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"The Ed Sullivan Show"
Season 21 (1968-69)############# The Ed Sullivan Show ###########
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CBS Sundays 8:00-9:00pm Eastern
Season 21
973. Jefferson Airplane / Diana Ross & the Supremes / Red Skelton
gs: Jefferson Airplane (Guests) Red Skelton (Guest) Diana Ross
(Guest) The Supremes (Guests) Sergio Franchi (Guest, on film) Virna
Lisi (Guest, on film)
Guests:
--Jefferson Airplane - "Crown of Creation," "Won't You Try" &
"Saturday Afternoon"
--Diana Ross & the Supremes - "Funny Girl" medley and "Love Child"
--Red Skelton (comedy monologue)
--Sergio Franchi & Virna Lisi (on film, Ed interviews the actors on
location in Italy)
--The Faraceenees (correct spelling?, acrobats)
b: 29-Sep-1968
974. scheduled: Dionne Warwick; Tiny Tim
gs: Dionne Warwick (scheduled guest) Tiny Tim (scheduled guest)
Scheduled guests:
--Dionne Warwick
--Tiny Tim
--Tony Bennett
--W. Herman
--Flip Wilson
--Kessler Twins
--The cast of "You're A Good Man Charlie Brown."
b: 06-Oct-1968
975. The Beach Boys / Richard Pryor / Peter O'Toole
gs: The Beach Boys (Guests) Richard Pryor (Guest) Peter O'Toole
(Guest, on film) Pearl Bailey (Guest) Petula Clark (Guest, on film)
Sugar Ray Robinson (Guest) Bill Dana (Guest) Gilbert Bécaud (Guest)
Guests:
--The Beach Boys - "Do It Again" & "Good Vibrations"
--Richard Pryer (stand-up comedy)
--Pearl Bailey ("Tower Of Strength," "I Believe" & "That's Life")
--The Muppets (Muppets jump in & out of trash cans)
--Bill Dana (astronaut routine with Ed)
--Gilbert Becaud ("Je T' Attends" & "What Now My Love")
--Sugar Ray Robinson (talks with Ed Sullivan)
--Denny McLain Quartet ("Girl From Ipanema" - baseball pitcher
turned musician)
--Bob Gibson (baseball pitcher, with the Denny McLain Quartet)
--Stanley Dancer & Cardigan Bay (million dollar racing horse &
jockey)
Audience bows (cameos): Irving Rudd, Sugar Ray Robinson; Mickey
Lolich (1968 World Series pitching hero); Mrs. Babe Ruth, H. Leslie
Ward, Jr, & Benjamin Preston
On film: "Goodbye Mr. Chips" film clip with Petula Clark & Peter
O'Toole. Ed interviews Clark & O'Toole. Ed & O'Toole sing "When
Irish Eyes Are Smiling."
b: 13-Oct-1968
976. The Fifth Dimension / Steve McQueen (on film) / Joan Rivers
gs: 5th Dimension (Guests) Steve McQueen (Guest, on film) Joan
Rivers (Guest) Lana Cantrell (Guest) David Frye (Guest) Tony Sandler
(Guest) Ralph Young (Guest)
Guests:
--The Fifth Dimension - "Sweet Blindness"
--On film: Steve McQueen shown riding a motorcycle, short interview,
clip from "Bullet"
--David Frye (stand-up, impressions)
--Joan Rivers (stand-up comedy)
--Lana Cantrell ("Didn't We")
--The Piero Brothers (jugglers)
--Sandler & Young ("Gonna Build A Mountain")
--A scene from "Lovers & Other Strangers" (with Richard Castelano,
Ellen Verbit, and Bobby Alto).
