Can You Name at Least 18/23 TV Shows from the '50s and '60s?

By: Jacqueline Samaroo
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Can You Name at Least 18/23 TV Shows from the '50s and '60s?
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About This Quiz

Even though there were only three channels, the '50s and '60s produced many of television's most beloved programs. To this day, viewers still travel to "The Twilight Zone" and "Gilligan's Island." These classics transcend generations and have shaped entertainment for decades to come. If you've ever flipped on Nick at Nite or TV Land, you've likely been charmed by the retro throwbacks that still grace the airwaves. 

Whether or not you were alive in the '50s and '60s, we have a feeling you're familiar with many of the biggest hits of those decades. A few may even rank among your all-time favorites! But do you think you can recall most of the show's names from a single screenshot? Some may be a snap, while others ... well, let's just say the '50s and '60s were notorious for churning out shows that were very similar. Consider these classics: "Gunsmoke" vs. "Bonanza," "Bewitched" vs. "I Dream of Jeannie," "Green Acres" vs. "The Beverly Hillbillies." If only you could use Jeannie's magic on the tough ones!

It's time to put your TV know-how to the test and see if you're as good at couch potato-ing as you think you are. Your next stop: the good old days of television! 

Lassie
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Can you name this TV show about a little boy who always had to be rescued?
Lassie
The Abbott and Costello Show
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Beverly Hillbillies
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This 1960s sitcom chronicled the adventures of the Clampett family.
The Beverly Hillbillies
Bachelor Father
Leave It to Beaver
The Flintstones
Lucy and Ricky
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What six-season 1950s sitcom is about a zany housewife?
Car 54, Where Are You?
I Love Lucy
Peter Gunn
Hogan's Heroes

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Wagon Train
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Bette Davis guest starred three times on this western TV show from the '50s and '60s.
Zorro
Bewitched
Green Acres
Wagon Train
Adventures of Superman
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What is this series about a man with dual identities that ran from 1952 to 1958?
Get Smart
Adventures of Superman
Maverick
The Untouchables
Perry Mason
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Decades before Law & Order, this classic legal drama ran from 1957 to 1966.
Gilligan's Island
Cheyenne
Gunsmoke
Perry Mason

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Bonanza
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What is this long-running western series that first aired in 1959?
The Defenders
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Bonanza
Flash Gordon
Dragnet
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Jack Webb starred in this police drama that debuted in 1951.
Dragnet
Adventures of Superman
The Lone Ranger
Batman
Twilight Zone
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What is this spine-tingling science fiction anthology series that first aired in 1959?
The Dick Van Dyke Show
The Twilight Zone
The Abbott and Costello Show
Wagon Train

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Rawhide
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Clint Eastwood broke into westerns in this '50s and '60s classic.
Hogan's Heroes
Father Knows Best
Rawhide
Flash Gordon
The Honeymooners
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What's the name of this one-season sitcom from the 1950s about the friendship between two couples?
Rawhide
The Honeymooners
Dr. Kildare
The Fugitive
Peter Gunn
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Which TV show from the '50s and '60s starred Craig Stevens as a private eye?
Peter Gunn
The Honeymooners
The Patty Duke Show
Hazel

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
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What's the name of this iconic anthology series that told thrilling stories of suspense?
Have Gun, Will Travel
Car 54, Where Are You?
The Fugitive
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
This sitcom brought a comedy duo's legendary burlesque routines to television.
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This sitcom brought a comedy duo's legendary burlesque routines to television.
Batman
The Abbott and Costello Show
Gunsmoke
The Jetsons
Have Gun - Will Travel
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Which western from the '50s and '60s also had a successful radio series?
Mission: Impossible
The Andy Griffith Show
Have Gun, Will Travel
Petticoat Junction

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Maverick
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Poker playing brothers traveled by stagecoach through the American West in this show.
Petticoat Junction
Get Smart
Maverick
Dragnet
Leave it to Beaver
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What's the name of this sitcom that portrayed the picture-perfect Cleaver family?
The Patty Duke Show
The Jack Benny Program
The Twilight Zone
Leave It to Beaver
Zorro
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Can you name this action-adventure western series from the 1950s?
The Flintstones
The Andy Griffith Show
Zorro
Amos 'n' Andy

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Flash Gordon
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What one-season 1950s series was set in the year 3203?
Flash Gordon
Perry Mason
The Honeymooners
Hazel
Father Knows Best
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Which 1950s family sitcom is pictured?
The Donna Reed Show
Amos 'n' Andy
Father Knows Best
The Beverly Hillbillies
Jane Jetson
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This classic cartoon depicted a future with robot maids and flying cars.
The Jack Benny Program
The Jetsons
Get Smart
Family Affair

