List of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson episodes (1972)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1972 episodes
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	252
Release
Original network	NBC

The following is a list of episodes of the television series The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson which aired in 1972:

1972

January

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	January 3, 1972	Phyllis Newman (guest host), David Frye, Anne Jackson, George Maharis, Joseph Bologna, Renee Taylor, Eli Wallach	Monti Rock
????	January 4, 1972	Dr. Irwin Maxwell Stillman, Billy de Wolfe, The Amazing Randi	Teresa Brewer
????	January 5, 1972	Mr. Blackwell, Stephen R. Hudis, Jose Molina	Bette Midler
????	January 6, 1972	Marcel Marceau	Artie Shaw, Buddy Rich, Marilyn Maye
????	January 7, 1972	Gene Hackman, Tom O'Horgan, Irwin C. Watson, Jerzy Kosinski	Linda Hopkins
????	January 10, 1972	Pearl Bailey (guest host), Maya Angelou	Bill Withers
????	January 11, 1972	none	Lana Cantrell
????	January 12, 1972	John Carradine, Cloris Leachman, Albert Brooks	Los Indios Tabajaras
????	January 13, 1972	Karen Morrow, Jack Douglas and wife Reiko	N/A
????	January 14, 1972	John Wayne, Mark Rydell, Totie Fields	Johnnie Ray
????	January 17, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Dick Martin, Yvonne Constant	Sandler & Young
????	January 18, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Barbara Walters	N/A
????	January 19, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Ann Corio, Pat Cooper, Dick Gregory, Dr. Joyce Brothers	Carlos Montoya
????	January 20, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Corbett Monica, David Frye, Martina Arroyo	Lucky Peterson
????	January 21, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Jake LaMotta, The Amazing Randi, Moms Mabley, Stanley Myron Handelman	N/A
????	January 24, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Barbara Walters, Nipsey Russell, Hugh O'Brian	Liz Torres
????	January 25, 1972	George Segal, David Brenner, Greer Garson, Tom Baker	Phyllis Newman
????	January 26, 1972	Lloyd Bridges, Jerry Lucas	Richie Havens, Ace Trucking Company
????	January 27, 1972	Rob Reiner, Ashley Montagu, Mary Storrs, Milt Moss	Karen Morrow, Mac Davis
????	January 28, 1972	Orson Bean	N/A
????	January 31, 1972	Burt Reynolds (guest host), Howard Cosell, Karen Valentine, Helen Gurley Brown	Bobby Goldsboro, Margaret Whiting

February

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	February 1, 1972	George Carlin, Alan King, Cyb Barnstable	Linda Hopkins, Liberace
????	February 2, 1972	Gig Young, Robert Klein, Pamela Mason, Earl Wilson, Jim Bailey	Maxine Weldon
????	February 3, 1972	Lee Marvin, Rodney Dangerfield	Marilyn Horne, Phyllis Newman
????	February 4, 1972	Suzanne Pleshette	N/A
????	February 14, 1972	Carol Wayne, Sammy Davis, Jr., Foster Brooks, Bette Davis	Johnny Mathis
????	February 15, 1972	Lawrence Welk, Buddy Hackett, Steve Martin, Mary Storrs	Johnny Mathis
????	February 16, 1972	Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.	N/A
????	February 17, 1972	Ben Johnson	N/A
????	February 18, 1972	Burt Reynolds, Billy de Wolfe, Albert Brooks	Pat Boone
????	February 21, 1972	George Burns, Richard Harris	Don Ho
????	February 22, 1972	Jack Benny, Lana Wood, Dr. David Reuben	Lola Falana
????	February 23, 1972	Elke Sommer, Jonathan Miller	Ike & Tina Turner
????	February 24, 1972	Victor Buono, Alex Karras, Adelle Davis, Karl Wallenda	Della Reese
????	February 25, 1972	Redd Foxx, Karen Valentine, Bob Hope	Tennessee Ernie Ford
????	February 28, 1972	Jonathan Winters, Smothers Brothers, Chuck Woolery	Julie London, Bobby Troup
????	February 29, 1972	Ann-Margret, Flip Wilson, George Carlin, Susan Saint James	N/A
Mighty Carson Art Players- "Ironfeet" (takeoff of "Ironside"); Flip Wilson and George Carlin present The Best of the News

