50's-60's Variety/Game Show You Are Most Ashamed You've Never Seen

The first nationally televised American children's TV program and a prototype for what followed. Buffalo Bob Smith hosts while the puppet, Howdy Doody, stars.

The classic prime time variety show most famous for its vaudeville acts and rock music performances.

The Texaco Star Theatre was one of the most popular shows in the history of television. In the first year, Milton Berle was not the permanent emcee, but once he replaced the rotation, the show soared to ratings dominance (Number One in 1950-51), NBC dominated Tuesday night, and Berle became the first great star of the new medium, "Mr. Television". The basic format was modeled after a vaudeville variety hour, spotlighting Berle's jokes, sight gags, and costumes.

The comic misadventures of the "skinflint" comedian and his friends.

Best remembered by its posterior title, Your Show of Shows, this live variety show included comedy sketches with TV pioneers Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca.

Groucho Marx hosts a quiz show which features a series of competitive questions and a great deal of humourous conversation.

Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by asking only "yes" or "no" questions.

This was a Colgate-sponsored comedy hour that featured many notable comedians and entertainers of the era as guest stars.

Comedian Red Skelton hosts a variety show of comedic sketches, and a range of stars, to speak to an entire generation.

A group of panelists try to guess a guest's secret.

Unsuspecting celebrities were lured to a studio under false pretenses. Once there, they were surprised by loved ones sharing memories, culminating in gifts like jewelry and camera equipment.

Mickey Mouse hosts a youth-oriented variety show featuring 'The Mouseketeers'.

Daily children's program hosted by Captain Kangaroo.

Of the many anthology series, this is considered the most ambitious with outstanding talent in front of the camera. Attracting top ranked directors and scripts, it was often filmed live including the entire first season.

A quiz competition in which contestants are presented with general knowledge clues in the form of answers and must phrase their responses in the form of questions.

Various guest hosts present a musical variety show.

Dean Martin hosts, with several celebrities as guests. There are musical acts and comedy sketches that break down comedy, racial, and sexual barriers all at the same time.

Segue scenette e canzoni di Carol Burnett, della sua compagnia comica e dei loro ospiti famosi. Nel cast Carol Burnett, Vicki Lawrence, Harvey Korman, Lyle Waggoner e Tim Conway.

Segue lo spettacolo comico originale di rapid fire sketch.

Gli Smothers Brothers ospitano uno spettacolo di varietà comico diventato famoso per il suo umorismo satirico di attualità.

'Kukla, Fran and Ollie'. a pioneer tv show for children using puppets that became as popular with adults. There was no script and was entirely adlibbed. Fran Allison starred, interacting with puppets, Kukla (a clown) and Ollie (a dragon).

I concorrenti devono eseguire un'acrobazia imbarazzante se non riescono a rispondere correttamente a una domanda.

Audience contestants picked at random, dressed in ridiculous costumes, try to win cash or prizes by choosing curtain number 1, 2 or 3. Hilarious situations occur, from winning a rotten prize to jackpot.

Four women, each with a sob story, vie to become "Queen for a Day."

Two contestants revealed pieces of a rebus-like puzzle by matching 15 pairs of cash amounts and prizes, then tried to solve it before the other.