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matthewb03 Member Since: September 2008 Contributions: 557 Gold Stars: 148 View User Posts	The Ed Sullivan Show Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 2:07 pm Central Time ed sullivan was a great show they had herman's hermits the lovin spoonful and ccr. i mean it was a truly great show.
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Beatlefreak Member Since: June 2007 Contributions: 175 Gold Stars: 87 View User Posts	Re: The Ed Sullivan Show Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 12:07 pm Central Time This was THE variety show of all variety shows. All it was missing was comedy skits. But for someone as straight-laced as Ed Sullivan to have the Rolling Stones on the same stage as Enzo Stuarti is nothing short of amazing. And think of all the stand-up comedians that got their big break with him. George Carlin, Stiller & Meara, Alan King, Bill Cosby, Phyllis Diller....that was the greatest show on earth!
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Tom1956 Member Since: December 2005 Contributions: 1343 Gold Stars: 34 View User Posts	Re: The Ed Sullivan Show Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 2:54 pm Central Time A few years back, I rented the DVDs of The Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show -- their first four appearances. One of the other acts scheduled during their debut appearance was the comedy team of Charlie Brill and Mitzi McCall, who would go on to make regular guest appearances on Match Game and Tattletales in the 1970s. Their act did not go over well with an audience of screaming Beatle fans who were dying for their song. Fortunately, they later returned under better conditions and made decent careers for themselves, not only on the game show circuit, but with roles on shows as diverse as "Silk Stalkings" and "The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show". _________________ "Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." -- Ferris Bueller "A word to the wise ain't necessary -- it's the stupid ones that need the advice" -- Dr. W.H. Cosby, Jr.
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eddmarkstarr Member Since: November 2008 Contributions: 538 Gold Stars: 9 View User Posts	Re: The Ed Sullivan Show Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 8:30 pm Central Time matthewb03 wrote: ed sullivan was a great show they had herman's hermits the lovin spoonful and ccr. i mean it was a truly great show. view Omg, I don't know where to begin! If television had been around in the 19th century, bet it would have shared features similar in concept to The Ed Sullivan Show. It wasn't a "unified show", Ed Sullivan presented "live clips" from a variety of venues. Ballet, opera, jugglers, acrobats, popular singers, live theater performers, stand-up comedy, a little Shakespeare and even Circus acts! In the years after World War II, The Ed Sullivan Show re-introduced American TV viewers to the variety of vaudeville in all its many forms! TESS was a showcase for new talent as well as a haven for long time veterans of the stage & screen. And not just home grown talent, Ed's show introduced hundreds of foreign performers to American audiences. I'll never forget seeing the National Theater Company of China! This was entertainment on a Global scale and represents television at its best in the 20th century. But I know what you guys want, those amazing clips of music legends that helped TESS become an American icon! The Rolling Stones, The Doors, James Brown, The Mamas and the Papas. How about Paul Revere and the Raiders? Or maybe THE BEATLES!!! Yes, I was in front on the television, along with my older sister and her friends, the night the rock world changed! All I can say is "you should've been there!". What a SHOW! But I was a kid and I loved TESS for its smaller moments. Anyone remember the ventriloquist Señor Wences? How about that cute, little Italian puppet mouse Topo Gigio? TESS was a little Sesame Street years before Sesame Street was a gleem in Jim Henson's eyes. Thank you Mr. Sullivan for giving The Muppets a chance to show America that puppets can be cool. Let me close by sharing one of my favorite moments - *Mason Williams and Classical Gas:* http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=5751658
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cereal Member Since: July 2009 Contributions: 201 Gold Stars: 40 View User Posts	Re: The Ed Sullivan Show Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 10:08 pm Central Time I liked the spinning plates!
