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The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show

He called it "New York, 19." ♪ Well if it's so I don'twant to be a monkey ♪ ♪ I'll go to...

He called it "New York, 19." ♪ Well if it's so I don't
want to be a monkey ♪ ♪ I'll go to sleep
a mule or donkey ♪ ♪ My brother said that
he will come back a hog ♪ ♪ Not Harry I think
I'll be a bedbug ♪ The first episode ran
in 1960 to rave reviews

Full Transcript

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He called it "New York, 19."
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♪ Well if it's so I don't want to be a monkey ♪
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♪ I'll go to sleep a mule or donkey ♪
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♪ My brother said that he will come back a hog ♪
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♪ Not Harry I think I'll be a bedbug ♪
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The first episode ran in 1960 to rave reviews.
Duration
20 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:21:33
Uploaded
Jun 04, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

For one week in February 1968, Johnny Carson gave up his chair to Harry Belafonte, the first time an African-American had hosted a late night TV show for a whole week.
But when he started to plan the next episode, - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:09
But when he started to plan the next episode,
And the sponsor told him pick a Black cast, - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:07
And the sponsor told him pick a Black cast,
[Gina] My father didn't always trust - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:07
[Gina] My father didn't always trust
Tonight we take a look at Negro humor in America. - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:05
Tonight we take a look at Negro humor in America.
We call it "A Time for Laughter." - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:17
We call it "A Time for Laughter."
♪ I believe that's a bird dog ♪ - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:26
♪ I believe that's a bird dog ♪
And Harry Belafonte had to be convinced. - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:05
And Harry Belafonte had to be convinced.
It was Johnny who put me at ease and said - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:05
It was Johnny who put me at ease and said
I said in order to be who I am, - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:08
I said in order to be who I am,
He agreed to that condition, - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:07
He agreed to that condition,
But they wanted me to submit my list. - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:04
But they wanted me to submit my list.
After a little bit of wrangling, - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:05
After a little bit of wrangling,
When you see pictures of the guests, - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:04
When you see pictures of the guests,
So I envisioned Mr. Belafonte - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:15
So I envisioned Mr. Belafonte
I hardly knew what I was yesterday, (laughs) - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:05
I hardly knew what I was yesterday, (laughs)
(audience cheering) - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:10
(audience cheering)
[Paul Newman] It's the biggest feeling - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:08
[Paul Newman] It's the biggest feeling
He had all types of people on that week, - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:09
He had all types of people on that week,
Especially in such a political hotbed at the time. - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:04
Especially in such a political hotbed at the time.
♪ He fights with missiles and with spears ♪ - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:13
♪ He fights with missiles and with spears ♪