Seasons & Episodes
Premiere Show with Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein, Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis
Irving Berlin, The Ink Spots, Peter Lind Hayes, Nan Wynn, Paul Winchell & Jerry Mahoney
Joe DiMaggio, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson
Lena Horne, Joey Adams, Joe Howard, Jr., Tony Canzoneri
Guests unknown
Guests unknown
Cab Calloway
Peggy Lee, Harry Hershfield, The Howard Brothers, The DeMarco Sisters
Irving Berlin, Nancy Donovan, Russ Morgan Orchestra, Vincent Lopez Orchestra
Jan August
Lon Chaney, Jr., Count Basie and His Orchestra
Patricia Bright, Noro Morales
Sarah Vaughan, Gali-Gali Luxor
Louis Jordan, Benny Rubin
Bob Hope, Al Bernie
Betty Reilly, Les Compagnons de la Chanson
Joey Adams, Marc Platt, Tony Canzoneri, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson
Frances Faye, Don Marcus, Les Compagnons de la Chanson
Benny Goodman, The Ink Spots
Dorothy Sarnoff
Monica Lewis, The Three Dunhills, Richard Buckley, Rachel & Bebe
Paula Bane, Dewey Marchand, Elsa & Waldo
The Blackburn Twins, Pat C. Flick, Pat Henning, Betty Jane Watson, Dollinoff and the Reya Sisters
Ray Morgan, Margaret Phelan, Virginia Austin, The Temperton Family, the Baltimore Colts Majorettes
Al Bernie, Dave Barry, Irra Petina
Nanette Fabray, Ezzard Charles, Hope Emerson, Bunny Briggs, Dolonoff, The Reyes Sisters, The Temperton Family
John Garfield, Dorothy Sarnoff, Frank Fontaine, Pat C. Flick, Tommy Farrell
Guests unknown
Rudy Vallee, George M. Cohan, Jr., Sidney Blackmer, Pat C. Flick, The Ravens
Luise Rainer
Rudy Vallee, Nanette Fabray, Wally Boag, Jean Carroll, Bob Evans, Pat C. Flick
Jule Stein & Sammy Cahn, The Holloway Sisters, Byron Palmer & Doretta Morrow, Al Kelly
Tony Martin, Carol Bruce
Jackie Gleason, Rudy Vallee, Luise Rainer, Johnny Coy, W.C. Handy, Pat Henning
Rudy Vallee, Diana Barrymore
Faye Emerson, Donald Richards
Larry Storch, Patricia Morison, Don Cummings
Charles Laughton
Humphrey Bogart, Anne Jeffreys, Buddy Baer
Connie Haines, Rolland Tap
Nat King Cole Trio, Hal LeRoy, The DeMarco Sisters
John Carridine, The Costello Twins
Patricia Morison, Gali Gali
Jack Leonard, Gali Gali, Notre Dame Singers
Joey Adams, Pat Rooney, Yvonne Adair
Harvey Stone, Al Schacht, Gill Dorian
Charles Laughton
Jamila Novotna, Sigmund Romberg
Paul Winchell, Jane Kean, Ladd Lyon
Zero Mostel, Kitty Kallen
Harold Lloyd, Vincent Richards
Toni Harper, Sam Levenson
Richard Rodgers, Juanita Hall, Harvey Stone
Sarah Vaughan, Elaine Street, Ken Carr
Toni Harper, Tony Lavelli
Joan Merrill, Bill Tabbert, Illinois Jacquet, Brooklyn Dodgers team members
Cab Calloway, Jackie Robinson, Stan Musial
Buddy Rogers, Duke Alden, Sunny Howard, The Accordion Aces
Edward Everett Horton, David Powell, Marino Sisters, The Colstons
Eddie Albert, George Connolly, the Margo, Paul and Paulette Trio
Sonny Tufts, Hazel Scott
Bill Tabbert, Phil Foster, Lee Marks, Marie Gambarelli
Toni Arden, Sunny Skylar, Harold Lang, Billy Vine
Jack Williams, Annabelle Hill, Jose Toledano, Sebastian Castros
Buddy Lester, Alan Dale, Maggie Teyte
Louis Prima, Buddy Lester, Ruby Hill, Sonny Howard, Prince Mendez, Loretta & Klemis, The Wong Sisters
Victor Borge, Billy Vine, George Kirby, Dickinson Eastham
Ethel Waters, Frank Parker, John Golden, Fletcher Henderson, Harold Lang
Pearl Bailey, Oran Page, Joey Bishop, Victor Borge, Gracie Barrie, Ed Durlacher
Jack E. Leonard, Carol Lynne, Mary McCarty
Harvey Stone, Peggy Ann Garner
Georgia Gibbs, Bunny Briggs, Nancy Andrews
Joan Merrill, Frank Libuse, Claudia Pinza
Vaughn Monroe, Denise Darcel, Fran Warren, Leo Fuchs, Jack Waldron
Billy Eckstine, Carol Lynne
Lisa Kirk, Ralph Branca
Sarah Vaughan, Allyn McIerie, Adolph Green, Maria Neglia
Sigmund Romberg, Jarmila Novotna, Luba Malina
W.C. Handy, Harry Armstrong, Maude Nugent, Lenny Kent
Larry Storch, Mimi Benzell, Phil Jones Dancers, Johnny Marks
Charles Laughton, Joan Barton
Frankie Laine, Betty, Jane Kean
Lillian Roth, Frankie Laine, Virginia Lee
Joey Adams, Paul Draper, Les Compagnons de Chansons
Dinah Shore, Vic Damone, Alice Pearce, Joan Holloway
Teresa Brewer, Luise Rainer, Mickey Shaughnessy
Vaughn Monroe, Ziggy Talent
Mel Torme, Ted Williams, Diana Wynyard
Dave Barry, Gordon Jenkins, Sunny Howard
Margaret O'Brien, Vic Damone, Monica Lewis, Treni Rayes
The Ink Spots, Jack E. Leonard, Don Cornell
Mimi Benzell, Frieda Wing
Sheila Bond, Eileen Barton
Rose Murphy, Georges Guétary
Milton Berle, Ken Murray, Kathryn Lee
Jan August, Connie Mack, Juanita Hall
DeMarco Sisters, Willie Mosconi, Tony Lavelli
Kay Thompson, Connee Boswell, Bobby Winters
Nat King Cole Trio, Anna Maria Alberghetti, Dorothy Jarnac
Ames Brothers, Anna Maria Alberghetti, Jack Marshall
Vic Damone, Katherine Dunham
Joey Bishop, Pat C. Flick
Patti Page, Deep River Boys, The Three Suns
Pauline Betz, Mindy Carson, Norman Evans
Paul Winchell, Harold Lang, Ben Hogan
Mimi Benzell, Sunny Howard, Rigoletto Brothers
Edward Arnold, Joey Bishop, Mary Curtis
Perry Como, Toni Harper, Chris Nelson
Jane Froman, The Carroll Sisters, Danny Crystal
Ray Middleton, Phil Foster, Kathryn Lee
Johnny Johnston, Ade Duval, Gaudsmith Brothers
Kay Starr, Henny Youngman, The Szonys
Alice Pearce, Fran Warren, Nip Nelson
Eddie Bracken, Linda Lee Jones, Tommy Hanlon Jr.
Jean Carroll, Eleanor Steber, Mel Allen
The Ink Spots, Billy Vine, Sam Urzetta
Frankie Laine, Patti Page, Victor Borge, Chester Gould
Gloria Swanson, Pat O'Brien, Hedy Lamarr, Mimi Benzell, Gordon Jenkins, Jean Carroll
Gloria Swanson, Rudy Vallee, Anna Maria Alberghetti
Jackie Robinson (cameo), Bert Lahr, Betty Kean
Ethel Waters, Julie Harris, Brandon DeWilde, Reginald Gardiner
Sarah Churchill, John O'Hare, Myron Cohen
Peggy Lee, Dave Barbour, Jerome Hines, Flora Robson
Margaret Truman, Victor Borge, Smith & Dale, Cornelia Otis Skinner
King Cole Trio, Nanette Fabray, Buster Keaton, Milton Berle
Buster Keaton, Arthur Lake, Jimmy Nelson, Mayor VIncent Impellitteri
Victor Borge, Jerome Hines, Victor Moore
Teresa Brewer, Nancy Walker, Eddie Mayehoff, Leonard Warren
Roberta Peters, Jean Carroll, Ana Ricardo, Ben Wrigley
Buster Keaton, Mimi Benzell, Jack E. Leonard
Victor Borge, Phil Rizzuto, Nancy Walker, Eleanor Steber
David Niven, Ted Mack, Lauritz Melchior
Mimi Benzell, Ben Wrigley, George Johnstone
James Melton, Ruth Casey
Anna Maria Alberghetti, James Melton, Sam Snead
Margaret Truman, Jan Murray, Roland Young, Jimmy Wakeley
Gloria Swanson, Roberta Peters, Vaughn Monroe
Nancy Walker, Margot Fonteyn, Russell Nype
Dick Haymes, Judith Anderson, Smith & Dale, The Maxwells
Sugar Ray Robinson, Ray McKinley, Molly Picon
Jessica Tandy, Hume Cronyn, Alan Young, Bobby Van
Helen Forrest, James Melton, Byron Nelson, Trini Reyes
Rise Stevens, Victor Borge, Byron Nelson, Eva Le Gallienne
Nancy Walker, Roberta Peters, Lucienne Boyer
Terry Thomas, Byron Nelson, Phil Spitalny Orchestra, Paul and Grace Hartman
Les Paul & Mary Ford, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Phil Spitalny
1950-51 Drama Critics Circle Awards, Claude Rains
Jane Froman, Harvey Stone, Bill Tabbert, Peter Lind Hayes, Mary Healy
Jane Froman, Jan Peerce, Jean Babilee, Nathalie Philippart
Ralph Bellamy, Vaughn Monroe, Marc Connelly
Billy De Wolfe, Pinky Lee, Marcia Van Dyke, Johnny Johnston, Eddie Arcaro
Robert Alda, Robert Shaw Chorale, Isabel Bigley, Menasha Skulnik
Johnny Desmond, Mimi Benzell, Ken Murray, Billy De Wolfe
Bunny Briggs, Anita Arros, Gino Bechi
Frankie Laine, Roberta Peters, Pinky Lee, Tucson Boys Chorus
Jan Peerce, Walter Abel, Bil Baird, Joyce Bryant
Arthur Godfrey, Pinky Lee, Pat Flick, Blanche Thebom
Pinky Lee, William Crawford, Smith & Dale
Robert Merrill, Anna Maria Alberghetti, Pat Rooney Sr.
Joan Halloway, Monica Moore, Georgie Kaye, Cass Franklin
Louis Prima, Lauritz Melchior, Bobby Sargent, The Dunhills
Robert Merrill, Jane Morgan, Jersey Joe Walcott
Yul Brynner, Cab Calloway, Rose Marie, Pinky Lee, Tony Fontane
Jeannette MacDonald, Gene Raymond, Peg Leg Bates
Johnny Johnston, Marcia Van Dyke, Will Masters Trio
Victor Borge, Les Paul & Mary Ford, Francis X. Bushman
Robert Alda, Isabel Bigley, Bobby Sargent, Eddie Mayehoff
Dolores Gray, Buster Keaton, Arlene Dahl, Henny Youngman
The Oscar Hammerstein Story featuring Lena Horne, Wally Cox, Mimi Benzell, Robert Merrill, Charles Winninger
Oscar Hammerstein Story Part 2 (Rodgers & Hammerstein tribute)
Elsa Lanchester; Evelyn Knight; Susan Meyer; Gil Hodges
The Helen Hayes Story with Mary Scott; Raymond Boyle; Bethel Leslie
Dick Haymes; Allie Reynolds; Sal Maglie; Bobby Thomson; Eddie Stanky
Humphrey Bogart / Yul Brynner / Yogi Berra / Phil Rizzuto
Broderick Crawford; Constance Bennett; Douglas Fairbanks Jr; April Stevens; Guy Mitchell
Rocky Marciano / Anne Jeffreys / Morton Downey Sr. / Mrs. Al Jolson (cameo)
Will Mastin Trio; Dorothy Sarnoff; Nino Martini; Michael Bentine
Dane Clark; Martha Scott; Helen Gallagher; Peter Lind Hayes & Mary Healy
The Robert E. Sherwood Story
Evelyn Knight; James Barton; Brani & Valenti
Joe E. Lewis; Roberta Peters; Robert Merrill; Jimmy Nelson
Dolores Gray; Michael Bentine; Nino Martini; Princeton Triagle Club
Sophie Tucker; Helen Gallagher; Harold Lang; Ferruccio Tagliavini
Gloria Swanson; Julie Harris; Ramon Novarro
Sugar Ray Robinson; Oscar Hammerstein II; Jeanette MacDonald; Helen Hayes; Alfred Lunt
Margaret O'Brien; Joe E. Lewis; Eddie Dowling; Willie Mosconi
George White tribute
New York Critics Awards / Mahalia Jackson / Phil Spitalny
Jessica Tandy; Hume Cronyn; Ted Lewis; Bert Wheeler
The Beatrice Lillie Story
Audrey Hepburn & Michael Evans / Roberta Peters / Ralph Branca / Bobby Thompson
George White Scandals
Cole Porter Story Part 1 (Tribute to Cole Porter)
Cole Porter Story Part 2
Nancy Walker; Lew Parker & Virginia Grey
Ted Lewis; Eddie Dowling; The Dublin Players
Eddie Fisher / Rex Harrison & Lilli Palmer / Virginia Grey & Lou Partier
Jackie Gleason & Art Carney / Tony Bennett / Senor Wences
Sophie Tucker; Montez O'Oca; Tuskeegee Choir
Marian Anderson; Jane Morgan; Cornelia Otis Skinner
Billy Eckstine; Evelyn Knight; Beatrice Lillie; Nancy Walker
Jackie Gleason; Jan Peerce; Dorothy Kirsten
Jackie Gleason; Pearl Bailey; Linon
Georgia Gibbs; Errol Flynn; Paulette Goddard
Dorothy Dandridge / Errol Flynn & Paulette Goddard / Sam Snead
Audrey Hepburn & Rex Harrison / Jack Smith
Eartha Kitt; Robert Merrill; Roberta Peters; Yehudi Menuhin
Tony Martin; Blanche Thebom; Willie Hoppe
Richard Rodgers Story Part 1 (Rodgers & Hart tribute)
Richard Rodgers Story Part 2
Peter Lind Hayes & Mary Healy; Nanci Crompton; Bill Lawrence
Broadway cast of "Wish You Were Here" / Billy Daniels
Teresa Brewer; Orson Bean; Sir Cedric Hardwicke; Bobby Feller
Will Rogers Jr.; Rise Stevens; Jack Carter; Ben Hogan
Roger Price; Ken Whittmer; Mena Marucci
Tony Martin; Joel Gray; Ben Dova; the Amin Brothers
Jack Carter; Pearl Bailey; Anna Maria Alberghetti
Victor Borge; Ken Whitmer; Artie Auerbach; Rosemary O'Reilly
William Bendix; Patti Page; Nicoli Lemeni
Hal Leroy; the De Marco Sisters; Bobby Shantz
Phil Silvers & "Top Banana" cast / Mary Small
Phil Silvers, Toni Arden, Walter Darewahl, Lou Willis, Jr.
Edith Piaf / Pat O'Brien / Joe E. Lewis / Van Velts
ASCAP Story, Part 1
ASCAP Story, Part 2
A Night At Sophie Tucker's House
Pearl Bailey; Bill Bailey; Hilde Gueden; Nanci Crompton
Joe E. Lewis; Connie Russell; Harry Mimmo
Frankie Laine / Sugar Ray Robinson / Barry Fitzgerald / Alec Templeton / the Szonys
Bert Lahr / Art Carney / Delta Rhythm Boys / Mimi Benzell
Henry Fonda / Edith Piaf / Mario Del Monico / Harrison & Fisher
Les Paul & Mary Ford / Paul Lynde / Johnny Mize / "My Darling Aida" cast
Roberta Peters; Ronny Graham; Leslie Randall
Samuel Goldwyn Story Part 1 with Bob Hope; Danny Kaye; Eddie Cantor
"The Samuel Goldwyn Story" Part 2 w/ Frank Loesser
Hume Cronyn & Jessica Tandy; Sonja Henie
Gloria DeHaven; Bobby Clark; Ronny Graham; Phil Jones
Billy Eckstine; Bill Sears; Maria Riva; Mickey Deems.
Robert Taylor; Eleanor Parker; Margaret Sullavan; Guy Mitchell
Ed Wynn; Joni James; Margaret Brown
Ed Wynn / Patachou / Patricia Moran & Jack Cassidy / Mercedes McCambridge
Gary Cooper; Ted Lewis; The Harmonicats
The Life Story of Walt Disney
Bing Crosby; Gene Autry; Jimmy Boyd; Roberta Peters
John Forsythe; Debbie Reynolds; Donald O'Connor
Humphrey Bogart; June Allyson; Johnnie Ray ; Helen Gallagher
Richard Widmark; Victor Moore; Sam Levenson; Patachou
Harry James; Helen Kane; Gracie Fields; Paul Ritts; Mary Halliday
Debbie Reynolds; Rex Harrison; Lilli Palmer
The Harlem Globetrotters; Rise Stevens; Gertrude Lawrence (on film)
Susan Hayward & Charlton Heston; Gracie Fields
Lilli Palmer & Rex Harrison; Jane Powell
Jane Powell & Farley Granger; Nanette Fabray; Senor Wences
Clark Gable & Gene Tierney; Roberta Peters & Jan Peerce
Joe Louis / Mercedes McCambridge / Dany Dauberson / Joe Termini
Dorothy Lamour, Byron Nelson, The Goofers
The Josh Logan Story with Jimmy Stewart; Paul Newman; and others
Harry James, Millard Hopper, The Zippy Monkeys
Tony Martin; Myron Cohen; Joey Forman; Jose Greco
The Story of Marge and Gower Champion
The cast of "Arthur Godfrey & Friends"; Julius LaRosa; McGuire Sisters
Gracie Fields (guest host); Kay Starr; Jan Pierce; Jimmy Nelson
Tony Martin (guest host); Roberta Peters; Joey Forman
Victor Borge (guest host); Monica Lewis; Miss Universe contestants
Gordon MacRae (guest host); Jack Carter
Ralph Meeker (guest host); Ted Lewis; Connie Russell; Helen Gallagher
Van Heflin; Farley Granger; Joan McCracken; Rosemary Clooney
Henry Fonda; Joey Forman; the Zippy monkeys
Burt Lancaster; Jay Lawrence; Brucie Weil
Frankie Laine / Gene Nelson / Betty Dodd / Jimmy Boyd
Roberta Peters; the DeMarco Sisters; Landray and Vernon; Larry Lynn
Nanette Fabray / Wally Boag / Brooklyn Dodgers
Anna Maria Alberghetti; Brandon de Wilde; Jay Lawrence
Carmen Miranda
Gene Autry / John Raitt & Dolores Gray
Peter Lind Hayes & Mary Healy; Walter Dare Wahl
Guy Mitchell; Teresa Brewer; Joe Louis
Harry Belafonte; Gwen Verdon
Grace Kelly & Ralph Meeker; John Forsythe; David Wayne
Patti Page / Julius Larosa / The Step Brothers
Ann Miller / Bert Lahr / Art Carney / Julius LaRosa
Toast to the Met with Rise Stevens; Robert Merrill; Roberta Peters; Victor Borge
Gordon MacRae; Peter Lind Hayes & Mary Healy
Rex Harrison & Lilli Palmer; Charles Boyer
Sophie Tucker; Joe E. Lewis; The Harmonicats; Julius LaRosa
Charles Boyer; Julius LaRosa; Roberta Peters
The Nicholas Brothers / Frankie Laine / Jimmy Boyd
Christmas show with the Salzburg Marionettes
Rosemary Clooney; Julius LaRosa; Sam Levenson
Ice Capades of '54; Jose Greco; Richard Haydn; Robert Lamaret
Johnnie Ray; John Forsythe; David Wayne; Ed Hodges
Roberta Peters, Senor Wences, Ching the Magician
The Ames Brothers; Margot Fonteyn; Michael Somes
Patti Page / Richard Tucker / Judith Anderson / Rudy Horn
Dorothy Lamour; Orson Bean; Ruth Draper; Yehudi Menuhin
The M-G-M Story with Fred Astaire & Jane Powell
Tony Martin; Senior Wences; Myron Cohen
Betty and Jane Kean; Hilde Gueden; Eileen O'Dare; Colette Marchand
Nat "King" Cole / Janet Blair / Hurd Hatfield / Frank Fontaine
1954 Saint Patrick's Day Show
Eddie Fisher; Betty and Jane Kean; the Harmonicats
Eartha Kitt; Teresa Brewer; Roberta Peters; Sophie Tucker
Gary Cooper & Burt Lancaster (on film); Leonard Warren
Eddie & Margo Albert / Notre Dame Glee Club / Sam Snead
Chester Gould; Victoria de Los Angeles; Korean Children's Choir
The ASCAP Story, Part 1 with W.C. Handy; Bert Lahr; Julius LaRosa; Lilian Roth
The ASCAP Story, Part 2 with Julius LaRosa; Barbara & Margaret Whiting; music composers
Nat "King" Cole; Ted Lewis; David Wayne; Dick Contino
David O. Selznick (on film); Betty and Jane Kean; Mindy Carson
Patti Page; Red Buttons; Liberace; Hermione Gingold
Victor Borge; The Army Talent Championship winners
Janis Paige & John Raitt / Victor Borge / the Goofers / the Wichita Orphans
6th Anniversary Show with Jackie Gleason; Harold Arlen; Rise Stevens
Bert Lahr; Joni James; Pat Henning; Patachou
Bill Kenny / Dolores Gray / Eileen O'Dare / The Step Brothers
Rosemary Clooney; Four Lads; Joan Holloway; Miss Universe finalists
Vaughn Monroe; Carol Haney; Doretta Morrow; Rafael Mendez
"Tops in Blues" Air Force talent show
Polly Bergen; Ames Brothers; Smith and Dale; Lee Allen
Victor Borge; The Four Lads / scheduled: Audrey Meadows; Jack Whiting
Victor Borge (guest host); Janis Paige; Mata & Hari
Eartha Kitt / Celeste Holm/ John Raitt / Janis Paige
Eddie Fisher (guest host); Zouaves drill team; Joyce's Camel
Roberta Peters; Sonny Howard; Ice Capades of 1955
The Darryl F. Zanuck Story
A Salute to the U.S. Navy (with All-Navy talent)
Salute to the Cleveland Indians; Los Chavales De Espagna; Happy Wanderers
Salute to Lucille Ball & Desi Arnaz
Patti Page; Xavier Cugat & Abbe Lane. Plus: "A Star Is Born" preview
Bing Crosby (on film); Irving Berlin; Liberace; Orson Bean
Pearl Bailey; Robert Merrill; Carol Haney; the Treniers
Grantland Rice tribute / Nat King Cole / Bert Lahr & Art Carney / D. Fairbanks Jr.
