The Ed Sullivan Show: Season 14
Season 14 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of The Ed Sullivan Show Season 13.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
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David Seville & the Chipmunks (puppets) / Red Buttons / Patachou
Sep 25, 1960 · 60 min
Guests: --David Seville & the Chipmunks (The Bunin Puppets as the Chipmunks) - ""Comin' Round The Mountain"" & ""The Witch Doctor"" --Red Buttons - Thank Heaven For Little Gi
Bob Newhart / Mickey Rooney / Danny Thomas / McGuire Sisters
Oct 2, 1960 · 60 min
Guests: --Bob Newhart (comedian) - does a monologue about an employee who releases all of his pent-up resentment at his retirement party. --Mickey Rooney & Joey Foreman (comedy
scheduled: Johnny Mathis; Peggy Lee; the Dave Brubeck Quartet; Mort Sahl
Oct 16, 1960 · 60 min
Broadcast from San Francisco (the 1st in Sullivan's ""See America"" series): --Peggy Lee - ""I Love Being Here with You,"" ""Yes Indeed"" & ""Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words)"
scheduled: Jack Carter; Gordon & Sheila MacRae; Crosby Bros.; Erroll Garner
Oct 23, 1960 · 60 min
Scheduled guests: --Jack Carter (comedian) --Gordon and Sheila MacRae (husband and wife musical-comedy duo) --The Crosby Brothers --Erroll Garner (jazz musician) --Eilee
From Chicago: Charlton Heston; Benny Goodman; Mahalia Jackson; Bob Newhart
Nov 6, 1960 · 60 min
Filmed in Chicago (the 2nd in Sullivan's ""See America"" series) Guests (from various Chicago sites): --Charlton Heston at Northwestern University. Ed talks with Heston about hi
Dick Van Dyke / Chita Rivera / Shirley Bassey
Nov 13, 1960 · 60 min
Scenes from ""Bye Bye Birdie"" (Broadway cast): --Trio of teenage girls sing ""We Love You Conrad"" (joined by Dick Van Dyke) --Dick Van Dyke sings ""Put on A Happy Face"" (s
Jerry Lewis / Connie Francis / Sophie Tucker
Nov 20, 1960 · 60 min
Guests: --Jerry Lewis (comedian) - stand-up comedy segment includes a bit with Ed. (Jerry is trying to teach Ed more lively ways to host the show and introduce the guests.) -
scheduled: Tony Martin; Anna Maria Alberghetti; Shecky Greene
Nov 27, 1960 · 60 min
Scheduled guests: --Tony Martin --Anna Maria Alberghetti --Shecky Greene (comedian) --Birgit Nilsson (opera singer) --Wayne and Shuster (comedy team) --The 1960 A
Jackie Wilson / Mort Sahl / Jane Morgan
Dec 4, 1960 · 60 min
Guests: --Jackie Wilson - ""To Be Loved,"" ""Lonely Teardrops"" & ""Alone At Last"" --Mort Sahl (stand-up comedian) - makes comments about JFK; U.S. foreign policy; the Korea
scheduled: Teresa Brewer; Myron Cohen; Billy Eckstine; Guy Marks
Dec 11, 1960 · 60 min
Scheduled guests: --Teresa Brewer (singer) --Myron Cohen (comedian) --Guy Marks (comedian) --Billy Eckstine (singer) --Brascia and Tybee (dance team) --Pompoff The
Mahalia Jackson / Roger Williams / Jack Carter / Hal March / Limeliters
Dec 18, 1960 · 60 min
Guests: --Roger Williams (pianist) - ""Flight Of the Bumblebee"" & ""O Come All Ye Faithful"" --Mahalia Jackson - ""Sweet Little Jesus Boy"" and ""By His Word"" --Hal March
scheduled: Tammy Grimes; Earl Grant; George Jessel
Jan 1, 1961 · 60 min
