100 Greatest Retro TV Shows

This list is a list of the greatest TV shows in 1950s-mid 1960s based on popularity, accolades and cultural significance. Excluding soap operas, movie-derived shows, shows with less than 1-2 seasons below 70 episodes and shows with mixed and negative reception. Spinoffs mentioned. No specific ranking. &=DVD complete series release //Personal favorite guest star actors
--30 Best Feminine TV Series of All Time
BuffyTheVampireSlayer TheGoldenGirls
VeronicaMars TheCloser
-ILoveLucy That'sSoRaven
-ThePattyDukeShow -ThatGirl
-OurMissBrooks MyLittleMargie
-IMarriedJoan Cagney&Lacey
Kate&Allie TheLorettaYoungShow
TheMaryTylerMooreShow -Hazel
-TheDonnaReedShow AllyMcBeal
TheCarolBurnettShow LizzieMcGuire
TheDorisDayShow LifeWithElizabeth
-Bewitched TheTraceyUllmanShow
Alias Sex&theCity
DesperateHousewives MurderSheWrote
MurphyBrown TheNewAdventuresofOldChristine
---20 Greatest Westerns of All Time
Bonanza Gunsmoke
HaveGunWillTravel TheLoneRanger
Rawhide BatMasterson
TheRifleman WantedDeadorAlive
Maverick WagonTrain
DeathValleyDays TheBigValley
Fury TheCiscoKid
TheLife&LegendofWyattEarp Lawman
TheHighChaparral TalesofWellsFargo
Cheyenne Laramie
--30 Greatest Crime TV Series of All Time
ManAgainstCrime TheShield
TheLineup AlfredHitchcockPresents
RichardDiamondPrivateDetective MSquad
PerryMason PeterGunn
77SunsetStrip TheUntouchables
Dragnet Kojak
HawaiianEye TheDetectives
TheDefenders TheFugitive
Burke'sLaw TheManFromUNCLE
MissionImpossible ModSquad
TheRockfordFiles BarneyMiller
Columbo MagnumPI
Cagney&Lacey MiamiVice
Law&Order TheXFiles
ThePractice TheSopranos
*The Fugitive nightmare at northoak--/home is the hunted--/not with a whimper--/everybody gets hit in the mouth sometime--/ judgement—/nemesis—/homecoming—/bloodline—/the witch—/
fear in a desert city—/fun and games and party favors—/
tiger left tiger right—/when the bough breaks—/an apple a day
in a plain paper wrapper—/when the wind blows—/the 2130
set fire to a straw man—/all the scared rabbits—/the savage street—
/the breaking of the habit—/joshua's kingdom—/the last oasis—/
cry uncle—/never stop running—/where the action is—
*Richard Diamond Private Detective and whose little baby are you—
/hideout—/custody—
*The Loretta Young Show take care of my child/man in the ring
most honorable day/the little witness—/rhubarb in apartment b-7/
the end of the week—/little teacher—/the new york story—/the lie/
/little monster tell tales/my own master/christmas stopover--/katy/ /imperfect balance—/the girl scout story—/a greater strength--/
in the good old summertime—/the case of mrs bannister—/dickie/
big little lie—/the last spring/the bad apple/strange money/
quiet desperation—/the refinement of ‘ab’—/kid stuff—/little league--/the countess—/not in our stars—/act of faith--/the great divide--/
the accused—/shower of ashes/the hidden one/evil for evil--/
/the night my father came home—/thanksgiving in beaver run—/
somebody else’s dream—/but for god's grace—/for father darling—
the clara schumann story—/man in a hurry/mink coat—/
goodbye goodbye—/two and three please/the challenge
*Gunsmoke deputy festus—/cow doctor/the still/the sisters—/abelia/
killer at large—/zavala/mad dog/friend/gold town/byline/kitty shot/
the bounty hunter/big man/the kite/harvest/the crooked mile—/milly
the warden/little girl/owney tupper had daughter/the pariah/caleb/
daddy went away/the whispering tree/call me dodie/the money store
/us haggens/reprisal/bloody hands/the boots/which dr/charlie noon
*Have Gun Will Travel jonah and the trout--/the vigil--/gun shy--/
don't shoot the piano player--/the eve of st elmo--/justice in hell--
the hanging cross--/the puppeteer--/the kid--/the teacher--/
the fifth bullet--
