. >> and what about coffee with johnny carson?- >> the tonight show was taped in burbank and the tapes were sent overnight. i think that's how it was done. the fellow who took them every night -- he said that i should meet johnny carson. he did not have me on the show but he said it -- >> what was the reason -- you were by yourself. where did you get this wanderlust? -- >> i am not entirely certain. my parents did not travel a great deal. and all went back to this deep disappointment. i sat next to this boy in school whose father built trains and lived in america. he lived in connecticut and he would come back from the holidays and show me pictures -- it sounds ridiculous, but the merritt parkway. i thought this was the most beautiful highway i had ever seen. i knew about things like the grant -- grand canyon, but i thought, this is where i wanted to go. i had no wanderlust, but going from montreal, this is north of lake superior. this is incredibly romantic. and people are astonishingly kind. every journey begins with the first s

he wanted to be a singer like his idol bing crosby or late night tv host like johnny carson, but luckily for us, he became our morning cup of regis. >> "live with regis and kelly." >> reporter: in 28 years, be have been snakes -- >> it's hurting my arm. >> reporter: and shots. >> oh! >> reporter: the ma'carena. and milking. pies and pet cures. >> not too close. >> you're making me nervous! >> reporter: and for nearly three decades, regis' routine, both on and off the air, has been virtually the same. >> i've got a show to do. >> reporter: a preview of the day's tape package by 8:30. a newspaper delivery at 8:40 by goldie. >> 7,000 a week. for what? >> reporter: and he gets the rundown by michael gelman. >> oh, gelman just walked in. he's never been this early. i guess he heard katie was here. what time is it? >> 30 seconds! >> reporter: then at 9:00 a.m. sharp, ready or not, "live" goes live. >> regis philbin and kelly ripa. >> the amount of tribute being paid to you backstage is crazy. >> knock on my dorn this morning. katie couric with a little cup of coffee. >> at your apartment? >> y

i would like to go on the johnny carson show, you know? you know what this beard covers up, johnny?u go to church, and when you go to church, you ask the nuns if they won't go out and deal a little bit of ass to save some of them starving children. you want this wedding ring i got with all these "xs" on them? >> strange man. >> he employs a profound disconnect between being involved in the murders of at least nine people and deserving to be in prison. >> so watching a tape like this, watching this particular tape, what do you take away from it? >> i think what i'm seeing here, it makes me sad. this is what happens when we don't take care of our children. warm, happy, nurturing families do not produce people that grow up and kill other people for fun or revenge. the probation and parole agencies need to be more mindful how they treat and what they do with preadolescent and adolescent juvenile offenders. >> there's a notion a lot of people have that a person is born bad, that charlie manson must have been born bad. >> i think there probably occasionally is a bad seed and that despite

idea was that we can't look back we can't prosecute the baxters we have to look forward and a johnny carson who was mentioned as a possible presence secretary at a time and up until even a few months ago by vice president of united states as a possible threat or secretary nomination of joe biden was not a big mistake there are not prosecuting a bad stores and letting them because they want to come back and still more hank greenberg now what he was a prosecutor a throw in jail for his lying cheating and stealing i want to come back and sue the government for billions more i mean macs are going to think this is been a big mistake because it feeds the president shouldn't and the real perception the actual reality of a lack of economic justice that somebody who gets arrested for stealing a coca-cola from a grocery store is prosecuted somebody who actually engaged in in the looting of their own companies and their and their own banks through an owner's schemes and compensation and the like these people are not even considered subjects of criminal investigations so we have a precedent in this cou

johnny carson didn't have any guests on his last show before he retired.n the second to last program he had two of his favorite guests bette midler and which other comedian? >> bill: cards up please. come on, doocy, get the card up. roll the tame. >> i brought you a little something. >> you got to be kidding. >> a little something from the elvis estate. a little something here it's nice. >> can i -- >> please, sit on down and we will give you a pena colonic. >> bill: robin williams. you both got that wrong. >> pinacolonic? >> bill: still tied with two questions to go for the funny news quiz. jim carrie broke out as a huge star in the mid 1990s becoming the first actor in history to earn $20 million for a single movie for which film did carrie first earn this record breaking payday? >> bill: cards up, please. >> ♪ when the truth truth ♪ over the within you dies ♪ don't you want somebody to love ♪ don't you need somebody to love. >> bill: channeling gray slick. the film wasn't even funny. for 20 million it should be but it wasn't. >> it was scary. >> bill: i

