[ laughter ] >> it was only three networks -- there was only one late-night show, jack parr. >> i knowlevision talk show. >> do you feel confident there is not a man in the world to beat me. i'm as pretty as li bera cci. >> jack had in his corner his personality. his fabulously frighteningly neurotic, but in other cases enthusiastic and informed personality. it made for great television. >> how much time have i done? i don't have a watch either. [ laughter ] how much? has it been charming? i'll quit now, then. >> here's johnny! >> johnny carson inherited "the tonight show," but he made it his own. >> it's going to be wild tonight. i can always tell. >> he hosted a nightly party. >> are you married? >> oh. [ laughter ] >> and if his buddies came and they started playing together, you felt like what it must have felt like to go to vegas at 3:00 in the morning and have the rat pack come on. >> no, the guy you talk to. [ laughter ] >> i love that. >> it was a beautiful thing to watch a guy working at his best. >> okay, bingo. get your axe and let's go. [ laughter ] >> if you watch it close