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- StarsGroucho MarxGeorge FennemanMelinda MarxGroucho Marx hosts a quiz show which features a series of competitive questions and a great deal of humourous conversation.
- CreatorGeorge W. TrendleGeorge W. GeorgeStarsJay SilverheelsClayton MooreJohn HartThe adventures of the masked hero and his Native American partner.
- StarsEve ArdenGale GordonJane MorganMiss Brooks is an English teacher who has a low paying job, lousy boss, has a crush on a teacher and whose student drives her to school. She lives in a boarding house.
- CreatorCharles J. CorrellFreeman F. GosdenStarsAlvin ChildressSpencer WilliamsTim MooreStories mostly centered on The Kingfish's schemes to get rich, often by duping his brothers in the Mystic Knights of the Sea Lodge. Andy was particularly dupable. Amos mostly narrated.
- CreatorGertrude BergStarsGertrude BergArlene McQuadeEli MintzComedy-drama about a Jewish-American family living in New York City.
- StarsOzzie NelsonHarriet NelsonRicky NelsonOzzie and Harriet Nelson raise their two sons Ricky and David. As the sons age, they experience teenage dating problems, marriage and careers.
- CreatorEd JamesStarsRobert YoungLauren ChapinJane WyattThe popular radio show comes to life in this hit sitcom about a wise family man, Jim Anderson, his common-sense wife Margaret and their children Betty, Bud and Kathy.
- CreatorJack WebbStarsJack WebbBen AlexanderOlan SouleSgt. Joe Friday and his partners methodically investigate crimes in Los Angeles.
- StarsDuncan RenaldoLeo CarrilloTroy MeltonThe Cisco Kid rides through the American frontier with his sidekick, Pancho, fighting corruption with a blend of pride and humor that created a legend in the hearts of generations of television viewers.
- StarsEthel WatersLouise BeaversAmanda RandolphThe misadventures of a maid named Beulah.
- CreatorCharles Marquis WarrenClyde WareStarsJames ArnessMilburn StoneAmanda BlakeMarshal Matt Dillon keeps the peace in rough-and-tumble Dodge City.
- StarsWilliam BendixMarjorie ReynoldsWesley MorganRiley worked in an aircraft plant in California, but viewers usually saw him at home, cheerfully disrupting life with his malapropisms and ill timed intervention into minor problems.
- StarsBarry NelsonJoan CaulfieldAlix TaltonGeorge Cooper, a successful bank executive, lives in an exclusive neighborhood with his dim-wit wife Liz. The neighbors for the first two seasons were the Cobbs, a snobbish family. They were replaced in the third season by the Shephards who were less snobbish. Reruns on the show were broadcast in 1957.
- StarsArt LinkletterTammy MarihughPat McGeehanContestants were asked to carry out stunts.
- StarsRex MarshallRobert EmhardtRobert H. HarrisLive plays featuring people who were in dangerous and threatening situations.
- CreatorPhillips LordStarsRobert BiceMike RaganMyron HealeyTrue crime stories and their investigations are dramatized.
- CreatorParke LevyStarsSpring ByingtonFrances RaffertyDean MillerCharming and wise Lily Ruskin lives with her daughter and son-in- law who, along with her close friend Hilda Crocker, are always trying to find suitable older marriageable companionship for her.
- StarsFlorenz AmesLee BowmanRex MarshallEllery Queen was a mystery writer who assisted his father, a detective with the New York Police Department, in solving murders. Queen's methods were arcane and intellectual rather than action oriented, and he always astounded his father by arriving at a correct solution by purely deductive reasoning.
- StarsTed MackPat BooneBarney RossA direct descendant of radio's "Major Bowes Original Amateur Hour" (1934-1946), hosted by Major Edward Bowes until his death. After a one-year hiatus, Ted Mack, who had directed Bowes' auditions, revived the show (which lasted into 1952) and brought the concept to the DuMont Television Network. The at-home audience voted by postcard for the favorite, winning performer(s) each week.
- StarsArthur GodfreyGeorge BryanArchie BleyerA popular radio personality in the 1940's brought his variety talent contest show to television that continued into the 1950's.
- CreatorRalph EdwardsStarsBob BarkerJack BaileyRalph EdwardsContestants must perform an embarrassing stunt if they fail to answer a question correctly.
