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The Ed Sullivan Show was not their only visit to that side of the Atlantic. In May 1968 the whole team and crew from the Palladium show were asked to do a 2 weeks special in Toronto. This, like the Sullivan Show was not as successful as they had hoped, despite initial acclaim, and again it seemed that America was not ready for them.

Time...

Looking at the Sullivan archives now, it is clear what the problem was – time. Each appearance lasted no longer than 8 minutes, with sometimes weeks in between shows. This meant that they could not build up familiarity, and that characters could not come across. In all there is about 45 minutes of material from the Sullivan shows, of which only 5 has been released commercially (on a now deleted DVD of the Beatles). It seems sad not to have this material available, it may not have suited American audiences, but it would still be worth seeing.

Shows:
According to IMBD they appeared in 12 shows...

According to the Ed Sullivan database they did 8 (plus a repeat)

Footage: (ex. repeats) 45 mins (approx)