TV Shows released in 1955

Swiebertje

74/100

Story of a hobo with a golden heart. His ongoing arguments with patrolman Bromsnor and hidden love with Saartje, the maid of the mayor. Filled with humor, real life issues of all time. Great series in that time.

My Friend Flicka

76/100

Set in Montana about 1900, this was a story about young Ken McLaughlin and his horse Flicka. Ken lived on a ranch with his parents Rob and Nell and the ranch-hand Gus and had many an adventure.

Sam and Friends

78/100

Early showcase of Jim Henson's puppet characters.

Screen Directors Playhouse

74/100

Presented by Eastman Kodak, the program was a series of original scripts directed by acclaimed directors and featuring well known performers. The stories ranged from musicals to comedies and dramas.

The People's Choice

81/100

Socrates "Sock" Miller joins the city council, clashing with the mayor John Peoples. Sock dates then marries his daughter Mandy complicating things. Sock has a basset named Cleo who shares her thoughts and best friend Rollo.

The Johnny Carson Show

83/100

Comedy routines, featuring Johnny Carson and guests, and singing were the theme of this program.

The 20th Century-Fox Hour

83/100

An anthology of mini-features, new productions largely consisted of hasty retreads of successful 20th Century Fox movies.

The Adventures of Champion

75/100

The exploits of Champion, a wild stallion who befriends twelve year-old Ricky North in the American Southwest in the 1880's. Although Ricky, who lived on his Uncle Sandy's ranch, had a ... See full summary »

Andy's Gang

82/100

A TV Show where Andy, with a studio audience full of loud screaming kids, would show movies. At the opening of the show he had a puppet friend called "Froggy". To get the frog to appear ... See full summary »

Navy Log

82/100

Showed featured dramatic reenactments of true Naval events taken from the files of the Defense Department. The episodes generally featured little known actors although better known performers sometimes hosted.

Sheena: Queen of the Jungle

70/100

Captain Gallant of the Foreign Legion

77/100

A captain in the French Foreign Legion in North Africa tries to keep the peace and battle bandit tribes while also taking care of his son, who lives with him at the Foreign Legion fort.

MGM Parade

64/100

The original concept of the show was to allow the viewer to see the inner workings of a movie studio and featured interviews with MGM stars and explanations of how movies were made. Later, ... See full summary »

Around the World with Orson Welles

73/100

In 1955, Orson Welles directed and hosted a mini series for British television. He leads us through...

Tales of the Texas Rangers

83/100

Typical western with a twist. The two stars appeared as Texas Rangers but in a different scenario each program. One week, they might be Rangers in the 1840s and the next week they would be ... See full summary »

Wonderama

85/100

It was a children's variety show on every Sunday. It had a live children's audience and it was on Channel 5 in New York, which was WNEW, a local station before FOX. Sandy Becker was the ... See full summary »

Orson Welles' Sketch Book

80/100

Orson Welles recounts various stories from his life while drawing sketches of the events.

Matinee Theatre

81/100

A daily anthology show, featuring original material, as well as adaptations of literary classics.

Soldiers of Fortune

78/100

Soldiers of Fortune is a 1955 syndicated half hour American television adventure series. It starred John Russell as Tim Kelly and Chick Chandler as his sidekick Toubo Smith who were ... See full summary »

Judge Roy Bean

75/100

Western set in the Texas town of Langtry, named after Lillie Langtry. When storekeeper Roy Bean becomes fed up with the lawlessness in the town, he establishes himself as a judge and introduces a system of law and order.

Crossroads

77/100

The anthology series dramatized the lives of clergymen of all faiths and the problems they faced in both their professional and personal lives.

Buffalo Bill, Jr.

75/100

Buffalo Bill Jr. and his kid sister Calamity are raised under the watchful eye of Judge Ben 'Fair and Square" Wiley. Together this dynamic trio keep law and order in small town of Wileyville, Arizona.

Crackerjack!

71/100

The shows were broadcast live in front of an audience largely of children, originally at the King's Theatre on Hammersmith Road until 1963, then at the BBC Television Theatre (now the ... See full summary »

The Alcoa Hour

71/100

This live series featured adaptations of other works (novels, plays, et cetera) plus original works for the show. It was primarily dramas, but a few musicals also were presented. The show ... See full summary »

Brave Eagle

83/100

Reflecting the Native American viewpoint in the settlement of the American West, This was the first series where an American Indian was the lead character.