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- 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.
- 1948–19711hTV-GTV Episode
- StarsArthur GodfreyTony MarvinJanette DavisArthur Godfrey and his Friends entertained the audience with many skits and Musical numbers. The show was live, and Godfrey often did away with the script and improvised. He refused to participate in commercials for products he did not believe in.
- CreatorGertrude BergStarsGertrude BergArlene McQuadeEli MintzComedy-drama about a Jewish-American family living in New York City.
- StarsDon HastingsAl HodgeHal Conklin"Guardian of the Safety of the World", private citizen-scientist Captain Video, assisted by his teenage helper The Ranger and an army of Video Rangers, preserves the peace in the far-off future, fighting the evil Dr. Pauli of the Astroidal Society and a bunch of other baddies (Nargola, Mook, Kul, Clysmok). The show appeared nightly Mon-Fri, featured many outlandish weapons and techno-gimmicks, and was run on a minuscule prop budget.
- StarsPeggy WoodJudson LaireDick Van PattenThis well-received series was a comedy-drama about an immigrant family living in 1910s San Francisco.
- DirectorGeorge B. Seitz Jr.StarsClayton MooreJay SilverheelsGlenn StrangeRanger Reid, the sole surviving Texas Ranger of a murderous ambush, becomes the great masked hero with his companion, Tonto. Note: We do not know the first name of Ranger Reid. It is never said during the entire series.
- 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.
- DirectorHerbert I. LeedsEdward StevensStarsJackie GleasonRosemary DeCampGloria WintersRiley visits the company doctor after swallowing a small fish bone. The doctor finds he's suffering from tonsillitis and needs an operation immediately. Riley over reacts and turns the situation into a life and death struggle despite the reassurance of family and friends. Riley goes to the extreme of even preparing a will and testament. The surgery is canceled at the last second and he is returned to his room. He then has to go through the emotional trauma of the operation again when the surgeon arrives to complete the treatment
- 1950–1954TV Episode
- DirectorHerbert I. LeedsStarsJackie GleasonRosemary DeCampJohn BrownMoney goes missing and Riley thinks Junior is somehow involved despite the boy's protests he knows nothing. Riley agonizes over what to do for punishment. He does not want to lose the boy's love but sees the imperative to maintain discipline. A visit from a neighbor adds further information and Riley is not so sure about his course of action.
- DirectorDerwin AbrahamsStarsDuncan RenaldoLeo CarrilloJane AdamsCisco and Poncho are being impersonated by two bandits who have committed robbery and murder, so they have to break jail to prove their innocence.
- DirectorRobert DwanBernie SmithStarsGroucho MarxGeorge FennemanA woman with 150 cats and a wood carver who likes to print his own money are among the guests.
- 1950–195830mNot Rated7.8 (98)TV EpisodeDirectorRalph LevyStarsGeorge BurnsGracie AllenBill GoodwinA door-to-door book salesman finds Gracie to be a tough customer; George and Harry try to get out of going to the movies by teaching their wives a confusing card game they invented for that purpose called "Kleebob."
- DirectorDon RichardsonStarsFlorenz AmesRichard Hart
- DirectorDick LinkroumStarsJack BennyEddie 'Rochester' AndersonDon WilsonBenny's first program drives the studio audience wild - & straight into the streets when he unholsters his violin to mangle "Love in Bloom," his theme. Jack knows he's off to a bad start on TV when one of the show's cracked technicians interrupts Jack's intro to wave to an aunt. Rochester sings "My Blue Heaven" while cleaning Jack's house, and Dinah Shore auditions "I'm Yours" for Jack. Jack joins her for "I Oughta Know More About You." The Sportsmen Quartet perform "There's No Business Like Show Business," a theme song from Jack's radio program. Jack's well-wishers who drop by include Ken Murray and Mr. Kitzel.
- DirectorCharles BartonStarsAlvin ChildressSpencer WilliamsTim MooreThe local draft board mixes up the Kingfish with another George Stevens.
- 1951–195730mTV-Y7.8 (607)TV EpisodeDirectorMarc DanielsStarsLucille BallDesi ArnazVivian VanceTo celebrate Ethel and Fred's anniversary, Lucy and Ethel want to go to a nightclub while Ricky and Fred want to go to a boxing match instead. An argument ensues.
- DirectorJack WebbStarsJack WebbBarton YarboroughRaymond BurrAn ex-con bears a grudge against the city of Los Angeles. He wants to blow up city hall unless his demands are met. He has a powerful bomb. The police find 28 sticks of dynamite in his apartment. Only Sergeant Friday has the power to stop this 1950s terrorist attack.
- DirectorJohn EnglishStarsRoy RogersTriggerDale EvansA young man has been wrongly accused of murdering his fiancé's father. Dale helps him to escape from jail so they can prove his innocence.
- CreatorSylvester L. Weaver Jr.StarsSavannah GuthrieHoda KotbJack LescoulieA daily live broadcast provides current domestic and international news, weather reports, and interviews with newsmakers from the worlds of politics, business, media, entertainment, and sports.
- DirectorHal YatesStarsGale StormCharles FarrellHillary BrookeFather Vern and his grown daughter Margie can't resist meddling in each other's affairs. In the pilot episode, Vern and Margie both try to use reverse psychology to bring the other around to approving of their respective paramours.
- DirectorThomas CarrStarsGeorge ReevesPhyllis CoatesJack LarsonJor-El, Krypton's leading scientist, sends his infant son to Earth in a rocket just as the planet explodes. The rocket is found by Eben and Sarah Kent and Eben gets the infant out before the craft explodes. They raise the child as their own. Years later, after Eben's death and now aware of his super powers, Clark Kent moves to Metropolis. Sarah has made a costume for him, and she tells him that he must use his powers for good. Superman makes his debut saving a man falling from a blimp. As Clark, he hustles the man to the Daily Planet, which scores a scoop. This convinces editor Perry White to hire Clark.
- 1952–197025mTV-PG8.1 (81)TV EpisodeDirectorStuart E. McGowanStarsBrad JohnsonPhyllis CoatesLaton Riley Kirk Sr.A group of wagons leave a wagon train to head due west from Salt Lake City. Soon they find themselves trapped in a hot arid desert with their food and water diminishing rapidly.
- DirectorOzzie NelsonStarsOzzie NelsonHarriet NelsonDavid NelsonDavid has a rival, and his name is Will Thornberry - his next door neighbor.