Desi Arnaz

Desi Arnaz

Desi Arnaz (1917 – 1986) was a Cuban-born American musician, actor and television producer. While he gained international renown for leading a Latin music band, the Desi Arnaz Orchestra, he is best known for his role as Ricky Ricardo on I Love Lucy, starring with then-wife Lucille Ball.

  • Title: Desi Arnaz
  • Popularity: 7.246
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1917-03-02
  • Place of Birth: Santiago, Cuba
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Desi Arnaz Movies

  • 1954
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    The Long, Long Trailer

    The Long, Long Trailer

    6.833 1954 HD

    A newly wed couple, Tacy and Nicky, travel in a trailer for their honeymoon. The journey is a humorous one that could end up destroying their...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Lucille Ball

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  • 1956
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    Forever, Darling

    Forever, Darling

    7 1956 HD

    Susan and Lorenzo have been married for over five years and they are starting to drift apart. So into her life comes an angel, which only Susan can...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Lucille Ball

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  • 1943
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    Bataan

    Bataan

    6.5 1943 HD

    During Japan's invasion of the Philippines in 1942, Capt. Henry Lassiter, Sgt. Bill Dane and a diverse group of American soldiers are ordered to...

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Robert Taylor

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  • 1941
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    Father Takes a Wife

    Father Takes a Wife

    6.1 1941 HD

    A famous actress has to win over her ready-made family when she weds a shipping magnate.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Adolphe Menjou

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  • 1982
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    The Escape Artist

    The Escape Artist

    6.1 1982 HD

    The young and self-confident Danny bluffs at the local police-station that he will escape from prison within an hour. What follows is a flashback...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Raúl Juliá

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  • 1940
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    Too Many Girls

    Too Many Girls

    5.7 1940 HD

    Mr. Casey's daughter, Connie, wants to go to Pottawatomie College and without her knowledge, he sends four football players as her bodyguards. The...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Lucille Ball

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  • 1942
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    The Navy Comes Through

    The Navy Comes Through

    5.6 1942 HD

    A U.S. Navy crew aboard a merchant marine ship battle Nazis.

    Genre: War

    Cast: Pat O’Brien

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  • 1983
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    Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

    Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

    6.5 1983 HD

    Out-takes (mostly from Warner Bros.), promotional shorts, movie premieres, public service pleas, wardrobe tests, documentary material, and archival...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Bud Abbott

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  • 1942
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    Four Jacks and a Jill

    Four Jacks and a Jill

    4.5 1942 HD

    Karanina "Nina" Novak, is befriended by Nifty, the leader of a four-piece orchestra, and in return, secures an engagement for them at the Little...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Ray Bolger

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  • 1946
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    Cuban Pete

    Cuban Pete

    5 1946 HD

    Unable to complete the deal by telephone, advertising executive Roberts sends his assistant Ann to Cuba to lure a Cuban band, led by Desi Arnaz, on...

    Genre: Music

    Cast: Desi Arnaz

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  • 1949
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    Holiday in Havana

    Holiday in Havana

    5 1949 HD

    While working as a hotel busboy, aspiring bandleader Carlos Estrada tries to persuade singer Lolita Valdez to join him in a rhumba contest in Havana.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Desi Arnaz

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  • 1993
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    Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie

    Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie

    8.2 1993 HD

    Emmy Award-Winning Special Desi and Lucy's daughter, Lucie Arnaz, hosts this emotional and honest glimpse at the extraordinary lives of her...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Lucille Ball

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  • 2005
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    Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards

    Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards

    7.2 2005 HD

    Broadway royalty and Tony-winners Tommy Tune, Carol Channing, Robert Goulet, and Harvey Fierstein are your hosts for this third compilation of great...

    Genre: Music

    Cast: Carol Channing

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  • 1953
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    I Love Lucy: The Movie

    I Love Lucy: The Movie

    7.1 1953 HD

    The film plays out, with three first-season episodes edited together into a single story: "The Benefit", "Breaking the Lease", and "The Ballet", with...

    Genre: Family

    Cast: Lucille Ball

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  • 1976
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    Joys

    Joys

    4 1976 HD

    Over fifty of the greatest living comedians are called to a party at Bob Hope's house, where each of them is systematically killed (and their bodies...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Bob Hope

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  • 2004
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    TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

    TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

    4 2004 HD

    Discover how television has reflected the African American experience in this retrospective of the medium's first half-century. Actors, writers and...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Muhammad Ali

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  • 1956
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    Lucy's Really Lost Moments

    Lucy's Really Lost Moments

    6.5 1956 HD

    The legendary Lucille Ball as you've never seen her before! Laugh along with Lucy and Desi in these extremely rare television appearances,...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Desi Arnaz

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  • 2004
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    Judy Garland: By Myself

