List of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson episodes (1983)

List of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson episodes
No. of episodes	179
Release
Original network	NBC
Season chronology

The following is a list of episodes of the television series The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson which aired in 1983:

1983

• Ed McMahon wears glasses full time starting with this season.

January

No.	Original release date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
4912	January 4, 1983 (1983-01-04)	Carl Reiner, Greg Louganis, Ron O'Brien	N/A
Desk - "Psychic Predictions"
4913	January 5, 1983 (1983-01-05)	Teri Garr, Tom Noddy	B.B. King
Edge of Wetness
4914	January 6, 1983 (1983-01-06)	Richard Benjamin, Kelly Monteith	Pete Fountain
Desk - "Calendars"
4915	January 7, 1983 (1983-01-07)	Jack Lemmon	Tanya Tucker
Desk - "Blue Cards"
4916	January 11, 1983 (1983-01-11)	Michael Landon, Patti & Leah Barton	Maureen McGovern
Desk - "Little Known Disasters"
4917	January 12, 1983 (1983-01-12)	George Carlin, George Segal	Snooky Young
Desk - "Joke Rivalry Between States"
4918	January 13, 1983 (1983-01-13)	David Brenner	Johnny Mathis ("But She Loves Me")
Carnac the Magnificent
4919	January 14, 1983 (1983-01-14)	Harvey Korman, Bruce Schwartz, Randall "Tex" Cobb	N/A
Stump the Band
4920	January 24, 1983 (1983-01-24)	Joan Rivers (guest host), Henry Winkler, Richard Simmons, Cher	N/A
4921	January 25, 1983 (1983-01-25)	Joan Rivers (guest host), Angie Dickinson, Garry Shandling, Gregory Harrison	N/A
4922	January 26, 1983 (1983-01-26)	Joan Rivers (guest host), Bill Cosby, Margot Kidder	N/A
4923	January 27, 1983 (1983-01-27)	Joan Rivers (guest host), Drew Barrymore	Jim Nabors
4924	January 28, 1983 (1983-01-28)	Joan Rivers (guest host), Victoria Principal	Jennifer Holliday ("And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going")

February

No.	Original release date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
4,924	February 1, 1983 (1983-02-01)	Anita Gillette	Tom Jones
Desk- "Pilots That Didn't Make It"
4,925	February 2, 1983 (1983-02-02)	Alan King, Florence Sperbeck	N/A
Sketch - "President Reagan's Press Conference"
4,926	February 3, 1983 (1983-02-03)	Buddy Hackett, William Shatner	N/A
Stump the Band
4,927	February 4, 1983 (1983-02-04)	Steve Martin, Ali MacGraw	Dave Frishberg
Desk - "800 Area Code Telephone Numbers"; Desk- "Ideas of How Government Can Cut Deficit"
4,928	February 7, 1983 (1983-02-07)	Lynn Redgrave, Charles Osborne	Lee Greenwood
Desk - "Kids Letters"
4,929	February 8, 1983 (1983-02-08)	Joe Theismann, Charles Grodin	N/A
Desk - "Celebrity Yearbook"
4,930	February 9, 1983 (1983-02-09)	Bette Davis, Richard Pryor	N/A
Desk - "Blue Cards"
4,931	February 10, 1983 (1983-02-10)	David Steinberg, Roberta Burger	Maureen McGovern ("I'm All Smiles" and "Right As The Rain")
Desk - "Fan Mail"
4,932	February 11, 1983 (1983-02-11)	Charles Nelson Reilly, Rodney Dangerfield, Bob Uecker	N/A
Stump the Band
4,933	February 15, 1983 (1983-02-15)	Dom DeLuise	Glen Campbell
Desk - "Boy Scout Test"
4,934	February 16, 1983 (1983-02-16)	Bob Newhart, L.H. Frymire	Jack Jones
Sketch - "The Winds of War"
4,935	February 17, 1983 (1983-02-17)	Teresa Ganzel, Joe Bolster	Mac Davis
Desk - "Movies That Didn't Get Nominated"
4,936	February 18, 1983 (1983-02-18)	Bridgette Andersen	Ernie Watts, Eydie Gormé
Edge of Wetness
4,937	February 22, 1983 (1983-02-22)	Robert Klein	Julio Iglesias ("Gone With the Wind" and "Hey")
Desk - "Television Listing During Sweeps Week"
4,938	February 23, 1983 (1983-02-23)	Sigourney Weaver, John Moschitta, Jr.	Peter Allen
Desk - "Guidelines in Case You Meet The Queen"
4,939	February 24, 1983 (1983-02-24)	Albert Brooks, Ellen Barkin	The Weather Girls
Stump the Band
4,940	February 25, 1983 (1983-02-25)	Jon Walter, Victoria Jackson, Rex Smith	N/A
Sketch - "Evening News with Mr. Rogers"

