Seasons & episodes

St. Patrick's Day show with scheduled guests: --Mickey Shaughnessy (actor, appeared in the 1957 movie ""Don't Go Near the Water"") --Myron Cohen (comedian) --Sue Carson (comedian) --Darryl Stewart (Australian singer) - ""When Irish Eyes are Smiling"" --The McNiff Irish Dancers --The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick (a glee club) - ""Eileen Allana"" and ""O'Donnell Aboo"" --Eddy Manson and his harmonica group - playing an Irish medley --Martin Granger and his puppets --The Mascots (balancing act) --Also: Ed presents the second Championship Performance Award to the outstanding athlete of the 1930-45 era.

Guests: --Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II promote their film ""South Pacific."" A film of the NYC premiere of the movie is shown. Rodgers and Hammerstein appear on stage with Ed. --Roberta Peters (opera singer) - ""Younger Then Springtime"" (with Richard Rodgers playing piano). --The Marquis Chimps (trained animal act) --Bert Lahr (comedian) - baseball sketch with sportscaster David Burns. --Michael Hale (singer) - ""Luck Be A Lady Tonight"" --Carol Haney and Peter Gennaro (dancers) --The Four Preps"" - sing ""26 Miles (Santa Catalina)"" --Dickie Henderson (British singing comedian) --Wally Griffith (comedian) --Roberta Peters (opera singer) - ""The Shadow Song"" --Torakichi Nakamura and Koichi Ono (Japanese golfers) --Cameo: Frank Pace (former US Secretary Of War) --Audience bows: Herb Cups; Mrs. Richard Rodgers; Mrs. Oscar Hammerstein; Charles Silvio --The Rays"" (vocal group) - sing ""The Man Above""

Scheduled guests: --Della Reese (singer) --Roger Williams (pianist) --Frankie Vaughan (singer from England) --Jane Morgan (singer) --Sam Levenson (comedian) --Georges Guetary (French singer) --Anton Dolin and his London Festival Ballet (with John Gilpin, Louis Godfrey, Michael Hogan and Andre Prokovsky) --George Shearing (pianist) --Dorothy Donegan (pianist) --O'Brady (novelty puppet act from Europe) --The Three Brazzazzis (European comedy act)

Guests: --Carol Burnett (comedian, doing a tribute to the Emmy Awards) --Maurice Chevalier - ""Gigi"" & ""Quay De Bercy"" --Conrad Hilton (reads a poem he wrote) --Guy Lombardo - ""Everywhere You Go"" and ""Over & Over"" (Note: The singer is either Kenny Gardner or Bill Flanagan) --Nell Rankin (mezzo-soprano) sings ""Pace, Pace"" --Chicago Opera Ballet - ""The Merry Widow Waltz"" --The Johnson Family - medley of religious songs --Regine & Andre Berny (dancing team) --Les Marquis Markays (acrobats, two brothers perform balancing tricks) --Clarence Willard (contortionist, called ""The Man Who Grows Before Your Eyes"") - appears to grow taller on stage --Joe Castor (puppet show, puppet paints a picture) --Audience bow: Mrs. Wendell Willkie --On-stage bows: Don Kerr, Linley Ruddock, Jerry Wald --Dr. Everett Clinchy, of the National Conference Of Christians & Jews, presents Ed with an award.

Scheduled guests: --Nat King Cole (singer) --Mickey Mantle (of the New York Yankees, was the American League's most valuable player of 1957) --Yogi Berra (catcher) --Whitey Ford (pitcher) --Jack Norworth (composer, wrote ""Take Me Out To the Ball Game"") --Joyce Grenfell (British comedian) --Laurie London (14-year-old singer)

