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1. The Little Mermaid (1989)
G | 83 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
A mermaid princess makes a Faustian bargain in an attempt to become human and win a prince's love.
Directors: Ron Clements, John Musker | Stars: Jodi Benson, Samuel E. Wright, Rene Auberjonois, Christopher Daniel Barnes
Votes: 291,258 | Gross: $111.54M
2. Dinosaur (2000)
PG | 82 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
An orphaned dinosaur raised by lemurs joins an arduous trek to a sanctuary after a meteorite shower destroys his family home.
Directors: Eric Leighton, Ralph Zondag | Stars: D.B. Sweeney, Julianna Margulies, Samuel E. Wright, Alfre Woodard
Votes: 67,295 | Gross: $137.75M
3. Law & Order (1990– )
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
New York's finest police detectives and prosecutors fight to make the city a safer place. With integrity as the guiding force from investigation to verdict, the teams weigh every perspective in their commitment to finding justice.
Stars: Jerry Orbach, Jesse L. Martin, Dennis Farina, Sam Waterston
Votes: 44,696
4. The Cosby Show (1984–1992)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
The goings-on in the life of a successful African-American family.
Stars: Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Tempestt Bledsoe
Votes: 36,394
5. The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea (2000 Video)
G | 75 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
To protect her from a sea witch, Ariel's daughter is not allowed in the ocean; but when she becomes 12, she runs away to an adventure under the sea.
Directors: Jim Kammerud, Brian Smith, Bill Speers | Stars: Tara Strong, Pat Carroll, Jodi Benson, Samuel E. Wright
Votes: 22,312
6. Bird (1988)
R | 161 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The troubled life and career of jazz musician Charlie "Bird" Parker.
Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Forest Whitaker, Diane Venora, Michael Zelniker, Samuel E. Wright
Votes: 13,499 | Gross: $2.18M
7. The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning (2008 Video)
G | 77 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
In the kingdom of Atlantica where music is forbidden, the youngest daughter of King Triton, named Ariel, discovers her love of an underground music club and sets off to a daring adventure to bring restoration of music back to Atlantica.
Director: Peggy Holmes | Stars: Jodi Benson, Samuel E. Wright, Jim Cummings, Sally Field
Votes: 11,351
8. Simon & Simon (1981–1989)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Two brothers of disparate tastes and manners run a private detective agency.
Stars: Jameson Parker, Gerald McRaney, Mary Carver, Tim Reid
Votes: 6,118
9. The Little Mermaid (1992–1994)
TV-Y | 25 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The 1989 animated feature adapted by Disney for television in a prequel that leads up to the events of the movie.
Stars: Jodi Benson, Samuel E. Wright, Edan Gross, Kenneth Mars
Votes: 6,110
10. House of Mouse (2001–2003)
TV-Y | 30 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Collections of short cartoons hosted by Mickey and his Disney pals at his club, The House of Mouse.
Stars: Wayne Allwine, Bill Farmer, Rod Roddy, Corey Burton
Votes: 4,688
11. Spenser: For Hire (1985–1988)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Mystery and suspense series based on Robert Parker's "Spenser" novels. Spenser, a private investigator living in Boston, gets involved in a new murder mystery each episode.
Stars: Robert Urich, Avery Brooks, Ron McLarty, Richard Jaeckel
Votes: 3,272
12. All My Children (1970–2011)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Romance, Mystery
Set in the fictional East Coast suburb Pine Valley, this show is the decades-old, risk-taking soap that centers around Erica Kane and her long line of husbands.
Stars: Susan Lucci, David Canary, Michael E. Knight, Cameron Mathison
Votes: 3,267
13. New York Undercover (1994–2024)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Music
Stars: Malik Yoba, Michael DeLorenzo, Patti D'Arbanville, Luna Lauren Velez
Votes: 2,975
14. Queen (1993)
TV-14 | 282 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
A plantation owner's son falls in love with a slave named Easter and together they have a Biracial daughter named Queen. As Queen grows up, she faces the struggle of trying to fit into the ... See full summary »
Stars: Ann-Margret, Patricia Clarkson, Tim Daly, Ossie Davis
Votes: 1,717
15. Marsupilami (1993)
TV-Y | 30 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
The often off the wall, nonsensical antics of an animated creature with an enormously long tail and his life in the jungle.