The Mills Brothers; Eddie Fisher; Kitty Kallen; Dane Clark
Elaine Stritch / Julius LaRosa / Elizabeth Taylor & Van Johnson interview
Roberta Peters; Jimmy Boyd / Gregory Peck (on film)
Florence Henderson; Josh Logan; Teresa Brewer
Kirk Douglas; Eartha Kitt; Ames Brothers; Jackie Miles; Carol Haney
The Crew-Cuts ("Sh-Boom"); Virginia Mayo; Sophie Tucker
The Chordettes / Patti Page / On film: Frank Sinatra, Robert Michum & other stars
Cab Calloway / Carl Ballantine / Hermione Gingold / Billy DeWolfe
Pearl Bailey; Ted Lewis; June Valli; Sam Levenson; Maria Neglia
Grace Kelly; James Michener; Guy Mitchell; Forrest Tucker; Jose Greco
Esther Williams; Alice Pearce; Hermione Gingold; Gloria Lane
Robert Taylor; Roberta Peters; William Warfield; Viveca Lindfors
A Cavalcade of Radio, 1920 - 1955 (with many stars from radio)
The Columbia Pictures Story with Kim Novak; Eddie Fisher; Maureen O'Hara
Les Paul & Mary Ford; Pearl Bailey & her brother Bill
Tribute to Gertrude Lawrence with Sarah Churchill; Helen Hayes; Dorothy Sarnoff
Eartha Kitt; the DeJohn Sisters; Shirl Conway; Nancy Andrews; etc.
Lillian Roth; the Fontane Sisters; Roy Franklin; Mata & Hari; etc.
Broadcast from Chicago: The Ice Capades; Victor Borge; Peg Leg Bates
Sarah Vaughan / Xavier Cugat & Abbe Lane / Sam Levenson
Tribute to Rodgers & Hammerstein w/Celeste Holm; John Raitt; Florence Henderson
Fred Astaire / Dorothy Dandridge / Sammy Davis Jr. / Julius LaRosa
Rosemary Clooney; James Cagney; Willie Mays; David Whitfield; etc
James Stewart; Louis Armstrong; Joey Bishop; Robert Merrill; etc.
Harry Belafonte; Marion Marlowe; Carol Haney; Jackie Miles
Eartha Kitt; Georgia Gibbs; Lionel Hampton; Phil Foster
Eddie Fisher; filmed interviews with Hollywood stars
Louis Armstrong; Will Mastin Trio (Sammy Davis Jr.); Senor Wences
Shown from the USS Wisconsin: Burl Ives; Jack E. Leonard; June Valli
Andy Griffith / Pat Henning / Betty & Jane Kean / Lew Parker
Ricardo Montalban; Julius LaRosa; Gloria DeHaven; Carol Haney
U.S. Army Talent Contest Finalists
Mister Roberts salute with Henry Fonda; James Cagney, Jack Lemmon
7th Anniversary Show: Bob Hope; Pearl Bailey; Will Jordan
From the USS Antietam: Chordettes /scheduled: Step Brothers; Priscilla Wright
Marion Marlowe (guest host); Eartha Kitt; Joey Bishop; Joan Holloway
Ethel Merman (guest host); Russell Nype; Jimmy Edmonson (Prof. Backwards)
Guy Mitchell (guest host); Polly Bergen; Arthur Worsley
"Tops in Blue" (U.S. Air Force acts)
Bill Haley & His Comets / Jack Palance/ Christopher Plummer / Roddy McDowall
The Mills Brothers / The Four Aces / Interviews with Sports Celebrities
Rosalind Russell, Gloria DeHaven, Eddie Albert, Tony Bennett
Eartha Kitt; Jay Lawrence; The Mariners; The Chicago Festival Singers
Georgia Gibbs / 1956 Ice Capades / Donna Atwood
Jane Russell & Jeanne Crain / Phil Silvers & "Bilko" cast / Ames Brothers
Julius LaRosa & the Winners of the Navy's World Wide Talent Contest
Robert Mitchum / Lillian Gish / Rocky Marciano
Guests: --Robert Mitchum, Lillian Gish and Peter Graves perform a scene from their film ""Night of the Hunter."" (She
Nat King Cole / Fanny cast / Josh Logan
Guests: --Nat King Cole - ""Forgive My Heart"" & ""Someone You Love"" --Opening number from ""Fanny"" performed by
Johnny Carson / June Valli / on film: Frank Sinatra; Marlon Brando
On film: Ed visits the set of ""Guys and Dolls."" (1) Frank Sinatra sings ""Adelaide."" (2) Marlon Brando is shown beati
scheduled: Edward R. Murrow; Dave Brubeck; Ed Begley; Tony Randall
Scheduled guests: --Edward R. Murrow --Dave Brubeck and his quartet (jazz musician) --Melvyn Douglas, Ed Begley
scheduled: Nat King Cole & wife Maria; Jack Palance; Rod Steiger
Scheduled guests: --Nat King Cole and his wife Maria --Jack Palance, Rod Steiger, Wendell Corey and Everett Sloane
Andy Griffith / Jean Simmons / Orson Bean
Guests: --Andy Griffith, Roddy McDowell and Robert Webber (actors, from the ""No Time for Sergeants"" Broadway cast)
scheduled: Phil Silvers; Liberace; Rise Stevens
Scheduled guests: --Phil Silvers (comedian) --Liberace --Rise Stevens (operatic soprano) --David Whitfield (Bri
Edith Piaf / Shirley Booth / Al Hibbler / Arthur Worlsey
Guests: --Edith Piaf (French chanteuse) - ""If You Love Me"" --Shirley Booth - does scene from ""The Desk Set"" (T
Bo Diddley / Laverne Baker / Five Keys / Rod Steiger & Jack Palance
""Dr. Jive's Rhythm and Blues"" sequence: --Bo Diddley - ""Bo Diddley"" --LaVern Baker - ""Tweedlee Dee"" --The F
scheduled: Pearl Bailey; Dick Shawn; Licia Albanese
Scheduled guests: --Pearl Bailey --Dick Shawn (comedian) --The Goofers (comedy vocal-instrumental group) --op
scheduled: Abbott & Costello; Lillian Roth / Burt Lancaster (on film)
Scheduled guests: --Bud Abbott and Lou Costello --Lillian Roth --Kate Smith --The Three Houcs (comedy juggling
Sugar Ray Robinson / Teresa Brewer / Joyce Grenfell
Guests: --Teresa Brewer - ""There'll Be Some Changes"" & ""A Good Man Is Hard To Find"" --Sugar Ray Robinson (boxer
scheduled: Orson Welles; James Mason & daughter; Orson Bean
Scheduled guests: --Orson Welles --James Mason and his daughter Portland --Orson Bean (comedian) --Senor Wences
scheduled: Gary Cooper & Rod Steiger; Jay Nemeth / Also: Ice Show remote
Scheduled guests (from New York): --Gary Cooper and Rod Steiger re-enact scenes from ""The Court-Martial of Billy Mit
scheduled: Roger Williams; The Dreamweavers; Dick Duane
New Year's Day show with scheduled guests (a ""Stardust Parade"" of young and up-and-coming talent): --Roger Williams
schedul: Pearl Bailey; Lily Pons; Lone Ranger & Silver
Scheduled guests: --Pearl Bailey --Myron Cohen (comedian) --Lily Pons (opera soprano) --The Lone Ranger (Jay Si
schedul: Jean Carroll; Billy Williams Quartet; The Matchmaker cast
Scheduled guests: --The Broadway cast from ""The Matchmaker"" performs scenes from the play. --Jean Carroll (comed
ASCAP salute: Cab Calloway; John Raitt; Helen Kane; Mitch Miller
A salute to ASCAP (The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) with guests: --Cab Calloway (with daugh
scheduled: Kim Novak & Susan Strasberg; Gracie Fields
Scheduled guests: --Kim Novak and Susan Strasberg perform scenes from their movie ""Picnic"" --Gracie Fields (Engl
Lucille Ball & Desi Arnaz / Rodgers & Hammerstein / Orson Welles / Ames Brothers
Segements with Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz and the Four Ames Brothers: --Lucille Ball & Desi Arnaz - with scene from their
Shirley Jones / Pearl Bailey / Carl Sanberg / Hal Holbrook
Guests: --Andre Kostelanetz and his Orchestra - ""Saturday Night"" --Pearl Bailey - ""Something's Got To Give"" &
scheduled: Hermione Gingold; Billy DeWolfe; The Goofers; Jean Madeira
Scheduled guests: --Hermione Gingold (British comedienne) --Billy DeWolfe (comedian) --The Peters Sisters (vocal
scheduled: Fred Waring; Lilian Roth; Al Capp, Rube Goldberg
Scheduled guests: --Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians --Lillian Roth (singer) --Carol Haney (dancer) --Ricki
Edith Piaf / Walt Disney; James Cagney; Jack Lemmon; Susan Hayward
Guests: --Edith Piaf - ""Merry Go Round"" & ""Padame"" --Senor Wences (ventriloquist with hand puppet & head in box)
scheduled: Roger Williams; Dick Duane; Jimmie Komack; Enzio Stuarti
Scheduled guests: --Roger Williams (pianist) --Dick Duane (singer) --Jimmie Komack (comedian) --Amru Sani (si
sched: Marcel Marceau; Eli Wallach; Nat King Cole; Cesare Siepe
Scheduled guests: --Marcel Marceau --Eli Wallach (actor, performs a scene from the Broadway play ""Teahouse of the
scheduled: Nat King Cole; Jack Carter; Reese & Davis
Scheduled guests: --Nat King Cole --Jack Carter (comedian) --Helen Traubel (opera star) --Ande Segovia (guita
scheduled: Bob Crosby; Lili Palmer; Gloria & Carter DeHaven
Scheduled: --Bob Crosby and his singing daughter Cathy --Lilli Palmer --Teresa Brewer --Gloria DeHaven and he
scheduled: Noel Coward; Mitzi Gaynor; Andre Kostelanetz
Scheduled guests: --Noel Coward --Mitzi Gaynor --Andre Kostelanetz and his orchestra --General Carlos Romulo (o
scheduled: Helen Traubel; Ed Gardner / On film: Grace Kelly & Ralph Meeker
Scheduled: --On film: Grace Kelly and Ralph Meeker do a song-and-dance number (possibly a clip from the October 18, 1
schedul: Ames Brothers; Senor Wences; Marion Marlowe; Sam Levenson
Scheduled guests: --The Ames Brothers (singing quartet) --Senor Wences (ventriloquist) --Marion Marlowe (singer)
scheduled: Kate Smith; Eve Arden; Peters Sisters; Jean Carroll
Scheduled guests: --Eve Arden (guest hosting, while Ed Sullivan is in Japan) --Kate Smith (singer, celebrating her
scheduled: Tony Martin; Nat King Cole; Edie Adams; the Lovers; Will Jordan
Scheduled guests: --Tony Martin (singer) --Nat King Cole --Edie Adams (singer) --The Lovers (singing group)
Robert Young with the Mother of the Year Awards / Carlos Ramirez
Mother of the Year Awards (the City of Hope Hospital awards to the outstanding Hollywood mothers of the year): --Robert
Marcel Marceau / Jack Paar / Teresa Brewer / David Whitfield
Guests: --Marcel Marceau (mime) - does ""Butterfly"" & ""David and Goliath"" routines. --Teresa Brewer - ""Sweet O
scheduled: Kate Smith; Senor Wences; David Whitfield; Marion Marlowe
Scheduled guests: --Kate Smith --Senor Wences (ventriloquist) --David Whitfield (tenor) --Marion Marlowe --D
scheduled: Burt Lancaster & Tony Curtis; Helen Wood; Lily Ponds
Scheduled guests: --Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis re-enact scenes from their movie ""Trapeze"" --Lily Pons (Metrop
scheduled: Nat King Cole; Bob Hope (on film); Jack Carter / film: A Short Vision
Scheduled guests: --Nat King Cole --A filmed segment with Bob Hope --Edie Adams (singer) --Jack Carter (comed
All-Army Talent Show with Gary Crosby, Charlie Applewhite & Richard Hayes
The Annual All-Army Talent Show Guests: --Charlie Applewhite, Richard Hayes and Gary Crosby - ""This Is The Army"" (A
8th Anniversary: Harry Belafonte; Shelley Winters; Gregory Peck; Phil Silvers
Guests (8th Anniversary show): --Ethel Merman, Shelley Winters, Ruth Gordon, Sam Levy - sing ""Sullivan for Me"" -
John Huston salute: Gregory Peck; Orson Welles; Lauren Bacall; Edward G. Robinson
A Salute to John Huston --On film: Ed interviews John Huston & Gregory Peck on the set of ""Moby Dick"" --Gregory P
scheduled: Constance Bennett; Senor Wences; Cell Block 7; Patachou
Scheduled guests: --Constance Bennett --Senor Wences --Cell Block Seven (instrumental group) --Patachou (Frenc
Julie Andrews / Louis Armstrong / Bing Crosby (on film)
Guests: --Bing Crosby - filmed interview with Ed + clip from ""High Society."" --Julie Andrews - ""I Could Have Da
Jack Paar (guest host) / Ames Brothers / Ted Lewis / Prof. Backwards
Guests: --Jack Paar (guest host) - At end of show, does a routine about phobias. --Ames Brothers - ""Autumn Leaves
sched: Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey Circus' Top Acts (incl. Emmett Kelly)
Top acts of the Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey Circus Scheduled circus performers: --Emmett Kelly (clown) Al
scheduled: U.S. Air Force talent show
U.S. Air Force talent show (broadcast from McGuire Air Force Base at Wrightstown, N.J.). Scheduled to appear: --The Ai
A Tribute to the Yankees / Phil Silvers / Teresa Brewer
Much of this show is a tribute to The Yankees (baseball team) and their wives. Guests: --Phil Silvers (guest host,
scheduled: Frank Sinatra; Jeannie Carson; Don Cornell
Scheduled guests: --Frank Sinatra (guest host) --Jeannie Carson (singer-comedian) --Don Cornell (singer) --Kova
scheduled: U.S. Navy talent show - with guest host Kirk Douglas
U.S. Navy talent show with scheduled guests: --Kirk Douglas (actor, appearing as guest host) --The Continentals (n
Patti Page (guest host) / Kay Ballard / Maria Neglia
Guests: --Patti Page (guest host) sings ""Deed I Do"" & ""Allegheny Moon."" And, at end of show, sings ""Father, Fath
Elvis Presley (1st appearance) / Charles Laughton / Dorothy Sarnoff
Elvis Presley (1st appearance) - ""Don't be Cruel"" (with the Jordanaires), ""Love Me Tender,"" ""Ready Teddy"" and ""Ho
The Four Aces / Marion Marlowe / Brooklyn Dodgers, Milwaukee Braves
--The Fujiwara Opera (Japanese opera group) - perform ""Three Little Maids"" (from ""Madame Butterfly"") --Ed introdu
scheduled: Edward G. Robinson; Edith Piaf; Helen Traubel; Jean Carroll
Scheduled guests: --Edward G. Robinson (actor, in scenes from Paddy Chayefsky's Broadway show ""Middle of the Night""
Lucille Ball & Desi Arnaz / Yogi Berra / Gisele MacKenzie / Joyce Grenfell
Lucy & Desi sketch: Ed Sullivan calls Desi at home to arrange interview, but Lucy thinks Edward Morrow is coming. (S
scheduled: Eartha Kitt; Kate Smith; Joe E. Lewis; Ricky Layne;Richardi
Scheduled guests: --Eartha Kitt --Kate Smith --Joe E. Lewis (comedian) --Rickie Layne & Velvel (ventriloquist
Dedication of the Henry & Edsel Ford Auditorium / Johnny Carson
Dedication of The Henry & Edsel Ford Auditorium Show (broadcast from the Edsel Ford Memorial Auditorium in Detroit).