--Audience bows (cameos): Ed Ames, Grace Cahn, Martin Wolman, Ed
King; Peter Yates, Carmine Santullo
b: 20-Oct-1968
977. Mary Hopkin / Gary Lewis and the Playboys / George Carlin
gs: Mary Hopkin (Guest) New Doodletown Pipers (Themselves) George
Carlin (Guest) Gary Lewis (Guest) Gary Lewis and the Playboys
(Guests) Helen Hayes (Guest) Ed Ames (Guest) The Doodletown Pipers
(Guests) Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham (Guest) The Kuban Cossacks (Guests)
Guests:
--Mary Hopkin - "Morning of My Life" & "Those Were the Days"
--Gary Lewis and the Playboys - "Main Street"
--George Carlin (comedian)
--Helen Hayes (reads preface from her book)
--Ed Ames (sings medley of love songs incl. "Gentle On My Mind" &
"The Look Of Love")
--The Doodletown Pipers
--Kuban Cossacks (Cossack dancers)
--Judge Dewey Markham & Pigmeat Markham (comedy sketch)
--Audience bows: Don Rickles; Jerry Vale; Perle Mesta
b: 27-Oct-1968
978. scheduled: Alan King, George Hamilton, Connie Francis, Stiller
& Meara
gs: Alan King (scheduled guest) George Hamilton (scheduled guest)
Connie Francis (scheduled guest) Jerry Stiller (scheduled guest)
Anne Meara (scheduled guest) Peter Gennaro (scheduled guest)
Scheduled guests:
--Connie Francis
--Alan King
--George Hamilton
--Stiller & Meara
--Peter Gennaro
--The Antonettes
b: 03-Nov-1968
979. scheduled: Tom Jones, Vikki Carr, Wayne & Shuster, Scoey
Mitchell
gs: Tom Jones (scheduled guest) Vikki Carr (scheduled guest) Wayne
and Shuster (scheduled guests) Scoey Mitchell (scheduled guest)
Valconte and Valconte (scheduled guests)
Scheduled guests:
--Tom Jones
--Vikki Carr
--Wayne & Shuster
--Scoey Mitchell
--Chung Trio
--Valconte & Valconte
b: 10-Nov-1968
NOTE: Jimi Hendrix was a scheduled guest on this episode but he
apparently cancelled. It's very likely that Jimi Hendrix never
appeared on the "Ed Sullivan Show."
The entire show might have been pre-empted (or a re-run aired) due
to a musicians strike.
980. unknown guests (show might have been pre-empted)
Show might have been pre-empted (or a re-run aired) due to a
musicians strike.
b: 17-Nov-1968
981. Dusty Springfield / Jackie Mason / Nancy Wilson
gs: New Doodletown Pipers (Themselves) Dusty Springfield (herself)
Jackie Mason (himself) Nancy Wilson (herself) Morey Amsterdam
(Guest) The Doodletown Pipers (Guests)
Guests:
--Dusty Springfield - "Son of a Preacher Man"
--Jackie Mason (stand-up comedian)
--Nancy Wilson - "Clear Out Of This World" & "Face It Girl"
--Burns & Schreiber (comedy team)
--The Kessler Twins - "Say A Little Prayer"
--Morey Amsterdam (comedian)
--The Doodletown Pipers - "Macarthur Park"
--The Muppets
--Silvan (magician)
b: 24-Nov-1968
982. Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass / Engelbert Humperdinck / Tiny
Tim
gs: Herb Alpert (Himself) Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass
(Themselves) Engelbert Humperdinck (Guest) Tiny Tim (Guest) Jack
Carter (Guest) Scoey Mitchell (Guest)
Guests:
--Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass - "My Favorite Things" "The
Christmas Song"
--Tiny Tim - "Great Balls of Fire," "School Days," "I'm Glad I'm A
Boy" and "My Hero"
--Englebert Humperdinck - "Les Bicyclettes De Belsize" & "Marry Me"
--Jack Carter (stand-up comedy)
--Gloria Loring - "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" & "I'm Gonna Make You
Love Me"
--Peter Gennero (dancer)
--Scoey Mitchell (comedian)
--David Hemmings (recites a Dylan Thomas poem)
--Audience bows: Lou Brecker; Ann Margret; Gail Hunnicut
b: 01-Dec-1968
983. Ray Charles / The Association / Richard Pryor
gs: Ray Charles (Guest) The Association (Guests) Richard Pryor
(Guest) Liza Minnelli (Guest) Jack E. Leonard (Guest)
Guests:
--The Association - "Never My Love" & "Along Comes Mary"
--Ray Charles - "Marie," "Eleanor Rigby" (with Ray Block's
Orchestra) & "If It Weren't for Bad Luck"
--Liza Minelli - "Sweet Blindness" & "Simon"
--Richard Pryor (stand-up, jokes: childhood; school; God creating
people; slaves; impersonates Richard Nixon)
--Joan Sutherland
--Jack E. Leonard (insult comedian)
--The Veterans (Comic circus from Sweden; athletes try to vault)
--Venezuelan Folk Ballet (colorfully costumed Venezuelans sing &
dance)
--Audience bow: Anna Maria Alberghetti
b: 08-Dec-1968
984. Stevie Wonder / Brooklyn Bridge
gs: Stevie Wonder (Guest) Brooklyn Bridge (Guests) Norm Crosby
(Guest) Rich Little (Guest) Anna Maria Alberghetti (Guest) Jane
Morgan (Guest) Steve Rossi (Guest) Joe E. Ross (Guest) Edward
Villella (Guest)
Guests:
--Stevie Wonder - "For Once in My Life," "You Met Your Match" &
"Alfie"
--Brooklyn Bridge - "Worst That Could Happen"
--Norm Crosby (stand-up comedian) - tells jokes using fractured
English
--Rich Little (comedian-impressionist) - imitates George Burns,
Jack Benny, Rochester, Ed Sullivan, etc.
