Donna Summer
Donna Summer appeared on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson in November 1979. Her appearance on the show was memorable because she made a very clear point: anything men can accomplish, women can accomplish as well. She also shared that she was very skilled with fixing cars, and Carson said that most women aren’t inclined to do such things, to which Summer put in him in place.
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Zsa Zsa Gabor’s appearance on The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson helped make the game of Twister into a huge hit. They actually played the game, which had been released earlier that year by Milton Bradley, live on air, helping it skyrocket in popularity after a less than stellar initial release.