The Ed Sullivan Show

[Jazzy1]

A new Netflix documentary, "Sunday Best," looks back at how Ed Sullivan fought to showcase Black performers at a time when discrimination was rampant on TV. Sullivan featured stars like James Brown, The Supremes, Stevie Wonder, and Dionne Warwick. On December 14, 1969, the Jackson 5 made their network television debut on the Ed Sullivan Show.

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What was your favorite or most memorable act from the Ed Sullivan show?

 

[Oldeagle66]

Been awhile, maybe the Temptations. They had the smoothest moves. Plus I came from the same area.

 

[jujube]

The Beatles. My dad was sure that society had hit dead bottom.....

 

[Rae]

Elvis Presley. He wasn't suppose to make any moves with his body, so he moved only his fingers or something like that. He still sang his song well.

 

[jujube]

Elvis Presley. He wasn't suppose to make any moves with his body, so he moved only his fingers or something like that. He still sang his song well.

And to make sure, they only showed him from the waist up.

 

[Michael Z]

If you didn’t have a phonograph or money to buy records, the radio and Ed Sullivan was about all you had.

 

[Pepper]

Loved Jackie Mason's impersonation of Ed. He moved so stiffly he fell off the stage! I'll never forget it. Hilarious!

 

[Jazzy1]

 

[OldFeller]

Why exactly did Ed Sullivan have his own show? He was a journalist with no talent or appeal.

 

[MACKTEXAS]

Although there were many good performers on the Ed Sullivan show - Diana Ross, Elvis, Tom Jones, Barbra Streisand . . . I didn't care for Ed Sullivan's style or dry appeal, and seldom watched his show.