--Ed shows a 1951 film clip of Anna Maria Alberghetti
--Anna Maria Alberghetti - "Who Can I Turn To"
--Jane Morgan - "It's Today" (production number from "Mame") and "We
Need A Little Christmas" (with "Mame" Broadway cast).
--Edward Villella (ballet dancer) - pas de deux with Patricia
McBride and solo dance.
--Steve Rossi & Joe E. Ross - comedians doing impressions
--Audience bows: Otto Preminger (movie producer), Jules Dassin
(producer)
b: 15-Dec-1968
NOTE: Gwen Verdon was a scheduled guest (but is not mentioned on the
transcript).
985. The Vogues / Patti Page / Mike Douglas
gs: The Vogues (Guests) Patti Page (Guest) Mike Douglas (Guest)
Guests:
--The Vogues - medley ("Turn Around, Look At Me," "You Are My Reason
to Live" & "Till")
--The Muppets (reindeer discuss Christmas deliveries)
--Flip Wilson (stand-up, jokes: Girl Scout cookies & Harold the Boy
Scout routine)
--Joe Namath & N. Y. Jets football players (celebrate win over Miami
Dolphins, with film clips)
--Bate Turner (of the New York Jets) - plays guitar & sings
-- Stiller & Meara (stand-up routine: an interview with Mrs. Santa
Claus)
--Patti Page - "Happy Birthday Little Jesus" (poem read in child
talk)
--Mike Douglas & Patti Page - medley Of Christmas songs ("It's
Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas," "My Cup Runneth Over" &
"Little Green Apples")
--Mike Douglas - "The Christmas Song"
--Lovelace Watkins - "A Portrait Of My Love" operatic song)
--Peter Gennaro (dancer) - "Sleigh Ride"
--Marine Major David Althoff (highly decorated Marine)
b: 22-Dec-1968
986. Judy Collins / Sly and the Family Stone / Lainie Kazan
gs: Sly and the Family Stone (Guests) Judy Collins (Guest) Lainie
Kazan (Guest)
Guests:
--Judy Collins - "Both Sides Now"
--Sly and the Family Stone - medley: "Everyday People," "Dance to
the Music," "Ya Ya Ya," "M'Lady" & "Hey Music Lover"
--Lainie Kazan - "The Trolley Song" & "How Can I Be Sure"
--Eddie Albert - "September Song"
--Earl Wilson Jr. - "The Impossible Dream"
--Your Father's Mustache
--Charlie Manna (comedian)
b: 29-Dec-1968
987. Diana Ross & the Supremes / Johnny Mathis / Henry Mancini
gs: Diana Ross (Guest) The Supremes (Guests) Johnny Mathis (Guest)
Henry Mancini (Guest) Rodney Dangerfield (Guest) Peter Gennaro
(Guest) Shani Wallis (Guest) Jack Lord (Guest, audience cameo)
Guests:
--Diana Ross & the Supremes - "Love Child," "I'm Living In Shame" &
"I Get A Kick Out of You"
--Henry Mancini (with orchestra) - "Conquest" w/orchestra);
--Johnny Mathis - Latin medley and "Moment to Moment"
--Johnny Mathis with Mancini's orchestra - Henry Mancini medley:
"Dear Heart," "Days Of Wine & Roses" & "Moon River"
--Rodney Dangerfield (stand-up comedy)
--Burns & Schreiber (stand-up comedians)
--Peter Gennaro (dances to "Strangers in the Night")
--Shani Wallis - "I Can't Give You Anything But Love" & "As Long As
He Needs Me"
--Rolan Brothers (balancing act)
--Audience bows (cameos): Jack Lord; Jean Claude Killy (Olympic
skier)
b: 05-Jan-1969
988. The Chambers Brothers / Gina Lollobrigida / Don Rickles
gs: The Chambers Brothers (Guests) Gina Lollobrigida (Guest) Don
Rickles (Guest) Jerry Vale (Guest) The Nitwits (Guests)
Live From Circus Circus in Las Vegas
