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1.
The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (1969–1972)
Episode:
The Invasion of Kevin Ireland
(1971)
60 min | Drama
The firm defends Kevin Ireland, who admits trashing the office of a private background investigator whose reports, based on erroneous information, cost Ireland his employment and his marriage.
Director: Alexander Singer | Stars: Burl Ives, Joseph Campanella, James Farentino, Darren McGavin
Votes: 21
2.
The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (1969–1972)
Episode:
The Verdict
(1970)
60 min | Drama
The lawyers wrestle with their conscience when they defend a doctor guilty of performing an illegal abortion.
Director: Alexander Singer | Stars: Burl Ives, Joseph Campanella, James Farentino, Will Geer
Votes: 10
3.
The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (1969–1972)
Episode:
The Rockford Riddle
(1969)
60 min | Drama
Wife on trial for killing husband's mistress. Husband testifies he did it. After trial he recants; goes to jail - doesn't matter, the actress playing the wife is Claudette Longet who would killed her lover in real life. Must see episode!!.
Director: Richard T. Heffron | Stars: Burl Ives, Joseph Campanella, James Farentino, Charles Aidman
Votes: 9
4.
The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (1969–1972)
Episode:
Trial of a PFC
(1970)
60 min | Drama
Nichols agrees to defend a decorated Vietnam veteran, now living a counterculture lifestyle, who is charged with murdering a platoon mate whom he was lifelong friends with. But though he ... See full summary »
Director: Alexander Singer | Stars: Burl Ives, Joseph Campanella, James Farentino, Pete Duel
Votes: 8
5.
ER (1994–2009)
Episode:
The Healers
(1996)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Romance
Shep and Raul go in a burning house without the proper equipment to save three children.
Director: Mimi Leder | Stars: Anthony Edwards, George Clooney, Sherry Stringfield, Noah Wyle
Votes: 708
6.
Jesus of Nazareth (1977)
Episode:
Part 2
(1977)
TV-G | 94 min | Biography, Drama, History
Jesus meets Mary Magdalene and John the Baptist and continues to perform miracles among his people.
Director: Franco Zeffirelli | Stars: Robert Powell, Anne Bancroft, Ernest Borgnine, Claudia Cardinale
Votes: 551
7.
Sins (1986)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(1986)
Drama, Romance
Helene's plans to marry David are torn apart by his domineering mother.
Director: Douglas Hickox | Stars: Joan Collins, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Marisa Berenson, Steven Berkoff
Votes: 16
8. Jesus of Nazareth (1977)
TV-G | 96 min | Biography, Drama, History
Beginning before the Nativity and extending through the Crucifixion and Resurrection, this mini-series brings to life all of the sweeping drama in the life of Jesus, as told by the Gospels.
Stars: Robert Powell, Olivia Hussey, Laurence Olivier, James Mason
Votes: 25,047
9. The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962–1965)
TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
"The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" was a continuation of the dramatic anthology series Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) hosted by the Master of Suspense and Mystery.
Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Hinton Pope, Jimmy Joyce, Lew Brown
Votes: 5,163
10. 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
11. 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: 52
12.
Cool Million (1972–1973)
Episode:
The Million Dollar Misunderstanding
(1972)
73 min | Crime, Drama
Jefferson Keyes is paid with a bounced check by a president who he had completed a job for. Jeff decides to perform a major diamond heist to get revenge on the ruler.
Director: Daryl Duke | Stars: James Farentino, Elaine Giftos, Ina Balin, Adele Mara
Votes: 10
13.
Jesus of Nazareth (1977)
Episode:
Part 3
(1977)
TV-G | Biography, Drama, History
Judas implores Zerah to let Jesus appear before the Sanhedrin in Jerusalem, where "He will be handed over to the unbelievers."
Director: Franco Zeffirelli | Stars: Robert Powell, Anne Bancroft, Ernest Borgnine, Claudia Cardinale
Votes: 145
14.
Jesus of Nazareth (1977)
Episode:
Part 4
(1977)
TV-G | Biography, Drama, History
Christ is condemned and crucified, dying on the cross, but he is resurrected on the third day.
