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1. The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

8.4
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Widower Sheriff Andy Taylor, and his son Opie, live with Andy's Aunt Bee in Mayberry, North Carolina. With virtually no crimes to solve, most of Andy's time is spent philosophizing and calming down his cousin Deputy Barney Fife.

Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier

Votes: 17,038

2. Bonanza (1959–1973)

TV-PG | 49 min | Western

7.3
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The Wild West adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their Nevada ranch while helping the surrounding community.

Stars: Lorne Greene, Michael Landon, Dan Blocker, Pernell Roberts

Votes: 11,033

3. Bewitched (1964–1972)

TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

7.6
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A witch married to an ordinary man cannot resist using her magic powers to solve the problems her family faces.

Stars: Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick York, Dick Sargent, Agnes Moorehead

Votes: 24,423

4. Wagon Train (1957–1965)

TV-PG | 75 min | Western

7.5
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Stories of the journeys of a wagon train as it leaves post-Civil War Missouri on its way to California through the plains, deserts, and Rocky Mountains.

Stars: Frank McGrath, Terry Wilson, Robert Horton, John McIntire

Votes: 3,755

5. The Beverly Hillbillies (1962–1971)

TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Family

7.3
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A nouveau-riche hillbilly family moves to Beverly Hills and shakes up the privileged society with their hayseed ways.

Stars: Buddy Ebsen, Donna Douglas, Irene Ryan, Max Baer Jr.

Votes: 11,055

6. Trouble in Paradise (1932)

Passed | 83 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance

7.9
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A gentleman thief and a lady pickpocket join forces to con a beautiful perfume company owner. Romantic entanglements and jealousies confuse the scheme.

Director: Ernst Lubitsch | Stars: Miriam Hopkins, Kay Francis, Herbert Marshall, Charles Ruggles

Votes: 16,218 | Gross: $1.04M

7. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964–1968)

TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

7.7
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The two top Agents of the United Network Command for Law and Enforcement (U.N.C.L.E.) fight the enemies of peace, particularly the forces of T.H.R.U.S.H.

Stars: Robert Vaughn, David McCallum, Leo G. Carroll, John Herman Shaner

Votes: 6,271

8. The Parent Trap (1961)

Passed | 129 min | Comedy, Family, Romance

7.2
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73 Metascore

Teenage twin sisters swap places and scheme to reunite their divorced parents.

Director: David Swift | Stars: Hayley Mills, Maureen O'Hara, Brian Keith, Charles Ruggles

Votes: 24,019

9. The Munsters (1964– )

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

7.8
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A family of friendly monsters have misadventures, never quite understanding why people react to them so strangely.

Stars: Fred Gwynne, Al Lewis, Yvonne De Carlo, Butch Patrick

Votes: 16,927

10. A Stolen Life (1946)

Passed | 109 min | Drama

7.2
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When a woman's twin sister is drowned, she assumes her identity in order to be close to the man she feels her sister took from her years before.

Director: Curtis Bernhardt | Stars: Bette Davis, Glenn Ford, Dane Clark, Walter Brennan

Votes: 4,092

11. Bringing Up Baby (1938)

Passed | 102 min | Comedy

7.8
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91 Metascore

While trying to secure a $1 million donation for his museum, a befuddled paleontologist is pursued by a flighty and often irritating heiress and her pet leopard, Baby.

Director: Howard Hawks | Stars: Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, Charles Ruggles, Walter Catlett

Votes: 66,162

12. Father Knows Best (1954–1960)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

7.4
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The popular radio show comes to life in this hit sitcom about a wise family man, Jim Anderson, his common-sense wife Margaret and their children Betty, Bud and Kathy.

Stars: Robert Young, Lauren Chapin, Jane Wyatt, Billy Gray

Votes: 2,643

13. The Real McCoys (1957–1963)

TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Family

7.6
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From the hills of West Virginia, Amos McCoy moves his family to an inherited farm in California. Grandpa Amos is quick to give advice to his three grandchildren and wonders how his neighbors ever managed without him around.

