Television Shows
"As Seen on TV"
A television movie (also TV movie, made-for-TV movie, telefilm, etc.) is a photoplay that does not normally feature in movie theatres but is produced for, and released to, television only. It is commonly considered a type of movie, but some people restrict the latter term to those that play in cinemas only.
The programs listed below have all at one time or another been on the telly. Most of those great old shows are represented here, from "Green Acres" to "Absolutely Fabulous", from "Dallas" to "Six Feet Under", from "The Simpsons" to "Ren and Stimpy".....
Below is an amalgam of Alice's entire collection of "Television Shows". For more precise grazing you may find scrolling within this genre helpful. ie "TV Drama", "TV Comedy", "TV Cult", etc
Clutch Cargo: Volume 1 (1959)
5.6/10
Starring: Clutch Cargo
Meet Clutch and his pals Spinner and Paddlefoot in television's first comic strip - complete with Live Action Lips! This revolutionary serialized cart... Read more
Perry Mason: Season 2, Volume 1 (1958)
8.2/10
Starring: Barbara Hale, Raymond Burr, Ray Collins, William Talman, William Hopper
Lawyer and novelist Earl Stanley Gardener created the character of defence attorney Perry Mason in 1933, and Mason made his way on to the TV screen in... Read more
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Wanted Dead or Alive: Season 1, Volume 1 (1958)
5.9/10
Starring: Steve McQueen
Steve McQueen was to put his own imprint on this western series. All the power of the young actor's performance shines through in every episode, but a... Read more
The Invisible Man: Volume 2 (1958)
7.7/10
Director: Pennington Richards
Starring: Tim Turner, Deborah Watling, Lisa Daniely, Ernest Clark
Dr. Peter Brady is a brilliant English scientist who, working with the principles that govern the reflection of light, has developed a theory that eve... Read more
You Bet Your Life! - The Best Episodes (1958)
Starring: Candice Bergen, Phyllis Diller, George Fenneman, Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Johnn...
Groucho Marx hosted this classic 1950s game show where he had free reign to say and do pretty much whatever he liked - with hilarious results. Collect... Read more
The Rifleman (1958)
8.3/10
Director: Various
Starring: Chuck Connors, Paul Fix, Johnny Crawford
Chuck Connors is Lucas McCain who can fire his specially modified trademark Winchester in three-tenths of a second. He's helping no-nonsense Marshall... Read more
Perry Mason: Season 1, Volume 2 (1957)
8.2/10
Starring: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper
The second volume of season 1 of Perry Mason fleshes out the splendid entire first year of the show, a masterpiece of '50s film noir and crisp, savvy... Read more
Mars Invades the Earth: The Night America Trembled / Lights Out (1957)
Starring: Edward Asner, Warren Beatty, James Coburn, Vincent Gardenia, Warren Oates, Alexa...
'The Night America Trembled' (1958) is a recreation of the Orson Welles/Mercury Theatre radio adaptation of 'The War of the Worlds' broadcast on Octob... Read more
Perry Mason: Season 1, Volume 1 (1957)
8.2/10
Starring: Raymond Burr, William Hopper, Barbara Hale
Lawyer and novelist Earl Stanley Gardener created the character of defence attorney Perry Mason in 1933, and Mason made his way on to the TV screen i... Read more
Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1 (1957)
8.6/10
Director: Duncan Wood
Starring: Tony Hancock, Sid James, Kenneth Williams, June Whitfield, Dick Emery
Adapted from the equally successful radio programme of the same name, this early British sitcom still sets the standard for those made today. This DVD... Read more