Ed Sullivan: The Best of the Ed Sullivan Show

(=[THIS REVIEW IS FOR THE 18 [eighteen] DISC COLLECTION ]=)This collection actually DOES have the four different boxed discs as shown.a.) The titles are similar, hence, the combined collection.b.) In the past SOME of us have bought duplicate discs with different titles; no repeats here!Disc Titles:1. ---OUTRAGEOUS ACTS, 25 MINUTES.2. ---MUPPETS' MAGIC, 68 MINUTES.3. ---TOPO GIGIO AND FRIENDS, 66 MINUTES4. ---AMAZING STARS OF MAGIC, 53 MINUTES5. ---GREAT MOMENTS IN OPERA, 117 MINUTES6. ---STARS OF THE CIRCUS WORLD, 51 MINUTES7. ---ELVIS APPEARANCE OCT 28,1956, 61 MINUTES8. ---ELVIS APPEARANCE JAN. 6 , 1957, 61 MINUTES9. ---UNFORGETTABLE PERFORMANCES, 98 MINUTES10.--THE GREATEST ENTERTAINERS, 93 MINUTES11.--50th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL, 46 MINUTES12.--THE ALL-STAR COMEDY SPECIAL, 70 MINUTES13.--WORLD'S GREATEST NOVELTY ACTS, 55 MINUTES14.--AMAZING ANIMAL ACTS, 60 MINUTES15.--BONUS INTERVIEWS, 115 MINUTES16.--INSPIRATIONAL TREASURES, 69 MINUTES17.--A SALUTE TO THE RED, WHITE & BLUE, 65 MINUTES18.--HOLIDAY GREETINGS, 101 MINUTES [longer than a previous edition!]..........................................................................................................................For a disc's "table-of-contents", either Google the individual disc titles, or check Amazon's DVD-listings. I recommend you do the later.Amazon's search-engine will ALSO tell you IF, and WHEN you [already] bought something [I did with three of these titles, but one ofTHESE discs was L=O=N=G=E=R, so, I didn't mind passing my duplicates along to a friend]...........................................................................................................................I re-cased the four DVD cases into 2 [9-disc] larger cases. Often, larger collections will use standard cases that hold 8; 10; 12; 14 discs,but have less..... look through some of your video-library storage stuff. Maybe you can just do a little swapping of existing cases.

I miss the variety shows. There was always something for everyone.

I purchased this for my sister's 80th birthday and enjoyed watching it with my brothers and family. It was a delightfulresurgence of memories from the past. We all delighted in commenting and reliving what seemed like only a "few" years ago.Some have criticized that the snipets of acts were too short - we actually enjoyed most of them as snipets - and not too long.The DVD's are lengthy and there's plenty to digest.

I read the contents of this set and I was excited... so many great performers and six disks... what could go wrong? Well, the problem is that the people who made this set couldn't leave well enough alone. They felt the need to turn the DVDs into shows of their own with modern talking head interviews and edited performances bookending the talking heads. It felt like the supplementary documentary without the main feature.If you are interested in the performances, forget it. It's basically verse chorus CUT! back to the talking head. Nothing is played out from beginning to end as it was on the show. I can't believe Time Life thinks this is what people want. Their Grand Ol Opry set had the talking heads, but at least the songs were complete.

For anyone who ever sat in front of their old b& w tv munching on s bowl of stove popped corn that was more burnt then prestine ... Watching these old Ed Suliivans .. I can just about taste the kernels ! I am sure this would only ring a bell if you grew up in the 50's and 60's

Once I saw that Time Life was behind this I was kind of excited but man was I in for a major disappointment. Is advertised as "The Best of The Ed Sullivan Show" which is not. I thought it was going to be like the Sofa release but is not, It feels more like one of those pre-paid advertisements that you watch on TV which the songs are just bits and pieces so nothing is complete as it was on the show. Plus mostly everything is in B/W and I didn't see many of the artists that the cover shows. Also, everything is by section so once you go into a section there is no chapter so if you want to hear the incomplete performance of Petula Clark of "My Love" you would have to listen to any performance that is ahead of it. Time Life really drop the ball on this one. It was a major disappointment.

Our PBS station ran some of these several years ago & my family couldn't get enough of them. We pounced on them everytime the station ran them & had to have them to watch whenever we needed an Ed Sullivan hit!!

very good

Ed Sullivan was a star in his own right, and had a hugely successful TV show every week for years. He was at the forefront of variety - putting comedy, music, drama, gymnastics etc. etc. in his show and giving them exposure. He had acts from all races. His bloopers are funny, and Mr. Sullivan was known to make gaffes and introduce guests by the wrong name. He is a classic and a treasure from the 1950's/1970's. The only thing I dislike about this 6 DVD set is that each DVD has a theme, they are not DVD's of actual complete one hour programs. I miss seeing the pans of the audience, and seeing all the different acts that were in each show.

The Best of Ed Sullivan Show ( 6 dvd ) BON !

Same as others are saying. A few short clips of the performances. 1 cd is good other 5 dont appeal to me.

This really brought back great memories. What a great show this was.