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51. Here's Lucy (1968–1974)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Lucy Carter, a widow with two teen children, takes a job as a secretary for her stuffy brother-in-law.
Stars: Lucille Ball, Gale Gordon, Lucie Arnaz, Desi Arnaz Jr.
Votes: 1,796
52. M Squad (1957–1960)
Not Rated | 30 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The hard-hitting adventures of tough Lieutenant Frank Ballinger, a member of the Chicago Police Department's M Squad, an elite crime-fighting unit.
Stars: Lee Marvin, Paul Newlan, Gail Kobe, Morris Ankrum
Votes: 392
53. Screen Directors Playhouse (1955–1956)
30 min | Drama
Presented by Eastman Kodak, this show was a series of original scripts directed by acclaimed directors and featuring well-known performers. The stories ranged from musicals to comedies and dramas.
Stars: Arthur Q. Bryan, Bill Erwin, George Sanders, Macdonald Carey
Votes: 175
54. That Touch of Mink (1962)
Approved | 99 min | Comedy, Romance
A rich businessman and a young woman are attracted to each other, but he only wants an affair while she wants to save herself for marriage.
Director: Delbert Mann | Stars: Cary Grant, Doris Day, Gig Young, Audrey Meadows
Votes: 10,907 | Gross: $14.63M
55. The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
Approved | 135 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
Charles 'Slim' Lindbergh struggles to finance and design an airplane that will make his New York to Paris flight the first solo transatlantic crossing.
Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: James Stewart, Murray Hamilton, Patricia Smith, Bartlett Robinson
Votes: 8,630
56. Blackboard Jungle (1955)
Approved | 101 min | Crime, Drama
A new English teacher at a violent, unruly inner-city school is determined to do his job, despite resistance from both students and faculty.
Director: Richard Brooks | Stars: Glenn Ford, Anne Francis, Louis Calhern, Margaret Hayes
Votes: 9,906
57. The Jack Benny Program (1950–1965)
Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy
The comic misadventures of the "skinflint" comedian and his friends.
Stars: Jack Benny, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Don Wilson, Dennis Day
Votes: 1,650
58. The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood (1980)
R | 88 min | Comedy
A prostitute writes a bestseller book about her profession which attracts the attention of a studio executive who attempts to adapt it into a movie. They have a falling off and she decides to make the film on her own despite sabotage.
Director: Alan Roberts | Stars: Martine Beswick, Chris Lemmon, Adam West, Richard Deacon
Votes: 1,223
59. North to Alaska (1960)
Approved | 122 min | Comedy, Romance, Western
During the Alaska gold rush, prospector George sends partner Sam to Seattle to bring his fiancée but when it turns out that she married another man, Sam returns with a pretty substitute, the hostess of the Henhouse dance hall.
Director: Henry Hathaway | Stars: John Wayne, Stewart Granger, Ernie Kovacs, Fabian
Votes: 8,506
60. The Bob Cummings Show (1955–1959)
Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy
The romantic misadventures of Bob Collins, a suave, sophisticated bachelor and photographer operating in Hollywood, California. The show is centered around his womanizing ways with his models, and his sister's attempts to make him settle down.
Stars: Robert Cummings, Ann B. Davis, Rosemary DeCamp, Dwayne Hickman
Votes: 474
61. Lover Come Back (1961)
Approved | 107 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A series of misunderstandings leaves an advertising executive with a campaign for a product which has not yet been invented, while he romances his rival in the guise of its inventor.
Director: Delbert Mann | Stars: Rock Hudson, Doris Day, Tony Randall, Edie Adams
Votes: 8,791 | Gross: $16.94M
62. Blackbeard's Ghost (1968)
Approved | 106 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
An unassuming track coach accidentally invokes the spirit of a notorious pirate long believed dead, and who must now team up to lay the pirate to rest, and save a local hotel from a mobster.
Director: Robert Stevenson | Stars: Peter Ustinov, Dean Jones, Suzanne Pleshette, Elsa Lanchester
Votes: 6,778 | Gross: $10.90M
63. Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955)
Passed | 79 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Two bumbling Americans stumble on the discovery of a lifetime when their search for a mummy leads them to a sacred medallion that holds the key to buried treasure.
Director: Charles Lamont | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Marie Windsor, Michael Ansara
Votes: 6,328
64. Lady in Cement (1968)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
During an ocean dive, Miami gumshoe Tony Rome (Frank Sinatra) finds a woman's body with her feet encased in a concrete block and sets out to solve the murder case.
Director: Gordon Douglas | Stars: Frank Sinatra, Raquel Welch, Richard Conte, Martin Gabel
Votes: 2,833
65. The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (1979–1981)
60 min | Comedy
The misadventures of a shamelessly corrupt and incompetent small-town sheriff and his ineffectual staff.
Stars: Claude Akins, Brian Kerwin, Mills Watson, Janet Prescott
Votes: 590
66. The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950–1958)
30 min | Comedy
Neighbor Blanche Morton frequently joined Gracie in escapades which annoy hubby Harry and provides George with an opportunity to offer a humorous soliloquy.