March

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	March 1, 1972	Joan Embery, Rob Reiner, Jo Anne Worley, Tony Randall	Pat Boone
????	March 2, 1972	George Gobel, Orson Bean, Suzanne Pleshette, Pamela Mason	Maxine Weldon
????	March 3, 1972	John Wayne, Debbie Reynolds, Buddy Hackett	Kaye Ballard, Roy Clark
????	March 6, 1972	David Steinberg, Buffy St. Marie	Bobby Darin
????	March 7, 1972	Florence Henderson, James Caan	N/A
????	March 8, 1972	Howard Cosell, Jaye P. Morgan, Pete Hamill, Susan Hampshire	Johnnie Ray
????	March 9, 1972	Shecky Greene	Bobby Goldsboro
????	March 10, 1972	Joan Rivers (guest host), Lucie Arnaz	Anthony Newley
????	March 13, 1972	Richard Hart (guest host)	N/A
????	March 14, 1972	Melvin Belli, Bill Bixby, Myron Cohen	Bette Midler
????	March 15, 1972	David Brenner, William Saroyan, Sarah Kennedy	James Brown
????	March 16, 1972	George Maharis, Larry Storch, Roger Kahn	Phyllis Newman
????	March 17, 1972	Jim Fowler	N/A
????	March 20, 1972	Dom DeLuise (guest host), Cloris Leachman	N/A
????	March 21, 1972	Lily Tomlin	N/A
????	March 22, 1972	Goldie Hawn, John Byner, Dr. Leo Madow, Dr. Neil Solomon	Dusty Springfield
????	March 23, 1972	Joan Rivers	Beverly Sills
????	March 24, 1972	Robert Klein, Mickey Rooney	Linda Hopkins
????	March 27, 1972	Burt Reynolds (guest host), Billy de Wolfe, Judy Carne, Leonard Frey	Teresa Graves
????	March 28, 1972	Orson Bean, Jennifer O'Neill, David Brenner	Henry Mancini, John Twomey
????	March 29, 1972	Bruce Dern, George Carlin, Elia Kazan	Frankie Avalon
????	March 30, 1972	Maureen Stapleton	N/A
????	March 31, 1972	Joe Garagiola, Ruth Gordon, Betsy von Furstenberg	N/A

April

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	April 3, 1972	David Steinberg (guest host), Howard Cosell, Virginia Graham, Rip Taylor, Gay Talese	Gerri Granger, Linda Hopkins
????	April 4, 1972	Truman Capote, Alexis Smith, Vida Blue, Dr. Irwin Maxwell Stillman	Linda Hopkins
????	April 5, 1972	none	Phyllis McGuire
????	April 6, 1972	Tony Randall, Charlie Callas, John McGiver, Tim Dinsdale, Dr. Irwin Maxwell Stillman	Lynn Anderson
????	April 7, 1972	Don Rickles, Diane Keaton, Dr. Michael Fox	Monti Rock
????	April 11, 1972	David Steinberg, Neil Sheehan	N/A
????	April 12, 1972	Rex Reed, Valerie Perrine, Johnny Bench	N/A
????	April 13, 1972	Rodney Dangerfield, Skye Aubrey, Leonard Frey, Alan King	Marilyn Horne
????	April 14, 1972	Eli Wallach, Slappy White, Jerzy Kosinski	N/A
????	April 17, 1972	Orson Bean, Tom Goreman	Bette Midler
????	April 18, 1972	Gore Vidal, David Brenner, Sam Blotner	Lana Cantrell
????	April 19, 1972	Burt Reynolds, Sid Caesar, Sammy Davis, Jr.	Phyllis Newman
????	April 20, 1972	Howard Cosell, Bob Uecker, Dorothy Collins	Stiller and Meara
????	April 21, 1972	Desi Arnaz, Rip Taylor, Jack Douglas and wife Reiko	Enzo Stuarti, Linda Hopkins
????	April 24, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Phil Silvers	Sandler & Young, Liz Torres
????	April 25, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Carl Ballantine, Virginia Graham, Albert S. Ruddy, Allan Drake	Al Green
????	April 26, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), David Niven, Helen Gurley Brown, Phil Foster	Abbe Lane
????	April 27, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Nipsey Russell, Jose Molina, Professor Irwin Corey, Rocky Graziano	Monica Maris
????	April 28, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Allan Drake	Bobby Goldsboro

