List of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson episodes (1968)
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The following is a list of episodes of the television series The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson which aired in 1968:
1968
[edit]January
[edit]No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
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1333 | January 1, 1968 | Bart Starr, Daryle Lamonica, Don Meredith, Pete Beathard | N/A | |
1334 | January 2, 1968 | TBA | N/A | |
1335 | January 3, 1968 | Margaret Mead, David Steinberg, Bosley Crowther | Spanky and Our Gang | |
1336 | January 4, 1968 | Barbara Walters, Ron Carey | N/A | |
1337 | January 5, 1968 | Tony Randall | N/A | |
1338 | January 8, 1968 | Rich Little, Adela Rogers St. Johns, bird calling expert | N/A | |
1339 | January 9, 1968 | NASA scientist Robert Jastrow | Liza Minnelli | |
1340 | January 10, 1968 | John Glenn | Al Hirt | |
Members of the Ice Follies performed. | ||||
1341 | January 11, 1968 | Stella Stevens | N/A | |
1342 | January 12, 1968 | Don Rickles (guest host), Robert Culp, Sammy Davis Jr. | Connie Francis | |
1343 | January 15, 1968 | TBA | Cab Calloway | |
1344 | January 16, 1968 | Bob Hope, Pat Paulsen | Tony Darryl | |
1345 | January 17, 1968 | Bennett Cerf, Norm Crosby, Don Herbert | Marilyn Maye | |
1346 | January 18, 1968 | TBA | The Koehler Brothers | |
1347 | January 19, 1968 | Dirk Bogarde, Maharishi Mahesh | N/A | |
1348 | January 22, 1968 | David Frost, Sebastian Cabot, Leonard Marks, director of the United States Information Agency | The First Edition | |
1349 | January 23, 1968 | Fannie Flagg, Orson Bean, Clifton Fadiman | Wes Montgomery | |
1350 | January 24, 1968 | Mort Sahl, David Merrick, Betty Furness | John Fred and His Playboy Band | |
1351 | January 25, 1968 | Dick Cavett, George Kirby, Secretary of the Interior Stewart L. Udall, Lee Beery | N/A | |
1352 | January 26, 1968 | Peggy Cass, George Kirby, Jim Fowler | N/A | |
1353 | January 29, 1968 | Rod Steiger, Flip Wilson, The Jose Molina Dancers, Madam Irene Quo, Chinese expert in Chinese foods and customs | N/A | |
1354 | January 30, 1968 | Ron Carey, Pat McCormick, Desmond Morris | Roger Miller | |
1355 | January 31, 1968 | Jim Garrison | Melanie |
February
[edit]No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
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1356 | February 1, 1968 | Mark Tendler | Richie Havens | |
1357 | February 2, 1968 | Albert Finney, Eddy Arnold, Robert Klein, Joan Rivers | N/A | |
1358 | February 5, 1968 | Harry Belafonte (guest host) Senator Robert F. Kennedy, The Smothers Brothers, Bill Cosby | Lena Horne | |
1359 | February 6, 1968 | Harry Belafonte (guest host), Zero Mostel, Diahann Carroll | Petula Clark | |
1360 | February 7, 1968 | Harry Belafonte (guest host) | N/A | |
1361 | February 8, 1968 | Harry Belafonte (guest host) Nipsey Russell, Dunja Rajter, Paul Newman, Martin Luther King Jr. | N/A | |
1362 | February 9, 1968 | Harry Belafonte (guest host) | N/A | |
1363 | February 12, 1968 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Nancy Sinatra, Liberace, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. | N/A | |
1364 | February 13, 1968 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) James Drury, Doug McClure, Ray Bolger | Shirley Jones | |
Mighty Carson Art Players- "Bar Room Brawl Sketch". | ||||
1365 | February 14, 1968 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Mickey Rooney, Danny Thomas | N/A | |
1366 | February 15, 1968 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Sid Caesar, Richard Pryor, Bobby Darin | N/A | |
1367 | February 16, 1968 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Don Rickles,[1] Don Adams, Sherry Jackson | Sonny & Cher | |
Japanese Bath Sketch. | ||||
1368 | February 19, 1968 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) James Garner, Milton Berle, Richard Crenna | The King Cousins | |
1369 | February 20, 1968 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Steve Allen, Jack Webb, Shecky Greene, Spanky Wilson | N/A | |
