Can You Name These 50s TV Classics?

🎬 1950s Sitcom Challenge: Guess the Show! 📺
Welcome to the 1950s sitcom quiz with your host, Quizzie McGuire! Think you can recognize the most iconic TV shows from the '50s just by looking at a picture? Put your knowledge to the test in this fun and nostalgic quiz!
From unforgettable characters to timeless catchphrases, the '50s brought us some of the greatest sitcoms ever. Whether you're a die-hard fan of '50s television or just love a fun challenge, this quiz is perfect for you. Don’t forget to share your score and challenge your friends to beat it!
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[@OrsonBuggy1958]

Wrong photo. The Life of Riley with Jackie Gleason aired in the '40s. William Bendix played the lead role in the version that ran during the '50s.

[@quizziemcguire065]

Good catch my friend!

[@mchapman132]

I was born in ‘48, this video was my childhood. There were a few more, Meet Corliss Archer, I Married Joan, Life with Father, The Peoples Choice. I loved watching TV.

[@quizziemcguire065]

Me too! Thanks for watching ❤️

[@PeBoVision]

I loved I Married Joan. (probably because she was married to Mr Magoo).

[@quizziemcguire065]

@@PeBoVision I loved Jim Backus ❤

[@angreagach]

Remember them all well. (Most can still be seen in reruns.) Since when is Lassie a sitcom?

[@quizziemcguire065]

That’s great/ ah yes Lassie was an adventure and a drama but not a comedy; most of the time dramas are longer than half hour, but Lassie kept them short!

[@jimtrue1465]

@@quizziemcguire065 In the 50s, quite a few dramas were half hour. Dragnet, for example. Hour programs were rare.

[@Sherry-h8m]

I saw all of them except amos and andy because I wasn't born until 52 and we didn't have a tv. You forgot a lot of them like Rin Tin Tin

[@quizziemcguire065]

Great job! There were so many classics to choose from, it was hard to only pick 20!

[@DS-tt9vz]

I too was born in 52 and watched them all.

[@quizziemcguire065]

Thanks for watching ❤️

[@denabowers8574]

It seems like only yesterday . I was born in 1950 . I was probably one of the people that was able to get them all right .Now what that tells you is yes I can still remember the good times when things were quite and less confusing.

[@quizziemcguire065]

That’s Amazing! Thank you for watching ❤️

[@johnoxley1946]

Then 4 I didn't know were never aired in my country. Otherwise used to watch all the others. Now that's really giving my age away.

[@quizziemcguire065]

Nothing wrong with that!

[@PatBackPatBack-x4n]

I only missed one because the photo was so small I couldn't see their faces. The Life of Riley.

[@quizziemcguire065]

I give you full score 💯 great work

[@krissykrupski4973]

I’m just a young girl of 58 but I’ve seen most of these thanks to antenna tv!

[@quizziemcguire065]

Love those antenna days ❤️

[@Ivan-cr3vc]

Helps to be 79 and have known some of them.

[@quizziemcguire065]

It’s all about the memories 👍🏼👍🏼

[@rongendron8705]

I'm 78 & got them all right! You should have had more esoteric shows, e.g "I married Joan", "Life with Elizabeth", "The Stu Erwin Show", etc! Please make it harder, next time!

[@quizziemcguire065]

You got it, Ron! Great memory and thanks for watching!

[@marvindupree5390]

i got all except i called the Phil Silvers show Sgt Bilco.

[@quizziemcguire065]

I count that as a win! 💯

[@davidjaap2130]

I only missed Life of Riley with Wm. Bendix because pic was so small. I did recognize Richard Long tho, who went on to The Big Valley & the Kettle movies. 🙏❤😊

[@quizziemcguire065]

Sorry bout that - I think you aced it 💯

[@rongendron8705]

I agree about the picture & don't remember Richard Long being a cast member!

[@davidjaap2130]

​@@rongendron8705Yea, that's him on the far left, sitting on the end of the couch. He was in the Ma & Pa Kettle movies too. Played the oldest son. 🙏❤😊

[@deborahross9974]

I knew most of them but a few I never watched, so I didn't know the show. God bless

[@quizziemcguire065]

Great job and love the name Deborah ❤️

[@deborahross9974]

@@quizziemcguire065 Thank you. God bless.

[@quizziemcguire065]

🙏🏼❤️

[@lindickison3055]

Got all those, but a lot more 5o's shows missing!!!!

[@quizziemcguire065]

It was hard to narrow it down to 20!

