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1. Here's Hollywood (1960–1962)
30 min | Talk-Show
Hollywood celebrities are interviewed, often at their homes.
Stars: Dean Miller, Helen O'Connell, Jack Linkletter, Joanne Jordan
Votes: 169
2. The Johnny Cash Show (1969–1971)
60 min | Music
Johnny Cash and his wife, June Carter Cash, were hosts of this Country and Western themed variety show. Comedians Hope, Crosby, Minnie Pearl, and others perform skits. Musical acts as diverse as Louis Armstrong to The Monkees perform.
Stars: Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, The Statler Brothers, The Tennessee Three
Votes: 279
3. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992)
TV-14 | 105 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
Host Johnny Carson performs comedy routines and chats with various celebrities.
Stars: Johnny Carson, Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Skitch Henderson
Votes: 4,242
4. Chevrolet's Bewitching Bonanza (1964)
6 min | Short, Biography
The cast of Bewitched, Bonanza and The Man From U.N.C.L.E. outline the whole range of Chevrolet cars for 1965.
Stars: Dan Blocker, Lorne Greene, Michael Landon, Elizabeth Montgomery
Votes: 9
5.
Sugarfoot (1957–1961)
Episode:
Deadlock
(1958)
60 min | Western
Tom is forced to serve on a jury in the case of a rancher accused of rustling cattle, for which the judge is calling for hanging, and a public auction of the man's land, if he is found ... See full summary »
Director: Franklin Adreon | Stars: Will Hutchins, John Vivyan, Rusty Lane, Rico Alaniz
Votes: 14
6. Have Gun - Will Travel (1957–1963)
Approved | 25 min | Western
The adventures of a gentlemanly gunfighter-for-hire.
Stars: Richard Boone, Kam Tong, Hal Needham, Stewart East
Votes: 3,329
7. Playhouse 90 (1956–1961)
90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Of the many anthology series, this is considered the most ambitious with outstanding talent in front of the camera. Attracting top ranked directors and scripts, it was often filmed live including the entire first season.
Stars: Richard Joy, Paul Lambert, Helen Kleeb, Charles Bickford
Votes: 419
8.
Cheyenne (1955–1963)
Episode:
Noose at Noon
(1958)
TV-G | 60 min | Western
When Cheyenne visits Jim O'Neil in Texas, he learns he is to hang the next day. Jim refuses to give Cheyenne any details nor did he defend himself at his trial. Against Jim's wishes, Cheyenne investigates the situation to save his friend.
Director: Howard W. Koch | Stars: Clint Walker, Theona Bryant, Robert Bray, Charles Quinlivan
Votes: 81
9.
The Rifleman (1958–1963)
Episode:
The Sister
(1958)
TV-PG | 30 min | Family, Western
Mark introduces the pretty Rebecca Snipe to his father, and her two burly brothers are convinced that Lucas would be a fine husband for their sister. Meanwhile three gunmen plot to kill the rancher.
Director: Montgomery Pittman | Stars: Chuck Connors, Johnny Crawford, Paul Fix, Mort Mills
Votes: 188
10. The Rifleman (1958–1963)
TV-PG | 30 min | Family, Western
The adventures of a Wild West rancher, wielding a customized rapid-fire Winchester rifle, and his son.
Stars: Chuck Connors, Johnny Crawford, Paul Fix, Joe Benson
Votes: 5,005
11. Drei mal neun (1970–1974)
Game-Show, Talk-Show
Stars: Wim Thoelke, Vicco von Bülow, Rabea Hartmann, Gabi Schnelle
Votes: 22
12.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
The Wish
(1969)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Hoss takes two months of leave. He sees a little black boy steal a candle. He learns the boy wants the candle to make a wish. As he gets to know the boy and his family, he decides to try to help the family.
Director: Michael Landon | Stars: Lorne Greene, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, Ossie Davis
Votes: 120
13.
Cheyenne (1955–1963)
Episode:
Land Beyond the Law
(1957)
TV-G | 60 min | Western
Arrested and accused of robbery in Lone Butte, Cheyenne escapes to clear his name. The only clues he has are the location of the gang's well-guarded hideout and that the killer was wearing an unusual gold lion's head belt buckle.
