The United States Steel Hour
Little Tin God
TV Flash files “Little Tin God” as hour 148 of 259 in the TV Flash guide — The United States Steel Hour (1953–1963) on ABC/CBS, season 6, episode 18, aired 1959-04-22, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S06E18: listed hour 148 of 259 in the The United States Steel Hour guide, hour 18 of 27 in season 6. It aired 1959-04-22 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Trouble-in-Law” (S06E17). Next is “The Wayward Widow” (S06E19).
Viewer FAQ
Where does Little Tin God sit in the The United States Steel Hour guide?
S06E18 is listed hour 148 of 259 — hour 18 of 27 in season 6, season 6 episode 18.
When did The United States Steel Hour S06E18 air?
Little Tin God aired 1959-04-22 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Where should I start?
Start with surviving prestige teleplays — Griffith's No Time for Sergeants breakout if you can get it. Live industrial-sponsor drama is the brief.
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Why this series still plays
The United States Steel Hour was live Golden Age drama with an industrial giant's sheen: serious teleplays, launched stars, theatrical punch. Andy Griffith's No Time for Sergeants breakout happened here. Watch it in 2026 as corporate-sponsored theater of the air — proof a steel company once bankrolled the kind of play networks now fear.
The silhouette is industrial sheen on a live play: a steel logo as a curtain, theatrical punch in a living room, hard-hat prestige. The United States Steel Hour (ABC then CBS, 1953–1963) was Golden Age drama with an industrial giant's polish — serious teleplays, launched stars, The Theatre Guild and U.S. Steel, 259 episodes, ten seasons. Andy Griffith's No Time for Sergeants breakout happened on this stage of the air (1955). **This was not a commercial break; this was a hard launch in corporate light.** Proof a…
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