The Best of The Merv Griffin Show and The Best of the Ed Sullivan Show
The Best of The Merv Griffin Show and The Best of the Ed Sullivan Show
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Experience the best talk show and variety show with The Best of The Merv Griffin Show PLUS The Best of The Ed Sullivan Show 20-DVD Deluxe Set.
You’ll get the complete 12-DVD collection of The Best of The Merv Griffin Show plus 8 more DVDs of classic comedy and music from the greatest variety show of all time, with The Best of The Ed Sullivan Show. That’s a total of over 50 hours of spectacular, classic, LIVE entertainment! You’ll get the best moments from over 1,000 hours of The Ed Sullivan Show with historic performances by artists including The Beatles, Julie Andrews, Judy Garland, and Elvis Presley PLUS legendary guests including Bob Hope, Gene Kelly, Jerry Lewis and so much more. The Ed Sullivan Show provides family entertainment with something for everyone – comedy, music, theater, dance, and animals!
You will also get the FREE Merv Griffin Bonus DVD filled with rare musical moments, bloopers, promos, and highlights from Merv’s emotional final show and an exclusive 52-page booklet with stories, highlights, and photos from The Merv Griffin Show.
Stars include:
- Jack Benny
- Carol Burnett
- George Carlin
- Sammy Davis, Jr.
- John Denver
- Redd Foxx
- Aretha Franklin
- Whitney Houston
- Kermit the Frog
- Carole King
- Jay Leno
- Jerry Lewis
- Steve Martin
- Sir Laurence Olivier
- Miss Piggy
- Richard Pryor
- President Ronald Reagan
- Jerry Seinfeld
- Sylvester Stallone
- John Wayne
- The Beatles
- Elvis Presley
- Judy Garland
- Gene Kelly
- Bob Hope
- Bing Crosby
- Barbra Streisand
The Best of the Merv Griffin Show 12-DVD Set includes:
- 45 classic episodes from 1962-1986
- Top stars from film, television, and music plus the newsmakers of the day. More than 200 guest stars in all.
- Rare comedy performances from Richard Pryor, George Carlin, Jerry Seinfeld, and more
- Classic music performances by John Denver, Whitney Houston, Stevie Wonder, Carole King, Sammy Davis, Jr., and more
- FREE Bonus DVD including rare musical moments, bloopers, promos, interviews, Merv teaching Jay Leno how to host a talk show and highlights from Merv’s emotional final show in 1986
- Material that’s been unseen for decades and hand-selected from thousands of hours of shows
- 42 hours of entertainment
- Plus An Exclusive 52-Page Collector’s Book filled with photos, highlights, and memories from The Merv Griffin Show
The Best of Ed Sullivan Show 8-DVD Set includes:
- The best moments from over 1,000 hours of the greatest variety show of all time, The Ed Sullivan Show
- Historic musical performances by Julie Andrews, The Beatles, Elvis Presley, Barbra Streisand, The Supremes, and many more
- Comic legends including Lucille Ball, Carol Burnett, George Carlin, Bob Hope, Jerry Lewis, Joan Rivers, and more
- Family entertainment with something for everyone –theater, dance, acrobats, animals, puppets and more!
- Over 8 hours of spectacular, classic, LIVE entertainment!
The Best of The Merv Griffin Show and The Best of the Ed Sullivan Show
Volume 1: 6 DVDs
Volume 1 (Discs 1 – 6) includes the best episodes from 1965 – 1975 and features guests including Lucille Ball, Carol Burnett, George Carlin, Phyllis Diller, Bob Hope, Dr. Martin Luther King, Willie Mays, and Richard Pryor. Bonus features include interviews with Warren Beatty, Barbara Walters, John Wayne, and so many more! Plus, a rare interview with Merv from 1965.