May

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	May 1, 1972	Bob Newhart, Cal Worthington, Darlene Conley, Don Rickles, Nancy Reagan, Shelley Winters	N/A
First show with the program officially based in California
????	May 2, 1972	Rob Reiner, George Carlin, Carol Wayne, Mr. Blackwell	Johnny Mathis
T.V. Guide Quotes
????	May 3, 1972	Jo Anne Worley, Michael Constantine, Paul Williams	Andy Williams
????	May 4, 1972	Suzanne Pleshette, Arthur Siegel, Dr. David Reuben	Ike & Tina Turner, Kaye Ballard
????	May 5, 1972	Shecky Greene, Phyllis Diller	N/A
????	May 8, 1972	Joan Embery, Albert Brooks, James Coco, Joseph Wambaugh	Gladys Knight & the Pips, Petula Clark
????	May 9, 1972	Billy de Wolfe, James Franciscus, Dr. Irwin Maxwell Stillman	Roger Miller
????	May 10, 1972	Sammy Davis, Jr., Karen Valentine	Ethel Waters, Kenny Rogers
????	May 11, 1972	Charlton Heston, George Gobel	Jimmy Osmond, Lola Falana
????	May 12, 1972	Vincent Price, David Frye, Sarah Kennedy	Joan Baez
????	May 15, 1972	Joan Rivers (guest host), Eva Gabor, Charles Nelson Reilly, Virginia Graham	Anthony Newley, Maxine Weldon
????	May 16, 1972	Debbie Reynolds, Fernando Lamas	Trini Lopez
????	May 17, 1972	Lana Turner, Mickey Rooney, Adelle Davis	Vikki Carr
????	May 18, 1972	June Allyson, Jim Fowler, John Cassavetes, Ronnie Schell	N/A
????	May 19, 1972	Mitzi Gaynor, Robert Blake, Adelle Davis, Gwen Davis	John Twomey
????	May 22, 1972	Rodney Dangerfield, Jo Anne Worley, Cliff Robertson, Vidal Sassoon	Roy Clark
????	May 23, 1972	Dom DeLuise, Carol Hughes, Dr. Joel Futrel, Dr. Vince Friedewald, Tony Randall, Paul Williams	N/A
????	May 24, 1972	Woody Allen, Earl Holliman	Della Reese
????	May 25, 1972	Peter Fonda, Beverly Garland, Karen Rosenblatt, Victor Buono	Vic Damone
????	May 26, 1972	Barry Sullivan, Bill Dana	Clara Ward Singers, Roger Miller
????	May 29, 1972	Edward Asner, Eva Gabor, Billy de Wolfe, Marcia Wallace	Charles Aznavour
????	May 30, 1972	Maureen Stapleton, Jason Robards, Helen Gurley Brown, Gay Talese	Jerry Reed, Ray Charles
????	May 31, 1972	Pete Hamill, Stephanie Edwards	Pat Boone

