Contents

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

The Abbott and Costello Show

Adventures in Paradise

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

The Adventures of Superman

The Amos ’n’ Andy Show

Andy’s Gang

Annie Oakley

Bachelor Father

Beulah

The Bickersons

Blondie

Bonanza

Boston Blackie

Bourbon Street Beat

Bronco

Captain Midnight

Captain Video and His Video Rangers

Captain Z-Ro

The Cases of Eddie Drake

Cheyenne

Commando Cody, Sky Marshal of the Universe

A Date with Judy

December Bride

Decoy

Dennis the Menace

Dick Tracy

The Donna Reed Show

Dragnet

Duffy’s Tavern

Father Knows Best

Fibber McGee and Molly

The Gale Storm Show (Oh! Susanna)

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

The Great Gildersleeve

Gunsmoke

The Halls of Ivy

Have Gun—Will Travel

Hawaiian Eye

The Honeymooners

How to Marry a Millionaire

Howdy Doody

I Love Lucy

I Married Joan

The Jack Benny Program

Jeff’s Collie

Johnny Jupiter

Judge Roy Bean

Lawman

Leave It to Beaver

The Life of Riley

The Lone Ranger

Love That Bob

Make Room for Daddy/The Danny Thomas Show

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

Martin Kane, Private Eye

Maverick

Meet Corliss Archer

Meet Millie

The Mickey Mouse Club

Mike Hammer

The Millionaire

Mister Peepers

Mr. and Mrs. North

My Friend Irma

My Little Margie

Our Miss Brooks

The People’s Choice

Perry Mason

Pete Kelly’s Blues

Peter Gunn

The Phil Silvers Show

Private Secretary

Rawhide

The Real McCoys

The Rebel

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

The Rifleman

Rocky and His Friends

Rocky Jones, Space Ranger

Rod Brown of the Rocket Rangers

The Roy Rogers Show

77 Sunset Strip

Sheena, Queen of the Jungle

Smilin’ Ed’s Gang

Space Patrol

Sugarfoot

The Thin Man

Tom Corbett, Space Cadet

Topper

Trouble with Father

The Untouchables

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Yancy Derringer

Zorro

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