TEN TV SHOWS FROM THE 1950’s YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT IF YOU LOVE TV.

This list highlights some of the most popular television shows of the 1950’s. If you fancy yourself a TV buff you will definitely enjoy this walk down memory lane.

1. THE TWILIGHT ZONE

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The Twilight Zone is sci-fi anthology series created by Rod Serling that aired on CBS from 1959 until 1964. Each episode is a mixture of self-contained drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, or horror, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist. A popular and critical success, it introduced many Americans to serious science fiction and abstract ideas through television and also through a wide variety of Twilight Zone literature.

2. FATHER KNOWS BEST

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Father Knows Best was a radio and television comedy series which portrayed a middle class family life in the Midwest. It was created by writer Ed James in the 1940s, and ran on radio from 1949 to 1954 and on television from 1954 to 1960.

3. THE LONE RANGER

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The Lone Ranger is a western TV series that aired on ABC from 1949 until 1957 about the adventures about a cowboy and his faithful Indian companion, Tonto, the daring and resourceful masked rider of the plains led the fight for law and order in the early West. This was by far the highest-rated television program on ABC in the early 1950s and its first true "hit".

4. THE MANY LOVES OF DOBIE GILLIES

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The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis played by Dwayne Hickman, is a sitcom that aired on CBS from 1959 to 1963 about a teenage boy named Dobie Gillis who cared about the only thing any teenage boy cares about ... teenage girls! This show also introduced us to a young Bob Denver as Dobie’s Beatnik friend Maynard G. Krebs.

5. MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY

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The Danny Thomas Show (known as Make Room for Daddy during the first three seasons) is a sitcom which ran from 1953 to 1957 on ABC and from 1957 to 1964 on CBS. It followed the misadventures in the lives of the Williams family and was ground breaking due to the fact that Danny Thomas was Lebanese American.

6. LEAVE IT TO BEAVER

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Leave It to Beaver is a sitcom about an inquisitive but often naïve boy named Theodore "The Beaver" Cleaver and his adventures at home, in school, and around his suburban neighborhood. The Beavs was always getting into trouble with his friend Larry who would often ghost Beaver when things got sticky. The show also starred Barbara Billingsley and Hugh Beaumont as Beaver's parents, June and Ward Cleaver, and Tony Dow as Beaver's brother Wally. Tony Dow was a bit of a heartthrob at the time, and he was often led astray by his sneaky friend Eddie Haskell. The show has attained an iconic status in the United States, with the Cleavers exemplifying the idealized suburban family of the mid-20th century.

7. GUNSMOKE

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Gunsmoke was a western drama series starring James Arness that took take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American West. This show put Dodge City and characters like Chester, Festus and Ms. Kitty on the map. The show ran for 20 seasons from 1955 to 1975 on CBS, and stands as the longest-running prime time, live-action drama with 635 episodes.

8. BONANZA

Bonanza was a western TV series that aired on NBC from 1959 to 1973. This show lasted because of the riveting stories and the chance to see the sexy sons of Daddy Cartwright. We see a young Michael Landon as Little Joe, Pernell Roberts as Adam and Dan Blocker as Hoss. The show lasted for 14 seasons and 430 episodes, it ranks as the second longest running western series (behind Gunsmoke) and still continues to air.

9. LASSIE

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Lassie is a drama series that follows the adventures of a female Rough Collie named Lassie and her owner Timmy, his family, other community members and animal. The show was the creation of producer Robert Maxwell and animal trainer Rudd Weatherwax and aired from 1954 to 1973. One of the longest running dramatic series on television, the show chalked up seventeen seasons on CBS before entering first-run syndication for its final two seasons. Initially filmed in black and white, the show transitioned to color during 1965.

10. I LOVE LUCY

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One of the most successful television series ever, I Love Lucy is a sitcom starring Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, and William Frawley. Arnaz and Ball played the Ricardo’s, a band leader and a housewife. Lucy Ricardo always wanted to be in the show and most of the shows centered on Lucy and Ethel trying to figure out how to do just that. The show ran from 1951 to 1957 on CBS.