A |
| The October 15 show was pre-empted by NBC in order to show the program "Vietnam Moratorium: A Day in October" ||||
| 1811 | October 16, 1969 (1969-10-16) | Alan King (guest host), Sen. George McGovern, Robert Ryan, Mac Robbins | Peter Nero, Yafa Yarkoni |
| 1812 | October 17, 1969 (1969-10-17) | Alan King (guest host), Muhammad Ali, Heywood Hale Broun, Lambs Club president Jack Waldron | N/A |
| 1813 | October 20, 1969 (1969-10-20) | Carl Reiner (guest host), Godfrey Cambridge, Herschel Bernardi, Peggy Cass, comedy team Edmonds and Curley | N/A |
| 1814 | October 21, 1969 (1969-10-21) | Carl Reiner (guest host), Albert Brooks, Yaphet Kotto | Marilyn Maye |
| 1815 | October 22, 1969 (1969-10-22) | Carl Reiner (guest host), Stanley Myron Handelman, Heather MacRae | Boyce and Hart |
| 1816 | October 23, 1969 (1969-10-23) | Joan Rivers (guest host), John Davidson, Adolph Green and wife Phyllis Newman, Playboy fashion editor, Robert Greene | N/A |
| 1817 | October 24, 1969 (1969-10-24) | Joan Rivers (guest host), Phyllis Diller, Ward Donovan | The Bobby Short Trio |
| 1818 | October 27, 1969 (1969-10-27) | Joan Rivers, David Susskind, George Kirby | Shirley Bassey |
| 1819 | October 28, 1969 (1969-10-28) | George C. Scott, Maureen Stapleton, Truman Capote, Jack DeLeon, Herb Klein | N/A |
| 1820 | October 29, 1969 (1969-10-29) | Phyllis Diller, Sal Mineo, Allen Funt, Soupy Sales, Robert Downey, Sr., magician Ricky Jay | N/A |
| 1821 | October 30, 1969 (1969-10-30) | Tony Randall, Bob & Ray, Toots Shor, Salome Jens | N/A |
| 1822 | October 31, 1969 (1969-10-31) | Maximillian Schell, Orson Bean, E.J. Peaker, Charlie Manna | Johnny Mathis, Andre Previn |

### November

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 1823 | November 3, 1969 (1969-11-03) | Steve Lawrence (guest host), Peter Max, Boni Enten, Michael Myer | Carlos Santana, Oliver |
| 1824 | November 4, 1969 (1969-11-04) | Alan King (guest host), Jimmy Breslin, Pete Hamill, Heywood Hale Broun | N/A |
| 1825 | November 5, 1969 (1969-11-05) | (FROM LOS ANGELES); Bob Hope, Bill Cosby, Rose Marie | Bobby Darin |
| 1826 | November 6, 1969 (1969-11-06) | (FROM LOS ANGELES); Carol Wayne, George Raft, Robert Strauss | N/A |
| 1827 | November 7, 1969 (1969-11-07) | (FROM LOS ANGELES); Eva Gabor, Edgar Bergen | Cass Elliott |
| 1828 | November 10, 1969 (1969-11-10) | (FROM LOS ANGELES); David Steinberg, Bill Dana, Jill St. John, Gypsy Rose Lee | Tennessee Ernie Ford |
| 1829 | November 11, 1969 (1969-11-11) | (FROM LOS ANGELES); Eddie Albert, Jonathan Winters, Jaye P. Morgan | Diana Ross & the Supremes |
| 1830 | November 12, 1969 (1969-11-12) | (FROM LOS ANGELES); Bob Newhart, Billy de Wolfe | Lou Rawls |
| 1831 | November 13, 1969 (1969-11-13) | (FROM LOS ANGELES); Kaye Ballard, Carl Reiner, Peter Lawford | Sergio Mendes |
| 1832 | November 14, 1969 (1969-11-14) | (FROM LOS ANGELES); Bob Hope, George Lindsey | Roger Miller, Lynn Kellogg |
| 1833 | November 17, 1969 (1969-11-17) | (FROM LOS ANGELES); Jack Benny, Steve Allen, Barbara Eden, Jayne Meadows, Ann Blyth | Vic Damone |
| 1834 | November 18, 1969 (1969-11-18) | (FROM LOS ANGELES); Lucille Ball, Red Buttons, Louie Nye, Ozzie Nelson, Harriet Nelson | Della Reese, Trini Lopez |
| 1835 | November 19, 1969 (1969-11-19) | (FROM LOS ANGELES); Suzanne Charny | Leslie Uggams |
| 1836 | November 20, 1969 (1969-11-20) | (FROM LOS ANGELES); Charlton Heston, Goldie Hawn, Fernando Lamas, George Chakiris | Jane Powell |
| Limerick Contest ||||
| 1837 | November 21, 1969 (1969-11-21) | (FROM LOS ANGELES); Mickey Rooney, Agnes Moorehead, Anne Howard | Wayne Cochran |
| 1838 | November 24, 1969 (1969-11-24) | (FROM LOS ANGELES); Kirk Douglas, Debbie Reynolds, Karen Jensen | N/A |
| 1839 | November 25, 1969 (1969-11-25) | (FROM LOS ANGELES); George Burns, Gov. Ronald Reagan, Nancy Reagan, George Gobel, Diahann Carroll, Anjanette Comer | N/A |
| 1840 | November 26, 1969 (1969-11-26) | Joe Garagiola (guest host), Pat Henry | N/A |
| 1841 | November 27, 1969 (1969-11-27) | Joe Namath (guest host), Jackie Vernon, Louisa Moritz, Don Maynard, Matt Snell, Jim Turner, Bake Turner | N/A |
| 1842 | November 28, 1969 (1969-11-28) | Peter Lawford (guest host) | Cass Elliott |

