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51. Invasion of the Star Creatures (1962)
Approved | 70 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
Two Abbott and Costello-type soldiers find plantlike creatures that are under the control of two beautiful alien scientists who are bent on conquering Earth.
Director: Bruno VeSota | Stars: Robert Ball, Frank Ray Perilli, Gloria Victor, Dolores Reed
Votes: 934
52. The Lawless Years (1959–1961)
30 min | Crime, Drama
Barney Ruditsky is a New York City police officer in the Roaring '20s who fights organized crime. The show was loosely based on the real life Rudisky who was a New York police officer during the period.
Stars: James Gregory, Robert Karnes, John Dennis, Norman Alden
Votes: 111
53. The Comic (1969)
M/PG | 94 min | Comedy, Drama
Story of a brilliant silent-film comic whose talent is overshadowed by his ego.
Director: Carl Reiner | Stars: Dick Van Dyke, Michele Lee, Mickey Rooney, Cornel Wilde
Votes: 947
54. Sam Benedict (1962–1963)
60 min | Drama
Sam Benedict is the go to lawyer in the San Francisco area with a reputation for winning impossible cases. Trudy has his office running efficiently while Hank keeps things from getting too serious as Benedict's right hand man.
Stars: Edmond O'Brien, Richard Rust, Joan Tompkins, Alexander Lockwood
Votes: 93
55. Sherlock Holmes in New York (1976 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 99 min | Crime, Mystery
In this mystery, Sherlock Holmes pursues his archenemy Professor James Moriarty to New York City, in which the villainous scoundrel has carried out the ultimate bank robbery. Meanwhile, ... See full summary »
Director: Boris Sagal | Stars: Roger Moore, John Huston, Patrick Macnee, Charlotte Rampling
Votes: 1,118
56. Frontier Circus (1961–1962)
60 min | Western
A one-ring circus travels through the American West in the 1880's.
Stars: Chill Wills, John Derek, Richard Jaeckel, J. Pat O'Malley
Votes: 77
57. Doctor Death: Seeker of Souls (1973)
R | 89 min | Horror
An evil immortal magician on a killing spree targets one specific couple in an attempt to prolong his life through soul transference.
Director: Eddie Saeta | Stars: John Considine, Barry Coe, Cheryl Miller, Stewart Moss
Votes: 309
58. Profiles in Courage (1964–1965)
60 min | Biography, Drama, History
This anthology series presented episodes in the lives of true-life historical personages who each faced a terrible crisis in their life.
Stars: Jason Wingreen, Ken Drake, Woodrow Parfrey, Len Wayland
Votes: 91
59. Bunny O'Hare (1971)
GP | 91 min | Comedy
Bunny is a penniless widow who blackmails a robber into teaching her the trade. Soon the pair starts a successful crime spree, and the cops aren't turning a blind eye.
Director: Gerd Oswald | Stars: Bette Davis, Ernest Borgnine, Jack Cassidy, Joan Delaney
Votes: 1,200
60. Slattery's People (1964–1965)
60 min | Drama
Jim Slattery enters the state legislature, hopeful that he can make a difference. He finds dealing with endless rules and the majority opposition party frustrates any meaningful change but he stubbornly perseveres.
Stars: Richard Crenna, Paul Geary, Tol Avery, Maxine Stuart
Votes: 119
61. McCoy (1975–1976)
90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
McCoy has expensive tastes with an equally costly lifestyle offset with a gambling problem. To make ends meet he becomes a con man relieving others of their ill gotten gains with the aid of Gideon, a nightclub comedian.
Stars: Tony Curtis, Roscoe Lee Browne, Philip Chapin, Vito Scotti
Votes: 74
62. Unkissed Bride (1966)
82 min | Comedy
A young couple's honeymoon is disrupted by the groom's childhood obsession with Mother Goose. Unable to consummate the marriage, they head off to the psychiatrist, where the fun really begins (LSD as a treatment!?!).
Director: Jack H. Harris | Stars: Tommy Kirk, Anne Helm, Henny Youngman, Fawn Silver
Votes: 95
63. Dundee and the Culhane (1967)
60 min | Western
Follows the exploits of two frontier lawyers who provided legal defense to their accused clients.
