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1.
Profiles in Courage (1964–1965)
Episode:
Woodrow Wilson
(1965)
60 min | Biography, Drama, History
In 1916 Woodrow Wilson nominates Judge Louis D. Brandeis to the US Supreme Court. As a Jew and as a judge who has stood up to special interests, Judge Brandeis faces intense opposition.
Director: Alexander Singer | Stars: Whit Bissell, John McMartin, Paul Stewart, Oliver McGowan
Votes: 7
2. The Twilight Zone (1959–1964)
TV-PG | 51 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Ordinary people find themselves in extraordinarily astounding situations, which they each try to solve in a remarkable manner.
Stars: Rod Serling, Robert McCord, Jay Overholts, James Turley
Votes: 93,087
3.
Whirlybirds (1957–1960)
Episode:
Bankrupt Alibi
(1959)
30 min | Adventure
A client on his way to see the Whirlybirds is killed in a hit and run accident and the driver who hit him, a wealthy businessman will do anything to prevent his own prosecution.
Director: Harve Foster | Stars: Kenneth Tobey, Craig Hill, Roger Perry, Philip Ober
Votes: 10
4. Here's Hollywood (1960–1962)
30 min | Talk-Show
Hollywood celebrities are interviewed, often at their homes.
Stars: Dean Miller, Helen O'Connell, Jack Linkletter, Joanne Jordan
Votes: 169
5.
Hazel (1961–1966)
Episode:
Potluck a la Mode
(1963)
30 min | Comedy
While the Baxters are out for the evening, Hazel entertains dinner guests who arrive at their house on the wrong night.
Director: William D. Russell | Stars: Shirley Booth, Don DeFore, Whitney Blake, Bobby Buntrock
Votes: 48
6. 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: 1,647
7. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)
TV-14 | 25 min | Drama, Mystery
Series of unrelated short stories covering elements of crime, horror, drama, and comedy about people of different backgrounds committing murders, suicides, thefts, and other sorts of crime caused by certain motivations, perceived or not.
Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Harry Tyler, John Williams, Patricia Hitchcock
Votes: 19,319
8. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family
The wife of a band leader constantly tries to become a star - in spite of her having no talent, and gets herself (along with her best friend) into the funniest predicaments.
Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley
Votes: 28,902
9. The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962–1965)
TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
"The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" was a continuation of the dramatic anthology series Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) hosted by the Master of Suspense and Mystery.
Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Hinton Pope, Jimmy Joyce, Lew Brown
Votes: 5,153
10. The Man and the Challenge (1959–1960)
30 min | Adventure
Dr. Glenn Barton is a scientist, an explorer, and an all-around adventurer, which makes him perfect for the assignments on which the government sends him. Whether it's testing space ... See full summary »
Stars: George Nader, Joyce Meadows, Jack Ging, Michael Keith
Votes: 86
11.
Perry Mason (1957–1966)
Episode:
The Case of the Screaming Woman
(1958)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An elderly nurse visits Perry for advice but leaves not listening. Later, she arrives at the police station to confess to killing a columnist who is using a book she stole from a doctor to blackmail him into giving her a baby of her own.
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen | Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, William Talman
Votes: 445
12. The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–1966)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
The misadventures of a TV writer both at work and at home.
Stars: Dick Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore, Rose Marie, Morey Amsterdam
Votes: 11,878
13. The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
TV-G | 120 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A Disney-produced anthology covering many different genres.
Stars: Walt Disney, Paul Frees, Clarence Nash, Slim Pickens
Votes: 2,292
14.
Bat Masterson (1958–1961)
Episode:
The Prescott Campaign
(1961)
TV-14 | 30 min | Western
Bat's old friend from Dodge City, Marshal Ben Holt, asks him to help fight a scheme plotted by the power-grabbing land baron General Silas Guild. When he arrives, Bat isn't sure that the Marshal is on the side of law and order.
Director: Elliott Lewis | Stars: Gene Barry, John Dehner, Philip Ober, Valerie Allen
Votes: 30
15.
