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1. A League of Their Own (1992)
PG | 128 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
Two sisters join the first female professional baseball league and struggle to help it succeed amid their own growing rivalry.
Director: Penny Marshall | Stars: Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Lori Petty, Madonna
Votes: 120,995 | Gross: $107.53M
2. As Good as It Gets (1997)
PG-13 | 139 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A single mother and waitress, a misanthropic author, and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship after the artist is assaulted in a robbery.
Director: James L. Brooks | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, Greg Kinnear, Cuba Gooding Jr.
Votes: 318,336 | Gross: $148.48M
3. The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–1977)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
The lives and trials of a young single woman and her friends, both at work and at home.
Stars: Mary Tyler Moore, Edward Asner, Gavin MacLeod, Valerie Harper
Votes: 10,167
4. The Naked Truth (1995–1998)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy
A respected photojournalist loses everything and ends up taking a job at a sleazy celebrity tabloid.
Stars: Téa Leoni, Holland Taylor, Mark Roberts, Jonathan Penner
Votes: 1,013
5. The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962–1965)
TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
"The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" was a continuation of the dramatic anthology series Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) hosted by the Master of Suspense and Mystery.
Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Hinton Pope, Jimmy Joyce, Lew Brown
Votes: 5,154
6. That Girl (1966–1971)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
An aspiring actress moves from her hometown of Brewster, New York, to try to make it big in New York City, having to take several offbeat "temp" jobs to support herself in between her various auditions and bit parts.
Stars: Marlo Thomas, Ted Bessell, Lew Parker, Bernie Kopell
Votes: 3,260
7. Gomer Pyle: USMC (1964–1969)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, War
The misadventures of a bumbling U.S. Marine named Gomer Pyle.
Stars: Jim Nabors, Frank Sutton, Ronnie Schell, Roy Stuart
Votes: 4,163
8. Love, American Style (1969–1974)
60 min | Comedy, Romance
An anthology comedy series featuring a line up of different celebrity guest stars appearing in anywhere from one, two, three, and four short stories or vignettes within an hour about versions of love and romance.
Stars: Stuart Margolin, Barbara Minkus, William Callaway, Mary Grover
Votes: 2,501
9. Bewitched (2005)
PG-13 | 102 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Thinking he can overshadow an unknown actress in the part, an egocentric actor unknowingly gets a witch cast in an upcoming television remake of the classic sitcom Bewitched (1964).
Director: Nora Ephron | Stars: Nicole Kidman, Will Ferrell, Shirley MacLaine, Michael Caine
Votes: 75,491 | Gross: $62.25M
10. Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969–1976)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama
Dr. Marcus Welby, a general practitioner, and Steven Kiley, Welby's young assistant. The two try to treat people as individuals in an age of specialized medicine and indifferent physicians.
Stars: Robert Young, James Brolin, Elena Verdugo, Pamela Hensley
Votes: 1,793
11. 12 O'Clock High (1964–1967)
60 min | Drama, War
A WWII bomb group commander must fill the shoes of his predecessor and get the performance rating up to snuff. He struggles with his own men, until he is able to develop pride in the group and win the men over, but at a cost to him.
Stars: Frank Overton, Paul Burke, Chris Robinson, Robert Lansing
Votes: 1,488
12. The Tracey Ullman Show (1987–1990)
30 min | Comedy, Music
Tracey Ullman hosts a variety show containing sketches, song-and-dance routines, and The Simpsons.
Stars: Tracey Ullman, Dan Castellaneta, Sam McMurray, Joseph Malone
Votes: 1,574
13. Ben Casey (1961–1966)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama
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: 645
14. The New Dick Van Dyke Show (1971–1974)
30 min | Comedy
Dick Van Dyke and Hope Lange play modern married couple Dick and Jenny Preston, who have comic misadventures raising their teenage daughter.