Director: Franco Zeffirelli | Stars: Robert Powell, Anne Bancroft, Ernest Borgnine, Claudia Cardinale
Votes: 153
15. Birdbath (1971 TV Short)
Short, Drama
A one act play about an unsuccessful poet and a shy, young waitress who meet while working at an all night cafeteria in Manhattan. It becomes obvious that she is hesitant to return home to the Bronx where she lives with her mother.
Director: Lamont Johnson | Stars: Patty Duke, James Farentino
Votes: 11
16.
The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (1969–1972)
Episode:
A Game of Chance
(1969)
60 min | Drama
Neil defends a man and woman accused of killing the woman's husband. Another man confesses to the killing, but Neil then suspects the detective assigned to the case of deliberately planting... See full summary »
Director: Douglas Heyes | Stars: Burl Ives, Joseph Campanella, James Farentino, Steve Ihnat
Votes: 10
17.
The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (1969–1972)
Episode:
Hall of Justice
(1971)
60 min | Drama
Follows the lawyers through four separate cases: one involving rape, one involving euthanasia, and two involving drug offenses.
Director: Richard T. Heffron | Stars: Burl Ives, Joseph Campanella, James Farentino, Ramon Bieri
Votes: 6
18.
Jesus of Nazareth (1977)
Episode:
Part 1
(1977)
TV-G | 93 min | Biography, Drama, History
After Joseph and Mary's betrothal, Mary is visited by the angel Gabriel, who tells her she will bear the Son of God. Mary and Joseph travel to Bethlehem to take part in Herod's census, where Jesus is born.
Director: Franco Zeffirelli | Stars: Robert Powell, Anne Bancroft, Ernest Borgnine, Claudia Cardinale
Votes: 561
19.
12 O'Clock High (1964–1967)
Episode:
P.O.W.: Part One
(1965)
60 min | Drama, War
Gen. Savage becomes a POW in a Nazi camp after being shot down, and the commander there wants to use him to break the other prisoner's will to escape.
Director: Don Medford | Stars: Robert Lansing, Alf Kjellin, Donald Harron, John van Dreelen
Votes: 49
20. 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: 1,436
21. Mitzi & 100 Guys (1975 TV Special)
Comedy, Music, Musical
True to the 1970's this special headlined by Mitzi Gaynor is wall to wall song and dance numbers, sketch comedy, and filled with stars from TV and movies. It featured co-stars Bob Hope, ... See full summary »
Director: Tony Charmoli | Stars: Mitzi Gaynor, Jack Albertson, Michael Landon, Steve Allen
Votes: 26
22.
Cool Million (1972–1973)
Episode:
Assault on Gavaloni
(1972)
74 min | Crime, Drama
Jefferson Keyes invades the almost impregnable world of Karinakis, a Greek multimillionaire, in order to replace a valuable painting with a copy.
Director: John Badham | Stars: James Farentino, Pamela Franklin, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Joanna Barnes
Votes: 12
23.
Cool Million (1972–1973)
Episode:
The Abduction of Bayard Barnes
(1972)
75 min | Crime, Drama
The going gets rough when private investigator Jeffersfon Keyes, who gets a million-dollar fee for each case, locates a kidnapped millionaire recluse named Baynard Barnes. Matters are complicated by a scheming would-be actress.
Director: Barry Shear | Stars: James Farentino, Barry Sullivan, Danielle De Metz, Nico Minardos
Votes: 13
24.
The F.B.I. (1965–1974)
Episode:
All the Streets Are Silent
(1965)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In California, a gang has stolen weapons from the U.S. military. Erskine and Rhodes are assigned to capture the gang.
Director: William A. Graham | Stars: Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Philip Abbott, Stephen Brooks, James Farentino
Votes: 73
25.
Sins (1986)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(1986)
Drama, Romance
Hélène Junot, a successful woman of action, leaves Paris for New York to face the failure of "Femmes modernes", the new magazine she had launched with her brother Edmond. Arriving in her ... See full summary »
Director: Douglas Hickox | Stars: Joan Collins, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Marisa Berenson, Steven Berkoff
Votes: 15
26.
Sins (1986)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(1986)
Drama, Romance
Helene is now powerful enough to track down the man who destroyed her family during the Nazi Occupation of France.
