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I don't know if there even are 100 anthology series but I do know there have been quite a few over the years. Why not give it a try as I'm a fan of these and I might even learn of a few I forgot or never knew about.

I'll start it with the obvious:

1) The Twilight Zone (1959-1964): perhaps the greatest anthology series of them all with superb writing, great acting and unforgettable twists and turns, exploring those places perhaps inside us all but rarely explored.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiGWWF6C_lM

List so far...

1) The Twilight Zone (1959-1964)
2) The Outer Limits (1963-1965)
3) Thriller (w/Boris Karloff) (1960-1962)
4) Rod Serling's Night Gallery (1969-1973)
5) Science Fiction Theater (1955-1957)
6) Tales of the Unexpected (1979-1988)
7) Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955-1962)/Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962-1965)
8) Tales From the Darkside (1983-1988)
9) Love, American Style (1969-1974)
10) Darkroom (1981-1982)
11) Tales From the Crypt (1989-1996)
12) Monsters (1988-1990)
13) Walt Disney's The Wonderful World of Color/The Wonderful World of Disney (1954-1990)
14) The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985-1992)
15) Amazing Stories (1985-1987)
16) Night Visions (2001)
17) Tales of Tomorrow (1951-1953)
18) One Step Beyond (1959-1961)
19) Lights Out (1946-1952)
20) The Hitchhiker (1983-1991)
21) Suspense (1949-1954)
22) Four Star Playhouse (1952-1956)
23) The Twilight Zone (1985-1989)
24) The Outer Limits (1995-2002)
25) The Star and the Story (1955-1956)
26) Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985-1989)
27) Playhouse 90 (1956-1961)
28) Hammer House of Horror (1980)
29) Out of This World (1962)
30) Out of the Unknown (1965-1971)
31) Kurt Vonnegut's Monkey House (1991)
32) 'Way Out (1961)
33) Masters of Horror (2005-2007)
34) Masters of Science Fiction (2007)
35) Freddy's Nightmares: A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Series (1988-1990)
36) Fear Itself (2008)
37) Ghost Story (AKA: Circle of Fear) (1972-1973)
38) Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense (AKA: Fox Mystery Theater) (1984-1986)
39) Spine Chillers (2003)
40) Dr. Terrible's House of Horribles (2001)
41) Faerie Tale Theatre (AKA: Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre) (1982-1987)
42) Perversions of Science (1997)
43) The Veil (1958)
44) Zane Grey Theater (1956-1961)
45) Death Valley Days (1952-1975)
46) Family Theatre (AKA: Father Peyton's Family Theatre) (1949-1958)
47) Telephone Time (1956-1958)
48) Aesop's Fable (1971)
49) Masterpiece Theatre (1971-Present)
50) Masterpiece Mystery (AKA: Mystery!) (1980-Present)
51) The Twilight Zone (2002-2003)
52) Calvacade of America (AKA: DuPont Calvacade Theater/DuPont Theatre)  (1952-1957)
53) The United States Steel Hour (1953-1963)
54) The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (1953-1955)
55) Armstrong Circle Theater (1952-1957)
56) CBS Storybreak (1985)
57) Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951-2011)
58) Goosebumps (1995-1998)
59) Actors Studio (1948-1950)
60) Westinghouse Studio One (1948-1958)
61) Tales From the Cryptkeeper (1993-1994, 1997)
62) General Electric Theater (1953-1962)
63) 13 Demon Street (1959-1960)
64) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951-1959)
65) Lux Video Theatre (1950-1959)
66) The ABC Afternoon Special (1972-1997)
67) Nightmares and Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King (2006)
68) The Canterbury Tales (2003)
69) Journey to the Unknown (1968-1969)
70) Stars Over Hollywood (1950-1951)
71) The 20th Century Fox Hour (1955-1957)
72) The Revlon Mirror Theater (1953)
73) The DuPont Show with June Allyson/The June Allyson Show (1959-1961)
74) Fireside Theater/Jane Wyman Presents (1949-1958)
75) Letter To Loretta/The Loretta Young Show (1953-1961)
76) Robert Montgomery Presents/Lucky Strike Theater (1950-1957)
77) A Twist in the Tale (1998)
78) Philco Television Playhouse (1948-1955)
79) Chrysler Shower of Stars (1954-1958)
80) Television Playhouse (1947-1948)
81) DuMont Royal Theater (1951-1952)
82) NET Playhouse (1966-1974)
83) CBS Schoolbreak Special/CBS Afternoon Playhouse (1979-1996)
84) Theatre 625 (1964-1968)
85) Murder in Mind (2001-2003)
86) Mystery and Imagination (1966-1970)
87) Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Presents (1953-1957)
88) The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre (1948-1950)
89) Ford Star Jubilee (1955-1956)
90) Once Upon a Classic (1976-1980)
91) Play For Today (1970-1984)
92) The Big Story (1949-1958)
93) Appointment with Adventure (1955-1956)
94) Play of the Week (1959-1961)
95) ITV Play of the Week (1955-1968)
96) Armchair Theatre (1956-1974)
97) Festival of Family Classics (1972-1976)
98) The Goodyear Television Playhouse/Goodyear Mystery Theatre (1951-1957)
99) Kraft Television Theatre (1947-1958)
100) Teatro Popular Caracol (1972-78)

