Johnny was lit too,literally.
After his death from emphyesema,they released that during the majority of all his shows throughout all those years,he was puffing on coffin nails behind his desk inbetween commercial breaks.A few of the early B&W shows even show him casually doing it on camera with the guests,while the the later usually show a hint of smoke trailing upward in the back ground.
I still can't believe Johnny,HSQ & other great shows of that time & character are all gone today.
One of the best lines ever from Johnny..."OK,move the cat".
