TV Series

The Mickey Rooney Show

1955 NBC 1 Season

Comedy

The misadventures of an eager but somewhat bumbling young actor who gets a job as a page at a television studio in Hollywood while trying to break into show business.

Episodes

Pilot

Episode 1 · 30m

Mickey is a page at a TV network who likes all the same television shows that the average…

The Moon or Bust

The Moon or Bust

Episode 2 · 26m

Mickey and his pal Freddy launch a home-made space ship to the moon. They land in outer space,…

The Grunion Hunt Mystery

The Grunion Hunt Mystery

Episode 6 · 30m

A fishy character interrupts Mickey's plans for a grunion hunt with Pat.

The Lion Hunt

Episode 8 · 26m

Mickey and Freddy join a city-wide hunt for an escaped lion.

The Bronc Buster

The Bronc Buster

Episode 9 · 26m

Mickey's girl Pat falls for a tall Texan and Mickey goes West to win her back.

Tiger Mulligan

Episode 10 · 26m

The betting is heavy when Mickey is picked to represent the network in a boxing match but most…

The Other Woman

The Other Woman

Episode 11 · 26m

Mickey shows some home movies which include a scene of his boss embracing a beautiful women. When his…

The Executive

Episode 13 · 30m

Mickey learns that his size may be impeding his growth in the business world.

The Seance

Episode 14 · 30m

Mrs. Mulligan falls under the influence of a spiritualist who tells her to sell the family house.

The Voice

Episode 15 · 30m

An injection cures Mickey's laryngitis and gives him a fabulous singing voice.

Fan Mail

Episode 17 · 25m

The network brass has Mickey's boss on the carpet for a low-rated show.

Scoop Mulligan

Episode 18 · 30m

A newspaper job gives Mickey a chance to prove his journalistic prowess or lack of it.

The Fur Coat

Episode 19 · 30m

Loving son Mickey wants to surprise his mother with a fur coat so he starts raising chinchillas.

The Basketball Star

The Basketball Star

Episode 20 · 30m

Mickey tries out for the company basketball team in trick shoes.

The Wedding Present

The Wedding Present

Episode 21 · 30m

Network employees chip in for a wedding gift and choose Mickey to buy it.

The Surplus Store

The Surplus Store

Episode 31 · 30m

Confident of their business ability, Mickey and Freddy buy a war-surplus store.