Thu, Sep 23, 1982
Johnny interviews an NFL "player" about their just-begun strike. David Brenner performs stand-up; Bob Uecker (book "Catcher in the Wry"); Los Angeles Rams owner Georgia Frontiere discusses the strike.
Thu, Jul 22, 1982
Johnny looks at some upcoming movies, and shows commercials from overseas. Robin Williams (The World According to Garp (1982)).
Wed, Aug 4, 1982
Jimmy Aleck performs stand-up and is interviewed; Professor Raymond Smullyan (book "The Lady or the Tiger?") presents logic puzzles. Also: President Reagan has a hot tub summit with Leonid Brezhnev.
Tue, Aug 31, 1982
Johnny welcomes audience members on a charity bike ride from Alaska. Playwright Neil Simon ("Brighton Beach Memoirs"); sportscaster Joe Garagiola discusses the spitball; Bill Maher performs stand-up.
Fri, Sep 3, 1982
A look at airport red tape and nuisances. Charles Nelson Reilly (Texaco Star Theater: Opening Night (1982)); Mack Dryden and Jamie Alcroft perform stand-up; Susie Petrucci, 71, a motel maid in Kissimmee, Florida, explains how she apprehended a burglar.
Tue, Sep 7, 1982
Steve Landesberg; Cindy Morgan (Bring 'Em Back Alive (1982)); Barbara Hathaway and Elden Hathaway discuss running the country's last hand-cranked phone system out of their living room.
Fri, Oct 15, 1982
Joan Rivers talks about aging and women's attitudes about sex; Japanese talk show host Tetsuko Kuroyanagi (Tetsuko no heya (1976), book "The Little Girl at the Window").
Fri, Jan 1, 1982
Johnny reads psychics' predictions for 1982. McLean Stevenson discusses the recent holidays; Eddie Murphy (Saturday Night Live (1975)) performs stand-up.
Wed, Jan 6, 1982
Alan King talks about having three doctors as brothers, and his Orthodox Jewish background and start in show business; Charles Nelson Reilly discusses mishaps with his hairpiece, and his failed commercials.
Thu, Feb 4, 1982
Johnny answers questions from the audience. Tom Hanks (Bosom Buddies (1980)); Lynn Redgrave (Teachers Only (1982)); Franklyn Ajaye performs stand-up.
Fri, Feb 5, 1982
John Byner (Bizarre (1979)); Dick Cavett (The 3rd Annual TV Guide Special (1982) (TV)); Thalassa Cruso gives gardening advice.
Thu, Feb 11, 1982
Johnny surprises Burt Reynolds (Sharky's Machine (1981), The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982)) on his 46th birthday with a look back at his life; Richard Lewis performs stand-up.
Wed, Mar 3, 1982
Fri, Mar 5, 1982
Ed interviews Dodgers star pitcher Fernando Valenzuela about his contract holdout. Dyan Cannon (Deathtrap (1982)); Walter Cronkite (Universe (1980)) discusses broadcast journalism and his career in reporting.