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1. 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: 93,087
2.
Wagon Train (1957–1965)
Episode:
The Christopher Hale Story
(1961)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Flint meets Chris Hale alone on the prairie. Hale has just found his entire family massacred by Indians, and Flint asks him to join the wagon train. However, the company that owns the wagon... See full summary »
Director: Herschel Daugherty | Stars: Ward Bond, Robert Horton, John McIntire, William Demarest
Votes: 108
3. Red Skelton Timex Special (1960 TV Special)
60 min | Comedy
Director: Seymour Berns | Stars: Red Skelton, David Rose and His Orchestra, William Demarest, Art Gilmore
Votes: 12
4.
Tales of Wells Fargo (1957–1962)
Episode:
Vignette of a Sinner
(1962)
TV-14 | 60 min | Western
Jim Hardie finds his life's love in the series finale.
Director: William Witney | Stars: Dale Robertson, Jeff Morrow, Joyce Taylor, James Craig
Votes: 35
5. Here's Hollywood (1960–1962)
30 min | Talk-Show
Hollywood celebrities are interviewed, often at their homes.
Stars: Dean Miller, Helen O'Connell, Jack Linkletter, Joanne Jordan
Votes: 169
6.
Tales of Wells Fargo (1957–1962)
Episode:
Death Raffle
(1961)
TV-14 | 60 min | Western
Ex-convict Davey Hewitt is thrown off the train in Gloribee. He meets two members of his old outlaw gang who try to convince him to join them in robbing a bank that contains a large gold ... See full summary »
Director: William F. Claxton | Stars: Dale Robertson, Jack Ging, William Demarest, Virginia Christine
Votes: 40
7. 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: 19,320
8. 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
9.
Dr. Kildare (1961–1966)
Episode:
Why Won't Anybody Listen?
(1964)
60 min | Drama
After his beloved young granddaughter dies during a routine tonsillectomy, an elderly man, upset by what he perceives as the hospital staff's lack of concern, decides to take action by planting a bomb in Gillespie's office.
Director: John Newland | Stars: Richard Chamberlain, Raymond Massey, Claude Rains, William Demarest
Votes: 30
10. Ellery Queen (1975–1976)
TV-PG | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Family
The son of a police detective solves baffling crimes.
Stars: Jim Hutton, David Wayne, Tom Reese, John Hillerman
Votes: 1,556
11.
Tales of Wells Fargo (1957–1962)
Episode:
Casket 7.3
(1961)
TV-14 | 60 min | Western
Jim and his foreman, Jeb Gaine, are busy moving onto the ranch purchased from Ovie and her two lovely daughters when the Wells Fargo agent is called back to service to retrieve plates used ... See full summary »
Director: Jerry Hopper | Stars: Dale Robertson, Jack Ging, William Demarest, Virginia Christine
Votes: 47
12.
My Three Sons (1960–1972)
Episode:
Countdown to Marriage
(1967)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
It's the night before Robbie (Don Grady) and Katie's (Tina Cole) wedding and, everything that can go wrong, does. First, Tramp runs away and can't be found. Next, the dressmaker sends the ... See full summary »
Director: Frederick De Cordova | Stars: Fred MacMurray, William Demarest, Don Grady, Stanley Livingston
Votes: 65
13.
Tales of Wells Fargo (1957–1962)
Episode:
A Killing in Calico
(1961)
TV-14 | 49 min | Western
Jamie Coburn, a member of Birch Morgan's notorious outlaw gang, agrees to turn himself in and help Wells Fargo capture the outlaw leader. Hardie allows the gunslinger to visit his ailing ... See full summary »
Director: William F. Claxton | Stars: Dale Robertson, Jack Ging, Dean Jones, John Larch
Votes: 33
14.
Tales of Wells Fargo (1957–1962)
Episode:
Hometown Doctor
(1962)
TV-14 | 60 min | Western
Cattle drovers waiting to deliver their beef to the railhead at Gloribee are making life miserable for the townspeople, but Jim Hardie won't accept the stock until they're cleared by a ... See full summary »
Director: Sidney Lanfield | Stars: Dale Robertson, William Demarest, Richard Long, Ken Scott
Votes: 37
15.
My Three Sons (1960–1972)
Episode:
Moving Day
(1967)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
The Douglases move to California, where the weather is warm, but the residents are chilly.
Director: Frederick De Cordova | Stars: Fred MacMurray, William Demarest, Don Grady, Stanley Livingston
Votes: 72
16.
