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Best Family TV Series of the 1950s

241 Family series that started in the 1950s, ranked by popularity

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241 series

Whirligig

★ 6.6
16 91 1950–1956
Family

Teatro fantástico

★ 7.6
16 1955–1969
Family · Fantasy

Place the Face

★ 6.9
16 83 1953–1955
Family · Game-Show

Choose Up Sides

★ 5.1
16 14 1953–1956
Family · Game-Show

Barbie

★ 6.5
16 7 1955–present
Family

Wunda Wunda

★ 5.3
16 1953–1972
Family

Sooty

★ 7.8
16 243 1952–1968
Family

Bonehead

★ 6.8
16 16 1957–1962
Comedy · Family

Tales of Hans Anderson

★ 6.4
15 10 1952–1955
Family

Judge for Yourself

★ 6.4
15 13 1953–1954
Family · Game-Show

Kvit eller dobbelt

★ 6.1
15 29 1956–present
Family · Game-Show

Susan's Show

★ 8.2
15 1 1957–1958
Family

Bank on the Stars

★ 5.5
14 6 1953–1954
Family · Game-Show

The Lenny the Lion Show

★ 5.9
14 22 1957–1961
Family

What in the World?

★ 7.3
14 11 1950–present
Family · Talk-Show

Down You Go

★ 5.5
14 7 1951–1956
Family · Game-Show

El club del hogar

★ 6.7
13 1951–present
Comedy · Family

Answer Yes or No

★ 4.7
13 1 1950–present
Family · Game-Show

Billy Bean and His Funny Machine

★ 7.9
13 36 1953–1957
Family

The Buick Circus Hour

★ 6.0
13 10 1952–present
Comedy · Family · Music

Dappere Dodo

★ 5.9
13 75 1955–1964
Animation · Family

Smilin' Ed's Gang

★ 7.3
12 15 1950–present
Family

Captain 11

★ 7.8
12 1955–1996
Family

Picture Book

★ 7.4
12 28 1955–1963
Family
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