The Best TV Shows of the 1950s

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.

The misadventures of a suburban boy, family and friends.

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.

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.

A bus driver and his sewer worker friend struggle to strike it rich while their wives look on with weary patience.

Neighbor Blanche Morton frequently joined Gracie in escapades which annoy hubby Harry and provides George with an opportunity to offer a humorous soliloquy.

Ozzie and Harriet Nelson raise their two sons Ricky and David. As the sons age, they experience teenage dating problems, marriage and careers.

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 adventures of the masked hero and his Native American partner.

The Double R Ranch featured Roy Rogers "The King of the Cowboys", his "Smartest Horse in the Movies" Trigger, "Queen of the West" Dale Evans, her horse Buttermilk, their dog Bullet, sidekick Pat Brady, and even Pat's jeep, Nellybelle.

The Man of Steel fights crime with help from his friends at the "Daily Planet."

The ongoing saga of the Martin family and their beloved collie, Lassie.

Marshal Matt Dillon keeps the peace in rough-and-tumble Dodge City.

The trials of a master criminal defense attorney handling the most difficult cases in support of the innocent.

Bret and Bart Maverick are well-dressed gamblers who migrate from town to town always looking for a good game.

Loosely based on historical fact, the series portrays the gunslinging Wyatt Earp and his successful determination for law and order.

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.

A loving mother and wife deals with situations and problems of a middle-class family in the late 1950s and the early 1960s.

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.

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.