Mighty Carson Art Players- "Copper Clappers". | ||||
1370 | February 21, 1968 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) George Carlin, Eva Gabor, Richard Benjamin, Paula Prentiss | N/A | |
1371 | February 22, 1968 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Jerry Lewis | Lennon Sisters | |
1372 | February 23, 1968 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Tony Curtis, Richard Pryor, Bill Cosby, April Taten | N/A | |
1373 | February 26, 1968 | Eydie Gorme | The Cowsills | |
1374 | February 27, 1968 | Orson Bean | N/A | |
1375 | February 28, 1968 | TBA | N/A | |
1376 | February 29, 1968 | Vincent Price, Joey Heatherton | N/A |
March
[edit]April
[edit]No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
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1398 | April 1, 1968 | Phil Foster | Flatt and Scruggs | |
1399 | April 2, 1968 | Jack Douglas and wife Reiko, Mike Todd Jr., trapeze artist Tito Gaona | N/A | |
1400 | April 3, 1968 | Rich Little, Rex Reed | Richie Havens | |
1401 | April 4, 1968 | Neil Simon, George Carlin, Peggy Fleming, Phil Leeds | Tiny Tim, Kim Weston | |
1402 | April 5, 1968 | Patricia Neal, attorney James F. Neal, Bill Moyers, Sammy Davis Jr. | Diana Ross & the Supremes | |
Carson forgoes monologue, opting to sit on the front of his desk and talk about the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., who had been a guest on the show eight weeks earlier. Later in the program, King's appearance from February 8, 1968 is replayed. | ||||
1403 | April 8, 1968 | Alan King, Flip Wilson, Art Buchwald | Liza Minnelli, The Irish Rovers | |
1404 | April 9, 1968 | Orson Bean, Cyril Ritchard, Jimmy Breslin, Janis Paige | The Mills Brothers | |
1405 | April 10, 1968 | Don Rickles, Madalyn Murray O'Hair, Mita | Peter and Chris Allen | |
1406 | April 11, 1968 | Cyril Ritchard, Bergen Evans, Fred Smoot | Nancy Wilson, George Shearing | |
1407 | April 12, 1968 | Art Carney, Janis Paige | Hello People | |
1408 | April 15, 1968 | Orson Bean, Betty Furness, James Beard | N/A | |
1409 | April 16, 1968 | Richard Benjamin, Paula Prentiss | N/A | |
1410 | April 17, 1968 | Alan King, Jack Douglas and wife Reiko; Don Herbert | N/A | |
1411 | April 18, 1968 | John Byner, Barbara Ferris, Harvard astronomy professor Dr. William Liller | N/A | |
1412 | April 19, 1968 | John Davidson, Colleen Moore | Linda Ronstadt and The Stone Poneys | |
1413 | April 22, 1968 | Bob Hope, Jack Benny | Louis Armstrong | |
1414 | April 23, 1968 | George Kirby, Pat Paulsen | N/A | |
1415 | April 24, 1968 | Madalyn Murray O'Hair, circus juggler Fudi | N/A | |
1416 | April 25, 1968 | Eva Gabor, Norm Crosby | N/A | |
1417 | April 26, 1968 | Shecky Greene, Clive Barnes, David Merrick | Leslie Uggams | |
1418 | April 29, 1968 | Flip Wilson, Truman Capote | The Petticoat Junction Girls | |
1419 | April 30, 1968 | Bob Newhart | Tiny Tim |
May
[edit]June
[edit]No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
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1443 | June 3, 1968 | Bob Hope | N/A | |
6/4/68 pre-empted by NBC News coverage of California and South Dakota primaries. | ||||
N–A | June 5, 1968 | Preempted by coverage of the Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy | N/A | |
N–A | June 6, 1968 | Preempted by coverage of the Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy | N/A | |
Scheduled guests were Victor Borge and Joey Heatherton | ||||
1444 | June 7, 1968 | Entire show was devoted to memorializing Robert F. Kennedy. | N/A | |
1445 | June 10, 1968 | Doug McClure | N/A | |
1446 | June 11, 1968 | Oskar Werner | N/A | |
1447 | June 12, 1968 | Dan Rowan and Dick Martin, Peggy Cass | N/A | |
1448 | June 13, 1968 | Joe E. Lewis | Trini Lopez | |
1449 | June 14, 1968 | Magician Don Alan | Jimmy Webb | |
1450 | June 17, 1968 | New York City Mayor John Lindsay, Marilyn Maye | Boots Randolph | |
1451 | June 18, 1968 | George Carlin, Oskar Werner | N/A | |
1452 | June 19, 1968 | Raquel Welch, Alan King, Pigmeat Markham, Cleve Backster | N/A | |