Director: Douglas Hickox | Stars: Joan Collins, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Marisa Berenson, Steven Berkoff
Votes: 16
27. The Fugitive (1963–1967)
TV-PG | 51 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
A doctor, wrongly convicted for a murder he didn't commit, escapes custody and must stay ahead of the police to find the real killer.
Stars: David Janssen, William Conrad, Barry Morse, Paul Birch
Votes: 4,709
28. 12 O'Clock High (1964–1967)
60 min | Drama, War
A WWII bomb group commander must fill the shoes of his predecessor and get the performance rating up to snuff. He struggles with his own men, until he is able to develop pride in the group and win the men over, but at a cost to him.
Stars: Frank Overton, Paul Burke, Chris Robinson, Robert Lansing
Votes: 1,490
29. Role Model: Gene Wilder (2008 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary, Biography
Alec Baldwin interviews the iconic funny man regarding his life and career.
Director: Robert Trachtenberg | Stars: Gene Wilder, Alec Baldwin, Warren Beatty, Peter Boyle
Votes: 144
30.
The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (1969–1972)
Episode:
By Reason of Insanity
(1971)
60 min | Drama
Young Miles Parker, years after being kidnapped as a child, vows revenge on the man he believes is guilty. He is arrested after holding the man hostage, leading his lawyers to plead his obsession is a form of insanity.
Director: Alexander Singer | Stars: Burl Ives, Joseph Campanella, James Farentino, Charles Aidman
Votes: 8
31.
The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (1969–1972)
Episode:
Shriek of Silence
(1969)
60 min | Drama
Nichols and the Darrells represent a gubernatorial candidate charged with the murder of a female campaign worker.
Director: Fernando Lamas | Stars: Burl Ives, Joseph Campanella, James Farentino, Craig Stevens
Votes: 8
32.
Dynasty (1981–1989)
Episode:
The Gun
(1982)
TV-PG | 49 min | Drama, Romance
Blake discovers that he is Fallon's real father; Steven follows Sammy Jo to Hollywood; Claudia tries to shoot Cecil, but in a struggle between her and Krystle, the gun fires.
Director: Philip Leacock | Stars: John Forsythe, Linda Evans, Pamela Sue Martin, Pamela Bellwood
Votes: 111
33.
12 O'Clock High (1964–1967)
Episode:
P.O.W.: Part Two
(1965)
60 min | Drama, War
Still a POW, General Savage plots with some of the men to kidnap the Nazi camp commander, to try a daring escape.
Director: Don Medford | Stars: Robert Lansing, Alf Kjellin, Donald Harron, John van Dreelen
Votes: 49
34. Laugh-In (1967–1973)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Music
The original rapid fire sketch comedy show.
Stars: Dan Rowan, Dick Martin, Gary Owens, Ruth Buzzi
Votes: 3,668
35. The Defenders (1961–1965)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama
A father and son lawyer duo take a variety of cases that often deal with the important issues of the day.
Stars: E.G. Marshall, Robert Reed, Polly Rowles, Ossie Davis
Votes: 504
36.
Cool Million (1972–1973)
Episode:
Hunt for a Lonely Girl
(1972)
73 min | Crime, Drama
Jefferson Keyes heads to Canada to search for evidence that will free a wealthy businessman who's been accused of murder.
Director: Gene Levitt | Stars: James Farentino, Kim Darby, Ray Milland, Adele Mara
Votes: 13
37.
ER (1994–2009)
Episode:
Baby Shower
(1996)
TV-14 | 46 min | Drama, Romance
Benton tries to save someone who, according to the other surgeons, can't be saved while the ER gets crammed with pregnant women.
Director: Barnet Kellman | Stars: Anthony Edwards, George Clooney, Sherry Stringfield, Noah Wyle
Votes: 470
38.
Police Story (1973–1980)
Episode:
Dangerous Games
(1973)
60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Charlie Czonka goes undercover as pimp CZ Smith to break up a prostitution ring.