My Three Sons (1960–1972)
Episode:
Wedding Bells
(1967)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
The Douglas clan oversleeps on Robbie (Don Grady) and Katie (Tina Cole)'s wedding day and chaos reigns as they get ready. Meanwhile, Robbie's best man falls ill and Chip (Stanley Livingston... See full summary »
Director: Frederick De Cordova | Stars: Fred MacMurray, William Demarest, Don Grady, Stanley Livingston
Votes: 64
17.
My Three Sons (1960–1972)
Episode:
My Three Grandsons
(1968)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Robbie is on Army maneuvers unaware Katie is expecting triplets. Steve and Uncle Charley must get her to the hospital when her labor pains start. Hospital rules only allow two people in the waiting room per mother. Robbie rushes home.
Director: Frederick De Cordova | Stars: Fred MacMurray, William Demarest, Don Grady, Stanley Livingston
Votes: 74
18. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Passed | 129 min | Comedy, Drama
A naive youth leader is appointed to fill a vacancy in the U.S. Senate. His idealistic plans promptly collide with corruption at home and subterfuge from his hero in Washington, but he tries to forge ahead despite attacks on his character.
Director: Frank Capra | Stars: James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Claude Rains, Edward Arnold
Votes: 121,353 | Gross: $9.60M
19. The Red Skelton Hour (1951–1971)
TV-G | 60 min | Comedy
A comedy-themed variety show, hosted by the popular comedian Red Skelton. It run with no interruption from 1951 to 1971. From 1956 to 1962, the show's head writer was Sherwood Schwartz, who... See full summary »
Stars: Red Skelton, David Rose and His Orchestra, Art Gilmore, Tom Hansen Dancers
Votes: 1,391
20.
Tales of Wells Fargo (1957–1962)
Episode:
Jeremiah
(1961)
TV-14 | 49 min | Western
Jeremiah Logart, a former friend of Hardie's, is prevented from robbing a Wells Fargo office by Jim and his men. After a gun battle, Jim and Beau pursue of the remaining gang members and ... See full summary »
Director: R.G. Springsteen | Stars: Dale Robertson, Jack Ging, Albert Salmi, Nancy Gates
Votes: 33
21.
Tales of Wells Fargo (1957–1962)
Episode:
Remember the Yazoo
(1962)
TV-14 | 60 min | Western
The shipment of large sums of money by Wells Fargo down the Mississippi brings Jim Hardie and Jeb Gaine to New Orleans. They uncover a plan to hijack the money. But the architect of the robbery may be a trusted Wells Fargo employee.
Director: R.G. Springsteen | Stars: Dale Robertson, Jeanne Bal, Robert Cornthwaite, William Demarest
Votes: 34
22.
Tales of Wells Fargo (1957–1962)
Episode:
Trackback
(1961)
TV-14 | 49 min | Western
Frank Lambert is furious when his kid brother, Wally, rides into his camp asking that the older man return the money he stole from Wells Fargo. He becomes even angrier when he learns that ... See full summary »
Director: R.G. Springsteen | Stars: Dale Robertson, William Demarest, Virginia Christine, Mary Jane Saunders
Votes: 29
23.
Tales of Wells Fargo (1957–1962)
Episode:
Treasure Coach
(1961)
TV-14 | 60 min | Western
Acting on a tip that an outlaw gang may attack a gold shipment, Hardie and McCloud try to persuade group of stagecoach passengers to take the next stage so they can better protect the cargo... See full summary »
Director: R.G. Springsteen | Stars: Dale Robertson, Jack Ging, Robert Vaughn, Pat Crowley
Votes: 40
24.
My Three Sons (1960–1972)
Episode:
You're Driving Me Crazy
(1967)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Chip is nervous about his upcoming driving test, so Katie asks Rob to teach her to drive so that she and Chip will be learning together. Katie has difficulties learning from Rob, and Chip ... See full summary »
Director: Frederick De Cordova | Stars: Fred MacMurray, William Demarest, Don Grady, Stanley Livingston
Votes: 78
25. Going My Way (1962–1963)
60 min | Drama, Family
Father O'Malley is sent to a parish in lower class New York City to assist old, crusty pastor Father Fitzgibbon. When he arrives, Father O'Malley meets his boyhood friend Tom Colwell, who is running the local community center.
Stars: Gene Kelly, Dick York, Leo G. Carroll, Nydia Westman
Votes: 110
26. Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958–1960)
60 min | Drama
An anthology series hosted by Betty Furness in the first season, and Desi Arnaz in the second. Stories came from several genres, often based on fact. A two part episode was spun off as the popular show The Untouchables (1959).
Stars: Desi Arnaz, Betty Furness, Bruce Gordon, Keenan Wynn
Votes: 143
27.
Burke's Law (1963–1966)
Episode:
Who Killed Vaudeville?
(1964)
60 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A number of vaudeville old-timers are among the suspects when Burke investigates the death of a comedian.
