Season 12

112 EPISODES • 1973

Season 12 of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was released on January 1 and consists of 112 episodes.

Season 11

Episodes

0: 731217

Dec 17, 1973

1: Episode 1

Jan 1, 1973

2: 740702

Jul 2, 1974

3: 731123

Nov 23, 1973

4: 740724

Jul 24, 1974

5: 731019

Oct 19, 1973

6: 740501

May 1, 1974

7: 740912

Sep 12, 1974

8: 740830

Aug 30, 1974

9: 740507

May 7, 1974

10: Episode 10

Jan 12, 1973

11: Episode 11

Jan 15, 1973

12: Episode 12

Jan 16, 1973

13: 731204

Dec 4, 1973

14: Episode 14

Jan 18, 1973

15: 740527

May 27, 1974

16: 740524

May 24, 1974

17: Episode 17

Jan 23, 1973

18: 740207

Feb 7, 1974

19: 740603

Jun 3, 1974

20: 731227

Dec 27, 1973

21: 740722

Jul 22, 1974

22: 740604

Jun 4, 1974

23: Episode 23

Jan 31, 1973

24: 740606

Jun 6, 1974

25: 731220

Dec 20, 1973

26: 740529

May 29, 1974

27: 740213

Feb 13, 1974

28: 740531

May 31, 1974

29: Episode 29

Feb 8, 1973

30: Episode 30

Feb 9, 1973

31: 740120

Jan 20, 1974

32: 740515

May 15, 1974

33: 740816

Aug 16, 1974

34: 731114

Nov 14, 1973

35: 740911

Sep 11, 1974

36: 740418

Apr 18, 1974

37: 740904

Sep 4, 1974

38: 740607

Jun 7, 1974

39: 740610

Jun 10, 1974

40: 740729

Jul 29, 1974

41: 740708

Jul 8, 1974

42: 740227

Feb 27, 1974

43: Episode 43

Feb 28, 1973

44: 740611

Jun 11, 1974

45: 740402

Apr 2, 1974

46: 740123

Jan 23, 1974

47: Episode 47

Mar 6, 1973

48: 740412

Apr 12, 1974

49: 740304

Mar 4, 1974

50: 731106

Nov 6, 1973

51: 740620

Jun 20, 1974

52: 731108

Nov 8, 1973

53: 740313

Mar 13, 1974

54: February 20th, 1974 - Joan Embry, David Brenner

Feb 20, 1974

55: April 9th, 1974 - The Jackson 5, Jerry Van Dyke

Apr 9, 1974

56: 19 / Aug /1974

Aug 19, 1974

60: Episode 60

Mar 23, 1973

61: Episode 61

Mar 26, 1973

62: Episode 62

Mar 28, 1973

63: Episode 63

Mar 29, 1973

64: Episode 64

Mar 30, 1973

75: Episode 75

Apr 13, 1973

77: Episode 77

Apr 17, 1973

78: Episode 78

Apr 18, 1973

86: Episode 86

Apr 30, 1973

87: Sarah Miles/David Brenner/Kreskin/Joan Embery

Feb 20, 1974

Sarah Miles (play "Saint Joan"); David Brenner performs stand-up and is interviewed; Kreskin demonstrates the illusions of Ouija boards with audience members using wine glasses and playing cards; Joan Embery presents wild animals

94: Episode 94

May 10, 1973

97: Episode 97

May 15, 1973

98: Episode 98

May 16, 1973

102: Episode 102

May 22, 1973

104: Episode 104

May 24, 1973

108: McLean Stevenson, Gene Hackman, George Carlin, Gloria DeHaven

Mar 21, 1974

Actor McLean Stevenson stops by to hang out. Comic George Carlin reads the news. Actor Gene Hackman talks about his new film "The Conversation" and actress Gloria DeHaven tells the boys about her perfume.

109: Lucille Ball, Dom DeLuise, Charlton Heston

Mar 22, 1974

Johnny presents little-known Guinness records. Charlton Heston (The Three Musketeers (1973); Dom DeLuise (Lotsa Luck! (1973); Ace Trucking Company presents a fast food diner featuring tuxedoed waiters and a lounge act; Lucille Ball (Mame (1974)).

111: Episode 111

Jun 4, 1973

114: Episode 114

Jun 7, 1973

117: Episode 117

Jun 12, 1973

125: Episode 125

Jun 22, 1973

128: Episode 128

Jun 27, 1973

136: Episode 136

Jul 9, 1973

141: Buddy Hackett/Cass Elliot/Dong Kingman/Jan Munroe

May 7, 1974

Johnny answers questions from the audience. Buddy Hackett (book "The Naked Mind of Buddy Hackett"); Cass Elliot talks about watching soap operas; artist Dong Kingman; fire breather Jan Munroe.

143: Episode 143

Jul 18, 1973

144: Episode 144

Jul 20, 1973

149: Vincent Price, Bert Convy, Chaz Chase, Joan Rivers

May 17, 1974

Vincent Price (Madhouse (1974), album "A Graveyard of Ghost Tales") gives advice on buying paintings; Bert Convy recounts a dental visit; vaudeville mime Chaz Chase; Joan Rivers (book "Having a Baby Can Be a Scream").

151: Episode 151

Jul 30, 1973

152: Episode 152

Jul 31, 1973

154: Episode 154

Aug 2, 1973

155: Episode 155

Aug 3, 1973

158: Episode 158

Aug 8, 1973

160: Episode 160

Aug 10, 1973

161: Episode 161

Aug 13, 1973

163: Episode 163

Aug 15, 1973

176: Milton Berle, Leslie Uggams, Susan Sarandon, Pat Derby

Jun 25, 1974

Comedian Milton Berle tells anecdotes about his nightclub act; singer Leslie Uggams talks about her national tour; actress Susan Sarandon discusses psychics and paranormal phenomena; Pat Derby presents exotic rescued animals.

181: Episode 181

Jul 2, 1974

182: Episode 182

Sep 11, 1973

191: Episode 191

Sep 24, 1973

192: Episode 192

Sep 25, 1973

193: Episode 193

Sep 26, 1973

196: Episode 196

Oct 2, 1973

197: Episode 197

Oct 2, 1973

203: Episode 203

Oct 10, 1973

208: Episode 208

Oct 17, 1973

225: Episode 225

Nov 9, 1973

226: Episode 226

Nov 12, 1973

233: Episode 233

Nov 21, 1973

242: Episode 242

Dec 4, 1973

244: Episode 244

Dec 6, 1973

251: Episode 251

Dec 17, 1973

252: Episode 252

Dec 18, 1973

257: Episode 257

Dec 26, 1973

258: Episode 258

Dec 27, 1973

259: Episode 259

Dec 28, 1973

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