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Disc 1
Original Air Date: September 2, 1965
Guest Stars: Phyllis Diller, Capt. Mitsuo Fuchida, Frederick Ayer, Jr.Original Air Date: September 8, 1965
Guest Stars: Richard Pryor, Phil SpectorOriginal Air Date: September 14, 1965
Guest Stars: Dionne Warwick, Dick GregoryOriginal Air Date: October 6, 1965
Guest Stars: Andy Warhol & Edie Sedgwick, Reni Santoni & Renee TaylorOriginal Air Date: October 21, 1965
Bonus:
Guest Stars: Carol Burnett, Roddy McDowall, Oscar Levant- Danny Kaye, Dolores Wilson, Shelley Berman
- News Segment-Interview With Merv Griffin
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Disc 2
Original Air Date: November 11, 1965
Guest Stars: George Carlin, Henny Youngman, Minnie Pearl, Frankie Laine, Col. John Glenn
Original Air Date: February 4, 1965
Guest Stars: Willie Mays, Tallulah Bankhead, Lionel HamptonOriginal Air Date: July 18 & 19, 1965
Bonus:
Guest Stars: Dr. Timothy Leary, Mort Sahl, Marion Williams- Salvador Dali
- Bob Crane
- Phil Spector
- Redd Foxx
- Norman Rockwell
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Disc 3
Original Air Date: July 20, 1966
Guest Stars: Jayne Mansfield, Henny Youngman, Monti Rock III, Dr. Henry Brill
Original Air Date: August 1, 1966
Guest Stars: Everly Brothers, Richard Pryor, Jerry Lewis, Dagmar, Charlie CallasOriginal Air Date: July 6, 1967
Bonus:
Guest Stars: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Harry Belafonte- Freddy Martin
- Adam West & Burt Ward
- Jane Fonda & Roger Vadim
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Disc 4
Original Air Date: October 3, 1967
Guest Stars: Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, Carl ReinerOriginal Air Date: December 20, 1967
Guest Stars: Richard M. Nixon, David SusskindOriginal Air Date: August 18, 1969
Guest Stars: Woody Allen, Moms Mabley, Hedy Lamarr, Ted Sorensen, Leslie UggamsOriginal Air Date: November 21, 1970
Bonus:
Guest Star: John Wayne- Gore Vidal
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Disc 5
Original Air Date: October 28, 1971
Guest Stars: Dennis Hopper, Willie Mays, James Brolin, Diane BakerOriginal Air Date: December 6, 1972
Guest Stars: Isaac Hayes, Staple Singers, Luther Ingram, Albert King, Johnnie Taylor, Carla Thomas, EmotionsOriginal Air Date: April 27, 1973
Bonus:
Guest Star: Jack Benny- Eva Gabor (Guest Host), Chuck Norris
- Roger Miller (Guest Host), Glen Campbell, Dick Clark
- James Caan
- Warren Beatty
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Disc 6
Original Air Date: July 31 & August 1, 1973
Guest Stars: Ingrid Bergman, Jacqueline Bisset, George Segal, Richard Pryor, Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge, Rex Reed
Original Air Date: October 12, 1973
Guest Stars: Lucille Ball, Bob Hope, Lucie Arnaz, Desi Arnaz, Jr., Gary Morton, Gale GordonOriginal Air Date: November 29, 1973
Bonus:
Guest Stars: Bette Davis, Walter Pidgeon, Olivia De Havilland, Samantha Eggar, William Wyler- James Michener
Volume 2: 6 DVDs
Volume 2 (Discs 7 – 12) includes the best episodes from 1976 – 1986 and features guests including Mel Brooks, John Denver, Whitney Houston, Kermit the Frog, Carol King, Jerry Lewis, Steve Martin, Marie Osmond, Miss Piggy, Richard Pryor, President Ronald Reagan, Barbara Walters, Betty White, Gene Wilder, Andy Williams, and more. Plus, you’ll get the Bonus Disc (Disc 12) with rare musical moments, bloopers, promos, bonus interviews, Merv teaching Jay Leno how to host a talk show and highlights from Merv’s emotional final show in 1986.