Director: Walter Doniger | Stars: Clint Walker, Andrew Duggan, Jennifer Howard, James Griffith
Votes: 91
14.
The Rebel (1959–1961)
Episode:
Johnny Yuma
(1959)
Approved | 25 min | Western
Johnny Yuma returns home one year after the war's end to find a gang of thugs have extorted a local mine and murdered his father while his father's deputy and the rest of the town live in fear and despair.
Director: Irvin Kershner | Stars: Nick Adams, John Carradine, Richard Bakalyan, Jeanette Nolan
Votes: 117
15. Zorro (1957–1959)
TV-G | 30 min | Adventure, Family, Western
Don Diego de la Vega opposes the corrupt tyrants of Spanish California as the masked swordsman, Zorro.
Stars: Guy Williams, Gene Sheldon, Henry Calvin, Don Diamond
Votes: 4,153
16.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
Hoss and the Leprechauns
(1963)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Hoss scares a bear that has treed a green-clad little man, subsequently finds a buried strongbox filled with bags of gold dust and, when both the treasure and its owner disappear, ... See full summary »
Director: John Florea | Stars: Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon
Votes: 254
17.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
Kingdom of Fear
(1971)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
A delusional mining tycoon has the Cartwrights and Candy arrested on false trespassing charges and sentences them to slave labor at a gold mine.
Director: Joseph Pevney | Stars: Lorne Greene, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, Alfred Ryder
Votes: 102
18.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
Mark of Guilt
(1968)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
A town bully humiliates Hop Sing by cutting off his ponytail. Joe goes to deal with the bully. Later the bully ends up dead and Joe is charged with the murder. Hop Sing clears Joe of the ... See full summary »
Director: Leon Benson | Stars: Lorne Greene, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, Dick Foran
Votes: 106
19.
Wagon Train (1957–1965)
Episode:
The Dora Gray Story
(1958)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Dora Gray has made some poor choices in her life. Just wanting to get to San Francisco, her latest one involves someone who sells army guns to the Indians and Flint finds himself right in the middle of it.
Director: Arnold Laven | Stars: Ward Bond, Robert Horton, Linda Darnell, John Carradine
Votes: 116
20.
Sesame Street (1969– )
Episode:
Episode 131
(1970)
TV-Y | 55 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Big Bird teaches the kids that "Everyone Makes Mistakes" in the Season 2 premiere. Herry Monster and Sherlock Hemlock are introduced in this edition, and Farley can be glimpsed when Cookie ... See full summary »
Stars: Matt Robinson, Loretta Long, Will Lee, Bob McGrath
Votes: 38
21. Gunsmoke (1955–1975)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Marshal Matt Dillon keeps the peace in rough-and-tumble Dodge City.
Stars: James Arness, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake, Ken Curtis
Votes: 8,742
22. Sesame Street (1969– )
TV-Y | 55 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
On a special inner city street, the inhabitants, human and muppet, teach preschool subjects with comedy, cartoons, games, and songs.
Stars: Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Caroll Spinney, Jerry Nelson
Votes: 15,373
23. The Red Skelton Hour (1951–1971)
TV-G | 60 min | Comedy
A comedy-themed variety show, hosted by the popular comedian Red Skelton. It run with no interruption from 1951 to 1971. From 1956 to 1962, the show's head writer was Sherwood Schwartz, who... See full summary »
Stars: Red Skelton, David Rose and His Orchestra, Art Gilmore, Tom Hansen Dancers
Votes: 1,391
24. The Dean Martin Show (1965–1974)
TV-PG | Comedy, Music
Dean Martin hosts, with several celebrities as guests. There are musical acts and comedy sketches that break down comedy, racial, and sexual barriers all at the same time.