June

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	June 1, 1972	John Davidson, William Holden, Pete Hamill, Martin Rackin, Luciana Paluzzi	N/A
????	June 2, 1972	George Gobel, Nancy Sinatra, David Steinberg, Simon Argevitch	Lee Hazlewood
????	June 5, 1972	Pat Boone (guest host), Karen Valentine, Clint Walker	N/A
????	June 6, 1972	none	N/A
????	June 7, 1972	John Wayne, Ann-Margret, Sandy Duncan, Carol Burnett	N/A
????	June 8, 1972	Dennis Weaver, Lorna Luft, Myron Cohen, Oral Roberts	N/A
????	June 9, 1972	none	N/A
????	June 12, 1972	Flip Wilson (guest host), George Carlin	Sarah Vaughan
????	June 13, 1972	Flip Wilson (guest host)	Helen Reddy, Burns & Schreiber
????	June 14, 1972	Flip Wilson (guest host), Bill Russell, Kreskin, Larry Storch, Nikki Giovanni	Erroll Garner
????	June 15, 1972	Flip Wilson (guest host), Pat Paulsen	N/A
????	June 16, 1972	Flip Wilson (guest host), Steve Allen, Jayne Meadows, Amarillo Slim, Bill Dana	Kenny Rankin, Willie Bobo
????	June 19, 1972	Don Rickles (guest host), Carroll O'Connor, Richard Benjamin, Paula Prentiss	Della Reese, Jerry Vale
????	June 20, 1972	Don Rickles (guest host), Lee Marvin, Laffit Pincay, Jr., Janice Harper, Muhammad Ali, Don Adams	Della Reese
????	June 21, 1972	Don Rickles (guest host), Bob Newhart, Karen Black, James Caan	Johnny Tillotson
????	June 22, 1972	Don Rickles (guest host), Corbett Monica, Cleveland Amory, Alex Karras, Redd Foxx	Sergio Franchi
????	June 23, 1972	Don Rickles (guest host), Sally Struthers, Ray Milland, Sally Stevens	Jackie Ward, Wayne Newton
????	June 26, 1972	Danny Thomas, Howard Cosell, Jim Nabors, Jimmy Allen	N/A
????	June 27, 1972	Suzanne Pleshette, George Peppard, Rodney Dangerfield	N/A
????	June 28, 1972	Elsa Lanchester, Joe Flynn, Michael Crichton	Johnny Mathis
????	June 29, 1972	George Burns, Patti Deutsch, Buddy Rich, Cathy Rich	James Brown
????	June 30, 1972	Orson Bean, Arthur Siegel, David Brenner	Kaye Ballard, Lola Falana

July

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	July 3, 1972	George Carlin (guest host), Debbie Reynolds	Dan Hicks and his Hot Licks
????	July 4, 1972	Mickey Rooney, Martin Porris, Billy de Wolfe, Buddy Hackett, Marcia Wallace	James Brown, Lyn Collins
????	July 5, 1972	Joan Rivers	Burns & Schreiber
????	July 6, 1972	Edward Asner, Robert Blake, Shelley Winters, Dr. Kay Straud	Harry Chapin
????	July 7, 1972	Robert Mitchum, Ken Sansom, Robert Klein	Lana Cantrell, Mac Davis
????	July 10, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Redd Foxx	Gladys Knight & the Pips
????	July 11, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Jack Klugman, Harris Nelson, Stanley Myron Handelman, Rose Marie	Bobby Goldsboro
????	July 12, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Charles Nelson Reilly, Helen Gurley Brown	Pat Boone
????	July 13, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Rex Reed, Morty Gunty, Professor Backwards, Broderick Crawford	N/A
????	July 14, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Ricardo Montalban, Pepper Davis, Luciana Paluzzi, Stan Kann	Al Martino
????	July 17, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Rip Taylor, Pamela Mason, Jan Murray, Harris Nelson	Charo
????	July 18, 1972	Slappy White, Bob Seagren, Dr. Jean Rosenbaum	N/A
????	July 19, 1972	Tony Randall, Cheryl Miller, Dr. Sidney Garfield	Cass Elliot
????	July 20, 1972	Truman Capote, Joe Flynn	Jack Jones
????	July 21, 1972	Albert Brooks, Sam Peckinpah	N/A
????	July 24, 1972	Bobby Darin (guest host), Dr. Irwin Maxwell Stillman	Nancy Wilson
????	July 25, 1972	Bobby Darin (guest host), Joan Embery, Jo Anne Worley	Pat Boone
????	July 26, 1972	Earl Holliman, Jim Ahern	N/A
????	July 27, 1972	Slappy White, Sam Blotner	N/A
????	July 28, 1972	June Allyson, Alexis Smith, Patti Deutsch	Kenny Rankin
????	July 31, 1972	David Hartman (guest host), Bob Uecker, Gwen Davis, Richard M. Powell, Bobby Wick	Lola Falana

