List of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson episodes (1987)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1987 episodes
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	179
Release
Original network	NBC
Season chronology

The following is a list of episodes of the television series The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson which aired in 1987:

1987

January

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
3,588	January 6, 1987	Jay Leno, Scot Morris (Omni puzzles editor)	Pete Fountain
Psychic Predictions
3,589	January 7, 1987	Alan King, Warren Chang	Jay Johnson
Sports Injuries
3,590	January 8, 1987	Baxter Black, Waddie Mitchell	Robert Goulet ("Memory")
Calendars
3,591	January 9, 1987	Joan Embery, Teresa Ganzel, Wil Shriner	Paula Kelly
Mighty Carson Art Players- "Tea Time Movie"; Expensive Props
3,592	January 13, 1987	Jay Leno (guest host), John Larroquette, Dana Carvey	N/A
Blue Cards
3,593	January 14, 1987	Garry Shandling (guest host), James Woods, Ellen DeGeneres	Ellen Greene
3,594	January 15, 1987	Garry Shandling (guest host), Ed Begley, Jr., Taylor Negron	N/A
3,595	January 16, 1987	Garry Shandling (guest host), Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis, Kelly Monteith	Jimmy Buffett ("Take It Back", "If It All Falls Down")
3,596	January 20, 1987	Jerry Seinfeld, Mike Ditka	Pointer Sisters ("All I Know Is The Way I Feel")
3,597	January 21, 1987	Barbara Schein, Robert Klein	N/A
Mighty Carson Art Players- "Carl Sagan"
3,598	January 22, 1987	Richard Pryor, Dr. Robert Ballard	The Judds ("Turn It Loose")
3,599	January 23, 1987	Lauren Bacall, Roseanne Barr	Robert Cray
Takeoff of 'Bob Hope's Look All American Football'
3,600	January 26, 1987	Patrick Duffy (guest host), Steve Allen, William Shatner	N/A
Blue Cards
3,601	January 27, 1987	Jay Leno (guest host), Michele Lee, John Davidson, Randall "Tex" Cobb	N/A
Blue Cards
3,602	January 28, 1987	Jay Leno (guest host), Pat Sajak	Kris Kristofferson
Blue Cards
3,603	January 29, 1987	Garry Shandling (guest host), Phil Simms, Carrie Fisher, Justine Bateman	N/A
3,604	January 30, 1987	Garry Shandling (guest host), Tracey Ullman, Bob Saget, Molly Cheek	Los Lobos

February

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
3,605	February 3, 1987	Paul Reiser, Lonette McKee	N/A
Foreign Commercials
3,606	February 4, 1987	George Carlin, Susan Sullivan, Sheryl Lee Ralph	N/A
Johnny comments on the U.S. retaking the America's Cup; Public Service Announcements
3,607	February 5, 1987	Ann-Margret	Phyllis Hyman
3,608	February 6, 1987	Shelley Long, Bob Nelson, Liv Ullmann	N/A
Carnac the Magnificent
3,609	February 10, 1987	Michael J. Fox, Elle Macpherson	Peter Schickele
Amount of Junk Mail The Average Household Gets
3,610	February 11, 1987	Tony Danza, Ellen DeGeneres	Neville Brothers
Actors That Have Never Been Nominated for An Oscar
3,611	February 12, 1987	Boris Becker, Teresa Ganzel, Gene Siskel, Roger Ebert	N/A
Mighty Carson Art Players- "Tele-Scam"
3,612	February 13, 1987	Seth Green, Angie Dickinson	Sergio Mendes
Superstitions and Phobias That are Associated to Friday the 13th
3,613	February 17, 1987	Jonathan Winters, Christina Pickles	Billy Vera & The Beaters ("I Can Take Care of Myself")
Acronyms
3,614	February 18, 1987	Bob Uecker, David Horowitz	Ellen Greene ("Suddenly Seymour")
Trivial Pursuit; Takeoff on General Health and Safety Tips
3,615	February 19, 1987	Lily Tomlin	Ray Charles ("Mississippi Mud" and "Come Live With Me")
Many Things Stars Have Done In The Early Days to Make Ends Meet
3,616	February 20, 1987	George Segal	Maureen McGovern ("I Could've Been a Sailor")
Kid Inventors; Mighty Carson Art Players- "George Washington"
3,617	February 24, 1987	Charles Grodin, Ronnie Shakes	Leon Redbone
Mail Order Mistakes; Spoof on Ollie North; Document Shredding
3,618	February 25, 1987	Burt Reynolds, David Horowitz	King's Sisters
3,619	February 26, 1987	Carl Reiner, Christina Pickles	Gregory Abbott
Takeoff on local news programs during sweeps week.
3,620	February 27, 1987	Whoopi Goldberg, Bob Saget	Wang Chung ("Let's Go!" and "Everybody Have Fun Tonight")
As The White House Turns

