[ theme music ] >> here's johnny! [ cheers and applause ] [ theme music ] >> thank you very much. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you! i tell ya what -- do me a favor, keep clapping your hands

loose in the audience. [ laughter ] >> what a cheap way to get more applause. thank you for coming. you sound in a very good mood tonight. they found another killer bee in the state of california yesterday. and they are mean. >> how mean are they? [ laughter ] >> whenever you see a bee with a tattoo that says born to raise hell -- [ laughter ] >> you know what the trouble with the bees is they are very macho. and right after pollinating a flower they just roll over and go to sleep without a word. [ laughter ] >> you are a nice group. [ laughter ] >> i must warn you, before you leave tonight that nbc has sprayed spy dust on your seats. [ laughter ] >> so we can trace you to see if you go to another network. [ laughter ] >> anyway, most of you, i suppose a good portion of you

[ cheers and applause ] >> california is a state unto itself. all of the weird things start in southern california. a lot of religious groups start out here. there's a weird group in the valley that believes that after you die, you come back as a tv evangelist toupee. [ laughter ] >> there's also -- [ laughter ] >> another group lives here. a group lives up on the san andreas fault. they are called shake and quakers. [ laughter ] >> i have some good news and bad news tonight. you probably know the bad news. at&t is eliminating 24,000 jobs. the good news is they are also firing the band that plays the music

[ laughter ] [ applause ] >> you were missing last night. where were you? >> san francisco. >> what were you doing in san francisco? >> i was up there with two of our good friends. >> oh, yeah. were you playing a concert up there? >> yeah, we played a few notes. they said to tell you hi. [ laughter ] >> what? >> they just said to tell ya hi. >> hi. [ laughter ] >> you know who is in town? the president is in town. >> yes. >> i guess he's not making -- he is making one public appearance tonight at a republican fund-raising dinner. the president doesn't have much trouble raising money. his friends are going to make a record

[ laughter ] [ applause ] >> the president of course cannot serve another term, and who do you think they are touting as one of the possible nominees for president in 1984? lee iacocca. the president of chrysler. he might not make a bad president. if he can do for the country what he did for chrysler. montabon. he has a slogan for the top of his desk that says, if you can't stand the heat, put the top down. [ laughter ] >> see he's with an automobile company. well let's see what jerry fallwell is up to today. he came back from alaska

that public nose rubbing was obscene. [ laughter ] >> should i try another one? [ laughter ] >> jerry fallwell i suppose is a well-meaning man. he is now delivering his sunday sermons from his cellular phone in his limo. that's two. [ laughter ] >> okay. let's move overseas very rapidly. where do you think they are building the next disneyland. there is one in anaheim, and in florida there's disney world. according to the "new york times" they are going to build the first disneyland type park in europe. right outside of paris. they are going to have mickey, and pluto, and donald duck larange.

for that one. >> of course i have to. how many of you watch dynasty? [ applause ] >> they have dynasty one, and dynasty two now called the colby's. and another one coming out in january, dynasty three, the ginsbergs. [ laughter ] >> it's about a family that gets rich by being the furriers to dynasty one and dynasty two. [ laughter ] [ applause ] >> okay. >> interesting news in the entertainment section on cable tv. you know who is forming their own cable tv network? the atheists, they want -- they say they are going to challenge religious programming, and they already have

michael landon in highway to nowhere. [ laughter ] [ applause ] >> we got a good show tonight, we have arnold schwarzenegger is here tonight. [ cheers and applause ] >> arnold is going to come out here later and bench press terry forester. [ laughter ] >> ed begley jr. [ cheers and applause ] >> and the female winner of the hollering contest which is held in spyvy corners -- it is north carolina? her name is ginger mclamb. and ginger will be out here and a few other things.

[ cheers and applause ] [ music ] >> thank you.

[ cheers and applause ] [ cheers and applause ] [ music ] >> okay. [ cheers and applause ] >> we have -- [ cheers and applause ] >> good group tonight. we have arnold schwarzenegger who will be out shortly. ed begley jr. from st. elsewhere. ginger mclamb from north carolina. that's a contest they have been holding for many years down there. >> we have had the winners on for a number of years. hollering contest. because i guess when people wanted to talk to their neighbors they would go out and holler,

a hollering contest. [ laughter ] >> i have something to do that we hadn't planned. when you are in the public eye you get a lot of requests for public service announcements. >> you have been so busy lately, you haven't had time to do them. >> boy, have i been busy. [ laughter ] >> i have seen more lawyers than raymond bur. [ laughter ] >> anyway. >> very busy. >> these requests come from organizations like the uso. >> forestry service. >> yes, just to name a few. >> he doesn't get paid for this. >> no. but they sent them over this afternoon, and we didn't have time to do them, so with your indulgence. i'll do them now.