Guests: --The Champs - ""Tequila"" --Hermoine Gingold & Billy Dewolfe - ""Careless Talk"" --Kathy Linden - ""Billy"" --Vivian Blaine - ""Say, Darling"" (from the Broadway show ""Say, Darling."") --David Wayne - ""River"" and a number from ""Say, Darling"" --Scenes from the University Of Pennsylvania Mask and Wig Club (men in drag, chorus line). --Rickie Layne (ventriloquist with his dummy Velvel) --Martin Granger puppets --Helene & Howard (comedy dance team) --Miklos Gafni (Hungarian tenor) - ""E. Lucevan E. Stelle"". --Annapolis Glee Club - ""Navy Song"" --Anna D'Angelo - ""Kansas City"" --Freddie Bell & The Bell Boys (vocal group) - ""Saints Ding, Dong"" and ""Say Darling"" --D'Angoly's (juggling act) --Audience bows: Will Jordan, Bill Gunn, Mary Martin

Guests: --The Everly Brothers - ""All I Have To Do Is Dream"" --Sal Mineo (actor) - sings ""A Couple Of Crazy Kids"" & ""Baby Face"" --Patachou - ""Poor People Of Paris"" & ""Wonderful Guy"" --Georgia Gibbs - ""Today I Love Everybody"" and ""Melancholy Baby"" --Teresa Brewer - ""I Think The World Of You"" --Maria Neglia (novelty voilin act) - ""Plink Plank Plunk"" --Jack Carter (stand-up comedian) --Arthur Worsley (ventriloquist act) --Art Todd & Dotty Todd - demonstrate multitrack tape recording --Julius Sundman (magician) --Trio Hoganis Acrobats (highwire act) --Keoni Dancers (acrobatic dancers) --Cameos: Muriel Abbott (talent agent); Gladys Robinson (artist)

Guests: --The Chordettes - ""Lollipop"" --David Seville - ""Witch Doctor"" --Lillian Roth - ""How About You"" & ""Sing You Sinners"" --Wayne & Shuster (comedy team) - Julius Caesar sketch --Amru Sani (singer from India) - ""I Remember You"" --Carol Haney & Peter Gennaro - ""On The Sunny Side of the Street"" --Denise Darcel - ""Mam'selle"" --Helen Gallagher - ""Something's Coming"" --Ed Townsend - ""For Your Love"" --The Kims (3 men comic acrobat act) --Gaston Palmer (French comic juggler) --The Clementi Twins (Australian bicyclist balancing act) On-stage bows: Captain Zohar (Israeli pilot) & Milo Valenzuela (Kentucky Derby jockey); Bob Mathias --Audience bows: BPOE National Youth Leadership contest Winners; winners of the 15th Annual National Press Photographers News Picture award; Pakistan's cricket team.

--Connie Francis - ""Who's Sorry Now?"" Scheduled guests: --Eleanor Roosevelt - pays tribute to Israel's 10th anniversary --Tony Martin (singer) --Wayne and Shuster (comedy team) --Benny Fields and Blossom Seeley (vaudeville team) --Al Hibbler (singer) --Don Rondo (singer) --Art & Dotty Todd (singer) --Dick Contino (accordian player) --George Givot (entertainer, show business veteran) --The Trio Rayros (comedy tumbling act)

Scheduled guests: --Maurice Chevalier (star of the new movie ""Gigi"") --Sophie Tucker --Carol Lawrence (of ""West Side Story"") --Jack E. Leonard (comedian) --The West Point Glee Club --The Kim Sisters (singing trio from Korea) --Georgie Tapps and his dancers --The Wake Forest College majorettes, Winston-Salem, N.C. --John Risko (plate spinner)

Scheduled guests: --Frankie Lymon (singer) --Alan King (comedian) --Hermione Gingold (actress-comedian) --Allan Drake (comedian) --Althea Gibson (tennis star, making her TV singing debut) --Zizi Jeanmaire and Roland Petit (husband & wife ballet performers from France) --The Three Edwards (Canadian balancing act) --The Theda Sisters (European trapeze performers)

Scheduled guests: --Johnny Wayne and Frank Shuster (guest hosts, taking over while Ed was at the World's Fair in Brussels) --Edie Adams (singer-comedian) --Jimmie Rodgers (singer) - ""Secretly"" --Doretta Morrow (singer) --Sallie Blair (singer) --Mario Del Monaco (singer) --Jeanmarie and Roland Petit (French ballet stars) --The Amin Brothers (Egyptian novelty act)

