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TV Series · 1949

Fireside Theater

60 min · Drama · Ended

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Synopsis

Fireside Theater is an American anthology drama series that ran on NBC from 1949 to 1958, and was the first successful filmed series on American television. Stories were low budget and often based on public domain stories or written by freelance writers such as Rod Serling. While it was panned by critics, it remained in the top ten most popular shows for most of its run. It predated the other major pioneer of filmed TV in America, I Love Lucy, by two years.

Cast

Crew

Production

Seasons & episodes

Season 1 (11 ep)
  • 1. Friend of the Family

    Apr 5, 1949

  • 2. Ghost Story

    Apr 12, 1949

  • 3. New Faces

    Apr 19, 1949

  • 4. Meet My Sister

    May 3, 1949

  • 5. Time Bomb

    May 10, 1949

  • 6. Brainy Bobby

    May 17, 1949

  • 7. Make a Wish

    May 24, 1949

  • 8. Feature Story

    Jun 7, 1949

  • 9. Dance Discoveries

    Jun 14, 1949

  • 10. The Stronger/A Terribly Strange Bed

    Jun 21, 1949

  • 11. Father

    Jun 28, 1949

Season 2 (40 ep)
  • 1. Smooth Fingers/Germelshausen

    Sep 6, 1949

  • 2. Vain Glory/Out of the River

    Sep 20, 1949

  • 3. The Spy/The Postmistress of Laurel Rim

    Sep 27, 1949

  • 4. Like Money in the Bank/Magic Skin

    Oct 4, 1949

  • 5. Scream in the Night/Troubled Harbor

    Oct 11, 1949

  • 6. Bandit, Banker and Blonde/The Wall

    Oct 18, 1949

  • 7. Heartbeat/Mardi Gras

    Oct 25, 1949

  • 8. Checkmate/Solange

    Nov 1, 1949

  • 9. The Night Owl/Another Road

    Nov 8, 1949

  • 10. Stagecoach Driver McLean/Cowboy's Lament

    Nov 15, 1949

  • 11. The Room/Epilogue

    Nov 29, 1949

  • 12. Sealed Orders/Battle Scene

    Dec 6, 1949

  • 13. The Pardoner's Tale

    Dec 13, 1949

  • 14. The Doll/The Bet

    Dec 20, 1949

  • 15. The Gambler/Threshold

    Dec 27, 1949

  • 16. Dinner for Three/The Vampire

    Jan 3, 1950

  • 17. The Devil's Due/Rendezvous

    Jan 10, 1950

  • 18. The Golden Ball/Just Three Words

    Jan 17, 1950

  • 19. Confession/Reprieve

    Jan 24, 1950

  • 20. Of Thee I Love/Double Jeopary

    Jan 31, 1950

  • 21. The Imp in the Bottle/The Stronger (restaged)

    Feb 7, 1950

  • 22. The Shot/The Red by the Window

    Feb 14, 1950

  • 23. Anniversary/Jungle Terror

    Feb 21, 1950

  • 24. A Terribly Strange Bed (restaged)/The Stronger (restaged)

    Feb 28, 1950

  • 25. Germelshausen (restaged)/Sealed Orders (restaged)

    Mar 7, 1950

  • 26. The General's Coat/Vain Glory (restaged)

    Mar 14, 1950

  • 27. Leather Heart

    Mar 21, 1950

  • 28. The Bunker

    Mar 28, 1950

  • 29. The Tangled Web

    Apr 11, 1950

  • 30. No Strings Attached

    Apr 18, 1950

  • 31. Boys Will Be Men

    Apr 25, 1950

  • 32. Operation Mona Lisa

    May 2, 1950

  • 33. The Parasol

    May 9, 1950

  • 34. The Hired Girl

    May 16, 1950

  • 35. Big Ben

    May 23, 1950

  • 36. The Man Without a Country

    May 30, 1950

  • 37. The Human Touch/The Assassin

    Jun 6, 1950

  • 38. Dinner for Three (restaged)/The Devil's Due (restaged)

    Jun 13, 1950

  • 39. The Courting of Bell/Rendezvous (restaged)

