1. Robert Mitchum / Lillian Gish / Rocky Marciano
Aired: Sep 25, 1955Guests: --Robert Mitchum, Lillian Gish and Peter Graves perform a scene fr...
2. Nat King Cole / Fanny cast / Josh Logan
Aired: Oct 2, 1955Guests: --Nat King Cole - ""Forgive My Heart"" & ""Someone You Love"" -...
3. Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Frank Sinatra, Vivian Blaine, Frank Loesser, The Goldwyn Girls, Johnny Carson, June Valli, Les Compagnons de la Chanson
Aired: Oct 9, 1955On film: Ed visits the set of ""Guys and Dolls."" (1) Frank Sinatra sings ""A...
4. scheduled: Edward R. Murrow; Dave Brubeck; Ed Begley; Tony Randall
Aired: Oct 16, 1955Scheduled guests: --Edward R. Murrow --Dave Brubeck and his quartet (jaz...
5. scheduled: Nat King Cole & wife Maria; Jack Palance; Rod Steiger
Aired: Oct 23, 1955Scheduled guests: --Nat King Cole and his wife Maria --Jack Palance, Rod...
6. Andy Griffith / Jean Simmons / Orson Bean
Aired: Oct 30, 1955Guests: --Andy Griffith, Roddy McDowell and Robert Webber (actors, from th...
7. scheduled: Phil Silvers; Liberace; Rise Stevens
Aired: Nov 6, 1955Scheduled guests: --Phil Silvers (comedian) --Liberace --Rise Stevens ...
8. Edith Piaf / Shirley Booth / Al Hibbler / Arthur Worlsey
Aired: Nov 13, 1955Guests: --Edith Piaf (French chanteuse) - ""If You Love Me"" --Shirley ...
9. Bo Diddley / Laverne Baker / Five Keys / Rod Steiger & Jack Palance
Aired: Nov 20, 1955""Dr. Jive's Rhythm and Blues"" sequence: --Bo Diddley - ""Bo Diddley"" ...
10. scheduled: Pearl Bailey; Dick Shawn; Licia Albanese
Aired: Nov 27, 1955Scheduled guests: --Pearl Bailey --Dick Shawn (comedian) --The Goofer...
11. scheduled: Abbott & Costello; Lillian Roth / Burt Lancaster (on film)
Aired: Dec 4, 1955Scheduled guests: --Bud Abbott and Lou Costello --Lillian Roth --Kate ...
12. Sugar Ray Robinson / Teresa Brewer / Joyce Grenfell
Aired: Dec 11, 1955Teresa Brewer sang "A Good Man Is Hard To Find", and did a song and dance wit...
13. scheduled: Orson Welles; James Mason & daughter; Orson Bean
Aired: Dec 18, 1955Scheduled guests: --Orson Welles --James Mason and his daughter Portland ...
14. scheduled: Gary Cooper & Rod Steiger; Jay Nemeth / Also: Ice Show remote
Aired: Dec 25, 1955Scheduled guests (from New York): --Gary Cooper and Rod Steiger re-enact s...
15. scheduled: Roger Williams; The Dreamweavers; Dick Duane
Aired: Jan 1, 1956New Year's Day show with scheduled guests (a ""Stardust Parade"" of young and...
16. schedul: Pearl Bailey; Lily Pons; Lone Ranger & Silver
Aired: Jan 8, 1956Scheduled guests: --Pearl Bailey --Myron Cohen (comedian) --Lily Pons ...
17. schedul: Jean Carroll; Billy Williams Quartet; The Matchmaker cast
Aired: Jan 15, 1956Scheduled guests: --The Broadway cast from ""The Matchmaker"" performs sce...
18. ASCAP salute: Cab Calloway; John Raitt; Helen Kane; Mitch Miller
Aired: Jan 22, 1956A salute to ASCAP (The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers)...
19. scheduled: Kim Novak & Susan Strasberg; Gracie Fields
Aired: Jan 29, 1956Scheduled guests: --Kim Novak and Susan Strasberg perform scenes from thei...
