The Tonight Show Vault Series 12 DVD collection starring Johnny Carson

Love the inclusion of the original national network commercials! You can select whether you want to see those, or have them automatically skipped. Nice! Such fun to see the old spots. Like a time machine. Great for context, history wise. Sadly, the LOCAL commercial break intervals are not included, which would have been terrific because the band used to play during that time to keep the audience entertained and the network would put that music on the line along with a slide, so local stations would have something to go to in case they had a failure of their local commercials. The Tonight Show Band was AWESOME and such a favorite of Johnny. It was a rare treat to attend a show in person, or even to watch a station that had trouble and therefore put the band back on during the local break interval. Perhaps the music was not included in this release due to issues with music rights, but it would have been so wonderful if it could have been. Perhaps they will someday do a release that features the music played during the local breaks! Wouldn't that be GREAT?!?!? Just like being in the audience!!!

I have thoroughly enjoyed this DVD set. After having only repackaged clip shows for so long, it’s great to have complete, full-length episodes along with original commercials. It transports you back in time and gives you a feel for what it was like when Johnny was on every night. There is A LOT of material here; each disc includes two full shows and one bonus clip, which often is pretty lengthy. See Amazon's description for all the great guests!I can't think of anything negative about this collection, except perhaps the fact that the shows are mainly from the same time period. The majority are from the 1970s with a few from the 1980s. Granted, the producers were probably collecting shows with the best guests regardless of date. The release I would love to see next are the "lost" shows from 1962-72. Most of the shows from the 1960s were "wiped," but 33 full shows from that era are still in the vault. They would make a great Vault Series Part 2!If you enjoy this, I would suggest contacting the folks at johnnycarson.com to let them know you’d like to see more.

Christmas gift for my husband, we are so enjoying and the commercials are so funny

The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson is still one of my favorite TV shows this set has a lot of episodes I do not have and was well worth buying. I just wish they would have included the episode where Johnny Carson falls right into his desk when he comes out as carnac the magnificent. Johnny Carson did not know the desk was rigged to fall apart that was one of the best shows.there are a lot of funny moments in this set and even though the jokes are outdated they still are funny and there are loads of stars. I was looking at what was on the discs before I even played them. Buddy Rich is in two of the episodes he was an excellent drummer and Rich Little Is in another he could do so many impersonations it was amazing and he really sounded like the person he was doing. I was surprised the picture and sound are good even though it is not a remastered set.

I have the large sets of DVDs published by the company Mr Jarson left in charge of his work. He was smart enough to insist that the shows master tapes were to remain the property of his estate, this 12 disk set adds to the Tonight Show lover, shows not yet available in the sets. It you like entertainment when it had class, you’ll love the singers, comedians, the famous and infamous contained in this collection. Keep ‘em coming Carson Productions

I was not alive when johnny carson hosted the tonight show but I can honestly say that he puts all other late night talk show hosts to shame the set is well worth the money you spend on it from the first show to the last one it is non stop laughs the only thing I think they could have done was include more shows where he did the sketches those were the highlights of the shows he did but other then that a great buy the best show in the entire set is the tenth anniversary show

I've enjoyed these full-length uncut Tonight Shows more than anything I've seen in quite a while. Watching them (especially with the original commercials) is really like going back in time 40-45 years. The shows were loose, a little risqué, and just a lot of fun, especially with the guests featured on the selected episodes. Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Dean Martin, Jack Benny, Lucille Ball, Mohammed Ali, Vincent Price, Paul McCartney, Burt Reynolds, James Garner, George Burns - this was when stars were really stars rather than just people who turned up on television once a week. Highly entertaining and highly recommended.

Thought I'd enjoy this more than I actually did. I was amazed how many of Johnny's monologues totally flopped.. and the guests are nowhere near as interesting as in the first five volumes. Jack Palance is just a pain in the butt and Tony Randall a total bore... and that's just for starters. There are a few great moments and I like the vintage ads... remember Morris, the cat? Well, he's here.A mixed bag really but it still beats anything that is on television today. Each disc has 2 complete shows (1 hour and 15 minutes each) as well as a bonus extra consisting of a part from another show and running an average of 18 minutes. Worth a look, of course... but expect a few flat spots.

Very funny, relax & enjoy.

We have not watched this series yet... but we know it will be awesome.My 5 star rating is based on a great price and fabulous service... arrived within a week or ordering it