- StarsWilliam FormanDanni Sue NolanArthur FranzCrime anthology series with twist endings; based on the popular radio drama and several B-movies.
- CreatorFletcher MarkleStarsBetty FurnessPaul BransonCharlton HestonA pinnacle of the Golden Age of Television, "Studio One" presented a wide range of memorable dramas and received eighteen Emmy nominations and five wins during its prestigious nine-year run on CBS.
- StarsCarl SmithMinnie PearlRod BrasfieldCountry music series that represented the first televised attempt to present the Grand Ole Opry as a regular series.
- CreatorIrna PhillipsAgnes NixonStarsKim ZimmerBeth ChamberlinMaureen GarrettThis show took place in the fictional Midwestern town of Springfield and centered on the middle class Bauer family.
- StarsVera AllenJanice GilbertMichael LawsonDress designer Peggy O'Neil is attempting to raise two children, Janice and Eddie, while dealing with Uncle Bill, the Levy's who live next door and Mrs. Bailey.
- StarsPeter JonesA panel of celebrities have to identify a mystery object within twenty questions.
- StarsMilton BerleSid StoneJimmy NelsonThe Texaco Star Theatre was one of the most popular shows in the history of television. In the first year, Milton Berle was not the permanent emcee, but once he replaced the rotation, the show soared to ratings dominance (Number One in 1950-51), NBC dominated Tuesday night, and Berle became the first great star of the new medium, "Mr. Television". The basic format was modeled after a vaudeville variety hour, spotlighting Berle's jokes, sight gags, and costumes.
- StarsJoe KellyMelvin MilesPat ConlonQuiz show in which brilliant children answer difficult questions.
- CreatorClifford GoldsmithStarsHouse JamesonJackie KelkMary MaloneBased on a popular radio show, this middle-class-American-family comedy is built around the life of the Aldrich family of Elm Street, Centerville and particularly focuses on the adventures of high-schooler Henry Aldrich.
- StarsBert ParksWin ElliotBud CollyerA television version of the popular radio game show "Break the Bank" (1945-1955). Contestants would be asked questions for a progressively larger cash prize, and the final question was the "break the bank" question which was worth all the money in the bank. The television version debuted in 1948 on ABC, co-hosted by Bert Parks and Bud Collyer. In October 1956, a prime version of the show debuted on NBC under the title "Break the $250,000 Bank". It was permanently canceled in January 1957, featuring the actress Ethel Waters as the penultimate contestant.
- CreatorGeorge W. TrendleStarsBruce LeeVan WilliamsWende WagnerA newspaper publisher and his Asian valet/martial arts expert battle crime as the feared Green Hornet and Kato.
- StarsLee TracyHarry MorganAudrey MeadowsBased on the John Malone series of mystery novels by Craig Rice, and on the radio series of the same name. John J. Malone, socialite and ladies man, is a brilliant criminal lawyer taking up a new case in every episode. Using his finely-honed deductive and persuasive skills, he never gives up until justice is done.
- StarsRobert SloaneErnest ChappellBen GrauerBased on a popular radio series, each show tells a different reporter's Big Story, a true story selected from newspapers across the United States. Comments from the actual reporter open and close each show but the permanent narrator drives the plot line and a featured actor dramatizes the reporter's role.
- CreatorRuth WoodmanStarsStanley AndrewsRobert TaylorRonald ReaganWestern stories and legends based, and filmed, in and around Death Valley, California. One of the longest-running Western series, originating on radio in the 1930s. The continuing sponsor was "20 Mule Team" Borax, a product formerly mined in Death Valley.
- CreatorPeg LynchStarsPeg LynchAlan BunceMargaret HamiltonMarried couple, Ethel and Albert Arbuckle, living in the small town of Sandy Harbor.
- StarsBob SweeneyCathy LewisPat McGeehanFibber McGee and Molly was the finest husband and wife comedy team. It ran on the radio from 1935 to 1959 then switched to television in 1959. Its running gags and characters inspired many imitators.
- StarsWillard WatermanRonald KeithLillian RandolphThrockmorton Gildersleeve is a blustery "ladies" man who often finds himself in unusual predicaments. Raising his too smart nephew Leroy, he leans on his secretary Bessie and tries to ignore the advice of housekeeper Birdie.
