October 5, 1969: Gladys Knight & the Pips, Clint Eastwood (on film), Sasha Distel

The Ed Sullivan Show: Season 22: Episode 2

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The Ed Sullivan Show
October 5, 1969: Gladys Knight & the Pips, Clint Eastwood (on film), Sasha Distel

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CBS | Air Date: October 5, 1969
Starring: Bern Bennett, Ed Sullivan, Ralph Paul, Art Hannes
Summary: Music: --Gladys Knight & the Pips - medley ("Let Us Entertain You," "The Nitty Gritty," "By The Time I Get To Phoenix" and "(I Know) I'm Losing You"). --Sacha Distel (French singer-guitarist) - "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head," "Louise" & "The Good Life." Comedy: --Phyllis Diller (stand-up monologue) --Flip Wilson (stand-up routine) AlsoMusic: --Gladys Knight & the Pips - medley ("Let Us Entertain You," "The Nitty Gritty," "By The Time I Get To Phoenix" and "(I Know) I'm Losing You"). --Sacha Distel (French singer-guitarist) - "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head," "Louise" & "The Good Life." Comedy: --Phyllis Diller (stand-up monologue) --Flip Wilson (stand-up routine) Also appearing: --Fantasio (magician from Argentina) --The 1969 Harvest Moon Ball winners perform at Madison Square Garden.--Ed interviews Mets manager Gil Hodges, and four New York Mets: pitchers Jerry Koosman and Tom Seaver and outfielders Cleon Jones and Tommie Agee. --Audience bows: Stevie Wonder (singer), Jim Stewart & Kurt Runzy (balloonists), and Jimmy Dunn (Newspaper Boy of the Year).--Audience bows: Col. John Roosma and Bobby Thompson (teammates on the Passaic (New Jersey) High School "Wonder Team" which was famous for a 159 game winning streak in the early 1920's).--Audience bows: Karen Sepa, Chris Peterson, Janis Clover, George Wallace and Margaret Bartasak (4H Club reporters celebrating 4H Club Week).Filmed segments: --Ed visits the Oregon set of "Paint Your Wagon" where he talks with Alan Jay Lerner and Josh Logan. Clint Eastwood sings "I Talk To The Trees" (rehearsal footage and a clip from the movie). --A Hasidic Wedding Dance filmed at the New Music Hall, Israel.… Expand
Genre(s): Comedy, Talk & Interview, Music

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