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Pomeroy, a cruise director. The show incorporated Storm's musical talents and had a nice supporting cast which included the daffy Zasu Pitts, along with Roy Roberts and James Fairfax. I have seen a couple of these shows and what I remember is some zaniness of the best kind. I laughed, and that's what counts.

5) The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet - For well over a decade, the Nelson family welcomed us into their home. The boys were young in the 50's and getting into all kinds of trouble that was the norm for youngsters. Guiding David and Ricky were their parents, Ozzie and Harriet. There were often lessons to be learned, but there were always laughs to balance it out. The neighbors were a hoot, too. I loved Don DeFore as Thorny Thornberry. When DeFore left the show, Lyle Talbot came on board as Joe Randolph. Sometimes watching Ozzie and his friends commiserating was funnier than anything else. The Nelson boys were cute as could be, and America loved watching them go through adolescence. This family comedy is definitely one of the best ever, and is, in fact, on my list of best comedies of the 1960's as well.

4) The Jack Benny Show - This show also made my top comedy shows for the sixties. With no apologies, good is good, and that's what The Jack Benny Show is. I remember in elementary school, reruns of The Jack Benny Show were aired in the afternoons. I used to race home to watch it. Benny's humor is dry and witty. He does as much by his mannerisms and demeanor as he does by actual jokes, and the cast he surrounded himself with were great at working with that. I laugh, and I laugh a lot when I watch The Jack Benny Show.

3) The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show - This show could arguably be in the number one position, not just of the fifties but of all time. There are some who do proclaim it to be better than any other show, including I Love Lucy. They could be right. I love The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show. It's different from other shows in that there's a story, but at the same time, George talks to the viewers a lot. There's a personal feel to this show that doesn't exist for others. It's like we're there, in their living room. Gracie Allen is phenomenal. Her husband, George Burns, often said that she was the star. He just stood there and let her talk. That's what he said, and Gracie could talk. She played the dumb blonde to perfection, and she earned millions of laughs as a result. The endings of the shows were always funny

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