One year before Ed McMahon died my wife and I were walking through Ceasar's Palace Las Vegas near the Forum Shops. Right in the middle of the floor there was a man sitting alone at a table with some hard back books for sale. I walked up to him and saw that it was Ed McMahon. I was blown away but my wife didn't know who he was. No one else seemed interested in his presence. This gave me a chance to speak with him about his career. Honestly, he was very friendly and seemed somewhat melancholy. I ended up buying one of his books, a self written biography. He had his fair share of personal tragedy. Did you mention that he was a Marine pilot during WWII and flew the famous F4U Corsair in combat in the Pacific?
Near the end of Ed's life --- he went on tv to ask for financial help to keep his house. Somehow he and his wife were broke!!!! Ed was a great talent --- and Johnny was lucky that Ed stayed with him all those years on The Tonight Show. Johnny was a cold fish - no wonder his wives left him.
@@sandyrose2398 I could not believe that out of all the probably millions Ed made over his career that he so mismanaged his money that he was broke. Someone paid for his house, secretly. I wonder who that could have been? I'll bet it was Johnny.
I believe Carson was an INFJ personality type-they tend to be loners or square pegs. They’re natural introverts who can revert to social extroversion when the need arises. I miss Carson. Like Steve Allen (and Letterman, Conan and Craig Ferguson), he was a genuine talent. The current late night TV landscape is a wasteland of hacks, political shills and semi-talented phonies who couldn’t hold a candle to him in his prime.
There is an OLD statement about meeting your heroes. Supposedly NOT a good idea. I have met and known some amazing people but Never met someone that I considered a hero. If you liked/loved the Johnny Carson on late night TV then LEAVE it at that and appreciate him for all of his talent. Sometimes it's tragic to look behind the curtain.
I thick it was pretty well known about Carson's shyness and ability to be caustic, but I did not know he had his own yacht where he apparently spent a lot of time ! Thanks!
The Johnny Carson show was a big deal back in the day. Often people would talk about the show the next day at work. I don't know anyone who did not love Ed McMahon he was much respected a real sweet person. Wonderful memories of those days.
Johnny Carson and Ed McMahon was amazing comedy duo. They're was outstanding to watch on The Tonight Show. They will never be forgotten. May they rest in peace.
I'm just glad that Ed didn't stoop to that usual tell all book and try to defame Johnny. It shows what a good person underneath all that public hoopla that both Ed and Johnny were.
Unlike the book published by "Bombastic Bushkin" - the bitter lawyer that Carson hired for many years, and when Carson ended their partnership in 1988 the lawyer had a very large chip on his shoulder, and chose to write an expose book on Carson, which literally poured shit all over Johnny.
@@johnking5174 Yeah, I think of the book about Joan Crawford written by one of her adopted daughters which tried to trash Joan. Ungrateful brat, there's no telling the horrors Joan may have rescued her from. Plus a daughter of one of the Papas of the Mamas and Papas whom I love BTW and have a lot of their music wrote a tell all and accused him of, well, won't dignify what she said by repeating it. LOVE Cass's voice. One of the most beautiful I have ever heard. She was in fine form with I Call Your Name and Midnite Voyage.
Ed was proud of his time as a Marine fighter pilot, Semper Fi. Some saw Ed as just a second banana, but he was the host of Star Search, the co-host of TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes with friend Dick Clark, and the sidekick to Jerry Lewis on the MDA telethon. Plus he was the commercial spokesperson for Budweiser, Alpo and many other products. From what I have heard about him, Ed was a gentleman and a very friendly guy.
Carson will always be a mystery to anyone who lived his show. He quite simply was the best to ever do it but once the cameras weren’t running, he was somewhat awkward and shy. I’m just grateful I was old enough to enjoy the last 25 years of his run. I still watch old shows on On Demand.
I was surprised to learn about Johnny having a shy side. He always came across on the tonight show as being out going and the life of the party. I always loved Johnny and Ed's joking around together on the tonight show and know they could get my Dad and Granddad both laughing their sides sore. I also, enjoyed Ed's time on TV Bloopers. It was good that Ed and Johnny got to spend time together before Johnny passed away. It probably was meant to be that way. The same as it was for my Mom and I to spend time together before she passed. There was things being revealed to me the whole week that Mom would be leaving us, that my Dad never saw or wasn't revealed to him. And, it may have been that way with Ed and Johnny things happened for them to spend time together before Johnny left this world.
