1951 TV Series and Shows

Sky King

Starring: Kirby Grant, Gloria Winters

Country: United States of America

Outline: "From out of the clear blue of the western sky comes Sky King" was the familiar opening to television's premier aviation program. Operating from his Flying Crown Ranch in Arizona, Sky King,...

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The Range Rider

Directed by: Don McDougall

Starring: Jock Mahoney, Dickie Jones

Country: United States of America

Outline: The Range Rider, had a reputation for fairness, fighting ability, and accuracy with his guns and was known far and wide, even by the Indians.

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Dragnet

Written by: Jack Webb

Directed by: Jack Webb

Starring: Jack Webb

Country: United States of America

Outline: Sgt. Joe Friday and his partners methodically investigate crimes in Los Angeles.

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Crusade in the Pacific

Starring: Westbrook Van Voorhis

Country: United States of America

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The Dinah Shore Show

Starring: Dinah Shore, Gisele MacKenzie, Fred Waring

Country: United States of America

Outline: Dinah hosted this 15 minute live musical and variety show, two nights a week. It led to her own hour long show in 1956.

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Front Page Detective

Starring: Edmund Lowe, Paula Drew, George Pembroke

Country: United States of America

Outline: A newspaper columnist who helps police solve especially difficult mysteries. The title derived from a popular mystery magazine of the same name.

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Chief Halftown

Starring: Blaze Kelly Coyle, Larry Ferrari, Chief Traynor Ora Halftown, Michelle Krupa

Country: United States of America

Outline: The CHIEF HALFTOWN SHOW was Philadelphia's longest running show for kids. The show first aired on WFIL in 1951 and then WPVI where it ran until 1999. The Chief would appear in full Indian ...

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The Jack LaLanne Show

Starring: Jack LaLanne

Country: United States of America

Outline: Jack LaLanne shows the audience his "trimnastics" and other ways to get in better shape.

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The Amos 'n Andy Show

Written by: Charles J. Correll, Freeman F. Gosden

Starring: Alvin Childress, Spencer Williams, Tim Moore, Johnny Lee

Country: United States of America

Outline: 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.

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Bob and Ray

Starring: Bob Elliott, Ray Goulding, Cloris Leachman, Audrey Meadows

Country: United States of America

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Foreign Intrigue

Starring: Jerome Thor, Gerald Mohr, James Daly

Country: United States of America

Outline: The experiences of Robert Cannon and Helen Davis, foreign correspondents for "Consolidated News". Stories relate to their attempts to infiltrate and expose espionage rings.

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Mr. Wizard

Written by: Jules Power

Starring: Don Herbert, Alan Howard, Rita Walter

Country: United States of America

Outline: Mr. Wizard performed interesting scientific experiments for a young audience using materials found around the home.

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Schlitz Playhouse

Starring: James Mason, Irene Dunne

Country: United States of America

Outline: Originally billed as "Playhouse of the Stars" this long running anthology series was originally presented live from New York City. Irene Dunne was briefly the hostess in 1952, and the show frequently used Broadway performers in classic stories.

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I Love Lucy

Starring: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Country: United States of America

Outline: A daffy woman constantly strives to become a star along with her bandleader husband and gets herself in the strangest situations.

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Hallmark Hall of Fame

Country: United States of America

Outline: Probably the longest-running anthology series on television, the "Hallmark Hall of Fame" has been presenting television dramatizations of famous plays and books, as well as original programs especially written for the series, since 1951.

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The Lawrence Welk Show

Starring: Lawrence Welk, Dick Dale, Myron Floren, Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra

Country: United States of America

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Ernie in Kovacsland

Starring: Ernie Kovacs, Edie Adams

Country: United States of America

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Gruen Guild Theater

Starring: Robert Hutton, Steve Brodie, Bonita Granville, Ludwig Donath

Country: United States of America

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The Victor Borge Show

Starring: Victor Borge, Art Carney

Country: United States of America

Outline: Victor Borge performed his comic routines and played the piano in this show in addition to inviting guest stars who performed and chatted with Borge.

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Goodyear Playhouse

Starring: Walter Matthau, David White, Constance Ford, Gene Lyons

Country: United States of America

Outline: The show featured original plays plus plays adapted from works.

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Faith Baldwin Romance Theatre

Starring: Russell Nype

Country: United States of America

Outline: Dramatic, anthology series hosted by writer Faith Baldwin shown on Saturday afternoons. Initially, the show was on weekly but starting with episode 1.4, it was shown biweekly.

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Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

Starring: Guy Madison, Andy Devine

Country: United States of America

Outline: Hickok rode Buckshot and 300-pound Jingles rode Joker. Jingles described Hickok as "the bravest, Strongest, fightingest U.S. Marshal in the whole West." And that's about it: he beat up all the bad guys and somehow kept his good looks.

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Comedy Circus

Country: United States of America

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Boston Blackie

Starring: Kent Taylor, Lois Collier, Frank Orth

Country: United States of America

Outline: Blackie and gal pal Mary, and their dog Whitey, solve lots of Los Angeles crimes before the cops can do it.

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The Steve Allen Show

Starring: Peggy Lee

Country: United States of America

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