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Best Fantasy TV Series of the 1950s

32 Fantasy series that started in the 1950s, ranked by popularity

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32 series

The Twilight Zone

★ 9.0
110K 156 1959–1964
Anthology · Episodic

One Step Beyond

★ 7.8
2K 97 1959–1961
Drama · Fantasy · Horror

Topper

★ 8.3
646 78 1953–1955
Comedy · Fantasy

Science Fiction Theatre

★ 8.1
488 78 1955–1957
Adventure · Drama · Fantasy

The Friendly Giant

★ 8.4
470 2990 1958–1985
Family · Fantasy · Music

Shirley Temple's Storybook

★ 7.4
276 41 1958–1961
Drama · Family · Fantasy

BBC Sunday-Night Theatre

★ 7.0
218 521 1950–1959
Drama · Fantasy

Mr. Squiggle and Friends

★ 8.1
175 965 1959–1999
Adventure · Family · Fantasy

Noggin the Nog

★ 8.5
150 30 1959–1965
Animation · Family · Fantasy

13 Demon Street

★ 6.0
116 13 1959–1960
Crime · Drama · Fantasy

Television Theater

★ 7.6
114 1512 1953–present
Comedy · Drama · Fantasy

Masterworks of Terror

★ 7.1
105 19 1959–present
Crime · Fantasy · Horror

Play of the Week

★ 7.1
95 67 1959–1961
Comedy · Drama · Fantasy

Vampira Returns

★ 8.6
77 15 1956–present
Action · Comedy · Fantasy

Torchy, the Battery Boy

★ 6.3
73 52 1959–1961
Family · Fantasy

Strange Experiences

★ 7.6
63 29 1955–1962
Crime · Drama · Fantasy

Johnny Jupiter

★ 5.5
56 63 1953–1954
Family · Fantasy · Sci-Fi

The Adventures of Twizzle

★ 6.9
40 52 1957–1958
Family · Fantasy

Shock Theatre

★ 7.9
36 125 1957–1960
Comedy · Drama · Fantasy

The Unforeseen

★ 6.4
33 58 1958–1960
Drama · Fantasy · Horror

Sítio do Pica-Pau Amarelo

★ 8.5
25 360 1952–present
Family · Fantasy

Atom Squad

★ 6.1
21 26 1953–1954
Adventure · Fantasy · Sci-Fi

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

★ 5.2
21 6 1956–1956
Crime · Drama · Fantasy

Stage 13

★ 5.6
20 10 1950–present
Drama · Fantasy · Horror
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