Decades after Carson left late night, his influence endures. Jimmy Kimmel and Jay Leno explain why

During his prime, Johnny Carson’s humor was so influential that when he joked about a toilet paper shortage in 1973, people rushed to buy it in grocery stores nationwide – an event happening almost fifty years before the widespread panic buying of this essential bathroom item during pandemics. This is a testament to the immense impact Carson had on our culture as host of “The Tonight Show” from 1962 to 1992.