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New Series 1965

Clips from Get Smart, Green Acres, F Troop, I Dream of Jeanie and Wild Wild West

Get Smart (1965 -1970) Created by Mel Brooks and Buck Henry. Characters Maxwell Smart (Don Adams) and his partner Agent 99 (Barbara Feldon) spoof the spy genre.

I Spy (1965-1968) Producer Sheldon Leonard puts the first African American as a prime time star with this witty but serious spy series starring Robert Culp and stand up comedian Bill Cosby.

F Troop (1965-1967) - Larry Storch as Corporal Agarn steals the slapstick series. Also starring Ken Berry, Forrest Tucker, and Melody Patterson .

Hogan's Heroes (1965 - 1971) World War II prison humor starring Bob Crane with the show stolen by character actors Werner Klemperer as Colonel Klink and John Banner as Sergeant Schultz. Also staring Robert Clary and Richard Dawson.

Green Acres (1965-1971) A spin off of Petticoat Junction starred Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor. Much like the slapstick silliness of F-Troop the character actors stole the show with Pat Buttram as Mr. Haney, Tom Lester as Eb, Alvy Moore as Hank Kimbal and of course Arnold the pig.

I Dream of Jeannie (1965-1970) Producer Sidney Sheldon's response to the success ABC's Bewitched brought us Barbara Eden as a beautiful genie in love with astronaut Larry Hagman.

Lost in Space (1965-1968) Starring June Lockhart, Guy Williams, Angela Cartwright, Mark Goddard and Marta Kristen. But it was Jonathan Harris as Dr. Smith and Billy Mumy and Robbie the Robot who stole the show.

The Dean Martin Show (1965-1974) A lot of ad lib laughs and inside Hollywood jokes on this successful Variety show. Dean Martin and Bob Newhart crack each other up in this video from the first year.

The Beatles (cartoon)
The Smothers Brothers Show (sitcom)

The Big Valley
Branded
Convoy
Days of our Lives
The F.B.I.
Gidget
Hank (TV series)
Hullabaloo
The Merv Griffin Show
My Mother the Car
The New Three Stooges
Out of the Unknown
The Dating Game
Thunderbirds
The Wild Wild West

More on each new show of 1965 at Wikipedia

Television News 1965

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Charles Schulz brings his Peanuts characters to life for the first time on television with A Charlie Brown Christmas. It got a 50 share that evening.

Barbra Streisand get her first TV special with My Name Is Barbra.

RIP Edward R. Murrow (1908 - 1965) The father of television journalism and the television documentary. He is also credited showing America what a creepy crawler Senator Joe McCarthy was.

The Emmy's of 1965 - 1966

Outstanding Dramatic Series - The Fugitive

Outstanding Continued Performance By an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series - Bill Cosby, I Spy

Outstanding Continued Performance By an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series - Barbara Stanwyck, The Big Valley

Outstanding Performance By an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Drama - James Daly, Hallmark Hall of Fame - Eagle in a Cage

Outstanding Performance By an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Drama - Lee Grant, Peyton Place

Outstanding Comedy Series - The Dick Van Dyke Show

Outstanding Continued Performance By an Actor in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series - Dick Van Dyke, The Dick Van Dyke Show

Outstanding Continued Performance By an Actress in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series - Mary Tyler Moore, The Dick Van Dyke Show

Outstanding Performance By an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Comedy - Don Knotts, The Andy Griffith Show

Outstanding Performance By an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Comedy - Alice Pearce, Bewitched

Outstanding Variety Series - The Andy Williams Show

Most Watched 1965 - 1966

1. Bonanza
2. Bewitched
3. Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
4. The Andy Griffith Show
5. The Fugitive
6. The Red Skelton Show
7. The Dick Van Dyke Show
8. The Lucy Show
9. Peyton Place II
10. Combat ABC
11. Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
12. The Beverly Hillbillies
13. My Three Sons
14. Branded
15. Petticoat Junction
16. The Ed Sullivan Show
17. Lassie
18. The Munsters
19. Gilligan's Island
20. Peyton Place I

Series End 1965

The Jack Benny Show (1950-1965).
The Price Is Right (1956-1965).
The Outer Limits (debuted 1965)

TV Guide Schedule 1965

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