scheduled: Jack Paar / On film: Robert Mitchum; Rita Hayworth; Jack Lemmon
Scheduled guests: --Jack Paar --Marion Marlowe --Davis and Reese (comedy team) --Salvador (French comedian)
Elvis Presley (2nd appearance) / Senior Wences / Joyce Grenfell
--Elvis Presley (2nd appearance) - ""Don't Be Cruel,"" ""Love Me Tender,"" ""Love Me"" (with the Jordanaires) and ""Houn
scheduled: Maurice Evans; Nelson Eddy; Patti Page; Henri Salvador; Elliot Reed
Scheduled guests: --Nelson Eddy --Maurice Evans (Broadway star) --Patti Page (singer) --Elliot Reed (comedia
Life Magazine Tribute with Julie Andrews; Bing Crosby; Phil Silvers
Tribute to Life Magazine --Bing Crosby - sings ""True Love"" --Julie Andrews - sings a medley of ""Wouldn't It be Lo
Fats Domino / Guy Mitchell / Elvis Presley (film clip)
Guests: --Fats Domino - ""Blueberry Hill"" --Guy Mitchell - ""Singing the Blues"" --Don Rondo (singer) - ""Two Di
Maria Callas & Rudolf Bing / Clark Gable (filmed interview)
Guests: --Teresa Brewer - ""Mutual Admiration Society"" & ""Gonna Get Along Without You Now"" (clip with polo player,
Rosemary Clooney / Sophie Tucker / Anthony Newley / Modern Screen Awards
Guests: --Rosemary Clooney - ""April In Paris"" --Cranks (British comedy review) - (1) Anthony Newley sings ""I'm
sched: Kate Smith; Sam Levenson; Joyce Grenfell; Gaelic Singers
Scheduled guests: --Kate Smith --Sam Levenson --Joyce Grenfell --The little Gaelic Singers of Ireland --Dario
scheduled: Rise Stevens; Peter Lind Hayes & Mary Healy; Jack Paar; Jo Sullivan
Scheduled guests: --Jack Paar --Rise Stevens --Peter Lind Hayes and Mary Healy --Art Lund, Jo Sullivan and the
scheduled: Gracie Fields; Kaye Ballard; Dolores Wilson; Annie Cordy
Scheduled guests: --Gracie Fields (actress) --Kaye Ballard (comedian) --Dolores Wilson (opera singer) --Annie
scheduled: Look Award winners: Sid Caesar; Edward R. Murrow; Walt Disney
Scheduled: --The Annual Look magazine TV awards including winners Sid Caesar, Perry Como, Walt Disney, Red Grange, Ga
Elvis Presley (3rd appearance) / Carol Burnett / Sugar Ray Robinson
Elvis Presley (Hound Dog, Heartbreak Hotel, Love Me Tender, Don't Be Cruel, Too Much, When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Ag
scheduled: Imogene Coca; Kate Smith; Professor Backwards
Scheduled guests: --Imogene Coca (comedian) --Kate Smith (singer) --Jim Edmondson (comedian known as ""Professor
Sonny James / Fess Parker / Ivory Joe Hunter
Singers / musicians: --Sonny James - ""Young Love"" --Ivory Joe Hunter (at piano) - ""Since I Met You"" --Betty
scheduled: Louis Armstrong; Ella Fitzgerald; Dorothy Kirsten; Mario del Monaco
Scheduled guests: --Louis Armstrong --Ella Fitzgerald --The West point Glee Club --Dorothy Kirsten and Mario d
scheduled: Vic Damone; Jose Greco; Al Hibbler
Scheduled guests: --Vic Damone (singer) --Al Hibbler (singer) --Jose Greco - singer, with his troupe of Flamenc
scheduled: Benny Goodman; Victor Borge; Charlotte Rae
--Benny Goodman (with his big band and trio) - ""Let's Dance,"" ""Memories of You"" and ""Just One of Those Things"" Ad
scheduled: Hugh O'Brian; Robert Wagner; Jeannie Carson
Scheduled guests: --Cecil B. DeMille (producer of the film ""The Ten Commandments"") --Robert Wagner --Hugh O'Br
Lena Horne; Xavier Cugat; Abbe Lane; Doretta Morrow
Scheduled guests: --Lena Horne --Abbe Lane (singer) --Xavier Cugat --Doretta Morrow (from the Broadway show ""
Lerner & Loewe Tribute: Gene Kelly; Leslie Caron; Fred Astaire
Tribute to Alan Jay Lerner & Fritz Loewe - presented in connection with the first anniversary of their Broadway hit ""M
scheduled: Henry Fonda (on film); Wilt Chamberlain; Don Ameche
On film: An interview with Henry Fonda including clips from his film ""Twelve Angry Men"" Other scheduled guests (live
scheduled: Robert Mitchum; Ames Brothers; Edie Adams
Scheduled guests: --Robert Mitchum (actor) - turns singer & dancer as he performs a medley of calpyso tunes that he r
scheduled: Julie London; Rodgers and Hammerstein; Ella Fitzgerald
Scheduled guests: --Julie London sings the title song from the movie ""Boy On a Dolphin"" --On film: Clips from ""
Fred Astaire / Fredric March / Peggy Wood / Buddy Knox / Ferlin Husky
Guests: --Buddy Knox (singer) - ""Party Doll"" --Frank Libuse (comedian) --Byron Nelson (golf pro) and Ken Vent
scheduled: Judy Holliday; Henry Fonda; Alan King; Alma Cogan
--Judy Holliday (actress) - sings ""I'm Going Back"" (from her Broadway musical ""Bells Are Ringing"") and ""Full of Lif
Chester Gould, Don Murray, Donald O'Connor, Gale Gordon
Bill Haley & the Comets / Lena Horne / Tony Perkins
--Bill Haley & the Comets - ""40 Cups Of Coffee"" & "" Rudy's Rock"" (instrumental - 2nd song) --Lena Horne - ""From T
Walter Pidgeon, Johnnie Ray, Judy Scott, Sugar Ray Robinson, Gene Fullmer
Jack Dempsey, Bob & Ray
Tommy Sands, Rise Stevens
Red Skelton, Jayne Mansfield, Jack Webb
scheduled: Tony Martin; Sarah Vaughn; Janet Blair
Scheduled guests: --Tony Martin (singer) --Sarah Vaughan (singer) --Janet Blair (singer) --Lily Pons (singer
scheduled: Joni James; Alan King; Harry Belafonte (on film)
Scheduled guests: --Joni James (singer) --Alan King (comedian) --On film: Harry Belafonte is shown singing ""Lead
Johnny Mathis / Polly Bergen / Rusty Draper / Bing Crosby (on film)
--Johnny Mathis - ""It's Not For Me To Say"" --Rusty Draper - ""Freight Train"" --John Raitt - soliloquy from ""Car
scheduled: Burt Lancaster; Gene Kelly; Helen Wood
Ninth Anniversary special broadcast from the Outdoor Marine Theater at Jones Beach, N.Y. Scheduled guests: --Burt L
Everly Brothers / Frances Farmer / Nancy Whiskey / Prince & the Showgirl premiere
Guests: --Everly Brothers - ""Bye, Bye Love"" --Frances Farmer - ""Aura Lee"" --Nancy Whiskey & The Charles McDevit
Louis Armstrong / Teresa Brewer / Jack Paar / Gary Cooper / Betty Madigan
Guests: --Gary Cooper - Gary Cooper and Ed Sullivan watch a clip from ""Love In The Afternoon."" Ed talks with Gary Coo
scheduled: Sal Mineo; Diahann Carroll; Don Cherry
Scheduled guests: --Sal Mineo sings ""Start Movin"" --Diahann Carroll --Don Cherry --Marvin Rainwater sings ""G
scheduled: Ernie Kovacs; Myron Cohen; Four Aces
Scheduled guests: --Ernie Kovacs and his Nairobi Trio --The Four Aces --Myron Cohen (comedian) --Ted Lewis (ba
scheduled: Dan Dailey (guest host); the Crew Cuts; Roger Williams
Scheduled guests: --Dan Dailey (guest host for this week and next) --The Crew Cuts (vocal group) - ""My Blue Heave
Dan Dailey (guest host) / The Everly Brothers
--Dan Dailey (guest host) --Everly Brothers - ""Bye, Bye Love"" Additional guests (scheduled to appear): --Marion Ma
U.S. Army Show with Jayne Mansfield; Carol Burnett; Buddy Knox
Guests: --Jayne Mansfield - Ed talks to Jayne about her favorite movie stars. Jane sings ""The Army Goes Rolling A
scheduled: Cab Calloway; Janet Blair; Sue Carson; Dick Contino
Scheduled guests: --Cab Calloway --Janet Blair (actress-singer) --Sue Carson (comedian) --Connie Towers (sing
Sal Mineo / Guy Mitchell / Carman McRae / Wes Harrison
--Sal Mineo (actor-singer) - sings ""Lasting Love"" (and possibly ""You Shouldn't Do That"") --Guy Mitchell sings ""C
Joe DiMaggio, Willie Mays, Floyd Patterson, Mickey Mantle
1958 Ice Capades / Della Reese / Jimmie Rodgers / Paul Anka
Broadcast from Madison Square Garden. Guests: --Della Reese - ""Miss You So"" --Jimmie Rodgers - ""Honeycomb""
Andrews Sisters / Nick Todd / Billy Ward & the Dominos
--The Andrews Sisters - ""By His Word"" and a medley of hits --Billy Ward and the Dominos (vocal group) - ""Stardust""
Betty Grable / Carol Channing / Harry James / Bobby Helms / George Raft
Guests: --Betty Grable - ""Put Your Arms Around Me"" --Harry James (trumpet player) - ""You Made Me Love You"" and
scheduled: George Burns & Gracie Allen; Johnnie Ray; Ida Lupino & Howard Duff
Scheduled guests (broadcast from Hollywood): --Johnnie Ray (singer) --George Burns and Gracie Allen (comedy team)
scheduled: Eva Marie Saint; Everly Brothers; Danny Thomas; Bob & Ray
Scheduled: --Eva Marie Saint (actress) --The Everly Brothers - ""Wake Up Little Susie"" --Danny Thomas (comedia
The Sparkletones / Mills Brothers / Georgia Gibbs / Sammy Kaye
Scheduled: --The Mills Brothers (vocal group) --Joe Bennett and the Sparkletones perform ""Black Slacks"" --Geo
The Platters / Frances Farmer / Jane Morgan
ASCAP Show with guests: --The Platters - The Great Pretender"" (on film, Ed in Paris at Platters concert) --Frances
Sam Cooke / Jimmie Rodgers / Paul Anka / Sparkletones
Musical acts: --Sam Cooke - ""You Send Me"" (excerpt performed at end of show) --Paul Anka - ""Diana"" --Jimmie Ro
Robert Wagner & Joan Collins / Sarah Vaughan / Roger Williams / Billy Eckstine
Guests: --Ed talks with Robert Wagner & Joan Collins. A clip from the movie ""Stop Over Tokyo"" is shown. --Sarah Va
Gene Vincent & the Blue Caps / Georgia Gibbs / Carol Burnett
Guests: --Gene Vincent & the Blue Caps - ""Dance to the Bop"" --Georgia Gibbs - ""Great Balls of Fire"" & ""Rock A
scheduled: Rex Harrison; Kay Kendall; Tony Martin; the Four Aces; Barbara McNair
Scheduled: --Rex Harrison (star of Broadway's ""My Fair Lady"") --Kay Kendall (comedian, wife of Rex Harrison)
Buddy Holly and the Crickets / Sam Cooke / Bobby Helms
--Buddy Holly and the Crickets - ""That'll Be the Day"" and ""Peggy Sue"" --Sam Cooke - ""You Send Me"" and ""For Sen
The Platters / Noel Coward / Ray Peterson
--The Platters - ""Only You"" and ""Indiff'rent"" --Ray Peterson - ""Fever"" --Noel Coward - sings medley of his own
scheduled: Tony Bennett; Della Reese; Eddie Foy; Barbara Perry
Scheduled guests: --Tony Bennett (singer) --Della Reese (singer) --Eddie Foy and Barbara Perry (from the Broadw
10th Christmas Show - Frankie Lymon; Rise Stevens; Carol Lawrence
--Frankie Lymon - ""Goody Goody"" and ""It's Christmas Once Again"" Other guests: --Mary Knoll Seminarians - ""Mary
scheduled: Red Buttons; Roberta Sherwood / John Wayne (on film)
--Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five - ""Caldonia"" & ""Peace Of Mind"" Scheduled guests: --Red Buttons --Roberta S
scheduled: The Everly Brothers; Johnnie Ray
Scheduled guests: --Johnnie Ray (singer) --The Everly Brothers --Clifford Guest (ventriloquist) --Bambi Linn
Bing Crosby (on film) / James Arness / Mike Kellin & Sondra Lee
Guests: --On film: Clip of Bing Crosby playing golf. --James Arness - appears on stage to talk with Ed. Then a fil
Mario Lanza (on film, interview) / Kirby Stone Quartet / Marissa Alotsio
Guests: --On film: Mario Lanza - (1) In Rome, Lanza talks to Ed about the film ""7 Hills of Rome"" (2) Film clip: Lanza
Buddy Holly & the Crickets (2nd appearance) /Jimmie Rodgers / Ted Lewis
--Buddy Holly and the Crickets (their 2nd Sullivan appearance) – ""Oh Boy"" (performed towards end of show) --
scheduled: Ted Lewis; Helen Gallagher; Georges Guetary
Scheduled guests: --Ted Lewis (bandleader) --Beverly Marshall (comedian) --Georges Guetary (French singer) --
scheduled: Gina Lollobrigida; Sally Ann Howes; Jack Carter; Billy Kenny
Scheduled guests: --Gina Lollobrigida (actress) --Sally Ann Howes (musical-comedy star who replaced Julie Andrews
scheduled: Vic Damone; Anna Magnani (on film, tour of Rome)
Scheduled guests: --Vic Damone sings ""Gigi"" and ""Gift of Love"" --On film: Anna Magnani (actress, takes Ed on a
LaVern Baker / Victor Moore / Tina Robin
--The Happy Jesters (comedy singing male trio) - ""Somebody Stole My Gal"" --Radio City Music Hall Symphony [song - u
scheduled: Douglas Fairbanks Jr.; The Everly Brothers; Charles Manna
Scheduled guests: --Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. (actor) --The Everly Brothers (singers) - ""This Little Girl of Mine""
Everly Brothers / Jo Stafford / The Sparkletones
Guests: --The Everly Brothers - ""Wake Up Little Susie"" & ""Be Bop a Lula"" --Jo Stafford - ""Anything Goes"" & ""T
St. Patrick's Day / scheduled: Mickey Shaughnessy; Myron Cohen; Sue Carson
St. Patrick's Day show with scheduled guests: --Mickey Shaughnessy (actor, appeared in the 1957 movie ""Don't Go Near
Rodgers & Hammerstein / Bert Lahr / The Rays / Four Preps
Guests: --Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II promote their film ""South Pacific."" A film of the NYC premiere o
scheduled: Della Reese; Frankie Vaughan; Jane Morgan
Scheduled guests: --Della Reese (singer) --Roger Williams (pianist) --Frankie Vaughan (singer from England) -
Maurice Chevalier / Carol Burnett / Conrad Hilton
Guests: --Carol Burnett (comedian, doing a tribute to the Emmy Awards) --Maurice Chevalier - ""Gigi"" & ""Quay De
scheduled: Nat King Cole; Mickey Mantle; Yogi Berra; Jack Norworth
Scheduled guests: --Nat King Cole (singer) --Mickey Mantle (of the New York Yankees, was the American League's mos
The Champs (Tequila) / Vivian Blaine / Hermoine Gingold
Guests: --The Champs - ""Tequila"" --Hermoine Gingold & Billy Dewolfe - ""Careless Talk"" --Kathy Linden - ""Bill
Everly Brothers / Sal Mineo / Patachou / Teresa Brewer
Guests: --The Everly Brothers - ""All I Have To Do Is Dream"" --Sal Mineo (actor) - sings ""A Couple Of Crazy Kids"
Lillian Roth / The Chordettes / David Seville / Helen Gallagher / Denise Darcel
Guests: --The Chordettes - ""Lollipop"" --David Seville - ""Witch Doctor"" --Lillian Roth - ""How About You"" & ""
scheduled: Eleanor Roosevelt; Connie Francis; Tony Martin
--Connie Francis - ""Who's Sorry Now?"" Scheduled guests: --Eleanor Roosevelt - pays tribute to Israel's 10th annive
scheduled: Maurice Chevalier; Sophie Tucker; Carol Lawrence; Jack E. Leonard
Scheduled guests: --Maurice Chevalier (star of the new movie ""Gigi"") --Sophie Tucker --Carol Lawrence (of ""W
scheduled: Frankie Lymon; Alan King; Hermione Gingold
Scheduled guests: --Frankie Lymon (singer) --Alan King (comedian) --Hermione Gingold (actress-comedian) --Al
scheduled: Wayne and Shuster; Jimmie Rodgers; Edie Adams
Scheduled guests: --Johnny Wayne and Frank Shuster (guest hosts, taking over while Ed was at the World's Fair in Brus
scheduled: Alan King; Hugh O'Brian; Jack E. Leonard; Roberta Sherwood
Scheduled guests: --Della Reese --Hugh O'Brian (star of ""Wyatt Earp"") --Alan King (comedian) --Carol Haney a
The Brussels World's Fair / Sophia Loren / The Platters
The Brussels World's Fair (a filmed tour of the fair) Guests (also on film): --The Platters - probably ""Twilight
10th Anniversary Show (clips from past shows)
Note: The 10th Anniversary Special is made up of clips from the past 10 years of ""Toast of the Town"" & ""The Ed Sulliv
Moscow's Moiseyev Ballet
Newspaper description #1: Hour-long show devoted to Moscow's famed Moiseyev dancers, with Ray Bloch and his orchestra
Esther Williams / Frank Sinatra (on film) / Princess Grace (film)
Program broadcast from Las Vegas: Esther Williams swimming segments: --(1) Esther introduces ""Water Babies"" (chi
scheduled: Ann Blyth; The Four Preps; Anna Maria Alberghetti
Scheduled guests (from the Desert Inn in Las Vegas, Nevada): --Ann Blyth (movie star) - might have performed ""Little
scheduled: The 5th Annual Army talent show; Teresa Brewer (guest host)
The 5th Annual Army talent show: --Teresa Brewer (scheduled guest host) Scheduled Army talent: --Pfc. Constanti
Ernie Kovacs / Sheb Wooley / Gordon MacRae / Bobby Van
Guests: --Ernie Kovacs - conducts the Nairobi Symphony (with musicians in monkey costumes). --Sheb Wooley - ""The Pu
scheduled: Wayne and Shuster; Dolores Gray; Margaret Tynes
Scheduled: --Wayne and Shuster (comedy team) --Dolores Gray (musical-comedy star) --Jack E. Leonard (comedian)
scheduled: 4th Annual U.S. Navy Talent Contest with guest host Sam Levenson
Scheduled: The 4th Annual U.S. Navy World Wide Talent Contest --Sam Levenson (comedian, appearing as guest host)
Gregory Peck (cameo) / Teresa Brewer / Carol Lawrence
Guests include: --Gregory Peck (cameo, introduces Judy White, burn victim) --Teresa Brewer - ""Don't Bring Lulu"" a
scheduled: Frankie Lymon; Georgie Kaye; Wayne & Shuster
Scheduled guests: --Wayne and Shuster (comedy team, appearing as guest hosts while Ed was in Israel) --Frankie Lym
Dick Powell / Jack E. Leonard / Air Force Talent Show
The Air Force Talent Show Civilian guests: --Dick Powell (actor, appearing as guest host while Ed was in Israel)
Georgia Gibbs / Ice Capades / scheduled: Johnny Ray; Jane Morgan
Broadcast from Madison Square Garden --John Harris's Ice Capades --Georgia Gibbs - sings ""The Hula-Hoop Song"" Sc
Tommy Edwards / West Side Story Broadway cast / Mickey Rooney
Guests: --Tommy Edwards - ""It's All In the Game"" --Mickey Rooney and Joey Forman - appear together in a ""Candid C
scheduled: The stars of the upcoming TV season
Scheduled guests: --Wayne & Shuster (comedy team) --Alan King (comedian) Also, these stars of CBS's programs fo
Shecky Green / Mickey Mantle / Yogi Berra / Sacha Distel
Guests: --Julie Wilson - ""It's Great To Be Alive."" --Bobby Van (dancer) And Robert Maxwell (harpist) --Shecky G
scheduled: Danny Thomas; Frankie Laine; Milwaukee Braves players
Scheduled guests: --Danny Thomas --Frankie Laine (singer) --Patachou (French singer) --Tina Robin (singer)
scheduled: Carol Channing; Genevieve; Line Renaud
Scheduled guests: --Carol Channing (musical comedy star) --Genevieve (French singer) --Line Renaud (French sing
Tony Martin / Roger Williams / Xavier Cugat & Abbe Lane
Guests: --Tony Martin (singer) - ""Gigi"" & ""Fire Down Below"" --Benny Fields, Blossom Seeley, Tony Martin - ""My
Esther Williams (guest host) / Johnny Mathis / Janet Blair
Guests: --Esther Williams (guest host) --Lisa Kirk - ""Anything Goes"" --Bob Hammond's Birds --Johnny Mathis -
Itzhak Perlman / Carol Lawrence & Larry Kert / Film: Ed Sullivan Visits Jerusalem
Guests: --Itzhak Perlman (violinist, then a 13-year old child prodigy) - plays ""Polonaise Brilliante"" --Carol Law
Friar's Club roasts Ed Sullivan w/Walter Cronkite; Maury Amsterdam; Joey Bishop
""The Friar's Club"" roasts Ed Sullivan Guests: --Joe E. Lewis - roasts Ed --Jack Carter (host / master of ceremon
scheduled: William Shatner; Lou Costello; Dody Goodman
Scheduled guests: --William Shatner and France Nuyen (from the Broadway musical ""The World of Suzie Wong"") - appear
Kathryn Grayson / Herb Shriner / The Four Coins
Guests: --Beryozka Dance Company (Russian folk dancers in peasant costumes) --The Four Coins (vocal group) - ""Wor
scheduled: Teresa Brewer; Hal March; Jean Carroll
Scheduled guests: --Teresa Brewer (singer) --Jean Carroll (comedian) --Hal March (comedian) --Monique Van Vo
From Alaska: Dody Goodman; Jill Corey; Dick Lord Buckley
Show filmed in Alaska (when Ed was in Alaska a few weeks earlier): Guests: --Dody Goodman (comedian) --Jill Cor
scheduled: Xavier Cugat & Abbe Lane / Flower Drum Song cast
Scheduled guests: --Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II (appear to promote their new musical ""Flower Drum Song"
scheduled: Jose Ferrer & Lois Smith; David Seville; Rise Stevens
Scheduled guests: --Jose Ferrer and Lois Smith - in scenes from their Broadway play ""Edwin Booth"" --Rise Stevens
Paul Newman & Joanne Woodward / Maurice Gosfield & Joe E. Ross
Guests (first half of show): --Maurice Gosfield (Private Doberman) and Joe E. Ross (Sgt. Ridzik) from ""The Phil Silv
Imogene Coca / Shelley Berman / Trude Adams / Phil Ford & Mimi Hines
Guests: --Imogene Coca plays an opera singer in a comedy routine --Ivry Gitlis (Israeli violinist) --Trude Adams
Fidel Castro (on film) / Jason Robards / George Grizzard / Alan King
--On film: Fidel Castro - 25 second clip at beginning of show. Later in show, a 6-minute film is shown: Ed introduces Ca
Edith Piaf / Celeste Holm / Betty Comden & Adolph Green / Pat Suzuki
Guests: --Edith Piaf (French singer) - ""Carousel"" and ""Gypsy and the Lady"" --Celeste Holm (actress) - scene fro
scheduled: Charlton Heston; Eartha Kitt; Georgia Gibbs
Scheduled guests: --Charlton Heston (actor) --Eartha Kitt (actress-singer, star of the movie ""Anna Lucasta"")
