Fred Kaps "Card Magic" on The Ed Sullivan Show

Fred Kaps "Card Magic" on The Ed Sullivan Show on February 9, 1964. Subscribe now to never miss an update: ume.lnk.to/EdSullivanSubscribe
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[@nickk8416]

Just too good! Great patter and so smooth. Wonderful.

[@HPayne62]

Imagine being told "you're following the Beatles, go give it your best card trick ever."

[@tirmyta]

It would be easy to get lost in the shuffle.

[@PreservationEnthusiast]

​@@tirmyta"Give it your best trick ever"..... and old Bram Bongers came up with this crap! Hardly anyone was watching it!

[@jurjenvanderhoek316]

Wow, this is top level magic!

[@coinboynyc]

This was the act that immediately followed the Beatles' first set on that historic 2/9/64 Ed Sullivan show. Fun fact: if Mr. Kaps seems unfazed at the idea of having to follow the Beatles, it's because his act was pre-recorded (this is not "secret insider information," it was mentioned in voiceover during the closing credits of the show). Reason for the pre-recording: the next act was the cast of Oliver, and they needed extra time to put up the elaborate set.

[@jimmyb1559]

I probably didn’t see this after watching the Beatles because I was too busy begging my mom for an electric guitar.

[@charleshendrix232]

I just read an article in Rolling Stone and the author was saying how the act following the Beatles was so bad he was saying “I should have rehearsed this..”. The author didn’t get the act, so it was a little better than horrible.

[@MrRichiekaye]

That was great!

[@raymondgallardo576]

The same show date the Beatles appeared on, along with Charlie Brill & Mitzi McCall and the cast of Broadway's "Oliver!" which featured the then-young Davy Jones

[@Gennettor-nc8kx]

Wat was Kaps toch geniaal.

[@adriand6883]

Could someone upload the video of opera singer Jean Madeira from this show? I believe she was on February 19, 1956, season 9, episode 22. That may not be accurate, but that's what I found online.

[@jyesucevitz]

I guess Fred didn't consider how a color changing card trick would look on black and white tv.

[@CanalPSG]

...and still it's brilliant!

[@PreservationEnthusiast]

​@@CanalPSG It's complete crap! The usual Bram Bongers rubbish.

[@winthermolina6178]

1:34 gotcha, buddy

[@chocolatecoveredgummybears]

you will never be as good as Fred