Director: Gene Nelson | Stars: Gene Barry, Gary Conway, Regis Toomey, Leon Lontoc
Votes: 30
28.
My Three Sons (1960–1972)
Episode:
Fly Away Home
(1966)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
When preparing for a business trip, Steve realizes he could drive and take the time to stop at the town where he grew up. He takes the whole family on a vacation with him. He walks down memory lane, and the boys enjoy the trip.
Director: James V. Kern | Stars: Fred MacMurray, William Demarest, Don Grady, Stanley Livingston
Votes: 60
29.
My Three Sons (1960–1972)
Episode:
Stag at Bay
(1966)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Steve (Fred MacMurray) attends a bachelor party for an older co-worker, expecting just a simple dinner. However, a girl dancer (Leslie Parrish) was hired, and the party is raided by the police. Steve helps the girl slip out the back and things get complicated after that.
Director: James V. Kern | Stars: Fred MacMurray, William Demarest, Don Grady, Stanley Livingston
Votes: 71
30.
My Three Sons (1960–1972)
Episode:
The First Meeting
(1969)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Rob, Katie and the triplets move to their own place. Katie feels Steve needs a woman in his life so she arranges a blind date with Millicent. Meanwhile, Ernie has a problem in school so Steve has to meet with his teacher, Barbara Harper.
Director: Frederick De Cordova | Stars: Fred MacMurray, William Demarest, Don Grady, Stanley Livingston
Votes: 60
31.
Tales of Wells Fargo (1957–1962)
Episode:
Defiant at the Gate
(1961)
TV-14 | 49 min | Western
Hardie and McCloud capture Matt Blackner, an aging outlaw who is suffering from heart disease. He agrees to turn the money he stole from a Wells Fargo stagecoach if he's allowed to visit ... See full summary »
Director: R.G. Springsteen | Stars: Dale Robertson, Jack Ging, Tom Tully, Gloria Talbott
Votes: 35
32.
Tales of Wells Fargo (1957–1962)
Episode:
Tanoa
(1961)
TV-14 | 49 min | Western
Hardie negotiates a new stagecoach route through Indian land with the local chief who is satisfied with the outcome. The tribe's young men, led by the warrior Red Knife, are looking for an excuse to return to the warpath.
Director: R.G. Springsteen | Stars: Dale Robertson, Jack Ging, William Demarest, Virginia Christine
Votes: 31
33.
Tales of Wells Fargo (1957–1962)
Episode:
The Gold Witch
(1962)
TV-14 | 49 min | Western
Hardie hires The Great Reardon, a mind-reading act, to serve as the entertainment at Wells Fargo's 15th anniversary celebration. Reardon's act always involved trickery, but now he plans to ... See full summary »
Director: William Witney | Stars: Dale Robertson, Ron Randell, William Demarest, Virginia Christine
Votes: 29
34. Tales of Wells Fargo (1957–1962)
TV-14 | 60 min | Western
Agent Jim Hardie splits his life between being an agent helping Wells Fargo cope with bad guys, and owning a ranch near San Francisco, California.
Stars: Dale Robertson, Art Felix, Kit Carson, William Demarest
Votes: 1,232
35. Sullivan's Travels (1941)
Passed | 90 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Hollywood director John L. Sullivan sets out to experience life as a homeless person in order to gain relevant life experience for his next movie.
Director: Preston Sturges | Stars: Joel McCrea, Veronica Lake, Robert Warwick, William Demarest
Votes: 28,510
36.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
The Hayburner
(1963)
TV-PG | 48 min | Western
Unlucky Hoss loses his valuable Kentucky thoroughbred racehorse in a poker game then schemes with brother Adam to buy it back before the end-of-the-month entry deadline for the Virginia City Sweepstakes race.
Director: William F. Claxton | Stars: Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon
Votes: 126
37.
Ellery Queen (1975–1976)
Episode:
The Adventure of Veronica's Veils
(1975)
TV-PG | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Family
A burlesque show producer drops dead of a heart attack, and leaves a post-humous tape asking Simon Brimmer to find his killer.
Director: Seymour Robbie | Stars: Jim Hutton, David Wayne, Julie Adams, Jack Carter
Votes: 114
38.
McMillan & Wife (1971–1977)
Episode:
Two Dollars on Trouble to Win
(1973)
TV-PG | 76 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Someone seems to want Sally's Uncle Cyrus dead. Mac and Sally are in a race to find who wants him dead before it's too late.
Director: Gary Nelson | Stars: Rock Hudson, Susan Saint James, John Schuck, Nancy Walker
Votes: 108
39.