March

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
3,621	March 10, 1987	James Stewart, Carol Siskind	Eddie Daniels
Johnny does impression of Ollie North through car window; Dictionary of Regional English
3,622	March 11, 1987	Dana Carvey, Christopher Reeve	Frank Olivier (juggler)
Johnny presents lesser-known songs from newly opened Warner Bros. archives of manuscripts by Gershwin, Porter, Kern and other songwriters; Johnny does impression of Ollie North through car window.
3,623	March 12, 1987	Danny DeVito, Calvin Trillin, Rohan Varavadekar	N/A
Evening News in 2007 with Zontar Rather
3,624	March 13, 1987	George Hamilton	Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt
Blue Cards
3,625	March 17, 1987	Tim Conway, Harry Anderson	Diane Schuur
3,626	March 18, 1987	Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Alan Thicke, Rebeca Arthur	N/A
Irish Ancestry; Little Known Famous Irish People
3,627	March 19, 1987	Sherman Hemsley, Joe Garagiola, Dalton Stevens	N/A
Johnny's Oliver North Imitation
3,628	March 20, 1987	Jimmy Brogan	Willie Nelson ("Always on My Mind", "An Island In The Sea")
Homework School of The Air
3,629	March 24, 1987	Patrick Duffy, Smothers Brothers, Mykelti Williamson	N/A
Letter from Elementary School Children
3,630	March 25, 1987	John Larroquette, John Mendoza	Chris Isaak ("You Give Me Some Kind of Love", "Heart Full of Soul")
El Mouldo
3,631	March 26, 1987	Dick Cavett, Vernon Ray	Stanley Jordan
3,632	March 27, 1987	Jim Fowler	Etta James
Collectibles
3,633	March 31, 1987	Gene Siskel, Roger Ebert, Connie Chung	Judy Rodman
Johnny's Oliver North Imitation

April

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
3,634	April 1, 1987	Betty White, Tom Parks	N/A
Blue Cards
3,635	April 2, 1987	Woody Harrelson, Allyce Beasley	Jeffrey Osborne
Sketch- "Ask President Reagan"; Blue Cards for the President
3,636	April 14, 1987	Rue McClanahan, Pam Matteson	Joe Snyder and The Burbank Dixieland Band ("Panama", "When the Roll Call is Called Up There I Will Be Here")
Relationships Between Secretaries and Their Bosses
3,637	April 15, 1987	Steve Landesberg, Kathleen Wilhoite	Robert Cray
3,638	April 16, 1987	Victoria Principal, Robert Townsend	Billy Vera & The Beaters
Unlikely responses from people on the street to questions concerning how they feel about taxes.
3,639	April 17, 1987	Bob Hope, Bill Maher, Helen Hunt	N/A
Foreign Commercials
3,640	April 21, 1987	Sam Donaldson, Fred Greenlee	N/A
3,641	April 22, 1987	David Steinberg	Kenny G
Videotape of those conspiring against Johnny, spoofing the Moscow spy scandal.
3,642	April 23, 1987	Sammy Davis, Jr., Vanna White	N/A
Blue Cards
3,643	April 24, 1987	Chevy Chase, Teri Garr	N/A
A spoof on the garbage barges that are combing the Eastern Seaboard. Johnny telephones EPA in Louisiana to find out why they won't let New York's garbage be dumped in their state.
3,644	April 27, 1987	John Larroquette (guest host), Victoria Jackson, Gary Busey, Wil Shriner	N/A
Blue Cards
3,645	April 28, 1987	Garry Shandling (guest host), Joan Embery, Carol Kane, Dennis Miller	The Commodores
3,646	April 29, 1987	Garry Shandling (guest host), Kevin Nealon, Tracey Ullman, Paula Poundstone, Michael Talbot	N/A
3,647	April 30, 1987	Garry Shandling (guest host), Tony Randall, Heather Thomas, Dom Irrera	Vlasta Krsek

