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. Eddie Fisher / Al Hirt / Mickey Mantle & Whitney Ford1962-09-30 · 1h 0mGuests (15th Season Opener): --Eddie Fisher --Al Hirt and his combo --Mickey Mantle and Whitney Ford (of the New York Yankees) - give tips for young baseball players --Bill
  2. 2 2. scheduled: Paul Anka; Vaughn Meader; Yolanda White1962-10-07 · 1h 0mScheduled guests: --Paul Anka - ""The Longest Day"" & ""Eso Beso"" --Dennis Spicer (ventriloquist) --Yolanda White (singer) --Peter Duchin (pianist) --Maury Wills (sh
  3. 3 3. scheduled: Connie Francis; Louis Prima; Jerry Van Dyke1962-10-14 · 1h 0mScheduled guests: --Connie Francis --Louis Prima (with Sam Butera & the Witnesses) --Jerry Van Dyke (comedian) --Sergio Franchi (tenor) --Lee Allen (pantomimist) --Th
  4. 4 4. scheduled: Cliff Richard, Kate Smith; Wayne & Schuster; Rip Taylor1962-10-21 · 1h 0mGuests (confirmed): --Kate Smith --Rip Taylor (comedian) Additional guests (scheduled to appear): --Cliff Richard (British singer) --Wayne & Schuster (comedy team) -
  5. 5 5. Louis Prima / Jackie Mason / Steve Allen1962-10-28 · 1h 0mGuests: --Louis Prima, Gia Maione & Sam Butera - ""Oh Marie"" & ""I Want You To Be My Baby"" --Gia Maione - ""How High The Moon"" Other guests: --Helen Shapiro - ""I Don't
  6. 6 6. Tribute to Richard Rodgers with Peggy Lee; Diahann Carroll; Roberta Peters1962-11-04 · 1h 0mTribute to Richard Rodgers (broadcast from Carnegie Hall): Rodgers & Hart songs: --Peggy Lee - ""Mountain Greenery"" (with 50 piece orchestra) --Peggy Lee & Steve Lawrence
  7. 7 7. scheduled: Robert Goulet; Phyllis McGuire; Rowan & Martin1962-11-11 · 1h 0mScheduled guests: --Robert Goulet - ""You Stepped Out of a Dream"" & ""Don't Be Afraid of Romance"" --Phyllis McGuire (of the McGuire Sisters) and Robert Goulet - ""Darn It,
  8. 8 8. Van Johnson / Kaye Stevens / Paul Lynde / Bob Lewis1962-11-18 · 1h 0mGuests: --Van Johnson - ""Nice Work If You Can Get It"" --Kaye Stevens - ""Hey, Look Me Over"" and ""My Man"" --Kaye Stevens, Paul Lynde & Dick Contino - sing comedic song
  9. 9 9. Tony Bennett / Rosemary Clooney / Jackie Mason / Jack Carter1962-11-25 · 1h 0mGuests: --Rosemary Clooney - ""Limehouse Blues"" and ""Sleepytime Gal"" --Tony Bennett - medley: ""Just In Time,"" ""I Left My Heart in San Francisco"" & ""Sing You Sinners""
  10. 10 10. Pearl Bailey / Al Hirt / Phil Foster / Pat Henry1962-12-02 · 1h 0mGuests (confirmed): --Pearl Bailey --Al Hirt and his combo --Phil Foster --Bill Dana (comedian) --Pat Henry (comedian) Additional guests (scheduled to appear): --Je
  11. 11 11. Four Seasons / Peggy Lee / Anthony Newley / Jose Greco1962-12-09 · 1h 0mGuests (info taken from various sources): --The Four Seasons - ""Big Girls Don't Cry"" --Peggy Lee - ""The Best Is Yet to Come,"" ""Nice and Easy,"" ""Close Your Eyes,"" ""Li
  12. 12 12. Barbra Streisand / Liberace / Clancy Brothers1962-12-16 · 1h 0mGuests: --Barbra Streisand - ""My Coloring Book"" and ""Lover Come Back to Me"" --Liberace - ""Moon River"" and ""Mack the Knife"" --The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem (Ir
  13. 13 13. From Guantanamo Naval Base: Connie Francis / Louis Armstrong1962-12-23 · 1h 0mFrom Guantanamo Naval Base, Cuba: --Connie Francis - ""Who's Sorry Now,"" ""Bye Bye Love,"" ""Your Cheating Heart"" and ""Someday You'll Want Me to Want You"" --Louis Armstro
  14. 14 14. Italy's Podrecca's Piccoli Theater (puppets)1962-12-30 · 1h 0mItaly's Podrecca's Piccoli Theater with puppet ""performers"" (all under 36 inches tall). Puppets: --Prof. Piccolowski (pianist) --Mme. Sinforosa Strangoloni (soprano)
