The Ed Sullivan Show
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The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. It was replaced in September 1971 by the CBS Sunday Night Movie, which ran only one season and was eventually replaced by other shows. In 2002, The Ed Sullivan Show was ranked #15 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
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Episode 40 : Sam & Dave / Roslyn Kind / Jackie Mason
August. 31,1969
Guests: --Sam & Dave - medley: ""Brown Sugar"" & ""That Lucky Ol' Sun"" --Roslyn Kind - ""The Fool On The Hill"" & ""Give Me You"" --Jackie Mason (stand-up comedy) --Pat Cooper (stand up comedy) --Sandler & Young - do ""The French Lesson"" routine and sing ""Come On People (Glory River)"" & ""Let My People Go"" --Anna Moffo - ""Chacun le Sait"" (aria from Donizetti's ""Daughter Of The Regiment"") --Ballet America (""Hill Country"" based on traditional American folk dancing) --Charlie Cairoli (circus clown)
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Episode 38 : scheduled: Vikki Carr; Henny Youngman; Clara Ward Gospel Singers
July. 27,1969
Scheduled guests: --Vikki Carr - ""Where Am I Going?"" & ""The Glory of Love"" --Henny Youngman (comedian) - holds a violin and bow while telling jokes about his wife --Clara Ward Gospel Singers - ""Born Free"" & ""City Called Heaven"" --Gilbert Price - ""I've Gotta be Me"" --The Bob Fournier & Hal Greco dancers
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Episode 37 : Bobby Vinton / Lainie Kazan / The Sugar Shoppe
July. 06,1969
Guests: --Bobby Vinton - ""Those Were The Days"" and a medley (""Blue Velvet,"" ""Take Good Care of My Baby"" and ""Please Love Me Forever"") --Lainie Kazan (actress-singer) - sings ""Love"" --The Sugar Shoppe (Canadian group) - performs ""Poor Papa"" (1920's song) and ""Save The Country."" --Gordon MacRae - ""America the Beautiful"" (he recites, then sings, the lyrics).
--Jackie Vernon (comedian) --Shirley Bassey - ""This is My Life"". --Al Koran (mentalist)
Thanks to ""min1"" for helping with this synopsis. Please see ""Recap"" for more details. Additional guest (scheduled to appear): ----Charlie Manna (comedian)
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Episode 36 : scheduled: Sonny James; Flip Wilson; Jackie Mason
June. 22,1969
Scheduled guests: --Sonny James --Flip Wilson --Jackie Mason --Karen Wyman --Hal Frazier --Georgia Tech Glee Club
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Episode 35 : The Everly Brothers / Phil Crosby / Marilyn Maye
June. 15,1969
Guests: --The Everly Brothers - ""Walk Right Back"" & "" Bye Bye Love"" (and possibly ""Bowling Green"" & ""Wake Up Little Susie"") --Phil Crosby (singer) - ""Let There Be Love"" --Marilyn Maye (singer) - ""Misty"" Other guests (scheduled to appear):
--Rodney Dangerfield --Stiller & Meara (comedy team) --Peter Gennaro (dancer) - ""Don't Rain on My Parade"" --The Inner Dialogue - ""The Touch"" & ""I Go to Life""
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Episode 34 : scheduled: Jerry Vale; the Serendipity Singers; Burns & Schreiber
June. 08,1969
Scheduled guests: --Jerry Vale (singer) --Myron Cohen (comedian) --Burns and Schreiber (comedy team) --The Serendipity Singers --Monique Leyrac (singer) --Kile and Paam (singer)
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Episode 32 : Mary Hopkin (Goodbye) / Sam & Dave
May. 25,1969
--Mary Hopkin - ""Goodbye"" --Mary Hopkin - ""Love Is The Sweetest Thing"" (probably the correct date for this song) --Sam & Dave - ""Born Again,"" ""Soul Man"" & ""I Thank You"" --Ernest Montego (juggler on unicycle) --Ron Carey (comedian) - does routine imitating his priest, Father Murphy Other guests (scheduled): --Theodore Bikel --Louis Nye (comedian) --Primo Family (singers)
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Episode 31 : Fifth Dimension / Liza Minnelli / George Carlin
May. 18,1969
Guests: --Fifth Dimension - ""Up Up & Away,"" ""Working on a Groovy Thing"" and ""Aquarius""/""Let the Sun Shine In"" --Liza Minnelli - ""You Made Me So Very Happy,"" ""Didn't We?"" (and possibly ""MacArthur Park"") --George Carlin (comedian) - ""The Big 3 News"" sketch with Carlin as a news reporter, commercial announcer and ""Al Sleet"" (the Hippy Dippy Weatherman) --Audience bow: Jacqueline Susann --Joan Rivers --Bill Dana (comedian, as Jose Jimenez) - Ed appears in act, asking Bill questions. --The U. S. Military Academy Glee Club --Vino Venito (sword balancer from ""Circus, Circus"" in Las Vegas) - balances candelabra.