@@FactsVerse Yes!! I did indeed gain some new insight about Johnny Carson. It's what I really like about the videos of Fact Verse they help one gain insight on things one didn't know before hand. Be nice to see a video on the TV series that was on awhile back in the 1990's called "Melrose Place".
I recall my parents always watching Johnny Carson show, as a teen I assumed Carson was ancient, so when he passed I was shocked Thought he'd live forever.
I believe Carson to have been the best Late Night host bar none. No excusing his aloof and nasty attitude , but I think there are some reasons for some of that . Again no one should be mean just because they can. For one he was blazing a trail; there were no books on how to do what he did , in fact I don’t know if he ever took a coarse in speech . Many talk show hosts today use the methods and antics he innovated . Some things that contributed to his disagreeable nature were : his mother was as cold as ice to him, he bought her a home gave her free vacations and she just gripped about it. Never seemed to love or respect him, I think he had zero love from her and his dad was merely a robot that mindlessly did everything Carson’s mother told him to do. Carson also desperately wanted to quit the Tonight Show years ( 1980 I believe) before he did but was highly pressured into staying another 12 years or so . From the book I read by his former lawyer it was tremendously stressful for him to get out there every night and deliver. Sometimes in the monologues I used to watch him twitch and do edgy , nervous body language . The failure with his wives , and in friendships must have ate at him. I think his extremely cold disfuctional ice cold upbringing did effect him. But others were raised that way and overcame it , I think leaning on God is the only real way to overcome such a loveless childhood in your formative years. , It ever nags and burns at you on the inside. The rejection is chiseled into your heart . I think it very sad that in the end he died almost completely alone
Well - that sure clears up a lot of questions. I’ve watched the Carson show throughout the years- and I was so frustrated bc I honestly couldn’t see why Ed Mc Mahon was on the panel, once the guests came in. I also noticed how people had to stay seated on the panel - even after their interview was over, but not talk- that had to be awkward.. I liked the Carson show, but I sensed Carson was tense. > I couldn’t understand why - bc everybody loved him…👋 So glad I didn’t have to work w. him. Only watch him on tv.
I loved Carson, although I had heard he held lifelong grudges. He was particularly cruel towards Joan Rivers. Everyone has a darker side, some more than others.
@@51MontyPython She had worked under Carson as a fill-in host for many years. Joan got an offer from another network and didn't tell Johnny. I believe he felt betrayed, but whatever the reason, they rarely spoke to each other. Both are gone now.
@@mikewhite4560 Bushkin was a personal friend of Carson's for many years. Yes, he was a lawyer, and handled much of Carson's personal affairs. $$$ is always the motivator..
@@curtgomes Once again, I READ IT. Then wondered WHY. Live, a guy who saw 1 of Johnny' last Shows. Bushkin made a Joan Rivers move. BTW, didn't Carson & Bushkin part ways..LAWYERS & CHARACTER LOL
Ed McMahon along with Ernest Borgnine was one of the very few good genuine and humble people in Hollywood and funny Johnny Carson would sometimes anger me when he would cut short Ed McMahon when Ed was getting a laugh
I would have liked to see Ed and Johnnie switch roles and seats for a show! They each could have lampooned the role the other normally played. "And now------ heeeeeeeeers ED!"
I have heard stories about Carson's offstage shyness. But he is not the only celebrity that is reticent offstage or when the cameras are not filming. Sammy Davis Jr. was said to be very shy when not performing and that's also said of Mick Jagger. And have you ever seen an interview with Robert DeNiro? When he's not in character he seems to have nothing to say.
It's always kind of astonishing that you can have someone who exudes such ease and supreme confidence broadcasting to millions each night yet feels insecure and awkward in actual social situations. Also, apparently, as the years wore on and Carson became hugely influential and a veritable 'kingmaker', he liked public gatherings even less because dealings with people became more and more 'transactional', an attitude which he really detested. If I had people constantly clamouring for a piece of me, I'd be aloof and distant too. (and for any JC fans who haven't seen it, "The Larry Sanders Show" was such a brilliant parody...so often, I would imagine Johnny Carson watching at home, literally laughing his ass off)
this dude, or whoever runs this channel, cannot be trusted. in their "Little Rascals, how everyone died" video, he says that Robert Blake was convicted of murdering his wife and is "still in prison until this day"... Blake was acquitted and is still alive and not in prison. do jot believe this hype for likes person/channel. cannot be trusted, as the comments are disabled on that particular video. it should be taken down. shady stuff
and people believe these facts!! the people who do this page only read from what's available on the internet with no proper research. or they add fakeness that people believe..re-writing history
Johnny was comfortable and at ease in front of the camera, with 400 audience in front of him. Place him in front of 10 or 15 people in a social occasion and he crumbled with shyness. Hated it.
