thats actually something that I've noticed from all these old clips. the level of (true) respect they have for each other is profound. its sad that we lost that as a society
If he were still with us today, with the quality (or lack thereof) of television "entertainment" today, he'd be reading a shelf's worth of books in one night with the television set as accompanying background music.
It is such a wonderful and an exciting treatment to see Johnny from this era especially in any surviving recordings. He was truly one of a kind! A fan and an admirer from Pakistan!
For those who have commented, the woman is Carol Andreson, who was an actress and played a nurse on "Dr. Kildare". Yes, that's George Segal sitting down near the end. Also, Paul Revere and the Raiders appeared on this telecast.
@@wolfchrt its strange perhaps one might think, if its satire or straight when everythings played, yet anything stops short, then one can't imagine where the rubber meets the road. /s but ya, def on the nose with those euphemisms; an epiphany over and over
@@jillpeacock4540 I'm only 23, and I find this humour absolutely hilarious. Johnny had amazing guests. Groucho, Don Rickles, Joan Rivers, Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope, Jonathan Winters, Dean Martin, Bob Newhart, Robin Williams, Drew Carey, David Letterman, Jerry Seinfeld, they are all just legendary. Makes me want to travel back in time to the 60's and watch how this giant legacy all began on NBC from October 1, 1962 to May 22, 1992.
And proud being Jewish,too.He was proud of his heritage and probably one of the few I've heard of that when he found out,while in Europe,about relatives that perished due to the holocaust,it moved him so greatlythat when he also found where Hitler was buried,being overcome in an understandably angry way,he actually danced on his grave.in a shaken up manner,of course.I can't imagine how heavy emotionally he must've been about those losses,done in the most unspeakable fashion.We say,good for you,Groucho.You said more than a mouthful with just your feet,and what your fellow brethren felt and still do today towards that dispicable being.
@@ronmartin89 Nobody knows where Hitler is buried. His calcinated remains (and Eva Braun remains, I believe) were secretly shipped by the Red Army to Russia where they were buried in a secret place. I understand that the remains were moved from place to place so that nobody would know where they were. Apparently, there was only one Russian secret agent who knew where they were and he was sworned to secrecy. The Russians didn't want Hitler's grave to become a sanctuary for his actual and , maybe, future supporters. The Americans did something similar ( and for the same reasons ) with Ben Laden's body. I can't see how Groucho Marx found Hitler's grave and danced on it.
I've had the book, "Groucho Letters" for about 25 years and have read it through several times, and I still frequently pick it up just to re-read a few pages of his correspondences. It never gets old.
George segal got his start in the tv show king rat .and also did a few good movies as well..later years playing the grandfather on the tv show the Goldberg's
This is terrific in color! Anniversary shows always featured the Kinescope copy. Mr. Carson had great admiration for the "older" comedians. Thanks for sharing this rare gem. I hope that the only 33 pre-Burbank shows known to be in existence soon get released. Thanks again.
this is a gem since we don't get to see Johnny so young on this channel. This was only 3-4 years into the show at the time since Johnny started it in 1962.
Groucho had a limited education and read voraciously to compensate. He was deeply honoured and proud to have his written works included in the Library of Congress; possibly more than any recognition he received as an actor and comedian.
I would argue that Groucho probably had a better education then any college graduate in the last 20 years. Not only did he grow up dirt poor on the lower east side of Manhattan when it was nothing but tenements. The education he received growing up in Vaudeville from town to town across the country, along with the characters he interacted with some becoming famous some lost to history gave him an incredible education. Not to mention his incredible appetite to self educate. He was very comfortable and able to hold his own with some of the greatest literary minds of his time. Although it would aggrivate him when the likes of Kaufman or Perlman wanted to talk about Marx Brothers movies and Groucho didn't. Groucho was probably a genius to a certain degree. Like many geniuses, he had a very successful life as Groucho Marx but was a disaster as Julius Marx. I couldn't imagine having a mind like his that never shut off.
@@jeffreygranger6913 OH well, can't get them all ... Hard to keep it short when someone has a history like Groucho, especially beyond what people saw in film or TV. He was an incredibly complex individual.
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WOW i dont think i have ever seen Carson light up before. never be another like Groucho. i always feel like these kind of shows through the 60s 70s and even 80s had far more impressive and versatile legends on than shows do now.
This type of humor no longer exists. Mixed within the humor was the wit of both Groucho Marx and Johnny Carson. This is truly a classic television moment.