Cleve Backster demonstrates plant perception; Answers to Famous Quotes (featuring Johnny, Alan King, and Raquel Welch); Alan King talks about his son's bar mitzvah.[2] | ||||
1453 | June 20, 1968 | Walter Matthau, Ed Sullivan | James Brown, Nancy Wilson | |
1454 | June 21, 1968 | Steve McQueen, David Frye, Pat McCormick | N/A | |
1455 | June 24, 1968 | Bennett Cerf, Monti Rock III | Judy Garland, The Mummers | |
Jack Haskell replaced a vacationing Ed McMahon. | ||||
1456 | June 25, 1968 | Victor Borge, Margaret Hamilton, Clair and McMahon | N/A | |
1457 | June 26, 1968 | Vidal Sassoon, Pearl Mesta | Aretha Franklin | |
1458 | June 27, 1968 | Norm Crosby, Heywood Hale Broun, Jean Paul Vignon, Alexandra Hay[3] | N/A | |
1459 | June 28, 1968 | Buddy Hackett | The University of Iowa Bagpipe Band | |
Excerpts from the Broadway musical, Hair. |
July
[edit]No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
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1460 | July 1, 1968 | Billy Graham, David Frye | N/A | |
1461 | July 2, 1968 | Buddy Hackett, Margaret Hamilton, David Frost | N/A | |
1462 | July 3, 1968 | William Schutz | Homer and Jethro | |
1463 | July 4, 1968 | David Frost guest host; Jimmy Breslin | Mel Torme | |
1464 | July 5, 1968 | David Frost guest host; Joel Grey | N/A | |
1465 | July 8, 1968 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Jack Lemmon, April Tatro | N/A | |
1466 | July 9, 1968 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Bob Newhart, Janet Leigh | Sonny and Cher | |
1467 | July 10, 1968 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Tom Smothers, The Committee, Eva Gabor | Tiny Tim | |
Part of a sketch by The Committee was censored by NBC. | ||||
1468 | July 11, 1968 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Lucille Ball, James Garner, Richard Pryor | N/A | |
1469 | July 12, 1968 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Don Rickles, Don Adams, Phyllis Diller | N/A | |
1470 | July 15, 1968 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Jerry Lewis, David Janssen, Kaye Ballard | N/A | |
1471 | July 16, 1968 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Dinah Shore, Pat Paulsen, Sebastian Cabot | Glen Campbell | |
1472 | July 17, 1968 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Bill Cosby, Vincent Price, Eva Gabor, Bill Dana | Roger Miller | |
1473 | July 18, 1968 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Carol Wayne, Lana Wood, Ralph Williams | N/A | |
1474 | July 19, 1968 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) George Burns, Debbie Reynolds, Carl Reiner, Karl Malden, Don Davis | N/A | |
1475 | July 22, 1968 | Alan King guest host; Ed Begley, Jackie Vernon | N/A | |
1476 | July 23, 1968 | Alan King guest host; Pat Henry | N/A | |
1477 | July 24, 1968 | Alan King guest host; Rod Serling | Paul Anka | |
1478 | July 25, 1968 | Flip Wilson | Ray Price | |
1479 | July 26, 1968 | Godfrey Cambridge | N/A | |
1480 | July 29, 1968 | Richard Pryor | N/A | |
1481 | July 30, 1968 | Joan Fontaine | N/A | |
1482 | July 31, 1968 | Cyril Ritchard, Clifton Fadiman | N/A |
August
[edit]September
[edit]No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
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1505 | September 2, 1968 | TBA | The Craig Hundley Trio | |
1506 | September 3, 1968 | Raymond Burr, Gloria Steinem | The Golddiggers, The Muppets | |
1507 | September 4, 1968 | Yonley | N/A | |
1508 | September 5, 1968 | Connie Von Hagen | N/A | |
1509 | September 6, 1968 | David Frye | N/A | |
1510 | September 9, 1968 | Polly Bergen | Sandler & Young | |
Johnny Carson Rides a Unicycle | ||||
1511 | September 10, 1968 | Rene Carpenter | N/A | |
1512 | September 11, 1968 | Ruth Montgomery | James Brown | |
1513 | September 12, 1968 | Mickey Mantle, Veruschka | N/A | |
1514 | September 13, 1968 | Alan King (guest host), Matt Monro, Bill Moyers | N/A | |
1515 | September 16, 1968 | Billy Eckstein, Joseph W. Barr | Sandler & Young | |
1516 | September 17, 1968 | Slappy White, Lesley Gore, Cere Robinson | N/A | |