Family Affair (1966–1971)
Episode:
Buffy
(1966)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Bill Davis, owner of a successful construction company, is entertaining a date at his New York apartment. Then, Buffy, his niece and daughter of his dead brother, is brought to him. Bill is... See full summary »
Director: James Sheldon | Stars: Brian Keith, Sebastian Cabot, Anissa Jones, Johnny Whitaker
Votes: 120
16.
I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode:
Don Juan Is Shelved
(1955)
TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family
When Variety reports that M-G-M has shelved its "Don Juan" movie, Lucy is afraid that she and the gang might have to leave Hollywood. She schemes to find a man to pretend to be a producer ... See full summary »
Director: William Asher | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley
Votes: 331
17. 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: 11,816
18. North by Northwest (1959)
Approved | 136 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery
A New York City advertising executive goes on the run after being mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies, and falls for a woman whose loyalties he begins to doubt.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, Jessie Royce Landis
Votes: 346,003 | Gross: $13.28M
19. Profiles in Courage (1964–1965)
60 min | Biography, Drama, History
This anthology series presented episodes in the lives of true-life historical personages who each faced a terrible crisis in their life.
Stars: Jason Wingreen, Ken Drake, Woodrow Parfrey, Len Wayland
Votes: 91
20.
Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode:
Lieutenant Bungle
(1961)
TV-PG | 25 min | Western
Lieutenant Ross is known for his inept ways around the fort and gets the nickname Bungle. But when his commanding officer and fellow troopers are trapped by hostile Indians it's up to Ross to save them.
Director: Jesse Hibbs | Stars: Edward Mallory, Philip Ober, Don Wilbanks, Clarke Gordon
Votes: 20
21.
General Electric Theater (1953–1962)
Episode:
Summer Promise
(1956)
TV-G | 30 min | Drama
A young man becomes infatuated with the older Countess and the Countess falls for the young man, unaware that the young man plans to wed his childhood sweetheart.
Director: Robert Stevenson | Stars: Ronald Reagan, Joan Fontaine, Scott Marlowe, Philip Ober
Votes: 35
22.
The Monkees (1965–1968)
Episode:
Monkees Manhattan Style
(1967)
TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Music
The Monkees travel to New York to meet a young producer, Mackinley Baker, at The Compton Plaza Hotel. Unfortunately, they find Baker just about to be evicted out of the room and themselves ... See full summary »
Director: Russ Mayberry | Stars: Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith, Peter Tork
Votes: 117
23.
Perry Mason (1957–1966)
Episode:
The Case of the Fickle Fortune
(1961)
TV-PG | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
While conducting an inventory of a home whose owner died intestate, tax official Ralph Duncan comes across $153,000 in very old currency hidden under a drawer. The money is stolen from his briefcase so he consults Perry Mason.
Director: Laslo Benedek | Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, William Talman
Votes: 296
24. Thriller (1960–1962)
TV-PG | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Experience the complete series of the show that was hailed as the most frightening ever created for television--now available for the first time.
Stars: Boris Karloff, Richard Peel, Henry Daniell, Lillian O'Malley
Votes: 1,661
25.
Hazel (1961–1966)
Episode:
A Good Example for Harold
(1963)
30 min | Comedy
George uses a white lie to get out of an event with a business partner he does not like. When Hazel catches Harold using the same type of white lie, she says everyone has to stop using lies.
Director: William D. Russell | Stars: Shirley Booth, Don DeFore, Whitney Blake, Bobby Buntrock
Votes: 47
26. 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: 387
27. Science Fiction Theatre (1955–1957)
25 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
In this science-fiction anthology series host Truman Bradley introduces stories extrapolated from actual scientific data available in the 1950's, concentrating on such concepts as space flight, UFO's and mental telepathy.
Stars: Truman Bradley, Michael Fox, Marshall Thompson, Peter Hansen
Votes: 444
28. Temple Houston (1963–1964)
60 min | Western
The adventures of frontier lawyer Temple Houston, son of the legendary Sam Houston.