March

No.	Original release date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
4,941	March 1, 1983 (1983-03-01)	David Brenner	Lionel Richie
Carnac the Magnificent
4,942	March 2, 1983 (1983-03-02)	James Mason	Tony Bennett
Desk - "MASH Epilogue"
4,943	March 3, 1983 (1983-03-03)	Swoosie Kurtz	Linda Ronstadt
Desk - "Carson's Believe It or Stuff It"
4,944	March 4, 1983 (1983-03-04)	Tim Conway, Maureen Murphy, Jodie Foster	N/A
Desk - "Ed's Birthday"
4,945	March 15, 1983 (1983-03-15)	Pamela Bellwood	Jim Stafford
Desk - "Joke Rivalry Between States"
4,946	March 16, 1983 (1983-03-16)	Joan Rivers, Neil Simon	Stephen Bishop
Desk - "As The White House Turns"
4,947	March 17, 1983 (1983-03-17)	Mariette Hartley, Sandra Bernhard	N/A
Stump the Band
4,948	March 18, 1983 (1983-03-18)	Louis Gossett Jr., Argus Hamilton, Richard Kline	N/A
Edge of Wetness
4,949	March 22, 1983 (1983-03-22)	Lesley Ann Warren, Charlie Hill	James Galway
Desk - "Blue Cards"
4,950	March 23, 1983 (1983-03-23)	Steven Wright, Ted Lange	Sheena Easton
Stump the Band
4,951	March 24, 1983 (1983-03-24)	Marsha Mason	Janie Fricke
Desk - "Cycle of Life in Los Angeles"
4,952	March 25, 1983 (1983-03-25)	Teri Garr, Paul Provenza, Jennifer O'Neill	N/A
Blackouts - 'Fantasy Island', 'Lassie', 'Twilight Zone', 'American Bandstand' and 'Gunsmoke'.
4,953	March 29, 1983 (1983-03-29)	Sharon Gless, Jimmy Connors	Placido Domingo
Talk with Ed About His Boat
4,954	March 30, 1983 (1983-03-30)	Lynn Redgrave, Bobby Kelton	Oak Ridge Boys
Desk - "Congressional Jobs Bill"
4,955	March 31, 1983 (1983-03-31)	Jack Lemmon, Victoria Jackson	Ross Tompkins
Desk - "Easter Bonnets"

