1969 List Of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Episodes

*List of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson episodes*
List of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson episodes
No. of episodes	259
Release
Original network	NBC
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1969

January

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
1597	January 1, 1969 (1969-01-01)	Godfrey Cambridge, Pat McCormick, Alejandro Rey	N/A
1598	January 2, 1969 (1969-01-02)	Flip Wilson, David Susskind, Parker Fennelly	N/A
1599	January 3, 1969 (1969-01-03)	James Garner, Charlie Callas	Pearl Bailey
1600	January 6, 1969 (1969-01-06)	Joan Rivers (guest host), Marty Allen, Phyllis Newman	N/A
1601	January 7, 1969 (1969-01-07)	Irwin Corey, The Amin Brothers (Egyptian acrobatic balancing act)	Biff Rose
1602	January 8, 1969 (1969-01-08)	Stan Freberg, Jean-Paul Vignon	N/A
1603	January 9, 1969 (1969-01-09)	Jack E. Leonard	N/A
1604	January 10, 1969 (1969-01-10)	Vaughn Monroe, Jose Greco	The Romano Brothers
1605	January 13, 1969 (1969-01-13)	Shelley Berman	Newport Jazz Festival All-Stars: George Wein, Red Norvo, George Lamond, Ruby Braff, Larry Ridley, Luba Lisa
Durwood Kirby replaces Ed McMahon for the first of three nights so that McMahon could work as co-producer of the presidential inaugural gala.
1606	January 14, 1969 (1969-01-14)	New York City mayor John Lindsay, Britt Eklund, Linda Bennett	Tommy Leonetti
1607	January 15, 1969 (1969-01-15)	TBA	Lana Cantrell
1608	January 16, 1969 (1969-01-16)	Harry Belafonte, Britt Eklund	Andre Previn, The Craig Hundley Trio
1609	January 17, 1969 (1969-01-17)	Dick Cavett (guest host), Otto Preminger, Alan Burke	N/A
January 20 Tonight Show was preempted by NBC coverage of the Presidential Inaugural Ball
1610	January 21, 1969 (1969-01-21)	Peter Lawford (guest host), Gina Lollobrigida, Rich Little, Milt Kamen	Ted Neely
1611	January 22, 1969 (1969-01-22)	Buddy Rich	Sandler & Young
1612	January 23, 1969 (1969-01-23)	TBA	Bobby Vinton, The Tamba Four
1613	January 24, 1969 (1969-01-24)	David Susskind, Yvette Mimieux	Marilyn Maye, Homer and Jethro
1614	January 27, 1969 (1969-01-27)	Alan King (guest host), Donald Pleasence, Bishop Shane Ajamian	Georgia Gibbs
Durwood Kirby handled announcing duties for the week in place of vacationing Ed McMahon
1615	January 28, 1969 (1969-01-28)	John Davidson, etiquette expert Elizabeth Post	Eydie Gorme
1616	January 29, 1969 (1969-01-29)	Shari Lewis, Shelley Berman, Gloria LeRoy	U.S. Naval Air Training Command choir, Cole and Param
1617	January 30, 1969 (1969-01-30)	Dance team Bud and Cece Robinson	N/A
A laser beam demonstration is presented
1618	January 31, 1969 (1969-01-31)	Steve Lawrence, Roman Polanski, Topol	N/A

