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1.
Playhouse 90 (1956–1961)
Episode:
The Time of Your Life
(1958)
90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
William Saroyan's Pulitzer Prize-winning play revolves around the denizens of a San Francisco bar in 1939. Lonely, lovelorn, weary or cynical, the characters drift in and out of the bar and... See full summary »
Director: Tom Donovan | Stars: Jeri Archer, James Barton, Jack Carson, Terry Carter
Votes: 28
2.
Intimate Portrait (1990–2005)
Episode:
Penny Marshall
(2003)
TV-14 | Documentary, Biography
Director: Chris Michon | Stars: Linda Emond, Carrie Fisher, Art Garfunkel, Whoopi Goldberg
Votes: 216
3.
Insight (1960–1984)
Episode:
Packy
(1979)
Drama
A recently-deceased man gets a lesson about his worth in life from a higher power.
Director: Jay Sandrich | Stars: Jack Klugman, Bob Newhart, Larry Gelman, Steve Franken
Votes: 11
4. The Twilight Zone (1959–1964)
TV-PG | 51 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Ordinary people find themselves in extraordinarily astounding situations, which they each try to solve in a remarkable manner.
Stars: Rod Serling, Robert McCord, Jay Overholts, James Turley
Votes: 93,065
5. 12 Angry Men (1957)
Approved | 96 min | Crime, Drama
The jury in a New York City murder trial is frustrated by a single member whose skeptical caution forces them to more carefully consider the evidence before jumping to a hasty verdict.
Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, Martin Balsam, John Fiedler
Votes: 864,293 | Gross: $4.36M
6.
The Defenders (1961–1965)
Episode:
Blacklist
(1964)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama
A decade after being blacklisted in Hollywood for his political ties, former actor-turned-shoe-salesman Joe Larch receives an offer for a comeback in a new film. When Larch's plans are ... See full summary »
Director: Stuart Rosenberg | Stars: E.G. Marshall, Robert Reed, Jack Klugman, John Baragrey
Votes: 22
7.
The Name of the Game (1968–1971)
Episode:
The Time Is Now
(1970)
TV-PG | 75 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery
Glenn Howard investigates when racial tensions seem likely to erupt on a campus.
Director: Nicholas Colasanto | Stars: Gene Barry, Jack Klugman, Yaphet Kotto, Roscoe Lee Browne
Votes: 19
8.
The Odd Couple (1970–1975)
Episode:
Take My Furniture, Please
(1973)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy
After Felix redecorates in ultramodern furniture, Oscar redoes the apartment in discount house bad taste.
Director: Jack Winter | Stars: Tony Randall, Jack Klugman, Elinor Donahue, Charles Lane
Votes: 118
9.
Then Came Bronson (1969–1970)
Episode:
The Runner
(1969)
60 min | Adventure, Drama
At a camp for children with autism, Jim befriends Johnny: a young autistic boy who is known as "The Runner."
Director: Marvin J. Chomsky | Stars: Michael Parks, Jack Klugman, Karen Ericson, Mark Lester
Votes: 29
10. The Carol Burnett Show (1967–1978)
TV-G | 60 min | Comedy, Family
Television show featuring skits by Carol Burnett and her comedy troupe.
Stars: Carol Burnett, Vicki Lawrence, The Ernie Flatt Dancers, Harvey Korman
Votes: 7,292
11. Jackie Gleason: American Scene Magazine (1962–1966)
TV-G | 60 min | Comedy, Music
Jackie Gleason returns to the variety show format with his "American Scene Magazine". The official title of the show was, again, "The Jackie Gleason Show". Initially taped in New York City, after two seasons in 1964 moved to Miami Beach.
Stars: Jackie Gleason, The June Taylor Dancers, Johnny Olson, Sammy Spear and His Orchestra
Votes: 95
13.