Guests:
--The Chambers Brothers - medley: "I Can't Turn You Loose," "People
Get Ready" & "Time Has Come Today"
--Gina Lollobrigida - "The Kind Of Walk You Walk" (with dancers)
--Jerry Vale - "Till" & "Those Were The Days"
--Don Rickles (stand-up comedian, running joke - Rickles keeps
hassling Ed)
--The Nitwits (comedy troupe)
--Joe Gerlac (high distance sponge diver)
--Rudy Cardanez (juggler)
--Ferazzini Chimps (animal act)
--Flying Alexanders (tightrope act)
--The Cannastrellis (daredevil trampoline tumblers)
--The Amazing Meckners (tumblers perform the double somersault)
--Audience bows: Ella Fitzgerald; Harry James; Buddy Hackett; Abbe
Lane; George Kirby; Jack Carter; Myron Cohen; Bill Miller; Jay
Sarnow
b: 12-Jan-1969
989. Gary Puckett & the Union Gap / scheduled: Liza Minnelli; Wayne
& Shuster
gs: Gary Puckett & the Union Gap (Guests) Liza Minnelli (scheduled
guest) Wayne and Shuster (scheduled guests) John Davidson (scheduled
guest) The Lennon Sisters (scheduled guests)
--Gary Puckett & the Union Gap - "I Who Have Nothing" & "Keep the
Customer Satisfied"
Other guests (scheduled):
--Liza Minnelli
--Wayne & Shuster
--John Davidson
--The Lennon Sisters
--Scoey Mitchell
--Victor the Bear
b: 19-Jan-1969
990. Tommy James & the Shondells / George Hamilton / Shirley Bassey
gs: Tommy James and the Shondells (Guests) George Hamilton (Guest)
Shirley Bassey (Guest) Joe Namath (Guest, on film) John Byner
(Guest)
Guests:
--Tommy James and the Shondells - "Crimson & Clover" & "Mony, Mony"
--Shirley Bassey - "Goin' Out of My Head"
--George Hamilton - "Act Naturally" & "This Guys In Love With You"
--The Green Machine - "Stand Up and Be Counted" (U. S. Marines in
pop band)
--Joe Namath (on videotape, sit down interview)
--John Byner (stand-up comedian, does celebrity impressions)
--Irwin C. Watson (stand-up comedian)
--John Byner & Irwin Watson (give suggestions to Ed on how to call
guests over for a bow)
--Ballet America (Hoedown style dance routine)
--Marvin Roy (magician)
--Audience bows: Elston & Arlene Howard; Luciene Fontaine; Sterling
Moss (racecar driver)
b: 26-Jan-1969
991. Vanilla Fudge / Temptations / James Earl Jones
gs: James Earl Jones (Guest) Vanilla Fudge (Guests) The Temptations
(Guests) Jerry Stiller (Guest) Anne Meara (Guest) Sergio Franchi
(Guest)
Guests:
--Vanilla Fudge - "Shotgun"
--The Temptations - "The Best Things in Life Are Free," "Runaway
Child" and medley ("Cloud Nine" & "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me")
--Sergio Franci - medley: "Hava Nagila," "If I Were A Rich Man" (in
English & Italian)
--James Earl Jones (Jones & cast do scene from "The Great White
Hope")
--Stiller & Meara (comedy team)
--Jacques d'Amboise & Allegra Kent (pas de deux ballet on ice)
--Audience bows (cameos): Tina Louise; Carol Lawrence; Roslyn Kind
(Barbra Streisand's Sister)
b: 02-Feb-1969
992. scheduled: Leslie Uggams; Joan Rivers, Barbara Eden
gs: Barbara Eden (scheduled guest) Leslie Uggams (scheduled guest)
Roslyn Kind (scheduled guest) Joan Rivers (scheduled guest) Bill
Dana (scheduled guest) Peter Gennaro (scheduled guest)
Scheduled guests:
--Barbara Eden - "Do You Know the Way to San Jose?"