February

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
1619	February 3, 1969 (1969-02-03)	Flip Wilson (guest host), Elke Sommer, boxer Harlan Marbley	Biff Rose
1620	February 4, 1969 (1969-02-04)	Flip Wilson (guest host), Redd Foxx, Vince Edwards, Bob Gibson, Tina Louise	Peter Lind Hayes
1621	February 5, 1969 (1969-02-05)	Flip Wilson (guest host), Don Francks, Phil Foster, Linda Lavin	N/A
1622	February 6, 1969 (1969-02-06)	Flip Wilson (guest host), Bob & Ray	B.B. King, Jackie and Roy
1623	February 7, 1969 (1969-02-07)	Flip Wilson (guest host), Lara Parker, soul food expert Sanford Wolf, John Fisher	The Staple Singers, Monti Rock
1624	February 10, 1969 (1969-02-10)	John Davidson (guest host)	Erroll Garner, Lana Cantrell
1625	February 11, 1969 (1969-02-11)	Jack Benny, New York City ballet director George Balanchine and dancers Suzanne Farrell and Arthur Mitchell, Frank Buxton	N/A
1626	February 12, 1969 (1969-02-12)	Anita Douval, surfer Rodney Sumpter	Blood Sweat and Tears, O.C. Smith, Paula Kelly
1627	February 13, 1969 (1969-02-13)	David Susskind, Chita Rivera, Kitty Falger	Ray Price
1628	February 14, 1969 (1969-02-14)	Orson Bean (guest host), Paul Krassner, Ronnie Dyson	N/A
1629	February 17, 1969 (1969-02-17)	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Sammy Davis Jr., Carol Wayne, the cast of Laugh-In	N/A
1630	February 18, 1969 (1969-02-18)	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Don Adams, Richard Harris, Buddy Rogers, Kaye Ballard	N/A
1631	February 19, 1969 (1969-02-19)	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Kirk Douglas, The Smothers Brothers, John Byner	Craig Hundley
1632	February 20, 1969 (1969-02-20)	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Stan Freberg, Sharon Tate, Jana Mason, Dave Barry	Tiny Tim
1633	February 21, 1969 (1969-02-21)	(FROM LOS ANGELES) George Gobel, Judy Carne	N/A
1634	February 24, 1969 (1969-02-24)	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Raquel Welch, Jack Carter, Frank Sutton	Vic Damone
1635	February 25, 1969 (1969-02-25)	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Jerry Lewis, James Garner	N/A
1636	February 26, 1969 (1969-02-26)	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Bob Newhart, Dean Jones, Billy de Wolfe	Roslyn Kind
1637	February 27, 1969 (1969-02-27)	(FROM LOS ANGELES) George Burns, Mickey Rooney, Mark Wilson	N/A
1638	February 28, 1969 (1969-02-28)	(FROM LOS ANGELES) Tony Curtis, Barbara McNair, Carl Reiner, Jill St. John	N/A

March

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
1639	March 3, 1969 (1969-03-03)	Charlie Callas	N/A
1640	March 4, 1969 (1969-03-04)	Peter Ustinov	Robert Goulet
1641	March 5, 1969 (1969-03-05)	Tony Randall, Garry Moore, Gloria Loring	Sandler and Young
1642	March 6, 1969 (1969-03-06)	Bob Hope, Dean Martin, Buddy Rich, Carol Wayne, George Gobel, Judy Carne	Biff Rose, Don Ho
Sketch- "Black Shield of Fromen"
1643	March 7, 1969 (1969-03-07)	Woody Allen	N/A
1644	March 10, 1969 (1969-03-10)	Bob Crane, Maximilian Schell	N/A
1655	March 11, 1969 (1969-03-11)	Dick Cavett, Al Freeman Jr.	Anthony Newley, Paula Kelly
1656	March 12, 1969 (1969-03-12)	Buddy Hackett, Robert Montgomery	Jimmie Rodgers
Montgomery's reference to television station WBBM was bleeped out.
1657	March 13, 1969 (1969-03-13)	Jack E. Leonard	N/A
A report on the splashdown of Apollo 9 was shown during the program.
1658	March 14, 1969 (1969-03-14)	Peter Lawford (guest host)	Nancy Ames
1659	March 17, 1969 (1969-03-17)	Bill Cosby (guest host), Allan Sherman, Jim Brown, Satchel Paige	Vikki Carr
1660	March 18, 1969 (1969-03-18)	Bill Cosby (guest host), James Earl Jones, Artie Shaw	Diana Ross & The Supremes, Rhetta Hughes
1661	March 19, 1969 (1969-03-19)	Bill Cosby (guest host), Gloria Steinem, Willie Tyler, Robert Hooks	N/A
1662	March 20, 1969 (1969-03-20)	Bill Cosby (guest host), Julian Bond, Heywood Hale Broun	Tom Paxton
1663	March 21, 1969 (1969-03-21)	Bill Cosby (guest host), Hal Holbrook	Roslyn Kind, Bola Sete
1664	March 24, 1969 (1969-03-24)	Jerry Lewis (guest host), Robert Morse, Phil Foster, Stiller and Meara	Monti Rock
Lewis would apologize the next night for a joke that involved using the bathroom while flying over Mississippi.
1665	March 25, 1969 (1969-03-25)	Jerry Lewis (guest host), Charlie Callas, George Carlin	Mason Williams, Patrice Munsel
1666	March 26, 1969 (1969-03-26)	Jerry Lewis (guest host), Sally Ann Howes, London Lee, ski instructor Kitty Falger	N/A
1667	March 27, 1969 (1969-03-27)	Jerry Lewis (guest host), Lynn Redgrave, Gore Vidal, Anita Gillette, Guy Marks	Honey Ltd.
1668	March 28, 1969 (1969-03-28)	Jerry Lewis (guest host), Charlie Callas, Peter Lawford, Buddy Rich, Herschel Bernardi, Ina Balin	N/A
1669	March 31, 1969 (1969-03-31)	Dick Cavett, Glenn Ford	Max Morath, Saki Tumi

