Times Past Classic TV

Philip Marlowe s01e23 Murder is a Grave Affair

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 03:50:37 PST

The death of a star-struck newcomer sets Marlowe on the trail of deception, infidelity and murder in a Hollywood movie community. Philip Marlowe (Phil Carey), Connie Hines, and William Schallert

Philip Marlowe s01e23 Murder is a Grave Affair

The Tingler (1959)

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:58:19 PST

Dr. Warren Chapin is a pathologist who regularly conducts autopsies on executed prisoners at the State prison. He has a theory that fear is the result of a creature that inhabits all of us. Vincent Price

The Tingler (1959)

The Johnny Carson Show

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:17:17 PST

Before his late night talk show, Johnny Carson hosted this summer replacement series from 1955.

The Johnny Carson Show

McLintock! (1963)

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 11:58:37 PST

McLintock! is a 1963 comedy Western starring John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara, and loosely based on Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew.

Cattle baron George Washington McLintock is living the single life on his ranch. He is estranged from his wife Katherine, who left him two years before, suspecting him of adultery. McLintock hires beautiful widow Louise Warren as his cook and welcomes both her and her two children into his home. Sparks begin to fly as an unexpected turn of events results in brawls, gunfire, an Indian attack...and the return of Mrs. McLintock, who wants custody over their daughter Becky (returning from college) and a divorce from G.W.

McLintock! (1963)

Meet John Doe (1941)

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 11:59:18 PST

Meet John Doe is a 1941 comedy drama film directed and produced by Frank Capra and starring Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck. The film, about a "grassroots" political campaign, created unwittingly by a newspaper columnist and pursued by a wealthy businessman, became a box office hit and was nominated for an Academy Award for best original story (for Richard Connell and Robert Presnell Sr.).

Infuriated at being laid off from her job as a newspaper columnist from The New Bulletin, Ann Mitchell (Barbara Stanwyck) prints a fake letter from the unemployed "John Doe," threatening suicide in protest of society's ills. When the note causes a sensation, the newspaper is forced to rehire Mitchell. After reviewing a number of derelicts who have shown up at the paper claiming to have penned the original suicide letter, Ann and Henry Connell (James Gleason) decide to hire John Willoughby (Gary Cooper), a former baseball player and tramp who is in need of money to repair his injured arm, to play John Doe.

Meet John Doe (1941)

Please Murder Me (1956)

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 11:04:50 PST

Please Murder Me was made a year before Raymond Burr began his role as Perry Mason on tv. In fact, Burr portrays a defense attorney who must defend his fiance(played by Angela Lansbury) against murder charges. The first third of the movie is set in the courtroom and if you didn't know better you would think you are watching a Perry Mason episode. We see the slim Burr as he looked in the first season of Mason, as opposed to the extra large Burr who played the heavy in his early movie roles.

Please Murder Me (1956)

Ozzie and Harriet s05e15 Hairstyle for Harriet

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 17:51:42 PDT

Original Air Date—9 January 1957
Ozzie becomes quite anxious, when Harriet goes to a beauty parlor to get a new look.

Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet s05e15 Hairstyle For Harriet

Hollywood Palace s03e26 Host: Tony Randall with Diana Ross and the Supremes

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 03:36:52 PDT

Hollywood Palace television variety show aired March 27, 1965 with host Tony Randall and special guest Diana Ross and the Supremes.

Hollywood Palace s03e26 Host: Tony Randall with Diana Ross and the Supremes

General Electric Theater s03e09 The Face Is Familiar

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Thu, 26 May 2011 17:06:06 PDT

Original Air Date—21 November 1954
A man who has a face no one can remember is suckered into serving as the stooge for a bank robbery. Guest Jack Benny.

General Electric Theater s03e09 The Face Is Familiar
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Lights Out s03e44 The Passage Beyond

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 04:55:37 PDT

Original Air Date—25 June 1951-
The ghost of Lady Ann continues to walk down the stairs, knife in hand, and into the secret passage where she murdered her domineering husband. She vividly demonstrates her disapproval of Rodney's attempt to conduct an affair with a visiting friend of his wife.

Lights Out s03e44 The Passage Beyond (1951)
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Stories Of The Century s01e10 Doc Holliday

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 19:14:30 PDT

Original Air Date—25 March 1954
Doc Holliday leads a double life as both on the side of the law and outside the law. Matt attempts to put an end Doc's two fisted, two faced career.

Stories Of The Century s01e10 Doc Holliday
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The Lone Ranger s01e01 Enter the Lone Ranger

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 20:57:37 PDT

Original Air Date—15 September 1949
Six Texas Rangers are led into an ambush: all are killed except one, who is nursed back to health by an Indian friend from his youth.

The Lone Ranger s01e01 Enter the Lone Ranger
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Death Valley Days s05e07 The Last Letter (w Clint Eastwood)

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 20:37:36 PDT

Original Air Date—8 December 1956
Stories, all based in fact, revolving around the legends of Death Valley, California where borax was mined.

Death Valley Days s05e07 The Last Letter (w Clint Eastwood)
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Adventures of Ellery Queen s01e13 The Hanging Acrobat (1951)

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 19:43:21 PDT

Original Air Date—21 December 1950
Ellery becomes involved in a murder investigation when he stops at a small, rural carnival.

The Adventures of Ellery Queen s01e13 The Hanging Acrobat (1951)
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Our Miss Brooks s03e30 Home Cooked Meal

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 19:20:56 PDT

Original Air Date—3 June 1955
Mr. Conklin spends the morning locked in the cafeteria freezer when Miss Brooks unknowingly locks him in. Later, to show Mr. Boynton how "domestic" she is, Connie offers to cook dinner for him on his new stove. (Mrs. Davis immediately gets to work since Connie can't cook.) At Mr. Boynton's, Miss Brooks turns the stove on to heat the meal, not realizing that the appliance hasn't been properly lit. With a kitchen full of gas, Mr. Conklin wanders in looking for his tool kit. With the kitchen light burned out, he lights a match.

Our Miss Brooks s03e30 Home Cooked Meal
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Dangerous Assignment s01e27 The Art Treasure Story

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 18:06:14 PDT

Original Air Date—17 March 1952
Steve takes a train to Mexico in pursuit of killers who have discovered the whereabouts of Hapsburg art treasures stolen by the Nazis.

Dangerous Assignment s01e27 The Art Treasure Story
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Dyke Van Dyke Show s02e04 Bank Book 6565696

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 17:04:09 PDT

Original Air Date—17 October 1962
While searching for a handkerchief, Rob discovers a bank book in Laura's name with a significant sum of money in the account. He eventually concludes that she is saving money to buy him a birthday present, but also realizes that she's still a little short of the sum she'll need to buy him the gift he wants.

Dyke Van Dyke Show s02e04 Bank Book 6565696
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Suspense s03e22 Dead Fall

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 05:48:22 PDT

Original Air Date—23 January 1951-
This story of intrigue involves government spies, secret aganets and a young scientist.

Suspense s03e22 Dead Fall
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Dragnet s01e02 The Big Actor

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 05:16:30 PDT

Original Air Date—3 January 1952-
Friday and Romero track down a drug ring through a small-time television actor who is hooked on heroin. Last appearance by Barton Yarborough, who had died in late December 1951.

Dragnet s01e02 The Big Actor
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The Lawless Years s01e01 The Nick Joseph Story

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 05:29:15 PDT

Original Air Date—16 April 1959
Young hood Nick Joseph is put in charge of recruiting new "customers" in a small time protection organization. He has ambitions and wants to get a cut of the bookies' business. Ruditsky gets involved when Nick murders a bookie in cold blood to prove he's serious. This leads to an offer from the big time mobsters to become their contract hit men.

The Lawless Years s01e01 The Nick Joseph Story
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Studio One s04e34 Treasure Island

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 20:53:19 PDT

Original Air Date—5 May 1952
The search is on for the pirate Flint's buried treasure on the treacherous ship of Long John Silver.

Studio One s04e34 Treasure Island
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Frontier Doctor s01e29 Danger Valley

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 11:22:19 PST

Original Air Date—11 April 1959
Sheriff Quinn and his posse search for the man responsible for an express office hold-up, Dr. Bill Baxter tries to find the source of the diphtheria epidemic that's sweeping the valley. Bill soon realizes that he and the Sheriff are searching for the same man.

Frontier Doctor s01e29 Danger Valley
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Frontier Doctor s01e04 Crooked Circle

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 19:18:37 PST

Original Air Date—18 October 1958
Dr. Bill Baxter is framed for the poisoning of wealthy cattle baron Hal Merrick after an attempt on Merrick's life by shooting failed.

Frontier Doctor s01e04 Crooked Circle

Lights Out s04e01 Mrs. Manifold

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 17:36:50 PST

Original Air Date—27 August 1951
In 1890s London, Mrs. Manifold runs a boarding house for sailors on the waterfront. New hire John hears from a customer that her wine-guzzling husband, Ambrose, long ago disappeared and that some say she killed him. The old lady gets jumpy when a strange man reeking of wine signs the register "Ambrose Manifold".

