Stang moved to television at the start of the Golden Age. He had a recurring role in the TV show "The School House" on the DuMont Television Network in 1949. He was a regular on Eddie Mayehoff's short-lived situation comedy "Doc Corkle" in fall of 1952 as well as comedy relief on "Captain Video and His Video Rangers" as Clumsy McGee. Then he made a guest appearance on Milton Berle's "Texaco Star Theater" on May 12, 1953 and joined him as a regular as Francis the Stagehand the following September, often berating or heckling the big-egoed star for big laughs. Stang also had guest roles on several variety shows of the day including "The Colgate Comedy Hour". In early 1951, Stang appeared on "Henry Morgan's Great Talent Hunt", a take-off of "The Original Amateur Hour", as "Gerard", supposedly recruiting "talent" for Morgan.