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What Were the Top TV Shows from the '50s?

Thanksgiving always makes us feel nostalgic for '50s TV — maybe because of all those Twilight Zone marathons we watched growing up. So we were psyched to find AOL's list of the best '50s TV shows. With everything from Leave it to Beaver to Dobie Gillis, all of our favorites are here.

So we want to know...  read full article

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  • I'm sorry to be hogging so much of the site but I just remembered a few more we used to watch.  Annie Oakley, Buffalo Bill, My Friend Flicka, Gene Autry,  The Danny Kaye... Posted by jazzysal on Dec 17, 2009 4:52 AM
  • As a kid in the 50's, I loved Ozzie and Harriet, Father Knows Best, The Lone Ranger, Circus Boy, Rin Tin Tin, Cisco Kid, The Pinky Lee Show, Soupy Sales, Red Buttons, Playhouse 90,... Posted by jazzysal on Dec 17, 2009 4:33 AM
  • Perry Mason is the all time best show--ever!  Sugarfoot is my number two favorite.  I also like several of the other commenters' choices here, including Dobie Gillis... Posted by afhickman on Nov 26, 2009 8:42 AM

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What Were the Top TV Shows from the '50s?

Thanksgiving always makes us feel nostalgic for '50s TV — maybe because of all those Twilight Zone marathons we watched growing up. So we were psyched to find AOL's list of the best '50s TV shows. With everything from Leave it to Beaver to Dobie Gillis, all of our favorites are here.

So we want to know... read more

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Premiered: September 29, 1959, on CBS
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Premise: A wry, hip-for-its-time sitcom that charts the hopes, dreams and frustrations of a typical teen (if sitting under the statue `The Thinker' while pining for the megacute Thalia Menninger could be considered typical). Based on stories by humorist Max Shulman, the series lasted four years, during which Dobie's hair turned from blond to brown. A year after finishing his role as Dobie's goateed friend Maynard G. Krebs, Bob Denver segued into another iconic 1960s show---`Gilligan's Island.'

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