100 Greatest Retro TV Shows
by jordanhores | created - 17 Feb 2016 | updated - 13 Dec 2022 | PublicThis list is a list of the greatest TV shows in 1950s-mid 1960s based on popularity, accolades and cultural significance. Excluding soap operas, movie-derived shows, shows with less than 1-2 seasons below 70 episodes and shows with mixed and negative reception. Spinoffs mentioned. No specific ranking. &=DVD complete series release //Personal favorite guest star actors --30 Best Feminine TV Series of All Time BuffyTheVampireSlayer TheGoldenGirls VeronicaMars TheCloser -ILoveLucy That'sSoRaven -ThePattyDukeShow -ThatGirl -OurMissBrooks MyLittleMargie -IMarriedJoan Cagney&Lacey Kate&Allie TheLorettaYoungShow TheMaryTylerMooreShow -Hazel -TheDonnaReedShow AllyMcBeal TheCarolBurnettShow LizzieMcGuire TheDorisDayShow LifeWithElizabeth -Bewitched TheTraceyUllmanShow Alias Sex&theCity DesperateHousewives MurderSheWrote MurphyBrown TheNewAdventuresofOldChristine ---20 Greatest Westerns of All Time Bonanza Gunsmoke HaveGunWillTravel TheLoneRanger Rawhide BatMasterson TheRifleman WantedDeadorAlive Maverick WagonTrain DeathValleyDays TheBigValley Fury TheCiscoKid TheLife&LegendofWyattEarp Lawman TheHighChaparral TalesofWellsFargo Cheyenne Laramie --30 Greatest Crime TV Series of All Time ManAgainstCrime TheShield TheLineup AlfredHitchcockPresents RichardDiamondPrivateDetective MSquad PerryMason PeterGunn 77SunsetStrip TheUntouchables Dragnet Kojak HawaiianEye TheDetectives TheDefenders TheFugitive Burke'sLaw TheManFromUNCLE MissionImpossible ModSquad TheRockfordFiles BarneyMiller Columbo MagnumPI Cagney&Lacey MiamiVice Law&Order TheXFiles ThePractice TheSopranos *The Fugitive nightmare at northoak--/home is the hunted--/not with a whimper--/everybody gets hit in the mouth sometime--/ judgement—/nemesis—/homecoming—/bloodline—/the witch—/ fear in a desert city—/fun and games and party favors—/ tiger left tiger right—/when the bough breaks—/an apple a day in a plain paper wrapper—/when the wind blows—/the 2130 set fire to a straw man—/all the scared rabbits—/the savage street— /the breaking of the habit—/joshua's kingdom—/the last oasis—/ cry uncle—/never stop running—/where the action is— *Richard Diamond Private Detective and whose little baby are you— /hideout—/custody— *The Loretta Young Show take care of my child/man in the ring most honorable day/the little witness—/rhubarb in apartment b-7/ the end of the week—/little teacher—/the new york story—/the lie/ /little monster tell tales/my own master/christmas stopover--/katy/ /imperfect balance—/the girl scout story—/a greater strength--/ in the good old summertime—/the case of mrs bannister—/dickie/ big little lie—/the last spring/the bad apple/strange money/ quiet desperation—/the refinement of ‘ab’—/kid stuff—/little league--/the countess—/not in our stars—/act of faith--/the great divide--/ the accused—/shower of ashes/the hidden one/evil for evil--/ /the night my father came home—/thanksgiving in beaver run—/ somebody else’s dream—/but for god's grace—/for father darling— the clara schumann story—/man in a hurry/mink coat—/ goodbye goodbye—/two and three please/the challenge *Gunsmoke deputy festus—/cow doctor/the still/the sisters—/abelia/ killer at large—/zavala/mad dog/friend/gold town/byline/kitty shot/ the bounty hunter/big man/the kite/harvest/the crooked mile—/milly the warden/little girl/owney tupper had daughter/the pariah/caleb/ daddy went away/the whispering tree/call me dodie/the money store /us haggens/reprisal/bloody hands/the boots/which dr/charlie noon *Have Gun Will Travel jonah and the trout--/the vigil--/gun shy--/ don't shoot the piano player--/the eve of st elmo--/justice in hell-- the hanging cross--/the puppeteer--/the kid--/the teacher--/ the fifth bullet-- *Wagon Train the gus morgan story—/the sam darland story— the hobie redman story—/the michael mcgoo story— /the sally potter story—/the willy moran story—/little girl lost—/ the mary ellen thomas story—/the john darro story— the will santee story—/the brian conlin story—/the les rand story—/ the millie davis story—/the john gillman story—/ those who stay behind—/the jed polke story—/the greenhorn story— /the dick richardson story—/the melanie craig story—/ the martin gatsby story—/the patience miller story—/ the jess macAbee story—/the clayton tucker story—/ the grover allen story—/the eli bancroft story—/ the dick jarvis story—/the marie brandt story—/ the selena hartnell story—/the adam macKenzie story— / the arthur darner story/the cappy darrin story—/ the rex montana story—/the ben courtney story—/ the sam elder story—/the michael mcGoo story—/ the caroline casteel story—/the jeff hartfield story—/ the luke o’malley story—/the clementine jones story—/ the antone rose story—/the davey baxter story—/ the baylor crowfoot story—/the saul bevins story—/ the tracy sadler story—/the jose morales story— the shadrack bennington story—/the dick pederson story/ the vincent eaglewood story/ *The Millionaire the walter carter story/the tom bryan story/ the ralph mcknight story/the nancy marlborough story/ the judge william westholme story/the harry brown story/ the victor volante story/the arthur darner story/marcia forrest/ the frank keegan story/the rita hanley story/the victor volante story /the josef marton story/the carl bronson story/ the harvey borden story/millionaire henry banning *Bonanza a dream to dream—/found child—/the mountain girl—/ bonanza little girl lost—/gabrielle—/rain from heaven—/feet of clay--/blessed are they—/the way station—/gallagher's sons—/tommy--/ the waiting game—/all ye his saints—/pride of a man—/the gunmen- the saga of squaw charlie—/gift of water—/a man to admire—/ destiny's child--/a natural wizard--/three brides for hoss-- *Perry Mason the case of the dodging domino/ the case of the wandering widow/the case of the shifty shoebox the case of the fugitive fraulein/the case of the skeleton's closet/ the case of the melancholy marksman/the case of the poison penpal /the case of the greek goddess ironside split second/ the case of the missing button *Ben Casey courage at 3am—/for jimmy the best of everything/ journey's end in lovers meeting/but linda only smiled—/ when I am grown to man's estate/to a grand and natural finale little drops of water little grains of sand/a pleasant thing for the eyes did your mother come from ireland ben casey?/dress my doll pretty/ keep out of reach of adults/it is getting dark and we are lost/ this wild, wild, wild waltzing world/a nightingale named nathan/ I'll get on my ice floe and wave goodbye/give my hands an epitaph because of the needle, the haystack was lost / run for your lives dr galanos practices here! / *77 Sunset Strip eyewitnes--/by his own verdict/the valley caper/ the night was six years long/the left field caper/attic/the dark road /the lady has the answers/the secret of adam cain--/publicity brat *The Detectives a barrel full of monkeys/shuttle—/the hiding place /the little witness/little girl lost/the outsider/finders keepers/ pandora's box/see no evil/masquerade/my name is tommy/ saturday edition *The Eleventh Hour everybody knows you left me/prodigy/ my name is judith i'm lost you see/sunday father/make me a place/ the 7th day of creation/the bronze locust/87 different kinds of love *Rawhide incident of the roman candles--/the peddler--/ el hombre bravo--/incident of the pied piper--/blood harvest--/ incident at sugar creek--/incident of the comanchero--/ incident of the black storms—/the boss's daughters--/ incident of the fish out of water--/incident of the 100 amulets-- incident of the