- StarsWilliam BoydEdgar BuchananGeorge D. WallaceHopalong and his horse Topper catch bad guys with Red Connors for comic relief.
- StarsPaul McGrathHouse JamesonWarren Stevens"Inner Sanctum" was a hosted horror and mystery anthology series hosted by Paul McGrath, and later by House Jameson as "Your Host".
- StarsNita TalbotNorman FellLarry BlydenJoe's a big city cab driver, and Mabel is his steady gal. Joe plans on marrying Mabel "someday", but Mabel is looking for something a little sooner. Mabel and her mother spend their time thinking of schemes to trick Joe into walking down the aisle.
- StarsJ. Carrol NaishAlan ReedVito ScottiAn American radio situation comedy series that was short lived as a TV series.
- CreatorJean HollowayStarsKathleen FreemanThomas MitchellJean ByronThomas Russell is the gregarious mayor of Springdale whose attention to his electorate extends to their personal lives. He also has his own affairs to attend to, with his housekeeper Marilly certain to offer her opinion.
- StarsDavid JanssenRoxane BrooksRuss ConwayRichard Diamond is a suave private investigator who at first walks the mean streets of New York City, then later packs up and moves to Los Angeles, California, where he tools around in a convertible with a car phone. His sexy receptionist Sam, whose face is never shown, minds the office while Diamond solves his cases.
- StarsConrad NagelGeorge ReevesDon DeForeThe teleplays normally concerned the various aspects of romance.
- StarsWillard ParkerHarry LauterWilliam BoyettTypical western with a twist. The two stars appeared as Texas Rangers but in a different scenario each program. One week, they might be Rangers in the 1840s and the next week they would be current day Rangers, i.e., it was a history of the Texas Rangers.
- StarsWalter CronkiteTodd HunterPaul BirchWalter Cronkite hosted the reenactments of historical events. Shows included "The Landing of the Hindenburg", "The Salem Witchcraft Trials", "The Gettysburg Address", "The Fall of Troy", and "The Scuttling of the Graf Spee".
- StarsWarren HullBarbara Ann ScottRalph PaulA game show where people relate their unfortunate situations (fatal disease, injury, their house burned down, etc.) in hopes that someone will take pity on them, call the show and give them money or merchandise.
- CreatorCy HowardStarsMarie WilsonMary ShippRichard EyerIrma Peterson was the typical dumb blonde secretary living with a roommate, Jane Stacy, in a run-down Manhattan apartment run by Mrs. O'Reilly. A neighbor was nutty Professor Kropotkin. Jane's boss and boyfriend was millionaire Richard Rhinelander III. During the second season, Jane Stacy moved to Panama and Kay Foster moved in with Irma; Irma's 7-year-old nephew Bobby also moved in. Irma also acquired a new boyfriend, Joe Vance, and a new neighbor, Mr. Corday, an actor.
- StarsTom HowardHarry McNaughtonLulu McConnellA spoof of game shows.
- StarsJohn KieranJohn K.M. McCafferyGene LockhartViewers would submit questions and try to stump three panelists, two regulars and one guest.
- CreatorDon QuinnStarsRonald ColmanBenita HumeRay CollinsCharming Dr. William Hall is the urbane president of rural Ivy College. His pleasant life include his attractive wife, former actress Vicky and their all knowing housekeeper Alice. Occasionally school chairman Clarence Wellman causes a disruption.
- StarsDavid NivenDick PowellCharles BoyerThis show featured four rotating stars, Charles Boyer, David Niven, Ida Lupino, and Dick Powell in individual episodes consisting of everything from comedy to drama.
- StarsTudor OwenRaymond BurrRichard HaleCrucifixion parable set during Korean War.
- StarsGoodman AceJane AceBetty GardeThis show was a longtime radio program that lasted six months on TV. It was basically a talk show with Goodman Ace the witty, intelligent husband and Jane Ace a charming ditz ala Gracie Allan.
- StarsMary Linn BellerPeter AvarmoFlora CampbellTranslation to TV of a radio show begun in 1941. Comic trials and tribulations of hyper-kinetic teenager Judy, her sedate and therefore tormented parents, younger brother and boyfriend.
