I know some of you younger whipper snappers have only grown up with cable/satellite TV. When I was younger, there were only 3-5 stations: ABC, NBC and CBS…..plus an independent (we had Channel 55) and/or PBS if you were lucky.
Anyway, they had a captive audience then…and programming was much better. Case in point, Johnny Carson. Forget Leno & Letterman, who cares about The Daily Show or Jimmy Kimmel…back in the day, Carson was KING. His shows were funny from start to finish….and it was a special thing to be able to stay up and watch him with my Dad after the evening news.
Here is a classic clip featuring Ed McMahon…..
Johnny was and still is the absolute best!
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