Stars: Walter Brennan, Richard Crenna, Kathleen Nolan, Tony Martinez

Votes: 1,298

14. The Bullwinkle Show (1959–1963)

TV-G | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

7.8
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Rocky, a plucky flying squirrel and Bullwinkle, a bumbling but lovable moose, have a series of ongoing adventures.

Stars: Bill Scott, June Foray, Paul Frees, Edward Everett Horton

Votes: 4,603

15. Burke's Law (1963–1966)

50 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

7.4
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The millionaire captain of the LAPD homicide division is driven to the crime scenes in his 1962 Rolls-Royce by his loyal chauffeur.

Stars: Gene Barry, Gary Conway, Regis Toomey, Leon Lontoc

Votes: 996

16. My Living Doll (1964–1965)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi

7.4
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A psychiatrist is given care of Rhoda Miller "real name 'AF 709'", a lifelike sophisticated but naïve android that eventually learns how human society works and begins showing "or at least emulating" rudimentary emotions.

Stars: Julie Newmar, Robert Cummings, Jack Mullaney, Doris Dowling

Votes: 282

17. Ben Casey (1961–1966)

TV-MA | 60 min | Drama

7.1
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Gritty realistic hospital drama featuring manly Dr. Casey against the medical establishment, at first, under the watchful eye of Dr. Zorba, and later under the thumb of Chief of Surgery Dr. Freeland.

Stars: Vince Edwards, Sam Jaffe, Harry Landers, Jeanne Bates

Votes: 647

18. Laredo (1965–1967)

TV-PG | 60 min | Western

7.6
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A group of Texas Rangers keeps getting in and out of trouble, under the command of Captain Parmalee.

Stars: Neville Brand, Peter Brown, William Smith, Philip Carey

Votes: 750

19. Love Me Tonight (1932)

Passed | 104 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

7.5
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A Parisian tailor finds himself posing as a baron in order to collect a sizeable bill from an aristocrat, only to fall in love with an aloof young princess.

Director: Rouben Mamoulian | Stars: Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald, Charles Ruggles, Charles Butterworth

Votes: 4,636

20. Playhouse 90 (1956–1961)

90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

8.4
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Of the many anthology series, this is considered the most ambitious with outstanding talent in front of the camera. Attracting top ranked directors and scripts, it was often filmed live including the entire first season.

Stars: Richard Joy, Paul Lambert, Helen Kleeb, Charles Bickford

Votes: 419

21. The Ugly Dachshund (1966)

Not Rated | 93 min | Comedy, Family

6.5
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The Garrisons live with a Great Dane who thinks he's a dainty dachshund. His identity crisis results in an uproarious series of household crises that reduce the Garrisons' house to shambles.

Director: Norman Tokar | Stars: Dean Jones, Suzanne Pleshette, Charles Ruggles, Kelly Thordsen

Votes: 4,669 | Gross: $13.52M

22. Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1965–1967)

30 min | Comedy, Family

7.0
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The Nashes of Ridgemont, New York are an unusual suburban family. Jim Nash, a college English professor, and his wife Joan, a newspaper columnist, live with their four sons, a tolerant family maid, and a huge sheep dog.

Stars: Pat Crowley, Mark Miller, Kim Tyler, Brian Nash

Votes: 440

23. It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947)

Passed | 116 min | Comedy, Music, Romance

7.6
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66 Metascore

Two homeless men move into a mansion while its owners are wintering in the South.

Director: Roy Del Ruth | Stars: Don DeFore, Ann Harding, Charles Ruggles, Victor Moore

Votes: 6,303

24. The Invisible Woman (1940)

Approved | 72 min | Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi

6.0
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An attractive model with an ulterior motive volunteers as guinea pig for an invisibility machine.

Director: A. Edward Sutherland | Stars: Virginia Bruce, John Barrymore, John Howard, Charles Ruggles

Votes: 3,365

25. The Life of Riley (1953–1958)

30 min | Comedy

8.0
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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: 448

26. Follow Me, Boys! (1966)

Approved | 131 min | Drama, Family

7.1
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A man settles down in a small town and becomes the scoutmaster.

