Beat the Clock
Season 1
1 listed hours · 1950–1961 · CBS/ABC
From the desk
How this season is filed
Beat the Clock pitted married couples against messy stunts and a ticking clock — proto-Fear Factor in formal wear, Bud Collyer's cheerful chaos. Prime stunt-competition of early television. Watch it now to see mid-century dignity lose to whipped cream and water tanks, on purpose, for prizes and the pleasure of the mess.
TV Flash files Season 1 of Beat the Clock (1950–1961) on CBS/ABC as the first listed season of 2 — 1 listed hour, 1950-03-23 opening on “Episode 1” (S01E01). Titles, dates, and synopses on file — no invented recaps.
Desk essentials in this season
- S01E01 Episode 1
Episode 1: Bud Collyer's cheerful chaos, couples versus messy stunts, mid-century dignity already losing to whipped cream on purpose.
- S01E01
Episode 1
Episode 1 — Season 1, Episode 1 of Beat the Clock. Aired 1950-03-23. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
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