Season 15 (1961)

First show of the 15th Season
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September 17, 1961 • 1h

Scheduled guests: --Gordon and Sheila MacRae (musical comedy performers) --Bert Lahr and Nancy Walker (comedians) - reprise t...Read more

From Las Vegas: Danny Thomas; Della Reese; Crosby Brothers
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September 24, 1961 • 1h

Taped in Las Vegas (at the Desert Inn & at the Stardust) Guests: --Della Reese - ""In The Still Of The Night"" & ""Summertime...Read more

Phil Silvers / Brigitte Bardot (filmed interview) / Peter Nero / McGuire Sisters
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October 1, 1961 • 1h

Scheduled guests: --Phil Silvers, Nancy Dussault and John Readon who appeared together in the Broadway musical ""Do Re Mi"" -...Read more

Taped in West Berlin: Louis Armstrong; Connie Francis; Van Cliburn
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October 8, 1961 • 1h

Taped at West Berlin's Sportspalast: --Louis Armstrong & his orchestra - ""Sleepy Time Down South,"" ""Royal Garden Blues,"" ""...Read more

2nd Berlin show: Louis Armstrong; Sid Caesar; Shari Lewis
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October 15, 1961 • 1h

Guests (second of two shows taped in West Berlin): --Louis Armstrong (jazz musician, performing at the McNair Barracks) --Si...Read more

Chubby Checker / Phil Silvers / Nancy Walker
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October 22, 1961 • 1h

Guests: --Chubby Checker - ""The Twist"" (with the ""Do-Re-Mi"" dancers) and ""The Fly"" --Matt Monro - ""My Kind of Gal"" ...Read more

scheduled: Everly Brothers; Robert Goulet; George Gobel
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October 29, 1961 • 1h

Scheduled guests: --The Everly Brothers - ""Don't Blame Me"" --The Ritz Brothers (comedians) --Robert Goulet (musical-com...Read more

scheduled: Jimmy Dean; Art Carney; Al Hirt; Julius LaRosa
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November 5, 1961 • 1h

Scheduled: --Jimmy Dean sings ""Big Bad John"" --Art Carney (comedian) --Al Hirt and his jazz quintet --Julius LaRosa ...Read more

Pearl Bailey / Brenda Lee / Ames Brothers / Frank Gorshin / Myron Cohen
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November 12, 1961 • 1h

Guests: --Pearl Bailey (singer) - ""Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me"" & ""I'm Glad There Is You"" --Brenda Lee (singer) - ""Fool ...Read more

Steve Lawrence / Jerry Lewis / Dorothy Louden / Martha Perez
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November 19, 1961 • 1h

Guests: --Jerry Lewis (comedian) - ""What Kind of Fool Am I?"" --Steve Lawrence (singer) - ""Begin the Beguine"" & ""If I Ev...Read more

scheduled: Richard Boone; Jackie Mason; Sophie Tucker
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November 26, 1961 • 1h

Scheduled guests: --Richard Boone (actor) --Jackie Mason (comedian) --Sophie Tucker (singer) --Gloria Lynn (singer) ...Read more

scheduled: Sid Caesar; Connie Francis; Joan Sutherland
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December 3, 1961 • 1h

Scheduled guests: --Sid Caesar (comedian) --Connie Francis (singer) --Joan Sutherland (opera singer) sings a selection fr...Read more

scheduled: Sarah Vaughan; Al Hirt; Vic Damone; Gary Morton; Edgar Bergen
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December 10, 1961 • 1h

Scheduled guests: --Al Hirt (trumpet player) --Sarah Vaughan --Edgar Bergen (ventriloquist) --Vic Damone (singer) --Gary...Read more

Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington / Paul Anka
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December 17, 1961 • 1h

--Paul Anka - ""Jingle Bells"" (jazzy version) --Barbara Cook - ""Magic Moment"" (from the Broadway musical ""The Gay Life"") ...Read more

Linda Scott / Shari Lewis / The Baird Puppets
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December 24, 1961 • 1h

Guests (Christmas Show): --Linda Scott - ""How I Wish (You'd Be With Me On Christmas Day)"" --Shari Lewis (ventriloquist) with...Read more

scheduled: Slappy White; Matt Monro; Smith & Dale
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December 31, 1961 • 1h

Scheduled guests: --Slappy White (comedian) --Matt Monro (singer) --Sandy Stewart (singer) --The Barry Sisters (singin...Read more

Jimmy Durante / Rosemary Clooney / Bob Newhart / Gary Morton
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January 7, 1962 • 1h

Broadcast live from the Moulin Rouge nightclub in Hollywood. Guests: --Rosemary Clooney - ""Everything's Coming Up Roses,"" ...Read more

Mickey Rooney / Timi Yuro / Rip Taylor / Ken Murray
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January 14, 1962 • 1h

Broadcast live from the Stardust night club in Las Vegas Guests: --Mickey Rooney and Joey Forman - do a Candid Camera sketch...Read more

Jackie Wilson / Robert Goulet / Kate Smith / Wayne & Shuster
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January 21, 1962 • 1h

--Opening titles --The Marquis Chimps - chimp smokes cigarette and tumbles --Lon Purdy (pantomime act) --Jackie Wilson - ""...Read more

Sid Caesar / Connie Francis / Frank Gorshin / Franco Corelli
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January 28, 1962 • 1h

Guests: --Sid Caesar (comedian) - does a silent movie sketch (Sid might have also been the guest host on this show.) --Conn...Read more

scheduled: Brook Benton; Pearl Bailey; George Gobel; Bobby Rydell
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February 4, 1962 • 1h

Scheduled guests: --Brook Benton - ""Shadrack"" --Pearl Bailey --George Gobel --Bobby Rydell - ""Mammy"" and ""Somebody...Read more

scheduled: Carl Sandburg; Paul Anka; Shelley Berman; McGuire Sisters
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February 11, 1962 • 1h

--Shelley Berman (comedian) - ""Right Girls"" (a song from his Broadway musical ""A Family Affair."") Other guests (scheduled to ...Read more

The Everly Brothers / Timi Yuro / Al Hirt
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February 18, 1962 • 1h

First of two shows broadcast from Miami Beach. --The Everly Brothers - ""Crying in the Rain"" & ""Jezebel"" (The Everly Brother...Read more

scheduled: Lloyd Bridges; Damita Jo; The Crosby Brothers; Jan Murray
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February 25, 1962 • 1h

Second of two shows broadcast from Miami Beach Scheduled guests: --Lloyd Bridges (appears in a water sequence) --Damita Jo ...Read more

Art Carney / Fats Domino / Phyllis Diller / Connie Stevens / Tommy Sands
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March 4, 1962 • 1h

Guests: --Fats Domino - ""Jambalaya"" & ""Let The Four Winds Blow"" --Connie Stevens & Tommy Sands - ""Maggie Blue"" --Con...Read more

Henry Fonda & Olivia de Havilland / Maureen O'Hara
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March 11, 1962 • 1h

Guests (St. Patrick's Day show): --Henry Fonda & Olivia de Havilland (actors) - scene from ""Gift of Time"" set on cruise ship. A...Read more

Rowan & Martin / Robert Goulet / Dick Haymes & Fran Jefferies
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March 18, 1962 • 1h

Guests: --Rowan And Martin (comedy team) - doing a skit about people who live underground --Dick Haymes & Fran Jefferies - m...Read more

Sid Caesar / Jackie Mason / Diahann Carroll / Richard Kiley
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March 25, 1962 • 1h

Guests: --Jackie Mason (stand-up comedian) - does imitations, appears with Ed. Later in show, tells jokes about income tax and ...Read more

Jackie Wilson / Patti Page / Wayne & Shuster / Ann-Margret (on film)
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April 1, 1962 • 1h

Guests include: --Jackie Wilson - ""Heart"" -- Patti Page - ""Most People Get Married"" & ""All The Way"" --Anna Motto - ""...Read more

scheduled: Cyd Charisse; Lionel Hampton; Jack Carter
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April 8, 1962 • 1h

Scheduled guests: --Cyd Charisse (dancer) --Roland Petit (choreographer) --Lionel Hampton (bandleader) --Jack Carter (...Read more