- CreatorGeorge W. TrendleFran StrikerStarsDick SimmonsYukon KingVic PerrinCanadian Mountie Sgt. Preston patrols the wilds of the Yukon with his horse Rex and his faithful dog Yukon King, battling both the elements and criminals.
- StarsRichard WebbSid MeltonOlan SouleIn 40 episodes, Captain Midnight, of the Secret Squadron, flew around the globe in his personal jet the Silver Dart. He fought various criminals and spies with his comical sidekick Ichabod Mudd aided by a scientist, Dr. Aristotle Jones.
- StarsGeoffrey HolderHal MarchJoyce BrothersAmong the most influential of the big-money quiz shows, and the undisputed king of the genre of the 1950s, contestants answer questions in a specific field in an attempt to win $64,000.
- StarsAnn BakerMary BrianJohn EldredgePert blond teenager Corliss Archer must balance her life at school, her lovable but goofy boyfriend Dexter and her well-meaning but clueless parents.
- StarsJohn NelsonPhil HannaDick ForanAn on-air wedding with great prizes for the happy couple.
- StarsFrank GallopJack La RueMercer McLeod"Lights Out" was a US narrated horror short story series.
- StarsAllen FuntKen RobertsJohn GarfieldUnsuspecting people are placed in confusing, impossible, embarrassing, ridiculous, and hilarious positions, while their reactions are recorded on a hidden camera.
- StarsGeorge V. Denny Jr.John DalyLong-running as a radio program, this debate show made its television debut in 1948. The format was fairly simple: prominent persons, including politicians, writers, scientists and other experts, would come and debate various issues of the day. Subjects frequently were controversial, challenging popular opinion on subjects like the supposed spread of Communism, or the country's involvement in overseas wars.
- StarsMaggi McNellisFlorence PritchettEloise McElhoneThis show had originated on the radio in 1945 and was intended to be a serious discussion of male-female relationships. It soon degenerated into a show where women bashed men and this was carried over to the TV show. A different male appeared each week to defend the male sex, e.g., Henry Morgan, Morey Amsterdam, George Jessel, etc. The TV show began as a local show in New York City in 1947 and then moved to the NBC network in 1949.
- StarsLarry SemonOliver ThorndikeParker McCormickSuspense/Anthology series based on an ABC radio series which ran from 1946-48. The half-hour series mostly consisted of original dramas concerning murder, mayhem or insanity. Series narrator Larry Semon was the only regular; each week a new set of actors were featured. The title of the series was derived from a clock which was major plot element in each story. The show's musical theme was "The Sands of Time."
- StarsHoward BarlowEleanor SteberRisë StevensMost of the shows featured grand opera but on occasion, ballet dancers and popular singers were also guests.
- StarsArch ObolerLouis MerrillHans ConriedA comedy anthology with a supernatural twist, inspired largely by Arch Obler's Lights Out radio drama, which featured tales of horror and suspense.
- StarsRosemary DeCampJackie GleasonLanny ReesRiley worked in an aircraft plant in California, but viewers usually saw him at home, cheerfully disrupting life with his malapropisms and ill timed intervention into minor problems. His stock answer to every turn of fate became a catch phrase: 'What a revoltin' development this is!"
- StarsBert LytellMarjorie GatesonLillian SchaafThis soap opera was the TV version of the radio serial that had begun in 1932. It tells the story of San Francisco banker Henry Barbour and his family, i.e., Paul, the eldest son; Hazel, the eldest daughter was 28 and eventually married Bill Herbert; the twins, Claudia and Cliff who were students at Stanford Univ; and 10-year-old Jack.
- StarsKathleen MurrayWilliam RedfieldBob Hastings"Kitty Foyle" was a radio serial for sixteen years before coming to life on the small screen in January, 1958. It's brief run-it was cancelled in June, 1958-was notable primarily for its casting of eleven-year-old Patty Duke.
- StarsAndy DevineVito ScottiPaul CavanaghA TV Show where Andy, with a studio audience full of loud screaming kids, would show movies. At the opening of the show he had a puppet friend called "Froggy". To get the frog to appear Andy and the audience would have to scream "Plunk your Magic Twanger, Froggy". There would then be a big puff of smoke and the frog would appear.
