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49 Episodes 1959 - 1960
Episode 1
Sun, Sep 20, 195960 mins
Special 90-minute episode (live from New York and Chicago with a taped sequence from Las Vegas). Louis Armstrong with his band perform "When the Saints Go Marching In," "Sleepy Time Down South," "Back Home in Indiana" and "Now You Has Jazz". Eileen Farrell (opera singer) sings "S Wonderful" (with Armstrong and band). Wayne and Shuster (comedy team) perform a Shakespeare Baseball Sketch. Performances by Rosemary Clooney (singer); The Kim Sisters (vocal-instrumental trio from Korea); Ford and Hines (comedy team); The Joe Slack Trio (comedy team); The Great Gogia Pasha (magician from India); appearances by the Chicago White Sox baseball stars Luis Aparicio, Nelson Fox, Jim Landis, Sherman Lollar, Bob Shaw and Early Wynn.
Episode 2
Sun, Sep 27, 195960 mins
Special 90-minute episode taped in and around Moscow with guest stars Marge and Gower Champion (dancers); Rise Stevens (mezzo-soprano opera singer) sings "Getting to Know You"; The Barry Sisters (vocal group) sing "Dark Eyes"; Charles K. L. Davis (Hawaiian tenor) sings "He Ono"; Margaret Tynes (gospel singer) sings "Every Time I Feel the Spirit" and "Sometimes I Feel like a Motherless Child"; Dick Contino (accordion player) performs "Hucklebuck"; Eddy Manson (harmonica player) performs a Stephen Foster medley; performances by Conrad Buckner (tap dancer); Nora Kaye and Scott Douglas (ballet dancers); Marvin Roy (magician); John and Bonnie Shirley (balloon act); Hubert Castle (tight-wire aerialist); Eric Brenn (plate spinner). Russian performers: The Red Army Dance Ensemble; the Obratsov Puppets; a trained bear from the Moscow State Circus.
Episode 3
Sun, Oct 4, 195960 mins
Jane Morgan, Julius LaRosa and Eartha Kitt perform an "Ode to Autumn" medley of "September in the Rain," "Autumn Leaves" and "September Song". Eartha Kitt sings "Torah Dance (Ki M'Tzion)"and "In the Evening When the Sun Goes Down." Jane Morgan sings "I'm in Love (recitation) and "C'est La Vie." Julius LaRosa sings "A Fine Romance" and "The Way You Look Tonight." Danny Thomas (remote from Chicago) sings "The Glory of Love." and performs a stand-up comedy routine including jokes about maids, bellboys, Lebanese jokes (being of Lebanese decent), and Dean Martin. Joe E. Lewis (comedian) tells jokes about gambling, money, insurance policies, President Eisenhower, Senator Kennedy, Vice-president Nixon, etc. Bernie Berns does a spoof of operas. The Marquis Chimps (trained animal act) dress up as Ed Sullivan and perform on bicycles, unicycles and small motorbike. Also appearing: Harvest Moon dancers (winners from different categories of waltz, rock 'n' roll, tango, polka). The Trio Rayros (acrobats from Europe) use luggage as props.
Episode 4
Sun, Oct 11, 195960 mins
Ethel Merman sings "I'm Glad There Is You" (from "Gypsy") and "There'll Be Some Changes Made". On film: Ed Sullivan interviews Mario Lanza. Sheila MacRae sings "Plaza-0 Double 4 Double 3" (from "Bells Are Ringing"). Gordon MacRae sings "I Met A Girl". Sheila and Gordon MacRae sing "Just In Time" (from "Bells Are Ringing") and the married couple do some celebrity impersonations. Larry Blyden appears in a scene from the live TV drama "What Makes Sammy Run?" and, later in show, sings "Carolina in The Morning" (from "The Flower Drum Song"). Performances from Shelley Berman (stand-up comedian); Margi Lee (ice skating routine); Les Marrottes (French puppet act with snail and worm); The Lucky Latinos (comedy dance acrobatics); Antone and Curtis (comedy: Ed Sullivan impersonation; drunken airline pilot sketch; they sing "Whole World In His Hands").
