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1.
Laverne & Shirley (1976–1983)
Episode:
Murder on the Moose Jaw Express: Part 1
(1980)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
While on a train heading to Canada, the girls end up in the middle of espionage and murder. After an injured man comes to them warning, "Beware of the bald man", he dies. Who is the bald man and will the girls escape certain danger?
Director: Joel Zwick | Stars: Penny Marshall, Cindy Williams, Betty Garrett, David L. Lander
Votes: 109
2.
Laverne & Shirley (1976–1983)
Episode:
Murder on the Moose Jaw Express: Part 2
(1980)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Laverne sees Shirley is missing, Lenny and Squiggy attempt a rescue, and no bald man on the train is above suspicion. Laverne realizes she needs to 'out' the villain and confront him. Will Laverne, Shirley, Lenny, and Squiggy survive?
Director: Joel Zwick | Stars: Penny Marshall, Cindy Williams, Betty Garrett, David L. Lander
Votes: 99
3. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
R | 133 min | Drama
In the Fall of 1963, a Korean War veteran and criminal pleads insanity and is admitted to a mental institution, where he rallies up the scared patients against the tyrannical nurse.
Director: Milos Forman | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, Michael Berryman, Peter Brocco
Votes: 1,073,467 | Gross: $112.00M
4.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
Disney on Parade
(1971)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
This telecast of the First Edition of "Disney on Parade" is from the first performance of the Australasian Tour. This is a videotape from the show performed in Adelaide, Australia.
Director: Stan Harris | Stars: Hans Conried, Scatman Crothers, Randy Digrazio, June Foray
Votes: 17
5. The Return of Gilbert & Sullivan (1952)
32 min | Short, Music
Directors: Irving Allen, Sid Kuller | Stars: The Sportsmen Quartet, Melville Cooper, Billy Gray, Tudor Owen
Votes: 7
6. The Spade Cooley Show (1957– )
15 min | Family, Music
Music and variety show with Spade Cooley and guests.
Stars: Spade Cooley, Gloria Tennes, Jo Ann Castle, Anita Aros
Votes: 10
7.
The Odd Couple (1970–1975)
Episode:
The Subway Story
(1974)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Oscar's fed up with New York City. To show him how much fun the city can be, Felix shows him around. Then they get stuck on a hot, stalled subway with assorted New Yorkers, including a blind pencil seller, and a pregnant dog.
Director: Norm Gray | Stars: Tony Randall, Jack Klugman, Elinor Donahue, Barney Martin
Votes: 89
8. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)
TV-14 | 25 min | Drama, Mystery
Series of unrelated short stories covering elements of crime, horror, drama, and comedy about people of different backgrounds committing murders, suicides, thefts, and other sorts of crime caused by certain motivations, perceived or not.
Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Harry Tyler, Lillian O'Malley, John Williams
Votes: 19,349
9. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992)
TV-14 | 105 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
Host Johnny Carson performs comedy routines and chats with various celebrities.
Stars: Johnny Carson, Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Skitch Henderson
Votes: 4,243
10. The Lloyd Thaxton Show (1961–1968)
60 min | Music
Teen dance show hosted by DJ Lloyd Thaxton. Show was 1hr long and featured various rock groups.
Stars: Lloyd Thaxton, Rory O'Connor, April Stevens, Nino Tempo
Votes: 23
11. The Shining (1980)
R | 146 min | Drama, Horror
A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where a sinister presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from both past and future.
Director: Stanley Kubrick | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd, Scatman Crothers
Votes: 1,108,144 | Gross: $44.02M
12. Roots (1977)
TV-14 | 74 min | Biography, Drama, History
A dramatization of author Alex Haley's family line from ancestor Kunta Kinte's enslavement to his descendants' liberation.
Stars: LeVar Burton, Robert Reed, John Amos, Louis Gossett Jr.
Votes: 18,895
13. Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974–1975)
TV-PG | 51 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Carl Kolchak is a reporter for a Chicago newspaper. Through more accident than design he ends up investigating homicides, many of which involve supernatural forces. Ultimately, rather than reporting on the crimes, he solves them.
Stars: Darren McGavin, Simon Oakland, Jack Grinnage, Ruth McDevitt
Votes: 6,253
14. The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
TV-G | 120 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A Disney-produced anthology covering many different genres.
Stars: Walt Disney, Paul Frees, Clarence Nash, Slim Pickens
Votes: 2,292
15. Grandpa, Will You Run with Me? (1983 TV Movie)
60 min
George Burns celebrates the special relationship that can develop between the very young and the very old.