20. Lucille Ball & Desi Arnaz / Rodgers & Hammerstein / Orson Welles / Ames Brothers
Aired: Feb 5, 1956Segements with Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz and the Four Ames Brothers: --Lucill...
21. Shirley Jones / Pearl Bailey / Carl Sanberg / Hal Holbrook
Aired: Feb 12, 1956Guests: --Andre Kostelanetz and his Orchestra - ""Saturday Night"" --Pe...
22. scheduled: Hermione Gingold; Billy DeWolfe; The Goofers; Jean Madeira
Aired: Feb 19, 1956Scheduled guests: --Hermione Gingold (British comedienne) --Billy DeWolf...
23. scheduled: Fred Waring; Lilian Roth; Al Capp, Rube Goldberg
Aired: Feb 26, 1956Scheduled guests: --Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians --Lillian Roth (s...
24. Edith Piaf / Walt Disney; James Cagney; Jack Lemmon; Susan Hayward
Aired: Mar 4, 1956Guests: --Edith Piaf - ""Merry Go Round"" & ""Padame"" --Senor Wences (ve...
25. scheduled: Roger Williams; Dick Duane; Jimmie Komack; Enzio Stuarti
Aired: Mar 11, 1956Scheduled guests: --Roger Williams (pianist) --Dick Duane (singer) -...
26. sched: Marcel Marceau; Eli Wallach; Nat King Cole; Cesare Siepe
Aired: Mar 18, 1956Scheduled guests: --Marcel Marceau --Eli Wallach (actor, performs a scen...
27. scheduled: Nat King Cole; Jack Carter; Reese & Davis
Aired: Mar 25, 1956Scheduled guests: --Nat King Cole --Jack Carter (comedian) --Helen T...
28. scheduled: Bob Crosby; Lili Palmer; Gloria & Carter DeHaven
Aired: Apr 1, 1956Teresa Brewer sang solo When The Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along...
29. scheduled: Noel Coward; Mitzi Gaynor; Andre Kostelanetz
Aired: Apr 8, 1956Scheduled guests: --Noel Coward --Mitzi Gaynor --Andre Kostelanetz and...
30. scheduled: Helen Traubel; Ed Gardner / On film: Grace Kelly & Ralph Meeker
Aired: Apr 15, 1956Scheduled: --On film: Grace Kelly and Ralph Meeker do a song-and-dance num...
31. schedul: Ames Brothers; Senor Wences; Marion Marlowe; Sam Levenson
Aired: Apr 22, 1956Scheduled guests: --The Ames Brothers (singing quartet) --Senor Wences (...
32. scheduled: Kate Smith; Eve Arden; Peters Sisters; Jean Carroll
Aired: Apr 29, 1956Scheduled guests: --Eve Arden (guest hosting, while Ed Sullivan is in Japa...
33. scheduled: Tony Martin; Nat King Cole; Edie Adams; the Lovers; Will Jordan
Aired: May 6, 1956Scheduled guests: --Tony Martin (singer) --Nat King Cole --Edie Adam...
34. Robert Young with the Mother of the Year Awards / Carlos Ramirez
Aired: May 13, 1956Mother of the Year Awards (the City of Hope Hospital awards to the outstandin...
35. Marcel Marceau / Jack Paar / Teresa Brewer / David Whitfield
Aired: May 20, 1956Guests: --Marcel Marceau (mime) - does ""Butterfly"" & ""David and Goliath...
36. scheduled: Kate Smith; Senor Wences; David Whitfield; Marion Marlowe
Aired: May 27, 1956Scheduled guests: --Kate Smith --Senor Wences (ventriloquist) --David...
37. scheduled: Burt Lancaster & Tony Curtis; Helen Wood; Lily Ponds
Aired: Jun 3, 1956Scheduled guests: --Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis re-enact scenes from th...
