Even I Love Lucy was yanked as a weekly half-hour show and changed to an hour-long once per month format. Among lady vocalists who had new network shows were Polly Bergen, Patti Page, Gisele MacKenzie, and opera star Patrice Munsel. it focuses on a group of kids in North Philadelphia who get into trouble here and there, but somehow always learn a lesson. Bugs, Daffy, Elmer, Porky the gang was all there. Independent Los Angeles production companies such as Desilu, which began producing I Love Lucy in 1951, had started supplying programs on film even earlier. Cris Roberts, Adventure, Comedy, Tugboat Annie makes her living piloting her tugboat through the treacherous waters of the Pacific Northwest. Nope, neither can we. I would like to find out about it to tell my grand daughter, who is now into show horse competition. Popular singers found themselves adapted to animated series, featuring their music and their cartoon selves being pursued by masses of fans, among them The Beatles, Jackson Five and The Osmonds. David Niven, Same premise astronauts from the past arrive on Earth in the future which is governed by intelligent apes as the feature films. The TV market was larger than ever, with 544 commercial stations in operation at years end. I think it had something to do with music however it was not name that tune. Will Hutchins, Stars: Comedy, Drama, History, The award winning bing play of Mary Chase came to television in 1958. Hurting the engagement factor of the show is that the animation was solimited that it was really difficult to get involved. It also showcased a young writer named Gene Roddenberry who wrote 9 episodes of West Point before going on to create the classic original Star Trek television program. | Frank McGrath, If you miss Riverdale, you could always check out the dark, gritty, angsty live-action version currently airing on the CW. After 1959, it was officially known as The Jack Paar Show. Thomas M. Dykers, Father Knows Best (CBS/NBC, 195462) was the most popular at the time, but Leave It to Beaver (CBS/ABC, 195763), because of its wide availability and popularity in syndicated reruns, has since emerged as the quintessential 1950s suburban sitcom. It was a half-hour variety show featuring comedy and music. The munks would continue on different shows, on the big screen and, of course, in music. That and sea hunt. Series on the air in 1957 [ edit] Gillette Cavalcade of Sports (1946-1960) Howdy Doody (1947-1960) Kraft Television Theater (1947-1958) Meet the Press (1947-present) Candid Camera (1948-present) The Ed Sullivan Show (1948-1971) The Perry Como Show (1948-1963) Come Dancing (UK) (1949-1995) The Voice of Firestone (1949-1963) Together they take on all sorts of villains. The Bugaloos (1970 to 1972): The title characters are a musical group consisting of four British teenagers three guys and a girl dressed in insect-like costumes who can not only sing, but fly as well. Over the course of its run, it featured the following series:Dr. Shrinker(teenagers are shrunk by a mad scientist on an uncharted island and have to figure out how to survive),Electra Woman and Dyna Girl(a superhero show featuring a pre-soap operaDeidre HallandJudy Strangisas the title characters, at a time when prime time was offering shows likeThe Bionic WomanandWonder Woman),Wonderbug(teens discover when they attach a magic horn to their old dune buggy, it brings the vehicle to life),Magic Mongo(the wacky adventures of three teens who find and release a magic genie); andBigfoot and Wildboy(a kid abandoned in the forest is raised by Bigfoot no, seriously). Hosted by Bugs Bunny, this long-running show (also to be known asThe Bugs Bunny/Road Runner HourandThe Bugs Bunny & Tweety Show) consists of the theatrical Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies animated shorts. | 30 min Comedy, Mystery. Who Will Replace Mark on 'Live With Kelly' If He Returns to Acting. Pamela Britton, Western. Produced in Japan, this show ran on ABC Saturday mornings for 26 episodes. The Ruff Reddy Show Within a few years, however, most of entertainment TVs signature genressituation comedies, westerns, soap operas, adventures, quiz shows, and police and medical dramashad been introduced and were spreading across the network schedules. Dennis O'Keefe, The rest of the show was done in his normal street clothes. I remember that sea plane though. What were the most popular TV shows in 1959? It was based on a series of novels by lawyer and author Erle Stanley Gardner. Making it easier to do so is the fact that when his golden wristbands are brought together, he becomes the oh-so-powerful Samson and his dog becomes a lion. Jane Powell. Hurd Hatfield, William Demarest, Approved John McIntire, TV-14 Jean Willes. The misadventures of a single adoptive father raising a teenage niece with the help of his manservant. Mike Ragan, 30 min Ted Lune, While Jerry Lewis didnt provide