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1.
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode:
The Inner Light
(1992)
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Picard awakes to find himself living in a small village where he is a well-known member of the community who is suffering from a delusion of being a starship captain.
Director: Peter Lauritson | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn
Votes: 8,286
2.
Star Trek: Picard (2020–2023)
Episode:
The Last Generation
(2023)
TV-MA | 63 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In a desperate last stand, Jean-Luc Picard and generations of crews both old and new fight together to save the galaxy from the greatest threat they've ever faced.
Director: Terry Matalas | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jeri Ryan, Michelle Hurd, Ed Speleers
Votes: 7,066
3.
Community (2009–2015)
Episode:
Geothermal Escapism
(2014)
TV-PG | 20 min | Comedy
As a going-away present to Troy before his around-the-world trip, Abed sets up a high-stakes game of "Hot Lava" at the college, but Britta suspects that the game is just masking his real feelings about Troy's departure.
Director: Joe Russo | Stars: Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs, Danny Pudi, Yvette Nicole Brown
Votes: 5,844
4.
Reading Rainbow (1983–2006)
Episode:
Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain
(1983)
TV-Y | 28 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
How do you envision the rain or any kind of weather? Some of the things to ask about in this show of weather legends. When LeVar's plans of attending a picnic and softball game are derailed... See full summary »
Directors: Larry Lancit, Herk Harvey | Stars: LeVar Burton, Herk Harvey, James Earl Jones
Votes: 11
5.
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode:
The Best of Both Worlds: Part 1
(1990)
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Responding to a distress call on one of the Federation's outer-most colonies, the Enterprise arrives...only to find a big hole in the ground where the town used to be, and discovers the Borg are behind the attack.
Director: Cliff Bole | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn
Votes: 5,811
6.
Star Trek: Picard (2020–2023)
Episode:
Võx
(2023)
TV-MA | 48 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A devastating revelation about Jack alters the course of Picard's life - and uncovers a truth that threatens every soul in the Federation. Picard and his crew race to save the galaxy from annihilation - at a gut-wrenching cost.
Director: Terry Matalas | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jeri Ryan, Michelle Hurd, Ed Speleers
Votes: 6,494
7. Voice Arts® Awards (2018 TV Special)
200 min | News
The Voice Arts® Awards is a global competition celebrating some of the world's most brilliant media, where the voice is a key creative element. Voice Actors, Creative Directors, Producers, ... See full summary »
Director: Steve Ulrich | Stars: Alan Adelberg, Nadia Ahern, Pamela Almand, John C. Alsedek
Votes: 26
8.
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode:
The Best of Both Worlds: Part 2
(1990)
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Having absorbed Captain Picard and his knowledge, the Borg head for Earth, leaving Riker and the Enterprise desperate for an unanticipated way to defeat them.
Director: Cliff Bole | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn
Votes: 5,443
9.
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode:
Yesterday's Enterprise
(1990)
TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The Enterprise C enters the Enterprise D's time and space continuum, where they find Picard and crew in a constant state of war with the Klingons, and only Guinan knows it.
Director: David Carson | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn
Votes: 6,079
10.
Christy (1994–1995)
Episode:
Green Apples
(1995)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Family, History
One of Christy's students comes down with Scarlet Fever and the school is placed under quarantine.
Director: Mike Fash | Stars: Kellie Martin, Stewart Finlay-McLennan, Tyne Daly, Randall Batinkoff
Votes: 28
11. Shuttlepod Show (I) (2022 Podcast Series)
Talk-Show
Connor Trinneer, Dominic Keating and Erica LaRose explore the world of Star Trek and life on Earth. Guests. Fan questions answered. Watch on YouTube. Listen here. Patreon for those who just love us.
Stars: Connor Trinneer, Dominic Keating, Erica LaRose, Mark Cartier
Votes: 75
12.
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode:
All Good Things...
(1994)
TV-PG | 105 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Capt. Picard finds himself shifting continually into the past, future and present and must use that to discover a threat to humanity's existence.
Director: Winrich Kolbe | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn
Votes: 9,264
13.