2.The OUTER LIMITS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6rJG54nFYY

I'll play:

3. THRILLER

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D38gnfPoAzI&feature=related

EDIT: Video added!

4. Night Gallery

5. Science Fiction Theater 1955-1957

No.6 - "Tales Of The Unexpected" (1979-1988)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oc46Gk-6qrA

Number Seven: Alfred Hitchcock Presents

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BX8pvgDS31A&feature=related

Number Seven-A: The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxJUhgubWYc&feature=related

..with its great Bernard Herrmann-arranged bassoon choir opening.

There are a good number of horror-based anthology shows from the 80's and 90's. I'll mention this one which will certainly prompt a few more entries.

8) Tales from the Darkside

Am I allowed to post multiple shows, or is it one entry per post? I've got a handful I just thought of.

A few anthology series weren't horror/fantasy/sci-fi themed.

Submitted for your approval--

Number Nine: Love American Style

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10hrOJkOxX0

I was going to post Love American Style. Good call.

How about the pre-cursor to the aforementioned Tales from the Darkside:

10) The Darkroom

Hosted by James Coburn. Very Night Gallery influenced.

11.)Tales From The Crypt
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ae5XwkSguNI

Always loved to watch this as a kid on the local fox channel. Heard they're remaking it and it will air on cinemax.

12) Monsters

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFcku3jSph8

Great minds and all.  :teddyr:

The theme in that clip is slightly different than I remember it. Maybe a different arrangement was used for the syndicated episodes, which is where I saw it.

Hre's the version I grew up with:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3DpTs-iV7U

This was  one of the first (or maybe THE first) show our mom was uncomfortable with us watching. Later forbidden shows included All in the Family, Maude, Soap, and Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman.

Number Thirteen: The Wonderful World of Color

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kBBVcgvMZU

Later: The Wonderful World of Disney

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4UBhDxG3yc&feature=related

Sure you can add more than one. Why not? Personally I hope we go over 100 but I'm not sure there are that many.

14) The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985-1992): I loved watching this in my teen years. It helped it generally played in a slot near other sci-fi/fantasy shows. It adapted Ray Bradbury's stories to the screen, mostly his short stories and usually it was pretty well done and managed to well capture the spirit of his stories. Some episodes of the low budget series also boasted some name stars with William Shatner, Jeff Goldblum, Drew Barrymore, Patrick Macnee, Nick Mancuso, James Coco, Leslie Nielsen appearing in select stories.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIxWOsvYInI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lirsVGkKd88

Yeah, 100 is probably an impossibility, but 50 may be doable.

Here's another one.

15) AMAZING STORIES.

16.)Night Visions (2001)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPlryGhUSKg

Night Visions only lasted for a year before fox canceled it, but it was definitely one of the better anthology shows. Hosted by Henry Rollins.

17. Night Galley

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cw7EeNviIQQ&feature=related

I already entered Night Gallery, but you posted the amazing opening intro, so good on ya.

Night Gallery was an interesting show. Not particularly successful, but I remember it as a kid and the show had a very creepy atmosphere. The show was actually part of what was known as a wheel series called Four In One, which was a weekely show consisting of rotating episodes of four different shows, including McCloud, SFX, and The Psychiatrist. McCloud was the only show in that wheel series that enjoyed a good deal of success. Night Gallery was the only anthology show in that rotation.

Whoops!


Make 17) Tales of Tomorrow

An ambitious 1951-1953 ABC series that was performed live and featured several adaptations of stories later done more famously on The Twilight Zone. Probably best remembered for a live version of Frankenstein starring Lon Chaney as the Monster. Chaney was reportedly a bit tipsy and thought the live broadcast was a rehearsal. In one scene he famously growls, picks up a chair to smash it, and gingerly puts it back down.