The reason this type of humor isn’t seen today is too many SNOWFLAKES get offended for no reason at all. Groucho had a sharp wit and could respond in a suggestive non threatening way. I love when he said to a woman…” I can see you in the kitchen. I can see you bending over the stove, but I can’t see the stove”. That was classic sarcasm humor that Groucho was known for and at that time it wasn’t offensive and still isn’t today…BUT, too many will cry because their feelings got hurt. Our society today have turned into CRY BABY PUSSIES.
He and The Brothers Marx were some of the funniest performers that ever lived. Off the wall humor at it's finest. Groucho wrote 5 books and they are hysterical. I have read everything I can get my hands on about their comedy career...we will never see their like again. Also, watch the 59-minute interview he had with Dick Cavett. He was pushing 80 and as sharp as a tack, Cavett could barely get a word in...Legendary...
@@darthrevan9858 Yes, he is also a Christain saved by the Blood of Jesus Christ death on the Cross for the forgiveness of our sins. Thanks for bringing him up. He will appreciate that.
@@JohnSmith-uy7sv That's great, I've just heard of you and so has your cobbler, now have you ever heard the one about the 2 Irishmen? Never mind! I'd rather not discuss it further, remember, there are children present. It isn't safe trying to have a simple conversation with you, I withdraw my statement.
Groucho was on Johnny's first tonight show appearance. It was a surprise there was no musical intro. My favorite part is when he called Ed McMahon laughing boy
Johnny Carson was a mainstay in my house growing up, as it used to come on right after the news. Love watching Groucho, one of the comedians I miss the most from that era. And Johnny Carson still is reminiscent of an era where smoking on TV was still acceptable by society. And look at the size of the ashtray on the desk, would you. I think we had one about that size at home...
I was entertained more in the 12 minutes of this classic clip than I've been in the past 12 years, quite honestly. Johnny Carson straight up pulled off a classic Groucho Marx in the presence of the man himself.
This shows you something on how talented Carson was, letting his ego go, letting G Marx take charge, all with a beautiful girl on, hard for most men to do.
Her name was Caroline Tracey. She said she was a registered nurse. I wonder why she was on the show. You can find every guest he had on at Wikipedia. Paul Revere and the Raiders was the musical guests. I am surprised this clip was available as virtually all of the early shows were taped over. What s shame. I could watch them all again.
@@sanford943 Carol Andreson is an American film and television actress active in the 1960s. She is known for her roles in Perry Mason (TV series, 1962), Burke's Law (TV series, 1963), Mission: Impossible (TV series, 1966), and Dirty Dingus Magee (film, 1970).
I was born in 1978. I was turned on to the Marx brothers as a boy. My Dad would frequently watch their movies on Sunday mornings. This to me was fascinating.
Love Groucho, such a genius and knew comedy so well! All his adlibbing and comedic sense off the cuff never disappointed. He had an indirect way imply so much, and that is comedic genius...... "it's true, this is a very dishonest nation, they never tell the truth about anything, everything is very euphemistic" Such a national treasure, as well as the master of late night hosts, the great Johnny Carson!
Groucho was before my time.But he was very charming,and he had a bubbly personality.It was sad that his death was swept under the carpet because he died the same week as Elvis Presley in 1977.
Gotta love how Groucho’s last words in this video are “this country isn’t honest about anything it’s all euphemistic” that’s absolutely true and Bill Hicks and George Carlin would also echo this same truth.
The talk shows today have nothing on the men and women from the 20th century, certainly not Mr. Johnny Carson. It will never be the same being all the older and truly talented guests are now forever part of a bygone era. I was born about 3 weeks before this episode aired and I don't know for sure but I bet my mother and father were curled up on their couch watching Mr. Carson after feeding bathing and putting me off to slumberland. This was 55 years ago and thank the good Lord and powers that be that we are in a country where we are allowed to view our history in television and that we are allowed to reflect on what was and what we heard and saw. Yes.. God Bless everyone who saw to it to preserve this type of history. We are all truly lucky to live in such a society that respects and cares for our elderly although there should always be improvement. I'll leave this at that, may all who find this be true, be caring, and be grateful for everyday you wake up. Peace to you and yours always, Billyboyrocker
Wow. 55 years ago. I was 10 I'm pretty sure I saw this because my parents let me stay up and watch Carson. Problem was it was in black and white. We didn't get a color TV till 67. Ah the memories. Thank you
Oct 74 , for us , my Dad said the early sets were crap way too expensive and green faces .He bought a 75 Hitachi model with remote control , it was the best we still have it .