Stars: John Mills, Sean Garrison, Roy Poole, Walter Gregg
Votes: 46
64. The Cara Williams Show (1964–1965)
30 min | Comedy
Frank and Cara were office associates who were both divorced and fell in love with each other and eventually got married--secretly. The problem was, the company absolutely forbade any ... See full summary »
Stars: Cara Williams, Frank Aletter, Paul Reed, Jack Sheldon
Votes: 40
65. Glynis (1963)
30 min | Comedy
Glynis Granville writes mystery stories, while her husband Keith is a lawyer. That combination draws them into amateur detective work. Glynis is on the absent-minded side, which often complicates resolving the case.
Stars: Glynis Johns, Keith Andes, George Mathews, Ned Glass
Votes: 44
66. It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy (1974 TV Movie)
Unrated | 74 min | Comedy
A beautiful woman kidnaps a random family man at gunpoint ("for kicks"), drives him to a secluded spot, orders his to strip naked, and then rapes him in the back seat of her car, before ... See full summary »
Director: Cy Howard | Stars: Paul Sorvino, Michael Learned, Bob Dishy, Adam Arkin
Votes: 104
67. Hitched (1971 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 73 min | Comedy, Western
The adventures of a newly married teenage couple in the Old West.
Director: Boris Sagal | Stars: Sally Field, Tim Matheson, Neville Brand, Slim Pickens
Votes: 94
68. Channing (1963–1964)
60 min | Drama
Professor Joe Howe is a Korean War veteran who is hired to teach English at Channing College. The dean Fred Baker is his mentor as Howe is writing a novel about his experiences. They are frequently involved in the student's lives.
Stars: Henry Jones, Jason Evers, Tyler McVey, Ed Nelson
Votes: 58
69. F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood (1975 TV Movie)
100 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
The story of author F. Scott Fitzgerald's two stays in Hollywood to write for films, once in 1927 at the height of his acclaim, and again in 1937 when he arrived with little money, enormous expenses and an ill wife.
Director: Anthony Page | Stars: Jason Miller, Tuesday Weld, Julia Foster, Dolores Sutton
Votes: 40
70. Not for Hire (1959– )
30 min | Drama
An Army investigator in the Criminal Investigations Division (CID) investigates serious crimes committed by or against army personnel.
Stars: Ralph Meeker, Ken Drake, Norman Alden, Stanley Adams
Votes: 32
71. I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now? (1975)
PG | 87 min | Comedy, Crime
Oliver is in trouble. He's been caught embezzling money from his father's company, and unless he can pay back the $250,000 he took (which he can't), he will be fired from his job, arrested, and probably sent to jail.
Director: Steven Hilliard Stern | Stars: Bob Dishy, Joanna Barnes, Bill Dana, Harvey Jason
Votes: 235
72. The Adventures of McGraw (1957–1958)
30 min | Crime, Drama
McGraw is a solitary type who manages to get entangled in the stopping of criminal activity despite not having any official capacity. He often doesn't carry a weapon, especially if an attractive woman is involved.
Stars: Frank Lovejoy, Jean Willes, James Flavin, Angie Dickinson
Votes: 54
73. Win, Place or Steal (1974)
PG | 88 min | Comedy
Friends have 2 things in common:1) they like to bet on the horses 2) they invariably lose. They scheme to steal one of the track's betting machines, so they could print winning tickets and ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Bailey | Stars: Dean Stockwell, Russ Tamblyn, Alex Karras, Alan Oppenheimer
Votes: 63
74. Husbands, Wives & Lovers (1978)
60 min | Comedy
The lives, perils, and relationships between five couples living in suburban San Fernando Valley in Southern California.
Stars: Cynthia Harris, Stephen Pearlman, Lynne Marie Stewart, Eddie Barth
Votes: 22
75. Don't Push, I'll Charge When I'm Ready (1971 TV Movie)
120 min | Comedy
During World War II, an Italian POW is accidentally drafted into the American army.
Director: Nathaniel Lande | Stars: Sue Lyon, Enzo Cerusico, Dwayne Hickman, Cesar Romero
Votes: 29
76. Precious Jewels (1969)
X | 77 min | Crime, Drama
A jewel thief comes out of retirement to retrieve stolen goods, foil a blackmail attempt, and bring satisfaction to many.