Episode 5
Sun, Oct 18, 195960 mins
Harry Belafonte (on film) sings "Jamaica Farewell," and is interviewed by Ed Sullivan on a movie set. The Ames Brothers sing "Rag Mop," "Melody D'amour," "You, You," "Sentimental Me," "It Only Hurts for a Little While" and "Naughty Lady from Shady Lane.". Joe Ames sings "Toreador."; Vic and Gene Ames sing "By the Light of the Silvery Moon"; Ed Ames - "You and Night Music." The Ames Brothers sing "Take Me Along." Jean Carrol (stand-up comedienne) tells jokes about her husband and family life. The Harlem Globetrotters vs. the Ames Brothers in a basketball game. Basketball great Wilt Chamberlain participates and baseball great Duke Snyder is the referee. Performances by The Konyats (comedy dance team); Gretchen Wyler (musical-comedy performer); Chaim Fershko (Israeli concert pianist, playing with one arm); Brascia and Tybee (dancers, doing a modern ballet 'Pas De Deux').
Episode 6
Sun, Oct 25, 195960 mins
Wayne and Shuster (comedy duo) - present a "British Western". Also, performances by singers Della Reese, Betty Johnson, comedian Corbett Monica, comedian Jimmy Edmonson (as Professor Backwards), Latona Graham and Chadel (European knockabout act/comic acrobats), and The Phil Jones Group (16 youthful dancers).
Episode 7
Sun, Nov 1, 195960 mins
Paul Anka sings "Put Your Head on My Shoulder" and "It's Time to Cry". The Step Brothers (dance team, tap dancers) do a "challenge dance". The Castle Sisters (vocal trio) perform "Tan Shoes with Pink Shoelaces". Dickie Henderson (English comedian) plays a typical "Wyatt Earp" villain and sings "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" while fighting with the microphone cord. The Trio Barantons (foot jugglers act from France) one member foot juggles basketballs with feet and then three people juggle tables with feet. Legendary actor Melvyn Douglas appears in a scene from his Broadway play "The Gang's All Here". Michael Flanders and Donald Swann (comedians) perform a scene from their Broadway play "At The Drop of a Hat".
Episode 8
Sun, Nov 8, 195960 mins
Johnny Mathis sings "Witchcraft," "The Best Of Everything" and "Misty". The Barry Sisters sing "Who's Sorry Now" and "I'm A Fool to Want You". Jan Murray comedy routine includes a song with conductor Ray Bloch and a bit about hi-fi sets. Gracie Fields sings a comedic version of "Volare," "Donkey" and "Wish Me Luck". Also, performances from Rickie Layne and Velvel (ventriloquist act, uses a Yiddish accent); Lentini Brothers (Italian tap dancers/comedy team doing a Vaudeville routine); The Laszlos (adagio dance team from Sweden, doing lots of rolling and sliding on floor); Princess Tajana (aerialist, circus trapeze act); Baby Opal (elephant act); Mismoune ( Poodle act from France).
Episode 9
Sun, Nov 15, 195960 mins
The cast of the Broadway comedy "The Golden Fleecing" appear in a scene from the play. The cast consisted of Tom Poston; Suzanne Pleshette; Mickey Deems; Robert Carraway, Robert Elston, Constance Ford; and Richard Kendrick. Georgia Gibbs sings "Summertime," "Birth of the Blues" and "Teasin' Rag." Also performances by Earl Grant (singer); Blossom Seeley (entertainer); Sam Levenson (humorist); The Polish State Folk Ballet; The Borjevs (plate-spinning act).
Episode 10
Sun, Nov 22, 195960 mins
Carol Channing sings "A Little Game of Tennis" and "A Hundred Easy Ways". Joe Williams (with Count Basie and his band) sings "Roll 'Em Pete." Wayne and Shuster (comedy team) perform a routine about an "old-age" rock 'n' roller. Performances by Shelley Berman (comedian); Trude Adams singing "In the Still of the Night"; Dick Roman singing "Let There Be Love"; Al Bernie (comedian); Larible and Company (aerialists).