Stars: Jeffrey Hunter, Jack Elam, Frank Ferguson, Chubby Johnson
Votes: 81
29.
The 20th Century-Fox Hour (1955–1957)
Episode:
Christopher Bean
(1955)
60 min | Drama
A quiet New England household is disrupted by an invasion of art dealers who take an unexpected interest in a painting owned by one of the servants.
Director: Lewis Allen | Stars: Thelma Ritter, Gene Lockhart, Mildred Natwick, Kipp Hamilton
Votes: 20
30.
I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode:
The Quiz Show
(1951)
TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family
When Lucy is months behind in paying the bills, she decides to go on a radio show to win $1,000. To win the money, she must introduce a stranger to Ricky as her 'first husband'.
Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley
Votes: 548
31.
The Danny Thomas Show (1953–1965)
Episode:
Be a Pal to Your Son
(1956)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Comedy, Family
The father of Rusty's friend tells Danny that he is not being enough of a pal to Rusty and that may be hurting their relationship.
Director: Sheldon Leonard | Stars: Danny Thomas, Sherry Jackson, Rusty Hamer, Philip Ober
Votes: 18
32. Mike Hammer (1958–1959)
30 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The adventures of Mickey Spillane's tough-talking, brawling, skirt-chasing private detective Mike Hammer, who's always ready to use his fists on a "mug" or his charm on a "skirt" to get the case solved.
Stars: Darren McGavin, Bart Burns, Vito Scotti, Johnny Seven
Votes: 298
33. Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958–1960)
60 min | Drama
An anthology series hosted by Betty Furness in the first season, and Desi Arnaz in the second. Stories came from several genres, often based on fact. A two part episode was spun off as the popular show The Untouchables (1959).
Stars: Desi Arnaz, Betty Furness, Bruce Gordon, Keenan Wynn
Votes: 143
34. Tom, Dick and Mary (1964– )
30 min | Comedy
Dr. Tom Gentry, an intern, and his secretary wife Mary are newlyweds who struggle to make ends meet. They unwilling take in a roomate, fellow intern Dick Moran, best friend to Tom but with some distinct and odd quirks.
Stars: Don Galloway, Joyce Bulifant, Steve Franken, John Hoyt
Votes: 9
35.
Mr. Lucky (1959–1960)
Episode:
A Business Measure
(1959)
24 min | Drama, Thriller
The Fortuna II's anchorage is used by gem smugglers as a drop off point.When Mr. Lucky and Andamo find this out and notify the police,the smugglers will stop at nothing to recover their booty.
Director: Boris Sagal | Stars: John Vivyan, Ross Martin, Philip Ober, Suzanne Lloyd
Votes: 42
36.
Perry Mason (1957–1966)
Episode:
The Case of the Roving River
(1961)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Judy Bryant is an independent girl who becomes her own worst enemy. She is involved in a land dispute that her long-lost stepfather can help with but he needs $10,000. When the package with the money she delivers explodes, she is charged.
Director: Jerry Hopper | Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, Ray Collins
Votes: 272
37. Empire (1962–1964)
60 min | Drama, Western
Jim Redigo is foreman for the enormous Garrett Ranch owned by matriarch Lucia with her children Tal and Constance. Redigo had his hands full managing people, machines, and animals, with a specific interest in attractive Connie.
Stars: Richard Egan, Ryan O'Neal, Anne Seymour, Terry Moore
Votes: 83
38. Sam Benedict (1962–1963)
60 min | Drama
Sam Benedict is the go to lawyer in the San Francisco area with a reputation for winning impossible cases. Trudy has his office running efficiently while Hank keeps things from getting too serious as Benedict's right hand man.
Stars: Edmond O'Brien, Richard Rust, Joan Tompkins, Alexander Lockwood
Votes: 93
39. The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (1953–1955)
30 min | Drama
An anthology series with episodes split between comedies and drama. Anita Colby and Arlene Dahl shared hosting duties the first season that was originally filmed live but switched to film. ... See full summary »
Stars: Polly Bergen, Arlene Dahl, Anita Colby, Dorothy Green
Votes: 65
40.