Biography (1987– )
Episode:
Judy Garland: Beyond the Rainbow
(1997)
TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The life of the most talented singer/actress Judy Garland who been performing since the age of three with her two sister and hit stardom on films, but led tragedy on her life.
Director: Peter Jones | Stars: Judy Garland, Peter Graves, Jack Perkins, Shana Alexander
Votes: 192
14.
The Odd Couple (1970–1975)
Episode:
Password
(1972)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Oscar and Felix appear together on Password (1961) and Felix is sure that they can win.
Director: Alex March | Stars: Tony Randall, Jack Klugman, Al Molinaro, Allen Ludden
Votes: 188
15.
The Odd Couple (1970–1975)
Episode:
The Flying Felix
(1974)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy
Oscar works with Felix to get over his fear of flying and travels with him on an eccentric airline.
Director: Jack Donohue | Stars: Tony Randall, Jack Klugman, Penny Marshall, George Furth
Votes: 101
16.
The Odd Couple (1970–1975)
Episode:
The Subway Story
(1974)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Oscar's fed up with New York City. To show him how much fun the city can be, Felix shows him around. Then they get stuck on a hot, stalled subway with assorted New Yorkers, including a blind pencil seller, and a pregnant dog.
Director: Norm Gray | Stars: Tony Randall, Jack Klugman, Elinor Donahue, Barney Martin
Votes: 89
17.
The Odd Couple (1970–1975)
Episode:
Sleepwalker
(1971)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy
Oscar, on the advice from girlfriend Nancy, tries being nicer to Felix. In trying too hard to be so, it causes him to sleepwalk and hit Felix on the head with a rolled up newspaper every night.
Director: Jack Donohue | Stars: Tony Randall, Jack Klugman, Joan Hotchkis, Al Molinaro
Votes: 120
18. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)
TV-14 | 25 min | Drama, Mystery
Series of unrelated short stories covering elements of crime, horror, drama, and comedy about people of different backgrounds committing murders, suicides, thefts, and other sorts of crime caused by certain motivations, perceived or not.
Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Harry Tyler, John Williams, Patricia Hitchcock
Votes: 19,319
19. 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: 4,241
20. The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Frank Sinatra (1978 TV Special)
100 min | Comedy
Wonderful funny contribution from Red Buttons. Kinda leaves you feeling two things. Almost all of these acting/comedic legends have passed and this sort of unbridled humour is no more
Director: Greg Garrison | Stars: Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Ronald Reagan, Gene Kelly
Votes: 229
21. 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
22. Bicentennial Minutes (1974– )
1 min | Short, History
Minute-long "on this day in history" shorts, used a countdown to America's bicentennial.
Stars: Walter Cronkite, Cleveland Amory, Edward Asner, Roddy McDowall
Votes: 51
23. Camera Obscura (I) (2010)
90 min | Horror
A woman grows to adulthood believing that she is unattractive until a nomadic photographer's images allow her to see the beauty within.
Director: Drew Daywalt | Stars: Reagan Dale Neis, Timm Sharp, Donnie Jeffcoat, Jack Klugman
Votes: 83
24.
Garrison's Gorillas (1967–1968)
Episode:
Banker's Hours
(1967)
60 min | Adventure, Drama, War
Garrison recruits a bank robber named Gus to help them rob a bank. The only problem is, Casino knows him and not fondly.
Director: Georg Fenady | Stars: Ron Harper, Cesare Danova, Brendon Boone, Christopher Cary
Votes: 12
25.
The Odd Couple (1970–1975)
Episode:
Let's Make a Deal
(1973)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Felix and Oscar appear on Let's Make a Deal to get a new bed for Felix after Oscar set his on fire.
Director: Frank Buxton | Stars: Tony Randall, Jack Klugman, Monty Hall, Elinor Donahue
Votes: 98
26.
The Odd Couple (1970–1975)
Episode:
My Strife in Court
(1973)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Felix is their lawyer in court after the Odd Couple is charged with ticket scalping.
