The 1960s saw Vincent Price becoming the new king of horror following the success of AIP’s Roger Corman-helmed Edgar Allan Poe Gothic chillers, and while teenagers and adults were being scared by him on the big screen, kids got to see his comedic side on the small screen in some of the most iconic shows of the decade.
Links marked (*) for a review of the show only.
Links marked (**) include either clips or the full episode.
DRAMAS
1960
The United States Steel Hour
– Shame the Devil
The Chevy Mystery Show
– Run-Around
– The Perfect Alibi
– Blind Man’s Bluff
– Murder by the Book
– The Suicide Club ** (Vincent hosts)
Adventures in Paradise
– The Color of Venom **
1961
Famous Ghost Stories
– Narrator only **
1965
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
– The Foxes and Hounds Affair
Moment of Fear
– The Secret Darkness
1967
Batman
– The Ogg Couple
– How to Hatch a Dinosaur
– The Ogg and I
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
– The Deadly Dolls **
The Red Skelton Hour
– Climb Upon My Knee, Dummy Boy (1967) **
– He Who Steals My Robot Steals Trash (1968) ** (Watch it here too)
F Troop
– V is for Vampire **
1969
Get Smart
– Is This Trip Necessary? **
The Good Guys
– Fly in My Stew
BBC Play of the Month
– The Heiress (This one looks MIA)
Daniel Boone
– Copperhead Izzy **
SKETCHES, QUIZ SHOWS & TV SPECIALS
1960
Startime
– Tennessee Ernie Ford Meets King Arthur
About Faces
– #1.23
17th Golden Globe Awards
– Co-host
This is Your Life
– Episode 1
Salute to Muny Opera
– TV Special
Special Gala to Support Kennedy Campaign
– TV Special
To St Louis with Music
– TV Special
Here’s Hollywood
– Episode 1
St Louis in 1985
– TV Special
1961
The Best of the Post
– Off the Set
1962
Your First Impression
– Episode 1
Tell It to Groucho
– Episode 1
The Writer’s Guild Awards
– TV Special
The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar
– Episode 1-12
1963
Stump the Stars
– 94 Episodes (1949-1963)
Play Your Hunch
– Episode 1
Take Thirty
– Episode 1
1964
The Danny Kaye Show
– #3.29 (6 April, 1966)
– #1.31 (22 April, 1964)
– #2.17 (13 January, 1965)
– #3.13 (13 December 1965) ** – Watch the Bikini Frankenstein skit here
The Celebrity Game
– Episode 1
The Steve Allen Playhouse
– Episode 1
1965
The Linkletter Show
– Episode 1
The New Truth and Consequences
– Episode 1
Shindig
– The Wild Weird World of Dr. Goldfoot **
1966
If These Walls Could Speak
– 22 Episodes (1965-1966)
Hollywood Talent Scouts
– 31 January 1966
Clown Alley
– Episode 1
The John Bartholomew Tucker Show
– Episode 1
Caravan Around the World
– Episode 1-5
The Milton Berle Show
– Episode 1
1967
Dateline: Hollywood
– Episode 1
The Ed Sullivan Show
– Episode 1
– Episode 2
– Episode 3
You Don’t Say
– 11 Episodes (1967-1968)
1968
The Hollywood Squares
– Episode 1
– Episode 2
– Episode 3
The Steve Allen Show
– Episode 1
– Episode 2
The Eamonn Andrews Show
– Episode 1
1969
KHG’s 4th Annual Academy Awards Special
Personality
– Episode 1
Name Droppers
– 5 Episodes
Dee Time
– 5 Episodes
The Joey Bishop Show
– 3 Episodes
Philbin’s People
– 2 Episodes
Della
– 2 Episodes