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| 2 | * ''YMMV/TheTonightShowStarringJohnnyCarson'' |
| 3 | * ''YMMV/TheTonightShowWithJayLeno'' |
| 4 | * ''YMMV/TheTonightShowWithConanOBrien'' |
| 5 | * ''YMMV/TheTonightShowStarringJimmyFallon'' |
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| 7 | !!In General: |
| 8 | * ToughActToFollow: Every new version of ''The Tonight Show'' is inevitably compared to the one that preceded it; for example, Jay Leno's version was compared to Johnny Carson's version. Conan O'Brien's version was compared to Leno's ''first'' version, etc. Occasionally the hosts will call attention to this; after one music act, Leno quipped, "This is not your father's ''Tonight Show''." |
| 9 | * UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Unavoidable, due to the monologue covering current event topics which can be head-scratching to younger viewers. This can even extend to the hosts themselves: In some shows during 1982, Johnny Carson complained about being in the news a lot lately. If you weren't alive at the time, he was referring to an incident where he was pulled over for drunk driving. |
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| 11 | !!''Tonight! America After Dark'' (1957) provides examples of: |
| 12 | * TheyChangedItNowItSucks: It was barely even anywhere near close to being the same show. |
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