What are the best '50s (and '40s) comedy shows? (i.e. Which ones still make you laugh today?) (1 Viewer)

[Ron Lee Green]

I Love Lucy is still my favorite laugh out loud funniest comedy show of the '50s.
Ozzie and Harriet, Burns and Allen, My Little Margie, and Our Miss Brooks give me a chuckle now and then, but not consistently like Lucy does.

 

[timk1041]

The 3 funniest to me are Honeymooners, Amos & Andy and I Love Lucy. Phil Silvers Show is also great. Our Miss Brooks, December Bride, People's Choice, Love That Bob, Topper, Bachelor Father were all pretty good.

Some great ones there, Neil. I forgot about some of those.

 

[Neil Brock]

Some great ones there, Neil. I forgot about some of those.

I would add The Danny Thomas Show, My Little Margie and the Gale Storm Show to the list.

 

[ScottHM]

What are other must have pre-1960 comedy shows?

Vitameatavegamin will make anybody laugh.
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[Purple Wig]

It’s A Great Life is one I hadn’t seen until a few years ago, enjoyed that one.

 

[timk1041]

I would add The Danny Thomas Show, My Little Margie and the Gale Storm Show to the list.

Definitely!

 

[LouA]

Sometimes, you don’t have to laugh out loud at a show or it’s characters- just feel good watching them!

 

[LouA]

It’s A Great Life is one I hadn’t seen until a few years ago, enjoyed that one.

Yeah -me too!

 

[dstrong]

"Dennis the Menace", which began in 1959, makes me laugh out loud.

 

[TJPC]

I grew up in Windsor, when Detroit was at its height. We saw all of these shows, mostly in re-run of course on the many stations across the border.

Later I moved to the Toronto area where a station ran "I Married Joan" (hilarious) and "Your Show of Shows" (Why is there not a boxed set of all surviving Kinescopes?).

 

[Rick Thompson]

It's The Honeymooners all the way!

 

[Purple Wig]

Newsweek, March 24, 1958