Shades of Johnny Carson:In an episode of...

Shades of Johnny Carson:

In an episode of CBS’ “Cybill” the other night, Cybill Shepherd found out that her rebellious daughter had run away to an all-night party somewhere in Burbank.

“Burbank?” moaned Shepherd, who plays an actress living on the Westside. “Why would she want to hurt me that way?”

THEY WOULDN’T EVEN SAY THIS ABOUT BURBANK: In a flood insurance brochure, Elizabeth Moore of Lakewood found a typographical error that made it seem as though the Federal Emergency Management Agency was insulting half the chefs in her city.

DRIVING ATLANTA: Speaking of floods, 60 brand-spanking-new MTA buses have swept into Atlanta for that city’s use during the Olympic Games. Yup, they came right from the factory. “MTA is pleased to play a small part in these Olympic Games,” an MTA executive said of the loan.

Some L.A. bus riders--those stuck with the beat-up, often-smelly used models--might be tempted to respond: “Hey, speak for yourself!”

WE’D HATE TO MEET HIS REFERENCES: It’s best to be honest with prospective employers but, at first glance, you might wonder if Ed Siebert is taking candor a bit too far. Consider these past activities listed on Siebert’s resume:

* “Slickster”

* “Aryan thug”

* “Bar regular”

* “Party patron”

* “Alien-lover”

* “Trailer trash”

Actually, these are small roles Siebert has played in the movies and on television. The actor’s really a gentle guy, as you can tell from his, uh, mug shot.

LOVING LAS VEGAS: The other day we received a big package that contained some garments and a button, all studded with the slogan, “Las Vegas Has Heart.” Why do we tell you this? Because a press release revealed that the motto was “coined by Los Angeles public relations man Chris Harris.” As Atlanta already knows, L.A. is such a giving place.

The gambling city’s attempt at image-rebuilding is partly a reaction to recent movies, especially, “Leaving Las Vegas” (which some cynics might propose as a more realistic city slogan).

It takes nerve to come up with the line, “Las Vegas Has Heart.” But then we always knew Harris had that quality in abundance. Over the years, we’ve covered several of his oddball on-the-street publicity stunts.

At various times, he has asked passers-by to expose their belly-buttons (as part of a study of America’s self-image); to lie down on a bed on the sidewalk (for a dream survey); and, to hug him (for a magazine poll).

And to our knowledge Harris has never been slugged. Or even called trailer-trash.

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Several outraged readers pointed out that we were in error when we said that “Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster” is not part of the Aug. 3 Godzilla Film Festival in Little Tokyo. It’s merely playing by the title known to Japanese movie-goers, “Godzilla vs. Hedorah.” However, one caller said: “I can overlook your confusion because the Smog Monster is really a sludge monster.” We thought we saw him rising from Santa Monica Bay.