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1.
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992)
Episode:
Robert Blake/Louie Anderson/Selma Diamond
(1984)
TV-G | 90 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
Johnny presents trivia bits about fast food. Robert Blake (Hell Town (1985)); Louie Anderson performs stand-up; Selma Diamond (Night Court (1984)).
Stars: Johnny Carson, Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Robert Blake
Votes: 11
2. Your Show of Shows (1950–1954)
90 min | Comedy
Best remembered by its posterior title, Your Show of Shows, this live variety show included comedy sketches with TV pioneers Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca.
Stars: Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Felisa Vanoff, Carl Reiner
Votes: 368
3.
The Big Party (1959– )
Episode:
Premiere Show - Rock Hudson host
(1959)
Music
In a perfect melange of the television variety show genre and high camp, "The Big Party" explores a tantalizing premise-what if movie idol Rock Hudson phoned his pal Tallulah Bankhead for ... See full summary »
Director: Norman Jewison | Stars: Rock Hudson, Tallulah Bankhead, Barbara Britton, Sammy Davis Jr.
Votes: 7
4. 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: 96
5. 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
6.
The Milton Berle Show (1948–1956)
Episode:
Basil Rathbone, Mickey Spillane, Dagmar
(1954)
Comedy, Family
Berle's guests this week are Basil Rathbone, comedienne Dagmar, author Mickey Spillane, Walter Greaza as "The Chief" from Treasury Men in Action (1950), Latin vocalist Jose Duval, and vocal... See full summary »
Director: Greg Garrison | Stars: Milton Berle, Basil Rathbone, Mickey Spillane, Dagmar
Votes: 10
7. The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (1957–1962)
105 min | Comedy, Family, Talk-Show
Originally airing during late-night, Tonight Starring Jack Paar was an American talk show hosted by Jack Paar under the Tonight Show franchise from 1957 to 1962. After 1959, it was officially known as The Jack Paar Show.
Stars: Hugh Downs, Jose Melis, Jack Paar, Cliff Arquette
Votes: 324
8. Caesar's Hour (1954–1957)
60 min | Comedy
A sketch-comedy television series, featuring Sid Caesar as the main star. It was based on Caesar's previous comedy shows, "Admiral Broadway Revue" and "Your Show of Shows", but often ... See full summary »
Stars: Sid Caesar, Carl Reiner, Howard Morris, Ellen Parker
Votes: 197
9.
Too Close for Comfort (1980–1987)
Episode:
Henry Draws a Blank
(1984)
TV-PG | Comedy
Henry suffers from a case of writer's block. Surprisingly, Mrs. Rafkin ends up being extremely helpful.
Director: Russ Petranto | Stars: Ted Knight, Nancy Dussault, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, Lydia Cornell
Votes: 20
10. Gypsy (1965– )
30 min | Talk-Show
A morning television talk show hosted by Gypsy Rose Lee
Stars: Gypsy Rose Lee, June Havoc, Pat Carroll, Richard Deacon
Votes: 46
11.
Flying High (1978–1979)
Episode:
Swan Song for an Ugly Duckling
(1978)
46 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Director: Dennis Donnelly | Stars: Connie Sellecca, Pat Klous, Kathryn Witt, Howard Platt
Votes: 11
12.
Night Court (1984–1992)
Episode:
Dan's Parents
(1985)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Dan's extremely rustic parents come to visit him in Manhattan, embarrassing him all night until he disowns them.
Director: Jeff Melman | Stars: Harry Anderson, Ellen Foley, John Larroquette, Charles Robinson
Votes: 214
13.
Night Court (1984–1992)
Episode:
Hello, Goodbye
(1985)
TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy
Christine Sullivan is permanently assigned as the court's public defender; grieving Selma's death, Bull goes on an all-night bender with a group of circus performers and arrives the next day drunk-and-disorderly.
Director: Jeff Melman | Stars: Harry Anderson, Markie Post, John Larroquette, Charles Robinson
Votes: 194
14. Magic Carpet (1972 TV Movie)
100 min | Comedy, Romance
A young student living in Rome gets a job as a tour guide, and falls in love with a young stowaway who is being sought by the police.
