The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Season 27

E01 Jay Leno (guest host), Robert Stack, Franklin Ajaye, Kenny G 10 Oct 1988 E02 Cody Carr, Ray Charles 12 Oct 1988 E03 Tom Lasorda, Jimmy Buffett 13 Oct 1988 E04 Sandy Duncan, Steve Mittleman, Irv Kupcinet 14 Oct 1988 E05 Jay Leno (guest host), Super Dave Osborne, Robert Mitchum 17 Oct 1988 E06 Whoopi Goldberg, Kevin Pollack 19 Oct 1988 E07 Michael Caine, Eydie Gorme, Steve Lawrence 20 Oct 1988 E08 Orel Hershiser, Floyd Jackson, Susan Sullivan, Lee Ritenour 21 Oct 1988 E09 Jay Leno (guest host), Stephanie Kramer, Jimmie Walker, Richard Mulligan 31 Oct 1988 E10 Jonathan Zachary, Christopher Reeve, Melanie Mayron 02 Nov 1988 E11 Michael J. Fox, Larry Miller, Harry Lorayne 03 Nov 1988 E12 James Garner, Jeff Cesario, Park Overall 04 Nov 1988 E13 Jay Leno (guest host), Marilu Henner, Jester Hairston, Vanna White, Lu Leonard 07 Nov 1988 E14 Candice Bergen, Steven Wright 09 Nov 1988 E15 Greg Irwin, Gore Vidal 10 Nov 1988 E16 Paul Reiser, Oak Ridge Boys 11 Nov 1988 E17 Jay Leno (guest host), Joan Collins, John Byner 14 Nov 1988 E18 Harry Anderson, Argus Hamilton, Calvin Trillin 16 Nov 1988 E19 Bob Newhart, David Horowitz 17 Nov 1988 E20 Oprah Winfrey, Sheena Easton 18 Nov 1988 E21 Jay Leno (guest host), Tony Danza, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Andy Williams 21 Nov 1988 E22 George Burns, Tracey Ullman, Jeff Healey 23 Nov 1988 E23 Lucy Webb, Willie Nelson 24 Nov 1988 E24 Teri Garr, Marsha Warfield, Johnny Clegg & Savuka 25 Nov 1988 E25 Jay Leno (guest host), Barbara Walters, Joanna Kerns, Stanley Jordan 28 Nov 1988 E26 Jay Leno (guest host), Mary Tyler Moore, James Earl Jones 29 Nov 1988 E27 Jay Leno (guest host), Harvey Fierstein, Courteney Cox, K.T. Oslin 30 Nov 1988 E28 Jay Leno (guest host), Fred Savage, Joan Van Ark, Los Lobos 01 Dec 1988 E29 Jay Leno (guest host), Larry Miller, Stephen Collins, Phil Collins 02 Dec 1988 E30 Jay Leno (guest host), Kirk Douglas, Paula Poundstone, Eva Marie Saint, Linda Hopkins 05 Dec 1988 E31 Zota Croughan, Carl Reiner 07 Dec 1988 E32 Jonathan Winters, Kenny Loggins 08 Dec 1988 E33 Danny DeVito, Richard Benjamin 09 Dec 1988 E34 Jay Leno (guest host), Pee Wee Herman, Ricardo Montalban, Ritch Shydner, Lou Rawls 12 Dec 1988 E35 Steve Jenne, Steve Martin, Helen Shaver 14 Dec 1988 E36 Bob Hope, Jimmy Tingle, Ellen Greene 15 Dec 1988 E37 Bette Midler, Arnold Schwarzenegger 16 Dec 1988 E38 Jay Leno (guest host), Brice Beckham, Joey Bishop, Louie Anderson, Dwight Yoakam 26 Dec 1988 E39 'Poppa John' Venturello, Franklin Ajaye, Catherine Hicks 28 Dec 1988 E40 Halden Martinson, Jessica Vallot, Cristin Morrison 29 Dec 1988 E41 A. Whitney Brown, Grigori Popovich, Sweet Baby Blues Band 30 Dec 1988 E42 James Stewart, Bob Saget, Preston Smith 04 Jan 1989 E43 David Steinberg, Susie Essman, Jake Johannsen 05 Jan 1989 E44 Mabel Hines Buck, Paul