The Tonight Show Season 3 Episodes

Episode 1

Guest Host: Morey Amsterdam; guests: Stan Getz, Barbara Lea, Jack Haskell, Florian Zabach, Clifford Guest, Mildred Hughes, Carolyn Porter

Mon, Sep 10, 1956

Episode 2

Guest Host: Morey Amsterdam; guests: Diahann Carroll, Jack Haskell, Dick Hyman, Beatrice Kraft

Tue, Sep 11, 1956

Episode 3

John Carradine, Maynard Ferguson, Barbara Carroll and 41-voice Mexican boys' choir

Wed, Sep 12, 1956

Episode 4

Chester Morris, Al Hibbler, Bobby Dukoff

Thu, Sep 13, 1956

Episode 5

Joe Venuti, Erin O'Brien, Jacques Cousteau, Theodore, the Barbara Carroll Trio

Fri, Sep 14, 1956

Episode 6

Guest Host: Tony Randall; Guests: Alice Pearce, Louis Nye, Jack Haskell, Felicia Sanders, Sid Radner, Enid Mosier & her Trinidad Steel Band

Mon, Sep 17, 1956

Episode 7

Guest Host: Tony Randall; Guests: Louis Nye, Alice Pearce, Jack Haskell, Peggy Connelly, Rey de la Torre, Red Allen & band

Tue, Sep 18, 1956

Episode 8

Arthur Treacher, Martha Davis & Spouse

Wed, Sep 19, 1956

Episode 9

Jimmy Caesar, Kuda Bux

Thu, Sep 20, 1956

Episode 10

Barbara Carroll & trio, Buddy Hackett, Theodore

Fri, Sep 21, 1956

Episode 11

Guest Host: Tony Randall; Guests: Diahann Carroll, Alice Pearce, Louis Nye, Jack Haskell, Dick Hyman

Mon, Sep 24, 1956

Episode 12

Guest Host: Tony Randall; Guests: Virginia Graham, Felicia Sanders, Alex Kalleo & His Jazz Trio

Tue, Sep 25, 1956

Episode 13

Salute to Switzerland

Wed, Sep 26, 1956

Episode 14

Rosario Morales, Boyd Raeburn

Thu, Sep 27, 1956

Episode 15

Jackie & Roy

Fri, Sep 28, 1956

Episode 16

Guest Host: Ernie Kovacs; Guest: Jean Shepherd

Mon, Oct 1, 1956

Episode 17

Guest Host: Ernie Kovacs

Tue, Oct 2, 1956

Episode 18

Robert Harrison, Jay Breen, John Crosby, Max Lerner

Wed, Oct 3, 1956

Episode 19

A Salute to Billy Rose

Thu, Oct 4, 1956

Episode 20

Josh White

Fri, Oct 5, 1956

Episode 21

Guest Host: Ernie Kovacs; Guests: Ferrante & Teicher

Mon, Oct 8, 1956

Episode 22

Ferrante & Teicher

Tue, Oct 9, 1956

Episode 23

Josephine Calderon, the Amazing Garcias, the Bud Shank Jazz Quintet

Wed, Oct 10, 1956

Episode 24

Jim Henson & Puppets, Bob Hall

Thu, Oct 11, 1956

Episode 25

Terry Gibbs, Roberta Lynn, Benny Walker

Fri, Oct 12, 1956

Episode 26

Guest Host: Ernie Kovacs; Guest: Dorothy McGuire

Mon, Oct 15, 1956

Episode 27

Guest Host: Ernie Kovacs; Guest: Dorothy McGuire

Tue, Oct 16, 1956

Episode 28

Guest Host: Gene Rayburn; Guests: Kurt Baum, Billy Gilbert, Erin O'Brien

Wed, Oct 17, 1956

Episode 29

Ray Bolger, Bennett Cerf, Erin O'Brien

Thu, Oct 18, 1956

Episode 30

Charlie Ventura, June Taylor, Charlie Manna

Fri, Oct 19, 1956

Episode 31

Guest Host: Ernie Kovacs

Mon, Oct 22, 1956

Episode 32

Guest Host: Ernie Kovacs; Guests: Louis Jordan, Neva Patterson, Julia Meade

Tue, Oct 23, 1956

Episode 33

Salute to Israel

Wed, Oct 24, 1956

Episode 34

Rosaria, Jimmy Nelson

Thu, Oct 25, 1956

Episode 35

Aline MacMahon and Paul Sharpe in a scene from "Pictures at an Exhibition"

