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1. Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Family, Romance
The life and adventures of the Ingalls family in the nineteenth century American Midwest.
Stars: Melissa Gilbert, Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Rachel Lindsay Greenbush
Votes: 26,957
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: 11,537
3. Quincy M.E. (1976–1983)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The cases of a brilliant, if Irascible, coroner who investigates suspicious deaths which usually suggest murder.
Stars: Jack Klugman, John S. Ragin, Robert Ito, Joseph Roman
Votes: 7,343
4. Best Seller (1987)
R | 95 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A hitman approaches a writer to help him create his next best seller, but the violent world he was a part of has other plans.
Director: John Flynn | Stars: James Woods, Brian Dennehy, Victoria Tennant, Allison Balson
Votes: 6,279 | Gross: $4.28M
5. Looker (1981)
PG | 93 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Three of four models, who had plastic surgery done by Larry after a computed list, are dead. Neither the cops nor Larry believe they're suicides. Larry investigates and stays with the fourth model. Who's behind the lists and murders?
Director: Michael Crichton | Stars: Albert Finney, James Coburn, Susan Dey, Leigh Taylor-Young
Votes: 6,207 | Gross: $3.28M
6. The Hearse (1980)
PG | 99 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A schoolteacher moves into her deceased aunt's home in a small town, only to find herself plagued by supernatural occurrences and unexplained hostility from the local townspeople connected to her aunt's past.
Director: George Bowers | Stars: Trish Van Devere, Joseph Cotten, David Gautreaux, Donald Hotton
Votes: 2,376
7. 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: 1,266
8. Little House: Look Back to Yesterday (1983 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 120 min | Drama, Family, Romance
Albert Quinn Ingalls wants to be a doctor. But soon he discovers that he is fatally ill. He decides to spend the rest of his life in Walnut Grove. Meanwhile children from school are preparing for their traditional climbing of the mountain.
Director: Victor French | Stars: Melissa Gilbert, Dean Butler, Richard Bull, Victor French
Votes: 1,141
9. Little House: The Last Farewell (1984 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 100 min | Drama, Western
While Charles and Caroline are visiting Walnut Grove, the townspeople learn that a land development tycoon has acquired title to all the land in Hero Township. They are inspired by Laura to vent their anger at this injustice.
Director: Michael Landon | Stars: Melissa Gilbert, Dean Butler, Richard Bull, Victor French
Votes: 1,040
10. Little House: Bless All the Dear Children (1984 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 90 min | Drama, Family
During preparations for a Christmas baby, Rose Wilder is kidnapped by a woman who recently lost her child. While looking for Rose, Laura, Almanzo, and Mr Edwards meet a lonely orphan boy who ends up living with that woman.
Director: Victor French | Stars: Melissa Gilbert, Dean Butler, Richard Bull, Victor French
Votes: 850
11.
Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983)
Episode:
Home Again: Part 1
(1983)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Family, Romance
Albert has fallen in with the wrong crowd so Charles quits his job and takes him home to Walnut Grove. Unfortunately, part of Albert's problem is that he has gotten addicted to morphine and... See full summary »
Director: Michael Landon | Stars: Melissa Gilbert, Dean Butler, Katherine MacGregor, Richard Bull
Votes: 305
12.
Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983)
Episode:
Home Again: Part 2
(1983)
TV-PG | 50 min | Drama, Family, Romance
Doc Baker realizes that something is wrong with the morphine in his pouches and he tells Nels that the company is very responsible and loyal and so something had to happen to it when it ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Landon | Stars: Melissa Gilbert, Dean Butler, Katherine MacGregor, Richard Bull
Votes: 303
13.
Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983)
Episode:
The Legend of Black Jake
(1981)
TV-PG | 50 min | Drama, Family, Romance
A pair of bumbling crooks kidnaps Nels and holds him for ransom. However, Mrs. Olesen refuses to pay the $100 fee required to free her husband, so Nels decides to work with the crooks to ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Landon | Stars: Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Melissa Gilbert, Rachel Lindsay Greenbush
Votes: 291
14.
Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983)
Episode:
A Wiser Heart
(1981)
TV-PG | 50 min | Drama, Family, Romance
Laura attends a writing seminar in Arizona, but the experience is marred by a rude professor who cuts her down at every turn.
Director: Michael Landon | Stars: Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Melissa Gilbert, Rachel Lindsay Greenbush
Votes: 284
15.
Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983)
Episode:
Hello and Goodbye
(1983)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Family, Romance
The father of Matthew Rogers, the mute boy Mr. Edwards has been caring for, arrives to reclaim his son. A heartbroken Edwards moves in to Laura's new boarding house, where newlyweds Willie ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Landon | Stars: Melissa Gilbert, Dean Butler, Katherine MacGregor, Richard Bull
Votes: 279
16.
Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983)
Episode:
The Reincarnation of Nellie (Part I)
(1981)
TV-PG | 50 min | Drama, Family, Romance
Several weeks earlier, Percy and Nellie traveled to New York (with their infant twins, Benny and Jenny) to help run the family's store and hotel after Percy's father, Mr. Cohen, falls ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Landon | Stars: Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Melissa Gilbert, Rachel Lindsay Greenbush
Votes: 276
17.
Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983)
Episode:
Dark Sage
(1981)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Family, Romance
Dr. Baker is enthusiastic about his new assistant, a young university-trained physician named Caleb LeDoux ... until he realizes he is black. The Ingalls family are among the few to accept ... See full summary »
Director: Maury Dexter | Stars: Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Melissa Gilbert, Rachel Lindsay Greenbush
Votes: 274
18.
Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983)
Episode:
For the Love of Nancy
(1981)
TV-PG | 50 min | Drama, Family, Romance
A young, overweight boy named Elmer Miles is mercilessly teased at school. However, Nancy - of all people - goes easy on him because she actually seems to like him. Of course, she has ... See full summary »
Director: Maury Dexter | Stars: Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Melissa Gilbert, Rachel Lindsay Greenbush
Votes: 269
19.
Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983)
Episode:
Wave of the Future
(1981)
TV-PG | 50 min | Drama, Family, Romance
Mrs. Oleson decides that reopening Nellie's Restaurant and Hotel as a franchised restaurant will result in big business for the fledgling business. Does she have what it takes to meet the ... See full summary »
Director: Maury Dexter | Stars: Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Melissa Gilbert, Rachel Lindsay Greenbush
Votes: 268
20.
Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983)
Episode:
May I Have This Dance?
(1983)
TV-PG | 50 min | Drama, Family, Romance
When Willie announces his plans to marry sweetheart Rachel Brown and manage the hotel-restaurant bearing his sister's name, Mrs. Oleson tries to interfere. But Willie impresses his ... See full summary »
Director: Victor French | Stars: Melissa Gilbert, Dean Butler, Katherine MacGregor, Richard Bull
Votes: 267
21.
Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983)
Episode:
The Return of Nellie
(1982)
TV-PG | 50 min | Drama, Family, Romance
Nellie comes home for a visit and discovers that Nancy is more of a spoiled brat than she ever was. Nancy doesn't want to have anything to do with Nellie and snubs her every chance she gets... See full summary »
Director: Maury Dexter | Stars: Melissa Gilbert, Dean Butler, Katherine MacGregor, Richard Bull
Votes: 267
22.
Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983)
Episode:
The Reincarnation of Nellie (Part II)
(1981)
TV-PG | 50 min | Drama, Family, Romance
Nels goes to the ice house to get supplies and finds an unconscious (and frozen) Belinda inside. Belinda, as it turns out, will be just fine, but Nels decides to get some answers. Nancy ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Landon | Stars: Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Melissa Gilbert, Rachel Lindsay Greenbush
Votes: 265
23.
Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983)
Episode:
The Wild Boy (Part One)
(1982)
TV-PG | 50 min | Drama, Family, Romance
Walnut Grove residents try to rescue a boy who's unable to speak after they see him on display at a carnival show.
Director: Victor French | Stars: Melissa Gilbert, Dean Butler, Katherine MacGregor, Richard Bull
Votes: 264
24.
Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983)
Episode:
Little Lou
(1982)
TV-PG | 50 min | Drama, Family, Romance
A dwarf man, Lou, from the circus tries to find work in Walnut Grove after his wife dies in childbirth. He can't get a job because Harriet doesn't like the fact that he's little and from ... See full summary »
Director: Victor French | Stars: Melissa Gilbert, Dean Butler, Katherine MacGregor, Richard Bull
Votes: 263
25.
Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983)
Episode:
The Legacy
(1982)
TV-PG | 50 min | Drama, Family, Romance
A present-day couple buy an antique, folding-leaf table with a large "CI" branded on it and are curious to learn about its origins. The story focuses on Charles' efforts to patent the table... See full summary »
Director: Michael Landon | Stars: Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Melissa Gilbert, Rachel Lindsay Greenbush
Votes: 263
26.
Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983)
Episode:
Gambini, the Great
(1981)
TV-PG | 50 min | Drama, Family, Romance
Aging circus daredevil Gambini the Great has a hypnotic effect on the children of Walnut Grove, especially Albert and Willie. A tragedy during one of Gambini's stunts will provide a chilling lesson in hero worship.
Director: Michael Landon | Stars: Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Melissa Gilbert, Rachel Lindsay Greenbush
Votes: 261
27.
Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983)
Episode:
Times Are Changing (Part One)
(1982)
TV-PG | 50 min | Drama, Family, Romance
The Ingalls can't make ends meet so they move to the city to find work. The Carters buy the little house and Mr. Carter runs the blacksmith shop and Mrs. Carter starts a newspaper. (John ... See full summary »
Director: Maury Dexter | Stars: Melissa Gilbert, Dean Butler, Katherine MacGregor, Richard Bull
Votes: 261
28.
Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983)
Episode:
A Child with No Name
(1983)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Family, Romance
Laura and Almanzo welcome their second child, a baby boy. They are undecided as far as names go, and Doc Baker examines the child to make sure he's in the best of health. But one fateful ... See full summary »
Director: Victor French | Stars: Melissa Gilbert, Dean Butler, Katherine MacGregor, Richard Bull
Votes: 257
29.
Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983)
Episode:
For the Love of Blanche
(1983)
TV-PG | 50 min | Drama, Family, Romance
Mr. Edwards is left in care of a baby orangutan named Blanche, whom Mrs. Olesen wants destroyed after it attacks Nancy at school.
Director: Michael Landon | Stars: Melissa Gilbert, Dean Butler, Katherine MacGregor, Richard Bull
Votes: 257
30.
Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983)
Episode:
Second Chance
(1982)
TV-PG | 50 min | Drama, Family, Romance
Hester Sue's ex-husband, Sam, arrives in Walnut Grove, stating that he is reformed from his days of drinking, gambling and wild living. Sam appears to be reformed and Hester Sue believes ... See full summary »
Director: Maury Dexter | Stars: Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Melissa Gilbert, Rachel Lindsay Greenbush
Votes: 253
31.
Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983)
Episode:
The Wild Boy (Part Two)
(1982)
TV-PG | 50 min | Drama, Family, Romance
Dr. McQueen learns of young Matthew's whereabouts and seeks custody of him so he can use him for his personal gain.
Director: Victor French | Stars: Melissa Gilbert, Dean Butler, Katherine MacGregor, Richard Bull
Votes: 251
32.
Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983)
Episode:
Growin' Pains
(1981)
TV-PG | 50 min | Drama, Family, Romance
James begins feeling insecure about his place in the Ingalls family, and tries a little too hard to emulate the older Albert. When he is caught with a shaving blade stolen from the ... See full summary »
Director: Maury Dexter | Stars: Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Melissa Gilbert, Rachel Lindsay Greenbush
Votes: 250
33.
Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983)
Episode:
Rage
(1982)
TV-PG | 50 min | Drama, Family, Romance
Mr. Stark has gotten himself so far in debt that he has lost his mind. He goes home and shoots his wife and daughter. Then he goes off and ends up at Laura's house. He mistakes Laura and ... See full summary »
Director: Maury Dexter | Stars: Melissa Gilbert, Dean Butler, Katherine MacGregor, Richard Bull
Votes: 250
34.
Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983)
Episode:
Welcome to Olesonville
(1982)
TV-PG | 50 min | Drama, Family, Romance
While cleaning out a home in Walnut Grove that she recently purchased, Harriet comes across a bearer's bond that she believes makes her eligible to receive over $14,000 from the town treasury.
Director: Maury Dexter | Stars: Melissa Gilbert, Dean Butler, Katherine MacGregor, Richard Bull
Votes: 250
35.
Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983)
Episode:
Days of Sunshine, Days of Shadow: Part One
(1982)
TV-PG | 50 min | Drama, Family, Romance
The marriage between Almanzo and Laura faces its first stern test when he falls seriously ill with diphtheria and later suffers a crippling stroke. Eliza Jane arrives to help care for her brother, but makes matters worse by babying him.
Director: Michael Landon | Stars: Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Melissa Gilbert, Rachel Lindsay Greenbush
Votes: 249
36.
Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983)
Episode:
No Beast So Fierce
(1982)
TV-PG | 50 min | Drama, Family, Romance
Gideon Hale is a 9-year-old boy with a speech impediment; he stutters. Everyone at Walnut Grove School tease the boy, except for James. James decides to take Gideon under his wing and ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Landon | Stars: Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Melissa Gilbert, Rachel Lindsay Greenbush
Votes: 249
37.
Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983)
Episode:
Stone Soup
(1982)
TV-PG | 50 min | Drama, Family, Romance
A pregnant Laura has a tough time caring for the Wilder farm when Almanzo and Charles are away on a delivery trip to Arizona; a drought and her duties at school doesn't help matters. Later,... See full summary »
Director: Maury Dexter | Stars: Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Melissa Gilbert, Rachel Lindsay Greenbush
Votes: 245
38.
Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983)
Episode:
Days of Sunshine, Days of Shadow: Part Two
(1982)
TV-PG | 50 min | Drama, Family, Romance
Almanzo's continued morose outlook on life during his recovery from a crippling stroke, not to mention Eliza Jane's pampering, takes its toll on the Wilder marriage. Not even the birth of ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Landon | Stars: Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Melissa Gilbert, Rachel Lindsay Greenbush
Votes: 240
39.
Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983)
Episode:
Once Upon a Time
(1983)
TV-PG | 50 min | Drama, Family, Romance
Laura needs something to fill some time so Almanzo tells her about a book writing contest. He convinces her to write her stories down that she told him about growing up. She travels to ... See full summary »
Director: Maury Dexter | Stars: Melissa Gilbert, Dean Butler, Katherine MacGregor, Richard Bull
Votes: 237
40.
Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983)
Episode:
Alden's Dilemma
(1982)
TV-PG | 50 min | Drama, Family, Romance
Mr. Edwards is suspicious of a young handsome minister sent to Walnut Grove by the diocese and Reverend Alden feels his position is threatened.
Director: Maury Dexter | Stars: Melissa Gilbert, Dean Butler, Katherine MacGregor, Richard Bull
Votes: 233
41.
Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983)
Episode:
Uncle Jed
(1982)
TV-PG | 50 min | Drama, Family, Romance
Charles and Caroline are about to adopt James and Cassandra, but then Uncle Jed comes forward demanding custody of the Cooper children.
Director: Maury Dexter | Stars: Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Melissa Gilbert, Rachel Lindsay Greenbush
Votes: 231
42.
Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983)
Episode:
Marvin's Garden
(1983)
TV-PG | 50 min | Drama, Family, Romance
After nearly drowning, Jenny befriends a retired Doctor.
Director: Michael Ray Rhodes | Stars: Melissa Gilbert, Dean Butler, Katherine MacGregor, Richard Bull
Votes: 230
43.
Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983)
Episode:
Times Are Changing (Part Two)
(1982)
TV-PG | 50 min | Drama, Family, Romance
Almanzo's brother, Royal, has a serious heart condition. He dies and leaves Jenny devastated. She tries to drown herself so she can go to heaven to be with her poppa.
Director: Maury Dexter | Stars: Melissa Gilbert, Dean Butler, Katherine MacGregor, Richard Bull
Votes: 228
44. Bialy smok (1987)
89 min | Adventure
A satire of Cold War politics, where Red bureaucrats meet U.S. corporate greed, and a witch and a dragon.
Directors: Jerzy Domaradzki, Janusz Morgenstern | Stars: Christopher Lloyd, Dee Wallace, Allison Balson, Soon-Tek Oh
Votes: 203
45. Steve Martin's Best Show Ever (1981 TV Special)
Not Rated | 60 min | Comedy
Steve Martin's fourth NBC special.
Directors: Dave Wilson, Eric Idle | Stars: Steve Martin, Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Gregory Hines
Votes: 159
46. A Guide for the Married Woman (1978 TV Movie)
104 min | Comedy, Romance
A seriocomic look at the life of Julie Walker. Bored with her marriage, and encouraged by her friends, she contemplates an affair. Fantasy and reality mix often, leading to complications and headaches.
Director: Hy Averback | Stars: Cybill Shepherd, Charles Frank, John Hillerman, Elaine Joyce
Votes: 130
47.
Quincy M.E. (1976–1983)
Episode:
Who Speaks for the Children
(1981)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When the body of a missing young girl shows up in a dumpster, Quincy's investigation takes him into the world of child molestation and pornography. Can he save the girl's sister before an insidious predator claims another victim?
Director: Georg Fenady | Stars: Jack Klugman, Garry Walberg, John S. Ragin, Val Bisoglio
Votes: 87
48. Broken Blood (2013)
Not Rated | 82 min | Drama, Thriller
Sometimes families are tied together by more than just blood.
Director: Derek Wayne Johnson | Stars: Derek Wayne Johnson, Marc Macaulay, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Richmond Arquette
Votes: 85
49.
CHiPs (1977–1983)
Episode:
Moonlight
(1981)
TV-PG | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Toxic waste is being dumped. Jon and Ponch have their four-year anniversary for riding together, and Ponch works an off-duty detail on a movie set.
Director: Earl Bellamy | Stars: Erik Estrada, Larry Wilcox, Robert Pine, Tige Andrews
Votes: 70
50.
ABC Afterschool Specials (1972–1997)
Episode:
A Desperate Exit
(1986)
48 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Teenager is stunned when his best friend commits suicide, and is left with one unanswered question - Why?
Director: Martin Tahse | Stars: Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Rob Stone, Nadia DeLeye, Allison Balson
Votes: 52