Top-rated
Thu, Jan 7, 1988
Johnny presents calendars with unusual themes. Bette Davis (The Whales of August (1987)); Martin Short discusses the technique and challenges of celebrity impressions.
Thu, Jan 14, 1988
Johnny reads affiliate promotions. Milton Berle (Milton Berle, the Second Time Around: The Funny Fifties (1988), book "B.S. I Love You: Sixty Funny Years with the Famous and the Infamous"); Carol Siskind performs stand-up; Don Yesso (Frank's Place (1987)),
Fri, Jan 22, 1988
Jim Fowler presents wild animals; Bob Nelson performs stand-up; Teresa Ganzel comments on spending New Year's in Las Vegas.
Fri, Feb 5, 1988
Johnny presents cancelled Wheaties boxes. Oprah Winfrey (The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986)); juggler Daniel Rosen; Sydney Walsh (Hooperman (1987)).
Wed, Feb 24, 1988
Johnny answers questions from the audience. The guests have all been "bumped" from earlier episodes: Ritch Shydner, Rita Rudner and Darryl Sivad perform stand-up; Fred Roggin talks about the Olympics in Sarajevo and Seoul.
Thu, Feb 25, 1988
The Tele-Scam Home Shopping Club offers various products. Burt Reynolds (Switching Channels (1988)); Teresa Ganzel; British Olympic ski jumper Eddie 'The Eagle' Edwards.
Thu, May 12, 1988
Dana Carvey (Saturday Night Live (1975)); Joe Garagiola (book "It's Anybody's Ballgame"); CalArts film students David Teitelbaum and Jack Saltzberg talk about crashing the red carpet at the Academy Awards by posing as reporters.
Thu, May 19, 1988
Johnny conducts an audience feedback questionnaire. Jonathan Winters (book "Winters' Tales: Stories and Observations for the Unusual", Moon Over Parador (1988)); 11-year-old Texas college freshman Kristen Banerjee.
Thu, May 26, 1988
Chevy Chase (Funny Farm (1988)); Thalassa Cruso demonstrates pruning a geranium; Iditarod racer John Suter discusses competing in the race with a team of poodles.
Thu, Jun 9, 1988
Johnny reads jokes sent by viewers during the writers' strike. Arnold Schwarzenegger (Red Heat (1988)); Jerry Seinfeld does stand-up about horses, and comments on advertising; Andre Agassi talks about reaching the French Open semifinals.