Here's a link to probably their best and most ambitious episode titled The Window (http://www.archive.org/details/TalesOfTomorrow-LostPlanet), an amazing example of experimental surreal early LIVE television. Even the guy who regularly does the commercials gets in on the fun. Don't be fooled by the fake title The Lost Planet.

I thought "The Window" was brilliant! Tales of Tomorrow was sometimes surprisingly very good for a live series.

18.  One Step Beyond 1959-1961

19. Lights Out (1946-1952): One of the earliest, perhaps the earliest? anthology series for sure, a radio show moved to TV featuring a narrator who creepily introduced each other blowing out a candle while eerily announcing "Lights Out!". There were a lot of name stars or would be name stars doing what was then I do believe a live show every week.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BSh_2B96_0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xr8XGVKvVgE

20. The Hitchhiker (1983-1991): Fictional thriller tales as told by a mysterious hitchhiker usually with a moral lesson to be learned.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eRUpjlZNMU

21. Suspense (1949-1954)

Based on the classic radio series (which ran into the 1960s!) this live anthology series featured current and upcoming stars (Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff, Leslie Nielsen, Eva Gabor, and Lloyd Bridges were among a few) in tales calculated to keep you in SUSPENSE!

Featuring music by Bernard Herrmann and those great Auto-Lite commercials.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RE1qAEVM3EU&feature=related

Like most early series only a handful of the 300 or so episodes still exist.

22. Four Star Playhouse (1952-1956): This show featured four main stars revolving as stars in episodes that dealt with everything from comedy to drama to thrillers. Each story was different. The four main stars were Charles Boyer, Dick Powell, Ida Lupino and David Niven.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tsX6DmhCX4

23. The New Twilight Zone (1985-1989).

24) The Outer Limits (1995-2002): the 90s Outer Limits series was arguably closer to the Twilight Zone but it still had its great episodes and stories here and there with a moral lesson of some sort usually being learned from every story.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDs2p_Gig5s

25) The Star and the Story (1955-1956): This 1950s anthology series, sponsored by Rheingold Beer and also known as  "The Rheingold Theatre", featured different stars of the era including the likes of Henry Fonda, Peter Lorre, Frank Lovejoy, Howard Duff, Edmond O' Brien usually whoever was the star also played host on that episode of the series. Many of the stories were crime-related, some were psychological thrillers but really any type of story could end up getting told.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHbrx1M1l5g

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQOlIDZ0VaE

26) Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985-1989): Updated remake version of the classic 1950s series. Many of the original stories were redone here with modern era actors and directors and made use of the old Hitchcock host footage as well. There were a few new stories as well. It was fairly well done but honestly it kind of pales a bit next to the original.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsJnRUgXgKY

27) Playhouse 90 (1956-1961): This American anthology series ran for 133 episodes and featured hour and half drama movies presented for TV in its live days, some episodes were presented live while others were taped. This series was known for its high standard and quality stories featuring the work of writers like Rod Serling, Leslie Stevens, James P. Cavanagh, David Shaw, Robert Alan Aurthur, Sumner Locke Elliott, Horton Foote, Frank D. Gilroy, Roger O. Hirson, A. E. Hotchner, Abby Mann, JP Miller, Paul Monash and Tad Mosel. Directors included the likes of John Frankenheimer (who directed the most with 27 episodes), Franklin J. Schaffner (he directed 19 episodes), Ralph Nelson, Vincent J. Donehue, Arthur Hiller, Sidney Lumet, George Roy Hill, Delbert Mann and Robert Mulligan. The show also won a number of awards including Peabody Awards, Golden Globes and Emmy Awards.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pdPWz5o-ws

28) Hammer House of Horror (1980): This classic British Horror anthology series from 1980 adapted spooky, creepy and unsettling horror tales, often updates on the classic horror monsters what with stories about witchcraft, werewolves, demons, ghosts, a voodoo killer doll and unpleasant tales of grisly murder. In many ways, this sadly short-lived series was ahead of its time and featured some top British talent of that era including Peter Cushing, Denholm Elliott, Jon Finch, Brian Cox and many more. Some episodes were much better than others while some were rather uneven which is perhaps part of the reason it didn't survive or perhaps it was just too ahead of its time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADcy0mUr3bU

