On October 23^rd fans will celebrate what would have been Johnny Carson's 92^nd birthday. Carson was (to me) the best late-night television host in the history of TV. My parents never missed his show. Me either.

Johnny's guests were some of the funniest comics on the scene, including Robin Williams, Rodney Dangerfield, Richard Pryor, Lucille Ball...the list is almost endless. Even the politicians he interviewed (like Senator Ted Kennedy) got in on the late night laughs.

Of course, there were his signature skits like Carnac the Magnificent and his banter with Ed McMahon and Doc Severinson, which are still some of the Tonight's show's best of the best segments.

But my favorite moments of every single episode of The Tonight Show: Johnny's opening monologue - even when the jokes bombed. Or especially when the jokes bombed. When Carson told a "stinker" his reactions were priceless - and 100% unforgettable.

Maybe that's why - even with all the late and late-late shows on these days - Johnny Carson still remains the undisputed King of Late Night.