April

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
1670	April 1, 1969 (1969-04-01)	Neil Simon, Jack Lemmon, Sandy Dennis, Louisa Moritz	Marilyn Maye
1671	April 2, 1969 (1969-04-02)	TBA	The New Zealand Trading Company
1672	April 3, 1969 (1969-04-03)	Oscar de la Renta, Dr. Robert Baird	N/A
1673	April 4, 1969 (1969-04-04)	TBA	N/A
1674	April 7, 1969 (1969-04-07)	Alan King (guest host), Dick Shawn	N/A
1675	April 8, 1969 (1969-04-08)	David Susskind	Sergio Franchi
1676	April 9, 1969 (1969-04-09)	Dick Cavett, Kenneth Tynan, Michael Grando	Nancy Wilson
1677	April 10, 1969 (1969-04-10)	Dinah Shore, Allen Bruce	N/A
1678	April 11, 1969 (1969-04-11)	Tony Randall, Beatrice Lillie	Gerry Mulligan
1679	April 14, 1969 (1969-04-14)	Ted Williams, Rodney Dangerfield, Jack LaLanne	N/A
1680	April 15, 1969 (1969-04-15)	Victor Buono, Steve Brandt	Peggy Lee
1681	April 16, 1969 (1969-04-16)	George Jessel	N/A
1682	April 17, 1969 (1969-04-17)	Beatrice Lillie, Shecky Greene, Bob & Ray	Leslie Uggams
1683	April 18, 1969 (1969-04-18)	Joan Rivers (guest host), Soupy Sales, Gwen Verdon, Elizabeth Post	Anthony Newley
1684	April 21, 1969 (1969-04-21)	Vice President Spiro Agnew, Phyllis Diller, Ali MacGraw, Leonard Spigelgass	Just Us
1685	April 22, 1969 (1969-04-22)	Bud Collyer, William Redfield, Marian Mercer, Frank Buxton	N/A
1686	April 23, 1969 (1969-04-23)	Norman Mailer, Corbett Monica, Senta Berger, magician Milbourne Christopher	The Treniers
1687	April 24, 1969 (1969-04-24)	Oleg Cassini, Donna McKechnie, Tom Wicker, Ronnie David	N/A
1688	April 25, 1969 (1969-04-25)	Alan King (guest host), Garry Moore, Heywood Hale Broun, Savario Seridis	N/A
1689	April 28, 1969 (1969-04-28)	Connie Stevens, Zack Norman	N/A
Durwood Kirby served as the show's announcer for the week, in place of vacationing Ed McMahon
1690	April 29, 1969 (1969-04-29)	Don Rickles, Victor Borge	Just Us
1691	April 30, 1969 (1969-04-30)	Allen Funt, Mamie Van Doren	Sergio Franchi

May

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
1692	May 1, 1969 (1969-05-01)	Rodney Dangerfield, Ronnie David	N/A
1693	May 2, 1969 (1969-05-02)	Shari Lewis, Sander Vanocur, The Ace Trucking Company	Biff Rose
1694	May 5, 1969 (1969-05-05)	Peter Lawford (guest host), Jack Lemmon, Stiller and Meara, Peter Nero	N/A
1695	May 6, 1969 (1969-05-06)	Peter Lawford (guest host), Lee Marvin, Pat Henry, George Kirby	Monti Rock
1696	May 7, 1969 (1969-05-07)	Bob Newhart (guest host), Richard Benjamin, Paula Prentiss, Arthur Schlesinger, Alejandro Rey, Sandy Baron	Ray Stevens
1697	May 8, 1969 (1969-05-08)	Bob Newhart (guest host), James Coburn, Robert Ryan, Rod McKuen, Bob and Ray, Katharine Houghton	N/A
1698	May 9, 1969 (1969-05-09)	Carl Reiner (guest host), David Janssen, Gabriel Dell, Dick Carter	N/A
1699	May 12, 1969 (1969-05-12)	Don Rickles (guest host), Ann-Margret, Roger Smith, Ernie Terrell	Tiny Tim, Jean Terrell
Jean Terrell was the sister of Ernie Terrell
1700	May 13, 1969 (1969-05-13)	Don Rickles (guest host), Iris Adrian, David and Goliath	Bobby Vinton
1701	May 14, 1969 (1969-05-14)	Don Rickles (guest host), Ed Sullivan, Kraft Music Hall producers Dwight Hemion and Gary Smith, Elizabeth Post, Lore Dana and her Venetian doves	Jerry Vale, Angel Pablo
1702	May 15, 1969 (1969-05-15)	Bob Newhart (guest host), James Coburn, Marty Allen, Heywood Hale Broun	Johnny Mathis, Betty Walker
1703	May 16, 1969 (1969-05-16)	Bob Newhart (guest host), David Steinberg, Hines, Hines and Dad, Jim Fowler, Lee Meredith	Bobby Russell
1704	May 19, 1969 (1969-05-19)	Nicol Williamson, George Lindsay	N/A
1705	May 20, 1969 (1969-05-20)	Orson Bean, Charlie Callas	N/A
1706	May 21, 1969 (1969-05-21)	Tony Randall, Shecky Greene	N/A
1707	May 22, 1969 (1969-05-22)	Robert Wagner, Marian Mercer, psychologist George Bach	N/A
1708	May 23, 1969 (1969-05-23)	Woody Allen, Joey Heatherton	N/A
1709	May 26, 1969 (1969-05-26)	Jack Lemmon, Joan Rivers	Sue Raney
1710	May 27, 1969 (1969-05-27)	Lynn Redgrave, George Segal	Pete Seeger, Arlo Guthrie
1711	May 28, 1969 (1969-05-28)	Truman Capote	Judy Collins
1712	May 29, 1969 (1969-05-29)	Allard Lowenstein	John Hartford
1713	May 30, 1969 (1969-05-30)	Peter Lawford (guest host), Marty Allen, Pat Henry, José Greco	N/A