May

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
3,648	May 1, 1987	Tony Danza (guest host), Burt Reynolds, Angie Dickinson	Yellowjackets
3,649	May 5, 1987	Kristie Phillips, George C. Scott	Ray Stevens
A spoof on Burbank's 100th Anniversary with a videotape of the 'historical points of interest' in Burbank.
3,650	May 6, 1987	Father Guido Sarducci, Whitley Strieber	Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Situation Ethics
3,651	May 7, 1987	Saundra Santiago	N/A
Advertisements for Mother's Day Gifts
3,652	May 8, 1987	Paul Reiser, Margaret Whitton, Teresa Ganzel	N/A
Mighty Carson Art Players- "Tele-Scam"
3,653	May 12, 1987	Paul Shaffer	N/A
Stump the Band; Young Inventors
3,654	May 13, 1987	Jonathan Winters, Anne-Marie Johnson	Dwight Yoakam
The effects of the New Amnesty Law
3,655	May 14, 1987	Crispin Glover, Brett Butler, Thalassa Cruso	N/A
Politicians and Their Extra-Martial Affairs; A spoof on presidents through the years in compromising positions.
3,656	May 15, 1987	Bob Saget, Jan Gan Boyd	Vlasta Krsek
Graduation Address to The Audience
3,657	May 19, 1987	Dr. Birute Galdikas	Rosemary Clooney
Imponderable Questions
3,658	May 20, 1987	Tony Danza, Pete Barbutti, Sally Love	N/A
Blue Cards
3,659	May 21, 1987	Eddie Murphy, Ellen DeGeneres, Jane Leeves, Teresa Ganzel	N/A
Mighty Carson Art Players- "Eyewitless News"
3,660	May 22, 1987	Carol Kane	Jonathan Butler
A soap opera spoof of the congressional hearings, 'As The World Turns'.
3,661	May 26, 1987	Pat Sajak, Ritch Shydner, Christina Pickles	N/A
Johnny and the Tonight Show decide to pay homage to the garbage scow crew by putting on a USO show for them, including entertainment and beautiful women for their amusement.
3,662	May 27, 1987	Crispin Glover, Gore Vidal	k.d. lang
Objects Bought at the PTL Auction
3,663	May 28, 1987	Gregory Peck	Peter Schickele, The Leningrad Dixieland Band
3,664	May 29, 1987	Arnold Schwarzenegger	Anita Baker
Stump the Band

June

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
3,665	June 9, 1987	Madonna	Ray Charles
Takeoff of the Senate hearings, featuring Fawn Hall (Johnny portrays Sen. Inouye); Fun Facts About the Constitution
3,666	June 10, 1987	Stephanie Petit (1987 Scripps National Spelling Bee champion), Dennis Miller	Randy Graff ("I Dreamed a Dream")
Public Service Announcements
3,667	June 11, 1987	Dudley Moore, Tom Parks	Grover Washington
Cause and Effect Relationships in The Stock Market; Economic Trends
3,668	June 12, 1987	Buddy Hackett	Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Pictures of President Reagan and Mrs. Reagan in Italy
3,669	June 16, 1987	Tim Conway	George Benson, Peking Acrobats
Constitutional Amendments
3,670	June 17, 1987	Magic Johnson, Bill Alexander	Bernadette Peters ("Broadway Baby")
3,671	June 18, 1987	Steve Martin	Art Garfunkel ("I Only Have Eyes for You")
Johnny spoofs the Tonight Show as a public service outlet for tourists who need to accept emergency phone calls.
3,672	June 19, 1987	Jerry Seinfeld, Veronica Cartwright	Billy Vera & The Beaters
Blue Cards
3,673	June 23, 1987	Mel Brooks	Crosby, Stills, & Nash ("Southern Cross" and "Teach Your Children")
The Tonight Show version of the USA Today's survey on America's view of TV.
3,674	June 24, 1987	Carl Reiner, Jester Hairston	k.d. lang
The Tonight Show version of the tabloids.; Psychic Predictions
3,675	June 25, 1987	Dan Aykroyd, Bobby Kelton, Helen Shaver	N/A
Paying Money to Touch Vanna White's Dress
3,676	June 26, 1987	Robert Klein, William F. Buckley, Jr.	Glenn Medeiros ("Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You")