*Wagon Train the gus morgan story—/the sam darland story—
the hobie redman story—/the michael mcgoo story—
/the sally potter story—/the willy moran story—/little girl lost—/
the mary ellen thomas story—/the john darro story—
the will santee story—/the brian conlin story—/the les rand story—/
the millie davis story—/the john gillman story—/
those who stay behind—/the jed polke story—/the greenhorn story—
/the dick richardson story—/the melanie craig story—/
the martin gatsby story—/the patience miller story—/
the jess macAbee story—/the clayton tucker story—/
the grover allen story—/the eli bancroft story—/
the dick jarvis story—/the marie brandt story—/
the selena hartnell story—/the adam macKenzie story— /
the arthur darner story/the cappy darrin story—/
the rex montana story—/the ben courtney story—/
the sam elder story—/the michael mcGoo story—/
the caroline casteel story—/the jeff hartfield story—/
the luke o’malley story—/the clementine jones story—/
the antone rose story—/the davey baxter story—/
the baylor crowfoot story—/the saul bevins story—/
the tracy sadler story—/the jose morales story—
the shadrack bennington story—/the dick pederson story/
the vincent eaglewood story/
*The Millionaire the walter carter story/the tom bryan story/
the ralph mcknight story/the nancy marlborough story/
the judge william westholme story/the harry brown story/
the victor volante story/the arthur darner story/marcia forrest/
the frank keegan story/the rita hanley story/the victor volante story
/the josef marton story/the carl bronson story/
the harvey borden story/millionaire henry banning
*Bonanza a dream to dream—/found child—/the mountain girl—/
bonanza little girl lost—/gabrielle—/rain from heaven—/feet of clay--/blessed are they—/the way station—/gallagher's sons—/tommy--/
the waiting game—/all ye his saints—/pride of a man—/the gunmen-
the saga of squaw charlie—/gift of water—/a man to admire—/ destiny's child--/a natural wizard--/three brides for hoss--
*Perry Mason the case of the dodging domino/
the case of the wandering widow/the case of the shifty shoebox
the case of the fugitive fraulein/the case of the skeleton's closet/
the case of the melancholy marksman/the case of the poison penpal
/the case of the greek goddess ironside split second/
the case of the missing button
*Ben Casey courage at 3am—/for jimmy the best of everything/
journey's end in lovers meeting/but linda only smiled—/
when I am grown to man's estate/to a grand and natural finale
little drops of water little grains of sand/a pleasant thing for the eyes
did your mother come from ireland ben casey?/dress my doll pretty/
keep out of reach of adults/it is getting dark and we are lost/
this wild, wild, wild waltzing world/a nightingale named nathan/
I'll get on my ice floe and wave goodbye/give my hands an epitaph
because of the needle, the haystack was lost /
run for your lives dr galanos practices here! /
*77 Sunset Strip eyewitnes--/by his own verdict/the valley caper/
the night was six years long/the left field caper/attic/the dark road
/the lady has the answers/the secret of adam cain--/publicity brat
*The Detectives a barrel full of monkeys/shuttle—/the hiding place
/the little witness/little girl lost/the outsider/finders keepers/
pandora's box/see no evil/masquerade/my name is tommy/
saturday edition
*The Eleventh Hour everybody knows you left me/prodigy/
my name is judith i'm lost you see/sunday father/make me a place/
the 7th day of creation/the bronze locust/87 different kinds of love
*Rawhide incident of the roman candles--/the peddler--/
el hombre bravo--/incident of the pied piper--/blood harvest--/
incident at sugar creek--/incident of the comanchero--/
