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On June 17, 1981, Johnny Carson made a weather-related observation.  "It was 107 degrees somewhere in Los Angeles today. But you know what everybody says?  I love this -- 107 today and they say, 'But there's no humidity in California!' There's no humidity in a nuclear meltdown either!"

On April 15, 1986, Johnny Carson levelled with his audience on another matter: "California ball players, let's be honest, are a little too mellow. Out here, a player steals a base and he has to go to a psychiatrist to deal with the guilt."

And last than a month later, May 8, 1986, he was in a re-assuring mood.  He told them: "Do not worry. I want to point out that the radiation from the applause sign is equivalent tro only two dental X-rays."


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  1. RDAugust 19, 2012 at 2:23 PM

    I grew up in the Carson era but never bonded with him. Too plebean for my snobbish tastes. We snobs preferred the other talk show host from Nebraska, Dick Cavett. Then a few years ago I discovered this by Carson,

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slCNTz72o4s

    and decided that there was a place in my heart for Johnny after all.

    I AM a Jack Webb fan. Joe Friday was the greatest fictional American police inspector ever.

    I live outside of the USA. When people ask me for an example of the paradigmatic American accent, I direct them to Jack Webb on YouTube. Carson's Nebraska voice isn't bad either.

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    1. ChristopherAugust 20, 2012 at 9:35 AM

      RD, Thank you for showing such an interest in my humble blog in recent days.

      As to Carson, I remember when my older brother started wearing Nehru jackets because Johnny Carson had worn a Nehru jacket. It didn't last, but it was cool for a while.

      It took a few years yet before our parents would let me stay up long enough to watch Johnny except on special occasions.

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