TV Shows released in 1956

The Open Mind

93/100

The Open Mind is a thoughtful excursion into the world of ideas across politics, media, technology, the arts and all realms of civic life.

Assignment Foreign Legion

78/100

The Gerald McBoing-Boing Show

78/100

Who Do You Trust?

69/100

Married pairs of contestants were asked to answer questions, the husband deciding whether he or she would answer. The original emcee Edgar Bergen was later replaced by Johnny Carson.

Whack-O!

77/100

Aggie

82/100

Adventures of a Fashion Designer on International Assignments.

Dr. Christian

71/100

Based on several films released between 1939 and 1941 starring Jean Hersholt as Dr. Paul Christian, this series picks up with his retirement and as he turns his practice over to his nephew, Dr. Mark Christian.

Kvit eller dobbelt

65/100

Danish version of the $64,000 Question format, first broadcast in the late 1950s as one of the first entertainment shows on Danish television, then revived in the 1980s. The old version had... See full summary »

Vampira Returns

81/100

"Ghost Host" Vampira introduces movies and does several segments during the film in the form of skits and information about the movie.

The Adventures of Popeye

77/100

Chevron Hall of Stars

82/100

Bold Journey

73/100

Before CNN, cam-corders, and communications satellites, the only way to view exotic locales was on real film that might take weeks or months to arrive from the far corners of the world. The... See full summary »

The Tony Hancock Show

81/100

Boyd Q.C.

90/100

A barrister named Richard Boyd Q.C. is involved in a variety of cases in London.

Old Time Gospel Hour

49/100

The Old Time Gospel Hour was the television ministry of Jerry Falwell and Thomas Road Baptist Church in Lynchburg, Virginia. The program included great Gospel music, preaching and bible ... See full summary »

Noah's Ark

66/100

Drs. Sam Rinehart and Noah McCann are veterinarians working in a veterinary hospital. Rinehart, the older of the two, is confined to a wheelchair. Liz Clark is the secretary. The stories ... See full summary »

The Walter Winchell Show

75/100

Live weekly variety show. The show originated in New York City for the first nine weeks and then moved to Hollywood. Although many top performers were featured, the show never caught on and... See full summary »

Zoo Time

74/100

Saturday Spectacular

76/100

A variety show frequently featuring top talent.

I've Got a Secret

A panel game in which the panel had to determine the "secret" of the contestant.

Yo y Tú

Captain Video and His Cartoon Rangers

Captain Video, late of the expansive and immensely popular TV science-fiction series "Captain Video and His Video Rangers", addressed the audience from his secret mountain headquarters to ... See full summary »

Komedy Kapers

The local NBC variety show Komedy Kapers, a KRCA show that nurtured talent before it appeared on national TV.

Spot the Tune

Quiz show where contestants hear a few bars of a song being sang and have to guess what it is. Very similar to "Name that Tune" which became the more wellknown show, finally getting its first British version in 1983.

Captain Jet and the Little Rascals