Director: Norman Tokar | Stars: Fred MacMurray, Vera Miles, Lillian Gish, Charles Ruggles

Votes: 2,610

27. Son of Flubber (1962)

Approved | 102 min | Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi

6.0
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When Professor Brainard experiments further on Flubber derivatives, he gets in trouble and only his students can help.

Director: Robert Stevenson | Stars: Fred MacMurray, Nancy Olson, Keenan Wynn, Tommy Kirk

Votes: 3,213 | Gross: $22.13M

28. Studio One (1948–1958)

60 min | Drama

7.6
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A pinnacle of the Golden Age of Television, "Studio One" presented a wide range of memorable dramas and received eighteen Emmy nominations and five wins during its prestigious nine-year run on CBS.

Stars: Betty Furness, Paul Branson, Charlton Heston, Mary Sinclair

Votes: 330

29. Alice in Wonderland (1933)

Passed | 76 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

6.3
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54 Metascore

In Victorian England a bored young girl dreams that she has entered a fantasy world called Wonderland populated by even more fantastic characters.

Directors: Norman Z. McLeod, Hugh Harman, Rudolf Ising | Stars: Richard Arlen, Roscoe Ates, William Austin, Gary Cooper

Votes: 2,620

30. If I Had a Million (1932)

Passed | 88 min | Comedy, Drama

6.9
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A dying tycoon gives million-dollar windfalls to eight people picked from the city directory.

Directors: James Cruze, H. Bruce Humberstone, Ernst Lubitsch, Norman Z. McLeod, Stephen Roberts, William A. Seiter, Norman Taurog, Lothar Mendes | Stars: Gary Cooper, Charles Laughton, W.C. Fields, George Raft

Votes: 2,306

31. This Is Your Life (1950–1993)

30 min | Biography, Family, Reality-TV

7.0
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Each week, an unsuspecting celebrity would be lured by some ruse to a location near the studio. The celebrity would then be surprised with the news that they are to be the featured guest. ... See full summary »

Stars: Ralph Edwards, Bob Warren, Eddie Cantor, Bob Hope

Votes: 314

32. The Pleasure of His Company (1961)

Not Rated | 115 min | Comedy

6.7
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Jessica Poole, is marrying Roger Henderson. When her father arrives, he disrupts the household of his ex-wife and befriends their cook.

Director: George Seaton | Stars: Fred Astaire, Lilli Palmer, Debbie Reynolds, Tab Hunter

Votes: 892

33. Climax! (1954–1958)

Unrated | 60 min | Drama

6.7
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This was an anthology series that presented a different story and different set of characters on each episode. It ran from 1954 to 1958 and featured Casino Royale of James Bond fame, which led to two theatrical movies of the same name.

Stars: William Lundigan, Art Gilmore, Mary Costa, Michael Rennie

Votes: 261

34. Ruggles of Red Gap (1935)

Approved | 90 min | Comedy, Mystery, Romance

7.6
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An English valet brought to the American west assimilates into the American way of life.

Director: Leo McCarey | Stars: Charles Laughton, Mary Boland, Charles Ruggles, Zasu Pitts

Votes: 4,520

35. Follow the Sun (1961–1962)

60 min | Adventure

7.5
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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

36. This Is the Night (1932)

Approved | 80 min | Comedy

6.6
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An affair is almost exposed when Claire's husband unexpectedly returns early from the Summer Olympics.

Director: Frank Tuttle | Stars: Roland Young, Thelma Todd, Cary Grant, Lili Damita

Votes: 965

37. I'd Rather Be Rich (1964)

Approved | 96 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

6.8
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A young heiress is summoned to the bedside of her dying grandfather. The man's last wish is to meet her fiance, but problems arise when the fiance is delayed and a young chemical engineer ... See full summary »

Director: Jack Smight | Stars: Sandra Dee, Robert Goulet, Andy Williams, Charles Ruggles

Votes: 459

38. Friends of Mr. Sweeney (1934)

Passed | 68 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

6.2
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An editorial hack becomes a new man after a wild night out.

