What did they watch: the greatest 50s and 60s TV shows

10/5/2017

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Culture Story: What did they watch: the greatest 50s and 60s TV shows

It was the period of sitcoms, westerns and game shows. People were just getting used to TV as a part of their lives, and only few channels were available. Anyway, a lot of TV shows from the 50s and 60s became iconic... Let's remember them together today!

"I Love Lucy"

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I Love Lucy was the most popular TV show in the United States for 4 seasons! Do you remember Lucy, her husband and all these hilarious situations? Even today I Love Lucy is considered one of the greatest sitcoms of all time.

"Gunsmoke"

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The late 50s television was literally BASED on westerns! But, when you think about old westerns, Gunsmoke is what comes to your mind first. Gunsmoke was extremely popular both on the radio and TV for 20 years! Do you remember the names of these characters?

"Father Knows Best"

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Do you remember the Andersons? Throughout 203 episodes, they became a family well-known to every keen TV viewer.

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"Dragnet"

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The series was based on a radio program and told the story of devoted homicide detectives investigating crimes in Los Angeles. In Dragnet, Jack Webb created one of the first great policeman characters in the history of TV. Do you agree?

"Leave It To Beaver"

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Beaver, an inquisitive boy, is looking for trouble everywhere: at school, at home and in his neighborhood. Beaver won TV viewers' hearts and was popular and loved for 6 full seasons.

"The Honeymooners"

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Now considered an inspiration for many successful sitcoms of a kind, The Honeymooners, created by talented Jackie Gleason, was an extremely popular TV show of the era. Many people still adore and remember outstanding Audrey Meadows as Alice. Do you?

"Have Gun - Will Travel"

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Paladin traveled around the Old West and solved people's problems. This character will always be remembered as one of the brightest gentlemen in the history of TV.

Which of these TV shows did you like most? Did you watch them in your childhood? What other TV shows from the past do you miss?

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251 Comments

Bacardi Bill Mchugh Mchugh

Takes me back to my youth

DHL

Oh, how show have changed!

Barbara Long Richards

Father Knows Best, Leave it to Beaver, The Honeymooners. .

Conrado De Leon

I remember Richard Boone from "Have Gun, Will Travel". Great western in an epoch of great westerns.

Linda Woods

Ossie and Harriet My three sons Makes me feel my age

John Barber

You could include Wagon Train and Rawhide, the start of Clint Eastwood’s career

Elizabeth Guite

Rawhide, Bewitched 😍, I Dream of Jeannie, Mr. Ed, Petticoat Junction...

Lois Luckner

Very hard to pick one, loved and watched all!!!!!

Glenn Robert Bass Sr.

I watched them all. Still watch some of them.

Ray Anderson

TV didn't arrive in New Zealand till 1960 so we didn't watch anything in the 50s but of these shows, only Gunsmoke, I Love Lucy, and Have Gun, Will Travel aired here that I remember. My American favourites were Sea Hunt, Cheyenne, Laramie, The Man from Uncle, The Monkees, and Get Smart but we also got many great UK shows, particularly comedies like On The Buses, Hugh and I, and Steptoe and Son, and of course Doctor Who was the best SciFi show in 1964.

Betty Wiendels

Courtland Frye, Bonanza was in the 1960s. I grew up watching it as a child.

Pearl Ford

Now this was TV at it's finest. I don't even watch TV today.

Elsy O. Stromberg

Liked all those shows except the westerns. Dragnet was probably my favorite- loved that no-nonsense Joe Friday- "Just the facts, ma'am, just the facts.'

R Yancey

I remember all of those programs. They were some of the best

lmoores

I've seen all the shows in re runs ( I was born in '66) except Have Gun Will Travel. I've also seen re ru s of others not mentioned here.

snowballs

“ Thanks for the Memories “ 🥰 For the best TV shows of all 🤩

Eve

We got our first TV in 1958 and were absolutely thrilled to watch it. We only had 2 channels but it was so much fun to gather around TV that we even watched the news, lol. We watched and loved all these shows but I was a little older when I watched Have Gun Will Travel because it was on later at night and I had to go to bed. :-(

Caroline Weis

There were a lot of good shows on back in the day and very enjoyable because they mirrored daily lie of the time. Programs now are not nearly as good. Variety shows like Ed Sullivan, Carol Burnett. Red Skelton, Dean Martin, Tennessee Ernie Ford. Jack Benny, George Burns and Gracie Allen brought wonderful skits and laughter to our mundane life. I remember watching Gene Autry, Roy Roger's and Dale Evans, Cisco Kid, Zorro and The Lone Ranger as a child.many good memories from tht time of my life.

Johnny Rock

I loved all these shows. Brings back great memories especially when you can watch just about any show on TV these days.

Debbie Holliday-Dolak

Bonanza, Wonderful World of Disney, Red Skelton, Lawrence Welk, Romper Room, Captain Kangaroo, Happy Days, Rhoda (although I was in college then)

Linda Johnson

They are still on TV and I watch them

Rose Luciani

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