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Goodyear Television Playhouse

All Episodes 1951 - 1957

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  • 1951-10-14T05:00:00Z
  • 1h
  • 6d (144 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Showcase Productions
  • Drama
The Goodyear Television Playhouse is an American anthology series that was telecast live on NBC from 1951 to 1957 during the "Golden Age of Television". Sponsored by Goodyear, Goodyear alternated sponsorship with Philco, and the Philco Television Playhouse was seen on alternate weeks. In 1955, the title was shortened to The Goodyear Playhouse and it aired on alternate weeks with The Alcoa Hour. The three series were essentially the same, with the only real difference being the name of the sponsor. Producer Fred Coe nurtured and encouraged a group of young, mostly unknown writers that included Robert Alan Aurthur, George Baxt, Paddy Chayefsky, Horton Foote, Howard Richardson, Tad Mosel and Gore Vidal. Notable productions included Chayefsky's Marty starring Rod Steiger, Chayefsky's The Bachelor Party, Vidal's Visit to a Small Planet, Richardson's Ark of Safety and Foote's The Trip to Bountiful. From 1957 to 1960, it became a taped, half-hour series titled Goodyear Theater, seen on Mondays at 9:30pm.

144 episodes

Series Premiere

1951-10-14T05:00:00Z

1x01 October Story

Series Premiere

1x01 October Story

  • 1951-10-14T05:00:00Z1h

A young girl from Brooklyn causes a stir with television executives when she announces she has invented a portable TV that can be built for $2.14.

1951-10-28T05:00:00Z

1x02 The Copper

1x02 The Copper

  • 1951-10-28T05:00:00Z1h

A backwards young man who wants to be a policeman goes to a psychologist for help when strange things happen to him during his daily duties.