hostages--/the deserters’ patrols--the captain’s wife--/incident of the night visitor--/incident at quivira— *Death Valley Days a girl named virginia/deadly decision/ the madstone/the million dollar pants/the tenderfoot/old blue/ a bullet for the d.a./the rainbow chaser--/miracle at whiskey gulch old blue/a kingdom for a horse-- *Route 66 this it means father—/shoulder the sky my lad—/ what a shining young man was our gallant lieutenant—/ like this it means father like this bitter like this tiger—/ sleep on four pillows—/poor little kangaroo rat—/trap at cordova--/ a fury slinging flame—/somehow it gets to be tomorrow—/ shoulder the sky my lad — *The Big Valley night of the wolf—/brother love—/hide the children— explosion part 1 & 2—/a flock of trouble—/boy into man— *Whirlybirds in ways mysterious—/the brothers—/mister q— dog gone—/father and son/unwanted/hot wire/rampage — *Tales of Wells Fargo the branding iron/double reverse/the dealer/ prince jim/the lobo/cole younger/frightened witness/the lynching— *M Squad ghost town/two days for willy/a kid up there/hideout/ let there be light/a grenade for a summer's evening *Bachelor Father jasper the second--/blossom comes to visit-- bentley goes to washington--/boys will be--/ bentley and the babysitter-- *Hazel hazel nest egg—/stop rockin' our reception/ love 'em and leave ‘em/three little cubs-- *Dragnet the big pair—/the big imposter—/the big jade—/ the big white rat *The Defenders the eye of fear/perjury/the merry-go-round mender /the last six months *Wanted Dead or Alive the matchmaker/montana kid--/ eight cent reward/littlest client *Medic the world so high—/awake to spring—death is a red balloon— /death rides a wagon/vagrant heart vagrant cup *Burke's Law who killed eleanora davis--/ who killed his royal highness--/who killed mother goose?-- who killed wimbledon hastings--/who killed the paper dragon— *Bat Masterson double showdown/incident at leadville/ the fourth man/the last of the night raiders/death by the half dozen *The Ann Sothern Show the thanksgiving song/governess for a day slightly married/one for the books/the other woman *The Twilight Zone the fugitive—/the bewitching pool—/mute caesar and me—/one for the angels/nightmare as a child — *The Lone Ranger the cross of santo domingo—/triple cross— christmas story—/the prince of buffalo gap—/uncle ed— the school story— *Cheyenne prisoner of moon mesa/incident at indian springs/ one way ticket/sweet sam/the idol/julesburg *Lawman to capture the west/the kids/the bandit/riding shotgun/ /9:05 at north plate/the town boys/the visitor *cain's 100 the fixer *Highway Patrol officer's wife—/dan sick—/rabies—/brave boy--/runaway boy—/deaf mute—/prison break-- *The Joey Bishop Show a crush on joey/taming of the brat/ joey the patient/every dog should have a boy *The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis room at the bottom—/ dobie's birthday party—/a taste for lobster— *Laramie duel at alta mesa/fall into darkness/the fugitives *Adventures in Paradise the secret place—/the fires of kanua the inheritance *Fury community chest/joey sees it through— *Combat missing in action—/the little jewel— *Sea Hunt cindy —/amigo— *Maverick royal four flush/seed of deception *Hawaiian Eye with this ring/don't kiss me goodbye *The Life & Legend of Wyatt Earp the cyclone--/the frontier theatre-- *Racket Squad fraudulent nursery school—/case of vain women— Our Miss Brooks the bicycle thief December Bride the christmas show Peter Gunn sepi Gilligan’s Island meets jungle boy Hennesey little girl State Trooper the doll who couldn't sleep
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1. Leave It to Beaver (1957–1963)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
The misadventures of a suburban boy, family and friends.
Stars: Jerry Mathers, Hugh Beaumont, Barbara Billingsley, Tony Dow
Votes: 9,339
** &
2. Bachelor Father (1957–1962)
30 min | Comedy, Family
The misadventures of a single adoptive father raising a teenage niece with the help of his manservant.
Stars: John Forsythe, Noreen Corcoran, Sammee Tong, Bernadette Withers
Votes: 581
&-- `AllisonHayes/AdeleMara/BensonFong/ CharlesLane/EddieRochesterAnderson/PattiPage /IsobelElsom/JosephKearns/JackAlbertson/ JaneWithers/JackBenny/KathleenFreeman/ LindaEvans/`LoriNelson/LureneTuttle/MaryTreen/MaryTylerMoore/MarianMarsh/MikeMazurki/ VedaAnnBorg/VictorSenYung/
3. The Honeymooners (1955–1956)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Family
A bus driver and his sewer worker friend struggle to strike it rich while their wives look on with weary patience.
Stars: Jackie Gleason, Art Carney, Audrey Meadows, Joyce Randolph
Votes: 6,230
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4. Gilligan's Island (1964–1992)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Four men and three women are stranded on an uncharted island following a torrential storm.
Stars: Bob Denver, Alan Hale Jr., Jim Backus, Natalie Schafer
Votes: 16,861
** &
5. Dennis the Menace (1959–1963)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Television episodes built around the same sorts of incidents found in Hank Ketcham's long-running comic strip.
Stars: Herbert Anderson, Jay North, Gloria Henry, Billy Booth
Votes: 2,544
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6. My Three Sons (1960–1972)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Widower Steve Douglas raises three sons with the help of his father-in-law, and is later aided by the boys' great-uncle. An adopted son, a stepdaughter, wives, and another generation of sons join the loving family in later seasons.
Stars: Fred MacMurray, Stanley Livingston, Don Grady, Barry Livingston
Votes: 4,480
** &-
7. Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
The popular radio show comes to life in this hit sitcom about a wise family man, Jim Anderson, his common-sense wife Margaret and their children Betty, Bud and Kathy.
Stars: Robert Young, Lauren Chapin, Jane Wyatt, Billy Gray
Votes: 2,639
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8. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959–1963)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Comedy, Family
A young man schemes and attempts to get the "better things in life" mostly popularity, success, and most importantly, girls.
Stars: Dwayne Hickman, Bob Denver, Frank Faylen, Florida Friebus
Votes: 2,053
& BarbaraBain/BeaBenaderet/BlancheSweet/ DonKnotts/DouglasDumbrille/`EllenBurstyn/ FrancisXBushman/KathleenFreeman/MelBlanc/ MikeMazurki/RoseMarie/VernaFelton
9. The Addams Family (1964–1966)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Horror
The misadventures of a blissfully macabre but extremely loving family.
Stars: John Astin, Carolyn Jones, Jackie Coogan, Ted Cassidy
Votes: 21,789
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10. The Beverly Hillbillies (1962–1971)
TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Family
A nouveau-riche hillbilly family moves to Beverly Hills and shakes up the privileged society with their hayseed ways.
Stars: Buddy Ebsen, Donna Douglas, Irene Ryan, Max Baer Jr.
Votes: 11,015
& AlanReed/ArthurTreacher/BobsWatson/ CharlesRuggles/CharlesLane/DonRickles/ DouglasDumbrille/EddieAlbert/EllenCorby/ EdgarBuchanan/FrankCady/JuneLockhart/ *JohnCarradine/JimBackus/KathleenFreeman/ LyleTalbot/LeonAmes/`LolaAlbright/LureneTuttle/`MarthaHyer/MelBlanc/MaryWickes/MikeMazurki/NatalieSchafer/SammyDavisJr/
11. The Brady Bunch (1969–1974)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Family
The misadventures of a large family united when a widower and a widow marry.
