Plot
Suzanne Pleshette/Argus Hamilton/Frank Thomas & Ollie Johnston
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
- Johnny answers questions from the audience. Suzanne Pleshette talks about doing plays in New York; Argus Hamilton performs stand-up; Disney animators Frank Thomas and Frank Thomas (book "Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life").
- The comedy segment is questions from the audience. Suzanne Pleshette mentions that she was named "Most Promising Newcomer" by Photoplay and was on "The Tonight Show" in 1962, Johnny's first year; this leads to her recalling her friendship with Hedda Hopper, which got off to an icy start at the 1962 awards banquet. She talks about recently doing the play "Special Occasions" in New York City, noting that it closed on its first night; when asked why the play failed, she would tell people that she didn't know, not having been in the audience. She explains that she had been excited to work in New York due to it being where she grew up, but found the city much different now, and herself very homesick for California because she was away from all her friends for months; her husband kept their Christmas tree up through February to cheer her up, and her best friend Madlyn Rhue surprised her by flying in for the play's opening. Argus Hamilton then does a stand-up comedy routine that covers a significant number of political topics, including the Falklands war, Ed Asner's criticism of Charlton Heston, and the president's relations with Congress. Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston started as animators for Disney in the mid-1930s. They are promoting their book "Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life." They talk about Walt Disney, who they describe as fantastic to work for despite being incredibly demanding; at the studio's peak, there were 1,200 artists of various skills working there. When Johnny remarks on their skill at creating characters from inanimate objects, they show drawings illustrating how to make a sack of flour show various emotions.—lenab9011
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