A lot of entertainers struggle with their public and private personas. The public has an expectation that the celebrity is always "on" and accessable, while the celebrities see that as their job.
People love celebrities because their on screen images, but those images are just created by entertaining the people, oftentimes are quite different or even contrary from the reality...
When Carson passed away why was there no funeral service or wake for him? Also, NBC did not do any tribute show in Carson's memory, why? Was Carson an atheist?
Johnny only wanted a private service, NBC did have Jay Leno do a tribute show the day after Johnny died, with special guests Ed McMahon, Bob Newhart, Don Rickles, Drew Carey. Yes, he was an atheist.
American family publishers?¿?... No it was publisher clearing house! He would deliver a Big check to the winners with balloons and flowers! At least in my old reality!
My grandmother was family friends with the mother of his children. He was no Saint that's for sure. He told his son, who went to him battling with addiction, that he needed to figure it out on his own because he (Johnny) was not in to attending pitty parties. He absolutely was brutish, cruel, cold hearted, selfish, self-centered, arrogant, power hungry, holier than thou and many other things... none of them good. He was an amazing character on television but his real identity was less than admirable.
His "pity party" response was not entirely inappropriate. Maybe he had lost his moral authority over his son and thought telling him to suck it up was best he could do.
Carson _was_ a vicious, horrific & violent mean-drunk. Jonathan / “Johnny” was also a selfish & self-seeking loner who was prone to rampant paranoia & blacked-out bouts of creepy “Peeping Tom”-related activities. A ‘comedic tv genius’ or not, this man was dangerous & sick as all get out.
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Carson was and is still the unrivaled king of late night. R.I.P.!
One year before Ed McMahon died my wife and I were walking through Ceasar's Palace Las Vegas near the Forum Shops. Right in the middle of the floor there was a man sitting alone at a table with some hard back books for sale. I walked up to him and saw that it was Ed McMahon. I was blown away but my wife didn't know who he was. No one else seemed interested in his presence. This gave me a chance to speak with him about his career. Honestly, he was very friendly and seemed somewhat melancholy. I ended up buying one of his books, a self written biography. He had his fair share of personal tragedy. Did you mention that he was a Marine pilot during WWII and flew the famous F4U Corsair in combat in the Pacific?
Near the end of Ed's life --- he went on tv to ask for financial help to keep his house. Somehow he and his wife were broke!!!! Ed was a great talent --- and Johnny was lucky that Ed stayed with him all those years on The Tonight Show. Johnny was a cold fish - no wonder his wives left him.
@@sandyrose2398 Yes, your post is 100% accurate. Carson, could be, and often was an ugly nasty piece of work. Read Bushkin's book.....
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@@sandyrose2398 I could not believe that out of all the probably millions Ed made over his career that he so mismanaged his money that he was broke. Someone paid for his house, secretly. I wonder who that could have been? I'll bet it was Johnny.
@@jerrylee8261 Johnny Carson died in Jan of 2005. McMahon died in 2009, over four years later. I'm sure it wasn't Carson who was his benefactor.
I believe Carson was an INFJ personality type-they tend to be loners or square pegs. They’re natural introverts who can revert to social extroversion when the need arises.
I miss Carson. Like Steve Allen (and Letterman, Conan and Craig Ferguson), he was a genuine talent. The current late night TV landscape is a wasteland of hacks, political shills and semi-talented phonies who couldn’t hold a candle to him in his prime.
I always had a feeling that Johnny was a complex and complicated man, and so this news does not surprise me at all.
Loved them growing up (I'm in my sixties.)
I understand Johnny was a mean drunk.
There is an OLD statement about meeting your heroes. Supposedly NOT a good idea. I have met and known some amazing people but Never met someone that I considered a hero. If you liked/loved the Johnny Carson on late night TV then LEAVE it at that and appreciate him for all of his talent. Sometimes it's tragic to look behind the curtain.
It's time for NBC to start the reruns. After spending every weeknight entertaining us he deserved time to himself.
NBC doesn’t have enough sense to bring back Carson; not enough sex, lies, and scandals to guarantee them $$$. What a shame.
