Episode guide
The Ed Sullivan Show: Season 18
40 episodes · first aired Sep 27, 1964
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- 1 Beach Boys / Alan King / Robert Goulet Sep 27, 1964 · 1h Guests: --The Beach Boys - ""I Get Around"" and ""Wendy"" --Robert Goulet - ""Let There be Love,"" ""Quiet Nights,"" ""This is All I Ask"" and ""My Love Forgive Me (Amore Scusami)""…
- 2 Louis Armstrong / Sid Caesar / Abbe Lane / Pat Boone Oct 4, 1964 · 1h Guests: --Louis Armstrong – ""Hello Dolly"" & ""So Long Dearie"" --Sid Caesar (comedian) - 2 skits: (1) Japanese baseball player sketch (2) 1964 election news report sketch --Yogi Berra…
- 3 Roy Orbison / Connie Francis / Harlem Globetrotters Oct 11, 1964 · 1h Guests: --Roy Orbison - ""Oh, Pretty Woman"" --Connie Francis - (1) baseball medley: ""Take Me Out to the Ballgame"" (& other baseball songs), ""Meet Me In St. Louis"" (& a song about New…
- 4 The Animals / Van Johnson / Jackie Mason Oct 18, 1964 · 1h Guests: --The Animals – ""I'm Crying"" & ""House of the Rising Sun"" --Jackie Mason (stand-up comedian) - routine includes imitation of news reporter Marvin Kalb commenting on LBJ's…
- 5 Rolling Stones / Jack Jones / Stiller & Meara Oct 25, 1964 · 1h 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)…
- 6 Dave Clark Five / Rex Harrison / Alan King Nov 1, 1964 · 1h The Dave Clark Five - ""Anyway You Want It"" Other guests: --Rex Harrison (on film?) --Leon Bibb (folk singer) --Alan King (comedian) --Marilyn Michaels (singer-impressionist) --Dolores…
- 7 Jimmy Durante / Jean Paul Vignon / Nipsey Russell Nov 8, 1964 · 1h Guests: --Jimmy Durante - ""Old Man Time,"" ""Fascination"" & ""Count Your Blessings"" --Sonny King and Jimmy Durante - ""Hey, Look Me Over"" & ""I Ain't Down Yet"" --Eddie Jackson and…
- 8 Peter and Gordon / Sammy Davis Jr. / Kaye Stevens Nov 15, 1964 · 1h Peter and Gordon – ""I Don't Want to See You Again"" & ""500 Miles"" Other guests: --Sammy Davis Jr. - ""Don't Shut Me Out"" --Kaye Stevens - ""I'll Tell Them All"" --The Kessler Twins…
- 9 scheduled: Tony Bennett; Leslie Uggams; Victor Borge Nov 22, 1964 · 1h Scheduled guests: --Tony Bennett --Leslie Uggams --Victor Borge --The Womenfolk (folk singers) - ""Sail Away"" & ""Rock-Em Daddy-O"" --Pat O'Brien (actor) --The Pan Am North Stars…
- 10 scheduled: Ella Fitzgerald; Gordon and Sheila MacRae Nov 29, 1964 · 1h Scheduled guests: --Ella Fitzgerald --Gordon and Sheila MacRae --Myron Cohen --Corps De Ballet --Obernkirchen Children's Choir
- 11 scheduled: Piccola Pupa; Mitchell Trio; Sid Caesar Dec 6, 1964 · 1h Guests: --Sid Caesar --Gary Lewis and the Playboys --Piccola Pupa --The Mitchell Trio (folk singers) --Sophie Tucker --Allen and Rossi (comedy team) --Betsy Palmer Scheduled guest: --Bob…
- 12 Julie Harris / Stiller & Meara / Alan King / Robert Preston Dec 13, 1964 · 1h Guests: --Robert Preston - sings ""Half the Battle is Learning How to Smile"" (in a scene from ""Ben Franklin In Paris"") --Julie Harris --Anita Bryant - ""Fly Me to the Moon"" --Stiller &…
- 13 Jack Jones / Allen & Rossi / Charlie Manna Dec 20, 1964 · 1h Guests: --Jack Jones - Christmas medley & ""My Favorite Things."" --Jack Jones (later in show) - ""Somebody Loves Me"" & ""You're Nobody"" medley --Allen & Rossi (comedy team) - James Bond…
- 14 The Supremes / Serendipity Singers / Leslie Uggams Dec 27, 1964 · 1h Guests: --The Supremes - ""Come See About Me"" --The Serendipity Singers - ""Every Time I Feel the Spirit"" --Leslie Uggams - ""Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo"" & ""Cockeyed Optimist"" --Rip Taylor…