Unfortunately, when Groucho passed away, it was just three days after Elvis Presley died. I remember Groucho’s death was hardly noticed due to the hysteria after Elvis died.
Yes, there's also one clip here somewhere where about three members of the rat pack plus George Gobel with Johnny and Ed are drinking and smoking and just having a great time bullshitting each other. Dean Martin taps his cigarette ashes into to George's drink every time he looks away! Comfortable old fucks reaping the rewards of long hard work in show business!
Even though Groucho was a surprise guest you have to give props to the NBC Orchestra for knowing to play Groucho’s theme song “Hooray for Captain Spaulding”.
Some of Carson's best moment were the spontaneous unannounced walk on guests. No one today can reproduce these moments because no stars are that big today.
Very few people could simply "walk on" the Tonight Show. Bob Hope could do it. So could Frank Sinatra and Don Rickles. It was a very exclusive club. Of course Groucho wouldn't belong to a club that would have someone like him as a member.
Grouche was before my time, but what I've seen of him, he was one of a kind. People often throw that term "before his time" around with little accuracy. Here it was true. Groucho's searing whit was sharp, smart, and insightful. No hack was he, like many comics of his time. The surreal and real jesture of great whit and wisdom.
@@victorbonilla4634 should be able to the new Puritans should not win, being hit on is flattery and society should always treat it that way and learn how to deal with it with a smile and of course it should go both ways between the sexes. Now being hit on over and over is wrong when it's clear it's not wanted and actually punishing someone for rejecting the offer pure extortion and should be a crime. But as normal people take a real problem and then blow it up to way more broad than it should be. And women who come from the most conservative sexual backgrounds should not have their view on proper behavior enforced on everyone because they are offended by the behavior. I do like that one Latin American Country passed sexual harassment laws that were repealed after mass protests by the vast majority of women in the country. Women who were raised to know it was flattery and apply a slap when it went to far. Note they did not repeal the rape statutes that would cover forcing a women to give sexual favors.
9:39 I know this clip is about Groucho but I find myself cracking up at the reaction of polite disinterest the band has to the jolly green giant's new mixed vegetables.
Groucho was largely self educated. He had a love of literature and was an absolute fanatic for good grammar in writing. I saw him go toe to toe with Truman Capote and Dick Cavett once over grammar. His letters would be an asset to the Smithsonian vs the tripe written today.
Interesting that in his New York years as "Tonight Show" host Carson had many weeks in the year the show originated in Burbank - but once he moved to California in 1972, he only returned to New York twice for three weeks' of shows (November 1972 and May 1973).
I think he spent more time visiting California from NY than visiting NY from California because most of the celebrities were there, although many celebrities working in Hollywood lived in NY and it had a sizable entertainment presence also. Jack Benny used to joke on NY-based shows like Dick Cavett he was only there because he happened to be in New York already and wouldn't have made the trip just to be on the show.....Personally I would have stayed in southern CA's warm sunny climate October through May! Maybe Carson got enough of cold from Nebraska and felt the same way, which wouldn't leave him much time to record in the warmer months before the show was off for the summer! Considering he only went back November and May, early and late in the TV season, maybe it's plausible.
"My dressing rooms not good enough for her?" One my most favorite lines ever. I think I have this in muddled black and white on a best of DVD. How did you find / clean this up. This is awesome. Thank you !
Audio from this interview ended up on Tonight Show record that came out in the '70s, so maybe that might explain its existence....dunno, be interesting to hear the story from the Carson folks
@@75midge I found it on WorldCat in the records of the Library of Congress so that might explain it: www.worldcat.org/title/tonight-show-starring-johnny-carson-1965-10-05-excerpts/oclc/48397631
Do you imagine? i don't know if she's still alive (i hope so), but Carol could tell to everyone that one night, when she was a guest at the Johnny Carson Show, she was sat near to Groucho Marx...
Most of the 60s tonight show has been lost no? Crazy to see Johnny without the white hair. Groucho is really a relic of the past even in this video, his sense of humour is so old fashioned and unique, I like it. That period of like the 20-60s and the evolution the entertainment industry took in that time are super interesting.
This is what is missing with late night TV programming today. Shows with this class, wit and atmosphere. Somehow over the decades and into the 21st century the TV as an entertainment and education medium to the human public abandoned it's original value resource as mentioned. It became the opposite of what it was developed to be.