Lights Out s04e01 Mrs. Manifold
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Invisible Man s01e02 Crisis in the Desert

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 04:06:10 PST

Original Air Date—20 June 1959
The British government recruit Brady, the invisible man, to go behind lines in the middle east and rescue one of their top secret agents who has been taken prisioner. Brady agrees and must work quickly with the help of a female agent there before the prisoner is forced to reveal his secrets.

Invisible Man s01e02 Crisis in the Desert
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The Rifleman s01e38 Outlaw's Inheritance

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 04:20:57 PST

Original Air Date—16 June 1959
The townspeople of North Fork begin to get suspicious when Lucas is named as the beneficiary in the will of an infamous outlaw.

The Rifleman s01e38 Outlaw's Inheritance
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I'm From Arkansas (1944)

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 18:53:01 PST

Countrified comedy arrives courtesy of funnyman Slim Summerville. Summerville plays Juniper Jenkins, aka "Pa," in a hilarious story centered around the hilarious havoc that erupts when a Pitchfork, Arkansas, pig gives birth to 10 baby piglets. Wouldn't you know it--money-hungry leeches are eager to try to exploit the joyous occasion! With Ed Brendel, Iris Adrian.

I'm From Arkansas (1944)
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Dragnet s03e17 The Big Little Jesus

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 19:56:12 PST

Original Air Date—24 December 1953
It's Christmas Eve when Father Rojas at the Old Mission Plaza Church in Los Angeles discovers that the statue of the Infant Jesus is stolen from the crib. The statue's worth is only a few dollars, but it is of great sentimental value for the parish. Friday and Smith promise to try to get it back before mass on Christmas Day, but this means that they have less than 24 hours to catch the thief.

Dragnet s03e17 The Big Little Jesus
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Gruen Guild Playhouse s01e13 Joe Santa Claus

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 19:38:20 PST

Original Air Date—20 December 1951
Disgusted that he's been moved from the hardware department to duties as a department store Santa Claus and angry that his wife wants to go to work and earn money, young father Joe Peters deserts his family. While in his Santa role, Joe chances to meet his daughter and discovers what she really wants for Christmas.

Gruen Guild Playhouse s01e13 Joe Santa Claus
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Studio One s05e13 The Nativity

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 19:14:13 PST

Original Air Date 22 December 1952
The birth of Jesus and the serene Mary and Joseph in Bethlehem.

Studio One s05e13 The Nativity

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show s02e07 Christmas Show

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 18:54:49 PST

Original Air Date—20 December 1951
George and Gracie's second Christmas show. Mamie Kelly and her children join the Burnses for the holidays. George dresses up like Santa for the children and Gracie tells the children the story of "A Christmas Carol."

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show s02e07 Christmas Show
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The Jack Benny Program s08e07 Christmas Shopping Show

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 18:35:33 PST

Original Air Date—15 December 1957
Jack is determined to finish his Christmas shopping in one visit and tortures a wallet salesman with constant changes to his order. Meanwhile, Dennis is having difficulty finding the right present for his mother.

The Jack Benny Program s08e07 Christmas Shopping Show
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Lux Video Theater - Holiday Affair (1955)

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 17:20:43 PST

Department store worker Steve Mason (Scott Brady) is fired at Christmas time when he takes pity on widowed Connie Ellis (Phyllis Thaxter) after it is discovered that she is a "secret shopper" for a major competitor. Connie's young son Timmy (Chris Olsen) is delighted by the new friend in her mother's life, but Connie's fiance Carl (Elliott Reid) is not pleased by Steve's presence. Romantic complications arise when Connie must decide between a loveless but financially stable marriage with Carl or a second chance at true love with Steve.

Hosted by legendary actors Walter Brennan and Otto Kruger, this "Lux Video Theater" was performed and telecast live on December 22, 1955. In addition, rare classic commercials and interviews with the performers are included in this vintage broadcast.

Lux Video Theater - Holiday Affair (1955)
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The Bob Hope Christmas Special (1967)

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 09:11:39 PST

Bob Hope and his guests entertain the troops of the United States in Vietnam and elsewhere abroad. This heartwarming special will have you laughing as well as touch you as Bob performs and visits servicemen during a difficult page in American history. Look for Raquel Welch as Bob's special guest. This most moving of Christmas specials will have you saying, thanks Bob, for the memories.

The Bob Hope Christmas Special (1967)
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Make Room For Daddy s02e19 The Children's Governess

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 03:29:17 PST

Season 2, Episode 19 – Aired: 2/1/1955
The Children's Governess
Danny and Margaret are going on a trip to Boston and they hire a governess. Grandma shows up to take care of the care unexpectedly. Grandma and the governess have completely different ideas of how to handle the children.

Make Room For Daddy s02e19 The Children's Governess
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People Are Funny with Art Linkletter

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 20:28:00 PST

People Are Funny began on radio in 1942, which reached its peak on television in the mid 1950's. He would have guests chosen beforehand from the studio audience do crazy stunts.

People Are Funny with Art Linkletter
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Burns and Allen Show s02e05 Thanksgiving

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 10:08:16 PDT

Original Air Date—22 November 1951
Gracie is having friends over for Thanksgiving dinner, including Harry Morton's business partner and his wife, Linda Lee. As it happens, a horse that Harry is betting on is also named Linda Lee, and Grace gets the two "Linda Lees" confused. Complications ensue.

"George Burns and Gracie Allen Show s02e05 Thanksgiving"
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Beverly Hillbillies s02e10 Turkey Day

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 09:51:20 PST

Original Air Date—27 November 1963
Thanksgiving has a hitch when Elly bonds with the thanksgiving turkey so the family can't bring themselves to kill it, while Mrs Drysdale hires some Indians to take a thanksgiving picture and it puts Granny on the warpath.

Beverly Hillbillies s02e10 Turkey Day
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Jack Benny Program s05e03 How Jack Found Mary

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 16:11:46 PST

Original Air Date—31 October 1954
A reporter asks Jack how he found Mary, and Jack remembers himself as a straw-hatted Hollywood boulevardier, twirling a cane, singing "Just a Gigolo " - lured into a May Co. store by a sale on $ 1.99 guaranteed shirts. 22 years later as he's being interviewed, Jack's still wearing the garish shirt. Underwhelmed by Jack's charms, saleswoman Mary Livingstone cracks wise with Jack, while her female co-workers both slice him up and encourage Mary. Episode also features Rochester singing and scat-dancing with The Sportsmen Quartet on "I Get So Lonely."

Jack Benny Program s05e03 How Jack Found Mary
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Jack Benny Program s03e03 Jack Gets Robbed

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 15:24:15 PST

Original Air Date—30 November 1952
Jack is pestered by a young autograph seeker, then Bob Crosby sings a medley of songs from "Peter Pan" to the child. After the show, Jack has trouble getting to sleep because of a leaky faucet and forces Rochester to rock his bed. Finally asleep, a pair of burglars try to ransack Jack's bedroom but are defeated by his booby traps.

Jack Benny Program s03e03 Jack Gets Robbed
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Andy Griffith Show s4e11 Citizen's Arrest

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 20:56:02 PST

Original Air Date—16 December 1963
Gomer makes a citizen's arrest of Barney for committing the same traffic violation that Barney just ticketed him for. This causes Barney to overreact, resigning as deputy and demanding a jail sentence in lieu of paying the fine. When Gomer finds out how far it has gone, he tries to come up with a solution.

Andy Griffith Show s4e11 Citizen's Arrest
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The Kennel Murder Case (1933)

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 20:20:59 PST

Society sleuth Philo Vance investigates a murder tied to a Long Island dog show. Stars William Powell as Detective Philo Vance.

Later in 1945 the beginning of three radio series were created with Philo Vance as the title character.

The Kennel Murder Case (1933)
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The Inner Circle (1946)

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 19:23:34 PST

A private detective finds himself with a perfect new secretary. But after a notorious gossip columnist turns up murdered, she may prove too good to be true.

From an Old Time Radio script.

The Inner Circle (1946)

Mickey Rooney Show s01e19 The Fur Coat

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 17:58:55 PST

Original Air Date—8 January 1955
Loving son Mickey wants to surprise his mother with a fur coat so he starts raising chinchillas.

Mickey Rooney Show s01e19 The Fur Coat
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Texaco Star Theater s05e18 Guest Gertrude Berg

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 20:21:49 PST

Original Air Date—20 January 1953
Uncle Miltie's guests include: The Andrews Sisters; and Gertrude Berg and Arlene McQuade from TV's The Goldbergs.

Texaco Star Theater s05e18 Guest Gertrude Berg
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Texaco Star Theater s03e37 Guest Danny Thomas

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 20:11:41 PST

Original Air Date—29 May 1951
Milton's guests this episode include: Danny Thomas; Beatrice Kraft and her oriential dancers; Fran Warren; opera singer Vivian Della Chiesa; singer/actor Carlos Ramirez; 15 year old violinist Michael Rabin; dancers Harold and Lola; announcer/host of the TV series Lights Out Frank Gallop.
Berle enters as a June bride. Later, he coaches Thomas on how to host a weekly variety series while cracking a bullwhip at his writers.

