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1.
The Jack Benny Program (1950–1965)
Episode:
Jack Does Christmas Shopping
(1954)
Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy
Jack loses to Rochester at gin rummy and has to do Rochester's chores for the day while Rochester plays golf. Jack goes to the market to buy groceries for Christmas dinner.
Director: Ralph Levy | Stars: Jack Benny, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Don Wilson, Dennis Day
Votes: 76
2.
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950–1958)
Episode:
The Woman in the Car
(1956)
Comedy
When Gracie borrows the Mortons' car, she leaves behind a parking ticket upon which the officer has scribbled an unusual note. Blanche finds the citation and concludes Harry's been having an affair with a "very cooperative" woman.
Director: Rod Amateau | Stars: George Burns, Gracie Allen, Harry von Zell, Bea Benaderet
Votes: 28
3.
The Jack Benny Program (1950–1965)
Episode:
Christmas Shopping Show
(1957)
Not Rated | 25 min | Comedy
Jack is determined to finish his Christmas shopping in one visit and tortures a wallet salesman with constant changes to his order. Meanwhile, Dennis is having difficulty finding the right present for his mother.
Director: James V. Kern | Stars: Jack Benny, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Dennis Day, Mel Blanc
Votes: 104
4. The Jack Benny Program (1950–1965)
Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy
The comic misadventures of the "skinflint" comedian and his friends.
Stars: Jack Benny, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Don Wilson, Dennis Day
Votes: 1,646
5. The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950–1958)
30 min | Comedy
Neighbor Blanche Morton frequently joined Gracie in escapades which annoy hubby Harry and provides George with an opportunity to offer a humorous soliloquy.
Stars: George Burns, Gracie Allen, Bea Benaderet, Harry von Zell
Votes: 1,534
6.
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950–1958)
Episode:
Invitation to the Party
(1957)
Comedy
Gracie uses her talent for deception to finagle an invitation to a swank New Year's Eve party for the Mortons. Meanwhile, Ronnie decides to attend a costume ball; and Harry Von Zell becomes convinced that George is trying to dupe him.
Director: Rod Amateau | Stars: George Burns, Gracie Allen, Harry von Zell, Bea Benaderet
Votes: 25
7. The Silent Service (1957–1958)
30 min | Action, War
Documentary dramatic anthology about the US Navy's submarine fleet. All stories were based on fact and the realism was heightened by actual use of combat footage from the files of the Navy.
Stars: Thomas M. Dykers, Eric Morris, Robert Knapp, Ron Foster
Votes: 161
8. Markham (1959–1960)
30 min | Crime, Drama
A private investigator, who had been a successful lawyer, solves crimes almost anywhere in the world, although he is based in New York City.
Stars: Ray Milland, Simon Scott, Henry Corden, Barney Phillips
Votes: 87
9. The George Sanders Mystery Theater (1957– )
30 min | Mystery
Thirty minute mystery drama series hosted by George Sanders.
Stars: George Sanders, Don Haggerty, Paul Harber, Toni Gerry
Votes: 28
10.
Burke's Law (1963–1966)
Episode:
Who Killed Merlin the Great?
(1964)
60 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Escape artist Jack Merlin at a convention of competitive magicians attempts his stock in trade trick of staying under water for five hours sealed in coffin with an hour air supply but he dies - from a gunshot wound.
Director: Richard Kinon | Stars: Gene Barry, Gary Conway, Regis Toomey, Leon Lontoc
Votes: 41
11. Playhouse 90 (1956–1961)
90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Of the many anthology series, this is considered the most ambitious with outstanding talent in front of the camera. Attracting top ranked directors and scripts, it was often filmed live including the entire first season.
Stars: Richard Joy, Paul Lambert, Helen Kleeb, Charles Bickford
Votes: 419
12.
Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode:
Sixth Sense
(1954)
TV-PG | 25 min | Western
Susie is blind and bitter because of her blindness. Steve meets her and helps her to find a purpose in life via a job. Susie witnesses a stage robbery and her heightened senses play a key role in solving the crime.
Director: Stuart E. McGowan | Stars: Jeanne Cooper, William Hudson, Edward Ingram, Betty Shewman
Votes: 43
13. Perry Mason (1957–1966)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The trials of a master criminal defense attorney handling the most difficult cases in support of the innocent.
Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, Ray Collins
Votes: 11,786
14. The Johnny Carson Show (1953–1956)
30 min | Comedy, Music
Comedy routines, featuring Johnny Carson and guests, and singing were the theme of this program.