June

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
1714	June 2, 1969 (1969-06-02)	Howard Da Silva	N/A
1715	June 3, 1969 (1969-06-03)	Polly Bergen	N/A
1716	June 4, 1969 (1969-06-04)	Bob & Ray	Trini Lopez
1717	June 5, 1969 (1969-06-05)	Buffalo Bob Smith	N/A
1718	June 6, 1969 (1969-06-06)	Mary Hopkin, Gordon MacRae	N/A
1719	June 9, 1969 (1969-06-09)	Flip Wilson (guest host), George Carlin, Chuck Jackson	N/A
1720	June 10, 1969 (1969-06-10)	TBA	N/A
1721	June 11, 1969 (1969-06-11)	TBA	N/A
1722	June 12, 1969 (1969-06-12)	Sen. Edmund Muskie	N/A
1723	June 13, 1969 (1969-06-13)	Joan Rivers, Dana Valery, Stan Freberg, Jim Fowler	N/A
"Split Billboards"
1724	June 16, 1969 (1969-06-16)	David Frye, Chuck Barris, David Susskind	N/A
1725	June 17, 1969 (1969-06-17)	John Byner	The Monkees
1726	June 18, 1969 (1969-06-18)	Bernadette Peters, Jimmy Breslin	N/A
1727	June 19, 1969 (1969-06-19)	Harry Nilsson, Bennett Cerf, Morey Amsterdam	N/A
1728	June 20, 1969 (1969-06-20)	Woody Allen (guest host), Muhammad Ali	N/A
1729	June 23, 1969 (1969-06-23)	Orson Bean (guest host), Gloria Steinem	N/A
1730	June 24, 1969 (1969-06-24)	Gov. Nelson Rockefeller	N/A
1731	June 25, 1969 (1969-06-25)	Sen. George Murphy	Tiny Tim
1732	June 26, 1969 (1969-06-26)	Kaye Ballard, Cliff Robertson, Ann-Margret, Ace Trucking Company	N/A
1733	June 27, 1969 (1969-06-27)	George Segal (guest host), Eva Marie Saint	N/A
1734	June 30, 1969 (1969-06-30)	Tony Randall	Ray Charles
William Redfield serves as the show's announcer

