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A Kickstarter aims to turn the time Johnny Carson created a toilet-paper shortage into an animated short film
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In 1973, Carson made an offhand Tonight Show monologue joke about a toilet paper shortage, prompting consumers to buy toilet paper in bulk. Filmmaker Brian Gersten hopes to turn the controversy into a documentary short, titled: The Great Toilet Paper Scare.
TOPICS: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Johnny Carson, Documentaries, Kickstarter, Late Night, Retro TV
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