Stars: Robert Reed, Florence Henderson, Ann B. Davis, Maureen McCormick
Votes: 15,689
&`CharlesBronson/EGMarshall/`HarryDeanStanton/ImogeneCoca/JaySilverheels/JackieCoogan/ JimBackus/*LeeMarvin/NatalieSchafer/ VincentPrice
12. Petticoat Junction (1963–1970)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy
The misadventures of the family staff of The Shady Rest Hotel and their neighbors of Hooterville.
Stars: Edgar Buchanan, Linda Henning, Bea Benaderet, Frank Cady
Votes: 3,645
including Green Acres & AlanReed/ErnestTruex ArthurO’Connell/CharlesBuddyRogers/LyleTalbot DennisO’Keefe/DonAmeche/DennisMorgan/ DonBeddoe/`DennisHopper/DouglassDumbrille/ EddieAlbert/EverettSloane/GeorgeO’Hanlon/ `HarryDeanStanton/HughBeaumont/HankWorden/JoanBlondell/LureneTuttle/OliveSturgess/ RudyVallee/RichardErdman/RichardArlen/ RegisToomey
13. The Real McCoys (1957–1963)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Family
From the hills of West Virginia, Amos McCoy moves his family to an inherited farm in California. Grandpa Amos is quick to give advice to his three grandchildren and wonders how his neighbors ever managed without him around.
Stars: Walter Brennan, Richard Crenna, Kathleen Nolan, Tony Martinez
Votes: 1,292
& AlanHaleJr/AllenJenkins/CharlesRuggles/ ConnieGilchrist/CharlesLane/DorisKenyon/ DonBeddoe/EdwardEverettHorton/`EllenBurstyn/FayWray/FrankCady/JimmyLydon/JesseWhite/ JosephKearns/JamesGleason/JackWeston/ JaneDarwell/JackOakie/JoanBlondell/UnaMerkel/ JeromeCowan/KathleenFreeman/LyleTalbot/ LureneTuttle/MinervaUrecal/NoahBeeryJr/ NormaVarden/VernaFelton/
14. Mister Peepers (1952–1955)
30 min | Comedy
Mr. Peepers is a shy science teacher at Jefferson Junior High. He is always faced with problems but is never outwitted.
Stars: Wally Cox, Patricia Benoit, Tony Randall, Marion Lorne
Votes: 164
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15. Beulah (1950–1953)
Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy
The misadventures of a maid named Beulah.
Stars: Ethel Waters, Louise Beavers, Amanda Randolph, Ernest Whitman
Votes: 162
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16. The Amos 'n Andy Show (1951–1953)
30 min | Comedy
Stories mostly centered on The Kingfish's schemes to get rich, often by duping his brothers in the Mystic Knights of the Sea Lodge. Andy was particularly dupable. Amos mostly narrated.
Stars: Alvin Childress, Spencer Williams, Tim Moore, Johnny Lee
Votes: 833
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17. Route 66 (1960–1964)
TV-Y7 | 60 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
The adventures of two young drifters across America.
Stars: Martin Milner, George Maharis, Glenn Corbett, James Brown
Votes: 1,946
& ! --- AlanHaleJr/AudreyTotter/AnneFrancis/ AlbertDekker/ArthurO’Connell/``BurtReynolds/ BeulahBondi/BarrySullivan/''BenJohnson/BeatriceStraight/``BruceDern/*ClaudeAkins/ChillWills/ CharlesMcGraw/ChesterMorris/ConradNagel/ ``CharlesBronson/DonBeddoe/DouglasFairbanksJr/DavidWayne/``DeforestKelley/DorothyMalone/DanDuryea/DickYork/``DavidJanssen/EdBegley/ EverettSloane/EdgarBuchanan/``EGMarshall/ FrankMcHugh/``GeorgeKennedy/GlendaFarrell/ JohnLitel/JamesCaan/JackKruschen/JackWeston/ JuanoHernandez/JamesWhitmore/JCarrolNaish/ JoeEBrown/JamesDunn/JackWarden/`JoVanFleet``JamesCoburn/JeanStapleton/KeenanWynn/ *LeoGordon/LewAyres/''LeeMarvin/LonChaneyJr/``LeslieNielsen/``LoisSmith/``LeonardNimoy/ MarthaScott/MartinBalsam/MartinSheen/Miriam Hopkins/NoahBeeryJr/NatalieSchafer/NinaFoch/PeterGraves/RegisToomey/RichardBasehart/RodSteiger/RobertDuvall/``RobertLoggia/RobertRedford/RuthRoman/SessueHayakawa/Suzanne Pleshette/SylviaSidney/SteveCochran/SaraHaden/SlimPickens/``TinaLouise/``VeraMiles/ VicMorrow/VivianBlaine/WalterMatthau/
18. Adventures of Superman (1952–1958)
TV-G | 30 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
The Man of Steel fights crime with help from his friends at the "Daily Planet."
Stars: George Reeves, Noel Neill, Jack Larson, John Hamilton
Votes: 4,457
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19. 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
--- CharlesLane/CecilKellaway/*ClaudeAkins/ DouglassDumbrille/EdgarBuchanan/EthelWaters/ HughBeaumont/JCarrolNaish/``JamesCoburn/ ``JeanetteNolan/MarieBlake/MikeConnors/ RichardArlen/``RichardBeymer/
20. Combat! (1962–1967)
60 min | Action, Drama, War
Combat!, a one-hour World War II drama series, followed a front line American infantry squad as they battled their way across Europe
Stars: Vic Morrow, Rick Jason, Pierre Jalbert, Jack Hogan
Votes: 3,141
& --- *ClaudeAkins/DeanStockwell/DanDuryea/ ``DennisHopper/EddieAlbert/FifiD’Orsay/Gilbert Roland/``HowardDuff/JamesWhitmore/James Caan/``JeanetteNolan/``JamesCoburn/KeenanWynn/LuiseRainer/LeeMarvin/MargaretO’Brien/ MickeyRooney/NinaFoch/NoahBeeryJr/PeggyAnnGarner/RoddyMcDowall/RichardJaeckel/Robert Culp/RamonNovarro/RichardBasehart/RobertDuvall/``RobertLoggia/SalMineo/TellySavalas/ WarrenOates/
21. Hazel (1961–1966)
30 min | Comedy
The misadventures of the Baxter family and their live-in maid, Hazel Burke.
Stars: Shirley Booth, Bobby Buntrock, Don DeFore, Whitney Blake
Votes: 2,122
** &
22. Lassie (1954–1974)
TV-G | 30 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The ongoing saga of the Martin family and their beloved collie, Lassie.
Stars: Lassie, Jon Provost, June Lockhart, Hugh Reilly
Votes: 3,807
** & !
23. Private Secretary (1953–1957)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy
Susie is secretary to handsome talent agent Peter Sands and keeps getting messed up in (and messing up) his private life. She's assisted (usually) by receptionist Vi and semi-rival Sylvia. ... See full summary »
Stars: Ann Sothern, Don Porter, Ann Tyrrell, Joan Banks
Votes: 205
** &-
24. Bewitched (1964–1972)
TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
A witch married to an ordinary man cannot resist using her magic powers to solve the problems her family faces.
Stars: Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick York, Dick Sargent, Agnes Moorehead
Votes: 24,359
** &
25. That Girl (1966–1971)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
An aspiring actress moves from her hometown of Brewster, New York, to try to make it big in New York City, having to take several offbeat "temp" jobs to support herself in between her various auditions and bit parts.
