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1.
The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode:
Christmas Story
(1960)
TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family
Crotchety old businessman Ben Weaver wants moonshiner Sam Muggins locked up for Christmas but, after seeing the holiday spirit in Andy's jail, he tries to be arrested himself.
Director: Bob Sweeney | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier
Votes: 771
2.
Get a Life (1990–1992)
Episode:
Chris and Larry Switch Lives
(1991)
30 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Chris and Larry ignore an Indian curse and wind up switching lives. This way Chris realizes how pathetic and submissive is Larry's life.
Director: David Mirkin | Stars: Chris Elliott, Sam Robards, Robin Riker, Elinor Donahue
Votes: 233
3.
Get a Life (1990–1992)
Episode:
Neptune 2000
(1991)
30 min | Comedy, Fantasy
20 years after mail ordering Chris receives the submarine kit "Neptune 2000". After putting it together with the aid of his father, they embark on the sub's maiden voyage inside Chris' bathtub.
Director: David Mirkin | Stars: Chris Elliott, Sam Robards, Robin Riker, Elinor Donahue
Votes: 240
4.
Get a Life (1990–1992)
Episode:
SPEWEY and Me
(1992)
30 min | Comedy, Fantasy
When an alien creature crashes in Gus' front yard, Chris tries to keep it from the Government, but this alien is nothing like E.T. or ALF as its only superpower is the ability to spew and spray body fluids all over the place.
Director: David Mirkin | Stars: Chris Elliott, Brian Doyle-Murray, Robin Riker, Elinor Donahue
Votes: 255
5.
Get a Life (1990–1992)
Episode:
Married
(1991)
30 min | Comedy, Fantasy
During one day, Chris meets his soul mate, marries her and goes through an entire relationship with her.
Director: David Mirkin | Stars: Chris Elliott, Sam Robards, Robin Riker, Elinor Donahue
Votes: 242
6.
Get a Life (1990–1992)
Episode:
Psychic 2000
(1991)
30 min | Comedy, Fantasy
After a near-death experience from choking on cereal, Chris gains psychic abilities. He then tries to prevent one of the predictions when he sees a vision of somebody trying to murder Sharon.
Director: David Mirkin | Stars: Chris Elliott, Sam Robards, Robin Riker, Elinor Donahue
Votes: 237
7.
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950–1958)
Episode:
The Newlyweds
(1956)
30 min | Comedy
When Emily Vanderlip arrives in Manhattan after eloping with Airman Second Class Frank Foster, the newlyweds and Burns men attempt to keep Gracie from finding out about their nuptials, fearing that she'll blab to Emily's parents.
Director: Frederick De Cordova | Stars: George Burns, Gracie Allen, Harry von Zell, Bea Benaderet
Votes: 29
8. Friends (1994–2004)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, Romance
Follows the personal and professional lives of six twenty to thirty year-old friends living in the Manhattan borough of New York City.
Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc
Votes: 1,083,283
9.
Get a Life (1990–1992)
Episode:
Camping 2000
(1991)
30 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Chris and Larry join Mr. Peterson on a camping trip. When Mr. Peterson manages to lose them, the hungry boys eat some berries that cause them to hallucinate and become paranoid.
Director: Dean Parisot | Stars: Chris Elliott, Sam Robards, Robin Riker, Elinor Donahue
Votes: 230
10.
Get a Life (1990–1992)
Episode:
Chris Wins a Celebrity
(1991)
30 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Chris wins a weekend with his favorite talk show host, a contest the host first regrets he agreed to, but later Chris regrets he entered, when the host decides to stay.
Director: Dean Parisot | Stars: Chris Elliott, Sam Robards, Robin Riker, Elinor Donahue
Votes: 240
11.
Get a Life (1990–1992)
Episode:
Chris Becomes a Male Escort
(1991)
30 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Chris decides to become a male escort to meet woman but winds up with a much older woman.
Director: John Fortenberry | Stars: Chris Elliott, Brian Doyle-Murray, Robin Riker, Elinor Donahue
Votes: 223
12.
Get a Life (1990–1992)
Episode:
Chris vs. Donald
(1991)
30 min | Comedy, Fantasy
At the family reunion Chris is still struggling to get out from under the shadow of his cousin Donald.
Director: Dwayne Hickman | Stars: Chris Elliott, Sam Robards, Robin Riker, Elinor Donahue
Votes: 245
13.
Get a Life (1990–1992)
Episode:
Houseboy 2000
(1991)
30 min | Comedy, Fantasy
After destroying her kitchen, Chris becomes Sharon's slave to work off the $2000 in damage and she also brainwashes him to break his will.
Director: Peter Baldwin | Stars: Chris Elliott, Sam Robards, Robin Riker, Brady Bluhm
Votes: 236
14.
Get a Life (1990–1992)
Episode:
The Big City
(1991)
30 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Chris' wallet is stolen in The Big City, and the Big City gives him the key to the city and other perks to make him feel better.
