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The Best Episodes of Omnibus

Every episode of Omnibus ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Omnibus!

Omnibus is an American, commercially sponsored, educational television series.
Genre:Talk
Networks:CBSABCNBC

Best Episodes Summary

"Toby and the Tall Corn" is the best rated episode of "Omnibus". It scored 8.8/10 based on 33 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 11/6/1955. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Love Story of Napoleon and Josephine".

  • Toby and the Tall Corn
    8.8/1033 votes
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    #1 - Toby and the Tall Corn

    Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 11/6/1955

    The program has three segments: (1) "Toby and the Tall Corn" (repeat showing of play broadcast in Season 3), (2) "Antonio and His Spanish Ballet Company" (Spanish ballet dancing), and (3) "Excursion House" (looking at the housing boom in America).

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Love Story of Napoleon and Josephine
    8.5/1017 votes
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    #2 - The Love Story of Napoleon and Josephine

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 2/15/1953

    No description available

    Director: Norman Lloyd

    Writer: N/A

  • Mr. Lincoln: Part 4
    8.3/1018 votes
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    #3 - Mr. Lincoln: Part 4

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1/11/1953

    No description available

    Director: Norman Lloyd

    Writer: N/A

  • Mr. Lincoln: Part 3
    8.0/1012 votes
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    #4 - Mr. Lincoln: Part 3

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 12/14/1952

    No description available

    Director: Norman Lloyd

    Writer: N/A

  • Mr. Lincoln: Part 1
    7.9/1039 votes
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    #5 - Mr. Lincoln: Part 1

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/16/1952

    No description available

    Director: Norman Lloyd

    Writer: N/A

  • Mr. Lincoln: Part 2
    7.9/1017 votes
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    #6 - Mr. Lincoln: Part 2

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/30/1952

    No description available

    Director: Norman Lloyd

    Writer: N/A

  • Beethoven's Fifth Symphony
    7.9/1018 votes
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    #7 - Beethoven's Fifth Symphony

    Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 11/14/1954

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Royal Game
    7.7/1020 votes
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    #8 - The Royal Game

    Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 12/11/1955

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Horn Blows at Midnight
    7.6/1020 votes
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    #9 - The Horn Blows at Midnight

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/29/1953

    Television adaptation of Jack Benny's 1945 feature film of the same name. Jack plays an angel name Athanael, who's been sent to destroy the Earth by playing his trumpet.

    Director: Ralph Levy

    Writer: N/A

  • The Jazz World
    7.1/1015 votes
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    #10 - The Jazz World

    Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 10/16/1955

    The program has two segments: (1) "The Jazz World" (Leonard Bernstein discusses jazz and conducts a jazz number), and (2) "Famous America Boyhoods" (William Saroyan recreates scenes of his boyhood).

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The American Musical Comedy
    7.1/1021 votes
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    #11 - The American Musical Comedy

    Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 10/7/1956

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • King Lear
    6.9/10198 votes
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    #12 - King Lear

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/18/1953

    King Lear is a 1953 live television adaptation of the Shakespeare play with stage direction by Peter Brook and starring Orson Welles. It was aired on CBS as part of the U.S. television series Omnibus, and preserved on kinescope. A heavily abridged version of the play, this production condensed the play by eliminating the Edgar-Edmund subplot. Welles returned to America to star in this presentation. He was guarded by IRS agents, prohibited to leave his hotel room when not at the studio, prevented from making any purchases, and the entire sum he earned went to his tax bill. Welles returned to England after the broadcast. The cast included Micheál Mac Liammóir and the British actor Alan Badel. It was hosted by Alistair Cooke.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Lee at Gettysburg
    6.8/1012 votes
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    #13 - Lee at Gettysburg

    Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 1/20/1957

    No description available

    Director: Delbert Mann

    Writer: N/A

  • The Trial of Anne Boleyn
    NaN/100 votes
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    #14 - The Trial of Anne Boleyn

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/9/1952

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Twelve Pound Look
    NaN/100 votes
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    #15 - The Twelve Pound Look

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/23/1952

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Trial of Ben Jonson
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    #16 - The Trial of Ben Jonson

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 12/7/1952

    The program has five segments: (1) "The Trial of Ben Jonson" (play), (2) "Jean Sibelius" (celebration of the composer's 87th birthday), (3) "The Dagger" (showing of a 1952 film ballet short), (4) "Rowland Emett" (the cartoonist displays some of his ingenious whimsical inventions), and (5) "Slow motion and High-Speed Photography" (feature).

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Trial of Mr. Pickwick
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    #17 - The Trial of Mr. Pickwick

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 12/21/1952

    The program has three segments: (1) "The Trial of Mr. Pickwick" (Dickens-based story), (2) "Agnes DeMille's 'Rodeo' " (dance episode from the ballet), and (3) "Palle Alone in the World" (showing of a 1949 Swedish fantasy film).

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • My Brother Henry
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    #18 - My Brother Henry

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 12/28/1952

    The program has five segments: (1) "My Brother Henry" (J.M. Barrie story), (2) "Walt Disney's 'Peter Pan' " (film preview), (3) "Pictures at an Exhibition" (dance interpretation of Moussorgsky's suite for orchestra), (4) (Leopold Stokowski conducts Christmas carol singers), and (5) "William Faulkner" (interview with the prize-winning novelist).

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Man in the Cool
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    #19 - Man in the Cool

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 1/4/1953

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • While the Tide was Rising
    NaN/100 votes
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    #20 - While the Tide was Rising

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/25/1953

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Die Fledermaus
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    #21 - Die Fledermaus

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 2/1/1953

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Mr. Lincoln: Part 5
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    #22 - Mr. Lincoln: Part 5

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 2/8/1953

    No description available

    Director: Norman Lloyd

    Writer: N/A

  • La Boheme
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    #23 - La Boheme

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 2/22/1953

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Happy Journey
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    #24 - The Happy Journey

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 3/1/1953

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Lodging for the Night
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    #25 - A Lodging for the Night

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 3/8/1953

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A