1517 | September 18, 1968 | Marilyn Maye | N/A | |
1518 | September 19, 1968 | Joe Tex | N/A | |
1519 | September 20, 1968 | Peter Ustinov | N/A | |
1520 | September 23, 1968 | John Davidson (guest host), George Carlin | N/A | |
1521 | September 24, 1968 | Alan King, Mamie Van Doren | N/A | |
1522 | September 25, 1968 | Buddy Hackett, Herb Tarr | N/A | |
1523 | September 26, 1968 | George Carlin | N/A | |
1524 | September 27, 1968 | David Frye, Henry Trefflich | N/A | |
1525 | September 30, 1968 | David Frost (guest host), Phyllis Newman, Dr. Julian Fast | N/A |
October
[edit]No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
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1525 | October 1, 1968 | Clips of past highlights and special guests visit | N/A | |
6th Anniversary Show | ||||
1526 | October 2, 1968 | Twiggy, Trevor Howard, Mario Andretti, Adela Rogers St. Johns | N/A | |
1527 | October 3, 1968 | Leonard Whiting, Olivia Hussey, The Pickle Brothers | N/A | |
1528 | October 4, 1968 | Shelley Winters | Marilyn Maye, Joao Gilberto | |
1529 | October 7, 1968 | Bob Crane (guest host), Pamela Mason, Irwin Corey, David Hemmings, Dave Barry | N/A | |
1530 | October 8, 1968 | Bob Crane (guest host), Patricia Neal, Gig Young, Jack Valenti | Engelbert Humperdinck | |
1531 | October 9, 1968 | Bob Crane (guest host), Cliff Robertson, Sheila MacRae | N/A | |
1532 | October 10, 1968 | Dinah Shore (guest host), Dina Merrill, Rich Little, Jack Albertson, Arthur Ashe, Pancho Gonzalez | N/A | |
1533 | October 11, 1968 | Dinah Shore (guest host), Shecky Greene, Oscar de la Renta | Jack Jones | |
1534 | October 14, 1968 | David McCallum, Chet Huntley, Alice Faye, Dr. Nauricio Obregon | N/A | |
An "eatable" fashion show is presented. | ||||
1535 | October 15, 1968 | Jill St. John, Bob Gibson, Kay Reid | N/A | |
1536 | October 16, 1968 | Tony Curtis, William Bradford Huie, Rita Smith | N/A | |
1537 | October 17, 1968 | Allen Funt, Melvin Belli | N/A | |
1538 | October 18, 1968 | Victor Borge, Thalassa Cruso | N/A | |
1539 | October 21, 1968 | Phyllis Diller (guest host), Rip Taylor, Norm Crosby, Ward Donovan | N/A | |
1540 | October 22, 1968 | Mia Farrow, Ronnie Dyson, Gilbert Becaud | N/A | |
1541 | October 23, 1968 | Gerald Scarfe, Roberta Quinlan | The Ramsey Lewis Trio | |
1542 | October 24, 1968 | Carol Wayne, Rita Smith, Dennis Rudalawicz | Jack Jones | |
1543 | October 25, 1968 | Don Rickles, William Shatner, Barbara Eden, Clare Conley | Buddy Rich | |
1544 | October 28, 1968 | Eddy Arnold (guest host), Liberace, Phyllis Newman | Robert Merrill | |
1545 | October 29, 1968 | Jack Cassidy, Shirley Jones, The Muppets | N/A | |
1546 | October 30, 1968 | Joan Rivers, Alistair Cooke, Phyllis McGuire | N/A | |
American Federation of Musicians went on strike, meaning that there was no band for the show. | ||||
1547 | October 31, 1968 | Monique Wilson | Kaye Stevens, Jack Haskell |
November
[edit]No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
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1548 | November 1, 1968 | Woody Allen (Guest Host), Muhammad Ali, James Earl Jones, Viva | N/A | |
1549 | November 4, 1968 | Pearl Bailey (Guest Host), Anthony Quinn, Jackie Mason, Bunny Briggs | Cab Calloway, Louie Bellson | |
(11/5/68 pre-empted for NBC News election night coverage) | ||||
1550 | November 6, 1968 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Bill Cosby, Carol Burnett, Dick Fosbury | N/A | |
1560 | November 7, 1968 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Kirk Douglas, Bob Hope, Bob Newhart, Ed Ames | N/A | |
1561 | November 8, 1968 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) David Frye, David Janssen | N/A | |
1562 | November 11, 1968 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Mickey Rooney, Barbara Feldon, Carol Wayne | N/A | |
A sketch involving Carson, Feldon and Wayne was erased due to complaints from NBC censors. | ||||
1563 | November 12, 1968 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Don Rickles, Don Adams, Dan Blocker, Kaye Ballard | N/A | |
