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1. Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)

TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Set almost 100 years after Captain Kirk's 5-year mission, a new generation of Starfleet officers sets off in the U.S.S. Enterprise-D on its own mission to go where no one has gone before.

Stars: Patrick Stewart, Brent Spiner, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton

Votes: 136,819

2. CHiPs (1977–1983)

TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The adventures of two California Highway Patrol motorcycle officers.

Stars: Erik Estrada, Larry Wilcox, Robert Pine, Paul Linke

Votes: 11,585

3. Zapped! (1982)

R | 98 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

A high school science nerd gains telekinetic powers after a laboratory accident and uses them for revenge upon bullies.

Director: Robert J. Rosenthal | Stars: Scott Baio, Willie Aames, Robert Mandan, Felice Schachter

Votes: 7,694 | Gross: $16.90M

4. 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: 10,616

5. Beauty and the Beast (1987–1990)

TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

The adventures and romance of a sensitive and cultured lion-man and a crusading assistant district attorney in Manhattan, New York City.

Stars: Ron Perlman, Roy Dotrice, Jay Acovone, Linda Hamilton

Votes: 7,917

6. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)

PG | 113 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

With the assistance of the Enterprise crew, Admiral Kirk must stop an old nemesis, Khan Noonien Singh, from using the life-generating Genesis Device as the ultimate weapon.

Director: Nicholas Meyer | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan

Votes: 129,514 | Gross: $78.91M

7. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)

PG | 110 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

On the eve of retirement, Kirk and McCoy are charged with assassinating the Klingon High Chancellor and imprisoned. The Enterprise crew must help them escape to thwart a conspiracy aimed at sabotaging the last best hope for peace.

Director: Nicholas Meyer | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan

Votes: 81,090 | Gross: $74.89M

8. Fright Night Part 2 (1988)

R | 104 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller

"Fright Night Part 2" is a sequel to "link=tt0089175]". Charley Brewster and the horror host Peter Vincent must face more vampires, out for revenge.

Director: Tommy Lee Wallace | Stars: William Ragsdale, Roddy McDowall, Traci Lind, Julie Carmen

Votes: 14,304 | Gross: $2.98M

9. Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)

PG | 105 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Admiral Kirk and his bridge crew risk their careers stealing the decommissioned U.S.S. Enterprise to return to the restricted Genesis Planet to recover Spock's body.

Director: Leonard Nimoy | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan

Votes: 86,367 | Gross: $76.47M

10. Fame (1982–1987)

TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Music, Musical

The stories of the students and faculty of the New York City High School for the Performing Arts.

Stars: Carlo Imperato, Gene Anthony Ray, Debbie Allen, Albert Hague

Votes: 4,467

11. Death Spa (1988)

R | 88 min | Horror

Gruesome deaths begin to occur at a hip Los Angeles health club.

Director: Michael Fischa | Stars: William Bumiller, Brenda Bakke, Merritt Butrick, Robert Lipton

Votes: 3,629

12. Jake and the Fatman (1987–1992)

TV-PG | 120 min | Crime, Drama

Veteran district attorney "Fatman" McCabe solves cases with the help of his easygoing private investigator partner Jake Styles.

Stars: William Conrad, Joe Penny, Alan Campbell, Olga Russell

Votes: 3,254

13. Square Pegs (1982–1983)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy

Patty Greene and Lauren Hutchinson, two awkward teenage girls, are desperate to fit in at Weemawee High School.

Stars: Sarah Jessica Parker, Amy Linker, Merritt Butrick, John Femia

Votes: 1,506

14. Stagecoach (1986 TV Movie)

Unrated | 100 min | Drama, Western

In 1880, a motley group of passengers takes the stagecoach from Tonto, Arizona to Lordsburg, New Mexico via dangerous Apache territory.

Director: Ted Post | Stars: Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings

Votes: 1,376

15. 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: 1,090

16. Head Office (1985)

PG-13 | 90 min | Comedy

Lazy, womanizing Jack gets employed at the NYC HQ of the multinational conglomerate, INC. Crazy chaos, promotions, firings, suicides etc. seem to be the way of the day.