Director: William A. Graham | Stars: Susan Saint James, Robert Pratt, Cliff Potts, Enzo Cerusico
Votes: 26
15.
Night Court (1984–1992)
Episode:
Harry on Trial
(1984)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Harry's nemesis, Judge Willard, has him tried before the Judicial Review Board on charges of unprofessional behavior.
Director: Jeff Melman | Stars: Harry Anderson, Ellen Foley, John Larroquette, Charles Robinson
Votes: 190
16. The Edge of Night (1956–1984)
TV-14 | 30 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Attorney Mike Karr and his colleagues are involved in solving crimes and intrigue which touch the lives of many citizens.
Stars: Ann Flood, Forrest Compton, Donald May, Joel Crothers
Votes: 469
17.
McMillan & Wife (1971–1977)
Episode:
An Elementary Case of Murder
(1972)
TV-PG | 75 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Numerous bits of evidence indicate McMillan's former girlfriend shot and killed her husband, but the commissioner wants all of the facts before an arrest is made.
Director: Robert Michael Lewis | Stars: Rock Hudson, Susan Saint James, John Schuck, Nancy Walker
Votes: 142
18.
Too Close for Comfort (1980–1987)
Episode:
A Friend in Need
(1981)
TV-PG | Comedy
Monroe feels it's time to finally lose his virginity. Henry hopes talking will help, while Sara thinks a sex surrogate is a better idea. Oddly enough, Mrs. Rafkin may be the answer.
Director: John Bowab | Stars: Ted Knight, Nancy Dussault, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, Lydia Cornell
Votes: 34
19. Night Court (1984–1992)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
An eccentric fun-loving judge presides over an urban night court and all the silliness going on there.
Stars: Harry Anderson, John Larroquette, Richard Moll, Charles Robinson
Votes: 17,910
20. To Tell the Truth (1956–1968)
TV-G | 30 min | Family, Game-Show
Classic game show in which a person of some notoriety and two impostors try to match wits with a panel of four celebrities. The object of the game is to try to fool the celebrities into voting for the two impostors.
Stars: Bud Collyer, Johnny Olson, Kitty Carlisle, Tom Poston
Votes: 535
21. The Milton Berle Show (1948–1956)
60 min | Comedy, Family
The Texaco Star Theatre was one of the most popular shows in the history of television. In the first year, Milton Berle was not the permanent emcee, but once he replaced the rotation, the ... See full summary »
Stars: Milton Berle, Sid Stone, Jimmy Nelson, Arnold Stang
Votes: 165
22. Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (1948–1967)
60 min | Music
Perry Como was an American Singer, who got his start on NBC Radio. In 1948, Because of his popularity, The cameras were simply brought into the radio studio to televise the radio broadcast ... See full summary »
Stars: Perry Como, Mitchell Ayres Orchestra, The Ray Charles Singers, Mitchell Ayres
Votes: 120
23.
Night Court (1984–1992)
Episode:
Married Alive
(1985)
TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy
Dan becomes engaged to an ugly duckling heiress, but everyone is surprised to hear him swear his feelings are genuine.
Director: Jeff Melman | Stars: Harry Anderson, Ellen Foley, John Larroquette, Charles Robinson
Votes: 166
24.
Night Court (1984–1992)
Episode:
Nuts About Harry
(1985)
TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy
A group of mental patients fleeing their hospital run loose in the courtroom, with one, a mute, shutting herself in a closet with a revolver.
Director: Jeff Melman | Stars: Harry Anderson, John Larroquette, Charles Robinson, Richard Moll
Votes: 199
25.
Night Court (1984–1992)
Episode:
Santa Goes Downtown
(1984)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Harry must deal with a pair of volatile teenage runaways and an old man who believes he's the real Santa Claus.
Director: Asaad Kelada | Stars: Harry Anderson, Karen Austin, John Larroquette, Paula Kelly
Votes: 356
26.
Too Close for Comfort (1980–1987)
Episode:
The Return of Rafkin
(1981)
TV-PG | Comedy
The Rush's hire a medium to conduct a séance for Miss Rafkin, as she thinks her late brother is trying to communicate with her from the other side.
