The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)

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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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  1. 1 1. Tommy Edwards / West Side Story Broadway cast / Mickey Rooney1958-09-14 · 1h 0mGuests: --Tommy Edwards - ""It's All In the Game"" --Mickey Rooney and Joey Forman - appear together in a ""Candid Camera"" parody. --Mickey Rooney - talks about the film ""
  2. 2 2. scheduled: The stars of the upcoming TV season1958-09-21 · 1h 0mScheduled guests: --Wayne & Shuster (comedy team) --Alan King (comedian) Also, these stars of CBS's programs for the upcoming season were scheduled: --Steve McQueen (""
  3. 3 3. Shecky Green / Mickey Mantle / Yogi Berra / Sacha Distel1958-09-28 · 1h 0mGuests: --Julie Wilson - ""It's Great To Be Alive."" --Bobby Van (dancer) And Robert Maxwell (harpist) --Shecky Greene (Las Vegas comedian) - jokes about boxers, intellectua
  4. 4 4. scheduled: Danny Thomas; Frankie Laine; Milwaukee Braves players1958-10-05 · 1h 0mScheduled guests: --Danny Thomas --Frankie Laine (singer) --Patachou (French singer) --Tina Robin (singer) --Little Buck (dancer) --Bambi Linn and Rod Alexander (d
  5. 5 5. scheduled: Carol Channing; Genevieve; Line Renaud1958-10-12 · 1h 0mScheduled guests: --Carol Channing (musical comedy star) --Genevieve (French singer) --Line Renaud (French singer) --The Talbot Brothers (vocal-insturmental trio from B
  6. 6 6. Tony Martin / Roger Williams / Xavier Cugat & Abbe Lane1958-10-19 · 1h 0mGuests: --Tony Martin (singer) - ""Gigi"" & ""Fire Down Below"" --Benny Fields, Blossom Seeley, Tony Martin - ""My Blushin' Rosie"" (Note: Benny Fields & Blossom Seeley wer
  7. 7 7. Esther Williams (guest host) / Johnny Mathis / Janet Blair1958-10-26 · 1h 0mGuests: --Esther Williams (guest host) --Lisa Kirk - ""Anything Goes"" --Bob Hammond's Birds --Johnny Mathis - ""The Lady Is A Tramp"" & ""Call Me"" --The Martin Brothe
  8. 8 8. Itzhak Perlman / Carol Lawrence & Larry Kert / Film: Ed Sullivan Visits Jerusalem1958-11-02 · 1h 0mGuests: --Itzhak Perlman (violinist, then a 13-year old child prodigy) - plays ""Polonaise Brilliante"" --Carol Lawrence (as Maria) and Larry Kert (as Tony) sing ""Tonight"" (
  9. 9 9. Friar's Club roasts Ed Sullivan w/Walter Cronkite; Maury Amsterdam; Joey Bishop1958-11-09 · 1h 0m""The Friar's Club"" roasts Ed Sullivan Guests: --Joe E. Lewis - roasts Ed --Jack Carter (host / master of ceremonies, appears throughout the show) --Walter Cronkite (newsma
  10. 10 10. scheduled: William Shatner; Lou Costello; Dody Goodman1958-11-16 · 1h 0mScheduled guests: --William Shatner and France Nuyen (from the Broadway musical ""The World of Suzie Wong"") - appear in scenes from ""...Suzie Wong"" --William Shatner and F
  11. 11 11. Kathryn Grayson / Herb Shriner / The Four Coins1958-11-23 · 1h 0mGuests: --Beryozka Dance Company (Russian folk dancers in peasant costumes) --The Four Coins (vocal group) - ""World Outside"" --Pat Stanley & Russell Nype - ""All for Lov
  12. 12 12. scheduled: Teresa Brewer; Hal March; Jean Carroll1958-11-30 · 1h 0mScheduled guests: --Teresa Brewer (singer) --Jean Carroll (comedian) --Hal March (comedian) --Monique Van Vooren (singer) - ""Thank Heaven"" --Rickie Layne (ventriloq