Director: Tom Trbovich | Stars: Jack Albertson, Lloyd Bridges, George Burns, David Copperfield
Votes: 18
16.
The Transformers (1984–1987)
Episode:
Starscream's Brigade
(1986)
TV-Y7 | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
After being exiled from the Decepticons, Starscream frees five Cybertronian criminals from prison and re-purposes them into his own troops, the Combaticons. With these new warriors at his ... See full summary »
Directors: Andy Kim, Bob Kirk, Al Kouzel, Bob Matz, Norm McCabe, Margaret Nichols, Karen Peterson, Tom Ray, Robert Shellhorn, Bob Treat, Terry Lennon | Stars: Jack Angel, Michael Bell, Arthur Burghardt, Corey Burton
Votes: 153
17.
Casablanca (1983)
Episode:
Divorce Casablanca Style
(1983)
60 min | Drama, Romance, War
Rick helps a Muslim woman, whose husband divorced her verbally because of him, become a local guide, but then she gets falsely accused of cheating on her husband with Rick, which carries a death penalty.
Director: Robert Lewis | Stars: David Soul, Hector Elizondo, Reuven Bar-Yotam, Ray Liotta
Votes: 16
18. Hill Street Blues (1981–1987)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The lives and work of the staff of an inner city police precinct.
Stars: Daniel J. Travanti, Michael Warren, Bruce Weitz, James Sikking
Votes: 10,582
19.
Casablanca (1983)
Episode:
Master Builder's Woman
(1983)
60 min | Drama, Romance, War
A German engineer comes to Casablanca to begin work on a major project. At the same time there's a manhunt for a French agent known by the code name Henri Henri. Rick is approached by ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Lewis | Stars: David Soul, Hector Elizondo, Reuven Bar-Yotam, Ray Liotta
Votes: 14
20.
Hill Street Blues (1981–1987)
Episode:
The End of Logan's Run
(1984)
TV-14 | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Furillo gets in trouble with Mayor Ozzie Cleveland for criticizing 'Operation Stop 'N' Cop' on the news. Joyce faces a situation of life and death while visiting a client. Belker arrests his regular pickpocket one last time.
Director: Christian I. Nyby II | Stars: Daniel J. Travanti, Michael Warren, Bruce Weitz, James Sikking
Votes: 93
21. The Paper Chase (1978–1986)
60 min | Drama
The trials of a group of law students under the tutelage of a strict professor.
Stars: John Houseman, James Stephens, Tom Fitzsimmons, James Keane
Votes: 1,088
22. Transformers: The Return of Optimus Prime (1987 Video)
50 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
When Scientists discover Sun Spores, an alien plague that instills a hatred so overwhelming that anyone infected won't stop until everything in their path is destroyed. Soon, the scientists... See full summary »
Directors: Andy Kim, Ray Lee | Stars: Scatman Crothers, Peter Cullen, Dan Gilvezan, Aron Kincaid
Votes: 619
23.
Chico and the Man (1974–1978)
Episode:
Chico's Padre
(1977)
TV-G | Comedy
Chico isn't too pleased to receive a visit from the father he never knew, having been told for years that Gilberto Rodriguez was dead.
Director: Jack Donohue | Stars: Jack Albertson, Freddie Prinze, Scatman Crothers, Cesar Romero
Votes: 19
24.
Magnum, P.I. (1980–1988)
Episode:
Lest We Forget
(1981)
Not Rated | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A man nominated to be a Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court asks Magnum to find a woman he last saw on December 6, 1941.
Director: Lawrence Doheny | Stars: Tom Selleck, John Hillerman, Roger E. Mosley, Larry Manetti
Votes: 542
25.
Taxi (1978–1983)
Episode:
A Grand Gesture
(1983)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Jim is attacked by the gang back at the garage about the amount of money he is recklessly giving away. Jim's solution, he will give them all $1000 each to give away.
Director: Noam Pitlik | Stars: Judd Hirsch, Danny DeVito, Marilu Henner, Tony Danza
Votes: 138
26.
Chico and the Man (1974–1978)
Episode:
Raul Runs Away: Part 1
(1978)
TV-G | Comedy
Raul discovers Chico's belongings, which had been stored in the van where he lived. Ed finds out when he overhears a guitar playing. Ed--still having trouble coming to terms with Chico's ... See full summary »
Director: Jack Donohue | Stars: Jack Albertson, Scatman Crothers, Gabriel Melgar, Charo
Votes: 11
27.
