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1950s American Sitcoms

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Dennis the Menace(1959-1963)

30min per episode | Comedy, Kids & Family
3.3/5 (with 14 votes)

This 1959-1963 television situation comedy series follows the lives of the Mitchell family, Henry, Alice, and their only child Dennis, an energetic, trouble-prone, mischievous, but well-meaning boy, who often tangles with his peace-and-quiet-loving neighbor George Wilson, a retired salesman, or, later, with George's brother John, a writer. Dennis is basically a good, well-intentioned boy who always tries to help people, but who winds up making situations worse – often at Mr. Wilson's expense.

Leave It to Beaver(1957-1963)

FSK: 6+ years
| 25min per episode | Comedy, Kids & Family
3.5/5 (with 33 votes)

Leave It to Beaver is an American television situation comedy about an inquisitive and often naïve boy named Theodore "The Beaver" Cleaver and his adventures at home, in school, and around his suburban neighborhood. The show also starred Barbara Billingsley and Hugh Beaumont as Beaver's parents, June and Ward Cleaver, and Tony Dow as Beaver's brother Wally. The show has attained an iconic status in the US, with the Cleavers exemplifying the idealized suburban family of the mid-20th century.

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show(1950-1958)

30min per episode | Comedy
3.2/5 (with 7 votes)

Burns and Allen, an American comedy duo consisting of George Burns and his wife, Gracie Allen, worked together as a comedy team in vaudeville, films, radio and television and achieved great success over four decades.

The Real McCoys(1957-1963)

30min per episode | Comedy
2.9/5 (with 5 votes)

The Real McCoys is an American situation comedy co-produced by Danny Thomas' "Marterto Productions", in association with Walter Brennan and Irving Pincus' "Westgate" company. The series aired for five seasons on the ABC-TV network from 1957 through 1962 and then for its final year on CBS from 1962 to 1963. The series, set in the San Fernando Valley of California, was filmed in Hollywood at Desilu studios.

Directed by Hy Averback, Richard Crenna - With Walter Brennan, Richard Crenna, Kathleen Nolan, Michael Winkelman, Lydia Reed, Tony Martinez, ...

The Donna Reed Show(1958-1966)

30min per episode | Comedy, Kids & Family
3.1/5 (with 7 votes)

Revolves around typical family problems, such as firing a clumsy housekeeper, throwing a retirement bash for a colleague, and finding quality time away from the children.

The Phil Silvers Show(1955-2001)

30min per episode | Comedy
3.3/5 (with 9 votes)

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The Danny Thomas Show(1953-1964)

FSK: 0+ years
| 30min per episode | Comedy
3.1/5 (with 7 votes)

Danny Thomas, an entertainer, tries to balance his home life with the needs of his career, with hilarious results.

The Gale Storm Show(1956-1960)

30min per episode | Comedy
2.8/5 (with 1 vote)

The Gale Storm Show is an American sitcom starring Gale Storm. The series premiered on September 29, 1956, and ran until 1960 for 143 half-hour black-and-white episodes, initially on CBS and in its last year on ABC. The Gale Storm Show was co-produced by Independent Television Corporation and Hal Roach Studios. The series was aired under the title Oh, Susanna in syndication.

The Abbott and Costello Show(1952-1954)

25min per episode | Comedy, Kids & Family
3.6/5 (with 8 votes)

Bud and Lou are unemployed actors living in Mr. Fields’ boarding house. Lou’s girlfriend Hillary lives across the hall. Many situations arise leading to slapstick and puns.

Directed by Jean Yarbrough - With Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Sidney Fields, Gordon Jones, Joe Besser, Hillary Brooke, ...

Mr. Adams and Eve(1957-1958)

30min per episode | Comedy

Mr. Adams and Eve is a CBS sitcom starring Howard Duff and his then wife, Ida Lupino, as a fictitious acting couple, Howard and Eve Adams, residing in Beverly Hills, California. In the television series, Lupino is known professionally as Eve Drake. The program aired sixty-six episodes from January 4, 1957, to July 8, 1958, with rebroadcasts continuing until September 23, 1958. Lupino was nominated for an Emmy Award for "Best Actress in a Continuing Role" for both seasons of Mr. Adams and Eve.

Directed by Fred de Cordova - With Howard Duff

Father Knows Best(1954-1960)

FSK: 12+ years
| 30min per episode | Comedy, Kids & Family
3.3/5 (with 11 votes)

Family man Jim Anderson copes with the everyday problems among his wife Margaret and their three children as they experience day-to-day changes.

