No Archiving Old Episodes
Early episodes the The Tonight Show are not archived and Carson had no problem with this. He once said that the network should make guitar picks out of the old episodes’ tapes since he didn’t see any value in them. However, all episodes that aired between 1973 and 1992 are preserved.
No Archiving Old Episodes
The First Episode Is Lost Forever
Due to the fact that early episodes of The Tonight Show were not saved, the show’s first ever episode is gone forever. However, there is early audio and a photo from the October 1st, 1962 episode in which Groucho Marx introduced Carson. Hey, at least that’s something!
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The First Episode Is Lost Forever
