The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson: Jane Badler in 1985

"It was the 1980’s and i was asked to be on the greatest interview show… The Johnny Carson Show. I was thrilled and a nervous wreck . I bought a Versace dress on credit and drank three glasses of champagne backstage to quell my nerves .. To my left was seated the great singer Tom Jones who I had a mad crush on… i definitely said Actually too many times but hell i was cute and so young !!' 

Source:Jane Badler World

 appearing on The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson in 1985.

From Jane Badler World

Just to give you and idea of what Diana (played by Jane Badler was like... as Jane Badler said so herself, she played a very evil woman: 

Martin: You know Diana, rather than putting Mr. Donovan away, he might prove very useful to us as a convert.

Diana: My instincts tell me he'd be too difficult as a subject. That's why I decided not to bother. Take him to the final area.

Martin: I always thought you thrived on challenges...

Diana: I do, but I like better odds.

Martin: That's curious, I would've have thought you'd find the difficult game far more interesting. But anyway, you're probably right. I don't think even you with all your abilities could ever turn this head of his...

[Turns to walk out of the room]

Diana: Martin wait. Don't take him to the final area just yet... Perhaps I would enjoy the challenge of converting him.

Martin: Well, as you wish Diana.

From IMDB

There are a couple points in this interview that stand out for me. 

1. Johnny Carson was asking about where Jane Badler is from, when she came out to Los Angeles, what's it like meeting new people, etc and Jane talked about that she was on a plane recently and that she likes flying first class and she talked about her recent experiences flying first class. And she said something like: 

"I get really nervous flying. So I like to drink to help calm me down. And when I drink I meet people. And I met a man on the plane and we hit it off (or something to that affect) and we started an affair and moved in together... 

And speaking to Johnny Carson directly: "I like to meet people and have affairs. You like to marry them". Johnny Carson was married 4 times and cheated on his first 3 wives, before he finally settled down. He was also known as a hard drinker, really until the early 1990s when he finally retired from The Tonight Show. So you could call Jane's comment there a slight (if not real) dig at him. 

I don't want t sound a high priest or something, but a good reason not to drink alcohol, is because you don't know who you'll meet, especially when you are intoxicated. Just about anyone can seem pretty attractive, interesting, and intelligent, when they've had a few shots in them. Especially if they weren't feeling very good before the shots.

2. As far as the V TV series, I was like 9 when it went on the air in 1983 or 84 and I remember it fairly well. Friday night, on NBC, I was still too young to go out flying and get drunk and meet strangers. (At least by myself) And Jane Badler's Diana character is by far the most memorable from that mini-series. 

It's not just because Jane plays this gorgeous and yet baby face, evil witch. It's 1 thing for Jason from the Friday The 13th movie series, to be this evil, serial murdering bastard. You expect evil people to look like that. But you have a gorgeous, adorable, brunette, playing a evil woman, who would kill someone for giving them 2 shots of espresso in their coffee, instead of 3. Or being 5 seconds late to pick them up. (Like a so-called reality TV star) And Jane played Diana perfectly.

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