Joan Thought Johnny Was Talented
Joan Rivers was known for her extremely blunt personality, and when she was approached by reporters at LAX in 2014, they asked her what she thought about Johnny Carson’s manhood, to which she responded, “I saw it in real life. How do you think I got on the show in the first place?!” In the book that Joan wrote, she openly spoke about how she had more than just a professional relationship with Johnny. In addition, she mentioned that he had a sex tape and that she wanted to watch it. Of course, with Joan Rivers’ personality, these comments did not come without snide comments.
Toilet Paper Crisis
Johnny made a joke in 1973 about the world running out of toilet paper, which he meant very much just as a joke, but his viewers didn’t find it to be so funny. Before he knew it, thousands of people who were watching his show were turning their televisions off to run out to the store and stock up on toilet paper. Because of this mass-influx of toilet paper purchase, there actually was a shortage for a few weeks! Johnny made a formal apology about his joke, and the New York Times took this opportunity to discuss how the public mass spreads gossip.