August

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	August 1, 1972	Lorna Luft, Robert Blake, Joan Rivers, Joseph Wambaugh	N/A
????	August 2, 1972	Richard Harris, Florence Henderson	N/A
????	August 3, 1972	Jack Benny	Harry Chapin
????	August 4, 1972	Redd Foxx, Dr. Paul Ehrlich	Trini Lopez
????	August 7, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Jack Klugman, Carol Wayne, Rose Marie	Bobby Goldsboro
????	August 8, 1972	Andy Griffith, Paul Williams, Dick Clair, Amarillo Slim	N/A
????	August 9, 1972	Frank Buxton, Gail Parent, Kenny Solms	Vikki Carr
????	August 10, 1972	Charlie Callas, Joe Flynn, Dr. Irwin Maxwell Stillman	Della Reese
????	August 11, 1972	David Brenner, Claude Steines	Mac Davis, Melba Moore
????	August 14, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host)	N/A
Desk- "Little Known Facts"
????	August 15, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Danny Thomas, Arnold Beichman	Burns & Schreiber, Jim Croce, Maury Muehleisen
????	August 16, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Jon Voight, Shecky Greene, Jenna McMahon, Dick Clair	N/A
????	August 17, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Marty Feldman	Arlo Guthrie, Pete Seeger
????	August 18, 1972	Bob Hope	Lana Cantrell, John Denver
????	August 21, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Redd Foxx, Leonard Barr	Bobby Rydell
????	August 22, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Charles Nelson Reilly, Sandy Baron, Jose Molina	Eartha Kitt
????	August 23, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Nipsey Russell	N/A
????	August 24, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Dom DeLuise, Lainie Kazan, Pepper Davis, Regis Philbin, Tony Reese	The Agostinos
????	August 25, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Norm Crosby, Marcia Wallace, Gene Nelson, Cleveland Amory	N/A
????	August 28, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Helen Gurley Brown, Jackie Vernon, Stan Kann, Virginia Graham, Demond Wilson	N/A
????	August 29, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Dr. Joyce Brothers, Rip Taylor, Carol Lynley	Lou Rawls
????	August 30, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Henny Youngman	Mel Carter
????	August 31, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Aileen Eaton, Milt Kamen	Abbe Lane, Mel Carter

September

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	September 1, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Richard Dawson, Phil Foster	Charo
????	September 4, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Victor Buono, Professor Backwards, Rose Marie, Amanda Ambrose	Joanie Sommers
????	September 5, 1972	George Gobel, Jill St. John	Paula Kelly
????	September 6, 1972	Steve Martin, Joe Flynn	Cass Elliot
????	September 7, 1972	Eva Gabor, Joseph N. Sorrentino	Roger Miller
????	September 8, 1972	Dr. Jean Rosenbaum	Buddy Rich, Monti Rock, Phyllis Newman
????	September 11, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Fernando Lamas, Pat Henry, Leonard Barr	Edie Adams, Monica Maris
????	September 12, 1972	Karen Valentine, Rodney Dangerfield	Larry Kert, Phyllis McGuire
Carnac the Magnificent
????	September 13, 1972	George Burns, Susan Saint James, Reverend Billy Graham	Ricky Nelson
????	September 14, 1972	Jim Fowler, George Maharis	Ace Trucking Company
????	September 15, 1972	Burt Reynolds, Peter Falk, Albert Brooks, Dr. Melvin Anchell	Vikki Carr
Desk- "Burt Reynolds Walk-On"
????	September 18, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Broderick Crawford, Rex Reed, Professor Backwards	N/A
????	September 19, 1972	Bob Hope, Dom DeLuise, Peter Fonda	John Denver ("It's a Sin To Tell a Lie" and "Prisoners")
Things to Do When Bored
????	September 20, 1972	Don Rickles, Hal David, Dr. Irwin Maxwell Stillman	Pat Boone, Dionne Warwick
Ripley's Believe It or Not
????	September 21, 1972	Carol Wayne, Jonathan Winters	N/A
????	September 22, 1972	Shecky Greene	Ace Trucking Company
????	September 25, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Charles Nelson Reilly, Sandy Baron	Eartha Kitt
????	September 26, 1972	Tony Randall, Paul Williams, Redd Foxx	N/A
T.V. Programs in Development For Next Season
????	September 27, 1972	Robert Klein, Frank Buxton	N/A
Little Known Phobias
????	September 28, 1972	Dennis Weaver, Totie Fields, Billy de Wolfe	Joe Williams
Stump the Band
????	September 29, 1972	Joan Rivers, Earl Holliman, Mitzi Gaynor, John Kidner, Carazini	N/A
How Johnny and Ed Meet