  13. 13 13. From Alaska: Dody Goodman; Jill Corey; Dick Lord Buckley1958-12-07 · 1h 0mShow filmed in Alaska (when Ed was in Alaska a few weeks earlier): Guests: --Dody Goodman (comedian) --Jill Corey (singer) - ""Sitting on Top of the World"" --Dick ""Lo
  14. 14 14. scheduled: Xavier Cugat & Abbe Lane / Flower Drum Song cast1958-12-14 · 1h 0mScheduled guests: --Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II (appear to promote their new musical ""Flower Drum Song""). --The entire cast of ""Flower Drum Song"" perform sce
  15. 15 15. scheduled: Jose Ferrer & Lois Smith; David Seville; Rise Stevens1958-12-21 · 1h 0mScheduled guests: --Jose Ferrer and Lois Smith - in scenes from their Broadway play ""Edwin Booth"" --Rise Stevens (operatic soprano) --Wayne and Shuster (comedy team) -
  16. 16 16. Paul Newman & Joanne Woodward / Maurice Gosfield & Joe E. Ross1958-12-28 · 1h 0mGuests (first half of show): --Maurice Gosfield (Private Doberman) and Joe E. Ross (Sgt. Ridzik) from ""The Phil Silvers Show"" (a.k.a. ""You'll Never Get Rich"" & ""Sergeant Bi
  17. 17 17. Imogene Coca / Shelley Berman / Trude Adams / Phil Ford & Mimi Hines1959-01-04 · 1h 0mGuests: --Imogene Coca plays an opera singer in a comedy routine --Ivry Gitlis (Israeli violinist) --Trude Adams (singer) - ""He's Got the Whole World in His Hands"" & 1 ot
  18. 18 18. Fidel Castro (on film) / Jason Robards / George Grizzard / Alan King1959-01-11 · 1h 0m--On film: Fidel Castro - 25 second clip at beginning of show. Later in show, a 6-minute film is shown: Ed introduces Castro, calls Castro and his soldiers ""Revolutionary Youngste
  19. 19 19. Edith Piaf / Celeste Holm / Betty Comden & Adolph Green / Pat Suzuki1959-01-18 · 1h 0mGuests: --Edith Piaf (French singer) - ""Carousel"" and ""Gypsy and the Lady"" --Celeste Holm (actress) - scene from ""Third Best Sport"" (Comical scene with salesman & custom
  20. 20 20. scheduled: Charlton Heston; Eartha Kitt; Georgia Gibbs1959-01-25 · 1h 0mScheduled guests: --Charlton Heston (actor) --Eartha Kitt (actress-singer, star of the movie ""Anna Lucasta"") --Georgia Gibbs (singer) --Wayne and Shuster (comedy team
  21. 21 21. Johnny Cash / Frankie Laine / Richard Boone1959-02-08 · 1h 0mGuests: --Johnny Cash - ""Don't Take Your Guns to Town"" --Miyoshi Umeki (star of Broadway's ""Flower Drum Song"") - ""Hundred Million Miracles"" and ""In My Own Little Corner"
  22. 22 22. scheduled: Itzhak Perlman; Dody Goodman; Jack Carter; Jane Morgan1959-02-15 · 1h 0mScheduled guests: --Itzhak Perlman (18-year-old violinist from Israel) --Dody Goodman (comedian) --Jack Carter (comedian) --Wayne and Shuster (comedy team) --Jane Morga
  23. 23 23. scheduled: Dennis Weaver; Roger Williams; Pat Henning1959-02-22 · 1h 0mScheduled guests: --Dennis Weaver (actor, played Chester on ""Gunsmoke"") --Roger Williams (pianist) --Roberta Peters (opera singer) --Arnold Stang (comic actor) --T
  24. 24 24. The Platters / scheduled: Abbe Lane; Xavier Cugat; Carol Lawrence1959-03-01 · 1h 0mThe Platters - ""Sound & The Fury"" and ""Smoke Gets In Your Eyes"" Scheduled: --Abbe Lane with Xavier Cugat and his orchestra --Carol Lawrence --Pat Suzuki (musical-comedy
  25. 25 25. Fred MacMurray / Jane Russell / David Seville / Samuel Goldwyn (on film)1959-03-08 · 1h 0m--Chris Barber's Jazz Band - ""Petit Fleur"" (played while Ed announces guests) and ""Diga, Diga Do"" --Schaller Brothers (comedy trampoline act) --Joe Howard (vaudevillian) an
