Draconator Posted January 23, 2005 Share Posted January 23, 2005 Family says he passed away in his sleep this morning. R.I.P. Mr. Carson. You were truly a legend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millbank Posted January 23, 2005 Share Posted January 23, 2005 Johnny Carson has passed away says news alert on CNN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpile Posted January 23, 2005 Share Posted January 23, 2005 Johnny Carson has passed away says news alert on CNN 215247[/snapback] ... at the the age of 79 of emphysema. I grew up with him as the late show icon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted January 23, 2005 Share Posted January 23, 2005 WOW!!! RIP Johnny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted January 23, 2005 Share Posted January 23, 2005 Johnny was the man. R.I.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajzepp Posted January 23, 2005 Share Posted January 23, 2005 One of the all-time great entertainers........we'll miss ya, Johnny! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk Posted January 23, 2005 Share Posted January 23, 2005 You can here St. Peter now,,,HEEEERRRES jOHHHNY!!!! Jay and Dave arent even close to the comic genius that he was...Some of the skits and improvisional stuff that went on during his reign were as funny as anything you'll ever hear or see on TV... Thanks Johnny... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gross Posted January 23, 2005 Share Posted January 23, 2005 There was recently an article revealing that Johnny still sent jokes to Letterman for his monologue. Wonder if that was done knowing that Johnny had written his last joke. RIP Johnny. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6504289/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajzepp Posted January 23, 2005 Share Posted January 23, 2005 You can here St. Peter now,,,HEEEERRRES jOHHHNY!!!! Jay and Dave arent even close to the comic genius that he was...Some of the skits and improvisional stuff that went on during his reign were as funny as anything you'll ever hear or see on TV... Thanks Johnny... 215262[/snapback] So true.......watching footage of his stuff is just as funny today as it was back then. I rarely laugh at something Leno says; Carson was, as you say, a true comic genius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corp000085 Posted January 23, 2005 Share Posted January 23, 2005 RIP Johnny! that was some weird, wild stuff! YOU ARE CORRECT, SIR! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realtruelove Posted January 23, 2005 Share Posted January 23, 2005 Johnny Carson was the king. Funniest man I have ever known. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted January 23, 2005 Share Posted January 23, 2005 This is truly a very sad day. I always watched Johnny's anniversary specials. I will never forget his final week. There are a few moments I remember that are worth sharing: All of his moments with animals. Hilarious. The Dragnet skit with Jack Webb: Carson: "If I ever catch Claude Cooper the kleptomaniac from Cleveland, who copped my clean copper clappers kept in the closet". Webb: "Yes?" Carson:"I'll clobber him!" The Tarzan skit with Betty White as Jane: White: "Lets face it, you're not much of a man." Carson:"Oh yeah, quicksand chest." The time when Johnny used a cannon on a defective child's toy. The time when James Stewart was a guest and delivered his poem of Lake Boringo: Stewart: "Lake Boringo is a body of water. It's surface is as smooth as glass. But getting to Lake Boringo, is a genuine pain in the ASS!" The egg fight with Dom Deluise, and later on the whip cream fight with Burt Reynolds. The time when Johnny confronted Don Rickles about breaking his cigarette box, while Rickles was taping his own show. I could go on and on. Johnny you will be greatly missed. Thank you for all the good times and joy you brought to everyone. R.I.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted January 23, 2005 Share Posted January 23, 2005 RIP Johnny. You were the best! Thanks for the laughs! I heard on the news he chose his epitaph. It reads- I will be right back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TP FROM PA Posted January 23, 2005 Share Posted January 23, 2005 RIP Johnny, oh great one, you will be missed! Thanks for the memories! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buftex Posted January 23, 2005 Share Posted January 23, 2005 Wow, pretty sad. A friend and I were just talking a few weeks ago, about how odd it was that Johnny had really retired. I think he made only one talk show appearence after his last "Tonight Show" taping, a cameo, reading on one of Lettermans' top 10 lists, unannounced. I know he was a big fan of Letterman, and was pissed when they gave his show to Leno. Can't say that I blame him. Letterman is far superior. Leno is awful! I am sure Dave will do something tasteful on his show tomorrow night, stay tuned....bye-bye Johnny! Truly missed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greybeard Posted January 23, 2005 Share Posted January 23, 2005 I don't know if this story is true because I did not personally see it, but a friend told me it happened. Johnny, iinterviewing a professional golfters wife ( if Iremember correctly it was either Mrs Nicholas or Mrs Palmer). "Do you do anything to bring him luck" Mrs ??? " Yes before every match I kiss his balls" Johnny -- You get the Johnny look. That look was enough to make it hilarious if it wasn't already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UConn James Posted January 23, 2005 Share Posted January 23, 2005 I don't know if this story is true because I did not personally see it, but a friend told me it happened. Johnny, iinterviewing a professional golfters wife ( if Iremember correctly it was either Mrs Nicholas or Mrs Palmer). "Do you do anything to bring him luck" Mrs ??? " Yes before every match I kiss his balls" Johnny -- You get the Johnny look. That look was enough to make it hilarious if it wasn't already. 215321[/snapback] That look! A cross b/w Innocent choirboy, "Hey, you said it!" and "I hope the censors don't axe us." Gumbo. We're the Fucawi! --- The funniest thing was the screen just went black a second after he said it. All it took in any show after that was him raising his hand to his brow. The NBC censors made that joke into so much more than it ever would have been otherwise. You were the best, Johnny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted January 23, 2005 Share Posted January 23, 2005 RIP Johnny. An icon in the truest sense. Would Rodney have ever attained the status he did without Johnny? Jay? Dave? Robin Williams? Orson Beane (sp?)...remember him? Joan Rivers? David Brenner? Joan the animal lady. Jim Fowler. Dom Deloise. Used to love seeing Jimmy Stewart and Johnny together. Jimmy would usually read a poem he had written. Orson Welles doing dramatic readings. Johnny, you were and are the man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Wheels Posted January 23, 2005 Share Posted January 23, 2005 My favorite line from Carnack the Magnificent: Answer: Sis, boom, bah. Question: What sound is made when a sheep explodes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BILLS4LIFE Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 RIP Johnny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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