Director: John Bowab | Stars: Ted Knight, Nancy Dussault, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, Lydia Cornell
Votes: 27
27. It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
Approved | 210 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A group of motorists witnesses a car crash in the California desert, and after the driver's dying words indicate the location of a hidden stash of loot, they turn against each in a race across the state to get to it.
Director: Stanley Kramer | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Milton Berle, Ethel Merman, Mickey Rooney
Votes: 46,199 | Gross: $46.30M
28. The Match Game (1962–1969)
TV-G | 25 min | Game-Show
This is The 1st Edition of the program. Composed of 2 Teams of 3 Members (2 In-Studio team members and 1 Star Team Captain) are writing answers to an question {e.g.: Name a part of a ... See full summary »
Stars: Gene Rayburn, Johnny Olson, Betty White, Henry Morgan
Votes: 582
29.
Night Court (1984–1992)
Episode:
All You Need Is Love
(1984)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
The staff of a Manhattan arraignment court is surprised by the arrival of a maverick young judge named Harry Stone; his first ruling, that a feuding couple should go to dinner with the ... See full summary »
Director: James Burrows | Stars: Harry Anderson, Karen Austin, Gail Strickland, John Larroquette
Votes: 348
30.
Night Court (1984–1992)
Episode:
Bull Gets a Kid
(1984)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
When Bull becomes a Volunteer Father to a 13-year-old boy, he is in for a real surprise. He discovers the boy is a girl.
Director: Jeff Melman | Stars: Harry Anderson, Ellen Foley, John Larroquette, Charles Robinson
Votes: 217
31.
Night Court (1984–1992)
Episode:
Bull's Baby
(1984)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Bull is a walking zombie at work, and the court staff finds that he has been taking care of a baby for a neighbor who has apparently abandoned him.
Director: Jeff Melman | Stars: Harry Anderson, Karen Austin, John Larroquette, Paula Kelly
Votes: 210
32.
Night Court (1984–1992)
Episode:
Daddy for the Defense
(1984)
TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy
Bright young public defender Christine Sullivan finds out she still has a lot to learn after her first day in Harry's court, while Harry ends up throwing her overprotective father in jail for insulting him.
Director: Jeff Melman | Stars: Harry Anderson, John Larroquette, Charles Robinson, Richard Moll
Votes: 192
33.
Night Court (1984–1992)
Episode:
Inside Harry Stone
(1984)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Harry is struck down in the middle of session by crippling stomach pains, but stubbornly refuses medical treatment.
Director: Jeff Melman | Stars: Harry Anderson, Ellen Foley, John Larroquette, Charles Robinson
Votes: 177
34.
Night Court (1984–1992)
Episode:
Some Like It Hot
(1984)
TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy
A Russian immigrant threatens to set himself, and the courtroom, on fire.
Director: Jay Sandrich | Stars: Harry Anderson, Karen Austin, John Larroquette, Paula Kelly
Votes: 212
35.
Night Court (1984–1992)
Episode:
The Blizzard
(1984)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
A blizzard traps the gang inside the courthouse without supplies, and an electrical failure traps Dan in an elevator with a gay man who finds him very attractive.
Director: Jeff Melman | Stars: Harry Anderson, Ellen Foley, John Larroquette, Charles Robinson
Votes: 182
36.
Too Close for Comfort (1980–1987)
Episode:
Break Out the Pampers: Part 2
(1982)
TV-PG | Comedy
Henry makes it to the hospital in time for Muriel to give birth.
Director: Russ Petranto | Stars: Ted Knight, Nancy Dussault, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, Lydia Cornell
Votes: 21
37.
Night Court (1984–1992)
Episode:
Pick a Number
(1984)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
A humble man with a $3 million lottery ticket wants Harry to give it away to the most worthy person.
Director: Jeff Melman | Stars: Harry Anderson, Ellen Foley, John Larroquette, Charles Robinson
Votes: 176
38.
Night Court (1984–1992)
Episode:
The Former Harry Stone
(1984)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
An office bet over what Harry's true age is leads to the discovery that he has a criminal record.
