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1. ABC Afterschool Specials (1972–1997)

60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

A teen drama anthology that often touched on social issues of the day.

Stars: Lance Kerwin, Samaria Graham, Mara Hobel, Alexa Kenin

Votes: 1,265

2. Starman (1986–1987)

60 min | Sci-Fi

An alien returns to Earth years after an earlier visit to reunite with his Earth son and together, they search for the alien's human wife.

Stars: Robert Hays, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Michael Cavanaugh, Patrick Culliton

Votes: 973

3. Shazam! (1974–1977)

TV-Y7-FV | 30 min | Action, Family, Fantasy

A young boy, able to transform into the superhero Captain Marvel, travels the country fighting evil and helping people.

Stars: Michael Gray, Les Tremayne, Jackson Bostwick, John Davey

Votes: 1,665

4. Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (1972–1985)

TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy, Family

The educational adventures of a group of Afro-American inner city kids.

Stars: Bill Cosby, Gerald Edwards, Lou Scheimer, Erika Scheimer

Votes: 2,620

5. CBS Schoolbreak Special (1984–1996)

Adventure, Comedy, Drama

CBS late afternoon specials designed for middle school and high school students, dramatizing issues affecting teenagers.

Stars: Monica Calhoun, Tammy Lauren, Nick Angotti, Beau Dremann

Votes: 354

6. Deceptions (1985– )

Not Rated | 181 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

Twin sisters trade places with unexpected results.

Stars: Stefanie Powers, Barry Bostwick, Jeremy Brett, James Faulkner

Votes: 617

7. The New Gidget (1986–1988)

30 min | Comedy

A woman, once free spirited and now married and determined, takes care of her young niece who reminds her of younger self in many ways.

Stars: Caryn Richman, Dean Butler, Sydney Penny, William Schallert

Votes: 956

8. 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: 351

9. Lassie's Rescue Rangers (1973–1975)

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

The heroic collie dog leads a team of animal friends to assist a human forest ranger search and rescue unit.

Stars: Ted Knight, Jane Webb, Keith Sutherland, Lane Scheimer

Votes: 130

10. The Boss (1956)

Approved | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Political corruption is vividly depicted as a ruthless WWI veteran takes almost complete control of a state with the help of a crooked lawyer. The film is enhanced by John Payne's persuasive performance as "The Boss."

Director: Byron Haskin | Stars: John Payne, William Bishop, Gloria McGehee, Doe Avedon

Votes: 387

11. Jenny's War (1985)

PG | 198 min | Drama, War

This fact-based story follows a woman who launches a rescue of her Royal Air Force pilot son, who was shot down over Germany in 1941. Getting no help from the underground, she sets up her own rescue mission.

Stars: Dyan Cannon, Elke Sommer, Robert Hardy, Patrick Ryecart

Votes: 166

12. Gateways to the Mind (1958 TV Movie)

58 min | Documentary, Animation

The film presents how the human body recognizes and becomes aware of its surroundings. The various information pathways to the brain such as sight, sound, smell, taste and touch are ... See full summary »

Directors: Owen Crump, Chuck Jones | Stars: Frank Baxter, Hadley Cantrell, Wilder Penfield, Billy Barty

Votes: 38

13. Aesop's Fables (1971 TV Movie)

30 min | Animation, Comedy, Family

Aesop's Fables was a 1971 thirty-minute made for television fantasy movie starring Bill Cosby as Aesop, produced by Lorimar Productions.

Directors: Robert Chenault, Hal Sutherland | Stars: Bill Cosby, Keith Hamilton, Jere Fields, John Byner

Votes: 46

14. ABC Weekend Specials (1977–1995)
Episode: The Ransom of Red Chief (1977)

TV-Y | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

O. Henry comedy where two kidnappers who are not the sharpest knives in the drawer kidnap the small son of a wealthy man.

Director: Jeffrey Hayden | Stars: Strother Martin, Jack Elam, William Mims, Pat Petersen

Votes: 48

15. ABC Afterschool Specials (1972–1997)
Episode: The Rag Tag Champs (1978)

60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

14-year-old baseball player and his uncle/baseball manager find themselves at odds over the philosophy 'Winning Is Everything'.