Stars: Dick Van Dyke, Hope Lange, Marty Brill, Fannie Flagg
Votes: 297
15. 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: 8,756 | Gross: $16.94M
16. Captain Newman, M.D. (1963)
Passed | 126 min | Comedy, Drama, War
In 1944, an Army doctor is in charge of a neuropsychiatric ward at an Army Air Corps hospital in Arizona, and he must deal with a variety of tough cases.
Director: David Miller | Stars: Gregory Peck, Tony Curtis, Angie Dickinson, Eddie Albert
Votes: 2,920
17. Checkmate (1960–1962)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Don Corey and Jed Sills operate Checkmate, Inc., a very high-priced detective agency in San Francisco. Helping them protect the lives of their clients is British criminologist (once an Oxford professor) Carl Hyatt.
Stars: Anthony George, Doug McClure, Sebastian Cabot, Ken Lynch
Votes: 317
18. A League of Their Own (1993)
30 min | Comedy, Sport
Sitcom adaptation of the hit 1992 movie of the same name, featuring the further exploits of Dottie Hinson, Kit Keller, and the rest of the Rockford Peaches, an all-female World War II-era professional baseball team.
Stars: Sam McMurray, Carey Lowell, Christine Elise, Tracy Nelson
Votes: 142
19. It's a Man's World (1962–1963)
60 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Wes and Tom-Tom are friends going to college and with musician Vern share a houseboat. Wes also watches out for his younger brother Howie and the four of them deal with girls, jobs, and school.
Stars: Glenn Corbett, Ted Bessell, Michael Burns, Randy Boone
Votes: 141
20. The Lieutenant (1963–1964)
60 min | Drama
The trials of a young U.S. Marine Lieutenant and his comrades at Camp Pendleton.
Stars: Gary Lockwood, Robert Vaughn, Don Penny, Carmen Phillips
Votes: 317
21. Tracey Takes On... (1996–1999)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy
Tracey Ullman takes on a different topic in each episode, giving different characters opinions on such things as vanity, royalty, and law.
Stars: Tracey Ullman, Alastair Duncan, Julie Kavner, Seymour Cassel
Votes: 670
22. Scream, Pretty Peggy (1973 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 74 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A sculptor hires young college girls to take care of his elderly mother and his supposedly insane sister, both of whom live in the old family mansion with him.
Director: Gordon Hessler | Stars: Ted Bessell, Bette Davis, Sian Barbara Allen, Charles Drake
Votes: 1,186
23. The Greatest Show on Earth (1963–1964)
60 min | Drama, Family
Johnny Slate is the big boss who successfully keeps the circus running as it moves from town to town. He manages to deal with the unexpected frequently and uses Otto King, the accountant, as a sounding board.
Stars: Jack Palance, Stuart Erwin, Buck Taylor, Buddy Lewis
Votes: 147
24. Don't Drink the Water (1969)
G | 100 min | Comedy
The Hollander family's European vacation is interrupted when their plane is forced to land in Vulgaria. The Hollanders leave the plane to take pictures which results in accusations of ... See full summary »
Director: Howard Morris | Stars: Jackie Gleason, Estelle Parsons, Ted Bessell, Joan Delaney
Votes: 975
25. Off to See the Wizard (1967–1968)
60 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
Family-oriented TV series, produced by MGM, in which guest hosts and animated versions of the "Wizard of Oz" characters were used as wrap-arounds to introduce various family-oriented films ... See full summary »
Stars: Daws Butler, Mel Blanc, June Foray, Vito Scotti
Votes: 77
26. Breaking Up Is Hard to Do (1979 TV Movie)
R | 185 min | Drama
A group of suddenly single friends seek sun, surf and sex to heal the wounds of their recent divorces. Together, they enjoy wild weekends at a beach house in Malibu, soaking up the singles scene and rediscovering life after marriage.