Episode 11
Sun, Nov 29, 195960 mins
Dick Van Dyke and Bess Halliday perform a sketch about a drunken husband coming home to sober wife. Dorothy Collins sings "Baciare Baciare". Marion Marlowe sings "Sound of Music". Jerome Robbins Jazz Ballet USA perform 'Entrances, Statistics, and Improvisation'. Dave Barry (stand-up comedian) jokes about TV, kids, money. Tony Pastor and family perform a "Smile" medley and "Show Me the Way To Go Home". Helene and Howard (comedy dancers) turn a serious ballet in to a comic performance. Ed Sullivan introduces each member of the 1959 College All American Football Team.
Episode 12
Sun, Dec 6, 195960 mins
Teresa Brewer sings "Louisville Lou", "That's All", and "The Naughty Nineties", something she performed in a showgirl outfit in night clubs. (It was included in the 1960 album "Naughty, Naughty, Naughty"). Lionel Hampton and his band perform "Blues In E Flat". Also, performances from Jack Carter (comedian); Wayne and Shuster (comedy team) do their version of "Russian" football; Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) with his sister Hepzibah (pianist) perform Bartok's Roumanian Dances; The Vagabonds (vocal-instrumental group); The Coronados (vocal trio); Atilina Segura (novelty act from Spain); The Willers (roller-skating group); Ed Sullivan introduces the college football coach of the year, Ben Schwartzwalder of Syracuse University.
Episode 13
Sun, Dec 13, 195960 mins
Dorothy Dandridge sings "What Is This Thing Called Love?" and "Baby Baby All the Time". Brook Benton - "This Time of Year". David Seville (with Alvin and The Chipmunks portrayed by the Bunin Puppets) sing "Yankee Doodle," "Chipmunk Song" and "Alvin's Harmonica". The Ames Brothers sing a Christmas medley. Sophie Tucker sings "The Beat Generation" and "Take A Step in The Right Direction". Also appearing are Channing Pollack (magician) does sleight of hand with doves; Tu Shiu Ni (novelty plate spinning act); Antone and Curtis (comedy team doing a Western duelists skit with Ed Sullivan as part of the act).
Episode 14
Sun, Dec 20, 195960 mins
Polly Bergen sings "I've Got Love to Keep Me Warm", "Sleigh Ride" and "Silent Night". Actress Gertrude Berg recites "Christmas Story". Paul O'Keefe, with the Baird Puppets, perform "What Do You Want for Christmas?". The Baird Puppets perform "Christmas in Davey Jones Locker" sketch. Betty Johnson sings "White Christmas," "Winter Wonderland," "Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)" and "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town." The Phil Jones Dance Group dance to a medley of Christmas songs. The Harry Simeone Chorale sing "Little Drummer Boy." 'The Sound of Music' Chorus (dressed as nuns) perform selections from the Broadway play. Actress Patricia Neway, who portrays the Mother Superior from Broadway's "The Sound of Music", sings "Climb Every Mountain." Also appearing are Victor Julian and his Pets (trained dog act). At the closing of the show the entire cast sings "White Christmas".
Episode 15
Sun, Dec 27, 195960 mins
On film: Charlton Heston in a film clip from "Ben Hur." Ed Sullivan and Charlton Heston ride a chariot in Rome. Charlton Heston, live on stage, gives a dramatic Biblical reading on the Creation with a chorus in the background. Leon Bibb sings "Sinner Man." Abbe Lane sings "I Enjoy Being A Girl" and "Witchcraft." Xavier Cugat and orchestra performs "Hallelujah" (with bongo playing musician) and "Warsaw Concerto." Phil Ford and Mimi Hines (husband and wife musical-comedy team) - sing "What A Thrill", "Pretty Baby" and "Someone to Watch Over Me." Dick Contino (accordion player) performs "Pretty Eyed Baby." Also performing are Trio Szekly (contortionists, 2 men and 1 woman). On film: clip from the 1959 movie "Journey to the Center of the Earth".