Reading Rainbow (1983–2006)
Episode:
The Bionic Bunny Show
(1988)
TV-Y | 28 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
In both the featured story and on the set of the show "Star Trek: the Next Generation" (which LeVar also stars in), we learn how TV shows are made and how actors in costumes and special effects can make imaginary things seem real.
Director: Dean Parisot | Stars: LeVar Burton, Denise Crosby, Michael Dorn, Jonathan Frakes
Votes: 19
14.
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode:
The Measure of a Man
(1989)
TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
When Data resigns his commission rather than be dismantled for examination by an inadequately skilled scientist, a formal hearing is convened to determine whether Data is considered property without rights or is a sentient being.
Director: Robert Scheerer | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn
Votes: 6,255
15.
Christy (1994–1995)
Episode:
The Lie
(1995)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Family, History
Bessie Coburn becomes jealous of John Spencer's interest in his teacher, Miss Christy Huddleston. A chance encounter between Christy and Dr. MacNeill threatens both their reputations.
Director: Michael Ray Rhodes | Stars: Kellie Martin, Stewart Finlay-McLennan, Tyne Daly, Randall Batinkoff
Votes: 27
16. Batman: The Animated Series (1992–1995)
TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The Dark Knight battles crime in Gotham City with occasional help from Robin and Batgirl.
Stars: Kevin Conroy, Loren Lester, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Bob Hastings
Votes: 117,334
17.
Christy (1994–1995)
Episode:
The Hostage
(1995)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Family, History
When Jarvis Tatum's wife dies, he holds Dr. MacNeill responsible. When Christy and Rev. Grantland become involved, David is shot and Christy is held captive.
Director: Michael Lange | Stars: Kellie Martin, Randall Batinkoff, Stewart Finlay-McLennan, Emily Schulman
Votes: 27
18.
Christy (1994–1995)
Episode:
Babe in the Woods
(1995)
TV-PG | Drama, Family, History
The students find a baby just outside the mission.
Director: Joel Rosenzweig | Stars: Kellie Martin, Stewart Finlay-McLennan, Tyne Daly, Randall Batinkoff
Votes: 27
19.
Jeopardy! (1984– )
Episode:
Episode #37.219
(2021)
TV-G | Short, Game-Show, Reality-TV
Director: Clay Jacobsen | Stars: LeVar Burton, Johnny Gilbert, Matt Amodio, Bryan Cracchiolo
Votes: 7
20.
Star Trek: Picard (2020–2023)
Episode:
The Bounty
(2023)
TV-MA | 52 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Now on the run, Picard and the skeleton crew of the USS Titan must break into Starfleet's most top secret facility to expose a plot that could destroy the Federation. Picard must turn to an old friend for help.
Director: Dan Liu | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jeri Ryan, Michelle Hurd, Ed Speleers
Votes: 4,895
21.
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode:
Cause and Effect
(1992)
TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The Enterprise gets caught in a time loop which always has one result: total destruction of the ship, itself.
Director: Jonathan Frakes | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn
Votes: 4,784
22.
Christy (1994–1995)
Episode:
Echoes
(1995)
TV-PG | Drama, Family, History
Christy accompanies Miss Alice to Freedom, Kentucky to celebrate the birthday of an old friend.
Stars: Kellie Martin, Stewart Finlay-McLennan, Tyne Daly, Randall Batinkoff
Votes: 26
23.
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode:
Chain of Command, Part II
(1992)
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
While the humorless Captain Jellico leads the effort to prevent a Cardassian invasion, Picard is captured and tortured by a ruthless interrogator in an attempt to break him.
Director: Les Landau | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn
Votes: 4,015
24.
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode:
Q Who
(1989)
TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Q tries to prove that Picard needs him as part of their crew by hurling the Enterprise 7,000 light years away where they encounter the Borg for the first time.
Director: Rob Bowman | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn
Votes: 5,088
25.
Leverage: Redemption (2021– )
Episode:
The Bucket Job
(2021)
TV-14 | 47 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
The Leverage team's holiday good deed goes awry when their attempt to give a small-town librarian the spy-thriller adventure of a lifetime is interrupted by a shadowy spy organization.
