ICONIC EPISODE: JOHNNY CARSON RETIRES ON-AIR IN SERIES FINALE
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Johnny Carson
Johnny Carson interview desk & chair (bottom center) used for approximately the last ten years of the program (including the final episode when Mr. Carson retires from the show); against his city lights home base backdrop depicting “Beautiful Downtown Burbank” (middle center) hand-painted onto industrial carpet as not to reflect the many studio lights ; his blue intro card for guest Sammy Davis, Jr., and a pair of custom white logo pencils printed “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson” (with erasers on both ends so Carson could more readily flip them into the air and catch them) from The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. All objects acquired from Johnny Carson.
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