July

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
1735	July 1, 1969 (1969-07-01)	Phyllis Newman, Jack Newfield, comedian Bob King	N/A
William Redfield serves as the show's announcer
1736	July 2, 1969 (1969-07-02)	Bob Crane, The Golddiggers, Stanley Myron Handelman	Lynn Mink
Durwood Kirby serves as the show's announcer
1737	July 3, 1969 (1969-07-03)	Shari Lewis, Rodney Dangerfield	The What For
Durwood Kirby serves as the show's announcer
1738	July 4, 1969 (1969-07-04)	Corbett Monica (guest host)	N/A
Durwood Kirby serves as the show's announcer
1739	July 7, 1969 (1969-07-07)	Flip Wilson (guest host), Claire Bloom	N/A
1740	July 8, 1969 (1969-07-08)	Flip Wilson (guest host), Lew Alcindor, Rip Taylor	N/A
1741	July 9, 1969 (1969-07-09)	Flip Wilson (guest host), Henny Youngman, Stiller and Meara	Kenny Rankin and Jerry Merrick
1742	July 10, 1969 (1969-07-10)	Flip Wilson (guest host), Jacqueline Susann, Nina Simone, Jerry Shane	Jimi Hendrix, Wilson Pickett, Joe Tex
1743	July 11, 1969 (1969-07-11)	Flip Wilson (guest host), Milton Berle	N/A
1744	July 14, 1969 (1969-07-14)	Carl Reiner (guest host), Buddy Hackett, Jerome Weidman	N/A
1745	July 15, 1969 (1969-07-15)	Carl Reiner (guest host), Neil Simon, Marilyn Michaels, Arthur Hailey	N/A
1746	July 16, 1969 (1969-07-16)	Carl Reiner (guest host), Ruth Gordon, Gwen Davis, Jamie Carr	N/A
1747	July 17, 1969 (1969-07-17)	Carl Reiner (guest host), Jackie Vernon, Claire Bloom, Elizabeth Hubbard	N/A
1748	July 18, 1969 (1969-07-18)	Carl Reiner (guest host), Godfrey Cambridge, Judy Pace	London Lee
1749	July 21, 1969 (1969-07-21)	Buddy Rich, Buddy Hackett	Gerri Granger
1750	July 22, 1969 (1969-07-22)	Burt Lancaster, Bob & Ray, Lenny Price	Jeannie C. Riley
1751	July 23, 1969 (1969-07-23)	Truman Capote, Red Buttons, Robert Klein	Linda Ronstadt
1752	July 24, 1969 (1969-07-24)	Jan Murray (guest host), Rich Little, Peter Fonda	Anita Bryant, Sergio Mendes and Bossa Ria
1753	July 25, 1969 (1969-07-25)	Rodney Dangerfield	N/A
1754	July 28, 1969 (1969-07-28)	Shecky Greene, Theodore White, Richard Ryder, Nancy Cherry, Judy Shackleford	What Four
1755	July 29, 1969 (1969-07-29)	Orson Bean, Corbett Monica, Jay Richard Kennedy	Richie Havens
1756	July 30, 1969 (1969-07-30)	TBA	N/A
1757	July 31, 1969 (1969-07-31)	Charlie Callas, Phyllis Newman	N/A

August

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
1758	August 1, 1969 (1969-08-01)	Jack Albertson, Bob and Ray, Mimi Hines and Phil Ford	Duke Ellington, Bobby Hebb
1759	August 4, 1969 (1969-08-04)	Flip Wilson (guest host)	The Chambers Brothers, Irving Fields
1760	August 5, 1969 (1969-08-05)	Flip Wilson (guest host), Pat Morita, Gordon Parks, John Fairfax	Joe Tex; Hines, Hines and Dad
1761	August 6, 1969 (1969-08-06)	Flip Wilson (guest host), Dr. Joyce Brothers, Barbara Walters, Dody Goodman, Rosalind Cash	Nina Simone
1762	August 7, 1969 (1969-08-07)	Bob Newhart (guest host), Jack Cassidy	Joan Baez, Kole and Param
1763	August 8, 1969 (1969-08-08)	Bob Newhart (guest host), Dave Garroway, Polly Bergen, Ashley Montagu	Monti Rock III
1764	August 11, 1969 (1969-08-11)	(FROM LOS ANGELES); Judy Carne, George Burns, Don Knotts, Gene Barry	N/A
Mighty Carson Art Players skit
1765	August 12, 1969 (1969-08-12)	(FROM LOS ANGELES); Bob Newhart, Ozzie Nelson, Harriet Nelson, Jill St. John	Sarah Vaughan
1766	August 13, 1969 (1969-08-13)	(FROM LOS ANGELES); Kaye Ballard	N/A
1767	August 14, 1969 (1969-08-14)	(FROM LOS ANGELES); Debbie Reynolds, Rose Marie, John Byner, George Lindsey, Carl Reiner	N/A
1768	August 15, 1969 (1969-08-15)	(FROM LOS ANGELES); Shari Lewis, Red Buttons, Irv Benson	Tiny Tim
1769	August 18, 1969 (1969-08-18)	(FROM LOS ANGELES); Bob Hope, Eva Gabor	N/A
1770	August 19, 1969 (1969-08-19)	(FROM LOS ANGELES); Joe DiMaggio, Raquel Welch, Shecky Greene	Marilyn Maye
1771	August 20, 1969 (1969-08-20)	(FROM LOS ANGELES); Lucille Ball, Flip Wilson	The Friends of Distinction
1772	August 21, 1969 (1969-08-21)	(FROM LOS ANGELES); Phyllis Diller, Dan Rowan, Dick Martin	Bobby Darin, The Unusual We
1773	August 22, 1969 (1969-08-22)	(FROM LOS ANGELES); Bill Cosby, Anne Baxter, Ricardo Montalbán, Andy Devine	N/A
1774	August 25, 1969 (1969-08-25)	Robert Stack, Barbara Rush, Wally Cox, Kaye Ballard, Stanley Myron Handelman, magician Albert Goshman	The First Edition
1775	August 26, 1969 (1969-08-26)	Clare Boothe Luce, Bernadette Devlin McAliskey	N/A
1776	August 27, 1969 (1969-08-27)	Joan Rivers, Don DeFore	Lana Cantrell
1777	August 28, 1969 (1969-08-28)	David Susskind, Charlie Callas, Donna Jean Young	Arlo Guthrie
1778	August 29, 1969 (1969-08-29)	Jerry Lewis (guest host), multiple Miss America contestants	Ricky Nelson, Leon Bibb, Hines, Hines and Dad
Peter Lawford served as the show's announcer