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And not enough of today's silly drama.
@@marycopeland4049 yeah NBC along with ABC and CBS are all Stupid
I thick it was pretty well known about Carson's shyness and ability to be caustic, but I did not know he had his own yacht where he apparently spent a lot of time ! Thanks!
Johnny loved spending time alone on his yacht.
You're very much welcome! Happy to know that you learned something new about Johnny. 😊
Still my all time favorite late night host.
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The Johnny Carson show was a big deal back in the day. Often people would talk about the show the next day at work. I don't know anyone who did not love Ed McMahon he was much respected a real sweet person. Wonderful memories of those days.
Glad to hear that Ed has class and did not take jabs at Johnny in his book after his passing.
Johnny Carson and Ed McMahon was amazing comedy duo. They're was outstanding to watch on The Tonight Show. They will never be forgotten. May they rest in peace.
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I'm just glad that Ed didn't stoop to that usual tell all book and try to defame Johnny. It shows what a good person underneath all that public hoopla that both Ed and Johnny were.
Unlike the book published by "Bombastic Bushkin" - the bitter lawyer that Carson hired for many years, and when Carson ended their partnership in 1988 the lawyer had a very large chip on his shoulder, and chose to write an expose book on Carson, which literally poured shit all over Johnny.
@@johnking5174 Yeah, I think of the book about Joan Crawford written by one of her adopted daughters which tried to trash Joan. Ungrateful brat, there's no telling the horrors Joan may have rescued her from.
Plus a daughter of one of the Papas of the Mamas and Papas whom I love BTW and have a lot of their music wrote a tell all and accused him of, well, won't dignify what she said by repeating it.
LOVE Cass's voice. One of the most beautiful I have ever heard.
She was in fine form with I Call Your Name and Midnite Voyage.
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Joan Crawford was a miserable tyrant. The way she treated her adopted son (two tours in Vietnam) was criminal!
@@johna.4334 I admire her acting skills so much that it's hard for me to believe that. Have watched Mildred Pierce several times.
Ed was proud of his time as a Marine fighter pilot, Semper Fi. Some saw Ed as just a second banana, but he was the host of Star Search, the co-host of TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes with friend Dick Clark, and the sidekick to Jerry Lewis on the MDA telethon. Plus he was the commercial spokesperson for Budweiser, Alpo and many other products. From what I have heard about him, Ed was a gentleman and a very friendly guy.
Carson will always be a mystery to anyone who lived his show. He quite simply was the best to ever do it but once the cameras weren’t running, he was somewhat awkward and shy. I’m just grateful I was old enough to enjoy the last 25 years of his run. I still watch old shows on On Demand.
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I was surprised to learn about Johnny having a shy side. He always came across on the tonight show as being out going and the life of the party.
I always loved Johnny and Ed's joking around together on the tonight show and know they could get my Dad and Granddad both laughing their sides sore.
I also, enjoyed Ed's time on TV Bloopers.
It was good that Ed and Johnny got to spend time together before Johnny passed away. It probably was meant to be that way. The same as it was for my Mom and I to spend time together before she passed. There was things being revealed to me the whole week that Mom would be leaving us, that my Dad never saw or wasn't revealed to him. And, it may have been that way with Ed and Johnny things happened for them to spend time together before Johnny left this world.
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@@FactsVerse Yes!! I did indeed gain some new insight about Johnny Carson. It's what I really like about the videos of Fact Verse they help one gain insight on things one didn't know before hand.
Be nice to see a video on the TV series that was on awhile back in the 1990's called "Melrose Place".
Johnny Carson was a prick in real life.
I recall my parents always watching Johnny Carson show, as a teen I assumed Carson was ancient, so when he passed I was shocked Thought he'd live forever.
I believe Carson to have been the best Late Night host bar none. No excusing his aloof and nasty attitude , but I think there are some reasons for some of that . Again no one should be mean just because they can. For one he was blazing a trail; there were no books on how to do what he did , in fact I don’t know if he ever took a coarse in speech . Many talk show hosts today use the methods and antics he innovated . Some things that contributed to his disagreeable nature were : his mother was as cold as ice to him, he bought her a home gave her free vacations and she just gripped about it. Never seemed to love or respect him, I think he had zero love from her and his dad was merely a robot that mindlessly did everything Carson’s mother told him to do. Carson also desperately wanted to quit the Tonight Show years ( 1980 I believe) before he did but was highly pressured into staying another 12 years or so . From the book I read by his former lawyer it was tremendously stressful for him to get out there every night and deliver. Sometimes in the monologues I used to watch him twitch and do edgy , nervous body language . The failure with his wives , and in friendships must have ate at him. I think his extremely cold disfuctional ice cold upbringing did effect him. But others were raised that way and overcame it , I think leaning on God is the only real way to overcome such a loveless childhood in your formative years. , It ever nags and burns at you on the inside. The rejection is chiseled into your heart . I think it very sad that in the end he died almost completely alone
Well - that sure clears up a lot of questions.
