Early television in the 1950s was a freewheeling frontier of both live and taped offerings mostly dominated by comedies, game shows, kids programs, and westerns like "I Love Lucy," "The $64,000 ...

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Host Jack Barry, middle, is flanked by contestants on ‘21,’ a 1950s TV game show. Orlando Fernandez/New York World-Telegram and Sun/Library of Congress/Wikimedia Commons Televised political debates ...

H A R T F O R D, Conn., June 2 -- Imogene Coca, the elfin actress andsatiric comedienne who co-starred with Sid Caesar on television'sclassic Your Show of Shows in the 1950s, died today. She was92.

Here's a far-out selection of cheesy-good science fiction fare from the early days of television. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.