April

No.	Original release date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
4,956	April 1, 1983 (1983-04-01)	Steve Landesberg, Ana Alicia	Ron McCroby
4,957	April 5, 1983 (1983-04-05)	Franklyn Ajaye	Julio Iglesias
Carnac the Magnificent
4,958	April 6, 1983 (1983-04-06)	Gregory Hines, Calvin Trillin	Sharon Robinson
Desk - "Upcoming Mini-Series"
4,959	April 7, 1983 (1983-04-07)	Susan Sarandon	Roy Clark
Desk - "Tax Advice"
4,960	April 18, 1983 (1983-04-18)	Joan Rivers (guest host), Joe Piscopo, Donna Mills	Rita Moreno ("Get Happy")
4,961	April 19, 1983 (1983-04-19)	Joan Rivers (guest host), David Steinberg, Betty White	N/A
4,962	April 20, 1983 (1983-04-20)	Joan Rivers (guest host), David Brenner	Bernadette Peters
4,963	April 21, 1983 (1983-04-21)	Joan Rivers (guest host), Robert Blake, John James	Engelbert Humperdinck
4,964	April 22, 1983 (1983-04-22)	Joan Rivers (guest host), George Peppard, Susan Saint James	Beverly Sills
4,965	April 26, 1983 (1983-04-26)	Sammy Davis, Jr., James Sikking	N/A
Desk - "Cable Television Shows"
4,966	April 27, 1983 (1983-04-27)	Nastassja Kinski	N/A
Desk - "Hitler's Diary"
4,967	April 28, 1983 (1983-04-28)	Charles Nelson Reilly, Garry Shandling, Audrie J. Neenan	N/A
Mighty Carson Art Players - "Consumer Supporter with David Howitzer"
4,968	April 29, 1983 (1983-04-29)	Samantha Smith, David Weiss, Jennifer Beals	Bob & Ray

May

No.	Original release date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
4,969	May 2, 1983 (1983-05-02)	James Stewart	Ron McCroby
Desk - "'My Mother' Essays"
4,970	May 3, 1983 (1983-05-03)	Buddy Hackett, Linda Shayne	Joe Williams
Carpet Samples; Desk - "As The White House Turns"
4,971	May 4, 1983 (1983-05-04)	Harmon Baker, Rich Hall	N/A
Desk - "What the Next Fifty Years Would Be"
4,972	May 5, 1983 (1983-05-05)	Emmanuel Lewis, David Steinberg, Mary Frann	N/A
Mighty Carson Art Players - "President Reagan's Letter To a Russian Girl"
4,973	May 6, 1983 (1983-05-06)	Don Rickles, Kathleen Beller	N/A
Desk - "Famous Mothers"
4,974	May 10, 1983 (1983-05-10)	Roy Scheider, Bill Maher	Louise Mandrell
Desk - "New Office Etiquette"
4,975	May 11, 1983 (1983-05-11)	George Burns, Jacqueline Bisset	Conte Candoli
Edge of Wetness
4,976	May 12, 1983 (1983-05-12)	David Brenner	The Barrett Sisters
Desk - "Pilots That Didn't Make It"
4,977	May 13, 1983 (1983-05-13)	Donald Sutherland, Martin Mull	Leata Galloway
Blackouts - 'Hard's Collar', 'Telephone' and 'Great Masters'.
4,978	May 17, 1983 (1983-05-17)	Albert Brooks, Brooke Shields	N/A
Desk - "Classified Ads"; Desk - "Fascinating Facts"; Desk - "List of Kids' Inventions"
4,979	May 18, 1983 (1983-05-18)	Bob Newhart, Anthony Quinn, Julie Lynne Hayek	N/A
Talk with Ed About their First Girlfriends
4,980	May 19, 1983 (1983-05-19)	Bert Convy, Jerry Seinfeld	Dave Brubeck Quartet
Desk - "Ways for Los Angeles to Raise Money"
4,981	May 20, 1983 (1983-05-20)	Suzanne Somers, Blake Clark, Kathleen Beller	N/A
Stump the Band
4,982	May 24, 1983 (1983-05-24)	Charles Grodin, Mary Denham	B.B. King
Location - "Burbank Bridge"
4,983	May 25, 1983 (1983-05-25)	Sunny Haws & Jennifer Watson	Buddy Rich, Martina Arroyo
Sketch - "Johnny La Lonne"
4,984	May 26, 1983 (1983-05-26)	Mel Blanc	Steve Lawrence
Desk - "Blue Cards"
4,985	May 27, 1983 (1983-05-27)	Carl Reiner	Ellen Greene ("Somewhere That's Green", "Suddenly Seymour")
Stump the Band