I’ve watched the Carson show throughout the years- and I was so frustrated bc I honestly couldn’t see why Ed Mc Mahon was on the panel, once the guests came in.
I also noticed how people had to stay seated on the panel - even after their interview was over, but not talk- that had to be awkward..
I liked the Carson show, but I sensed Carson was tense.
> I couldn’t understand why - bc everybody loved him…👋
So glad I didn’t have to work w. him. Only watch him on tv.
Ed was a major part of the show!!!! Real talent, great stories and interesting people. The late-night shows of today are so fake and freaky.
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Johnny was a perfectionist. It may have been stressful to work on the show.
@@sandyrose2398 yes you are %100 correct about todays late night TV shows are very bad never watch
@@wildbill7081 They are awful, especially Stephen Colbert.
I loved Carson, although I had heard he held lifelong grudges. He was particularly cruel towards Joan Rivers. Everyone has a darker side, some more than others.
What was his beef with Joan?
@@51MontyPython She had worked under Carson as a fill-in host for many years. Joan got an offer from another network and didn't tell Johnny. I believe he felt betrayed, but whatever the reason, they rarely spoke to each other. Both are gone now.
Not really. He seemed that way despite the great humor.
To get an accurate idea of the Real Johnny Carson read "Johnny Carson" by Henry Bushkin. 5 stars on amazon. It will open your eyes for sure.
Fun stuff, thank you for sharing this. We'll check it on Amazon 👍
I did. Found it like a National Enquirer KISS & TELL...Never understood why the LAWYER wrote it..Oh yeah $$$$$$$$
@@mikewhite4560 Bushkin was a personal friend of Carson's for many years. Yes, he was a lawyer, and handled much of Carson's personal affairs. $$$ is always the motivator..
@@curtgomes Once again, I READ IT. Then wondered WHY. Live, a guy who saw 1 of Johnny' last Shows. Bushkin made a Joan Rivers move. BTW, didn't Carson & Bushkin part ways..LAWYERS & CHARACTER LOL
@@mikewhite4560 Bushkin was certainly not the only Carson detractor. There are many others.
Johnny Carson was a high IQ person. They only have high IQ friends so there are few…
I did not know that,that is wild stuff.
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@@FactsVerse famous people or celebs who may have been responsible for someone's death
I see what you did there!only the Carson insiders know that one lol..
Ed McMahon along with Ernest Borgnine was one of the very few good genuine and humble people in Hollywood and funny Johnny Carson would sometimes anger me when he would cut short Ed McMahon when Ed was getting a laugh
I would have liked to see Ed and Johnnie switch roles and seats for a show!
They each could have lampooned the role the other normally played.
"And now------ heeeeeeeeers ED!"
I have heard stories about Carson's offstage shyness. But he is not the only celebrity that is reticent offstage or when the cameras are not filming. Sammy Davis Jr. was said to be very shy when not performing and that's also said of Mick Jagger. And have you ever seen an interview with Robert DeNiro? When he's not in character he seems to have nothing to say.
It's always kind of astonishing that you can have someone who exudes such ease and supreme confidence broadcasting to millions each night yet feels insecure and awkward in actual social situations. Also, apparently, as the years wore on and Carson became hugely influential and a veritable 'kingmaker', he liked public gatherings even less because dealings with people became more and more 'transactional', an attitude which he really detested. If I had people constantly clamouring for a piece of me, I'd be aloof and distant too. (and for any JC fans who haven't seen it, "The Larry Sanders Show" was such a brilliant parody...so often, I would imagine Johnny Carson watching at home, literally laughing his ass off)
this dude, or whoever runs this channel, cannot be trusted. in their "Little Rascals, how everyone died" video, he says that Robert Blake was convicted of murdering his wife and is "still in prison until this day"... Blake was acquitted and is still alive and not in prison. do jot believe this hype for likes person/channel. cannot be trusted, as the comments are disabled on that particular video. it should be taken down. shady stuff
and people believe these facts!! the people who do this page only read from what's available on the internet with no proper research. or they add fakeness that people believe..re-writing history
Sending prayers for his family ❤️❤️🙏🙏
Thank you for your prayers! Stay safe too 🙏
Read the memoir of Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin...Johnny had his limitations!