Director: Beth Riesgraf | Stars: Gina Bellman, Christian Kane, Beth Riesgraf, Aleyse Shannon
Votes: 739
26.
Transformers: Rescue Bots (2011–2016)
Episode:
I Have Heard the Robots Singing
(2015)
TV-Y7 | 23 min | Animation, Short, Action
Doc's new invention causes everyone in town to sing instead of talk, creating confusion and tension on the Team.
Director: Frank Squillace | Stars: LeVar Burton, Lacey Chabert, Elan Garfias, Mark Hamill
Votes: 23
27.
Reading Rainbow (1983–2006)
Episode:
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
(1993)
TV-Y | 28 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
One thing leads to another in this episode, with LeVar in a bowling alley, showing how certain actions lead to consequences. Included is a piece on an expert at domino displays and domino ... See full summary »
Director: Mark Mannucci | Stars: LeVar Burton, Beth Howland, Candice Nichole Hughes, Ron Eric Hughes
Votes: 10
28.
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode:
I Borg
(1992)
TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The Enterprise finds a lone Borg drone, separated from the collective, and brings him aboard. The drone begins to reassert his individuality, but his presence causes differing levels of fear and sympathy from various crew members.
Director: Robert Lederman | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn
Votes: 4,339
29.
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode:
Parallels
(1993)
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
On his return from a bat'leth competition in the Klingon Empire, Worf finds himself shifting realities where events and details are in a constant state of flux and only he is aware of the changes.
Director: Robert Wiemer | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn
Votes: 3,856
30.
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode:
Tapestry
(1993)
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
When Captain Picard's artificial heart fails, he is offered the rare opportunity to go back in time and set right the mistake that led to his demise.
Director: Les Landau | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn
Votes: 4,304
31.
Jeopardy! (1984– )
Episode:
Episode #37.218
(2021)
TV-G | Short, Game-Show, Reality-TV
Director: Clay Jacobsen | Stars: LeVar Burton, Johnny Gilbert, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Matt Amodio
Votes: 7
32. Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Set almost 100 years after Captain Kirk's 5-year mission, a new generation of Starfleet officers sets off in the U.S.S. Enterprise-D on its own mission to go where no one has gone before.
Stars: Patrick Stewart, Brent Spiner, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton
Votes: 136,425
33. Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (1968–2001)
TV-Y | 30 min | Family, Fantasy, Music
Fred Rogers explores various topics for young viewers through presentations and music, both in his world and in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe.
Stars: Fred Rogers, Betty Aberlin, David Newell, Joe Negri
Votes: 9,564
34. Nova (1974– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary
Science documentaries about various topics.
Stars: Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, Stacy Keach, Eric Meyers
Votes: 3,103
35. Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2012– )
TV-PG | 53 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Before the popularity of AncestryDNA, journalist and cultural critic Henry Louis Gates, Jr. divulges the family trees of various celebrities, many times with stunning revelations.
Stars: Henry Louis Gates Jr., CeCe Moore, Anita Hill, Ty Burrell
Votes: 1,643
36.
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode:
Darmok
(1991)
TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Picard must learn to communicate with a race that speaks in metaphor under a difficult set of circumstances.
Director: Winrich Kolbe | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn
Votes: 5,094
37.
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode:
Lower Decks
(1994)
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A mission of the Enterprise is seen through the eyes of some junior officers who are up for promotions, as questions of duty and honor arise among some of them, such as a Bajoran whom Worf has designated to be promoted to operations.
Director: Gabrielle Beaumont | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn
Votes: 4,166
38.
Star Trek: Voyager (1995–2001)
Episode:
Timeless
(1998)
TV-PG | 47 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A miscalculation by Ensign Kim causes a fatal crash during Voyager's first test with slipstream travel. Fifteen years in the future, survivors Chakotay, Kim and The Doctor attempt to send a message back in time to prevent the tragedy.
Director: LeVar Burton | Stars: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Dawson, Robert Duncan McNeill
Votes: 2,642
39.