Director: Jerry Paris | Stars: Tony Randall, Jack Klugman, Elinor Donahue, Al Molinaro
Votes: 96
27. Playhouse 90 (1956–1961)
90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Of the many anthology series, this is considered the most ambitious with outstanding talent in front of the camera. Attracting top ranked directors and scripts, it was often filmed live including the entire first season.
Stars: Richard Joy, Paul Lambert, Helen Kleeb, Charles Bickford
Votes: 419
28. Straightaway (1961–1962)
30 min | Adventure
Scott and Clipper are partners in the Straightaway Garage, where they design, build, and service racing cars.
Stars: Brian Kelly, John Ashley, Asa Maynor, Robert Blake
Votes: 33
29. The 100 Greatest TV Quotes & Catchphrases (2006– )
Documentary
Stars: Suzanne Cryer, Jessica Walter, Bryan Callen, LeVar Burton
Votes: 21
30.
Ben Casey (1961–1966)
Episode:
Give My Hands an Epitaph
(1962)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama
Casey's predecessor, former chief resident Dr. Philip Walton has developed a new method of doing a craniectomy in children. However, when Casey learns that Walton has Parkinson's Disease, he tries to prevent him from operating on a child.
Director: Alex March | Stars: Vince Edwards, Harry Landers, Bettye Ackerman, Nick Dennis
Votes: 8
31.
Diagnosis Murder (1993–2001)
Episode:
Physician, Murder Thyself
(1997)
TV-PG | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A surgeon drops dead while operating on another doctor.
Director: Christian I. Nyby II | Stars: Dick Van Dyke, Victoria Rowell, Charlie Schlatter, Michael Tucci
Votes: 118
32.
Diagnosis Murder (1993–2001)
Episode:
Voices Carry
(1999)
TV-PG | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A retiring detective Harry Trumble (Jack Klugman) continues to pursue a murderer known as "The Clown Killer", and will lie, cheat and kill to do it.
Director: Christopher Hibler | Stars: Dick Van Dyke, Victoria Rowell, Charlie Schlatter, Barry Van Dyke
Votes: 88
33.
The Odd Couple (1970–1975)
Episode:
I Gotta Be Me
(1973)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy
In an experiment to determine why they argue so much, Oscar and Felix play a role reversal game.
Director: Mel Ferber | Stars: Tony Randall, Jack Klugman, Elinor Donahue, Penny Marshall
Votes: 86
34.
The Odd Couple (1970–1975)
Episode:
The Odd Monks
(1972)
TV-G | Comedy
The Odd Couple visit a monastery to relax.
Director: Jerry Belson | Stars: Tony Randall, Jack Klugman, Richard Stahl, Jack Collins
Votes: 98
35.
Quincy M.E. (1976–1983)
Episode:
Seldom Silent, Never Heard
(1981)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A tragic death of a teenager sets Quincy into action fighting for orphan drug development.
Director: Jeffrey Hayden | Stars: Jack Klugman, Garry Walberg, John S. Ragin, Val Bisoglio
Votes: 116
36.
Suspicion (1957–1958)
Episode:
Protégé
(1958)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An once famous actress, reduced by the ravages of alcoholism to running a third-rate dramatic school, decides to trod the boards again.
Director: Jules Bricken | Stars: Agnes Moorehead, Phyllis Love, William Shatner, Jack Klugman
Votes: 31
37. Match Game (1973–1990)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Game-Show
The five-day-a-week syndicated successor to the popular CBS game show, where two could compete to match fill-in-the-blank phrases with those of the celebrities.
