Restaurant Owner Shorts
Description: By the late 60s, Johnny Carson was one of the biggest names on television, being seen by 8 million Americans every weeknight. So I guess that somewhat makes sense that he entered into a partnership to launch a restaurant franchise called 'Here's Johnny's!' Like many endeavors celebrities have entered into, Carson really had very little to do with the restaurants, though he did attend the grand opening of the first one in 1969 in his hometown of Omaha, Nebraska. More than 300 franchises were purchased, but far less than were ever actually opened. By 1970, there were just eight restaurants in operation, mostly in the Omaha area and by 1979, the chain had gone bankrupt amid a series of lawsuits from franchisees with various claims.
