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And it was, in its own way, kind of glamorous. >> whose idea was that having me jump through that old kleenex there? >> did you think this was going to be the start of something big, to borrow a phrase? >> in all honesty, bob, i didnt. none of us connected with that show ever saw it as a capital b, capital d, big deal. >> boy, you think youre tired now. wait till you see 1:00 roll around. >> tonight introduced the desk. it was comedy. it was sketches. it was standup. it was musical performances....

And sponsors realized how big and important late-night tv could be. women were relegated to daytime television, where they could be selling commercial programming to the mrs. daytime consumer. the men started to take over. and the women were really never to return, in a lot of ways. >> good night. >> president eisenhower began his second term as leader. >> 2995 to make movies as easy as snap shots. >> in 1957, i think, when "the tonight show" was going to come back after "america after dark." go...

Conceited, hes aloof. actually, that was more shy. see, when im in front of an audience, its a different thing. if im in front of an audience, i can feel comfortable. >> why? >> im in control. >> my wife didnt want to sit next to johnny at the dinner table because johnny would just sit there and not want to make any conversation. she said please dont put me next to johnny. >> johnny was a very complicated person. >> he admired things that mattered to him. and it wasnt just comedy. >> off screen ...

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Thats the spirit we like to see here on the program. >> johnny carson had a lot of television experience, including a lot of daytime and live stuff. >> so, carson was, very much, a person of interest to nbc. >> if you dont mind, i would like to read you a part of a letter that i received from a very warm, personal friend of mine. dear occupant. >> johnny carson turned down the tonight show job. he said who is going to take jack paars place? nobody. >> there was still naysayers who said, well, he...

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For folk singers. >> all young kids were running out to buy guitars and banjos. ♪ >> folk music gives me a lot more than the popular music of our own time does. popular songs should be sung because we dont do anything about say the bomb, you know. the whole situation come to an end. >> theres got to be an alternative to whatever ways of life are offered to them, you know? i mean, democrat, republican. and i would like to offer some kind of alternative, somehow, you know? >> folk revival scene ...

"the tonight show." >> when my father stepped down from "the tonight show" to focus on his primetime show, nbc didnt think the show could continue without him. >> but they tapped another guy, who was definitely born to do television named ernie kovachs. >> when someone leaves, its not easy to fit into their shoes. >> and what do you do? >> i really feel we shouldnt waste too much time. >> greatest-hidden gem of late night, no question about it. ernie kovachs. there was some funky, freaky, halluc...

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