--Leslie Uggams
--Roslyn Kind
--Joan Rivers
--Bill Dana
--Peter Gennaro
--Schaller Brothers
b: 09-Feb-1969
993. Blood, Sweat & Tears / scheduled: Rodney Dangerfiled; Arthur
Godfrey
gs: Blood, Sweat and Tears (Guests) Caterina Valente (scheduled
guest) Arthur Godfrey (scheduled guest) Rodney Dangerfield
(scheduled guest) The Young Americans (scheduled guests)
Blood, Sweat & Tears - "Smiling Phases" (and possibly "Spinning
Wheel")
Other guests (scheduled):
--Rodney Dangerfield
--Arthur Godfrey
--Caterina Valente & the Young Americans
--Eric Brenn
--Fiore & Eldridge
b: 16-Feb-1969
994. scheduled: Fifth Dimension; Michele Lee; Glenn Yarborough
gs: 5th Dimension (scheduled guests) Michele Lee (scheduled guest)
Scheduled guests:
--Fifth Dimension
--Michele Lee
--Glenn Yarborough
--M. Cohen
--Harry Goz
--Martia Ross
--H. Bernardi
--A. Gillete
b: 23-Feb-1969
995. scheduled: Paul Anka; Checkmates; Alan King
gs: Paul Anka (scheduled guest)
Scheduled guests:
--Paul Anka
--Checkmates
--Gwen Verdon
--Flip Wilson
--Alan King
--Nancy Walker
--Nancy Ames
b: 02-Mar-1969
996. Creedence Clearwater Revival / The Association / Jeannie C.
Riley
gs: Creedence Clearwater Revival (Guests) The Association (Guests)
Jeannie C. Riley (Guest) Mickey Mantle (Guest) Greg Morris (Guest)
Norm Crosby (Guest) Carol Lawrence (Guest) Will Jordan (Guest)
Guests:
--Credence Cleerwater Revival - "Proud Mary" & "Good Golly Miss
Molly"
--Jeannie C. Riley - medley: "Harper Valley PTA" & "There Never Was
a Time"
--The Association - "Goodbye Columbus"
--Mickey Mantle (Ed interviews Mantle, who talks about his plans to
retire from baseball)
--Norm Crosby (comedian)
--Greg Morris (from "Mission Impossible" - sings/speaks "For Once In
My Life")
--Carol Lawrence ("Startime")
--Will Jordan (comedian, does celebrity impressions)
--Valente & Valente (juggling team)
--The American Legion Drill Team from Chicago
Audience bows (cameos): Pierre Gallent (author); John Gary
b: 09-Mar-1969
997. Janis Joplin / Chet Atkins / Floyd Cramer & Boots Randolph
gs: Janis Joplin (Guest) Chet Atkins (Guest) Ed Ames (Guest) Boots
Randolph (Guest) Floyd Cramer (Guest) Scoey Mitchell (Guest)
Guests:
--Janis Joplin - "Raise Your Hand" & "Maybe, Maybe, Maybe"
--Chet Atkins, Floyd Cramer and Boots Randolph - "Yaketty Say" &
"Autumn Leaves"
--Ed Ames - "If I Had A Hammer" & "Love & Changing"
--Honey Ltd. - "At Long Last Love" & "R-E-S-P-E-C-T"
--Scoey Mitchell (stand-up comedian)
--The United States Air Force Marching Band
--The Carals (juggling-balancing act)
--Norm Neilson (magic act)
--Barbara Joe Rubin (female jockey interviewed by Ed)
b: 16-Mar-1969
998. Sly and the Family Stone / Dionne Warwick
gs: Sly and the Family Stone (Guests) Dionne Warwick (Guest) George
Burns (Guest) Mason Williams (Guest) Lana Cantrell (Guest) Jack
Carter (Guest)
Guests:
--Sly and the Family Stone - "Love City" (and possibly "Stand")
--Dionne Warwick - "This Girl's in Love with You"
--Mason Williams - "Classical Gas"
