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1.
Vacation Playhouse (1963–1967)
Episode:
Down Home
(1965)
30 min | Drama, Comedy, Crime
A former G.I. returns to his hometown to help his aunt run the small newspaper she has inherited. The soldier-turned-journalist's folksy humor quickly annoys the town's banker, who does ... See full summary »
Director: Hal Kanter | Stars: Pat Buttram, El Brendel, Sara Haden, Jack Orrison
2. Destry (1964)
60 min | Western
Young Harrison Destry, son of legendary lawman Tom Destry, had been a sheriff himself until he was framed and sent to prison. Now he roams about looking for the hombres that did him wrong. ... See full summary »
Stars: John Gavin, Ken Mayer, Bill Coontz, Boyd 'Red' Morgan
Votes: 83
3.
Destry (1964)
Episode:
Deputy for a Day
(1964)
60 min | Western
Destry rides into a small town to visit its sheriff, an old friend of his father's, not knowing that the Flanzig brothers have escaped from prison and threatened to burn it to the ground ... See full summary »
Director: William Witney | Stars: John Gavin, Charles Ruggles, John Abbott, John Fiedler
4. Vacation Playhouse (1963–1967)
30 min | Drama, Comedy, Crime
Summer replacement show featuring pilot programs that had not been sold.
Stars: Darryl Hickman, Dwayne Hickman, Pat Crowley, Soupy Sales
Votes: 63
5. McKeever and the Colonel (1962–1963)
30 min | Comedy
A young cadet at a boys' military academy is always getting into trouble and driving his superior officer crazy.
Stars: Allyn Joslyn, Scott Lane, Jackie Coogan, Johnny Eimen
Votes: 67
6.
The Comedy Spot (1960–1962)
Episode:
The Soft Touch
(1962)
Comedy
The story of Ernestine McDougal, the beautiful but slightly scatterbrained daughter of a loan company owner, who believes her intuition is better than collateral in determining the ... See full summary »
Director: Sidney Salkow | Stars: Marie Wilson, Charles Ruggles, Madge Blake, Charles Lane
7.
Perry Mason (1957–1966)
Episode:
The Case of the Borrowed Baby
(1962)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Perry and Della find a baby in his office leading Della to be a mom and Perry trying to find the mother. He finds another man is also trying to sell information about the baby. When he is found dead, the mother looks to be guilty.
Director: Arthur Marks | Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, William Talman
Votes: 276
8.
McKeever and the Colonel (1962–1963)
Episode:
The Cookie Crumbles
(1962)
30 min | Comedy
McKeever misinterprets a letter from Tubby's parents and thinks they will withdraw him from the academy because of financial difficulties. The boys decide to raise money but their use of ... See full summary »
Director: Don Weis | Stars: Allyn Joslyn, Scott Lane, Jackie Coogan, Elisabeth Fraser
9. The Comedy Spot (1960–1962)
30 min | Comedy
Summer replacement series for "The Red Skeleton Show" during their annual hiatus from 1960-1962, this series featured unsold pilots for comedy series as well as reruns from other comedy anthology series.
Stars: Nancy Kulp, Margaret O'Brien, Doug McClure, Carl Reiner
Votes: 31
10. Laffing Time (1959)
77 min | Comedy
The misadventures of Musty Suffer, good-natured family man. He lives with his wife Sally, mother-in-law, twin daughters Betsy and Netsy, and dog Spartacus. Musty and his neighbor Blobbsy ... See full summary »
Director: Alfred J. Goulding | Stars: Edward Finney, Gloria Jean, El Brendel, Nina Varela
11.
The Bob Cummings Show (1955–1959)
Episode:
Bob Digs Rock 'N' Roll
(1958)
Not Rated | 25 min | Comedy
Bob tries to help Chuck win back his steady girlfriend, who has fallen for a teen-aged rock and roll performer.
Director: Robert Cummings | Stars: Robert Cummings, Rosemary DeCamp, Ann B. Davis, Dwayne Hickman
Votes: 18
12.