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Disc 7
Original Air Date: February 16, 1976
Guest Stars: John Denver, Starland Vocal BandOriginal Air Date: November 30, 1976
Guest Stars: Farrah Fawcett-Majors, Lindsay Wagner, Marie Osmond, Michael Learned, Gladys KnightOriginal Air Date: September 22, 1977
Bonus:
Guest Stars: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Alex Haley, Louis Gossett, Jr.- Steve Martin
- Ray Bradbury
- Joan Rivers
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Disc 8
Original Air Date: November 7, 1978
Guest Stars: Lillian Carter, Andy Williams, Loretta Lynn
Original Air Date: June 25, 1979
Guest Stars: President Gerald Ford, Gene WilderOriginal Air Date: October 31 & November 1, 1979
Guest Stars: Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner, Anne Bancroft, Rob Reiner & Penny Marshall, Gene Wilder, Gene HackmanOriginal Air Date: December 20, 1979
Bonus:
Guest Stars: Steve Martin, Carl Reiner, Jackie Mason- Barbara Walters
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Disc 9
Original Air Date: January 9, 1980
Guest Stars: Francis Ford Coppola, Gene Hackman, Cindy Williams, Talia Shire, Frederic Forrest
Original Air Date: May 28, 1980
Guest Stars: Brooke Shields & Christopher Atkins, Mickey RooneyOriginal Air Date: August 22,1980
Bonus:
Guest Stars: Shelley Winters, Charles Grodin, June Carter Cash, Irving Stone- Muhammad Ali, Larry Holmes
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Disc 10
Original Air Date: October 6, 1980
Guest Star: Dick Cavett Interviews Merv Griffin
Original Air Date: August 24, 1981
Guest Stars: Jerry Seinfeld, Bill CosbyOriginal Air Date: May 24, 1982
Guest Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest KelleyOriginal Air Date: May 26, 1982
Bonus:
Guest Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Burgess Meredith, Talia Shire, Mr. T, Carl Weathers- Olivia Newton-John & John Travolta
- Maya Angelou
- Orson Welles (Guest Host), Andy Kaufman
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Disc 11
Original Air Date: June 30, 1982
Guest Stars: Carole King, Gloria Steinem, Jane Fonda, Loretta Swit, Lee Grant
Original Air Date: December 22, 1982
Guest Star: Sir Laurence OlivierOriginal Air Date: June 23, 1983
Guest Stars: Whitney Houston, Cissy Houston, Clive Davis, Sandy DuncanOriginal Air Date: September 27, 1983
Guest Stars: President Ronald Reagan, Nancy ReaganOriginal Air Date: July 19, 1984
Bonus:
Guest Stars: Jim Henson & Frank Oz, Muppets, Dabney Coleman- Don Rickles & Mr. T
- Rosa Parks
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Disc 12
Original Air Date: October 14, 1985
Guest Stars: Orson Welles, Barbara Leaming
Original Air Date: November 5, 1985
Bonus:
Guest Stars: Betty White, Bea Arthur, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty- Alec Baldwin
- Bill Maher
- George Clooney
- Merv Teaches Jay Leno How To Host A Talk-Show – Jay Leno (Guest Host), Jerry Seinfeld
- Anything Can Happen – Hilarious moments from the Westinghouse show 1965-1967
- Promo Trailers – 1971 CBS Trailer & 1972 Metromedia Trailer
- I Will Not Be Right Back – Highlights from Merv’s Final Show
- Jay Leno Remembers Merv
Musical Moments:- Freddie & The Dreams – “I’m Telling You Now”
- Mrs. Miller – “Downtown”
- Screamin’ Jay Hawkins – “I Put A Spell On You”
- The Mitchell Trio (Featuring John Denver) – “Your Friendly, Liberal, Neigborhood KKK”
- Nina Simone – “Work Song”
- Stevie Wonder – “I Was Made To Love Her”
- Aretha Franklin – “Do Right Woman, Do Right Man”
- Merle Haggard – “Amazing Grace”
- Sammy Davis, Jr. – “The Candy Man”
- Liberace – “Chopsticks”
- Hank Williams, Jr. – “Family Tradition”
- Smokey Robinson – “The Tracks of My Tears”
- Weird Al Yankovic – “I Lost on Jeopardy”
The Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (8 DVDs)
For 23 years, America spent Sundays with Sullivan. Families bought their first televisions just to watch the show together. Back then, all the greats got their start on The Ed Sullivan Show – the legends of music, comedy, stage, and screen. Now from over 1,000 hours of classic television, The Best of The Ed Sullivan Show brings you the biggest names in comedy, variety, and music captured live in the prime of their careers – The Beatles, Jerry Lewis, Elvis, George Carlin, Bob Hope, The Jackson 5, The Rolling Stones, Louis Armstrong, Flip Wilson, Julie Andrews, Judy Garland, Gene Kelly and so many more. Plus, you’ll see Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy, Topo Gigio, Señor Wences, jugglers, acrobats, lions and bears! 8 DVDs jam-packed with family entertainment. Spend Sundays with Sullivan, any night of the week!