Director: Jay Sandrich | Stars: Harry Anderson, Karen Austin, John Larroquette, Paula Kelly
Votes: 269
39.
Night Court (1984–1992)
Episode:
Welcome Back, Momma
(1984)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Harry's "missing" Mother and a beauty pageant operator appear in court.
Director: Jeff Melman | Stars: Harry Anderson, Karen Austin, John Larroquette, Paula Kelly
Votes: 246
40.
Too Close for Comfort (1980–1987)
Episode:
Break Out the Pampers: Part 1
(1982)
TV-PG | Comedy
After several false alarms, Muriel finally goes into labor while Henry is at work.
Director: Russ Petranto | Stars: Ted Knight, Nancy Dussault, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, Lydia Cornell
Votes: 23
41. My Favorite Year (1982)
PG | 92 min | Comedy, Drama
An aging, dissolute matinee idol is slated to appear on a live TV variety show in 1954, and a young comedy writer is tasked with the thankless job of keeping him ready and sober for the broadcast.
Director: Richard Benjamin | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Mark Linn-Baker, Jessica Harper, Joseph Bologna
Votes: 10,551 | Gross: $20.12M
42. The David Frost Show (1969–1972)
90 min | Talk-Show
American show featuring the popular British talk show host.
Stars: David Frost, Gerri Granger, Tiny Tim, Dana Valery
Votes: 248
43.
Night Court (1984–1992)
Episode:
Harry and the Rock Star
(1984)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Harry's relationship with a rock star leads to the courtroom being overrun by her fans.
Director: Jeff Melman | Stars: Harry Anderson, Karen Austin, John Larroquette, Paula Kelly
Votes: 225
44.
Night Court (1984–1992)
Episode:
The Birthday Visitor
(1985)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Feeling sorry for Harry on his birthday, Billie takes him to her apartment for a nightcap. They are held up by a burglar, and spend the night tied together.
Director: Gary Shimokawa | Stars: Harry Anderson, Ellen Foley, John Larroquette, Charles Robinson
Votes: 169
45.
Night Court (1984–1992)
Episode:
The Nun
(1984)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
A young novice nun decides to leave her convent after becoming smitten with Harry.
Director: Jeff Melman | Stars: Harry Anderson, John Larroquette, Charles Robinson, Richard Moll
Votes: 259
46.
Night Court (1984–1992)
Episode:
World War III
(1985)
TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy
Yakov's brother wants to defect to the United States; in short order Harry's courtroom is overrun by a Russian circus troupe, agents of the KGB and CIA, and a pair of hot-tempered arms negotiators.
Director: Alan Bergmann | Stars: Harry Anderson, Ellen Foley, John Larroquette, Charles Robinson
Votes: 165
47. McMillan & Wife (1971–1977)
TV-PG | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
San Francisco Police Commissioner Stewart "Mac" McMillan and his amateur detective wife keep their marriage unpredictable while solving the city's most baffling crimes.
Stars: Rock Hudson, John Schuck, Susan Saint James, Nancy Walker
Votes: 3,023
48.
Night Court (1984–1992)
Episode:
Harry and the Madam
(1984)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
When an exclusive house of prostitution gets busted, Judge Harry Stone must decide whether to admit the madam's private diary as evidence in the case against her.
Director: Noam Pitlik | Stars: Harry Anderson, Ellen Foley, John Larroquette, Charles Robinson
Votes: 186
49.
Night Court (1984–1992)
Episode:
Hi Honey, I'm Home
(1984)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
A woman must choose between her two husbands, one of whom was thought killed in Vietnam.
Director: Gary Shimokawa | Stars: Harry Anderson, Karen Austin, John Larroquette, Paula Kelly
Votes: 204
50.
Night Court (1984–1992)
Episode:
Mac and Quon Le: Together Again
(1985)
TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy
When Mac's wife, Quon Le, is accidentally arrested, both realize how much they love each other and decide to live together. Meanwhile, Billie and Dan find themselves competing for a commission appointment.
Director: Alan Bergmann | Stars: Harry Anderson, Ellen Foley, John Larroquette, Charles Robinson
Votes: 153