Johnny Carson: The Early Years…CBS, Part 1

This is MORE RARE than you know! In this clip from Johnny Carson’s first CBS show ‘Carson’s Cellar’, two actors are pretending to from the audience, but…the man is Jack Bailey who would later become famous as the longtime host of ‘Queen For A Day’. The lady is none other than the voice of Rocky and dozens more of our favorite cartoon characters…the incredible June Foray!
Listen closely at 5:45 when she says loudly, “I live in San Diego”, and you’ll recognize that famous voice.

The show ran from 1951 till 1953 on KNXT in Los Angeles and this is where Red Skelton first saw Carson. After the show went off the air, Red hired Johnny as a writer for his show. This is a full episode and in the last part, Johnny dresses in drag for the now famous turkey stuffing demonstration. Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcJ1aJrymPw

A very young Johnny Carson from 1950 with Carson in drag.

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