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The Best Episodes of The Ed Sullivan Show

Every episode of The Ed Sullivan Show ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Ed Sullivan Show!

Best episode
S17E19 Beatles (1st appearance) / Oliver Broadway cast
9.279 votes
Worst episode
S8E35 Eddie Fisher; filmed interviews with Hollywood stars
1.2118 votes
Top season
Season 10
8.4avg
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44d 12h
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    The Ed Sullivan Show Season 17 Episode 19 - Beatles (1st appearance) / Oliver Broadway cast
    9.2/10(79 votes)

    S17:E19

    Guests include: --The Beatles (first appearance): All My Lovin,'Til There Was You, She Loves You, I Saw Her Standing There and I Wanna Hold Your Hand. --Davy Jones (pre-Monkees, appearing with Georgia Brown & the Broadway cast of 'Oliver'): I'd Do Anything --Georgia Brown: As Long As He Needs Me (with 2 children from the Broadway cast of 'Oliver') --Frank Gorshin (comedian) --Tessie O'Shea (singer, from Broadway's 'The Girl Who Came To Supper') - medley of show tunes --Mitzi McCall & Charlie Brill (comedy team)

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  2. The Ed Sullivan Show Season 10 Episode 16 - Elvis Presley (3rd appearance) / Carol Burnett / Sugar Ray Robinson
    9.2/10(29 votes)

    S10:E16

    Elvis Presley (Hound Dog, Heartbreak Hotel, Love Me Tender, Don't Be Cruel, Too Much, When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again and Peace in the Valley.) Carol Burnett (stand-up comedy) Sugar Ray Robinson (interviewed by Sullivan after losing title fight, in jest Ed shows him how to box) Arthur Worlsey (British ventriloquist) Lonnie Satin (I Believe) Leny Eversong (El Cumbanchero, Cante Afre Cubano) Nancy Crompton (ballet dancer) The Six Gutis (Clowns & Men In Gorillas Suits) Bory & Bor (sight gag - a man is wearing a costume which makes him looks like two people dancing) Audience bows: Don Budge; Jackie Robinson (newly retired); Gene Ward; Jimmy Lanno

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  3. The Ed Sullivan Show Season 17 Episode 20 - Beatles (2nd appearance) / Mitzi Gaynor
    8.3/10(35 votes)

    S17:E20

    --The Beatles (2nd appearance): She Loves You, This Boy, All My Lovin', I Saw Her Standing There, From Me to You and I Want to Hold Your Hand --Audience bows: Sunny Liston & and Joe Louis (boxers) --Allen & Rossi (comedy team) - boxing sketch --Steve Rossi sings Strike Up the Band --Mitzi Gaynor (with 4 male dancers who also sing backup): Too Darn Hot, The More I See You and a blues medley: Birth of the Blues, St. James Infirmary,When the Saints Go Marching In, Shadrach, Mescach, Obendigo, Joshua Fit The Battle of Jericho & When the Saints Go Marching In (reprise). [Note: Shadrach, Mescach, Obendigo is missing from the DVD release.] --On tape: from Hialeah Race Track. Ed, with Seminole Indian family, introduces the Nerveless Nocks. --Nerveless Nocks (four male sway pole acrobats) - group performs outside (on tape at Hialeah Race Track) --Myron Cohen (stand-up comedian) --The Valanti's (comedic unicyclists) - not on DVD

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  4. The Ed Sullivan Show Season 23 Episode 13 - The Swinging, Soulful Sixties - Diana Ross & the Supremes, etc.
    8.2/10(41 votes)

    S23:E13

    ""The Swinging, Soulful Sixties"" – Ed Sullivan reviews the decade in entertainment. Taped segments (many from Ed's shows): (1) Broadway/Theater songs: --Richard Burton - Soliloquy from Shakespeare's ""Hamlet"" --Robert Goulet - song from ""Camelot"" and ""Happy Face"" --Gwen Verdon - ""If My Friends Could See Me Now"" (from ""Sweet Charity"") (2) Beatlemania: --Beatles At Shea Stadium August 15, 1965 (3) British acts: --Petula Clark - ""Downtown"" (excerpt) & interview --Clips of Dave Clark Five, Animals, Herman's Hermits, Rolling Stones, Petula Clark (4) David Frost - looks at '60's headlines and movies (5) Diana Ross & the Supremes --Ed Sullivan talks to Diana Ross about trends of popular music in the 1960s. --The Supremes - medley (""Baby Love;"" ""Stop! In The Name Of Love;"" ""Come See About Me;"" ""My World Is Empty Without You,"" ""You Can't Hurry Love,"" ""The Happening,"" ""Keep Me Hangin' On,"" ""Reflections,"" ""Love Child"" and ""I Hear A Symphony"") --The Supremes - ""So

