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

by McMahon, Ed

• ISBN13: 9780425212295
• ISBN10: 0425212297
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-09-05
• Publisher: Berkley Trade

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