The Outer Limits is an anthology series that aired from September 16, 1963 to
January 15, 1965 on the ABC television network. The hour-long self-contained
episodes are often compared to The Twilight Zone, but with a stronger emphasis
on science fiction rather than bizarre or supernatural stories.

Leslie Clark Stevens IV was the creator of the 
cult TV series.

Leonard Nimoy (L) as Hansen on the Twilight Zone episode "A Quality of
Mercy" (December 29, 1961)

Tales of Tomorrow is an anthology science fiction series that was performed
and broadcast live on ABC, Friday’s from August 3, 1951 to June 12, 1953. It
featured such stories as Frankenstein, starring Lon Chaney, Jr., and 20,000 
Leagues Under the Sea with Thomas Mitchell as Captain Nemo. Other
episodes featured such performers as Boris Karloff, Brian Keith, Rod
Steiger, Leslie Nielsen and Paul Newman. The series had many
similarities to the later Twilight Zone. Tales of Tomorrow ran for
a total of eighty-five 30-minute episodes.

A 27-year-old Paul Newman received his very first screen credit when he played
a young Army sergeant in the episode "Ice From Space," originally broadcast on
August 8th, 1952.
 

Walt Disney

The first of the Walt Disney anthology television series premiered on ABC,
Wednesday night, October 27, 1954. The show was originally hosted by
Walt Disney himself presenting a series of cartoons and other material from
the studio library. One-hour edits of recent Disney films were also aired and
occasionally, educational segments would be featured. The television series
continued to be produced by the Walt Disney Company under several titles
until 2008.

Filming a segment of Disneyland with Walt

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Cavalcade of America is an anthology drama series that documented historical
events and occasionally presented a musical, such as an adaptation of Show 
Boat. The show was sponsored by the DuPont Company and debuted on 
Wednesday October 9, 1935 and ran till March 31, 1953. DuPont’s motto,
"Maker of better things for better living through chemistry," was read at the  
beginning of each program. It featured numerous Broadway and Hollywood
stars. The show was also on CBS television from 1952 to 1957.   
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Bill Johnstone and Jeanette Nolan of the Cavalcade of America dramas