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  5. The Ed Sullivan Show Season 17 Episode 21 - Beatles (3rd appearance) / Cab Calloway
    8.3/10(32 votes)

    S17:E21

    --The Beatles (3rd appearance): Twist and Shout, Please Please Me and I Want to Hold Your Hand (Pre-recorded Beatles segments, taped 9 Feb 1964, inserted into a live show.) --Gloria Bleezarde - sings Safety in Numbers --Pinky & Perky (marionettes) --Morecambe & Wise (comedy team) - routine about genuine Louis XIV brandy glasses --Acker Bilk (clarinet player): Acker's Lacquer --Gordon & Sheila MacRae (musical-comedy entertainers) - in a parody of The Gary Moore Show, the duo do celebrity impressions. --Dave Barry (comedian) - comedy monologue about children; sings a parody of Sonny Boy. --Cab Calloway - St. James Infirmary & Old Man River --Morty Gunty (comedian) - comedy monologue

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  6. The Ed Sullivan Show Season 10 Episode 40 - Everly Brothers / Frances Farmer / Nancy Whiskey / Prince & the Showgirl premiere
    8.0/10(51 votes)

    S10:E40

    Guests: --Everly Brothers - ""Bye, Bye Love"" --Frances Farmer - ""Aura Lee"" --Nancy Whiskey & The Charles McDevitt Skiffle Group - ""Freight Train"" --Bonnie Guitar - ""Dark Moon"" (sings and plays guitar) --Kaye Ballard (stand-up comedian, topic: Mothers are always right) --Kirby Stone Four (vocal impressionists) - sing a comic version of ""Lazy River"" while imitating other singers. -- Jo, Jac, And Joni - (3 person British comedy troupe) - troupe uses musical instruments as props --Davis and Reese (stand-up comedians doing impressions) --Jackie Pung (Female golfer who lost the US Open on a technicality) --University Of Georgia Glee Club - sings ""June Is Bustin' Out All Over,"" ""Hand Holdin' Music,"" ""If I Loved You"" and the Georgia School Song (conducted by Byron Warner) --Barber And Manselle (former Harvest Moon Dancers perform) --Ed Talks To Michael Mark (boy contestant on the ""$64,000 Question"") --Audience bow: Rex Smith --On film: ""Prince and the Showgirl""

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  7. The Ed Sullivan Show Season 23 Episode 31 - Jackson Five / Clint Eastwood (on film) / Don Rickles
    8.2/10(23 votes)

    S23:E31

    Guests: --The Jackson Five - ""The Love You Save"" and medley (""I Want You Back"" & ""ABC"") --Sonny James - ""My Love"" & ""Waterloo"" --Don Rickles (comedian) --George Carlin (comedian) - In a comedy routine, Carlin appears as a ""vacation expert."" Ed joins in and asks George some questions. --Roger Williams (piano player) - ""Mas Que Nada"" & a medley of Irving Berlin songs --Peter Gennaro (dancer) --Marilyn Michaels (celebrity impressions) --Gino Tonetti - ""This Is My Life"" Film clip: Don Rickles joins Clint Eastwood on the movie set of ""Kelly's Heroes"".

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  8. The Ed Sullivan Show Season 19 Episode 4 - Judy Garland / Tom Jones / Peter Sellers
    8.3/10(14 votes)

    S19:E4

    Guests (from Hollywood): --Judy Garland - ""Come Rain or Shine,"" ""Rock-A-Bye Your Baby"" & ""By Myself"" --Peter Sellers (on film, plays a Felliniesque director interviewed by Sullivan) --Tom Jones - ""With These Hands"" --Sophie Tucker (medley: ""When My Baby Smiles At Me,"" ""My Man,"" ""Give My Regards To Broadway,"" ""Louise,"" ""If You Knew Susie (Like I Know Susie)"" & ""Some Of These Days"") --Jackie Vernon (stand-up comedian) --The Swingin' Lads (barbershop quartet) --Topo Gigio

