-Paar did a special in 1986 with clips from his 1957-62 run on "Tonight" (and his subsequent 1962-65 prime time show). The special is here, and his appearance with David Letterman to promote that is here. He also promoted it with Johnny Carson here, Paar's first appearance on the Tonight Show after 1962 (he would return just once more, in 1987). Incidentally, I remember reading that Paar kept many kinescopes (films) of shows for years, then started throwing them out a few at a time since he wasn't sure they had any value. He tossed them piecemeal because he did not want to put out several huge boxes at once. His trashman would occasionally report back that he had watched (and enjoyed) some of the films. I cannot remember this entire story, and I have no idea if it's true, but it seems a shame that this one sanitation expert was the last person to see the shows.
-Three clips: Elsa Maxwell, Robert Kennedy and then a snippet of his infamous 1960 walk-out (and return). This appears to be taken from one of the two 1980s specials. And here's an audio recording of the walkout.
-About 10 minutes from a 1963 show with Jonathan Winters.
-Paar and Regis visit Charles Grodin in the 1990s.
-The Tonight Show, September 21, 1960
-One of Paar's most entertaining guests, Oscar Levant, as seen in a series of clips from the 2003 PBS documentary, Smart Television. The 1997 American Masters documentary, As I Was Saying, is not currently online... but is supposed to be more comprehensive.
-An interesting review of the DVD set, The Jack Paar Collection.
-The only clip I have ever seen of Paar's one-season-wonder 1973 ABC show: Rona Barrett and Sir Clement Freud have a row.
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