Reiser, Jason Bateman 06 Jan 1989 E45 Jay Leno (guest host), Ken Olin, Calvin Trillin, Jeffrey Osborne 09 Jan 1989 E46 Linda Clark, Victoria Jackson, Chuck Berry 11 Jan 1989 E47 Don Rickles, Rolf Benirschke, Tiffany 12 Jan 1989 E48 Teddy Andrews, Robert Klein, Blair Brown 13 Jan 1989 E49 Jay Leno (guest host), Robert Urich, Carol Kane, Jimmy Brogan, Mr. Rogers 16 Jan 1989 E50 Dudley Moore, Jerry Seinfeld, K.T. Ostin 18 Jan 1989 E51 Suzanne Pleshette, Louis Bellson 19 Jan 1989 E52 Jay Leno (guest host), Tom Selleck, Lisa Hartman, Joan Embery 30 Jan 1989 E53 Martin Short, Isabella Rossellini, Gene Fleming 01 Feb 1989 E54 Jay Leno, Fred Savage, Brian Gillis 02 Feb 1989 E55 Fred Roggin 03 Feb 1989 E56 Jay Leno (guest host), John Ritter, Larry Miller, Frank Bruno 06 Feb 1989 E57 John Larroquette, Lance Burton, Jennifer Tilly 08 Feb 1989 E58 Bob Uecker, Cathy Guisewite 09 Feb 1989 E59 Super Dave Osborne, Mark Schiff, Park Overall 10 Feb 1989 E60 Jay Leno (guest host), Sandy Duncan, Paula Poundstone, Gene Siskel, Roger Ebert 13 Feb 1989 E61 Patrick Swayze, Rodney Crowell 15 Feb 1989 E62 George Carlin, Don McLean 16 Feb 1989 E63 James Woods, Gloria DeHaven 17 Feb 1989 E64 Jay Leno (guest host), Harry Anderson, Ted Danson, Paul Williams 20 Feb 1989 E65 Mark & Carol Hebbard, Alan King 22 Feb 1989 E66 Carl Reiner, Miriam Margolyes, Sandi Patti 23 Feb 1989 E67 George Bush, Ray Sharkey, Brooke Adams 24 Feb 1989 E68 Jay Leno (guest host), Debbie Reynolds, Kevin Nealon, Kirk Cameron 27 Feb 1989 E69 Jay Leno (guest host), Cybill Shepherd, Tom Bosley, Michelle Shocked 28 Feb 1989 E70 Jay Leno (guest host), Sigourney Weaver, Marilyn Horne 01 Mar 1989 E71 Jay Leno (guest host), Michael Richards, Lynn Redgrave, Roy Blount, Jr., America 02 Mar 1989 E72 Jay Leno (guest host), Arnold Schwarzenegger, Joanna Kerns, Nigel Havers 03 Mar 1989 E73 Jay Leno (guest host), Linda Gray, Jamie Lee Curtis, Smokey Robinson 06 Mar 1989 E74 Bob Newhart, Kevin Meaney, King's Sisters 08 Mar 1989 E75 Bert Grantges, Bill Maher, Diane Schuur 09 Mar 1989 E76 Michael Landon, John Mendoza, Thelma Houston 10 Mar 1989 E77 Jay Leno (guest host), Geena Davis, Blake Clark, Tim Busfield, Randy Newman 13 Mar 1989 E78 Joe Piscopo, Perri 15 Mar 1989 E79 Louie Anderson, Gipsy Kings 16 Mar 1989 E80 Oprah Winfrey, The Trinity Irish Dancers 17 Mar 1989 E81 Jay Leno (guest host), Angie Dickinson, Charlton Heston, Penelope Ann Miller 20 Mar 1989 E82 Julie Krone, Shelley Long 22 Mar 1989 E83 Chevy Chase, Kevin Pollack, Placido Domingo 23 Mar 1989 E84 Bob Hope, David Horowitz 24 Mar 1989 E85 Jay Leno (guest host), Sid Caesar, Franklin Ajaye, Ernie Hudson, Billy Vera & The Beaters 27 Mar 1989 E86 Jay Leno (guest host), Meredith Baxter Birney, Jeff Altman, Phil Collins 28 Mar 1989 E87 Jay Leno (guest host), Michael Fishman, Jerry Seinfeld, Ricky Van Shelton 29 Mar 1989 E88 Jay Leno (guest host), Charlie