July

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
3,677	July 21, 1987	Joe Piscopo, Paul Reiser, Maryam d'Abo	N/A
"Nightline" (with Joe Piscopo as Ted Koppel who interviews President Reagan (Johnny Carson))
3,678	July 22, 1987	Patrick Duffy, Prof. Jearl Walker	N/A
3,679	July 23, 1987	George Segal, Gene Siskel, Roger Ebert	N/A
Johnny spoofs Pete Holm and his much lauded but little known singing career; Blue Cards
3,680	July 24, 1987	Mark Harmon, Barry Sobel, Charles Batton	N/A
3,681	July 28, 1987	Harry Anderson, David Barker	Pete Fountain
Quickie Books
3,682	July 29, 1987	Pat Cash, Ray Combs, John Clark Gable	N/A
Baseball Facts
3,683	July 30, 1987	David Steinberg, Emily Lloyd	N/A
The Tonight Show version of what Pete Holm is really saying in the record.
3,684	July 31, 1987	Penelope Ann Miller, Robert Townsend	Sheena Easton ("Strut" and "Still Willing To Try")
As The White House Turns

August

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
3,685	August 4, 1987	Graham Chapman	Midori
Translations of Useful Traveling Expressions in Foreign Languages
3,686	August 5, 1987	Allyce Beasley	Dionne Warwick
Blue Cards
3,687	August 6, 1987	Tom Selleck, Carol Kane	Eddie Daniels
New Products
3,688	August 7, 1987	Jay Leno, Pat Sajak	Diane Schuur
Stump the Band
3,689	August 10, 1987	Jay Leno (guest host), Annette Funicello, Frankie Avalon, Woody Harrelson	Spyro Gyra
Statistics From Harper's Index
3,690	August 11, 1987	Jay Leno (guest host), Connie Chung, Fritz Coleman, Jami Gertz	N/A
Products with Funny Names
3,691	August 12, 1987	Jay Leno (guest host), Ron Reagan, Jesse Ventura	N/A
Movie Posters
3,692	August 13, 1987	Jay Leno (guest host), Beverly D'Angelo, Jimmie Walker	Los Lobos ("La Bamba")
Mistakes in Newspapers
3,693	August 14, 1987	Jay Leno (guest host), Larry King, Michele Lee, Roy Blount, Jr.	N/A
Junk Food for College Kids who are Returning to Campus
3,694	August 25, 1987	Joan Embery, Bob Nelson	N/A
Harmonic Convergence and the Mayan Prophecies
3,695	August 26, 1987	Dana Carvey, Mildred Holt	Melissa Manchester
Post Cards and Examples of the types of things people send to the folks back home when they are on vacation.
3,696	August 27, 1987	Buddy Hackett, Rick Rossovich	Michael Martin Murphey
Crime Figures
3,697	August 28, 1987	Shelley Winters, Tom Parks	N/A

September

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
3,698	September 1, 1987	Jon Lovitz, Paul Sorvino	Abbe Jaye
Network Television Slogans
3,699	September 2, 1987	Christina Pickles, John Mendoza, kayaker Ed Gillet	N/A
Doc's gardening experience with tomatoes
3,700	September 3, 1987	Lauren Bacall, Victoria Jackson	The Temptations
A spoof on feeding the Pope in the commissary, complete with a Pope look-alike.
3,701	September 4, 1987	Bob Saget, David Horowitz	David Sanborn
Carnac the Magnificent
3,702	September 7, 1987	Jay Leno (guest host), Steve Allen, Lynn Redgrave, Tim Reid	N/A
Examples of Flowery Language for Simple Ideas
3,703	September 8, 1987	Jay Leno (guest host), Anthony Perkins, Vanna White	The Judds
3,704	September 9, 1987	Jay Leno (guest host), Michael J. Fox, Diedre Hall	N/A
Newspaper Headlines with Double Meanings
3,705	September 10, 1987	Jay Leno (guest host), Bert Convy, Annie Potts, Erma Bombeck	N/A
Jay does a "Koppelesque" interview with President Reagan.
3,706	September 11, 1987	Jay Leno (guest host), Carrie Fisher, Dennis Weaver	The Charlie Daniels Band
Headlines; Spoof of Ted Koppel doing a Nightline segment with Jay.
3,707	September 14, 1987	Jay Leno (guest host), Sandy Duncan, Joan Van Ark	Donna Summer
Headlines; Comparisons Between Lincoln & Reagan
3,708	September 16, 1987	Joe Garagiola, Dennis Wolfberg, Lisa Jane Persky	N/A
Quiz for Married Couples on How to Make Your Marriage Last
3,709	September 17, 1987	Bob Newhart, Courteney Cox	B.B. King ("Payin' the Cost" and "When It All Comes Down")
Paraphernalia for the Pope's Visit
3,710	September 18, 1987	Dabney Coleman, Paul Reiser	Joe Williams
Blue Cards
3,711	September 21, 1987	Jay Leno (guest host), Charlton Heston, Kathryn Harrold, Malcolm Forbes	N/A
Headlines; Real Claims Filed with an Insurance Company with Strange Descriptions
3,712	September 23, 1987	Dudley Moore, Bob Uecker, Kirstie Alley, Teresa Ganzel	N/A
List of Awful Shows That Have Been Rendered Service to The Public Well Being
3,713	September 24, 1987	Denise Parker, JoAnne Astrow, Isabella Rossellini	N/A
Bass Solo
3,714	September 25, 1987	Don Johnson, David Brenner, Dale Robertson	N/A
The Tonight Show version of modernized classic tales.
3,715	September 28, 1987	Garry Shandling (guest host), Justine Bateman, Blake Clark, Rob Reiner	Cirque du Soleil
3,716	September 29, 1987	Garry Shandling (guest host), Dave Coulier, Emma Samms	Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine
3,717	September 30, 1987	Garry Shandling (guest host), Susan Sullivan, Cathy Guisewite, Kirk Cameron, Bill Maher	N/A

