The United States Steel Hour
Farewell To Innocence
TV Flash files “Farewell To Innocence” as hour 245 of 259 in the TV Flash guide — The United States Steel Hour (1953–1963) on ABC/CBS, season 10, episode 7, aired 1962-11-28, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S10E07: listed hour 245 of 259 in the The United States Steel Hour guide, hour 7 of 21 in season 10. It aired 1962-11-28 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Marriage Marks the Spot” (S10E06). Next is “Big Day for a Scrambler” (S10E08).
Viewer FAQ
Where does Farewell To Innocence sit in the The United States Steel Hour guide?
S10E07 is listed hour 245 of 259 — hour 7 of 21 in season 10, season 10 episode 7.
When did The United States Steel Hour S10E07 air?
Farewell To Innocence aired 1962-11-28 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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