Johnny Cash / Frankie Laine / Richard Boone
Guests: --Johnny Cash - ""Don't Take Your Guns to Town"" --Miyoshi Umeki (star of Broadway's ""Flower Drum Song"") -
scheduled: Itzhak Perlman; Dody Goodman; Jack Carter; Jane Morgan
Scheduled guests: --Itzhak Perlman (18-year-old violinist from Israel) --Dody Goodman (comedian) --Jack Carter
scheduled: Dennis Weaver; Roger Williams; Pat Henning
Scheduled guests: --Dennis Weaver (actor, played Chester on ""Gunsmoke"") --Roger Williams (pianist) --Roberta
The Platters / scheduled: Abbe Lane; Xavier Cugat; Carol Lawrence
The Platters - ""Sound & The Fury"" and ""Smoke Gets In Your Eyes"" Scheduled: --Abbe Lane with Xavier Cugat and his
Fred MacMurray / Jane Russell / David Seville / Samuel Goldwyn (on film)
--Chris Barber's Jazz Band - ""Petit Fleur"" (played while Ed announces guests) and ""Diga, Diga Do"" --Schaller Brot
Edward Mulhare / Myron Cohen / Paul O'Keefe
Guests (St. Patrick's Day show filmed in Ireland): --Liam DeVally - ""The Gentle Maiden"" (a traditional Irish folk bal
From Portugal: Maurice Chevalier; The Ames Brothers
Guests (show filmed in Portugal): --Maurice Chevalier - ""This Is My Lucky Day"" & ""Quai de Bercy"" --The Ames Br
scheduled: Shelley Winters; Connie Francis / James Stewart & Lee Remick (on film)
Scheduled guests: --Shelley Winters (actress) --Connie Francis (singer) --Luise Rainer (actress) --Richard Boon
The Fleetwoods / Billy Williams Quartet / Jean Carroll
Guests: --The Billy Williams Quartet - ""Goodnight Irene"" --Helene and Howard (comic dancers) --Jean Carroll (co
Johnnie Ray / Brook Benton / Gertrude Berg / Teresa Brewer
Guests: --Brook Benton - ""It's Just A Matter Of Time"" --Johnnie Ray - ""All Right, OK, You Win"" and ""Here & Now
scheduled: Tallulah Bankhead; Della Reese; Betty Comden & Adolph Green
Scheduled guests: --Tallulah Bankhead --Della Reese (singer) --Jack Carter (comedian) --Betty Comden and Ado
Johnny Mathis / Rod Steiger / Henny Youngman
Guests include: --Johnny Mathis - ""Lover,"" ""Someone"" & ""From This Moment"" --Rod Steiger - performs a scene fr
scheduled: Lionel Hampton; Gogi Grant; Billy Daniels
Scheduled guests: --Lionel Hampton and his band (jazz musicians) --Gogi Grant (singer) --Wayne and Shuster (com
Louis Prima & Keely Smith / Hume Cronyn & Jessica Tandy / Andy Griffith
Segment with Louis Prima, Keely Smith, Sam Butera: --Louis Prima sings ""When You're Smiling."" --Prima, Keely Smi
Louis Prima & Keely Smith / Shelly Berman / Jack Carter
Segment with Louis Prima, Keely Smith, Sam Butera & the Witnesses: --Louis Prima, Keely Smith, Sam Butera & The Witness
Fabian / Myron Cohen / Ed Wynn / Carol Lawrence
Guests: --Fabian - ""Turn Me Loose"" & ""Tiger"" --Carol Lawrence - ""10 Cents A Dance"" (from ""West Side Story)
Bobby Darin / Edith Piaf / Wayne & Shuster
Guests: --Bobby Darin - ""Mack the Knife"" & ""Dream Lover"" --Edith Piaf - ""Milord""/""M'Lord"" (& possible 2nd song
James Cagney tribute / Johnny Horton / Al Martino
James Cagney segment: --Montage of Cagney movie clips: ""Public Enemy,"" ""Angels With Dirty Faces,"" ""Oklahoma Kid,
Connie Francis, Henny Youngman
Fabian / Georgia Gibbs / Kirby Stone Four / John Wayne (on tape)
Guests: --Jack Benny cameo: After Ed claims to have found a one-dollar bill in the lobby, Benny comes on stage to claim
Duke Ellington / Lloyd Price / Frankie Avalon / Jean Carroll
12th Anniversary Show with guests: --Lloyd Price - ""Personality"" --Duke Ellington - ""Anatomy of a Murder"" & ""F
scheduled: Ames Brothers; Patachou; Alan King; Ford & Hines
Scheduled guests: --The Ames Brothers (vocal group) - medley (""Too Young,"" ""Paper Doll,"" ""Everything I Have is Y
Carol Channing / Georgia Gibbs / Wayne & Shuster / Bob Lewis
Guests: --Carol Channing - ""Diamonds Are A Girls Best Friend"" (Carol gives a phony diamond to Ed, then throws phony
Spoleto Festival (taped in Italy): Sir John Gielgud; Eileen Farrell
""Spoleto Festival"" (filmed at various locations in Spoleto, Italy) Guests: --Sir John Gielgud – reads fro
Eartha Kitt / Charlton Heston (on film) / Roger Williams
Guests: --Eartha Kitt - ""Little White Lies"" & ""What More Is There To Say."" --Eartha Kitt (later in show) - ""Tu
The Platters / scheduled: Roberta Peters; Shelley Berman
The Platters - ""Dance With Me, Henry,"" ""Remember When"" and ""Darktown Strutter's Ball"" Scheduled guests: --Robe
Jane Russell / Sid Kroft / Shecky Greene / Toni Arden
Guests: --Jane Russell - ""Say It Isn't So"" --Jane Russell and her brother Kevin - perform an unidentified song (
scheduled: Lionel Hampton; Teresa Brewer; Jan Murray
Scheduled guests: --Lionel Hampton (jazz musician) - ""Ain't Got That Swing"" and ""Lady Be Good"" --Teresa Brewer
scheduled: Luise Rainer; Alan King; Dolores Wilson
Scheduled guests: --Luise Rainer (actress, filmed interview) --Alan King (comedian) --Dolores Wilson (Metropoli
Army Talent Show with Steve Lawrence; Henny Youngman
The Annual Army Talent Show Civilian talent (scheduled guests): --Henny Youngman (comedian) --Rickie Layne (ventr
Bobby Darin / Frankie Laine / Teresa Brewer
Broadcast from Madison Square Garden: Guests include: --Bobby Darin - medley: ""Swing Low Sweet Chariot,"" ""Lones
scheduled: Edith Piaf; Itzhak Perlman; Jack Carter
Scheduled guests: --Edith Piaf (French Chanteuse) - ""You Are My Carousel"" (in French and English) --Jack Carter
Louis Armstrong / Rosemary Clooney / Jose Ferrer / Alan King
Special 90-minute episode (live from New York & Chicago with a taped sequence from Las Vegas). Guests include: --Jos
Invitation to Moscow
""Invitation to Moscow"" - Special 90-minute episode taped in and around Moscow. Guests: --Marge and Gower Champion
Danny Thomas / Eartha Kitt / Julius LaRosa
Guests: --Jane Morgan, Julius LaRosa and Eartha Kitt - sing ""September in the Rain,"" ""Autumn Leaves"" and ""The Se
Mario Lanza (on film) / Ethel Merman / Larry Blyden
Guests: --Ethel Merman - I'm Glad There Is You"" (from ""Gypsy"") & ""There'll Be Some Changes Made"" --On film: Ed
Harry Belafonte (on film) / Ames Brothers / Wilt Chamberlain
Guests: --The Harlem Globetrotters vs. the Ames Brothers in a basketball game. Wilt Chamberlain also participates. Du
scheduled: Della Reese; Wayne & Shuster; Betty Johnson
Scheduled guests: --Della Reese (singer) --Wayne and Shuster (comedy duo, presenting a British Western) --Profe
Paul Anka / The Step Brothers / Castle Sisters
Guests: --Paul Anka (singer) - ""Put Your Head on My Shoulder"" --The Step Brothers (dance team, tap dancers) - do
Johnny Mathis / Gracie Fields / Jan Murray
Guests: --Johnny Mathis - ""Witchcraft,"" ""The Best Of Everything"" and ""Misty"" --The Barry Sisters (vocal gro
scheduled: Suzanne Pleshette; Tom Poston; Georgia Gibbs
Scheduled guests: --The cast of the Broadway comedy ""The Golden Fleecing"" appear in a scene from the play. The cast c
scheduled: Carol Channing; Count Basie; Joe Williams
Scheduled guests: --Carol Channing --Count Basie and his band --Joe Williams (singer) --Wayne and Shuster (c
Dick Van Dyke & Bess Halliday / Dorothy Collins / Marion Marlowe
Guests: --Dick Van Dyke & Bess Halliday - perform a sketch about a drunk husband coming home to sober wife. --Doro
scheduled: Lionel Hampton; Teresa Brewer; Jack Carter
Scheduled guests: --Lionel Hampton (jazz musician) and his band --Teresa Brewer (singer) --Jack Carter (comedian
Dorothy Dandridge / Brook Benton / David Seville / Ames Brothers
Guests: --Dorothy Dandridge - ""What Is This Thing Called Love"" & ""Baby Baby All The Time"" --Brook Benton - ""Th
Polly Bergen / Gertrude Berg / Paul O'Keefe / Harry Simeone Chorale
--Paul O'Keefe with the Baird Puppets - ""What Do You Want For Christmas"" --Baird Puppets - ""Christmas in Davey Jo
Charlton Heston / Xavier Cugat & Abbe Lane / Leon Bibb
Guests: --On film: Charlton Heston: (1) Film clip from ""Ben Hur"" (2) Ed and Heston ride Chariot in Rome. --Charl
Bobby Darin & Connie Francis / Edgar Bergen / Gene Krupa & Sal Mineo
Guests: --Bobby Darin - ""That's How It Goes"" & ""Beyond The Sea"" --Connie Francis & Bobby Darin duet - ""You Ma
Wayne & Shuster (guest hosts) / Frankie Avalon / Birgit Nilsson
Guests: --Frankie Avalon - ""Look What One Kiss Can Do"" & ""Why"" --Wayne And Shuster (guest hosts, comedy team) -
scheduled: Rosemary Clooney; Nelson Eddy; Carol Lawrence
Scheduled guests: --Rosemary Clooney (singer) --Nelson Eddy (singer) with his partner Gail Sherwood --Carol Lawr
Takarazuka Dance Theater / Ford & Hines / Kim Sisters
--The Takarazuka Dance Theater of Japan. Female dance troupe doing traditional and modern dances. Other guests: --Fo
Rowan and Martin, The Wanderers
Charles Laughton / Dorothy Dandridge / Harry James / Wayne & Schuster
Guests (St. Valentine's Day Show): --Dorothy Dandridge - ""Love"" and, later in show, ""Smooth Operator (I Like It Like
scheduled: Jack Carter; Myron Cohen; Earl Grant; Barry Sisters
Scheduled guests: --Jack Carter (comedian) --Myron Cohen (comedian) --Earl Grant (singer) --Jerome Robbins'
Bobby Darin / Connie Francis / Della Reese / Senor Wences
Guests: --Della Reese - ""Blue Skies"" & ""I Won't Want You"" --Bobby Darin - ""Oh, My Darling Clementine"" & medley
scheduled: Eartha Kitt; Leon Bibb; Anna Maria Alberghetti
Scheduled guests: --Eartha Kitt (singer) --Leon Bibb (folk singer) --Anna Maria Alberghetti (singer) --Bob L
scheduled: Eileen Brennan; Pat Rooney; Sean O'Casey; Barry Fitzgerald
Scheduled guests (St. Patrick's Day show): --Eileen Brennan (singer-actress, then appearing on the off-Broadway play
Circus Stars from All Over the World
Circus Stars from All Over the World Appearing in London: --Popov (Soviet clown) --The Boxing Russian Bears
Dorothy Dandridge / Teresa Brewer / Jack Carter / Myron Cohen
Guests: --Dorothy Dandridge - ""I Get A Kick Out Of You"" & ""That's All"" --Dorothy Dandridge (later in show) - ""
scheduled: Chris Connor; Ames Brothers; Jill Corey
Fourth salute to ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) with scheduled guests: --The Ames Brot
David Seville / Mahalia Jackson / Wayne & Shuster
Guests: --Mahalia Jackson - ""Old Rugged Cross"" & ""Were You There?"" --Mahalia Jackson - ""I Found the Answer""
scheduled: Red Buttons; Rowan & Martin; Ames Brothers
Scheduled guests: --Red Buttons (comedian) --The Ames Brothers (singing groups) --Rowan and Martin (comedy team
Charlton Heston / Johnny Horton / Dean Jones
Guests: --Johnny Horton sings ""Sink The Bismark"" (with war footage) --Charlton Heston - Talks with Ed on stage. L
scheduled: Nina Simone; The Browns; Bess Myerson
Scheduled guests: --Nina Simone (singer-pianist) --The Browns (vocal group) - ""The Old Lamplighter"" --Bess My
scheduled: James Cagney; Robert Montgomery; Jane Froman; Julie Wilson
Scheduled guests: --James Cagney and Robert Montgomery - Ed interviews Cagney and Montgomery about their new movie ba
scheduled: Nelson Eddy & Gale Sherwood; Brothers Four; Wayne & Shuster
Scheduled guests: --Nelson Eddy and Gale Sherwood (singing duo) - ""In the Still of the Night"" (possible song) --
scheduled: Count Basie; Joe Williams; Chita Rivera
Scheduled guests: --Count Basie and his Orchestra --Joe Williams (blues singer, performing with Count Basie's band
Jack Lemon / Louis Prima & Keely Smith / Bert Lahr
Guests: --Audience bows (marking the 15th anniversary of D-Day): Bob Murphy and Bill Petty (D-Day heroes); Connie Rya
Louis Prima & Keely Smith / Connie Francis / Dick Van Dyke
12th Anniversary Show: Louis Prima & Keely Smith segment: --Louis Prima - ""Up A Lazy River,"" ""I'm Confessin"" ""I
Ann Miller / Della Reese / Don Adams / Benny Goodman All-Star Band
Guests include: --Ann Miller - tap dances and sings ""Beat In My Heart"" --Della Reese - ""Every Day"" --Don Ada
scheduled: Rise Stevens; Ames Brothers; Gene Krupa Orchestra
Rosemary Clooney, Dave Barry
scheduled: Red Buttons; Georgia Gibbs; Rowan & Martin
Scheduled guests: --Red Buttons (comedian) - in a comedy routine, Red wonders why songwriters write songs about girls
scheduled: Dick Van Dyke; Chris Connor; Edgar Bergen
--singer Chris Connor performs ""Come Rain or Come Shine"" Other guests (scheduled to appear): --Dick Van Dyke (come
scheduled: Lloyd Price; Blossom Seeley; Jan Murray; Bob Lewis
Scheduled guests: --Lloyd Price and his band - ""I Only Have Eyes for You"" --Rowan and Martin (comedy team) --
scheduled: Harry James; Henny Youngman; Wayne & Shuster
Scheduled guests: --Harry James and his orchestra --Henny Youngman (comedian) --Wayne and Shuster (comedy team)
Sophia Loren & Clark Gable (on film) / Jack Carter
Scheduled guests: --On film: In Italy, Ed visits the movie set of ""It Happened in Naples,"" starring Sophia Loren and
scheduled: Kirby Stone Four; Roberta Peters; Carol Haney
Scheduled guests: --Roberta Peters (soprano) - ""Nightingale"" --Kirby Stone Four (vocal-instrumental group) - ""L
scheduled: Lionel Hampton; Sam Levene; Four Preps; Dewey Markham
Scheduled guests: --Lionel Hampton and his band --Sam Levene (actor doing a dramatic reading from the writings of
Oscar Hammerstein tribute: Della Reese; Georgia Gibbs; Jill Corey
Oscar Hammerstein tribute Scheduled guests (from Madison Square Garden): --Della Reese --Georgia Gibbs --Jill C
Nina Simone / Eartha Kitt / Noelle Adam
--Eartha Kitt - sings ""Little White Lies"" --Rodriguez (juggler) --Noelle Adam (dancer from France, Mrs. Sydney Cha
David Seville & the Chipmunks (puppets) / Red Buttons / Patachou
Guests: --David Seville & the Chipmunks (The Bunin Puppets as the Chipmunks) - ""Comin' Round The Mountain"" & ""The
Bob Newhart / Mickey Rooney / Danny Thomas / McGuire Sisters
Guests: --Bob Newhart (comedian) - does a monologue about an employee who releases all of his pent-up resentment at h
scheduled: Johnny Mathis; Peggy Lee; the Dave Brubeck Quartet; Mort Sahl
Broadcast from San Francisco (the 1st in Sullivan's ""See America"" series): --Peggy Lee - ""I Love Being Here with Yo
scheduled: Jack Carter; Gordon & Sheila MacRae; Crosby Bros.; Erroll Garner
Scheduled guests: --Jack Carter (comedian) --Gordon and Sheila MacRae (husband and wife musical-comedy duo) --The
From Chicago: Charlton Heston; Benny Goodman; Mahalia Jackson; Bob Newhart
Filmed in Chicago (the 2nd in Sullivan's ""See America"" series) Guests (from various Chicago sites): --Charlton Hest
Dick Van Dyke / Chita Rivera / Shirley Bassey
Scenes from ""Bye Bye Birdie"" (Broadway cast): --Trio of teenage girls sing ""We Love You Conrad"" (joined by Dick V
Jerry Lewis / Connie Francis / Sophie Tucker
Guests: --Jerry Lewis (comedian) - stand-up comedy segment includes a bit with Ed. (Jerry is trying to teach Ed more
scheduled: Tony Martin; Anna Maria Alberghetti; Shecky Greene
Scheduled guests: --Tony Martin --Anna Maria Alberghetti --Shecky Greene (comedian) --Birgit Nilsson (opera
Jackie Wilson / Mort Sahl / Jane Morgan
Guests: --Jackie Wilson - ""To Be Loved,"" ""Lonely Teardrops"" & ""Alone At Last"" --Mort Sahl (stand-up comedian
scheduled: Teresa Brewer; Myron Cohen; Billy Eckstine; Guy Marks
Scheduled guests: --Teresa Brewer (singer) --Myron Cohen (comedian) --Guy Marks (comedian) --Billy Eckstine
Mahalia Jackson / Roger Williams / Jack Carter / Hal March / Limeliters
Guests: --Roger Williams (pianist) - ""Flight Of the Bumblebee"" & ""O Come All Ye Faithful"" --Mahalia Jackson - "
Desi Arnaz, The Sound of Music Cast
scheduled: Tammy Grimes; Earl Grant; George Jessel
Scheduled guests: --Tammy Grimes (musical-comedy performer, from Broadway's ""The Unsinkable Molly Brown"") --Dick
Bob Newhart / Bob & Ray / Sal Mineo / Damita Jo
--show opening --Gogi Grant - sings a medley of songs from ""Gypsy"" --Dewey Pigmeat Martin (comedian) - does a lemo
scheduled: Belafonte Folk Singers; Edgar Bergen; Don Adams
Scheduled guests: --The Belafonte Folk Singers --Edgar Bergen (vertriloquist) --The McGuire Sisters (singers) -
Carmen McRae / scheduled: Carol Channing; Nat King Cole
--Carmen McRae (singer) - performs ""Isn't It Romantic"" and ""Comes Love"" Other guests (scheduled to appear): --Nat
Dorothy Dandridge / George Jessel / Pete Fountain / Barry Sisters / Errol Garner
Guests: --Dorothy Dandrige (actress-singer) - ""Lonely Little Lady In The Dark,"" ""Everytime"" & ""Somebody"" --Geo
Henry Fonda / Peggy Lee / Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks / Paul Anka
Guests include: --Paul Anka (singer) - ""The Story of My Love,"" ""Somebody Loves Me"" and ""Each Day is Valentine's
Lucille Ball / Rowan & Martin / Wayne & Shuster / Jack Carter
--Lucille Ball and Paula Steward sing ""Hey, Look Me Over,"" a song they performed together in the Broadway play ""Wildc
scheduled: Spike Jones; Henny Youngman; Frank Gorshin; Shari Lewis
Scheduled guests: --Frank Gorshin (comedian) --Dolores Gray (musical-comedy star) --Spike Jones (bandleader-comedi
Louis Armstrong, Bob Newhart
The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem
Salute to Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe: Julie Andrews; Richard Burton
Salute to Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe. Guests: --Lerner & Lowe - perform a medley of their tunes including ""How
scheduled: Della Reese; Johnny Carson; Alfred Drake
Scheduled guests: --Della Reese (singer) --Johnny Carson (comedian) --Erroll Garner (jazz pianist) --Alfred
Charlton Heston / Roger Williams / Anita Bryant / Dick Roman
Guests: --Charlton Heston (actor) - dramatic Biblical reading: ""Passion Of Our Lord"" --Roger Williams (pianist)
scheduled: Jan Peerce; Corbett Monica; Smith & Dale
Scheduled guests: --Jan Peerce (tenor) --Corbett Monica (comedian) --Julie Wilson (singer) --Smith and Dale
Pearl Bailey / Jerry Orbach / Anna Maria Alberghetti / George Kirby
Guests: --Pearl Bailey - ""New Shoes"" (more comedy than singing) & ""I Can't Give You Anything But Love"" --Pearl B
Harpo Marx; Allen & Rossi; Dick Haymes & Fran Jeffries
Scheduled guests: --Harpo Marx --Steve Rossi and Marty Allen (comedy team) --Buddy Greco (singer) --Dick Hay
scheduled: Dizzy Gillespie; Rowan & Martin; McGuire Sisters; Eileen Farrell
Scheduled guests: --Dizzy Gillespie --Rowan & Martin --The McGuire Sisters --Eileen Farrell
scheduled: Al Hirt; Rosemary Clooney; Earl Grant
Guests: --Al Hirt (jazz musician) --Rosemary Clooney (singer) --Myron Cohen (comedian) --Earl Grant (singer-
scheduled: Teresa Brewer; Gene Barry; Three Stooges
Scheduled guests: --Teresa Brewer - ""Silver in My Mother's Hair"" & ""Milord"" --Gene Barry (from ""Bat Masterson
Jerry Lewis / Sandy Stewart / Phil Harris
Guests (broadcast from the Stardust Hotel in Las Vegas): --Sandy Stewart sings ""Some of These Days"" --Rudy Carden
Jackie Wilson / Sophia Loren / Xavier Cugat & Abbe Lane
Guests: --Jackie Wilson - ""For Me And My Gal"" & ""I'm Coming Back To You"" --Sophia Loren - appears live on stag
scheduled: Roger Williams; Mort Sahl; the Limeliters
Scheduled guests: --Roger Williams (pianist) --Mort Sahl (comedian) --The Limeliters (vocal & instrumental grou
Mahalia Jackson / Jack Carter / Delores Gray / Mike Clifford
Guests: --Mahalia Jackson - ""Come On Children Let's Sing"" & ""Rock Of Ages"" --Delores Gray - Summer stock medley:
scheduled: Connie Francis; Al Hirt; Robert Goulet
Scheduled guests: --Connie Francis (singer) --Al Hirt (trumpeter, with his combo) --Robert Goulet (musical-come
scheduled: Nancy Walker; Nancy Dussault; Earl Grant; Conrad Buckner
Scheduled guests: --Nancy Walker (comedian) --Nancy Dussault (singer) --Earl Grant (singer-organist) --Conrad
Louis Armstrong / Teresa Brewer / Myron Cohen / Joan Halloway
Guests: --Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra - ""Sleepy Time Down South,"" ""Up A Lazy River,"" ""Ole Miss"" & ""Bill
scheduled: Phyllis Diller; the Brothers Four; Joey Adams; Felicia Sanders
Scheduled guests: --Phyllis Diller (comedian) --The Brothers Four (vocal group) - ""My Little John Henry"" --Feli
scheduled: Pearl Bailey; Edgar Bergen; etc.
