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"Wandavision" was inspired by many classic sitcoms, and perfectly mimicked their styles. They even brought on Dick Van Dyke as a consultant on the first two episodes, to make it look more authentic.
"The Twilight Zone" is one of my favourite shows from the 50's and 60's. It really was ahead of its time, and the anthology format paved the way for similar shows, in different eras.
A recent compilation of online ratings of the top 50 TV shows was heavily biased toward shows the premiered after 2000, but the Twilight Zone was #7 (and one of only four shows before the year 2000)!
Dick Van Dyke show is my favorite show ever. I'm only 20 years old, so I'm too young to have seen it when it was on the air, but I watched the whole show back in 2020, and I still can't get enough! Dick Van Dyke Show, I Love Lucy, Twilight Zone, and the Honeymooners are my favorites from this era
Looney Tunes (1930-1967) This Series Of Theatrical shorts were and somewhat are still one of the most Iconic and highly recognized bits of American Pop Culture without that there will be no Tiny Toon Adventures, Animaniacs, Freakazoid, or even Earthworm Jim (TV Series) so Bugs, Daffy, Porky, and Wil E Coyote were very Influential
Leave it to Beaver was also the first sitcom series to have an official series finale. In the 80s, it was also the first series to do a continuity series 30 years after the original
I'm 78 & have been watching t.v. since 1950, when my family got their first television! I saw all of these shows from their beginnings & agree with all of your picks! I'm glad that you remembered to add such shows as "Howdy Doody" & "Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts"! The 1950's & 1960's, were a great time for 'pioneering' t.v. shows, who have lasted the "test of time"!
It looks as though they were featuring shows from an earlier era, although Star Trek made the list. However, given that All in the Family, MASH, Maude, Good Times, The Jeffersons, etc. were not included I am assuming MTM show was considered a later era.
You could have done 10 more: Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color and Batman made buying color TV sets essential, plus they added cinematic language to TV productions (Batman's use of Dutch angles for the villains' viewpoints, and the use of animated overlays, for example) The Prisoner, for several reasons, not the least of which was pioneering the mini-series. Dr. Who. Seriously? How is this show not on the list? Get Smart: Political satire on top of expertly dissing the espionage genre popular at the time? I Spy, too often overlooked for it's two lead characters, one black, one white, neither of whom was a "sidekick". One the first Emmy ever given to a black actor as Best Actor.
The Twilight Zone was a show on two levels: to the mom and pop viewers it was eerie stories. But to the political aware American, it was an ardent protest against racism, mindless materialism, and the McCarthyist censorship. In fact it was federal policy that forced each network to adopt policies that no current political controversy could be discussed in any entertainment show. Rod Serling overcame that repression by disguising many Twilight Zone plots as neighborhood spats when they were clearly clarion calls against the Red Scare hysteria.
Before watching the video, I wondered whether #1 would be I Love Lucy or The Dick Van Dyke Show, so I was surprised to see that the latter "only" got an honorable mention. I would personally put it in the top 10 over Gunsmoke (whose influence didn't much outlast its own run) or The Lone Ranger (I think Star Trek did more for representation than The Lone Ranger did, and Star Trek's influence on later shows was much stronger than The Lone Ranger's was).
I love how much it's become common knowledge that Lucille Ball helped get Star Trek off the ground, but I wish more was known about how they helped with The Twilight Zone's start as well. Desi Arnaz definitely had a hand in that. They really are the grandparents of Science Fiction.
I've been a Trekkie since the original series (which I saw in reruns)! I was a bit disappointed that the clip featured Sulu in a scene that emphasized Asian stereotypes. On a happier note, two bits of trivia: 1) Star Trek directly influenced the decision of the International Space Station to have a Science Officer and 2) When Dr. Mae Jamison was selected as an astronaut, Nichelle Nichols contacted NASA to congratulate her. She kept getting bounced from office to office because all the Trekkie-loving scientists wanted to talk to Lt. Uhura!
Thank you for a well considered list and for showing the justification for the inclusions. One show that I would add, at least as an honorable mention, is What's My Line? (1950-1967), which was a pioneer among game shows.