Directed by Peter Tewksbury - With Robert Young

Where's Raymond?(1953-1954)

30min per episode

Where's Raymond? is an American sitcom that aired on ABC, starring Ray Bolger. The series aired from October 1953 to April 22, 1955. The series' title was spurred by Bolger's Broadway stage hit Where's Charley?. In the 1954-1955 season, the series was renamed The Ray Bolger Show.

Directed by John Rich - With Ray Bolger
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The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet(1952-1966)

30min per episode | Comedy, Kids & Family
3.0/5 (with 5 votes)

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet is an American sitcom, airing on ABC from October 3, 1952 through March 26, 1966, starring the real life Nelson family. After a long run on radio, the show was brought to television where it continued its success, running on both radio and television for a few years. The series stars Ozzie Nelson and his wife, singer Harriet Nelson, and their young sons, David and Eric "Ricky" Nelson. Don DeFore had a recurring role as the Nelsons' friendly neighbor "Thorny".

I Love Lucy(1951-1957)

30min per episode | Comedy, Kids & Family
4.0/5 (with 97 votes)

Cuban Bandleader Ricky Ricardo would be happy if his wife Lucy would just be a housewife. Instead she tries constantly to perform at the Tropicana where he works, and make life comically frantic in the apartment building they share with landlords Fred and Ethel Mertz, who also happen to be their best friends.

Date with the Angels(1957-1958)

30min per episode | Comedy
3.0/5 (with 1 vote)

Date with the Angels is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from May 10, 1957 to January 29, 1958. The series, which stars Betty White and Bill Williams, began as a late season replacement for The Ray Anthony Show for the same sponsor, Chrysler's Plymouth division. Tom Kennedy was the show's announcer and spokesman for Plymouth.

Directed by James V. Kern - With Betty White, Bill Williams, Jimmy Boyd, Natalie Masters, Roy Engel, Richard Reeves, ...

Colonel Humphrey Flack(1953-1959)

30min per episode

Colonel Humphrey Flack is an American sitcom which ran Wednesdays at 9pm ET from October 7, 1953 to July 2, 1954 on the DuMont Television Network, then revived from 1958 to 1959 for first-run syndication. The series also aired under the titles The Fabulous Fraud, The Adventures of Colonel Flack, and The Imposter.

The People's Choice(1955-1958)

30min per episode | Comedy
2.0/5 (with 1 vote)

The People's Choice is an American television sitcom that aired on NBC from 1955 to 1958, primarily sponsored by The Borden Company. It stars Jackie Cooper as Socrates "Sock" Miller, an ex-Marine and a young politician in fictitious New City, California. Sock has a basset hound named "Cleo", whose thoughts, as she balefully observes Sock's dilemmas, are recorded on the soundtrack for the viewers' amusement. Cleo's real name was Bernadette. Much of Cleo's dialog consists of wisecracks. The popularity of the basset hound breed increased markedly with the run of the show. During the last season of The People's Choice, Croft began her eight-year role as Clara Randolph on ABC's The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet. The versatile Croft had also been a semi-regular on Our Miss Brooks and I Love Lucy and a regular on The Lucy Show and Here's Lucy.

Jamie(1953-1954)

30min per episode

After the death of his parents, seven-year-old Jamie is moved from relative to relative until he finally arrives at the home of his aunt Laurie and grandfather.

It's a Great Life(1954-1956)

30min per episode | Comedy

It's a Great Life is an American situation comedy which aired on NBC from 1954 to 1956. Frances Bavier, six years before being cast as Aunt Bee in CBS's The Andy Griffith Show, played a somewhat similar role as Mrs. Amy Morgan, the owner of a boarding house.

Directed by Christian Nyby - With Frances Bavier

The Dennis O'Keefe Show(1959-1960)

30min per episode | Comedy
2.5/5 (with 1 vote)

The Dennis O'Keefe Show is a 1959-1960 sitcom produced by United Artists Television which aired on CBS for sponsor General Motors' Oldsmobile division. It was not a ratings success during its original run, and was largely forgotten until a "Best Of" DVD release by Alpha Video during 2004. Certain episodes of the show can also be seen at the Internet Archive. It appears the series has entered the public domain.

Directed by Don Weis - With Dennis O'Keefe

December Bride(1954-1959)

30min per episode | Comedy
2.8/5 (with 1 vote)

December Bride is an American sitcom that aired on the CBS television network from 1954 to 1959, adapted from the original CBS radio network series that aired from June 1952 through September 1953.

