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1.
Capitol (1982–1987)
Episode:
Episode #1.1125
(1986)
30 min | Drama, Romance
Stars: R.J. Adams, Reed Armstrong, Bill Beyers, Robert Dowdell
Votes: 30
2.
240-Robert (1979–1981)
Episode:
Oil & Water
(1979)
60 min | Adventure
A hang-gliding accident and Morgan's new love cause tension.
Director: Bruce Kessler | Stars: John Bennett Perry, Mark Harmon, Joanna Cassidy, Lew Saunders
Votes: 9
3.
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–1968)
Episode:
Submarine Sunk Here
(1964)
TV-G | 52 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
Chip Morton and Curley Jones are in New London making repairs on the diving bell's guidance system. At the same time a skirmish in the control room of the Seaview inadvertently allows it to... See full summary »
Director: Leonard J. Horn | Stars: Richard Basehart, David Hedison, Carl Reindel, Eddie Ryder
Votes: 118
4.
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–1968)
Episode:
Edge of Doom
(1968)
TV-G | 52 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
Nelson is told the Seaview could be destroyed while carrying a top secret defense weapon but he has to determine if Captain Crane is an impostor.
Director: Justus Addiss | Stars: Richard Basehart, David Hedison, Terry Becker, Del Monroe
Votes: 71
5.
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–1968)
Episode:
The Sky Is Falling
(1964)
TV-G | 52 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
A U. F. O. has been spotted flying around the United States, terrifying people and violating every airspace regulation in the book. It falls into the sea, which, after another ship is ... See full summary »
Director: Leonard J. Horn | Stars: Richard Basehart, David Hedison, Charles McGraw, Adam Williams
Votes: 119
6.
Surfside 6 (1960–1962)
Episode:
Masquerade
(1962)
60 min | Drama
Dave goes undercover at a circus to discover why an accident during a performance has resulted in tensions rising among the circus' European members.
Director: Paul Landres | Stars: Lee Patterson, Eva Norde, Charles H. Radilak, Robert Dowdell
Votes: 11
7. 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
8.
Adam-12 (1968–1975)
Episode:
Substation
(1972)
TV-PG | 25 min | Crime, Drama
Malloy and Reed are assigned to the Los Angeles Airport sub-station.
Director: Christian Nyby | Stars: Martin Milner, Kent McCord, Francine York, Robert Dowdell
Votes: 107
9.
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–1968)
Episode:
Doomsday
(1965)
TV-G | 52 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
The Seaview is on exercises when a series of signals are received indicating the USA is at war and they are to prepare for launch of all missiles.
Director: James Goldstone | Stars: Richard Basehart, David Hedison, Donald Harron, Paul Carr
Votes: 100
10.
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–1968)
Episode:
Man of Many Faces
(1967)
TV-G | 52 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
Admiral Nelson and Captain Crane are shocked to see a scientist shot to death during a live televised news conference viewed from the Nelson Institute. Especially shocking is that the ... See full summary »
Director: Harry Harris | Stars: Richard Basehart, David Hedison, Terry Becker, Del Monroe
Votes: 81
11.
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–1968)
Episode:
The Day the World Ended
(1966)
TV-G | 52 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
After the arrival of a newly elected U.S. Senator to inspect Admiral Nelson's new weapon, strange things begin to happen, culminating with the realization that everyone outside of the Seaview appears to have disappeared from the Earth.
Director: Jerry Hopper | Stars: Richard Basehart, David Hedison, Skip Homeier, Terry Becker
Votes: 85
12.
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–1968)
Episode:
The Lost Bomb
(1966)
TV-G | 52 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
An unfriendly government shoots down a cargo plane carrying a new top secret bomb. The race is on to retrieve the bomb and avoid detection from the enemy before the bomb can be accidentally exploded.
Director: Gerald Mayer | Stars: Richard Basehart, David Hedison, John Lupton, Gerald Mohr
Votes: 76
13.
American Masters (1985– )
Episode:
Edgar Allan Poe: Terror of the Soul
(1995)
TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Comprised of interviews with Poe scholars, dramatic sequences, and an adaptation of "The Cask of Amontillado", this documentary covers the life of Edgar Allen Poe thoroughly from a number of perspectives.
Directors: Joyce Chopra, Karen Thomas | Stars: Eric Christmas, Sky Rumph, Michelle Joyner, Pam Van Sant
Votes: 119
14.