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Disc 1
The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show: Unforgettable Performances- Hosted by Carol Burnett. Over 90 minutes of unforgettable moments from The Ed Sullivan Show. Incredible stars include Louis Armstrong, Lucille Ball, Flip Wilson, The Beatles, James Brown, The Doors, Sammy Davis, Jr., Ella Fitzgerald, The Jackson 5, Elvis Presley, The Rolling Stones, Barbra Streisand, The Supremes, Topo Gigio and many more! Performances include “(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction” by The Rolling Stones, “That's Life” by Pearl Bailey, “Don't Be Cruel” by Elvis Presley, “Beyond The Sea” by Bobby Darin, “I Want To Hold Your Hand” by The Beatles, “California Dreamin” by The Mamas And The Papas, “Good Vibrations” by The Beach Boys, “I Could Have Danced All Night” by Julie Andrews, “I Second That Emotion” by Smokey Robinson, “For Once In My Life” by Stevie Wonder, “I Want You Back” by The Jackson 5, “Oh Boy” by Buddy Holly, “Good Lovin” by The Young Rascals, “Ticket to Ride” by The Beatles, “You Can't Hurry Love” by The Supremes, “Reach Out I'll Be There” by The Four Tops and more.
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Disc 2
The Best of The Ed Sullivan Show: Ed’s Outrageous Moments- This one-of-a kind video features Ed's personal favorites selected from the most hilarious bloopers, acrobatic feats, and incredible stunts ever featured on his show. Enjoy the offbeat, outrageous moments that took place with an unknown artist or specialty act who amazed the audience fascinating, funny, and uniquely Ed!
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Disc 3
Holiday Greetings from The Ed Sullivan Show- Year after year, Ed Sullivan made Christmas the most special time of the year. With his unerring eye for talent and a finger on the pulse of what America wanted, he brought together the most beloved performers of their time and provided a national audience for them to perform their most well-known hits. This holiday special originally aired on CBS in 1992. Host Bob Newhart presents classic holiday performances from The Ed Sullivan Show including Elvis Presley singing “Peace in the Valley”, Gene Autry performing “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer”, the perennial “White Christmas” by Bing Crosby, The Supremes performing “My Favorite Things”, plus holiday appearances by Topo Gigio, Shari Lewis, and The Baird Puppets. There are also newly recorded performances including Della Reece singing “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas”, “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” by Paul Anka, Johnny Mathis performing “The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year”, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans singing a duet on “Christmas On The Plains”, and the Muppets singing “It Feels Like Christmas”.
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Disc 4
A Salute to the Red, White & Blue- In his own inimitable style, Ed Sullivan managed to amass a group of American icons to honor our country, people such as Carl Sandburg, appointed poet laureate of the United States by President John F. Kennedy. Ed also paid tribute to our military by presenting drill teams and glee clubs representing our military academies. Performers include Henry Fonda, Loretta Lynn, Robert Merrill, Charlton Heston, The West Point Glee Club, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans and Sgt. Barry Sadler.
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Disc 5
All-Star Comedy Collection Volume 1- Hosted by Mary Tyler Moore. Mary introduces classic stand-up appearances from The Ed Sullivan Show by legendary comedians George Carlin, Richard Pryor, Flip Wilson, Rodney Dangerfield, Jackie Mason, Henny Youngman, Jackie Vernon, Phyllis Diller, Bob Lewis, Alan King, Victor Borge, Joan Rivers, Carol Burnett, Milton Berle, and many others! Plus interviews with Flip Wilson, Phyllis Diller, Alan King, Joan Rivers, Milton Berle and more.
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Disc 6
All-Star Comedy Collection Volume 2- Classic comedy from The Ed Sullivan Show featuring Jack Benny, Henny Youngman, Redd Skelton, Alan King, George Carlin, David Brenner, Joan Rivers, and more.
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Disc 7
All-Star Comedy Collection Volume 3- Classic comedy from The Ed Sullivan Show featuring Joan Rivers, Minnie Pearl, Moms Mabley, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, Jr., Minnie Pearl and more.
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Disc 8
All-Star Comedy Collection Volume 4- Classic comedy from The Ed Sullivan Show featuring Rowan and Martin, Stiller and Meara, Shecky Greene, Burns and Schreiber, and Señor Wences.