Texaco Star Theater s03e37 Guest Danny Thomas
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Roy Rogers Show s05e02 Ranch War

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 16:30:51 PST

Original Air Date—23 October 1955
A young man and his wife are driven from their ranch by a greedy, unscrupulous rancher and his treacherous son. Roy and Dale assist the young couple in their effort to reclaim the property.

Roy Rogers Show s05e02 Ranch War
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Roy Rogers Show s02e10 Phantom Rustlers

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 16:21:14 PST

Original Air Date—5 April 1953
An epidemic of cattle rustling is hitting the small ranchers and farmers in the valley, and the cattle seem to just vanish into thin air.

Roy Rogers Show s02e10 Phantom Rustlers
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Roy Rogers Show s04e06 Hard Luck Story

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 16:10:16 PST

Original Air Date—31 October 1954
The Hard Luck Insurance Company claims that it will insure a rancher for the rest of his life for just one payment. Roy suspects the company is a racket, and sets out to investigate.

Roy Rogers Show s04e06 Hard Luck Story
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My Little Margie 03e17 Margie's Millionth Member

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 03:38:51 PST

Original Air Date—23 December 1953
Margie forces Vern to eat "Boomies" cereal so the next-door-neighbor boy can win a prize. Vern is concerned because his company represents a rival product. The situation comes to a head just before Margie and Vern are scheduled to appear on a live children's program sponsored by "Boomies" cereal.

My Little Margie 03e17 Margie's Millionth Member
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My Little Margie s03e14 Whats Cooking?

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 03:28:38 PST

Original Air Date—2 December 1953
Margie invites Mr. Honeywell and a prospective client to dinner. She lets Freddie, who now has a job selling cookware, make the dinner. What she doesn't know is that Vern's client is a competitor of Freddie's company.

My Little Margie s03e14 Whats Cooking?
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Hopalong Cassidy s02e04 Twisted Trails

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 19:22:00 PDT

Original Air Date—30 October 1953
Hoppy fakes amnesia in an attempt to save the cattlemen's bank and the local ranchers from ruin springing from an embezzlement.

Hopalong Cassidy s02e04 Twisted Trails
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Hopalong Cassidy s02e03 The Valley Raiders

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 19:14:05 PDT

Original Air Date—23 October 1953
Hoppy and Red discover that two outlaws have ambushed the sheriff of Stone Valley and determine to help the local ranchers against an exploiter who wants to take over the valley and sell it ti the cavalry.

Hopalong Cassidy s02e03 The Valley Raiders
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Hopalong Cassidy s02e01 The Devil's Idol

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 19:07:41 PDT

Original Air Date—9 October 1953
Hoppy and a young minister try to convince a boy who's just committed his first holdup that his gunman idol has feet of clay.

Hopalong Cassidy s02e01 The Devil's Idol
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Hopalong Cassidy s02e02 The Sole Survivor

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 18:55:26 PDT

Original Air Date—16 October 1953
As they ride into an apparently deserted town, Hoppy and Red are shot at, and then discover the town's only resident, also shot and left for dead.

Hopalong Cassidy s02e02 The Sole Survivor
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Suspense s04e36 The Debt

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 19:17:07 PDT

Original Air Date—27 May 1952
A tramp on the train is robbed by two other tramps. He makes his way to a country store and seeks refuge from the storekeeper's daughter until the other two show up.

Suspense s04e36 The Debt
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Suspense s04e47 Woman in Love

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 19:09:15 PDT

Original Air Date—26 August 1952
A female secret agent operating behind the Iron Curtain is preoccupied with her upcoming marriage. In her thoughtlessness, she loses a valuable document causing her life to be in jeopardy.

Suspense s04e47 Woman in Love
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Suspense s04e48 The Old Lady of Bayeux

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 18:56:39 PDT

Original Air Date—2 September 1952
Cécile Ledru, the companion of a rich widow, Joséphine Crozier, calls the police when she finds her dead body at the estate of her nephew, where they were staying. Mrs. Crozier has apparently died of a heart attack but Maigret, the investigating police inspector is not convinced.

Suspense s04e48 The Old Lady of Bayeux
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Dick Van Dyke Show s02e13 A Man's Teeth Are Not His Own

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 04:00:25 PDT

Original Air Date—19 December 1962
Rob bites some chicken and breaks a tooth but feels bad when another dentist fixes the tooth. He worries that Jerry won't be his friend. Rob tries not to show his teeth. Jerry isn't mad at Rob.

Dick Van Dyke Show s02e13 A Man's Teeth Are Not His Own
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Dick Van Dyke Show s02e09 The Night the Roof Fell In

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 03:51:57 PDT

Original Air Date—21 November 1962
Rob comes home mad because the script needed a rewrite, Buddy was late, and Sally left early. Rob leaves mad and goes for a walk. Laura wants a chance to talk to somebody so Millie listens, not quite sure what they fought about.

Dick Van Dyke Show s02e09 The Night the Roof Fell In
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Mr. and Mrs. North s01e15 Formula for Trouble

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 16:18:00 PDT

Original Air Date—9 January 1953
Pam takes a book on weaving out of the library which just happens to have a secret formula tucked into it.

Mr. and Mrs. North s01e15 Formula for Trouble
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Wagon Train s06e34 Alias Bill Hawks

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 16:00:50 PDT

Original Air Date—15 May 1963
Bill Hawks travels to a desert town to visit an old friend, an Indian who has a ranch there. However, upon arriving on his friend's property, he discovers that it is under the control of the local townspeople, who are drilling for water, and that his friend is nowhere to be seen. The townspeople are unwilling to give him any information, and in fact display outright hostility to him, leading Hawks to suspect that his friend may be in danger or even dead.

Wagon Train s06e34 Alias Bill Hawks
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Wagon Train s05e18 The Dr. Denker Story

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 15:55:17 PDT

Wagon Train s05e18 The Dr. Denker Story
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Andy Griffith Show s03e19 Class Reunion

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 19:46:38 PDT

Original Air Date—4 February 1963
At his high school class reunion, Andy finds that while memories may fade over time, some connections are never completely broken, and some hearts never completely heal.

Andy Griffith Show s03e19 Class Reunion
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The Rifleman s02e15 Day of the Hunter

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 04:01:07 PDT

Original Air Date—5 January 1960
A famous old frontiersman, with a reputation as the best rifleman around, challenges Luke to see who's really the best with a rifle

The Rifleman s02e15 Day of the Hunter
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Wagon Train s05e17 The Malachi Hobart Story

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 19:16:47 PDT

Original Air Date—24 January 1962
Duke comes across Malachi Hobart, a preacher who has dedicated his life to his fellow man, and comes away impressed with the man's charitable works. However, he soon begins to believe that the preacher is in fact a con artist who is using religion to swindle people out of their money.

Wagon Train s05e17 The Malachi Hobart Story
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Have Gun Will Travel s03e06 Pancho

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 17:48:34 PDT

Original Air Date—24 October 1959
Don Luis has hired Paladin to escort his daughter away from her home and a peasant boy who has grown up and has eyes for her. The boy has thoughts of revenge for the mistreatment at her father's hand and tries to do exactly that; unless Paladin can intervene.

Have Gun Will Travel s03e06 Pancho
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Stories of the Century s02e02 The Apache Kid

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 16:59:20 PDT

Aired: 1/9/1955
A young Indian who has been trained as a scout for the Army betrays the men who befriended him and goes on a killing rampage.

Stories of the Century s02e02 The Apache Kid
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Twilight Zone s01e08 Time Enough at Last

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 14:07:14 PDT

Original Air Date—20 November 1959
A henpecked book lover finds himself blissfully alone with his books after a nuclear war.

Twilight Zone s01e08 Time Enough at Last
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Twilight Zone s05e06 Living Doll

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 13:52:25 PDT

Original Air Date—1 November 1963
A frustrated father does battle with his stepdaughter's talking doll, whose vocabulary includes such phrases as "I hate you" and "I'm going to kill you"

Twilight Zone s05e06 Living Doll
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Perry Mason s01e20 The Case of the Lonely Heiress

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 19:03:28 PDT

Original Air Date—1 February 1958
A lonely heiress, Marylin Clark (Kathleen Crowley), looks for a con man who swindled her sister through a lonely hearts magazine, leading to the sister's death. Marylin finds Charles Barnaby (L. Q. Jones), but he winds up dead, and she is charged with murder

Perry Mason s01e20 The Case of the Lonely Heiress
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Maverick s03e07 Full House

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 19:05:21 PDT

Bret, fearless mastermind of super-villain gang Billy the Kid, Belle Starr, Cole Younger etc. ? Mistaken for the mysterious dandy, Foxy the Brain, Bret must whip out a fool-proof heist blueprint for this Axis of Evil summit of the West.

Maverick s03e07 Full House
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Perry Mason s04e02 The Case of the Credulous Quarry

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 18:15:01 PDT

Original Air Date—24 September 1960
Because he was unable to secure an adequate judgment, attorney Everett Dorrell offers to loan Dick Hammond $15,000 for his mother's medical care. Dorrell gets a frantic call that his girlfriend Helen Austin is threatening to kill herself.

