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1. 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: 318,289 | Gross: $148.48M
2. 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: 120,977 | Gross: $107.53M
3. 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: 75,488 | Gross: $62.25M
4. 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: 10,166
5. 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: 8,757 | Gross: $16.94M
6. 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: 5,152
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: 4,161
8. 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: 3,258
9. 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: 2,919
10. 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
11. 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: 1,792
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: 1,573
13. 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: 1,487
14. 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: 1,185
15. 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
16. 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
17. 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
18. 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
19. 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
20. 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
21. 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: 422
22. 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
23.
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962–1965)
Episode:
Thou Still Unravished Bride
(1965)
TV-PG | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A man is greatly concerned for his fiancée's safety after she has taken a walk alone in the London fog while an elusive strangler is on the loose, potentially putting her life at risk if ... See full summary »
Director: David Friedkin | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Ron Randell, David Carradine, Sally Kellerman
Votes: 364
24. 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
25. 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: 316
26. 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
27. 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
28.
The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–1977)
Episode:
One Boyfriend Too Many
(1975)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Mary has to choose between her current boyfriend and an old flame that returns to town.
Director: Jay Sandrich | Stars: Mary Tyler Moore, Edward Asner, Gavin MacLeod, Ted Knight
Votes: 154
29.
The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–1977)
Episode:
Mary Richards Falls in Love
(1975)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Mary is in love and wants to hear the same from her boyfriend.
Director: Jay Sandrich | Stars: Mary Tyler Moore, Edward Asner, Gavin MacLeod, Ted Knight
Votes: 153
30.
That Girl (1966–1971)
Episode:
Don't Just Do Something, Stand There
(1966)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Ann Marie is working at a newsstand in an office building. She meets Donald Hollinger, a magazine writer who works there. Ann has just gotten an acting job for a television commercial filming in the lobby of the office building.
Director: Bob Sweeney | Stars: Marlo Thomas, Ted Bessell, Bonnie Scott, Jack Goode
Votes: 149
31. 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
32. 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
33. 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
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. 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
36. 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: 110
37. 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
38.
That Girl (1966–1971)
Episode:
Goodbye, Hello, Goodbye
(1966)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Ann moves out of her parents home in Brewster, New York, and moves to New York City to become an actress, though her overprotective father isn't happy about it. Ann meets her neighbor, Judy... See full summary »
Director: Bob Sweeney | Stars: Marlo Thomas, Ted Bessell, Lew Parker, Rosemary DeCamp
Votes: 105
39. 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
40.
That Girl (1966–1971)
Episode:
Christmas and the Hard-Luck Kid
(1966)
TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Drama
While on a break from her job at a department store as one of Santa's helpers, Ann tells Donald about a Christmas she spent with one of her students while she was a teacher at a boarding ... See full summary »
Director: John Erman | Stars: Marlo Thomas, Ted Bessell, Lew Parker, June Vincent
Votes: 90
41.
That Girl (1966–1971)
Episode:
Anatomy of a Blunder
(1966)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Ann is bringing Donald home to meet her parents for the first time, and Donald is already a nervous wreck. On the way to Brewster, NY they stop for a picnic, during which Donald has a series of mishaps.
Director: Bob Sweeney | Stars: Marlo Thomas, Ted Bessell, Lew Parker, Rosemary DeCamp
Votes: 90
42.
That Girl (1966–1971)
Episode:
Never Change a Diaper on Opening Night
(1966)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Ann agrees to babysit for her neighbor and friend, Judy Bessemer, who assures her that she'll be back long before Ann has to leave for her audition for an acting workshop. Judy gets stuck ... See full summary »
Director: Bob Sweeney | Stars: Marlo Thomas, Ted Bessell, Billy De Wolfe, Bonnie Scott
Votes: 90
43.
That Girl (1966–1971)
Episode:
My Sister's Keeper
(1969)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Ann Marie does a soft drink commercial and will have her singing voice dubbed by a Sister - that looks like her sister.
Director: John Rich | Stars: Marlo Thomas, Ted Bessell, Tony Thomas, McLean Stevenson
Votes: 88
44.
Gomer Pyle: USMC (1964–1969)
Episode:
Opie Joins the Marines
(1966)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, War
Opie Taylor runs away from Mayberry to join the Marines.
Director: Coby Ruskin | Stars: Jim Nabors, Frank Sutton, Andy Griffith, Ron Howard
Votes: 87
45.
That Girl (1966–1971)
Episode:
Pass the Potatoes, Ethel Merman
(1967)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Ann is working with Broadway legend Ethel Merman and gets a walk-on part in her revival of "Gypsy."
Director: James Frawley | Stars: Marlo Thomas, Ted Bessell, Ethel Merman, Lew Parker
Votes: 83
46.
That Girl (1966–1971)
Episode:
I'll Be Suing You
(1966)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Don loans Ann his car so she can pick up a rubber tree plant (which is actually a live plant) from her mother. A pedestrian carrying a sewing machine walks into Don's car while Ann was ... See full summary »
Director: Bob Sweeney | Stars: Marlo Thomas, Ted Bessell, Carl Ballantine, Don Diamond
Votes: 78
47. 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
48.
That Girl (1966–1971)
Episode:
Rich Little Rich Kid
(1966)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Ann is pursued by a very wealthy, very persistent man. Since she and Donald are not in an exclusive relationship, Donald proceeds to compete with Rod Waxman.
Director: Sidney Miller | Stars: Marlo Thomas, Ted Bessell, Bonnie Scott, Sam Melville
Votes: 77
49. 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
50.
That Girl (1966–1971)
Episode:
All About Ann
(1966)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Ann becomes jealous and suspicious when she finds out that Donald has been going to lunch with an girl from her acting workshop, and then lies to her about it.
Director: John Erman | Stars: Marlo Thomas, Ted Bessell, Bonnie Scott, E.J. Peaker
Votes: 74