They were short, sweet, and gone too soon, but now they're back on YouTube (and other sites) thanks to a few dedicated TV fans and their subscribers. Here again are the short-lived sitcoms that will hopefully remain online longer than their original runs:


1950s

Beulah (https://www.solie.org/alibrary/Beulah.html)

Heaven For Betsy (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBUOK54o9aA)

Life With Luigi (https://www.solie.org/alibrary/LifewithLuigi.html)

My Hero (https://tubitv.com/series/4312/my-hero?start=true)

My Friend Irma (https://www.solie.org/alibrary/MyFriendIrma.html)

Meet Millie (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4Zz0_myC1CqR8-WB5yPLnP7R_ORK8jNH)

Jamie (https://archive.org/details/JamiebicycleBuiltForJamieApril121954)

Life With Elizabeth (https://www.solie.org/alibrary/LifeWithElizabeth.html)

Pride Of The Family (https://www.youtube.com/user/1xdidi/search?query=pride)

Life With Father (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hW6AlVyukMw)

Meet Mr. McNutley (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXqM2DdrQD4)

Topper (https://www.solie.org/alibrary/Topper.html)

Ethel and Albert (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7Ij1HrDOyObLWTCs9Ssk4g/search?query=albert)

Meet Corliss Archer (https://www.solie.org/alibrary/CorlissArcher.html)

Hey Mulligan! (Mickey Rooney) (http://www.solie.org/alibrary/MickeyRooneyShow.html)

The Great Gildersleeve (http://www.solie.org/alibrary/TheGreatGildersleeves.html)

The People's Choice (https://www.solie.org/alibrary/ThePeoplesChoice.html)

The Adventures Of Hiram Holliday (https://www.solie.org/alibrary/HiramHolliday.html)

Stanley (https://archive.org/details/stanley-the-complete-series)

Blondie (https://archive.org/details/blondie_202101)

Date With The Angels (http://www.solie.org/alibrary/DatewiththeAngels.html)

Mr Adams And Eve (https://www.youtube.com/user/drchilledair/search?query=adams)

Dick And The Duchess (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=dick+and+the+duchess+)

How To Marry A Millionaire (https://www.solie.org/alibrary/HowtoMarryaMillionaire.html)

The Eve Arden Show (http://www.solie.org/alibrary/EveArden.html)

The Ann Sothern Show (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSLJbQsNQV8)

The Betty Hutton Show (https://www.solie.org/alibrary/BettyHutton.html)

The Dennis O'Keefe Show (https://www.solie.org/alibrary/DennisOkeefe.html)

Fibber McGee & Molly (https://www.solie.org/alibrary/FibberMcGeeandMolly.html)

Happy (https://archive.org/details/Happy-WeddingAnniversaryjune81960)

1960s

Angel (https://www.youtube.com/user/tvclassics/search?query=angel+sitcom)

Hennesey (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTorxhDyigIALJDo9WlorEw/search?query=hennesey)

The Jim Backus Show/Hot Off the Wire (http://www.solie.org/alibrary/JimBackusShow.html)

My Sister Eileen (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCwGdlZ9Xd0)

Pete & Gladys (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLakshYu9qq-xRTYEp1erc9KaCjStg1_WL)

Margie (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=margie+1961)

Mrs G. Goes To College (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLakshYu9qq-ykjbaVuVUrswQp4OUdED4C)


I'm Dickens, He's Fenster (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4Zz0_myC1CqbhmRVbATO2P0I5XjFL6DW)

McKeever & The Colonel (https://www.youtube.com/user/cadetmonk/search?query=colonel)

Ensign O'Toole (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL87hLArtnWUCj50n6QUSyQgg6o6lEX0if)



Mack & Myer For Hire (http://www.solie.org/alibrary/MackandMyerForHire.html)

Wendy & Me (http://www.solie.org/alibrary/WendyandMe.html)

It's About Time (https://www.solie.org/alibrary/ItsAboutTime.html)

Accidental Family (https://www.youtube.com/user/MrJogrant/search?query=family)

He & She (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4vwZfkb56kgRdv8qPBJhfA)

