March 31, 1968: Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, Frankie Laine, Charlton Heston

The Ed Sullivan Show: Season 20: Episode 30

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The Ed Sullivan Show
March 31, 1968: Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, Frankie Laine, Charlton Heston

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CBS | Air Date: March 31, 1968
Summary: Music: --Smokey Robinson & the Miracles - medley ("I Second That Emotion," "If You Can Want," "Going To A Go-Go" & "Yesterday"). --Frankie Laine - "To Each His Own" & "I Found You." --The Young Americans - "Oklahoma" medley. Comedy: --Wayne & Shuster (comedy team) - sketch about participants at a parent-teacher meeting discussing TVMusic: --Smokey Robinson & the Miracles - medley ("I Second That Emotion," "If You Can Want," "Going To A Go-Go" & "Yesterday"). --Frankie Laine - "To Each His Own" & "I Found You." --The Young Americans - "Oklahoma" medley. Comedy: --Wayne & Shuster (comedy team) - sketch about participants at a parent-teacher meeting discussing TV violence. --Myron Cohen (storytelling comedian). Also appearing: --Charlton Heston reads from Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address. Later in show, Heston discusses his movie "Planet of the Apes," with film clip. --Peter Gennaro & Troupe (choreographer with dancers) - "If I Were A Rich Man" production number.--Baranton Sisters (foot jugglers who balance & spin tables).--Audience bows: Richard Rodgers, Jerome Hines, Pearl Mesta & Earl Blackwell, and Samuel Defalco. CBS repeated this show on July 28, 1968. Expand
Genre(s): Comedy, Talk & Interview, Music

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