Scheduled guests: --Della Reese --Hugh O'Brian (star of ""Wyatt Earp"") --Alan King (comedian) --Carol Haney and Peter Gennaro (dancers) --Jack E. Leonard (comedian) --Roberta Sherwood (singer, accompanied by her three sons, who play guitar, drums and trumpet.) --Noelle Adam (dancer, star of Francoise Sagan's ballet ""The Broken Date"") ""King's Castle"" sketch performed by Alan King and his comedy troupe. Cast: --Alan King (as the husband) --Georgann Johnson (as the wife) --Ruth McDevitt (as the mother-in-law) --Bernie West (as the brother-in-law) --Chris Snell (as the boy)

The Brussels World's Fair (a filmed tour of the fair) Guests (also on film): --The Platters - probably ""Twilight Time"" --William Holden --Sophia Loren --Brigitte Bardot --Maurice Chevalier --Jacques Tati --Mitzi Gaynor --The Nitwits (British comedy troupe) --The Bayanihan Troupe (Philippine folk dancers)

Note: The 10th Anniversary Special is made up of clips from the past 10 years of ""Toast of the Town"" & ""The Ed Sullivan Show."" Clips: --1948 highlights: The June Taylor Girls (chorus line); Patsy Flick --1949 highlights: First TV ice show, Carol Lynn, Ed In Fur Coat Tries To Ice Skate, falls / Luise Rainer / Teresa Brewer's Debut / Charles Laughton reads from the Bible / Harry Armstrong / Maude Nugent Jerome / W. C. Handy / Bill Bojangles Robinson / Rosemary Clooney's debut --1950 highlights: Babe Didrikson Zaharis, Margaret Truman, Perry Como / Audience Bows: Roy Campanella, Mrs. Knute Rockne / Mayor O'Dwyer makes Gordon Jenkins cry. / Scene from ""Member Of The Wedding"" --1951 highlights: Moira Shearer, Gertrude Lawrence / Helen Hayes Talks About. ""Victoria Regina"" & Theater Life / Oscar Hammerstein Recites ""The Last Time I Saw Paris Lyrics (TV's first split screen) / Yul Brynner, Sugar Ray Robinson Kids Sam Snead --1952 highlights: Jackie Gleason & Art Carney; Audrey He

Newspaper description #1: Hour-long show devoted to Moscow's famed Moiseyev dancers, with Ray Bloch and his orchestra. Newspaper description #2: Tonight's show should fare considerably better than last week's 10th anniversary program. This one should be a real knock-out with the famous Moiseyev Ballet from Russia as the singular attraction. This will mark the first time that the frenzied folk-dancers have appeared on American TV.

Program broadcast from Las Vegas: Esther Williams swimming segments: --(1) Esther introduces ""Water Babies"" (children diving into swimming pool). Esther Williams gives little girl piggy back ride in swimming pool. --(2) Esther Williams announces Junior Champion Swimmers. Joe Monahan on high board. Papsy Georgian in pool with children swimming and diving. The AAU Champion Synchronized swimming team. Esther Williams emerges from a circle of swimmers, she swims, approaches side of pool, then blows a kiss to the viewer. --On film: Clip of Frank Sinatra in Monte Carlo, Monaco for the world premiere of ""Kings Go Forth."" Sinatra appears with Prince Ranier, Princess Grace & Caroline. Other guests: --Carol Burnett (stand-up comedy routine about braces) --Professor Backwards (stand-up routine about Las Vegas) --Kirby Stone Four - ""Lazy River"" --Sally Blair - ""Witchcraft"" --Duke Lloyd - Gigi"" (incomplete, interrupted by a Mercury commercial) --Joe Cook, Jr. (comedian