Stars: Johnny Carson, Jill Corey, Jack Prince, Glen Turnbull
Votes: 159
15.
Perry Mason (1957–1966)
Episode:
The Case of the Sleepy Slayer
(1964)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Bruce Jay works as a secretary for the old curmudgeon, Abner Gordon, who has promised him $50,000. When Abner is killed, the spotlight is on his niece at the beginning as she shot him. But he was dead beforehand, so Bruce is charged.
Director: Jesse Hibbs | Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, William Talman
Votes: 258
16.
Wagon Train (1957–1965)
Episode:
The Bernal Sierra Story
(1958)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Revolutionary Bernal Sierra joins the train finding the wife of his dead friend married to Casey Reardon who sold guns to the Mexican revolutionaries. Bernal is suspicious of Casey, his brothers, and Perdita over missing gold.
Directors: David Butler, Jerry Hopper | Stars: Ward Bond, Robert Horton, Gilbert Roland, Charlita
Votes: 80
17.
Zorro (1957–1959)
Episode:
The Fall of Monastario
(1958)
TV-G | 30 min | Adventure, Family, Western
Capt. Monastario arrests Don Diego for being Zorro, and plans to present him to a visiting dignitary, Viceroy Don Esteban. Don Diego manages to outsmart Capt. Monastario, and he is relieved of command.
Director: Norman Foster | Stars: Guy Williams, Britt Lomond, Henry Calvin, Gene Sheldon
Votes: 114
18.
Our Miss Brooks (1952–1956)
Episode:
Hello, Mr. Chips
(1954)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Connie is assigned by Mr. Conklin to show an attractive Mr. Philpott, a visiting British teacher, around. Connie uses the opportunity, with Walter and Angela's help, to advance her romance with Philip.
Director: Al Lewis | Stars: Eve Arden, Gale Gordon, Robert Rockwell, Richard Crenna
Votes: 25
19.
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950–1958)
Episode:
Gracie and Blanche Hire Two Gigolos to Take Them Out
(1952)
Comedy
Blanche and Gracie want to have a night out on the town with their husbands, but the boys aren't having any part of it. Frustrated after the men continually ignore pointed hints, the wives ... See full summary »
Director: Ralph Levy | Stars: George Burns, Gracie Allen, Harry von Zell, Bea Benaderet
Votes: 34
20. Zorro (1957–1959)
TV-G | 30 min | Adventure, Family, Western
Don Diego de la Vega opposes the corrupt tyrants of Spanish California as the masked swordsman, Zorro.
Stars: Guy Williams, Gene Sheldon, Henry Calvin, Don Diamond
Votes: 4,148
21. Tightrope (1959–1960)
30 min | Crime, Drama
Mike Connors played an unnamed police undercover Agent who infiltrated organized crime to expose the leaders and their plots. His name changed with each episode in order to protect him. ... See full summary »
Stars: Mike Connors, Jesse White, Ted de Corsia, Lewis Charles
Votes: 157
22. Tales of the Texas Rangers (1955–1959)
30 min | Family, Western
Typical western with a twist. The two stars appeared as Texas Rangers but in a different scenario each program. One week, they might be Rangers in the 1840s and the next week they would be ... See full summary »
Stars: Willard Parker, Harry Lauter, William Boyett, Stanley Andrews
Votes: 115
23.
Perry Mason (1957–1966)
Episode:
The Case of the Duplicate Case
(1965)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Herbie Cornwall is a retired baseball player who is now working as a shoe insert salesman and not doing well while his gorgeous wife is an accountant at a store. After a fire in her office, she is murdered and her husband is charged.
Director: James Goldstone | Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, William Talman
Votes: 244
24.
Perry Mason (1957–1966)
Episode:
The Case of the Fiery Fingers
(1958)
TV-PG | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Louise Gordon believes husband George is having an affair and will not allow him into her room. Only cousin Vicky Braxton and nurse Nora Mae Quincey may see Louise. When Louise dies of arsenic poisoning, Nora Mae is charged with murder.
Director: Arthur Marks | Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, William Talman
Votes: 399
25.
Perry Mason (1957–1966)
Episode:
The Case of the Fugitive Nurse
(1958)
TV-PG | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The wife of a prominent physician is arrested for drugging her husband, causing him to crash his private plane. But then he turns up alive, living in Mexico with a beautiful nurse after the dead man's identity is revealed.
Director: Laslo Benedek | Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, William Talman
Votes: 434
26.
