This is the master list for every TV show covered by The Eternal Couch Potato, sorted by genre, series and season. I’ll try to update this index as frequently as I can.
Children’s
The Adventures of Uncle Mistletoe
Captain Video and His Video Rangers
The Cisco Kid: “Rustling” * “The Big Switch” * “Convict Story” * “Oil Land” * ‘Railroad Land Rush” * “The Will”
The Gene Autry Show: “The Star Toter” * “The Double Switch” * “Blackwater Valley Feud” * “Doublecross Valley” * “The Posse” * “The Devil’s Brand” * “Six-Shooter Sweepstakes” * “The Poisoned Waterhole” * “The Lost Chance” * “The Black Rider”
Howdy Doody: July 2, 1948 * Oct-Nov 1948 * February 1, 1949 * March 16, 1949 * March 8, 1949 * August 3, 1949 * March 27, 1950 * May 1, 1950 * June 12, 1950 * July 4, 1950 * July 10, 1950 * October 2, 1950 * November 1, 1950
Kukla, Fran and Ollie: “Babysitter Show” * “Back from Richmond” * “Lemonade” * “Screen Test” * “Library Day” * “Ice Cream” * “Salute to Television” * “Christmas Tree Holder” * “Hansel and Gretel” * “New York, New York” * “The Fourth of July” * “Nightclubbing” * “Oliver J. Dragon, Television Consultant” * “County Fair” * “Committee Day” * “Fran, Girl Photographer” * “Ballet Day” * “Art Elkins: 20 Years With NBC” * “Nightclub Circuit” * “Fran and Beulah Witch Make Up” * “Beulah Witch and Madame Oglepuss Make Up” * “Salute to Ohio” * “Fixing the Floor” * “Cinderella” * “Fashion Show” * “Oliver Dragon, Disc Jockey” * “Who’s On The Wire” * “Apples Today – Mother Goose” * “Dragon Prep Rally” * “Ollie’s Chemistry Set” * “Destination Moon” * “Columbus Day” * “Third Anniversary Show” * “Concert Day” * “Dolores and Beulah Witch” * “Round Table Discussion” * “Everybody Feels Good Today” * “Fletcher Loses His Pumpkin” * “Crooning Contest” * “Ollie’s Would-Be Biography” * “Angie” * “Halloween” * “What to Do for H. Allen Smith” * “Oliver Dragon, Interior Decorator” * “As You Like It”
The Lone Ranger: Season 1: “Enter the Lone Ranger” * “The Lone Ranger Fights On” * “The Lone Ranger Triumphs” * “Legion of Old-Timers” * “Rustler’s Hideout” * “War Horse” * “Pete and Pedro” * “The Renegades” * “The Tenderfeet” * “High Heels” * “Six Gun’s Legacy” * “Return of the Convict” * “Finders Keepers” * “The Masked Rider” * “Old Joe’s Sister” * “Cannonball McKay” * “The Man Who Came Back”* “Outlaw Town” * “Greed for Gold” * “Man of the House” * “Barnaby Boggs, Esquire” * “Sheep Thieves” * “Jim Tyler’s Past” * “The Man with Two Faces” * “Buried Treasure” * “Troubled Waters” * “Gold Trails” * “Pay Dirt” * “Billie the Great” * “Never Say Die” * “Gold Fever” * “Death Trap” * “A Matter of Courage” * “Rangers and Renegades” * “Bullets for Ballots” * “The Black Hat” * “Devil’s Pass” * “Spanish Gold” * “Damsels in Distress” * “Man Without A Gun” * “Sheriff’s Sale” * “Eye for an Eye” * “Outlaw of the Plains” * “White Man’s Magic” * “Trouble for Tonto” * “Sheriff of Gunstock” * “The Wrong Man” * “The Beeler Gang” * “The Star Witness” * “The Black Widow” * “The Whimsical Bandit” * “Double Jeopardy” * “Outlaw’s Revenge”
Season 2: “Million Dollar Wallpaper” * “Mission Bells” * “Dead Man’s Chest” * “Outlaw’s Revenge” * “Danger Ahead” *
Comedy
The Goldbergs: “The Distinguished Guests” * “The New Landlord” * “Cousin Simon” * “Family Photograph” * “The Model Parents” * April 3, 1950
The Life of Riley: “Tonsils * “Babs and Simon Step Out” * “Egbert’s Chemistry Set” * “The French Teacher” * “Nervous Breakdown” * “Assistant Manager” * “Riley’s Birthday Gift” * “Riley, Gillis and Vanderhopper Inc.” * “Junior Falls for Teacher” * “Night School” * “Prom Dress” * “Junior’s Birthday Party” * “The Boarder” * “Peg’s Birthday” * “Junior Drops Out” * “Riley’s Firstborn” * “Insurance” * “The Gambler” * “Acting Lessons” * “Valentine’s Day” * “Home Sweet Home” * “South American Job” * “Riley’s Quarrel” * “Junior and the Bully” * “The Banned Book” * “Five Dollar Bill”
The Ruggles: “Christmas Eve” * “Charlie’s Lucky Day” * “Charlie’s Promotion”