Stars: Jim Cummings, Steve Mackall, Samuel E. Wright, Jason Marsden
Votes: 1,463
16. Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser (1988)
PG-13 | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
A documentary film about the life of pianist and jazz great Thelonious Sphere Monk. Features live performances by Monk and his band, and interviews with friends and family about the offbeat genius.
Director: Charlotte Zwerin | Stars: Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Jimmy Cleveland, Harry Colomby
Votes: 1,314 | Gross: $0.52M
17. 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
18. Strapped (1993 TV Movie)
R | 104 min | Action, Drama
Ex-con attempting to go straight runs accross serious problems. His girlfriend gets arrested for dealing crack to an undercover police officer. In a desperate attempt to get the charges ... See full summary »
Director: Forest Whitaker | Stars: William James Stiggers Jr., Chi Ali, Bokeem Woodbine, Starletta DuPois
Votes: 1,162
19. Separate But Equal (1991)
PG | 190 min | Drama, History
A dramatization of the American court case that destroyed the legal validity of racial segregation.
Stars: Sidney Poitier, Burt Lancaster, Richard Kiley, Cleavon Little
Votes: 786
20. Me and Him (1988)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Fantasy
A man's enthusiastic penis starts talking to him, getting him into awkward situations and convincing everyone he tells that he's completely insane.
Director: Doris Dörrie | Stars: Griffin Dunne, Ellen Greene, Kelly Bishop, Carey Lowell
Votes: 608
21.
Law & Order (1990– )
Episode:
Competence
(1994)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Van Buren kills an intellectually disabled, unarmed teenager at an ATM. She claims it was a robbery attempt, and that there's a second, armed suspect on the loose. But not everyone believes her.
Director: Fred Gerber | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Chris Noth, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston
Votes: 313
22.
Law & Order (1990– )
Episode:
Trade This
(2000)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The murder of a stockbroker leads Briscoe and Green to a coworker of the victim, a coworker who is involved with a stock fraud scheme with ties to organized crime.
Director: Jace Alexander | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Jesse L. Martin, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston
Votes: 282
23.
Law & Order (1990– )
Episode:
Entrapment
(1997)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Did the son of an assassinated African-American leader attempt to murder his father's successor, or is he the victim of an elaborate FBI frame-up?
Director: Matthew Penn | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Benjamin Bratt, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston
Votes: 265
24. AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast (2018 Podcast Series)
TV-PG | Talk-Show
Hosted by Mat Brunet (aka AniMat from the YouTube channel ElectricDragon505), AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast tells the latest news happening throughout the week in the field of animation and what he has to say regarding those insane events.
Stars: Mat Brunet, Logan Miller, Devon Cook, Morgan Leger
Votes: 256
25. Jonny Zero (2005)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Crime, Mystery
An ex-con wants to start an honest life. His old crime outfit wants him, as well as an FBI agent who's working on a case against his former partners in crime. All he wants is to regain his family's trust and help those in need.
Stars: Sean Moran, Sean Mana, GQ, Ritchie Coster
Votes: 225
26.
Spenser: For Hire (1985–1988)
Episode:
Company Man
(1988)
TV-14 | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Spenser is hired to find out who stole 40 pounds of dynamite from a local construction company and used some of it to stage a bombing at one of their construction sites. After a second ... See full summary »
Director: Winrich Kolbe | Stars: Robert Urich, Avery Brooks, Barbara Stock, Ron McLarty
Votes: 187
27. Enos (1980–1981)
60 min | Action, Comedy
The big-city adventures of Officer Enos Strate of Hazzard County.
Stars: Sonny Shroyer, Samuel E. Wright, John Dehner, John Milford
Votes: 184
28.