Community (2009–2015)
Episode:
Intermediate Documentary Filmmaking
(2011)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy
Pierce pretends to be dying so that he can bequeath a series of cryptic and sometimes mean-spirited gifts to his study partners, and Abed decides to shoot a documentary film of the situation.
Director: Joe Russo | Stars: Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs, Danny Pudi, Yvette Nicole Brown
Votes: 4,645
40. Adventure Time (2010–2018)
TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A 12-year-old boy and his best friend, a wise 28-year-old dog with magical powers, go on a series of surreal adventures in a remote future.
Stars: John DiMaggio, Jeremy Shada, Tom Kenny, Hynden Walch
Votes: 112,653
41. The Eric Andre Show (2012– )
TV-MA | 11 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
Eric Andre tries to host a talk show in a bizarre environment, where he is sometimes the player of pranks and sometimes the victim.
Stars: Eric André, Hannibal Buress, Robert Smith, Tom Ato
Votes: 21,886
42. Butterfly in the Sky (2022)
87 min | Documentary
Chronicles the journeys of broadcasters, educators and filmmakers who believed television could inspire a lifelong love of reading.
Directors: Bradford Thomason, Brett Whitcomb | Stars: LeVar Burton, Alisa Reyes, Dean Parisot, Kenny Blank
Votes: 101
43.
Christy (1994–1995)
Episode:
The Road Home
(1995)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Family, History
Christy is distressed by the actions of the men of the Cove and is torn between her affections for Dr. MacNeil and David.
Director: Michael Ray Rhodes | Stars: Kellie Martin, Stewart Finlay-McLennan, Tyne Daly, Randall Batinkoff
Votes: 24
44.
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (1968–2001)
Episode:
1725: Giving and Receiving
(1998)
TV-Y | 28 min | Family, Fantasy, Music
LeVar Burton visits with Mister Rogers and talks about his love of acting and of reading. He reads "The Daddy Book." In Make-Believe, King Friday learns to be a gracious receiver. Mister Rogers makes a thank-you note for Mr. McFeely.
Director: Bob Walsh | Stars: Fred Rogers, Chuck Aber, LeVar Burton, David Newell
Votes: 17
45.
Jeopardy! (1984– )
Episode:
Episode #37.217
(2021)
TV-14 | Short, Game-Show, Reality-TV
Director: Clay Jacobsen | Stars: LeVar Burton, Johnny Gilbert, Matt Amodio, Barb Fecteau
Votes: 8
46.
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! (2007–2017)
Episode:
Greene Machine
(2010)
TV-MA | 12 min | Comedy, Music
Tairy Greene stars in Little Dancin' Man, not to be confused with Little Danson Man. (Guest starring: LeVar Burton, Peter Cetera, David Cross, Ted Danson, Zach Galifianakis, Richard Marx)
Directors: Tim Heidecker, Jonathan Krisel, Eric Wareheim | Stars: Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim, Zach Galifianakis, Mary Bly
Votes: 87
47.
Star Trek: Picard (2020–2023)
Episode:
Surrender
(2023)
TV-MA | 52 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Vadic forces Picard to make an impossible choice: deliver what he can never give - or watch his crew perish. Their only salvation lies in the mind of an old friend and old foe.
Director: Deborah Kampmeier | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jeri Ryan, Michelle Hurd, Ed Speleers
Votes: 4,274
48. Community (2009–2015)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy
A suspended lawyer is forced to enroll in a community college with an eccentric staff and student body.
Stars: Joel McHale, Danny Pudi, Donald Glover, Chevy Chase
Votes: 293,969
49. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992)
TV-14 | 105 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
Host Johnny Carson performs comedy routines and chats with various celebrities.
Stars: Johnny Carson, Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Skitch Henderson
Votes: 4,247
50. Bronzeville (I) (2017 Podcast Series)
Documentary, Drama
Chronicles the lives of players in the lottery games while illuminating the self-sustainability of the community's African American residents.
Stars: Tika Sumpter, Larenz Tate, Wren T. Brown, Laurence Fishburne
Votes: 37