1564 | November 13, 1968 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Dan Rowan, Dick Martin, Robert Wagner, Dinah Shore, Carol Lynley, Bill Toomey | N/A | |
1565 | November 14, 1968 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Peter Lawford, Jonathan Winters, Rose Marie, Shecky Greene | Tiny Tim | |
1566 | November 15, 1968 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Jack Benny, Nancy Kwan | The Golddiggers, Tennessee Ernie Ford | |
1567 | November 18, 1968 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Bob Crane, Phyllis Diller, Darren McGavin, John Byner | N/A | |
1568 | November 19, 1968 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Jane Fonda, Roger Vadim, Flip Wilson, The Smothers Brothers | N/A | |
1569 | November 20, 1968 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Lucille Ball, Steve Allen | N/A | |
1570 | November 21, 1968 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Jane Wyman, Bill Dana, Paul Lynde, Tony Curtis | N/A | |
November 22 show was cancelled when Johnny Carson developed a virus | ||||
1571 | November 25, 1968 | Peter Lawford (Guest Host), Pierre Salinger, The Committee | N/A | |
1572 | November 26, 1968 | Peter Lawford (Guest Host), Lucille Ball, Ann-Margret, Roger Smith, Richard Pryor | Bobbie Gentry | |
1573 | November 27, 1968 | Peter Lawford (Guest Host), Jack Lemmon, Jerry Lewis, Otto Preminger, Vic Perry | N/A | |
1574 | November 28, 1968 | Peter Lawford (Guest Host), George Hamilton | N/A | |
1575 | November 29, 1968 | Peter Lawford (Guest Host), Milton Berle, Dick Cavett | Steve Lawrence |
December
[edit]No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
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1576 | December 2, 1968 | O. J. Simpson, Ted Hendricks, Bill Stanfill, Terry Hanratty, Leroy Keyes, Jerry Levias | N/A | |
All of the football players were members of the Look Magazine All-American Football Team | ||||
1577 | December 3, 1968 | Shari Lewis, John Cassavetes, Gena Rowlands | N/A | |
1578 | December 4, 1968 | Charlie Callas | Astrud Gilberto | |
1579 | December 5, 1968 | Ann Landers, Irwin C. Watson | N/A | |
1580 | December 6, 1968 | George Segal | N/A | |
1581 | December 9, 1968 | Orson Bean (Guest Host); George Kirby, Beryl Reid | N/A | |
1582 | December 10, 1968 | Polly Bergen, Alan Bates, Alan Alda | Gloria Loring | |
1583 | December 11, 1968 | Rod Steiger | N/A | |
1584 | December 12, 1968 | Susannah York, Jack Carter | N/A | |
1585 | December 13, 1968 | James Garner | Tiny Tim | |
1586 | December 16, 1968 | Woody Allen (guest host), Shari Lewis | Turk Murphy | |
1587 | December 17, 1968 | Judy Garland, Slappy White, Jerry Kramer | Judy Garland performed ("It's All For You" and "Till After The Holidays") | |
Judy sings "It's All For You" and "After The Holidays". | ||||
1588 | December 18, 1968 | James Mason, Sheldon Leonard | Tiny Tim | |
1589 | December 19, 1968 | Simone Signoret | Liza Minnelli | |
1590 | December 20, 1968 | Vanessa Redgrave, David Frye, Hines, Hines & Dad, painter Jan De Ruth | N/A | |
1591 | December 23, 1968 | Alan King (guest host); Maureen Stapleton | N/A | |
1592 | December 25, 1968 | Jack Jones (guest host), Sammy Cahn, Chuck McCann, Ivan Sanderson, Irwin C. Watson | Jane Morgan | |
1593 | December 26, 1968 | Jack Jones (guest host), Milt Kamen, Phyllis Newman, Don Murray, Hines, Hines & Dad | N/A | |
1594 | December 27, 1968 | Jack Jones (guest host), Dick Cavett, Henry Borovik | N/A | |
1595 | December 30, 1968 | Rod Steiger, Harry Belafonte, Sander Vanocur, E.J. Peaker | N/A | |
1596 | December 31, 1968 | Tony Randall, Joan Rivers, Joel Grey, Jimmy Breslin | Jan Peerce |
References
[edit]- ^ http://www.johnnycarson.com/carson/search.do?singleDateMonth=02&singleDateDay=16&singleDateYear=1968 [dead link ]
- ^ The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson 6/19/1968 episode on YouTube (accessed 6/3/2021)
- ^ "Tonight Show appearance from 1968 (Re-air)". The Los Angeles Times. 12 January 1969. p. 486.
- ^ Paley Center. "TONIGHT SHOW SEGMENT: JEAN PAUL VIGNON (TV)". Paley Center. Retrieved June 12, 2012.