Stars: Marlo Thomas, Ted Bessell, Lew Parker, Bernie Kopell
Votes: 3,258
** &
26. 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
** & !
27. 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: 716
** &-
28. December Bride (1954–1959)
30 min | Comedy
Charming and wise Lily Ruskin lives with her daughter and son-in- law who, along with her close friend Hilda Crocker, are always trying to find suitable older marriageable companionship for her.
Stars: Spring Byington, Frances Rafferty, Dean Miller, Harry Morgan
Votes: 267
including Pete & Gladys &- JosephKearns/ KathleenFreeman/LyleTalbot/MaryTreen/Roscoe Karns/RegisToomey/SaraHaden/
29. Life with Elizabeth (1952–1955)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy
The day-to-day events in the lives of a newly-married couple. Each episode consists of three short, unrelated sketches in which characters often break the imaginary fourth wall.
Stars: Betty White, Del Moore, Jack Narz, Dick Garton
Votes: 342
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30. Sea Hunt (1958–1961)
30 min | Action, Adventure
Mike Nelson is a scuba diver in the days when it was still very new. He works alone, it was mostly carried through his voice-over narrations. These gave the show a flavor of a radio program.
Stars: Lloyd Bridges, Ken Drake, Courtney Brown, Jan Harrison
Votes: 1,411
& --- *LeoGordon/**LeonardNimoy/ **RobertConrad
31. Adventures in Paradise (1959–1962)
60 min | Adventure
The adventures of the Tiki III and crew as they sailed from island to island through the South Pacific, carrying cargo and the odd passenger from one drama to another.
Stars: Gardner McKay, James Holden, Lani Kai, Guy Stockwell
Votes: 403
&- --- AgnesMoorehead/AlexisSmith/AnnaMay Wong/AnneFrancis/BrockPeters/BuddyEbsen/ ``BarbaraBain/*ClaudeAkins/CecilKellaway/ ``CharlesBronson/DianaLynn/DickYork/``David Janssen/EllenCorby/ElsaLanchester/FifiD’Orsay/ GladysCooper/GloriaDeHaven/``GenaRowlands/ ``GlynisJohns/JesseWhite/JeromeCowan/Julie London/JanSterling/JuanoHernandez/``JeanetteNolan/LureneTuttle/LawrenceTierney/Lizabeth Scott/``LonChaneyJr/``MartinLandau/Marilyn Maxwell/MargaretO’Brien/NoahBeeryJr/PeggyAnnGarner/PauletteGoddard/ReginaldDenny/RicardoMontalban/RitaMoreno/RaymondMassey/ReginaldOwen/SuzannePleshette/ThomasMitchell/TeresaWright/VinceEdward/VincentPrice/ViviecaLindfors
32. 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: 19,318
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33. 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: 93,080
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34. The Millionaire (1955–1960)
30 min | Drama
In this hit 1950s TV series, a millionaire indulges himself giving away $1 million apiece to persons he has never met.
Stars: Marvin Miller, Paul Frees, Roy Gordon, Russ Conway
Votes: 604
**
35. My Favorite Martian (1963–1966)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
An exoanthropologist from the planet Mars, stranded on Earth, is rescued by Tim O'Hara, a newspaper reporter who introduces the Martian to his friends and the authorities as his uncle Martin.
Stars: Ray Walston, Bill Bixby, Pamela Britton, Alan Hewitt
Votes: 2,993
&
36. Space Patrol (1950–1955)
30 min | Action, Adventure, Family
Commander Corey and youthful Cadet Happy roam the 30th-century universe in their ship "Terra" fighting super-villains Mr. Proteus, Prince Baccarratti, and other bad guys. The captured bad ... See full summary »
Stars: Ed Kemmer, Lyn Osborn, Nina Bara, Ken Mayer
Votes: 161
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37. Star Trek (1966–1969)
TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
In the 23rd Century, Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise explore the galaxy and defend the United Federation of Planets.
Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, Nichelle Nichols
Votes: 92,858
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38. 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
## & AngelaLansbury/`AnneFrancis/Alan Napier/AnnHarding/BeatriceStraight/`Barbara Rush/BurgessMeredith/BrockPeters/BertLahr/ CelesteHolm/CharlesBickford/`CarrollO’Connor/ ChesterMorris/CliffRobertson/DavidJanssen/DeanStockwell/DanDuryea/`DiahannCarroll/`Dina Merrill/*ElizabethMontgomery/ElsaLanchester/ EdmondO’Brien/`EileenHeckart/EverettSloane/ EleanorParker/EddieAlbert/FranchotTone/Fay Wray/`GalePage/`GeorgeCScott/`HowardDuff/ IreneHervey/`JeanetteNolan/JamesEdwards/ `JeanStapleton/`JamesCoburn/JamieFarr/ JuanitaMoore/JulieLondon/`JayneMeadows/Katy Jurado/`KurtRussell/`KimHunter/KeenanWynn/ `LoisSmith/LloydBridges/`LolaAlbright/`Linda Evans/`LeonardNimoy/MartinBalsam/PeggyAnn Garner/PiperLaurie/PrestonFoster/RegisToomey/ RaymondMassey/RobertRyan/`RobertVaughn/ RuthRoman/RoddyMcDowall/RedButtons/`RobertWagner/`RobertLoggia/`ShirleyKnight/SylviaSidney/`TuesdayWeld/TellySavalas/`VeraMiles/ WalterMatthau/
39. Ben Casey (1961–1966)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama
Gritty realistic hospital drama featuring manly Dr. Casey against the medical establishment, at first, under the watchful eye of Dr. Zorba, and later under the thumb of Chief of Surgery Dr. Freeland.
Stars: Vince Edwards, Sam Jaffe, Harry Landers, Jeanne Bates
Votes: 645
** &-
40. Have Gun - Will Travel (1957–1963)
Approved | 25 min | Western
The adventures of a gentlemanly gunfighter-for-hire.
Stars: Richard Boone, Kam Tong, Hal Needham, Stewart East
Votes: 3,328
**^ &
41. Bonanza (1959–1973)
TV-PG | 49 min | Western
The Wild West adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their Nevada ranch while helping the surrounding community.
Stars: Lorne Greene, Michael Landon, Dan Blocker, Pernell Roberts
Votes: 10,988
& --- AndyDevine/ArthurO’Connell/AlanHaleJr/ AudreyTotter/AnneJeffreys/AlbertDekker/AldoRay/BobWatson/BobBarker/BruceCabot/BuddyEbsen/BurgessMeredith/BarrySullivan/''BenJohnson/ ''BarbaraStanwyck/CesarRomero/``Carroll O’Connor/CharlesRuggles/CharlesMcGraw/ *ClaudeAkins/``CathyO’Donnell/DonBeddoe/ DeanJagger/DeanStockwell/DanDuryea/``DennisHopper/``DeforestKelley/EdWynn/DouglasFowley/ErnestTruex/EllenCorby/EdBegley/EverettSloane/EdgarBuchanan/``EarlHolliman/FifiD’Orsay/ ForrestTucker/FranchotTone/GlendaFarrell/GilbertRoland/GeorgeMontgomery/``GeorgeKennedy/ ``GenaRowlands/HankWorden/HarryCareyJr/ ``HowardDuff/''HughBeaumont/``HarryDean Stanton/IdaLupino/JaneGreer/JackCarson/Jack Kruschen/JeromeCowan/JesseWhite/JanSterling/JoanBlondell/JackOakie/JamesDunn/JackWarden/JamesWhitmore/JohnIreland/JohnLitel/JackElam/ JohnMcIntire/JackAlbertson/JackKruschen/ ''JohnCarradine/``JeanetteNolan/``JulieAdams/``JamesCoburn/``JohnAstin/``JamesDoohan/ JCarrolNaish/KeenanWynn/KathleenFreeman/ ``KimHunter/''LeeMarvin/``LeonardNimoy/ ``LolaAlbright/``LeslieNielsen/LorettaSwit/ LureneTuttle/MaeMarsh/MarloThomas/MaryTreen/MarieWindsor/MaryWickes/MikeMazurki/ MildredNatwick/``MercedesMcCambridge/Nina Foch/``MelindaDillon/``MartinLandau/``Majel Barrett/NormaVarden/NoahBeeryJr/OssieDavis/ OnslowStevens/PatsyKelly/PhyllisThaxter/PaulFix/PeggyAnnGarner/``RalphWaite/RichardLoo/RoryCalhoun/``RobertVaughn/``RobertCulp/Richard Cortez/RuthRoman/RicardoMontalban/Ramon Novarro/RodCameron/``RichardJaeckel/Scatman Crothers/``SuzannePleshette/SlimPickens/SteveCochran/StuartErwin/``TerryMoore/``TinaLouise/TellySavalas/TeresaWright/TomTully/VictorJory/ VedaAnnBorg/``VeraMiles/VivecaLindfors/ ``WarrenOates/WilliamDemarest/YvonneDeCarlo
42. Fury (1955–1960)
30 min | Drama, Family, Western
A horse and the boy who loved him.
