Video: 'Captain Kangaroo Open 1955 and Sales Presentation 80s'

(Monday, October 3, 1955, 8:00 a.m. EDT) — Captain Kangaroo, a children’s television series featuring Bob Keeshan in the title role who teaches lessons in morality with the help of his friends, debuted this morning on CBS. Continue reading ‘Captain Kangaroo’ children’s television series premieres on CBS 70 years ago this hour (Oct 3 1955) →

Video: 'Alfred Hitchcock Presents Revenge (1955) | Full Episode | Public Domain Classic TV'

(Sunday, October 2, 1955, 9:30 p.m. EDT) — Alfred Hitchcock Presents, a television anthology series featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries, hosted by film director Alfred Hitchcock, premiered tonight on CBS-TV.

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.