Sophia Loren / Mahalia Jackson / Teresa Brewer / Maximillian Schell
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April 15, 1962 • 1h

Guests: --Maximilian Schell (actor) - Academy Award winning performance from ""Judgement at Nuremberg"" --George Chakiris & ...Read more

Harry Belafonte / Miriam Makeba / Thelma Lee
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April 22, 1962 • 1h

Guests: --Harry Belafonte (singer, in a 15 minute segment) - ""Mule Skinner,"" ""Try to Remember"" ""Baby Boy"" and ""Michael, ...Read more

Johnny Mathis / Jackie Mason / Rip Taylor / McGuire Sisters
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April 29, 1962 • 1h

Guests: --Johnny Mathis (singer) - ""Marianna,"" ""Love, Look Away"" & ""Love"" --The McGuire Sisters - ""You're Driving Me Cr...Read more

scheduled: Bobby Darin; Diahann Carroll; Corbett Monica
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May 6, 1962 • 1h

Scheduled guests: --Bobby Darin (singer) --Diahann Carroll (star of the Broadway musical ""No Strings"") --The Amazing Mr...Read more

scheduled: Joan Sutherland; Pegleg Bates; Joey Adams
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May 13, 1962 • 1h

Scheduled guests: --Joan Sutherland (opera star) --Joey Adams (comedian) --Pegleg Bates (dancer) --Alan Gale (comedian)...Read more

Peggy Lee / Jackie Robinson / Slappy White / Brothers Four
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May 20, 1962 • 1h

Guests: --Peggy Lee - medley: ""The Sweetest Sounds,"" ""I'll Get By,"" ""I'll Believe In You"" and ""New York City Blues"" ...Read more

Jackie Wilson / Connie Francis / Red Buttons
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May 27, 1962 • 1h

Guests include: --Jackie Wilson - ""Lonely Teardrops"" & ""Forever and a Day"" --Connie Francis - ""Second Hand Love,"" ""Rin...Read more

Rudy Vallee / Paul Anka / Chita Rivera / Peter Nero
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June 3, 1962 • 1h

Guests: --Rudy Vallee (singer-actor, from Broadway's ""How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying"") --Paul Anka (sing...Read more

Larry Storch / Danny Lewis / Mickey Mantle & Roger Maris
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June 10, 1962 • 1h

Guests: --Jerry Van Dyke (comedian) --Jackie Mason (comedian) --The Lettermen (vocal trio) - ""How Is Julie"" --Danny L...Read more

Dave Brubeck / Frank Gorshin / Gloria Lynne
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June 17, 1962 • 1h

Guests: --Dave Brubeck (with his jazz quartet) - ""Take Five"" (with Paul Desmond on sax). --Frank Gorshin (comedian) - does...Read more

14th Anniversary Show: Bing Crosby; Jerry Lewis; Theresa Brewer
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June 24, 1962 • 1h

14th Anniversary Show (Ed is in audience for most of show): --Lucille Ball (cameo, wishes Ed well from on top of elephant) --B...Read more

Taped at the Moulin Rouge, Paris: Connie Francis; Johnny Halliday
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July 1, 1962 • 1h

Taped at the Moulin Rouge, Paris, France: --Connie Francis - ""La Paloma,"" ""Milord,"" ""S'wonderful"" & ""You Always Hurt The...Read more

Patti Page / Rowan & Martin / Billy Eckstine
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July 22, 1962 • 1h

Guests (from the Stardust club in Las Vegas): --Patti Page - ""Doggie in the Window,"" ""Old Cape Cod,"" ""With My Eyes Wide Op...Read more

Burt Lancaster / Dion / Diahann Carroll / Abbe Lane
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August 12, 1962 • 1h

Guests: --Burt Lancaster (actor) - shows clips from his film ""Birdman of Alcatraz"" --Dion - ""It Ain't Necessarily So"" & ...Read more

scheduled: talented newcomers making their TV debuts
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August 19, 1962 • 1h

Talented newcomers making their TV debuts --Joey Hollingsworth (tap dancer) Additional guests (scheduled to appear): --Tony ...Read more

Olivette Miller, Yolanda White
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August 19, 1962 • 1h

Episode 46 of Season 15 premiered on August 19, 1962