October

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	October 2, 1972	Jack Benny, Joey Bishop, George Burns, Jerry Lewis, Don Rickles, Dan Rowan, Dick Martin, Dinah Shore, Gov. Ronald Reagan, Don Durgin, Dean Martin (Taped Cameo)	N/A
????	October 3, 1972	Sandy Duncan, Rodney Dangerfield, Joseph N. Sorrentino	N/A
Johnny showed some film of his marriage announcement at the party given for him at the Beverly Hills Hotel by NBC, and showed some NFL film footage.
????	October 4, 1972	Bob Hope, Charlie Callas, Gig Young	Ike & Tina Turner ("Things Are Gonna Work Out Fine", "Let Me Touch Your Mind")
Prop piece- "Memorabilia from The Tonight Show"
????	October 5, 1972	Betty Ann Carr, Carroll O'Connor, Rona Jaffe	Burns & Schreiber
Provocative Newspaper Titles; Burns & Schreiber performs the panhandler routine
????	October 6, 1972	Shelley Winters, Patti Deutsch	Kenny Rankin ("String Man")
Bobby Fisher Interview
????	October 9, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Pat Paulsen	Della Reese, Sandler & Young
Audience Imitations
????	October 10, 1972	James Coco, Lorne Greene, Myron Cohen	Lola Falana ("Fever")
Carnac the Magnificent
????	October 11, 1972	Florence Henderson, Orson Bean, George Carlin, Dr. Melvin Anchell	N/A
????	October 12, 1972	Steve Martin, Madalyn Murray O'Hair	Roger Miller
Ripley's Believe It or Not; Stump the Band
????	October 13, 1972	Joe Flynn, David Brenner	N/A
Johnny showed some NFL film.
????	October 16, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Steve Allen, Jayne Meadows, Dr. Laurence J. Peter, Milt Kamen, E.J. Pealser	N/A
????	October 17, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Dr. Joyce Brothers, Jack E. Leonard	Erroll Garner, Jim Weatherly, Pearl Bailey
????	October 18, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Ross Martin, Pat Cooper, Stan Kann	Cass Elliot
????	October 19, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Vincent Price, David Frye	Erroll Garner, Charo
Audience Talent Contest
????	October 20, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Leonard Barr, Jack Douglas and wife Reiko	Janis Ian, Pat Boone
????	October 23, 1972	George Kirby, Helen Gurley Brown, Luciana Paluzzi	Liz Torres
????	October 24, 1972	John Davidson, Stanley Myron Handelman, Richard Boone, Jose Molina	N/A
????	October 25, 1972	Bruce Dern, Micki King	Johnny Mathis ("Where is The Love", "Alone Again")
Aunt Blabby
????	October 26, 1972	Charles Nelson Reilly, Cicely Tyson	N/A
????	October 27, 1972	Mickey Rooney, Artie Shaw, Ethel Waters	Julie Budd ("It's Too Late Baby", "The Way You Love")
Tribute to McDonald's
????	October 30, 1972	Lorne Greene (guest host), Marty Allen, Adelle Davis	Billy Daniels, Edie Adams
????	October 31, 1972		Trini Lopez
Accidents With The Staff

