The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Season 27

E01 Jay Leno (guest host), Robert Stack, Franklin Ajaye, Kenny G 04 Jan 1988 E02 Cody Carr, Ray Charles 06 Jan 1988 E03 Tom Lasorda, Jimmy Buffett 07 Jan 1988 E04 Sandy Duncan, Steve Mittleman, Irv Kupcinet 08 Jan 1988 E05 Jay Leno (guest host), Super Dave Osborne, Robert Mitchum 11 Jan 1988 E06 Whoopi Goldberg, Kevin Pollack 13 Jan 1988 E07 Michael Caine, Eydie Gorme, Steve Lawrence 14 Jan 1988 E08 Orel Hershiser, Floyd Jackson, Susan Sullivan, Lee Ritenour 15 Jan 1988 E09 Jay Leno (guest host), Stephanie Kramer, Jimmie Walker, Richard Mulligan 18 Jan 1988 E10 Jonathan Zachary, Christopher Reeve, Melanie Mayron 20 Jan 1988 E11 Michael J. Fox, Larry Miller, Harry Lorayne 21 Jan 1988 E12 James Garner, Jeff Cesario, Park Overall 22 Jan 1988 E13 Jay Leno (guest host), Marilu Henner, Jester Hairston, Vanna White, Lu Leonard 02 Feb 1988 E14 Candice Bergen, Steven Wright 03 Feb 1988 E15 Greg Irwin, Gore Vidal 04 Feb 1988 E16 Paul Reiser, Oak Ridge Boys 05 Feb 1988 E17 Jay Leno (guest host), Joan Collins, John Byner 10 Feb 1988 E18 Harry Anderson, Argus Hamilton, Calvin Trillin 11 Feb 1988 E19 Bob Newhart, David Horowitz 12 Feb 1988 E20 Oprah Winfrey, Sheena Easton 16 Feb 1988 E21 Jay Leno (guest host), Tony Danza, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Andy Williams 17 Feb 1988 E22 George Burns, Tracey Ullman, Jeff Healey 18 Feb 1988 E23 Lucy Webb, Willie Nelson 19 Feb 1988 E24 Teri Garr, Marsha Warfield, Johnny Clegg & Savuka 23 Feb 1988 E25 Jay Leno (guest host), Barbara Walters, Joanna Kerns, Stanley Jordan 24 Feb 1988 E26 Jay Leno (guest host), Mary Tyler Moore, James Earl Jones 25 Feb 1988 E27 Jay Leno (guest host), Harvey Fierstein, Courteney Cox, K.T. Oslin 26 Feb 1988 E28 Jay Leno (guest host), Fred Savage, Joan Van Ark, Los Lobos 07 Mar 1988 E29 Jay Leno (guest host), Larry Miller, Stephen Collins, Phil Collins 11 May 1988 E30 Jay Leno (guest host), Kirk Douglas, Paula Poundstone, Eva Marie Saint, Linda Hopkins 12 May 1988 E31 Zota Croughan, Carl Reiner 13 May 1988 E32 Jonathan Winters, Kenny Loggins 18 May 1988 E33 Danny DeVito, Richard Benjamin 19 May 1988 E34 Jay Leno (guest host), Pee Wee Herman, Ricardo Montalban, Ritch Shydner, Lou Rawls 20 May 1988 E35 Steve Jenne, Steve Martin, Helen Shaver 25 May 1988 E36 Bob Hope, Jimmy Tingle, Ellen Greene 26 May 1988 E37 Bette Midler, Arnold Schwarzenegger 27 May 1988 E38 Jay Leno (guest host), Brice Beckham, Joey Bishop, Louie Anderson, Dwight Yoakam 30 May 1988 E39 'Poppa John' Venturello, Franklin Ajaye, Catherine Hicks 31 May 1988 E40 Halden Martinson, Jessica Vallot, Cristin Morrison 01 Jun 1988 E41 A. Whitney Brown, Grigori Popovich, Sweet Baby Blues Band 02 Jun 1988 E42 James Stewart, Bob Saget, Preston Smith 03 Jun 1988 E43 David Steinberg, Susie Essman, Jake Johannsen 06 Jun 1988 E44 Mabel Hines Buck, Paul