| Television Comedy, 1950s |
| Key to Websites TVC = TV.Com (source for show/episode summaries, cast lists, and links) MBC = Museum of Broadcast Communication (source for show summaries, cast lists, and video archives) BBC = BBC Comedy Guide (source for show summaries, cast lists, and reviews) OUK = Screen Online UK (source for show summaries, cast lists, and video archives) OTH = Other Sites of Interest (includes official websites plus TV Land and TV Guide pages if available) |
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Run |
Country |
TVC |
MBC/O |
BBC/O |
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| The Abbott & Costello Show |
1952-54 |
USA |
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| The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet |
1952-66 |
USA |
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| Amos & Andy |
1951-53 |
USA |
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| The Ann Southern Show |
1958-61 |
USA |
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Beulah |
1950-53 |
USA |
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| The Bob Cummings Show |
1955-59 |
USA |
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| Candid Camera |
1948-Pres |
USA |
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| The Colgate Comedy Hour |
1950-55 |
USA |
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| December Bride |
1954-59 |
USA |
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| Dennis the Menace |
1959-63 |
USA |
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| The Donna Reed Show |
1958-66 |
USA |
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| The Ernie Kovaks Show |
1955-56 |
USA |
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| Father Knows Best |
1954-62 |
USA |
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| The Gale Storm Show |
1956-60 |
USA |
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| The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show |
1950-58 |
USA |
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| The Goldbergs |
1949-56 |
USA |
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| Hancocks's Half Hour |
1956-60 |
UK |
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| The Honeymooners |
1952-70 |
USA |
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| I Love Lucy |
1951-57 |
USA |
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| I Married Joan |
1952-56 |
USA |
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| The Jack Benny Program |
1950-65 |
USA |
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| Leave it to Beaver |
1957-63 |
USA |
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| The Life of Riley |
1949-50 |
USA |
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| The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis |
1959-63 |
USA |
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| Life with the Lyons |
1955-60 |
UK |
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| Make Room for Daddy (Danny Thomas Show) |
1953-64 |
USA |
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| Mama |
1949-56 |
USA |
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| Mr. Peepers |
1952-55 |
USA |
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| My Little Margie |
1952-55 |
USA |
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| Our Miss Brooks |
1952-56 |
USA |
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| The Phil Silvers Show |
1955-59 |
USA |
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| Private Secretary |
1953-57 |
USA |
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| The Real McCoys |
1957-63 |
USA |
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| The Red Skelton Show |
1951-71 |
USA |
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| Texaco Star Theater (Milton Berle Show) |
1948-56 |
USA |
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The Tonight Show |
1954-Pres |
USA |
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| Topper |
1953-65 |
USA |
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| Whack-O |
1956-60 |
UK |
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| Your Show of Shows/Sid Caesar Show |
1950-57 |
USA |