November

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	November 1, 1972	Victor Buono, Patti Deutsch, Mark Stone	Vikki Carr
Halloween Pranks
????	November 2, 1972	Jo Anne Worley, Alex Karras, John Landis	Charles Aznavour ("Dance in The Old-Fashioned Way" and "What Makes Man a Man")
Lesser Known World Records
????	November 3, 1972	Joan Embery, Graham Kerr, Joe Flynn	Dana Valery
Polls; Stump the Band
????	November 6, 1972	Danny Thomas, Jaye P. Morgan, George Maharis	Ace Trucking Company
Desk- "Polls"; Stump the Band (11/7/72 pre-empted for NBC News election Night Coverage)
????	November 8, 1972	Suzanne Pleshette, Dom DeLuise, Bobby Fischer	Jose Feliciano
????	November 9, 1972	Joan Rivers, Rob Reiner, Dr. David Reuben	Bee Gees ("Living in Chicago")
T.V. Guide Listings
????	November 10, 1972	Shecky Greene, Robert Shaw, Karen Valentine	Diana Ross
????	November 13, 1972	Muhammad Ali, Mayor John Lindsay, Teddy Kollek, Michael Preminger	Harry Chapin
Stump the Band
????	November 14, 1972	Ashley Montagu	Bobby Goldsboro, Phyllis Newman, Bob & Ray
NFL Football Clip
????	November 15, 1972	Jerry Lewis, Paul Williams	N/A
How to Meet New Friends While in Transit
????	November 16, 1972	Debbie Reynolds, Rex Reed, Patsy Kelly	Larry Kert, Linda Hopkins
Carnac the Magnificent
????	November 17, 1972	Joe Garagiola, Gig Young	Bette Midler, Los Indios Tabajaras
Unusual Hobbies
????	November 20, 1972	Jennifer O'Neill, Charlie Callas	Ethel Merman
Amusing News Items
????	November 21, 1972	Orson Bean, Dan Jenkins	Richie Havens
How to Sober up a Drunk
????	November 22, 1972	James Coco, Rodney Dangerfield, Lorne Greene	Marilyn Maye ("You've Got a Friend")
Stump the Band
????	November 23, 1972	Billy de Wolfe	Ben Vereen, John Rubinstein
NFL Film Clip
????	November 24, 1972	Tony Randall, David Brenner, Mark Stone	Oleg Popov
Review of Ed's Show at the St. Regis
????	November 27, 1972	Joe Frazier, Truman Capote, Robert Klein	Tammy Grimes
Letters to Santa
????	November 28, 1972	Anthony Quinn, David Steinberg, William F. Buckley, Jr.	Lana Cantrell
????	November 29, 1972	Margaret Truman	Buddy Rich, Marilyn Horne, Ace Trucking Company
Split Billboards
????	November 30, 1972	Jerry Orbach	N/A

December

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	December 1, 1972	Joe Namath (guest host), Barbara Walters, Otto Preminger, Pat Henry	Dana Valery, Ace Trucking Company
????	December 4, 1972	Suzanne Pleshette, Don Rickles	Don Ho ("Lovers Prayer" and "It's Impossible")
Aunt Blabby
????	December 5, 1972	Steve Martin	Lola Falana, Mac Davis
Stump the Band
????	December 6, 1972	Robert Blake, Sammy Davis, Jr.	N/A
????	December 7, 1972	Bob Hope, Carol Burnett	N/A
Motion Picture 'Spin-Off' Titles
????	December 8, 1972	Joan Rivers (guest host), Charles Nelson Reilly, Milt Kamen, Kreskin	Kaye Ballard, Maxine Weldon
????	December 11, 1972	Steve Allen, Harriet Gibson, Jackie Forrest, Dr. Irwin Maxwell Stillman	Martina Arroyo
????	December 12, 1972	Charlton Heston, George Carlin, Joseph N. Sorrentino	Kenny Rankin
How to Write a Thank You Note For a Gift You Don't Like
????	December 13, 1972	Patti Deutsch, George Maharis	Della Reese
????	December 14, 1972	Ed Sullivan, Bruce Dern	N/A
Mighty Carson Art Players- "Frankenstein's Monster"
????	December 15, 1972	Sammy Davis, Jr., Sandy Duncan, Mickey Rooney	Melanie
????	December 18, 1972	Sammy Davis, Jr., Robert Blake	N/A
New Products
????	December 19, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Danny Thomas, Norm Crosby, Stan Kann	Roger Miller
????	December 20, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), George Foreman	James Brown, Kentucky Fried Theatre
????	December 21, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Fernando Lamas, Rich Little, Virginia Graham, Leonard Barr	N/A
????	December 22, 1972	Joey Bishop (guest host), Walter Matthau, Allan Drake, Martin Ritt	Charo
????	December 25, 1972	Milt Kamen, Rose Marie, Sarah Kennedy	Frankie Avalon, Gloria Loring
????	December 26, 1972	Adelle Davis, Jan Murray, Stanley Myron Handelman	Johnny Cash
????	December 27, 1972	Steve Martin, F. Lee Bailey	Buddy Rich, Mills Brothers
Carnac the Magnificent
????	December 28, 1972	Gene Hackman, Diane Keaton, Michael Preminger	N/A
New Year's Eve Night Club Ads
????	December 29, 1972	Desi Arnaz, Jr., Jaye P. Morgan, Dr. Irwin Maxwell Stillman	David Clayton-Thomas
How to Know When You're Had Enough to Drink

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