Toilet-Paper Shortage of 1973
In the light of the toilet-paper panic of 2020, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, we harken back to December 1973 when tensions were high over rising oil and gas prices, and a joke by late-night talk show legend Johnny Carson only intensified matters. The oil crisis meant that huge populations of the United States had to adapt to gas rationing put in place. The long lines made people wary, but it only got worse as furthers restrictions were placed on electricity and heat as well. So it was understandable that an offbeat joke by Carson on “The Tonight Show” about a shortage of toilet paper–which there was none–sent people into a frenzy. Here’s the rest of the story from Sparqle.
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Here’s the footage of Carson’s monologue on December 19, 1973 that set off a toilet-paper shortage across the nation.
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