Stars: Gene Rayburn, Johnny Olson, Brett Somers, Richard Dawson
Votes: 2,470
38. The Dick Cavett Show (1968–1988)
TV-G | 90 min | Music, Talk-Show
This particular series combines several "The Dick Cavett Show" on ABC: ABC This Morning/The Dick Cavett Show ABC Daytime March 1968 - January 1969 The Dick Cavett Show ABC Primetime May 1969 - September 1969 The Dick Cavett Show ABC Late Night December 1969 - January 1975 The Dick Cavett Show ABC Late Night September - December 1986
Stars: Dick Cavett, Bobby Rosengarden, Fred Foy, Mort Sahl
Votes: 944
39. Magic with the Stars (1982 TV Movie)
120 min | Fantasy, Family
Director: Walter C. Miller | Stars: Orson Welles, Jaclyn Smith, Loni Anderson, Robert Guillaume
Votes: 24
40.
Love, American Style (1969–1974)
Episode:
Love and the Amateur Night/Love and the Cheaters/Love and the Love Nest/Love and the Unbearable Fiance
(1972)
60 min | Comedy, Romance
In "Love and the Unbearable Fiance," A woman introduces a grizzly bear to her family as her fiance.
Directors: Charles R. Rondeau, Sam Strangis | Stars: Patrick Campbell, Peggy Cass, Roger Creed, Don Davis
Votes: 19
41.
The Odd Couple (1970–1975)
Episode:
Felix Is Missing
(1970)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
When Felix leaves on a sudden out of town assignment, their friends think he died at Oscar's hands.
Director: George Tyne | Stars: Tony Randall, Jack Klugman, Larry Gelman, Ryan MacDonald
Votes: 138
42.
The Odd Couple (1970–1975)
Episode:
The Ides of April
(1973)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
During a meeting with the IRS, a distraught Felix gets Oscar called in for an audit after a few misspoken words.
Director: Robert Birnbaum | Stars: Tony Randall, Jack Klugman, Al Molinaro, Vivian Bonnell
Votes: 78
43.
The Odd Couple (1970–1975)
Episode:
The Rain in Spain
(1974)
TV-G | Comedy
Myrna's upset over breaking up with her long-time boyfriend.
Director: Harvey Miller | Stars: Tony Randall, Jack Klugman, Rob Reiner, Penny Marshall
Votes: 74
44. Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993–2009)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Conan O'Brien, a Harvard Lampoon alumnus, hosts this late-night comedy/talk-show, which is often silly and whimsical.
Stars: Conan O'Brien, The Max Weinberg 7, Andy Richter, Joel Godard
Votes: 18,951
45. Naked City (1958–1963)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The cases of the N.Y.P.D.'s 65th Precinct.
Stars: Harry Bellaver, Horace McMahon, Paul Burke, Nancy Malone
Votes: 1,431
46. American Masters (1985– )
TV-14 | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Documentary series focusing on great American artists and personalities.
Stars: Martin Scorsese, Peter Bogdanovich, Tony Bennett, Dick Cavett
Votes: 1,169
47. Suspicion (1957–1958)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The show consisted of forty episodes, half of which were live and half of which were filmed. The shows, which often involved murder, were intended to confuse and mystify the audience.
Stars: Dennis O'Keefe, Mike Ragan, Cris Roberts, David Armstrong
Votes: 520
48. Inner Sanctum (1954)
27 min | Horror, Mystery
"Inner Sanctum" was a hosted horror and mystery anthology series hosted by Paul McGrath, and later by House Jameson as "Your Host".
Stars: Paul McGrath, House Jameson, Warren Stevens, Edward Binns
Votes: 65
49. The Vin Scully Show (1973)
30 min | Talk-Show
Vin Scully, the Dodger sportscaster hosts a daily conversation and entertainment show with the H.B. Barnum Orchestra. Produced by "Laugh In" producer Paul Keyes, the CBS series was an ... See full summary »
Stars: Vin Scully, Red Buttons, Ernest Borgnine, Walter Matthau
Votes: 11
50. Bob Hope: The First 90 Years (1993 TV Movie)
Documentary, Biography, Comedy
Bob Hope is honored on his 90th birthday.
Director: Allan Kartun | Stars: Bob Hope, Paula Abdul, Army Archerd, Lucie Arnaz
Votes: 64