    Jun 20, 1950

  • 40. The Ear

    Jun 27, 1950

Season 3 (37 ep)
  • 1. Polly

    Aug 29, 1950

  • 2. Stopover

    Sep 5, 1950

  • 3. The Leather Heart [restaged]

    Sep 12, 1950

  • 4. Incident in the Rain

    Sep 19, 1950

  • 5. Andy's Old Man

    Sep 26, 1950

  • 6. International Incident

    Oct 3, 1950

  • 7. Lucy and the Stranger

    Oct 10, 1950

  • 8. Hope Chest

    Oct 17, 1950

  • 9. The Amber Gods

    Oct 24, 1950

  • 10. Mother's Mutiny

    Oct 31, 1950

  • 11. Judas

    Nov 7, 1950

  • 12. The Party Line

    Nov 14, 1950

  • 13. The Love of Mike

    Nov 21, 1950

  • 14. Three Strangers

    Nov 28, 1950

  • 15. The Green Convertible

    Dec 5, 1950

  • 16. The Case of Marina Goodwin

    Dec 12, 1950

  • 17. Miggles

    Dec 19, 1950

  • 18. No Children, No Dogs

    Dec 26, 1950

  • 19. Flight 13

    Jan 2, 1951

  • 20. Neutral Corner

    Jan 9, 1951

  • 21. Looking Through

    Jan 16, 1951

  • 22. Drums in the Night

    Jan 23, 1951

  • 23. Child in the House

    Jan 30, 1951

  • 24. The Hottest Day of the Year

    Feb 6, 1951

  • 25. The Substance of His House

    Feb 13, 1951

  • 26. Going Home

    Feb 20, 1951

  • 27. Copy Boy

    Feb 27, 1951

  • 28. The Acquittal

    Mar 6, 1951

  • 29. Shifting Sands

    Mar 13, 1951

  • 30. The Eleventh Hour

    Mar 20, 1951

  • 31. The Unwritten Column

    Mar 27, 1951

  • 32. The Gentleman from La Porte

    Apr 3, 1951

  • 33. The Hot Spot

    Apr 10, 1951

  • 34. Close Shave

    Apr 17, 1951

  • 35. Mrs. Rowland

    Apr 24, 1951

  • 36. The Moment of Truth

    May 1, 1951

  • 37. The Tunnel

    May 8, 1951

Season 4 (5 ep)
  • 1. Back to Zero

    Jun 26, 1951

  • 2. Moment of Glory

    Jul 3, 1951

  • 19. Big Night in Boonetown

    Nov 6, 1951

  • 24. Land of Destiny

    Feb 5, 1952

  • 29. The Secret

    Mar 11, 1952

Season 5 (2 ep)
  • 1. The Next to Crash

    Sep 30, 1952

  • 2. A Grand for Grandma

    Oct 7, 1952

Season 6 (18 ep)
  • 1. The Traitor

    Sep 1, 1953

  • 2. Bless the Man

    Sep 8, 1953

  • 3. Man Enough for Millie

    Sep 15, 1953

  • 4. His Name Is Jason

    Sep 22, 1953

  • 5. Domestic Tranquility

    Sep 29, 1953

  • 10. Full Portrait

    Oct 27, 1953

  • 13. Appointment with Death

    Nov 17, 1953

  • 16. The Boys Down the Road

    Dec 8, 1953

  • 17. The Suitors

    Dec 15, 1953

  • 22. The First Prize

    Jan 12, 1954

  • 28. The Grass Is Greener

    Feb 23, 1954

  • 34. The Relentless Weavers

    Mar 30, 1954

  • 35. Invitation to Marriage

    Apr 6, 1954

  • 36. Beyond the Cross

    Apr 13, 1954

  • 37. Nine Quarts of Water

    Apr 20, 1954

  • 40. Fight Night

    May 11, 1954

  • 44. Bread Upon the Waters

    Jun 8, 1954

  • 48. The Desert Answer

    Jun 29, 1954

Season 7 (1 ep)
  • 44. Argument with Death

    Jun 28, 1955

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