Adam-12 (1968–1975)
Episode:
The Radical
(1971)
TV-PG | 25 min | Crime, Drama
On patrol they encounter a squad car that is deserted and they have not heard any officer announce stopping there. When they check it out, they find that a lone officer saw a hitchhiker and... See full summary »
Director: Oscar Rudolph | Stars: Martin Milner, Kent McCord, Robert Conrad, Frank Ferguson
Votes: 96
15.
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–1968)
Episode:
The Condemned
(1965)
TV-G | 52 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
This episode involves the testing of a new air mixture that will allow a submarine to go to the "bottom of the sea" literally! A brash, news hogging, admiral and his aide, along with his ... See full summary »
Director: Leonard J. Horn | Stars: Richard Basehart, David Hedison, J.D. Cannon, Arthur Franz
Votes: 71
16. Surfside 6 (1960–1962)
60 min | Drama
Ken, Dave, and Sandy are three hip private detectives living on, and working out of, a houseboat in Miami Beach, Florida. While not pursuing criminals, they spend time at the Fontainebleau Hotel.
Stars: Van Williams, Lee Patterson, Margarita Sierra, Troy Donahue
Votes: 330
17.
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–1968)
Episode:
Cave of the Dead
(1967)
TV-G | 52 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
When four capital ships vanish, Admiral Nelson and Commander Van Wyck are sent to investigate. They find an island where Nelson removes a dagger from a skeleton which happens to be the ... See full summary »
Director: Harry Harris | Stars: Richard Basehart, David Hedison, Warren Stevens, Terry Becker
Votes: 75
18.
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–1968)
Episode:
The Fear-Makers
(1964)
TV-G | 52 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
The Seaview continues the secret underwater explorations that another sub was on when it mysteriously disappeared.
Director: Leonard J. Horn | Stars: Richard Basehart, David Hedison, Lloyd Bochner, Edgar Bergen
Votes: 122
19.
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–1968)
Episode:
The Mechanical Man
(1966)
TV-G | 52 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
While assisting an undersea drilling operation, Capt. Crane and the Seaview become locked in a life-and-death struggle with an android, powered by a new source of limitless energy, Subterranium 116.
Director: Sobey Martin | Stars: Richard Basehart, David Hedison, James Darren, Arthur O'Connell
Votes: 87
20.
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–1968)
Episode:
The Saboteur
(1965)
TV-G | 52 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
Crane is brainwashed to sabotage an important national defense mission which is being monitored by the national intelligence agency.
Director: Felix E. Feist | Stars: Richard Basehart, David Hedison, Warren Stevens, Bert Freed
Votes: 85
21. Stoney Burke (1962–1963)
60 min | Drama, Sport, Western
Stoney Burke is a rodeo rider who wants to win the Golden Buckle, the award to the world's champion saddle bronco rider. He didn't win it, but he encountered a considerable amount of violence along the way.
Stars: Jack Lord, Warren Oates, Robert Dowdell, Bill Hart
Votes: 230
22. Goodyear Playhouse (1951–1957)
60 min | Drama
The show featured original plays plus plays adapted from works.
Stars: Walter Matthau, David White, Constance Ford, Kim Stanley
Votes: 111
23. Deadline (1959–1961)
30 min | Drama
Deadline is a 1959-1961 American television drama series that re-enacted famous newspaper stories from the past. Hosted and narrated by Paul Stewart, the syndicated series was produced by ... See full summary »
Stars: Paul Stewart, Edward Holmes, Clement Fowler, Sam Gray
Votes: 41
24.
O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (1971–1972)
Episode:
O'Hara, U.S. Treasury
(1971)
120 min | Drama
U.S. Treasury agents set out to break up a narcotics-smuggling ring.
Director: Jack Webb | Stars: David Janssen, Lana Wood, Jerome Thor, Gary Crosby
Votes: 58
25.
Adam-12 (1968–1975)
Episode:
Log 125: A Safe Job
(1971)
TV-PG | 25 min | Crime, Drama
A series of safe jobs lead Malloy and Reed to an old-time safe-cracker who's supposedly gone straight, but there may be more to it then they think.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Martin Milner, Kent McCord, Michael O'Shea, Charles Robinson
Votes: 87
26.
Hart to Hart (1979–1984)
Episode:
Hart of Diamonds
(1982)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Jennifer has been brainwashed into stealing very expensive jewelry.
Director: Harry Winer | Stars: Robert Wagner, Stefanie Powers, Lionel Stander, Emory Bass
Votes: 121
27.
