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Best Comedy TV Series of the 1950s

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

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315 series

The Soldiers

★ 5.2
12 11 1955–present
Comedy

The Bumblies

★ 6.7
11 2 1954–present
Comedy · Family

Boss Lady

★ 5.4
11 12 1952–present
Comedy

And Here's the Show

★ 4.6
11 2 1955–present
Comedy

Alfred Marks Time

★ 5.7
11 35 1956–1961
Comedy

Pension Hommeles

★ 7.7
11 16 1957–1959
Comedy

Love That Jill

★ 5.8
11 13 1958–present
Comedy

Marge and Jeff

★ 5.0
11 284 1953–present
Comedy · Family

Alan Young

★ 5.4
10 6 1958–1958
Comedy

Papa-Papo

★ 7.2
10 1959–1963
Animation · Comedy

3 Stooges

★ 6.8
10 1959–1960
Action · Adventure · Comedy

The Eddie Albert Show

★ 5.7
10 2 1952–present
Comedy

The Anodin Family

★ 6.2
10 10 1956–1957
Comedy · Family

Gert and Daisy

★ 6.7
9 6 1959–present
Comedy

Abigail and Roger

★ 5.4
9 9 1956–1956
Comedy

Are Husbands Really Necessary?

★ 4.8
9 1955–present
Comedy

Yo y Tú

★ 7.1
8 998 1956–1986
Comedy

Der Komödienstadel

★ 6.0
8 140 1959–2023
Comedy · Music

Kasperltheater

★ 7.9
8 1957–present
Adventure · Comedy · Family

Mr. Cartoon

★ 7.0
8 1957–1995
Adventure · Animation · Comedy

Zwischen Frühstück und Gänsebraten

★ 5.4
8 34 1959–1995
Comedy · Music

Rancho Alegre

★ 7.0
8 1950–1954
Comedy

A las diez en mi barrio

★ 4.8
7 1956–present
Comedy

The Henny and Rocky Show

★ 6.6
7 1955–present
Comedy
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