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The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show

Oh, this show's over, let'sjust record on this same tape the next night

Oh, this show's over, let's
just record on this same tape the next night

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Oh, this show's over, let's just record on this same tape
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the next night.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:29:02
Uploaded
Jun 04, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
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Movie Summary

For one week in February 1968, Johnny Carson gave up his chair to Harry Belafonte, the first time an African-American had hosted a late night TV show for a whole week.
I mean, they were big two inch tapes back then. - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:05
I mean, they were big two inch tapes back then.
It shocked Johnny Carson when he found out about it - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:07
It shocked Johnny Carson when he found out about it
- My first month at "The Tonight Show," - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:13
- My first month at "The Tonight Show,"
(Questlove playing drums) - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:12
(Questlove playing drums)
So I guess no one ever thought of reruns. - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:05
So I guess no one ever thought of reruns.
So all of this is lost to history - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:09
So all of this is lost to history
And five minutes with folksinger Leon Bibb. - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:05
And five minutes with folksinger Leon Bibb.
There's a handful of shows that I, as a curator, - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:06
There's a handful of shows that I, as a curator,
The week that Harry Belafonte hosted "Tonight Show" - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:06
The week that Harry Belafonte hosted "Tonight Show"...
- When I discovered this week, I wrote an article about it - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:07
- When I discovered this week, I wrote an article about it
I started searching for what might exist. - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:04
I started searching for what might exist.
I started interviewing people - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:06
I started interviewing people
(bright music) - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:05
(bright music)
The time right now is 6:18 and - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:05
The time right now is 6:18 and
There is a collection of early TV audio in Old Westbury - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:06
There is a collection of early TV audio in Old Westbury
- Phil Gries has collected thousands of audio tapes - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:05
- Phil Gries has collected thousands of audio tapes
- Well, there are about 2,000 programs - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:05
- Well, there are about 2,000 programs
(gentle piano music) - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:04
(gentle piano music)
This is the Harry Belafonte tape from February 5th and 6th - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:07
This is the Harry Belafonte tape from February 5th and 6th
The first experience with audio recording television - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:12
The first experience with audio recording television