September

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
1779	September 1, 1969 (1969-09-01)	Tony Randall, William Holden, Pat Morita	Marilyn Maye, Turley Richards
1780	September 2, 1969 (1969-09-02)	Jaye P. Morgan, John Byner, Orson Bean, Adela Rogers St. Johns	N/A
1781	September 3, 1969 (1969-09-03)	Phyllis Newman, Corbett Monica	Mel Tormé, The People Tree
1782	September 4, 1969 (1969-09-04)	Dana Valery	The Youngbloods, Jimmie Rodgers
1783	September 5, 1969 (1969-09-05)	David Frye, Linda Bennett	Gary Lewis and the Playboys
1784	September 8, 1969 (1969-09-08)	Alan King, Peter Fonda, Jacqueline Susann, Suzanne Charny	N/A
1785	September 9, 1969 (1969-09-09)	Jay Silverheels, Charlie Callas, Dody Goodman	N/A
1786	September 10, 1969 (1969-09-10)	Robert Merrill, Bob and Ray	N/A
1787	September 11, 1969 (1969-09-11)	Peter Lawford (guest host), Sammy Davis Jr.	Monti Rock III, The Checkmates
1788	September 12, 1969 (1969-09-12)	Eartha Kitt	N/A
1789	September 15, 1969 (1969-09-15)	Woody Allen, Bennett Cerf, Dody Goodman	N/A
1790	September 16, 1969 (1969-09-16)	Joseph Cotten, Jaye P. Morgan, Ashley Montagu	N/A
1791	September 17, 1969 (1969-09-17)	Dina Merrill, Mitzi Gaynor	Jimmy Slyde
1792	September 18, 1969 (1969-09-18)	Helen Hayes, Cliff Robertson, Robert Downey Sr.	Tiny Tim, Nick Lucas
1793	September 19, 1969 (1969-09-19)	Zsa Zsa Gabor, Robert Culp, David Steinberg	Monti Rock III
1794	September 22, 1969 (1969-09-22)	Dick Cavett, Pamela Mason	Gloria Loring, Sergio Franchi
1795	September 23, 1969 (1969-09-23)	Janet Leigh, Troy Donahue, Robert Klein	Pat Boone,
1796	September 24, 1969 (1969-09-24)	Florence Henderson, Dick Tuck, Toots Shor, Danny Stradella, Robert Kreindler, Hy Uethtel	N/A
Shor, Stradella, Kreindler and Uethtel were all New York City restaurateurs
1797	September 25, 1969 (1969-09-25)	Ozzie Nelson, Harriet Nelson, Tom Seaver, Cleon Jones, Stanley Kramer	Jane Morgan
1798	September 26, 1969 (1969-09-26)	Jill St. John, Richard Loo, Alan Lee	N/A
Lee was known as "The Human Sandwich"
1799	September 29, 1969 (1969-09-29)	Tony Randall, Shecky Greene	Frank Sinatra Jr.
1800	September 30, 1969 (1969-09-30)	Roger Caras, Albert Goshman, Pat Collins	N/A

