Emmys (Comedy Series)
1952: BEST COMEDY SHOW 1953-1954: BEST SITUATION COMEDY 1955: BEST SITUATION COMEDY SERIES 1956: BEST COMEDY SERIES 1958-1959: BEST COMEDY SERIES 1960-1963: OUTSTANDING PROGRAM ACHIEVEMENT IN THE FIELD OF HUMOR 1964: OUTSTANDING PROGRAM ACHIEVEMENT IN THE FIELD OF COMEDY 1966-1970: Outstanding Comedy Series 1971-1972: OUTSTANDING SERIES - COMEDY 1973-: Outstanding Comedy Series
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- CreatorMarcel MarceauStarsRed SkeltonDavid Rose and His OrchestraArt GilmoreComedian Red Skelton hosts a variety show of comedic sketches, and a range of stars, to speak to an entire generation.
- StarsGeorge BurnsGracie AllenBea BenaderetNeighbor Blanche Morton frequently joined Gracie in escapades which annoy hubby Harry and provides George with an opportunity to offer a humorous soliloquy.
- StarsGroucho MarxGeorge FennemanMelinda MarxGroucho Marx hosts a quiz show which features a series of competitive questions and a great deal of humourous conversation.
- StarsHerb ShrinerLes PaulMary FordVariety show hosted by humorist Herb Shriner.
- StarsLucille BallDesi ArnazVivian VanceThe wife of a band leader constantly tries to become a star - in spite of her having no talent, and gets herself (along with her best friend) into the funniest predicaments.
- CreatorCharles J. CorrellFreeman F. GosdenStarsAlvin ChildressSpencer WilliamsTim MooreStories mostly centered on The Kingfish's schemes to get rich, often by duping his brothers in the Mystic Knights of the Sea Lodge. Andy was particularly dupable. Amos mostly narrated.
- CreatorDavid SwiftStarsWally CoxPatricia BenoitTony RandallMr. Peepers is a shy science teacher at Jefferson Junior High. He is always faced with problems but is never outwitted.
- StarsEve ArdenGale GordonJane MorganMiss Brooks is an English teacher who has a low paying job, lousy boss, has a crush on a teacher and whose student drives her to school. She lives in a boarding house.
- StarsOzzie NelsonHarriet NelsonRicky NelsonOzzie and Harriet Nelson raise their two sons Ricky and David. As the sons age, they experience teenage dating problems, marriage and careers.
- StarsRobert SterlingAnne JeffreysLeo G. CarrollA somewhat grumpy and uptight banker, Cosmo Topper, and the ghosts which only he could see or hear, George and Marion Kerby. The Kerbys would often try to get Cosmo to loosen up and enjoy life, but more often they would complicate it.
- StarsDanny ThomasRusty HamerMarjorie LordDanny is a New York entertainer. Between his co-stars at the nightclub where he performs and his wife and kids, he has dilemmas galore, which he somehow manages to resolve and still laugh.
- StarsAnn SothernDon PorterAnn TyrrellSusie is secretary to handsome talent agent Peter Sands and keeps getting messed up in (and messing up) his private life. She's assisted (usually) by receptionist Vi and semi-rival Sylvia. Cagey is Peter's business rival. The show alternated Sunday nights with "The Jack Benny Show."
- CreatorNat HikenStarsPhil SilversHarvey LembeckPaul FordMaster Sergeant Bilko, regularly helped by the soldiers at Fort Baxter's motor pool, spends little time performing his duties by constantly trying to obtain money through various get-rich-quick scams and promotions.
- StarsSid CaesarCarl ReinerHoward MorrisA sketch-comedy television series, featuring Sid Caesar as the main star. It was based on Caesar's previous comedy shows, "Admiral Broadway Revue" and "Your Show of Shows", but often featured lengthier sketches than either of them. The series used most of the same cast and writers as the previous shows. The unavailable Imogene Coca (Caesar's long-time comedy partner) was replaced by Nanette Fabray. Several sketches were parodies of film genres, and others were satirical portrayals of the acting profession.
- StarsRobert CummingsAnn B. DavisRosemary DeCampThe romantic misadventures of Bob Collins, a suave, sophisticated bachelor and photographer operating in Hollywood, California. The show is centered around his womanizing ways with his models, and his sister's attempts to make him settle down.
- StarsGeorge GobelJeff DonnellJohn Scott TrotterFor Gobel's half-hour series, he used a successful comedy format of a monologue segment, followed by a story set up segment, then a musical interlude with the show's girl singer, then the main skit with the guest performers.
- StarsJack BennyEddie 'Rochester' AndersonDon WilsonThe comic misadventures of the "skinflint" comedian and his friends.
- CreatorEd JamesStarsRobert YoungLauren ChapinJane WyattThe popular radio show comes to life in this hit sitcom about a wise family man, Jim Anderson, his common-sense wife Margaret and their children Betty, Bud and Kathy.
- CreatorSheldon LeonardAaron RubenDanny ThomasStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsWidower Sheriff Andy Taylor, and his son Opie, live with Andy's Aunt Bee in Mayberry, North Carolina. With virtually no crimes to solve, most of Andy's time is spent philosophizing and calming down his cousin Deputy Barney Fife.
- StarsBob HopeLes BrownLes Brown and His Band of RenownThe Bob Hope Show hosted by Bob Hope.
- StarsAllen FuntDurward KirbySid RaymondUnsuspecting people are placed in confusing, impossible, embarrassing, ridiculous, and hilarious positions, while their reactions are recorded on a hidden camera.
- CreatorJoseph BarberaWilliam HannaStarsAlan ReedMel BlancJean Vander PylThe misadventures of two modern-day Stone Age families, the Flintstones and the Rubbles.
- StarsBob NewhartDan SorkinPaul Weston and His OrchestraA short-lived variety show follows, with comedian Bob Newhart as both host and main performer.
- CreatorNat HikenStarsJoe E. RossFred GwynnePaul ReedSitcom featuring the zany hijinks of New York's finest.