Very cool of Johnny to allow someone to outshine him on a regular basis, quite seriously. No way the Leno/Letterman generation of hosts would have allowed something like that.
Oh, Grow up!! love that - too bad she didn't stay with Johnny Carson - but, thinking about it now, it made sense. No one knew Johnny would stay as long as he did. It was the only Choice she could've made. Too bad Johnny couldn't understand that.