Scheduled guests: --Pearl Bailey (singer) --Edgar Bergen (ventriloquist with his dummy Mortimer Snerd) --Don Ad
First show of the 15th Season
Scheduled guests: --Gordon and Sheila MacRae (musical comedy performers) --Bert Lahr and Nancy Walker (comedians) -
From Las Vegas: Danny Thomas; Della Reese; Crosby Brothers
Taped in Las Vegas (at the Desert Inn & at the Stardust) Guests: --Della Reese - ""In The Still Of The Night"" & ""
Phil Silvers / Brigitte Bardot (filmed interview) / Peter Nero / McGuire Sisters
Scheduled guests: --Phil Silvers, Nancy Dussault and John Readon who appeared together in the Broadway musical ""Do R
Taped in West Berlin: Louis Armstrong; Connie Francis; Van Cliburn
Taped at West Berlin's Sportspalast: --Louis Armstrong & his orchestra - ""Sleepy Time Down South,"" ""Royal Garden B
2nd Berlin show: Louis Armstrong; Sid Caesar; Shari Lewis
Guests (second of two shows taped in West Berlin): --Louis Armstrong (jazz musician, performing at the McNair Barrack
Chubby Checker / Phil Silvers / Nancy Walker
Guests: --Chubby Checker - ""The Twist"" (with the ""Do-Re-Mi"" dancers) and ""The Fly"" --Matt Monro - ""My Kind o
scheduled: Everly Brothers; Robert Goulet; George Gobel
Scheduled guests: --The Everly Brothers - ""Don't Blame Me"" --The Ritz Brothers (comedians) --Robert Goulet (m
scheduled: Jimmy Dean; Art Carney; Al Hirt; Julius LaRosa
Scheduled: --Jimmy Dean sings ""Big Bad John"" --Art Carney (comedian) --Al Hirt and his jazz quintet --Juli
Pearl Bailey / Brenda Lee / Ames Brothers / Frank Gorshin / Myron Cohen
Guests: --Pearl Bailey (singer) - ""Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me"" & ""I'm Glad There Is You"" --Brenda Lee (singer)
Steve Lawrence / Jerry Lewis / Dorothy Louden / Martha Perez
Guests: --Jerry Lewis (comedian) - ""What Kind of Fool Am I?"" --Steve Lawrence (singer) - ""Begin the Beguine"" &
scheduled: Richard Boone; Jackie Mason; Sophie Tucker
Scheduled guests: --Richard Boone (actor) --Jackie Mason (comedian) --Sophie Tucker (singer) --Gloria Lynn (
scheduled: Sid Caesar; Connie Francis; Joan Sutherland
Scheduled guests: --Sid Caesar (comedian) --Connie Francis (singer) --Joan Sutherland (opera singer) sings a se
scheduled: Sarah Vaughan; Al Hirt; Vic Damone; Gary Morton; Edgar Bergen
Scheduled guests: --Al Hirt (trumpet player) --Sarah Vaughan --Edgar Bergen (ventriloquist) --Vic Damone (singer)
Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington / Paul Anka
--Paul Anka - ""Jingle Bells"" (jazzy version) --Barbara Cook - ""Magic Moment"" (from the Broadway musical ""The Gay
Linda Scott / Shari Lewis / The Baird Puppets
Guests (Christmas Show): --Linda Scott - ""How I Wish (You'd Be With Me On Christmas Day)"" --Shari Lewis (ventriloq
scheduled: Slappy White; Matt Monro; Smith & Dale
Scheduled guests: --Slappy White (comedian) --Matt Monro (singer) --Sandy Stewart (singer) --The Barry Siste
Jimmy Durante / Rosemary Clooney / Bob Newhart / Gary Morton
Broadcast live from the Moulin Rouge nightclub in Hollywood. Guests: --Rosemary Clooney - ""Everything's Coming Up
Mickey Rooney / Timi Yuro / Rip Taylor / Ken Murray
Broadcast live from the Stardust night club in Las Vegas Guests: --Mickey Rooney and Joey Forman - do a Candid Cam
Jackie Wilson / Robert Goulet / Kate Smith / Wayne & Shuster
--Opening titles --The Marquis Chimps - chimp smokes cigarette and tumbles --Lon Purdy (pantomime act) --Jackie W
Sid Caesar / Connie Francis / Frank Gorshin / Franco Corelli
Guests: --Sid Caesar (comedian) - does a silent movie sketch (Sid might have also been the guest host on this show.)
scheduled: Brook Benton; Pearl Bailey; George Gobel; Bobby Rydell
Scheduled guests: --Brook Benton - ""Shadrack"" --Pearl Bailey --George Gobel --Bobby Rydell - ""Mammy"" and
scheduled: Carl Sandburg; Paul Anka; Shelley Berman; McGuire Sisters
--Shelley Berman (comedian) - ""Right Girls"" (a song from his Broadway musical ""A Family Affair."") Other guests (sch
The Everly Brothers / Timi Yuro / Al Hirt
First of two shows broadcast from Miami Beach. --The Everly Brothers - ""Crying in the Rain"" & ""Jezebel"" (The Ever
scheduled: Lloyd Bridges; Damita Jo; The Crosby Brothers; Jan Murray
Second of two shows broadcast from Miami Beach Scheduled guests: --Lloyd Bridges (appears in a water sequence) --
Art Carney / Fats Domino / Phyllis Diller / Connie Stevens / Tommy Sands
Guests: --Fats Domino - ""Jambalaya"" & ""Let The Four Winds Blow"" --Connie Stevens & Tommy Sands - ""Maggie Blue
Henry Fonda & Olivia de Havilland / Maureen O'Hara
Guests (St. Patrick's Day show): --Henry Fonda & Olivia de Havilland (actors) - scene from ""Gift of Time"" set on crui
Rowan & Martin / Robert Goulet / Dick Haymes & Fran Jefferies
Guests: --Rowan And Martin (comedy team) - doing a skit about people who live underground --Dick Haymes & Fran Jef
Sid Caesar / Jackie Mason / Diahann Carroll / Richard Kiley
Guests: --Jackie Mason (stand-up comedian) - does imitations, appears with Ed. Later in show, tells jokes about incom
Jackie Wilson / Patti Page / Wayne & Shuster / Ann-Margret (on film)
Guests include: --Jackie Wilson - ""Heart"" -- Patti Page - ""Most People Get Married"" & ""All The Way"" --Anna
scheduled: Cyd Charisse; Lionel Hampton; Jack Carter
Scheduled guests: --Cyd Charisse (dancer) --Roland Petit (choreographer) --Lionel Hampton (bandleader) --Jac
Sophia Loren / Mahalia Jackson / Teresa Brewer / Maximillian Schell
Guests: --Maximilian Schell (actor) - Academy Award winning performance from ""Judgement at Nuremberg"" --George C
Harry Belafonte / Miriam Makeba / Thelma Lee
Guests: --Harry Belafonte (singer, in a 15 minute segment) - ""Mule Skinner,"" ""Try to Remember"" ""Baby Boy"" and "
Johnny Mathis / Jackie Mason / Rip Taylor / McGuire Sisters
Guests: --Johnny Mathis (singer) - ""Marianna,"" ""Love, Look Away"" & ""Love"" --The McGuire Sisters - ""You're Dri
scheduled: Bobby Darin; Diahann Carroll; Corbett Monica
Scheduled guests: --Bobby Darin (singer) --Diahann Carroll (star of the Broadway musical ""No Strings"") --The
scheduled: Joan Sutherland; Pegleg Bates; Joey Adams
Scheduled guests: --Joan Sutherland (opera star) --Joey Adams (comedian) --Pegleg Bates (dancer) --Alan Gale
Peggy Lee / Jackie Robinson / Slappy White / Brothers Four
Guests: --Peggy Lee - medley: ""The Sweetest Sounds,"" ""I'll Get By,"" ""I'll Believe In You"" and ""New York City B
Jackie Wilson / Connie Francis / Red Buttons
Guests include: --Jackie Wilson - ""Lonely Teardrops"" & ""Forever and a Day"" --Connie Francis - ""Second Hand Lov
Rudy Vallee / Paul Anka / Chita Rivera / Peter Nero
Guests: --Rudy Vallee (singer-actor, from Broadway's ""How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying"") --Paul
Larry Storch / Danny Lewis / Mickey Mantle & Roger Maris
Guests: --Jerry Van Dyke (comedian) --Jackie Mason (comedian) --The Lettermen (vocal trio) - ""How Is Julie""
Dave Brubeck / Frank Gorshin / Gloria Lynne
Guests: --Dave Brubeck (with his jazz quartet) - ""Take Five"" (with Paul Desmond on sax). --Frank Gorshin (com
14th Anniversary Show: Bing Crosby; Jerry Lewis; Theresa Brewer
14th Anniversary Show (Ed is in audience for most of show): --Lucille Ball (cameo, wishes Ed well from on top of elep
Taped at the Moulin Rouge, Paris: Connie Francis; Johnny Halliday
Taped at the Moulin Rouge, Paris, France: --Connie Francis - ""La Paloma,"" ""Milord,"" ""S'wonderful"" & ""You Alway
Patti Page / Rowan & Martin / Billy Eckstine
Guests (from the Stardust club in Las Vegas): --Patti Page - ""Doggie in the Window,"" ""Old Cape Cod,"" ""With My Ey
Burt Lancaster / Dion / Diahann Carroll / Abbe Lane
Guests: --Burt Lancaster (actor) - shows clips from his film ""Birdman of Alcatraz"" --Dion - ""It Ain't Necessari
scheduled: talented newcomers making their TV debuts
Talented newcomers making their TV debuts --Joey Hollingsworth (tap dancer) Additional guests (scheduled to appear):
Olivette Miller, Yolanda White
Eddie Fisher / Al Hirt / Mickey Mantle & Whitney Ford
Guests (15th Season Opener): --Eddie Fisher --Al Hirt and his combo --Mickey Mantle and Whitney Ford (of the New Yo
scheduled: Paul Anka; Vaughn Meader; Yolanda White
Scheduled guests: --Paul Anka - ""The Longest Day"" & ""Eso Beso"" --Dennis Spicer (ventriloquist) --Yolanda Whi
scheduled: Connie Francis; Louis Prima; Jerry Van Dyke
Scheduled guests: --Connie Francis --Louis Prima (with Sam Butera & the Witnesses) --Jerry Van Dyke (comedian)
scheduled: Cliff Richard, Kate Smith; Wayne & Schuster; Rip Taylor
Guests (confirmed): --Kate Smith --Rip Taylor (comedian) Additional guests (scheduled to appear): --Cliff Ric
Louis Prima / Jackie Mason / Steve Allen
Guests: --Louis Prima, Gia Maione & Sam Butera - ""Oh Marie"" & ""I Want You To Be My Baby"" --Gia Maione - ""How
Tribute to Richard Rodgers with Peggy Lee; Diahann Carroll; Roberta Peters
Tribute to Richard Rodgers (broadcast from Carnegie Hall): Rodgers & Hart songs: --Peggy Lee - ""Mountain Greenery
scheduled: Robert Goulet; Phyllis McGuire; Rowan & Martin
Scheduled guests: --Robert Goulet - ""You Stepped Out of a Dream"" & ""Don't Be Afraid of Romance"" --Phyllis McGu
Van Johnson / Kaye Stevens / Paul Lynde / Bob Lewis
Guests: --Van Johnson - ""Nice Work If You Can Get It"" --Kaye Stevens - ""Hey, Look Me Over"" and ""My Man"" -
Tony Bennett / Rosemary Clooney / Jackie Mason / Jack Carter
Guests: --Rosemary Clooney - ""Limehouse Blues"" and ""Sleepytime Gal"" --Tony Bennett - medley: ""Just In Time,""
Pearl Bailey / Al Hirt / Phil Foster / Pat Henry
Guests (confirmed): --Pearl Bailey --Al Hirt and his combo --Phil Foster --Bill Dana (comedian) --Pat Henry (
Four Seasons / Peggy Lee / Anthony Newley / Jose Greco
Guests (info taken from various sources): --The Four Seasons - ""Big Girls Don't Cry"" --Peggy Lee - ""The Best Is
Barbra Streisand / Liberace / Clancy Brothers
Guests: --Barbra Streisand - ""My Coloring Book"" and ""Lover Come Back to Me"" --Liberace - ""Moon River"" and ""M
From Guantanamo Naval Base: Connie Francis / Louis Armstrong
From Guantanamo Naval Base, Cuba: --Connie Francis - ""Who's Sorry Now,"" ""Bye Bye Love,"" ""Your Cheating Heart"" a
Italy's Podrecca's Piccoli Theater (puppets)
Italy's Podrecca's Piccoli Theater with puppet ""performers"" (all under 36 inches tall). Puppets: --Prof. Piccolo
Sammy Davis Jr./ Barry Sisters / Vaughn Meader / Pat Carroll
Guests: --Sammy Davis Jr. - ""Something Gotta Give,"" ""Hey There,"" ""What Kind of Fool I am"" --Barry Sisters - ""
Brenda Lee / Jackie Mason / Robert Goulet
Live from the Miami Beach Convention Hall. Guests include: --Brenda Lee - ""Just Because"" & ""Alone Am I"" --J
The McGuire Sisters, Sergio Franchi
Neil Sedaka / Wayne & Shuster / Janet Blair / Dave Astor
Guests: --Neil Sedaka (singer playing the piano) - medley: ""Happy Birthday Sweet 16,"" ""Calendar Girl"" & ""My Yidd
International performers: Franco Corelli; Eve Boswell; Hannah Ahroni
International performers (scheduled to appear): --Franco Corelli (Italian tenor) --Eve Boswell (English vocalist)
Hal Holbrook / Patti Page / Three Stooges / Dave Madden
Guests (confirmed): --Patti Page (singer) - might have performed ""If I Were a Bell"" --Hal Holbrook (actor) - In
From Las Vegas: Jimmy Durante; Eddie Jackson; Sonny King
Show broadcast from Las Vegas Guests (confirmed): --Jimmy Durante --Eddie Jackson and Sonny King (appear with Dura
scheduled: Mike Clifford; Kate Smith; Bob Newhart; Nancy Walker
Scheduled guests: --Bob Newhart (comedian) --Kate Smith (singer) --Nancy Walker (comedian) --Charles Nelson R
Kaye Stevens / Wayne & Shuster / Leon Bibb / Guy Lombardo Orchestra
Guests: --Kaye Stevens (musical-comedy singer) - ""Somebody Is Keeping Score"" --Jan Murray (stand-up comedian) -
Sid Caesar / Paul Anka / Chad Mitchell Trio / McGuire Sisters
--Morecambe and Wise (British comedy team) - appear twice in show. --The McGuire Sisters (vocal trio) - sing ""Danny Bo
Barbra Streisand / Chubby Checker / Woody Herman
Guests: --Barbra Streisand - ""Cry Me a River"" --Chubby Checker - ""Peanut Vendor"" & limbo medley: ""Let's Limbo
Jackie Wilson / The McGuire Sisters
Guests: --Jackie Wilson - ""Baby Workout"" & ""Night"" --The McGuire Sisters - Biography medley --Lou Wills Jr. (t
scheduled: Frankie Avalon; Stiller & Meara; Lee Evans Jazz Trio
Scheduled guests: --Frankie Avalon (singer) --Anne Meara and Jerry Stiller (comedy team) --Kaye Ballard (comedia
From London: Judy Garland / Peter O'Toole / Cliff Richard
Show taped in London: --Judy Garland - ""Smile (Though Your Heart Is Breaking)"" & ""I Could Go On Singing"" --Pet
scheduled: Liza Minnelli; Anthony Quinn; Della Reese
Scheduled guests: --Liza Minnelli --Anthony Quinn (actor, scheduled to read poetry) --Della Reese (jazz singer)
Connie Francis / Xavier Cugat & Abbe Lane / Wayne & Shuster
Broadcast from Toronto, Canada: --Connie Francis - ""Days of Wine and Roses,"" ""Exodus,"" ""If My Pillow Could Talk"
Lucille Ball & Bob Hope / Ella Fitzgerald / Jackie Mason
Guests: --Ella Fitzgerald - ""Start Of Something Big,"" ""No Moon At All,"" ""Bill Bailey,"" ""I'm Old Fashioned"" &
scheduled: Vivien Leigh; Brenda Lee; Ann-Margret; Al Hirt
Scheduled guests: --Vivien Leigh (actress, singing ""Wilkes-Barre, Pa."" from her Broadway show ""Tovarich"") --Bre
Ann-Margret / Steve Lawrence / Kate Smith
Guests: --Ann-Margret - ""Bye, Bye, Birdie"" and ""Baby, Won't You Please Come Home"" --Steve Lawrence - ""The Swee
scheduled: Cab Calloway; Eydie Gorme; Frank Fontaine; Sergio Franchi
Scheduled guests: --Cab Calloway --Eydie Gorme --Frank Fontaine (backed by the Arbors vocal group) --Sergio Fra
scheduled: Sammy Davis, Jr.; Janet Blair; Rowan & Martin; Kim Sisters
Scheduled guests: --Sammy Davis, Jr. --Janet Blair --Rowan and Martin (comedy team) --The Kim Sisters --Jesse
Barbra Streisand / Stiller & Meara / McGuire Sisters
Guests: --Barbra Streisand - ""When the Sun Comes Out"" --Stiller & Meara (comedy team; do parodies of popular TV com
Eartha Kitt / Jackie Mason / Wayne & Shuster / Kaye Ballard
Scheduled guests: --Eartha Kitt --Jackie Mason (comedian) --Wayne and Shuster (comedy team) --Kaye Ballard (com
15th Anniversary Show with clips from past shows: Elvis Presley, Gary Cooper
15th Anniversary Show with clips from past shows (special 90-minute episode): --1949: Charles Laughton - soliloquy fr
Al Hirt / Totie Fields / Geula Gill / Alberto Rochi
Guests: --Al Hirt (trumpet player with combo) - ""Down by the Riverside"" and, later in show, ""Carnival in Venice""
On tape: Wayne & Shuster; Kay Stevens; Marion Marlowe; Bill Dana
Guests, on tape (pre-recorded show): --Wayne & Shuster (comedy team) --Kay Stevens (musical-comedy performer) - ""M
On tape: Kate Smith; Jackie Mason; Joya Sherrill
Guests, on tape (pre-recorded show): --Kate Smith - ""I Wish You Love,"" ""When Your Lover Has Gone"" & ""But Beautif
Matt Monro / Joan Sutherland / Della Reese
Guests (taped show): --Joan Sutherland - ""Son vergin vezzosa"" (from Bellini's ""I Puritani"") --Della Reese - ""Yo
Jimmy Durante / Frank Sinatra Jr. / Pied Pipers
Tommy Dorsey Band - ""Marie"" Jimmy Durante - ""A Piano Is A Delicate Thing"" & "" September Song"" Helen Forrest -
Dick Dale / The Angels / Totie Fields
Guests: --Dick Dale - ""Swingin' & Surfin'"" (with some ""Miserlou"") --Totie Fields (comedian) - boasts about her
Lesley Gore / Tony Bennett / Frank Gorshin
Guests (confirmed): --Lesley Gore - ""It's My Party""/""She's A Fool"" medley --Szony & Claire (dancers) --The B
Scheduled: Cliff Richard; Eydie Gorme
Scheduled guests: --Cliff Richard (singer) - ""Stranger In Town"" & ""Some of These Days"" --Eydie Gorme (singer)
Moscow State Circus
The Moscow State Circus are a group of Animals, Acrobats, Jugglers, Clowns, Daredevils, High Wire Act, Dog Act, Trapeze
Richard Burton / Morecombe & Wise / Arthur Worsley
Guests: --Richard Burton - recites Dylan Thomas & does bar bit with drunken observations. --Arthur Worsley (Britis
scheduled: The Jane Russell, Connie Haines and Beryl Davis trio; Allen & Rossi
Scheduled guests: --The Jane Russell, Connie Haines and Beryl Davis trio --Shelley Berman --Allen and Rossi (come
scheduled: Tommy Sands & Nancy Sinatra; Robert Horton
Scheduled guests: --Tommy Sands and Nancy Sinatra - ""Old Straw Hat"" & ""Hey Good Lookin'"" --Robert Horton --Ki
The Obratsov Russian Puppet Theatre
The Obratsov Russian Puppet Theatre --Ed dedicated the entire hour show to the Obratsov Russian Puppet Theatre. The p
Ginger Rogers / Burt Lanchester (on film)
Guests: --Ginger Rogers - ""Something's Gotta Give"" & ""They Can't Take That Away from Me"" --Burt Lanchester (on
Burt Lancaster / Al Hirt / Milton Berle / Georgia Brown
Guests: --Burt Lancaster (actor) --Al Hirt - ""Java"" & ""Man with a Horn"" --Milton Berle (comedian) - running gag
scheduled: Buster Keaton; Teresa Brewer; Tessie O'Shea
Scheduled guests: --Buster Keaton --John Huston (director) --Teresa Brewer --George Kirby --Tessie O'Shea
Hank Williams Jr. / Janet Blair / cast of Twice Over Nightly
Guests: --Hank Williams, Jr. - ""On The Bayou,"" ""Your Cheatin Heart"" & ""Lonesome Blues"" (and possibly ""Cold, Co
Count Basie Orchestra / Keely Smith / Sister Sourie (Singing Nun)
Guests: --The Singing Nun (Sister Sourire) - ""Hallelujah,"" ""Dominique,"" & ""Les Piedes des Missionaires"" (perfor
Connie Francis / Frank Sinatra, Jr. / Stiller & Meara
Guests include: --Connie Francis - ""With A Song In My Heart,"" ""I Left My Heart In San Francisco,"" ""You're Nobody
Bobby Vinton / Juliet Prowse / Pat Buttram
--Bobby Vinton - medley: ""If You Knew Susie,"" ""When My Baby Smiles at Me"" and ""Yankee Doodle Dandy"" --Dick Albe
scheduled: Eddy Arnold; Van Heflin; Sidney Blackmer
Scheduled guests: --Van Heflin and Sidney Blackmer (actors, scheduled to appear in a scene from their Broadway play ""
Ella Fitzgerald / Sammy Davis Jr.