29) Out of This World (1962): This short-lived British science fiction anthology series hosted by the legendary Boris Karloff following his run on Thriller ran for 13 episodes in 1962. It featured adaptations of stories by science fiction writers such as Isaac Asimov, Philip K. Dick and Clifford D. Simak. It was something of a spin-off series of Armchair Theatre which had previously adapted several sci-fi stories. Sadly this series is now for the most part thought lost and this is believed to be the only surviving episode of the show - "Little Lost Robot" based on a story by Asimov.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dK_XqMiOZU

30) Out of the Unknown (1965-1971): British anthology series was sort of a follow-up to Out of This World. It, much like its predecessor, adapted the works of famous science fiction authors including Isaac Asimov, Frederik Pohl, J.G. Ballard, John Wyndham and more. It was originally a black and white series which adapted science fiction stories but would eventually move into the realm of color and in its fourth season would abandon sci-fi in favor of supernatural horror. Very few of the episodes  are throught to remain nowadays but I did find some footage on youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fOflUdZDNc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFJAMiJCQkg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQBMGl-kjOE

31) Kurt Vonnegut's Monkey House (1991)

I was reminded of this by my discussion of bad Vonnegut movies with Mofo and Flick.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWfG8SgyWlo

There were only seven episodes of this Tales of the Unexpected-like anthology. I have the VHS collection somewhere.

Which reminds me:

32) Way Out (1961)

Another legendary short-lived sci-fi/horror themed anthology hosted by Roald Dahl.  Despite great reviews and good ratings in urban areas it was a huge flop in the sticks, so it was cancelled after 14 episodes.

It's never been commercially available since it's owned by the producer David Susskind's estate and for some reason they refuse to let it see the light of day. I can't even find a bootleg copy! If you're in New York you can watch the series at the Paley Center for Media.

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d0/Wayoutsoft.jpg)

An intriguing image from Way Out.

33) Masters of Horror (2005-2007): Actually surprised this one hasn't yet been mentioned. This featured then modern day popular directors/legendary so-called "masters" of horror adapting stories, names like John Carpenter, Dario Argento, Tobe Hooper, John Landis, Don Coscarelli, Takashi Miike, Joe Dante to name but a few,  in a kind of shortened film style to the TV screen. The results have varied with some episodes being very good and some being particularly painful to get through. I think it's perhaps a mix of trying to appeal to classic fans with good storytelling and also trying to appeal to more modern fans who prefer visuals, style and gore over story. All in all, it ended up being a mixed bag as a series.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVQTdnrenLI

34) Masters of Science Fiction (2007): This sadly short-lived anthology series that followed Masters of Horror and had the same creators behind it only lasted four episodes on ABC with only six episodes produced in total. Like Masters of Horror, it featured creative talents known for their work in the field - here the field of science fiction. Stories by Harlan Ellison, Robert A. Heinlein, John Kessel, Walter Mosley, Robert Sheckley and Howard Fast were adapted. Directors included Jonathan Frakes, Michael Tolkin, Mark Rydell, Darnell Martin, Harold Becker and Michael Petroni. The show was hosted off-screen by Stephen Hawking. All six episodes have been released to DVD. Kind of sad stuff like this isn't given a chance in today's TV world full of reality crapola.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jM36yVPz_A

35) Freddy's Nightmares: A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Series (1988-1990): Freddy Kruger introduces us to a cast of characters with their own unique fears before each episode and they meet an end often times that stems from their own desires or weaknesses.  My memory is very vague on it but I remember it from its rather late showing (12:30 AM if I remember correctly) and a friend's obsession with it at the time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPEjsCNX1pQ

I also vaguely remember one called Fear Itself.  It is more recent and have seen it suggested on Netflix.  However, I believe it was similar to Masters of Horror.  I remember an episode with a woman at a camp in the American West and she killed trappers and travelers to either protect a sister or appease some creature down in this hole.  Can't remember for sure but will look it up and post tomorrow. 

36) Fear Itself (2008): Aired on NBC, short horror movies in a 1 hour format the directors had less control as they had to pick from a group of selected stories.  The specific episode I remember is entitled "The Sacrifice".  A group of Romanian immigrants have made a town/fort to hold a vampire that has stayed with them in their departure from their homeland.  3 girls and their father remain and four men happen upon the scene.  I think I was confusing it with other sources.  It had a hard time competing with the PG-13 style violence and was introduced around the time of the Beijing Olympics which may have also contributed to lack of viewership.  However, if you watch there are quite a few implied creepy moments with not much shown. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMhRSQOJafY&feature=related

I also seem to remember one from around 1991 - 1994 that was similar to Amazing Stories but dealt with like fairy tales or something similar that was bit darker/creepier in tone.

