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THE WEEK, Page 26ARTS & ENTERTAINMENTAnd One for the Road
After a week's worth of tributes, Johnny Carson says his last
good-night
It was the week that TV fans thought would never come. A year
after announcing his intention to retire as host of the Tonight
show at the end of his 30th season, Johnny Carson stepped
through the curtains at NBC'S Burbank studios for the last four
times. He made wisecracks about Dan Quayle, chatted with guests
like Tony Bennett and Robin Williams, and modestly accepted a
nightly shower of accolades and standing ovations. The
sentimental high point came on Thursday night, when Carson's
final guest, Bette Midler, plied him with musical tributes,
closing the show with a rendition of One for My Baby (and One
More for the Road) as the camera showed Carson looking on,
misty-eyed.
For his final show, Carson dispensed with guests and spent
the hour reminiscing and screening clips from past years. "And
so it has come to this," he said, perched on a stool at the
end. He thanked sidekicks Ed McMahon and Doc Severinsen and
expressed a hope that if he returns to TV, viewers will "be as
gracious in inviting me into your homes as you have been." Then,
fighting back tears, he said simply, "I bid you a very heartfelt
good-night."