October

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
3,718	October 5, 1987	Jay Leno (guest host), Joanna Kerns, Wil Shriner, Jason Bateman	N/A
Products and Complaints Which Have Elicited Lawsuits; Headlines; Disabilities Claims
3,719	October 7, 1987	Betty White, Barry Sobel	Tiffany ("I Think We're Alone Now")
Earthquake Tips
3,720	October 8, 1987	John Larroquette, Paulina Porizkova	Kenny G
The Networks New Fall Shows
3,721	October 9, 1987	Patrick Swayze, A. Whitney Brown, Alexandra Paul	N/A
Blue Cards
3,722	October 12, 1987	Jay Leno (guest host), Valerie Harper, Brian Dennehy, Florence Henderson	N/A
3,723	October 14, 1987	Madeline Kahn, Don Rickles	Michael Franks
As The White House Turns
3,724	October 15, 1987	Tim Conway, Kevin Rooney, Jester Hairston, Donald O. Cram	N/A
Tim Conway plays retiring quarterback Chubs Horton
3,725	October 16, 1987	Myrtle Young	James Galway
How Americans Spend Their Time
3,726	October 19, 1987	Jay Leno (guest host), Jacqueline Bisset, James Brolin	N/A
Bizarre Laws That Are Part of The Judicial Process in Certain Parts of the Country
3,727	October 21, 1987	Helen Shaver, Calvin Trillin	George Benson
Classes Available through UCLA Extension
3,728	October 22, 1987	Robert Klein, Connie Lew	N/A
Memorabilia from the year Johnny was born.
3,729	October 23, 1987	David Letterman, Joe Piscopo	Cutting Crew
Sketch- "Elliott Ganway"
3,730	October 26, 1987	Jay Leno (guest host), Brian Bonsall, Marilu Henner, Fred Dryer	Anita Pointer
3,731	October 27, 1987	Jay Leno (guest host), Donna Mills, Paul Reiser	Linda Hopkins
3,732	October 28, 1987	Jay Leno (guest host), John Davidson, Judge Joseph Wapner	Cirque du Soleil
Headlines
3,733	October 29, 1987	Jay Leno (guest host), Tyne Daly, Alan Thicke, Mary Hart	N/A
Headlines; Jay has an NBC Satellite Interview with President Reagan on the possibility of the summit with the Soviets.
3,734	October 30, 1987	Jay Leno (guest host), Joan Embery, Robert Klein, Corbin Bernsen	N/A
Postcards from U.S. Towns with Interesting Names; Jay's interview with Vice-President Bush