I seem to remember a tv show on in the 70's hosted by Sebastion(Mr.French on tv's FAMILY AFFAIR)Cabot called GHOST STORY-according to IMDB the title was changed to CIRCLE OF FEAR...hmph-don't recall it ever been called that when I watched it. Ah well...

37.GHOST STORY (aka Circle of Fear)

.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gq73L4eKKC0

...It was produced by shlock master William Castle!  :buggedout:
Groovy!  :cheers:

38. Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense (1984-1986) (AKA: Fox Mystery Theater in the U.S.): This short-lived anthology series from Hammer followed in the wake of Hammer House of Horror. It was an anthology series that rather like the later Masters of Horror series took top talents in writing and directing, at the time under contract with Hammer, to produce 13 69-73 minute films adapted for television. Most of the stories had fairly good acting, suspense, plot and story but really the series turned out rather uneven with only some episodes standing out as great with the majority being passable and average.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFukzdoBjEQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHDVmIaFrpY

39.  Spine Chillers (2003) - british horror anthology with a dark comedy spin (in fact, a lot of British tv comedy stars made appearances).

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0379668/

40.  Dr. Terrible's House of Horrible

Dr. Terrible's House of Horrible is a British television series, created by Graham Duff, co-written by and starring Steve Coogan. Originally aired on BBC2 in 2001, the programme was designed as an anthology series, in the style of Tales from the Crypt, and lampooned many aspects of the horror genre, homaging the British horror films of Hammer, Amicus and Tigon from the 1960s and 1970s. The title is itself a parody of the Amicus anthology horror film Dr. Terror's House of Horrors.

Dr. Terrible (Coogan) acted as the narrator for each episode, a self-contained spoof of a famous horror movie ('victims' included the Hammer Horror films, Fu Manchu, Witchfinder General and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde). The series also benefitted from guest star appearances from former genre stalwarts such as Honor Blackman, Graham Crowden, Sheila Keith and Angela Pleasence, all satirising their earlier film performances. Other notable guest stars include Mark Gatiss, John Thomson, Simon Pegg, Ronni Ancona, and Warwick Davis.

The six-episode series fell short of expectations, and failed to be recommissioned by the BBC, but has since been released on DVD.

41.  Shelly Duvall's Faerie Tale Theater:

Faerie Tale Theatre (also known as Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre) is a live-action children's television anthology series retelling popular fairy tales. Shelley Duvall serves as narrator, host and executive producer of the program, and occasionally stars in episodes. The series was followed by another, shorter series called Tall Tales & Legends which followed the same format as Faerie Tale Theatre and focused on classic American folk tales. Both series feature well known actors and directors, and were inspired by the children's television series Shirley Temple Theatre (also known as The Shirley Temple Show and Shirley Temple's Storybook).

Faerie Tale Theatre originally aired on Showtime from 1982 to 1987. It later aired as edited re-runs on the Disney Channel[1] as well as in syndication on various television stations,[2] including PBS[3][4] and BookTelevision.[5]

Some cool additions there JayJay - I've actually never heard of any of those before but nice work.

42. Perversions of Science (1997): A science fiction spin-off of sorts of Tales from the Crypt, this series focused on strange and twisted sci-fi tales that often involved alien invasion and space and/or time travel. The episodes were introduced by a sexualized female robot named Chrome (voiced by Maureen Teefy). The series ran 10 episodes on HBO.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Gp4u5vR0hk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Td-ccnJDFhI

Thank you, sir.  All three are a lot of fun, but i VERY highly recommend Dr. Terrible's House of Horrible especially - it's fantastic! It's a shame that it didn't go a little longer...

Would The Veil count? It was supposed to be an anthology series in the 50's hosted by Boris Karloff. They filmed several episodes...then Hal Roach studios went bankrupt, so the series was shelved.  Someone found it and put it on DVD, though.  It's not bad, not bad at all.

Weren't there allot of Anthology series in the 50's, named [insert sponsor's name] Theatre/Playhouse?

Ozzymandias speaks: How about Zane Grey Theater and Death Valley Days? ZGT was used to launch several Westerns, most importantly The Rifleman.

Ozzymandias has spoken!!! 

Sure I think we should include "The Veil" even though technically it wasn't aired on TV...still it was an anthology show intended for TV and well, I doubt we're going to get to 100 anyways....