I Dream of Jeannie (1965–1970)
Episode:
The Lady in the Bottle
(1965)
TV-G | 31 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
US Astronaut Tony lands at a small island. While waiting to be rescued, he comes across Jeannie, a cute genie. She secretly follows him home when Tony's rescued. She pops up again when Tony's fiancee is there.
Director: Gene Nelson | Stars: Barbara Eden, Larry Hagman, Karen Sharpe, Hayden Rorke
Votes: 478
41.
The Danny Thomas Show (1953–1965)
Episode:
Tonoose Needs Glasses
(1963)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Tonoose is unhappy that he has to wear glasses.
Director: Coby Ruskin | Stars: Danny Thomas, Marjorie Lord, Rusty Hamer, Angela Cartwright
Votes: 14
42. The Munsters (1964–1966)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
A family of friendly monsters have misadventures, never quite understanding why people react to them so strangely.
Stars: Fred Gwynne, Al Lewis, Yvonne De Carlo, Butch Patrick
Votes: 16,880
43. Whirlybirds (1957–1960)
30 min | Adventure
Charter helicopter pilots Chuck and P. T. solve crimes. Rescue people, perform tasks and more using their Bell helicopter, the star of the show;
Stars: Kenneth Tobey, Craig Hill, Nancy Hale, Sandra Spence
Votes: 372
44. The Eleventh Hour (1962–1964)
60 min | Drama
Criminal cases where criminals are mentally evaluated, or people in the verge of a nervous breakdown.
Stars: Jack Ging, Wendell Corey, Ralph Bellamy, Irene Martin
Votes: 125
45. Cain's Hundred (1961–1962)
60 min | Crime, Drama
A former underworld lawyer goes to work for the Federal Government, determined to bring 100 top criminals to justice.
Stars: Peter Mark Richman, Gene Coogan, Eddie Hice, Gavin MacLeod
Votes: 108
46. Grindl (1963–1964)
30 min | Comedy
Grindl is an employee of Foster Temporary Service, and her boss Anson Foster accepts a variety of jobs for his employees. Grindl works at everything from babysitting to theater ticket-taker... See full summary »
Stars: Imogene Coca, James Millhollin, Dee J. Thompson, Frank De Vol
Votes: 90
47. Bringing Up Buddy (1960–1961)
30 min | Comedy
Buddy Flower, a financial advisor, lives with his maiden aunts Iris and Violet who adore him but are a little eccentric. They keep him busy getting them out of scrapes, extricating himself ... See full summary »
Stars: Frank Aletter, Doro Merande, Enid Markey, Frank Albertson
Votes: 37
48.
General Electric Theater (1953–1962)
Episode:
Hercule Poirot
(1962)
TV-G | 30 min | Drama
Detective Hercule Poirot investigates the disappearance of Mr. Davenheim.
Director: John Brahm | Stars: Martin Gabel, Nina Foch, Philip Ober, James T. Callahan
Votes: 13
49.
Broken Arrow (1956–1958)
Episode:
The Outlaw
(1958)
30 min | Western
Jeffords joins an area posse to pursue a gang leader who sold liquor to Chiricahua braves, hoping to prevent Cochise from rashly pursuing him. But when the posse fails and Jeffords is wounded, Cochise takes over.
Director: Bernard L. Kowalski | Stars: John Lupton, Michael Ansara, Philip Ober, Gerald Milton
Votes: 7
50.
Perry Mason (1957–1966)
Episode:
The Case of the Treacherous Toupee
(1960)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After a two-year absence, Hartley Basset returns to reclaim his company. His wife Sybil is at a stockholders' meeting to vote with company president Peter Dawson to restructure the business after charges that her husband embezzled funds.
Director: Richard Kinon | Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, William Talman
Votes: 375