Perry Mason s04e02 The Case of the Credulous Quarry
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Perry Mason s04e07 The Case of the Clumsy Clown

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 18:06:53 PDT

Original Air Date—5 November 1960
Circus clown Felix Heidemann marries Lisa in a whirlwind. Part owner Jerry Franklin, who is also in love with Lisa, is taken aback. In her exuberance Lisa accidentally releases a tiger that seriously mauls Jerry.

Perry Mason s04e07 The Case of the Clumsy Clown
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Colgate Comedy Hour s06e01 Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 19:08:54 PDT

Season 6, Episode 1 – Aired: 9/18/1955
Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis host the season premiere of the series now titled The Colgate Variety Hour. Their guests include: Freddie Bell and the Bellhops; announcer Wendell Niles; and Dick Stabile and his Orchestra.

Colgate Comedy Hour s06e01 Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis
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Andy Griffith Show s03e24 Aunt Bee's Medicine Man

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 06:06:38 PDT

Original Air Date—11 March 1963
Andy must protect Aunt Bee from a charming traveling snake-oil huckster whose 170-proof "tonic" provides temporary relief from mid-life crisis.

Andy Griffith Show s03e24 Aunt Bee's Medicine Man
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Treasury Men in Action (aka Federal Men) s05e05 The Case of the Man Outside

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 05:55:53 PDT

Treasury Men in Action (aka Federal Men) is the title of a TV crime drama series broadcast live and which aired from 1950 through 1955 on ABC and starred Walter Greaza, Ross Martin, and Tom McKee. It was directed by William Beaudine, Leigh Jason, and Will Jason among others.

The series centers on a squad of agents of the U.S. Treasury Department headed by "The Chief". Counterfeiters, tax evaders, prison escapees, and other criminals are targeted.

Other actors who starred in this series include Jesse White, James Dean, Claude Akins, Carolyn Jones, Charles Bronson, and Nancy Evans.

Season 5, Episode 5 – Aired: 11/4/1954
Prison time can't keep a group of inventive counterfeiters from printing cash while behind bars.

Treasury Men in Action (aka Federal Men) s05e05 The Case of the Man Outside
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Lights Out s03e25 Curtain Call

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 05:19:51 PDT

Original Air Date—12 February 1951
Master thespian Carlton Dane makes his grand return to the Shakesperean stage. His performance is ruined by the voice of his late wife, an actress named Alexis, charging him with her murder. When the show resumes, his daughter, Lydia, receives great acclaim from the crowd. This does not sit well with a drunken Carlton; there's room for only one star in this family.

Lights Out s03e25 Curtain Call
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Zane Grey Theater s01e01 You Only Run Once

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 17:33:15 PDT

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater, sometimes simply called Zane Grey Theater, is an American Western anthology series which ran on CBS from 1956 to 1961.

"You Only Run Once" from 5 October 1956. On the run from the law a man maintains his innocence while searching for the real killer.

Zane Grey Theater s01e01 You Only Run Once
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Yancy Derringer s01e05 A Bullet For Bridget

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 15:28:55 PDT

Yancy Derringer is a gentleman adventurer. He is a former Confederate Officer who has returned to New Orleans, Louisiana, after the Civil War. Widely respected by all parts of New Orleans society, he is asked by the city administrator, John Colton, to work as an secret agent at no pay, and only John Colton knows of Yancy's special work for Colton's office.

In "A.Bullet.For.Bridget" an Irish girl visits New Orleans and decides that Yancy is to be her future husband.

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Broken Arrow s01e01 The Mail Riders

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 19:43:08 PDT

Broken Arrow is a Western series which ran on ABC-TV in prime time from 1956 through 1958 on Tuesdays at 9 p.m. Eastern time. It told a fictionalized account of the historical relationship between Indian agent Tom Jeffords (John Lupton) and the Chiricahua Apache chief Cochise (Michael Ansara).

This episode "The Mail Riders" aired 9/25/1956 and has the original commercials.

The Apaches have been attacking every mail rider going through their territory. Jeffords decides the only way to stop them is to ask Cochise himself.

Broken Arrow s01e01 The Mail Riders
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Frank Sinatra's Timex Show (1960) Welcome Home Party for Elvis Presley

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 10:56:51 PDT

Welcome Home Elvis was a 1960 television special on ABC starring Frank Sinatra and featuring Elvis Presley in his first televised appearance since coming home from his military service in Germany. The special was officially titled It's Nice to Go Traveling, but is more commonly known as Welcome Home Elvis having featured Elvis on his first TV appearance in three years. This was also Frank Sinatra's fourth and final television special that he did for sponsor Timex.

The special also featured Sammy Davis Jr., Joey Bishop, Peter Lawford, and Nancy Sinatra, who later starred with Elvis in his 1968 film Speedway.

Elvis performed Fame and Fortune and Stuck on You, which were the two sides of his first post-Army single. He also performed a duet with Sinatra. Elvis performed Sinatra's classic Witchcraft while Frank performed the Elvis classic "Love Me Tender". None of these performances were released on record until the 1980s. Presley also sang a verse during the opening production number, "It's Nice to Go Traveling", which has yet to be commercially released.

Frank Sinatra's Timex Show (1960) Welcome Home Party for Elvis Presley
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U.S. Marshal s01e39 R.I.P

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 08:26:19 PDT

Original Air Date—6 June 1959
John Bromfield stars as Frank Morgan in this violent, modern-day (1950s) Western set in Arizona.

U.S. Marshal s01e39 R.I.P
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U.S. Marshal s01e15 The Diner

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 08:20:06 PDT

Original Air Date—1958
John Bromfield stars as Frank Morgan in this violent, modern-day (1950s) Western set in Arizona.

U.S. Marshal s01e15 The Diner
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Errol Flynn Theatre s01e05 Strange Auction

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 14:33:24 PDT

Original Air Date—1957
A renegade offers his services to the winner of an auction. The high bidder is a widow who needs him to help out on her farm.

Flynn starred in the 1956 anthology series The Errol Flynn Theatre that was filmed in England, where he presented the episodes and sometimes appeared in them. The show was syndicated in the USA in 1957.

Errol Flynn Theatre s01e05 Strange Auction
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Gang Busters - The Scissors Case

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 07:41:28 PDT

Original Air Date—1952
State police attempt to apprehend the brutal Scissors Gang, who have committed over 50 armed robberies across Connecticut.

Gang Busters - The Scissors Case
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Gang Busters

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 07:36:40 PDT

One of the earliest crime/police dramas. This show featured dramatizations of real criminals with the stories taken from actual FBI and police files. The stories were presented in semi-documentary style. There was no continuing cast, but creator and writer Phillips H. Lord narrated each show.

"Gang Busters" was a pioneering radio series detailing the activities of the nation's most notorious crime figures of the day. It was unique in that at the end of every episode, the announcer would inform listeners to call the local police or "Gang Busters" for information on wanted criminals still on the loose. In that respect, it was definitely a precursor of today's reality shows like "America's Most Wanted".

The television version, which premiered in 1952, stayed true to the radio format, telling stories of legendary scum like John Dillinger, Willie "The Actor" Sutton, etc. And just as on radio, viewers were informed of criminals still on the loose, and were encouraged to contact the show or the police.

The Dillinger Case (you can watch or download below) I thought was a very interesting and entertaining story.

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Andy Griffith Show s03e23 Andy Discovers America

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 07:12:21 PDT

Original Air Date—4 March 1963
Opie's had it with his history homework, and misinterprets Andy's empathy as an excuse to skip it and lead his friends in revolt against their teacher, "Old Lady" Crump. When Miss Crump holds Andy responsible, he must find a way to motivate Opie and his pals.

Andy Griffith Show s03e23 Andy Discovers America
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I'm the Law s01e02 Cowboy And The Blind Man

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 17:27:03 PDT

I'm the Law was a 30 minute syndicated American television police drama series which aired in 1953 starring George Raft as Lt. George Kirby, a NYPD detective involved in solving a variety of crimes in New York City. The series first aired on February 13, 1953 and ended on July 31, 1953.

In The Cowboy And The Blind Man, Kirby thought he had seen it all until he started investigating a blackmail scheme involving a bad guy, his ex-wife and a blind man. This episode based on an episode of the 1949 Radio Series "Let George Do It".

I'm the Law s01e02 Cowboy And The Blind Man
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Mr. and Mrs. North s01e29 Breakout

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 05:34:51 PDT

Original Air Date—17 April 1953
The warden at the State Penitentiary asks the Norths if they wish to interview a high-profile inmate for a potential book. While they're in the prison, a disturbance breaks out that suddenly escalates into a hostage situation--with the Norths as the hostages.

Mr. and Mrs. North s01e29 Breakout.mp4
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Mr. and Mrs. North s01e13 Silent Butler

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 05:30:31 PDT

Original Air Date—26 December 1952
Pam and Jerry hire a butler who ends being suspected of the murder of the butler from the next apartment.

