Stage Show

Stage Show

Bandleaders Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey hosted this music- variety series. First airing as the hour-long summer replacement for The Jackie Gleason Show, the show returned as a weekly half-hour series during the 1955-56 season. Stage Show is now best remembered as the show where Elvis Presley made his national TV debut. Beginning on Jan. 28, 1956, the future "King" would make a total of six appearances. This collection includes 10 full-length half hour shows.
Stage Show co-starred the June Taylor Dancers. Ten Full-length episodes, digitally remastered and restored.

Studio One - Westinghouse

Studio One - Westinghouse

As with many early television programs, Studio One had it's beginnings on radio. In 1948 it made it's debut on TV. Sponsored by Westinghouse,the series was seen on CBS, under several variant titles: Studio One Summer Theatre, Studio One in Hollywood, Summer Theatre, Westinghouse Studio One and Westinghouse Summer Theatre. Offering a wide range of dramas, Studio One received Emmy nominations every year from 1950 to 1958. The series staged some notable and memorable teleplays among its 466 episodes. Some created such an impact they were adapted into theatrical films. No other show would gather so many of Hollywood's future stars including Charleston Heston, Elizabeth Montgomery, James Dean, Natalie Wood, Grace Kelly, Steve McQueen, William Shatner and many more. Studio One spent one year as a radio drama series before its debut in 1948 on live television. This anthology series was probably TVs best written and performed live drama. This Studio One collection includes full-length shows, complete with the orginal commercials for Westinghouse. A fantastic must-have for your video collection. 6 Full-length, one hour episodes. Available from Nostalgia Merchant.

Susie - Private Secretary

Susie - Private Secretary

A great little sitcom featuring the comic adventures of Susie, private secretary to talent agent Peter Sands that ran on TV Sunday nights from 1953 – 1957. Susie keeps the office of International Artist humming in the world of snobbish actors, insecure writers and big-shot producers. Private Secretary on network Television became “Susie” in syndication. Ann Sothern plays Susie, Peter Sands is her boss, and Ann Tyrell is the receptionist Vi Praskins. You’ll roar with laughter as the shennigans of Susie, Private Secretary. The adventures of Susie aka Private Secretary. Ann Sothern is delightful in this early 1950s sitcom. This collection includes 16 rare episodes, digitally remastered and restored. Available from Nostalgia Merchant.

Family TV Classics – Vol. 3

Family TV Classics – Vol. 3

Family TV Classics - Vol. 3 includes some of the best and most rare classic TV shows of the 1950s. This collection has a little bit of everything; Sitcoms, variety shows, detective shows, game shows, cartoons, westerns and more. A Family Collection of favorite episodes 32 rare shows – 8 DVD Set. Available from Nostalgia Merchant. Also see a complete list of titles.

Family TV Classics – Vol. 2

Family TV Classics – Vol. 2

Television… How Sweet it Was! In the 1950s and 60s the whole family could gather in the living room and watch their favorite shows. During this time, many of the genres that today’s audiences are familiar with were developed — westerns, kids’ shows, situation comedies, sketch comedies, game shows, dramas, news and sports programming.This is another 8 DVD Set that includes 31 Rare TV Classics for the 1950s and early 60s. Available from Nostalgia Merchant. Also see a complete list of titles.

FAMILY TV CLASSICS – VOL. 1

Family TV Classics - Vol. 1

Television programming has had a huge impact on American culture. Many have dubbed the 1950s as the Golden Age of Television. TV sets were expensive and so the audience was generally affluent. So television mostly broadcast serious dramas and plays. As the households with TVs multiplied and spread to other segments of society, more varied programming came in. Situation comedies and variety shows were formats that were borrowed from radio. Former vaudeville stars like Milton Berle, Sid Caesar and Jackie Gleason found stardom after years of toiling on the stages. Ernie Kovacs was one of the first comedians to really understand and exploit the technology of television and became a master of the sight gag.During the 50s, quiz shows became popular until a scandal erupted. For three years, producers of “The $64,000 Question” supplied an appealing contestant with the answers to tough trivia questions to heighten the drama.During this time, many of the genres that today’s audiences are familiar with were developed —westerns, kids’ shows, situation comedies, sketch comedies, game shows, dramas, news and sports programming. Television… How Sweet it Was! In the 1950s and 60s the whole family could gather in the living room and watch their favorite shows. This collection includes 32 rare episodes from the 1950s. 8 DVD Set. Available from Nostalgia Merchant. Also see a complete list of titles.

Burns and Allen Collection

Burns and Allen Collection

George Burns and Gracie Allen

The real-life married couple established their personalities in radio with The Burns and Allen Show and brought their comedy to television in 1950. For nine years on CBS, every show opened with Burns, puffing his trademark cigar, regaling the audience with stories of their vaudeville days… and the latest antics of his beloved wife, Gracie. Often entangled with their neighbors the Morton’s, Gracie’s zany wit was always the cause (and solution) to their misadventures of domestic bliss. Burns would always end the show with ‘Say goodnight, Gracie’ to which Allen simply replied Goodnight. 64 Full-Length Episodes with the original network commercials. Starring George Burns and Gracie Allen. 16 DVD Set – Excellent Quality Film Transfers. Available from Nostalgia Merchant. A top seller on Amazon. Burns and Allen radio shows are also available from MyRadioClassics.