Fri, Oct 26, 1956

Episode 36

Guest Host: Ernie Kovacs; Guests: Joe E. Brown, Lord Burgess & His Penny Whistle Band

Mon, Oct 29, 1956

Episode 37

Guest Host: Ernie Kovacs; Guest: Dorothy Donegan

Tue, Oct 30, 1956

Episode 38

Theodore

Wed, Oct 31, 1956

Episode 39

Charlie Manna

Thu, Nov 1, 1956

Episode 40

Erroll Garner

Fri, Nov 2, 1956

Episode 41

Drew Pearson, Lew Parker

Wed, Nov 7, 1956

Episode 42

Signe Hasso, Kurt Baum

Thu, Nov 8, 1956

Episode 43

The Wanderers

Fri, Nov 9, 1956

Episode 44

Guest Host: Ernie Kovacs; Guests: Dorothy Lamour, Barbara Carroll

Mon, Nov 12, 1956

Episode 45

Dinah Washington

Tue, Nov 13, 1956

Episode 46

Anita Ramos, Mario Escudero

Wed, Nov 14, 1956

Episode 47

Blackstone the Magician, the Buddy DeFranco Jazz Quintet

Thu, Nov 15, 1956

Episode 48

Iva Kitchell

Fri, Nov 16, 1956

Episode 49

Guest Host: Ernie Kovacs; Guest: Geoffrey Holder

Mon, Nov 19, 1956

Episode 50

Guest Host: Ernie Kovacs; Guest: Lehman Engle

Tue, Nov 20, 1956

Episode 51

Signe Hasso, the Cy Coleman Trio

Wed, Nov 21, 1956

Episode 52

The Amazing Garcias

Thu, Nov 22, 1956

Episode 53

Dizzy Gillespie, J.J. Johnson & the Jazz All-Stars

Fri, Nov 23, 1956

Episode 54

Guest Host: Ernie Kovacs; Guest: Robert Maxwell

Mon, Nov 26, 1956

Episode 55

Guest Host: Ernie Kovacs; Guests: The Barbara Carroll Jazz Trio, a department store choir, an escape artist

Tue, Nov 27, 1956

Episode 56

A Salute to Switzerland

Wed, Nov 28, 1956

Episode 57

Erin O'Brien, Don Tannen

Thu, Nov 29, 1956

Episode 58

Wendell Corey, Erin O'Brien, Conn & Mann

Fri, Nov 30, 1956

Episode 59

Guest Host: Ernie Kovacs

Mon, Dec 3, 1956

Episode 60

Guest Host: Ernie Kovacs; Guest: The Clovers

Tue, Dec 4, 1956

Episode 61

The Billy Taylor Jazz Trio

Wed, Dec 5, 1956

Episode 62

Arch Oboler, Ilomay Bailey, Lee Sims

Thu, Dec 6, 1956

Episode 63

Charles Laughton, the Diane Marsh Dancers

Fri, Dec 7, 1956

Episode 64

Guest Host: Ernie Kovacs; Guest: Paul Badura-Skoda

Mon, Dec 10, 1956

Episode 65

Guest host: Ernie Kovacs; guest stars: Allen Funt, Hazel Scott

Tue, Dec 11, 1956

Guest host: Ernie Kovacs; guest star: Allen Funt.

