Was Andy Griffith ever a guest on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Yong Fang · 05-30-2012, 08:29 AM

That's the question. Both Carson and Griffith became famous around the same time.

Has Griffith ever been a guest? I think a Griffith/Carson conversation would be interesting. A Carson/Knotts exchange would be hilarious.

However, I wonder if Griffith would have been a good guest for Carson since Carson liked to "cut up" and have fun with their guests. But Carson underneath it all was a rural country boy like Griffith, so there could have been humor on that level. I dunno. But I am sure he was on the show because Griffith was a star.

sar · 05-30-2012, 09:53 AM

Here's a YouTube clip of Andy on The Tonight Show, but Bill Cosby is guest-hosting:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3Orz_4liYI

Yong Fang · 05-30-2012, 11:14 AM

How about Don Knotts or Jim Nabors on Carson?

But that asks the question, Knotts and Nabors were probably a lot more urbane than in their show. Knotts and Carson would also be hilarious and interesting.

(I saw a I think an A and E biography of Johnny Carson. He started in 1962 when TAGS was on.)

Mark Glicker · 05-31-2012, 08:18 PM

What was Griffith not in It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World. Knotts was, along with virtually every comic short of Gleason.

05-30-2012, 08:29 AM	#1
Yong Fang Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 04, 2009 Location: Memphis Tennessee Posts: 3,073	Was Andy Griffith ever a guest on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson? That's the question. Both Carson and Griffith became famous around the same time. Has Griffith ever been a guest? I think a Griffith/Carson conversation would be interesting. A Carson/Knotts exchange would be hilarious. However, I wonder if Griffith would have been a good guest for Carson since Carson liked to "cut up" and have fun with their guests. But Carson underneath it all was a rural country boy like Griffith, so there could have been humor on that level. I dunno. But I am sure he was on the show because Griffith was a star.

05-30-2012, 09:53 AM	#2
sar Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 08, 2001 Location: South Florida Posts: 391	Here's a YouTube clip of Andy on The Tonight Show, but Bill Cosby is guest-hosting: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3Orz_4liYI

05-30-2012, 11:14 AM	#3
Yong Fang Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 04, 2009 Location: Memphis Tennessee Posts: 3,073	How about Don Knotts or Jim Nabors on Carson? But that asks the question, Knotts and Nabors were probably a lot more urbane than in their show. Knotts and Carson would also be hilarious and interesting. (I saw a I think an A and E biography of Johnny Carson. He started in 1962 when TAGS was on.)

05-31-2012, 08:18 PM	#4
Mark Glicker Member Occasional Poster Join Date: May 29, 2012 Location: New York Posts: 68	What was Griffith not in It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World. Knotts was, along with virtually every comic short of Gleason.