I Married Joan with special guest star Sheldon Leonard (1953)

I Married Joan with special guest star Sheldon Leonard (1952)

Linus the Lionhearted (1965)

Sanford and Son with special guest stars Frank Nelson, James Gregory, Pat Paulsen, Sheldon Leonard and Don Ho (1976)

Sanford and Son with special guest stars Frank Nelson, James Gregory, Sheldon Leonard, Pat Paulsen and Don Ho (1976)

Make Room For Daddy (1954) - Footage Offline - 10/12/10

My World... And Welcome to It with Henry Morgan and Ray Walston (1969)

This rare sitcom had a serious cult following when it aired for one season in 1969-70. Based on "drawings, stories, inspirational pieces and things that go bump in the night" by James Thurber, it featured a lead character scared by real life, who retreated into his drawing board. Sounds sort of like me, except my drawing board is old TV shows on the internet. After NBC got rid of the show, CBS bought it and aired it from May 1972 until September.

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show with guest star Sheldon Leonard (1952)

The Burns & Allen Show is pretty easy to find as many episodes survived and are readily available in the public domain - in bargain bins, the local library and as filler on fringe television stations. However, rarely do you see an episode in as fine condition as this one - both pristine looking and complete.

The Lucy Show Bloopers (1967-68) - Footage Offline 2/20/08

Lucille Ball made her return to television in 1962 in The Lucy Show. It co-starred Gale Gordon who Lucy and Desi had originally wanted for I Love Lucy but he could not abandon his commitment to Our Miss Brooks. Lucy was divorced by this time and The Lucy Show was nowhere near the quality level of the original program. Fans didn't care much however, as the show received huge ratings. By the late sixties the program seemed out of place and corny. Most of the writing staff were still churning out scripts that seemed left over from 1940s radio (to be fair, most sitcoms from 1962 to 1968 were in the same boat). The shows were often peppered with impressive guest stars to hide this fact. The same materail in somebody else's hands would have made it unbearable, but Lucy makes it worth watching. Television producer Sheldon Leonard makes a cameo in the blooper reel. You'll also see Desi Jr. and Buddy Rich in bloopers from the next Ball sitcom, Here's Lucy.