--Lana Cantrell - "Don't Tell Mama" (Broadway production number) &
"My Way"
--George Burns (stand-up comedy)
--Jack Carter (stand-up comedian)
--Phillip Waruinge (boxer from Kenya)
--Pompoff & Thedy (comedy skit with bumbling classical musicians)
--Joyce Choco (child ballet dancer)
Audience bows: James Garner; Bill Gargan
b: 23-Mar-1969
999. Cast of "Hair" / Peter Nero
gs: Peter Nero (Guest) Steve Lawrence (Guest) Eydie Gorme (Guest)
The Lennon Sisters (Guests) Charlie Callas (Guest) Dickie Henderson
(Guest)
Guests:
--The cast of "Hair" - "Aquarius"/"Let the Sun Shine In"
--Peter Nero - "Mrs. Robinson" (instrumental)
--Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme
--The Lennon Sisters - "On A Clear Day"
--The Muppets
--Charlie Callas (stand-up comedian)
--Dickie Henderson (stand-up comedian)
b: 30-Mar-1969
1000. Peggy Lee / Tony Bennett
gs: Peggy Lee (Guest) Tony Bennett (Guest) Duke Ellington (Guest,
with band) Eddie Albert (Guest) Joan Rivers (Guest) Rodney
Dangerfield (Guest)
Guests:
--Peggy Lee - "Spinning Wheel" & "Natural Woman"
--Duke Ellington Band - "Rocking In Rhythm"
--Tony Bennett - "Love Song," "Solitude," "What The World Needs Now"
& "People" (with the Duke Ellington Orchestra)
--Rodney Dangerfield (stand-up comedy)
--Joan Rivers (comedian)
--Eddie Albert (spoken word, talks about Easter)
--Shirley Verrett - "Alleluja" by Mozart
--Edward Villella & Patricia McBride (pas de deux from "Romeo &
Juliet")
b: 06-Apr-1969
1001. Chambers Brothers / scheduled: Norm Crosby, Ken Berry
gs: The Chambers Brothers (Guests) Norm Crosby (scheduled guest) Ken
Berry (scheduled guest) Pat Cooper (scheduled guest) Peter Gennaro
(scheduled guest)
--The Chambers Brothers - "Wade in the Water"
Other guests (scheduled):
--Norm Crosby
--Ken Berry
--Pat Cooper (comedian)
--Peter Gennaro (dancer)
--Julie Budd (singer)
--Grace Markay
b: 20-Apr-1969
1002. Joe Cocker & the Grease Band / scheduled: Connie Francis, Alan
King
gs: Joe Cocker (Guest) Connie Francis (scheduled guest) Alan King
(scheduled guest)
--Joe Cocker & the Grease Band - "Feelin' Alright"
Other guests (scheduled):
--Connie Francis
--Alan King
--John Byner (comedian)
--Lovelace Watkins (singer)
--The Martys (novelty act)
b: 27-Apr-1969
1003. Richie Havens / scheduled: Joel Grey; Vikki Carr
gs: Richie Havens (Guest) Joel Grey (scheduled guest) Vikki Carr
(scheduled guest) The Baja Marimba Band (scheduled guests) Scoey
Mitchell (scheduled guest) Brascia & Tybee (scheduled guests) Peter
Gennaro (scheduled guest)
Richie Havens - "High Flyin' Bird"
Other guests (scheduled):
--Joel Grey
--Stiller & Meara
--Vicki Carr
--Baja M. Band
--S. Mitchell
--Brascia & Tybee
--Peter Gennaro
b: 04-May-1969
1004. Diana Ross & the Supremes / Ed Ames / Lana Cantrell
gs: Diana Ross (Guest) The Supremes (Guests) Ed Ames (Guest) Lana
Cantrell (Guest) David Frye (Guest) Irwin C. Watson (Guest)
Guests:
--Diana Ross & the Supremes - "The Impossible Dream," "You're Nobody
‘till Somebody Loves You" and "No Matter What Sign You Are"