October

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
1801	October 1, 1969 (1969-10-01)	Bob Hope, Carl Reiner, Dean Martin, Debbie Reynolds, Don Rickles	N/A
7th Anniversary Show
1802	October 2, 1969 (1969-10-02)	Joe Namath, Joan Bennett, Bob & Ray, Keye Luke	N/A
1803	October 3, 1969 (1969-10-03)	Otto Preminger, Suzanne Charny	N/A
1804	October 6, 1969 (1969-10-06)	Mr. Wizard, Rich Little, Ashley Montagu	Gloria Loring
1805	October 7, 1969 (1969-10-07)	Lillian Hellman, Shecky Greene, Jaye P. Morgan, Gabe Pressman	N/A
1806	October 8, 1969 (1969-10-08)	Lon Chaney Jr., Pamela Tiffin, Shani Wallis	Melanie
1807	October 9, 1969 (1969-10-09)	Dick Cavett (guest host), Biff Rose, ESP specialist Marc Reymont	Sandler & Young
1808	October 10, 1969 (1969-10-10)	Dick Cavett (guest host), Muhammad Ali, Rodney Dangerfield	Anthony Newley
1809	October 13, 1969 (1969-10-13)	Peter Lawford (guest host), Lee Marvin, Pat Henry, Herman Levine	Jeannie C. Riley, Monti Rock
1810	October 14, 1969 (1969-10-14)	Peter Lawford (guest host), Marty Allen, Desmond Morris, Nai Bonet	N/A
The October 15 show was pre-empted by NBC in order to show the program "Vietnam Moratorium: A Day in October"
1811	October 16, 1969 (1969-10-16)	Alan King (guest host), Sen. George McGovern, Robert Ryan, Mac Robbins	Peter Nero, Yafa Yarkoni
1812	October 17, 1969 (1969-10-17)	Alan King (guest host), Muhammad Ali, Heywood Hale Broun, Lambs Club president Jack Waldron	N/A
1813	October 20, 1969 (1969-10-20)	Carl Reiner (guest host), Godfrey Cambridge, Herschel Bernardi, Peggy Cass, comedy team Edmonds and Curley	N/A
1814	October 21, 1969 (1969-10-21)	Carl Reiner (guest host), Albert Brooks, Yaphet Kotto	Marilyn Maye
1815	October 22, 1969 (1969-10-22)	Carl Reiner (guest host), Stanley Myron Handelman, Heather MacRae	Boyce and Hart
1816	October 23, 1969 (1969-10-23)	Joan Rivers (guest host), John Davidson, Adolph Green and wife Phyllis Newman, Playboy fashion editor, Robert Greene	N/A
1817	October 24, 1969 (1969-10-24)	Joan Rivers (guest host), Phyllis Diller, Ward Donovan	The Bobby Short Trio
1818	October 27, 1969 (1969-10-27)	Joan Rivers, David Susskind, George Kirby	Shirley Bassey
1819	October 28, 1969 (1969-10-28)	George C. Scott, Maureen Stapleton, Truman Capote, Jack DeLeon, Herb Klein	N/A
1820	October 29, 1969 (1969-10-29)	Phyllis Diller, Sal Mineo, Allen Funt, Soupy Sales, Robert Downey, Sr., magician Ricky Jay	N/A
1821	October 30, 1969 (1969-10-30)	Tony Randall, Bob & Ray, Toots Shor, Salome Jens	N/A
1822	October 31, 1969 (1969-10-31)	Maximillian Schell, Orson Bean, E.J. Peaker, Charlie Manna	Johnny Mathis, Andre Previn