38. scheduled: Nat King Cole; Bob Hope (on film); Jack Carter / film: A Short Vision
Aired: Jun 10, 1956Scheduled guests: --Nat King Cole --A filmed segment with Bob Hope --...
39. All-Army Talent Show with Gary Crosby, Charlie Applewhite & Richard Hayes
Aired: Jun 17, 1956The Annual All-Army Talent Show Guests: --Charlie Applewhite, Richard Haye...
40. 8th Anniversary Show
Aired: Jun 24, 1956Guests (8th Anniversary show): --Ethel Merman, Shelley Winters, Ruth Gordo...
41. A Salute to John Huston with guests Gregory Peck, Lauren Bacall, Edward G. Robinson, Jose Ferrer, Mary Astor, Peter Lorre, Vincent Price, Burl Ives
Aired: Jul 1, 1956A Salute to John Huston --On film: Ed interviews John Huston & Gregory Pec...
42. Constance Bennett, Senor Wences, Cell Block Seven, Patachou, Myron Cohen, Davis & Reese, Scipini's chimps
Aired: Jul 8, 1956Scheduled guests: --Constance Bennett --Senor Wences --Cell Block Seve...
43. Bing Crosby, Julie Andrews, Louis Armstrong, Harold Lang & Joan Holloway, Shirley Yamaguchi, Wesson & Polk, The Iowa Highlanders
Aired: Jul 15, 1956Guests: --Bing Crosby - filmed interview with Ed + clip from ""High Societ...
44. Guest Host: Jack Paar; Performers: The Ames Brothers, Ted Lewis, Professor Backwards, Larry Daniels, Elaine Malbin, T. C. Jones, the Moscow Bears
Aired: Jul 22, 1956Guests: --Jack Paar (guest host) - At end of show, does a routine about ph...
45. Top acts of the Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey Circus featuring Emmett Kelly
Aired: Jul 29, 1956Top acts of the Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey Circus Scheduled circus ...
46. Broadcast from McGuire Air Force Base at Wrightstown, New Jersey featuring U.S. Airforce Talent Show
Aired: Aug 5, 1956U.S. Air Force talent show (broadcast from McGuire Air Force Base at Wrightst...
47. Guest Host: Phil Silvers; Performers: The Platters, Teresa Brewer, Charlotte Rae, Dick Shawn, Mickey Mantle
Aired: Aug 12, 1956Much of this show is a tribute to The Yankees (baseball team) and their wives...
48. Guest Host: Red Skelton; Performers: Frank Sinatra, Jeannie Carson, Don Cornell, Kovac & Rabovsky, Pinto Del Oro
Aired: Aug 19, 1956Scheduled guests: --Frank Sinatra (guest host) --Jeannie Carson (singer-c...
49. Guest Host: Kirk Douglas; Guests: The Continentals, The Jumping Jacks, Randy Sparks, Jack Imel, The Four Bits
Aired: Aug 26, 1956U.S. Navy talent show with scheduled guests: --Kirk Douglas (actor, appear...
50. Guest Host: Patti Page; with Kaye Ballard, Kay Armen, Carl Ballantine, Al Bernie, Maria Neglia, Carolyn Willis, Bob & Betty Hightower, The Four Jones Boys, Miss Mara
Aired: Sep 2, 1956Guests: --Patti Page (guest host) sings ""Deed I Do"" & ""Allegheny Moon."...
51. Guest Host: Charles Laughton; guest stars: Elvis Presley, The Vagabonds, The Amen Brothers, Dorothy Sarnoff, Conn & Mann, Amru Sani, Al Bernie, Carl Ballantine
Aired: Sep 9, 1956Elvis Presley (1st appearance) - ""Don't be Cruel"" (with the Jordanaires),"...
52. Marion Marlowe, Richard Hearne. The Goofers, The Four Aces, Fujiawari Opera Company of Japan, Milwaukee Braves Baseball Team, winners of Harvest Moon dance contest
Aired: Sep 16, 1956--The Fujiwara Opera (Japanese opera group) - perform ""Three Little Maids"" ...