>> reporter: was that your last experience with johnny carson? see him after that. >> reporter: oh. >> i'm sorry, johnny. thank you. >> reporter: he's had a few. it took more than 20 years, jumping around from station to station, before he finally hit the big-time. >> i wish i didn't have to wait until i was in my mid-50s before a good part of my life started in this business. >> reporter: but once "live with regis and kathie lee" went national, business started booming. >> by the way, i haven't asked you in a while. how are your hemorrhoids? feel all right? >> reporter: and have been ever since. >> in a weird way, if you hate reality television today, you start of have to blame reege and myself for that. we're the first ones i know of that got paid for talking about their lives for a living. ♪ thanks for the memories >> saying good-bye is tough. it's going to be tough for me. you know? >> reporter: are you looking forward to it? are you dreading it? >> kind of. you've done it so long. and all of a sudden, you say good-bye to these people that yo

johnny carson didn't have any guests on his last show before he retired.second to last program he had two of his favorite guests bette midler and which other comedian? >> bill: cards up please. come on, doocy, get the card up. roll the tame. >> i brought you a little something. >> you got to be kidding. >> a little something from the elvis estate. a little something here it's nice. >> can i -- >> please, sit on down and we will give you a pena colonic. >> bill: robin williams. you both got that wrong. >> pinacolonic? >> bill: still tied with two questions to go for the funny news quiz. jim carrie broke out as a huge star in the mid 1990s becoming the first actor in history to earn $20 million for a single movie for which film did carrie first earn this record breaking payday? >> bill: cards up, please. >> ♪ when the truth truth ♪ over the within you dies ♪ don't you want somebody to love ♪ don't you need somebody to love. >> bill: channeling gray slick. the film wasn't even funny. for 20 million it should be but it wasn't. >> it was scary. >> bill: i didn'

the birthplace of both john wayne and johnny carson.in the nation. republican and democrat incumbents in a duel to the end. >> you put a gun to my head i couldn't tell you who wins. >> normal lek year you get so few party seats switching hands. this is going to be one of those races. this is going to be the race, money pouring in from both sides. will this be the most expensive race you have been involved in? >> it probably will. >> how much will the winner or the close loser have to raise in this case? >> i don't know. >> we have heard $3.5 million aside. >> it's possible. >> together, $7 million. >> at some point voters would say give me the money because $7 million can buy a lot in des moines, iowa. >> how are you doing? >> good. >> for boswell, it will mean raising twice what he spent a year ago. this next race, you spent $1.5 million in the last race. in next race -- >> going to cost more. >> tighter. >> yeah. >> costing you even more and because seats in congress rarely turn red to "d" or "d" to red, this is a race where both side

television now is down to this possibly his final act >> i have thought about that and i remember johnny carsonye. >> hope something wanted to do think i hope you come back be as gracious as inviting me into your home as you have been i wish you a very heartfelt good night. >> wanted to say could, wanted to say thank you and good night. >> going to be interesting to see the last show tomorrow. still ahead is over for them demi and ashton calling it quits while decouple ending six year marriage next. later in sports chicago bears' defense on april thanks to the high level of play of the running back. is never out-of-reach. the next generation craftsman autohammer. a new articulating head. superior access. only sears has over twenty five nextec tools, now all on sale. craftsman. trust. in your hands. capital one's new cash rewards card gives you a 50 percent annual bonus. so you earn 50 percent more cash. if you're not satisfied with 50% more cash, send it back! i'll be right here waiting for it. who wouldn't want more cash? [ insects chirping ] i'll take it. i'll make it rain up in here. [ male

