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Author Terrace, Vincent, 1948- author.

Title Television series of the 1950s : essential facts and quirky details / Vincent Terrace
Published Lanham : Rowman and Littlefield, [2016]
©2016

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 211 pages)
Contents The Abbott and Costello show -- Adventures in paradise -- The adventures of Ozzie and Harriet -- The adventures of superman -- The Amos 'n' Andy show -- Andy's gang -- Annie Oakley -- Bachelor father -- Beulah -- The Bickersons -- Blondie -- Bonanza -- Boston Blackie -- Bourbon Street beat -- Bronco -- Captain Midnight -- Captain video and his video rangers -- Captain Z-Ro -- The cases of Eddie Drake -- Cheyenne -- Commando Cody, sky marshal of the universe -- A date with Judy -- December bride -- Decoy -- Dennis the menace -- Dick Tracy -- The Donna Reed show -- Dragnet -- Duffy's tavern -- Father knows best -- Fibber McGee and Molly -- The Gale Storm show (Oh! Susanna) -- The George Burns and Gracie Allen show -- The great Gildersleeve -- Gunsmoke -- The halls of ivy -- Have gun -- will travel -- Hawaiian eye -- The honeymooners -- How to marry a millionaire -- Howdy Doody -- I love Lucy -- I married Joan -- The Jack Benny program -- Jeff's collie -- Johnny Jupiter -- Judge Roy Bean -- Lawman -- Leave it to Beaver -- The life of Riley -- The lone ranger -- Love that Bob -- Make room for Daddy! The Danny Thomas show -- The many loves of Dobie Gillis -- Martin Kane, private eye -- Maverick -- Meet Corliss Archer -- Meet Millie -- The Mickey Mouse club -- Mike Hammer -- The millionaire -- Mister Peepers -- Mr. and Mrs. North -- My friend Irma -- My little Margie -- Our Miss Brooks -- The people's choice -- Perry Mason -- Pete Kelly's blues -- Peter Gunn -- The Phil Silvers show -- Private secretary -- Rawhide -- The real McCoys -- The rebel -- Richard Diamond, private detective -- The rifleman -- Rockey and his friends -- Rocky Jones, space ranger -- Rod Brown of the rocket rangers -- The Roy Rogers show -- 77 Sunset Strip -- Sheena, queen of the jungle -- Smilin' Ed's gang -- Space patrol -- Sugarfoot -- The thin man -- Tom Corbett, space cadet -- Topper -- Trouble with father -- The untouchables -- Wanted: dead or alive -- Yancy Derringer -- Zorro
Summary This book provides profiles of characters who were featured in some of the most popular television shows from the 1950s. Each entry includes personal details that were revealed during each show's run: names, addresses, maiden names, nicknames, date of births, phone numbers, relatives, and otherfascinating details
Notes Includes index
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Subject Television programs -- United States -- Plots, themes, etc
Television programs -- United States -- Dictionaries
PERFORMING ARTS -- Reference.
Television programs.
Television programs -- Plots, themes, etc.
United States.
Genre/Form Dictionaries.
Dictionaries.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2020739144
ISBN 9781442261044
1442261048
Other Titles Television series of the nineteen fifties