Documentary & News
BBC Newsreel: June 2 and November 20, 1947 * March 17, 1949 * May 15, 1949 * June 27, 1949
City at Night: October 11, 1949
Crusade in Europe: “Prelude to War” * “America’s Unpreparedness” * “The Invasion Begins” * “A Platform for Invasion” * “Africa: Our First Offensive” * “The Campaign” * “Rommel Routed” * “Sicily: Operation Husky” * “Assault on Italy” * “Rise and Fall of a Dictator” *“The GI: Hero of the War” * “Victory in Italy” * “Preparation for Invasion” * “D-Day” * “Beachhead and Breakthrough” * “The Liberation of Paris” * “Pursuit” * “The Battle of Supply” * “The Air War” * “The Battle of the Bulge” * “Crossing the Rhine” * “Overrunning Germany” * “Victory’s Aftermath” * “American Military Government” * “Russia” * “Review”
Eyewitness: “The Story of Television”
NBC News: November 3, 1948 * March 11, 1949
Drama
Ford Theater: “Years Ago”
Lights Out: “The Martian Eyes”
Studio One: “The Medium” * “The Glass Key” * “Flowers from a Stranger” * ” “June Moon” * “Two Sharp Knives” * “Of Human Bondage” * “Henry IV” * “Jane Eyre” * “The Willow Cabin” * “A Passenger to Bali” * “The Scarlet Letter” * “The Man Who Had Influence” * “There Was A Crooked Man” * “Away From It All” * “The Spectre of Alexander Wolff” * “Wutheriing Heights”
Suspense: Season 1: “Goodbye New York” * “Suspicion” * “A Night at an Inn” * “Dead Ernest” * “Post Mortem” * “The Doors on the Thirteenth Floor” * “The Yellow Scarf” * “Help Wanted”
Season 2: “Collector’s Item” * “The Comic Strip Murder” * “Dr. Violet” * “The Cask of Amontilado” * “The Murderer” * “Black Passage” * “The Third One” * “Man in the House” * “The Case of Lady Sannox” * “The Bomber Command” * “Summer Storm” * “The Suicide Club” * “The Man Who Talked in His Sleep” * “The Parcel” * “My Old Man’s Badge” * “Photo Finish” * “I’m No Hero” * “Wisteria Cottage”
Season 3: “A Pocketful of Murder” * “Edge of Panic” * “Dark Shadows”
Game Shows & Reality
What’s My Line?: February 2, 1950 * February 16, 1950 * March 2, 1950 * April 12, 1950 * October 1, 1950 * October 15, 1950
You Bet Your Life: October 6, 1950
Sports & Athletics
Boxing: Joe Louis vs. Billy Conn II * Joe Louis vs. Joe Walcott I * Joe Louis vs. Joe Walcott II * Ezzard Charles vs. Pat Valentino * Ezzard Charles vs. Joe Louis * Sandy Saddler vs. Charlie Riley
College Football: Northwestern vs. California (1949 Rose Bowl)
National Football League: Eagles vs. Rams (1949 Championship Game)
Olympic Games: 1948 Summer Olympics (London)
Pro Wrestling from Chicago: Lou Thesz vs. Ruffy Silverstein * Gorgeous George vs. Frank Talaber * Gorgeous George vs. Cyclone Anaya * Gorgeous George vs. Don Eagle * Lou Thesz vs. Buddy Rogers * Bozo Brown vs. Johnny Balbo * Bob Geigel vs. Buck Weaver * The Great Moto vs. The Mighty Atlas * Gorgeous George vs. Hans Schnabel
Variety and Music
Admiral Broadway Revue: “Showmanship” * “That’s News” * “Get Off the Beam” * “Sky High: The Radio City Review” * “World Cruise” * “This Time of Year” * “Hollywood” * “April Sun” * “County Fair” * “Sing in a New Day” * “Hotel Paradise” * “Encore”
The Arthur Murray Party: October 22, 1950
The Breakfast Club with Don McNeil
Cavalry of Stars: June 3, 1950 * September 2, 1950
The Chesterfield Supper Club: November 20, 1949 * November 27, 1949
Colgate Comedy Hour: September 17, 1950 * October 15, 1950
The Ed Wynn Show: October 6, 1949 * October 13, 1949 * October 20, 1949 * November 24, 1949 * December 8, 1949 * December 15, 1949 * January 14, 1950 * February 25, 1950 * March 25, 1950
Fireball Fun-for-All: July 5, 1949 * October 27, 1949
The Morey Amsterdam Show: April 21, 1949 * August 31, 1950 * September 28, 1950
NBC Symphony Orchestra: April 3, 1948 * December 3, 1948 * March 26-April 2, 1949
The Original Amateur Hour: November 21, 1948
Texaco Star Theater: March 22, 1949 * November 29, 1949 * February 28, 1950
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