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)

Show

Run

Country

TVC 

MBC/O

BBC/O

 OTH

The Abbott & Costello Show

1952-54

USA

TVC

 

 

 

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

1952-66

USA

TVC

MBC

 

UofW Exhibit

Amos & Andy

1951-53

USA

TVC

MBC

  BBC

Amos&Andy

The Ann Southern Show

1958-61

USA

TVC

 

 

 

Beulah

1950-53

USA

TVC

MBC

 

 

The Bob Cummings Show

1955-59

USA

TVC

 

BBC

 

Candid Camera

1948-Pres

USA

TVC

MBC

 

Official Site

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950-55

USA

TVC

MBC

 

 

December Bride

1954-59

USA

TVC

 

 

 

Dennis the Menace

1959-63

USA

TVC

 

BBC

TVGuide

The Donna Reed Show

1958-66

USA

TVC

 

 

TVGuide

The Ernie Kovaks Show

1955-56

USA

TVC

MBC

 

 

Father Knows Best

1954-62

USA

TVC

MBC

 

TV Guide

The Gale Storm Show

1956-60

USA

TVC

 

 

Official Site

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

1950-58

USA

TVC

MBC

BBC

Unofficial Site

The Goldbergs

1949-56

USA

TVC

MBC

 

 

Hancocks's Half Hour

1956-60

UK

TVC

MBC

OUK

 

The Honeymooners

1952-70

USA

TVC

MBC

BBC

 

I Love Lucy

1951-57

USA

TVC

MBC

BBC

I Love Lucy Site

I Married Joan

1952-56

USA

TVC

 

BBC

 

The Jack Benny Program

1950-65

USA

TVC

MBC

BBC

Fan Club

Leave it to Beaver

1957-63

USA

TVC

MBC

 

TVLand

The Life of Riley

1949-50

USA

TVC

MBC

BBC

 

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

1959-63

USA

TVC

 

BBC

 

Life with the Lyons

1955-60

UK

TVC

 

BBC

 

Make Room for Daddy (Danny Thomas Show)

1953-64

USA

TVC

MBC

 

 

Mama

1949-56

USA

TVC

MBC

 

 

Mr. Peepers

1952-55

USA

TVC

 

 

 

My Little Margie

1952-55

USA

TVC

MBC

 

 

Our Miss Brooks

1952-56

USA

TVC

MBC

 

 

The Phil Silvers Show

1955-59

USA

TVC

MBC

BBC

 

Private Secretary

1953-57

USA

TVC

 

BBC

 

The Real McCoys

1957-63

USA

TVC

 

 

TVGuide

The Red Skelton Show

1951-71

USA

TVC

MBC

BBC

  TVGuide

Texaco Star Theater (Milton Berle Show)

1948-56

USA

TVC

MBC

 

TVGuide

The Tonight Show

1954-Pres

USA

TVC

MBC

 

Tonight Site

Topper

1953-65

USA

TVC

 

BBC

 

Whack-O

1956-60

UK

 

OUK

BBC

 

Your Show of Shows/Sid Caesar Show

1950-57

USA

TVC

MBC

BBC

TVGuide