Scheduled guests: --Tammy Grimes (musical-comedy performer, from Broadway's ""The Unsinkable Molly Brown"") --Dick Haymes and Fran Jeffries (husband-and-wife entertainers)
Bob Newhart / Bob & Ray / Sal Mineo / Damita Jo
Jan 8, 1961 · 60 min
--show opening --Gogi Grant - sings a medley of songs from ""Gypsy"" --Dewey Pigmeat Martin (comedian) - does a lemon under the table routine --Robert Goulet - ""By Myself""
scheduled: Belafonte Folk Singers; Edgar Bergen; Don Adams
Jan 22, 1961 · 60 min
Scheduled guests: --The Belafonte Folk Singers --Edgar Bergen (vertriloquist) --The McGuire Sisters (singers) - ""Run, Run, Run"" --Don Adams (comedian) - does a magic
Carmen McRae / scheduled: Carol Channing; Nat King Cole
Jan 29, 1961 · 60 min
--Carmen McRae (singer) - performs ""Isn't It Romantic"" and ""Comes Love"" Other guests (scheduled to appear): --Nat King Cole (singer) --Carol Channing (musical-comedy star)
Dorothy Dandridge / George Jessel / Pete Fountain / Barry Sisters / Errol Garner
Feb 5, 1961 · 60 min
Guests: --Dorothy Dandrige (actress-singer) - ""Lonely Little Lady In The Dark,"" ""Everytime"" & ""Somebody"" --George Jessel - tells jokes & sings ""Toot Toot Tootsie"" (Al J
Henry Fonda / Peggy Lee / Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks / Paul Anka
Feb 12, 1961 · 60 min
Guests include: --Paul Anka (singer) - ""The Story of My Love,"" ""Somebody Loves Me"" and ""Each Day is Valentine's Day"" --Henry Fonda (actor) - reads two Abraham Lincoln
Lucille Ball / Rowan & Martin / Wayne & Shuster / Jack Carter
Feb 19, 1961 · 60 min
--Lucille Ball and Paula Steward sing ""Hey, Look Me Over,"" a song they performed together in the Broadway play ""Wildcat."" --Wayne And Schuster (comedy team, doing their ""Dead
scheduled: Spike Jones; Henny Youngman; Frank Gorshin; Shari Lewis
Feb 26, 1961 · 60 min
Scheduled guests: --Frank Gorshin (comedian) --Dolores Gray (musical-comedy star) --Spike Jones (bandleader-comedian) --Shari Lewis (puppeteer) --The Piero Brothers (jugg
Salute to Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe: Julie Andrews; Richard Burton
Mar 19, 1961 · 60 min
Salute to Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe. Guests: --Lerner & Lowe - perform a medley of their tunes including ""How to Handle a Woman"" --Julie Andrews - ""Wouldn't It Be Lo
scheduled: Della Reese; Johnny Carson; Alfred Drake
Mar 26, 1961 · 60 min
Scheduled guests: --Della Reese (singer) --Johnny Carson (comedian) --Erroll Garner (jazz pianist) --Alfred Drake (musical-comedy star) --Joan Holloway (dancer) --
Charlton Heston / Roger Williams / Anita Bryant / Dick Roman
Apr 2, 1961 · 60 min
Guests: --Charlton Heston (actor) - dramatic Biblical reading: ""Passion Of Our Lord"" --Roger Williams (pianist) - ""Abide with Me."" Later in show, ""I Love You Truly"" & "
scheduled: Jan Peerce; Corbett Monica; Smith & Dale
Apr 9, 1961 · 60 min
Scheduled guests: --Jan Peerce (tenor) --Corbett Monica (comedian) --Julie Wilson (singer) --Smith and Dale (comedy team) --The First Percussion Sextet --Kimo Lee
Pearl Bailey / Jerry Orbach / Anna Maria Alberghetti / George Kirby
Apr 16, 1961 · 60 min
Guests: --Pearl Bailey - ""New Shoes"" (more comedy than singing) & ""I Can't Give You Anything But Love"" --Pearl Bailey & Carmen De Lavallade - ""Two Ladies In De Shade Of De
