Episode #21.25 (25 Feb. 1968)
"Toast of the Town" Episode #21.25 (original title)

Stars:

Ed Sullivan, Ed Ames, Ballet America

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Ed Sullivan	...	Himself - Host
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ed Ames	...	Singer
Ballet America	...	Themselves - Dance Troupe
Tony Bennett	...	Himself - Audience Bow
The Bruskis	...	Themselves - Acrobats
Sheila Davis	...	Herself - Audience Bow
William Guest	...	Singer (as Gladys Knight and the Pips)
Stan Hathaway	...	Himself - Audience Bow (as Governor Stan Hathaway)
Gladys Knight	...	Herself - Singer (as Gladys Knight and the Pips)
Merald Knight	...	Singer (as Gladys Knight and the Pips)
Jackie Mason	...	Himself - Comedian
Edward Patten	...	Singer (as Gladys Knight and the Pips)
Dinah Shore	...	Singer
Andy Stewart	...	Scottish Comedian / Singer
Jane Weintraub	...	Herself - Audience Bow (as Jane Morgan)

Storyline

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Genres:

Comedy | Music

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 February 1968 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Ed Sullivan Theatre - 1697 Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sullivan Productions, Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Comedian Jackie Mason was banned from the show by Ed Sullivan for what was mistaken as an obscene middle finger gesture directed at him by Mason during his performance. There had been an interruption to the live show for a speech by President Lyndon Johnson during Mason's performance, and Sullivan was off stage holding up two fingers signaling Mason to finish in two minutes. Mason thumbed his nose at Sullivan, but Sullivan mistook the hand gesture and was visibly upset. A feud erupted between the two, and Mason sued Sullivan for libel for reporting it in his newspaper column. Years later, Sullivan forgave Mason, invited him to appear on the show again, and apologized to him on the air. Mason dropped the libel suit and appeared a few more times. But according to Mason the incident did much damage to his career which did not recover until the 1980s.

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