Director: Virgil W. Vogel | Stars: Larry B. Scott, Glynn Turman, Madge Sinclair, Shannon Terhune

Votes: 14

16. ABC Weekend Specials (1977–1995)
Episode: The Big Hex of Little Lulu (1979)

TV-Y | 60 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Two-part sequel to the 1978 ABC Weekend Special, based on the Marjorie Henderson Buell comic strip. In this one, Lulu Moppet wants to start an all-girls hockey team, but is short on funds ... See full summary »

Director: Robert Chenault | Stars: Lauri Hendler, Annrae Walterhouse, Robbie Rist, Kevin King Cooper

Votes: 22

17. ABC Weekend Specials (1977–1995)
Episode: Little Lulu (1978)

TV-Y | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

An ABC Weekend Special, based on the 1935 single-panel comic strip by Marjorie Henderson Buell.

Director: Arthur Lubin | Stars: Lauri Hendler, Annrae Walterhouse, Kevin King Cooper, Robbie Rist

Votes: 52

18. CBS Schoolbreak Special (1984–1996)
Episode: Student Court (1985)

Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Teenage girl is caught shoplifting and decides to face a jury of her peers in Student Court, instead of facing her punishment in Juvenile Court.

Director: Robert Chenault | Stars: Katy Kurtzman, Garin Bougié, Eric Brown, Julie Dolan

19. ABC Weekend Specials (1977–1995)
Episode: The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County (1981)

TV-Y | 23 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

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Director: Robert Chenault | Stars: Billy Jayne, Steven Spencer, Mara Alexander, Derek Wells

Votes: 27

20. ABC Weekend Specials (1977–1995)
Episode: Zack and the Magic Factory (1981)

TV-Y | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

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Director: Ernest Pintoff | Stars: Jane Withers, Janet MacLachlan, Olivia Barash, Tom Williams

Votes: 30

21. ABC Weekend Specials (1977–1995)
Episode: The Contest Kid Strikes Again (1979)

Unrated | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

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Director: Harvey S. Laidman | Stars: Pat Petersen, Alan Napier, Ronnie Scribner, Olivia Barash

Votes: 14

22. ABC Weekend Specials (1977–1995)
Episode: The Contest Kid and the Big Prize (1978)

TV-Y | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Harvey Small enters a contest to win a big prize but faces some challenges along the way.

Director: Harvey S. Laidman | Stars: Pat Petersen, John Williams, Ronnie Scribner, William Bogert

Votes: 28

23. ABC Weekend Specials (1977–1995)
Episode: All the Money in the World (1983)

TV-Y | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A young boy gets a wish from a leprechaun, and wishes for all the money in the world. He then learns about the real-life ramifications of such a wish.

Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Robert Carnegie, Kim Hamilton, Nyles Harris, Mabel King

Votes: 33

24. ABC Afterschool Specials (1972–1997)
Episode: The Hero Who Couldn't Read (1984)

60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Teacher discovers that the star basketball player is illiterate, and makes it his mission to teach him how to read.

Director: Robert Chenault | Stars: Clarence Williams III, Lynn Hamilton, Eric D. Wallace, James Carroll Jordan

Votes: 10

25. ABC Weekend Specials (1977–1995)
Episode: The Ghost of Thomas Kempe (1979)

TV-Y | 48 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Poor James Harrison! Everyone is upset with him - his parents, the next-door neighbor, even the town sheriff - but he didn't do anything wrong! The real culprit is Thomas Kempe, a sorcerer ... See full summary »

Director: Robert Chenault | Stars: Shane Sinutko, Robert Sampson, Madelyn Cain, Garrett O'Connor

Votes: 33

26. ABC Weekend Specials (1977–1995)
Episode: Soup and Me (1978)

TV-Y | 24 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

On the day of the Halloween party, boys Soup and Rob are finding plenty of ways to get into trouble: swimming in a local pond (though their mothers prohibit swimming so late in the year), ... See full summary »

Director: Dennis Donnelly | Stars: Frank Cady, Shane Sinutko, Christian Berrigan, Mary Margaret Patts

Votes: 46

27. ABC Weekend Specials (1977–1995)
Episode: The Winged Colt (1977)

TV-Y | 66 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A young boy travels out west and encounters a magical winged-horse

Director: Larry Elikann | Stars: Slim Pickens, Ike Eisenmann, Jane Withers, Frank Cady

Votes: 69

28. ABC Afterschool Specials (1972–1997)
Episode: Where Do Teenagers Come From? (1980)

60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

12-year-old girl wonders about all of the changes that's happening to her body. Sequel to My Mom's Having a Baby.

Director: Larry Elikann | Stars: Lendon H. Smith, Rachel Longaker, Shane Sinutko, Jarrod Johnson

Votes: 15

29. ABC Afterschool Specials (1972–1997)
Episode: My Mom's Having a Baby (1977)

Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Curious about his mom's pregnancy, a ten-year-old seeks answers to where babies come from.