  26. 26 26. Edward Mulhare / Myron Cohen / Paul O'Keefe1959-03-15 · 1h 0mGuests (St. Patrick's Day show filmed in Ireland): --Liam DeVally - ""The Gentle Maiden"" (a traditional Irish folk ballad) --Cork Choir (a.k.a. The Corkish Glee Club) - ""Bells
  27. 27 27. From Portugal: Maurice Chevalier; The Ames Brothers1959-03-22 · 1h 0mGuests (show filmed in Portugal): --Maurice Chevalier - ""This Is My Lucky Day"" & ""Quai de Bercy"" --The Ames Brothers (vocal group) - ""Petticoats of Portugal"" --Jacqu
  28. 28 28. scheduled: Shelley Winters; Connie Francis / James Stewart & Lee Remick (on film)1959-03-29 · 1h 0mScheduled guests: --Shelley Winters (actress) --Connie Francis (singer) --Luise Rainer (actress) --Richard Boone (from the TV series ""Paladin"") --Wayne and Shuster (c
  29. 29 29. The Fleetwoods / Billy Williams Quartet / Jean Carroll1959-04-05 · 1h 0mGuests: --The Billy Williams Quartet - ""Goodnight Irene"" --Helene and Howard (comic dancers) --Jean Carroll (comedian) - domestic life humor. --Domenico Modugno (Italia
  30. 30 30. Johnnie Ray / Brook Benton / Gertrude Berg / Teresa Brewer1959-04-12 · 1h 0mGuests: --Brook Benton - ""It's Just A Matter Of Time"" --Johnnie Ray - ""All Right, OK, You Win"" and ""Here & Now"" --Teresa Brewer - ""Daughter Of Rosie O'Grady"" & ""He
  31. 31 31. scheduled: Tallulah Bankhead; Della Reese; Betty Comden & Adolph Green1959-04-19 · 1h 0mScheduled guests: --Tallulah Bankhead --Della Reese (singer) --Jack Carter (comedian) --Betty Comden and Adolph Green (musical-comedy team) --Rickie Layne (ventriloq
  32. 32 32. Johnny Mathis / Rod Steiger / Henny Youngman1959-04-26 · 1h 0mGuests include: --Johnny Mathis - ""Lover,"" ""Someone"" & ""From This Moment"" --Rod Steiger - performs a scene from ""Roshomon"" (Samurai sword fight) --On film: Clip fro
  33. 33 33. scheduled: Lionel Hampton; Gogi Grant; Billy Daniels1959-05-03 · 1h 0mScheduled guests: --Lionel Hampton and his band (jazz musicians) --Gogi Grant (singer) --Wayne and Shuster (comedy team) - present a comedy sketch titled ""Bell, Bag and C
  34. 34 34. Louis Prima & Keely Smith / Hume Cronyn & Jessica Tandy / Andy Griffith1959-05-10 · 1h 0mSegment with Louis Prima, Keely Smith, Sam Butera: --Louis Prima sings ""When You're Smiling."" --Prima, Keely Smith & Sam Butera - ""Oh Marie"" medley --Sam Butera – ""Ol
  35. 35 35. Louis Prima & Keely Smith / Shelly Berman / Jack Carter1959-05-17 · 1h 0mSegment with Louis Prima, Keely Smith, Sam Butera & the Witnesses: --Louis Prima, Keely Smith, Sam Butera & The Witnesses - ""When You're Smiling,"" ""Just A Gigolo,"" ""I Aint Go
  36. 36 36. Fabian / Myron Cohen / Ed Wynn / Carol Lawrence1959-05-24 · 1h 0mGuests: --Fabian - ""Turn Me Loose"" & ""Tiger"" --Carol Lawrence - ""10 Cents A Dance"" (from ""West Side Story) --Ed Wynn - jokes with Ed --Ed Wynn & Carol Lawrence - "
  37. 37 37. Bobby Darin / Edith Piaf / Wayne & Shuster1959-05-31 · 1h 0mGuests: --Bobby Darin - ""Mack the Knife"" & ""Dream Lover"" --Edith Piaf - ""Milord""/""M'Lord"" (& possible 2nd song: ""Come On Let's Hear It"") --Peter Fit (magician) - floa
  38. 38 38. James Cagney tribute / Johnny Horton / Al Martino1959-06-07 · 1h 0mJames Cagney segment: --Montage of Cagney movie clips: ""Public Enemy,"" ""Angels With Dirty Faces,"" ""Oklahoma Kid,"" ""The Fighting 69th,"" ""Yankee Doodle Dandy"" & ""Mr. Ro
  39. 39 39. Connie Francis, Henny Youngman1959-05-14 · 1h 0m