Director: Ken Finkleman | Stars: Judge Reinhold, Eddie Albert, Lori-Nan Engler, Merritt Butrick

Votes: 1,765 | Gross: $3.39M

17. Shy People (1987)

R | 118 min | Drama

New York journalist visits her distant cousin for the first time to write an article about her hard life in the bayous of Louisiana. Journalist's wild drug addicted daughter just adds to tensions between two families' cultures.

Director: Andrey Konchalovskiy | Stars: Jill Clayburgh, Barbara Hershey, Martha Plimpton, Merritt Butrick

Votes: 1,535 | Gross: $0.77M

18. Hooperman (1987–1989)

30 min | Comedy, Drama

San Francisco cop Harry Hooperman inherits a run down apartment building. Not having the time to maintain the building Hooperman hires Susan as the person in charge. They begin a relationship.

Stars: John Ritter, Barbara Bosson, Felton Perry, Sydney Walsh

Votes: 396

19. The Law and Harry McGraw (1987–1988)

60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Harry MacGraw is a private investigator who appeared three times in the television series, Murder, She Wrote. He now stars in his own series, wherein he is still a private investigator in ... See full summary »

Stars: Jerry Orbach, Barbara Babcock, Juliana Donald, Shea Farrell

Votes: 149

20. Ohara (1987–1988)

60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Crime drama about a wise, elderly, Asian-American LAPD cop investigating crimes with his culturally insensitive and thickheaded but overall good-natured younger partner, Lt. George Shaver.

Stars: Pat Morita, Robert Clohessy, Rachel Ticotin, Meagen Fay

Votes: 177

21. Splendor in the Grass (1981 TV Movie)

96 min | Drama

Two teenagers, in love in pre-Depression Kansas, cope with parental pressure and the strict sexual mores of the day.

Director: Richard C. Sarafian | Stars: Melissa Gilbert, Cyril O'Reilly, Ned Beatty, Eva Marie Saint

Votes: 208

22. Blood & Orchids (1986 TV Movie)

240 min | Drama

Hester Murdoch is found naked and nearly beaten to death by four young Hawaiian men on the beach and taken to the hospital. Some of the men didn't want to get involved, fearing they might ... See full summary »

Director: Jerry Thorpe | Stars: Kris Kristofferson, Jane Alexander, Sean Young, José Ferrer

Votes: 278

23. Wired to Kill (1986)

R | 86 min | Action, Sci-Fi

In the near future, law and order breaks down, diseases, violence and immorality are rampant. However, one Christian young man decides not to turn the other cheek anymore. He modifies his ... See full summary »

Director: Francis Schaeffer | Stars: Emily Longstreth, Devin Hoelscher, Merritt Butrick, Frank Collison

Votes: 319 | Gross: $0.19M

24. From the Dead of Night (1989 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 192 min | Thriller

After having a near death experience Joanna finds her life in constant danger. She begins to believe that certain forces are trying to bring her back into the world of the dead. Her ... See full summary »

Director: Paul Wendkos | Stars: Lindsay Wagner, Bruce Boxleitner, Robin Thomas, Robert Prosky

Votes: 293

25. Vietnam War Story (1987–1988)

Drama, War

An anthology series featuring stories suggested by true events occurring during the war in Vietnam, often written by Vietnam veterans.

Stars: Tony Becker, Cameron Arnett, Joshua Cadman, Tim Guinee

Votes: 67

26. Sweet Revenge (1984 TV Movie)

103 min | Drama

While a major in the U.S. Army, Joe Cheever has a fling with his commanding officer's daughter that results in a pregnancy. Cheever convinces the girl to have an illegal abortion. The ... See full summary »

Director: David Greene | Stars: Kevin Dobson, Kelly McGillis, Alec Baldwin, Savannah Smith Boucher

Votes: 268

27. When the Bough Breaks (1986 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 100 min | Action

A Los Angeles psychiatrist testifies for the prosecution in the trial of an accused child molester. Later the defendant, who is out on bail, is found dead in the psychiatrist's office, in ... See full summary »

Director: Waris Hussein | Stars: Ted Danson, Richard Masur, Rachel Ticotin, James Noble

Votes: 1,013

28. Promises to Keep (1985 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 100 min | Drama

A man who left his family thirty years ago, discovers that he has a terminal illness, and before going to the hospital for treatment, he decides that it's time for him to go back. However, his son finds it hard to forgive him.