November

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
1823	November 3, 1969 (1969-11-03)	Steve Lawrence (guest host), Peter Max, Boni Enten, Michael Myer	Carlos Santana, Oliver
1824	November 4, 1969 (1969-11-04)	Alan King (guest host), Jimmy Breslin, Pete Hamill, Heywood Hale Broun	N/A
1825	November 5, 1969 (1969-11-05)	(FROM LOS ANGELES); Bob Hope, Bill Cosby, Rose Marie	Bobby Darin
1826	November 6, 1969 (1969-11-06)	(FROM LOS ANGELES); Carol Wayne, George Raft, Robert Strauss	N/A
1827	November 7, 1969 (1969-11-07)	(FROM LOS ANGELES); Eva Gabor, Edgar Bergen	Cass Elliott
1828	November 10, 1969 (1969-11-10)	(FROM LOS ANGELES); David Steinberg, Bill Dana, Jill St. John, Gypsy Rose Lee	Tennessee Ernie Ford
1829	November 11, 1969 (1969-11-11)	(FROM LOS ANGELES); Eddie Albert, Jonathan Winters, Jaye P. Morgan	Diana Ross & the Supremes
1830	November 12, 1969 (1969-11-12)	(FROM LOS ANGELES); Bob Newhart, Billy de Wolfe	Lou Rawls
1831	November 13, 1969 (1969-11-13)	(FROM LOS ANGELES); Kaye Ballard, Carl Reiner, Peter Lawford	Sergio Mendes
1832	November 14, 1969 (1969-11-14)	(FROM LOS ANGELES); Bob Hope, George Lindsey	Roger Miller, Lynn Kellogg
1833	November 17, 1969 (1969-11-17)	(FROM LOS ANGELES); Jack Benny, Steve Allen, Barbara Eden, Jayne Meadows, Ann Blyth	Vic Damone
1834	November 18, 1969 (1969-11-18)	(FROM LOS ANGELES); Lucille Ball, Red Buttons, Louie Nye, Ozzie Nelson, Harriet Nelson	Della Reese, Trini Lopez
1835	November 19, 1969 (1969-11-19)	(FROM LOS ANGELES); Suzanne Charny	Leslie Uggams
1836	November 20, 1969 (1969-11-20)	(FROM LOS ANGELES); Charlton Heston, Goldie Hawn, Fernando Lamas, George Chakiris	Jane Powell
Limerick Contest
1837	November 21, 1969 (1969-11-21)	(FROM LOS ANGELES); Mickey Rooney, Agnes Moorehead, Anne Howard	Wayne Cochran
1838	November 24, 1969 (1969-11-24)	(FROM LOS ANGELES); Kirk Douglas, Debbie Reynolds, Karen Jensen	N/A
1839	November 25, 1969 (1969-11-25)	(FROM LOS ANGELES); George Burns, Gov. Ronald Reagan, Nancy Reagan, George Gobel, Diahann Carroll, Anjanette Comer	N/A
1840	November 26, 1969 (1969-11-26)	Joe Garagiola (guest host), Pat Henry	N/A
1841	November 27, 1969 (1969-11-27)	Joe Namath (guest host), Jackie Vernon, Louisa Moritz, Don Maynard, Matt Snell, Jim Turner, Bake Turner	N/A
1842	November 28, 1969 (1969-11-28)	Peter Lawford (guest host)	Cass Elliott

December

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
1843	December 1, 1969 (1969-12-01)	David Frye	N/A
1844	December 2, 1969 (1969-12-02)	Shelley Winters, David Susskind	N/A
1845	December 3, 1969 (1969-12-03)	Marty Brill, Willis Reed	N/A
1846	December 4, 1969 (1969-12-04)	Jane Fonda, David Steinberg	James Brown
1847	December 5, 1969 (1969-12-05)	Peter Lawford (guest host), Dick Cavett	N/A
1848	December 8, 1969 (1969-12-08)	George Kirby, Julie London	Tiny Tim
1849	December 9, 1969 (1969-12-09)	Tony Randall, Yves Montand, Linda Bennett	Irene Papas
1850	December 10, 1969 (1969-12-10)	Robert Klein, Phyllis Diller, Ellen Peck	Buddy Greco
1851	December 11, 1969 (1969-12-11)	Alfred Hitchcock, Rodney Dangerfield, Biff Rose	N/A
1852	December 12, 1969 (1969-12-12)	Dick Cavett (guest host), Earl Wilson Jr., Buck Henry, Milt Kamen	N/A
1853	December 15, 1969 (1969-12-15)	Ingrid Bergman, Gig Young, Jaye P. Morgan	N/A
1854	December 16, 1969 (1969-12-16)	Charlie Callas	Barbara Tai-Sing
1855	December 17, 1969 (1969-12-17)	The wedding of Tiny Tim and Miss Vicki, Phyllis Diller, Florence Henderson, Rudy Vallee	Nick Lucas
Do's and Don't's for Weddings
1856	December 18, 1969 (1969-12-18)	Bob & Ray, Biff Rose, artist Jan de Ruth	Hines, Hines and Dad
1857	December 19, 1969 (1969-12-19)	Peter Lawford (guest host), George Carlin, Ted Sorensen, Tammy Grimes	N/A
1858	December 22, 1969 (1969-12-22)	Hugh Downs (guest host), Robert Ryan, Bernadette Peters	N/A
1859	December 23, 1969 (1969-12-23)	Orson Bean (guest host), Jonathan Frid	N/A
1860	December 25, 1969 (1969-12-25)	Florence Henderson (guest host), The Ritts Puppets	N/A
1861	December 26, 1969 (1969-12-26)	Corbett Monica (guest host), Victor Buono, Ellen Peck, Noel Behn, Ronnie Martin	N/A
1862	December 29, 1969 (1969-12-29)	New York City mayor John Lindsay	N/A
1863	December 30, 1969 (1969-12-30)	Marty Brill, John Lahr	N/A
1864	December 31, 1969 (1969-12-31)	Jim Backus, Hugh Hefner, Woody Allen, Charlie Callas, George Raft	N/A

References

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