they take long vacations, they are, like, modern day, john any -- johnny carson. time in their communes. we pay our legislature $600 a positive. they come to town, do the business and live under the laws they pass. >>neil: i see the wisdom of that, but say you are from the oil or banking industry, and you are not just sort of paid part time lobbyist. >>guest: well,s look, those kind of protections can be put in place. it works in texas. we have people that are doctors that are veterinarians, we have folks from all across, because they know they can come, they can be part time legislatures, and that is what our founding fathers had in mind. this idea we have allowed this culture to grow up in washington, dc, where the corporate lobbyists and the contractors and all of those individuals are feeding at the trough and everyone is in on the game, that has to stop. that is the reason not only will i call for this part time legislature, i will go to the american people and i hope i lead an uprising in the country to have that type of thought process really penetrating th

remember in the old days, like, johnny carson and all those shows?nd then, the other guests -- they would stay till the end of the show. i had this idea, which you might want to try. i think this would be funny. what if you had -- you instructed the guest beforehand -- it's like, "jimmy really likes you to stay." because it makes you feel weird, and you stay. >> jimmy: yeah, yeah. >> i've done it before. so -- [ laughter ] so, you make all the guests stay, except you don't have another couch. so, like the first guest comes out, and then they just have to, kind of, hang around. >> jimmy: stand there? [ laughter ] >> just stand there. you know what i mean? [ applause ] >> jimmy: you got, like, a cocktail party going. yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. congrats on the cardinals. i was happy for those guys. they worked hard. and you have albert pujols. which i think any -- if you're any little kid anywhere, to be able to say the word "pujols." >> yeah. it's hard, right. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: christmas comes early. that's fantastic. he's my favorite player, mom. i

brian said think about in the past the three best hosts have been bob hope, johnny carson and billy crystaly he was saying to me go get a comedian. and i happen to be looking at eddie murphy every day. >> was ben not available? >> this was after we wrapped the movie. ben's busy filming multi- -- multiple movesy. >> and eddie is a brilliant standup comedian who hasn't done -- >> this is one of the great comebacks of all time. >> we think it will be. >> i saw the interview that was very fine saying it's going to bes worst oscars, i'm going to urinate over everyone. i'm thinking this is fantastic, ric ricky gervais on speed. >> what do you think of him? >> he started right about the time i started so i've grown up on him. he's just the greatest. i felt like hi met him and it was like, well, i've just seen a lot of movies with him in it. >> he's one of the greatest come comedic actors i've ever seen. that energy he has. >> incredible energy and intensity. >> did you feel intimidated working with someone like this? >> sure. because eddie has been -- he's iconic for the last 25 years. and i had n

, think about in the past the best host, the three best hosts that existed have been bob hope, johnny carsonnd billy crystal. so basically, he was saying to me, go get a comedian. >> i totally agree. >> i was looking at eddie murphy every day. >> wasn't ben available? >> no. we wrapped the movie. ben's busy filming multiple movies. >> yeah. eddie is -- i mean, he is a brilliant stand-up comedian and not done it for 20-something years. >> a big -- >> it's a big -- >> one of the great comebacks of all time. >> could be. we think it will be. >> i saw the interview with e saying it's the worst oscars ever. you know? and i'm going to urinate on everyone. i was thinking, this is fantastic. ricky gervais on speed. going to be brilliant. did he make you feel intimidating? >> sure. eddie has been -- he's iconic for the last 25 years so -- and i had never really met him. i met him a couple of times so to be working with somebody whose body of work is that great and proceeds them, you want to try to be on your best game when you come in and you don't know what it's going to happen. and then he's -- and