June

No.	Original release date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
4,986	June 1, 1983 (1983-06-01)	Patrick Macnee, Pete Barbutti	N/A
4,987	June 7, 1983 (1983-06-07)	Christopher Reeve	Leonard Waxdeck & The Birdcallers
Desk - "International Symbol Signs"
4,988	June 8, 1983 (1983-06-08)	Joan Rivers, Joe Garagiola	Sergio Mendes ("Never Gonna Let You Go")
Desk - "Summer Movies"
4,989	June 9, 1983 (1983-06-09)	Richard Pryor, Ally Sheedy, Rod Hull	N/A
Sketch - "Harlequin Romances for Macho Guy"
4,990	June 10, 1983 (1983-06-10)	Roger Moore, Teresa Ganzel	Donna Summer
Desk - "Blue Cards"
4,991	June 14, 1983 (1983-06-14)	Bill Cosby, George Segal	N/A
Desk - "How to Be a Really Nice Person"
4,992	June 15, 1983 (1983-06-15)	Dorothy Fuldheim, Tom Noddy	Maureen McGovern ("Mr. Paganini" and "The Promise")
Edge of Wetness
4,993	June 16, 1983 (1983-06-16)	Robin Williams, Jim Brown III	cast of Dreamgirls
Desk - "As The White House Turns"
4,994	June 17, 1983 (1983-06-17)	Michael Landon, Pete Barbutti	Michael Martin Murphey
Sketch - 'Early to Bed', 'Animal Cries', 'Old Dog', and 'Soldiers Never Die'.
4,995	June 21, 1983 (1983-06-21)	Dyan Cannon	Tony Bennett
Desk - "Little Known Los Angeles Olympic Events"
4,996	June 22, 1983 (1983-06-22)	Steve Landesberg, Sandra Bernhard	José Feliciano
Desk - "Phone Call to Space Shuttle"
4,997	June 23, 1983 (1983-06-23)	Lauren Bacall, Jim Fowler	Pete Fountain
Sketch - "Commercial Actors School"
4,998	June 24, 1983 (1983-06-24)	Eddie Murphy, Jennifer Richards, Reggie Joule	N/A

July

No.	Original release date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
4,999	July 4, 1983 (1983-07-04)	Joan Rivers (guest host), Christopher Atkins, Richard Simmons	Charo
5,000	July 5, 1983 (1983-07-05)	Joan Rivers (guest host), Elizabeth Ashley, Charles Nelson Reilly	Tom Jones
Joan Rivers celebrates Johnny Carson's 5,000th episode as the host of The Tonight Show.
5,001	July 6, 1983 (1983-07-06)	Joan Rivers (guest host), Walter Matthau, Dick Shawn	N/A
5,002	July 7, 1983 (1983-07-07)	Joan Rivers (guest host), Jerry Seinfeld, Mr. Rogers	N/A
5,003	July 8, 1983 (1983-07-08)	Joan Rivers (guest host), Sylvester Stallone, Charlie Callas, Morgan Fairchild	N/A
5,004	July 19, 1983 (1983-07-19)	Peter Strauss	Amanda McBroom
Talk with Ed About Surgery
5,005	July 20, 1983 (1983-07-20)	Adriana Caselotti, David Brenner	Lee Greenwood
Desk - "Vacation Snapshots"
5,006	July 21, 1983 (1983-07-21)	Suzanne Pleshette	Anthony Newley
Carnac the Magnificent
5,007	July 22, 1983 (1983-07-22)	Chevy Chase, David Sayh, Karen Salkin	N/A
Desk - "Joke Rivalry Between the States"
5,008	July 26, 1983 (1983-07-26)	David Steinberg, Linda Evans	Free Flight
Desk - "What's In and What's Out"
5,009	July 27, 1983 (1983-07-27)	Lynn Redgrave	B.B. King
Desk - "F.B.I. Most Wanted Posters"
5,010	July 28, 1983 (1983-07-28)	Samantha Smith, Joan Collins	N/A
Desk - "Unnecessary Products"
5,011	July 29, 1983 (1983-07-29)	Carrie Fisher, Garry Shandling	David Grisman Quintet
Sketch - "Carter/Reagan Presidential Debate"