Director: William Stagg | Stars: Don Auld, Robert Ball, Peter Deb, Marlon Harper
77. Arthur Freed's Hollywood Melody (1962 TV Special)
60 min | Music
A salute to the Hollywood musical with Yvette Mimieux introducing excerpts from Arthur Freed's productions. Freed makes a brief comment on the future of musicals and the cast sings a medley of current movie musicals.
Director: Alan Handley | Stars: Donald O'Connor, Robert Ball, Dick Beard, Richard Chamberlain
78. Duffy (1977 TV Movie)
25 min | Comedy
A nondescript dog with almost human qualities and often unpredictable behavior disrupts activities of the junior high school that has adopted him as its mascot.
Director: Bruce Bilson | Stars: Robert Ball, Lane Binkley, Roger Bowen, Jane Dulo
79.
McCoy (1975–1976)
Episode:
The Big Ripoff
(1975)
73 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A man devises an elaborate "sting" to get back a quarter of a million dollars that a millionaire paid for his wife's ransom.
Directors: Dean Hargrove, Richard Quine | Stars: Tony Curtis, Roscoe Lee Browne, Lynn Borden, William Kerwin
Votes: 45
80.
The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode:
A Visit to Barney Fife
(1967)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Andy takes a trip to Raleigh to visit Barney and ends up making him a hero by solving a series of robberies.
Director: Lee Philips | Stars: Andy Griffith, Don Knotts, Betty Kean, Richard X. Slattery
Votes: 254
81.
Ben Casey (1961–1966)
Episode:
Kill the Dream, But Spare the Dreamer
(1964)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama
While working temporary duty at a veteran's hospital, Casey discharges Appleton, a patient who appears to be malingering. The decision creates tension between Casey and hospital ... See full summary »
Director: Allen Reisner | Stars: Vince Edwards, Sam Jaffe, Robert Ball, Rupert Crosse
82.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
Child
(1968)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
While visiting a remote town to await the arrival of Ben, Little Joe and Candy, Hoss is wrongly arrested for the murder and robbery of a hermit miner. When a lynch mob starts to gather, ... See full summary »
Director: Leon Benson | Stars: Lorne Greene, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, Yaphet Kotto
Votes: 99
83.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
The Big Jackpot
(1970)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Candy quits his job at the Ponderosa after inheriting a fortune from an old Indian friend. He takes a job as vice president of a land development and promotion firm, unaware that the ... See full summary »
Director: Herschel Daugherty | Stars: Lorne Greene, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, David Canary
Votes: 78
84.
The Cara Williams Show (1964–1965)
Episode:
The Good Rumor Girl
(1964)
Comedy
Director: Howard Morris | Stars: Cara Williams, Frank Aletter, Paul Reed, Ned Glass
85.
Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode:
The Westside of Heaven
(1964)
TV-PG | 25 min | Western
Father Patrick Manogue faces a challenge from a corrupt gambler as he attempts to bring morality to Virginia City.
Director: Harmon Jones | Stars: Steve Cochran, Gilbert Green, John McLiam, Robert Anderson
Votes: 22
86.
The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–1966)
Episode:
Bupkis
(1965)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Rob recognizes a new song playing on the radio as one he co-wrote back in his army days, and the fact that he recently may have given away all rights to it festers.
Director: Lee Philips | Stars: Dick Van Dyke, Rose Marie, Morey Amsterdam, Larry Mathews
Votes: 243
87.
Dr. Kildare (1961–1966)
Episode:
The Legacy
(1962)
60 min | Drama
Kildare finds himself in an ethical dilemma after a severely burned auto accident victim tells him about the medicine he had taken before the crash, information which will likely go against... See full summary »
Director: Lamont Johnson | Stars: Richard Chamberlain, Raymond Massey, Olympia Dukakis, Charles Macaulay
Votes: 15
88.
Dundee and the Culhane (1967)
Episode:
The Murderer Stallion Brief
(1967)
60 min | Western
Stars: John Mills, Karen Arthur, Robert Ball, Philip Bruns
89.
The Eleventh Hour (1962–1964)
Episode:
Which Man Will Die?
(1963)
60 min | Drama
The governor asks Bassett to determine if a convicted murderer scheduled to be executed soon has exhibited any signs of rehabilitation, but Bassett finds it hard to get the man to cooperate.