Episode 16
Sun, Jan 3, 196060 mins
Bobby Darin sings "That's How It Goes" and "Beyond The Sea". Connie Francis and Bobby Darin duet "You Make Me Feel So Young" and "You're The Top". Connie Francis sings "Comm'e Bella A Stagione" and "Mama." Toni Fisher sings "The Big Hurt". Noel Harrison (son of Rex Harrison) sings "I'm On My Way" and "Yellow Bird". Carol Haney and Larry Blyden (husband and wife) performs "Side by Side" and "Beginning to See the Light". Ventriloquist Edgar Bergen, with dummy Mortimer Snerd, perform comic routine. Dewey "Pigmeat" Markham performs comic routine about looking for buried treasure in a haunted house. Also appearing on stage are Gene Krupa and Sal Mineo introducing a clip from the movie "The Gene Krupa Story". Also, performances from the Gimma Brothers (5 brothers in suits do flips and handstands) and Bert Holt (juggles while hanging by his teeth).
Episode 17
Sun, Jan 10, 196060 mins
Comedy Team of Johnny Wayne and Frank Shuster are guest hosts substituting for Ed Sullivan while Ed was recuperating from an ulcer. Wayne and Shuster perform a comedy sketch interview with Professor Vain Gartner, Arctic expert. Frankie Avalon sings "Look What One Kiss Can Do" and "Why?". Peter Palmer (star of Broadway stage and the motion picture "Li'l Abner") sings "They Call the Wind Mariah" and "Shadrack, Meshack, Abednigo." Birgit Nilsson (Swedish opera star) sings "Visi D'Arte" (aria from "Tosca") and "When I Was 14" (Swedish folk song). Susan Barrett sings "The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" and does impressions of Hermione Gingold, Patti Page, and Eartha Kitt. Earl Grant (singer and organist) performs "The Birth of the Blues" (with drummer, trumpeter and orchestra). Calamac (illusionist-magician) - does levitation trick. Later in show does "woman in box" trick and makes car disappear. Norwegian Festival Dancers perform "The Haling Dance."
Episode 18
Sun, Jan 17, 196060 mins
Jackie Gleason is the guest host substituting for Ed Sullivan while Ed is still recuperating from an ulcer. Gene Krupa plays the drums while Little Buck tap dances. Rosemary Clooney sings "Don't Take Your Love from Me" and "Tenderly." Alan Dale sings "All the Things You Are." The Ames Brothers impersonate other singers. Jean Carroll (comedienne) relates the difficulties of shopping for a new dress. Ricky Lane (ventriloquist) tutors his dummy on the art of bullfighting. Jackie Gleason talks with young actor Kevin Corcoran, star of the Walt Disney film "Toby Tyler." On tape: Jerome Robbins' Ballet: USA performs "Opus Jazz," accompanied by music by Robert Prince. Also, performances by Gil Dova (juggler) and The Trio Aristons (European acrobatic act).
Episode 19
Sun, Jan 24, 196060 mins
The Takarazuka Dance Theater of Japan (female dance troupe) perform traditional "Mask Dance" and "The Lion and the Butterfly" dances, and a modern baseball number. Ginny Tiu (five-year-old pianist and singer) - plays "Walkin' My Baby Back Home" on piano, and sings "Sugar in the Morning" and imitates Jimmy Durante with "Inka Dinka Doo." Also performing are The Kim Sisters (singers from Korea) and Ford and Hines (comedy team).
Episode 20
Sun, Feb 7, 196060 mins
Teresa Brewer sings "Lucky in Love". Carol Lawrence sings "I Got Rhythm". Roberta Peters (opera star) sings "Cara Noma". The Wanderers (vocal quartet) sing "I Love You Much Too Much" and "Daybreak." Rowan and Martin (comedy team) do a Charades routine with Ed Sullivan. Jan Murray (comedian) plays a suave private investigator. Also appearing Bob Lewis (comedian): Holger and Dolores (dance team); Rudy Horn (acrobat).
Episode 21
Sun, Feb 14, 196060 mins
Dorothy Dandridge sings "Love" and "Smooth Operator (I Like It Like That)." Charles Laughton reads from the Book of Daniel "Shadrach Meshach Abednegro". Harry James performs "You Made Me Love You" and "Lester Leaps.". Wayne and Schuster (comedy team) spoof Ed Sullivan as Cupid in a drawing and. later in show, do a routine about the Burning of Rome. Birgit Nilsson sings "Norwegian Aria" and "Pace Pace Mio Dio". Jane Morgan sings "Valentine Song" and "My Love Loves." Peter Gennaro and Lisa D'orso (dancers) perform a Valentine dance and, later in show, dance to "The Peanut Vendor".
