25 Favorite 50’s TV Shows

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.

Stories of terror, horror and suspense presented by Alfred Hitchcock.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

Television episodes built around the same sorts of incidents found in Hank Ketcham's long-running comic strip.

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

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.

Follows Sergeant Joe Friday of the Los Angels Police Department (LAPD) and his various partners as they methodically investigate a different verity of crimes in Los Angeles, California.

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

The adventures of the masked hero and his Native American partner.

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

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

The adventures of a Wild West rancher, wielding a customized rapid-fire Winchester rifle, and his son.

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

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

Don Diego de la Vega opposes the corrupt tyrants of Spanish California as the masked swordsman, Zorro.

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.

The adventures of a gentlemanly gunfighter-for-hire.

Powerful patrol cars, fast motorcycles, and superheterodyne two-way radios combine to fight crime on the rural highways of America's wide open spaces.

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.