    Judy Garland: By Myself

    7.5 2004 HD

    As Hollywood biographies go, Judy Garland's story is one of the saddest success stories you'll ever hear. The sanitized studio version of her life...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Judy Garland

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  • 1954
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    A Star Is Born World Premiere

    A Star Is Born World Premiere

    8 1954 HD

    Live television broadcast of the world premiere. Described by various participants as the biggest world premiere in memory, even bigger than the...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Jack Carson

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  • 1941
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    Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

    Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

    6 1941 HD

    Hedda Hopper plays hostess at a party for her (grown) son William (DeWolfe Jr.). Hopper, attends the dedication of the Motion Picture Relief Fund's...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Hedda Hopper

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  • 1976
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    Salsa

    Salsa

    1 1976 HD

    Documentary about Salsa music with interviews with major Latin stars

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Carmen Miranda

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  • 2016
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    I Love Lucy Christmas Special

    I Love Lucy Christmas Special

    10 2016 HD

    Celebrate the holidays with the I LOVE LUCY CHRISTMAS SPECIAL, a new one-hour special featuring two back-to-back colorized classic episodes of the...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Lucille Ball

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  • 1946
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    Desi Arnaz and His Orchestra

    Desi Arnaz and His Orchestra

    4 1946 HD

    After a career on the stage and in movies, Desi Arnaz is introduced in this short as an orchestra leader.

    Genre: Music

    Cast: Desi Arnaz

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  • 2020
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    My Darling Vivian

    My Darling Vivian

    7.3 2020 HD

    The story of Vivian Liberto, Johnny Cash's first wife and the mother of his four daughters. Includes never-before-seen footage and photographs of...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Johnny Cash

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  • 1997
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    The Funny World of Lucy, Volume 1

    The Funny World of Lucy, Volume 1

    10 1997 HD

    In THE FUNNY WORLD OF LUCY, you'll hear in Lucy's own words how she went from a school girl in Jamestown, N. Y., to a Hollywood starlet. You'll see...

    Genre:

    Cast: Lucille Ball

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  • 2011
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    Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored

    Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored

    1 2011 HD

    A compilation of television's biggest and best stars as they are caught in hilarious moments while filming. See stars and blooper moments from such...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Henry Winkler

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  • 2022
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    Lucy and Desi

    Lucy and Desi

    7.1 2022 HD

    Explore the unlikely partnership and enduring legacy of one of the most prolific power couples in entertainment history. Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Lucie Arnaz

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  • 1976
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    CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years

    CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years

    6 1976 HD

    CBS honors Lucille Ball with this celebration of her three CBS series: I Love Lucy, The Lucy Show and Here's Lucy.

    Genre:

    Cast: Lucille Ball

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  • 1999
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    Television: The First Fifty Years

    Television: The First Fifty Years

    1 1999 HD

    Trace the history of television and its impact on American culture with clips, newsreels, and exclusive interviews from television greats like Walter...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Walter Cronkite

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  • 1958
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    The Fountain of Youth

    The Fountain of Youth

    6.2 1958 HD

    Genre: Science Fiction

    Cast: Marjorie Bennett

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  • 1956
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    Lucy's Really Lost Moments

    Lucy's Really Lost Moments

    6.5 1956 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Desi Arnaz

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  • 1956
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    Lucy's Really Lost Moments

    Lucy's Really Lost Moments

    6.5 1956 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Desi Arnaz

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  • 1956
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    Lucy's Really Lost Moments

    Lucy's Really Lost Moments

    6.5 1956 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Desi Arnaz

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  • 1963
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    Surf Scene

    Surf Scene

    1 1963 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Jan Berry

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  • 1965
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    Star Trek: The Cage

    Star Trek: The Cage

    7 1965 HD

    Genre: Science Fiction

    Cast: Jeffrey Hunter

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  • 1960
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    The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

    The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

    8.8 1960 HD

    The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour is a collection of thirteen one-hour specials airing occasionally from 1957 to 1960, and originally served as part of...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Lucille Ball

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  • 1957
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    I Love Lucy

    I Love Lucy

    8.007 1957 HD

    Cuban Bandleader Ricky Ricardo would be happy if his wife Lucy would just be a housewife. Instead she tries constantly to perform at the Tropicana...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Lucille Ball

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  • 1975
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    Ironside

    Ironside

    6.852 1975 HD

    When an assassin's bullet confines him to a wheelchair for life ending his career as Chief of Detectives, Robert T. Ironside becomes a consultant to...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Raymond Burr

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  • 1960
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    Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

    Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

    4.333 1960 HD

    Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse is an American television anthology series produced by Desilu Productions. The show ran on CBS television between 1958...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast:

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  • 2024
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    The Emmy Awards