  15. 15 15. Sammy Davis Jr./ Barry Sisters / Vaughn Meader / Pat Carroll1963-01-06 · 1h 0mGuests: --Sammy Davis Jr. - ""Something Gotta Give,"" ""Hey There,"" ""What Kind of Fool I am"" --Barry Sisters - ""All For You"" --Vaughn Meader (impressionist) --Pat Ca
  16. 16 16. Brenda Lee / Jackie Mason / Robert Goulet1963-01-13 · 1h 0mLive from the Miami Beach Convention Hall. Guests include: --Brenda Lee - ""Just Because"" & ""Alone Am I"" --Jackie Mason (stand up routine about singing, cops, etc.) -
  17. 17 17. The McGuire Sisters, Sergio Franchi1963-01-19 · 1h 0m
  18. 18 18. Neil Sedaka / Wayne & Shuster / Janet Blair / Dave Astor1963-01-27 · 1h 0mGuests: --Neil Sedaka (singer playing the piano) - medley: ""Happy Birthday Sweet 16,"" ""Calendar Girl"" & ""My Yiddish Mama"" --Wayne and Shuster (comedy team) - does a take
  19. 19 19. International performers: Franco Corelli; Eve Boswell; Hannah Ahroni1963-02-03 · 1h 0mInternational performers (scheduled to appear): --Franco Corelli (Italian tenor) --Eve Boswell (English vocalist) --Hanna Ahroni (Israeli singer) --Sasha Tormas (Hungaria
  20. 20 20. Hal Holbrook / Patti Page / Three Stooges / Dave Madden1963-02-10 · 1h 0mGuests (confirmed): --Patti Page (singer) - might have performed ""If I Were a Bell"" --Hal Holbrook (actor) - In a scene from his off-Broadway play ""Abe Lincoln in Illinois
  21. 21 21. From Las Vegas: Jimmy Durante; Eddie Jackson; Sonny King1963-02-24 · 1h 0mShow broadcast from Las Vegas Guests (confirmed): --Jimmy Durante --Eddie Jackson and Sonny King (appear with Durante in an extended segment which runs over 20 minutes). A
  22. 22 22. scheduled: Mike Clifford; Kate Smith; Bob Newhart; Nancy Walker1963-03-03 · 1h 0mScheduled guests: --Bob Newhart (comedian) --Kate Smith (singer) --Nancy Walker (comedian) --Charles Nelson Reilly (comedian) --Anita Bryant (singer) --Dennis Spicer
  23. 23 23. Kaye Stevens / Wayne & Shuster / Leon Bibb / Guy Lombardo Orchestra1963-03-10 · 1h 0mGuests: --Kaye Stevens (musical-comedy singer) - ""Somebody Is Keeping Score"" --Jan Murray (stand-up comedian) - tells jokes about TV shows & doctors --Guy Lombardo Orche
  24. 24 24. Sid Caesar / Paul Anka / Chad Mitchell Trio / McGuire Sisters1963-03-17 · 1h 0m--Morecambe and Wise (British comedy team) - appear twice in show. --The McGuire Sisters (vocal trio) - sing ""Danny Boy"" --Sid Caesar does a scene from the Broadway show ""Li
  25. 25 25. Barbra Streisand / Chubby Checker / Woody Herman1963-03-24 · 1h 0mGuests: --Barbra Streisand - ""Cry Me a River"" --Chubby Checker - ""Peanut Vendor"" & limbo medley: ""Let's Limbo Some More"" and ""Limbo Rock"" (Chubby does the limbo on sta
  26. 26 26. Jackie Wilson / The McGuire Sisters1963-03-31 · 1h 0mGuests: --Jackie Wilson - ""Baby Workout"" & ""Night"" --The McGuire Sisters - Biography medley --Lou Wills Jr. (tap dancer) --Tommy Cooper (comic magician, funny hats)
  27. 27 27. scheduled: Frankie Avalon; Stiller & Meara; Lee Evans Jazz Trio1963-04-07 · 1h 0mScheduled guests: --Frankie Avalon (singer) --Anne Meara and Jerry Stiller (comedy team) --Kaye Ballard (comedian) --The Lee Evans Jazz Trio --Bill Dana (comedian, in
  28. 28 28. From London: Judy Garland / Peter O'Toole / Cliff Richard1963-04-14 · 1h 0mShow taped in London: --Judy Garland - ""Smile (Though Your Heart Is Breaking)"" & ""I Could Go On Singing"" --Peter O'Toole - talks with Ed about ""Lawrence of Arabia"" & si
