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The last "Ed Sullivan Show" aired in 1971. The fans who tuned into his "really big shew," and listened to the crooners and harmony quartets who dominated pop music before the spread of rock and roll, are now well over 50.
Can anyone younger really appreciate the nostalgic tribute "Forever Plaid" or its holiday sequel currently on stage at Pheasant Run?
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All the young people who care about this kind of music appear to be gay.
The problem with trying to do a spoof of Ed Sullivan is that few under 50 can identify with it. After all as soon as the shew went off in 1971 there was noting else. It just ended. There were no repeats for people to recall on into the 70s. On top of that, there has barely been a pop culture reference to it since. No movies referred to it, no other TV show, no music memorialized the show and few retrospectives have aired documenting it. It's almost as if it never happened.
Evry big music group of the '60s appeared on the show, and many documentaries about groups like the Beatles mention it.
Yes but a mere mention is different than specific attention. Like I said, no repeats, no movies about it, no TV shows about the old Sullivan show. It has taken on an odd half forgotten standing after having dominated TV when I was a kid.