Director: Lou Antonio | Stars: Ted Bessell, Jeff Conaway, Robert Conrad, Billy Crystal
Votes: 118
27. Billie (1965)
Not Rated | 87 min | Comedy, Family, Musical
A 16-year-old tomboy and high school athlete finds herself caught between being beating boys at sports and having a boyfriend, while her conservative father opposes women's rights in his campaign for mayor.
Director: Don Weis | Stars: Patty Duke, Jim Backus, Jane Greer, Warren Berlinger
Votes: 490
28. The Outsider (1961)
Approved | 108 min | Biography, Drama, War
Tony Curtis plays an Indian (Nicknamed "Chief" by other soldiers) who fights in WWII and helps to raise the flag at Iwo Jima.
Director: Delbert Mann | Stars: Tony Curtis, James Franciscus, Gregory Walcott, Bruce Bennett
Votes: 934
29. Good Advice (1993–1994)
30 min | Comedy
Marriage counselor Susan DeRuzza winds up sharing office space with divorce attorney Jack Harold and sparks fly.
Stars: Shelley Long, Treat Williams, Ross Malinger, George Wyner
Votes: 45
30. Karen (1964–1965)
30 min | Comedy
Southern California is a great place to be a teenager and Karen, with her loving parents and mischievous sister Mimi, is ready to enjoy every minute of it. Her impulsiveness sometimes leads her to misadventures.
Stars: Richard Denning, Mary LaRoche, Gina Gillespie, Debbie Watson
Votes: 111
31. The Bill Dana Show (1963–1965)
30 min | Comedy
This NBC spinoff of "The Danny Thomas Show" featured the character of Jose Jiminez, a nasally sounding Latin American bellhop at a New York hotel.
Stars: Bill Dana, Jonathan Harris, Gary Crosby, Don Adams
Votes: 92
32. The Dating Game (1965–1986)
TV-PG | 30 min | Game-Show, Romance
Three out-of-view contestants of the opposite sex are asked prepared questions, snappy answers for which will lead to the selection of one, with the prize being a chaperoned date.
Stars: Jim Lange, Johnny Jacobs, Anna Marlowe, Lee Majors
Votes: 423
33. McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force (1965)
Approved | 90 min | Comedy, War
The crew of PT-73 are in trouble again when Ensign Parker poses as an Air Force pilot and sinks the Japanese fleet, without McHale.
Director: Edward Montagne | Stars: Joe Flynn, Tim Conway, Bob Hastings, Gary Vinson
Votes: 408
34. The Great Adventure (1963–1964)
60 min | Drama
A filmed series of one-hour dramatizations of the lives of famous historical people, as well as important historical events.
Stars: Russell Johnson, Van Heflin, Eddie Little Sky, Kent Smith
Votes: 136
35. Sibs (1991–1992)
30 min | Comedy
Nora, Audie, and Lily are three sisters navigating life events. Lily is newly single, Audie is worried about her real-estate career, and Nora is a successful accountant happily married to Howie.
Stars: Marsha Mason, Alex Rocco, Jami Gertz, Dan Castellaneta
Votes: 109
36. Hail to the Chief (1985)
30 min | Comedy
Julia Mansfield is the first woman to be elected President of the United States. In addition to dealing with the threat of nuclear war with the Soviet Union, spies in the cabinet, and ... See full summary »
Stars: Patty Duke, Ted Bessell, Quinn Cummings, Ricky Paull Goldin
Votes: 64
37. Me and the Chimp (1972)
30 min | Comedy
Dentist Mike Reynolds is living a good life with his wife Liz and his two children. When Scott and Kitty find a chimp, he reluctantly agrees to keep it but finds his life turned upside down... See full summary »
Stars: Ted Bessell, Anita Gillette, Scott C. Kolden, Kami Cotler
Votes: 76
38. The Tycoon (1964–1965)
30 min | Comedy
Walter Andrews has an eccentric approach to dealing with situations as chairman of Thunder Corporation. His primary assistant Pat Burns, who is also his pilot, finds himself in various predicaments because of his boss.