Stars: Peter Graves, William Fawcett, Bobby Diamond, Highland Dale
Votes: 575
** &- !
43. Medic (1954–1956)
30 min | Drama
Highlights the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors and surgeons headed by Dr. Konrad Styner. One of the first medical shows on TV that paid strict attention to detail, and... See full summary »
Stars: Richard Boone, Mary Stewart, Robert Stevenson, Robert Bray
Votes: 181
& --
44. Wagon Train (1957–1965)
TV-PG | 75 min | Western
Stories of the journeys of a wagon train as it leaves post-Civil War Missouri on its way to California through the plains, deserts, and Rocky Mountains.
Stars: Frank McGrath, Terry Wilson, Robert Horton, John McIntire
Votes: 3,749
& --- AlanHaleJr/AllenJenkins/AudreyMeadows/ AnneBaxter/AndyDevine/AgnesMoorehead/Ann Sheridan/AudreyTotter/ArthurO’Connell/AnnBlyth/AnneJeffreys/``AngieDickinson/BurgessMeredith/BarbaraBain/BeulahBondi/BrianAherne/Brian Donlevy/``BruceDern/BrianKeith/BetteDavis/ ``BarbaraBain/BarbaraStanwyck/*ClaudeAkins/ConnieGilchrist/CharlesMcGraw/``CarolynJones/ClaudeRains/CharlesRuggles/ChuckConnors/ CharlesLaughton/ClaireTrevor/ChillWills/Charles Bickford/DanBlocker/CesarRomero/CliffRobertson/DonRickles/DebraPaget/DonBeddoe/DanDuryea/DouglasFowley/DavidWayne/``DennisHopper/ ``DickYork/EllenCorby/EvelynBrent/EdBegley/EdWynn/``ElizabethMontgomery/EddieAlbert/EdgarBuchanan/EverettSloane/ErnestBorgnine/``Ellen Burstyn/FrankCady/FayWray/FranchotTone/ FarleyGranger/ForrestTucker/GlendaFarrell/GloriaDeHaven/GilbertRoland/GeorgeMontgomery/ HughBeaumont/HankWorden/HarryCareyJr/ JuanitaMoore/JohnLitel/JaySilverheels/JamesCaan/JackAlbertson/JoanBlondell/JackElam/JaneWyatt/JanisPaige/JudithAnderson/JamesWhitmore/KeJamesDunn/JoanFontaine/JanClayton/JanSterling/JeanHagen/JaneDarwell/''JohnCarradine/Joseph Cotten/``JeanetteNolan/JaneWyman/``James Coburn/JCarrolNaish/JuneLockhart/KristineMiller/KeenanWynn/KathleenFreeman/LureneTuttle/ ``LindaEvans/LaraineDay/LouCostello/LeeTracy/LyleTalbot/LindaDarnell/``LoriNelson/''LeeMarvin/''LonChaneyJr/``LeonardNimoy/``LolaAlbright/``LeslieNielsen/MinervaUrecal/MacDonaldCarey/ MikeMazurki/MarilynMaxwell/MartinBalsam/Mona Freeman/MargaretO’Brien/MikeConnors/MarjorieMain/MichaelAnsara/MickeyRooney/``Mercedes McCambridge/``MartinLandau/``MartinMilner/ NinaFoch/NoahBeeryJr/OsaMassen/``PollyBergen/PeterLorre/PhyllisThaxter/PaulFix/``PeterFalk/ RichardLoo/RegisToomey/RobertArmstrong/ RonaldReagan/RichardArlen/RobertCulp/Ricardo Montalban/RodSteiger/RaymondMassey/Robert Ryan/RoryCalhoun/``RichardJaeckel/``Robert Vaughn/RhondaFleming/``RobertLoggia/Shelley Winters/StuartErwin/SuzannePleshette/Sessue Hayakawa/SterlingHayden/SlimPickens/Virginia Mayo/ThelmaRitter/VernaFelton/``VeraMiles/ WarrenOates/WilliamDemarest/WandaHendrix/ WilliamBendix/
45. The Rifleman (1958–1963)
TV-PG | 30 min | Family, Western
The adventures of a Wild West rancher, wielding a customized rapid-fire Winchester rifle, and his son.
Stars: Chuck Connors, Johnny Crawford, Paul Fix, Joe Benson
Votes: 5,002
-- including Law of the Plainsman &
46. The Lone Ranger (1949–1957)
TV-G | 30 min | Western
The adventures of the masked hero and his Native American partner.
Stars: Jay Silverheels, Clayton Moore, John Hart, Bill Ward
Votes: 2,870
& --- CraigStevens/DonBeddoe/``Deforest Kelley/HankWorden/''HughBeaumont/HarryCareyJr/JaneFrazee/JackElam/JamesArness/LyleTalbot/``MarthaHyer/``MartinMilner/MichaelAnsara/ MinervaUrecal/PaulFix/SlimPickens/VictorSenYung/
47. Maverick (1957–1962)
TV-14 | 60 min | Western
Bret and Bart Maverick are well-dressed gamblers who migrate from town to town always looking for a good game.
Stars: Jack Kelly, James Garner, Roger Moore, Lane Chandler
Votes: 3,621
**^ &
48. Gunsmoke (1955–1975)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Marshal Matt Dillon keeps the peace in rough-and-tumble Dodge City.
Stars: James Arness, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake, Ken Curtis
Votes: 8,738
**^ &
49. Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958–1961)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
A Civil War veteran with a sawed-off rifle as a holstered weapon makes a living as a bounty hunter in the Wild West of the 1870s.
Stars: Steve McQueen, Wright King, Olan Soule, Mort Mills
Votes: 2,774
**^ & including Trackdown &
50. Cheyenne (1955–1963)
TV-G | 60 min | Western
After the Civil War, nomadic adventurer Cheyenne Bodie roamed the West looking for fights, bad guys to beat up, and women. His job changed from episode to episode.