1951-11-11T05:00:00Z

1x03 Flight To Freedom

1x03 Flight To Freedom

  • 1951-11-11T05:00:00Z1h

1951-11-25T05:00:00Z

1x04 The Eleventh Ward

1x04 The Eleventh Ward

  • 1951-11-25T05:00:00Z1h

1951-12-09T05:00:00Z

1x05 Money To Burn

1x05 Money To Burn

  • 1951-12-09T05:00:00Z1h

1951-12-23T05:00:00Z

1x06 I Was Stalin's Prisoner

1x06 I Was Stalin's Prisoner

  • 1951-12-23T05:00:00Z1h

1952-01-06T05:00:00Z

1x07 A Softness In The Wind

1x07 A Softness In The Wind

  • 1952-01-06T05:00:00Z1h

1x08 Raymond Schindler, Case One

  • 1952-01-20T05:00:00Z1h

1952-02-03T05:00:00Z

1x09 Tour Of Duty

1x09 Tour Of Duty

  • 1952-02-03T05:00:00Z1h

1952-02-17T05:00:00Z

1x10 Crown Of Shadows

1x10 Crown Of Shadows

  • 1952-02-17T05:00:00Z1h

1952-03-02T05:00:00Z

1x11 Treasure Chest

1x11 Treasure Chest

  • 1952-03-02T05:00:00Z1h

1952-03-16T05:00:00Z

1x12 Three Letters

1x12 Three Letters

  • 1952-03-16T05:00:00Z1h

1952-03-30T05:00:00Z

1x13 Tigers Don't Sing

1x13 Tigers Don't Sing

  • 1952-03-30T05:00:00Z1h

1952-04-13T05:00:00Z

1x14 The Medea Cup

1x14 The Medea Cup

  • 1952-04-13T05:00:00Z1h

1952-04-27T05:00:00Z

1x15 The Travelers

1x15 The Travelers

  • 1952-04-27T05:00:00Z1h

1952-05-11T04:00:00Z

1x16 The Twenty-Third Mission

1x16 The Twenty-Third Mission

  • 1952-05-11T04:00:00Z1h

1952-05-25T04:00:00Z

1x17 The Lantern Copy

1x17 The Lantern Copy

  • 1952-05-25T04:00:00Z1h

1952-06-08T04:00:00Z

1x18 Four Meetings

1x18 Four Meetings

  • 1952-06-08T04:00:00Z1h

1952-06-22T04:00:00Z

1x19 It's A Small World

1x19 It's A Small World

  • 1952-06-22T04:00:00Z1h

1952-07-06T04:00:00Z

1x20 Leaf Out Of A Book

1x20 Leaf Out Of A Book

  • 1952-07-06T04:00:00Z1h

1952-07-20T04:00:00Z

1x21 The Trial Of Steven Kent

1x21 The Trial Of Steven Kent

  • 1952-07-20T04:00:00Z1h

1952-08-03T04:00:00Z

1x22 The Dusty Drawer

1x22 The Dusty Drawer

  • 1952-08-03T04:00:00Z1h

1952-08-17T04:00:00Z

1x23 The Witness

1x23 The Witness

  • 1952-08-17T04:00:00Z1h

1952-08-31T04:00:00Z

1x24 Roman Fever

1x24 Roman Fever

  • 1952-08-31T04:00:00Z1h

Season Premiere

1952-09-14T04:00:00Z

2x01 Holiday Song

Season Premiere

2x01 Holiday Song

  • 1952-09-14T04:00:00Z1h

1952-09-28T04:00:00Z

2x02 The Room

2x02 The Room

  • 1952-09-28T04:00:00Z1h

The Room symbolizes the barrier built by a small girl against her father whom she believed responsible for her mother's death.

1952-10-12T05:00:00Z

2x03 O Romany

2x03 O Romany

  • 1952-10-12T05:00:00Z1h

1952-10-26T05:00:00Z

2x04 Better than Walking

2x04 Better than Walking

  • 1952-10-26T05:00:00Z1h

1952-11-09T05:00:00Z

2x05 The Darkness Below

2x05 The Darkness Below

  • 1952-11-09T05:00:00Z1h

1952-11-23T05:00:00Z

2x06 The Old Beginning

2x06 The Old Beginning

  • 1952-11-23T05:00:00Z1h

1952-12-07T05:00:00Z

2x07 The Search

2x07 The Search

  • 1952-12-07T05:00:00Z1h

2x08 Mr. Quimby's Christmas Hats

  • 1952-12-21T05:00:00Z1h

1953-02-01T05:00:00Z

2x09 A Medal in the Family

2x09 A Medal in the Family

  • 1953-02-01T05:00:00Z1h

1953-02-22T05:00:00Z

2x10 Wings On My Feet

2x10 Wings On My Feet

  • 1953-02-22T05:00:00Z1h

1953-03-08T05:00:00Z

2x11 The Rumor

2x11 The Rumor

  • 1953-03-08T05:00:00Z1h

1953-03-15T05:00:00Z

2x12 The Gesture

2x12 The Gesture

  • 1953-03-15T05:00:00Z1h

1953-03-29T05:00:00Z

2x13 Wish on the Moon

2x13 Wish on the Moon

  • 1953-03-29T05:00:00Z1h

WISH ON THE MOON is a chronicle of two women-friends whose lives take unexpected turns. One musters all her effort to become a famous actress, but instead ends up married. The other, who lacks motivation except to find a husband, inadvertently becomes a stage and screen star. Both feel unfulfilled and secretly envy what the other has gained.

1953-04-12T05:00:00Z

2x14 The Long Way Home

2x14 The Long Way Home

  • 1953-04-12T05:00:00Z1h

1953-04-26T05:00:00Z

2x15 Printer's Measure

2x15 Printer's Measure

  • 1953-04-26T05:00:00Z1h

1953-05-03T04:00:00Z

2x16 The Accident

2x16 The Accident

  • 1953-05-03T04:00:00Z1h

1953-05-17T04:00:00Z

2x17 The Oil Well

2x17 The Oil Well

  • 1953-05-17T04:00:00Z1h

1953-05-24T04:00:00Z

2x18 Marty

2x18 Marty

  • 1953-05-24T04:00:00Z1h

Marty, a lonely homely butcher from the Bronx is in search of a wife. He finally meets a lonely girl in a dance hall with whom he can communicate.