Stars: Dean Martin, The Dingaling Sisters, Ken Lane, Lou Jacobi
Votes: 1,428
25. The Milton Berle Show (1966–1967)
60 min | Music, Comedy
Amidst a huge publicity blitz by ABC-TV (including an iron-clad, long term contract) and considerable speculation as to whether he could win over the Baby Boomers as he had their parents, ... See full summary »
Stars: Virginia Ann Lee, Milton Berle, Irving Benson, Donna Loren
Votes: 178
26.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
My Friend, My Enemy
(1969)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
To prove Candy's innocence when he is accused of murder, Little Joe and Hoss must track down the only eye-witness to the incident... the Paiute Indian who was trying to steal Candy's horse.
Director: Leon Benson | Stars: Lorne Greene, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, John Saxon
Votes: 99
27.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
The Other Son
(1965)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Clint Watson and his two sons are hired by Ben Cartwright to deliver nitroglycerin to Virginia City. The journey entails hardship, recrimination and tragedy.
Director: William F. Claxton | Stars: Lorne Greene, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, Ed Begley
Votes: 103
28.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
The Stillness Within
(1971)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Little Joe is blinded by an explosion and wallows in self-pity as he struggles to come to grips with his condition, which may be temporary or permanent. Ben hires a teacher from the ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Landon | Stars: Lorne Greene, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, Mitch Vogel
Votes: 136
29.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
To Die in Darkness
(1968)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Candy and Ben are imprisoned in a mine for a month by a man set on revenge. Years before, the man was wrongly incarcerated by the testimony of Ben Cartwright.
Director: Michael Landon | Stars: Lorne Greene, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, James Whitmore
Votes: 114
30.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
Twilight Town
(1963)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Little Joe is attacked by outlaws, but finds that his biggest challenge is fighting his way through the secrets of a town shrouded in mystery.
Director: John Florea | Stars: Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon
Votes: 219
31.
Tales of Wells Fargo (1957–1962)
Episode:
Renegade Raiders
(1957)
TV-14 | 30 min | Western
Jim goes undercover as a trainee for Wells Fargo to try and find out who is supplying renegade Indians with the guns they are using on their murderous raids. Something is strange with the Cheyenne stealing money for which they have no use.
Director: George Waggner | Stars: Dale Robertson, Denver Pyle, Francis McDonald, George Chandler
Votes: 81
32. Laugh-In (1967–1973)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Music
The original rapid fire sketch comedy show.
Stars: Dan Rowan, Dick Martin, Gary Owens, Ruth Buzzi
Votes: 3,653
33. Maverick (1957–1962)
TV-14 | 60 min | Western
Bret and Bart Maverick are well-dressed gamblers who migrate from town to town always looking for a good game.
Stars: Jack Kelly, James Garner, Roger Moore, Lane Chandler
Votes: 3,621
34. Cheyenne (1955–1963)
TV-G | 60 min | Western
After the Civil War, nomadic adventurer Cheyenne Bodie roamed the West looking for fights, bad guys to beat up, and women. His job changed from episode to episode.
Stars: Clint Walker, Clyde Howdy, Chuck Hicks, Lane Chandler
Votes: 2,024
35. Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958–1960)
60 min | Drama
An anthology series hosted by Betty Furness in the first season, and Desi Arnaz in the second. Stories came from several genres, often based on fact. A two part episode was spun off as the popular show The Untouchables (1959).
Stars: Desi Arnaz, Betty Furness, Bruce Gordon, Keenan Wynn
Votes: 143
36.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
All Ye His Saints
(1965)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Little Michael Thorpe's father is accidentally shot and gravely injured. Believing that only God can save his father, and told by his Indian ranch hand that God lives on a mountain, Michael... See full summary »
Director: William F. Claxton | Stars: Lorne Greene, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, Leif Erickson
Votes: 110
37.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
Blood Tie
(1968)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Ben Cartwright finds himself in a fight for his life when he acts too late on his suspicion that there is more than meets the eye to an amiable, young drifter that Little Joe brought home to the Ponderosa.
Director: Seymour Robbie | Stars: Lorne Greene, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, Robert Drivas
Votes: 99
38.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
The Avenger
(1960)
TV-G | 49 min | Western
Ben and Adam are locked in jail, about to hung for a crime they didn't commit. Joe and Hoss must find out why the witnesses to the alleged crime have perjured themselves before the ... See full summary »
Director: Christian Nyby | Stars: Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, Lorne Greene
Votes: 250
39.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
The Burning Sky
(1968)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
When a new employee on the Ponderosa brings his Native American wife, a racist neighbor goes out of his way to stir up trouble against them and the Cartwrights.
