Television Comedy, 1950s |
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Show |
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 |