Director: Noel Black | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Christopher Mitchum, Bentley Mitchum, Tess Harper

Votes: 86

29. When Your Lover Leaves (1983 TV Movie)

100 min | Comedy

Comedy about a woman dumped by her married boyfriend who gets involved in a short-lived relationship with a neighbor. When that also doesn't work out, she decides she must first do something to please herself.

Director: Jeff Bleckner | Stars: Valerie Perrine, Betty Thomas, David Ackroyd, Ed O'Neill

Votes: 38

30. Chain Letter (1989 TV Movie)

60 min | Fantasy, Horror

In this unsold pilot, The Messenger of Death has an interesting way of getting victims. His assistant, Miss Smith, would write a letter where recipients would be told to pass it along. The ... See full summary »

Director: Thomas J. Wright | Stars: Leslie Bevis, Merritt Butrick, Nancy Cartwright, John Hostetter

31. Why on Earth? (1988 TV Movie)

60 min | Sci-Fi

A pilot for a series not picked up by ABC, about an an impetuous young alien recently arrived in California to study the peculiarities of humans. His involvement with a beautiful earthling ... See full summary »

Director: Donald Petrie | Stars: B.J. Barie, Tommy Bush, Merritt Butrick, Julius Carry

32. Beauty and the Beast (1987–1990)
Episode: No Way Down (1987)

TV-PG | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

Injured in an explosion, Vincent is captured by a vicious street gang.

Director: Thomas J. Wright | Stars: Linda Hamilton, Ron Perlman, Roy Dotrice, Jay Acovone

Votes: 113

33. CHiPs (1977–1983)
Episode: Concours d'Elegance (1981)

TV-PG | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Ponch and Jon investigate a wealthy man who is ripping off his family's charity car auction.

Director: John Patterson | Stars: Larry Wilcox, Erik Estrada, Robert Pine, Joan Prather

Votes: 234

34. Fame (1982–1987)
Episode: Equals (1984)

TV-14 | 49 min | Drama, Music, Musical

Holly becomes interested in a voice coach who is in a wheelchair.

Director: Michael Peters | Stars: Debbie Allen, Lee Curreri, Cynthia Gibb, Erica Gimpel

Votes: 22

35. Hill Street Blues (1981–1987)
Episode: Presidential Fever (1981)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The President of the United States wants to visit the Hill, and the station has to deal with how to make it happen.

Director: Robert Butler | Stars: Daniel J. Travanti, Michael Conrad, Michael Warren, Bruce Weitz

Votes: 236

36. Hooperman (1987–1989)
Episode: Requiem for an S.O.B. (1988)

Comedy, Drama

When an unlikable cop dies in the line of duty, Hooperman is very conflicted when he is tasked with giving the eulogy at the funeral.

Director: Win Phelps | Stars: John Ritter, Barbara Bosson, Felton Perry, Sydney Walsh

37. Jake and the Fatman (1987–1992)
Episode: Babyface (1988)

TV-PG | Crime, Drama

A supposedly kidnapped heiress (Suzanne Snyder) forms a romantic attachment to Jake (Joe Penny) to cover up her double life.

Director: E.W. Swackhamer | Stars: William Conrad, Joe Penny, Alan Campbell, Bert Remsen

Votes: 34

38. The Law and Harry McGraw (1987–1988)
Episode: The Fallen Arrow (1987)

Crime, Drama, Mystery

A man who married his wife for her money is accused of killing her. So Maginnis defends him and asks Harry to help which he is reluctant to do because he doesn't like the man. But ... See full summary »

Director: Allen Reisner | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Barbara Babcock, Juliana Donald, Shea Farrell

Votes: 17

39. Square Pegs (1982–1983)
Episode: A Cafeteria Line (1982)

TV-14 | 25 min | Comedy

Vinnie and Jennifer, Weemawee's "killer couple", are suddenly on the outs when Vinnie is cast as the male lead in the school musical and starts making eyes at his female co-star, Patty.

Director: Kim Friedman | Stars: Sarah Jessica Parker, Amy Linker, Merritt Butrick, John Femia

Votes: 149

40. Square Pegs (1982–1983)
Episode: Child's Christmas in Weemawee: Part 1 (1982)

TV-14 | 49 min | Comedy

During the holidays, Patty's estranged father (played by Tony Dow of "Leave It to Beaver" fame) decides they need to spend more time together. This may ruin the girls' holiday party plans.

