Not Folklore – Johnny Carson Really Said This

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Here are 10 more TV myths by Vulture-

10. Aliens aren’t in every episode of South Park.

The myth: If you ignore what’s actually happening on South Park and focus on the background, you’ll spot a hidden alien somewhere in each show.

9. Groucho Marx never made a suggestive reference to his cigar (at least not on TV).

The myth: After a female contestant on You Bet Your Life said that she had a lot of children because she loved her husband, Groucho told her that he loved his cigar, but that he took it out once in a while.

8. Andy Kaufman didn’t throw eggs at Dinah Shore or pour them on her head.

The myth: During a 1979 episode of Dinah!, Andy Kaufman, badly disguised as Tony Clifton, reportedly either threw eggs at the host or dumped the yolks over her head — depending on who’s yanking your chain.

7. Desi Arnaz didn’t invent the method of shooting a TV show with multiple cameras.

The myth: The three-camera filming technique most commonly associated with I Love Lucy was originally used by Desi Arnaz in 1951.

6. Johnny Carson never told Zsa Zsa Gabor that he’d love to pet her pussy.

The myth: In a Tonight Show interview where she inexplicably had a cat on her lap, Zsa Zsa Gabor asked Johnny Carson if he’d like to “pet [her] pussy,” to which he said that he’d love to if she removed “that damn cat.”

The fact of the matter: As was the case with the Groucho line, this one wouldn’t have stood a chance against Standards and Practices. To make matters worse, if it was even a little bit true, it also wouldn’t have stood a chance against NBC’s habit of taping over early television history. Had it occurred during the years currently in syndication, it no doubt would’ve turned up by now. Thankfully, we have the word of both parties said to have been involved to help let the real cat out of the bag. Neither said it happened, and when Jane Fonda later asked Carson if he’d said it, he told her “No,” adding, “I think I would recall that.”

5. There’s no such character as “Grandpa Munster.”

The myth: The Grandpa character played by Al Lewis on The Munsters is called “Grandpa Munster.”

4. There isn’t a Superman reference in every Seinfeld episode.

The myth: Superman is referred to in some way in all 180 episodes of Seinfeld.

3. Ralph Kramden never just balled up his fist and said “To the moon, Alice!”

The myth: Jackie Gleason’s character on The Honeymooners would often make empty threats toward his wife, Alice, by waving his fist in her face and yelling “To the moon, Alice!”

2. Gracie Allen never said “Goodnight, Gracie.”

The myth: At the end of all or some episodes of The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show, George would instruct Gracie to “Say goodnight, Gracie,” and she’d say “Goodnight, Gracie.”

This is how a typical show would end.

The fact of the matter: Despite Shout! Factory claiming that “every episode” ended with that line, Gracie Allen never once said the most famous thing ever attributed to her. Not in Vaudeville, not in the movies, not in hundreds of radio and TV episodes, and presumably not before turning in for the night. George Burns said years later that the myth was “probably one of the most misquoted lines in theater history,” with many future performers (most notably Rowan & Martin) paying homage to the nonexistent exchange. As for why Burns & Allen never used it, apparently they were the only ones on the planet who never thought of it.

1. There was no 13th episode of Fawlty Towers.

The myth: An unaired installment of the short-lived but iconic Fawlty Towers has been intentionally kept out of circulation, according to the one and only person who’s claimed to have seen it.

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