incident of the black storms—/the boss's daughters--/
incident of the fish out of water--/incident of the 100 amulets--
incident of the hostages--/the deserters’ patrols--the captain’s wife--/incident of the night visitor--/incident at quivira—
*Death Valley Days a girl named virginia/deadly decision/
the madstone/the million dollar pants/the tenderfoot/old blue/
a bullet for the d.a./the rainbow chaser--/miracle at whiskey gulch
old blue/a kingdom for a horse--
*Route 66 this it means father—/shoulder the sky my lad—/
what a shining young man was our gallant lieutenant—/
like this it means father like this bitter like this tiger—/
sleep on four pillows—/poor little kangaroo rat—/trap at cordova--/
a fury slinging flame—/somehow it gets to be tomorrow—/
shoulder the sky my lad —
*The Big Valley night of the wolf—/brother love—/hide the children—
explosion part 1 & 2—/a flock of trouble—/boy into man—
*Whirlybirds in ways mysterious—/the brothers—/mister q—
dog gone—/father and son/unwanted/hot wire/rampage —
*Tales of Wells Fargo the branding iron/double reverse/the dealer/
prince jim/the lobo/cole younger/frightened witness/the lynching—
*M Squad ghost town/two days for willy/a kid up there/hideout/
let there be light/a grenade for a summer's evening
*Bachelor Father jasper the second--/blossom comes to visit--
bentley goes to washington--/boys will be--/
bentley and the babysitter--
*Hazel hazel nest egg—/stop rockin' our reception/
love 'em and leave ‘em/three little cubs--
*Dragnet the big pair—/the big imposter—/the big jade—/
the big white rat
*The Defenders the eye of fear/perjury/the merry-go-round mender
/the last six months
*Wanted Dead or Alive the matchmaker/montana kid--/
eight cent reward/littlest client
*Medic the world so high—/awake to spring—death is a red balloon—
/death rides a wagon/vagrant heart vagrant cup
*Burke's Law who killed eleanora davis--/
who killed his royal highness--/who killed mother goose?--
who killed wimbledon hastings--/who killed the paper dragon—
*Bat Masterson double showdown/incident at leadville/
the fourth man/the last of the night raiders/death by the half dozen
*The Ann Sothern Show the thanksgiving song/governess for a day
slightly married/one for the books/the other woman
*The Twilight Zone the fugitive—/the bewitching pool—/mute
caesar and me—/one for the angels/nightmare as a child —
*The Lone Ranger the cross of santo domingo—/triple cross—
christmas story—/the prince of buffalo gap—/uncle ed—
the school story—
*Cheyenne prisoner of moon mesa/incident at indian springs/
one way ticket/sweet sam/the idol/julesburg
*Lawman to capture the west/the kids/the bandit/riding shotgun/
/9:05 at north plate/the town boys/the visitor *cain's 100 the fixer
*Highway Patrol officer's wife—/dan sick—/rabies—/brave boy--/runaway boy—/deaf mute—/prison break--
*The Joey Bishop Show a crush on joey/taming of the brat/
joey the patient/every dog should have a boy
*The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis room at the bottom—/
dobie's birthday party—/a taste for lobster—
*Laramie duel at alta mesa/fall into darkness/the fugitives
*Adventures in Paradise the secret place—/the fires of kanua
the inheritance
*Fury community chest/joey sees it through—
*Combat missing in action—/the little jewel—
*Sea Hunt cindy —/amigo—
*Maverick royal four flush/seed of deception
*Hawaiian Eye with this ring/don't kiss me goodbye
*The Life & Legend of Wyatt Earp the cyclone--/the frontier theatre--
*Racket Squad fraudulent nursery school—/case of vain women—
Our Miss Brooks the bicycle thief
December Bride the christmas show
Peter Gunn sepi
Gilligan’s Island meets jungle boy
Hennesey little girl
State Trooper the doll who couldn't sleep