Ozzymandias, could you provide some more information on "Zane Grey Theater" and "Death Valley Days" - sounds like they were Western anthology series, is that right?

Ozzymandias speaks: "Zane Grey Theater" was hosted by Dick Powell. The first few shows were based on stories by Zane Grey, then they were just Western stories. Several of these were pilots for other Westerns such as "The Rifleman."

"Death Valley Days" started on radio and was produced for first run syndication TV until 1975. It was own by a major sponsor Pacific Coast Borax Company, who made Boraxo soap. First host was Stanley Andrews. In the early 60s, Borax felt the show needed a younger host, so the canned Andrews and replaced him with Ronald Reagan. When Reagan ran for office in 1966, he was replaced by Robert Taylor. When Taylor left due to cancer, Dale Robertson took over until 1970, when they stopped producing new shows. In 1975, they began re-syndicating the old shows with the host segments replaced with a voice-over narration by country singer Merle Haggard.

Meanwhile, Borax also syndicated the reruns under various names using different host and different titles.  You might say that Death Valley has the distinction of being the  only the anthology series to be hosted by someone who was pardoned from prison (Merle Haggard) by a previous host (Ronald Reagan).

Ozzymandias has spoken!!!

Thanks for the information Ozzymandias. Fascinating stuff there. Consider them added to the list. Good stuff!  :thumbup:

How about Family Theatre, a religious series most famous for an episode where James Dean played a small part?

Sure why not if it's an anthology series? It was hosted by the radio host too according to Wiki so yeah, it seems to fit.

A few more possibilities:

Telephone Time (1956-1958) 30 min. Drama Anthology; has a backdoor Pilot for The Veil.

Aesop's Fables (1971) Kid's Series we had on video.  Two kids get their kite stuck in a tree, the tree yells at them (always scared me), then the kids run into Aesop (Bill Cosby) who tells them one of his stories (in animated form).  It has a framing device, but this device never changes; the main point  of the series is to tell Aesop's Fables.

Added. Actually I also think you're right that there are several more from the 50s not yet named here...

Masterpiece Theatre and Masterpiece Mystery on PBS are anthology series aren't they?

There was also a Twilight Zone remake on UPN in 2002.

Sure, those apply. Masterpiece Theatre was long hosted by Alastair Cooke and Mystery! was once hosted by Vincent Price.

I've actually discovered a few more on a DVD set I have entitled "The Golden Age of TV Drama: 16 Rare and Remarkable Dramas from 1951-1960!" from Passport Video...

52) DuPont Theatre (1952-1957): Also known as Calvacade of America and DuPont Calvacade Theater was an anthology series sponsored by the DuPont Company. According to Wikipedia, it "documented historical events using stories of individual courage, initiative and achievement, often with feel-good dramatizations of the human spirit's triumph against all odds. This was consistent with DuPont's overall conservative philosophy and legacy as an American company dating back to 1802. The company's motto, "Maker of better things for better living through chemistry," was read at the beginning of each program, and the dramas emphasized humanitarian progress, particularly improvements in the lives of women, often through technological innovation." Many of the stories were crime-based too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9C8I95PA_b0

53) The United States Steel Hour (1953-1963): Classic anthology series sponsored by the United States Steel Corporation adapted hundreds of plays in live TV dramas. Like the Dupont show, this started as well as a radio series that later moved to TV. They'd also do live musical adaptations of Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer.

"The television version aired from 1953 to 1955 on ABC, and from 1955 to 1963 on CBS. Like its radio predecessor, it was a live dramatic anthology series. During its first season on television, the program alternated bi-weekly with The Motorola Television Hour.
 
By 1963, the year it went off the air, it was the last surviving live anthology series from the Golden Age of Television. It was still on the air during President John F. Kennedy's famous April 11, 1962 confrontation with steel companies over the hefty raising of their prices. The show featured a range of television acting talent, as its episodes explored a wide variety of contemporary social issues, from the mundane to the controversial." - Wikipedia

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESfg8kwVr_Y

54) The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (1953-1955): This classic dramatic anthology series sponsored by Pepsi ran or two years and was presented by Arlene Dahl, Anita Colby and Polly Bergen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcJis6Kema0

55) Armstrong Circle Theatre (1950-1957): Another classic 1950s American dramatic television series, this one alternated with the U.S. Steel Hour. Hosts included Nelson Case, Joe Ripley, Bob Sherry, Sandy Becker, John Cameron Swayze, Douglas Edwards, Ron Cochran and Henry Hamilton.

