Original television run on CBS: September 26, 1962  – March 23, 1971

The Beverly Hillbillies was one of the earliest farce comedy series on
American television. It ranked among the top twenty most watched TV 
programs for eight of its nine seasons, twice ranking as the number one
series of the year.  

 
The show’s theme song, "The Ballad of Jed Clampett", was written by
producer and writer Paul Henning and originally performed by bluegrass
artists Flatt and Scruggs. It was sung by Jerry Scoggins (below) with
backing by Flatt and Scruggs. 

Jerry Scoggins (September 30, 1911 – December 7, 2004) 

 
Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs

Original ABC television run: September 24, 1977 – February 27, 1987

For its first seven years, the one-hour sitcom was very successful in the ratings. It
ranked among the top 20, and even the top 10, popular shows then currently on 
television. "The Love Boat" them was sung by Jack Jones with lyrics written by 
Paul Williams and music by Charles Fox.

Jack Jones

J. Carrol Naish

Life with Luigi is a radio situation comedy series which debuted on CBS
Radio, with the final episode broadcast on March 3, 1953. The show
was sometimes regarded as the Italian counterpart to the radio show
The Goldbergs, which chronicled the experience of Jewish immigrants
in New York City.

Original air date: Tuesday, 10-30-1951

Original run on CBS television: September 17, 1965 – March 28, 1971 

Hogan’s Heroes won two Emmy Awards out of 12 nominations. Both wins
were for Werner Klemperer as outstanding supporting actor in a comedy,
in 1968 and 1969.
  

Senior Master Sergeant Hans Georg Schultz
(John Banner)

The original radio series of “Father Knows Best” starred Robert Young as
Insurance agent Jim Anderson. His wife Margaret was first portrayed by
June Whitley and later by Jean Vander Pyl. The Anderson children were
Betty (Rhonda Williams), Bud (Ted Donaldson), and Kathy was played
by (Norma Jean Nillson). The show was sponsored through most of its
run by General Foods, the series was heard Thursday evenings on
NBC until March 25, 1954. It went to television on May 27, 1954. 

Only Robert Young remained of the radio cast when the series moved to
CBS Television.