The Danny Thomas Show (1953–1965)
Episode:
The Saints Come Marching In
(1958)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Comedy, Family
After encountering a group of wayward young men, who possess huge musical talent, Danny intervenes with school authorities to put them on the straight and narrow, with a view towards launching their show business career.
Director: Sheldon Leonard | Stars: Danny Thomas, Marjorie Lord, Rusty Hamer, Angela Cartwright
Votes: 18
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: 11,810
14.
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (1954–1959)
Episode:
Swedish Cook
(1957)
30 min | Family, Western
Stars: Lee Aaker, James Brown, El Brendel, Rin Tin Tin II
15.
The Bob Cummings Show (1955–1959)
Episode:
Bob Wins The Olympics
(1957)
Not Rated | Comedy
Director: Robert Cummings | Stars: El Brendel, Robert Carson, Ellen Corby, Robert Cummings
16. The She-Creature (1956)
Approved | 77 min | Crime, Fantasy, Horror
A mysterious hypnotist reverts his beautiful assistant back into the form of a prehistoric sea monster that she was in a past life.
Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: Chester Morris, Tom Conway, Cathy Downs, Lance Fuller
Votes: 1,963
17.
The People's Choice (1955–1958)
Episode:
Mandy's Male Animal
(1956)
Comedy
Director: Jackie Cooper | Stars: Jackie Cooper, Margaret Irving, Paul Maxey, El Brendel
18. The Bob Cummings Show (1955–1959)
Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy
The romantic misadventures of Bob Collins, a suave, sophisticated bachelor and photographer operating in Hollywood, California. The show is centered around his womanizing ways with his models, and his sister's attempts to make him settle down.
Stars: Robert Cummings, Ann B. Davis, Rosemary DeCamp, Dwayne Hickman
Votes: 472
19. The People's Choice (1955–1958)
30 min | Comedy
Socrates "Sock" Miller joins the city council, clashing with the mayor John Peoples. Sock dates then marries his daughter Mandy complicating things. Sock has a basset named Cleo who shares her thoughts and best friend Rollo.
Stars: Jackie Cooper, Patricia Breslin, Bernadette, Mary Jane Croft
Votes: 186
20.
My Little Margie (1952–1955)
Episode:
Corpus Delicti
(1955)
26 min | Comedy
Margie and Freddie track a murderer to a mysterious mansion. Two things Margie doesn't know: The man is a client of her father, and he's never murdered anyone.
Director: Hal Yates | Stars: Gale Storm, Charles Farrell, Don Hayden, Michael Fox
Votes: 22
21. The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (1954–1959)
30 min | Family, Western
Rusty was orphaned in an Indian raid. He and his dog Rin Tin Tin were adopted by the troops at Fort Apache in Arizona, and helped establish law and order in and around Mesa Grande.
Stars: Lee Aaker, James Brown, Rin Tin Tin II, Joe Sawyer
Votes: 856
22. The George Gobel Show (1954–1960)
30 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
For Gobel's half-hour series, he used a successful comedy format of a monologue segment, followed by a story set up segment, then a musical interlude with the show's girl singer, then the main skit with the guest performers.
Stars: George Gobel, Jeff Donnell, John Scott Trotter, Peggy King
Votes: 84
23.
I Married Joan (1952–1955)
Episode:
Pop Retires
(1954)
Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy
Pop thinks he is invited to retire and move in with his daughter,Joan.
Stars: Joan Davis, Jim Backus, El Brendel, Beverly Wills
Votes: 11
24.
I Married Joan (1952–1955)
Episode:
Get Rich Quick
(1954)
Not Rated | Comedy
Joan and her father invest in a South American uranium mining company.
Stars: Joan Davis, Jim Backus, El Brendel, Jack Mulhall
Votes: 11
25.
I Married Joan (1952–1955)
Episode:
Masquerade
(1954)
Not Rated | Comedy
Joan and her friends are invited to a costume party which leads to a dilemma. The husbands disagree with the wives concerning outfits with the result being the men wearing the feminine clothes, the women the masculine.
Stars: Joan Davis, Jim Backus, El Brendel, Geraldine Carr
Votes: 11
26.