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Episode 30 : Diana Ross & the Supremes / Ed Ames / Lana Cantrell
May. 11,1969
Guests: --Diana Ross & the Supremes - ""The Impossible Dream,"" ""You're Nobody ‘till Somebody Loves You"" and ""No Matter What Sign You Are"" --Ed Ames - ""Son Of A Travelin' Man"" & ""Windmills Of Your Mind"" --Lana Cantrell - ""Life Is"" & ""Stay"" --The Muppets --David Frye (comedian, doing impressions of celebrities) --Irwin C. Watson (stand-up comedian)
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Episode 29 : Richie Havens / scheduled: Joel Grey; Vikki Carr
May. 04,1969
Richie Havens - ""High Flyin' Bird"" Other guests (scheduled): --Joel Grey --Stiller & Meara --Vicki Carr --Baja M. Band --S. Mitchell --Brascia & Tybee --Peter Gennaro
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Episode 28 : Joe Cocker & the Grease Band / scheduled: Connie Francis, Alan King
April. 27,1969
--Joe Cocker & the Grease Band - ""Feelin' Alright"" --Connie Francis - ""Those Were The Days"" & ""The House I Live In"" Other guests (scheduled): --Alan King --John Byner (comedian) --Lovelace Watkins (singer) --The Martys (novelty act)
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Episode 27 : The Chambers Brothers
April. 13,1969
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Episode 26 : Peggy Lee / Tony Bennett / Duke Ellington Band
April. 06,1969
Guests: --Peggy Lee - ""Spinning Wheel"" & ""Natural Woman"" --Duke Ellington Band - ""Rocking In Rhythm"" --Tony Bennett - ""Love Song,"" ""Solitude,"" ""What The World Needs Now"" & ""People"" (with the Duke Ellington Orchestra) --Rodney Dangerfield (stand-up comedy) --Joan Rivers (comedian) --Eddie Albert (spoken word, talks about Easter) --Shirley Verrett - ""Alleluja"" by Mozart --Edward Villella & Patricia McBride (pas de deux from ""Romeo & Juliet"")
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Episode 25 : Cast of Hair / Peter Nero / Steve & Eydie
March. 30,1969
Guests: --The cast of ""Hair"" - ""Aquarius""/""Let the Sun Shine In"" --Peter Nero - ""Mrs. Robinson"" (instrumental) --Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme --The Lennon Sisters - ""On A Clear Day"" --The Muppets --Charlie Callas (stand-up comedian) --Dickie Henderson (stand-up comedian) - does a Frank Sinatra imitation
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Episode 24 : Sly and the Family Stone / Dionne Warwick / George Burns
March. 23,1969
Guests: --Sly and the Family Stone - ""Love City"" (and possibly ""Stand"") --Dionne Warwick - ""This Girl's in Love with You"" --Mason Williams - ""Classical Gas"" --Lana Cantrell - ""Don't Tell Mama"" (Broadway production number) & ""My Way"" --George Burns (stand-up comedy) --Jack Carter (stand-up comedian) --Phillip Waruinge (boxer from Kenya) --Pompoff & Thedy (comedy skit with bumbling classical musicians) --Joyce Cuoco (child ballet dancer) Audience bows: James Garner; Bill Gargan
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Episode 22 : Creedence Clearwater Revival / The Association / Jeannie C. Riley
March. 09,1969
Guests: --Creedence Clearwater Revival - ""Proud Mary"" & ""Good Golly Miss Molly"" --Jeannie C. Riley - medley: ""Harper Valley PTA"" & ""There Never Was a Time"" --The Association - ""Goodbye Columbus"" --Mickey Mantle (Ed interviews Mantle, who talks about his plans to retire from baseball) --Norm Crosby (comedian) --Greg Morris (actor, from ""Mission Impossible"") - sings/speaks ""For Once In My Life"" --Carol Lawrence - ""Startime"" --Will Jordan (comedian, does celebrity impressions) --Valente & Valente (juggling team) --The American Legion Drill Team from Chicago Audience bows (cameos): Pierre Gallent (author); John Gary
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Episode 21 : scheduled: Paul Anka; Checkmates; Alan King
March. 02,1969
--Paul Anka - ""Goodnight My Love"" & ""It Only Takes A Moment"" --Checkmates Ltd. --Flip Wilson
Other guests (scheduled): --Gwen Verdon --Alan King --Nancy Walker --Nancy Ames
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Episode 20 : 5th Dimension / Harold Prince tribute / Herschel Bernardi
February. 23,1969
Tribute to Harold Prince (theatrical director and producer) Songs from his productions:
