The Goldthwait moment was the first one in my memory. I also agree the Jack Riley, Fred Willard and Gilbert Gottfried bits were amongst my personal favorites (Fred Willard as Christopher Columbus in heaven flipping off Vaso De Gama caused Leno to drop to ground laughing).
The night Jay talked about his mother dying (I worked that night and none of us knew it had happened or that he was going to talk about it). The live Cheers episode when the cast was too drunk to stand or speak. The late Phil Hartman's parody of the infamous Carson-era tomahawk throw. Angie Harmon getting proposed to... though I believe they are either divorcing or divorced now. I'd also put the collective episodes Leno did during the WGA strike up for honorable mention, as Leno seemed so much more relaxed and natural, and he really seemed to be enjoying himself more than he ever did (he even said publicly, there was something freeing about not having to pretend to like a bad movie being promoted and not having to kiss ass in general). Not sure it counts, but Kimmel on "The Jay Leno Show" begging Leno not to go back to the Tonight Show. On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 10:31 AM, Pete Ahles <[email protected]> wrote: > There's Bobcat Goldthwait who set fire to the couch. Wikipedia says that > was on May 9, 1994. > Old enough to be referenced on "The Larry Sanders Show". > > > Pete > > On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 1:21 PM, 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Not for nothing, but the first video I saw on a Google search for Carla >> Gugino Jay Leno was for one of her appearances with Craig. >> >> IMDB only lists one appearance by Carla on Leno's Tonight Show, in 1998. >> >> David >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* Diner <[email protected]> >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Cc:* [email protected] >> *Sent:* Monday, June 1, 2015 11:49 AM >> *Subject:* [TV orNotTV] Re: Memorable Tonight Show moments? >> >> <snip> >> >> But off the top of my head, I'll mention his Beyondo skits; >> Jaywalking/Battle of the Jaywalk All-Stars; his interview skits with Jack >> Riley, Fred Willard and Gilbert Gottfried; Lawanda Page as Aunt Esther >> whacking "Johnny Cochran" with her handbag ("You lyin' Johnny Cochran - I >> want my palimony, and I want it now!"); an interview with Carla Gugino >> where Jay lost track of the conversation because he was staring at her >> cleavage ("You know what, I'm still a guy"); and Michael Richards pulling >> Jay's desk apart. I'm sure I could think of a lot more if I tried. >> >> >> >> >> On Monday, June 1, 2015 at 5:52:05 AM UTC-4, JW wrote: >> >> While reading a recent Mark Evanier blog entry about Dave Letterman >> (http://www.newsfromme.com/ >> 2015/05/30/todays-video-link- 1976/ >> <http://www.newsfromme.com/2015/05/30/todays-video-link-1976/>), I found >> myself with a question that I'll ask this group. What were the >> great/memorable moments during Leno's run on The Tonight Show? (Yes, I'm >> asking seriously.) >> >> Beyond "What the hell were you thinking?", which is lessened by the >> generic apology that was Grant's answer, I'm having a hard time coming up >> with anything. >> >> >> -- >> -- >> TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "TV or Not TV" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