Guests: --Ella Fitzgerald - ""Them There Eyes"" --Sammy Davis Jr. - ""Without A Song"" -- Sammy Davis Jr. & Ella
Beatles (1st appearance) / Oliver Broadway cast
Guests include: --The Beatles (first appearance): All My Lovin,'Til There Was You, She Loves You, I Saw Her Standing T
Beatles (2nd appearance) / Mitzi Gaynor
--The Beatles (2nd appearance): She Loves You, This Boy, All My Lovin', I Saw Her Standing There, From Me to You and I W
Beatles (3rd appearance) / Cab Calloway
--The Beatles (3rd appearance): Twist and Shout, Please Please Me and I Want to Hold Your Hand (Pre-recorded Beatles seg
George Raft / Jack Carter / John Byner
Guests: --George Raft (Hollywood star) - scheduled to appear in a tango sequence with the Hugh Lambert dancers --Jac
Dave Clark Five / A Salute to American Composers
Dave Clark Five - ""Glad All Over"" ""A Salute to American Composers"" --Jerry Vale - ""Ah, Sweet Mystery"" & ""Yo
Dave Clark Five / Peter O'Toole / Jack Jones
--Dave Clark Five - ""Do You Love Me,"" ""Bits and Pieces"" and ""Glad All Over"" Other guests: --Peter O'Toole (a
Bobby Vinton / Van Johnson / The Ladybugs
Guests: --Van Johnson - ""Just One of Those Things"" & ""I'm A Ham"" --Bobby Vinton - ""My Heart Belongs to Only Yo
Harry Belafonte and the Belafonte Folk Singers
Guests: --Harry Belafonte --Jack Carter (comedian) --The Kessler Twins Additional guests (scheduled to appear)
The Searchers / scheduled: Rowan & Martin; Senor Wences
The Searchers – ""Ain't That Just Like Me"" & ""Needles and Pins"" Other guests (scheduled): --Dan Rowan &
Moscow State Circus (taped in Minneapolis, MN)
Moscow State Circus (taped in Minneapolis, MN): Taped show with guests: --Oleg Popov (clown, appears throughout the
Al Hirt / Roberta Peters / Itzhak Perlman / Kim Sisters
--Al Hirt - ""Begin the Beguine"" & ""Cotton Candy"" --Al Hirt & Roberta Peters - ""The Shadow Song"" --Itzhak Perlm
Stevie Wonder / Gerry and the Pacemakers
Guests: --Stevie Wonder - ""Fingertips"" --Gerry and the Pacemakers - ""Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying"" & ""I
Dusty Springfield / Gerry & the Pacemakers / Itzhak Perlman
Guests: --Dusty Springfield - ""Stay Awhile"" & ""I Only Want to Be with You"" --Gerry and the Pacemakers - ""I Lik
scheduled: Paul Anka; McGuire Sisters; Rita Pavone
Guests (2nd half of show): --Totie Fields (comedian) --The Mansville Marching Band - ""When The Saints Come Marchin
Liza Minnelli / Duke Ellington / The Beatles (on film)
--The Beatles (on film) - movie clip of ""You Can't Do That"" from ""A Hard Day's Night"" - song was cut from final edit
Dave Clark Five / Bill Cosby / Helen Hayes
Guests: --Dave Clark Five – ""Can't You See That She's Mine"" & ""Do You Love Me"" --Bill Cosby --Helen H
Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas / Alec Guinness
Guests: --Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas - ""Pride,"" ""Little Children"" and ""Bad to Me"" --Alec Guinness (cameo &
Sammy Davis Jr./ A filmed tour of the JFK Library exhibit
Guests: --Sammy Davis Jr. - ""My Kind of Town (Manhattan),"" ""Where Do I Belong?"" ""Gonna Build Me A Mountain"" & "
Debbie Reynolds (on film) / Trini Lopez / Harve Presnell
--Ed introduces the 50 candidates for the title of ""National College Queen,"" then announces the 6 finalists. --On fil
Bobby Vinton / Connie Francis / Frank Sinatra / Ferrante & Teicher
Guests: --Frank Sinatra - cameo, brings out anniversary cake, sings ""My Kind of Town"" --Bobby Vinton - ""Tell Me
scheduled: Kay Stevens; Myron Cohen; Jerry Vale; Allen & Rossi
Scheduled guests: --Jerry Vale --Kay Stevens --Allen and Rossi (comedy duo) --Myron Cohen (comedian) --Brasci
Steve Lawrence / Helen Shapiro / Geula Gill
Scheduled guests: --Steve Lawrence --Helen Shapiro - ""Tip Toe Through The Tulips"" --Geula Gill (Israeli vocalis
Della Reese / the Highwaymen
Guests: --Della Reese - ""Nobody's Sweetheart"" & ""His Eye Is On The Sparrow"" --The Highwaymen (vocal-instrumenta
Bert Lahr / Rita Pavone / The Kim Sisters
Guests (show taped earlier in the season): --Bert Lahr - ""Schneider's Miracle"" --Rita Pavone (Italian pop singer)
Beach Boys / Alan King / Robert Goulet
Guests: --The Beach Boys - ""I Get Around"" and ""Wendy"" --Robert Goulet - ""Let There be Love,"" ""Quiet Nights,"
Louis Armstrong / Sid Caesar / Abbe Lane / Pat Boone
Guests: --Louis Armstrong – ""Hello Dolly"" & ""So Long Dearie"" --Sid Caesar (comedian) - 2 skits: (1) Jap
Roy Orbison / Connie Francis / Harlem Globetrotters
Guests: --Roy Orbison - ""Oh, Pretty Woman"" --Connie Francis - (1) baseball medley: ""Take Me Out to the Ballgame"
The Animals / Van Johnson / Jackie Mason
Guests: --The Animals – ""I'm Crying"" & ""House of the Rising Sun"" --Jackie Mason (stand-up comedian) - ro
Rolling Stones / Jack Jones / Stiller & Meara
The Rolling Stones - ""Around and Around"" and ""Time is on My Side"" Other guests: --Stiller & Meara (comedy team
Dave Clark Five / Rex Harrison / Alan King
The Dave Clark Five - ""Anyway You Want It"" Other guests: --Rex Harrison (on film?) --Leon Bibb (folk singer) -
Jimmy Durante / Jean Paul Vignon / Nipsey Russell
Guests: --Jimmy Durante - ""Old Man Time,"" ""Fascination"" & ""Count Your Blessings"" --Sonny King and Jimmy Duran
Peter and Gordon / Sammy Davis Jr. / Kaye Stevens
Peter and Gordon – ""I Don't Want to See You Again"" & ""500 Miles"" Other guests: --Sammy Davis Jr. - ""Don'
scheduled: Tony Bennett; Leslie Uggams; Victor Borge
Scheduled guests: --Tony Bennett --Leslie Uggams --Victor Borge --The Womenfolk (folk singers) - ""Sail Away""
scheduled: Ella Fitzgerald; Gordon and Sheila MacRae
Scheduled guests: --Ella Fitzgerald --Gordon and Sheila MacRae --Myron Cohen --Corps De Ballet --Obernkirchen
scheduled: Piccola Pupa; Mitchell Trio; Sid Caesar
Guests: --Sid Caesar --Gary Lewis and the Playboys --Piccola Pupa --The Mitchell Trio (folk singers) --So
Julie Harris / Stiller & Meara / Alan King / Robert Preston
Guests: --Robert Preston - sings ""Half the Battle is Learning How to Smile"" (in a scene from ""Ben Franklin In Pari
Jack Jones / Allen & Rossi / Charlie Manna
Guests: --Jack Jones - Christmas medley & ""My Favorite Things."" --Jack Jones (later in show) - ""Somebody Loves
The Supremes / Serendipity Singers / Leslie Uggams
Guests: --The Supremes - ""Come See About Me"" --The Serendipity Singers - ""Every Time I Feel the Spirit"" --Le
scheduled: Liza Minnelli, Jean Paul Vignon, Totie Fields
Scheduled guests: --Liza Minnelli --Jean Paul Vignon --Totie Fields --Marc London (comedian) --Carmen Sevilla
scheduled: Sid Caesar; Wayne Newton; Betsy Palmer; Shari Lewis
Scheduled guests: --Sid Caesar --Wayne Newton --Betsy Palmer --Shari Lewis (puppeteer) --London Lee (comedian
Rex Harrison, Audrey Hepburn
Lesley Gore / Burt Lancaster / Mickey Rooney / Miriam Makeba
Guests: --Lesley Gore - ""The Look of Love"" & ""Hello Young Lovers"" --Burt Lancaster (chats with Ed & film clips)
Jimmy Durante / scheduled: Leslie Uggams; Stiller & Meara; Jean Carroll
Guests (confirmed): --Jimmy Durante (entertainer, celebrating his 72nd birthday) --Sonny King Additional guests
Dave Clark Five / Rowan & Martin / Steve Lawrence
Guests: --The Dave Clark Five - ""Everybody Knows,"" ""Because"" & ""Anyway You Want It"" --Steve Lawrence - ""Hello
scheduled: Sid Caesar; Roberta Peters; Betsy Palmer; Frank Gorshin
Scheduled guests: --Sid Caesar --Roberta Peters (Metropolitan Opera soprano) --Jerry Vale (singer) --Betsy Palm
scheduled: Wayne Newton; Juliet Prowse; Alan King; Bill Dana
Scheduled guests (from Florida's Miami Beach Auditorium): --Wayne Newton --Juliet Prowse --Alan King --Bill Dana
Duke Ellington & Ella Fitzgerald / Rita Pavone / Stiller & Meara
Guests: --Duke Ellington & Ella Fitzgerald (medley of Duke's hits) --Duke Ellington - ""It Don't Mean A Thing"" -
Petula Clark / Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem / Nancy Walker & Bert Lahr
Guests: --Petula Clark – ""Downtown"" and ""I Know a Place"" --Pat O'Brien --Nancy Walker & Bert Lahr --
Gary Lewis & the Playboys / Connie Francis / Tony Bennett / Melinda Marx
Guests: --Gary Lewis & the Playboys - ""This Diamond Ring"" & ""Count Me In"" --Tony Bennett (with the Woody Herman
Little Anthony and the Imperials / Bobby Vinton
Guests: --Little Anthony and the Imperials - ""Hurts So Bad"" --Bobby Vinton - ""Long Lonely Nights"" + medley of h
scheduled: Vince Edwards; Cilla Black; Alan King; Abbe Lane; George Kirby
Scheduled guests: --Vince Edwards (from ""Ben Casey"") --Cilla Black (singer) - ""You're My World"" --Alan King
Gerry & the Pacemakers / Maurice Chevalier / Soupy Sales
Guests: --Gerry and the Pacemakers – ""Ferry Across the Mersey,"" ""It's Gonna Be Alright"" & ""Why, Oh Why""
John Huston / Sam Snead / Soupy Sales
Easter Show: --John Huston - scene from ""The Bible"" (might be on film) --The McGuire Sisters - Medley (""Heart Bea
Freddie & the Dreamers / Sean Connery (on film) / Eydie Gormé
--On film: Ed Sullivan talks with Sean Connery and Claudine Auger on the set of ""Thunderball"" Guests: --Freddie an
Rolling Stones / Dusty Springfield / Tom Jones
--The Rolling Stones - ""The Last Time,"" Little Red Rooster"" and ""Someone to Love"" --Dusty Springfield - ""All Cri
scheduled: Della Reese; the Three Stooges; Richard Pryor; Juliet Prowse
Scheduled guests: --Della Reese --The Three Stooges --Richard Pryor --Juliet Prowse --Vaughn Monroe (singer)
Petula Clark / Rudolf Nureyev / Alan King
Guests: --Petula Clark - ""I Know a Place"" & ""Heart"" --Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn (ballet dancers) - per
Liza Minnelli / Rudolf Nureyev & Margot Fonteyn / the Bachelors
Guests: --Guy Lombardo - ""Red Roses for a Blue Lady"" & ""12th Street Rag"" --The Fredianis (acrobatic trio) -
The Animals / scheduled: Bert Lahr; Connie Francis; Wayne Newton
--The Animals - ""Bright Lights, Big City"" & ""Bring It On Home to Me"" Other guests (scheduled to appear): --Connie
Herman's Hermits / scheduled: Tommy Steele; Trini Lopez
--Herman's Hermits – ""Mrs. Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter,"" ""I'm Henry The VIII, I Am"" and ""Wonderful Wo
Tom Jones / The Seekers / Dee Dee Sharp / Sid Caesar
Guests: --Tom Jones - ""It's Not Unusual"" & ""Watcha You Gonna Do"" --The Seekers - ""A World of Our Own"" --Dee
Dave Clark Five / scheduled: Cab Calloway; Soupy Sales
--The Dave Clark Five - ""Glad All Over,"" ""Come Home"" & ""I Like It Like That"" Other guests (scheduled): --Cab
Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas / Tony Bennett
Guests (June 27, 1965): --Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas - ""From a Window"" & ""Bad to Me"" --Tony Bennett - ""San
Gerry & the Pacemakers / Jerry Vale / The Womenfolk
Guests: --Gerry and the Pacemakers - ""I Like It,"" ""You'll Never Walk Alone"" & ""I'm the One"" --Jerry Vale - ""
The Beatles (4th live appearance) / Cilla Black
--The Beatles (on tape, recorded 14-Aug-65) I Feel Fine, I'm Down, Help!, Yesterday, Act Naturally and Ticket to Ride
series now in COLOR: Red Skelton / Dino, Desi & Billy
Guests (from Hollywood): --Dino, Desi & Billy - ""I'm A Fool"" and ""Not the Loving Kind"" --Red Skelton (stand-up co
Sonny and Cher, Leslie Uggams
Judy Garland / Tom Jones / Peter Sellers
Guests (from Hollywood): --Judy Garland - ""Come Rain or Shine,"" ""Rock-A-Bye Your Baby"" & ""By Myself"" --Peter Se
Supremes / Petula Clark / Woody Allen / Wayne Newton
Guests (from Hollywood): --Petula Clark - ""Round Every Corner"" and ""A Foggy Day in London Town"" --Diana Ross & th
Sam the Sham / The Animals / Sid Caesar / Pat Boone
--Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs - ""Ring Dang Doo"" --The Animals - ""The Work Song"" Complete show: --The McGu
Marvin Gaye / Herman's Hermits / Duke Ellington
Guests (from Hollywood): --Herman's Hermits - ""Just A Little Bit Better"" and ""Jezebel"" --Marvin Gaye - sings ""
Barry McGuire / scheduled: Liza Minnelli; Harlem Globetrotters
--Barry McGuire with the Grass Roots - ""Child of Our Times"" (from this episode?) Scheduled guests/songs: --Barry
Righteous Brothers / Peggy Lee / Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
Guests: --Righteous Brothers - ""Turn On Your Love Light"" and ""You'll Never Walk Alone"" --Righteous Brothers wit
Dave Clark Five / scheduled: Woody Allen; Bert Lahr
Dave Clark Five - ""Over And Over"" & ""Catch Us If You Can"" Other guests (scheduled): --Woody Allen --Bert Lah
scheduled: Johnny Mathis; Mort Sahl; Peter Nero
Scheduled guests: --Johnny Mathis --Mort Sahl --Peter Nero --Jean Carroll (comedian) --Killer Joe Piro and hi
Petula Clark / Glenn Yarbrough / Sammy Kaye
Guests: --Petula Clark - ""My Love"" & ""Mademoiselle de Paris"" --Glenn Yarbrough - ""Baby, the Rain Must Fall"" &
Martha & the Vandellas / Tom Jones
Guests: --Martha and the Vandellas - ""Dancin' in the Streets"" --Tom Jones - ""Thunderball"" --Robert Goulet an
The Byrds / Al Hirt / Alan King / Wayne Newton
Guests: --The Byrds - ""Mr. Tambourine Man"" & ""Turn, Turn, Turn"" --Al Hirt (trumpeter) - appears twice during sh
Stars of the Circus World (from Munich, Germany)
Stars of the Circus World (from Munich, Germany) Russian Cossacks (stunt trick horseback riding act featuring an 8 ye
The Remains / Stiller & Meara / Jack Carter
Guests: --The Remains - ""Let Me Through"" --Stiller & Meara --Sergio Franchi - ""The Lord's Prayer"" & medley: "
Four Seasons / Leslie Uggams / King Family / Brigitte Bardot (on film)
Guests: --Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons - ""Let's Hang On"" and ""Don't Think Twice"" --Brigitte Bardot (on fi
scheduled: The Lettermen, Stiller & Meara; Mike Douglas
--Mike Douglas - ""The Men in My Little Girl's Life"" --Mimi Hines - ""Who Are You Now?"" (from ""Funny Girl"") Sche
Rick Nelson / Duke Ellington / Maria Cole
Guests: --Rick Nelson - ""Your Kind of Lovin'"" & ""Fire Breathin' Dragon"" --Duke Ellington - medley of hits --M
Four Tops / José Feliciano / SSgt. Barry Sadler / Dinah Shore
Guests: --The Four Tops - ""Nice and Easy"" --The Four Tops - medley: ""The Whole World Sings With You,"" ""It's t
The Animals / Rosemary Clooney / Nancy Walker
Guests: --The Animals - ""We Gotta Get Out of This Place"" & ""Inside Looking Out"" --Rosemary Clooney - ""Baby, The
Rolling Stones / Hal Holbrook / Ethel Merman / Wayne Newton
Guests: --The Rolling Stones - ""Satisfaction,"" ""As Tears Go By,"" & ""19th Nervous Breakdown"" --Wayne Newton -
Diana Ross & the Supremes / Richard Kiley / Dave Clark Five
Guests: --Dave Clark Five - ""Over and Over"" & ""At the Scene"" --Diana Ross and the Supremes - ""My World is Empt
Nancy Sinatra / Gary Lewis & the Playboys / Petula Clark
Guests: --Nancy Sinatra - ""These Boots are Made for Walkin'"" --Gary Lewis and the Playboys - ""She's Just My Styl
Frankie Avalon & Annette Funicello / Tom Jones
Guests: --Tom Jones - ""More"" --Frankie Avalon & Annette Funicello - medley (""This Land Is Your Land,"" ""I Left
scheduled: Pearl Bailey; Wayne & Shuster; Clancy Brothers
St. Patrick's Day salute with scheduled guests: --Pearl Bailey --Wayne & Shuster (comedy team) --Clancy Brothers (
Young Rascals / Brenda Lee / Walter Cronkite
Guests: --Young Rascals - ""Good Lovin'"" --Brenda Lee - ""Time and Time Again"" --Walter Cronkite --Abbe Lane
scheduled: Debbie Reynolds; Kirk Douglas; Cilla Black; Ed Ames
Guests: --Debbie Reynolds - ""It's a Miracle"" (from ""The Singing Nun"" soundtrack) --Cilla Black - ""Love's Just
scheduled: Count Basie; Stiller & Meara; Eydie Gorme
Scheduled guests: --Eydie Gorme --Count Basie --Stiller & Meara --Robert Horton --Arthur Haynes --Sandy Bar
Count Basie / Diahann Carroll / Alan King
Guests (from PBS repeat): --Count Basie and his band - ""007-The Incredible World of James Bond"" --Diahann Carroll
The Animals / Petula Clark / Jimmy Durante
Guests: --The Animals - ""Shake"" & ""Don't Bring Me Down"" --Petula Clark - ""A Sign of the Times"" & ""Just Say G
Dave Clark Five / Allan Sherman / Roberta Peters
Guests: --Dave Clark Five - ""Catch Us If You Can"" & ""Try Too Hard"" --Alan Sherman (comedian) - sings ""Second H
The Supremes / James Brown / 'Shot Of Five' composers
Guests: --The Supremes - ""Love is Like an Itching In My Heart"" & ""More"" --James Brown - medley of hits: ""Papa
The Black Sheep / Harry James / Henny Youngman
Guests: --The Black Sheep - ""Slow Down"" --Harry James Orchestra - ""Sunday Morning"" --The McGuire Sisters with
scheduled: Alan King; Kate Smith; the Bachelors
Scheduled guests: --Alan King --Kate Smith --The Bachelors --Peter Gennaro --D'aldo Romano
Nancy Sinatra / Mrs. Miller / Robert Merrill / Stiller & Meara
Guests: --Nancy Sinatra - ""Last of the Secret Agents"" & ""Let It Be Me"" --Maria Cole (Nat ""King"" Cole's widow)
The Thomas Group / scheduled: Bobby Vinton; Jane Morgan
The Thomas Group (rock band) - ""Autumn"" Other guests (scheduled to appear): --Bobby Vinton --Jane Morgan --Wayne
The Beatles (on film) / scheduled: Richard Pryor; Robert Goulet
--The Beatles (on film) - ""Rain"" & ""Paperback Writer"" promos Other guests (scheduled to appear): --Richard Pry
Dave Clark Five / Wayne Newton / Joey Adams / Jackie Vernon
--Dave Clark Five - ""Look Before You Leap"" & ""Please Tell Me Why"" --Wayne Newton - ""The Good Old Days,"" ""My Cou
scheduled: Jerry Vale; Brigit Nilsson; Swinging Lads; Nancy Walker
Scheduled guests: --Jerry Vale (singer) - ""The Song Is You"" & ""It's Magic"" --Birgit Nilsson (Metropolitan Oper
Simon & Garfunkel (I Am A Rock)
--Simon & Garfunkel - ""I Am A Rock"" New segment added to repeat of the January 30, 1966 show.