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–1968)
Episode:
A Time to Die
(1967)
TV-G | 52 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
The crew of the Seaview encounter Mr. Pem who can control time. Pem sends Nelson back in time to force the Admiral to let Pem use the reactor to power his device.
Director: Robert Sparr | Stars: Richard Basehart, David Hedison, Henry Jones, Terry Becker
Votes: 64
28.
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–1968)
Episode:
No Way Back
(1968)
TV-G | 52 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
Mr.Pem returns to help Admiral Nelson prevent the Seaview from exploding. Pem transports the submarine to 1780 where they encounter General Benedict Arnold and Major Andre.
Director: Robert Sparr | Stars: Richard Basehart, David Hedison, Terry Becker, Henry Jones
Votes: 68
29.
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–1968)
Episode:
The Cyborg
(1965)
TV-G | 52 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
Nelson visits a scientist that's created cyborgs who hold him prisoner. Then a Nelson cyborg is sent to the Seaview to start a war.
Director: Leo Penn | Stars: Richard Basehart, David Hedison, Victor Buono, Brooke Bundy
Votes: 110
30. Adam-12 (1968–1975)
TV-PG | 30 min | Crime, Drama
Two regular police officers patrol Los Angeles.
Stars: Martin Milner, Kent McCord, Shaaron Claridge, William Boyett
Votes: 4,983
31. Camera Three (1955–1980)
30 min | Drama
A weekly examination of the arts and literature, on Sunday mornings when there was more likely to be an audience interested in such matters and there was less competition for ratings.
Stars: James Macandrew, Faubion Bowers, Margaret Croyden, Alfredo Antonini
Votes: 62
32.
Hunter (1984–1991)
Episode:
Under Suspicion
(1991)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Hunter unwittingly helps a businessman find and kill a fleeing executive set to take the blame for the company's graft.
Director: Gus Trikonis | Stars: Fred Dryer, Lauren Lane, Courtney Barilla, Charles Hallahan
Votes: 62
33.
Stoney Burke (1962–1963)
Episode:
The Contender
(1962)
60 min | Drama, Sport, Western
In his striving to be a rodeo champion, Stoney Burke must contend with a self-serving friend, an unscrupulous promoter, a young punk itching for a fight, a beautiful woman betrothed to a ... See full summary »
Director: Leslie Stevens | Stars: Jack Lord, Warren Oates, Robert Dowdell, Bruce Dern
Votes: 33
34.
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–1968)
Episode:
Fires of Death
(1967)
TV-G | 52 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
The Seaview is sent to stop an active volcano from erupting and causing a catastrophe. Accompanying them is Dr. Turner who's suppose to help them. But it turns out he has a different plan ... See full summary »
Director: Jerry Hopper | Stars: Richard Basehart, David Hedison, Victor Jory, Terry Becker
Votes: 68
35.
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–1968)
Episode:
Hail to the Chief
(1964)
TV-G | 52 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
President Henry McNeil has fallen and seriously injured his head. That imperils an upcoming peace conference; even a whiff of the president's incapacity may doom it, as he is the one man ... See full summary »
Director: Gerd Oswald | Stars: Richard Basehart, David Hedison, Viveca Lindfors, John Hoyt
Votes: 85
36.
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–1968)
Episode:
Hot Line
(1964)
TV-G | 52 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
The Soviets have launched a rocket carrying a new satellite to be placed in orbit around the Earth. Everything is proceeding normally when they lose control of the rocket and their power to... See full summary »
Director: John Brahm | Stars: Richard Basehart, David Hedison, Everett Sloane, Michael Ansara
Votes: 100
37.
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–1968)
Episode:
Rescue
(1967)
TV-G | 52 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
Captain Crane is attacked in the Flying Sub while looking for a mysterious sub pen. The Seaview's rescue attempts are hampered by a spy pretending to be one of the crew men.
Director: Justus Addiss | Stars: Richard Basehart, David Hedison, Don Dubbins, Terry Becker
Votes: 65
38.
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–1968)
Episode:
Savage Jungle
(1968)
TV-G | 52 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
The Seaview investigates why part of the Italian coast has become overrun with jungle growth. Meanwhile new crewman Keeler has 3 miniature silver faced men grow to human size and causes jungle growth to spawn all through the submarine.
Director: Robert Sparr | Stars: Richard Basehart, David Hedison, Perry Lopez, Terry Becker
Votes: 56
39.
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–1968)
Episode:
The Death Clock
(1968)
TV-G | 52 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
Corpsman Mallory's 4th Dimension Machine causes Captain Crane to kill Admiral Nelson, but did he really? A hunted Crane tries to prevent the event from happening.