--Harry Goz sings ""Sunrise Sunset"" (from ""Fiddler on the Roof"") --Anita Gillette, Martin Ross and the ""Cabaret"" Broadway cast - ""Wilkommen"" --Herschel Bernardi - sings ""Life Is"" and performs the ""Mime Dance"" (with the ""Zorba"" cast) Other guests: --Dickie Henderson (comedian)
--Audience Bow: US Air Force Col. Joe M. Jackson --Michele Lee - sings ""Steady Steady""
--Audience bows: Buddy Rogers & Bob Thomas --Glenn Yarbrough - ""When the Honey Wind Blows"" & ""Baby, the Rain Must Fall"" --Myron Cohen (comedian) --The Fifth Dimension - medley: ""What the World Needs Now"" & ""All You Need Is Love"" --The Fifth Dimension - ""California Soul""
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Episode 19 : Blood, Sweat & Tears / Caterina Valente / Arthur Godfrey
February. 16,1969
Guests: --Blood, Sweat & Tears - ""Smiling Phases"" (and possibly ""Spinning Wheel"") --Caterina Valente - ""Malaguena,"" ""The Look of Love"" and ""That Old Black Magic"" --Arthur Godfrey and the Young Americans - ""A Tall Oak Tree"" --The Young Americans - ""Georgy Girl,"" ""Tammy"" and ""Thoroughly Modern Millie"" --Rodney Dangerfield (comedian) --Eric Brenn (juggler) --Fiore & Eldridge (comedy team) --The Rios Brothers (balancing act)
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Episode 18 : scheduled: Leslie Uggams; Joan Rivers, Barbara Eden
February. 09,1969
Scheduled guests: --Barbara Eden - ""Do You Know the Way to San Jose?"" --Leslie Uggams --Roslyn Kind --Joan Rivers --Bill Dana --Peter Gennaro --Schaller Brothers
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Episode 17 : Vanilla Fudge / Temptations / James Earl Jones
February. 02,1969
Guests: --Vanilla Fudge - ""Shotgun"" --The Temptations - ""The Best Things in Life Are Free,"" ""Runaway Child"" and medley (""Cloud Nine"" & ""I'm Gonna Make You Love Me"") --Sergio Franci - medley: ""Hava Nagila,"" ""If I Were A Rich Man"" (in English & Italian) --James Earl Jones (Jones & cast do a scene from ""The Great White Hope"") --Stiller & Meara (comedy team) --Jacques d'Amboise & Allegra Kent (from the New York City ballet) - ""Meditation"" from ""Thais"" pas de deux --Audience bows (cameos): Tina Louise; Carol Lawrence; Roslyn Kind (Barbra Streisand's Sister)
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Episode 16 : Tommy James & the Shondells / George Hamilton / Shirley Bassey
January. 26,1969
Guests: --Tommy James and the Shondells - ""Crimson & Clover"" & ""Mony, Mony"" --Shirley Bassey - ""Goin' Out of My Head"" (and possibly ""You Go To My Head"" & ""Something's Coming"") --George Hamilton - ""Act Naturally"" & ""This Guys In Love With You"" --The Green Machine - ""Stand Up and Be Counted"" (pop band made up of U. S. Marines) --Joe Namath (on videotape, sit down interview) --John Byner (stand-up comedian, does celebrity impressions) --Irwin C. Watson (stand-up comedian) --John Byner & Irwin Watson (give suggestions to Ed on how to call guests over for a bow) --Ballet America (Hoedown style dance routine) --Marvyn Roy (magician) --Audience bows: Elston & Arlene Howard; Luciene Fontaine; Sterling Moss (racecar driver)
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Episode 15 : Gary Puckett & the Union Gap / Liza Minnelli / John Davidson
January. 19,1969
Guests: --Gary Puckett & The Union Gap - ""Don't Make Promises"" & ""By The Time I Get To Phoenix"" --Liza Minnelli - ""Frank Mills"" --Victor The Bear - wrestles with a man and Ed in this segment. Ed gives the bear some ice cream and a drink out of a Coca Cola bottle after wrestling segment. Bear muzzled during wrestling segment --John Davidson - ""Didn't We"" & ""Somewhere"" --Shelly Berman (comedian) - plays a twanger --The Lennon Sisters - ""It's Today"" & "" Yesterday"" Other guests (scheduled to appear): --Wayne & Shuster --Scoey Mitchell
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Episode 9 : Ray Charles / The Association / Richard Pryor
December. 08,1968
