Video: 'Margaret & Barbara Whiting "Ain't We Got Fun" on The Ed Sullivan Show'
(Sunday, January 22, 1956, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EST) — The Whiting Sisters (Richard Whiting’s daughters Margaret and Barbara) performed “Ain’t We Got Fun” on tonight’s live edition of the CBS-TV variety show The Ed Sullivan Show from CBS Studio No. 50 in New York City.
Video: 'Bo Diddley Ed Sullivan Show1955 mpg'
(Sunday, November 20, 1955, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EST) — Bo Diddley performed “Bo Diddley” on tonight’s live edition of the CBS-TV variety show The Ed Sullivan Show from CBS Studio No. 50 in New York City. Continue reading Bo Diddley performs on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 60 years ago this hour (Nov 20 1955)
Video: 'The Phil Silvers Show Season 1 Episode 9 Eating Contest'
(Tuesday, November 15, 1955, 8:00-8:30 p.m. EST) — Bilko discovers that the G.I. he’s sponsoring in an eating contest only eats when he’s miserable on tonight’s episode of the CBS sitcom television series You’ll Never Get Rich.
In 1997, TV Guide ranked this episode number 53 on its “100 Greatest Episodes of All Time” list.
Video: 'The Honeymooners S01E07 Better Living Through TV'
(Saturday, November 12, 1955, 8:00 p.m. EST) — Ralph devises a get-rich-quick scheme: selling Handy Housewife Helpers on TV on tonight’s episode of the CBS sitcom television series The Honeymooners.
In 2009, TV Guide ranked this episode number 7 on its “100 Greatest Episodes of All Time” list.
Video: 'NAT KING COLE "Walking My Baby Back Home" on The Ed Sullivan Show'
(Sunday, October 23, 1955, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT) — Nat “King” Cole performed “Walking My Baby Back Home” on tonight’s live edition of the CBS-TV variety show The Ed Sullivan Show from CBS Studio No. 50 in New York City.
Video: 'Kitty Wells - Making Believe (1955)'
(Saturday, October 15, 1955, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT) — Grand Ole Opry, a live monthly television series featuring leading Opry cast members and guest stars from the country or pop fields, debuted tonight on ABC.
Video: 'Mickey Mouse Club "Merry Mousketeers"'
(Monday, October 3, 1955, 5:00 p.m. EDT) — The Mickey Mouse Club, a variety television show created by Walt Disney and produced by Walt Disney Productions and featuring a regular but ever-changing cast of teen performers, debuted this afternoon on ABC.
Video: 'Captain Kangaroo Open 1955 and Sales Presentation 80s'
(Monday, October 3, 1955, 8:00 a.m. EST) — Captain Kangaroo, a children’s television series featuring Bob Keeshan in the title role who teaches lessons in morality with the help of his friends, debuted this morning on CBS.
Video: 'Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Revenge'
(Sunday, October 2, 1955, 9:30 p.m. EDT ) — Alfred Hitchcock Presents, a television anthology series featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries, hosted by film director Alfred Hitchcock, premiered tonight on CBS-TV.
Video: 'TV or Not TV-The Honeymooners' (aired Oct. 1, 1955)
(Saturday, October 1, 1955, 8:30 p.m. EDT) — Ralph and Norton buy a TV set together and constantly fight over what to watch on tonight’s debut episode of the CBS sitcom television series The Honeymooners, based on a recurring 1951–55 Cavalcade of Stars sketch of the same name about two working-class married couples starring Jackie Gleason, Art Carney, Audrey Meadows and Joyce Randolph.
In 1997, TV Guide ranked this episode number 26 on its “100 Greatest Episodes of All Time” list.
