TV Shows released in 1950

What's My Line?

86/100

Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by asking only "yes" or "no" questions.

The Jack Benny Program

86/100

The comic misadventures of the "skinflint" comedian and his friends.

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

85/100

Neighbor Blanche Morton frequently joined Gracie in escapades which annoy hubby Harry and provides George with an opportunity to offer a humorous soliloquy.

You Bet Your Life

85/100

Groucho Marx hosts a quiz show which features a series of competitive questions and a great deal of humourous conversation.

Formula 1

94/100

Formula One (also Formula 1 or F1 and officially the FIA Formula One World Championship) is the highest class of single-seat auto racing that is sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale ... See full summary »

The Cisco Kid

74/100

The Cisco Kid and his English-mangling sidekick Pancho travel the old west in the grand tradition of the Lone Ranger, righting wrongs and fighting injustice wherever they find it.

The Colgate Comedy Hour

76/100

This was a Colgate-sponsored comedy hour that featured many notable comedians and entertainers of the era as guest stars.

The Gene Autry Show

77/100

The already legendary singing cowboy rode with his comic pal Pat from town to town bringing justice, song and his horse Champion to the old Southwest.

The Bob Hope Show

63/100

The Adventures of Paddy the Pelican

15/100

The show is notable and infamous for its shoddy pencil-sketch artwork, reused animation, rambling and apparently improvised voice-overs, muffled and poorly synchronized soundtrack, and general low-budget problems.

Dick Tracy

77/100

Intrepid detective Dick Tracy tangles with a bizarre rogue's gallery of villians. But as always our stoic officer of the law, virtuous to a fault, proves himself up to the task of putting the criminals behind bars.

Beulah

80/100

A comedy series of a family with the central role pointed to their Negro domestic who pulls the weekly family situations together with more common sense than all of the other family members.

All Star Revue

83/100

This early comedy program started off with a rotating cast of four famous comedians, each of whom would take turns hosting the show. The program format was similar to that of a Vaudeville ... See full summary »

Racket Squad

81/100

This series dramatizes confidence games which fall under the jurisdiction of Captain John Braddock.

Lux Video Theatre

77/100

Live dramatic shows featuring Hollywood stars. Initially, the show was a thirty-minute weekly show, but when it moved to NBC in August 1954, the show was extended to sixty minutes, and the ... See full summary »

The Stu Erwin Show

74/100

Stu Erwin played a mild-mannered high-school principal, with June Collyer as his wife.

Space Patrol

75/100

Commander Corey and youthful Cadet Happy roam the 30th century universe in their ship "Terra" fighting super-villains Mr. Proteus and Prince Baccarratti and other badguys. Captured badguys ... See full summary »

Robert Montgomery Presents

83/100

Actor, Producer, and Director Robert Montgomery introduced each telecast, sometimes interviewing one of the stars, and sometimes appearing in the play.

Armstrong Circle Theatre

81/100

Documentary dramas, plays that were based on true stories, were the forte of Armstrong Circle Theater. Many movie actors and actresses got their start here.

The New Truth and Consequences

76/100

Contestants must perform an embarrassing stunt if they fail to answer a question correctly.

Andy Pandy

73/100

Puppet series for young children.

Tom Corbett, Space Cadet

75/100

Four centuries into the future, Cadets Tom Corbett, Roger Manning and Astro are training to become Solar Guards. Their ship, the "Polaris" took them to numerous adventures, usually natural catastrophes rather than villains.

BBC Sunday-Night Theatre

80/100

Series of television plays performed live.

Danger

81/100

Live psychological and murder mystery dramas, and one of the first U.S. television dramas to make effective use of background music.

Your Hit Parade

80/100

The format was to sing the seven top rated popular songs for the week; the songs were sung by the regular cast of vocalists. An attempt was made to revive the show in 1974 with songs from ... See full summary »