Mr. and Mrs. North s01e13 Silent Butler.mp4
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Mr. and Mrs. North s01e02 Till Death Do Us Part

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 05:22:28 PDT

Original Air Date—10 October 1952
Pam and Jerry's wedding anniversary celebration gets interrupted by a woman dressed in a bridal gown bursting into their apartment and then dropping dead, the victim of a murder.

Mr. and Mrs. North s01e02 Till Death Do Us Part.mp4
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Man Behind the Badge s02e08 Case of the Priceless Passport

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 06:59:36 PDT

Original Air Date—26 February 1955
Frank Ellis, immigration officer, and Tony Peters go undercover to Mexico to track down a gang of forgers who are providing passports, drivers licenses and other documents to illegal entrants to the USA.

Man Behind the Badge s02e08 Case of the Priceless Passport
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Man Behind the Badge s02e06 Case of the Dying Past

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 07:00:06 PDT

Original Air Date—12 February 1955
An attorney in Vermont hunts the killer of a leathermaker who still used the old, traditional methods.

Man Behind the Badge s02e06 Case of the Dying Past
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Man Behind the Badge s02e17 Case of the Capital Crime

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 06:58:52 PDT

Original Air Date—30 April 1955

The Director of the Pittsburgh Crime Lab, Laurin Goin, tries to find a killer with very few clues.

Man Behind the Badge s02e17 Case of the Capital Crime
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Boston Blackie s02e27 False Face

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:35:45 PDT

Original Air Date—17 April 1953
A bank president walks out with a satchel full of money from his institution in Blackie's presence. Or did he?

Boston Blackie s02e27 False Face
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Boston Blackie s02e24 Shoot the Works

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:29:24 PDT

Original Air Date—27 March 1953
A gambler on a hot streak is killed at a Las Vegas gaming table. Blackie is a material witness because he was the last person to speak to the man alive.

Boston Blackie s02e24 Shoot the Works
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Boston Blackie s02e10 Inside Crime

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:25:26 PDT

Original Air Date—19 December 1952
A security guard friend of Blackie's is suspected of being the inside man in a million dollar hold-up.

Boston Blackie s02e10 Inside Crime
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Boston Blackie s02e12 101 Death Does a Rumba

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:21:41 PDT

Original Air Date—2 January 1953
Blackie does battle with a diamond smuggling ring which brings the precious gems into the country inside maracas.

Boston Blackie s02e12 101 Death Does a Rumba
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Boston Blackie s02e23 Hired Hand

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:17:24 PDT

Original Air Date—20 March 1953
A farmhand who was recently released from a mental institution is suspected of trying to murder a farm couple but Blackie, as usual, thinks otherwise.

Boston Blackie s02e23 Hired Hand
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Boston Blackie s02e08 Queen of Thieves

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:13:40 PDT

Original Air Date—5 December 1952
A crook is shot and seriously wounded when he attempts to tell Blackie about his activities.

Boston Blackie s02e08 Queen of Thieves
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Boston Blackie s02e09 101 Blonde

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:10:02 PDT

Original Air Date—12 December 1952
Blackie's efforts to clear a client of a hit-and-run charge lead to a complicated case of murder on a motion picture set.

Boston Blackie s02e09 101 Blonde
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Boston Blackie s02e17 The Heist Job

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:05:34 PDT

Original Air Date—6 February 1953
Blackie sees a robber jump into a taxi. After a car chase the robber gets away, leaving the taxi driver with a bullet in his arm. The taxi driver is an ex-convict, who Blackie once sent to jail. Blackie believes the taxi driver now to be an honest man and doesn't think he is mixed up in the robbery.

Boston Blackie s02e17 The Heist Job
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Boston Blackie s02e16 The Friendly Gesture

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:59:09 PDT

Original Air Date—30 January 1953
Bank robber Barney Stevens escapes from prison and immediately resumes his former profession. He's identified by a teller and later captured by the police. But then the teller is shot and killed by an accomplice. Blackie then tries to protect the teller's wife.

Boston Blackie s02e16 The Friendly Gesture
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Boston Blackie s02e11 So Was Goliath

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:54:14 PDT

Original Air Date—9 January 1953
Blackie befriends a college student/boxer who's torn between an academic career and winning fame and fortune in the squared circle.

Boston Blackie s02e11 So Was Goliath.

Boston Blackie s02e05 Deep Six

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:47:09 PDT

Original Air Date—14 November 1952
Blackie and galpal Mary attend the engagement party of a merchant seaman and a singer and wind up having to solve the murder of the prospective groom.

Boston Blackie s02e05 Deep Six
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Boston Blackie s02e06 Minuet for Murder

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:41:37 PDT

Original Air Date—21 November 1952
A young woman who's being blackmailed hires Blackie to recover a package containing indiscreet letters about her. Blackie's investigation leads to a mute burglar, a bus terminal, and a disbarred lawyer.

Boston Blackie s02e06 Minuet for Murder
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Dick Tracy s01e16 Hi-Jack

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 09:11:08 PDT

Original Air Date—27 December 1950
Tracy and Catchem investigate a series of car thefts and discover a gang who specialize in changing the appearance and serial numbers of the vehicles they've stolen.

Dick Tracy s01e16 Hi-Jack.mp4
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Death Valley Days s01e16 Sego Lilies

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 13:48:32 PDT

Original Air Date—28 April 1953
A group of Mormons decides to set up a settlement in Utah.

Death Valley Days s01e16 Sego Lilies
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Stories of the Century s01e24 Tom Horn

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 15:38:36 PDT

Original Air Date—1 July 1954
Tom Horn, who has made a career out of battling cattle rustlers, is hired by some ranch owners to keep the homesteaders in line. He decides to play both sides against the middle, and steal cattle for himself. Since they are old friends, Matt has a hard time believing that Tom is involved.

Stories of the Century s01e24 Tom Horn
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Stories of the Century s01e08 Johnny Ringo

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 15:30:32 PDT

Original Air Date—11 March 1954
When a company's payroll of $10,000 in silver dollars is stolen from the Southwest Railroad, Matt is sent to investigate.

Stories of the Century s01e08 Johnny Ringo
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Dragnet s07e28 The Big War

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 12:24:47 PDT

Original Air Date—10 April 1958
Friday and Smith attempt to get ahold of the leaders of several street gangs in order to stop an approaching gang war.

Dragnet s03e24 The Big Children
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Stories of the Century s01e03 Frank and Jesse James

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 22:14:19 PDT

Season 1, Episode 3 – Aired: 2/7/1954
After their younger brother Archie is accidentally killed by detectives, the James Gang go on a train and bank robbing spree. Matt and Frankie work undercover in order to smoke out the criminals.
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Duffy's Tavern s01e14 Archie's Singing Contest

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 22:19:50 PDT

Archie's plan to court a beautiful actress by holding a fake singing contest backfires when he selects Finnegan to be the judge of the "contest".

Duffy's Tavern s01e14 Archie's Singing Contest
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Mr. and Mrs. North s01e01 Weekend Murder

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 22:23:30 PDT

Original Air Date—3 October 1952
Pam and Jerry are invited to spend the weekend at a Broadway actress' country home, but when they arrive their host can't be found.

Mr. and Mrs. North s01e01 Weekend Murder
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Gang Busters -The Bayless Case

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 22:31:29 PDT

Original Air Date—1952
Action-packed stories on the apprehension of major criminals, taken from actual police and FBI files.

Gang Busters -The Bayless Case
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Boston Blackie s02e13 The Gunman

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 22:36:25 PDT

Original Air Date—9 January 1953
The ex-husband of Mary's beautician has been harassing her. Blackie tells the man to lay off but he's later found dead after being hit by a car. Was it an accident or murder? The case hinges on a superstitious villain.

Boston Blackie s02e13 The Gunman
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Dick Tracy s02e14 Shaky's Secret Treasure

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 22:39:53 PDT

Original Air Date—1950
A criminal recently released from prison searches for the loot he hid before being incarcerated with Dick Tracy watching his every step.

Dick Tracy s02e14 Shaky's Secret Treasure
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The Public Defender s01e09 Badge of Honor

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 06:52:35 PDT

Original Air Date—6 May 1954
A rookie police officer is accused of incompetence and Matthews tries to help him.

The Public Defender s01e09 Badge of Honor
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Topper s01e27 Henrietta Sells the House

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 07:05:20 PDT

Original Air Date—9 April 1954
Henrietta decides she going to sell the house without informing Cosmo first. She gets a buyer and has the house sold before Cosmo can stop her. George and Marion are very upset with Topper because they feel he wants to learn. They soon realize that Topper does not want to move. They make the new buyer think the house is haunted. He decides not to buy the house and of course it ends happily with Topper staying at the house.

Topper s01e27 Henrietta Sells the House
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Gene Autry Show s01e03 The Silver Arrow

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 07:29:14 PDT

Original Air Date—6 August 1950
When ranchers are slain with silver arrows, Gene suspects that someone is trying to throw suspicion on the local Indians to cover an even bigger crime.

