NaN/100 votes#1 - The Birth of Modern Times
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 10/9/1955
The program has only one segment: "The Birth of Modern Times" (a live program tracing the revival of the arts, literature, music and learning during the Renaissance period).
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- 7.1/1015 votes
#2 - 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).
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- NaN/100 votes
#3 - The Adams House
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 10/23/1955
The program has five segments: (1) "The Adams House" (a follow-up to the series of Adams Family biographies), (2) "Television Magic" (featuring new television techniques), (3) "Bow Bells" (showing of a 1954 film in which a Cockney looks at life in the East End of London), (4) "Survival in the Bush" (showing of a 1954 film about survival in the wilds of Canada), and (5) "Animals in Motion" (short feature on animal locomotion).
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- 8.8/1033 votes
#4 - 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).
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- NaN/100 votes
#5 - American Boyhoods, Captain John M. Ellicott
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 11/13/1955
The program has three segments: "American Boyhoods: Captain John M. Ellicott" (Captain Ellicott remembers events during his boyhood), (2) (comic monologue), and (3) (scenes from Gilbert and Sullivan's "Pirates of Penzance").
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- NaN/100 votes
#6 - She Stoops to Conquer
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 11/20/1955
The program has only one segment: "She Stoops to Conquer" (adaptation of Oliver Goldsmith's comedy of manners).
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- NaN/100 votes
#7 - The Art of Conducting.
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 12/4/1955
No description available
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- 7.7/1020 votes
#8 - The Royal Game
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 12/11/1955
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Director: N/A
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- NaN/100 votes
#9 - The Royal Game
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 12/11/1955
The program has four segments: (1) "The Royal Game" (adaptation of play), (2) "Jack Be Normal" (play), (3) "The Old Woman" (animated rendition of folk song), and (4) "Mother, I Would Marry" (animated rendition of folk song).
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- NaN/100 votes
#10 - Salome
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 12/18/1955
No description available
Director: Delbert Mann
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#11 - Messiah
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 12/25/1955
No description available
Director: N/A
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- NaN/100 votes
#12 - The Best Year in the History of the Whole World
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 1/1/1956
The program has two segments: "The Best Year in the History of the Whole World" (humorous Saroyan play), and (2) (Japanese dancing and drama with the Azuma Kabuki dancers).
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- NaN/100 votes
#13 - Dear Brutus
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 1/8/1956
The program has only one segment: "Dear Brutus" (adaptation of play by J.M. Barrie).
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- NaN/100 votes
#14 - The Great Forgery
Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 1/15/1956
The program has three segments: (1) "The Great Forgery" (the story of how four Americans swindled the Bank of England of $100,000 through forged letters of credit), (2) "The Great Adventure 1" (showing of Part 1 of a 1953 Swedish film about nature and wildlife), and (3) (short tribute to Benjamin Franklin).
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- NaN/100 votes
#15 - Episode 15
Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 1/22/1956
The program has four segments: (1) "The Yugoslav National Folk Ballet" (a Macedonian troupe perform Yugoslav folk dancing), (2) "The Great Adventure 2" (showing of Part 2 of a 1953 Swedish film about nature and wildlife), (3) "Other Channels" (a look at advertising on foreign television channels), and (4) "Skiing, Anyone?" (feature on skis and skiing).
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- NaN/100 votes
#16 - Minds over Manners
Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 1/29/1956
The program has two segments: (1) "Minds over Manners" (three dramatic sketches showing changes in American manners and customs of 100 years ago, 50 years ago and the present day), and (2) "Sugar Ray Robinson Visits Stillman's Gym" (a championship boxer gives a demonstration).
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- NaN/100 votes
#17 - One Nation
Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 2/5/1956
The program has two segments: (1) "One Nation" (the first of a three-part series examining the United States constitution), and (2) "Songs by Frances Archer and Beverly Gile" (performance of English folk songs).
Director: Delbert Mann
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#18 - Mr Lincoln
Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 2/12/1956
The program has only one segment: "Mr. Lincoln" (repeat showing of a feature film from Season 3 on the young Abraham Lincoln, made from previous Omnibus episodes).
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- NaN/100 votes
#19 - One Nation Indivisible
Season 4 Episode 19 - Aired 2/19/1956
The program has only one segment: "One Nation Indivisible" (the second of a three-part series examining the United States constitution).
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- NaN/100 votes
#20 - The Art of Ballet
Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 2/26/1956
The program has three segments: (1) "The Art of Ballet" (dancers show the evolution of ballet), (2) "The Boyhood of William Shakespeare" (sketch on the Bard's childhood), and (3) (program of music on the portable organ).
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- NaN/100 votes
#21 - With Liberty and Justice for All
Season 4 Episode 21 - Aired 3/4/1956
The program has two segments: (1) "With Liberty and Justice for All" (the third of a three-part series examining the United States constitution), and (2) "James Thurber, Man and Boy" (interview with the celebrated author and humorist).
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- NaN/100 votes
#22 - The Better Half
Season 4 Episode 22 - Aired 3/11/1956
The program has three segments: (1) "The Better Half" (adaptation of Noel Coward play), (2) "The Museum That Jack Built" (exploration of the ideal science museum), and (3) "Something about the Sky" (visual essay on the sky and clouds).
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- NaN/100 votes
#23 - Harvard University Remote
Season 4 Episode 23 - Aired 3/25/1956
The program has only one segment: "Harvard University Remote" (discussion of the role played by the modern university and college in American life).
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- NaN/100 votes
#24 - The Court Martial of Billy Mitchell
Season 4 Episode 24 - Aired 4/1/1956
The program has two segments: (1) "The Court Martial of Billy Mitchell" (re-enactment of the 1925 trial of the U.S. Air Force hero), and (2) "How the F-100 Got Its Tail" (featuring the work of test pilots on the supersonic jet fighter aircraft).
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Season 4 Ratings Summary
"The Birth of Modern Times" is the best rated episode of "Omnibus" season 4. It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/9/1955. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "The Jazz World".