Life with Elizabeth(1953-1955)

30min per episode | Comedy
1.8/5 (with 1 vote)

Elizabeth and Alvin are a married couple who live an ordinary suburban life, but inevitably managed to get into predicaments. At the end of most predicaments, Alvin, in variable degrees of frustration, would say, "I shall leave you now, Elizabeth" and would walk out of sight. The announcer would say, "Elizabeth, aren't you ashamed?" She would slowly nod, but then, with a slightly devilish grin, would vigorously shake her head to indicate she wasn't. Life with Elizabeth was an American sitcom airing in syndication from October 7, 1953 to September 1, 1955. It starred Betty White as Elizabeth and Del Moore as her husband Alvin; Jack Narz wa the on-camera announcer and narrator. The low-budget comedy was produced by and filmed at a local Los Angeles TV station where White and Moore were on the staff. Betty White received her first Primetime Emmy Award for her work on this series.

With Betty White, Jack Narz, Del Moore, Frank De Vol, Ray Erlenborn, Joseph Louis Cranston, ...

Bachelor Father(1957-1962)

30min per episode | Comedy, Kids & Family
3.0/5 (with 2 votes)

Bachelor Father is an American sitcom starring John Forsythe, Noreen Corcoran, and Sammee Tong. The series first premiered on CBS in September 1957 before moving to NBC for the third season in 1959. The series' fifth and final season aired on ABC from 1961 to 1962. A total of 157 episodes were aired. The series was based on "A New Girl in His Life", which aired on General Electric Theater on May 26, 1957. Bachelor Father is the only primetime series ever to run in consecutive years on the three major televisions networks.

Private Secretary(1953-1957)

30min per episode | Comedy
2.5/5 (with 1 vote)

Private Secretary is an American sitcom that aired from February 1, 1953 to September 10, 1957 on CBS, alternating with The Jack Benny Program on Sundays at 7:30pm EST. The series stars Ann Sothern as Susan Camille "Susie" MacNamara, devoted secretary to handsome talent agent Peter Sands, played by Don Porter.

Hey Mulligan(1954-1955)

30min per episode | Comedy
3.2/5 (with 2 votes)

An NBC page aspires to an acting career, amid various challenges (including his size). Also known as `Hey Mulligan.'

Topper(1953-1955)

30min per episode | Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy
3.1/5 (with 3 votes)

Topper is an American fantasy sitcom based on the 1937 film of the same name. The series was broadcast on CBS from October 9, 1953 to July 15, 1955, and stars Leo G. Carroll in the title role.

The George Burns Show(1958-1959)

30min per episode | Comedy

The George Burns Show is a short-lived comedy television spin-off of "The Burns and Allen Show" that aired on NBC for one season in 1958. After Gracie Allen retired from show business, George Burns continued to play himself, although he now cast himself as a television producer.

Directed by Rod Amateau

The Marriage(1954)

30min per episode | Comedy

The Marriage is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from July to August 1954. The series is noted as the first prime-time network television series to be broadcast regularly in color. Broadcast live by NBC for seven episodes in the summer of 1954, the series stars real-life couple Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy as a New York lawyer and his wife with two children, played by Susan Strasberg and Malcolm Brodrick.

The Ann Sothern Show(1958-1961)

30min per episode | Comedy
2.5/5 (with 1 vote)

The Ann Sothern Show is an American sitcom starring Ann Sothern that aired on CBS for 93 episodes. The series began on October 6, 1958, and ended on September 25, 1961. The Ann Sothern Show was Sothern's second sitcom for CBS. Her first series, Private Secretary, ended in 1957 after a contract dispute occurred between Sothern and Secretary's producer Jack Chertok. Several of Private Secretary's cast members appeared in the show.

Directed by Richard Whorf - With Ann Sothern

The Halls of Ivy(1954-1955)

30min per episode | Comedy

The Halls of Ivy is an NBC radio sitcom that ran from 1950-1952. It was created by Fibber McGee & Molly co-creator/writer Don Quinn before being adapted into a CBS television comedy produced by ITC Entertainment and Television Programs of America. British husband-and-wife actors Ronald Colman and Benita Hume starred in both versions of the show. Quinn developed the show after he had decided to leave Fibber McGee & Molly in the hands of his protégé Phil Leslie. The Halls of Ivy's audition program featured radio veteran Gale Gordon and Edna Best in the roles that ultimately went to the Colmans, who demonstrated a flair for radio comedy during the late 1940s recurring roles on The Jack Benny Program.

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