Gene Autry Show s01e03 The Silver Arrow
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Gene Autry Show s01e08 Doublecross Valley

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 07:39:49 PDT

Original Air Date—10 September 1950
Gene investigates why a gang is trying so hard to gain control of an unprofitable ranch. During his investigation, he discovers a cache of gold.

Gene Autry Show s01e08 Doublecross Valley
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Cavalcade of America s05e28 Chicago 2-1-2

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 08:02:43 PDT

Original Air Date—30 April 1957
A Chicago fire investigator attempts to apprehend the arsonist who has set a series of blazes in run-down buildings near the river. He suspects that the perpetrator might be part of the throng of on-lookers that gawk at the firefighters battling the blazes. When a deaf woman is seriously injured in one of the torched buildings, the inspector redoubles his efforts to arrest the firebug before one of his blazes results in death.

Cavalcade of America s05e28 Chicago 2-1-2
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Cavalcade of America s04e13 The Prison Within

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 08:03:32 PDT

Original Air Date—17 January 1956
An actress, whose boyfriend is killed in Korea, suffers a breakdown and is sent to prison for writing bad checks. After she's released from prison, her parole officer tries to help her get life back together.

Cavalcade of America s04e13 The Prison Within
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Jack Benny Program s04e03 Humphrey Bogart Show

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 08:09:13 PDT

In the sketch, officers haul "Baby Face" Bogart into the police station. He tells Detective Benny he knows nothing about the murder of Blinky Mason. Benny tries to get rough but Bogart keeps slapping him back.

Jack Benny Program s04e03 Humphrey Bogart Show
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Suspense s04e46 Her Last Adventure

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 08:57:06 PDT

Original Air Date—19 August 1952
Eva, a wealthy middle-aged woman, marries a man she barely knows and moves into his family estate, a dark, run-down mansion on the Massachusetts coast. She learns James was recently engaged to a young woman, but he dismisses it as an unimportant mistake. Investigating noises in the cellar, she finds the corpse of a young woman, half-buried in the coal pile.

Suspense s04e46 Her Last Adventure
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Suspense s01e14 Help Wanted

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 08:57:46 PDT

Original Air Date—14 June 1949
An elderly man who's barely getting by looks for employment to continue giving his daughter the institutional help she requires. He receives an offer from a "Mr. X" that turns things around for him. That is, until he finds out that he must kill "Mr. X"'s wife's first husband who is blackmailing them.

Suspense s01e14 Help Wanted
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Suspense s05e22 Mutiny Below

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 08:58:43 PDT

Original Air Date—3 February 1953
After saving the chief engineers life, Danny and Snow are hired as watch officers on a rusty steamer traveling the Indian Ocean. Reading a newspaper story about a stolen diamond being smuggled into Australia, the boiler room crew becomes convinced that Danny and Snow have the jewel. They stage a mutiny, even though the old ship is about to sink.

Suspense s05e22 Mutiny Below
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Bonanza S01E28 San Francisco

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 09:17:25 PDT

Original Air Date—2 April 1960
The Cartwrights, with Hop Sing, finish a cattle drive in San Francisco. Ben warns the other men of the dangers of the big city. Nevertheless, some of the men are careless and naive. Two of the hired hands disappear, and Ben suspects that the men were shanghaied. With invaluable assistance from several of Hop Sing's cousins, the Cartwrights locate the missing men and break up the racket.

Bonanza S01E28 San Francisco
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Jack Benny s05e05 The Life of Jack Benny

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 09:21:56 PDT

Original Air Date—28 November 1954

Rochester is typing up the script for next week's show: Jack Benny's life story. The Sportsmen Quartet sing "You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby." Jack begins auditioning actors for the various parts in his saga. He hires a gorgeous young woman to play his first love, and his real first girlfriend to be his mother. He passes on the first young man who's auditioning to play himself as a child, instead casting the pushy little boy who is acting as the kid's agent.

Jack Benny s05e05 The Life of Jack Benny
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Make Room for Daddy s06e7 Jack Benny Steals Danny's Job

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 09:40:15 PDT

Original Air Date—17 November 1958
Danny is jealous because Rusty's Boy Scout troop asks Jack Benny to entertain at its annual benefit, even though Danny had done the honors the last three years.

Make Room for Daddy s06e7 Jack Benny Steals Danny's Job
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Make Room for Daddy s01e22 Margaret's Birthday

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 09:41:22 PDT

Original Air Date—23 February 1954
Danny Williams, a successful nightclub singer, encounters a variety of difficult or amusing situations in trying to balance his career with his family; his outspoken wife Cathy, teenage daughter Teri from his first marriage, children Russ and Linda, and old-fashioned Uncle Tonouse.

Make Room for Daddy s01e22 Margaret's Birthday
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Producers Showcase s01e11 The Petrified Forest

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 10:02:51 PDT

Original Air Date—30 May 1955
Set in Black Mesa Bar-B-Q at desert crosswords, as a patrons, owner and his daughter Gaby Maple and an unfortunate hitchhiker Alan Squier are held hostage by fleeing killer Duke Mantee and his henchmen, with Squier signing over his life insurance policy to Gaby to fund her dream of traveling to France to paint, and then persuading Mantee to kill him . Humphrey Bogart, Henry Fonda, Lauren Bacall, Paul Hartman, Natalie Shaeffer and Jack Warden

Producers Showcase s01e11 The Petrified Forest
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General Electric Theater s03e08 I'm a Fool

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 09:50:52 PDT

Original Air Date—14 November 1954
Played out on a stylized, dramatically lit set, I'm a Fool is the story of a heartsick farm boy who takes on a false identity to impress a beautiful girl. The young man is working as a stable boy at an Ohio racetrack when he encounters the beautiful and rich Lucy. He begins to save his money so that the next time they meet, he can face her as an equal. When that time arrives, he presents himself as the son of a wealthy stable owner and the pair has a wonderful day together. Twenty years out, he looks back, wondering what might have been had he told her the truth about himself.

General Electric Theater s03e08 I'm a Fool
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Bonanza s02e2 The Mission

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 09:52:19 PDT

Original Air Date—17 September 1960
Hoss befriends an old drunk named Charlie Trent, who at one time had been the best scout the Army had. He led John C. Fremont and his Expedition across the Great Salt Flats. When the Army's current scout, Lewt Cutter, refuses to obey Captain Pender's orders, he is fired and replaced by Charlie, whom the Captain knew from his earlier days. Charlie, along with Hoss, must guide the troops and a shipment of gold across the desert. This is Charlie's chance to redeem himself, but Cutter and his men are waiting in the desert to bushwack the troops and steal the gold.

Bonanza s02e2 The Mission
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Stories of the Century s01e04 Geronimo

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 09:53:00 PDT

Aired: 2/14/1954
The Apache chief Geronimo leads a raid on a rail depot in search of guns and provisions, and one of his braves is captured. Matt joins Frankie on a wagon train in order to transport the prisoner back to Tuscon. Geronimo attacks the wagon train and rescues the prisoner. Matt and Frankie return to warn the Army that Geronimo is on the warpath.

Stories of the Century s01e04 Geronimo
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Our Miss Brooks s03e28 Madison Mascot

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 10:17:52 PDT

Original Air Date—20 May 1955
Mr. Conklin tries to publicize the school's mascot.

Our Miss Brooks s03e28 Madison Mascot
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Our Miss Brooks s03e29 The Big Jump

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 10:21:12 PDT

Original Air Date—27 May 1955
Principal Osgood agrees to jump from the top of the high school into a fireman's net as a publicity stunt, but gets cold feet as the hour for his leap nears. He fakes an injury, then tries to convince the male teachers to take his place. When they all develop mysterious maladies, it's up to Miss Brooks to uphold the faculty's honor.

Our Miss Brooks s03e29 The Big Jump
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Red River Valley (1936)

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 10:20:33 PDT

One of Gene Autry's early Republic westerns, the film has plenty of action and songs by Autry and Burdette, along with other musical novelty acts. Gene and his friend Frog help the valley's irrigation company solve the mystery of who's behind the terror tactics of those fighting the dam.

Red River Valley (1936)
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Andy Griffith Show s04e13 Barney and the Cave Rescue

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 11:02:06 PDT

Original Air Date—6 January 1964
After Andy and Helen go exploring in a cave, it collapses behind them. They find another way out, but hear on the radio that Barney has mobilized the town to rescue them. They go back into the cave to save Barney from becoming a laughingstock.

Andy Griffith Show s04e13 Barney and the Cave Rescue
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Andy Griffith Show s03e18 The Loaded Goat

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 10:31:31 PDT

Original Air Date—28 January 1963
A local construction crew is blasting for an underpass near Mayberry. The rumor is that the mayor wants to bring the highway past his brother's gas station. A farmer brings his goat uptown to experience his weekly shopping trip, and partly because of the blasting making the goat nervous. The goat frees itself from a bench on main street and wanders into a storeroom. The goat eats a half of a case of dynamite. Andy and Barney treat the goat with kid gloves and place him in Otis's cell. The fun starts when Otis lets himself into the locked jail using his own key and kicks the goat out of "his" cell.

