Ed McMahon’s "Heeere’s Johnny!" introduction of Johnny Carson

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cultural icon opening introduction signature phrase television announcement television catchphrase

Ed McMahon’s "Heeere’s Johnny!" introduction of Johnny Carson is the iconic, drawn-out on-air announcement that became a signature catchphrase of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and a staple of American television culture.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural icon ⓘ opening introduction ⓘ signature phrase ⓘ television announcement ⓘ television catchphrase ⓘ
associatedProfession	television announcer ⓘ
associatedWith	Ed McMahon NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnny Carson NERFINISHED ⓘ The Tonight Show NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithFormat	monologue introduction ⓘ
audienceEffect	built anticipation for Johnny Carson’s entrance ⓘ
became	signature element of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson ⓘ
category	American television catchphrases ⓘ Johnny Carson NERFINISHED ⓘ The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
culturalImpact	staple of American television culture ⓘ widely recognized catchphrase in the United States ⓘ
firstRegularUseApprox	1960s ⓘ
genreContext	late-night talk show ⓘ
hasCatchphraseText	"Heeere’s Johnny!" ⓘ
influenced	later late-night show introductions ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
medium	television ⓘ
network	NBC ⓘ
notableFeature	elongated pronunciation of the word "Here" ⓘ emphatic shout of the name "Johnny" ⓘ
openingSegmentOf	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson NERFINISHED ⓘ
performedBy	Ed McMahon NERFINISHED ⓘ
performedByRole	announcer and sidekick ⓘ
performedLive	yes ⓘ
recognizedAs	one of the most famous TV catchphrases ⓘ
refersTo	Johnny Carson NERFINISHED ⓘ
roleInProgram	host introduction ⓘ
soundType	spoken phrase ⓘ
style	drawn-out vocal delivery ⓘ
timePeriod	second half of the 20th century ⓘ
typicalPlacement	start of each episode ⓘ
usedInShow	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedThroughout	Johnny Carson’s tenure on The Tonight Show ⓘ

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Here’s Johnny! scene → inspiredBy → Ed McMahon’s "Heeere’s Johnny!" introduction of Johnny Carson ⓘ

subject surface form: "Here’s Johnny!" scene