Stars: Walter Brennan, Van Williams, Jerome Cowan, Janet Lake
Votes: 23
39. The Man Behind the Badge (1953–1955)
30 min | Crime, Drama
Stories taken from the files of various law-enforcement agencies, including city, county and state police, park rangers, military police, etc.
Stars: Norman Rose, Charles Bickford, Joel Aldred, Paul Brinegar
Votes: 69
40. Dream Girl of '67 (1966–1967)
TV-14 | 25 min | Game-Show, Reality-TV
This Chuck Barris new entry had 3 Hosts, 3 Hostesses and 1 sub-host for a week presided over the daily all-year-long beauty pageant. The Host will introduce the girls aged from 18 to 27 ... See full summary »
Stars: Johnny Jacobs, Karen Valentine, Dick Stewart, Paul Petersen
Votes: 33
41. Comedy Factory (1985–1986)
30 min | Comedy
Unsold pilot scripts are performed each week by a repertory cast and guest star. In the second season only unsold comedy pilots were aired under this umbrella title.
Stars: Geoffrey Bowes, Derek McGrath, Mary Long, Mary Ann McDonald
Votes: 179
42. The Acorn People (1981 TV Movie)
Unrated | 100 min | Drama, Family
An unemployed teacher becomes a counselor at a summer camp for severely disabled children.
Director: Joan Tewkesbury | Stars: Ted Bessell, Cloris Leachman, Dolph Sweet, LeVar Burton
Votes: 55
43. Good Time Harry (1980– )
30 min | Comedy
Misadventures of womanizing sportswriter Harry Jenkins.
Stars: Marcia Strassman, Eugene Roche, Ted Bessell, Jesse Welles
Votes: 30
44. The Californian: 1869
Western | Announced
Character western inspired by national political scandal. Strong character ensemble caught in unique, complex tale of power, greed and compassion. A compelling story of twists, turns and an unexpected finale. Fiction meets history.
Stars: Kevin Sorbo, David O'Hara, Susan George, Rebecca Holden
45. The 41st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1989 TV Special)
Primetime Emmy Award is the main American award in area of television, annually handed by the American television academy.
Director: Walter C. Miller | Stars: Paula Abdul, Debbie Allen, Bea Arthur, Peter Baldwin
Votes: 43
46. Dream Wife (1965 TV Movie)
31 min | Comedy
Actress Shirley Jones stars as Lisa Michaels -- a wife with a husband, a boy, and the ability to hear other people's thoughts. Whether she's trying to use it to have a better marriage, make... See full summary »
Director: Don Taylor | Stars: Shirley Jones, Donald May, Ted Bessell, John Abbott
Votes: 15
47. Two on a Bench (1971 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy
Outgoing young girl and a square stockbroker meet on a park bench in Boston, are mistaken for international spies & chased by both sides.
Director: Jerry Paris | Stars: Patty Duke, Ted Bessell, Andrew Duggan, John Astin
Votes: 49
48. What Are Best Friends for? (1973 TV Movie)
74 min | Comedy
A married couple is determined to find a girl for their recently divorced best friend.
Director: Jay Sandrich | Stars: Ted Bessell, Lee Grant, Larry Hagman, Barbara Feldon
Votes: 29
49. Your Money or Your Wife (1972 TV Movie)
73 min | Comedy, Crime
An actress leaves a TV show to marry the sponsor, jeopardizing the careers of everyone on the show. The show's writer devises a plot for the show involving a kidnapping, then turns it from fiction to fact.
Director: Allen Reisner | Stars: Ted Bessell, Elizabeth Ashley, Jack Cassidy, Betsy von Furstenberg
Votes: 36
50. The Ted Bessell Show (1973 TV Movie)
30 min | Comedy
Ted Bessell plays a newly married magazine publisher who has problems keeping his marriage and his magazine from foundering.
Stars: Ted Bessell, Robert Walden, Barra Grant, Beth Howland
Votes: 13