Director: Larry Elikann | Stars: Lendon H. Smith, Shane Sinutko, Jarrod Johnson, Rachel Longaker

Votes: 43

30. ABC Weekend Specials (1977–1995)
Episode: Soup for President (1978)

TV-G | 24 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Rob helps Soup run for class president.

Director: Larry Elikann | Stars: Shane Sinutko, Christian Berrigan, Mary Margaret Patts, Annrae Walterhouse

Votes: 26

31. Shazam! (1974–1977)
Episode: Little Boy Lost (1974)

TV-Y7-FV | Action, Family, Fantasy

Billy and Mentor befriend a young boy and his puppy. Captain Marvel is later called upon when the boy's father is in need of help as he is trapped in an old ghost town accident.

Director: Arthur H. Nadel | Stars: Michael Gray, Les Tremayne, Jackson Bostwick, John Carter

Votes: 29

32. Shazam! (1974–1977)
Episode: The Athlete (1974)

TV-Y7-FV | 21 min | Action, Family, Fantasy

Kellie has her mind set on being a part of the all-boys Varsity Team. But there are two boys who will do anything in order to get her off the team - perhaps even by planting test answers in her locker.

Director: Hollingsworth Morse | Stars: Michael Gray, Les Tremayne, Jackson Bostwick, Stephanie Steele

Votes: 35

33. Shazam! (1974–1977)
Episode: The Boy Who Said 'No' (1974)

TV-Y7-FV | Action, Family, Fantasy

Mentor is hit over the head and robbed. Young Larry Burns knows that it was Ron Craig who robbed Mentor but is threatened that he'd better keep quiet or else. Billy and Mentor know that ... See full summary »

Director: Hollingsworth Morse | Stars: Michael Gray, Les Tremayne, Jackson Bostwick, Todd Gross

Votes: 30

34. Shazam! (1974–1977)
Episode: The Braggart (1974)

TV-Y7-FV | 21 min | Action, Family, Fantasy

After Alan tells a story about beating up a big guy using karate, his friends start to doubt that anything he's been telling them is true. Alan makes a big mistake and says that he's been ... See full summary »

Director: Arthur H. Nadel | Stars: Michael Gray, Les Tremayne, Jackson Bostwick, Stephen Gustafson

Votes: 31

35. Shazam! (1974–1977)
Episode: The Brain (1974)

TV-Y7-FV | 21 min | Action, Family, Fantasy

Billy must help a nerdy newcomer to the community who will do anything to be accepted, including taking foolish risks.

Director: Hollingsworth Morse | Stars: Michael Gray, Les Tremayne, Jackson Bostwick, Christopher Man

Votes: 36

36. Shazam! (1974–1977)
Episode: The Brothers (1974)

TV-Y7-FV | 21 min | Action, Family, Fantasy

Chad is a blind boy who is being overly-protected by his older brother, Danny. Chad feels so useless that he decides to run away, and when his brother goes after him, Danny gets bit by a ... See full summary »

Director: Hollingsworth Morse | Stars: Michael Gray, Les Tremayne, Jackson Bostwick, Lance Kerwin

Votes: 42

37. Shazam! (1974–1977)
Episode: The Delinquent (1974)

TV-Y7-FV | 22 min | Action, Family, Fantasy

A young and lonely boy has a lesson to learn, in order to truly love others you need to first love yourself.

Director: Robert Chenault | Stars: Michael Gray, Les Tremayne, Jackson Bostwick, Jackie Earle Haley

Votes: 30

38. Shazam! (1974–1977)
Episode: The Doom Buggy (1974)

TV-Y7-FV | Action, Family, Fantasy

Don has dropped out of school to be a mechanic. However, when he and Billy get lost in the desert, he sees that he doesn't know as much as he thought he did.

Director: Robert Douglas | Stars: Michael Gray, Les Tremayne, Jackson Bostwick, Wink Roberts

Votes: 34

39. Shazam! (1974–1977)
Episode: The Gang's All Here (1974)

TV-Y7-FV | 21 min | Action, Family, Fantasy

Vinnie is out on bail and ready to get even with that rat-fink Jackie. Billy tries to talk to Vinnie, but ends up being bound and gagged. Vinnie and Jackie's confrontation at the oil refinery almost takes one of their lives.

Director: Robert Douglas | Stars: Michael Gray, Les Tremayne, Jackson Bostwick, Greg Mabrey

Votes: 33

40. Shazam! (1974–1977)
Episode: The Joyriders (1974)

TV-Y7-FV | 21 min | Action, Family, Fantasy

A group of kids are "borrowing" cars without considering the consequences.