Harpo Marx; Allen & Rossi; Dick Haymes & Fran Jeffries
Apr 23, 1961 · 60 min
Scheduled guests: --Harpo Marx --Steve Rossi and Marty Allen (comedy team) --Buddy Greco (singer) --Dick Haymes and Fran Jeffries (husband & wife musical comedy team)
scheduled: Dizzy Gillespie; Rowan & Martin; McGuire Sisters; Eileen Farrell
Apr 30, 1961 · 60 min
Scheduled guests: --Dizzy Gillespie --Rowan & Martin --The McGuire Sisters --Eileen Farrell
scheduled: Al Hirt; Rosemary Clooney; Earl Grant
May 7, 1961 · 60 min
Guests: --Al Hirt (jazz musician) --Rosemary Clooney (singer) --Myron Cohen (comedian) --Earl Grant (singer-organist) --The Crosby Brothers (singers) --Wisa O'Ors
scheduled: Teresa Brewer; Gene Barry; Three Stooges
May 14, 1961 · 60 min
Scheduled guests: --Teresa Brewer - ""Silver in My Mother's Hair"" & ""Milord"" --Gene Barry (from ""Bat Masterson"") --Teresa Brewer & Gene Barry - ""Hills of Old Kentuck
Jerry Lewis / Sandy Stewart / Phil Harris
May 21, 1961 · 60 min
Guests (broadcast from the Stardust Hotel in Las Vegas): --Sandy Stewart sings ""Some of These Days"" --Rudy Cardenas (juggler from Mexico) --Michelle & Michael (high diver
Jackie Wilson / Sophia Loren / Xavier Cugat & Abbe Lane
May 28, 1961 · 60 min
Guests: --Jackie Wilson - ""For Me And My Gal"" & ""I'm Coming Back To You"" --Sophia Loren - appears live on stage to promote ""Two Women"" (stills & clip from the film are
scheduled: Roger Williams; Mort Sahl; the Limeliters
Jun 4, 1961 · 60 min
Scheduled guests: --Roger Williams (pianist) --Mort Sahl (comedian) --The Limeliters (vocal & instrumental group) --The Amandis (a tumbling act)
Mahalia Jackson / Jack Carter / Delores Gray / Mike Clifford
Jun 11, 1961 · 60 min
Guests: --Mahalia Jackson - ""Come On Children Let's Sing"" & ""Rock Of Ages"" --Delores Gray - Summer stock medley: ""C'est Magnifique"" and ""You Can't Get A Man with A Gun""
scheduled: Connie Francis; Al Hirt; Robert Goulet
Jun 18, 1961 · 60 min
Scheduled guests: --Connie Francis (singer) --Al Hirt (trumpeter, with his combo) --Robert Goulet (musical-comedy star) --Joe E. Lewis (comedian) --Charlie Manna (co
scheduled: Nancy Walker; Nancy Dussault; Earl Grant; Conrad Buckner
Jun 25, 1961 · 60 min
Scheduled guests: --Nancy Walker (comedian) --Nancy Dussault (singer) --Earl Grant (singer-organist) --Conrad Buckner (tap dancer) --Sam Levenson (comedian) --Peter
Louis Armstrong / Teresa Brewer / Myron Cohen / Joan Halloway
Jul 2, 1961 · 60 min
Guests: --Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra - ""Sleepy Time Down South,"" ""Up A Lazy River,"" ""Ole Miss"" & ""Bill Bailey"" (last 2 songs with combo on stage, without orchestr
scheduled: Phyllis Diller; the Brothers Four; Joey Adams; Felicia Sanders
Jul 9, 1961 · 60 min
Scheduled guests: --Phyllis Diller (comedian) --The Brothers Four (vocal group) - ""My Little John Henry"" --Felicia Sanders - sings a medley from ""My Fair Lady"" --Joey
scheduled: Pearl Bailey; Edgar Bergen; etc.
Jul 30, 1961 · 60 min
Scheduled guests: --Pearl Bailey (singer) --Edgar Bergen (ventriloquist with his dummy Mortimer Snerd) --Don Adams (comedian) --Marion Marlowe (singer) --Alfred Drak