Guests: --The Association - ""Never My Love"" & ""Along Comes Mary"" --Ray Charles - ""Marie,"" ""Eleanor Rigby"" (with Ray Block's Orchestra) & ""If It Weren't for Bad Luck"" --Liza Minnelli - ""Sweet Blindness"" & ""Simon"" --Richard Pryor (stand-up, jokes: childhood; school; God creating people; slaves; impersonates Richard Nixon) --Joan Sutherland --Jack E. Leonard (insult comedian) --The Veterans (Comic circus from Sweden; athletes try to vault) --Venezuelan Folk Ballet (colorfully costumed Venezuelans sing & dance) --Audience bow: Anna Maria Alberghetti
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Episode 8 : Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass / Engelbert Humperdinck / Tiny Tim
December. 01,1968
Guests: --Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass - ""My Favorite Things"" ""The Christmas Song"" --Tiny Tim - ""Great Balls of Fire,"" ""School Days,"" ""I'm Glad I'm A Boy"" and ""My Hero"" --Englebert Humperdinck - ""Les Bicyclettes De Belsize"" & ""Marry Me"" --Jack Carter (stand-up comedy) --Gloria Loring - ""Can't Take My Eyes Off You"" & ""I'm Gonna Make You Love Me"" --Peter Gennero (dancer) --Scoey Mitchell (comedian) --David Hemmings (actor) - recites a Dylan Thomas poem --Audience bows: Lou Brecker; Ann Margret; Gail Hunnicut
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Episode 7 : The Muppets
November. 27,1968
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Episode 6 : scheduled: Alan King, George Hamilton, Connie Francis, Stiller & Meara
November. 03,1968
According to a November 1968 New York Times article, this episode was cancelled due to the AFTRA musicians' union strike. (With a re-run aired in its place.)
However, a few Beatles websites mention that a clip from the Beatles' movie ""Yellow Submarine"" was shown on this date.
The scheduled guests for this week were Connie Francis; Alan King; George Hamilton; Stiller & Meara; Peter Gennaro and The Antonettes (a teeterboard act).
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Episode 5 : Mary Hopkin / Gary Lewis and the Playboys / George Carlin
October. 27,1968
Guests: --Mary Hopkin - ""Morning of My Life"" & ""Those Were the Days"" --Gary Lewis and the Playboys - ""Main Street"" --George Carlin (comedian) --Helen Hayes (reads preface from her book) --Ed Ames (singer-actor) - sings a medley of love songs incl. ""Gentle On My Mind"" & ""The Look Of Love"" --The Doodletown Pipers --Kuban Cossacks (Cossack dancers) --Judge Dewey Markham & Pigmeat Markham (comedy sketch) --Audience bows: Don Rickles; Jerry Vale; Perle Mesta
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Episode 4 : The Fifth Dimension / Steve McQueen (on film) / Joan Rivers
October. 20,1968
Guests: --The Fifth Dimension - ""Sweet Blindness"" --On film: Steve McQueen shown riding a motorcycle, short interview, clip from ""Bullet"" --David Frye (stand-up, impressions) --Joan Rivers (stand-up comedy) --Lana Cantrell (""Didn't We"") --The Piero Brothers (jugglers) --Sandler & Young (""Gonna Build A Mountain"") --A scene from ""Lovers & Other Strangers"" (with Richard Castelano, Ellen Verbit, and Bobby Alto). --Audience bows (cameos): Ed Ames, Grace Cahn, Martin Wolman, Ed King; Peter Yates, Carmine Santullo
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Episode 2 : scheduled: Dionne Warwick; Tiny Tim; Tony Bennett
October. 06,1968
Scheduled guests: --Dionne Warwick - ""Impossible Dream"" and ""Promises, Promises"" --Tony Bennett (performing with the Woody Herman Orchestra) --Woody Herman and orchestra --Tiny Tim - ""Hello, Hello,"" ""As Time Goes By"" and ""I Gave Her That"" --Flip Wilson --The Kessler Twins (dancing singers) - ""Lili Marlene"" --Goetchie (unicyclist) --The cast of ""You're A Good Man Charlie Brown"" perform two songs from the play - the title song and ""Happiness""
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Episode 1 : Jefferson Airplane / Diana Ross & the Supremes / Red Skelton
September. 29,1968
Guests include: --Jefferson Airplane - ""Crown of Creation,"" ""Won't You Try"" & ""Saturday Afternoon"" --Diana Ross & the Supremes - ""Funny Girl"" medley and ""Love Child"" --Red Skelton (comedy monologue) --Sergio Franchi & Virna Lisi (actors) - on film, Ed interviews the actors on location in Italy. (Franchi and Lisi were probably on the set of their film ""The Secret of Santa Vittoria"") --The Faraceenees (correct spelling?, acrobats)
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