November

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
3,735	November 3, 1987	George C. Scott, JoAnne Astrow, The Amazing Randi	N/A
Johnny was presented a silvered rubber chicken for his birthday that has an inscription, 'Hic Cluckus Haltus'- roughly translated for 'The Joke Stops Here!'
3,736	November 4, 1987	Candice Bergen, Cathy Guisewite	Frances Ruffelle ("On My Own")
Long List of Possible Supreme Court Nominees
3,737	November 5, 1987	Chuck Berry	Chuck Berry ("Memphis Tennessee", "Roll Over Beethoven")
3,738	November 6, 1987	Shelley Long, Mabel Gaskill	Steve Lawrence
Slogans That are Now Associated with One Product That Were First Tried Out on Another
3,739	November 10, 1987	James Stewart, Paula Poundstone	Linda Hopkins
Johnny's story about the little cut on his hand.
3,740	November 11, 1987	Arnold Schwarzenegger, Thalassa Cruso	Rosanne Cash ("Tennessee Flat Top Box")
3,741	November 12, 1987	Carl Reiner, Jeff Cesario, Holly Robinson	N/A
The Royal Couple's Troubled Marriage
3,742	November 13, 1987	Farrah Fawcett, Gene Siskel, Roger Ebert	The Ed Shaughnessy Quartet
A tape of interviews of last night's audience members on the topic of Judge Wapner's nomination.
3,743	November 17, 1987	Jay Leno, George Miller, Jayne Atkinson	N/A
Recommendations of Shows to See During Sweeps Month
3,744	November 18, 1987	Paul Reiser, Rebeca Arthur	Diane Schuur
Public Service Announcements
3,745	November 19, 1987	Saundra Santiago, Bill Maher, Hailey Nance	N/A
Cosmopolitan Quiz about Neuroses
3,746	November 20, 1987	Ted Danson, Steven Wright, Nicholas Pryor	N/A
Sketch- "Kafeen- Icelandic Bugle Player"
3,747	November 24, 1987	Harvey Korman, Cathy Guisewite	N/A
Since most of the audience are from out of town, Johnny decides to perform a public service by relaying messages from friends and neighbors who were looking over audience members' houses.
3,748	November 25, 1987	Jonathan Winters, Bob Pohle	Icehouse
Answers from Elementary School Children to Several Thanksgiving Questions
3,749	November 26, 1987	Lane Smith, Louie Anderson	Jack Jones
New Products
3,750	November 27, 1987	David Steinberg, Jann Karam, Don Yesso	N/A
Examples of Shop Discounts; Foreign Commercials- 'Kaiser Beer', a man at the urinal, 'Amway', 'BASF Tape', and 'Hamlet Cigars'.
3,751	November 30, 1987	Jay Leno (guest host), Vincent Price, Susan Ruttan, Melvin Kiser	Joe Williams
Jay points out an L.A. Herald Headline, 'California's Death Penalty Gets Tougher'.

December

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
3,752	December 1, 1987	Jay Leno (guest host), Tracey Ullman, Patrick Swayze, Bill Alexander	Sheila E
3,753	December 2, 1987	Jay Leno (guest host), Tom Snyder	Oak Ridge Boys
Real Notices from Real Newspapers
3,754	December 3, 1987	Jay Leno (guest host), Connie Sellecca, Paul Provenza	John Denver ("Today is The Day My Life Starts All Over Again", "For You")
3,755	December 4, 1987	Jay Leno (guest host), Billy Crystal, Christina Pickles	10,000 Maniacs ("Peace Train", "Don't Talk")
New Products
3,756	December 7, 1987	Jay Leno (guest host), Calvin Trillin	Roy Orbison, k.d. lang
Facial Photographs of Famous People
3,757	December 9, 1987	Merv Griffin	Linda Ronstadt
List of Christmas TV Specials from the Hollywood Reporter
3,758	December 10, 1987	David Brenner	Ray Charles
Opinions for Possible New Carpets for the set; Spoof on Santa's Naughty or Nice List
3,759	December 11, 1987	Danny DeVito, Yakov Smirnoff	Pointer Sisters, "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"
Mighty Carson Art Players- "Reagan/Gorbachev Summit"
3,760	December 14, 1987	Jay Leno (guest host), Debbie Reynolds, Robert Townsend	Air Supply
What Russians Left Behind in Their Hotel Rooms
3,761	December 16, 1987	Bob Uecker	Colm Wilkinson
New Products
3,762	December 17, 1987	Jack Paar	N/A
New Products; Kids' Letters to Santa Claus
3,763	December 18, 1987	Robin Williams, Bob Hope	Tony Bennett ("White Christmas")
Master Pre-Christmas List
3,764	December 28, 1987	Jay Leno (guest host), John Davidson, Robert Conrad, Connie Chung	N/A
Jay reads material from real newspapers.
3,765	December 30, 1987	Gregory Peck, Argus Hamilton	B.B. King
Predictions for The New Year
3,766	December 31, 1987	Smothers Brothers	Daniel Rosen
New Years' Eve Signs; Singing Dog Contest