Stars: George Burns, Gracie Allen, Bea Benaderet, Harry von Zell
Votes: 1,538
67. The Gnome-Mobile (1967)
Approved | 84 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
In the Redwood Forests of California, a multi-millionaire lumberman and his two young grandchildren encounter two gnomes who are supposedly the last of their kind.
Director: Robert Stevenson | Stars: Walter Brennan, Matthew Garber, Karen Dotrice, Richard Deacon
Votes: 2,439
68. Bachelor Father (1957–1962)
30 min | Comedy, Family
The misadventures of a single adoptive father raising a teenage niece with the help of his manservant.
Stars: John Forsythe, Noreen Corcoran, Sammee Tong, Bernadette Withers
Votes: 585
69. The Life of Riley (1953–1958)
30 min | Comedy
Riley worked in an aircraft plant in California, but viewers usually saw him at home, cheerfully disrupting life with his malapropisms and ill timed intervention into minor problems.
Stars: William Bendix, Marjorie Reynolds, Wesley Morgan, Tom D'Andrea
Votes: 451
70. The Mike Douglas Show (1961–1982)
89 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Mike Douglas, aided by a different celebrity co-host every week, interviews a variety of figures from the world of entertainment.
Stars: Mike Douglas, Ellie Frankel, Ellie Frankel Sextet, Stan Kann
Votes: 580
71. Decision at Sundown (1957)
Approved | 77 min | Western
Bart Allison and sidekick Sam arrive in the town of Sundown on the wedding day of town boss Tate Kimbrough, whom Allison blames for his wife's death years earlier.
Director: Budd Boetticher | Stars: Randolph Scott, John Carroll, Karen Steele, Valerie French
Votes: 3,486
72. The Mothers-In-Law (1967–1969)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Roger and Kaye live next door to Eve and Herb. Eve and Herb's daughter Suzie marries Roger and Kaye's son Jerry. This forces the families to be a bit closer than they would prefer, particularly since Jerry and Suzie live in the garage.
Stars: Eve Arden, Kaye Ballard, Herbert Rudley, Jerry Fogel
Votes: 685
73. The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band (1968)
Passed | 110 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
The eleven members of the Bower family move to Dakota Territory.
Director: Michael O'Herlihy | Stars: Walter Brennan, Buddy Ebsen, Lesley Ann Warren, John Davidson
Votes: 1,040
74. The Scarlet Hour (1956)
Approved | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
An unhappy wife uses her powers of manipulation to draw an infatuated man into an ill-fated jewelry heist.
Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Carol Ohmart, Tom Tryon, Jody Lawrance, James Gregory
Votes: 747
75. The Red Skelton Hour (1951–1971)
TV-G | 60 min | Comedy
A comedy-themed variety show, hosted by the popular comedian Red Skelton. It run with no interruption from 1951 to 1971. From 1956 to 1962, the show's head writer was Sherwood Schwartz, who... See full summary »
Stars: Red Skelton, David Rose and His Orchestra, Art Gilmore, Tom Hansen Dancers
Votes: 1,394
76. Good Morning, Miss Dove (1955)
Approved | 107 min | Drama
After her admission to the hospital, town-famous stern teacher Miss Dove nostalgically reminisces about her youth and about the pupils she taught over the years.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Jennifer Jones, Robert Stack, Kipp Hamilton, Robert Douglas
Votes: 1,192
77. Désirée (1954)
Approved | 110 min | Biography, Drama, History
The rise and fall of Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of France.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Merle Oberon, Michael Rennie
Votes: 3,491 | Gross: $9.81M
78. The Farmer's Daughter (1963–1966)
30 min | Comedy
Katrin Holstrum seeks the help of Congressman Glen Morley just when she needs a governess for her sons Steve and Danny. Morley hires Katy and her solutions contrast with the complicated shapes of the refined Glen.
Stars: Inger Stevens, William Windom, Cathleen Nesbitt, Mickey Sholdar
Votes: 308
79. The Pet Set (1971–1972)
30 min | Family, Reality-TV, Talk-Show
Betty White hosted this syndicated series in which celebrities would drop by with their pets. Also the show had discussions concerning pet care, ecology and wildlife preservation.
Stars: Betty White, Ralph Helfer, Allen Ludden, Felicia Ames
Votes: 78
80. Family Feud (1976–1985)
TV-G | 30 min | Game-Show
Two families compete by trying to outguess the opponents about survey results.
Stars: Richard Dawson, Gene Wood, Johnny Gilbert, Steve Bond
Votes: 2,387
81. Bad Manners (1984)
R | 85 min | Comedy
Four teens on the run from an orphanage spring a fellow orphan recently adopted by a rich family, then trash the whole house.
Director: Robert Houston | Stars: Pamela Adlon, Georg Olden, Michael Hentz, Joey Coleman
Votes: 479
82. The Millionaire (1955–1960)
30 min | Drama
In this hit 1950s TV series, a millionaire indulges himself giving away $1 million apiece to persons he has never met.
