Dark Island Meets Gilligan's Shadows

[Ben]

That way, Willie can stay home and watch Johnny Carson's opening monologue and subsequent "Mighty Carson Art Players" dramatic presentations on the "Tonight Show" ...

Bob the Bartender, who misses Johnny's witty repartee with Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, and, of course Tommy Newsome.

And wasn't there more than just witty repartee between Johnny and a certain guest who looked remarkably like Angelique?  Or, if Willie gets up to change the channel (does anyone under 25 remember that? ), he might have caught genial hosts like Merv and Mike interviewing Barnabas and Liz look-alikes.

Ben
(who just knows that in another time, Pansy Faye would have been a regular on Johnny or Merv)

[Bob_the_Bartender]

Ben,

Pansy Faye was the Madonna of her era.

Bob the Bartender, who also misses Merv singing "I've Got a Lovely Bunch Of Cocanuts" with his great sidekick, Arthur Treacher ("You rang, sir?)