Beginnings -- Guests from Hollywood and Broadway -- Bits and skits -- Colleagues and guest hosts -- Comedians -- Music and musical guests -- Politics and social issues -- Johnny the businessman -- Life as a star -- Beautiful Downtown Burbank -- Actors, musicians, and comedians of the seventies -- Bumps in the road and bans from the show -- Memorable moments from the seventies -- Off set in the seventies -- The final act -- Eighties guests -- Impressions and spoofs -- Stand-up sensations in the eighties -- Joan, Dave, and Jay -- Joy, grief, and loss -- The last days of the show -- Retirement

"A wildly entertaining book by one of the most obsessed and informed fans on the planet of TV icon Johnny Carson, setting the record straight on Carson's legacy and shining light on the personality behind the legendary comedian and talk show host"-- Provided by publisher