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If the goal is a western that is out and about, you might want to try Rawhide. Another would be Wild Wild West if you want to bring in other elements then the typical western.

The show "Amos 'n' Andy" ran on CBS between 1951–53, but apparently did not go into syndicated reruns until 1954–66. From what I could find "Trouble with Father" started reruns in the spring of 1952, while I Love Lucy first did reruns in the Fall of 1952. "Trouble with Father" appears to have...

I found this: In late 1957, the company bought the RKO Pictures production facilities for $6 million from General Tire and Rubber, including RKO's main facilities on Gower Street in Hollywood and the RKO-Pathé lot (now Culver Studios) in Culver City. This purchase included Forty Acres, the...

Yes, but syndication before I Love Lucy was based on Kinescopes (I believe) of poor quality, and I Love Lucy was shown in syndication before it ended, they started showing reruns in off months of the year for earlier seasons. The main thing was the start of Desilu (not I Love Lucy by itself)...

Completely agree with respect to Green Acres. As a kid it came in third of the Henning rural comedies. When re-watching as an adult with my kids on a whim, it definitely came out on top. What other show would have a character actually remark on the scrolling credits? Yet, when Lisa starts to do...

I was never a big fan of Hogan's Heroes though I did see some of it in syndication while growing up. MASH, on the other hand, I did enjoy watching throughout it's original broadcast and in syndication. However, I never felt it was trying to make fun of war or to make war funny, but just the...

Regarding Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, if folks haven't seen the new documentary on Amazon Prime called "Luci and Desi" I highly recommend it. While I had already known about the innovations due to Desilu Studios, I did not realize just how popular they personally had become, as well as the...

I would guess more shows are formulaic than not. Especially, in earlier days before the trend to create longer intertwined story lines. So if you like the formula, you like the show. If you don't, then you don't. As for shows not always being based in reality, some leaned more towards the happy...

Ozzie and Harriet. Tried it once and it didn't sink in. Maybe I was expecting too much.