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TV Show:
The Twilight Zone
( 1959 )
A groundbreaking series by Rod Serling, this half-hour anthology featured tales of the strange, the macabre, and the unusual. Some were science fiction, some were supernatural, and some defied easy categorization.This five-season series is best known for its twist endings. Many of the stories were written by Serling himself, others were crafted by Richard Matheson, Charles Beaumont, Earl Hammer Jr. and Ray Bradbury.
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Bonanza
( 1959 )
Bonanza chronicles the weekly adventures of the Cartwright family, headed by the thrice-widowed patriarch Ben Cartwright. He had three sons, each by a different wife: the eldest was the urbane architect Adam Cartwright who built the ranch house; the second was the warm and lovable giant Eric "Hoss" Cartwright; and the youngest was the hotheaded and impetuous Joseph or "Little Joe". The family's cook was the Chinese immigrant Hop Sing.
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Rawhide
( 1959 )
Gil Favor is trail boss of a continuous cattle drive; he is assisted by Rowdy Yates. The crew runs into characters and adventures along the way.
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The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
( 1959 )
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis is about the life and loves of a young dreamer as he progresses from high school to a stint in the army and then college. Stories related Dobie's continual thoughts about the future, his running battle with his father over the prospect of acquiring work, his relationship with his "good buddy", slacker Maynard G. Krebs played by Bob Denver, and his endless romantic heartaches.
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Laramie
( 1959 )
Laramie is an American Western television series that aired on NBC from 1959 to 1963. A Revue Studios production, the program originally starred John Smith as Slim Sherman, Robert Fuller as Jess Harper, Hoagy Carmichael as Jonesy and Robert L. Crawford, Jr., as Andy Sherman. Western adventure series whose setting is the Wyoming territory of the 1870s. Slim runs a relay station inherited from his father and is responsible for the welfare of his younger brother, Andy. Jess, unlike Slim, is a drifter who agrees to stay at the ranch temporarily. Different guest stars appear in each episode.
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The Untouchables
( 1959 )
The Untouchables chronicles the campaign of Eliot Ness (Robert Stack), the young U.S. Prohibition Bureau agent determined to smash the beer and booze empire of Al Capone in 1920s Chicago.
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Hawaiian Eye
( 1959 )
Private Eyes Tom Lopaka (Robert Conrad) and Tracy Steele (Anthony Eisley) are based out of Hawaiian Village Resort where they work both hotel security and are hired by others to look into various matters. They're helped by their trusty right-hand man Kazuo Kim (Poncie Ponce) who runs a taxi company and is always eager to help them on Hawaiian Eye.
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Dennis the Menace
( 1959 )
The comic misadventures of television's most well-meaning but misguided boy are back! The lovable Dennis Mitchell (Jay North) left a trail of chaos throughout his suburban neighborhood. Yet along with his friends and classmates Tommy (Billy Booth) and Margaret (Jeannie Russell), Dennis managed to pry his way into the hearts of millions from week to week. Based on the long-running comic strip by Hank Ketcham, this beloved CBS television series (1959 1963) stayed true to form, as Dennis's youthful curiosity always managed to get him into heaps of trouble... especially with his crotchety old neighbor Mr. Wilson (Joseph Kearns). Herbert Anderson and Gloria Henry starred as Dennis's parents who were always on hand with love and guidance but not necessarily the required supervision.
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One Step Beyond
( 1959 )
During the era of The Twilight Zone, One Step Beyond is a show that told real stories about supernatural encounters. Host John Newland narrated stories of ghosts, monsters, mysterious disappearances, and supernatural circumstances in which no logical answer to explain the events was found. Along with dramatic and eerie re-enactments, viewers couldn't help but wonder if the paranormal truly exists.
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TV Show:
The Deputy
( 1959 )
Marshal Simon Fry (Henry Fonda) is a lawman who will do whatever it takes to keep the peace in Silver City, Arizona, and Fry's sometimes reluctant deputy, Clay McCord (Allen Case), is a sharp shooting storekeeper who shuns violence whenever he can, but who is persuaded to step in to help the aging Silver City Marshal, Herk Lamson (Wallace Ford), when Simon is out of town. Although sometimes out of town keeping the peace in the wild expanse of Arizona Territory, Fonda narrates every episode.