Andy Griffith Show s03e18 The Loaded Goat
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Andy Griffith Show s03e21 Opie and the Spoiled Kid

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 10:32:24 PDT

Original Air Date—18 February 1963
Opie's friend Arnold seems to have it all--a new bike, fat allowance, and plenty of leisure time. When the pressure's on, though, Opie learns that these assets are actually Arnold's greatest weakness

Andy Griffith Show s03e21 Opie and the Spoiled Kid
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Andy Griffith Show s03e26 Andy's English Valet

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 10:33:18 PDT

Original Air Date—25 March 1963
When cultures clash, cars crash, and Andy's home becomes his castle as he engages the employment of a bicycle-touring Englishman who must work off an unfortunately-earned debt.

Andy Griffith Show s03e26 Andy's English Valet
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Andy Griffith Show s03e28 The Rivals

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 10:34:11 PDT

Original Air Date—8 April 1963
When Opie feels too shy to ask classmate Karen to the movies, Thelma Lou tries to boost Opie's confidence--but destroys Barney's along the way. Can Andy realign this skewed love quadrangle?

Andy Griffith Show s03e28 The Rivals
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Adventures of Dr Fu Manchu s01e09 Death Ships of Dr. Fu Manchu

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 11:00:54 PDT

Original Air Date—29 October 1956
Dr. Fu Manchu has stolen a deadly collection of germ cultures from a laboratory in San Francisco, and plans to smuggle them through the port of Hong Kong.

Adventures of Dr Fu Manchu s01e09 Death Ships of Dr. Fu Manchu
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Andy Griffith Show s03e30 Dogs, Dogs, Dogs

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 10:34:51 PDT

Original Air Date—22 April 1963
It's pandemonium when the courthouse is invaded by eleven stray dogs. They boys have do find out what to do with them before a state investigator arrives to do an audit.

Andy Griffith Show s03e30 Dogs, Dogs, Dogs
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Adventures of Dr Fu Manchu s01e01 Prisoner of Dr. Fu Manchu

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 11:03:03 PDT

Original Air Date—3 September 1956
Dr. Fu Manchu has poisoned the renowned Dr. Hu Yan, who is to appear at a conference of the nations of the world, and replaced him with an impostor who will disrupt the conference's goal--a plan for world peace.

Adventures of Dr Fu Manchu s01e01 Prisoner of Dr. Fu Manchu
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Front Page Detective - Seven Seas to Danger (1951)

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 11:15:54 PDT

Original Air Date—1952
While researching a human interest story on the waterfront, David Chase stumbles upon a smuggling operation and is shot for his troubles.

Front Page Detective - Seven Seas to Danger (1951)
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Bugsy Siegel - Unsolved

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 11:29:44 PDT

TV pilot from the 1950's. Based somewhat on the real-life murder of criminal Benjamin 'Bugsy' Siegel.

Bugsy Siegel - Unsolved
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Bonanza s01e25 Escape to Ponderosa

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:58:03 PST

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Original Air Date—5 March 1960
Adam is bushwhacked by three men, who turn out to have deserted from the army. When Ben pursues them, he is hindered by a Captain Bolton, who is also after the three men.

Bonanza s01e25 Escape to Ponderosa
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Stories of the Century s01e21 The Doolin Gang

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 15:23:54 PDT

Original Air Date—10 June 1954
Railroad detective Matt Clark roams the west, tracking down outlaws and bandits who are preying on the railroad.

Stories of the Century s01e21 The Doolin Gang
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Stories of the Century s01e16 Black Bart

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 15:24:39 PDT

Original Air Date—6 May 1954
Railroad detective Matt Clark roams the west, tracking down outlaws and bandits who are preying on the railroad. Jim Davis

Stories of the Century s01e16 Black Bart

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Dragnet s02e07 The Big .22 Rifle for Christmas

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 12:26:34 PDT

Original Air Date—18 December 1952
Friday and Smith search for a missing boy. The first sign that the case is serious is when blood is found. Further probing reveals the boy's parents had purchased him a .22-caliber rifle for Christmas -- and the weapon is missing, removed from its wrapped package.

Dragnet s02e07 The Big .22 Rifle for Christmas
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Annie Oakley s01e23 Sharpshooting Annie

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:47:07 PST

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Original Air Date—12 June 1954

Annie Oakley s01e23 Sharpshooting Annie
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Suspense s04e38 House of Masks

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 08:59:47 PDT

Original Air Date—10 June 1952
A young rich girl contends with a domineering sister.

Suspense s04e38 House of Masks
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Dennis the Menace s02e12 The Christmas Horse

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 07:47:59 PST

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Original Air Date—25 December 1960

Dennis the Menace s02e12 The Christmas Horse
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Fibber McGee and Molly s01e04 The Big Dance

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:01:20 PST

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Original Air Date—6 October 1959
Fibber is disappointed when he's not selected to organize the lodge's annual dance, but gets his chance when his constant second-guessing causes the committee chairman to resign in a huff. His efforts to save money on the dance hall, decorations and entertainment nearly result in disaster, especially when the Governor and his wife decide to attend

Fibber McGee and Molly s01e04 The Big Dance

Annie Oakley s01e13 The Hardrock Trail

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:45:52 PST

Annie Oakley s01e13 The Hardrock Trail

Gene Autry Show s01e26 Double Barreled Vengenance

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:22:15 PST

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21 April 1951
Gene turns outlaw to find out who is robbing the stagecoaches.

Gene Autry Show s01e26 Double Barreled Vengenance
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Bat Masterson s01e04 Stampede At Tent City

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:54:50 PST

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Original Air Date—29 October 1958
A old flame of Bat's asks him to rescue her current beau, accused of murder and shackled to a tree by a lynch mob led by the slain man's brother.

Bat Masterson s01e04 Stampede At Tent City
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Mister Ed - U.S. Savings Bonds

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:55:24 PST

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1964
This presentation encourages people to buy U.S. savings bonds.

Mister Ed
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Restless Gun (aka The Six Shooter)

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 17:28:03 PST

1957
The Restless Gun was based on the old time radio series "The Six Shooter"

The Restless Gun (aka The Six Shooter)
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Colgate Comedy Hour s04e28 Abbott and Costello

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 09:14:00 PST

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4/18/1954
Host: Bud Abbott and Lou Costello.
Guest Stars: Jane Russell, Rhonda Fleming, Connie Haines, Beryl Davis, Tony Martinez, Jack Shea, Baby Mistin, Dick Parks, Mike Ross, Frank Richards, Ken Mayer, and Al Goodman and his Orchestra.

Colgate Comedy Hour s04e28 Abbott and Costello
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Red Skelton Show

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 08:51:16 PST

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The Red Skelton Show was an American variety show that was a television staple for almost two decades, from the early 1950s through the early 1970s. It was second to Gunsmoke (1955-1975) and third to The Ed Sullivan Show (1948–1971) in the ratings during that time.

Red Skelton Show
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Suspense s04e19 The Red Signal

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 09:00:25 PDT

Aired: 1/22/1952
A supposedly fake medium is hired to a conduct a seance so Sir Alington, a psychiatrist, can observe a patient under stress. She warns the doctor and Clair and her husband Jack to avoid their homes because they are in danger. Her premonition turns out to be true because of insanity, murder, and secret loves.

Suspense s04e19 The Red Signal
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Adventures of Ellery Queen s03e06 Buck Fever (1952)

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:52:32 PST

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The first television series, produced by the DuMont Television Network, ran from 1950 to 1952 and aired first on DuMont and later on ABC.

Adventures of Ellery Queen s03e06 Buck Fever (1952)
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Adventures of Ellery Queen s01e24 Man who Enjoyed Death

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:44:37 PST

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The first television series, produced by the DuMont Television Network, ran from 1950 to 1952.

Adventures of Ellery Queen s01e22 Man who Enjoyed Death
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Sergeant Preston Of The Yukon s02e18 Scourge of the Wilderness

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:10:55 PST

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An Indian Chief declares war on a lumber camp that has been set up on the tribes land. 11 January 1957

Sergeant Preston Of The Yukon s02e18 Scourge of the Wilderness
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Petticoat Junction s01e06 Please Buy My Violets

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:00:13 PST

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Original Air Date—29 October 1963
Uncle Joe spends Kate's money to buy cases of lousy men and women's cologne to make a fast buck reselling it. The money was intended to put screens in the hotel that will keep mosquitoes from chasing away paying guests, so Kate has to find a way to get money for cologne no one wants before she doesn't have any guests left.

Petticoat Junction s01e06 Please Buy My Violets
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Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp s01e01 Mr. Earp Becomes a Marshal (1955)

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:25:08 PST

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Initially resistant to becoming a lawman, Wyatt Earp has a change of heart after seeing the sheriff of Ellsworth, Kansas murdered in cold blood by the inebriated brother of town scourge Ben Thompson.

Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp s01e01 Mr. Earp Becomes a Marshal (1955)
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Make Room For Daddy s03e02 Little League (1955)

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:24:27 PST

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Rusty wants to play little league baseball, but he fails his try-out with his neighborhood team, the Giants. Danny, who owns a vacant lot on which the Giants want to play their games, makes a deal to allow Rusty to play and Danny to be the coach. However, Rusty's team loses due to his very poor play.

