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Milton Berle
George Burns and Gracie Allen
Jay Silverheels and Clayton Moore in The Lone Ranger
The Honeymooners
Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz
Edward R. Murrow
Gunsmoke
scene from the television series Leave It to Beaver
television quiz show Twenty-One
Robert Stack in the role of Eliot Ness
Watch a 1954 episode of “The Buick-Berle Show” featuring Milton Berle and a guest appearance by Mickey Rooney
Watch an episode of the television game show “You Bet Your Life” hosted by Groucho Marx
Watch “The Honeymooners,” a 1951 sketch from Cavalcade of Stars
See the episode “A Wife for Andy” from The Andy Griffith Show, 1963
Watch the first episode of the television comedy “The Beverly Hillbillies”
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Viola Davis accepts the award for outstanding lead actress in a drama series for "How to Get Away With Murder"at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
“And The Emmy Goes To…” Quiz
1970s style television set with static on the screen, on a small table with a doily underneath. (retro style)
Pop Culture Vocabulary Quiz
USA 2006 - 78th Annual Academy Awards. Closeup of giant Oscar statue at the entrance of the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Hompepage blog 2009, arts and entertainment, film movie hollywood
Pop Culture Quiz
The Kardashians at the Kardashian Kollection Launch Party held at the Colony in Los Angeles, California, United States on August 17, 2011.
American Reality TV