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S6 E12 Comic Legends Of The '60s - Don Rickles (3/1/78)

Talk Show

57m

Feb 28, 1978

No one is safe when Don Rickles visits the set! But Cheryl Ladd and Ray Bradbury will make you feel right at home again.

Full Episodes

Season 6, 28 Episodes

Comic Legends Of The '60s - Dom Deluise (3/6/73),

Dom Deluise on earthquakes, Bruno Vailati on sharks and Sally Kellerman on the Queen of England highlight this episode. Plus, Ronnie Schell does stand-up.

60m Mar 5, 1973

Comic Legends Of The '60s - Buddy Hackett (3/30/73),

Learn how to raise rabbits on a Brooklyn fire escape with Buddy Hackett and how to light a fire with Brady Watt. Also appearing are McLean Stevenson and John Kidner.

1h 4m Mar 29, 1973

Comic Legends Of The '60s - Dom Deluise (9/6/73),

It's a comedy fan's heaven when Dom Deluise and Don Rickles head to the couch.

54m Sep 5, 1973

Comic Legends Of The '60s - Buddy Hackett (5/7/74),

Buddy Hackett reads poetry and Cass Elliot makes one of her final TV appearances. Also appearing are firebreather Jan Munroe and artist Doug Kingman.

1h 6m May 6, 1974

Comic Legends Of The '60s - Joan Rivers (5/17/74),

Joan Rivers talks California living, Vincent Price thinks horror movies are fun and Johnny takes on the musician strike. Bert Convoy also appears.

1h 4m May 16, 1974

Comic Legends Of The '60s - Mel Brooks (2/13/75),

Mel Brooks stops by to talk about Young Frankenstein and Blazing Saddles. Plus, Susan Blakely and Bob Rosefsky appear.

1h 4m Feb 12, 1975

Comic Legends Of The '60s - Joan Rivers (5/20/75),

Find out how Joan Rivers is preparing for getting old and what story intrigues Truman Capote. Bob Speca also appears.

1h 5m May 19, 1975

Comic Legends Of The '60s - Joan Rivers (12/31/75),

What are Joan Rivers' New Year's resolutions? Find out in this episode, which also features Orson Bean, Charles Nelson Reilly, and Scatman Crothers.

58m Dec 30, 1975

Comic Legends Of The '60s - Flip Wilson (7/23/76),

Flip Wilson does stand-up, Pat Boone talks about the Olympics and a doctor waxes poetic on the wisdom of spanking children. Tom Dressen also performs comedy.

1h 1m Jul 22, 1976

Comic Legends Of The '60s - Buddy Hackett (2/1/77),

Get skiing tips from Buddy Hackett, fan mail tips from Cindy Williams, and TV journalism tips from Sander Vanocur.

58m Jan 31, 1977

Comic Legends Of The '60s - Carl Reiner (2/2/78),

Hollywood legend Carl Reiner stops by with his toupee. Plus, Jack Klugman talks examining dead bodies and Jan Todd shows you what it's like to be the strongest woman in the world.

59m Feb 1, 1978

Comic Legends Of The '60s - Don Rickles (3/1/78),

No one is safe when Don Rickles visits the set! But Cheryl Ladd and Ray Bradbury will make you feel right at home again.

57m Feb 28, 1978

Comic Legends Of The '60s - Joan Rivers (12/13/78),

The legendary Joan Rivers talks giving birth and politics, but not necessarily at the same time. Also appearing are Ann Margret and Lou Holtz.

60m Dec 12, 1978

Comic Legends Of The '60s - Joan Rivers (4/3/80),

Joan Rivers won Comedy Star of the Year, Dick Van Patten is depressed and Johnny has to deal with a slow news day. Byron Allen and Stephanie Faracy also appear.

1h 5m Apr 2, 1980

Comic Legends Of The '60s - Buddy Hackett (10/16/80),

Buddy Hackett has knowledge on many subjects, including snakes. Dr. Morris Goldberg talks chauffeuring and Johnny addresses George Brett's hemorrhoids.

43m Oct 15, 1980

Comic Legends Of The '60s - Joan Rivers (5/14/81),

The birds and the bees are a topic of conversation for Joan Rivers and Johnny notes the high price of meat these days in this episode which also features William Caulfield and Amos Caulfield.

43m May 13, 1981

Comic Legends Of The '60s - Buddy Hackett (12/8/81),

Even Buddy Hackett bombs sometimes--just not for Johnny Carson. Rocky Graziano stops by and Johnny wonders if $2,000-worth of ornaments on a Christmas tree is too much.

43m Dec 7, 1981

Comic Legends Of The '60s - Jack Lemmon (3/18/82),

Jack Lemmon can't sit through his own movies and Maureen Murphy thinks writing jokes is as hard as having a baby. Johnny has something to say about his windshield wipers.

42m Mar 17, 1982

Comic Legends Of The '60s - Joan Rivers (10/15/82),

Hear what Joan Rivers has to say about retouched magazine covers, Gone With The Wind and Dolly Parton. Plus, Johnny welcomes Japanese TV personality Tetsuko Kuroyanagi.

43m Oct 14, 1982

Comic Legends Of The '60s - Bob Newhart (5/18/83),

What was Bob Newhart's worst stand-up routine? He tells all in this episode which also features Anthony Quinn and Julie Lynn Hayek.

43m May 17, 1983

Comic Legends Of The '60s - Bob Newhart (10/7/83),

Did you know Bob Newhart started his career as an accountant? We're glad he switched to comedy and visited Johnny for this episode, which also features James Stephens and Ronnie Porter.

42m Oct 6, 1983

Comic Legends Of The '60s - Mel Brooks (12/15/83),

Finally, the world has proof that Johnny's desk backdrop isn't real when Mel Brooks reveals all in this episode. Also: Teri Garr insists that money is not important to her.

40m Dec 14, 1983

Comic Legends Of The '60s - Bob Newhart (10/9/84),

Bob Newhart got a Peabody, Emmy and pink slip from NBC in the same year. Johnny talks with him about it, plus Erin Gray visits the couch.

38m Oct 8, 1984

Comic Legends Of The '60s - Don Rickles (11/21/84),

When Don Rickles has Thanksgiving with Bob Newhart, you want to hear him talk about it. You'll also want to hear Angie Dickinson talk about Police Woman and Johnny talk about Mr. Rogers' sweater.

38m Nov 20, 1984

Comic Legends Of The '60s - Buddy Hackett (5/7/86),

This episode is a real balancing act when expert balancer Ed Kennedy graces the stage along with comic legend Buddy Hackett and Breakfast Club star Ally Sheedy.

41m May 6, 1986

Comic Legends Of The '60s - Bob Newhart (9/17/86),

TV comedy icon Bob Newhart stops by, along with Saundra Santiago and Teresa Ganzel.

43m Sep 16, 1986

Comic Legends Of The '60s - Jack Lemmon (11/1/89),

The laughs can't stop/won't stop when comedy heavyweights Jack Lemmon and Steven Wright stop by the set.

43m Oct 31, 1989

Comic Legends Of The '60s - Don Rickles (2/7/90),

What do you get when you combine comedian Don Rickles, 95-year-old artist Jon Serl, and a Johnny Carson monologue that mentions Pee-wee Herman and Russian Big Macs? Watch this episode to find out!

42m Feb 6, 1990