Started searching through YouTube for some good videos of former Wild Kingdom co-host Jim Fowler, who passed away earlier this week. His second-best gig was coming on The Tonight Show and showing a variety of animals to Johnny Carson, who was always game for the weirdest and wackiest critters Fowler could muster.
After spending a good hour or so cracking up at how much fun Fowler had springing surprises on Carson, I decided on the appearance where Fowler brought Doc, a Celebes ape, onto the show and Doc decided to play a little fisticuffs with Carson. This one is a highlight for several reasons, chief among them how Fowler pretty much loses it when Doc punches Carson and then when Carson gets into a goofy-face war with Doc.
The other reason is the knowledge that if Doc laid one into any current late-night host, said host would pass smooth out, wake up crying and file a lawsuit.
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