Video: 'Honeymooners S01E01 (TV or Not TV)' (aired Oct. 1, 1955)

(Saturday, October 1, 1955, 8:30 p.m. EDT) — Ralph and Norton buy a TV set together and constantly fight over what to watch on tonight’s debut episode of the CBS sitcom television series The Honeymooners, based on a recurring 1951–55 Cavalcade of Stars sketch of the same name about two working-class married couples starring Jackie Gleason, Art Carney, Audrey Meadows and Joyce Randolph. Continue reading ‘The Honeymooners’ television sitcom series premieres on CBS 70 years ago this hour (Oct 1 1955) →

Video: 'Sergeant Bilko - Fred Gwynn is "The Stomach"'

(Tuesday, September 20, 1955, 8:30-9:00 p.m. EDT) — The Phil Silvers Show (originally titled You’ll Never Get Rich ), a sitcom television series starring Phil Silvers, debuted tonight on CBS-TV.

Video: 'Cheyenne | Trapped in the Mountain Fortress | Pilot Episode Clip | Warner Classics'

(Tuesday, September 20, 1955, 7:30-8:30 p.m. EDT) — Cheyenne, an American western television series starring Clint Walker, premiered tonight on ABC

Video: 'Phil Silvers in Toast Of The Town (1955)'

(Sunday, September 11, 1955, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT) — Phil Silvers performed a sketch with the cast of You’ll Never Get Rich (which premiered as a series on CBS-TV nine days later) on tonight’s live edition of the CBS-TV variety show The Ed Sullivan Show from CBS Studio No. 50 in New York City.

Video: 'Gunsmoke, E1 S1 Introduced by John Wayne (Clip)'

(Saturday, September 10, 1955, 10:00 p.m. EDT) — U.S. Marshal Matt Dillon of Dodge City must deal with fast trigger-happy outlaw Dan Grat on tonight’s premiere of the long-running TV Western series Gunsmoke on CBS. Continue reading ‘Gunsmoke’ Western drama television series premieres on CBS 70 years ago this hour (Sep 10 1955) →

Video: '1955 Disneyland Opening Day [Complete ABC Broadcast]'

(Sunday, July 17, 1955, 4:30 p.m. PDT) — The theme park Disneyland was dedicated today in Anaheim, California, during a nationally televised “International Press Preview” event on ABC-TV anchored by Art Linkletter, Bob Cummings and Ronald Reagan.

Video: 'Bob Hope on Sullivan'

(Sunday, June 26, 1955, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT) — Comedian Bob Hope performed “on tonight’s live edition of the CBS-TV variety show The Ed Sullivan Show from CBS Studio No. 50 in New York City. Continue reading Bob Hope performs on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 70 years ago this hour (June 26 1955) →

Video: '$64,000 Question - 1955 episode with Dr. Joyce Brothers'

(Tuesday, June 7, 1955, 10:00 p.m. EDT) — The television version of the quiz show The $64,000 Question premiered tonight on CBS, sponsored by cosmetics maker Revlon and originating live from CBS-TV Studio 52 in New York (later the disco-theater Studio 54). Continue reading ‘The $64,000 Question’ quiz show premieres on CBS-TV 70 years ago this hour (June 7 1955) →