You got to do another list of classics like I dream of Jeannie, Petticoat Junction, Mister Ed, and Green Acres. I sure there are a couple im missing that should be added as well
When Archie Bunker told Meathead Mike Stivic that he was saving the hunk of Boston creme pie that Mike ate, for Gunsmmoke, I thought that Gunsmoke was just a word for saving a treat for when he was craving it or something like that. I didn't know that Gunsmoke was a tv show. Ever since then, anytime I want to save a treat to enjoy while watching one of my shows, I say I'm saving it for Gunsmoke
2 shows overlooked…. Candid Camera and The 64,000 Question. Candid Camera was not only the idea that normal people being filmed can be entertaining but also the foundation of You Tube and Tik Tok. The 64,000 Question not only was the #1 show in America in its debut season… it showed that the dream of big money possibly won would draw viewers at a low production cost. It started the trend still today and also started the “fixed” outcomes which lead to The Quiz Show scandal that changed American television and how it was financed. So this little game show not only started the concept of watching games from Who Wants To Be A Millionaire to High Stakes Poker. It also took sponsors away from programming which lead to safe shows, quick cancellations before shows could develop, and the creation of fake drama.
Well, this was a shock... To remember each of these including Howdy Doody... Dang! The years go by a whole lot faster than I realized! Lucy & Dick Van Dyke - absolutely YES!
4:14 - In one of my favorite occurrences of life imitating art... "The real badge #714 belonged to Sgt. Dan Cooke, the technical advisor on the series. Sam, who knew Webb for close to 40 years, was very clear that in spite of his obvious quirks and sometimes ruts, Webb and the Dragnet organization were strong supporters of police departments. So it was appropriate that following Webb's death December 23, 1982, the L.A.P.D. ordered flags flown at half-mast, then permanently retired Joe Friday's badge number 714, where it is now displayed at the LAPD Academy's Museum."
I would at least give an honorable mention to The Beverly Hillbillies, because fish-out-of-water story lines are still a big thing (like Schitt's Creek, for example). Also, I don't know how influential The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show has been, but it was really, truly funny and still is.
10. “Star Trek: The Original Series” 9. “The Ed Sullivan Show” 8. “Howdy Doody” 7. “ Dragnet” 6. “Gunsmoke” 5. “The Lone Ranger” 4. “The Honeymooners” 3. “The Twilight Zone” 2. “The Arthur Godfrey Show” 1. “I Love Lucy” HONORABLE MENTIONS “Leave It To Beaver” “The Andy Griffith Show” “The Mickey Mouse Club” “The Dick Van Dyke Show”
I agree with the inclusion of all these shows. But I do want to say that a very important show was left off: Perry Mason. It set the bar for courtroom drama, and the cast could not have been better
Lucille Ball had next to nothing to do with getting Star Trek on the air. Her most major contribution was not dropping the show from production even though many of her own Desilu execs pressured her to do so. Note they also wanted her to drop Mission: Impossible.
I Love Lucy: First show to be shot in film. First show two use the three camera system. First show to be filmed in front of a live audience. First show to air reruns. First show to show a woman pregnant when Lucille Ball was actually pregnant. First show to have an interracial couple. Lucille Ball was the first woman to be head of a studio, the same studio that fired her before she became famous. I mean innovation to the max, what other show from 70 years ago is still being watched all over the world in 2024 and still just as hilarious.
Gunsmoke and The Lone Ranger should have been included on Watchmojo‘s Top 100 greatest TV Shows of all time. These shows, along with Rawhide, perfectly portrayed how hard it was to survive in the west.
Are you sure that clip of Jimmy Dean and Rolf (the Muppet) is from Ed Sullivan? Jimmy Dean had his own TV variety show and Rolf (the first Muppet) was a regular on it.
Do you still revisit any of these shows? Let us know below, and check out our video of the Top 10 Old TV Shows That Properly Handled Serious Topics - ruclips.net/video/6-0GaX9xgk4/видео.html
"Wandavision" was inspired by many classic sitcoms, and perfectly mimicked their styles. They even brought on Dick Van Dyke as a consultant on the first two episodes, to make it look more authentic.
Amazing. You're actually acknowledging that there was entertainment before 1980.
1980? More like prior to this century! lol. You are right, tho. It is a nice surprise.
"The Twilight Zone" is one of my favourite shows from the 50's and 60's. It really was ahead of its time, and the anthology format paved the way for similar shows, in different eras.
Rod Serling was ahead of his time
A chi lo dici. È forse la mia serie TV preferita.