[@SuperJoy71]

All but 2

[@quizziemcguire065]

Fantastic 👌🏼

[@brendalafone9192]

I missed one the life of Riley. I couldn’t remember it

[@quizziemcguire065]

That’s an impressive memory 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@sampraw6256]

Danny thomas show was make room for daddy, bob cummings show was love that bob.honeymooners was a skit from the jackie gleason show

[@jimtrue1465]

You are right about the Danny Thomas show, but the Bob Cummins Show wasn't named Love that Bob until after the network run and it was put into syndicated reruns. And the Honeymooners was its own half-hour show for one season.

[@d.l.harrington4080]

Aced it, though I must admit I had to pause on a couple while I ran it through the ol' memory bank. Like some of the others said, some of my favorites were missing. How many remember Capt. Video and his Video Rangers or Space Cadets.

[@quizziemcguire065]

Great memory! It was hard to narrow down to only 20… but I’ll do more soon! Thanks for watching ❤️

[@maryellenquinn5267]

Love That Bob is the correct name of Bob Cummings show! Minus one for you!

[@quizziemcguire065]

Your memory is superior, Mary! Thanks for watching ❤️

[@jimtrue1465]

Actually, the original network run of the show was indeed The Bob Cummings Show. For reasons I don't know, it was renamed as Love that Bob when it went into syndicated reruns.

[@maryellenquinn5267]

Before my time, I stand corrected ❤️

[@sharonw2475]

"The Donna Reed Show", was the only one I missed, even though I recognized the stars I just couldn't remember the name of the show but then again I wasn't a fan of that show,........not bad for an 80 year old person.

[@quizziemcguire065]

That is fantastic! Great Memory 👍🏼👍🏼

[@williamhanna4823]

Bachelor Father. I had a crush on Noreen Corcoran.

[@quizziemcguire065]

She certainly was a cute gal! Thanks for watching ❤️

[@reb1050]

I missed 5, and though I knew the names of a few of the characters of various shows, I didn't get the show's name right. However, you must realize that in the 50's, the only control I had over the t.v. was, I got to go outside to turn the antenna in order to get the best reception. I was more subjected to watching things like Liberace, Lawrence Welk, Ed Sullivan, Milton Berle, and the like. But then again, we didn't even have a t.v. until 56 or 57. I think it was a Zenith or an RCA. However, my great uncle had the first t.v. I ever saw...it was a DuMont.

[@quizziemcguire065]

That’s an amazing score! I had a Zenith too. Milton Berle was legend 👌🏼

[@marilynaicardi1860]

Only missed one, The Life of Riley. Picture was too small, I couldn’t recognize the actors.

[@quizziemcguire065]

Sorry bout that! It’s hard to find good pictures of some of the classics; you aced it 💯

[@carrolfriess3225]

I missed the same one -- Life of Riley

[@quizziemcguire065]

Great work!

[@RandalF-259]

Same thing for me.

[@quizziemcguire065]

That’s a fantastic score 👏🏼👏🏼

[@rondelbuono7347]

Only missed Our Miss Brooks

[@quizziemcguire065]

That’s a tough one; fantastic memory!

[@vilstef6988]

Knew them all except Bob Cummings and life of Riley.

[@quizziemcguire065]

That’s a great memory!!

[@marvindupree5390]

Bob Cummings.....smile, you're going to like this picture and life of Reily.....what a revolting development this turned out to be.

[@quizziemcguire065]

😆😆

[@charleswagar7055]

I missed 3 😮 which surprised me since I'm 76 and obviously a boomer.

[@quizziemcguire065]

I threw some tough ones in there, great job!

[@albundy59]

Missed 6 pf them, got all the rest.

[@quizziemcguire065]

Amazing job! Al Bundy rocks

[@jimtrue1465]

The Danny Thomas Show was originally called Make Room for Daddy, and the Phil Silvers Show was originally You'll Never Get Rich.

[@quizziemcguire065]

I always wonder why some shows change names. Thanks for watching❤️

[@jimtrue1465]

@@quizziemcguire065 In the two cases I mentioned above, the name change undoubtedly was made to emphasize the stars' names. And possibly people were calling the shows by the star's name anyway, so the producers made the changes so they would be easier to find in the TV listings of the newspapers or TV Guide. A more recent example would be the Ellen DeGeneres sitcom of the 90s, which was called These Friends of Mine during the first season, but renamed simply Ellen for the rest of the run.

[@d.l.harrington4080]

When TV was a new entertainment venue, the stars did know they were stars, so they just signed on the show just to get exposure. When the show became a hit, they renegotiated their contracts to name the show after themselves. Some of the better-known artist names were listed right from the state to use as a draw for the show.

[@quizziemcguire065]

@@jimtrue1465 ah I see! I remember many shows changing names over the years!