The Cosby Show (1984–1992)
Episode:
Close to Home
(1986)
TV-14 | 21 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
Cliff's associate Dr. Morgan stops by to help plan a fundraiser but, behind his smile, he is harboring the pain of a serious family issue.
Director: Jay Sandrich | Stars: Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad, Sabrina Le Beauf, Lisa Bonet
Votes: 158
29. Brass (1985 TV Movie)
PG | 94 min | Crime, Drama
The Chief of Detectives of the New York Police Department, is a tough cop who has worked his way up the ladder from being on a beat.
Director: Corey Allen | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Lois Nettleton, Larry Atlas, Samuel E. Wright
Votes: 137
30. The 28th Annual Tony Awards (1974 TV Special)
Director: Clark Jones | Stars: Alan Alda, Jane Alexander, Maxene Andrews, Patty Andrews
Votes: 132
31. Raw Toonage (1992)
TV-Y | 30 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
An animated anthology featuring various Disney characters.
Stars: Jim Cummings, Steve Mackall, Nancy Cartwright, Jeff Bennett
Votes: 103
32. The Lion King (1997)
TV-G | Musical
Disney's #1 hit musical, based on the 1994 Walt Disney Animation Studios' animated feature film of the same name.
Director: Julie Taymor | Stars: Tsidii Leloka, John Vickery, Geoff Hoyle, Samuel E. Wright
Votes: 100
33.
The Little Mermaid (1992–1994)
Episode:
Stormy
(1992)
TV-Y | 23 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Ariel rides a wild seahorse named Stormy against her father's wishes and gets lost in the wilderness.
Directors: Mircea Mantta, Jamie Mitchell | Stars: Jodi Benson, Edan Gross, Samuel E. Wright, Kenneth Mars
Votes: 87
34.
The Little Mermaid (1992–1994)
Episode:
The Great Sebastian
(1992)
TV-Y | 23 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Sebastian becomes a peace ambassador and tries to make peace with the power hungry Sharkanians, with Ariel following him to their land.
Directors: Mircea Mantta, Jamie Mitchell | Stars: Jodi Benson, Samuel E. Wright, Kenneth Mars, Edan Gross
Votes: 84
35.
The Little Mermaid (1992–1994)
Episode:
Whale of a Tale
(1992)
TV-Y | 23 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Ariel adopts a baby whale, much to the dismay of her father, King Triton.
Director: Jamie Mitchell | Stars: Jodi Benson, Edan Gross, Samuel E. Wright, Kenneth Mars
Votes: 82
36. Disney Sing-Along Songs: Let's Go to the Circus! (1994 Video)
37 min | Short, Family, Music
Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Goofy, and the Fun Song Kids head to the circus to participate in a behind-the-scenes tour of the greatest Show on Earth, the Ringling Bros. and Banum and Bailey ... See full summary »
Director: Gary Halvorson | Stars: Christian Buenaventura, Tiffany Burton, Toby Ganger, Ryan Gay
Votes: 80
37.
The Little Mermaid (1992–1994)
Episode:
The Evil Manta
(1992)
TV-Y | 23 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Ariel accidentally frees a dark figure known as the Evil Manta, who tries to take over Atlantica using deception and lies to turn its merfolk people against each other.
Director: Jamie Mitchell | Stars: Jodi Benson, Samuel E. Wright, Phillip Lucier, Danny Cooksey
Votes: 79
38. Little Mermaid's Island (1990–1991)
TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
A spin-off of Disney's animated film The Little Mermaid. Two episodes were shot, but never aired.
Stars: Marietta DePrima, Clive Revill, Samuel E. Wright, Buddy Hackett
Votes: 78
39. The 52nd Annual Tony Awards (1998 TV Special)
Family
Director: Paul Miller | Stars: Rosie O'Donnell, Lynn Ahrens, Alan Alda, Jane Alexander
Votes: 76
40.
The Little Mermaid (1992–1994)
Episode:
Wish Upon a Starfish
(1993)
TV-Y | 23 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Ariel befriends a deaf mermaid named Gabriela, and both of them decide to seek out the magical Wishing Starfish to make their dreams come true.
