Q 01/05

How did The Ed Sullivan Show's cameras famously frame Elvis Presley, but only during his third and final appearance?

A) In silhouette only

B) From a distant balcony

C) From the waist up

D) From behind the band

Answer · why

C) From the waist up

From the waist up was a last-minute rule for that visit alone. Legend says he was always censored that way, but it never applied to his two 1956 spots...

Q 02/05

Which band was banned from The Ed Sullivan Show in 1967 after its singer kept a lyric he had promised to change?

A) The Doors

B) The Byrds

C) The Animals

D) The Kinks

Answer · why

A) The Doors

The Doors had been wanted for six more bookings until Jim Morrison sang the drug reference on live television. He shrugged that the band had already d...

Q 03/05

Which puppet character ended his sketches on The Ed Sullivan Show by asking the host for a goodnight kiss?

A) Lamb Chop

B) Charlie McCarthy

C) Howdy Doody

D) Topo Gigio

Answer · why

D) Topo Gigio

Topo Gigio, a little Italian mouse, made more than fifty visits and let the famously stiff host show a softer side.

Q 04/05

Under which title did The Ed Sullivan Show run for its first seven years, before it took its host's name?

A) Talk of the Town

B) Toast of the Town

C) Stage Show

D) Texaco Star Theater

Answer · why

B) Toast of the Town

Toast of the Town stayed the official name until 1955, though viewers had been calling the program by its host's name for years.

Q 05/05

Which puppeteer did Ed Sullivan introduce under the wrong surname on his first visit to the show in 1966?

A) Jim Henson

B) Frank Oz

C) Shari Lewis

D) Burr Tillstrom

Answer · why

A) Jim Henson

Jim Henson was announced as Jim Newsom, yet his characters came back often, making 25 appearances before the series ended.