Johnny Carson is the gold standard. He did for late night what the Beatles did for rock music, and he will likely never be surpassed. Especially with the current state of the medium, and the fact that late night is ceding more and more ground to the internet.

But we digress. Johnny Carson's reputation is airtight, and he was chummy with a great many of his guests. He was not, however, a fan of every single celebrity who was invited to sit on his couch. There was one comedian who rubbed Carson the wrong way for decades, despite the fact that he appeared on The Tonight Show multiple times.

Johnny Carson felt Bob Hope was too rigid Actor Bob Hope | Evening Standard/GettyImages

The comedian in question? Bob Hope. The most decorated man in entertainment history was also a headache for Johnny Carson whenever he stepped out in front of The Tonight Show audience.