TV Shows released in 1961

The Yogi Bear Show

67/100

Yogi, a smooth, talkative forest bear looks to raid park goers picnic baskets, while Park Ranger Smith tries to stop him.

The Dick Van Dyke Show

83/100

The misadventures of a TV writer both at work and at home.

Top Cat

72/100

Top Cat is the leader of a group of alley cats, always trying to cheat someone.

The Avengers

83/100

A quirky spy show of the adventures of an eccentrically suave British Agent and his predominately female partners.

The Bullwinkle Show

78/100

Rocky, a plucky flying squirrel and Bullwinkle, a bumbling but lovable moose, have a series of ongoing adventures.

Hazel

72/100

George Baxter was a highly successful corporation lawyer who was always in control of everything at the office, but almost nothing at home. When he returned from the office at day's end, to... See full summary »

Car 54, Where Are You?

77/100

The misadventures of two of New York's finest in the 53rd precinct in the Bronx. Toody, the short, stocky and dim-witted one, either saves the day or messes things up, much to the chagrin ... See full summary »

Dr. Kildare

71/100

The dramatic relationship between a young medical intern and his surgeon mentor.

Ben Casey

74/100

Gritty realistic hospital drama featuring manly Dr. Casey against the medical establishment, at first, under the watchful eye of Dr. Zorba, and later under the thumb of Chief of Surgery Dr. Freeland.

The Mike Douglas Show

72/100

Mike Douglas, aided by a different celebrity co-host every week, interviews a variety of figures from the world of entertainment.

KVN - Klub Veselikh i Nanodchivikh

77/100

The Defenders

82/100

A father and son lawyer duo take a variety of cases that often deal with the important issues of the day.

Password All-Stars

67/100

Two celebrity-contestant teams compete to guess words by giving one-word clues in this all-time classic game show.

Supercar

72/100

Supercar was a prototype vehicle that could travel in the air, on land or beneath the sea. Its test pilot was Mike Mercury, who traveled the world in search of adventure. Supercar was ... See full summary »

The Alvin Show

77/100

Following the incredible popularity of the novelty record "The Chipmunk Song", this animated series about the singing rodents was created. Manager David Seville spends his days taking care ... See full summary »

The Joey Bishop Show

70/100

Joey Barnes is the host of a TV talk show originating in New York. Each episode dealt with events in his personal and professional life as a celebrity. Many guest stars appeared on the ... See full summary »

The Dick Tracy Show

66/100

Cartoon series produced by UPA, in which Dick Tracy (voiced by the distinguished film and stage actor Everett Sloane) played more or less of an incidental role. Most of the crime fighting ... See full summary »

ABC's Wide World of Sports

73/100

ABC's weekend extravaganzas about everything that can be called a sports event.

The Dick Powell Theatre

77/100

Powell served as host and, in early shows at least, occasional star in this dramatic anthology. It was his last television series and contained his last filmed acting (episode: 'The ... See full summary »

Ripcord

81/100

Operating their skydiving service company "Ripcord", Jim Buckley and Ted McKeever are able to get to places that others can't and get there much faster. This leads them on many exciting ... See full summary »

Whispering Smith

75/100

Whispering Smith was a detective on the Denver, Colorado Police Department in the 1870s. This show took case histories from Smith's adventures. George Romack was Smith's partner and John ... See full summary »

Hancock

83/100

Comedian Tony Hancock stars, in this BBC situation comedy TV series, as Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock, a down-at-heel comedian living in East Cheam.

'Way Out

82/100

A new drama in the macabre genre was broadcast each week hosted by Roald Dahl.

87th Precinct

86/100

Manhattan's 87th precinct forms the backdrop for this grim and gritty police drama based on the long-running series of novels by Ed McBain. Storylines focus on neighborhood crime, and the ... See full summary »

Hollywood Hist-o-Rama

57/100

This syndicated series used still pictures and narration to chronicle the careers of motion picture performers, directors, and producers.