The untold story of a notorious incident involving Johnny Carson, a lot of toilet paper, and millions of fearful Americans. In 1973, as a dire oil crisis plagued the country, Carson made a joke on "The Tonight Show" about a possible paper shortage. This off-hand remark quickly created an actual paper shortage when viewers went and bought up as much toilet paper as they could get their hands on. Compiled entirely of archival footage, and animated sequences based on contemporaneous news reports, the film explores the power and impact of misinformation in the media.
Brian Gersten
Director
Brian Gersten
Various Voices
Arlin Golden
Various Voices
Bernadette McVerry
Various Voices
Johnny Carson
Himself
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A Plastic Ocean75%
Maternal Instinct71%
An Inconvenient Truth69%
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside77%
John Candy: I Like Me78%
Fuck64%
Seduced and Abandoned61%
Aquaman: Heroines of Atlantis61%
Sherman's March67%
Report61%
Room 23761%
Public Speaking70%
Voyeur59%
The Class of ‘9271%
Piece by Piece72%
In the Realms of the Unreal71%
The Captains63%
180° South72%