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  9. The Ed Sullivan Show Season 23 Episode 1 - 23rd Season Premiere: Barbra Streisand / The Temptations
    8.0/10(22 votes)

    S23:E1

    1969-70 season premiere (Ed Sullivan's 23nd season): --The Temptations - ""I Can't Get Next to You,"" ""September in the Rain"" & ""Autumn Leaves"" --Barbra Streisand (on tape from Las Vegas) - ""Hello, Dolly"" medley: ""Before the Parade Passes By,"" ""So Long, Dearie"" & ""Hello Dolly"" --Tony Bennett - ""What the World Needs Now Is Love,"" ""People"" & ""I Gotta Be Me."" --Red Skelton (comedian) - classic drunk routine; ""the bin salesman"" --The Osipov Balalaika Festival Orchestra - Russian folk dance and music. --Audience bows: Jerry Vale; Rodney Dangerfield

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  10. The Ed Sullivan Show Season 11 Episode 10 - Buddy Holly and the Crickets / Sam Cooke / Bobby Helms
    8.2/10(14 votes)

    S11:E10

    --Buddy Holly and the Crickets - ""That'll Be the Day"" and ""Peggy Sue"" --Sam Cooke - ""You Send Me"" and ""For Sentimental Reasons"" --The Rays - ""Silhouettes"" --Bobby Helms - ""My Special Angel"" --Polly Bergen - ""Mean To Me"" and ""Smoke Gets In Your Eyes"" -- Ray McKinley & the Glenn Miller Orchestra (with guest singers) - perform a medley --Douglas Fairbanks (actor) - appears in a comedy sketch and, later in show, recites the Rudyard Kipling poem ""If"" --The Colliers All American Football Team (General Mills) introduced by Ed Sullivan and Lefty James. --Martha Ann Bentley (ballerina, dressed as a jockey) --Jean Carroll (comedian) --Tony And Sally Demarco (couple dancing to ""White Christmas"")

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  11. The Ed Sullivan Show Season 19 Episode 1 - The Beatles (4th live appearance) / Cilla Black
    7.8/10(26 votes)

    S19:E1

    --The Beatles (on tape, recorded 14-Aug-65) I Feel Fine, I'm Down, Help!, Yesterday, Act Naturally and Ticket to Ride --Cilla Black - Goin' Out of My Head & September In The Rain ------------------------------------ Guests: --Soupy Sales - talks about Ed's summer vacation. --Cilla Black - September In The Rain --Fantasio (illusionist/ magician) - slight-of-hand artist --The Beatles I Feel Fine, I'm Down and Act Naturally --Steve Rossi - sings Try to Remember --Marty Allen and Steve Rossi (comedy team) - Allen demonstrates different sports that he's tried. Ends with Rossi singing We Love You. --Cilla Black - Goin' Out of My Head --Soupy Sales - The Mouse --The Beatles Ticket to Ride, Yesterday and Help! --Ed Sullivan closing comments, next week's guests, closing titles.

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  12. The Ed Sullivan Show Season 21 Episode 2 - The Doors / Yul Brynner / Rodney Dangerfield
    8.1/10(12 votes)

    S21:E2

    Guests: --The Doors - ""People are Strange"" & ""Light My Fire"" --Yul Brynner (actor, appearing with a musician) - perform ""Two Guitars"" (from Brynner's album) --Flip Wilson (stand-up comedian) --Rodney Dangerfield (stand-up comedy) --Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme - ""That's Love,"" ""Come Back to Me"" & medley: ""Anything Goes,"" ""Love For Sale,"" ""I Get A Kick Out Of You,"" ""You Do Something To Me,"" ""I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair,"" ""Getting To Know You,"" ""Happy Talk"" & ""I've Got You Under My Skin"" --Eydie Gorme - ""Mame"" --Steve Lawrence - ""Too Fast, Too Soon"" --The Kessler Sisters (twins Alice & Ellen Kessler) - medley of Maurice Chevalier songs: ""Thank Heaven For Little Girls"" and ""Louise"" (A salute To Maurice Chevalier on his 79th birthday) --The Skating Bredos (from Sweeden) - man & woman speed skate in 6 ft. circle CBS repeated this show on 07-Jul-68.