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The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show
( 1959 )
The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show features the adventures of anthropomorphic moose Bullwinkle and flying squirrel Rocky. The main adversaries in most of these adventures are the Russian-like spies Boris Badenov and Natasha Fatale. Supporting segments include Dudley Do-Right, Peabody's Improbable History, and Fractured Fairy Tales, among others.
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The Edgar Wallace Mysteries
( 1960 )
The Edgar Wallace Mysteries is an anthology drama series that aired on ITV during the 1960's. Each hour long show was mainly crime drama adaptations of Edgar Wallace's books and stories
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Adventures in Paradise
( 1959 )
Adam Troy was an American Korean War veteran who stayed in the Pacific after the war. As captain of the schooner "Tiki III", Troy drifted from adventure to adventure while carrying passengers and cargo anywhere from Hong Kong to Pitcairn Island. His original partner was Chinese-American Oliver Lee, and he was assisted by first mates Clay Baker and later Chris Parker.
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The Rebel
( 1959 )
Western starring Nick Adams as Johnny Yuma, a former Confederate soldier who headed west after the conclusion of the Civil War in search of adventure and himself. 76 episodes of The Rebel was filmed over the course of two seasons and country music legend Johnny Cash sang the show's haunting theme song.
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Johnny Ringo
( 1959 )
Johnny Ringo was a Western series that aired on CBS from 1959-1960. It was loosely based on the life of the notorious gunfighter and outlaw, Johnny Ringo.Ex-gunfighter Johnny Ringo is now the sheriff of a small Western town, who attempts to keep the peace with the aid of his deputy, Cully, and his girl, Laura Thomas.
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Riverboat
( 1959 )
In this series set prior to the Civil War, Grey Holden is the owner of a riverboat named Enterprise. He runs cargo up and down the Mississippi with the help of pilot Ben Frazer. After Ben left, Grey took on a partner, Bill Blake.
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The Detectives
( 1959 )
The Detectives is an American crime drama series which ran on ABC during its first two seasons and on NBC during its third and final season. Robert Taylor stars as Detective Captain Matt Holbrook, the tough, no-nonsense head of an elite police investigative unit in a major U.S. city. Ostensibly, each man in Holbrook's hand-picked squad of detectives came from a different division. Lt. Johnny Russo (Tige Andrews) was from burglary, Lt. Jim Conway (Lee Farr) came from Homicide and Lt. Otto Lindstrom (Russell Thorson) was from the Bunco Squad. In the series' second season, Farr left the series and was replaced by Mark Goddard as Detective Sgt. Chris Ballard. Future Batman star Adam West joined the cast during the third season as Sgt. Steve Nelson.
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TV Show:
Clutch Cargo
( 1959 )
The adventures of a pilot who takes on dangerous assignments. Filmed in Syncro-Vox: superimposing live-action human lips over limited-motion animation or even motionless animation cels.
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Johnny Staccato
( 1959 )
Johnny Staccato is a jazz pianist who is also a private detective in New York City.
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TV Show:
Quick Draw McGraw
( 1959 )
The equine sheriff, Quick Draw McGraw, and his faithful burro sidekick, Baba Looey, dispense frontier justice. Quick Draw's six-gun was sometimes replaced by the guitar of his alter ego, the Zorro-like El Kabong, who played a mean six-string.
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Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy
( 1959 )
Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy was originally on the "Quickdraw McGraw" show. Augie, the son of Doggie Daddy, was the intelligent one of the pair. He would always look up to his 'Dear Old Dad' for guidance in all sorts of different predicaments. The series follows the pair as they go on all sorts of adventures, like camping and winding up in outer space, or doing yard work and winding up tending to the health of a mob of crows.
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DaniBl : Great TV series about the assasination of the Serbian PM Djindjic.