    The Emmy Awards

    7.4 2024 HD

    An annual awards ceremony honoring the best in U.S. prime time television programming as chosen by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

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  • 1985
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    Alice

    Alice

    6.863 1985 HD

    Alice is an American sitcom television series that ran from August 31, 1976 to March 19, 1985 on CBS. The series is based on the 1974 film Alice...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Linda Lavin

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  • 1959
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    December Bride

    December Bride

    5.5 1959 HD

    December Bride is an American sitcom that aired on the CBS television network from 1954 to 1959, adapted from the original CBS radio network series...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Spring Byington

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  • 2014
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    E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

    8.1 2014 HD

    E! True Hollywood Story is an American documentary series on E! that deals with famous Hollywood celebrities, movies, TV shows and also well-known...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast:

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  • 1979
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    Donny & Marie

    Donny & Marie

    6.5 1979 HD

    Donny & Marie is an American variety show which aired on ABC from January 1976 to January 1979. The show stars brother and sister pop duo Donny...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Donny Osmond

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  • 1973
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    Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

    Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

    6.5 1973 HD

    An American sketch comedy television program hosted by comedians Dan Rowan and Dick Martin.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Richard Dawson

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  • 2023
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    Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

    5 2023 HD

    The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The...

    Genre:

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  • 1967
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    What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

    6.619 1967 HD

    Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by asking only "yes" or...

    Genre: Family

    Cast: John Charles Daly

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  • 1967
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    What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

    6.619 1967 HD

    Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by asking only "yes" or...

    Genre: Family

    Cast: John Charles Daly

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  • 1968
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    Land's End

    Land's End

    1 1968 HD

    The owner of a small Mexican hotel and the local sheriff assist travelers and natives in trouble.

    Genre:

    Cast: Rory Calhoun

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  • 2024
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    Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

    6.908 2024 HD

    A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Michael Che

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  • 1971
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    The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

    6.529 1971 HD

    The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Ed Sullivan

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  • 1969
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    The Mothers-in-Law

    The Mothers-in-Law

    6 1969 HD

    The Mothers-in-Law is an American sitcom starring Eve Arden and Kaye Ballard as two matriarchs who were friends and next-door neighbors whose...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Eve Arden

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  • 1960
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    NBC Sunday Showcase

    NBC Sunday Showcase

    5 1960 HD

    NBC Sunday Showcase was a series of hour-long specials telecast in color on NBC during the 1959-60 season. The flexible anthology format varied...

    Genre:

    Cast:

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  • 1981
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    The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

    5.4 1981 HD

    The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Mike Douglas

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  • 1992
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    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    7.4 1992 HD

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally...

    Genre: Talk

    Cast: Johnny Carson

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  • 1984
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    The Bob Hope Show

    The Bob Hope Show

    8 1984 HD

    The Bob Hope Show hosted by Bob Hope, debuted on April 9, 1950. During the 1952-1953 season, NBC rotated with other variety shows in a Sunday night...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Bob Hope

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  • 1971
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    The Virginian

    The Virginian

    6.3 1971 HD

    The Shiloh Ranch in Wyoming Territory of the 1890s is owned in sequence by Judge Henry Garth, the Grainger brothers, and Colonel Alan MacKenzie. It...

    Genre: Western

    Cast: Doug McClure

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  • 1971
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    The Red Skelton Show

    The Red Skelton Show

    7.385 1971 HD

    The Red Skelton Show is an American variety show that was a television staple for two decades, from 1951 to 1971. It was second to Gunsmoke and third...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Red Skelton

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  • 1950
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    The Ed Wynn Show

    The Ed Wynn Show

    1 1950 HD

    Genre:

    Cast: Ed Wynn

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  • 1960
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    The Ed Wynn Show

    The Ed Wynn Show

    8.8 1960 HD

    The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour is a collection of thirteen one-hour specials airing occasionally from 1957 to 1960, and originally served as part of...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Lucille Ball

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  • 1968
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    The Ed Wynn Show

    The Ed Wynn Show

    7.013 1968 HD

    The Lucy Show is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from 1962–68. It was Lucille Ball's follow-up to I Love Lucy. A significant change in...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Lucille Ball

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  • 1968
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    The Ed Wynn Show

    The Ed Wynn Show

    7.013 1968 HD

    The Lucy Show is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from 1962–68. It was Lucille Ball's follow-up to I Love Lucy. A significant change in...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Lucille Ball

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  • 1957
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    The Ed Wynn Show

    The Ed Wynn Show

    8.007 1957 HD

    Cuban Bandleader Ricky Ricardo would be happy if his wife Lucy would just be a housewife. Instead she tries constantly to perform at the Tropicana...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Lucille Ball

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  • 1969
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    The Ed Wynn Show

    The Ed Wynn Show

    6 1969 HD

    The Mothers-in-Law is an American sitcom starring Eve Arden and Kaye Ballard as two matriarchs who were friends and next-door neighbors whose...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Eve Arden

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  • 1961
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    The Ed Wynn Show

    The Ed Wynn Show

    4 1961 HD

    Guestward, Ho! is an American situation comedy which aired on the ABC network in the 1960-1961 television season, based on the 1956 book of the same...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Mark Miller

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  • 1960
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    The Ed Wynn Show

    The Ed Wynn Show

    5.5 1960 HD

    The Texan was a Western television series starring popular B movie actor Rory Calhoun, which aired on the CBS television network from 1958 to 1960.