and kevin will slate them and i'll just do them cold. >> okay. >> kevin you want to slate these. >> psa number one, take one. >> kevin looks nice. >> very well-dressed. >> got all dressed up. >> knew he was going to be on camera. [ laughter ] >> normally he has a pair of oshkosh b'gosh overalls. you better slate this one again, kevin. this way you can write off the white pants. psa number 1, take 1. >> hello this is johnny carson. there are people in our society who are missing out on something on life. namely having someone barge into their home unexpected, stay for weeks, mooch money, and constantly borrow the car. won't you help provide these people with a basic family experience. become a big brother-in-law. write to big brother's in law, sleeping on the couch,

except for a tragic few. if you have way too much hair, it's not your fault. you have a disease. [ laughter ] >> for more information write michael landon's disease, blow dry, california, 90272. [ cheers and applause ] [ laughter ] >> psa number 4, take 1. >> lot of them tonight. hi this is johnny carson with an important mental health message for major league catchers. we know it makes you depressed to sit on your haunches for hours, while some foreign pitcher gets all of the money and glory, we know how boring it must be for pete rose to step up to bat and constantly say just 14 more hits. now there is help available, call the squat hot line, 1-800-yogi-berra.

[ cheers and applause ] >> psa number 5, take 1. >> johnny carson here. [ laughter ] >> reslate it. >> psa number 5, take 2. >> hi, i'm johnny carson. i'm sure you all remember the popular series about the cleaver family. well wally's kid brother has fallen on hard times. he is currently working as a men's room attendant at universal studios. this little guy brought you a lot of enjoyment, don't you owe him something in return? next time you take the tour, go to the men's room, take a quarter out of your pocket, and heave it to beaver. [ laughter ]

>> psa number 6, take 1. >> we're only doing 5. [ laughter ] >> we cut that one. didn't we cut that one. but do that again, that was very good. >> yeah, go ahead, kevin. >> come on kevin, do it again. >> psa's are over. [ laughter ] [ applause ] >> okay. now here is a message about new peanut butter whips, a granola bar with whipped peanut butter.

[ cheers and applause ] >> okay. >> okay. my first guest is a lady

near raleigh north carolina who was this year's winner in the female division of the hollering contest. would you welcome, ginger mclamb. [ cheers and applause ] [ music ] >> it is not a recording session. [ laughter ] >> hi, ginger. >> hi. >> you are looking very nice. >> thank you. >> what have you got there? >> something specially for you. >> was this supposed to be a surprise? >> i stayed up all night sunday night, just for you. >> you are kidding? >> i noticed before you come up here on stage you do that little -- >> golf swing. >> and this is for you. >> is that needle point. >> this is cross stitches. >> that is very pretty. isn't that sweet. that is very nice. [ applause ]

on my little pillow at night. >> there you go. or beside your pillow. >> that's the only thing that's beside my pillow. >> there you go. [ laughter ] [ applause ] >> when i mentioned earlier that you were from the hollering contest, some people chuckled like there wasn't such a contest. we have had the winners on the show for the past eight or nine years. how long has it been going? >> this was the 17th year. >> did it start out basically because people would try to call back and forth. >> that's what i understand that -- they are trying to bring back the lost art of hollering. it's not a lost art to me, because i do it all the time. but if you have four children you are going to do some hollering. >> yeah. most of the people enter the contest every other year. and this was your first. >> first time i ever seen it.

quite a few years, and the urge just hit me the last minute. i tried to invite everybody to go with me, but they were too asked my children. but the friday night before, my husband says "ginger, i'll go with you, and i said that's good, but if you don't i'm going with or without you. and when i left, i told the children, i'm coming back with the trophy. and he said what are you going to holler? and he said wait a minute you don't want to make a fool of yourself. so i hollered penny, deanna, teddy joe and jennifer. and about 4:00 they called us behind the platform. and i got behind a van trying to break the sound barrier, you know --