Director: Peter Baldwin | Stars: Chris Elliott, Sam Robards, Robin Riker, Elinor Donahue
Votes: 233
15.
Get a Life (1990–1992)
Episode:
Chris Moves Out
(1991)
30 min | Comedy, Fantasy
When Chris hits the age of 31, he believes it's time for him to grow up and move out. So he moves in with retired cop Gus, but soon has doubts about his new home.
Director: David Mirkin | Stars: Chris Elliott, Brian Doyle-Murray, Robin Riker, Elinor Donahue
Votes: 217
16. Good Old Days (1977 TV Special)
120 min | Music
Dick Clark reviews popular music of the '50s and '60s.
Director: Jeff Margolis | Stars: Dick Clark, Frankie Avalon, Joyce Brothers, Angela Cartwright
Votes: 13
17.
Get a Life (1990–1992)
Episode:
Chris Gets His Tonsils Out
(1991)
30 min | Comedy, Fantasy
After having minor surgery, Chris acts like he's dying.
Director: David Mirkin | Stars: Chris Elliott, Brian Doyle-Murray, Robin Riker, Elinor Donahue
Votes: 215
18.
Get a Life (1990–1992)
Episode:
Chris' Brain Starts Working
(1992)
30 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Chris becomes intelligent after exposure to toxic waste, so Gus enters him in spelling bees across the world.
Director: John Fortenberry | Stars: Chris Elliott, Brian Doyle-Murray, Robin Riker, Elinor Donahue
Votes: 218
19.
Get a Life (1990–1992)
Episode:
The Construction Worker Show
(1991)
30 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Chris hangs out with the construction workers who are working on his parents house.
Director: David Mirkin | Stars: Chris Elliott, Sam Robards, Robin Riker, Elinor Donahue
Votes: 242
20.
Get a Life (1990–1992)
Episode:
The Counterfeit Watch Story
(1991)
30 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Chris buys a counterfeit watch from a disreputable vendor who won't refund his purchase price.
Director: David Mirkin | Stars: Chris Elliott, Sam Robards, Robin Riker, Brady Bluhm
Votes: 240
21.
Get a Life (1990–1992)
Episode:
Zoo Animals on Wheels
(1990)
30 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Chris auditions and gets the lead in a musical based on animals that wear roller skates - much to the chagrin of his nemesis, Sharon.
Director: Peter Baldwin | Stars: Chris Elliott, Sam Robards, Robin Riker, Brady Bluhm
Votes: 249
22.
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: 116
23.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
Short Wave
(1957)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Bud buys a shortwave radio and, while showing it off to the family, hears a distress call. A family had become caught in a tropical storm while offshore in their cabin cruiser, and the ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 82
24. 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
25.
Get a Life (1990–1992)
Episode:
Bad Fish
(1992)
30 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Gus and Sharon get amnesia after eating rancid shellfish and Chris convinces them they are all three best friends.
Director: David Mirkin | Stars: Chris Elliott, Brian Doyle-Murray, Robin Riker, Elinor Donahue
Votes: 220
26.
Get a Life (1990–1992)
Episode:
Bored Straight
(1990)
30 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Chris takes a group of young punks under his wing to make them better citizens.
Director: David Mirkin | Stars: Chris Elliott, Sam Robards, Robin Riker, Brady Bluhm
Votes: 248
27.
Get a Life (1990–1992)
Episode:
Drivers License
(1990)
30 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Chris asks out a waitress but first has to get a driver's license.
Director: David Mirkin | Stars: Chris Elliott, Sam Robards, Robin Riker, Brady Bluhm
Votes: 243
28.
Get a Life (1990–1992)
Episode:
Health Inspector 2000
(1991)
30 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Chris gets a job as a health inspector after finding a dead rat in his carton of milk.
Director: Dean Parisot | Stars: Chris Elliott, Brian Doyle-Murray, Robin Riker, Elinor Donahue
Votes: 223
29.
Get a Life (1990–1992)
Episode:
Paperboy 2000
(1990)
30 min | Comedy, Fantasy
The newspaper fires Chris and the rest of the delivery boys and replaces them with a robot, so Chris challenges the machine to a contest.
Director: Peter Baldwin | Stars: Chris Elliott, Sam Robards, Robin Riker, Brady Bluhm
Votes: 241
30.
Get a Life (1990–1992)
Episode:
The Prettiest Week of My Life
(1990)
30 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Chris decides to enter the exciting world of male modeling when he joins the Handsome Boy School of Modeling.
Director: David Mirkin | Stars: Chris Elliott, Sam Robards, Robin Riker, Brady Bluhm
Votes: 269
31.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
An Evening to Remember
(1957)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Cornel Wilde has a car accident while traveling through Springfield. The person who hit his car just happens to be a client of Jim Anderson. Due to a mix up with Jim's secretary, Cornel ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 52
32. The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950–1958)
30 min | Comedy
Neighbor Blanche Morton frequently joined Gracie in escapades which annoy hubby Harry and provides George with an opportunity to offer a humorous soliloquy.