A recent compilation of online ratings of the top 50 TV shows was heavily biased toward shows the premiered after 2000, but the Twilight Zone was #7 (and one of only four shows before the year 2000)!
I Love Lucy, Dick Van Dyke Show, Andy Griffith Show, and Twilight Zone still hold up as quality entertainment
And Gilligan's island
I still cannot get enough of I Love Lucy and The Twilight Zone
Dick Van Dyke show is my favorite show ever. I'm only 20 years old, so I'm too young to have seen it when it was on the air, but I watched the whole show back in 2020, and I still can't get enough! Dick Van Dyke Show, I Love Lucy, Twilight Zone, and the Honeymooners are my favorites from this era
You picked a great show to binge watch. The Dick Van Dyke Show was the most intelligent comedy of its time. Yet also really fun.
Kid, you got good taste.
@@brianarbenz1329 It's so good!
@@jorgealejandro672 👍
i've been binge watching the original "perry mason"..... ☺️
Looney Tunes (1930-1967) This Series Of Theatrical shorts were and somewhat are still one of the most Iconic and highly recognized bits of American Pop Culture without that there will be no Tiny Toon Adventures, Animaniacs, Freakazoid, or even Earthworm Jim (TV Series) so Bugs, Daffy, Porky, and Wil E Coyote were very Influential
Good point but I think you should include "Tom & Jerry."
I totally agree. I hope they make another top ten for animated shows.
I was born in the 80s but I watched so many of these in nick at nite reruns. I adore Lucy and Dick Van Dyke.
I AM SO HAPPY I Love Lucy was Number 1 on this list, thank you MsMojo!!!!!
Leave it to Beaver was also the first sitcom series to have an official series finale. In the 80s, it was also the first series to do a continuity series 30 years after the original
Kids today will never know the magic of Nick and Nite that had a lot of these.
I remember watching all these shows. I have fond memories of each of these.
I'm 78 & have been watching t.v. since 1950, when my family got their first television! I saw
all of these shows from their beginnings & agree with all of your picks! I'm glad that you
remembered to add such shows as "Howdy Doody" & "Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts"! The
1950's & 1960's, were a great time for 'pioneering' t.v. shows, who have lasted the "test of time"!
Great list! If you do a top 20 list, please include "The Rifleman".
Impressive list keep it up
I thought Perry Mason would have made the list.
I Love Lucy as it was the first sitcom to feature an interracial couple.
Lucy and Desi were not interracial. Desi was a Cuban with European ancestry. Hispanic is an ethnic term, not a racial one.
I watch The Twilight Zone every day since i was 20. And I'm 50.
My brother introduced it to me and I've been obsessed since I was a child
I've got a Twilight Zone tattoo that wraps around my forearm and onto my hand 🚪. The rest of my arm is covers from Isaac Asimov books 🤖
I think you overlooked the Mary Tyler Moore show with Mary as a strong and independent female lead?
I don’t think that show can be considered part of the classic era
@@beebee__ You may be right, but it was on the cusp of the Classic Era.
It premiered in 1970. This list is from 50s and 60s.
@@Manbearpig444Gilmore girls was 2000maybe golden girls and that was in the mid 80s
It looks as though they were featuring shows from an earlier era, although Star Trek made the list. However, given that All in the Family, MASH, Maude, Good Times, The Jeffersons, etc. were not included I am assuming MTM show was considered a later era.
⚓️ "Popeye the Sailor" (1933-1957)
You could have done 10 more:
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color and Batman made buying color TV sets essential, plus they added cinematic language to TV productions (Batman's use of Dutch angles for the villains' viewpoints, and the use of animated overlays, for example)
The Prisoner, for several reasons, not the least of which was pioneering the mini-series.
Dr. Who. Seriously? How is this show not on the list?
Get Smart: Political satire on top of expertly dissing the espionage genre popular at the time?
I Spy, too often overlooked for it's two lead characters, one black, one white, neither of whom was a "sidekick". One the first Emmy ever given to a black actor as Best Actor.
Dr who is British TV
Twilight Zone and I Love Lucy are my 2 fav shows! I quote them pretty often
Good list, but I'm a little surprised Perry Mason and The Rifleman didn't make the cut.
Two fine shows.
