Q 01/05

Which long-running NBC show was created after Johnny Carson had his weekend Tonight Show reruns pulled?

A) Friday Night Videos

B) Saturday Night Live

C) The Midnight Special

D) SCTV Network 90

Answer · why

B) Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live debuted in October 1975 to fill the hole. Carson wanted the weekend repeats saved for weeknights so he could take more time off, w...

Q 02/05

Johnny Carson's monologue joke about a shortage of which household product set off real panic buying across America?

A) Toilet paper

B) Instant coffee

C) Canned tuna

D) Laundry soap

Answer · why

A) Toilet paper

Toilet paper vanished from shelves for weeks after the December 1973 joke, because viewers took it seriously and hoarded. Carson apologized the follow...

Q 03/05

Which Muppet filled in for Johnny Carson as guest host of The Tonight Show for one night in April 1979?

A) Gonzo the Great

B) Miss Piggy

C) Kermit the Frog

D) Dr. Bunsen Honeydew

Answer · why

C) Kermit the Frog

Kermit the Frog hosted the full show, with horror star Vincent Price among the guests and other Muppets popping up in the sketches.

Q 04/05

Which Milton Bradley game became a sensation after Johnny Carson played it on the air with actress Eva Gabor?

A) Operation

B) Battleship

C) Yahtzee

D) Twister

Answer · why

D) Twister

Twister was little known until that May 1966 broadcast. The following year, three million copies were sold.

Q 05/05

Which falsetto-voiced ukulele singer married his bride Miss Vicki on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show in December 1969?

A) Tiny Tim

B) Frankie Valli

C) Donovan

D) Arlo Guthrie

Answer · why

A) Tiny Tim

Tiny Tim wed 17-year-old Victoria Budinger on the air, and the ceremony is among the few moments from Carson's New York years that survive on tape.