1953-05-31T04:00:00Z

2x19 Before I Wake

2x19 Before I Wake

  • 1953-05-31T04:00:00Z1h

1953-06-14T04:00:00Z

2x20 Her Prince Charming

2x20 Her Prince Charming

  • 1953-06-14T04:00:00Z1h

1953-06-28T04:00:00Z

2x21 Catch A Falling Star

2x21 Catch A Falling Star

  • 1953-06-28T04:00:00Z1h

1953-07-12T04:00:00Z

2x22 Nothing to Sneeze At

2x22 Nothing to Sneeze At

  • 1953-07-12T04:00:00Z1h

1953-07-26T04:00:00Z

2x23 The Young and Fair

2x23 The Young and Fair

  • 1953-07-26T04:00:00Z1h

1953-08-09T04:00:00Z

2x24 Ernie Barger is Fifty

2x24 Ernie Barger is Fifty

  • 1953-08-09T04:00:00Z1h

This drama examines several concurrent crises in the life of middle-aged Ernie Barger (Begley).

Season Premiere

1953-10-04T05:00:00Z

3x01 The Happy Rest

Season Premiere

3x01 The Happy Rest

  • 1953-10-04T05:00:00Z1h

1953-08-30T04:00:00Z

3x02 Other People's Houses

3x02 Other People's Houses

  • 1953-08-30T04:00:00Z1h

A senile old man causes headaches and heartaches for his two daughters and his son-in-law.

1953-11-01T05:00:00Z

3x03 The Haven

3x03 The Haven

  • 1953-11-01T05:00:00Z1h

1953-11-15T05:00:00Z

3x04 John Turner

3x04 John Turner

  • 1953-11-15T05:00:00Z1h

1953-12-06T05:00:00Z

3x05 Madame Aphrodite

3x05 Madame Aphrodite

  • 1953-12-06T05:00:00Z1h

1953-12-20T05:00:00Z

3x06 Wings Over Barriers

3x06 Wings Over Barriers

  • 1953-12-20T05:00:00Z1h

True story about pilot Chuck Yeager and his sound breaking flight.

1954-01-03T05:00:00Z

3x07 Moment of Panic

3x07 Moment of Panic

  • 1954-01-03T05:00:00Z1h

1954-01-17T05:00:00Z

3x08 Here's Father

3x08 Here's Father

  • 1954-01-17T05:00:00Z1h

1954-01-31T05:00:00Z

3x09 The Brownstone

3x09 The Brownstone

  • 1954-01-31T05:00:00Z1h

1954-02-14T05:00:00Z

3x10 The Huntress

3x10 The Huntress

  • 1954-02-14T05:00:00Z1h

1954-02-28T05:00:00Z

3x11 Buy Me Blue Ribbons

3x11 Buy Me Blue Ribbons

  • 1954-02-28T05:00:00Z1h

1954-03-14T05:00:00Z

3x12 The Inward Eye

3x12 The Inward Eye

  • 1954-03-14T05:00:00Z1h

A semi-documentary about a blind girl's training with a dog at the seeing eye school at Morristown, New Jersey.

1954-03-28T05:00:00Z

3x13 Native Dancer

3x13 Native Dancer

  • 1954-03-28T05:00:00Z1h

1954-04-11T05:00:00Z

3x14 Spring Reunion

3x14 Spring Reunion

  • 1954-04-11T05:00:00Z1h

1954-04-25T05:00:00Z

3x15 Old Tasselfoot

3x15 Old Tasselfoot

  • 1954-04-25T05:00:00Z1h

1954-05-09T04:00:00Z

3x16 Miss Look-Alike

3x16 Miss Look-Alike

  • 1954-05-09T04:00:00Z1h

1954-05-23T04:00:00Z

3x17 The Lawn Party

3x17 The Lawn Party

  • 1954-05-23T04:00:00Z1h

1954-06-06T04:00:00Z

3x18 Somebody Special

3x18 Somebody Special

  • 1954-06-06T04:00:00Z1h

1954-06-20T04:00:00Z

3x19 Write Me Out Forever

3x19 Write Me Out Forever

  • 1954-06-20T04:00:00Z1h

1954-07-04T04:00:00Z

3x20 Suitable for Framing

3x20 Suitable for Framing

  • 1954-07-04T04:00:00Z1h

A high-pressure public relations man takes a job as a publicist for a new art gallery. But the gallery owner has his own plans for hitting the front pages, far more artful than the publicist could suggest.

