Johnny Carson
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Johnny Carson (1925-2005) was the host of The Tonight Show from 1962 to 1992.
In the 1960s, Jim Henson drew up a proposal for a Muppet special that would have been hosted by Carson, but the project never materialized.
In 1971, Carson appeared on Pure Goldie, a Goldie Hawn TV special that also featured Kermit the Frog.
In 1974, Cookie Monster spoofed Carson in the tv special Out to Lunch.
Kermit and the Muppets guest-hosted an episode of The Tonight Show on April 2, 1979, as a promotion for The Muppet Movie.
Carson was also a frequent host of the Academy Awards. During the 52nd annual awards ceremony on April 14, 1980 he famously conversed with guest host Miss Piggy about her failure to garner a Best Actress Nomination for her work in The Muppet Movie.
Carson and Henson were inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in the same ceremony, in 1987.
Footage of Johnny Carson from The Tonight Show was used in the Muppet Babies episode "I Want My Muppet TV!", as Baby Piggy and Baby Fozzie both imagine being on the show (which Piggy refers to as "The Johnny Carson Show").