Reiser, Jason Bateman 08 Jun 1988 E45 Jay Leno (guest host), Ken Olin, Calvin Trillin, Jeffrey Osborne 09 Jun 1988 E46 Linda Clark, Victoria Jackson, Chuck Berry 10 Jun 1988 E47 Don Rickles, Rolf Benirschke, Tiffany 13 Jun 1988 E48 Teddy Andrews, Robert Klein, Blair Brown 15 Jun 1988 E49 Jay Leno (guest host), Robert Urich, Carol Kane, Jimmy Brogan, Mr. Rogers 16 Jun 1988 E50 Dudley Moore, Jerry Seinfeld, K.T. Ostin 17 Jun 1988 E51 Suzanne Pleshette, Louis Bellson 20 Jun 1988 E52 Jay Leno (guest host), Tom Selleck, Lisa Hartman, Joan Embery 22 Jun 1988 E53 Martin Short, Isabella Rossellini, Gene Fleming 23 Jun 1988 E54 Jay Leno, Fred Savage, Brian Gillis 24 Jun 1988 E55 Fred Roggin 27 Jun 1988 E56 Jay Leno (guest host), John Ritter, Larry Miller, Frank Bruno 28 Jun 1988 E57 John Larroquette, Lance Burton, Jennifer Tilly 29 Jun 1988 E58 Bob Uecker, Cathy Guisewite 30 Jun 1988 E59 Super Dave Osborne, Mark Schiff, Park Overall 01 Jul 1988 E60 Jay Leno (guest host), Sandy Duncan, Paula Poundstone, Gene Siskel, Roger Ebert 18 Jul 1988 E61 Patrick Swayze, Rodney Crowell 20 Jul 1988 E62 George Carlin, Don McLean 21 Jul 1988 E63 James Woods, Gloria DeHaven 22 Jul 1988 E64 Jay Leno (guest host), Harry Anderson, Ted Danson, Paul Williams 25 Jul 1988 E65 Mark & Carol Hebbard, Alan King 27 Jul 1988 E66 Carl Reiner, Miriam Margolyes, Sandi Patti 28 Jul 1988 E67 George Bush, Ray Sharkey, Brooke Adams 29 Jul 1988 E68 Jay Leno (guest host), Debbie Reynolds, Kevin Nealon, Kirk Cameron 01 Aug 1988 E69 Jay Leno (guest host), Cybill Shepherd, Tom Bosley, Michelle Shocked 03 Aug 1988 E70 Jay Leno (guest host), Sigourney Weaver, Marilyn Horne 04 Aug 1988 E71 Jay Leno (guest host), Michael Richards, Lynn Redgrave, Roy Blount, Jr., America 05 Aug 1988 E72 Jay Leno (guest host), Arnold Schwarzenegger, Joanna Kerns, Nigel Havers 08 Aug 1988 E73 Jay Leno (guest host), Linda Gray, Jamie Lee Curtis, Smokey Robinson 09 Aug 1988 E74 Bob Newhart, Kevin Meaney, King's Sisters 10 Aug 1988 E75 Bert Grantges, Bill Maher, Diane Schuur 11 Aug 1988 E76 Michael Landon, John Mendoza, Thelma Houston 12 Aug 1988 E77 Jay Leno (guest host), Geena Davis, Blake Clark, Tim Busfield, Randy Newman 22 Aug 1988 E78 Joe Piscopo, Perri 24 Aug 1988 E79 Louie Anderson, Gipsy Kings 25 Aug 1988 E80 Oprah Winfrey, The Trinity Irish Dancers 29 Aug 1988 E81 Jay Leno (guest host), Angie Dickinson, Charlton Heston, Penelope Ann Miller 31 Aug 1988 E82 Julie Krone, Shelley Long 01 Sep 1988 E83 Chevy Chase, Kevin Pollack, Placido Domingo 02 Sep 1988 E84 Bob Hope, David Horowitz 05 Sep 1988 E85 Jay Leno (guest host), Sid Caesar, Franklin Ajaye, Ernie Hudson, Billy Vera & The Beaters 07 Sep 1988 E86 Jay Leno (guest host), Meredith Baxter Birney, Jeff Altman, Phil Collins 08 Sep 1988 E87 Jay Leno (guest host), Michael Fishman, Jerry Seinfeld, Ricky Van Shelton 09 Sep 1988 E88 Jay Leno (guest host), Charlie