John Denver interviews his guest Dr. Carl Sagan on The Tonight Show in 1977. (via michaeldonegan)

What is just bad timing that the show had to go to commercial when Sagan started to “bad mouth” the US Government? Or was he just getting a bit too opinionated?

Angry NBC Executive smoking cigar in dimly lit office: Just talk about the f8cking stars Sagan. The f8cking stars!!!