The United States Steel Hour
Don't Shake the Family Tree
TV Flash files “Don't Shake the Family Tree” as hour 257 of 259 in the TV Flash guide — The United States Steel Hour (1953–1963) on ABC/CBS, season 10, episode 19, aired 1963-05-15, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S10E19: listed hour 257 of 259 in the The United States Steel Hour guide, hour 19 of 21 in season 10. It aired 1963-05-15 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Many Ways of Heaven” (S10E18). Next is “A Taste of Champagne” (S10E20).
Viewer FAQ
Where does Don't Shake the Family Tree sit in the The United States Steel Hour guide?
S10E19 is listed hour 257 of 259 — hour 19 of 21 in season 10, season 10 episode 19.
When did The United States Steel Hour S10E19 air?
Don't Shake the Family Tree aired 1963-05-15 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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