June 1, 1969: Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, Lesley Gore, Gwen Verdon

The Ed Sullivan Show: Season 21: Episode 32

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The Ed Sullivan Show
June 1, 1969: Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, Lesley Gore, Gwen Verdon

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CBS | Air Date: June 1, 1969
Summary: Music: --Smokey Robinson & the Miracles - "Doggone Right" & "Abraham, Martin & John." --Lesley Gore - "I Could Have Danced All Night" & "A Natural Woman" medley. --Mason Williams performs "Major Thang" & "Greensleeves."
Dance: --Gwen Verdon and two other female dancers - "Mexican Breakfast."
Comedy: --Alan King (stand-up comedian making
Music: --Smokey Robinson & the Miracles - "Doggone Right" & "Abraham, Martin & John." --Lesley Gore - "I Could Have Danced All Night" & "A Natural Woman" medley. --Mason Williams performs "Major Thang" & "Greensleeves."
Dance: --Gwen Verdon and two other female dancers - "Mexican Breakfast."
Comedy: --Alan King (stand-up comedian making his 45th Sullivan appearance) - tells stories about dogs. King then mentions his recent trip to Israel where he dedicated the "Alan King Hospital," which includes "The Ed Sullivan Room," the hospital's largest diagnostic room. --Wayne & Shuster (comedy team) - do a routine about a student rebellion at a nursery school. --Ace Trucking Company (Improv company) - do spoofs of commercials and an obscene phone call sketch.
Audience bows: --Johnny Longdon (jockey), Jack Waldren, Jack Dempsey, Patricia Jane Berg (golfer), Jean Drapeau (Mayor of Quebec), Tom Knowles & Bob Cameron, and Diana Ross.
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Genre(s): Comedy, Talk & Interview, Music

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