That Scene From: The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson- Bette's Midler's Farewell to Johnny Carson

Source:The Scene From- Bette Midler's beautiful and adorable farewell, to The King of Late Night Johnny Carson, in 1992.

Source:Real Life Journal 

“From the last episode* of The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.

*: before the farewell special if i’m not mistaken.” 

From The Scene From 

I don’t know if there could possible be a better way to send off Johnny Carson ( so to speak ) on his Tonight Show, The Tonight Show at least as far as I’m concern than with Bette Midler singing to him. Because of her song One For My Baby with the lyrics Set Em Up Joe and One More For The Road. That song perfectly sends Johnny out and perfectly summarizes what is happening here. That Johnny Carson is ending thirty-years as The King of Late Night as the host of The Tonight Show. And then you throw in Bette’s voice and her baby-face adorable expressions and how sweet she is, she was just perfect for this part.

I’m not a big fan of Bette Midler, at least her music. I think she’s a hell of an actress and one of the funniest people in Hollywood if not all-time, but she does have a great ability to put things in their place and the way they are. And sending Johnny out with One For My Baby is a perfect example of that. Especially when you consider how much Bette and Johnny truly love and respect each other. As I think is pretty obvious in this performance.

Johnny had perfect timing with his comedy and I he knew himself so well and how we wanted to be remembered and go out. And Bette Midler is a perfect example of that.