The Farmer's Daughter (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9qNDvVpENXzLGn-ux-CZqQ/search?query=farmer)

My Living Doll (https://tubitv.com/tv-shows/502911/s01-e01-boy-meets-girl)

Wendy and Me (https://www.solie.org/alibrary/WendyandMe.html)

Broadside (https://www.solie.org/alibrary/Broadside.html)

Gidget (https://www.dailymotion.com/playlist/x33zbl)

My Mother The Car (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8tZL5yXTehsWEo4sBrfrbrLvlWfU6lER)

Camp Runamuck (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlYeTOYPM5LQjGetkWuzWwB8qF2C8HaDj)

F Troop (https://www.solie.org/alibrary/FTroop.html)

Run Buddy Run (https://archive.org/details/set-1-part-1)

The Pruitts Of Southhampton (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL16foD5DFXjJrpl7BHCtPAUBWj7YYFtFU)

Occasional Wife (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL16foD5DFXjI4JrfdH26ob9-byNZgTMqk)

Love On A Rooftop (https://www.youtube.com/user/dentelTV1/search)

It's About Time (https://www.solie.org/alibrary/ItsAboutTime.html)

Hey Landlord (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL91HS9wtYD8Tvqt4rlO3OwP5apy1A3KPe)

Rango (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL16foD5DFXjL04T5xVefWRdUv8Fie8Gi0)

He & She (https://www.solie.org/alibrary/HeandShe.html)

Accidental Family (https://www.solie.org/alibrary/AccidentalFamily.html)

Good Morning World (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8WvMHx1bK4go7q2hoQQYKKsZqAP7VENz)

The Flying Nun (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXsaBjmfLbQx8otoF7ZaP2bE3p87LdX0y)

The Mothers In Law (https://tubitv.com/series/300004689/the-mothers-in-law?start=true)

The Ugliest Girl In Town (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL16foD5DFXjIL1kOEfNwL2CYZqv1emMF4)

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7rmJN-Yze4q4rrOE9YE7k8_12LbTWhpp)

The Good Guys (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL16foD5DFXjLDLiLD529PGmEV90PngHMB)

Julia (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbP0C2bcJW2dIQbO07FU8nQ/search?query=julia)

My World And Welcome To It (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9qNDvVpENXzLGn-ux-CZqQ/search?query=welcome)

1970s

The Smith Family (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL16foD5DFXjJXR0-ff3vssnvo2xAFinsI)

The New Dick Van Dyke Show (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLakshYu9qq-wH70yW_IEQXxwwF1SfzcB8)

Me And The Chimp (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ6BzC33hOAwHdymPKM5elQ/featured)

Bridget Loves Bernie (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL16foD5DFXjL5duaNp61BjQ4L6x3cNmFj)

The Paul Lynde Show (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8EXSUizgnP6ZZfX-g9cG68FbtCsau1nz)

Temperatures Rising (https://www.youtube.com/user/jknuttel/search?query=rising)

Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (https://www.youtube.com/user/jjvz1989/search?query=alice)

Ozzie's Girls (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXRnvNIRF5M)

The Girl With Something Extra (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL16foD5DFXjJ83aJybPEfdaXwM0vNRnVB)

Lotsa Luck (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8EXSUizgnP7E5VUrR-CWBVwmk2-_n7eL)

Dusty's Trail (http://www.solie.org/alibrary/DustysTrail.html)

Phyllis (https://www.solie.org/alibrary/Phyllis.html)

Carter Country (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaI7Wh-0VTcL1FX_5790xzVadDy9xJhuq)

Fish (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-JbmpPdSiHeWBIO1KP7JamWK6p_TcMKm)

The Ghost Busters (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqcNVz8UuCsIg3RJf5reSrfHl0bsCi_zV)

CPO Sharkey (https://tubitv.com/series/300006772/c-p-o-sharkey?start=true)


1980s-2000s (https://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=327350)



I'll add a few more whenever I find them!

Thanks for posting this. I have a list of short lived sitcoms from the 1960's that I'd like to see get a DVD release, but it's probably unlikely to happen, so the only way to watch some episodes is to search online.