1954-07-18T04:00:00Z

3x21 Dear Harriet Heart -Throb

3x21 Dear Harriet Heart -Throb

  • 1954-07-18T04:00:00Z1h

1954-08-01T04:00:00Z

3x22 The Arena

3x22 The Arena

  • 1954-08-01T04:00:00Z1h

1954-08-15T04:00:00Z

3x23 Recoil

3x23 Recoil

  • 1954-08-15T04:00:00Z1h

1954-08-29T04:00:00Z

3x24 The Power of Suggestion

3x24 The Power of Suggestion

  • 1954-08-29T04:00:00Z1h

1954-09-12T04:00:00Z

3x25 The Big Man on Campus

3x25 The Big Man on Campus

  • 1954-09-12T04:00:00Z1h

Season Premiere

1954-09-26T04:00:00Z

4x01 Guilty Is the Stranger

Season Premiere

4x01 Guilty Is the Stranger

  • 1954-09-26T04:00:00Z1h

1954-10-10T05:00:00Z

4x02 The Personal Touch

4x02 The Personal Touch

  • 1954-10-10T05:00:00Z1h

1954-11-07T05:00:00Z

4x03 Flight Report

4x03 Flight Report

  • 1954-11-07T05:00:00Z1h

1954-11-21T05:00:00Z

4x04 Thunder of Silence

4x04 Thunder of Silence

  • 1954-11-21T05:00:00Z1h

1954-12-05T05:00:00Z

4x05 Last Boat From Messina

4x05 Last Boat From Messina

  • 1954-12-05T05:00:00Z1h

1954-12-19T05:00:00Z

4x06 Class of '58

4x06 Class of '58

  • 1954-12-19T05:00:00Z1h

1955-01-02T05:00:00Z

4x07 A Case of Pure Fiction

4x07 A Case of Pure Fiction

  • 1955-01-02T05:00:00Z1h

1955-01-16T05:00:00Z

4x08 Doing Her Bit

4x08 Doing Her Bit

  • 1955-01-16T05:00:00Z1h

1955-01-30T05:00:00Z

4x09 The Way Things Happen

4x09 The Way Things Happen

  • 1955-01-30T05:00:00Z1h

1955-02-13T05:00:00Z

4x10 The Rabbit Trap

4x10 The Rabbit Trap

  • 1955-02-13T05:00:00Z1h

While on vacation, a father and son set a rabbit trap. They are to return the next day to free the rabbit, a prospective pet for the boy. But the family is forced to return to the city after a rush call from the father's demanding boss.