Stars: Clint Walker, Clyde Howdy, Chuck Hicks, Lane Chandler
Votes: 2,023
^ & AudreyTotter/`AngieDickinson/AlanHaleJr/ AdeleMara/BartonMacLane/*ClaudeAkins/Dan Blocker/DouglasFowley/DonBeddoe/EllenCorby/ DennisHopper/`EllenBurstyn/FrankCady/`GeorgeKennedy/JoanCaulfield/JackLaRue/`JamesCoburn/JackElam/JohnCarradine/JamesGleason/James Garner/JohnLitel/JohnRussell/LorneGreene/Lee VanCleef/*LeoGordon/MikeConnor/MarieWindsor/MichaelLandon/OnslowStevens/RichardCrenna/ RodTaylor/RegisToomey/RobertArmstrong/Slim Pickens/
51. Tales of Wells Fargo (1957–1962)
TV-14 | 60 min | Western
Agent Jim Hardie splits his life between being an agent helping Wells Fargo cope with bad guys, and owning a ranch near San Francisco, California.
Stars: Dale Robertson, Art Felix, Kit Carson, William Demarest
Votes: 1,231
^ & AlanHaleJr/`AllisonHayes/AnnRutherford/ AdeleMara/AnthonyCaruso/BuddyEbsen/Barton MacLane/`CharlesBronson/ChuckConnor/*ClaudeAkins/DanDuryea/DanBlocker/DonBeddoe/DebraPaget/`DeforestKelley/DarrylHickman/EllenCorby/EddieAlbert/EdgarBuchanan/`GeorgeKennedy/ HowardKeel/HughMarlowe/HarryCareyJr/Hank Worden/HughBeaumont/IsobelElsom/JanClayton//JackWarden/JasonRobardsSr/JackElam/JohnLitel `JamesCoburn/JamesBell/`*JeanetteNolan/`Lori Nelson/`LeonardNimoy/LureneTuttle/*LeoGordon/`LuanaPatten/`LeeVanCleef/`MichaelLandon/ MichaelAnsara/MarieWindsor/`MartinLandau/PaulFix/`RichardLong/`RobertVaughn/RobertLowery/ RobertArmstrong/RodCameron/RegisToomey/ `RichardJaeckel/RitaMoreno/SteveMcQueen/Tom Tully/`TinaLouise/WilliamBakewell/`WarrenOates
52. Lawman (1958–1962)
30 min | Western
This is the story of Marshal Dan Troop of Laramie, Wyoming, and his Deputy Johnny McKay, an orphan Troop took under his wing.
Stars: John Russell, Peter Brown, Peggie Castle, Emile Avery
Votes: 969
^ & CharlesLane/DeForestKelley/DonBeddoe/ EdgarBuchanan/GeorgeKennedy/HarryCareyJr/ JamesBell/JimmyLydon/JackAlbertson/JackElam/JamesCoburn/JohnCarradine/JeanetteNolan/ KathleenFreeman/LyleTalbot/LonChaneyJr/*Leo Gordon/LeeVanCleef/LureneTuttle/MarieBlake/ MartinLandau/MikeConnors/MarieWindsor/PaulFix/PhilipAhn/RichardLong/RobertReed/RobertFuller/RichardJaeckel/RegisToomey/RobertConrad/ RobertArmstrong/RichardArlen/ShirleyKnight/ SammyDavisJr/SlimPickens/WarrenOates/
53. The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955–1961)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
Loosely based on historical fact, the series portrays the gunslinging Wyatt Earp and his successful determination for law and order.
Stars: Hugh O'Brian, Jimmy Noel, Ethan Laidlaw, Bill Coontz
Votes: 1,106
^ & AnthonyCaruso/AnnaMayWong/Adele Mara/ConnieGilchrist/`AngieDickinson/ CharlesMcGraw/DonBeddoe/DarrylHickman/ EllenCorby/`JamesCoburn/JohnCarradine/ JohnLitel/*LeoGordon/MadgeKennedy/MaeClarke/MarieWindsor/MikeConnors/`RobertFuller/ RobertLowery
54. Rawhide (1959–1965)
TV-PG | 50 min | Western
Gil Favor is trail boss of a continuous cattle drive. He is assisted by Rowdy Yates. The crew runs into characters and adventures along the way.
Stars: Clint Eastwood, Paul Brinegar, Steve Raines, Eric Fleming
Votes: 4,604
& `AbbyDalton/AlanHaleJr/`AllisonHayes/ AllynJoslyn/AudreyTotter/AgnesMoorehead/ AnthonyCaruso/AlbertDekker/`AlexanderScourby/AnneFrancis/*BruceDern/BrockPeters/BurgessMeredith/BrianAherne/BarbaraStanwyck/Buddy Ebsen/BrianDonlevy/BroderickCrawford/Brian Keith/ClaudeRains/ChesterMorris/ChillWills/CecilKellaway/`CharlesBronson/CesarRomero/`Dina Merrill/*ClaudeAkins/`DeforestKelley/DeanMartin/DonBeddoe/DarrylHickman/`DickYork/EdBegley/DebraPaget//DanDuryea/EverettSloane/EdWynn/EddieAlbert/EddieBracken/`ElizabethMontgomery/FrankPuglia/Forrest Tucker/*GeorgeKennedy/ GlendaFarrell/HarryCareyJr/HankWorden/Hardie Albright/HughMarlowe/HalNeedham/`HarryDeanStanton/JaySilverheels/`JackWeston/`James Coburn/JackKruschen/JackElam/JulieLondon/ JamesDunn/JeromeCowan/*JuneLockhart/JackieSearl/JohnLitel/JamesWhitmore/JohnIreland/ `KimHunter/KeenanWynn/KathleenFreeman/ `LeonardNimoy/LureneTuttle/`LuanaPatten/Lyle Talbot/LonChaneyJr/*LeoGordon/`LolaAlbright/ LeeVanCleef/`LeslieNielsen/LeifErickson/Mala Powers/`MartinLandau/`MercedesMcCambridge/ MickeyRooney/`MiyoshiUmeki/MartinBalsam/ MaryAstor/`MartinMilner/MargaretO’Brien/Marie Windsor/`MarthaHyer/MacDonaldCarey/Michael Ansara/NoahBeeryJr/NinaLoch/PhyllisThaxter/ PaulFix/PeterLorre/RamonNovarro/`RobertLoggia/RichardBasehart/RobertArmstrong/`RobertCulp/ RoryCalhoun/RegisToomey/RalphBellamy/Robert Lowery/*ShirleyKnight/SusanKohner/TomConway/`TerryMoore/TomTully/VictorMcLaglen/`Vera Miles/VivecaLindfors/VictorJory/WalterSlezak/ WalterPidgeon/WoodyStrode/*WarrenOates/ ZacharyScott/
55. Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
TV-PG | 25 min | Western
Western stories and legends based, and filmed, in and around Death Valley, California. One of the longest-running Western series, originating on radio in the 1930s. The continuing sponsor was "20 Mule Team" Borax, a product formerly mined in Death Valley.
Stars: Stanley Andrews, Robert Taylor, Ronald Reagan, Dale Robertson
Votes: 1,045
&- AlanReed/AnneGwynne/*AnneFrancis/Alan HaleJr/`AllisonHayes/AnthonyCaruso/`Angie Dickinson/BensonFong/`ClaudeAkins/`Carroll O’Connor/CesarRomero/ClintEastwood/`David Janssen/DorothyMalone/DonBeddoe/`Deforest Kelley/`EllenBurstyn/`FessParker/ForrestTucker//GeorgeEStone/GloriaJean/`GeorgeKennedy/ GilbertRoland/HalNeedham/HowardKeel/`Harry DeanStanton/IdaLupino/JamesBell/JaneRussell/ JanClayton/`JackAlbertson/`JamesCoburn/`John Astin/`JamieFarr/JackKruschen/JackElam/`June Lockhart/JamesCraig/JamesEdwards/JaneFrazee/ JoanBlondell/JeffreyHunter/`JohnCarradine/ JimmyHawkins/`JamesCaan/KatyJurado/KeenanWynn/`LeonardNimoy/LynnBari/*LeoGordon/LeeVanCleef/LyleTalbot/MinervaUrecal/NoahBeeryJr/ PennySingleton/`PaulWinfield/PaulFix/RudyVallee/RobertLowery/RhondaFleming/RalphBellamy/ RegisToomey/`RobertCulp/RicardoMontalban/RedButtons/`RichardBeymer/`RobertFuller/Rory Calhoun/SteveCochran/SammeeTong/`VicMorrow/VictorSenYung/YvonneDeCarlo/
56. The Cisco Kid (1950–1956)
TV-14 | 30 min | Western
The Cisco Kid rides through the American frontier with his sidekick, Pancho, fighting corruption with a blend of pride and humor that created a legend in the hearts of generations of television viewers.