The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries (1984)
Episode:
The Nutcracker Scoob
(1984)
TV-G | 12 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Everyone is excited for the school Christmas pageant until a ghost starts haunting at the rehearsals.
Directors: Oscar Dufau, Rudy Zamora, Ray Patterson | Stars: Michael Bell, Ruth Buzzi, Hamilton Camp, Scatman Crothers
Votes: 118
28. The Transformers (1984–1987)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Two opposing factions of transforming alien robots engage in a battle that has the fate of Earth in the balance.
Stars: Frank Welker, Peter Cullen, Corey Burton, Christopher Collins
Votes: 23,574
29. The Sty of the Blind Pig (1974 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama
Originally produced in 1971 by the estimable Negro Ensemble Company, and hailed by Time Magazine as one of the best plays of the year, Dean's powerful drama is about an uprooted Africian ... See full summary »
Director: Ivan Dixon | Stars: Mary Alice, Scatman Crothers, Maidie Norman, Richard Ward
Votes: 32
30.
Adam-12 (1968–1975)
Episode:
Hot Spell
(1972)
TV-PG | 25 min | Crime, Drama
A bicycle pump may be more than a bicycle pump, if it's hiding something illegal. And yard sale may be more than a yard sale, if the items sold are stolen property.
Director: Lawrence Doheny | Stars: Martin Milner, Kent McCord, Joel Fluellen, Rodolfo Hoyos Jr.
Votes: 88
31.
Chico and the Man (1974–1978)
Episode:
The Disappearance
(1975)
TV-G | Comedy
Chico sees Ed sneaking out of the garage one night all dressed up in a nice suit, and Ed is very secretive about where he is going. It seems he is going to the bar where he and his wife ... See full summary »
Director: Jack Donohue | Stars: Jack Albertson, Freddie Prinze, Scatman Crothers, Carole Cook
Votes: 19
32.
Matt Houston (1982–1985)
Episode:
Death Trap
(1985)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Matt must rescue C.J. and Roy from small town oil embezzlers.
Director: Kim Manners | Stars: Lee Horsley, Pamela Hensley, Lincoln Kilpatrick, Buddy Ebsen
Votes: 18
33.
Hong Kong Phooey (1974–1975)
Episode:
Comedy Cowboys
(1974)
TV-G | 21 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The conniving cowboy Tin Nose frames Hong Kong Phooey for the theft of a rare map to The Lost Dutchman Mine from a museum. It's up to Honcho, The Mystery Maverick, and Posse Impossible to help corral Tin Nose and clear Hong Kong's name.
Director: Charles Nichols | Stars: Daws Butler, Scatman Crothers, Don Messick, Ed Peck
Votes: 40
34.
The Transformers (1984–1987)
Episode:
The Key to Vector Sigma: Part 2
(1985)
TV-Y7 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
In response to the Stunticons, Optimus builds the Aerialbots. Megatron still has the key to Vector Sigma, and discovers that it has unexpected powers on Earth.
Directors: Andy Kim, Bob Kirk, Al Kouzel, Bob Matz, Norm McCabe, Margaret Nichols, Karen Peterson, Tom Ray, Robert Shellhorn, Bob Treat, Terry Lennon | Stars: Charlie Adler, Jack Angel, Corey Burton, Roger C. Carmel
Votes: 129
35.
Roots (1977)
Episode:
Part VI
(1977)
TV-14 | 99 min | Biography, Drama, History
In 1824, Kizzy is allowed to visit the plantation of her previous owner, Dr. William Reynolds, and learn the ultimate fate of her parents. Meanwhile, old slave Mingo teaches Kizzy's son ... See full summary »
Directors: Marvin J. Chomsky, Gilbert Moses | Stars: Macdonald Carey, Chuck Connors, Scatman Crothers, Sandy Duncan
Votes: 297
36. Sanford and Son (1972–1978)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
The misadventures of a cantankerous junk dealer and his frustrated son.
Stars: Redd Foxx, Demond Wilson, LaWanda Page, Don Bexley
Votes: 10,823
37. The Odd Couple (1970–1975)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy
Two men, a neat freak and a slob separated from their wives, have to live together despite their differences.
Stars: Tony Randall, Jack Klugman, Al Molinaro, Penny Marshall
Votes: 7,186
38. The Lorax (1972 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 25 min | Animation, Drama, Family
A ruined industrialist tells his tale of his environmentally self-destructive greed despite the warnings of an old forest creature.
