1. CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY
TURNER ENTERTAINMENT GROUP
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2. AND THE U.S. DEPARTMENT
OF EDUCATION
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3. HA HA HA HA HA.
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4. HI, I AM SPACE GHOST.
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5. WELCOME TO THE SHOW.
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6. COOL.
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7. CHIPS.
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8. JOINING ME TONIGHT,
AUTHOR BILL CARTER,
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9. ORIGINATOR OF
THE TALK SHOW, JOE FRANKLIN,
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10. AND TALK SHOW
LEGEND JOHNNY CARSON.
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11. PLEASE SAY HELLO TO
THE BAND, ZORAK AND THE—
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12. ZORAK!
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13. WHAT?
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14. GET DOWN FROM THERE!
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15. FROM WHERE?
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16. FROM THE CEILING.
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17. NO.
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18. ZORAK, YOU GET DOWN
FROM THAT CEILING
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19. AND PLAY ME TO THE DESK.
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20. NO.
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21. AW, THIS ISN'T
FUN ANYMORE.
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22. BABY.
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23. WHY COULDN'T I BE
SCRAPING HIM OFF
MY WINDSHIELD?
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24. ALL RIGHTY. MY FIRST GUEST
CHRONICLED THE FIRST—NOPE.
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25. ALL RIGHTY.
MY FIRST GUEST CHRONICLED
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26. THE FIRST KNOWN BATTLE
FOR THE NIGHT.
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27. PLEASE WELCOME
BILL CARTER.
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28. OK, LET'S GO.
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29. WELCOME, CITIZEN BILL.
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30. HOW ARE YOU?
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31. OH, VERY GOOD.
HOW ARE YOU?
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32. UH-HUH.
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33. RIGHT.
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34. AND THE NAME OF
YOUR BOOK IS?
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35. THE LATE SHIFT.
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36. GIVE US THE NAME
IN ITS ENTIRETY!
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37. LETTERMAN, LENO,
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38. AND THE NETWORK BATTLE
FOR THE NIGHT.
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39. SEE, I'VE GOT IT
MEMORIZED.
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40. I SEE.
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41. BILL, I'M PART OF
THE LATE NIGHT
TALK SHOW WAR.
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42. WHY WASN'T I INCLUDED
IN YOUR BOOK?
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43. YOU HADN'T GOTTEN
YOUR SHOW YET.
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44. BUT, YOU KNOW, MAYBE WHEN
WE GET TO THE PAPERBACK,
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45. YOU'LL BE A HIT.
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46. HA HA HA HA HA HA
HA HA HA HA HA HA!
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47. GOOD ONE, BILL.
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48. HA HA HA HA...
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49. THAT WAS—
THAT WAS A GOOD ONE.
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50. BILL, IN YOUR BOOK,
YOU REVERANCE 11—
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51. I SAID,
YOU REVERANCE 11:30.
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52. WHAT TYPE OF
WEAPON IS THAT
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53. AND WHY IS IT
SO DESIRABLE?
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54. IT'S A —
IT'S A VERY, UH...
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55. A PROFIT-MAKING WEAPON.
IT MAKES A LOT OF MONEY
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56. FOR ANYONE WHO OWNS IT.
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57. I SEE.
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58. YOU KNOW, I DON'T
REMEMBER LETTERMAN
OR LENO AS SUPERHEROES,
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59. BUT I DO REMEMBER CONAN.
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60. YEAH, HE WAS A—
HE WAS A VERY POWERFUL
SUPERHERO HIMSELF.
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61. HE HAD WIT AND MUSCLE.
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62. UNFORTUNATELY, THAT
HASN'T TRANSLATED QUITE
AS WELL TO TELEVISION.
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63. HIS CHEST SIZE
DOES LOOK DIMINISHED.
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64. MM-HMM.
YOU KNOW, BILL,
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65. I COULD LIFT THE
EMPIRE STATE BUILDING
IF I WANTED.
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66. THAT IS A FEAT.
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67. NOW, IF YOU PUT THAT
ON TELEVISION, YOU'RE
GONNA GET RATINGS.
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68. I WISH I HAD A DOLLAR
FOR EVERY TIME PEOPLE
HAVE TOLD ME THAT.
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69. WHEN DO YOU WISH
FOR A DOLLAR?
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70. I WISH I HAD A DOLLAR
FOR EVERY TIME I'VE
BEEN ASKED,
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71. "WHY IS LATE NIGHT
IMPORTANT?"
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72. SO IF YOU'VE
BEEN ASKED THAT,
SAY, 12 TIMES,
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73. THEN YOU WOULD
HAVE, UH...
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74. I DON'T KNOW.
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75. LET'S SEE,
THAT'S 12 TIMES...
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76. ABOUT $93!
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77. YEAH.
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78. THAT'S A LOT OF DOUGH.
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79. YEAH. THAT GIVES YOU
A LOT OF POWER.