U. S. Marines Tribute (Guadalcanal Anniversary) w/ clips from 3-Oct-65
Show Dedicated To the U. S. Marines (Anniversary Of 1942 Landing On Guadalcanal). New segments added to segments from 3-
Petula Clark
Rolling Stones / Louis Armstrong / Robert Goulet
--The Rolling Stones - ""Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing In the Shadow?"" ""Paint It Black"" & ""Lady Jane""
Jackie Mason / Herman's Hermits / The Peanuts
Guests include: --Herman's Hermits - ""My Reservation's Been Confirmed"" and ""Dandy"" (and possibly ""L' Autre Jour"
Supremes / Nipsey Russell / Ethel Merman
--The Supremes - ""You Can't Hurry Love"" & medley (""I Hear A Symphony,"" ""Stranger In Paradise,"" ""Wonderful, Wonder
Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons
scheduled: Petula Clark; Richard Pryor; Allan & Rossi
Petula Clark - ""Who Am I?"" & ""Come Rain Or Come Shine"" Additional guests (scheduled to appear): --Richard Pryor
Four Tops / Eddie Albert / Carroll Baker / Allan Sherman
Guests: --The Four Tops - ""Reach Out, I'll Be There "" --Eddie Albert - ""Ballad of William Sycamore"" --Carroll
Peggy Lee, Jim Nabors
James Brown / Nancy Sinatra / Stan Freberg / Mrs. Miller
--James Brown - medley of hits: ""I Got You (I Feel Good),"" ""Papa's Got A Brand New Bag,"" ""Prisoner of Love,"" ""Ple
Lou Rawls / Nancy Ames / Corbett Monica
Guests: --Lou Rawls - ""Love Is A Hurtin' Thing"" & ""In the Evening"" --Topo Gigio (mouse puppet) - boxing skit
scheduled: New Vaudeville Band; Noel Harrison; Johnny Hart; Joan Sutherland
Scheduled guests: --The New Vaudeville Band - ""Winchester Cathedral"" --Noel Harrison - sings ""Mr. Tambourine Man
Dave Clark 5 / Bobby Vinton / Barbara McNair / Dick Cavett
--Dave Clark Five - ""Sitting Here Baby"" (live) and ""19 Days"" promo video --Bobby Vinton - ""Coming Home Soldier""
Leslie Uggams / Glenn Yarbrough / Muppets
Guests: --Leslie Uggams - ""We Can Work It Out"" --Glen Yarbrough - ""Rose"" (audience singalong during chorus, tit
Supremes / Gary Lewis & the Playboys / Wayne & Shuster
Guests: --Harlem Globetrotters (comic basketball stunts) --Lainie Kazan - ""What Now My Love"" --The ""Walking H
Mamas & the Papas / Joan Rivers / Morey Amsterdam
--Mamas & the Papas - ""Monday, Monday,"" ""California Dreamin',"" & ""Words of Love"" Start of show: --Harry James
scheduled: Count Basie; Dianne Carroll; Totie Fields; P. Gennaro
Scheduled guests: --Count Basie --Diahann Carroll --Totie Fields --Peter Gennaro --Sandler & Young
scheduled: European Circus Acts (Krone Circus Arena, Munich)
Ed presents circus acts at the Krone Circus Arena in Munich, Germany.
The New Vaudeville Band / Peter Nero / Joan Rivers
--The New Vaudeville Band - ""Winchester Cathedral,"" ""Whispering"" & ""Shine"" Other guests: --Joan Rivers (comedi
Ethel Merman / Gordon MacRae / Flip Wilson / Serendipity Singers
Guests: --Ethel Merman - ""Some People"" --Ethel Merman and Gordon MacRae - ""You're Just in Love"" (a.k.a. ""You'
Rolling Stones / Petula Clark / Allan Sherman
--The Rolling Stones - ""Ruby Tuesday"" & ""Let's Spend Some Time Together"" (censored version of ""Let's Spend the Nigh
Lovin' Spoonful / Johnny Mathis / Ginger Rogers
Guests: --The Lovin' Spoonful - ""Nashville Cats"" & ""Darlin' Be Home Soon"" --Johnny Mathis - medley of hits: ""I
Mel Torme & the Woody Herman orchestra / George Carlin / Nipsy Russell
Guests: --The Woody Herman Orchestra - ""Apple Honey"" --Mel Torme with the Woody Herman Orchestra - medley: ""A Ta
Woody Allen / Lainie Kazan / Wayne & Shuster
Guests: --Woody Allen (stand-up) --Lainie Kazan (""My Man's Gone Now"") --Wayne And Shuster (stand-up comedians)
Young Rascals / Joan Rivers / Lola Falana / Nancy Walker
--The Young Rascals - ""Lonely Too Long"" and ""Come On Up"" instrumental (Young Rascals also perform ""Mickey's Monkey"
Nancy Sinatra, Henny Youngman
Nancy Sinatra / Henny Youngman / Xavier Cugat
Nancy Sinatra - ""My Buddy"" & ""Sweet Georgia Brown"" Other guests: --Henny Youngman (joined onstage by 10 violin
Dionne Warwick / Gwen Verdon / Rodney Dangerfield
Guests: --Dionne Warwick - ""The Way You Look Tonight"" --Gwen Verdon - ""If My Friends Could See Me Now"" (from ""
Lou Rawls / Nancy Ames / The Kessler Twins
Guests: --Lou Rawls - ""Yesterday"" --Nancy Ames - ""Cherish"" & ""They Can't Take That Away From Me"" --Jack Ca
Lovin' Spoonful / Johnny Rivers / Cab Calloway
Guests: --The Lovin' Spoonful - ""Bald Headed Lena"" (and 2 more songs at end of show) --Johnny Rivers - ""Baby I N
Dave Clark Five / scheduled: Eddie Albert; Pat Buttram
--Dave Clark Five - ""I've Got To Have A Reason"" & ""You Got What It Takes"" Other guests (scheduled): --Eddie Albe
scheduled: Alan King; Henny Youngman; Wayne & Shuster
Scheduled guests: --Sonny & Cher --Alan King --Henny Youngman --Wayne & Shuster --Robert Merrill --Gospel
scheduled: Richard Pryor; Ed Ames; Lana Cantrell; Davis & Reese
Scheduled guests: --Richard Pryor --Ed Ames --Lana Cantrell --Davis & Reese --Peter Gennaro --Shirley Verr
Tony Bennett / Count Basie / Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood
Guests: --Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood - ""Summer Wine"" --Nancy Sinatra - ""Love Eyes"" --Tony Bennett and the
scheduled: Bobby Vinton; Bert Lahr; Jackie Mason; Joan Rivers
Scheduled guests: --Bobby Vinton --Bert Lahr --Jackie Mason --Joan Rivers --The McGuire Sisters --George K
Paul Revere & the Raiders / Jack Benny / Melina Mercouri
Guests: --Paul Revere and the Raiders - ""Good Thing,"" ""Ups and Downs,"" ""Him or Me - What's It Gonna Be"" & ""Kic
Expo '67: The Supremes; Xavier Cugat with Charo
Broadcast from Montreal's Expo '67 --The Supremes - ""The Happening"" --The Supremes - medley: ""Thoroughly Modern M
The Turtles / Woody Allen / Leslie Uggams
The Turtles - ""Happy Together"" & ""She'd Rather Be with Me"" Other guests: -- Woody Allen (stand-up comedy routine
Expo '67: The Seekers; Petula Clark; Alan King
Broadcast from Montreal's Expo '67 Guests: --The Seekers - ""Georgy Girl"" --Petula Clark - medley: ""I Know A Pl
The Temptations / Robert Goulet / Tessie O' Shea / Pickle Brothers
Guests: --The Temptations - medley: ""(I Know) I'm Losing You,"" ""All I Need"" and ""My Girl"" --Robert Goulet - "
The Young Rascals / Harry James Orchestra / Rodney Dangerfield
--Nancy Ames - ""Blow Gabriel Blow"" (with Harry James playing trumpet) --Topo Gigio (Italian mouse puppet) - sketch:
Mamas and the Papas / Richard Pryor / Alan King
--Opening of show, Ed's intro --Topo Gigio (mouse) - talks about being sick from eating too much candy. --Topo Tri
20th Anniversary: Diahann Carroll; Spanky & Our Gang
Ed Sullivan's 20th Anniversary show: Guests: --Spanky & Our Gang - ""Sunday Will Never Be the Same"" & ""Coney Isl
Connie Francis / Ronnie Dove / Henny Youngman
Guests: --Connie Francis – ""Born Free,"" ""Winchester Cathedral"" and an Italian medley --Ronnie Dove and
Young Rascals / Petula Clark / Red Skelton
Guests: --The Young Rascals - ""Groovin',"" ""A Girl Like You"" & ""How Can I Be Sure?"" --Petula Clark - ""I'll b
The Doors / Yul Brynner / Rodney Dangerfield
Guests: --The Doors - ""People are Strange"" & ""Light My Fire"" --Yul Brynner (actor, appearing with a musician) -
Mamas & the Papas / Florence Henderson / John Byner
--The Mamas and the Papas - ""Twelve Thirty (Young Girls Are Coming to the Canyon)"" --The Mamas and the Papas (later
Nancy Sinatra / Peggy Lee / George Carlin
Nancy Sinatra - ""Until It's Time for You to Go"" --Nancy Sinatra, Peggy Lee, & Sergio Franchi - medley including ""Jus
Jimmy Dean / Wayne & Shuster / Joan Rivers
Guests: --Jimmy Dean - country medley: ""Any Time,"" ""Born To Lose,"" ""Oh Lonesome Me,"" ""I Can't Stop Loving You"
Lovin' Spoonful / Ethel Merman / David Frye
Lovin' Spoonful - ""She's Still a Mystery"" & ""Only Pretty"" Other guests: --Ethel Merman - ""Riding High"" & ""Thi
Lulu / Eddie Fisher / McGuire Sisters / Norm Crosby
Guests: --Lulu - ""To Sir With Love"" --Eddie Fisher - ""Let Me Sing And I'll Be Happy"" & ""If She Walked Into M
The Cowsills / Polly Bergen / Don Ameche
--The Cowsills - ""The Rain, the Park & Other Things"" & medley (""Monday, Monday,"" ""Sweet Taking Guy,"" ""Lonesome Me
Shirley Bassey / Tony Bennett / Woody Herman Orchestra
--Shirley Bassey - ""Don't Rain On My Parade"" & ""On A Clear Day"" --Tony Bennett - ""Broadway,"" ""Who Can I Turn To
The Turtles / Johnny Mathis / Joan Rivers
--The Turtles - ""Happy Together"" & ""She's My Girl"" Complete show: --Lana Cantrell - ""Yes Sir, That's My Baby""
The Supremes / The Temptations / Flip Wilson
--The Supremes - ""In & Out of Love,"" ""Thou Swell"" & ""Greensleeves"" --The Temptations - ""Hello Young Lovers"" &
The Beatles (on film) / Connie Francis / Al Hirt
Guests: --The Beatles (on film) - ""Hello Goodbye"" promo --Connie Francis - ""Going Out Of My Head,"" ""Sunny"" &
Ray Charles & Billy Preston / Bill Dana
--Start of show --Ray Charles & Billy Preston - ""Double-O-Soul"" Commercials: Hai Karate; Pacquin Hand Cream --
20th Anniversary Show: Gwen Verdon; Pearl Bailey; Robert Merrill
Guests (20th Year Anniversary Show): --Pearl Bailey - ""Before The Parade Passes By"" with the ""Hello Dolly"" cast
Spanky & Our Gang / Richard Pryor / Patti Page
Guests: --Spanky and Our Gang - ""Lazy Day"" & ""Sunday Morning"" --Patti Page - sings ""Can't Take My Eyes Off Of
The Cowsills / Bobbie Gentry / George Carlin / Arthur Godfrey
Guests: --The Cowsills - ""We Can Fly"" & Christmas song medley --Bobbie Gentry - ""Niki Hookey"" & ""I Wonder as I
Jay & the Techniques / Buddy Rich / Miriam Makeba
--Jay and the Techniques - ""Keep the Ball Rolling"" --Miriam Makeba (singer from South Africa) - ""Pata Pata"" --B
Dionne Warwick / Norm Crosby / Morecambe & Wise
Guests: --Dionne Warwick - ""I Say a Little Prayer"" & ""Battle Hymn of the Republic"" --The Young Americans - Amer
Vanilla Fudge / scheduled: Duke Ellington; Flip Wilson
Vanilla Fudge - ""You Keep Me Hangin' On"" Other guests (scheduled): --Duke Ellington --Tammy Grimes --Buddy Gre
Johnny Mathis / Melvyn Douglas / Pert Kelton
Guests: --Johnny Mathis - ""Get Out of Town"" & ""At the Crossroads"" --Melvyn Douglas and Pert Kelton (actors) - app
scheduled: Fifth Dimension; Al Martino; Nancy Ames
Scheduled guests: --The 5th Dimension - ""Up Up and Away,"" ""Carpet Man"" & ""Shake Your Tambourine"" --Al Martin
scheduled: Michele Lee; Stiller & Meara; Morecombe & Wise; Stu Gilliam
Scheduled guests: --Michele Lee (singer-actress) --Stiller & Meara (comedy team) --Jackie Vernon (comedian) --S
Vincent Price / Eddie Albert / Lennon Sisters
Guests: --Vincent Price --Eddie Albert (actor, performs a dramatic reading about Abraham Lincoln) --Morey Amsterd
scheduled: Bobbie Gentry; George Chakiris; Jane Powell; Paul Mauriat
Scheduled guests: --Jane Powell --Bobbie Gentry --George Chakiris - ""West Side Story"" medley --Rodney Dangerf
Gladys Knight & the Pips / Jackie Mason / Dinah Shore
--Gladys Knight & the Pips - medley (""The End of Our Road,"" ""And So Is Love"" and ""I Heard It Through the Grapevine"
scheduled: Lou Rawls; Alan King; Morecambe & Wise
Scheduled guests: --Lou Rawls --Alan King --Morecambe & Wise --Jack E. Leonard --J. Rivers --Sergio Franchi
Fifth Dimension / Liza Minnelli / Allen & Rossi
Guests (broadcast from Caesars Palace in Las Vegas): --5th Dimension - ""Up-Up and Away"" & ""Monday, Monday"" --L
The Bee Gees / Lucille Ball / George Hamilton
Guests: --The Bee Gees - ""Words"" --Lucille Ball guest appearance: (1) Lucy (onstage) chats with Ed; (2) On film:
Spanky & Our Gang / Supremes / Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazelwood
Guests: --Spanky & Our Gang - ""I'd Like to Get to Know You"" --Diana Ross and the Supremes - ""Forever Came Today"
Smokey Robinson & the Miracles / Frankie Laine / Charlton Heston
Guests: --Smokey Robinson & the Miracles - medley (""I Second That Emotion,"" ""If You Can Want,"" ""Going To A Go-Go
scheduled: Eddie Albert, Norm Crosby, Joan Rivers
Scheduled guests: --Eddie Albert --Norm Crosby --Joan Rivers --Sergio Franchi --Shirley Verrett --Montford M
Tom Jones / Patty Duke / Totie Fields / The Muppets
Guests: --Tom Jones - ""It's Not Unusual,"" ""Danny Boy"" & ""Delilah"" --Patty Duke - ""Dona, Dona"" (with dancers
Richard Harris / Ella Fitzgerald / Stiller & Meara
Guests: --Ella Fitzgerald - ""Can't Buy Me Love"" & ""Mr. Paganini"" (with 3 man combo) --Richard Harris - ""Camelo
80th Birthday salute to Irving Berlin: Diana Ross & Supremes; Bing Crosby
80th Birthday salute to Irving Berlin (90-minute episode) Guests: --Diana Ross & the Supremes - ""Always"" --Dia
Gary Puckett and the Union Gap / Richard Pryor / Rodney Dangerfield
--Gary Puckett and the Union Gap - ""Lady Willpower"" & ""Young Girl"" Other guests: --Richard Pryor (stand-up come
Fifth Dimension / Joel Gray / Joan Rivers / Morey Amsterdam
Fifth Dimension - ""On Broadway"" & ""Stoned Soul Picnic"" Other guests: --Joel Grey - scene from ""George M"" --J
Spanky & Our Gang / Nancy Sinatra / Mike Douglas
Guests: --Nancy Sinatra - ""Sock It To Me Sunshine"" & ""This Girl's In Love With You"" --Spanky & Our Gang - ""Thr
20th Anniversary Show - scheduled: Alan King; Jerry Vale; Lana Cantrell
20th Anniversary Show Scheduled guests: --Alan King --Jerry Vale - ""My Love, Forgive Me"" --Lana Cantrell - ""H
Robert F. Kennedy Tribute - Dionne Warwick; Duke Ellington; Charlton Heston
Tribute Show - National Day Of Mourning for Robert F. Kennedy --Dionne Warwick - ""The Battle Hymn of the Republic""
Jefferson Airplane / Diana Ross & the Supremes / Red Skelton
Guests include: --Jefferson Airplane - ""Crown of Creation,"" ""Won't You Try"" & ""Saturday Afternoon"" --Diana Ro
scheduled: Dionne Warwick; Tiny Tim; Tony Bennett
Scheduled guests: --Dionne Warwick - ""Impossible Dream"" and ""Promises, Promises"" --Tony Bennett (performing wi
The Beach Boys / Richard Pryor / Peter O'Toole
--The Beach Boys - ""Do It Again"" & ""Good Vibrations"" --Start of show, opening titles --Ed talks with jockey Stan
The Fifth Dimension / Steve McQueen (on film) / Joan Rivers
Guests: --The Fifth Dimension - ""Sweet Blindness"" --On film: Steve McQueen shown riding a motorcycle, short inter
Mary Hopkin / Gary Lewis and the Playboys / George Carlin
Guests: --Mary Hopkin - ""Morning of My Life"" & ""Those Were the Days"" --Gary Lewis and the Playboys - ""Main Str
scheduled: Alan King, George Hamilton, Connie Francis, Stiller & Meara
According to a November 1968 New York Times article, this episode was cancelled due to the AFTRA musicians' union strike
The Muppets
Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass / Engelbert Humperdinck / Tiny Tim
Guests: --Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass - ""My Favorite Things"" ""The Christmas Song"" --Tiny Tim - ""Great Bal
Ray Charles / The Association / Richard Pryor
Guests: --The Association - ""Never My Love"" & ""Along Comes Mary"" --Ray Charles - ""Marie,"" ""Eleanor Rigby""
Stevie Wonder / Brooklyn Bridge / Jane Morgan