Episode 22
Sun, Feb 21, 196060 mins
Earl Grant sings "House of Bamboo" and "Under Paris Skies." Jerome Robbins' "Ballets: U.S.A." in a pre-recorded segment, the dancers present a portion of a ballet titled "The Concert." The Barry Sisters sing "Won't You Come Home, Bill Bailey?" Giulietta Simionato (mezzo soprano) sings the aria "Una Voca Poca Fa." Performances by Jack Carter (comedian); Myron Cohen (comedian); Richiardi (illusionist / magician); Lee Lawrence (singer).
Episode 23
Sun, Feb 28, 196060 mins
Bobby Darin sings "Oh My Darling, Clementine"; "By Myself"; "When Your Lover Has Gone". Connie Francis sings a medley of Al Jolson tunes, with updated lyrics: "You Made Me Love You"; Swanee"; "Rock-A-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody"; "Mammy"; "Toot, Toot Tootsie Goodbye". Della Reese sings "Blue Skies" and "Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You)." Noelle Adam (dancer) - does a "Modeling for Artists" routine. Senior Wences (ventriloquist) performs a "Turn the Page" routine using big book as prop. Corbett Monica (comedian) does a monologue about married life. Ken Murray and Marie Wilson do a few jokes about Ed Sullivan, then sing a humorous song. Later in the show, they lip-synch to a Louis Prima and Keely Smith record, with Ken as Keely and Marie playing Louis. Antone and Curtis (comedy team) do song impressions. This episode ends with a spoof of International TV with the guests singing songs in different languages: "Mack the Knife" (sung in French by Bobbby Darin), Della Reese singing a song in Italian, and "Who's Sorry Now" (by Connie Francis in Swedish). Finale ends with Connie Francis, Bobby Darin, Della Reese, Ken Murray, and Marie Wilson singing "International Show."
Episode 24
Sun, Mar 6, 196060 mins
Episode 25
Sun, Mar 13, 196060 mins
A St. Patrick's Day show with song-and-dance man Pat Rooney; singers Eileen Brennan of off-Broadway's "Little Mary Sunshine" and Lee Sullivan. On film from Dublin's Abbey Theater: playwright Sean O'Casey and veteran actor Barry Fitzgerald. On film from last year's trip to Ireland: President Eamon de Valera and a group of local entertainers, including some Hibernian harpists.
Episode 26
Sun, Mar 20, 196060 mins
Episode 27
Sun, Mar 27, 196060 mins
Episode 28
Sun, Apr 10, 196060 mins
Ed's guests for his fourth salute to the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, are the McGuire Sisters, vocal trio; musical-comedy star Alfred Drake, singers Chris Connors, Jill Corey and Rose Hardaway; old-time vaudevillian Blossom Seeley; operatic soprano Roberta Peters; the Ames Brothers, singing quartet; dancer Carol Haney; pianist Vincent Lopez; and composer Henry Fink.
Episode 29
Sun, Apr 17, 196060 mins
Mahalia Jackson - "Old Rugged Cross" and "Were You There When They Crucified My Lord?" --Roberta Sherwood and sons - "Easter Parade" medley. --Charles K.L. Davis (Hawaiian musician) - "Ave Maria." --Patricia Neway and Regina Sarfaty - "To This We've Come" (scene from the musical "The Consul"). --Mahalia Jackson - "I Found The Answer" (with Willie Webb on organ and Mildred Falls on piano). --The University Of Rochester Men's Glee Club - "Salvation Cometh To Our God" and "Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child." Comedy: --Wayne And Shuster (comedy team) - an Ad agency is hired by the IRS to make people WANT to pay their taxes. Also appearing: --Phil Jones Troupe - children dance to "It's Easter Time," "Peter Cottontail" and "Whisker On The Easter Bunny's Nose." --Cameo: Bill Moose Skowron (of the New York Yankees) appears on stage. --David Seville and The Chipmunks - sing along, followed by Alvin giving David an exploding Easter basket.
