| Dixon's Trade List: Pre-1960 I have a special place in my heart for television done during the last full decade in which I wasn't alive. Not everyone does, but I do. So I put my w/o/c stuff from that fabulous decade on this, separate page, devoted to shows that finished their runs by (or at least in) 1960. If you're looking for something that started in the '50s and ran into the '60s, check out the 1960-90 page. The Bob Hope Chevy Show --5/22/56 season finale w/Kim Novak, Ken Murray, Pearl Bailey, Vic Damone, Leo Durocher --10/21/56 w/James Cagney, the Deb Girls, Diana Dors, and the cast of "I Love Lucy" (what if Bob was Ricky and Desi was Fred? classic!) Colgate Comedy Hour (1950s variety show, some great stuff!) all w/o/c ---1/27/52 Martin & Lewis (very funny "soda jerks" bit that appears to be heavily ad-libbed) ---9/18/55 show w/Martin & Lewis, includes a "$64,000 Question" parody, and a hilarious audio-only cameo by Frank Sinatra ---6/5/55 w/Martin & Lewis, includes a spoof of "Person to Person" ---1950s Abbott & Costello (w/"Who's on First") (slight skewing problem) ---1950s Abbott & Costello (skewing problem) Dragnet --11/6/52 "The Big 17" (with a cigarette commercial you won't believe) --4/10/58 "The Big War" Father Knows Best --1958 network rerun of 11/5/57 episode about Bud on the football team; includes an announcement from Robert Young about the show changing networks The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show --3/10/51 "Income Tax Man" --4/12/51 "Teenage Visitor" --5/30/52 "Space Patrol Girls" --1958 George thinks he's getting a recording contract but it's his son Ronnie (slight skewing problem) I Love Lucy --11/5/51 "Lucy Thinks Ricky is Trying to Do Away with Her" (fuzzy video) --5/5/52 "Lucy Does a TV Commercial" (someone's VHS "auto picture" icon lights up for a few seconds at one point, I swear it isn't mine!)I Love Lucy --1/19/53 "Lucy Goes to the Hospital" (fuzzy video) --4/16/56 "Lucy's Italian Movie" (fuzzy video) --12/24/56 "The Christmas Show" (first clip show in sitcom history; tracking issues) --12/18/89 CBS rerun of "The Christmas Show," only the second time in history it was ever shown in its entirety (some tears near the beginning) The Steve Allen Plymouth Show --5/30/60 w/Phil Harris, Jonathan Winters and Patrice Monzel w/o/c | Trading Home | Game Shows | Daytime Non-Game | Want List | 1960-90 | 1990-present | Retrospectives | |