jack paar

     

A w.c. or water closet, was subject of the censored joke that caused him to walk off his show Feb. 11, 1960

Trivia about jack paar

  • When this man hosted "The Tonight Show" from 1957 to 1962, Betty White was a regular guest
  • (Hi, I'm Garry Marshall) When I was hired as a wrtiter for the "Tonight Show" in 1959, this host said he liked me because I thought like a 4-year-old
  • "I kid you not!" was the classic catchphrase of this early 1960s "Tonight Show" host
  • Hugh Downs was this man's sidekick when he hosted "The Tonight Show"
  • He walked off in the middle of the telecast after the network censored his "water closet" joke
  • Jose Melis was his "Tonight" show bandleader
  • (Backstage at the Emmys: Hi, I'm Jay Leno, and the answer is:) My "Tonight Show" predecessor, Johnny Carson, became the full-time host after this man quit in March of 1962

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