The George Gobel Show (1954–1960)
Episode:
Marilyn Maxwell, Pat Carroll, El Brendell
(1954)
Comedy, Talk-Show
Stars: George Gobel, John Scott Trotter, El Brendel, Pat Carroll
27. The Danny Thomas Show (1953–1965)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Danny is a New York entertainer. Between his co-stars at the nightclub where he performs and his wife and kids, he has dilemmas galore, which he somehow manages to resolve and still laugh.
Stars: Danny Thomas, Rusty Hamer, Marjorie Lord, Angela Cartwright
Votes: 1,242
28. Paris Model (1953)
Passed | 81 min | Comedy, Drama
The story of a dress and the effects it has on the women who wear it begs the question of where is O.Henry when he is needed. "Nude at Midnight", a new and daring Paris style creation is ... See full summary »
Director: Alfred E. Green | Stars: Marilyn Maxwell, Paulette Goddard, Eva Gabor, Barbara Lawrence
Votes: 175
29.
Cowboy G-Men (1952– )
Episode:
Ghost Town Mystery
(1953)
30 min | Western
Pat and Stoney investigate the mysterious closing of a government silver mine and the ghost town left in its wake. They meet several suspicious characters in the empty town, one of whom holds the answers they seek.
Director: Don McDougall | Stars: Russell Hayden, Jackie Coogan, Florence Lake, El Brendel
30.
Cowboy G-Men (1952– )
Episode:
Ridge of Ghosts
(1953)
30 min | Western
Director: Leslie H. Martinson | Stars: Russell Hayden, Jackie Coogan, El Brendel, Richard Travis
31.
Cowboy G-Men (1952– )
Episode:
The Sidewinder
(1953)
30 min | Western
The Scourge of the Southwest is an especially ruthless and devious killer dubbed the Sidewinder. When a hapless Cavalryman escorting the criminal falls victim to his tricks, Pat and Sonny set out to track him down and bring him in.
Director: Don McDougall | Stars: Russell Hayden, Jackie Coogan, Roy Barcroft, Dorothy Patrick
Votes: 7
32.
Racket Squad (1950–1953)
Episode:
Sting of Fate
(1953)
30 min | Crime, Drama
A man and woman team of confidence operators fake injuries in hotels in order to extort money. They use wasp stings to simulate the swelling of a real sprain, but a hotel employee helps Braddock expose the con and break the case.
Director: Arnold Laven | Stars: Reed Hadley, Catherine McLeod, Steve Brodie, Thomas Browne Henry
Votes: 14
33.
My Little Margie (1952–1955)
Episode:
The Indians
(1953)
30 min | Comedy
Vern hires an actor to pose as a client that he wants Margie to avoid, the real client overhears Margie telling the fake client she can shows him real indians , the real client pose as an indian to find out the reason for the deception.
Director: Hal Yates | Stars: Gale Storm, Charles Farrell, Hillary Brooke, Alf Kjellin
Votes: 11
34. My Little Margie (1952–1955)
30 min | Comedy
Margie lives with her father Vern and her crazy schemes get him into trouble especially with his boss Mr. Honeywell. She frequently involves Charlie and Mrs. Odetts in her plans. Freddie is her boyfriend while Roberta likes Vern.
Stars: Gale Storm, Charles Farrell, Clarence Kolb, Don Hayden
Votes: 448
35. I Married Joan (1952–1955)
Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy
The adventures of the scatterbrained wife of a respected city judge.
Stars: Joan Davis, Jim Backus, Geraldine Carr, Beverly Wills
Votes: 403
36. Cowboy G-Men (1952– )
30 min | Western
Pat Gallagher and his sidekick Stoney Crockett are Secret Service agents in the Old West, dispatched by the government to investigate crimes threatening the young nation.
Stars: Russell Hayden, Jackie Coogan, Phil Arnold, X Brands
Votes: 76
37.
Cowboy G-Men (1952– )
Episode:
Ozark Gold
(1952)
Western
Director: Leslie H. Martinson | Stars: Russell Hayden, Jackie Coogan, El Brendel, Phil Arnold
Votes: 18
38. Racket Squad (1950–1953)
30 min | Crime, Drama
This series dramatizes confidence games which fall under the jurisdiction of Captain John Braddock.