  40. 40 40. Fabian / Georgia Gibbs / Kirby Stone Four / John Wayne (on tape)1959-06-21 · 1h 0mGuests: --Jack Benny cameo: After Ed claims to have found a one-dollar bill in the lobby, Benny comes on stage to claim it. --On tape: John Wayne & Constance Towers wish Ed a h
  41. 41 41. Duke Ellington / Lloyd Price / Frankie Avalon / Jean Carroll1959-06-28 · 1h 0m12th Anniversary Show with guests: --Lloyd Price - ""Personality"" --Duke Ellington - ""Anatomy of a Murder"" & ""Flirty Bird"" --Otto Preminger - director of the film ""Por
  42. 42 42. scheduled: Ames Brothers; Patachou; Alan King; Ford & Hines1959-07-05 · 1h 0mScheduled guests: --The Ames Brothers (vocal group) - medley (""Too Young,"" ""Paper Doll,"" ""Everything I Have is Yours,"" ""Seems Like Old Times,"" ""If I Didn't Care"" and t
  43. 43 43. Carol Channing / Georgia Gibbs / Wayne & Shuster / Bob Lewis1959-07-12 · 1h 0mGuests: --Carol Channing - ""Diamonds Are A Girls Best Friend"" (Carol gives a phony diamond to Ed, then throws phony diamonds out to audience members). --Georgia Gibbs - ""A
  44. 44 44. Spoleto Festival (taped in Italy): Sir John Gielgud; Eileen Farrell1959-07-19 · 1h 0m""Spoleto Festival"" (filmed at various locations in Spoleto, Italy) Guests: --Sir John Gielgud – reads from Shakespeare (filmed at Gian Carlo Menotti's palace) --Eileen
  45. 45 45. Eartha Kitt / Charlton Heston (on film) / Roger Williams1959-07-26 · 1h 0mGuests: --Eartha Kitt - ""Little White Lies"" & ""What More Is There To Say."" --Eartha Kitt (later in show) - ""Turkish Rendition of CBD"" & ""Hora Ki Mi Tsion"" (in Hebrew)
  46. 46 46. The Platters / scheduled: Roberta Peters; Shelley Berman1959-08-02 · 1h 0mThe Platters - ""Dance With Me, Henry,"" ""Remember When"" and ""Darktown Strutter's Ball"" Scheduled guests: --Roberta Peters (opera star) - ""Laughing Song"" (from the ""Fled
  47. 47 47. Jane Russell / Sid Kroft / Shecky Greene / Toni Arden1959-08-09 · 1h 0mGuests: --Jane Russell - ""Say It Isn't So"" --Jane Russell and her brother Kevin - perform an unidentified song (possibly titled ""Dearie"") --Toni Arden (singer) - ""Non
  48. 48 48. scheduled: Lionel Hampton; Teresa Brewer; Jan Murray1959-08-16 · 1h 0mScheduled guests: --Lionel Hampton (jazz musician) - ""Ain't Got That Swing"" and ""Lady Be Good"" --Teresa Brewer - ""There'll Be Some Changes Made,"" ""Melancholy Baby"" &
  49. 49 49. scheduled: Luise Rainer; Alan King; Dolores Wilson1959-08-23 · 1h 0mScheduled guests: --Luise Rainer (actress, filmed interview) --Alan King (comedian) --Dolores Wilson (Metropolitan opera singer) --Johnny Haymer (comedian) --Turk Mu
  50. 50 50. Army Talent Show with Steve Lawrence; Henny Youngman1959-08-30 · 1h 0mThe Annual Army Talent Show Civilian talent (scheduled guests): --Henny Youngman (comedian) --Rickie Layne (ventriloquist) --Modern Jazz Dancers (from Italy) - ""Zabandara
  51. 51 51. Bobby Darin / Frankie Laine / Teresa Brewer1959-09-06 · 1h 0mBroadcast from Madison Square Garden: Guests include: --Bobby Darin - medley: ""Swing Low Sweet Chariot,"" ""Lonesome Road"" and ""When The Saints Go Marching In"" --Frank
  52. 52 52. scheduled: Edith Piaf; Itzhak Perlman; Jack Carter1959-09-13 · 1h 0mScheduled guests: --Edith Piaf (French Chanteuse) - ""You Are My Carousel"" (in French and English) --Jack Carter (comedian) --IItzhak Perlman (Israeli pianist) --Jane M

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