Perry Mason (1957–1966)
Episode:
The Case of the Garrulous Go-Between
(1964)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Paul is concerned for Amy Scott, who hired him to find a man and visits a fortuneteller regularly. He finds the fortuneteller has been partners with Amy's landlord in scams in the past. When the landlord turns up murdered, Amy is charged.
Director: Irving J. Moore | Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, William Talman
Votes: 262
27.
Public Defender (1954–1955)
Episode:
Road to Nowhere
(1954)
30 min | Crime, Drama
A police officer is killed when a young bride crashes through a roadblock. A broken bottle of brandy is found in the car, but the bride denied drinking any.
Director: Erle C. Kenton | Stars: Reed Hadley, Kenneth Tobey, Allene Roberts, Christian Drake
Votes: 14
28. The Fugitive (1963–1967)
TV-PG | 51 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
A doctor, wrongly convicted for a murder he didn't commit, escapes custody and must stay ahead of the police to find the real killer.
Stars: David Janssen, William Conrad, Barry Morse, Paul Birch
Votes: 4,678
29. M Squad (1957–1960)
Not Rated | 30 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The hard-hitting adventures of tough Lieutenant Frank Ballinger, a member of the Chicago Police Department's M Squad, an elite crime-fighting unit.
Stars: Lee Marvin, Paul Newlan, Gail Kobe, Morris Ankrum
Votes: 386
30. Cavalcade of America (1952–1957)
Not Rated | 60 min | Drama
"Cavalcade of America" documented historical events using stories of individual courage, initiative and achievement, often with feel-good dramatizations of the human spirit's triumph against all odds.
Stars: James Seay, Robert Foulk, Richard Gaines, Raymond Greenleaf
Votes: 97
31. I Led 3 Lives (1953–1956)
30 min | Drama
Herbert Philbrick's covert life as an FBI spy within the Communist underground, his dual existence fraught with constant peril and the challenge of keeping his espionage activities hidden from family and friends.
Stars: Richard Carlson, John Zaremba, Virginia Stefan, Ed Hinton
Votes: 166
32.
Leave It to Beaver (1957–1963)
Episode:
The Haircut
(1957)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Beaver loses the money he was given for a haircut. In order to conceal his carelessness from his parents, he gives himself a haircut - with disastrous results.
Director: Norman Tokar | Stars: Barbara Billingsley, Hugh Beaumont, Tony Dow, Jerry Mathers
Votes: 236
33. Peter Gunn (1958–1961)
TV-14 | 30 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Peter Gunn is a private detective with a knack for finding trouble. His cases often mean he runs into the shadiest characters, most vicious thugs and the most powerful crime bosses. Cool and resourceful, he always gets the guilty party.
Stars: Craig Stevens, Herschel Bernardi, Lola Albright, Bill Chadney
Votes: 1,648
34. Our Miss Brooks (1952–1956)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Miss Brooks is an English teacher who has a low paying job, lousy boss, has a crush on a teacher and whose student drives her to school. She lives in a boarding house.
Stars: Eve Arden, Gale Gordon, Jane Morgan, Robert Rockwell
Votes: 715
35. How to Marry a Millionaire (1957–1959)
30 min | Comedy, Romance
Motherly Mike, ditzy but sexy Loco, and sensible Greta move to the big city to find themselves wealthy men to turn into husbands. After the first year Greta gets married with Gwen the new roommate in this syndicated series.
Stars: Merry Anders, Barbara Eden, Lori Nelson, Jimmy Cross
Votes: 98
36. The NBC Comedy Hour (1956– )
60 min | Comedy, Musical
Stars: Jonathan Winters, Pat Sheehan, Hy Averback, Gale Storm
Votes: 22
37.
The Fugitive (1963–1967)
Episode:
The End Game
(1964)
TV-PG | 51 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
A dragnet traps Dr. Kimble to within a few city blocks while he hides out in a house owned by two men. One of the men believes Kimble is innocent and the other does not, and wants to turn him over to the police.
Director: Jerry Hopper | Stars: David Janssen, John McGiver, John Fiedler, Joseph Campanella
Votes: 206
38.
The Jack Benny Program (1950–1965)
Episode:
Jack and the Crying Cab Driver
(1962)
Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy
Jack's attempt to fly to New York City is frustrated by a cabdriver who can't bear to say goodbye to his passengers, surreal airport announcements, and a sarcastic ticket agent
Director: Frederick De Cordova | Stars: Jack Benny, Don Wilson, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Louis Nye
Votes: 56
39.