Brady Bunch has gotta be on here somewhere
Brady bunch can’t be in top 10 it’s too late in tv history. You must be too young
Dick Van Dyke is one of the funniest people I've ever imagined. he was the original. Second is Dick Clark the original music television.
The Twilight Zone was a show on two levels: to the mom and pop viewers it was eerie stories. But to the political aware American, it was an ardent protest against racism, mindless materialism, and the McCarthyist censorship. In fact it was federal policy that forced each network to adopt policies that no current political controversy could be discussed in any entertainment show. Rod Serling overcame that repression by disguising many Twilight Zone plots as neighborhood spats when they were clearly clarion calls against the Red Scare hysteria.
Gunsmoke and the Lone Ranger started on radio.
Happy thursday morning, Samantha, take care and God bless you. Greetings from Colombia to you as well
Before watching the video, I wondered whether #1 would be I Love Lucy or The Dick Van Dyke Show, so I was surprised to see that the latter "only" got an honorable mention. I would personally put it in the top 10 over Gunsmoke (whose influence didn't much outlast its own run) or The Lone Ranger (I think Star Trek did more for representation than The Lone Ranger did, and Star Trek's influence on later shows was much stronger than The Lone Ranger's was).
My favorite shows! You really knocked this one out of the park.
Who the hell would compare the honeymooners to trash like married with children?
I love both shows.
If only Al Bundy threaten to beat his wife more.
I was thinking the same thing.
Married with Children launched the Fox network.
For the 80's and 90's the good shows were Full House, Family Matters, shows like that.
I love how much it's become common knowledge that Lucille Ball helped get Star Trek off the ground, but I wish more was known about how they helped with The Twilight Zone's start as well. Desi Arnaz definitely had a hand in that. They really are the grandparents of Science Fiction.
I've been a Trekkie since the original series (which I saw in reruns)! I was a bit disappointed that the clip featured Sulu in a scene that emphasized Asian stereotypes. On a happier note, two bits of trivia: 1) Star Trek directly influenced the decision of the International Space Station to have a Science Officer and 2) When Dr. Mae Jamison was selected as an astronaut, Nichelle Nichols contacted NASA to congratulate her. She kept getting bounced from office to office because all the Trekkie-loving scientists wanted to talk to Lt. Uhura!
One of my and my friends' favorite show back in the day was the original Superman
'Vita-Meata-Vegemin" may be the greatest skit in sitcom history.
I love I Love Lucy she was the best and without her there wouldn't be any other female comedian on tv today
I Love Lucy really was groundbreaking in so many ways!
Thank you for a well considered list and for showing the justification for the inclusions. One show that I would add, at least as an honorable mention, is What's My Line? (1950-1967), which was a pioneer among game shows.
Sesame Street, Mr. Rogers, I Love Lucy
So much great stuff for free on rooftop antenna..young whipperstappers will never know🥳
Dezi Arnez revelutionized tv shows by filming live. He had so many firsts in tv. It was far more than a great show
You got to do another list of classics like I dream of Jeannie, Petticoat Junction, Mister Ed, and Green Acres. I sure there are a couple im missing that should be added as well
Very very great fun list I like it a lot very very great job mis mojo one of my absolute favorite list ever 😊❤
When Archie Bunker told Meathead Mike Stivic that he was saving the hunk of Boston creme pie that Mike ate, for Gunsmmoke, I thought that Gunsmoke was just a word for saving a treat for when he was craving it or something like that. I didn't know that Gunsmoke was a tv show. Ever since then, anytime I want to save a treat to enjoy while watching one of my shows, I say I'm saving it for Gunsmoke
Dick Van Dyke an Honorable mention... what should i expect from Quebec
2 shows overlooked…. Candid Camera and The 64,000 Question. Candid Camera was not only the idea that normal people being filmed can be entertaining but also the foundation of You Tube and Tik Tok. The 64,000 Question not only was the #1 show in America in its debut season… it showed that the dream of big money possibly won would draw viewers at a low production cost. It started the trend still today and also started the “fixed” outcomes which lead to The Quiz Show scandal that changed American television and how it was financed. So this little game show not only started the concept of watching games from Who Wants To Be A Millionaire to High Stakes Poker. It also took sponsors away from programming which lead to safe shows, quick cancellations before shows could develop, and the creation of fake drama.