Director: John Badham | Stars: James Farentino, Elizabeth Ashley, Janet Margolin, Fred Williamson
Votes: 64
39. ER (1994–2009)
TV-14 | 44 min | Drama, Romance
The doctors who work in the ER at the County General Hospital in Chicago grapple with ups and downs in their personal and professional lives while trying to give apt medical care to their patients.
Stars: Anthony Edwards, George Clooney, Julianna Margulies, Eriq La Salle
Votes: 67,889
40. Night Gallery (1969–1973)
TV-PG | 50 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Rod Serling presents tales of horror illustrated in various paintings.
Stars: Rod Serling, Larry Watson, Joanna Pettet, Matt Pelto
Votes: 6,194
41. No Margin for Error (1978 TV Movie)
Crime, Drama
Two policemen are suspected of excessive violence and causing two deaths. The investigation brings to light, little by little, the whole truth.
Director: Virgil W. Vogel | Stars: James Farentino, Ron Masak, Glenn Ford, Elinor Donahue
Votes: 34
42.
Dynasty (1981–1989)
Episode:
The Party
(1982)
TV-PG | 49 min | Drama, Romance
At a party in her honor, Sammy Jo embarrasses the Carringtons and reveals to Fallon that Blake is not her father; Jeff leaves the party with Claudia; Blake tells Krystle his eyesight is ... See full summary »
Director: Gwen Arner | Stars: John Forsythe, Linda Evans, Pamela Sue Martin, Pamela Bellwood
Votes: 98
43.
The Fugitive (1963–1967)
Episode:
Passage to Helena
(1967)
TV-PG | 51 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
While waiting to leave a small town in Montana, Dr. Kimble is spotted by the authorities and arrested. He is cleared for having stolen a truck but the sheriff decides to jail him for having... See full summary »
Director: Richard Benedict | Stars: David Janssen, James Farentino, Percy Rodrigues, Phyllis Love
Votes: 150
44.
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (1994–1997)
Episode:
Monsters, Get Real/Snorched If You Do, Snorched If You Don't
(1994)
TV-Y | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Ickis, Oblina and Krumm pull of a good scare in Bradley's room, only to discover that Ickis has left his all-important monster manual on the surface.
Directors: Jim Duffy, Igor Kovalyov | Stars: Charlie Adler, Christine Cavanaugh, David Eccles, Gregg Berger
Votes: 169
45. Death of a Salesman (1966 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama
An abridged award-winning television adaptation of a famous play about an aging travelling salesman who's on the verge of a nervous breakdown. His job is gone, and his family hates him for never being there. He tries mending things with them.
Director: Alex Segal | Stars: Lee J. Cobb, Mildred Dunnock, James Farentino, Albert Dekker
Votes: 684
46. The Whole World Is Watching (1969 TV Movie)
97 min | Drama
The firm of Nichols, Darrell & Darrell defends the leader of a student protest movement charged with the murder of a campus policeman. The problem is that the student, and his supporters, ... See full summary »
Director: Richard A. Colla | Stars: Burl Ives, Joseph Campanella, James Farentino, Hal Holbrook
Votes: 46
47. The Sound of Anger (1968 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
A young man is arrested on suspicion of sabotaging the plane of his girlfriend's father, a wealthy man who despises him.
Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Burl Ives, James Farentino, Guy Stockwell, Dorothy Provine
Votes: 44
48. The John Byner Comedy Hour (1972– )
60 min | Comedy, Music
Stars: John Byner, Dennis Flannigan, The Lori Regas Dancers, Patti Deutsch
Votes: 19
49.
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962–1965)
Episode:
Death Scene
(1965)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Auto mechanic Leo Manfred fixes a limousine owned by Gavin Revere, a famed, retired and wheelchair-bound Hollywood director. Gavin's beautiful daughter Nicky catches Leo's eye, so he offers... See full summary »
Director: Harvey Hart | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Vera Miles, John Carradine, James Farentino
Votes: 432
50.
ER (1994–2009)
Episode:
The Right Thing
(1996)
TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, Romance
Rumour has it there's something going on between Mark and Susan while Benton questions Vucelich's study and confronts him.
Director: Richard Thorpe | Stars: Anthony Edwards, George Clooney, Sherry Stringfield, Noah Wyle
Votes: 452