Director: Jamie Mitchell | Stars: Jodi Benson, Samuel E. Wright, Edan Gross, Jim Cummings
Votes: 76
41.
The Little Mermaid (1992–1994)
Episode:
Double Bubble
(1992)
TV-Y | 23 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Ariel babysits two twin merbabies.
Directors: Mircea Mantta, Jamie Mitchell | Stars: Jodi Benson, Edan Gross, Samuel E. Wright, Kenneth Mars
Votes: 76
42.
The Little Mermaid (1992–1994)
Episode:
Charmed
(1992)
TV-Y | 23 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Ariel puts on a human bracelet but finds it hard to take it off afterwards. Afraid of how her father would react, Ariel runs away to find the key to the lock of the bracelet.
Director: Jamie Mitchell | Stars: Jodi Benson, Samuel E. Wright, Betty Ford, Edan Gross
Votes: 75
43. Hollow Image (1979 TV Movie)
120 min | Drama
A Black New York career girl who has made it big in the fashion world is torn between her new life "downtown" and her roots in Harlem with an old boyfriend still living there.
Director: Marvin J. Chomsky | Stars: Robert Hooks, S. Pearl Sharp, Dick Anthony Williams, Hattie Winston
Votes: 73
44. Dinosaur (2000 Video Game)
E | Family
Based on Disney's Dinosaur (2000), Aladar, and his friends live on the Lemur Island. When their island is destroyed by a meteor, they flee to the mainland, where they encounter a herd of dinosaurs led by the ruthless Kron.
Stars: D.B. Sweeney, Della Reese, Joan Plowright, Julianna Margulies
Votes: 71
45.
The Little Mermaid (1992–1994)
Episode:
Urchin
(1992)
TV-Y | 23 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Ariel became friends with an orphaned merboy who has fallen in with the underwater gangster 'Lobster Mobster'.
Directors: Mircea Mantta, Jamie Mitchell | Stars: Jodi Benson, Edan Gross, Samuel E. Wright, Kenneth Mars
Votes: 69
46.
The Little Mermaid (1992–1994)
Episode:
Red
(1992)
TV-Y | 23 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A magic spell turns King Triton into a young and energetic merboy, and Ariel has to play "the mother" to him.
Director: Jamie Mitchell | Stars: Jodi Benson, Samuel E. Wright, Danny Cooksey, Jim Cummings
Votes: 68
47.
The Little Mermaid (1992–1994)
Episode:
Message in a Bottle
(1992)
TV-Y | 23 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Ariel gets a Message in a Bottle, which leads her and her friends to a Dangerous Seamonster. Only to find out, that it isn't so dangerous...
Director: Jamie Mitchell | Stars: Jodi Benson, Edan Gross, Samuel E. Wright, Kenneth Mars
Votes: 65
48.
The Little Mermaid (1992–1994)
Episode:
Trident True
(1992)
TV-Y | 23 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Ariel looks for the perfect Father's Day gift to give King Triton, but it leads her to misfortune when a giant octopus traps them in a cave!
Director: Jamie Mitchell | Stars: Jodi Benson, Edan Gross, Samuel E. Wright, Kenneth Mars
Votes: 64
49. Sebastian's Caribbean Jamboree (1991 Video)
29 min | Animation, Short, Family
Sebastian joins Jamaican Crooner Sam Wright to do his first above sea concert.
Director: Steve Purcell | Stars: Samuel E. Wright, Autumn Huff, David Boers, Leslie Boers
Votes: 63
50.
The Little Mermaid (1992–1994)
Episode:
Ariel's Treasures
(1994)
TV-Y | 23 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
When an eggbeater falls into Ariel's hands, Ursula puts an evil spell on it to terrorize the citizens of Atlantica.
Director: Jamie Mitchell | Stars: Rene Auberjonois, Jodi Benson, Pat Carroll, Joachim Kemmer
Votes: 62