Sheen, Gene Siskel, Roger Ebert, Crystal Gayle 30 Mar 1989 E89 Jay Leno (guest host), Tannis Vallely, Cathy Guisewite, Buster Poindexter 31 Mar 1989 E90 Jay Leno (guest host), Anthony Perkins, Dave Coulier, Leon Redbone 03 Apr 1989 E91 Jodie Foster, Reba McEntire 05 Apr 1989 E92 Michael Keaton, Ritch Shydner, Joshua Bell 06 Apr 1989 E93 Jim Fowler, K.T. Oslin 07 Apr 1989 E94 Jay Leno (guest host), Helen Gurley Brown, Carole King 10 Apr 1989 E95 Tony Danza, Calvin Trillin, Pete Fountain 12 Apr 1989 E96 Jonathan Winters, Peter Strauss 13 Apr 1989 E97 Dudley Moore, Jack Mayberry, Etta James & The Roots Band 14 Apr 1989 E98 Jay Leno (guest host), Jim Henson, Tom Brokaw, Loretta Lynn 17 Apr 1989 E99 Barry Sobel, Patrick Duffy, Dr. John, Rickie Lee Jones 19 Apr 1989 E100 Tim Conway, Mummenschanz 20 Apr 1989 E101 Captain Maurice Seddon, Jeff Daniels, Lyle Lovett 21 Apr 1989 E102 Jay Leno (guest host), Smothers Brothers, Richard Lewis, Alabama 01 May 1989 E103 Harry Anderson, Aprile Milo 03 May 1989 E104 Buddy Hackett, Cowboy Junkies 04 May 1989 E105 Bob Saget, Miriam Margolyes, Alex Trebek 05 May 1989 E106 Jay Leno (guest host), Michele Lee, Craig T. Nelson, George Wallace 08 May 1989 E107 Sean Lomax, Kenny Rogers 10 May 1989 E108 Richard Pryor, Rain Pryor, Jake Johannsen 11 May 1989 E109 Teresa Ganzel, David Steinberg 12 May 1989 E110 Garry Shandling, Patrick Swayze 17 May 1989 E111 Dottie Byrd, David Horowitz 18 May 1989 E112 Tony Bennett, Margaret Whitton 19 May 1989 E113 Jay Leno (guest host), Bob Hope, Erma Bombeck, The Robert Cray Band 22 May 1989 E114 Robert Townsend, Sam Kinison, Leningrad Dixieland Jazz Band 24 May 1989 E115 Jim Porter, A. Whitney Brown, Lyle Lovett 25 May 1989 E116 Sammy Davis, Jr., Leonard Waxdeck & The Birdcallers 26 May 1989 E117 Jay Leno (guest host), Carol Leifer, Roy Blount, Jr., Bonnie Raitt 29 May 1989 E118 Jay Leno (guest host), Joan Embery, Jerry Jeff Walker 30 May 1989 E119 Jay Leno (guest host), Peter Pitofsky, Alley Mills, Fred Roggin 31 May 1989 E120 Jay Leno (guest host), Ann Hodgman, Thomas Hearns, Edie McClurg 01 Jun 1989 E121 Jay Leno (guest host), Super Dave Osborne, Tim Reid 02 Jun 1989 E122 Jay Leno (guest host), Paula Poundstone, Leonard Nimoy, 10,000 Maniacs 05 Jun 1989 E123 Catherine Grant, Pat Hazell, Catherine Hicks 07 Jun 1989 E124 Martin Short, Cybill Shepherd 08 Jun 1989 E125 Shirley MacLaine, k.d. lang 09 Jun 1989 E126 Jay Leno (guest host), Bob Elliott, Chris Elliott, Hugh Downs, Judy Collins 12 Jun 1989 E127 Jeff Altman, Helen Shaver, Smokey Robinson 14 Jun 1989 E128 Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Kevin Meaney 15 Jun 1989 E129 Carolyn Freeman, Burt Reynolds, Phoebe Snow 16 Jun 1989 E130 Jay Leno (guest host), Nell Carter, John Lithgow, Rita Rudner, Tracy Wells 19 Jun 1989 E131 Larry Miller, Jimmy Buffett 21 Jun 1989 E132 Dana Delany, Barry Manilow 22 Jun 1989