Well, this was a shock... To remember each of these including Howdy Doody... Dang! The years go by a whole lot faster than I realized! Lucy & Dick Van Dyke - absolutely YES!
4:14 - In one of my favorite occurrences of life imitating art...
"The real badge #714 belonged to Sgt. Dan Cooke, the technical advisor on the series. Sam, who knew Webb for close to 40 years, was very clear that in spite of his obvious quirks and sometimes ruts, Webb and the Dragnet organization were strong supporters of police departments. So it was appropriate that following Webb's death December 23, 1982, the L.A.P.D. ordered flags flown at half-mast, then permanently retired Joe Friday's badge number 714, where it is now displayed at the LAPD Academy's Museum."
Thank you for adding these very cool details. You are proof that a comment section can be used for good and not always for evil trolls. 😃
@@rw8873 you're quite welcome. I see that I neglected to credit wikipedia, the source of that material.
The twilight zone and I love Lucy are my favorites
I would at least give an honorable mention to The Beverly Hillbillies, because fish-out-of-water story lines are still a big thing (like Schitt's Creek, for example). Also, I don't know how influential The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show has been, but it was really, truly funny and still is.
10. “Star Trek: The Original Series”
9. “The Ed Sullivan Show”
8. “Howdy Doody”
7. “ Dragnet”
6. “Gunsmoke”
5. “The Lone Ranger”
4. “The Honeymooners”
3. “The Twilight Zone”
2. “The Arthur Godfrey Show”
1. “I Love Lucy”
HONORABLE MENTIONS
“Leave It To Beaver”
“The Andy Griffith Show”
“The Mickey Mouse Club”
“The Dick Van Dyke Show”
I agree with the inclusion of all these shows. But I do want to say that a very important show was left off: Perry Mason. It set the bar for courtroom drama, and the cast could not have been better
Lucille Ball had next to nothing to do with getting Star Trek on the air. Her most major contribution was not dropping the show from production even though many of her own Desilu execs pressured her to do so. Note they also wanted her to drop Mission: Impossible.
Rowan & Martin’s laugh in. They pretty much created the sketch comedy show genre. No snl, Chappelle show, Mr show, key & peele.
I Love Lucy: First show to be shot in film. First show two use the three camera system. First show to be filmed in front of a live audience. First show to air reruns. First show to show a woman pregnant when Lucille Ball was actually pregnant. First show to have an interracial couple. Lucille Ball was the first woman to be head of a studio, the same studio that fired her before she became famous. I mean innovation to the max, what other show from 70 years ago is still being watched all over the world in 2024 and still just as hilarious.
Groucho Marx reran episodes first.
Gunsmoke and The Lone Ranger should have been included on Watchmojo‘s Top 100 greatest TV Shows of all time. These shows, along with Rawhide, perfectly portrayed how hard it was to survive in the west.
I was going to be VERY upset if I Love Lucy wasn't #1!
I think Perry Mason was more influential than Dragnet and You Bet Your Life should have an honorable mention along with Whats My Line
Are you sure that clip of Jimmy Dean and Rolf (the Muppet) is from Ed Sullivan? Jimmy Dean had his own TV variety show and Rolf (the first Muppet) was a regular on it.
How about the Lawrence Welk Show?
Can’t seem to find I Love Lucy in any format in the Uk
I knew I love Lucy was gonna be #1
Captain Kangaroo. It's raining ping pong balls. where is Mr Green Jeans?
No wonder they called it the depression those kids look like overworked 40 year old business workers . 3:38
You Bet Your Life with Groucho Marx should have gotten a shout-out just for inventing the rerun.
And a lot of these shows were based on prior radio shows.
If it's only going to be about shows from USA, maybe you could put that in the title
Gunsmoke went downhill the moment it became colorized and they turned Ken Curtis's character into comedy relief.
Sgt Bilko not even honourable mention…..
The Twilight zone
Arthur Godfrey was not warm or personable. That was a facade. In real life he was a horrible person.
I'm sure glad it's 2024.
Dick Van Dyke should have made the list. Whoever made this list is a moran
They can probably spell moron, though. If you are going to call someone a name synonymous with illiterate imbeciles, it is best to spell it correctly.
first
Brady Bunch has gotta be on here somewhere
It ran from 69-74. It would barely make the cut. it is most certainly a 70s show.