The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Sherman Hemsley/Joe Garagiola/Dalton Stevens (1962–1992) Online
- Original Title :
- Sherman Hemsley/Joe Garagiola/Dalton Stevens
- Genre :
- TV Episode / Comedy / Talk Show
- Year :
- 1962–1992
- Directror :
- Bobby Quinn
- Cast :
- Johnny Carson,Ed McMahon,Doc Severinsen
- Writer :
- Raymond Siller,Raymond Siller
- Type :
- TV Episode
- Time :
- 1h 45min
- Rating :
- 6.5/10
The comedy segment is survey questions to the audience, inspired by a Ladies' Home Journal survey of women's secrets. Dalton Stevens, from Bishopville, South Carolina, sews buttons onto every part of his clothes - he literally has thousands of buttons on his shirt, pants, hat, and shoes. He started doing it at night when he couldn't sleep. His guitar is also covered in buttons. A picture of his car covered in buttons is shown, with says "Button King" on the side; his wife of 32 years objects to the car. Sherman Hemsley talks about his career and how he got into show business. He worked in the Post Office when he was just starting out. He talks about his movie "Ghost Fever", and a clip is shown. Joe Garagiola shows his first major league contract for $600/month in 1946, for six months a year. That leads to a discussion of how pro sports have changed.
| Episode credited cast: | |||
 | Johnny Carson | - | Himself - Host |
 | Ed McMahon | - | Himself - Announcer |
 | Doc Severinsen | - | Himself - Bandleader |
 | Sherman Hemsley | - | Himself |
 | Joe Garagiola | - | Himself |
 | Dalton Stevens | - | Himself |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 | Ed Shaughnessy | - | Himself - The Tonight Show Band: Drums (as Eddie Shaughnessy) |