Stars: George Burns, Gracie Allen, Bea Benaderet, Harry von Zell
Votes: 1,530
33.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
Mister Beal Meets His Match
(1958)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Betty reads a story she wrote for school involving her family. In the story a devil named Harry Beal is trying to get the children's souls, Jim fights him and agrees his soul in exchange ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 49
34.
Get a Life (1990–1992)
Episode:
1977 2000
(1992)
30 min | Comedy, Fantasy
The sad story of Gus's dismissal from the police force fifteen years ago inspires Chris to travel back through time and attempt to set things right.
Director: David Mirkin | Stars: Chris Elliott, Brian Doyle-Murray, Robin Riker, Elinor Donahue
Votes: 226
35.
Get a Life (1990–1992)
Episode:
A Family Affair
(1990)
30 min | Comedy, Fantasy
When Sharon's sister pays a visit, she, surprisingly, finds Chris to be charming.
Director: Dwayne Hickman | Stars: Chris Elliott, Sam Robards, Robin Riker, Brady Bluhm
Votes: 249
36.
Get a Life (1990–1992)
Episode:
Dadicus
(1990)
30 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Chris convinces his father to accompany him to the father-son competition at the annual paper boy picnic.
Director: Tony Dow | Stars: Chris Elliott, Sam Robards, Robin Riker, Brady Bluhm
Votes: 246
37.
Get a Life (1990–1992)
Episode:
Meat Locker 2000
(1991)
30 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Sharon makes Chris pretend to be her boyfriend to impress her snooty friends but things go awry when the two of them get locked in her walk-in meat freezer.
Director: David Mirkin | Stars: Chris Elliott, Brian Doyle-Murray, Robin Riker, Elinor Donahue
Votes: 219
38.
Get a Life (1990–1992)
Episode:
Pile of Death
(1990)
30 min | Comedy, Fantasy
To save his childhood park, Chris raises money by trying to break the world record for having things piled on you.
Director: Peter Baldwin | Stars: Chris Elliott, Sam Robards, Robin Riker, Brady Bluhm
Votes: 244
39.
Get a Life (1990–1992)
Episode:
Roots
(1991)
30 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Chris finds evidence that he was adopted and goes in search of his birth parents.
Director: Dwayne Hickman | Stars: Chris Elliott, Sam Robards, Robin Riker, Brady Bluhm
Votes: 238
40.
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
41.
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: 90
42.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
The Persistent Guest
(1956)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Bud has a new friend who helps tutor him in classes. When the friend stays over at the Andersons, he never seems to want to go home. The Andersons find out the boy is homeless and has no money.
Director: William D. Russell | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 78
43.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
Blind Date
(1960)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Betty is embarrassed when her friends make fun of Rudy because they think he is inferior to them. She chastises her friends and leaves the soda shop. Her friends decide to play a joke on Betty by setting her up on a blind date with Rudy.
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 52
44.
Get a Life (1990–1992)
Episode:
Girlfriend 2000
(1992)
30 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Chris falls in love with a woman who hit him with her car and starts stalking her.
Director: David Mirkin | Stars: Chris Elliott, Brian Doyle-Murray, Robin Riker, Elinor Donahue
Votes: 222
45.
Get a Life (1990–1992)
Episode:
Larry on the Loose
(1991)
30 min | Comedy, Fantasy
After listening to Chris reminding him of what a living hell his life truly is, Larry runs away. So Chris goes in search of Larry and thinks he found him - but it's actually just a hobo who doesn't speak any English.
Director: David Mirkin | Stars: Chris Elliott, Brian Doyle-Murray, Robin Riker, Elinor Donahue
Votes: 216
46.
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: 93
47.
Eek! The Cat (1992–1997)
Episode:
Quadrapedia/The Frying Game
(1993)
TV-Y | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Two witch cat sisters are jealous that Annabelle got to appear on the cover of a magazine decided to kidnap her and feed her to their zombie lawyers, meanwhile Eek and Elmo set out to rescue her.
Director: John Halfpenny | Stars: Elizabeth Daily, Elinor Donahue, Cam Clarke, Jaid Barrymore
Votes: 14
48.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
Follow the Leader
(1957)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Bud is extremely excited for the new school year to start. He is, however, shocked to find a very popular teacher has not returned but has been replaced by a Mr. Beckman. The rest of the ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 51
49.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
Bud and the Debutante
(1959)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Bud's car breaks down and Molly passes by and offers a ride. The next day, Bud is driving Molly's expensive car and going places paid for by Molly. Jim talks to Bud about not taking advantage of Molly just because her family is rich.
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 49
50.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
The Great Anderson Mystery
(1959)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
The Andersons are all entranced in a television mystery show when a tube blows in the back of the TV before the show ends. With the unknown end of the show, the family tries to figure out what happened based upon what they already watched.
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 45