I knew this is where comedy was.

Goney Carson changed my life twice.

It was just like a dream. It was just like everything I had worked for

and dreamed about has come to fruition.

They said Johnny fell over laughing.

It makes me so happy.

I made him laugh.

But with Johnny, you knew you knew you had a kid audience that you could really go great.

My wife at the curtain, all held real groups backstage.

People were running up and he said, go back out, go back out, go back out.

Johnny, you want you back.

I walked back through the curtain very calm.

Johnny, I took about,. I walked back through the curtain very calm and Johnny, I took about

and Johnny put that little circle up the finger and I knew I am Mark Malcock. Our guest this week is someone who appeared on the tonight show starring Johnny Carson at least 50 times

and that is singer Donna Theodore. Miss Theodore spoke to me from her home in California.

Donna Theodore, thank you so much for talking with us.

You're quite welcome.

So I watched your very first Carson appearance. This was August 28th,

1967 and first of all I couldn't believe it exists because as we both know most of the first 10 years was gone and

Johnny sets you up this is a big deal he says it's your first time on national

television you're currently appearing at the Drake Hotel in Chicago.

What stands out about your first appearance?

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