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eddmarkstarr Member Since: November 2008 Contributions: 538 Gold Stars: 9 View User Posts	Re: The Ed Sullivan Show Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 10:43 pm Central Time Spinning plates? Try spinning Everything! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zhoos1oY404
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NostalgiaTV Member Since: February 2006 Contributions: 1775 Gold Stars: 114 View User Posts	Re: The Ed Sullivan Show Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 6:45 am Central Time Dear EddieMarkStarr, The Ed Sullivan Show also featured semi-regular guest performances by Soupy Sales(God Bless His Soul!) and by"The Three Stooges". Ventriloquists like Ms.Shari Lewis,Mr.Paul Winchell and Mr.Jimmy Nelson apepared on that program,doing their funniest bits with their puppets. And some top notch mimics like John Byner and Will Jordan did impressions of Sullivan. It was Will's impersonation of Sullivan..who really coined the phrase "Tonight..Right here on our stage..we have a reallly big shew!". Will Jordan said that line..not Mr.Ed Sullivan. Anyway, Thanks For Remembering"The Toast Of The Town"/"The Ed Sullivan Show!", Kevin S.Butler Formerley"Nostalgia TV!".
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eddmarkstarr Member Since: November 2008 Contributions: 538 Gold Stars: 9 View User Posts	Re: The Ed Sullivan Show Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 6:59 pm Central Time Hey Kevin, great to hear from you. By the time I was around, "Toast of the Town" had already become "The Ed Sullivan Show". It still fascinates me that a generation ago people were introduced to European entertainers. However, I still have trouble understanding the appeal of Topo Gigio and his Friends: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygwV51_QjC4
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Wishnick59 Member Since: November 2008 Contributions: 214 Gold Stars: 150 View User Posts	Re: The Ed Sullivan Show Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 9:04 pm Central Time eddmarkstarr wrote: Omg, I don't know where to begin! If television had been around in the 19th century, bet it would have shared features similar in concept to The Ed Sullivan Show. It wasn't a "unified show", Ed Sullivan presented "live clips" from a variety of venues. Ballet, opera, jugglers, acrobats, popular singers, live theater performers, stand-up comedy, a little Shakespeare and even Circus acts! In the years after World War II, The Ed Sullivan Show re-introduced American TV viewers to the variety of vaudeville in all its many forms! TESS was a showcase for new talent as well as a haven for long time veterans of the stage & screen. And not just home grown talent, Ed's show introduced hundreds of foreign performers to American audiences. I'll never forget seeing the National Theater Company of China! This was entertainment on a Global scale and represents television at its best in the 20th century. But I know what you guys want, those amazing clips of music legends that helped TESS become an American icon! The Rolling Stones, The Doors, James Brown, The Mamas and the Papas. How about Paul Revere and the Raiders? Or maybe THE BEATLES!!! Yes, I was in front on the television, along with my older sister and her friends, the night the rock world changed! All I can say is "you should've been there!". What a SHOW! But I was a kid and I loved TESS for its smaller moments. Anyone remember the ventriloquist Señor Wences? How about that cute, little Italian puppet mouse Topo Gigio? TESS was a little Sesame Street years before Sesame Street was a gleem in Jim Henson's eyes. Thank you Mr. Sullivan for giving The Muppets a chance to show America that puppets can be cool. Let me close by sharing one of my favorite moments - *Mason Williams and Classical Gas:* http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=5751658 view I LOVED TOPPO GIGIO!!! I used to go to bed after his skit. AND YES I WAS THERE WATCHING when the BEATLES changed the world. I still remember it as yesterday...my bro and cuz talk about it from time to time.
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eddmarkstarr Member Since: November 2008 Contributions: 538 Gold Stars: 9 View User Posts	Re: The Ed Sullivan Show Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 1:19 pm Central Time Wishnick59 wrote: I LOVED TOPPO GIGIO!!! I used to go to bed after his skit. AND YES I WAS THERE WATCHING when the BEATLES changed the world. I still remember it as yesterday...my bro and cuz talk about it from time to time. view It's good to know that fans of the Ed Sullivan Show have places like Retroland to share their memories. When I'm at work no one knows what I'm talking about. Don't even try to mention Topo Gigio, lol!
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