Episode 30
Sun, Apr 24, 196060 mins
Ed's guests are Red Buttons, the McGuire Sisters, the Ames Brothers, Peter Palmer, Rod Lauren, comedians Rowan and Martin, ventriloquist Senor Wences, vocal-instrumental group the Kim Sisters; and dancers Brascia and Tybee.
Episode 31
Sun, May 1, 196060 mins
Ed's guests are Charlton Heston, Dean Jones, Pinky Lee, ventriloquist Rickie Layne, the Robert DeCormier chorale, the comedy team of Antone and Curtiss, the Renato Carasone instrumental group, the dance team DeMarlos, and singer Johnny Horton who performs "Sink the Bismarck."
Episode 32
Sun, May 8, 196060 mins
Ed's guests are singers Gordon and Sheila MacRae; the comedy teams of Wayne & Shuster, Ford & Hines, and Noonan & Marshall; TV personality Bess Myerson, singer-pianist Nina Simone; ventriloquist Arthur Worsley; and the vocal group The Browns who perform their current hit "The Old Lamplighter."
Episode 33
Sun, May 15, 196060 mins
Ed's guests are James Cagney, Robert Montgomery, Jack Carter, Jane Froman, Julie Wilson; comedy instrumental group the Vagabonds, the American Legion Zouaves (a drill team from Jackson, Michigan), the United States Naval Academy glee club, and young concert pianist Lorin Hollander.
Episode 34
Sun, May 22, 196060 mins
Guests are humorist Sam Levenson; the comedy team of Wayne & Shuster; singer Nelson Eddy and his partner Gale Sherwood; vocal quartet the Brothers Four, opera singer Anna Moffo; magician Don Alan; singer Frances Faye; and the United States Military Academy Glee Club. Ed presents scenes from the forthcoming motion picture "Pollyanna," in which Jane Wyman, Richard Egan, Karl Malden, Donald Crisp, Adolphe Menjou, Agnes Moorehead and Hayley Mills are seen.
Episode 35
Sun, May 29, 196060 mins
Ed's guests are singer Dennis Day; Count Basie and his orchestra, with blues singer Joe Williams; magician Don Alan; song and dance group the Ducats; and comic performances from Charles Chaplin Jr., Professor Backwards, Guy Marks, Jean Carroll, the comedy team of Ford and Reynolds, and the comedy-vocal quartet the Hi-Lads,
Episode 36
Sun, Jun 5, 196060 mins
Ed's guests are Louis Prima and Keely Smith, backed up by Sam Butera and the Witnesses; comedians Bert Lahr and Larry Daniels; ventriloquist Shari Lewis; Bill Williams and his Las Vegas Review; and singer Anita Bryant.
Episode 37
Sun, Jun 12, 196060 mins
Episode 38
Sun, Jun 19, 196060 mins
Ed's guests are Benny Goodman and his Basin Street Band, singers Jane Morgan and Della Reese; musical-comedy star Ann Miller; comedian Don Adams; and, as a tribute to the statehood of Hawaii: tenor Charles K. L. Davis, entertainers Maleloke and Monikai, and the instrumental group the Hal Aloma Trio. Also featured is a taped report from Freedomland, New York City's new amusement park.
Episode 39
Sun, Jun 26, 196060 mins
Ed's guests: opera singer Rise Stevens; the Ames Brothers; Noel Harrison; Kenneth McKellar; the Gene Krupa orchestra with tap dancer Conrad Bucker; comedian Jackie Cannon; Latin dance team Augie and Margo; ventriloquist Rickie Layne and Velvel; and the novelty group Morlidors.
Episode 40
Sun, Jul 3, 196060 mins
Episode 41
Sun, Jul 10, 196060 mins
Episode 42
Sun, Jul 17, 196060 mins
Episode 43
Sun, Jul 24, 196060 mins
Episode 44
Sun, Jul 31, 196060 mins
Episode 45
Sun, Aug 7, 196060 mins
Episode 46
Sun, Aug 14, 196060 mins
Episode 47
Sun, Aug 21, 196060 mins
Episode 48
Sun, Sep 4, 196060 mins
Episode 49
Sun, Sep 11, 196060 mins