1955-02-27T05:00:00Z

4x11 Backfire

4x11 Backfire

  • 1955-02-27T05:00:00Z1h

1955-03-13T05:00:00Z

4x12 My Lost Saints

4x12 My Lost Saints

  • 1955-03-13T05:00:00Z1h

1955-03-27T05:00:00Z

4x13 The Chivington Raid

4x13 The Chivington Raid

  • 1955-03-27T05:00:00Z1h

1955-04-10T05:00:00Z

4x14 Beloved Stranger

4x14 Beloved Stranger

  • 1955-04-10T05:00:00Z1h

1955-04-24T05:00:00Z

4x15 Do It Yourself

4x15 Do It Yourself

  • 1955-04-24T05:00:00Z1h

1955-05-08T04:00:00Z

4x16 Visit to a Small Planet

4x16 Visit to a Small Planet

  • 1955-05-08T04:00:00Z1h

1955-05-22T04:00:00Z

4x17 The Catered Affair

4x17 The Catered Affair

  • 1955-05-22T04:00:00Z1h

1955-06-05T04:00:00Z

4x18 Mr. Dorothy Allen

4x18 Mr. Dorothy Allen

  • 1955-06-05T04:00:00Z1h

1955-06-19T04:00:00Z

4x19 End of the Mission

4x19 End of the Mission

  • 1955-06-19T04:00:00Z1h

1955-07-03T04:00:00Z

4x20 The Prizewinner

4x20 The Prizewinner

  • 1955-07-03T04:00:00Z1h

1955-07-17T04:00:00Z

4x21 Man on Spikes

4x21 Man on Spikes

  • 1955-07-17T04:00:00Z1h

1955-07-31T04:00:00Z

4x22 Tangled Web

4x22 Tangled Web

  • 1955-07-31T04:00:00Z1h

1955-08-14T04:00:00Z

4x23 The Takers

4x23 The Takers

  • 1955-08-14T04:00:00Z1h

Season Premiere

1955-09-11T04:00:00Z

5x01 Suit Yourself

Season Premiere

5x01 Suit Yourself

  • 1955-09-11T04:00:00Z1h

1955-09-25T04:00:00Z

5x02 The Merry-Go-Round

5x02 The Merry-Go-Round

  • 1955-09-25T04:00:00Z1h

1955-10-09T04:00:00Z

5x03 The Expendable House

5x03 The Expendable House

  • 1955-10-09T04:00:00Z1h

1955-10-23T04:00:00Z

5x04 A Business Proposition

5x04 A Business Proposition

  • 1955-10-23T04:00:00Z1h

1955-11-06T05:00:00Z

5x05 The Mechanical Heart

5x05 The Mechanical Heart

  • 1955-11-06T05:00:00Z1h

1955-11-20T05:00:00Z

5x06 One Mummy Too Many

5x06 One Mummy Too Many

  • 1955-11-20T05:00:00Z1h

1955-12-04T05:00:00Z

5x07 The Trees

5x07 The Trees

  • 1955-12-04T05:00:00Z1h

1955-12-18T05:00:00Z

5x08 Christmas 'til Closing

5x08 Christmas 'til Closing

  • 1955-12-18T05:00:00Z1h

1956-01-01T05:00:00Z

5x09 Rise Up and Walk

5x09 Rise Up and Walk

  • 1956-01-01T05:00:00Z1h

1956-01-15T05:00:00Z

5x10 This Land Is Mine

5x10 This Land Is Mine

  • 1956-01-15T05:00:00Z1h

1956-01-29T05:00:00Z

5x11 Starlet

5x11 Starlet

  • 1956-01-29T05:00:00Z1h

1956-02-12T05:00:00Z

5x12 Kyria Katina

5x12 Kyria Katina

  • 1956-02-12T05:00:00Z1h

1956-02-26T05:00:00Z

5x13 The Terrorists

5x13 The Terrorists

  • 1956-02-26T05:00:00Z1h

1956-03-11T05:00:00Z

5x14 Conspiracy of Hearts

5x14 Conspiracy of Hearts

  • 1956-03-11T05:00:00Z1h

1956-03-25T05:00:00Z

5x15 Joey

5x15 Joey

  • 1956-03-25T05:00:00Z1h

Joey, a dishwasher by trade, who is under the watchful eye of his overprotective mother, meets Kay, an ex-stripper who works as an assistant dishwasher, who thinks he has some endearing qualities.