Stars: Marvin Miller, Paul Frees, Roy Gordon, Russ Conway
Votes: 607
83. The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour (1957–1960)
60 min | Comedy, Family
Follow-up to I Love Lucy (1951), Lucy Ricardo continues her wacky schemes as she travels with her husband, Ricky and their friends Ethel and Fred to various locations and meeting celebrities.
Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley
Votes: 1,272
84. The Silent Service (1957–1958)
30 min | Action, War
Documentary dramatic anthology about the US Navy's submarine fleet. All stories were based on fact and the realism was heightened by actual use of combat footage from the files of the Navy.
Stars: Thomas M. Dykers, Eric Morris, Robert Knapp, Ron Foster
Votes: 162
85. Private Hell 36 (1954)
Passed | 81 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
When 2 detectives steal $80,000 from a dead robber, one of them suffers from a guilty conscience which could lead to murder.
Director: Don Siegel | Stars: Ida Lupino, Steve Cochran, Howard Duff, Dean Jagger
Votes: 1,897
86. Four Star Playhouse (1952–1956)
30 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
This show featured four rotating stars, Charles Boyer, David Niven, Ida Lupino, and Dick Powell in individual episodes consisting of everything from comedy to drama.
Stars: David Niven, Dick Powell, Charles Boyer, Ida Lupino
Votes: 244
87. Dear Heart (1964)
Approved | 114 min | Comedy, Family
Bubbly, middle-aged Evie Jackson has been single and alone for quite some time. When she attends a postmasters' convention at a New York City hotel, she meets rakish greeting card salesman Harry Mork and falls in love.
Director: Delbert Mann | Stars: Glenn Ford, Geraldine Page, Angela Lansbury, Michael Anderson Jr.
Votes: 1,847
88. The Young Philadelphians (1959)
Approved | 136 min | Drama
A promising lawyer tries to handle his social and professional problems while climbing the ranks in Philadelphia.
Director: Vincent Sherman | Stars: Paul Newman, Barbara Rush, Alexis Smith, Brian Keith
Votes: 4,280
89. Follow the Sun (1961–1962)
60 min | Adventure
The show follows the adventures of two free-lance magazine writers based in Hawaii.
Stars: Barry Coe, Brett Halsey, Jay Lanin, Gary Lockwood
Votes: 81
90. Designing Woman (1957)
Approved | 118 min | Comedy, Romance
A sportswriter and a fashion-designer marry after a whirlwind romance, and discover they have little in common.
Director: Vincente Minnelli | Stars: Gregory Peck, Lauren Bacall, Dolores Gray, Sam Levene
Votes: 5,484
91. My Sister Eileen (1955)
Not Rated | 108 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
After submitting a story of her beautiful sister, a woman assumes her identity to maintain the attention of a playboy publisher.
Director: Richard Quine | Stars: Janet Leigh, Jack Lemmon, Betty Garrett, Bob Fosse
Votes: 2,117
92. The Disorderly Orderly (1964)
Approved | 90 min | Comedy, Romance
Medical student Jerome Littlefield works as an orderly at a private clinic where he creates havoc due to his ineptitude.
Director: Frank Tashlin | Stars: Jerry Lewis, Glenda Farrell, Susan Oliver, Everett Sloane
Votes: 3,363
93. The Lost Saucer (1975–1976)
30 min | Family, Sci-Fi
A young boy, his babysitter, and two alien androids find themselves lost in time and space aboard a mysterious spaceship.
Stars: Jim Nabors, Ruth Buzzi, Alice Playten, Jarrod Johnson
Votes: 267
94. The Last Hurrah (1958)
Approved | 121 min | Drama
Frank Skeffington is an old Irish-American political boss, running for re-election as mayor of a U.S. town for the last time.
Director: John Ford | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Jeffrey Hunter, Dianne Foster, Pat O'Brien
Votes: 4,169
95. Who's Minding the Store? (1963)
Approved | 90 min | Comedy
Norman Phiffier works as a store clerk in a large department store. Clumsy and inept, he can't do anything right. Boy are they in trouble!
Director: Frank Tashlin | Stars: Jerry Lewis, Jill St. John, Ray Walston, John McGiver
Votes: 2,787
96. Tattletales (1974–1977)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Game-Show
Celebrities & their spouses, playing for sections of the studio audience, try to match answers to questions about their personal lives.
Stars: Bert Convy, Gene Wood, Jack Clark, Bobby Van
Votes: 333
97. Celebrity Bowling (1971–1977)
TV-14 | 30 min | Family, Game-Show, Sport
Exactly what the name implied celebrities participate in a regulation game of bowling.
Stars: Jed Allan, Dave Davis, Cheryl Robinson, Dick Martin
Votes: 154
98. December Bride (1954–1959)
30 min | Comedy
Charming and wise Lily Ruskin lives with her daughter and son-in- law who, along with her close friend Hilda Crocker, are always trying to find suitable older marriageable companionship for her.
Stars: Spring Byington, Frances Rafferty, Dean Miller, Harry Morgan
Votes: 268
99. 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: 354
100. The Thin Man (1957–1959)
30 min | Mystery
Amateur detectives Nick and Nora Charles investigate various crimes.
Stars: Peter Lawford, Phyllis Kirk, Asta, Jack Albertson
Votes: 282