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The Lone Ranger
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Which 1950s western told the adventures of a masked crusader?
I Love Lucy
The Lone Ranger
The Jetsons
Dr. Kildare
Hazel
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A popular comic strip inspired this Shirley Booth sitcom about a family maid.
Wagon Train
Peter Gunn
The Twilight Zone
Hazel
Car 54 Where Are You
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What is this early '60s sitcom about New York City police officers?
Car 54, Where Are You?
Adventures of Superman
The Donna Reed Show
Bonanza

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Cheyenne
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This was the first hour-long western to run for more than one season.
Cheyenne
Father Knows Best
The Dick Van Dyke Show
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Dick Van Dyke Show
n/a
Which 1960s sitcom created by Car Reiner is about a television comedy writer and his family?
The Fugitive
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Car 54, Where Are You?
I Love Lucy
Flinstones
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The family in this 1960s cartoon had a pet dinosaur.
The Beverly Hillbillies
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
The Flintstones
Mission: Impossible

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Petticoat Junction
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Which '60s sitcom took place at the Shady Rest Hotel near Hooterville?
Hogan's Heroes
Petticoat Junction
Have Gun, Will Travel
Hazel
Dr Kildare
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Richard Chamberlain starred in which medical drama?
Dr. Kildare
Dragnet
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
The Lone Ranger
Gilligan's Island
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With an iconic theme song, this sitcom depicted the adventures of seven castaways.
Rawhide
Family Affair
The Jetsons
Gilligan's Island

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Munsters
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What is this not-your-usual family sitcom?
The Munsters
Cheyenne
Perry Mason
Lassie
Gunsmoke
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Can you name this long-running western set in Dodge City?
Gunsmoke
Bonanza
Lassie
The Munsters
Gomer Pyle, USMC
n/a
Jim Nabors starred in the title role in which TV series?
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Zorro
The Abbott and Costello Show
The Jack Benny Program

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Bewitched
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This '60s series was about a housewife with a spellbinding secret.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Bewitched
The Defenders
The Flintstones
Andy Griffith Show
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Which TV classic was set in the small town of Mayberry?
The Andy Griffith Show
Green Acres
Wagon Train
Flash Gordon
Batman
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The pictured dynamic duo fought crime in tights on which show?
Amos 'n' Andy
The Twilight Zone
Zorro
Batman

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Hogans Heroes
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What '60s sitcom was set in a German POW camp?
Hogan's Heroes
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Father Knows Best
Get Smart
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Creator Mel Brooks described this show as "an insane combination of James Bond and Mel Brooks comedy."
Get Smart
Peter Gunn
Bachelor Father
The Lone Ranger
Green Acres
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Can you name the show about a family that moved from Park Avenue to the countryside?
The Munsters
Green Acres
Adventures of Superman
Dr. Kildare

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The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
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This series depicted the partnership between two international secret agents.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Bonanza
I Love Lucy
Petticoat Junction
Family Affair
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What is this 1960s sitcom about a bachelor-turned-dad?
The Donna Reed Show
Dragnet
Family Affair
Bewitched
Amos 'n' Andy
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Can you name this 1950s buddy sitcom?
Gilligan's Island
Gunsmoke
Amos 'n' Andy
Rawhide

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Mission Impossible
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What is this 1960s TV series that later became a major movie franchise?
The Patty Duke Show
The Andy Griffith Show
The Honeymooners
Mission: Impossible
The Untouchables
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This crime drama set in 1930s Chicago was inspired by a memoir.
The Untouchables
Gilligan's Island
Green Acres
The Defenders
The Donna Reed Show
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What is the name of this sitcom about a busy housewife and her family?
The Donna Reed Show
Family Affair
The Munsters
The Untouchables

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The Fugitive
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What drama featured a one-armed man?
The Beverly Hillbillies
Mission: Impossible
The Fugitive
The Untouchables
Bachelor Father
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This John Forsythe sitcom premiered on ABC before moving to NBC and then CBS.
Lassie
Petticoat Junction
Bewitched
Bachelor Father
The Patty Duke Show
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Which sitcom featured the hijinks of identical cousins?
Maverick
Bachelor Father
The Patty Duke Show
Leave It to Beaver

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The Jack Benny Program
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What is the name of this TV series that began as a radio show?
The Jack Benny Program
Perry Mason
Maverick
Have Gun, Will Travel
The Defenders
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What's the name of this 1960s courtroom drama series?
The Defenders
Leave It to Beaver
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
The Munsters