Scheduled guests (from the Desert Inn in Las Vegas, Nevada): --Ann Blyth (movie star) - might have performed ""Little Girl Blue"" on this date. --The Four Preps (vocal group) - ""Big Man"" & ""Lazy Summer Night"" --Anna Maria Alberghetti (singer, movie star) --Pat McCormick (Olympic diving champion) --Ramine (Hawaiian dancer, appears in the movie ""South Seas Adventure"") --Brascia and Tybee (dance team) --Rickie Layne (ventriloquist) --Bennett and Patterson (comedy duo) --Richiardi (magician)

The 5th Annual Army talent show: --Teresa Brewer (scheduled guest host) Scheduled Army talent: --Pfc. Constantine Cassolas (operatic tenor from Brooklyn, NY) --The Second U.S. Army chrous, directed by Rinaldo Massimino --The Circle (a country and western trio) with Sfc. Horace Burns (Knoxville, Tenn.), Sgt. Ervin Elswick (Cromona, Ky.) and Sgt. Thomas Parker (Kannapolis, N.C.) --The Cold Cuts with Sp-1 Ernest Calla (East Boston, Mass.), Pfc. Howard Garfin (Flushing, N.Y.), Pfc. John Guthman (Stowe, Vt.), Pfc. Stan Kletkewicz (Philadelphia, Pa.) and Pfc. Robert Runion (Bluefield, W.Va.)

Guests: --Ernie Kovacs - conducts the Nairobi Symphony (with musicians in monkey costumes). --Sheb Wooley - ""The Purple People Eater"" --Gisele MacKenzie - ""All The Way"" --Bobby Van - ""Too Darn Hot"" (sings and dances to song from ""Kiss Me Kate"") --Gordon MacRae - medley: ""Moonlight Bay,"" ""Tea For Two,"" ""Stranger In Paradise"" and ""If I Loved You"" --Paul Hampton - ""Let's Fall In Love"" --George Givot (Italian comic) --Jean Wald (orchestra made up of elderly women) - Grandma Orchestra plays 1920's medley. --Julia Mead - impersonates Ertha Kitt, Ray Bolger, Ethel Merman --Jimmy and Mildred Mulcay (harmonica players) - ""Caravan"" --Frisco Four (barbershop quartet) --The Goofers (comical musicians) - ""Flying Blues"" & ""Man On the Flying Trapeze"" (musicians goofing around, on pogo sticks, doing cartwheels, one swings upside down while playing bass, etc.)

Scheduled: --Wayne and Shuster (comedy team) --Dolores Gray (musical-comedy star) --Jack E. Leonard (comedian) --Margaret Tynes (singer) --Dieter Tasso (juggler)

Scheduled: The 4th Annual U.S. Navy World Wide Talent Contest --Sam Levenson (comedian, appearing as guest host) Guests include --Rear Adm. Dan Gallery's steel drum band (from the San Juan, Puerto Rico Naval Base)

Guests include: --Gregory Peck (cameo, introduces Judy White, burn victim) --Teresa Brewer - ""Don't Bring Lulu"" and ""I Wouldn't Trade The Sliver"" --Roger Williams (pianist) - ""Near You"" --Domenico Modugno (Italian vocalist) - ""Volare"" --Carol Lawrence & Peter Gennaro - ""Shine On My Shoes"" --Shelly Berman (stand-up comedian doing jokes about life's most embarrassing moments) --Ted Williams (makes an appeal for the Jimmy Fund, for children with cancer) --Perez Prado - ""Patricia"" --Elsa & Waldo (comedy dance routine, woman in tutu) --Jackie Cannon (stand-up routine) --Marquis Chimps (trained monkey/chimp act) --Audience bows: Max Case, Harry Dekay, Emmy Wideman & Anthony Marsello, Dana Andrews, Jack Sterling

Scheduled guests: --Wayne and Shuster (comedy team, appearing as guest hosts while Ed was in Israel) --Frankie Lymon (singer) - ""The Only Way To Love"" --Georgie Kaye (comedian) --Jean Carroll (comedian) --Charlie Applewhite (singer) - ""Stormy Weather"" --Ann Leonardo (singer) - ""You, You Romeo"" --Althea Gibson (tennis champion & singer) --Elisa Jayen (dancer) --Janik and Arnaut (dancers, doing their ""Snake Dance"")