August

No.	Original release date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
5,012	August 2, 1983 (1983-08-02)	John Davidson	N/A
Desk - "Blue Cards"
5,013	August 3, 1983 (1983-08-03)	Robert Blake	Joe Williams, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg
Edge of Wetness
5,014	August 4, 1983 (1983-08-04)	Diane Lane	Diana Ross, Ron McCroby
Desk - "Summer Lore"
5,015	August 5, 1983 (1983-08-05)	Robert Klein, Cynthia Rhodes, Howard Finster	N/A
Stump the Band
5,016	August 9, 1983 (1983-08-09)	Ana Alicia, Martina Navratilova	Itzhak Perlman
Desk - "Items That Washed Ashore"
5,017	August 10, 1983 (1983-08-10)	Maureen Stapleton, Bill Maher	Buddy Rich
Sketch - "Telephone Operator Interview"
5,018	August 11, 1983 (1983-08-11)	Charles Nelson Reilly, Ted Wass	Tanya Tucker
Desk - "New Products"
5,019	August 12, 1983 (1983-08-12)	Michael Reagan, Rodney Dangerfield	Donna Theodore ("The House I Live In")
Floyd R. Turbo - "Opposed to Women Newscasters"
5,020	August 22, 1983 (1983-08-22)	David Brenner (guest host), Shelley Long, Joe Garagiola	Rita Moreno
Desk - Talk with Doc
5,021	August 23, 1983 (1983-08-23)	David Brenner (guest host), Richard Lewis	N/A
Desk - "Letters from Kids"
5,022	August 24, 1983 (1983-08-24)	Garry Shandling (guest host), Joan Embery, Pete Barbutti	N/A
Garry Shandling makes his Tonight Show debut as guest host.
5,023	August 25, 1983 (1983-08-25)	Barbara Mandrell (guest host), Patrick Duffy, George Lindsey, Helen Gurley Brown	N/A
5,024	August 26, 1983 (1983-08-26)	John Denver (guest host), Pam Dawber, Tony Danza	N/A
5,025	August 30, 1983 (1983-08-30)	Angie Dickinson, Rick Ducommun	Shelly West
Desk - "Special Interest Groups"
5,026	August 31, 1983 (1983-08-31)	Teri Garr, Maureen Murphy	Charlie Byrd, The Great Guitars
Edge of Wetness

September

No.	Original release date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
5,027	September 1, 1983 (1983-09-01)	Mariette Hartley, Karen Salkin	Mack & Jamie (comedy duo)
Desk - "Weather Cycle"
5,028	September 2, 1983 (1983-09-02)	Dyan Cannon, Bob Uecker	Linda Hopkins
Sketch - "Weightlifter Who Use Steroids Interview"
5,029	September 6, 1983 (1983-09-06)	Shelley Winters, Teri Copley	Amanda McBroom
Desk - "Pilots That Didn't Make It"
5,030	September 7, 1983 (1983-09-07)	Shirley MacLaine, Betty White[1]	N/A
Sketch - "Malibu Restaurant"
5,031	September 8, 1983 (1983-09-08)	Bill Cosby, Victoria Jackson	Chuck Mangione
Carnac the Magnificent
5,032	September 9, 1983 (1983-09-09)	Richard Benjamin	Linda Ronstadt
Desk - "Public Service Announcements"
5,033	September 13, 1983 (1983-09-13)	Teddy Bergeron	Liberace
Desk - "Fan Mail"
5,034	September 14, 1983 (1983-09-14)	Stephanie Zimbalist, Steven Wright	Lionel Richie ("All Night Long" and "Lady")
Desk - "The Good Side of Bad News"
5,035	September 15, 1983 (1983-09-15)	Melinda Culea	Jennifer Holliday ("I Am Love" and "Let Me Wait")
Stump the Band
5,036	September 16, 1983 (1983-09-16)	George Burns, Victoria Principal, Randall "Tex" Cobb	N/A
5,037	September 20, 1983 (1983-09-20)	Dick Cavett, Rebecca Holden, Chris & Lisa Scott	N/A
Aunt Blabby
5,038	September 21, 1983 (1983-09-21)	Michael Caine, Mary Kay Place	James Galway
5,039	September 22, 1983 (1983-09-22)	Cybill Shepherd, Kelly Monteith	Manhattan Transfer
Sketch - "Burbank Wall and Burbank Stone"
5,040	September 23, 1983 (1983-09-23)	Yul Brynner, Madeline Kahn	Joe Williams
Desk - "Homework School of The Air"
5,041	September 26, 1983 (1983-09-26)	Joan Rivers (guest host), James Coco, David Hasselhoff, Shelley Winters	N/A
5,042	September 27, 1983 (1983-09-27)	Joan Rivers (guest host), Kate Jackson	N/A
5,043	September 28, 1983 (1983-09-28)	Joan Rivers (guest host), Larry Hagman, Betty White, Garry Shandling	N/A
5,044	September 29, 1983 (1983-09-29)	Joan Rivers (guest host), David Brenner, Tony Danza, Erma Bombeck	N/A
5,045	September 30, 1983 (1983-09-30)	Joan Rivers (guest host), Lorenzo Lamas, Eileen Brennan, Dr. Ruth Westheimer	N/A

