Toast of the Town

1. Robert Mitchum / Lillian Gish / Rocky Marciano

Guests: --Robert Mitchum, Lillian Gish and Peter Graves perform a scene fr...

2. Nat King Cole / Fanny cast / Josh Logan

Guests: --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

On 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

Scheduled guests: --Edward R. Murrow --Dave Brubeck and his quartet (jaz...

5. scheduled: Nat King Cole & wife Maria; Jack Palance; Rod Steiger

Scheduled guests: --Nat King Cole and his wife Maria --Jack Palance, Rod...

6. Andy Griffith / Jean Simmons / Orson Bean

Guests: --Andy Griffith, Roddy McDowell and Robert Webber (actors, from th...

7. scheduled: Phil Silvers; Liberace; Rise Stevens

Scheduled guests: --Phil Silvers (comedian) --Liberace --Rise Stevens ...

8. Edith Piaf / Shirley Booth / Al Hibbler / Arthur Worlsey

Guests: --Edith Piaf (French chanteuse) - ""If You Love Me"" --Shirley ...

9. Bo Diddley / Laverne Baker / Five Keys / Rod Steiger & Jack Palance

""Dr. Jive's Rhythm and Blues"" sequence: --Bo Diddley - ""Bo Diddley"" ...

10. scheduled: Pearl Bailey; Dick Shawn; Licia Albanese

Scheduled guests: --Pearl Bailey --Dick Shawn (comedian) --The Goofer...

11. scheduled: Abbott & Costello; Lillian Roth / Burt Lancaster (on film)

Scheduled guests: --Bud Abbott and Lou Costello --Lillian Roth --Kate ...

12. Sugar Ray Robinson / Teresa Brewer / Joyce Grenfell

Teresa 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

Scheduled guests: --Orson Welles --James Mason and his daughter Portland ...

14. scheduled: Gary Cooper & Rod Steiger; Jay Nemeth / Also: Ice Show remote

Scheduled guests (from New York): --Gary Cooper and Rod Steiger re-enact s...

15. scheduled: Roger Williams; The Dreamweavers; Dick Duane

New Year's Day show with scheduled guests (a ""Stardust Parade"" of young and...

16. schedul: Pearl Bailey; Lily Pons; Lone Ranger & Silver

Scheduled guests: --Pearl Bailey --Myron Cohen (comedian) --Lily Pons ...

17. schedul: Jean Carroll; Billy Williams Quartet; The Matchmaker cast

Scheduled guests: --The Broadway cast from ""The Matchmaker"" performs sce...

18. ASCAP salute: Cab Calloway; John Raitt; Helen Kane; Mitch Miller

A salute to ASCAP (The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers)...

19. scheduled: Kim Novak & Susan Strasberg; Gracie Fields

Scheduled guests: --Kim Novak and Susan Strasberg perform scenes from thei...

20. Lucille Ball & Desi Arnaz / Rodgers & Hammerstein / Orson Welles / Ames Brothers

Segements with Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz and the Four Ames Brothers: --Lucill...

21. Shirley Jones / Pearl Bailey / Carl Sanberg / Hal Holbrook

Guests: --Andre Kostelanetz and his Orchestra - ""Saturday Night"" --Pe...

22. scheduled: Hermione Gingold; Billy DeWolfe; The Goofers; Jean Madeira

Scheduled guests: --Hermione Gingold (British comedienne) --Billy DeWolf...

23. scheduled: Fred Waring; Lilian Roth; Al Capp, Rube Goldberg

Scheduled guests: --Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians --Lillian Roth (s...

24. Edith Piaf / Walt Disney; James Cagney; Jack Lemmon; Susan Hayward

Guests: --Edith Piaf - ""Merry Go Round"" & ""Padame"" --Senor Wences (ve...

25. scheduled: Roger Williams; Dick Duane; Jimmie Komack; Enzio Stuarti

Scheduled guests: --Roger Williams (pianist) --Dick Duane (singer) -...

26. sched: Marcel Marceau; Eli Wallach; Nat King Cole; Cesare Siepe

Scheduled guests: --Marcel Marceau --Eli Wallach (actor, performs a scen...

28. scheduled: Bob Crosby; Lili Palmer; Gloria & Carter DeHaven

Teresa Brewer sang solo When The Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along...

29. scheduled: Noel Coward; Mitzi Gaynor; Andre Kostelanetz

Scheduled guests: --Noel Coward --Mitzi Gaynor --Andre Kostelanetz and...

30. scheduled: Helen Traubel; Ed Gardner / On film: Grace Kelly & Ralph Meeker

Scheduled: --On film: Grace Kelly and Ralph Meeker do a song-and-dance num...

31. schedul: Ames Brothers; Senor Wences; Marion Marlowe; Sam Levenson

Scheduled guests: --The Ames Brothers (singing quartet) --Senor Wences (...

32. scheduled: Kate Smith; Eve Arden; Peters Sisters; Jean Carroll

Scheduled guests: --Eve Arden (guest hosting, while Ed Sullivan is in Japa...

33. scheduled: Tony Martin; Nat King Cole; Edie Adams; the Lovers; Will Jordan

Scheduled guests: --Tony Martin (singer) --Nat King Cole --Edie Adam...

34. Robert Young with the Mother of the Year Awards / Carlos Ramirez

Mother of the Year Awards (the City of Hope Hospital awards to the outstandin...

35. Marcel Marceau / Jack Paar / Teresa Brewer / David Whitfield

Guests: --Marcel Marceau (mime) - does ""Butterfly"" & ""David and Goliath...

36. scheduled: Kate Smith; Senor Wences; David Whitfield; Marion Marlowe

Scheduled guests: --Kate Smith --Senor Wences (ventriloquist) --David...

37. scheduled: Burt Lancaster & Tony Curtis; Helen Wood; Lily Ponds

Scheduled 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

Scheduled guests: --Nat King Cole --A filmed segment with Bob Hope --...

39. All-Army Talent Show with Gary Crosby, Charlie Applewhite & Richard Hayes

The Annual All-Army Talent Show Guests: --Charlie Applewhite, Richard Haye...

40. 8th Anniversary Show

Guests (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

A 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

Scheduled 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

Guests: --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

Guests: --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

Top 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

U.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

Much 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

Scheduled 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

U.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

Guests: --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

Elvis 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

--The Fujiwara Opera (Japanese opera group) - perform ""Three Little Maids"" ...