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  13. The Ed Sullivan Show Season 10 Episode 6 - Elvis Presley (2nd appearance) / Senior Wences / Joyce Grenfell
    7.9/10(17 votes)

    S10:E6

    --Elvis Presley (2nd appearance) - ""Don't Be Cruel,"" ""Love Me Tender,"" ""Love Me"" (with the Jordanaires) and ""Hound Dog"" (with the Jordanaires). Other guests: --Senor Wences - ventriloquist with Pedro (head in box) and Johnny (hand puppet) --Joyce Grenfell (comedian) - sings ""Countess of Cotlet"" --Scene from Broadway show ""The Most Happy Fella"" (including songs ""Happy to Make Your Acquaintence"" and ""Big D"") --Little Gaelic Singers (children's chorus from Ireland) - ""Dancin' Song,"" ""Dandlin Song"" and ""Believe Me"" --Unus - Circus act in top hat & cape (introduced by Scampi - little boy in top hat) Audience bows: Robert Webb; Earl Wilson; DJs from Ottawa

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  14. The Ed Sullivan Show Season 23 Episode 12 - Jackson Five / Lainie Kazan / John Davidson
    7.8/10(18 votes)

    S23:E12

    Guests: --The Jackson 5 - ""Stand,"" ""I Wonder Who's Loving You Now"" & ""I Want You Back."" --Lainie Kazan - ""Have I Stayed Too Long At The Fair?"" --John Davidson - ""Something"" & medley (""Get Together"" & ""Games People Play"") --Wayne & Shuster (comedy team spoofing commercials) --The Muppets (Big Bird dances with 6 bird watchers) --Topo Gigio (puppet talks about his Christmas list) --Guy Marks (stand-up comedian) --El Conquistador Violinists (instrumental band, from Puerto Rico) --The Mecners (acrobatic act, top Polish circus act) Audience Bows (cameos): Diana Ross; Leroy Yarbrough (1969 Nascar Champ Driver); Etta Cortez (Editor Of Vegas Magazine); Gig Young

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  15. The Ed Sullivan Show Season 20 Episode 13 - Supremes / Gary Lewis & the Playboys / Wayne & Shuster
    8.0/10(10 votes)

    S20:E13

    Guests: --Harlem Globetrotters (comic basketball stunts) --Lainie Kazan - ""What Now My Love"" --The ""Walking Happy"" cast - ""Clog and Grog Dance"" --Wayne And Shuster (comedy team) --Robert Merrill and Jan Peerce (opera singers) - ""La Forza Del Destino""     --Red Buttons - stand up monologue --Diana Ross and the Supremes - ""My Favorite Things"" and medley of hits: ""Come See About Me,"" ""Stop! In the Name of Love,"" ""You Can't Hurry Love,"" ""You Keep Me Hanging On"" & ""I Hear a Symphony"" --Gary Lewis and the Playboys - medley: ""This Diamond Ring,"" ""Green Grass,"" ""She's Just My Style"" & ""Where Will the Words Come From"" --Gary Lewis - ""One Last Kiss"" (very short song. Gary sings to girl named Cindy Palmer from Endicott, NY. His last appearance before going into the military.)

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  16. The Ed Sullivan Show Season 18 Episode 5 - Rolling Stones / Jack Jones / Stiller & Meara
    7.8/10(14 votes)

    S18:E5

    The Rolling Stones - ""Around and Around"" and ""Time is on My Side"" Other guests: --Stiller & Meara (comedy team) --Jack Jones - ""Travel On"" & ""Bewitched"" --London Lee (comedian) --Lawrence Harvey --Kim Sisters - ""Joshua"" --Charlie Drake --The Berosini Family (acrobats)

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  17. The Ed Sullivan Show Season 9 Episode 51 - Elvis Presley (1st appearance) / Charles Laughton / Dorothy Sarnoff
    7.8/10(13 votes)

    S9:E51

    Elvis Presley (1st appearance) - ""Don't be Cruel"" (with the Jordanaires), ""Love Me Tender,"" ""Ready Teddy"" and ""Hound Dog."" --Charles Laughton (guest host) - reads limericks, poems & does stand-up comedy routine titled ""Little Girl And Wolf"" (about the sadistic side of Little Red Riding Hood). --Dorothy Sarnoff - sings ""Something Wonderful"" (in a scene from the ""King And I"") --Amru Sani (female singer from India wearing traditional Indian clothes) - ""I'm In The Mood For Love"" and ""My Bolero"" --The Vagabonds (novelty quartet) - ""The Queens Ruler,"" ""I Wonder"" & ""How You Gonna Keep Em' Down on the Farm,"" followed by comedy routine. --Conn And Mann (duo tap dances to ""Tea For Two"") --Amin Brothers (acrobats)