October

No.	Original release date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
5,046	October 4, 1983 (1983-10-04)	Peter Ustinov	Tony Bennett
Desk - "Blue Cards"
5,047	October 5, 1983 (1983-10-05)	Sean Connery, Keenen Ivory Wayans	Tania Maria
Desk - "Mail Bag" - Johnny recounts a viewer's lengthy efforts to be removed from a computerized mailing list by posing as a dog
5,048	October 7, 1983 (1983-10-07)	Bob Newhart, James Stephens, Ronnie Porter	N/A
Desk - "Tonight Show Scrapbook": Johnny shows photos depicting moments, supposedly from the show, which didn't make it into the recent anniversary special
5,049	October 11, 1983 (1983-10-11)	Dudley Moore, Tom Baker, Harvey Fierstein	N/A
5,050	October 12, 1983 (1983-10-12)	Charles Grodin	Peabo Bryson, Roberta Flack
Desk - "Tonight Show Quiz"
5,051	October 13, 1983 (1983-10-13)	Tim Conway, Holly Palance	Martina Arroyo
Stump the Band
5,052	October 14, 1983 (1983-10-14)	Bill Cosby, Calvin Trillin	Maureen McGovern ("Strike Up the Band")
Edge of Wetness
5,053	October 18, 1983 (1983-10-18)	Stefanie Powers, Alan King	N/A
Desk - "Lies of The Eighties"
5,054	October 19, 1983 (1983-10-19)	Bert Convy, Julie Walters	Pete Fountain
Desk - "How Do Dey Do Dat?"
5,055	October 20, 1983 (1983-10-20)	Dom DeLuise, Deborah Shelton	Toots Thielemans
Desk - "Halloween Pumpkins"
5,056	October 21, 1983 (1983-10-21)	Sammy Davis, Jr., Jeff Goldblum, Julie Walters	N/A