### December

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 1843 | December 1, 1969 (1969-12-01) | David Frye | N/A |
| 1844 | December 2, 1969 (1969-12-02) | Shelley Winters, David Susskind | N/A |
| 1845 | December 3, 1969 (1969-12-03) | Marty Brill, Willis Reed | N/A |
| 1846 | December 4, 1969 (1969-12-04) | Jane Fonda, David Steinberg | James Brown |
| 1847 | December 5, 1969 (1969-12-05) | Peter Lawford (guest host), Dick Cavett | N/A |
| 1848 | December 8, 1969 (1969-12-08) | George Kirby, Julie London | Tiny Tim |
| 1849 | December 9, 1969 (1969-12-09) | Tony Randall, Yves Montand, Linda Bennett | Irene Papas |
| 1850 | December 10, 1969 (1969-12-10) | Robert Klein, Phyllis Diller, Ellen Peck | Buddy Greco |
| 1851 | December 11, 1969 (1969-12-11) | Alfred Hitchcock, Rodney Dangerfield, Biff Rose | N/A |
| 1852 | December 12, 1969 (1969-12-12) | Dick Cavett (guest host), Earl Wilson Jr., Buck Henry, Milt Kamen | N/A |
| 1853 | December 15, 1969 (1969-12-15) | Ingrid Bergman, Gig Young, Jaye P. Morgan | N/A |
| 1854 | December 16, 1969 (1969-12-16) | Charlie Callas | Barbara Tai-Sing |
| 1855 | December 17, 1969 (1969-12-17) | The wedding of Tiny Tim and Miss Vicki, Phyllis Diller, Florence Henderson, Rudy Vallee | Nick Lucas |
| Do's and Don't's for Weddings ||||
| 1856 | December 18, 1969 (1969-12-18) | Bob & Ray, Biff Rose, artist Jan de Ruth | Hines, Hines and Dad |
| 1857 | December 19, 1969 (1969-12-19) | Peter Lawford (guest host), George Carlin, Ted Sorensen, Tammy Grimes | N/A |
| 1858 | December 22, 1969 (1969-12-22) | Hugh Downs (guest host), Robert Ryan, Bernadette Peters | N/A |
| 1859 | December 23, 1969 (1969-12-23) | Orson Bean (guest host), Jonathan Frid | N/A |
| 1860 | December 25, 1969 (1969-12-25) | Florence Henderson (guest host), The Ritts Puppets | N/A |
| 1861 | December 26, 1969 (1969-12-26) | Corbett Monica (guest host), Victor Buono, Ellen Peck, Noel Behn, Ronnie Martin | N/A |
| 1862 | December 29, 1969 (1969-12-29) | New York City mayor John Lindsay | N/A |
| 1863 | December 30, 1969 (1969-12-30) | Marty Brill, John Lahr | N/A |
| 1864 | December 31, 1969 (1969-12-31) | Jim Backus, Hugh Hefner, Woody Allen, Charlie Callas, George Raft | N/A |