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9780425212295

Here's Johnny! : My Memories of Johnny Carson, the Tonight Show, and 46 Years of Friendship

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  • ISBN13:

    9780425212295

  • ISBN10:

    0425212297

  • Edition: Reprint
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2006-09-05
  • Publisher: Berkley Trade
  • Purchase Benefits
List Price: $15.00

Summary

For 30 years, Johnny Carson entertained millions of The Tonight Showviewers, creating a landmark of television. Now, Carson's irreplaceable partner and straight man Ed McMahon tells the touching, turbulent, and laugh-out-loud funny story of his personal, professional, and public relationship with one of the most beloved icons in entertainment history.

Author Biography

Ed McMahon is an entertainment icon. In addition to 30 years on The Tonight Show, he is well-known as the presenter of the Publishers Clearinghouse Sweepstakes and the host of TV's Star Search, and has appeared in numerous films.

Table of Contents

Warmup: And Hilarity Ensues xi
One: The Book of the Century 1(10)
Two: Good-bye, Mr. Philadelphia Television 11(6)
Three: "Thanks for Coming Up, Ed!" 17(6)
Four: The Warmest Welcome 23(8)
Five: A Party of One 31(6)
Six: Not Below Paar 37(6)
Seven: "Heeeeere's Johnny!" and "Hi-Yooo!" 43(10)
Eight: A Chicken Asleep 53(10)
Nine: "Yes, Nice to Meet You, Skitch" 63(6)
Ten: On a Wing and a Prayer 69(12)
Eleven: On the Road to Euphoria 81(8)
Twelve: Tying One On 89(8)
Thirteen: Have Jokes, Will Travel 97(6)
Fourteen: Here Comes the Rating! 103(6)
Fifteen: Westward, Hi-Yooo! 109(8)
Sixteen: Head of the Class 117(6)
Seventeen: You Gotta Have Heart 123(6)
Eighteen: And Here's to Lewis and Clark! 129(6)
Nineteen: Mr. Star Maker 135(6)
Twenty: A Detector Built In 141(6)
Twenty-one: His Own Multitude 147(6)
Twenty-two: The Man with ESPN 153(6)
Twenty-three: The World's Coolest Star 159(6)
Twenty-four: No Ice in Those Veins 165(6)
Twenty-five: When the Jokes Were on Us 171(4)
Twenty-six: Just One of the Kids 175(4)
Twenty-seven: This Is Ed McMahon, Going Bananas 179(4)
Twenty-eight: The Magic Behind the Magic 183(6)
Twenty-nine: At Least Tonto Didn't Have to Keep Laughing 189(8)
Thirty: Rowan and Carson's Laugh-In 197(6)
Thirty-one: Two Bawdy Buddies for Buddy Rich 203(4)
Thirty-two: Gone with the Wand 207(6)
Thirty-three: Too Soon 213

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