My Three Sons (1960–1972)
Episode:
Brother, Ernie
(1965)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Steve signs on the dotted line and Ernie is officially adopted into the Douglas family.
Director: James V. Kern | Stars: Fred MacMurray, William Demarest, Don Grady, Stanley Livingston
Votes: 66
40.
My Three Sons (1960–1972)
Episode:
Came the Day
(1969)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
After a few hectic hours of last-minute preparations, Steve and Barbara (Fred MacMurray, Beverly Garland) are married
Director: Frederick De Cordova | Stars: Fred MacMurray, William Demarest, Don Grady, Stanley Livingston
Votes: 56
41.
My Three Sons (1960–1972)
Episode:
Liverpool Saga
(1967)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
After discovering that a neighbor (Dianne Ramey) has a cousin, visiting from Liverpool, who plays guitar, Chip (Stanley Livingston) invites the cousin to join his band, only to discover ... See full summary »
Director: Frederick De Cordova | Stars: Fred MacMurray, William Demarest, Don Grady, Stanley Livingston
Votes: 84
42.
My Three Sons (1960–1972)
Episode:
The Enthusiast
(1971)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Babara (Beverly Garland) is enthusiastic about everything that involves Steve (Fred MacMurray) and his family, almost to an embarrassment with Steve. When Steve asks her to join his partners and their wives at a bowling match, she is afraid of letting him down.
Director: Earl Bellamy | Stars: Fred MacMurray, William Demarest, Stanley Livingston, Barry Livingston
Votes: 52
43.
The Rebel (1959–1961)
Episode:
The Hope Chest
(1960)
Approved | 25 min | Western
Yuma aids Ulysses Bowman in a gun battle and accompanies him back to his camp where Yuma learns that Ulysses is in the habit of offering a chest with two hundred dollars to any man who will marry his daughter Felicity.
Director: Bernard L. Kowalski | Stars: Nick Adams, William Demarest, Cathy O'Donnell, William Harlow
Votes: 43
44.
Tales of Wells Fargo (1957–1962)
Episode:
Winter Storm
(1962)
TV-14 | 60 min | Western
A blizzard forces the stagecoach in which Jim, Jeb and Tina are traveling to seek shelter in a ghost town. Investigating a light shining in the building that formerly served as the town's ... See full summary »
Director: William Witney | Stars: Dale Robertson, Dan Duryea, William Demarest, Lory Patrick
Votes: 35
45.
My Three Sons (1960–1972)
Episode:
Instant Co-Worker
(1969)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Steve's romance with Barbara continues and despite his father's efforts not to recommend him (to avoid the appearance of nepotism), Robbie is offered a job as a structural engineer at his father's firm. He tries to talk it over with his father, who is head over heels in a very engrossing friendship and cannot be reached.
Director: Frederick De Cordova | Stars: Fred MacMurray, William Demarest, Don Grady, Stanley Livingston
Votes: 63
46.
My Three Sons (1960–1972)
Episode:
The First Anniversary
(1970)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Steve and Barbara plan a celebration for their first wedding anniversary. Dodie tells them she is also planning a party, but she does not tell anyone where it is at, or when it is being held. Chip meets Polly and begins to date her.
Director: Frederick De Cordova | Stars: Fred MacMurray, William Demarest, Don Grady, Stanley Livingston
Votes: 49
47.
My Three Sons (1960–1972)
Episode:
A Ring for Barbara
(1969)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Steve (Fred MacMurray) has bought a ring and is ready to propose to Barbara Harper (Beverly Garland). After making sure his family approves, he tries to find the right moment to pop the ... See full summary »
Director: Frederick De Cordova | Stars: Fred MacMurray, William Demarest, Don Grady, Stanley Livingston
Votes: 55
48.
My Three Sons (1960–1972)
Episode:
Two Weeks to Go
(1969)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Steve and Barbara plan their wedding to take place in two weeks. She wants a large wedding with a lot of family and friends. Steve is thinking of a simple wedding at the office of a justice of the peace..
Director: Frederick De Cordova | Stars: Fred MacMurray, William Demarest, Don Grady, Stanley Livingston
Votes: 52
49. The Rebel (1959–1961)
Approved | 30 min | Western
After the end of the Civil War, a former Confederate Army private roams the Wild West, and, as a rogue drifter, gets involved in helping out various settlers threatened by various bad guys.
Stars: Nick Adams, Chuck Hamilton, Sid Troy, Ross Sturlin
Votes: 652
50. The Gay Old Bird (1927)
70 min | Comedy
A maid is forced to take the place of the lady of the house when she is temporarily incapacitated.
Director: Herman C. Raymaker | Stars: Louise Fazenda, John T. Murray, Jane Winton, William Demarest
Votes: 13