ED SULLIVAN SHOW, THE {PATRICIA MCBRIDE, EDWARD VILLELLA, LANA CANTRELL, ALAN KING, JERRY VALE} (TV)
Summary
One in this series of variety programs presided over by Ed Sullivan. In this program Sullivan begins his twentieth anniversary celebration. Highlights of this program include the following segments: a chimpanzee named Mr. Jiggs smokes, rides a motorcycle, and participates in a gun draw; Lana Cantrell sings "How Can I Be Sure" and "Honey"; New York City Ballet stars Edward Villella and Patricia McBride perform a pas de deux ("Diana and Actaeon"); Sue Carson sings about wanting to be a "non-Conformist" and comments on the intelligence of men and the fashions of young women; Jerry Vale sings "My Love, Forgive Me" and "You Don't Have to Say You Love"; in a performance that includes a psychedelic film segment, the Buckinghams perform "Susan" and "What Is Love?"; Ed Sullivan summarizes United States military accomplishments in Vietnam and recognizes a "heroic" commander sitting in the audience; Alan King performs a comic monologue about his morning travel experiences from Los Angeles to New York, his son's Bar Mitzvah, and Ed Sullivan's life; and a film is shown of Ed Sullivan and his wife at Belmont Park. Includes commercials. (Tegrin and Silva Thins commercials are in black and white.)
(Series title varies; as above, 1955-1971; as "The Toast of the Town," 1948-1955.)
Details
- NETWORK: CBS
- DATE: June 2, 1968 8:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:58:39
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T84:0207
- GENRE: Variety
- SUBJECT HEADING: Animal acts; Ballet; Comedy; Music, popular (songs, etc.); Rock music
- SERIES RUN: CBS - TV series, 1955-1971
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - Buick station wagons
- TV - Commercials - Dutch Masters cigars
- TV - Commercials - Glade air freshener
- TV - Commercials - Johnson Wax Lemon Pledge cleanser
- TV - Commercials - Pall Mall Gold cigarettes
- TV - Commercials - Polaroid cameras
- TV - Commercials - Polident denture cleanser
- TV - Commercials - Silva Thins cigarettes
- TV - Commercials - Solarcaine lotion
- TV - Commercials - Tegrin cream for relief of psoriasis
CREDITS
- Bob Precht … Producer
- Jack McGeehan … Associate Producer
- Tim Kiley … Director
- Ray Bloch … Conductor
- Ed Sullivan … Host
- The Buckinghams … Music Group
- Lana Cantrell … Singer
- Jerry Vale … Singer
- Patricia McBride … Dancer
- Edward Villella … Dancer
- Sue Carson … Performer
- Alan King … Performer