Poster of Cast and Crew in The Ed Sullivan Show - Season 23 - Episode 1 - 23rd Season Premiere: Barbra Streisand / The Temptations

The Ed Sullivan Show - Season 23 - 23rd Season Premiere: Barbra Streisand / The Temptations (Episode 1)

Plot: 1969-70 season premiere (Ed Sullivan's 23nd season): --The Temptations - ""I Can't Get Next to You,"" ""September in the Rain"" & ""Autumn Leaves"" --Barbra Streisand (on tape from Las Vegas) - ""Hello, Dolly"" medley: ""Before the Parade Passes By,"" ""So Long, Dearie"" & ""Hello Dolly"" --Tony Bennett - ""What the World Needs Now Is Love,"" ""People"" & ""I Gotta Be Me. "" --Red Skelton (comedian) - classic drunk routine; ""the bin salesman"" --The Osipov Balalaika Festival Orchestra - Russian folk dance and music
Episode Aired On:
Sunday, September 28 1969
55 years ago