- 15 scheduled: Liza Minnelli, Jean Paul Vignon, Totie Fields Jan 3, 1965 · 1h Scheduled guests: --Liza Minnelli --Jean Paul Vignon --Totie Fields --Marc London (comedian) --Carmen Sevilla --Lew Bassi (juggler) --The Mattison Trio (tap-dancers) --Topo Gigio
- 16 scheduled: Sid Caesar; Wayne Newton; Betsy Palmer; Shari Lewis Jan 10, 1965 · 1h Scheduled guests: --Sid Caesar --Wayne Newton --Betsy Palmer --Shari Lewis (puppeteer) --London Lee (comedian) --The Kim Sisters (singers) --Topo Gigio --The Sophie Maslow Dance Company…
- 17 Rex Harrison, Audrey Hepburn Jan 17, 1965 · 1h
- 18 Lesley Gore / Burt Lancaster / Mickey Rooney / Miriam Makeba Jan 31, 1965 · 1h Guests: --Lesley Gore - ""The Look of Love"" & ""Hello Young Lovers"" --Burt Lancaster (chats with Ed & film clips) --Mickey Rooney --Roger Williams --Miriam Makeba (South African folk…
- 19 Jimmy Durante / scheduled: Leslie Uggams; Stiller & Meara; Jean Carroll Feb 7, 1965 · 1h Guests (confirmed): --Jimmy Durante (entertainer, celebrating his 72nd birthday) --Sonny King Additional guests (scheduled to appear): --Leslie Uggams --Stiller & Meara --Rebecca Raz…
- 20 Dave Clark Five / Rowan & Martin / Steve Lawrence Feb 14, 1965 · 1h Guests: --The Dave Clark Five - ""Everybody Knows,"" ""Because"" & ""Anyway You Want It"" --Steve Lawrence - ""Hello, Dolly!"" ""People"" & ""Where Can I Go"" --Victor Borge - ""Viennese…
- 21 scheduled: Sid Caesar; Roberta Peters; Betsy Palmer; Frank Gorshin Feb 21, 1965 · 1h Scheduled guests: --Sid Caesar --Roberta Peters (Metropolitan Opera soprano) --Jerry Vale (singer) --Betsy Palmer --Frank Gorshin --London Lee (comedian) --Malcolm Powell (ventriloquist)…
- 22 scheduled: Wayne Newton; Juliet Prowse; Alan King; Bill Dana Feb 28, 1965 · 1h Scheduled guests (from Florida's Miami Beach Auditorium): --Wayne Newton --Juliet Prowse --Alan King --Bill Dana --The Hurricanes (the University of Miami's Glee Club) --The Cypress…
- 23 Duke Ellington & Ella Fitzgerald / Rita Pavone / Stiller & Meara Mar 7, 1965 · 1h Guests: --Duke Ellington & Ella Fitzgerald (medley of Duke's hits) --Duke Ellington - ""It Don't Mean A Thing"" --Rita Pavone - ""My Eyes"" --Stiller & Meara (comedians) --On film: Film…
- 24 Petula Clark / Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem / Nancy Walker & Bert Lahr Mar 14, 1965 · 1h Guests: --Petula Clark – ""Downtown"" and ""I Know a Place"" --Pat O'Brien --Nancy Walker & Bert Lahr --Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem - ""Wild Colonial Boy"" --Allen & Rossi (comedy…
- 25 Gary Lewis & the Playboys / Connie Francis / Tony Bennett / Melinda Marx Mar 21, 1965 · 1h Guests: --Gary Lewis & the Playboys - ""This Diamond Ring"" & ""Count Me In"" --Tony Bennett (with the Woody Herman Orchestra) - ""Love Scene,"" ""If I Ruled The World,"" ""Lullabye of…
- 26 Little Anthony and the Imperials / Bobby Vinton Mar 28, 1965 · 1h Guests: --Little Anthony and the Imperials - ""Hurts So Bad"" --Bobby Vinton - ""Long Lonely Nights"" + medley of hits & tribute to Broadway songwriters --Bob King (comedian) --Elizabeth…
- 27 scheduled: Vince Edwards; Cilla Black; Alan King; Abbe Lane; George Kirby Apr 4, 1965 · 1h Scheduled guests: --Vince Edwards (from ""Ben Casey"") --Cilla Black (singer) - ""You're My World"" --Alan King (comedian) --Abbe Lane (singer) --George Kirby (comedian) --Jean Paul Vignon…
