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- This was a US children's anthology series hosted and narrated by actress Shirley Temple.
- Stressed by a recent move and being a stay-at-home mom, Teeny takes out her bottled-up rage on her daughter Robbie. Only the help of her friends, family, and counselors can stop her from harming Robbie and herself.
- A sensitive but confused teenager feels pressure on him from all directions and turns to drugs, which causes problems for him in school and at home.
- A film about the life and career of the African American abolitionist and slave escape leader, Harriet Tubman.
- A disabled woman starts a Little League baseball team to help the children in her poverty-stricken neighborhood.
- Gritty drama of three interweaving stories of three women of various backgrounds and ages whose marriages are complicated by spouse-abuse by their husbands.
- The true story of Dwight Worker, an American who was caught smuggling drugs in Mexico, and sentenced to fortress-like Lecumberri prison where he endured brutal conditions. With the help of his wife, Barbara, he escaped the prison by disguising himself as a woman. He was the first prisoner to escape Lecumberri since Pancho Villa.
- The long-running television version of the long-running NBC radio series devoted to classical music as well as Broadway composers.
- Talk and cooking with Dinah Shore and guests, including Frank Sinatra.
- Striving to reassemble his life, alcoholic teacher Hamilton Cade accepts a job tutoring an "exceptional child," only to find that young Freddie is mentally-challenged (an outstanding performance by mentally-challenged actor Billy Schulman). A Black man who works for Freddie's father also becomes interested in teaching the boy, and becomes a second role model for him. A "Hall of Fame" production.
- The story of three people - a press agent, a private detective and a nightclub owner - whose careers require them to spend most of the night awake and on the prowl. In the pilot episode, Carmine manages to rescue Smitty's night club from being demolition and manages to resurrect a fading star's acting career.
- "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.
- Syndicated daily American game show hosted the first six months by Sonny Fox, then by Larry Blyden.
- A salute to the 100th anniversary of the telephone, with highlights from past Bell television programs.
- Lord General Nikidik wants to take over Oz, so he goes to Mombi and asks her to transform the beloved Princess Ozma into a marble statue. Mombi instead changes her into a boy, Tip, to be her servant, with no memory of her former life.
- An enchanting musical treasure - and unforgettable Christmas treat - hosted by Shirley and her real-life children. Babes in Toyland recounts a young boy and girl's adventures after running away from their wicked uncle Barnaby played by legendary Jonathan Winters. After passing through dark forests and the spooky village of Meantown, they find themselves in a magical toyland.
- In a mythical Japan, Ko-Ko, a cheap tailor, has been appointed Lord High Executioner and must find someone to execute before the arrival of the ruling Mikado. He lights upon Nanki-Poo, a strolling minstrel who loves the beautiful Yum-Yum. But Yum-Yum is also loved by Ko-Ko, and Nanki-Poo, seeing no hope for his love, considers suicide. Ko-Ko offers to solve both their problems by executing Nanki-Poo, and an agreement is reached whereby Ko-Ko will allow Nanki-Poo to marry Yum-Yum for one month, at the end of which Nanki-Poo will be executed, in time for the arrival of the Mikado. But what Ko-Ko doesn't know is that Nanki-Poo is the son of the Mikado and has run away to avoid a betrothal to an old harridan named Katisha. The arrival of the Mikado brings all the threads of the tale together.
- A group of children visit Disneyland and travel by train through Frontierland, by steamboat to hear Mark Twain spin tales of his life on the Mississippi River and visit Main Street to hear a marching band.
- This week, showcasing the talents of a Soviet-born ballet dancer and a ballerina in a pas de deux, a big-band singer, an operatic baritone, a coloratura soprano, a classical pianist, and a folk singing group.
- Robert Goulet and Barbara Cook perform Broadway favorites with Cyril Ritchard and Martyn Green performing selections from Gilbert and Sullivan.
- Florence Henderson & Earl Wrightson sing "Deck the Halls". Florence sings "The Christmas Song" The Bell Telephone Chorus sings "Hark! the Herald Angels Sing". Buffalo Bills Chorus performs "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen". Earl Wrightson performs "Let it Snow". Florence, Earl and the Chorus sing "Let's Have an Old-Fashioned Christmas". Florence and Earl sing "Joy to the World". Mildred Miller sings "O Little Town of Bethlehem". Earl Wrightson and the Chorus sing "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear". Florence sings "The Christmas Waltz". The Buffalo Bills, Florence, Earl and the Bell Telephone Chorus do a medley of "Santa Claus is Coming to Town"
- 1959–19681hTV Episode
- 1959–19681hTV Episode
- Musical variety show features: Harry Belafonte singing several songs; New York City Ballet dancers do a pas de trots from George Balanchine's 'Paquita;' soprano Birgit Nilsson performs arias; and classical guitarist Andres Segovia plays three selections.
- A musical variety program hosted by Robert Preston who sings songs from Broadway musicals. Guests include Rudolf Nureyev and Shetland Beriosova of the British Royal Ballet performing a dance from Tchaikovsky's 'Swan Lake;' The Chad Mitchell Trio sing three folk songs; Metropolitan Opera stars Richard Tucker and Anna Moffo sing an excerpt from 'La Boheme; and pianist Grant Johannesen performs.
- Maurice Chevalier hosts a musical tribute to Paris.
- Shirley Jones is the guest host and sings Jerome Kern songs with dancers and chorus. Guests: Maria Tallchief, Nicholas Magallanes and four couples from the New York City Ballet dance to George Balanchine's 'Alllegro Brilliante;' Count Basie and the orchestra perform 'This Could Be the Start of Something New;' Barbara McNair and Jack Cassidy sing:and pianist Robert Cadsdesus plays and is joined by his wife and son for Bach's Concerto for Three Pianos.
- 1959–19681hTV EpisodeDonald O'Connor presents a tribute to the current New York World's Fair, as well as Fairs from years past.
- Guests in this musical variety show are Harry Belafonte and the Belafonte Singers, Bandleader Woody Herman, Metropolitan Opera star George London, and pianist Grant Johannesen.
- Episode: (1964)1959–19681hTV EpisodeThe Bell Telephone Hour begins its seventh TV season with an all-star cast: Bing Crosby, the McGuire Sisters, actor-balladeer Burl Ives and concert pianist Grant Johannesen. Donald Voorhees conducts the orchestra.
- Maureen O'Hara narrates the story of the Nativity as told in the Gospel according to St. Luke. Sonia Arova and Edmund Novak perform a Pas De Deux from the toy shop scene of the ballet "Coppelia". Phyllis Curtin and the Columbus Boys' Choir sing "Hark the Herald Angels Sing?", "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" and "Now We Come A-Wassailing". Other songs include, "White Christmas", "Be A Santa" and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas".