 | The Very Best of the Ed Sullivan Show: Unforgettable Performances Volume 1
Buy new: $17.99 / Used from: $15.25 A very young Julie Andrews sings "I Could Have Danced All Night" from My Fair Lady in 1956. Sammy Davis Jr. and Ella Fitzgerald sing together in another wonderful clip. The Beatles. The Rolling Stones. There are 2 volumes in this set.
1948-1971, CBS.
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 | Studio One Anthology
Buy new: $37.49 / Used from: $36.96 Studio One won the first ever Emmy for Best Drama in 1952.
Here are some entries from throughout the series that have been remastered.
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![Arthur Godfreys Talent Scouts (Summer, 1956-USA) [VHS]](http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/nav2/dp/no-image-no-ciu._SL75_V46836203_.gif) | Arthur Godfreys Talent Scouts (Summer, 1956-USA) [VHS]
TONY MARVIN announcing. Arthur hosts the show & delivers superb ad-lib commercials in his unique & effective style. Contestants are "THE BLUEGRASS CHAMPS," violinist GINO SAMBUCO & singer ANN LEONARDO. 29 minutes.
Nothing of the show is on DVD.
1948-1958, CBS.
Arthur Godfrey & His Friends, 1949-1959, CBS, has nothing on VHS or DVD.
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 | You Bet Your Life - The Best Episodes
Buy used from: $7.88 18 unedited "You Bet Your Life" programs not been viewed since the original broadcasts, along with a plethora of special guests, blooper reels and vintage commercials (including the famous Creamy Prom spot with Harpo and Chico). See also "The Lost Episodes".
1950-1961, NBC.
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 | Best of Jack Benny
Buy new: $8.49 / Used from: $4.99 A 4 disc set of 40 complete episodes of TV programs starring Jack Benny. Most are from the Jack Benny program, but some are specials or other TV shows Jack appeared on.
1950-1965 CBS, NBC.
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 | The Red Skelton Show
Buy used from: $15.65 12 twenty-minute or so episodes of great comedy, complete with the live-TV screw-ups and adlibs. Some episodes date back to the early 50's so make allowances for the picture quality.
1951-1953, NBC.
1953-1970, CBS.
1970-1971, NBC
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| Roger Thorpe ~ The Scandal Years {Guiding Light}
Buy used from: $12.99 Normally I don't show daytime dramas. GL is a special case because it is the longest running daytime drama. This VHS tape on Roger Thorpe is all that is out on the show.
1952-present, CBS.
On radio since 1937.
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 | The Ozzie And Harriet TV Collection
Buy new: $15.99 / Used from: $11.56 25 episodes over various seasons. Video & sound quality are less than great.
1952-1966, NBC
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 | TV Classic Westerns: Bat Masterson/Death Valley Days/The Rifleman/Wagon
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $1.99 This all we have of Death Valley Days on DVD.
1952-1975 for 18 seasons in syndication.
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 | Make Room For Daddy - The Complete Fifth Season
Buy new: $24.49 / Used from: $9.99 There is only this one complete season and a couple of special edition DVD's.
1953-1957, ABC.
1957-1964, CBS.
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 | Lassie - 50th Anniversary TV Collection
Buy new: $17.99 / Used from: $12.99 Contains 23 "Lassie shows" starting with "Jeff's Collie" in 1954 all the way up to the "Holden Ranch" episodes in 1974.
1954-1971, CBS.
1971-1974, Syndication
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 | Walt Disney Treasures - Your Host, Walt Disney
Buy used from: $24.00 Comes the closest to the actual TV show of anything on DVD, but still not that satisfactory. This show was all over the map as far as networks:
1954-1961, ABC.
1961-1981, NBC. (Host Walt Disney dies, 1966.)
1981-1983, CBS.
There are arguments about whether what came later was a continuation of "The Wonderful World of Disney", but most consider that the original show ends here
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 | The Ultimate Johnny Carson Collection - His Favorite Moments from The Tonight Show (Vols. 1-3) (1962-1992)
Buy new: $34.99 / Used from: $19.92 Highlights the best of 3 decades featuring some of the best shows. The DVD's have many special features, including a behind the scenes tour, & a rare documentary on Johnny.
1954-1957 Host Steve Allen
1957-1962 Host Jack Parr
1962-1992 Host Johnny Carson
1992-2009 Host Jay Leno
2009-? Host Conan O'Brien
Longest running TV show at 53 years, NBC.
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 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents - Season Three
Buy new: $32.49 / Used from: $37.19 Seasons 1-3 are available.
1955-1960, CBS.
1960-1965, NBC.
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 | Gunsmoke-Season 3 Vol. 2
Buy new: $32.49 / Used from: $36.23 The first three seasons are available.
1955-1975, CBS.
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 | Bonanza: The Official First Season, Vol 1 & 2
Buy new: $50.99 The first season is now available for purchase.
1959-1973, NBC
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 | My Three Sons - Season One vols. 1 - 2
Buy new: $52.49 The first season is available and a second is planned.
1960-1965 ABC
1965-1972 CBS
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 | The Carol Burnett Show - Collector's Edition / Volume 1
Buy used from: $49.99 There are 5 volumes in this set with two episodes apiece. However, IMHO, you pay through the nose for what you're getting.
1966-1978, CBS. One of the last old-style variety shows."
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 | Hawaii Five-O: Sixth Season
Buy new: $31.99 / Used from: $27.99 Seasons 1 through 6 are out.
1968-1980, CBS.
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![Best of 60 Minutes Vol. 1 [VHS]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/213NJQKQS8L._SL75_.jpg) | Best of 60 Minutes Vol. 1 [VHS]
Buy used from: $9.95 There are two volumes in this set. Since 2005 60 Minutes has been putting out DVD's on individual segments. Maybe someday we'll have a box set of some of their archival footage from the last forty years.
1968 - present, CBS.
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 | All in the Family - The Complete Sixth Season
Buy used from: $14.94 Seasons 1-6 are available of the 9 AITF seasons.
Season 1 is available of the 4 "Archie Bunker's Place" (ABP) seasons.
Normally I don't lump "spin-offs" in with the original, but ABP was really just a retooled AITF, so I made an exception.
1971-1983, CBS.
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 | M*A*S*H - Martinis and Medicine Complete Collection
Buy new: $174.99 / Used from: $93.88 This collector's set plus seasons 1-11 are available.
1972-1983, CBS.
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 | Happy Days - The Fourth Season
Buy new: $30.99 / Used from: $64.02 Seasons 1-4 ar available of 11 seasons.
1974-1984, ABC.
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 | The Jeffersons - The Complete Sixth Season
Buy new: $15.99 / Used from: $10.67 Seasons 1-6 are available. A spin-off of All In the Family.
1975-1985, CBS.
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 | Saturday Night Live - The Complete Fourth Season
Buy new: $47.49 / Used from: $26.13 The first four of what are now 34 complete seasons are available. Who knows if they will release any of the others completely.
1975 - present, NBC.
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 | Dallas: The Complete Eleventh Season
Buy new: $28.49 / Used from: $18.99 Seasons 1-11 are available of 14 seasons.
1978-1991, CBS.
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 | Knots Landing - The Complete Second Season
Buy new: $29.99 / Used from: $22.12 Only the first two of 14 seasons are available. A spin-off of Dallas.
1979-1993, CBS.
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