Director: Hawley Pratt | Stars: Eddie Albert, Bob Holt, Athena Lorde, Harlen Carraher
Votes: 3,388
39. Johnny Midnight (1960)
30 min | Crime, Drama
Johnny Midnight (Edmond O'Brien) is an ex-actor/theater owner, now turned private eye. His turf is Broadway and New York City's theater district. He lives in a penthouse apartment above the... See full synopsis »
Stars: Edmond O'Brien, Yuki Shimoda, Arthur Batanides, Barney Phillips
Votes: 52
40.
Casablanca (1983)
Episode:
Jenny
(1983)
60 min | Drama, Romance, War
Rick falls in love with an American prostitute who reminds him of Ilsa.
Director: Mel Stuart | Stars: David Soul, Hector Elizondo, Reuven Bar-Yotam, Ray Liotta
Votes: 14
41.
Petrocelli (1974–1976)
Episode:
Jubilee Jones
(1976)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Tony represents an entertainer who's charged with killing the manager of the club where he works. It seems like the manager was short changing everyone at the club. And he was the one who ... See full summary »
Director: Victor French | Stars: Barry Newman, Susan Howard, Albert Salmi, Scatman Crothers
Votes: 22
42.
Sanford and Son (1972–1978)
Episode:
The Stand-In
(1975)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
The Sanfords welcome Fred's buddies Bow Legs and Al, who are bringing their song, dance and comedy act to an LA nightclub. When Al hurts his back, Fred and Lamont step up and step out in ... See full summary »
Director: Bill Foster | Stars: Redd Foxx, Demond Wilson, LaWanda Page, Scatman Crothers
Votes: 135
43.
Hong Kong Phooey (1974–1975)
Episode:
The Abominable Snowman/Professor Crosshatch
(1974)
TV-G | 21 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Phooey is on the tracks of a snowman who is stealing equipment for a luxury ski resort. Phooey is asked to capture an evil professor who has trained his pet bird to steal jewels from shop windows.
Director: Charles Nichols | Stars: Scatman Crothers, Kathy Gori, Joe E. Ross
Votes: 40
44. ABC Weekend Specials (1977–1995)
TV-Y | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A youth anthology series focusing primarily on adaptations of children's literature.
Stars: Willie Tyler, Frank Welker, Hal Smith, Janet Waldo
Votes: 352
45. Bourbon Street Beat (1959–1960)
60 min | Crime, Drama
A former New Orleans cop partners with an Ivy League lawyer to open up a private detective agency with offices on the city's famed Bourbon Street.
Stars: Richard Long, Andrew Duggan, Van Williams, Arlene Howell
Votes: 197
46.
Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974–1975)
Episode:
The Zombie
(1974)
TV-PG | 51 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
An old Haitian woman uses voodoo to resurrect her dead grandson to kill the mobsters who murdered him, as well as those like Kolchak who would interfere with her revenge.
Director: Alexander Grasshoff | Stars: Darren McGavin, Simon Oakland, Charles Aidman, Joseph Sirola
Votes: 673
47.
Hong Kong Phooey (1974–1975)
Episode:
The Gumdrop Kid/Professor Presto
(1974)
TV-G | 21 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Phooey is on the trail of a child-sized villain who plans to take over the town's sweet production. Phooey is called to track down a vanishing magician who disappeared from the police station.
Director: Charles Nichols | Stars: Scatman Crothers, Kathy Gori, Joe E. Ross
Votes: 47
48.
The Transformers (1984–1987)
Episode:
Fire in the Sky
(1984)
TV-Y7 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
While draining the Earth of its heat down at the Arctic Circle, the Decepticons stumble across an old friend of Starscream's, Skyfire, frozen in the ice. But will Skyfire be able to do what is right?
Director: John Walker | Stars: Gregg Berger, Corey Burton, Christopher Collins, Scatman Crothers
Votes: 195
49. Adam-12 (1968–1975)
TV-PG | 30 min | Crime, Drama
Two regular police officers patrol Los Angeles.
Stars: Martin Milner, Kent McCord, Shaaron Claridge, William Boyett
Votes: 5,000
50. Taxi (1978–1983)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
The staff of a New York City taxicab company go about their job while they dream of greater things.
Stars: Judd Hirsch, Jeff Conaway, Danny DeVito, Marilu Henner
Votes: 15,868