1. First show of the 15th Season
Aired: Sep 17, 1961Scheduled guests: --Gordon and Sheila MacRae (musical comedy performers) ...
24 SeasonsJan 28, 1962TV-G1h7.9
Guests: --Sid Caesar (comedian) - does a silent movie sketch (Sid might have also been the guest host on this show.) --Connie Francis (singer) - ""Does Broadway Ever Sleep,"" ""Oh, Susanna,"" ""Careless Love,"" She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain"" & ""Don't Break the Heart"" --Frank Gorshin (comedian) - does impressions of movie stars --Franco Corelli (tenor) - sings an a...
1. First show of the 15th Season
Aired: Sep 17, 1961Scheduled guests: --Gordon and Sheila MacRae (musical comedy performers) ...
2. From Las Vegas: Danny Thomas; Della Reese; Crosby Brothers
Aired: Sep 24, 1961Taped in Las Vegas (at the Desert Inn & at the Stardust) Guests: --Della...
Scheduled guests: --Phil Silvers, Nancy Dussault and John Readon who appea...
4. Taped in West Berlin: Louis Armstrong; Connie Francis; Van Cliburn
Aired: Oct 8, 1961Taped at West Berlin's Sportspalast: --Louis Armstrong & his orchestra - "...
5. 2nd Berlin show: Louis Armstrong; Sid Caesar; Shari Lewis
Aired: Oct 15, 1961Guests (second of two shows taped in West Berlin): --Louis Armstrong (jazz...
6. Chubby Checker / Phil Silvers / Nancy Walker
Aired: Oct 22, 1961Guests: --Chubby Checker - ""The Twist"" (with the ""Do-Re-Mi"" dancers) a...
7. scheduled: Everly Brothers; Robert Goulet; George Gobel
Aired: Oct 29, 1961Scheduled guests: --The Everly Brothers - ""Don't Blame Me"" --The Ritz...
8. scheduled: Jimmy Dean; Art Carney; Al Hirt; Julius LaRosa
Aired: Nov 5, 1961Scheduled: --Jimmy Dean sings ""Big Bad John"" --Art Carney (comedian) ...
9. Pearl Bailey / Brenda Lee / Ames Brothers / Frank Gorshin / Myron Cohen
Aired: Nov 12, 1961Guests: --Pearl Bailey (singer) - ""Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me"" & ""I'm G...
10. Steve Lawrence / Jerry Lewis / Dorothy Louden / Martha Perez
Aired: Nov 19, 1961Guests: --Jerry Lewis (comedian) - ""What Kind of Fool Am I?"" --Steve ...
11. scheduled: Richard Boone; Jackie Mason; Sophie Tucker
Aired: Nov 26, 1961Scheduled guests: --Richard Boone (actor) --Jackie Mason (comedian) ...
12. scheduled: Sid Caesar; Connie Francis; Joan Sutherland
Aired: Dec 3, 1961Scheduled guests: --Sid Caesar (comedian) --Connie Francis (singer) ...
13. scheduled: Sarah Vaughan; Al Hirt; Vic Damone; Gary Morton; Edgar Bergen
Aired: Dec 10, 1961Scheduled guests: --Al Hirt (trumpet player) --Sarah Vaughan --Edgar Ber...
14. Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington / Paul Anka
Aired: Dec 17, 1961--Paul Anka - ""Jingle Bells"" (jazzy version) --Barbara Cook - ""Magic Mom...
15. Linda Scott / Shari Lewis / The Baird Puppets
Aired: Dec 24, 1961Guests (Christmas Show): --Linda Scott - ""How I Wish (You'd Be With Me On C...
16. scheduled: Slappy White; Matt Monro; Smith & Dale
Aired: Dec 31, 1961Scheduled guests: --Slappy White (comedian) --Matt Monro (singer) --...
17. Jimmy Durante / Rosemary Clooney / Bob Newhart / Gary Morton
Aired: Jan 7, 1962Broadcast live from the Moulin Rouge nightclub in Hollywood. Guests: --...
18. Mickey Rooney / Timi Yuro / Rip Taylor / Ken Murray
Aired: Jan 14, 1962Broadcast live from the Stardust night club in Las Vegas Guests: --Mick...
19. Jackie Wilson / Robert Goulet / Kate Smith / Wayne & Shuster
Aired: Jan 21, 1962--Opening titles --The Marquis Chimps - chimp smokes cigarette and tumbles...
20. Sid Caesar / Connie Francis / Frank Gorshin / Franco Corelli
Aired: Jan 28, 1962Guests: --Sid Caesar (comedian) - does a silent movie sketch (Sid might h...
21. scheduled: Brook Benton; Pearl Bailey; George Gobel; Bobby Rydell
Aired: Feb 4, 1962Scheduled guests: --Brook Benton - ""Shadrack"" --Pearl Bailey --Geor...