Episode 66

From Miami: guests: Jack Walsh, Page & Bray

Wed, Dec 12, 1956

Episode 67

From the Fontainebleu Hotel in Miami with guests: Florian Zabach, Gene Baylos

Thu, Dec 13, 1956

Episode 68

From the Americana Hotel in Miami Beach

Fri, Dec 14, 1956

Episode 69

Guest Host: Ernie Kovacs; Guests: Eddie Fisher, Lowell Thomas, The Ink Spots

Mon, Dec 17, 1956

Episode 70

Guest Host: Ernie Kovacs; Guests: Buddy Weed, Lynn Taylor

Tue, Dec 18, 1956

Episode 71

Guest Host: Gene Rayburn; Guest: Nancy Malone

Wed, Dec 19, 1956

Episode 72

Salute to composers Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane

Thu, Dec 20, 1956

Episode 73

David Ross

Fri, Dec 21, 1956

Episode 74

Guest Host: Ernie Kovacs; Guest: John Hoppe

Tue, Dec 25, 1956

Episode 75

Margaret Brill

Wed, Dec 26, 1956

Episode 76

Vivienne Della Chiesa, Walt Kelly

Thu, Dec 27, 1956

Episode 77

New Year's Eve Celebration

Fri, Dec 28, 1956

Episode 78

Guest Host: Ernie Kovacs; New Year's Eve Celebration

Mon, Dec 31, 1956

Episode 79

Guest Host: Ernie Kovacs; Guests: Will Holt, Erroll Garner, John Hoppe

Tue, Jan 1, 1957

Episode 80

Peggy Connelly, Lester Young

Wed, Jan 2, 1957

Episode 81

Ray Bolger, Rita Moss

Thu, Jan 3, 1957

Episode 82

Sal Mineo, Joe Louis

Fri, Jan 4, 1957

Episode 83

Guest Host: Ernie Kovacs; Guest: Murray Kaufman

Mon, Jan 7, 1957

Episode 84

Guest Host: Ernie Kovacs; Guests: Toni Arden, Sol Schiff & Oliver Gal

Tue, Jan 8, 1957

Episode 85

Bernie West

Wed, Jan 9, 1957

Episode 86

Don Knotts

Thu, Jan 10, 1957

Episode 87

Rory Calhoun

Fri, Jan 11, 1957

Episode 88

Jim Moran, Modern Jazz Quartet

Mon, Jan 14, 1957

Episode 89

Guest Host: Ernie Kovacs; Guest: Ray Eberle

Tue, Jan 15, 1957

Episode 90

Claire Luce, Mark Murphy, Abby Minclom

Wed, Jan 16, 1957

Episode 91

Charles Laughton, Bobby Troup, Bill Neff

Thu, Jan 17, 1957

Episode 92

Edmond O'Brien, Eli Mintz

Fri, Jan 18, 1957

Episode 93

Guest Host: Ernie Kovacs; Guests: Maureen Arthur, Peter Hanley

Mon, Jan 21, 1957

Episode 94

Guest Host: Ernie Kovacs; guests: Maureen Arthur, Peter Hanley

Tue, Jan 22, 1957

Episode 95

Bill Neff, Kitty Dolan, Don Elliott & his Jazz Group

Wed, Jan 23, 1957

Episode 96

Cuban entertainers

Thu, Jan 24, 1957

Episode 97

Finale with guests Sammy Davis, Jr., George Gobel, Jonathan Winters, Audrey Meadows, Jayne Meadows, Peter Lawford, Buddy Hackett, Dave Garroway, Gene Krupa, Lionel Hampton, Hy Gardner, Milt Kamen

Fri, Jan 25, 195760 mins

Today is the Finale with guests Sammy Davis, Jr., George Gobel, Jonathan Winters, Audrey Meadows, Jayne Meadows, Peter Lawford, Buddy Hackett, Dave Garroway, Gene Krupa, Lionel Hampton, Hy Gardner, Milt Kamen.