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- Unsuspecting people are placed in confusing, impossible, embarrassing, ridiculous, and hilarious positions, while their reactions are recorded on a hidden camera.
- Live variety show with Jackie Gleason.
- Creators, cast and network executives recount the strange history of the Dana Carvey Show, the irreverent prime time sketch comedy show that aired for eight episodes on ABC, following its star's meteoric run on Saturday Night Live.
- Two celebrity-contestant teams compete to guess words by giving one-word clues in this all-time classic game show.
- Variety show hosted by Garry Moore with famous guests.
- The musical story of THE PRINCESS AND THE PEA, adapted from the 1959 Broadway hit, and featuring most of the original Broadway cast.
- Jackie Gleason returns to the variety show format with his "American Scene Magazine". The official title of the show was, again, "The Jackie Gleason Show". Initially taped in New York City, after two seasons in 1964 moved to Miami Beach.
- Identical twins are born, one is good and one is evil. They need each other to exist, but they deeply resent the other's existence. They both fall in love with the same woman, creating a love triangle that leads to murder.
- A popular radio personality in the 1940's brought his variety talent contest show to television that continued into the 1950's.
- Barbra Streisand's first television special, featuring a medley of her hit songs, such as "People," "Happy Days Are Here Again" and "My Man."
- Ballroom dancing, plus comedy, songs and dance contests on one of the few programs to air over all four major commercial networks. ABC premiered it on July 20, 1950 and it closed on NBC on September 6, 1960. It varied between a half-hour and one hour in length.
- The Frank Sinatra Show (also known as Bulova Watch Time) was an American musical variety series hosted by Frank Sinatra from 1950 to 1952.
- Weekly variety show containing a mix of comedy sketches and musical numbers performed by a regular group of series artists and having one or two guest performers.
- This summer replacement show rewarded people who had performed heroic deeds or had helped others. The contestants were brought on stage and Todd Russell would relate what they had done. They would then spin a wheel and win the amount of money shown on the wheel.
- Six songwriters hear their songs performed, accompanied by the Ray Bloch Orchestra, before a panel of professional musicians or music industry experts who choose who will win a cash prize and a chance at publication.
- The Larry Storch Show was a 10 episode American comic variety show that aired live on CBS on Saturdays, from July 11, 1953 to September 12, 1953. The series was the summer replacement for The Jackie Gleason Show.
- Arthur Godfrey's popular daily morning show.
- Comedy sketches poking fun at salesman.
- Six acts, hosted by Rudy Vallee, were presented featuring young performers. For most, this was their first big break on national TV.