The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno is the iteration of The Tonight Show hosted by Jay Leno from 1992 to 2009, and again from 2010 to 2014. Branford Marsalis was the original bandleader of the show from 1992 to 1995, and Kevin Eubanks served in that role from 1995 until 2010.
==Appearances==
Image	Description
 	February 16, 1996
Kermit the Frog appears to promote Muppet Treasure Island. He sticks around during k.d. lang's appearance.
 	June 21, 1996
Miss Piggy promotes In the Kitchen with Miss Piggy.
 	November 12, 1996
Kermit promotes Muppets Tonight and his book "Leading with My Fins".
 	December 31, 1996
Miss Piggy reports live from the roof of the Mariott Marquis Hotel in Times Square to watch the ball drop.
 	December 11, 1998
Miss Piggy appears. Also appearing: Vince Vaughn and musical guest Garbage.
 	July 12, 1999
Kermit the Frog promotes Muppets from Space. After getting a positive response to a joke, Kermit can be heard saying "Thanks, Kirk."
 	August 31, 2011
Miss Piggy, in the show's cold open and online backstage clip, promotes The Muppets. 
Animal performs with OK Go to promote The Green Album.
 	November 4, 2011
Miss Piggy promotes The Muppets; Mickey Rourke gropes her.
==References==
* Leno and Eubanks appeared in "The Cameo Show" episode of Muppets Tonight. Leno volunteers to help out on the show, but Bobo turns him down because he doesn't recognize him as someone famous—however, he does recognize Eubanks (of whom he is a big fan).
==Mentions==
* May 25, 2009 - Leno shows a sequence of clips with Mel Gibson, after which they comment at how young and good-looking they were. "In ten years time we'll be sitting here looking at this going 'hey, we looked real good!' We'll be looking like the hecklers on The Muppet Show or something."
* October 3, 2011 - During "Headlines" Leno shows a newspaper article with a photo of the walk-around versions of Cookie Monster and Elmo checking out a newly renovated men's restroom.
==See also==
*The Jay Leno Show
==External links==
* "Unhappy New Year" - transcript of Miss Piggy's New Year's Eve 1996 appearance
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