Make Room For Daddy s03e02 Little League (1955)
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Sheriff of Cochise s01e23 Bank Robbery

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:34:14 PST

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Sheriff Morgan is convinced that a clever pair of bank robbers will hit the Bisbee National Bank twice in the same week when they learn a large army payroll is being kept in the vault for safekeeping.

Sheriff of Cochise s01e23 Bank Robbery
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Sheriff of Cochise s01e19 Lynching Party

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:27:51 PST

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The Sheriff must protect a suspected murderer from an angry mob who will stop at nothing to kill him.

Sheriff of Cochise s01e19 Lynching Party
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Sheriff of Cochise s01e32 Husband and Wife

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:23:53 PST

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Peterson's daughter, Ellen, ran off and got married to Jess Stiles, a rodeo performer. However, Jess is already married to another woman.

Sheriff of Cochise s01e32 Husband and Wife
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Sherlock Holmes s01ep02 The Case of Lady Beryl

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:45:51 PST

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Original Air Date—25 October 1954
Lady Beryl confesses to a murder that was committed at her home, but Sherlock Holmes is convinced that she is innocent.

Sherlock Holmes s01ep02 The Case of Lady Beryl
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Grand Ole Opry - April 28 1956

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 17:11:48 PST

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Guests include: Buddy Ebsen, Chet Atkins, Collins Kids, The Jordanaires, June Carter, Flatt and Scruggs, Minnie Pearl

Grand Ole Opry - April 28 1956
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Sheriff of Cochise s01e10 The Red-Haired Visitor

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:52:29 PDT

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A fugitive wanted for murder dyes his hair and plans to hide out at a desert resort until the heat dies down. He kills an automobile mechanic to keep his identity a secret and Sheriff Morgan arrests the mechanic's spiteful brother-in-law by mistake.

Sheriff of Cochise s01e10 The Red-Haired Visitor
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Bonanza s02e06 Denver McKee

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:53:14 PDT

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Ranchers are being killed, cattle stolen, and retired U.S. Deputy Marshall Denver Mckee leads various posses after the suspects but never seems to be able to find them. In the meantime, Mckee seems to have plenty of money to take care of his gorgeous daughter back home from schooling in the East.

Bonanza s02e06 Denver McKee

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Lights Out s04e08 I Spy

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 05:06:46 PDT

Mr. and Mrs. Potts are an eccentric elderly couple. The rooms of their house are filled with husband Henry's collections of practically everything--including caskets. There's even one in the living room--containing the body of a survey taker from the newspaper who came by last week. Today, a new survery taker arrives asking questions about the missing man whom she replaced.

Lights Out s04e08 I Spy
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Dragnet s02e14 The Big Seventeen

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 12:27:14 PDT

Upper middle-class teenagers in Los Angeles are going crazy. They trash a movie theater, beating up the manager and pushing a young man through a plate glass window. Sergeant Friday must get to the bottom of what is causing this to happen.

Dragnet s02e14 The Big Seventeen
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The Life Of Riley s01e01 Tonsils 10-04-49

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 14:29:26 PDT

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Riley worked in an aircraft plant in California, but viewers usually saw him at home, cheerfully disrupting life with his malapropisms and ill timed intervention into minor problems. His stock answer to every turn of fate became a catch phrase: 'What a revoltin' development this is!"

The Life Of Riley s01e01 Tonsils 10-04-49
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The Price is Right - 01-27-60

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 14:24:02 PDT

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The original version of an American icon, "The Price is Right" rewarded contestants with valuable prizes for their ability to price items.

The Price is Right 01-27-60

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Death Valley Days s02e06 Dear Teacher

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 13:44:11 PDT

Original Air Date—24 November 1953
New schoolteacher arrives, keeps unruly students in line with her sweet demeanor and sharpshooting skills. One vindictive female student and some town busybodies try to get her run out of town.

Death Valley Days s02e06 Dear Teacher
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The Rifleman s02e16 Mail Order Groom

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 04:02:26 PDT

Original Air Date—12 January 1960
A "mail-order husband" arrives in North Fork, and finds not only a bride, but also harassment from two local trouble-makers.

The Rifleman s02e16 Mail Order Groom
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Wagon Train s06e34 Alias Bill Hawks

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 17:31:23 PDT

Original Air Date—15 May 1963
Bill Hawks travels to a desert town to visit an old friend, an Indian who has a ranch there. However, upon arriving on his friend's property, he discovers that it is under the control of the local townspeople, who are drilling for water, and that his friend is nowhere to be seen. The townspeople are unwilling to give him any information, and in fact display outright hostility to him, leading Hawks to suspect that his friend may be in danger or even dead.

Wagon Train s06e34 Alias Bill Hawks
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26 Men s01e01 The Recruit

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 04:14:11 PDT

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Original Air Date—15 October 1957
The newspaper editor of Wilcox asks the Rangers for help, and two of them are dispatched to the town. However, when they get there they find the editor has been lynched and is hanging from a tree.

26 Men s01e01 The Recruit
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Bonanza s01e29 Bitter Water

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:24:04 PDT

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A neighboring rancher, Andy, is good friends with Ben, but his son (Todd) wants to sell their land for mining operations which will spoil the water rights agreement that Andy and Ben made years ago.

Bonanza s01e29 Bitter Water
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Howdy Doody 10/1/1952

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:56:06 PDT

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An episode of "Howdy Doody" from the 1st of October, 1952.

Howdy Doody 10/1/1952
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Dick Van Dyke Show s02e01 Never Name a Duck

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:59:36 PDT

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Original Air Date—26 September 1962
Mel brings a box of toys from last weeks show. Rob takes two baby ducks home and doesn't want anyone to see them because they will fall in love with them.

Dick Van Dyke Show s02e01 Never Name a Duck
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Jack Benny s07e05 Jack's Maxwell Is Stolen

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 15:28:34 PST

Original Air Date—18 November 1956
Jack panics when Rochester informs him that his Maxwell automobile has been stolen from his garage and they immediately race to the opulent Beverly Hills police station where the dispatcher plays Elvis Presley and Lawrence Welk records between making police calls. The police discover the crooks have returned the car and apprehend one of the perpetrators who broke his toe kicking the car's tire.

Jack Benny s07e05 Jack's Maxwell Is Stolen
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Jack Benny s12e17 Ghost Town Western Sketch

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 15:29:19 PST

Original Air Date—11 February 1962
Jack and Gisele are returning from a show in Phoenix and get lost. They stumble into a café in what appears to be a Western ghost town and ask directions. While they sup on peanut butter sandwiches, the owner spins a story from the town's history, where a black-hearted villain called Tombstone Harry tries to force a beautiful saloon girl to marry him, or he'll foreclose on her mortgage. A black-garbed hero, the Cactus Kid, attempts to stop the villain.

Jack Benny s12e17 Ghost Town Western Sketch
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Fibber McGee and Molly s01e6 The Courtship

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:56:24 PDT

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Original Air Date—20 October 1959
After attending a lecture on relationships, Hazel convinces Molly that their husbands aren't spending enough quality, romantic time with them. Fibber and Roy decide they can survive quite well without women in their life and set up their own household in the McGee home without feminine interference and soon regret their actions.

Fibber McGee and Molly s01e6 The Courtship
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Fibber McGee and Molly s01e03 The Good Neighbor

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:49:15 PDT

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Original Air Date—29 September 1959
On the fifth anniversary of the McGees and the Norris' becoming neighbors, instead of celebrating Fibber and Roy have a falling out over who owns an apple tree that grows between their houses. Their argument results in acrimony, surveyors, goats and a courtroom battle.

Fibber McGee and Molly s01e03 The Good Neighbor
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Fibber MCGee And Molly s01e01 The Trailer

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:07:44 PDT

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After discovering that their car can't hold all the luggage they've packed for vacation, Fibber decides to buy a trailer for their trip. A silver-tongued salesman convinces McGee to buy the most expensive model on the lot and, after Molly finds out the cost, Fibber is forced into the role of salesman to get rid of the white elephant.

Fibber MCGee And Molly s01e01 The Trailer
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Hollywood: The Fabulous Era (Henry Fonda TV Special) (1962)

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:54:38 PDT

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This one hour TV special tells the story of Hollywood from the advent of sound up to the modern day.

Hollywood: The Fabulous Era (Henry Fonda TV Special) (1962)MPEG4
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Petticoat Junction s01e01 Spur Line To Shady Rest

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:05:32 PDT

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Petticoat Junction s01e01 Spur Line To Shady Rest
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Andy Griffith Show - High Noon in Mayberry

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 10:35:36 PDT

Andy Griffith Show - High Noon in Mayberry
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Andy Griffith Show - Barneys First Car

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 10:36:15 PDT

Andy Griffith Show - Barneys First Car
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Andy Griffith Show - A Wife For Andy

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 10:37:13 PDT

Andy Griffith Show - A Wife For Andy
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Andy Griffith Show - The Bighouse

noreply@blogger.com (COTR) — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 10:38:06 PDT

Andy Griffith Show - The Big House
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