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  18. The Ed Sullivan Show Season 24 Episode 1 - The Georgie Awards: Barbra Streisand / Blood Sweat & Tears / Tom Jones
    7.5/10(24 votes)

    S24:E1

    The Georgie Award (Entertainer of the Year Award Show - from Caesars Palace) Performers: --Barbra Streisand - ""On A Clear Day"" --Blood Sweat & Tears - ""Lucretia McEvil"" --Tom Jones - ""Cabaret"" --Melba Moore - ""I Got Love"" --Peter Gennaro Dancers (production number) --The Flying Alexanders (trapeze act) Awards: --Lucille Ball presents award to Carol Burnett. --Marc Copage & Michael Ling present Outstanding Animal Act trophy to Tanya The Elephant. --Tom Smothers presents award to Flip Wilson. --Milton Berle presents award to Radio City Music Hall. --Milton Berle Presents award To James Gould, President Of Radio City Music Hall. --Danny Thomas & Jack Haley, Sr. presents Golden Award to Jimmy Durante (who's not there to accept award.) --Sullivan presents award to Bob Hope.

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  19. The Ed Sullivan Show Season 20 Episode 28 - Lovin' Spoonful / Johnny Rivers / Cab Calloway
    7.6/10(15 votes)

    S20:E28

    Guests: --The Lovin' Spoonful - ""Bald Headed Lena"" (and 2 more songs at end of show) --Johnny Rivers - ""Baby I Need Your Lovin'"" --Alan Drake (stand-up comedian) - talks about an Italian neighborhood & sings. --Cab Calloway - ""Minnie the Moocher"" (with special lyrics to introduce his daughter Chris) --Chris Calloway - ""I'm Not At All In Love"" --Cab and Chris Calloway - ""Side by Side"" --Audience bow: Carol Channing --The Trio Hoganas (balancing act from Europe) - acrobats balance on tightrope --George Carlin (comedian) - talks about daytime TV --Jane Powell (singer) - operatic medley from ""Porgy and Bess"" --Jerry Stiller and Anne Mara (comedy team) - portray a couple at a high school reunion. --The Lovin' Spoonful - ""Do You Believe in Magic?"" (background keeps changing) and ""Daydream"" Other guests (scheduled to appear): --Jackie Kahane (comedian) --Dave Allen (comedian)

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  20. The Ed Sullivan Show Season 17 Episode 33 - Liza Minnelli / Duke Ellington / The Beatles (on film)
    7.6/10(12 votes)

    S17:E33

    --The Beatles (on film) - movie clip of ""You Can't Do That"" from ""A Hard Day's Night"" - song was cut from final edit of film. Also on film: Ed Sullivan interviews The Beatles in London on the set of "" A Hard Day's Night"". --On film: footage of the Lipizzaner White Stallions in Vienna. --On film: Michelangelo's Pieta, an exhibit at the New York World's Fair. Guests: --Duke Ellington & his orchestra --Liza Minnelli (actress-singer) - possibly performed ""The Travelin' Life"" --John Paul Vignon (French singer) --Shirley Verrett (mezzo-soprano) - ""Ava Maria"" --Morecambe and Wise (British comedy team) Other guests (scheduled to appear): --Professor Backwards (comedian) --The Watusi Dancers

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  21. The Ed Sullivan Show Season 22 Episode 23 - Janis Joplin / Chet Atkins / Floyd Cramer & Boots Randolph
    7.6/10(10 votes)