- 28 Gerry & the Pacemakers / Maurice Chevalier / Soupy Sales Apr 11, 1965 · 1h Guests: --Gerry and the Pacemakers – ""Ferry Across the Mersey,"" ""It's Gonna Be Alright"" & ""Why, Oh Why"" --Maurice Chevalier - ""C'est Magnifique,"" ""It's All Right with Me"" and…
- 29 John Huston / Sam Snead / Soupy Sales Apr 18, 1965 · 1h Easter Show: --John Huston - scene from ""The Bible"" (might be on film) --The McGuire Sisters - Medley (""Heart Beat For Me,"" ""Easter Parade,"" ""Try A Little Tenderness"" & ""On the…
- 30 Freddie & the Dreamers / Sean Connery (on film) / Eydie Gormé Apr 25, 1965 · 1h --On film: Ed Sullivan talks with Sean Connery and Claudine Auger on the set of ""Thunderball"" Guests: --Freddie and the Dreamers perform ""I'm Telling You Now,"" ""You Were Made for Me""…
- 31 Rolling Stones / Dusty Springfield / Tom Jones May 2, 1965 · 1h --The Rolling Stones - ""The Last Time,"" Little Red Rooster"" and ""Someone to Love"" --Dusty Springfield - ""All Cried Out"" --Tom Jones - ""It's Not Unusual"" --Audience bow (cameo)…
- 32 scheduled: Della Reese; the Three Stooges; Richard Pryor; Juliet Prowse May 9, 1965 · 1h Scheduled guests: --Della Reese --The Three Stooges --Richard Pryor --Juliet Prowse --Vaughn Monroe (singer) --Jackie Clark (comedian) --The Kim Sisters (singers) --Les Doubles Faces…
- 33 Petula Clark / Rudolf Nureyev / Alan King May 16, 1965 · 1h Guests: --Petula Clark - ""I Know a Place"" & ""Heart"" --Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn (ballet dancers) - perform three excerpts from ""Swan Lake"" --Alan King (stand-up comedian)…
- 34 Liza Minnelli / Rudolf Nureyev & Margot Fonteyn / the Bachelors May 23, 1965 · 1h Guests: --Guy Lombardo - ""Red Roses for a Blue Lady"" & ""12th Street Rag"" --The Fredianis (acrobatic trio) --Liza Minnelli - ""All I Need is One Good Break"" & ""Sing Happy"" --Pernell…
- 35 The Animals / scheduled: Bert Lahr; Connie Francis; Wayne Newton May 30, 1965 · 1h --The Animals - ""Bright Lights, Big City"" & ""Bring It On Home to Me"" Other guests (scheduled to appear): --Connie Francis --Bert Lahr (comedian, doing his ""Woodsman, Spare that Tree""…
- 36 Herman's Hermits / scheduled: Tommy Steele; Trini Lopez Jun 6, 1965 · 1h --Herman's Hermits – ""Mrs. Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter,"" ""I'm Henry The VIII, I Am"" and ""Wonderful World"" Other guests (scheduled to appear): --Tommy Steele (musical-comedy…
- 37 Tom Jones / The Seekers / Dee Dee Sharp / Sid Caesar Jun 13, 1965 · 1h Guests: --Tom Jones - ""It's Not Unusual"" & ""Watcha You Gonna Do"" --The Seekers - ""A World of Our Own"" --Dee Dee Sharp - ""Steady, Steady"" --Sid Caesar --London Lee (comedian) --Jean…
- 38 Dave Clark Five / scheduled: Cab Calloway; Soupy Sales Jun 20, 1965 · 1h --The Dave Clark Five - ""Glad All Over,"" ""Come Home"" & ""I Like It Like That"" Other guests (scheduled): --Cab Calloway --Juliet Prowse (dancer) --Soupy Sales (comedian) --Totie Fields…
- 39 Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas / Tony Bennett Jun 27, 1965 · 1h Guests (June 27, 1965): --Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas - ""From a Window"" & ""Bad to Me"" --Tony Bennett - ""San Francisco,"" ""One for My Baby,"" ""It Had to be You"" and ""One More for…
- 40 Gerry & the Pacemakers / Jerry Vale / The Womenfolk Aug 29, 1965 · 1h Guests: --Gerry and the Pacemakers - ""I Like It,"" ""You'll Never Walk Alone"" & ""I'm the One"" --Jerry Vale - ""I Feel a Song Coming On,"" ""I'm Always Chasing Rainbows"" & ""Granada""…