Watch Jay Leno’s Emotional Final Sign-Off From The Tonight Show

LENO If you re ░░░░░░░░ where our good friend ░░░░░░░░ Eubanks Kevin couldn t ░░░░░░░░ here Kevin is on ░░░░░░░░ He s in France ░░░░░░░░ now He called me ░░░░░░░░ so he s over ░░░░░░░░ Said he wouldn t ░░░░░░░░ back until next week ░░░░░░░░ if you re wondering ░░░░░░░░ Kevin Eubanks is he ░░░░░░░░ with us in spirit ░░░░░░░░ OK boy this is ░░░░░░░░ hard part I want ░░░░░░░░ thank you the audience ░░░░░░░░ folks have been just ░░░░░░░░ loyal This is tricky ░░░░░░░░ wouldn t be on ░░░░░░░░ air without you people ░░░░░░░░ this has been the ░░░░░░░░ 22 years of my ░░░░░░░░ I am the luckiest ░░░░░░░░ in the world I ░░░░░░░░ to meet presidents astronauts ░░░░░░░░ stars It s just ░░░░░░░░ incredible I got to ░░░░░░░░ with lighting people who ░░░░░░░░ me look better than ░░░░░░░░ really am I got ░░░░░░░░ work with audio people ░░░░░░░░ make me sound better ░░░░░░░░ I really do And ░░░░░░░░ got to work with ░░░░░░░░ and writers and just ░░░░░░░░ kinds of talented people ░░░░░░░░ make me look a ░░░░░░░░ smarter than I really ░░░░░░░░ And I ll tell ░░░░░░░░ something The first year ░░░░░░░░ this show I lost ░░░░░░░░ mom Second year I ░░░░░░░░ my dad Then my ░░░░░░░░ died And after that ░░░░░░░░ pretty much lost my ░░░░░░░░ And the folks here ░░░░░░░░ my family Consequently when ░░░░░░░░ went through rough times ░░░░░░░░ tried to be there ░░░░░░░░ them The last time ░░░░░░░░ left this show you ░░░░░░░░ remember we had the ░░░░░░░░ children that were born ░░░░░░░░ all our staffers that ░░░░░░░░ married And that was ░░░░░░░░ great moment And when ░░░░░░░░ say to me hey ░░░░░░░░ didn t you go ░░░░░░░░ ABC why didn t ░░░░░░░░ go to Fox why ░░░░░░░░ t you go I ░░░░░░░░ t know anybody over ░░░░░░░░ These are the only ░░░░░░░░ I ve ever known ░░░░░░░░ m also proud to ░░░░░░░░ this is a union ░░░░░░░░ and I have never ░░░░░░░░ I have never worked ░░░░░░░░ a more professional group ░░░░░░░░ people in my life ░░░░░░░░ get paid good money ░░░░░░░░ they do a good ░░░░░░░░ And when the guys ░░░░░░░░ women on the show ░░░░░░░░ show me the new ░░░░░░░░ they bought or the ░░░░░░░░ they bought up the ░░░░░░░░ here in Burbank that ░░░░░░░░ of the guys got ░░░░░░░░ felt I played as ░░░░░░░░ a role in their ░░░░░░░░ as they played in ░░░░░░░░ And that was just ░░░░░░░░ great feeling And I ░░░░░░░░ really excited for Jimmy ░░░░░░░░ you know it s ░░░░░░░░ to kind of be ░░░░░░░░ old guy and sit ░░░░░░░░ here and see where ░░░░░░░░ next generation takes this ░░░░░░░░ institution And it really ░░░░░░░░ it s been a ░░░░░░░░ institution for 60 years ░░░░░░░░ m so glad I ░░░░░░░░ to be a part ░░░░░░░░ it But it really ░░░░░░░░ time to go hand ░░░░░░░░ off to the next ░░░░░░░░ It really is And ░░░░░░░░ closing I want to ░░░░░░░░ Johnny Carson And he ░░░░░░░░ was the greatest guy ░░░░░░░░ do this job And ░░░░░░░░ said I bid you ░░░░░░░░ a heartfelt goodbye No ░░░░░░░░ that I ve brought ░░░░░░░░ room down Hey Garth ░░░░░░░░ got anything to liven ░░░░░░░░ party up Give it ░░░░░░░░ shot. Garth Brooks!”