his voice, he did write a number of the scripts. The Pink Panther, Inspector Clouseau, the Ant and the Ardvark these were all animated theatrical shorts that were brought together on this show. | Ann Barnes, 20 min The character inspired a series of 1930s films, 1940 radios shows, and most famously a 1957 TV series that starred Raymund Burr in the title role. Arthur Gomez, 30 min Interestingly this show did not have scripts, each episode being entirely ad libbed by comedian host Fran Allison, who interacted with puppets Kukla and Ollie as well as other guest puppets. Mystery. Loretta Young, The Loretta Young Show, 1953-1961. What was the new sports TV craze in 1957? Arthur Lake, This would change throughout the 50s, however, as TV sets became less expensive and the opening of hundreds of new stations across the country after the removal of the freeze made television broadcasts available to the entire country. Stars: Accompanied by his sidekick, Karate, Batfink takes on many villains, usually responding to their firing guns at him, Your bullets cannot harm me. Stars: Does anyone remember the show and name? Comedy. | Stars: | Quentin Sondergaard, British actor Jack Wild plays Jimmy, a boy lured to a living island by an enchanted boat, which is being manipulated by Witchiepoo (Billie Hayes), who is desperate to get her hands on a magic flute that is in Jimmys hands. Werestillwaiting for a DVD or Blu-ray release. Chaplin Studios - 1416 N. La Brea Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. By the mid-1950s, television programming was in a transitional state. Andit had a 12-year run. Uh, okay. Other shows that were inspired by live action, most (not all) of which had scripts that could have been on the originals. If you were a fan of Golden Age Hollywood, this was a fun opportunity to have some new adventures with The Three Stooges,featuringthe voices of Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Joe DeRita. 235 episodes 1957-1963 Hugh Beaumont Ward Cleaver 234 episodes 1957-1963 Barbara Billingsley June Cleaver 235 episodes 1957-1963 Tony Dow Wally Cleaver 234 episodes 1957-1963 Ken Osmond Eddie Haskell 97 episodes 1957-1963 Robert 'Rusty' Stevens Larry Mondello 68 episodes 1957-1963 Stanley Fafara Whitey Whitney I am trying to recall the name of a adventure show that was centered around a seaplne in the South I Love Lucy enjoyed a magical three year run at the top of the ratings. Two of the writers of the Don Adams spy spoofGet Smartcreated this show, in which they took a veritable barrel of monkeys, dressed them in clothes, equipped them with props and put them in a world of simian spydom. #47. The chief asks him IF he actually DID IT . Another kids show that was innovative in that, thanks to the clown makeup of the title character, it could be franchised out to local stations with different actors taking on the part of Bozo. Lidsville(1971 to 1973):Butch Patrick(little Eddie Munster onThe Munsters) plays a kid named Mark, who falls into the hat of Merio the Magician (played by Charles Nelson Reilly) and finds himself in Lidsville, a land of living hats who act the way that humans wearing them would. What were the most popular TV shows in 1951? Asta, Jacques Marin, The misadventures of a suburban boy, family and friends. The chief had a beautiful daughter ( aged around 25 at a guess ) who was rather high maintenance from memory and the lead male ( the young white guy ) was madly in love with her | Each week was a new race in North America between 11 different race cars. Filmed TV shows proved at least as popular as their live counterparts, and, unlike live programs, they could generate income indefinitely through the sale of rerun rights. (By the end of the 1960s, the only programs that continued to be broadcast live on a regular basis were news and sports shows, along with a few of the soap operas.) In addition to good performances, it offers a fast-paced and captivating plot . Honestly, these shows were very quickly becoming interchangeable. | Capt. Weve never seen an episode, and likely wont. Segments of this show also include Dudley Do-Right, Peabodys Improbable History and Fractured Fairy Tales. The show would take on different titles over the years. Joseph Sullivan, Equipped with his hippo hurricane power, Peter can let out big blasts of air, which he frequently has to do as he and his buddy, a monkey named So-So, take their hot air balloon to different places. His heroes are Strong Man, Rope Man, Tornado Man, Cuckoo Man and Diaper Man. I am not certain but I think that it is either Black Beauty Given the success of theBatmanTV series that premiered the same year, this take-off was quickly produced with 100 five-minute episodes airing between 1966 and 1967. As if the forces of nature didn't make her job difficult enough, she must also See full summary, Stars: What were the most popular TV shows in 1954? In theMoby