- StarsGeorge BurnsGracie AllenBea BenaderetNeighbor Blanche Morton frequently joined Gracie in escapades which annoy hubby Harry and provides George with an opportunity to offer a humorous soliloquy.
- StarsRay BlochThe Ray Bloch OrchestraSteve AllenSix songwriters hear their songs performed, accompanied by the Ray Bloch Orchestra, before a panel of professional musicians or music industry experts who choose who will win a cash prize and a chance at publication.
- CreatorAdam BeckmanAlex BlumbergIra GlassStarsIra GlassMilo FinchChris PartykaAn anthology of true stories pertaining to various themes are illustrated.
- StarsRichard CarlsonJohn ZarembaVirginia StefanHerbert Philbrick's covert life as an FBI spy within the Communist underground, his dual existence fraught with constant peril and the challenge of keeping his espionage activities hidden from family and friends.
- StarsBob EmeryHoward J. SchumanThis genteel children's show aimed at pre-schoolers encouraged good behavior among its viewers. Skits were performed by a group of in-studio characters (actors in animal costumes).
- StarsLeslie NielsenAudrey HepburnGrace KellyA short-lived American anthology series, lasting for about 3 months. Its first episode was an adaptation of the novel "Don Quixote" by Miguel de Cervantes. The show featured early television appearances by then-popular film actors, such as Audrey Hepburn and Grace Kelly. The series was created by famed theatre manager Norris Houghton, but failed to find a show sponsor.
- StarsBill CullenSheila ConnollyDon Pardo"Winner Take All" was the first Goodson-Todman game show to be broadcast on network television. The show had previously been heard on the CBS radio network, with Bill Cullen as host. Two contestants, one the champion and one the challenger, play against each other. Whoever correctly answered three questions first became the champion and won a prize. In the 1951 daytime version some of the questions were demonstrated through songs and sketches.
- StarsWilliam BrowerBiff McGuireErnest TruexAn anthology series based in New York City which attracted a high caliber group of actors, often Broadway stars. Stories were both drama and comedies, some original but others adaptions of films and plays.
- StarsTed SteeleHelen WoodMardi BryantA variety show.
- Documentary films on diverse subjects.
- StarsJack BarryRed SkeltonCoe NortonAn unusual discussion series, in which the panelists were children.
- StarsMorey AmsterdamArt CarneyJohnny GuarnieriThe show had two venues. In December 1948 to March 1949, Morey Amsterdam was the emcee at a small fictional nightclub in New York City's Times Square. Charlie the Doorman (later Newton the Waiter) and Lola the cigarette girl were also employed at the club. Between April 1949 and October 1950, the show shifted to a different network and the scene shifted to the Silver Swan Cafe with Newton and Lola still employed.
- StarsThe Oscar Bradley OrchestraLee VinesDan SeymourThe host interviewed entertainers, politicians and average Americans to discuss important events in their lives.
- StarsD.W. BroganJohn Mason BrownAlistair CookeA television version of the popular radio quiz in which teams based in London compete against teams based in New York.
- StarsJohn K.M. McCafferyFaye EmersonLouis BudenzA panel show in which two critics debated a recently-published book; one critic would assail it, the other would praise it. Later in the program, the author would be given the chance to defend the criticism or to acknowledge the accolades.
- StarsPerry ComoMitchell Ayres OrchestraThe Ray Charles SingersPerry Como was an American Singer, who got his start on NBC Radio. In 1948, Because of his popularity, The cameras were simply brought into the radio studio to televise the radio broadcast and named it The Supper Club. In 1950 Como and his Sponsors moved to CBS and named this The Perry Como Chesterfield Show.
- StarsHal O'HalloranJack StillwellOne of the eariest prime-time television programs, this show originally started as the radio program "National Barn Dance," which began broadcasting all the way back in 1924. Hosted by emcees Jack Stillwell and Hal O'Halloran, this musical variety show featured contemporary dance music primarily in folk, country and western styles.
- StarsFrank M. ThomasNicholas SaundersWilliam GarganPrivate detective Martin Kane works in New York solving crimes. Depending on the year, Kane was either smooth and suave or hard bitten and the cooperation he received from the police depended on the year. The only constant was Happy McMann's tobacco shop where Kane hung out.
- StarsWayne KingGloria VanDon LargeLive dance music by Wayne King and his orchestra.