Guests: --Stevie Wonder - ""For Once in My Life,"" ""You Met Your Match"" & ""Alfie"" --Brooklyn Bridge - ""Worst
The Vogues / Patti Page / Mike Douglas
Guests: --The Vogues - medley (""Turn Around, Look At Me,"" ""You Are My Reason to Live"" & ""Till"") --The Muppet
Eddie Albert / Sly and the Family Stone / Lainie Kazan
Guests: --Lainie Kazan - ""The Trolley Song"" & ""How Can I Be Sure"" --George Kirby (stand-up comedy) --Earl Wi
Diana Ross & the Supremes / Johnny Mathis / Henry Mancini
Guests: --Diana Ross & the Supremes - ""Love Child,"" ""I'm Living In Shame"" & ""I Get A Kick Out of You"" --Henry
The Chambers Brothers / Gina Lollobrigida / Don Rickles
Live From Circus Circus in Las Vegas Guests: --The Chambers Brothers - medley: ""I Can't Turn You Loose,"" ""People
Gary Puckett & the Union Gap / Liza Minnelli / John Davidson
Guests: --Gary Puckett & The Union Gap - ""Don't Make Promises"" & ""By The Time I Get To Phoenix"" --Liza Minnelli
Tommy James & the Shondells / George Hamilton / Shirley Bassey
Guests: --Tommy James and the Shondells - ""Crimson & Clover"" & ""Mony, Mony"" --Shirley Bassey - ""Goin' Out of M
Vanilla Fudge / Temptations / James Earl Jones
Guests: --Vanilla Fudge - ""Shotgun"" --The Temptations - ""The Best Things in Life Are Free,"" ""Runaway Child"" a
scheduled: Leslie Uggams; Joan Rivers, Barbara Eden
Scheduled guests: --Barbara Eden - ""Do You Know the Way to San Jose?"" --Leslie Uggams --Roslyn Kind --Joan R
Blood, Sweat & Tears / Caterina Valente / Arthur Godfrey
Guests: --Blood, Sweat & Tears - ""Smiling Phases"" (and possibly ""Spinning Wheel"") --Caterina Valente - ""Malagu
5th Dimension / Harold Prince tribute / Herschel Bernardi
Tribute to Harold Prince (theatrical director and producer) Songs from his productions: --Harry Goz sings ""Sunrise Sun
scheduled: Paul Anka; Checkmates; Alan King
--Paul Anka - ""Goodnight My Love"" & ""It Only Takes A Moment"" --Checkmates Ltd. --Flip Wilson Other guests (sch
Creedence Clearwater Revival / The Association / Jeannie C. Riley
Guests: --Creedence Clearwater Revival - ""Proud Mary"" & ""Good Golly Miss Molly"" --Jeannie C. Riley - medley: ""
Janis Joplin / Chet Atkins / Floyd Cramer & Boots Randolph
Guests: --Janis Joplin - ""Raise Your Hand"" & ""Maybe, Maybe, Maybe"" --Boots Randolph (saxophonist) - ""Yakety Sax
Sly and the Family Stone / Dionne Warwick / George Burns
Guests: --Sly and the Family Stone - ""Love City"" (and possibly ""Stand"") --Dionne Warwick - ""This Girl's in Lov
Cast of Hair / Peter Nero / Steve & Eydie
Guests: --The cast of ""Hair"" - ""Aquarius""/""Let the Sun Shine In"" --Peter Nero - ""Mrs. Robinson"" (instrument
Peggy Lee / Tony Bennett / Duke Ellington Band
Guests: --Peggy Lee - ""Spinning Wheel"" & ""Natural Woman"" --Duke Ellington Band - ""Rocking In Rhythm"" --Ton
The Chambers Brothers
Joe Cocker & the Grease Band / scheduled: Connie Francis, Alan King
--Joe Cocker & the Grease Band - ""Feelin' Alright"" --Connie Francis - ""Those Were The Days"" & ""The House I Live
Richie Havens / scheduled: Joel Grey; Vikki Carr
Richie Havens - ""High Flyin' Bird"" Other guests (scheduled): --Joel Grey --Stiller & Meara --Vicki Carr --
Diana Ross & the Supremes / Ed Ames / Lana Cantrell
Guests: --Diana Ross & the Supremes - ""The Impossible Dream,"" ""You're Nobody ‘till Somebody Loves You"" and
Fifth Dimension / Liza Minnelli / George Carlin
Guests: --Fifth Dimension - ""Up Up & Away,"" ""Working on a Groovy Thing"" and ""Aquarius""/""Let the Sun Shine In""
Mary Hopkin (Goodbye) / Sam & Dave
--Mary Hopkin - ""Goodbye"" --Mary Hopkin - ""Love Is The Sweetest Thing"" (probably the correct date for this song)
Smokey Robinson & the Miracles / Lesley Gore / Mason Williams
Guests: --Smokey Robinson & the Miracles - ""Doggone Right"" & ""Abraham, Martin & John"" --Lesley Gore - medley: "
scheduled: Jerry Vale; the Serendipity Singers; Burns & Schreiber
Scheduled guests: --Jerry Vale (singer) --Myron Cohen (comedian) --Burns and Schreiber (comedy team) --The S
The Everly Brothers / Phil Crosby / Marilyn Maye
Guests: --The Everly Brothers - ""Walk Right Back"" & "" Bye Bye Love"" (and possibly ""Bowling Green"" & ""Wake Up L
scheduled: Sonny James; Flip Wilson; Jackie Mason
Scheduled guests: --Sonny James --Flip Wilson --Jackie Mason --Karen Wyman --Hal Frazier --Georgia Tech Gle
Bobby Vinton / Lainie Kazan / The Sugar Shoppe
Guests: --Bobby Vinton - ""Those Were The Days"" and a medley (""Blue Velvet,"" ""Take Good Care of My Baby"" and ""P
scheduled: Vikki Carr; Henny Youngman; Clara Ward Gospel Singers
Scheduled guests: --Vikki Carr - ""Where Am I Going?"" & ""The Glory of Love"" --Henny Youngman (comedian) - holds
Steppenwolf / Nancy Ames / Stiller & Meara
Guests: --Steppenwolf - ""It's Never Too Late"" & medley: ""Born To Be Wild""/""Magic Carpet Ride"" --Nancy Ames - m
Sam & Dave / Roslyn Kind / Jackie Mason
Guests: --Sam & Dave - medley: ""Brown Sugar"" & ""That Lucky Ol' Sun"" --Roslyn Kind - ""The Fool On The Hill"" &
23rd Season Premiere: Barbra Streisand / The Temptations
1969-70 season premiere (Ed Sullivan's 23nd season): --The Temptations - ""I Can't Get Next to You,"" ""September in th
Gladys Knight & the Pips / Clint Eastwood (on film)
--Gladys Knight & the Pips - medley (""Let Us Entertain You,"" ""Nitty Gritty,"" ""By the Time I Get to Phoenix"" & ""I
Lee Marvin / Woody Allen / Oliver / Shirley Bassey
Guests: --Woody Allen --Lee Marvin (with the Yale Glee Club) - ""Wandering Star"" (from the movie ""Paint Your Wagon"
Smith / Cyd Charisse / Joan Rivers / Lana Cantrell
Guests (on 30-minute PBS repeat): --Smith - ""Baby It's You"" --Cyd Charisse - dances to an instrumental version o
Santana / Liza Minnelli / Henry Mancini
Guests: --Santana - ""Persuasion"" & ""Jingo Jingo"" --Liza Minnelli - ""Come Saturday Morning"" --Mason Williams
Petula Clark, Les Faux Follets
The Association / Nancy Wilson / Jack Jones
Guests: --The Association - ""Seven Man Band"" & ""Dubuque Blues"" --Nancy Wilson - ""What A Little Moonlight Can D
Creedence Clearwater Revival / Jerry Lee Lewis
Guests: --Creedence Clearwater Revival - ""Fortunate Son"" & ""Down on the Corner"" --Jerry Lee Lewis - ""You Even
The Rolling Stones / Ella Fitzgerald / Eddie Albert
Guests: --The Rolling Stones - ""Gimme Shelter,"" ""Love in Vain"" & ""Honky Tonk Woman."" --Ella Fitzgerald - ""Yo
Neil Diamond / Julie Budd / Sergio Franchi
Guests: --Neil Diamond - ""Sweet Caroline"" & ""Holly Holy"" --The Muppets (2 singing cows & 1 hairy creature sing
Fifth Dimension / Imogene Coca / Ferrante & Teicher
Guests: --Fifth Dimension - ""Wedding Bell Blues"" & medley (""People Got to Be Free"" & a musical version of the Dec
Jackson Five / Lainie Kazan / John Davidson
Guests: --The Jackson 5 - ""Stand,"" ""I Wonder Who's Loving You Now"" & ""I Want You Back."" --Lainie Kazan - ""Ha
The Swinging, Soulful Sixties - Diana Ross & the Supremes, etc.
""The Swinging, Soulful Sixties"" – Ed Sullivan reviews the decade in entertainment. Taped segments (many from Ed
scheduled: Charlie Manna; Your Father's Moustache
Scheduled guests: --Roberta Peters - sings ""Sempra Libera"" (from ""La Traviata"") --Robert Merrill - sings ""Di Pr
scheduled: Temptations; Oliver; Roy Rogers & Dale Evans
--The Temptations - ""Psychedelic Shack"" Other guests (scheduled): --Oliver - ""Sunday Morning,"" ""Jean,"" ""Good
Ike & Tina Turner Revue / Sonny James / Tiny Tim
Guests: --The Ike and Tina Turner Revue - ""Proud Mary"" & ""Bold Soul Sister"" --Tiny Tim with the Enchanted Fores
Muhammad Ali / June Allyson / Buddy Greco
Guests: --Muhammad Ali (a.k.a. Cassius Clay) - gives speech & sings: ""Big Time Buck White"" & ""We Came In Chains"" --J
Little Anthony & the Imperials / B.J. Thomas / Robert Klein
Guests: --B.J. Thomas - ""That Old Black Magic"" & ""Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head"" --Patti Page - ""La La La
scheduled: Bob Newhart; Gwen Verdon; George Carlin
Scheduled guests: --Bob Newhart --Gwen Verdon --George Carlin --Sergio Franchi --Skiles & Henderson --Leo S
Bobby Goldsboro / Richard Pryor / George Carlin
Guests: --Bobby Goldsboro - ""Everybody's Talkin'"" & ""Can You Feel It?"" --Richard Pryor (stand-up comedy) --C
Supremes (without Diana Ross) / Joe Frazier / Robert Klein
Guests: --The ""New"" Supremes - ""Up the Ladder to the Roof"" & show tunes (Supremes with Cindy Birdsong, Jean Terrel
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra, Dionne Warwick
Nancy Sinatra / Cast of Hair / Rodney Dangerfield / Bobby Vinton
Guests: --Nancy Sinatra (with the Rutgers University Marching Band) - ""California Dreamin'"" & ""I Love Them All"" (
Holiday on Ice Salute / Ed Ames / Lana Cantrell
Salute to ""Holiday on Ice"" (Silver Anniversary) Guests: --Ed Ames - ""Three Reasons"" --Lana Cantrell - ""Isn
scheduled: Liza Minnelli, Rod McKuen, Liberace
Scheduled guests: --Liza Minnelli - possibly ""If I Were In Your Shoes"" --Rod McKuen (poet-composer) - ""London,"
Gladys Knight & the Pips / Bobbie Gentry / Buck Owens
Special episode taped (probably filmed) at Army Hospitals. Sullivan and guests entertain soldiers who were wounded in Vi
The Temptations / George Hamilton / Buddy Rich
Guests: --The Temptations - ""You Make Me So Very Happy"" & ""Psychedelic Shack"" --Roy Rogers & Dale Evans - medle
scheduled: Florence Henderson, Joan Rivers, Young Saints, Muppets
Scheduled guests: --Florence Henderson (sings a medley from her movie ""Song of Norway"") - including ""Song of Norwa
Paul McCartney (on film) / Bill Medley (scheduled guest)
--Paul McCartney (on film) - ""Maybe I'm Amazed"" video Other guests (scheduled to appear): --Bill Medley - ""Peace
Richie Havens / Lesley Gore / John Gary
Guests: --Richie Havens - ""The Minstrel from Gault"" --Lesley Gore - ""Cry Me A River"" & ""Hey Jude"" --John Ga
Jackson Five / Clint Eastwood (on film) / Don Rickles
Guests: --The Jackson Five - ""The Love You Save"" and medley (""I Want You Back"" & ""ABC"") --Sonny James - ""My
scheduled: Phyllis Newman; Rodney Dangerfield; Pat Cooper
On film: Ringo Starr - ""Sentimental Journey"" promotional film Scheduled guests: --Phyllis Newman --Rodney Danger
scheduled: Barbara McNair; Sergio Franchi: Karen Wyman
Scheduled guests: --Barbara McNair --Sergio Franchi --Karen Wyman --Stanley Myron Handelman --Georgie Kaye
scheduled: Al Martino; Rich Little; Bob Lewis; Voices of East Harlem
Scheduled guests: --Al Martino --D. Valeny --Julie Budd --Rich Little --Bob Lewis --Voices of East Harlem
Connie Francis / Roslyn Kind / Morey Amsterdam
Guests: --Connie Francis (medley of Judy Garland songs): ""The Trolley Song,"" ""You Made Me Love You,"" ""Swanie,""
Tommy James & the Shondells / Stiller & Meara / Moms Mabley
Guests: --Tommy James & the Shondells - ""Ball of Fire"" & ""I'm Alive"" --Moms Mabley (stand-up comedian) - sings
The Georgie Awards: Barbra Streisand / Blood Sweat & Tears / Tom Jones
The Georgie Award (Entertainer of the Year Award Show - from Caesars Palace) Performers: --Barbra Streisand - ""On
Bobby Vinton / Rare Earth / Holiday on Ice
Guests (live from the Baltimore Civic Center): --Bobby Vinton - medley: ""London Bridge,"" ""Knees Up Mother Brown,"" "
Melanie / Engelbert Humperdinck / Tiny Tim
Guests: --Melanie - ""Peace Will Come"" --Englebert Humperdinck - ""The Good Life,"" ""Sweetheart"" and ""My Way""
scheduled: Arthur Godfrey; Loretta Lynn
Scheduled guests: --Arthur Godfrey --Sonny James --Loretta Lynn - ""Coal Miner's Daughter"" --Archie Campbell
Carpenters / B.B. King / Tony Bennett
Guests: --The Carpenters - ""Close to You"" & ""We've Only Just Begun"" --B.B. King - ""Just A Little Bit of Love""
U.N. 25th Anniversary: The New Seekers / Ravi Shankar
25th Anniversary of United Nations celebration (with performers from all around the world). Guests: --Ravi Shankar
Bobbie Gentry / Melba Moore / Roy Clark
Guests: --Bobbie Gentry - ""I Want You Back"" & ""Benjamin"" --Richard Pryor (comedian) - talks about life in the g
Four Tops / Carpenters / Freda Payne
Ed & guests entertain wounded GI's at Walter Reed Army Hospital --Four Tops - ""Put A Little Love In Your Heart"" & ""
Tommy Roe / Billy Joe Royal / Joe South
Guests: --Tommy Roe - ""Dizzy"" & ""Oh Heather Honey"" --Billy Joe Royal - ""Cherry Hill Park"" & ""I Knew You When
Richard Rogers Tribute: Shirley Jones; Cass Elliott
A Salute to Richard Rodgers (broadcast from the Hollywood Bowl): --Johnny Mathis - ""My Funny Valentine"" --Johnny M
scheduled: Buck Owens; Joan Rivers; Norm Crosby
Scheduled guests: --Buck Owens - ""Bridge Over Troubled Water"" & ""Heartbreak Mountain"" --Joan Rivers --Norm C
Grass Roots / Joey Heatherton / Pat Cooper
--The Veterans (comedy group) --The Three Degrees (female vocal trio) - do imitations of other female singering group
scheduled: Bobby Sherman; New Seekers; Robert Merrill
Scheduled guests: --Bobby Sherman - ""Going Home"" & ""Song of Joy"" --The New Seekers - ""Your Song"" --Robert
The Great Santa Claus Switch with Art Carney and the Muppets
Christmas special with Art Carney and the Muppets Art Carney plays two roles: Santa Claus and Cosmo, the King of Evil
scheduled: Bobbie Gentry; Friends of Distinction; Peter Nero
Scheduled guests: --Bobbie Gentry --Friends of Distinction - possible song: ""Grazing In The Grass"" --Peter Nero
scheduled: Rodney Dangerfield; Lana Cantrell; O.C. Smith
Guests: --O.C. Smith - ""Friend,Lover, Woman, Wife,"" ""Can't Take My Eyes Off You"" & ""Little Green Apples"" --J
Tony Bennett, The Muppets
B.J. Thomas / Rahsaan Roland Kirk / Nancy Ames
Guests: --B.J. Thomas - ""No Love At All"" & medley of songs (""Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head,"" ""Most of All""
Temptations / Connie Stevens / Albert Brooks
Temptations (""Get Ready,"" ""Just My Imagination"" & medley of hits: ""Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours,"" ""Ain't N
Gladys Knight & the Pips / Sid Caesar & Carol Channing
Guests: --Gladys Knight & the Pips - ""If I Were Your Woman"" & ""Bridge Over Troubled Water"" --Sid Caesar & Carol C
Fifth Dimension / Tiny Tim & Miss Vickie / Connie Stevens
Guests: --The Fifth Dimension - ""Love's Lines, Angles and Rhymes"" & medley: ""Up Up and Away,"" ""One Less Bell to
Everly Brothers / George Carlin / Shirley Bassey
Guests: --Everly Brothers - ""Bowling Green,"" ""Mama Tried,"" ""All I Have to Do Is Dream"" and ""Bye Bye Love"" -
Armed Forces Music Festival: Jeannie C. Riley; Teresa Graves
Armed Forces Music Festival: --Jeannie C. Riley - ""Oh, Singer"" & ""Harper Valley PTA"" (2nd song on film) --Teresa
Bernadette Peters / George Hamilton / Oliver
Guests: --Oliver - ""Early Morning Rain"" & ""Walking Down the Line"" --Bernadette Peters - ""Look for the Silver L
Final Sullivan Show: Melanie; David Frye; Sandler & Young
Scheduled guests: --Melanie - ""Look What They've Done to My Song, Ma,"" ""Ruby Tuesday"" and ""Alexander Beetle""
Special Memorial Day Edition
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