Many in the media tired of Carson in his later seasons, complaining that his material was routine, old and stale. Not unlike David Letterman in recent years, he seemed to be on auto pilot as time passed. Carson borrowed comedic characters from other entertainers, of course, like Steve Allen and Jonathan Winters, yet he remains an icon of class and comedic talent of the highest order. Other entertainment news centered around barbs between “Murphy Brown” and Vice President Dan Quayle. And the bubble finally burst for The Champaign Music Maker.
Murphy Brown dominates the design by shear size. But the Carson montage sprinkles down into Lawrence Welk and the eye returns back to Brown. The Quayle photo and two other text blocks, one of which indicates a difference of opinion between Hollywood and "everyone else," balances out the page.
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