    Genre: Western

    Cast: Rory Calhoun

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  • 1958
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    The Ed Wynn Show

    The Ed Wynn Show

    5 1958 HD

    The Walter Winchell File is the title of a television crime drama series that initially aired from 1957 to 1958, dramatizing cases from the New York...

    Genre:

    Cast: Walter Winchell

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  • 1960
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    The Ed Wynn Show

    The Ed Wynn Show

    8.8 1960 HD

    The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour is a collection of thirteen one-hour specials airing occasionally from 1957 to 1960, and originally served as part of...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Lucille Ball

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  • 1961
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    The Ed Wynn Show

    The Ed Wynn Show

    6.5 1961 HD

    The Ann Sothern Show is an American sitcom starring Ann Sothern that aired on CBS for 93 episodes. The series began on October 6, 1958, and ended on...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Ann Sothern

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  • 1960
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    The Ed Wynn Show

    The Ed Wynn Show

    4.333 1960 HD

    Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse is an American television anthology series produced by Desilu Productions. The show ran on CBS television between 1958...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast:

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  • 1968
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    The Ed Wynn Show

    The Ed Wynn Show

    1 1968 HD

    The owner of a small Mexican hotel and the local sheriff assist travelers and natives in trouble.

    Genre:

    Cast: Rory Calhoun

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  • 1968
    imgS1 E1

    The Ed Wynn Show

    The Ed Wynn Show

    1 1968 HD

    The owner of a small Mexican hotel and the local sheriff assist travelers and natives in trouble.

    Genre:

    Cast: Rory Calhoun

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  • 1968
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    The Ed Wynn Show

    The Ed Wynn Show

    1 1968 HD

    The owner of a small Mexican hotel and the local sheriff assist travelers and natives in trouble.

    Genre:

    Cast: Rory Calhoun

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  • 1966
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    The Ed Wynn Show

    The Ed Wynn Show

    1 1966 HD

    The failed pilot for a series starring Carol Channing, which was created by Desi Arnaz, and used some of the same writers on such classic Desilu...

    Genre:

    Cast: Carol Channing

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  • 1966
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    The Ed Wynn Show

    The Ed Wynn Show

    1 1966 HD

    The failed pilot for a series starring Carol Channing, which was created by Desi Arnaz, and used some of the same writers on such classic Desilu...

    Genre:

    Cast: Carol Channing

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  • 1969
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    The Ed Wynn Show

    The Ed Wynn Show

    6 1969 HD

    The Mothers-in-Law is an American sitcom starring Eve Arden and Kaye Ballard as two matriarchs who were friends and next-door neighbors whose...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Eve Arden

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  • 1960
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    The Ed Wynn Show

    The Ed Wynn Show

    8.8 1960 HD

    The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour is a collection of thirteen one-hour specials airing occasionally from 1957 to 1960, and originally served as part of...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Lucille Ball

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  • 1960
    imgS1 E24

    The Ed Wynn Show

    The Ed Wynn Show

    5 1960 HD

    NBC Sunday Showcase was a series of hour-long specials telecast in color on NBC during the 1959-60 season. The flexible anthology format varied...

    Genre:

    Cast:

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  • 1957
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    The Ed Wynn Show

    The Ed Wynn Show

    3.5 1957 HD

    Cavalcade of America is an anthology drama series that was sponsored by the DuPont Company, although it occasionally presented a musical, such as an...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast:

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  • 1957
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    The Ed Wynn Show

    The Ed Wynn Show

    7.5 1957 HD

    While this sounds like a western, THE SHERIFF OF COCHISE was a contemporary police drama set in Cochise County, AZ. Sheriff Frank Morgan was...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: John Bromfield

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  • 1960
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    The Ed Wynn Show

    The Ed Wynn Show

    4.333 1960 HD

    Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse is an American television anthology series produced by Desilu Productions. The show ran on CBS television between 1958...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast:

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  • 1968
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    The Ed Wynn Show

    The Ed Wynn Show

    1 1968 HD

    The owner of a small Mexican hotel and the local sheriff assist travelers and natives in trouble.

    Genre:

    Cast: Rory Calhoun

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