"The series featured original dramas by noted writers, although sometimes comedies were shown. Its guidelines specifically called for the avoidance of violence. Originally a half-hour production, in 1955 the show expanded to an hour and began to emphasize dramatized versions of real-life contemporary events (including the sinking of the SS Andrea Doria and a documentary on the history of Communism in the Soviet Union. Upon moving to CBS, the show emphasized several Cold War topics, including espionage, Radio Free Europe and escapes from East Germany.
 
Rod Serling wrote two episodes of the program. George Lowther was the producer for 62 episodes and wrote one." - Wikipedia

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZCG5lMzzKk

Actually I suspect there's even more from the 50s yet and likely some more British anthologies that haven't been named yet...

Hooray!  We're over halfway there.

How about CBS Storybreak, a kid's anthology series?  What about Hallmark Hall of Fame, it's not regularly broadcast, but it is a series.

There was also a Goosebumps TV show; I think it was on WB kids.

What about Actor's Studio and Studio One? Both are very old anthology series, from the late 40's I believe.

61) Tales From the Cryptkeeper (1993-1994, 1997): This animated series based on the Tales From the Crypt comics and also a milder spin-off of sorts from the TV series also followed the anthology style of storytelling with the Cryptkeeper as host relating a story and sometimes sparring with comic book rivals the Old Witch and the Vaultkeeper over who gets to tell the story and frighten all the little kiddies.

Yeah we're over 60 now. Honestly never thought we'd get this far but now I think we might be able to add several more yet.

I was trying to think of that one! Thank you.

Do we have Steven Speilberg's Amazing Storiesyet?

Yes it's already on the list.

Sorry, I didn't remember seeing it, and I didn't really have a chance to double-check the list.

How about General Electric Fantasy Theater?  IMDB only lists a couple of episodes, but a couple of episodes is still a series isn't it?

Could we include Reading Rainbow, or would that be too far of a stretch?

.63 (?)-LOVE AMERICAN STYLE (1969-1974)

Heres a clip of an episode with Tiny Tim (!) playing a vampire(!!!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSrxXBBBuy4

RC, "Love, American Style" has already been listed but I still appreciate the effort and the clip!

Pacman, "General Electric Theater" qualifies as far as I'm concerned - the show was actually on for 9 years and was hosted by Ronald Reagan! "Reading Rainbow" does seem more of a stretch but I think I get where you're coming from suggesting it...

63. I know it was never aired (much like Karloff's the VEIL seires) but how about the Swedish 13 DEMON STREET series hosted by Lon Chaney?
Some episodes were later edited to make the film the DEVIL'S MESSENGER (1961)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzd_zIOwPiw&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PL87A200C7A0F950FB

Sure why not RC, after all we added "The Veil". And considering it was hosted by Lon Chaney all the more reason...actually I read it did air in syndication. A few more I stumbled across while researching some of the suggestions of RC and Pacman...

64) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951-1959): This classic anthology series, sponsored by Schlitz beer, adapted both dramas and comedies during the 1950s. Initially a live series, later its episodes would be taped. Two of the stories served as pilots for other TV series including "The Restless Gun" and "Tales of Wells Fargo"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOg9UuFAiVc

65) Lux Video Theatre (1950-1959): Another 1950 television anthology series that spun off from radio (Lux Radio Theater), this series aired on CBS initially running 30 minute episodes but later expanding to 60 minutes. Regular series hosts including James Mason (1954-1955), Otto Kruger (1955-1956), Gordon MacRae (1956-1957) and Ken Carpenter (1955-1957). Later the series would be changed to a musical variety show but eventually would revert back to a dramatic anthology.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKhpvW0sUkM

How about The ABC Afterschool Special?

Do we have Nightmares and Dreamscapes? It sounds like a short-lived anthology series based off stories by Steven King.

There was a British show based on The Canterbury Tales in 2003.  I don't have many details, but it might be worth a look.

How about Journey into the Unknown, a British series from 1969-1970 ?

Stars over Hollywood was a drama anthology from 1950-1951 on NBC.

How about The 2Oth Century-Fox Hour?

Yeah,  all those seem to qualify although I've also seem Nightmares and Dreamscapes listed as a mini-series. Nevertheless it's close enough to anthology in its execution I haven't a problem adding it here.

Also there's...