November

No.	Original release date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
5,057	November 1, 1983 (1983-11-01)	Estelle Parsons, David Brenner	N/A
Desk - "Letters from Kids"
5,058	November 2, 1983 (1983-11-02)	Steve Landesberg	Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg
Desk - "Go to Bed With a Star"
5,059	November 3, 1983 (1983-11-03)	Mariel Hemingway, Pete Barbutti	N/A
Desk - "Public Service Announcements"
5,060	November 4, 1983 (1983-11-04)	Buddy Hackett, Elaine Stritch	N/A
Stump the Band
5,061	November 8, 1983 (1983-11-08)	Barbara Walters, David Steinberg	N/A
Desk - "Fan Mail"
5,062	November 9, 1983 (1983-11-09)	Robert Klein, Merie Earle	Nell Carter ("You Are")
Desk - "New York Blackout"
5,063	November 10, 1983 (1983-11-10)	none	Bette Midler ("Beast of Burden" and "Come Back Jimmy Dean")
Band Number - "12 O'Clock"
5,064	November 11, 1983 (1983-11-11)	Paul T. Kendall (1983 hollering contest champion), Thalassa Cruso	Marilyn Horne
Sketch - "Coldfinger"
5,065	November 15, 1983 (1983-11-15)	Gilda Radner, Walter Cronkite	Karen Akers ("Nevertheless, I'm in Love with You" and "Maybe")
Desk - "Joke Rivalry Between the States"
5,066	November 16, 1983 (1983-11-16)	Bob Uecker, Stepfanie Kramer	Vic Damone
Edge of Wetness
5,067	November 17, 1983 (1983-11-17)	Ernest St. George, Jerry Seinfeld, Lynn Redgrave	N/A
Sketch - "Monday Night Football with William F. Buckley"
5,068	November 18, 1983 (1983-11-18)	Tracy Scoggins, Argus Hamilton	Smokey Robinson
Stump the Band
5,069	November 21, 1983 (1983-11-21)	Diahann Carroll, Dennis Quaid	N/A
Desk - "Kids Thanksgiving Letters"
5,070	November 22, 1983 (1983-11-22)	George Peppard	Julio Iglesias
Carnac the Magnificent
5,071	November 23, 1983 (1983-11-23)	James Stewart	Oak Ridge Boys
Desk - "Shower With a Star"
5,072	November 24, 1983 (1983-11-24)	Robert Blake, Jim Carrey, Bud Greenspan	N/A
Desk - "Blue Cards"
5,073	November 25, 1983 (1983-11-25)	Mariette Hartley, Ronnie Shakes	N/A
Singing Dog Contest
5,074	November 28, 1983 (1983-11-28)	Joan Rivers (guest host), John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Peter Ustinov	N/A
5,075	November 29, 1983 (1983-11-29)	Joan Rivers (guest host), Dick Cavett, Margot Kidder, Howie Mandel	N/A
5,076	November 30, 1983 (1983-11-30)	Joan Rivers (guest host), Joan Collins, Jerry Seinfeld	Boy George

December

No.	Original release date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
5,077	December 1, 1983 (1983-12-01)	Joan Rivers (guest host), Vincent Price, Linda Gray	N/A
5,078	December 2, 1983 (1983-12-02)	Joan Rivers (guest host), Marilu Henner	Andy Gibb
5,079	December 6, 1983 (1983-12-06)	Red Skelton, Sterling Hayden	Donna Theodore ("Memory")
Desk - "Words"
5,080	December 7, 1983 (1983-12-07)	Carl Reiner, Julie Walters	N/A
Desk - "How Do Dey Do Dat?"
5,081	December 8, 1983 (1983-12-08)	Michael Landon, Bill Maher	Joe Williams
Desk - "Ultimate Gifts"
5,082	December 9, 1983 (1983-12-09)	Charles Grodin, Mike Rozier	Bob & Ray
Sketch - "Dr. Joyce Sisters"
5,083	December 13, 1983 (1983-12-13)	Jack Lemmon, Wil Shriner	Buddy Rich
Desk - "Christmas Television Specials"
5,084	December 14, 1983 (1983-12-14)	John Davidson, Alan King	N/A
Stump the Band
5,085	December 15, 1983 (1983-12-15)	Mel Brooks, Teri Garr	N/A
Sketch - "David Howitzer- Consumer Supporter"
5,086	December 16, 1983 (1983-12-16)	none	Andy Williams
Desk - "New Products"; Desk- "Letters from Kids"
5,087	December 27, 1983 (1983-12-27)	Markie Post	Barry Manilow
Desk - "Cold Weather"
5,088	December 28, 1983 (1983-12-28)	George Segal, Garry Shandling	N/A
Desk - "Dating Game"
5,089	December 29, 1983 (1983-12-29)	Tony Randall, Father Guido Sarducci, Cyndi James-Reese	N/A
Desk - "New Year's Eve Toasts"
5,090	December 30, 1983 (1983-12-30)	David Letterman, Jim Turner	Jeffrey Osborne
Desk - "Predictions"

References

1. "Home". johnnycarson.com.