Director: Edward Ludwig | Stars: Charles Ruggles, Ann Dvorak, Eugene Pallette, Robert Barrat

Votes: 213

39. The Red Skelton Hour (1951–1971)

TV-G | 60 min | Comedy

8.1
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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: 1,392

40. The Dick Powell Theatre (1961–1963)

60 min | Comedy, Drama

7.4
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Powell served as host and, in early shows at least, occasional star in this dramatic anthology. It was his last television series and contained his last filmed acting (episode: 'The Court-Martial of Captain Wycliff').

Stars: Dick Powell, David Niven, June Allyson, Oscar Beregi Jr.

Votes: 210

41. Anything Goes (1936)

Passed | 92 min | Comedy, Musical, Mystery

6.2
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A young man falls in love with a beautiful blonde. When he sees her being forced onto a luxury liner, he decides to follow and rescue her. However, he discovers that she is an English ... See full summary »

Director: Lewis Milestone | Stars: Bing Crosby, Ethel Merman, Charles Ruggles, Ida Lupino

Votes: 521

42. The United States Steel Hour (1953–1963)

60 min | Comedy, Drama

8.0
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In this live drama series, over two hundred live plays, covering all aspects of society, were shown.

Stars: Richard Kiley, Betsy Palmer, Edward Andrews, Biff McGuire

Votes: 198

43. Murders in the Zoo (1933)

Passed | 62 min | Crime, Horror

6.5
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A monomaniacal zoologist is pathologically jealous of his beautiful but unfaithful wife Evelyn and will not stop short of murder to keep her.

Director: A. Edward Sutherland | Stars: Charles Ruggles, Lionel Atwill, Gail Patrick, Randolph Scott

Votes: 1,786

44. Madame Butterfly (1932)

Passed | 86 min | Drama, Romance

6.0
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Lieutenant Pinkerton marries geisha-in-training but soon after abandons her and goes back to the US.

Director: Marion Gering | Stars: Sylvia Sidney, Cary Grant, Charles Ruggles, Irving Pichel

Votes: 447

45. Incendiary Blonde (1945)

Approved | 113 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

6.7
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The life of boisterous entertainer Texas Guinan is recalled from her poor childhood with a down-on-his-luck father to her reign as the Queen of the Night Clubs. Along the way, she also finds romance and heartbreak.

Director: George Marshall | Stars: Betty Hutton, Arturo de Córdova, Charles Ruggles, Albert Dekker

Votes: 419

46. Pistols 'n' Petticoats (1966–1967)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Western

7.2
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The setting is 1871 Wretched, Colorado, where the local sheriff is jealous of the popular Hanks family, who do a better job of keeping the peace.

Stars: Ann Sheridan, Ruth McDevitt, Douglas Fowley, Gary Vinson

Votes: 177

47. One Hour with You (1932)

Passed | 78 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

7.1
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An unhappily married couple try to come between a happy one.

Directors: George Cukor, Ernst Lubitsch | Stars: Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald, Genevieve Tobin, Lili Damita

Votes: 2,922

48. Matinee Theatre (1955–1958)

60 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

7.6
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A daily anthology show, featuring original material, as well as adaptations of literary classics.

Stars: John Conte, Peter Hansen, Sarah Churchill, Johnny Crawford

Votes: 133

49. Ramrod (1947)

Passed | 94 min | Action, Romance, Western

6.7
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Violent feud between Connie Dickason, the owner of the Circle 66 ranch and rancher Frank Ivey, the self-proclaimed boss of an otherwise public grazing land.

Director: André De Toth | Stars: Joel McCrea, Veronica Lake, Don DeFore, Donald Crisp

Votes: 1,852

50. The Smiling Lieutenant (1931)

Passed | 93 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

7.1
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An amorous lieutenant is forced to marry a socially awkward princess, though he tries to keep his violin-playing girlfriend on the side.

Director: Ernst Lubitsch | Stars: Maurice Chevalier, Claudette Colbert, Miriam Hopkins, Charles Ruggles

Votes: 4,122



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