>> yes, a warmup. and i decided to add something to it, so i hollered dixie. but i got it crossed between another song, and i thought oh, gosh i'm going to blow it. but i did it. >> this is what you got? >> yes. >> the lady's calling champion, 1985. >> yeah. you like the top of that? >> what? >> do you like the top of that? >> what have we got there? >> it looks like a donkey hollering, doesn't it? >> yes, it kind of does. >> you know. >> what does your husband do? has he ever been in this contest? >> no. he as a tobacco farmer. and along with my hollering they judged on that and the uniqueness of your story, and we do have 36 acres

and we holler back and forth in the fields, and when the children were little i did a lot of hollering, because where we live there was no trees -- >> were you raised in the country? >> no, i'm a city slicker, charlotte, north carolina. and mom liked to have a fit because i married a farmer. but she likes him now. >> yes. [ laughter ] >> you get a lot of national attention from this. do you like that? >> yeah, it's fun. i had no idea. and i left too early, see, and didn't leave my name, and it took them quite a time to get ahold of me. >> yeah. >> but anyhow this is fantastic. >> yeah. are you ready to demonstrate this holler? >> yeah. let me tell you about where i work. [ laughter ] >> sure. >> i do a lot of hollering there too. >> where do you work? >> at pine crest rest home

instructor. >> you don't practice there, do you? >> sure i practice. i have even stood on my head to get them out of the room to come into the activities room. yeah. >> i guess it would come in handy. >> yeah. anytng to get their interest. >> how long have you been doing that? >> about two years. >> uh-huh. >> uh-huh. >> okay. are you ready now -- [ laughter ] >> yeah. >> are you ready? >> i think i'm ready. now do you stand when you do this or sit down or -- >> well, let me sit. >> okay, sure. this is kind of musical, i understand. >> i'm going to holler the children's name first -- >> all right. >> just like i did down there. have you got your plugs to put in your ears. >> sure. >> okay. here we go. pen-ny!

>> dee-dee where are you? [ cheers and applause ] >> that's ear piercing. >> right. >> and they say where are the new hollers coming from? [ laughter ] >> there have been people that i told them i was going to be on johnny carson show. and they said let me hear what you are going to do. and i said huh-uh. >> before you go, how would you do my name? >> john-ny! >> thank you ginger. [ cheers and applause ] [ music ] >> i don't know what it sounds like coming over that microphone, but sitting here are your ears ringing. >> yes. >> yes, your ears are ringing. that was ginger mclamb from north carolina. and arnold schwarzenegger

[ cheers and applause ] [ cheers and applause ] [ music ] >> yeah. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you, doc. my-my next guest has won more body building awards i think than anyone in history, and his latest film is called commando, and he has a book out called the encyclopedia of body building. and he just bench presses this several times a day. would you welcome, please, arnold schwarzenegger.

[ music ] >> you got about a 10-pound book there. >> well, you were right. you don't need any weights for this book. >> just sit back -- >> just do the exercises in there, and instead of having a barbell use the book. >> do you work out every day, every other day? >> i would say six days a week with weights and i run three times a week, and do other exercises that we shouldn't talk about here in front of the people. [ laughter ] >> you sly dog you. >> so i do everything. >> congratulations you look very well. you look very happy. >> thank you, i am. >> i understand you are officially engaged to a very lovely young lady, maria shriver. >> that's right. >> congratulations. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you. >> you have been keeping company, as they say -- where i grew up, keeping company for what, more than few years? >> we have been -- we met eight years ago in new york at the tennis tournament. >> right. >> and we have been going out

and when i met her, i pretty much knew she would be the girl for my life. but to make the decision to get married is a whole different ball game. you worry about losing your freedom and those things. you know what i'm talking about. >> yeah, yeah. [ laughter ] [ applause ] >> how-how did you know when you met maria that that's the lady that you might like to marry? >> she just fit everything that i wanted in a woman. you know, she was very pretty, very smart, very independent, very strong, and came from a good background, which is -- and her personality is just -- it doesn't quit, you know what i mean? she is all over the place at the same time. so she -- she is wonderful, and i'm very happy about that. and i think that i'm very lucky. >> that's great. eight years is kind of a long engagement though. >> i just wanted to make sure i was going past the seven years, which is supposed to be

>> oh that's right. somebody said you proposed while you were in europe. >> i went -- i planned this whole thing. i went to -- to austria, to my hometown, and i proposed there, and we got engaged there, and because we were going to get married in her hometown, which will be in hannisport. it was very romantic, very nice. and my mother was very happy, and her parents were very happy, because they knew that i'm the best thing since sliced bread. [ laughter ] >> did your mother ever say like some mothers, arnold why don't you get married when you were younger? >> no, my mother liked the idea for me not being married, because she felt i would pay more attention to her.