[@PeBoVision]

George and Gracy (The Burns and Allen Show) remains one of the funniest series ever produced for television. I still watch Dobbie Gillis quite regularly today. (For those who don't know Bob Denver (Gilligan) name was Maynard G Krebs. Dobbie's beatnik friend. If you are unfamilar with what a beatnik is, think hippies without the flower power. Way too much time allowed..I got most of them instantly at 2x. (Full disclosure, I misidentified The Danny Thomas Show for "Make Room for Daddy" and did not know "My Little Margie") Notably missing: "Life with Elizabeth" (Betty White...who could have been featured several times), "I Married Joan" (Joan Davis and Jim Bachus (Mr Magoo, Thurston Howell III)) & The Real McCoys (Walter Brennan). Pushing 70 myself, so these were easy peazy. Don't ask me what I did ten minutes ago, but the 1950's is as clear as a bell.

[@quizziemcguire065]

I loved Jim Bachus and Gracie Allen so much! Thanks for watching, great memory!

[@ToniMcLean-n6y]

all but one

[@quizziemcguire065]

Wonderful memory!

[@deborahmorreale9488]

Only missed 3.

[@quizziemcguire065]

Fantastic memory! Thanks for watching ❤️

[@deborahmorreale9488]

Only missed 3

[@quizziemcguire065]

That’s a fantastic memory! Thanks for watching ❤️

[@Enr227]

Finally something I'm not old enough to remember

[@quizziemcguire065]

😆😆👍🏼

[@vickihshallenberger3644]

I only missed four. Donna Reed, Our Miss Brooks the Bob Cummings show and The life of Riley

[@quizziemcguire065]

That’s a great memory!

[@easterbrookmike]

No Pete and Gladys. Sky King Sea Hunt and another scuba diving show. I may mix up 1960's Fun to see.

[@quizziemcguire065]

Great memory! Thanks for watching ❤️

[@Pluviophile218]

17/20 Not bad

[@quizziemcguire065]

That’s amazing 👌🏼👌🏼

[@kenglatzer7359]

14

[@quizziemcguire065]

Marvelous memory 👌🏼👌🏼

[@charlenekujawa3119]

Missed only 1 life of Riley

[@quizziemcguire065]

That’s an amazing memory 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@karenmcneil9981]

Where was superman, Fury and Mr Ed

[@quizziemcguire065]

It was hard to only pick 20- I’ll have another video soon! Thanks for watching ❤️

[@deborah9718]

Missed 3 that were too small to see

[@quizziemcguire065]

My apologies; great memory you have!

[@DavidFrehlini-y1y]

Ciao and good morning from Palermo Sicilia. Well, there are many more that have been forgotten over time. And I very well remember all of these great shows. And I was one of those Baby Boomer 50'S Teenagers. Well, let's see. The Naked City, The M Squad, Alfred Hitchcock presents, Dragnet, The Anne Southern Show, The Eve Arden Show, Tugboat Annie, One Mans Family, I remember Moma, Emergency Ward 10 (British) No hiding place (British) Johnny Staccato, Suspense, Kraft Mystery Theater, CBS Sunday Mystery Theater, Mystery Theater, One step beyond, The World beyond, Chiller Theater, The Frank Sinatra Show, Arthur Godfrey talent search, The Arthur Godfrey Show, The Pat Boone Chevy Show, Police Station, U.S Marshal, The U.S Marshals, Public Defender, The Untouchables, Public Prosecutor, The Twilight Zone, The adventures of Hiram Holliday, The Big Record, The 77Th Bangel Lancers, Ivanhoe (British) Wagon Train, Laramie, Hondo, Jim Bowie, Lawman, The Loretta Young Show, The Betty Hutton Show, The Jack Parr Show, The Steve Alan Show, Steve Alan's Laugh back, The Debby Drake Show, 13 Demon Street (Sweden) Four just Men, Jamie, Pride of the Family, Sunset Theater (Theme song sung by Bill Anderson) Paris Precinct (French) The Littlest Hobo, Our Man Higgens, 77 Sunset Strip, Bourbon Street beat, San Fransisco beat, The Halls of Ivy, Wonderful John Acton, Tales of Tomorrow, George Sanders Mystery Theater, Janet Dean Registered Nurse, Peck's bad Girl, The adventures of Ozzie and Harriet and Saturday Horror Theater. And so many more, but some other time. Thank you and God Bless.