Perry Mason (1957–1966)
Episode:
The Case of the Corresponding Corpse
(1958)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A man that faked his death has been exposed and is blackmailed. With help from Perry, he plans on returning to his wife. But, before that can happen, he is found dead and a woman he had a relationship with is charged and needs Perry's help.
Director: Arthur Marks | Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, William Talman
Votes: 367
40.
Perry Mason (1957–1966)
Episode:
The Case of the Hesitant Hostess
(1958)
TV-PG | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Fred Archer is blackmailed by Kim Lane, who winds up dead. Albert Sanders, Perry's derelict client, is charged with the murder. Perry depends on Kim's friend, Inez Kaylor, to assist in the defense, but she double-crosses him at every turn.
Director: Christian Nyby | Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, William Talman
Votes: 387
41.
Perry Mason (1957–1966)
Episode:
The Case of the Travelling Treasure
(1961)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Scot Cahill has a contract with Karl Magovern to take his party to kelp beds near Mexico each weekend. Magovern canceled but suddenly decides to go. Perry is called when Magovern is found murdered and suspected of smuggling stolen gold.
Director: Arthur Marks | Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, William Talman
Votes: 276
42.
Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode:
The Bell of San Gabriel
(1953)
TV-PG | 25 min | Western
When young Miguel saves the lives of a rich man and his daughter, he is given a bag of silver coins as a reward. When he donates the silver to the local bell foundry to sweeten the tone of ... See full summary »
Director: Stuart E. McGowan | Stars: Kathleen Case, Gil Frye, Peter J. Votrian, George J. Lewis
Votes: 38
43.
I Led 3 Lives (1953–1956)
Episode:
Radioactive
(1956)
30 min | Drama
Philbrick is asked to find a woman suspected by the FBI of stealing a nuclear isotope to sell to the reds. When he enters her house he discovers it to be filled with deadly radioactivity.
Director: Herbert L. Strock | Stars: Richard Carlson, John Zaremba, Cynthia Leighton, Joseph Hamilton
Votes: 10
44.
The Silent Service (1957–1958)
Episode:
The Tshushima Straits Story
(1957)
30 min | Action, War
At the urging of Vice Admiral Charles A. Lockwood, civilian scientists developed an electronic device that enabled submarines to detect floating and submerged mines. With this apparatus, a ... See full summary »
Director: Sobey Martin | Stars: Thomas M. Dykers, Nelson Leigh, William Henry, Michael Emmet
Votes: 9
45. Waterfront (1954–1956)
30 min | Adventure, Crime
John Herrick was the Captain of the tug "Cheryl Ann" in Los Angeles harbor. His family consisted of wife May, Police Detective son Jim, and the crew of the tug, his son Carl, Tip, and ... See full summary »
Stars: Preston Foster, Douglas Dick, Lois Moran, Willie Best
Votes: 113
46. Brave Eagle (1955–1956)
30 min | Western
Reflecting the Native American viewpoint in the settlement of the American West, This was the first series where an American Indian was the lead character.
Stars: Keith Larsen, Anthony Numkena, Kim Winona, Bert Wheeler
Votes: 81
47.
Four Star Playhouse (1952–1956)
Episode:
The Stand-In
(1956)
30 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Actress Grace Markham's job consists of being the stand-in for movie star Marion Clayton. Unable to accept that she's supremely untalented, Grace instead becomes embittered and blames the ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Kinon | Stars: Ida Lupino, John Harding, James Nolan, Herb Vigran
Votes: 22
48.
The Silent Service (1957–1958)
Episode:
The Last Dive
(1957)
30 min | Action, War
A broken propeller, an internal explosion and damaged instruments plague an outmoded American submarine assigned to attack Jap transports.
Director: Sobey Martin | Stars: Thomas M. Dykers, Edward Platt, Christopher Dark, Abel Fernandez
Votes: 10
49. The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna (1956–1960)
30 min | Comedy
Gale Storm stars in this American sitcom about Susanna Pomery, a cruise director for an ocean liner that travels the world.
Stars: Gale Storm, Zasu Pitts, Roy Roberts, James Fairfax
Votes: 229
50.
M Squad (1957–1960)
Episode:
Killer in Town
(1957)
Not Rated | 30 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Frank Ballinger and his colleagues on the M Squad have to find a needle in a haystack: a cop killer somewhere in the city of Chicago. Their only clues are an old magazine and the killer's habit of saying "You bet."
Director: Bernard Girard | Stars: Lee Marvin, Russ Conway, Lee Farr, Paul Newlan
Votes: 24