Director: Hollingsworth Morse | Stars: Michael Gray, Les Tremayne, Jackson Bostwick, Kerry MacLane

Votes: 58

41. Shazam! (1974–1977)
Episode: The Lure of the Lost (1974)

TV-Y7-FV | 21 min | Action, Family, Fantasy

A woman is concerned about her brother, Gary, when he seems to have fallen in with the wrong crowd: a drug dealer named Brock. Billy and Mentor must help Gary break free of his connections with Brock.

Director: Arthur H. Nadel | Stars: Michael Gray, Les Tremayne, Jackson Bostwick, Christopher S. Nelson

Votes: 49

42. Shazam! (1974–1977)
Episode: The Past Is Not Forever (1974)

TV-Y7-FV | 21 min | Action, Family, Fantasy

Poor Jackie is being accused of robbing the gas station he works at because he has a criminal record. Plus it was done using the keys. Tough guy Vinnie doesn't want Jackie hanging around his sister, Mellie.

Director: Robert Douglas | Stars: Michael Gray, Les Tremayne, Jackson Bostwick, Greg Mabrey

Votes: 30

43. Shazam! (1974–1977)
Episode: The Road Back (1974)

TV-Y7-FV | 21 min | Action, Family, Fantasy

Gary, the man who works for a drug dealer agrees to testify against his boss, Brock. While his friend, Mark decides not to. They were being brought to the D.A. in a police car but Brock ... See full summary »

Director: Arthur H. Nadel | Stars: Michael Gray, Les Tremayne, Jackson Bostwick, Ron Soble

Votes: 38

44. Shazam! (1974–1977)
Episode: The Treasure (1974)

TV-Y7-FV | Action, Family, Fantasy

Two men have been digging up Native American artifacts in the desert and selling them. A Native American chief and his grandson, Johnny, try to get them to stop, but are unsuccessful. Billy... See full summary »

Director: Robert Douglas | Stars: Michael Gray, Les Tremayne, Jackson Bostwick, Ruben Moreno

Votes: 35

45. Shazam! (1974–1977)
Episode: Thou Shalt Not Kill (1974)

TV-Y7-FV | 21 min | Action, Family, Fantasy

Billy and Mentor try to help a girl who wants to protect a horse she loves from its owner who wants to put it down.

Director: Arthur H. Nadel | Stars: Michael Gray, Les Tremayne, Jackson Bostwick, Pamelyn Ferdin

Votes: 43

46. Starman (1986–1987)
Episode: Fatal Flaw (1986)

60 min | Sci-Fi

Forrester and Scott decide to lay low at an airfield. He meets a woman who along with her father were designing a new plane but when he suffered a stroke she tries to do it on her own. She ... See full summary »

Director: Robert Chenault | Stars: Robert Hays, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Michael Cavanaugh, Sam Melville

Votes: 23

47. Starman (1986–1987)
Episode: Peregrine (1986)

60 min | Sci-Fi

Coming across an injured peregrine falcon, Paul risks his freedom to seek the help of a veterinarian.

Director: Robert Chenault | Stars: Robert Hays, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Michael Cavanaugh, Margaret Klenck

Votes: 16

48. ABC Weekend Specials (1977–1995)
Episode: The Red Room Riddle (1983)

TV-Y | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

This episode was hosted by the ventriloquist Willie Tyler,& his dummy "Lester".Two young boys, Todd & Bill, go snooping into an alleged haunted house as a club initiation.One of the ... See full summary »

Director: Robert Chenault | Stars: Billy Jayne, Nicholas Gilbert, Christian Hoff, Sandra Caron

Votes: 52

49. ABC Weekend Specials (1977–1995)
Episode: Homer and the Wacky Doughnut Machine (1977)

TV-Y | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A mechanically minded youngster accidentally converts his uncle's malfunctioning doughnut maker into a nonstop producer.

Director: Larry Elikann | Stars: David Doyle, Michael LeClair, Jesse White, Tara Talboy

Votes: 17

50. ABC Weekend Specials (1977–1995)
Episode: Arthur the Kid (1981)

TV-Y | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Three inept crooks, endeavoring to become big-name Western outlaws, advertise for a gang leader. The newspaper squib only attracts the interest of a young boy who nevertheless manages to make them famous.

Director: Arthur Lubin | Stars: Dennis Dimster, Marvin Kaplan, Graham Jarvis, Charles Hyman

Votes: 15