Dickportion of things, following a shipwreck a pair of teens are rescued by the great white whale (which is not known for its kindness in the Herman Melville novel) and together take on underwater dangers. Regis Toomey, 60 min This is their achievement: Ark II, a mobile storehouse of scientific knowledge, manned by a highly trained crew of young people. To do so, as he would announce in each episode, In the secret compartment of my ring I fill, with an Underdog super energy pill. Yes, thats right. Each episode was backed with actual music from the band, but not their speaking voices. Sgt. I found an episode here http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x54yqjp and they are running and ringing a bell before naming that tune. Stars: David Stollery, | Among the most popular of the adult western series were Gunsmoke, Wyatt Earp and Maverick, and Wagon Train. Numerous big-name male and female vocalists invaded TV and a nationally known singer who did not have his own TV show on one network or another was a forlorn soul indeed (the semiretired Bing Crosby excepted). 1957. Tales of the gold Monkey. John Forsythe, Don Diamond, TV-PG In the aftermath ofStar Wars success, Filmation put into production this series based on one of the characters that had inspired George Lucas to create his saga in the first place. It also offered interpretations of the meaning of certain events, and placed wars See full summary, Stars: Zorro S1 E2 Zorro's Secret Passage De LaVega 2.57K subscribers Subscribe 2.6K Share Save 331K views 6 years ago Disney's Zorro Show more Show more Zorro 139 The Eagle's Flight Joy. Anyone remember who I mean please?? Think of it as the reverse ofThe Incredible Hulk. We used to be rivited to it, does anyone remember it. You cant make this stuff up Well, obviouslytheydid, which, we guess, kind of means youcanmake this stuff up. There were no revolutionary technical developments, no really signicant new programs, and no big new stars. Most popular of the cowboy series were adult westerns, aimed directly at both men and women. A game show where noted Canadian journalists guess the news story associated with the mystery guests and then conduct interviews with them. 75 min It was a comedy, but at the end of each show, the wife danced in leotards. | MATTHEW RHYS ( and can tell me the name of it please ). By 1961, it was the #1 show. Natalie Masters, Don Messick, Dub Taylor, 30 min Jim Henson created this variety show featuring his Muppets, and the audiencelovedit especially the guest stars that would appear with them. and the young guys says No The nature of programming would reflect the perceived tastes of this ever-growing and diversifying audience. A family described as space barbarians, consisting of Zandor, Tara and their son Domo, go into battle against extraterrestrial baddies accompanied by Zok, their dragon; Tundro, a rhinoceros-like creature; Igoo, an ape made of stone; and Gleep, a shape-shifter. Our personal favorite? Within a few years, however, most of entertainment TV's signature genressituation comedies, westerns, soap operas, adventures, quiz shows, and police and . You can pretty much dismiss this one as being a copy ofScooby-Doo given that its leads are three kids who are driving around the country solving crimes. An archive of the history of US Network Daytime Television with year-by-year schedule grids. Robert Knapp, Sean McClory, P. Kysela. We were happy to be his neighbor. From Hanna-Barbera. In the Frankenstein Jr. portion of things, Frankie is now a giant robot (voiced by The Addams Familys Ted Cassidy) along with his young creator, Buzz Conroy. Another male character was that of a local Indian Chief who was always in the classic Indian feathered headdress . Chinese-American detective Charlie Chan is called in to help solve baffling cases, aided by his #1 son. Lets have a year-by-year breakdown on the most popular 1950s-era television shows. Magruder was the only other regular See full summary, Stars: Henry Calvin. Frank Campanella, They actually managed to work well together unlike a lot of other series that had segments that just made no sense. Can anyone else remember it? Top-rated United States television programs of 1957-58 View history This table displays the top-rated primetime television series of the 1957-58 season as measured by Nielsen Media Research. New York City policewoman Casey Jones' assignment to fight crime often entails her going undercover in some of the seediest and most dangerous parts of the city. Hugh Beaumont, Peter Lawford, In the fifties a sort of puzzle programme not a quiz show. Stars: The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (Ninth Edition). Cliff Arquette, 30 min The original 1957-1958 season was the best, with the most intricate plots and with Perry Mason a wiseguy thorn in the side of the police. 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