22. scheduled: Carl Sandburg; Paul Anka; Shelley Berman; McGuire Sisters
Aired: Feb 11, 1962--Shelley Berman (comedian) - ""Right Girls"" (a song from his Broadway music...
23. The Everly Brothers / Timi Yuro / Al Hirt
Aired: Feb 18, 1962First of two shows broadcast from Miami Beach. --The Everly Brothers - ""C...
24. scheduled: Lloyd Bridges; Damita Jo; The Crosby Brothers; Jan Murray
Aired: Feb 25, 1962Second of two shows broadcast from Miami Beach Scheduled guests: --Lloyd ...
25. Art Carney / Fats Domino / Phyllis Diller / Connie Stevens / Tommy Sands
Aired: Mar 4, 1962Guests: --Fats Domino - ""Jambalaya"" & ""Let The Four Winds Blow"" --C...
26. Henry Fonda & Olivia de Havilland / Maureen O'Hara
Aired: Mar 11, 1962Guests (St. Patrick's Day show): --Henry Fonda & Olivia de Havilland (actors...
27. Rowan & Martin / Robert Goulet / Dick Haymes & Fran Jefferies
Aired: Mar 18, 1962Guests: --Rowan And Martin (comedy team) - doing a skit about people who l...
28. Sid Caesar / Jackie Mason / Diahann Carroll / Richard Kiley
Aired: Mar 25, 1962Guests: --Jackie Mason (stand-up comedian) - does imitations, appears with...
29. Jackie Wilson / Patti Page / Wayne & Shuster / Ann-Margret (on film)
Aired: Apr 1, 1962Guests include: --Jackie Wilson - ""Heart"" -- Patti Page - ""Most Peopl...
30. scheduled: Cyd Charisse; Lionel Hampton; Jack Carter
Aired: Apr 8, 1962Scheduled guests: --Cyd Charisse (dancer) --Roland Petit (choreographer...
31. Sophia Loren / Mahalia Jackson / Teresa Brewer / Maximillian Schell
Aired: Apr 15, 1962Piano selections by Liberace, with his glass-topped grand piano. Sophia Loren...
32. Harry Belafonte / Miriam Makeba / Thelma Lee
Aired: Apr 22, 1962Guests: --Harry Belafonte (singer, in a 15 minute segment) - ""Mule Skinne...
33. Johnny Mathis / Jackie Mason / Rip Taylor / McGuire Sisters
Aired: Apr 29, 1962Guests: --Johnny Mathis (singer) - ""Marianna,"" ""Love, Look Away"" & ""Lov...
34. scheduled: Bobby Darin; Diahann Carroll; Corbett Monica
Aired: May 6, 1962Scheduled guests: --Bobby Darin (singer) --Diahann Carroll (star of the...
35. scheduled: Joan Sutherland; Pegleg Bates; Joey Adams
Aired: May 13, 1962Scheduled guests: --Joan Sutherland (opera star) --Joey Adams (comedian)...
36. Peggy Lee / Jackie Robinson / Slappy White / Brothers Four
Aired: May 20, 1962Guests: --Peggy Lee - medley: ""The Sweetest Sounds,"" ""I'll Get By,"" ""...
37. Jackie Wilson / Connie Francis / Red Buttons
Aired: May 27, 1962Guests include: --Jackie Wilson - ""Lonely Teardrops"" & ""Forever and a D...
38. Paul Anka, Bill Dana, Peter Nero, Chita Rivera, Rudy Vallee
Aired: Jun 3, 1962Guests: --Rudy Vallee (singer-actor, from Broadway's ""How to Succeed in B...
39. Larry Storch / Danny Lewis / Mickey Mantle & Roger Maris
Aired: Jun 10, 1962Guests: --Jerry Van Dyke (comedian) --Jackie Mason (comedian) --The L...
40. Dave Brubeck / Frank Gorshin / Gloria Lynne
Aired: Jun 17, 1962Guests: --Dave Brubeck (with his jazz quartet) - ""Take Five"" (with Paul ...
A 14th anniversary tribute to Sullivan's show. Jerry Lewis tried to coach Ed ...
42. Taped at the Moulin Rouge, Paris: Connie Francis; Johnny Halliday
Aired: Jul 1, 1962Taped at the Moulin Rouge, Paris, France: --Connie Francis - ""La Paloma,"...
44. Burt Lancaster / Dion / Diahann Carroll / Abbe Lane
Aired: Aug 12, 1962Guests: --Burt Lancaster (actor) - shows clips from his film ""Birdman of ...
45. scheduled: talented newcomers making their TV debuts
Aired: Aug 19, 1962Talented newcomers making their TV debuts --Joey Hollingsworth (tap dancer)...
46. Olivette Miller, Yolanda White
Aired: Aug 19, 1962Creators