Director: Elliot Silverstein | Stars: Wendell Corey, Harry Guardino, Carolyn Kearney, Juanita Moore
90.
Frontier Circus (1961–1962)
Episode:
Quick Shuffle
(1962)
60 min | Western
Due to a lack of communication between Casey and Ben, the circus has two new prime attractions and no money to pay their creditors. Ben tries to make up for the shortfall by entering a ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Gist | Stars: Chill Wills, John Derek, Richard Jaeckel, Gilbert Roland
Votes: 9
91.
Get Smart (1965–1970)
Episode:
Kiss of Death
(1966)
TV-G | 24 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
The deadliest of the species. A woman pretends to love Max so she can kill him.
Director: Bruce Bilson | Stars: Don Adams, Barbara Feldon, Edward Platt, David Ketchum
Votes: 186
92.
Glynis (1963)
Episode:
Keep It Cool
(1963)
30 min | Comedy
The Granvilles are lost late at night, and Mr. Granville is exhausted. They find an inn located off the highway that is closed for the season. It turns out that the owners, a brother and ... See full synopsis »
Director: E.W. Swackhamer | Stars: Glynis Johns, Keith Andes, George Mathews, Hope Summers
93.
The Greatest Show on Earth (1963–1964)
Episode:
The Hanging Man
(1963)
60 min | Drama, Family
Gus Trikonis is head of a family of circus aerialists but is jealous of his son Christo's talent. He refuses to share any glory leading to resentment so Christo, for revenge, makes a play for his father's girlfriend Alicia.
Stars: Jack Palance, Stuart Erwin, Robert Ball, Charles De Vries
94.
Happy Days (1974–1984)
Episode:
The Muckrakers
(1976)
TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family, Music
Ace reporter Richie 'Scoop' Cunningham's determination to print the truth, no matter what, uncovers a high school cafeteria meatloaf scandal but later jeopardizes his friendship with Fonzie.
Director: Jerry Paris | Stars: Ron Howard, Henry Winkler, Marion Ross, Anson Williams
Votes: 118
95.
Happy Days (1974–1984)
Episode:
Two Angry Men
(1976)
TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Family, Music
Fonzie's rooftop pigeon coop crashes down into his apartment, causing Howard & him to end up in small claims court.
Director: Jerry Paris | Stars: Ron Howard, Henry Winkler, Marion Ross, Anson Williams
Votes: 134
96.
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977–1979)
Episode:
The House on Possessed Hill
(1978)
60 min | Crime, Family, Mystery
A girl accused of being a witch for seeing things before they happen. A house with a life of its own? What secrets does the house have, and how to solve the girls problem with superstitions around the town?
Director: Daniel Haller | Stars: Shaun Cassidy, Parker Stevenson, Ed Gilbert, Melanie Griffith
Votes: 72
97.
Husbands, Wives & Lovers (1978)
Episode:
Women Write Stories and the Men Buy a Horse
(1978)
Comedy
Stars: Cynthia Harris, Stephen Pearlman, Lynne Marie Stewart, Eddie Barth
98.
I'm Dickens, He's Fenster (1962–1963)
Episode:
A Small Matter of Being Fired
(1962)
30 min | Comedy
In the pilot for I'm Dickens...He's Fenster, Harry Dickens fears not being promoted to foreman, while his friend, Arch Fenster tries to boost Harry's confidence.
Director: Arthur Hiller | Stars: John Astin, Marty Ingels, Emmaline Henry, Frank De Vol
Votes: 16
99.
I'm Dickens, He's Fenster (1962–1963)
Episode:
The Acting Game
(1962)
30 min | Comedy
Dickens battles a severe case of stage frightwhile auditioning for a TV commercial.
Director: Leonard Stern | Stars: John Astin, Marty Ingels, Emmaline Henry, Frank De Vol
Votes: 7
100.
I'm Dickens, He's Fenster (1962–1963)
Episode:
The Joke
(1962)
30 min | Comedy
The Telling of a seemingly innocent joke leads to an all-out war, jeopardizing the construction crew's bid for the coveted Safety Award.
Director: Norman Abbott | Stars: John Astin, Marty Ingels, Emmaline Henry, Frank De Vol
Votes: 9