The Beach Boys / Richard Pryor / Peter O'Toole
Episode 3 · 1968-10-13

- Comedy
- Talk
Episode overview
--The Beach Boys - ""Do It Again"" & ""Good Vibrations"" --Start of show, opening titles --Ed talks with jockey Stanley Dancer, with million dollar racing horse Cardigan Bay. --Audience bows (cameos): Irving Rudd; Sugar Ray Robinson --Denny McLain Quartet (baseball player Denny, playing organ, with his combo) - ""Girl From Ipanema"" --Bob Gibson (baseball pitcher playing guitar) & the Denny McLain Quartet - instrumental song, unknown title --Audience bow: Mickey Lolich (1968 World Series pitching hero) --Richard Pryor (stand-up comedy) - re: ""being cool,"" personal grooming & hygene. --Jim Henson's Muppets - Muppets jump in & out of trash cans, scaring little girl. (At end of segment Jim Henson comes out and shakes hands with Ed.) --Sugar Ray Robinson - Ed asks Robinson on stage, asks Robinson his opinion about the greatest boxers. On film: ""Goodbye Mr. Chips"" film clip with Petula Clark & Peter O'Toole. Ed interviews Clark & O'Toole. Ed & O'Toole sing ""When Irish E
60 minutes
Season 22 episodes
1. Jefferson Airplane / Diana Ross & the Supremes / Red Skelton1968-09-29
2. scheduled: Dionne Warwick; Tiny Tim; Tony Bennett1968-10-06
3. The Beach Boys / Richard Pryor / Peter O'Toole1968-10-13
4. The Fifth Dimension / Steve McQueen (on film) / Joan Rivers1968-10-20
5. Mary Hopkin / Gary Lewis and the Playboys / George Carlin1968-10-27
6. scheduled: Alan King, George Hamilton, Connie Francis, Stiller & Meara1968-11-03
7. The Muppets1968-11-27
8. Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass / Engelbert Humperdinck / Tiny Tim1968-12-01
9. Ray Charles / The Association / Richard Pryor1968-12-08
10. Stevie Wonder / Brooklyn Bridge / Jane Morgan1968-12-15
11. The Vogues / Patti Page / Mike Douglas1968-12-22
12. Eddie Albert / Sly and the Family Stone / Lainie Kazan1968-12-29
13. Diana Ross & the Supremes / Johnny Mathis / Henry Mancini1969-01-05
14. The Chambers Brothers / Gina Lollobrigida / Don Rickles1969-01-12
15. Gary Puckett & the Union Gap / Liza Minnelli / John Davidson1969-01-19
16. Tommy James & the Shondells / George Hamilton / Shirley Bassey1969-01-26
17. Vanilla Fudge / Temptations / James Earl Jones1969-02-02
18. scheduled: Leslie Uggams; Joan Rivers, Barbara Eden1969-02-09
19. Blood, Sweat & Tears / Caterina Valente / Arthur Godfrey1969-02-16
20. 5th Dimension / Harold Prince tribute / Herschel Bernardi1969-02-23
21. scheduled: Paul Anka; Checkmates; Alan King1969-03-02
22. Creedence Clearwater Revival / The Association / Jeannie C. Riley1969-03-09
23. Janis Joplin / Chet Atkins / Floyd Cramer & Boots Randolph1969-03-16
24. Sly and the Family Stone / Dionne Warwick / George Burns1969-03-23
25. Cast of Hair / Peter Nero / Steve & Eydie1969-03-30
26. Peggy Lee / Tony Bennett / Duke Ellington Band1969-04-06
27. The Chambers Brothers1969-04-13
28. Joe Cocker & the Grease Band / scheduled: Connie Francis, Alan King1969-04-27
29. Richie Havens / scheduled: Joel Grey; Vikki Carr1969-05-04
30. Diana Ross & the Supremes / Ed Ames / Lana Cantrell1969-05-11
31. Fifth Dimension / Liza Minnelli / George Carlin1969-05-18
32. Mary Hopkin (Goodbye) / Sam & Dave1969-05-25
33. Smokey Robinson & the Miracles / Lesley Gore / Mason Williams1969-06-01
34. scheduled: Jerry Vale; the Serendipity Singers; Burns & Schreiber1969-06-08
35. The Everly Brothers / Phil Crosby / Marilyn Maye1969-06-15
36. scheduled: Sonny James; Flip Wilson; Jackie Mason1969-06-22
37. Bobby Vinton / Lainie Kazan / The Sugar Shoppe1969-07-06
38. scheduled: Vikki Carr; Henny Youngman; Clara Ward Gospel Singers1969-07-27
39. Steppenwolf / Nancy Ames / Stiller & Meara1969-08-17
40. Sam & Dave / Roslyn Kind / Jackie Mason1969-08-31