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80. SPEAKING OF POWER,
JOHNNY CARSON'S HERE
TONIGHT.
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81. YOU DON'T THINK HE
WANTS MY SHOW, DO YOU?
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82. I THINK HE'S ENJOYING
HIS RETIREMENT.
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83. OH, YEAH, YEAH.
ME TOO.
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84. SAY, BILL. HOW DO YOU
LIKE MY SHOW SO FAR?
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85. UH, I THINK PROBABLY JAY
GIVES A BETTER MONOLOGUE.
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86. WHAT'S A MONOLOGUE?
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87. IT'S A—
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88. IT'S, UH, THE PART OF
THE SHOW WHERE THE HOST
SETS YOU FREE.
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89. ARE YOU SURE, ZORAK?
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90. WOULD I LIE
TO YOU, SUGAR?
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91. OF COURSE YOU WOULD.
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92. HEY, BILL.
LOOK AT ZORAK.
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93. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN
EVIL SO PERSONIFIED
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94. AS YOU DO IN HIS
SKELETAL SHELL?
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95. THAT'S HIS STRENGTH.
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96. I COULD BREAK HIS
STICK BODY IN HALF
IF I WANTED TO.
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97. AND I WANT TO.
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98. LOOKS LIKE—
LOOKS SORT OF BONY.
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99. LOCUSTS HAVE
HOLLOW BONES.
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100. WELL, THERE WAS
A POINT IN TIME
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101. WHEN THERE WAS
SOME QUESTION ABOUT
HIM BEING ON TELEVISION
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102. BECAUSE AN EXECUTIVE
SAID HIS FACE SCARED
SMALL CHILDREN.
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103. NO KIDDING.
BEFORE YOU GO, BILL,
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104. DO YOU HAVE ANY WORDS
OF WISDOM TO TELL US?
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105. I'M NOT A SMALL CHILD.
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106. THERE YOU HAVE IT.
HE'S NOT A SMALL CHILD.
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107. THANKS FOR BEING
WITH US, BILL.
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108. THANKS, I HOPE THAT
WAS WHAT YOU WANTED.
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109. MY NEXT GUEST IS
RECENTLY RETIRED—
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110. SPACE GHOST,
BILL IS STILL HERE.
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111. ZORAK, WHAT'S THAT
THING ON YOUR HEAD?
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112. IT'S MY WIG.
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113. WELL, TAKE IT OFF.
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114. UH, WHERE'S THE FUNNY
PART COME IN?
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115. NEED A COIN
FOR THE BUS, BILL?
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116. I'M GONNA BE TAKING
THE SUBWAY.
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117. AHHHHHHHH!
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118. AH HA HA HA
HA HA HA.
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119. MY NEXT GUEST HAS
RECENTLY RETIRED FROM
THE LATE NIGHT BATTLE.
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120. PLEASE WELCOME
JOE FRANKLIN.
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121. THIS THE REHEARSAL,
OR ARE WE TAPING?
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122. CITIZEN JOE, WE'RE
THRILLED TO HAVE YOU ON.
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123. PLEASURE.
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124. PLANET?
GOOEY.
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125. DEER TICK.
WHO KNOWS?
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126. TELL US WHAT'S
IN YOUR POCKET.
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127. I'VE GOT MY OXYGEN PEN—
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128. YEAH, WHATEVER.
SO WHEN WERE YOU BORN?
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129. I WAS BORN AT
A VERY EARLY AGE.
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130. YOU'VE WRITTEN
MILLIONS OF BOOKS,
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131. AND YOU WERE
TELEVISION'S FIRST
TALK SHOW HOST.
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132. HOW DID IT ALL BEGIN?
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133. WHEN I WAS BORN,
SOMETHING HORRIBLE HAPPENED.
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134. I LIVED.
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135. AWWWWW.
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136. AND THEN, WHAT I DID,
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137. WAS DECIDE TO BECOME
A TALK SHOW HOST.
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138. I WAS 17. I FIGURED
I WOULD TRY IT FOR
ABOUT 6 MONTHS.
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139. AND THAT WAS
431/2 YEARS AGO.
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140. 43 YEARS
IN THE BUSINESS?
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141. YOU MUST HAVE TALKED
TO A LOT OF PEOPLE.
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142. WELL, FOR THE SAKE
OF ACCURACY,
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143. OVER 300,000.
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144. WHAT ADVICE
CAN YOU GIVE ME?
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145. THE MAIN FUNCTION
IS TO GET THE PLUG
OUT OF THE WAY FIRST.
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146. YOU WANT TO
PLUG SOMETHING,
DON'T YOU, JOE?
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147. YEAH, I THINK SO.
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148. GO AHEAD.
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149. I'M DOING A LOT OF RADIO.
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150. I'M ON WOR ALL NIGHT,
DOING THE MEMORY LANE SHOW,
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151. I'M ON A VERY POPULAR NEW
STATION CALLED WBBR...
