Best Comedy TV Series of the 1950s

311 Comedy series that started in the 1950s, ranked by popularity

I Love Lucy

★ 8.5
31K 180 1951–1957
Comedy

Leave It to Beaver

★ 7.6
11K 236 1957–1963
Comedy · Family

The Woody Woodpecker Show

★ 7.0
9K 28 1957–1972
Animation · Comedy

The Honeymooners

★ 8.6
7K 39 1955–1956
Comedy · Family

The Huckleberry Hound Show

★ 6.6
4K 70 1958–1961
Animation · Comedy · Family

Formula 1

★ 9.4
4K 1432 1950–present
Action · Comedy · Drama

Father Knows Best

★ 7.4
3K 204 1954–1960
Comedy · Family

Dennis the Menace

★ 7.0
3K 146 1959–1963
Comedy · Family

Little Mole

★ 7.9
3K 64 1957–2002
Adventure · Animation · Comedy

Quick Draw McGraw

★ 6.7
2K 51 1959–1961
Animation · Comedy · Family

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

★ 7.7
2K 148 1959–1963
Comedy · Family

The Donna Reed Show

★ 7.4
2K 275 1958–1966
Comedy · Family

The Phil Silvers Show

★ 8.4
2K 144 1955–1959
Comedy · Family

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

★ 7.4
2K 436 1952–1966
Comedy · Drama · Family

The Jack Benny Program

★ 8.5
2K 261 1950–1965
Comedy

The Gumby Show

★ 7.0
2K 126 1956–1969
Adventure · Animation · Comedy

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

★ 8.6
2K 292 1950–1958
Comedy

The Red Skelton Hour

★ 8.1
2K 661 1951–1971
Comedy

The Little Rascals

★ 8.0
2K 13 1955–1955
Comedy · Family

The Abbott and Costello Show

★ 8.1
2K 52 1952–1957
Comedy · Family · Mystery

The Real McCoys

★ 7.6
1K 224 1957–1963
Comedy · Family

The Danny Thomas Show

★ 7.1
1K 343 1953–1965
Comedy · Family

The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour

★ 8.4
1K 13 1957–1960
Comedy · Family

Felix the Cat

★ 6.7
1K 134 1958–1961
Animation · Comedy · Family