After Carson left I never watched again. He was great!
I had heard Johnny was shy.
Johnny was comfortable and at ease in front of the camera, with 400 audience in front of him. Place him in front of 10 or 15 people in a social occasion and he crumbled with shyness. Hated it.
A lot of entertainers struggle with their public and private personas. The public has an expectation that the celebrity is always "on" and accessable, while the celebrities see that as their job.
Sounds like johnny was an introvert and doesnt like crowds, however when drinking his sense of humor would kick in.
People love celebrities because their on screen images, but those images are just created by entertaining the people, oftentimes are quite different or even contrary from the reality...
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Having a good directer to instruct you how to act is important
The jerks on late night now is in no league with the king of late night.
When Carson passed away why was there no funeral service or wake for him?
Also, NBC did not do any tribute show in Carson's memory, why?
Was Carson an atheist?
He did not want one.
Johnny only wanted a private service, NBC did have Jay Leno do a tribute show the day after Johnny died, with special guests Ed McMahon, Bob Newhart, Don Rickles, Drew Carey.
Yes, he was an atheist.
@@erichaynes7502 Even though, he grew up in the Episcopalian church.
Who creates these robotic videos? They're awful.
Never understood the appeal of Carson. He wasn't very clever or funny. Along with Jerry Lewis, his fame and "talent" continue to confound.
Because of his years of television work, he became a fixture for many Americans, iconic in the sense that he was there and almost taken for granted.
Rather shallow "expose". All old info.
American family publishers?¿?...
No it was publisher clearing house! He would deliver a Big check to the winners with balloons and flowers! At least in my old reality!
Went to Johnny Carson show once and ended up with John Davidson😂
yup, me too, guest host was david letterman, both he & the show were horrid.
Seems like Ed McMahon was a very nice man. Johnny was fortunate to have him as co-host.
Carson was on the board of magic castle. I ran into at the MLB Allstars game. He was cordial and friendly.
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Why I feel a connection to Johnny Carson because I can be alone in a crowd. Same here. ❤️ED ❤️Johnny
Rest in Peace Johnny and Ed..."Sis-Boom-Bah!"
Couldn’t stand this show and was forced to watch it by parents
No I knew it. It is something I could read by watching him.
My grandmother was family friends with the mother of his children. He was no Saint that's for sure. He told his son, who went to him battling with addiction, that he needed to figure it out on his own because he (Johnny) was not in to attending pitty parties. He absolutely was brutish, cruel, cold hearted, selfish, self-centered, arrogant, power hungry, holier than thou and many other things... none of them good. He was an amazing character on television but his real identity was less than admirable.
It's true, Johnny had a horrible mother that ruined a great portion of his life. Midwest families can be very cold.
His "pity party" response was not entirely inappropriate. Maybe
he had lost his moral authority over his son and thought telling him to suck it up was best he could do.
@@johnhitz1185 By almost accounts Johnny was a distant father at best.
Johnny Carson was before my time. Tried watching his reruns on cable but found his sense of humor lacking, although enjoyed the guests he interviewed.
Shame McMahon had to be a shadow of Carson. Never believe Carson treated him with respect.
Interesting....I had heard that Johnny couldn't stand Ed and rarely associated with him off stage.
This just goes to show that not everything we hear is true. Every relationship has its ups and downs.
Not true whatsoever
Johnny and Ed did stop hanging around each other, that's why Ed went and did Star Search, TV Bloopers, commercials, etc.
@@erichaynes7502 yeah, that's what I thought. I'm pretty sure Johnny avoided Ed towards the end.
@@DPhasely Ed was the better man in many ways but damn, he died broke it's sad and weird.
Carson _was_ a vicious, horrific & violent mean-drunk.
Jonathan / “Johnny” was also a selfish & self-seeking loner who was prone to rampant paranoia & blacked-out bouts of creepy “Peeping Tom”-related activities. A ‘comedic tv genius’ or not, this man was dangerous & sick as all get out.
He should've been in a pscyhiatric ward for the trouble he caused.
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