1956-04-08T05:00:00Z

5x16 Footlight Frenzy

5x16 Footlight Frenzy

  • 1956-04-08T05:00:00Z1h

1956-04-22T05:00:00Z

5x17 Career Girl

5x17 Career Girl

  • 1956-04-22T05:00:00Z1h

1956-05-06T04:00:00Z

5x18 The Sentry

5x18 The Sentry

  • 1956-05-06T04:00:00Z1h

1955-05-20T04:00:00Z

5x19 In the Days of Our Youth

5x19 In the Days of Our Youth

  • 1955-05-20T04:00:00Z1h

1956-06-03T04:00:00Z

5x20 The Primary Colors

5x20 The Primary Colors

  • 1956-06-03T04:00:00Z1h

1956-06-17T04:00:00Z

5x21 Sound the Pipes of Pan

5x21 Sound the Pipes of Pan

  • 1956-06-17T04:00:00Z1h

1956-07-01T04:00:00Z

5x22 The Film Maker

5x22 The Film Maker

  • 1956-07-01T04:00:00Z1h

1956-07-15T04:00:00Z

5x23 County Fair Time

5x23 County Fair Time

  • 1956-07-15T04:00:00Z1h

1956-07-29T04:00:00Z

5x24 Pencil Sketch

5x24 Pencil Sketch

  • 1956-07-29T04:00:00Z1h

1956-08-12T04:00:00Z

5x25 Proud Passage

5x25 Proud Passage

  • 1956-08-12T04:00:00Z1h

1956-08-26T04:00:00Z

5x26 Grow Up

5x26 Grow Up

  • 1956-08-26T04:00:00Z1h

1956-09-09T04:00:00Z

5x27 Ark of Safety

5x27 Ark of Safety

  • 1956-09-09T04:00:00Z1h

Season Premiere

1956-09-23T04:00:00Z

6x01 Maestro

Season Premiere

6x01 Maestro

  • 1956-09-23T04:00:00Z1h

1956-10-07T04:00:00Z

6x02 Missouri Legend

6x02 Missouri Legend

  • 1956-10-07T04:00:00Z1h

1956-10-28T04:00:00Z

6x03 All Summer Long

6x03 All Summer Long

  • 1956-10-28T04:00:00Z1h

In the midwest the torrential rains have not subsided. Young Willie is panicked when he sees the river threaten the very walls of his home. But even as the house begins to cumble, Willie can't arouse anyone else in the family to the danger.

1956-11-11T05:00:00Z

6x04 Stardust II

6x04 Stardust II

  • 1956-11-11T05:00:00Z1h

1956-12-30T05:00:00Z

6x05 A Murder Is Announced

6x05 A Murder Is Announced

  • 1956-12-30T05:00:00Z1h

In a small town's newspaper, there is an unusual listing that announces an upcoming murder.

1957-01-27T05:00:00Z

6x06 Nobody's Town

6x06 Nobody's Town

  • 1957-01-27T05:00:00Z1h

1957-02-24T05:00:00Z

6x07 The Princess Back Home

6x07 The Princess Back Home

  • 1957-02-24T05:00:00Z1h

1957-03-24T05:00:00Z

6x08 First Love

6x08 First Love

  • 1957-03-24T05:00:00Z1h

1957-04-07T05:00:00Z

6x09 The Money Killer

6x09 The Money Killer

  • 1957-04-07T05:00:00Z1h

1957-04-21T05:00:00Z

6x10 The Gene Austin Story

6x10 The Gene Austin Story

  • 1957-04-21T05:00:00Z1h

1957-05-12T04:00:00Z

6x11 A Will to Live

6x11 A Will to Live

  • 1957-05-12T04:00:00Z1h

1957-05-26T04:00:00Z

6x12 The Treasure Hunters

6x12 The Treasure Hunters

  • 1957-05-26T04:00:00Z1h

1957-06-16T04:00:00Z

6x13 Your Every Wish

6x13 Your Every Wish

  • 1957-06-16T04:00:00Z1h

1957-06-30T04:00:00Z

6x14 The Legacy

6x14 The Legacy

  • 1957-06-30T04:00:00Z1h

1957-07-14T04:00:00Z

6x15 Backwoods Cinderella

6x15 Backwoods Cinderella

  • 1957-07-14T04:00:00Z1h

1957-07-28T04:00:00Z

6x16 Rumblin' Galleries

6x16 Rumblin' Galleries

  • 1957-07-28T04:00:00Z1h

1957-08-11T04:00:00Z

6x17 Weekend in Vermont

6x17 Weekend in Vermont

  • 1957-08-11T04:00:00Z1h

1957-08-18T04:00:00Z

6x18 The Dark Side of the Moon

6x18 The Dark Side of the Moon

  • 1957-08-18T04:00:00Z1h

1957-09-08T04:00:00Z

6x19 The House

6x19 The House

  • 1957-09-08T04:00:00Z1h

1957-09-29T04:00:00Z

6x20 The Best Wine

6x20 The Best Wine

  • 1957-09-29T04:00:00Z1h

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