Director: Terry Hughes | Stars: Sarah Jessica Parker, Amy Linker, Merritt Butrick, John Femia

Votes: 145

41. Square Pegs (1982–1983)
Episode: Child's Christmas in Weemawee: Part 2 (1982)

TV-14 | 27 min | Comedy

Patty and Lauren face the prospect of a bleak holiday season, and no New Year's Eve party at Vinnie's, unless Patty can resolve her relationship with her estranged father (played by Tony Dow).

Director: Terry Hughes | Stars: Sarah Jessica Parker, Amy Linker, Merritt Butrick, John Femia

Votes: 141

42. Square Pegs (1982–1983)
Episode: It's Academical (1983)

TV-14 | 25 min | Comedy

Patty is chosen to represent Weemawee High on a TV quiz show. Muffy is also on the panel, along with a handsome senior, and both girls are determined to make him their top prize.

Director: Terry Hughes | Stars: Sarah Jessica Parker, Amy Linker, Merritt Butrick, John Femia

Votes: 139

43. Square Pegs (1982–1983)
Episode: Muffy's Bat Mitzvah (1982)

TV-14 | 25 min | Comedy

Lauren, Patty, Johnny and Marshall are left off the guest list for the coolest party of the year, Muffy's "new wave" Bat Mitzvah. DEVO makes their primetime TV debut with the single, "That's' Good."

Director: Kim Friedman | Stars: Sarah Jessica Parker, Amy Linker, Merritt Butrick, John Femia

Votes: 159

44. Square Pegs (1982–1983)
Episode: No Substitutions (1983)

TV-14 | 25 min | Comedy

Bill Murray guest stars as Mr. McNulty, a free-wheeling Weemawee High substitute teacher, who creates some unexpected repercussions for the freshman class.

Director: Kim Friedman | Stars: Sarah Jessica Parker, Amy Linker, Merritt Butrick, John Femia

Votes: 159

45. Square Pegs (1982–1983)
Episode: Open 24 Hours (1982)

TV-14 | 25 min | Comedy

The music industry might never be the same when Weemawee High's Career Week influences Johnny to start his own rock band, with best friend Marshall acting as the manager.

Director: Kim Friedman | Stars: Sarah Jessica Parker, Amy Linker, Merritt Butrick, John Femia

Votes: 147

46. Square Pegs (1982–1983)
Episode: Pac Man Fever (1982)

TV-14 | 25 min | Comedy

The class clown, Marshall, becomes addicted to the new arcade game that has arrived on campus. His friend Johnny is concerned, and looks to Father Guido Sarducci (played by Don Novello) for help.

Director: Terry Hughes | Stars: Sarah Jessica Parker, Amy Linker, Merritt Butrick, John Femia

Votes: 152

47. Square Pegs (1982–1983)
Episode: Pilot (1982)

TV-14 | 25 min | Comedy

Sarah Jessica Parker and Amy Linker star as best friends and new high school students in this series premiere. The two best friends are anxious to fit in at Weemawee High and become popular.

Director: Kim Friedman | Stars: Sarah Jessica Parker, Amy Linker, Merritt Butrick, John Femia

Votes: 164

48. Square Pegs (1982–1983)
Episode: Square Pigskins (1982)

TV-14 | 25 min | Comedy

High School sports takes a step backwards when Lauren encourages a skeptical Patty to join her on the Weemawee girls' football team. Lauren is convinced it's the perfect way to meet boys.

Director: Kim Friedman | Stars: Sarah Jessica Parker, Amy Linker, Merritt Butrick, John Femia

Votes: 144

49. Square Pegs (1982–1983)
Episode: The Arrangement (1983)

TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy

Lauren's convinced that she and Patty have finally cracked the Weemawee High popularity barrier, but Patty knows the real reason behind their instant popularity, and can't reveal it.

Director: Craig Richard Nelson | Stars: Sarah Jessica Parker, Amy Linker, Merritt Butrick, John Femia

Votes: 139

50. Square Pegs (1982–1983)
Episode: The Stepanowicz Papers (1983)

TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy

Lauren is head over heels in love, but the unlikely object of her teenage infatuation could innocently be setting her up for a crushing romantic fall.

Director: Terry Hughes | Stars: Sarah Jessica Parker, Amy Linker, Merritt Butrick, John Femia

Votes: 139