Stars: Reed Hadley, Hugh Beaumont, Keith Richards, Griff Barnett
Votes: 155
39.
The Ed Wynn Show (1949–1950)
Episode:
Mitzi Green, El Brendel, Frank Fontaine
(1950)
Comedy, Music
Stars: Ed Wynn, El Brendel, Frank Fontaine, Lud Gluskin
40. The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend (1949)
Approved | 77 min | Comedy, Western
Temperamental saloon singer Freddie Jones jealously shoots at her cheating boyfriend Blackie, but mistakenly hits Judge Alfalfa J. O'Toole's honorable behind, forcing her to skip town under the guise of a schoolteacher.
Director: Preston Sturges | Stars: Betty Grable, Cesar Romero, Rudy Vallee, Olga San Juan
Votes: 960 | Gross: $1.49M
41. The Ed Wynn Show (1949–1950)
30 min | Comedy, Music
The comedy on The Ed Wynn Show consisted mostly of old vaudeville schtick, with lots of corny jokes and silly sight gags. Each week, the show would end with Ed retiring to his bed, delivering quips as the credits rolled.
Stars: Ed Wynn, Lud Gluskin, Bob LeMond, William Frawley
Votes: 65
42. Pistol Packin' Nitwits (1945)
Approved | 20 min | Comedy, Western, Short
Harry and his pal protect a pretty saloonkeeper from a gang of thugs.
Director: Edward Bernds | Stars: El Brendel, Harry Langdon, Christine McIntyre, Brad King
Votes: 27
43. Snooper Service (1945)
Passed | 20 min | Comedy, Short
Director: Harry Edwards | Stars: El Brendel, Harry Langdon, Vernon Dent, Rebel Randall
44. I'm from Arkansas (1944)
Passed | 70 min | Comedy, Music, Musical
The national spotlight falls on Pitchfork, Arkansas when a local farmer's sow has 18 piglets. How the townspeople relate to city folk and handle fame is the ingredient for laughs.
Director: Lew Landers | Stars: Slim Summerville, El Brendel, Iris Adrian, Bruce Bennett
Votes: 208
45. Machine Gun Mama (1944)
Approved | 61 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance
Ollie and John are stuck with car trouble. Luckily they have Bunny the elephant. They try to sell him to a fair in financial trouble.
Director: Harold Young | Stars: Armida, El Brendel, Wallace Ford, Jack La Rue
Votes: 100
46. Defective Detectives (1944)
20 min | Comedy, Short
El and Harry are two office cleaners turned detectives who are assigned to chase a gangster, but they end up catching the husband and wife they are supposed to protect from him.
Director: Harry Edwards | Stars: El Brendel, Harry Langdon, Vernon Dent, Christine McIntyre
Votes: 25
47. Pick a Peck of Plumbers (1944)
Approved | 17 min | Comedy, Short
Two vagrants get hired as plumbers' assistants. On their first job, they proceed to destroy a house while searching for a lost ring.
Director: Jules White | Stars: El Brendel, Shemp Howard, Beatrice Blinn, Heinie Conklin
Votes: 58
48. Boobs in the Night (1943)
Approved | 17 min | Comedy, Short
Auxiliary home defense workers El and Monte are sent to a spooky house where they come across a mad scientist and his assistant.
Director: Del Lord | Stars: El Brendel, Monte Collins, Charles Middleton, Frank Lackteen
49. I Spied for You (1943)
Approved | 17 min | Comedy, Short
Seaman foils a ring of Nazi saboteurs.
Director: Jules White | Stars: El Brendel, Kathryn Keys, Stanley Blystone, Bud Jamison
Votes: 8
50. A Rookie's Cookie (1943)
Approved | 17 min | Short, Comedy, Romance
El, a rookie cop, falls for a girl who is being hounded by a racketeer.
Director: Jules White | Stars: El Brendel, Adele Mara, Lloyd Bridges, Bernard Gorcey