Director: John Rich | Stars: Lorne Greene, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, Dawn Wells
Votes: 124
40.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
The Gentle Ones
(1967)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
When their parents died, Mark's older brother raised him at times like he was breaking a horse. Partly because he was just a kid himself, and others because he didn't know any better. But ... See full summary »
Director: Harry Harris | Stars: Lorne Greene, Michael Landon, Dan Blocker, Robert Walker Jr.
Votes: 107
41.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
The Honor of Cochise
(1961)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
The Cartwrights must try to get help for Adam, seriously wounded by an Apache bullet, and find out why Cochise and his warriors have threatened to kill them all if they don't hand over an army captain taking refuge in their trail camp.
Director: Don McDougall | Stars: Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon
Votes: 158
42.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
The Legacy
(1963)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
When Ben goes missing and presumed dead after being shot by a poacher he was hunting alone, his sons search for the seemingly likely suspects: three innocent ex-convicts who fear being so suspected.
Director: Bernard McEveety | Stars: Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon
Votes: 129
43.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
The Wormwood Cup
(1967)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
A pretty woman arrives by stage and places this Notice up: "I will pay $1000.00 to the man who kills Joe Cartwright in a fair fight." When he finds out the story behind it, Joe tries to ... See full summary »
Director: William F. Claxton | Stars: Lorne Greene, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, Frank Overton
Votes: 100
44.
Colt .45 (1957–1960)
Episode:
A Time to Die
(1957)
30 min | Western
Escorting a prisoner across the desert, Chris is waylaid by the outlaw's cohorts. Now it's a fight for survival when he finds himself without a horse, food or water.
Director: Douglas Heyes | Stars: Wayde Preston, Wayne Morris, Dan Blocker, John Daheim
Votes: 13
45.
Have Gun - Will Travel (1957–1963)
Episode:
Gun Shy
(1958)
Not Rated | 26 min | Western
In order to collect the gift of a precious jade chess set, Paladin must first intercept the men who stole it from Hey Boy's family.
Director: Lamont Johnson | Stars: Richard Boone, Jeanette Nolan, Lisa Gaye, Corey Allen
Votes: 136
46.
The Restless Gun (1957–1959)
Episode:
The Way Back
(1958)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
Vint's friend Olaf Burland plans to take his newly earned money back to his farm in native Minnesota, but Vint fears that the gullible Olaf will be easy prey for some who want to separate ... See full summary »
Director: Edward Ludwig | Stars: John Payne, Dan Blocker, Bek Nelson, James Coburn
Votes: 32
47.
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (1955–1958)
Episode:
Underground Ambush
(1957)
Adventure, Western
Sgt. Preston travels to Goldport to discover the source of counterfeit currency. He goes undercover as a prospector and with Yukon King's help starts working on the case which puts his lady friend Sherry in danger.
Director: Eddie Dew | Stars: Dick Simmons, Yukon King, Kasey Rogers, Will J. White
Votes: 17
48. Tales of Wells Fargo (1957–1962)
TV-14 | 60 min | Western
Agent Jim Hardie splits his life between being an agent helping Wells Fargo cope with bad guys, and owning a ranch near San Francisco, California.
Stars: Dale Robertson, Art Felix, Kit Carson, William Demarest
Votes: 1,232
49. The Sheriff of Cochise (1956–1959)
30 min | Crime, Drama, Western
While this sounds like a western, "The Sheriff of Cochise" was a contemporary police drama set in Cochise County, Arizona. Stories seemed strangely similar to "Highway Patrol," emphasizing ... See full summary »
Stars: John Bromfield, Stan Jones, Roy Engel, Joe Kirk
Votes: 100
50. Jack Benny's Birthday Special (1969 TV Special)
60 min | Comedy
Director: Frederick De Cordova | Stars: Jack Benny, Lucille Ball, Dan Blocker, Dennis Day
Votes: 22