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152. WE HAVE TO DO
A COMMERCIAL, JOE.
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153. I DO NOSTALGIA NEWS
ALL DAY LONG...
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154. WE HAVE TO DO
A COMMERCIAL, JOE.
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155. DRAMA CRITIC,
I'VE GOT...
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156. WE WILL BE RIGHT BACK.
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157. WE NOW RETURN TO...
WHATEVER.
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158. MY NEW BOOK IS NOW
IN ITS THIRD PRINTING,
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159. 'CAUSE THE FIRST 2 PRINTINGS
WERE BLURRED.
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160. ALL RIGHTY, WE'RE BACK.
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161. HEY, ZORAK,
IS THAT A NEW WIG?
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162. WHAT WIG?
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163. THAT WIG!
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164. IT'S KEN,
THE SATELLITE GUY.
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165. I'VE GOT JOHNNY CARSON
STANDING BY ON STAR FEED... 14.
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166. THANKS.
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167. HELP ME!
GET ME OUT, PLEASE!
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168. HEH HEH HEH HEH HEH.
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169. TELL US, JOE—
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170. DID YOU HAVE A BAND?
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171. WELL, I HAD A BAND ONCE.
IT WAS A BAND OF 2 PEOPLE,
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172. A DRUMMER...
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173. BABY.
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174. AND A PIANIST.
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175. AND THE TROUBLE WAS
THE PIANIST KEPT RUNNING
INTO THE CONTROL ROOM
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176. TO ALWAYS HEAR HOW
THE BAND SOUNDED.
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177. INDEED.
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178. YOU KNOW,
BARBARA STREISAND
WAS MY SINGER.
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179. THAT SOUNDS
LIKE FUN.
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180. JOE, WHO WAS YOUR
FAVORITE GUEST EVER?
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181. I WOULD SAY BING CROSBY.
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182. WASN'T HE AN ANDROID?
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183. I ALWAYS THOUGHT OF BING
BEING, WHAT YOU WOULD SAY,
MECHANICALLY REPRODUCED.
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184. I ALWAYS THOUGHT OF
BING CROSBY—
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185. JOE, YOU'RE MR. TALK SHOW.
YOU STARTED ALL OF THIS.
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186. COUGH UP SOME TIPS.
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187. NUMBER ONE,
MAIN INGREDIENT,
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188. AS I'VE SAID BEFORE,
IS SINCERITY.
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189. MM-HMM.
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190. AND ONCE YOU'VE
LEARNED TO FAKE THAT,
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191. THEN YOU GOT IT MADE.
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192. THANK YOU, JOE,
FOR WHAT IS,
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193. WITHOUT A DOUBT,
OUR BEST INTERVIEW YET.
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194. WELL, YOU'RE A GREAT HOST.
YOU'RE A GREAT INTERVIEWER.
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195. YOU REALLY ARE.
FANTASTIC.
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196. LOOK, JOE.
WE HAVE TO RUN.
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197. ANY FINAL THOUGHTS?
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198. IT'S NICE TO BE IMPORTANT,
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199. BUT IT'S MORE IMPORTANT
TO BE NICE.
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200. NO, I MEAN SOMETHING
THAT WE CAN USE.
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201. ON THAT PROMISSORY NOTE.
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202. JOE FRANKLIN.
HE'S A...
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203. UH... WHAT ARE YOU, JOE?
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204. TV LEGEND.
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205. TV LEGEND.
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206. SPEAKING OF LEGENDS,
IT'S MY GREAT HONOR
TO SAY
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207. HE-E-E-ERE'S JOHNNY!
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208. COME ON, COME ON,
COME ON, GET TO THE WRECK.
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209. HERE'S JOHNNY!
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210. COME ON, WRECK. WRECK!
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211. WRECK! WRECK!
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212. I SAID HERE'S JOHNNY!
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213. WHERE'S THE—
WHERE'S THE FEED?
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214. NO!
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215. HE-E-E-E-E-E-E-RE...
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216. E-E-E-E-E-E-E-E-E-RE'S
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217. JOHNNY!
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218. JOHNNY? JOHNNY?
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219. WHATEVER.
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220. GREETINGS, JOHNNY.
BOY, IT'S A GR—
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221. YOU HAVE PINCHERS.
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222. YES.
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223. SO HOW'S ED AND DOC?
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224. FINE, FINE, FINE.
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225. NO KIDDING.
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226. YOU'RE NOT
JOHNNY CARSON, ARE YOU?
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227. YES!
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228. REALLY?
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229. MMMM... NO.
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230. OK.
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231. CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY
TURNER ENTERTAINMENT GROUP
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232. AND THE U.S. DEPARTMENT
OF EDUCATION
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233. CAPTIONING PERFORMED BY
THE NATIONAL CAPTIONING
INSTITUTE, INC.
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