Category Archives: Television 1950s

Nat ‘King’ Cole performs on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 60 years ago this hour (Oct 23 1955)


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.

‘The Honeymooners’ series premieres on CBS-TV 60 years ago this hour (Oct 1 1955)


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.

Phil Silvers, ‘You’ll Never Get Rich’ cast perform on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 60 years ago this hour (Sep 11 1955)


Video: 'Phil Silvers in Toast Of The Town (1955)'

(Sunday, September 11, 1955, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EST) — Phil Silvers performed a sketch with the cast of You’ll Never Get Rich (which premiered as a series on CBS-TV nine days later) on tonight’s live edition of the CBS-TV variety show The Ed Sullivan Show from CBS Studio No. 50 in New York City.