  29. 29 29. scheduled: Liza Minnelli; Anthony Quinn; Della Reese1963-04-21 · 1h 0mScheduled guests: --Liza Minnelli --Anthony Quinn (actor, scheduled to read poetry) --Della Reese (jazz singer) --Errol Garner (jazz pianist) --Mary Costa (opera sing
  30. 30 30. Connie Francis / Xavier Cugat & Abbe Lane / Wayne & Shuster1963-04-28 · 1h 0mBroadcast from Toronto, Canada: --Connie Francis - ""Days of Wine and Roses,"" ""Exodus,"" ""If My Pillow Could Talk"" & ""Hava Nagila"" --Xavier Cugat & Abbe Lane - Latin me
  31. 31 31. Lucille Ball & Bob Hope / Ella Fitzgerald / Jackie Mason1963-05-05 · 1h 0mGuests: --Ella Fitzgerald - ""Start Of Something Big,"" ""No Moon At All,"" ""Bill Bailey,"" ""I'm Old Fashioned"" & ""Stompin' At The Savoy"" (Roy Elridge on horn). --Bob Ho
  32. 32 32. scheduled: Vivien Leigh; Brenda Lee; Ann-Margret; Al Hirt1963-05-12 · 1h 0mScheduled guests: --Vivien Leigh (actress, singing ""Wilkes-Barre, Pa."" from her Broadway show ""Tovarich"") --Brenda Lee - ""Losing You"" --Myron Cohen --Al Hirt --An
  33. 33 33. Ann-Margret / Steve Lawrence / Kate Smith1963-05-19 · 1h 0mGuests: --Ann-Margret - ""Bye, Bye, Birdie"" and ""Baby, Won't You Please Come Home"" --Steve Lawrence - ""The Sweetest Sounds,"" ""Misty"" and ""Lazy River"" --Kate Smith -
  34. 34 34. scheduled: Cab Calloway; Eydie Gorme; Frank Fontaine; Sergio Franchi1963-05-26 · 1h 0mScheduled guests: --Cab Calloway --Eydie Gorme --Frank Fontaine (backed by the Arbors vocal group) --Sergio Franchi (Italian singer) --Pat Buttram (comedian) --Bill Da
  35. 35 35. scheduled: Sammy Davis, Jr.; Janet Blair; Rowan & Martin; Kim Sisters1963-06-02 · 1h 0mScheduled guests: --Sammy Davis, Jr. --Janet Blair --Rowan and Martin (comedy team) --The Kim Sisters --Jesse Pearson (singer) --Sue Carson (comedian)
  36. 36 36. Barbra Streisand / Stiller & Meara / McGuire Sisters1963-06-09 · 1h 0mGuests: --Barbra Streisand - ""When the Sun Comes Out"" --Stiller & Meara (comedy team; do parodies of popular TV commercials) --The McGuire Sisters - ""Old Devil Moon,"" ""Cor
  37. 37 37. Eartha Kitt / Jackie Mason / Wayne & Shuster / Kaye Ballard1963-06-16 · 1h 0mScheduled guests: --Eartha Kitt --Jackie Mason (comedian) --Wayne and Shuster (comedy team) --Kaye Ballard (comedian) Regulars: --Series regulars: The Hugh Lambert d
  38. 38 38. 15th Anniversary Show with clips from past shows: Elvis Presley, Gary Cooper1963-06-23 · 1h 0m15th Anniversary Show with clips from past shows (special 90-minute episode): --1949: Charles Laughton - soliloquy from Henry V (TV debut) --1951: Gertrude Lawrence, Richard
  39. 39 39. Al Hirt / Totie Fields / Geula Gill / Alberto Rochi1963-06-30 · 1h 0mGuests: --Al Hirt (trumpet player with combo) - ""Down by the Riverside"" and, later in show, ""Carnival in Venice"" & ""Row Row Row"" --Geula Gill (Israeli singer, with 2 back
  40. 40 40. On tape: Wayne & Shuster; Kay Stevens; Marion Marlowe; Bill Dana1963-07-14 · 1h 0mGuests, on tape (pre-recorded show): --Wayne & Shuster (comedy team) --Kay Stevens (musical-comedy performer) - ""Make Someone Happy"" & ""I Ain't Down Yet"" --Marion Marlow
  41. 41 41. On tape: Kate Smith; Jackie Mason; Joya Sherrill1963-08-04 · 1h 0mGuests, on tape (pre-recorded show): --Kate Smith - ""I Wish You Love,"" ""When Your Lover Has Gone"" & ""But Beautiful"" --Jackie Mason (comedian) --Morecombe and Wise (c
  42. 42 42. Matt Monro / Joan Sutherland / Della Reese1963-08-18 · 1h 0mGuests (taped show): --Joan Sutherland - ""Son vergin vezzosa"" (from Bellini's ""I Puritani"") --Della Reese - ""You Came a Long Way from St. Louis"" & ""Be My Love"" --Mat

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