Stars: Duncan Renaldo, Leo Carrillo, Troy Melton, Bill Catching
Votes: 643
&
57. Laramie (1959–1963)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
In the 1870s Wyoming Territory, Slim Sherman and his 14-year-old brother Andy try to hang on to their ranch after their father's death.
Stars: Robert Fuller, John Smith, Spring Byington, Dennis Holmes
Votes: 1,480
& AllisonHayes/AlanHaleJr/AdeleMara/BrianKeith/ BenJohnson/BartonMacLane/*ClaudeAkins/ CharlesMcCraw/CharlesBronson/DonBeddoe/DanDuryea/DouglassDumbrille/DeforestKelley/Eddie Albert/EverettSloane/EllenBurstyn/EllenCorby/ EdmondO’Brien/ErnestBorgnine/EdgarBuchanan//GeorgeKennedy/GenaRowlands/HalNeedham/ HarryCareyJr/HarryDeanStanton/JaySilverheels/ JamesBell/JeanetteNolan/JulieLondon/JackElam/ JamesCoburn/JohnMcIntire/KathleenFreeman/ LeonardNimoy/*LeoGordon/LewAyres/LoriNelson/MargaretHamilton/LeeVanCleef/MarshaHunt/ MargueriteChapman/PaulFix/PatsyKelly/Robert Vaughn/RichardFarnsworth/RodCameron/ThomasMitchell/VinceEdwards/VeraMiles/WarrenOates/
58. Sky King (1951–1962)
TV-PG | 30 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Fly plane... Bust bad guys... Fuss with niece and nephew... Eat Peter Pan Peanut Butter... Dat's it!
Stars: Kirby Grant, Gloria Winters, Ewing Mitchell, Ron Hagerthy
Votes: 559
& DarrylHickman/DonBeddoe/``JillStJohn/``Lee VanCleef/``RichardBeymer/WilliamBakewell/
59. The High Chaparral (1967–1971)
PG | 60 min | Western
The Cannon family runs the High Chaparral Ranch in the Arizona Territory in 1870s.
Stars: Leif Erickson, Cameron Mitchell, Henry Darrow, Linda Cristal
Votes: 2,402
& BarrySullivan/``BruceDern/``CharlesDurning/ EllenCorby/EdBegley/EdmondO’Brien/Gilbert Roland/``HarryDeanStanton/JackElam/KathleenFreeman/JoanCaulfield/*LeoGordon/Michael Ansara/NoahBeeryJr/``PaulWinfield/PaulFix/ RicardoMontalban/``RobertLoggia/Ramon Novarro/``RichardFarnsworth/VictorJory
60. The Big Valley (1965–1969)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
The Wild West adventures of the Barkley family in California's San Joaquin Valley.
Stars: Richard Long, Peter Breck, Lee Majors, Linda Evans
Votes: 3,540
& AnneBaxter/ArthurO’Connell/BeahRichards/ ``BruceDern/``CharlesGrodin/``CharlesBronson/*ClaudeAkins/``DianeLadd/``DennisHopper/ EllenCorby/``EllenBurstyn/``GeorgeKennedy/ ``HarryDeanStanton/JohnCarradine/JulieLondon/JackAlbertson/``JillStJohn/JamesWhitmore/ ``JulieAdams/KeyeLuke/``KarenBlack/LewAyres/``LeeGrant/`LeslieNielsen/MiltonBerle/``MartinLandau/``NancyOlson/PeggyAnnGarner/PaulFix/ PhilipAhn/``RichardDreyfuss/``RobertFuller/ ``RobertLoggia/RobertGoulet/``RichardFarnsworth/StuartErwin/``WarrenOates/
61. Bat Masterson (1958–1961)
TV-14 | 30 min | Western
Bat Masterson roams The West and defends the innocent.
Stars: Gene Barry, Allen Jaffe, Allison Hayes, Ken Drake
Votes: 1,222
^ & AdeleMara/AlanHaleJr/BroderickCrawford/ ConradNagel/*ClaudeAkins/DouglassDumbrille/ ``DeForestKelley/EdgarBuchanan/FrankieDarro/ ``GeorgeKennedy/``HarryDeanStanton/JeromeCowan/JohnCarradine/``JeanetteNolan/``JamesCoburn/JackKruschen/*LeoGordon/LonChaneyJr/MarieWindsor/RichardArlen/WandaHendrix/ ``WarrenOates/
62. Burke's Law (1963–1966)
50 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
The millionaire captain of the LAPD homicide division is driven to the crime scenes in his 1962 Rolls-Royce by his loyal chauffeur.
Stars: Gene Barry, Gary Conway, Regis Toomey, Leon Lontoc
Votes: 993
** &-
63. Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1956–1960)
30 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Richard Diamond is a suave private investigator who at first walks the mean streets of New York City, then later packs up and moves to Los Angeles, California, where he tools around in a ... See full summary »
Stars: David Janssen, Roxane Brooks, Russ Conway, Regis Toomey
Votes: 281
-- &-
64. 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: 4,683
** &
65. Hennesey (1959–1962)
30 min | Comedy
United States Navy physician, Lt. Charles W. "Chick" Hennesey and Navy nurse Lt. Martha Hale are assigned to the hospital at the U.S. Naval Station in San Diego, California.
Stars: Jackie Cooper, Abby Dalton, Roscoe Karns, Henry Kulky
Votes: 238
&- BobbyDarin/CecilKellaway/``CharlesBronson/ DonRickles/EllenCorby/GeneReynolds/JackCarter/JackAlbertson/JimmyLydon/MickeyRooney/ ``RobertCulp/SammyDavisJr
66. 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
&- AnnTyrrell/AlanReed/``AngieDickinson/Ellen Corby/GeneReynolds/JoeEBrown/JamesBell/JackAlbertson/MikeConnor/MelBlanc/WilliamBakewell
67. 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: 11,812
** including Ironside &&
68. Dragnet (1951–1959)
TV-14 | 30 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Sgt. Joe Friday and his partners methodically investigate crimes in Los Angeles.
Stars: Jack Webb, Ben Alexander, Olan Soule, Vic Perrin
Votes: 2,363
** including 1967 & Adam-12 &&
69. Get Smart (1965–1970)
TV-G | 25 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Maxwell Smart, a highly intellectual but bumbling spy working for the CONTROL agency, battles the evil forces of rival spy agency KAOS with the help of his competent partner Agent 99.
Stars: Don Adams, Barbara Feldon, Edward Platt, Robert Karvelas
Votes: 13,782
** &
70. Mission: Impossible (1966–1973)
TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
An elite covert operations unit carries out highly sensitive missions subject to official denial in the event of failure, death or capture.
Stars: Peter Graves, Barbara Bain, Greg Morris, Peter Lupus
Votes: 11,480
** &
71. Hawaiian Eye (1959–1963)
60 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
The cases of Hawaiian Eye Private Investigations and the two handsome, slick, tough-guy detectives who ran the firm, Thomas Jefferson Lopaka, or Tom for short, and Tracy Steele, a Korean War veteran and former city police detective.