about in the past, the best host, the three best hosts that have ever existed have been bob hope, johnny carson, and billy crystal. so basically he was saying to me, go get a comedian. >> i certainly agree. >> i happened to be looking at eddie murphy every day working. >> was ben -- >> no. this was after he wrapped the movie. ben's busy filming multiple movies. >> yeah, and also eddie is -- i mean, he is a brilliant stand-up comedian who hasn't done stand-up for 20-something years. and -- >> yes. >> a big job. >> one of the great comebacks of all time. >> right. we think it will be. >> i saw the interview he did with you. very funny, saying it's going to be the worst oscars ever. you know, sort of saying i'm going to urinate over everyone. well, members of the academy, i'm available. in fact, my schedule just cleared a bit because i can exclusively reveal that i'm"am." i've been a judge six years and loved every single second. but i've discovered jug tolg my surprise is a bit more difficult than i thought. so i'm going to focus on what will be a huge year at cnn with the upcoming election. want

he could go on johnny carson and say that wasn't my best hour.'t even my best hour and a half and he could laugh at himself because he was not known as a blowhard or windbag. in perry's case, two things have happened. one, he's introduced to the nation through these debates. and i've never seen a campaign, quite frankly, where debates have played such a dominant and influential role. i mean, they've cemented mitt romney as sort of the cool, collected professional customer. i thought one thing about the perry mishap the other night, it did, for the first time, humanize mitt romney. he was the one that said, "e.p.a.." give him manage. >> lehrer: the wrong one. >> ron paul said there aren't three, there are five. and poor perry at that point is about to cash it in. >> lehrer: how is herman cain dealing with his problem which is sexual harassment? >> he's i think behaving badly. first of all, what i think of-- he's gone for the home run. they're all lying. and then his lawyer said watch out for the next people which was brutal and rude. and so far hi

actions, sickouts -- one of which was a code phrase uttered by bailey when he was appearing on johnny carson's late night show, "the tonight show." how they used tactics like these to try to pressure the government to listen to them. it shows how they staged the first air traffic control strike in 1970 under the guise of a sickout, under the cover of a sickout. they called in sick for three weeks, about 3,000 air traffic controllers. to try to get the government to listen to some of their concerns. it shows how in the aftermath of that conflict they cut a secret deal with the nixon administration that avoided controllers losing their jobs permanently for, basically, striking against the government in 1970. um, and, in fact, even one recognition -- even won recognition for patco within a couple of years of that job action. it shows how the union grew over the course of the 1970s under a pretty remarkable leader named john laden who was able to balance various factions within the union and project just enough militancy to try to get the government to respond to patco's concerns without endangeri

>> went on johnny carson. >> he went on carson and explained it and laughed about it. >> there's a big difference between long-winded and stupid. there's a difference. >> and what does that mean? >> yeah. >> do you think -- you think that guy was stupid because he didn't remember? >> anybody cannot remember, but i think there's been -- i'm so tired of hearing about he doesn't do well in debates, that's when you have to think on your feet and respond and demonstrate your mental ability. >> barack obama didn't do well in debates. you voted for him. >> i'm going to say it one more time. there's a difference between not doing well and being ignorant. >> you're saying that perry's ignorant? >> he seems to be to me in a lot of ways. >> that's harsh. >> am i missing something? are you watching what i've been watching? >> there are a lot of people -- and mike barnicle will tell you this, i will tell you this, george w. bush, a very bright guy. you meet george w. bush one-on-one, he's bright, he's engaging, is that not right, mike? were you not blown away how bright and engaging the guy was whe

johnny carson wouldn't have done this. when did this kind of behavior become acceptable?reaking out about this. peter johnson, jr. taking a look at that. >> brian: i'm sure doc severonson lobbied for it. indiana's pride, they will perform at the national anthem right here on "fox & friends" and wearing those same outfits. ♪ diabetes testing? it's all the same. nothing changes. then try this. freestyle lite® blood glucose test strip. sure, but it's not gonna-- [beep] wow. yep, that's the patented freestyle zipwik™ design. did it just-- [both] target the blood? yeah, drew it right in. the test starts fast. you need just a third the blood of one touch.® that is different. so freestyle lite test strips make testing... easy? easy. great. call or click-- we'll send you strips and a meter, free. free is good. freestyle lite test strips. call or click today. where they grow america's favorite wpotoes. idaho, everyone knows idaho potatoes taste great. but did you know they'reood for you too? they're high in vitamins and potassium. and idaho potatoes are now certified to carry the