[@quizziemcguire065]

That is amazing! Greetings to beautiful Palermo, thank you for watching ❤️

[@DavidFrehlini-y1y]

@@quizziemcguire065. Ciao e Grazie. Here are a few more. The Goodyear playhouse, Captain video and his video Rangers, Yancy Derringer, The Court of last resort, The Veil, Racket Squad, 4 Star playhouse, Mandrake the Magician, It's a great life, Decoy, Captain Gallant of the Foreign Legion, Sgt. Preston of the R.C.M.P. , New York Confidential, Sky King, Doctor Hudson's secret journal, Richard Diamond Private Detective, Congressional Investigator, The Wednesday night fights, The roaring Twenties, Highway Patrol, State Trooper, Noah's Ark, Law of the Plainsman and The Ivestigater's. Oh. And Wanted Dead or Alive. And so many more. Thank you and God Bless.

[@quizziemcguire065]

@@DavidFrehlini-y1y wow so many I didn't know! thank you!

[@DavidFrehlini-y1y]

@@quizziemcguire065. Ciao e Buona sera. Well, here are a few more. The Bowery Boys, Armstrong circle Theater, The case files of Eddie Drake, The Woody Woodpecker show, Robert Montgomery presents, The Jackie Gleason show, Sunday show case, The further adventures of Ellery Queen, Jungle Jim, The Ford Television Theater, The adventures of Superman, Hercules, Gunsmoke, I married Joan, The Ernie Kovack Show, The adventures of Rin tin tin, Dick Powell's Zane Gray Theater, Trackdown, The Maury Amsterdam show, The College bowl, Western Theater and so many more. Thank you and God Bless.

[@DavidFrehlini-y1y]

@@quizziemcguire065. Ciao. Well, here are a few more good ones. Peter Gunn, Bzo's Circus, Mr. Moose and Bunny Rabbit, Shock Theater, Playhouse 90, Playhouse 15, The George Sanders mystery theater, Circus Boy, Ding dong School, The little Red Schoolhouse, The little Yellow School bus, Circus time, The Dennis O'Keefe show, Hay Jeannie, Giant step, Twenty One, The adventures of Sir Lancelot (British), West Pointe, The Men of Annapolis, The Tennessee Ernie Ford show, Wire Service, Bachelor Father, Our Gang, The Jonathon Winters show, The Herb Shriner show, The Lawrence Welk show, Lawrence Welk new talent, The Ray Antony show, Broken Arrow, The flying Doctor, The Mickey Mouse club, The Red Buttons hour, The Paul Winchell show, The Walter Winchell show, Air Power, Cooky, Diver Dan, The Buccaneers (British), Casey Jones and I'm sure there are many more. Now you have to remember. These great old T V Shows are from when The United States was still the United States and we all spoke English, and we very proudly raised our Stars and Stripes very high and flying proudly. Well if I have left anything out, will you please let me know? God Bless and have a great morning.

[@thomasdearment3214]

all but one and I remembered the actor not the sitcom name, baby boomer here

[@quizziemcguire065]

That’s impressive 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@jackirobinson7365]

Lassie wasn't a comedy

[@quizziemcguire065]

Yep, I miffed that one ☝🏼 it was adventure/drama but I always remembered it as fun and it’s only a 30 min show so I mistakenly put it on the sitcom list 🥴

[@garygermain1446]

In a way, I hate to say this, but I only missed one, and I wish when I was growing up that I was out playing more with my friends and peers instead of watching the newly invention of television.TV shows after World War 2. I was born in 1948. But now we are in the computer age and it is 1000 times more addictive than it was back in the TV days. Jesus Christ is the only way the truth and the life. All you have to do is believe in Him. And you will be saved in the coming 7 year tribulation that's about to take place. Do you believe in Him?

[@quizziemcguire065]

Great memory, Gary!

[@FrankPeterson-uk9ky]

What a stupid quiz tv wasn't introduced properly into the uk until the early 60s.

[@quizziemcguire065]

Sorry bout that, Frank!

[@MrBig1946]

We had a TV in 1949 in Chatham, NJ. Close enough to get maybe two stations on an antenna from New York City. They were on for just a few hours a day. I do remember watching Kuckla, Fran and Ollie as a kid. The TV had a huge cabinet and a seven-inch-or-so screen. Mostly it was a test screen with bands of lines emanating from a circle in the center showing an Indian chief mug shot in full headdress.

[@quizziemcguire065]

Wow that’s so neat!

[@sharonw2475]

Well what a stupid comment, we had TV's back in the late 1940's here in America.

[@FrankPeterson-uk9ky]

@@sharonw2475 America isn't that the dump under Canada. That weird place with a robbing zombie as president.

[@karenmay9022]

I knew them all but couldn’t recall the title of 5. 🥹

[@quizziemcguire065]

Amazing memory!