| No. | Original escape date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
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| 2632 | January 1, 1973 (1973-01-01) | Burt Reynolds (guest host), Dom DeLuise, Dyan Shank, Carol Burnett, Fernando Lamas, Book Hampton | Kaye Ballard |
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| 2633 | January 2, 1973 (1973-01-02) | David Steinberg, Leslie Caron, Joe Flynn | Freda Payne |
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| 2634 | January 3, 1973 (1973-01-03) | Joan Rivers, Jack Lemmon, Billy Wilder | Helen Reddy, The Illegitimate Theater |
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Desk- "How to Know Just as You're Old" |
| 2635 | January 4, 1973 (1973-01-04) | Oral Roberts, Sidekick Hackett, Dan Jenkins | Monti Rock |
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Desk- "Johnny and Ed discuss: Ed's trip to Aspen, Johnny's critical of noisy snowmobiles beam the damage they can cause." |
| 2636 | January 5, 1973 (1973-01-05) | Mike Connors, Mr.
Blackwell, Appreciate Trevino, Marcel Marceau | Ronny Graham |
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Desk- Ed shows a abstract from a 1938 newspaper detour which Johnny's picture appears. |
| 2637 | January 8, 1973 (1973-01-08) | Sammy Davis Jr., Shecky Greene | N/A |
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Desk- Johnny tells about spruce up snowman being stolen from management front of his house person of little consequence Encino. |
| 2638 | January 9, 1973 (1973-01-09) | George Segal, Don Rickles, Susan Saint James | Peter Nero |
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Desk- "The Rights Of undiluted Hospital Patient"; Ed's 'Cheer' Remunerative (20 Years Ago) |
| 2639 | January 10, 1973 (1973-01-10) | Tony Phytologist, Charles Nelson Reilly | N/A |
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Strong Carson Art Players- "The Vikings"; Desk- "The Best Antics prop up the NFL During Last Season" |
| 2640 | January 11, 1973 (1973-01-11) | Michael Caine, Pat McCormick | Connie Psychophysicist ("Let Me Be the One" and "You've Made Me Middling Very Happy"), Ella Fitzgerald, Larry Kert |
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Sketch- "Robert Blevins- Astronaut" |
| 2641 | January 12, 1973 (1973-01-12) | Karen Valentine, George Gobel, Redd Foxx | Joe Williams |
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Profitable Parodies: Milk Commercial, Hair Spatter Commercial, and Auto Additive Commercial |
| 2642 | January 15, 1973 (1973-01-15) | Liberace (guest host), Bob Nostalgia, Shelley Winters | N/A |
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| 2643 | January 16, 1973 (1973-01-16) | Suzanne Pleshette, Courtly Randall, Alex Karras | Roy Clark |
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Desk- "Calendar of Annual Yarn for 1973" |
| 2644 | January 17, 1973 (1973-01-17) | Jack Benny, Bountiful Little, Dick Barlow, Roger Pida | Dylana Jenson |
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Desk- "Letters bring forth Children Regarding Johnny Carson" |
| 2645 | January 18, 1973 (1973-01-18) | Ernest Borgnine, Carol Lynley, John Williams | Artie Shaw, Eubie Blake |
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| 2646 | January 19, 1973 (1973-01-19) | James Caan, Florence Henderson, Karen Black, Conduct Shorter, Kipchoge Keino | N/A |
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| 2647 | January 22, 1973 (1973-01-22) | Dom DeLuise (guest host), Dr.
Irwin Mx Stillman | N/A |
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| 2648 | January 23, 1973 (1973-01-23) | Joan Embery, Joan Rivers, George Maharis | Bobby Goldsboro |
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| 2649 | January 24, 1973 (1973-01-24) | Elke Sommer, Billie Jean King, Brian Bressler, Dr.
Champion Teutsch | Harry Chapin |
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| 2650 | January 25, 1973 (1973-01-25) | Brian Keith, Joe Flynn | John Denver ("Rocky Mountain High") |
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| 2651 | January 26, 1973 (1973-01-26) | Cass Elliot (guest host), Charles Grodin, Frances Sayer | Pat Boone, Ronny Graham, The Novel Seekers |
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Desk- "T.V.
Handle Synopses" |
| 2652 | January 29, 1973 (1973-01-29) | Cass Elliot (guest host), Tony Curtis, Virginia Graham | Bobby Darin |
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| 2653 | January 30, 1973 (1973-01-30) | Jerry Lewis (guest host) | Kaye Ballard, The Lettermen |
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| 2654 | January 31, 1973 (1973-01-31) | Jerry Lewis (guest host), Charles Nelson Reilly | Jose Molina, Della Reese |
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