Director: Charles R. Rondeau | Stars: Richard Basehart, David Hedison, Chris Robinson, Terry Becker
Votes: 55
40.
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–1968)
Episode:
The Death Ship
(1966)
TV-G | 52 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
Everyone but Nelson and Crane are removed from the Seaview and replaced by 8 civilians to test new equipment. One of them is a foreign agent who wants to kill everyone on board and use the ship to provoke an incident and start a war.
Director: Abner Biberman | Stars: Richard Basehart, David Hedison, David Sheiner, Lew Gallo
Votes: 83
41.
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–1968)
Episode:
The Invaders
(1965)
TV-G | 52 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
An undersea earthquake exhumes hundreds of strange metallic capsules, and a powerful humanoid creature who could destroy mankind is restored to life after millions of years in suspended animation.
Director: Sobey Martin | Stars: Richard Basehart, David Hedison, Robert Duvall, Henry Kulky
Votes: 109
42.
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–1968)
Episode:
Thing from Inner Space
(1966)
TV-G | 52 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
A controversial filmmaker's crew is killed by a creature on a remote island. The Seaview goes to investigate the incident. One of the crewmen has a special interest in the mission as his father was one of the victims.
Director: Alex March | Stars: Richard Basehart, David Hedison, Hugh Marlowe, Robert Dowdell
Votes: 73
43.
S.W.A.T. (1975–1976)
Episode:
Strike Force
(1975)
TV-14 | 51 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The team has been assigned to protect a white supremacist. What they don't know is that the man's wife and right hand are having an affair and are plotting something.
Director: Sutton Roley | Stars: Steve Forrest, Robert Urich, Rod Perry, Mark Shera
Votes: 27
44.
Dynasty (1981–1989)
Episode:
The Titans: Part 2
(1985)
TV-14 | Drama, Romance
Dex is captured by the Moldavian army, however, dressed as a nun, Alexis safely crosses over the border. Adam tells Blake about his marriage to Claudia and an angry Blake counters by ... See full summary »
Director: Irving J. Moore | Stars: John Forsythe, Linda Evans, John James, Pamela Bellwood
Votes: 37
45. Studio One (1948–1958)
60 min | Drama
A pinnacle of the Golden Age of Television, "Studio One" presented a wide range of memorable dramas and received eighteen Emmy nominations and five wins during its prestigious nine-year run on CBS.
Stars: Betty Furness, Paul Branson, Charlton Heston, Mary Sinclair
Votes: 328
46. Buick-Electra Playhouse (1959–1960)
90 min | Drama
A short-lasting (but expensive) series derived from the writings of Ernest Hemingway.
Stars: Diane Baker, Dean Stockwell, Ray Walston, Robert Middleton
Votes: 17
47.
CHiPs (1977–1983)
Episode:
Second Chance
(1979)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Ponch and Jon are after jewelry thieves who use stolen motorcycles for quick getaways. The CHP holds a fun fair for kids in physical therapy. Ponch attempts to befriend a girl paralyzed after the thief hit her bicycle.
Director: John Florea | Stars: Erik Estrada, Larry Wilcox, Robert Pine, David Carroll
Votes: 79
48.
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–1968)
Episode:
Attack!
(1968)
TV-G | 52 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
While investigating the destruction of the fleet by a flying saucer, Nelson and Kowalski are captured by aliens. One of the aliens offers help to the Seaview crew to stop his people.
Director: Jerry Hopper | Stars: Richard Basehart, David Hedison, Skip Homeier, Terry Becker
Votes: 59
49.
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–1968)
Episode:
Deadly Waters
(1966)
TV-G | 52 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
An emergency mission leads the Seaview to rescue Kowalski's brother Stan. Once on board, Stan's refusal to help anyone else threatens the sub's survival after it sinks to the ocean floor, a thousand feet below it's crush limit.
Director: Gerald Mayer | Stars: Richard Basehart, David Hedison, Don Gordon, Robert Dowdell
Votes: 73
50.
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–1968)
Episode:
Escape from Venice
(1965)
TV-G | 52 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
Captain Crane is in Venice to meet a secret agent when she is killed. It is believed she had knowledge of a new secret Soviet weapon, and how to combat it. Crane's mission is made more complex when he is accused of the agents death.
Director: Alex March | Stars: Richard Basehart, David Hedison, Renzo Cesana, Vincent Gardenia
Votes: 89