I haven't watched television regularly in years but there was a time, BC (before cable), that television shows were a shared activity and Johnny Carson was part of that experience. He was good.

Johnny Carson, Low-Key King of Late-Night TV, Dies at 79

Johnny Carson, the droll, puckish, near-effortless comedian who dominated late-night television for 30 years, tucking millions of Americans into bed as the host of the "Tonight" show, died yesterday in Los Angeles. He was 79.

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