Stars: Poncie Ponce, Connie Stevens, Douglas Mossman, Robert Conrad
Votes: 688
** &-
72. 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: 1,651
** &
73. Mannix (1967–1975)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Private detective Joe Mannix uses force to solve crimes.
Stars: Mike Connors, Gail Fisher, Ward Wood, Ron Nyman
Votes: 4,279
** &
74. 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
** &
75. 77 Sunset Strip (1958–1964)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Stu Bailey and Jeff Spencer are the wisecracking, womanizing private-detective heroes of this Warner Brothers drama.
Stars: Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Edd Byrnes, Roger Smith, Jacqueline Beer
Votes: 1,634
** &
76. The Untouchables (1959–1963)
50 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Special Agent Eliot Ness and his elite team of incorruptable agents battle organized crime in 1930s Chicago.
Stars: Robert Stack, Walter Winchell, Nicholas Georgiade, Paul Picerni
Votes: 3,074
** &
77. The Detectives (1959–1962)
60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Captain Matt Holbrook leads a squad of brave and tough detectives in a large, unnamed city. Instead of leading personal lives, they spend all of their time tracking murderers, thieves, ... See full summary »
Stars: Robert Taylor, Tige Andrews, Russell Thorson, Mark Goddard
Votes: 241
** &--
78. The Defenders (1961–1965)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama
A father and son lawyer duo take a variety of cases that often deal with the important issues of the day.
Stars: E.G. Marshall, Robert Reed, Polly Rowles, Ossie Davis
Votes: 500
** &-
79. Highway Patrol (1955–1959)
TV-PG | 30 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Powerful patrol cars, fast motorcycles, and superheterodyne two-way radios combine to fight crime on the rural highways of America's wide open spaces.
Stars: Broderick Crawford, Art Gilmore, William Boyett, Vance Skarstedt
Votes: 1,527
& --- ``ClintEastwood/GeneReynolds/`JudyLewis /``LeonardNimoy/**RobertConrad/**RobertFuller/``StuartWhitman/WilliamBakewell/
80. State Trooper (1956–1959)
30 min | Drama
Rod Blake, a State Trooper is an officer of the Nevada Department of Public Safety. The setting is in the 1950s American West.
Stars: Rod Cameron, Robert Armstrong, Don Haggerty, Paul Stader
Votes: 121
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81. Man Against Crime (1949–1954)
30 min | Action, Drama, Crime
Mike Barnett is the title character, a bright and tough private detective in New York. This very violent show was broadcast live until 1952.
Stars: Ralph Bellamy, Nita Talbot, Henry Lascoe, Jack Warden
Votes: 108
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82. The Lineup (1954–1960)
60 min | Drama
Based on actual cases from the San Francisco police files, Lieutenant Guthrie and Inspector Grebb work as a team to track down the criminals.
Stars: Warner Anderson, Tom Tully, Marshall Reed, Ruta Lee
Votes: 120
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83. 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
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84. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964–1968)
TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
The two top Agents of the United Network Command for Law and Enforcement (U.N.C.L.E.) fight the enemies of peace, particularly the forces of T.H.R.U.S.H.
Stars: Robert Vaughn, David McCallum, Leo G. Carroll, John Herman Shaner
Votes: 6,259
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85. Mod Squad (1968–1973)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A trio of reformed juvenile delinquents work as undercover cops.
Stars: Michael Cole, Clarence Williams III, Peggy Lipton, Tige Andrews
Votes: 2,351
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86. Checkmate (1960–1962)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Don Corey and Jed Sills operate Checkmate, Inc., a very high-priced detective agency in San Francisco. Helping them protect the lives of their clients is British criminologist (once an Oxford professor) Carl Hyatt.
Stars: Anthony George, Doug McClure, Sebastian Cabot, Ken Lynch
Votes: 316
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87. Sesame Street (1969– )
TV-Y | 55 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
On a special inner city street, the inhabitants, human and muppet, teach preschool subjects with comedy, cartoons, games, and songs.
Stars: Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Caroll Spinney, Jerry Nelson
Votes: 15,370
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88. Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (1968–2001)
TV-Y | 30 min | Family, Fantasy, Music
Fred Rogers explores various topics for young viewers through presentations and music, both in his world and in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe.
Stars: Fred Rogers, Betty Aberlin, David Newell, Joe Negri
Votes: 9,534
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89. The Flintstones (1960–1966)
TV-G | 26 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The misadventures of two modern-day Stone Age families, the Flintstones and the Rubbles.
Stars: Alan Reed, Mel Blanc, Jean Vander Pyl, Bea Benaderet
Votes: 40,988
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90. Felix the Cat (1958–1961)
TV-G | 30 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Felix the cat carried a magic bag that could not only produce items inside but change shape, form, and function. The most common plot was the Professor would attempt to steal Felix's magic bag with wacky ideas of his own.
Star: Jack Mercer
Votes: 944
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91. The Jetsons (1962–1963)
TV-Y7 | 25 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
The misadventures of a futuristic family.
Stars: George O'Hanlon, Janet Waldo, Mel Blanc, Penny Singleton
Votes: 23,950
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92. The Ruff & Reddy Show (1957– )
TV-G | 30 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
The adventures of Ruff, a smart and steadfast cat, and Reddy, a good-hearted and brave but not a very bright dog.
Stars: Don Messick, Daws Butler, Jimmy Blaine, Bob Cottle
Votes: 227
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93. Jonny Quest (1964–1965)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The Quest family and their bodyguard investigate strange phenomena and battle villains around the world.
Stars: Mike Road, Tim Matheson, Don Messick, Danny Bravo
Votes: 5,319
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94. The Yogi Bear Show (1961–1962)
TV-G | 30 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Yogi, a smooth, talkative forest bear looks to raid park goers' picnic baskets, while Park Ranger Smith tries to stop him.
Stars: Daws Butler, Don Messick, Jimmy Weldon, Renzo Palmer
Votes: 11,148
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95. The Pink Panther Show (1969–1970)
TV-Y | 22 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
A classy, resourceful panther has plenty of hilarious misadventures, outwitting those who annoy him with his clever tricks.
Stars: Rich Little, Paul Frees, Dave Barry, Larry Storch
Votes: 21,486
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96. Scooby Doo, Where Are You! (1969–1978)
TV-G | 22 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A group of teenage friends and their Great Dane (Scooby-Doo) travel in a bright green van solving strange and hilarious mysteries, while returning from or going to a regular teenage function.
Stars: Don Messick, Casey Kasem, Nicole Jaffe, Vic Perrin
Votes: 41,488
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97. The Huckleberry Hound Show (1958–1962)
TV-G | 30 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
The adventures of a blue dog with a southern accent.
Stars: Daws Butler, Don Messick, Doug Young, Hal Smith
Votes: 3,895
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98. The Bullwinkle Show (1959–1963)
TV-G | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Rocky, a plucky flying squirrel and Bullwinkle, a bumbling but lovable moose, have a series of ongoing adventures.
Stars: Bill Scott, June Foray, Paul Frees, Edward Everett Horton
Votes: 4,588
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99. Popeye the Sailor (1960–1962)
TV-G | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The continuing animated adventures of Olive Oyl, Wimpy, Swee'pea and Popeye.
Stars: Jack Mercer, Mae Questel, Jackson Beck
Votes: 13,903
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100. The New Hanna-Barbera Cartoon Series (1962–1963)
30 min | Animation, Family, Comedy
A clash of a variety of different characters.
Stars: Mel Blanc, Alan Reed, Bill Thompson, Daws Butler
Votes: 264
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