72) The Revlon Mirror Theater (1953): seems to have adapted many soap style tales.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LMBFYEOtCY

There were three classic anthologies hosted by women...

73) The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1959-1961) (AKA: The June Allyson Show) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_DuPont_Show_with_June_Allyson (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_DuPont_Show_with_June_Allyson)

74) Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre (1955-1958): Actually Fireside Theater upon further research started as far back as 1949 and was originally hosted by Frank Wisbar and Gene Raymond prior to Ms. Wyman and it eventually becoming "Jane Wyman Presents".

75) Letter to Loretta (1953-1961) hosted by Loretta Young. In addition to hosted, Young also appeared in many of the dramas produced for the show.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9FrdhciOJM

76) Robert Montgomery Presents (1950-1957): Montgomery hosted, sometimes interviewed stars appearing in the plays adapted and occasionally appeared himself in the plays.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQmGyiezo6U

Hey, I saw an episode of this, when I was in the U.K. It takes Chaucer's tales, which were set in medieval times, and updates them to a modern setting. I saw the adaptation of one of my favorite Chaucer's tales, "The Pardoner's Tale." Besides being considered more as a TV mini-series, than an anthology TV series, one probably needs to have read the particular tale being adapted, before seeing it on TV, if one truly wants to understnad what is going on.

Do we have Tales From The Crypt, an HBO horror anthology from 1989-1996?

Yes, it's already been listed.

How about A Twist in the Tale staring William Shatner?

Sounds like a plausible addition to me.

78) The Philco Television Playhouse (1948-1955): This was a live-action anthology series sponsored by Philco that became one of the most well-respected shows of its era. It adapted Broadway plays and musicals and eventually popular novels from the Book of the Month club. This series was frequently nominated for Emmy awards and won a Peabody award in 1954.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L81Nt-ViFtU

Here's one I don't think has been mentioned:

79) Chrysler Shower of Stars (1954-1958)

This anthology of mostly musical and/or comedy productions alternated with the more dramatic Climax! on CBS. Shower of Stars was unusual for the time in that it was broadcast in color. Only B&W kinescopes remain of several of the shows.

The most famous was a musical adaptation of A Christmas Carol starring Fredric March as Scrooge and Basil Rathbone as Marley's Ghost. It was rebroadcast at Christmastime on CBS for years.

Music and songs by that jolly old elf Bernard Herrmann!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHtlJb-nDwU

What about these:

Television Playhouse (NBC 1947-48)
DuMont Royal Theater (DuMont network 1951-52)
NET Playhouse (National Educational Television 1966-74)
CBS Schoolbreak Special/CBS Afternoon Playhouse (CBS 1980-96)
Theatre 625 (BBC2 1964-68)
Murder in Mind (BBC1 2001-2003)
Mystery and Imagination (ITV 1966-70)
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Presents (Syndication 1953-57)
The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre (NBC 1948-50)
Fireside Theater (NBC 1949-58)
Ford Star Jubilee (CBS 1955-56)
Once Upon a Classic (PBS 1976-80)
Play for Today (BBC1 1970-84)
The Big Story (NBC 1949-57, Syndication 1958)
Appointment with Adventure (CBS 1955-56)

Sorry if there are any repeats, or other errors.

One more from the 50's:

Play of the Week, (NTA network 1959-61)

We're now up to 94 thanks to all your additions Pacman. Thanks. Great work there  :thumbup: "Fireside Theater" was already on the list but the rest have been added.

Actually stumbled across # 95 & # 96 while researching these:

95) ITV Play of the Week (1955-1968)

96) Armchair Theatre (1956-1974)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvB5mUdgFK4

Thank you, JaseSF.  I like anthology shows, and I figured there had to be more. 

Wikipedia actually has a category of over 200(!) anthology series, but some, like Fantasy Island, don't seem to be what your looking for.  Also, they might have repeats.  For example, they separate Disneyland, The Wonderful World of Disney, etc.

I've also used epguides.com.

Here's another suggestion:  Festival of Family Classics, An animated anthology made by Rankin Bass in the 70's.

I have one which I think we don't have: The Goodyear Television Playhouse (NBC 1951-1957)

Maybe: Kraft Television Theatre (NBC 1947-58)

And: Teatro Popular Caracol (Caracol TV, 1972-78)

Well thanks to Pacman000's additions, we've now reached 100.  :thumbup: Who'd have thunk it?

Anyone has any more anthology series to add or wants to dispute any on the list, feel free to do so.

Well done, sir!