    S22:E23

    Guests: --Janis Joplin - ""Raise Your Hand"" & ""Maybe, Maybe, Maybe"" --Boots Randolph (saxophonist) - ""Yakety Sax"" --Floyd Cramer (pianist) - ""On the Rebound"" --Chet Atkins (guitarist) - ""Autumn Leaves"" --Chet Atkins, Floyd Cramer and Boots Randolph - ""Rock a Bye Your Baby (with a Dixie Melody)"" --Ed Ames - ""If I Had A Hammer"" & ""Changing, Changing"" (possible 3rd song: ""Love"") --Honey Ltd. (four female singers) - ""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 from Germany) - man with female assistant --Norm Neilson (magic act) --Barbara Joe Rubin (female jockey interviewed by Ed) --Audience bows: Buddy Hackett & his wife Sherry; Jerry Vale; Benny Friedman (University of Michigan 1925 All American star)

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  22. The Ed Sullivan Show Season 16 Episode 12 - Barbra Streisand / Liberace / Clancy Brothers
    7.4/10(23 votes)

    S16:E12

    Guests: --Barbra Streisand - ""My Coloring Book"" and ""Lover Come Back to Me"" --Liberace - ""Moon River"" and ""Mack the Knife"" --The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem (Irish folk-singing group) - ""Gypsy Rover"" & ""South Australia"" --Russ Lewis (ventriloquist, with dummy ""Clarence"") - Lewis tries to coach Clarence on how to tell a joke --Linon (Belgian clown, frets over having to walk a tightrope) --Audience bow: YA Tittle of the New York Giants Additional guests (not on PBS repeat, but scheduled to appear): --Xavier Cugat and Abbe Lane --Victor Julian's dog act --The Goans (trampoline act from Mexico)

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  23. The Ed Sullivan Show Season 16 Episode 25 - Barbra Streisand / Chubby Checker / Woody Herman
    7.4/10(22 votes)

    S16:E25

    Guests: --Barbra Streisand - ""Cry Me a River"" --Chubby Checker - ""Peanut Vendor"" & limbo medley: ""Let's Limbo Some More"" and ""Limbo Rock"" (Chubby does the limbo on stage.) --Woody Herman & his band - ""Caledonia"" and, later in show, ""The Girl Upstairs"" (with the Hugh Lambert dancers) --Morecambe & Wise (British comedy team) - Judo self defense routine. --Totie Fields (stand-up comedian wearing tutu) --Dave Madden (stand-up comedian, tells jokes about going to the doctor & heath while smoking a cigarette throughout the routine). --Tommy Cooper (comedian, performing tricks) --Joy Kaye (clown act & pantomime) --Spencer Trio (acrobatic / balance act) --Saddri Dancers (comedy dance team) --Audience bows: Ann-Margret; Jesse Pearson

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  24. The Ed Sullivan Show Season 24 Episode 4 - scheduled: Arthur Godfrey; Loretta Lynn
    7.6/10(9 votes)

    S24:E4

    Scheduled guests: --Arthur Godfrey --Sonny James --Loretta Lynn - ""Coal Miner's Daughter"" --Archie Campbell --Stony Mt. Cloggers --Judi Ford (Miss America '69)

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  25. The Ed Sullivan Show Season 20 Episode 32 - Tony Bennett / Count Basie / Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood
    7.4/10(10 votes)

    S20:E32

    Guests: --Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood - ""Summer Wine"" --Nancy Sinatra - ""Love Eyes"" --Tony Bennett and the Count Basie Orchestra - ""Sunny Side Of The Street,"" ""I Left My Heart In San Francisco,"" ""Don't Get Around Much Any More"" & ""The Lady's In Love With You"" --Count Basie Orchestra - ""Edward Great Saxophone"" --Totie Fields (stand-up comedian) - talks about having no flaws then sings ""I'm Perfect"" --Peter Gennaro (dancer-choreographer with other dancers) - ""Alouette"" (Totie Fields makes a cameo) --Hendra & Ullet (comedy team) - A Mets fan tries to explain baseball to an Englishman. (The duo performed the same sketch on 7-Aug-66) --Alan Kogosowski (13 or 14-year-old pianist) - plays Chopin's Polonaise --Los Indio Tabajaras - South American Indians play guitars --The Mercners (acrobats) - girl does mid-air somersaults on pole held by 2 men --Audience bow: Dolores Credsler? (star of "" Cherie"") - Ed says, ""Now in our audience tonight is one of the fine singing stars o

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Best Episodes Summary

"Beatles (1st appearance) / Oliver Broadway cast" is the best rated episode of The Ed Sullivan Show. It scored 9.2/10 from 79 votes. Directed by Tim Kiley and written by Unknown, it aired on February 9, 1964.

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