Sheen, Gene Siskel, Roger Ebert, Crystal Gayle 12 Sep 1988 E89 Jay Leno (guest host), Tannis Vallely, Cathy Guisewite, Buster Poindexter 14 Sep 1988 E90 Jay Leno (guest host), Anthony Perkins, Dave Coulier, Leon Redbone 15 Sep 1988 E91 Jodie Foster, Reba McEntire 06 Oct 1988 E92 Michael Keaton, Ritch Shydner, Joshua Bell 10 Oct 1988 E93 Jim Fowler, K.T. Oslin 12 Oct 1988 E94 Jay Leno (guest host), Helen Gurley Brown, Carole King 13 Oct 1988 E95 Tony Danza, Calvin Trillin, Pete Fountain 14 Oct 1988 E96 Jonathan Winters, Peter Strauss 17 Oct 1988 E97 Dudley Moore, Jack Mayberry, Etta James & The Roots Band 19 Oct 1988 E98 Jay Leno (guest host), Jim Henson, Tom Brokaw, Loretta Lynn 20 Oct 1988 E99 Barry Sobel, Patrick Duffy, Dr. John, Rickie Lee Jones 21 Oct 1988 E100 Tim Conway, Mummenschanz 31 Oct 1988 E101 Captain Maurice Seddon, Jeff Daniels, Lyle Lovett 02 Nov 1988 E102 Jay Leno (guest host), Smothers Brothers, Richard Lewis, Alabama 03 Nov 1988 E103 Harry Anderson, Aprile Milo 04 Nov 1988 E104 Buddy Hackett, Cowboy Junkies 07 Nov 1988 E105 Bob Saget, Miriam Margolyes, Alex Trebek 09 Nov 1988 E106 Jay Leno (guest host), Michele Lee, Craig T. Nelson, George Wallace 10 Nov 1988 E107 Sean Lomax, Kenny Rogers 11 Nov 1988 E108 Richard Pryor, Rain Pryor, Jake Johannsen 14 Nov 1988 E109 Teresa Ganzel, David Steinberg 16 Nov 1988 E110 Garry Shandling, Patrick Swayze 17 Nov 1988 E111 Dottie Byrd, David Horowitz 18 Nov 1988 E112 Tony Bennett, Margaret Whitton 21 Nov 1988 E113 Jay Leno (guest host), Bob Hope, Erma Bombeck, The Robert Cray Band 23 Nov 1988 E114 Robert Townsend, Sam Kinison, Leningrad Dixieland Jazz Band 24 Nov 1988 E115 Jim Porter, A. Whitney Brown, Lyle Lovett 25 Nov 1988 E116 Sammy Davis, Jr., Leonard Waxdeck & The Birdcallers 28 Nov 1988 E117 Jay Leno (guest host), Carol Leifer, Roy Blount, Jr., Bonnie Raitt 29 Nov 1988 E118 Jay Leno (guest host), Joan Embery, Jerry Jeff Walker 30 Nov 1988 E119 Jay Leno (guest host), Peter Pitofsky, Alley Mills, Fred Roggin 01 Dec 1988 E120 Jay Leno (guest host), Ann Hodgman, Thomas Hearns, Edie McClurg 02 Dec 1988 E121 Jay Leno (guest host), Super Dave Osborne, Tim Reid 05 Dec 1988 E122 Jay Leno (guest host), Paula Poundstone, Leonard Nimoy, 10,000 Maniacs 07 Dec 1988 E123 Catherine Grant, Pat Hazell, Catherine Hicks 08 Dec 1988 E124 Martin Short, Cybill Shepherd 09 Dec 1988 E125 Shirley MacLaine, k.d. lang 12 Dec 1988 E126 Jay Leno (guest host), Bob Elliott, Chris Elliott, Hugh Downs, Judy Collins 14 Dec 1988 E127 Jeff Altman, Helen Shaver, Smokey Robinson 15 Dec 1988 E128 Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Kevin Meaney 16 Dec 1988 E129 Carolyn Freeman, Burt Reynolds, Phoebe Snow 26 Dec 1988 E130 Jay Leno (guest host), Nell Carter, John Lithgow, Rita Rudner, Tracy Wells 28 Dec 1988 E131 Larry Miller, Jimmy Buffett 29 Dec 1988 E132 Dana Delany, Barry Manilow 30 Dec 1988