--Ed Ames - "Son Of A Travelin' Man" & "Windmills Of Your Mind"
--Lana Cantrell - "Life Is" & "Stay"
--The Muppets
--David Frye (comedian, doing impressions of celebrities)
--Irwin C. Watson (stand-up comedian)
b: 11-May-1969
1005. Fifth Dimension / Liza Minnelli / George Carlin
gs: 5th Dimension (Guests) Liza Minnelli (Guest) George Carlin
(Guest) Joan Rivers (Guest) Bill Dana (Guest)
Guests:
--Fifth Dimension - "Up Up & Away," "Working on a Groovy Thing" and
"Aquarius"/"Let the Sun Shine In"
--Liza Minnelli - "Didn't We"
--Joan Rivers
--George Carlin
--Bill Dana (as Jose Jimenez)
--Cadet Glee Club Of U. S. Military Academy
--Vino Venito (sword balancer)
b: 18-May-1969
1006. Mary Hopkin ("Goodbye") / Sam & Dave
gs: Mary Hopkin (Guest) Sam and Dave (Guest) Theodore Bikel
(scheduled guest)
--Mary Hopkin - "Goodbye"
--Sam & Dave - "Soul Man" & "I Thank You"
Other guests (scheduled):
--Theodore Bikel
--Louis Nye (comedian)
--Ron Carey (comedian)
--Primo Family (singers)
--Ernest Montego (juggler)
b: 25-May-1969
1007. Smokey Robinson & the Miracles / Lesley Gore / Mason Williams
gs: Smokey Robinson (Guest) The Miracles (Guests) Lesley Gore
(Guest) Gwen Verdon (Guest) Mason Williams (Guest) Alan King (Guest)
Wayne and Shuster (Guests) Ace Trucking Company (Guests) Diana Ross
(cameo, audience bow)
Guests:
--Smokey Robinson & the Miracles - "Doggone Right" & "Abraham,
Martin & John"
--Lesley Gore - medley: "I Could Have Danced All Night" & "Natural
Woman"
--Mason Williams - "Major Thang" & "Greensleeves"
--Gwen Verdon (Mexican dance with 2 other women)
--Alan King (stand-up comedy, stories about dogs)
--Wayne & Shuster (stand-up comedy; sketch about a student rebellion
at a nursery school)
--Ace Trucking Company (Improv company parodies commercials & does
an obscene phone call sketch)
Audience bows: Johnny Longdon (jockey); Jack Waldren; Jack Dempsey;
Patricia Jane Berg (golfer); Jean Drapeau (mayor of Quebec); Tom
Knowles & Bob Cameron; Diana Ross
b: 01-Jun-1969
1008. scheduled: Jerry Vale; the Serendipity Singers; Burns &
Schreiber
gs: Jerry Vale (scheduled guest)
Scheduled guests:
--Jerry Vale (singer)
--Myron Cohen (comedian)
--Burns and Schreiber (comedy team)
--The Serendipity Singers
--Monique Leyrac (singer)
--Kile and Paam (singer)
b: 08-Jun-1969
1009. scheduled: Everly Brothers; Rodney Dangerfield; Stiller &
Meara
gs: The Everly Brothers (scheduled guests) Rodney Dangerfield
(scheduled guest) Jerry Stiller (scheduled guest) Anne Meara
(scheduled guest) Phil Crosby (scheduled guest)
Scheduled guests:
--The Everly Brothers
--Rodney Dangerfield
--Stiller & Meara (comedy team)
--Peter Gennaro (dancer) - "Don't Rain on My Parade"
--The Inner Dialogue - "The Touch" & "I Go to Life"
--Marilyn May (singer)
--Phil Crosby (singer)
b: 15-Jun-1969
1010. scheduled: Sonny James; Flip Wilson; Jackie Mason
gs: Sonny James (scheduled guest) Flip Wilson (scheduled guest)
Jackie Mason (scheduled guest) Karen Wyman (scheduled guest)
Scheduled guests:
--Sonny James
--Flip Wilson
--Jackie Mason
--Karen Wyman
--Hal Frazier
--Georgia Tech Glee Club
b: 22-Jun-1969
NOTE: Next week (29-Jun-69), "Sullivan" was a repeat from 12-Jan-69
1011. scheduled: Bobby Vinton, Gordon MacRae, Lanie Kazan
gs: Bobby Vinton (scheduled guest) Lainie Kazan (scheduled guest)
Gordon MacRae (scheduled guest) Charlie Manna (scheduled guest)
Scheduled guests:
--Bobby Vinton
--Gordon MacRae
--Lanie Kazan
--Charlie Manna
--Sugar Shoppe
--Valente & Valente
b: 06-Jul-1969
NOTE: Next 2 weeks:
13-Jul-69 - repeat from 23-Mar-69
20-Jul-69 - repeat from 16-Feb-69
1012. scheduled: Vikki Carr; Henny Youngman; Clara Ward Gospel
Singers
gs: Vikki Carr (scheduled guest) Henny Youngman (scheduled guest)
The Clara Ward Singers (scheduled guests)
Scheduled guests:
--Vikki Carr - "Where Am I Going?" & "The Glory of Love"
--Henny Youngman
--Clara Ward Gospel Singers - "Born Free" & "City Called Heaven"
--Gilbert Price - "I've Gotta be Me"
--The Bob Fournier & Hal Greco dancers
b: 27-Jul-1969
NOTE: Next 2 weeks:
03-Aug-69 - repeat from 5-Jan-69
10-Aug-69 - pre-empted for a pre-season football game (Cleveland
Browns vs. San Francisco 49ers)
1013. Steppenwolf / Nancy Ames / Stiller & Meara
gs: Steppenwolf (Guests) Nancy Ames (Guest) Jerry Stiller (Guest)
Anne Meara (Guest) Charlie Cairoli (Guest) Van Harris (Guest)
Guests:
--Steppenwolf - "It's Never Too Late" & medley: "Born To Be
Wild"/"Magic Carpet Ride"
--Nancy Ames - medley: "I Got You, Babe"/"Happy Together"
--Sergio Franchi (singer) - "Love Finds The Way," "Lonely Is A Man
Without Love," "Noche de Ronda," "Serenata" & "For Once In My Life"
--Stiller & Meara (stand-up comedy, Stiller plays a shy obscene
phone caller)
--Peter Gennero (dances to "Back Roads Of My Mind")
--Van Harris (stand up comedy, jokes about marriage & "kids today")
--Washington D.C. Festival Chorus (2 Dozen High School students sing
patriotic songs)
--Charlie & Cairoli (Charlie is dressed as C. Chaplin, while Cairoli
plays clarinets)
--Erich Brenn (juggler, spins plates & does other tricks)
b: 17-Aug-1969
NOTE: Next week's show (24-Aug-69), was a repeat from 23Feb69.
1014. Sam & Dave / Roslyn Kind / Jackie Mason
gs: Sam and Dave (Guests) Roslyn Kind (Guest) Jackie Mason (Guest)
Charlie Cairoli (Guest) Pat Cooper (Guest)
Guests:
--Sam & Dave - medley: "Brown Sugar" & "That Lucky Ol' Sun"
--Roslyn Kind - "The Fool On The Hill" & "Give Me You"
--Jackie Mason (stand-up comedy)
--Pat Cooper (stand up comedy)
--Sandler & Young - do "The French Lesson" routine and sing "Come On
People (Glory River)" & "Let My People Go"
--Anna Moffo - "Chacun le Sait" (aria from Donizetti's "Daughter Of
The Regiment")
--Ballet America ("Hill Country" based on traditional American folk
dancing)
--Charlie Cairoli (circus clown)
b: 31-Aug-1969
NOTE: Next 3 weeks:
07-Sep-69 - repeat from 11-May-69
14-Sep-69 - pre-empted for Danny Thomas' "Make Room for Granddaddy"
special
21-Sep-69 - pre-empted for a CBS news special on the Royal Family