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1. 227 (1985–1990)
Episode: Do Not Pass Go: Part 1 (1990)

TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy

On a trip to Atlantic City, Mary is on a hot streak and Rose thinks Warren may be the one.

Director: Gerren Keith | Stars: Marla Gibbs, Hal Williams, Alaina Reed-Hall, Helen Martin

Votes: 24

2. 227 (1985–1990)
Episode: Do Not Pass Go: Part 2 (1990)

TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy

Mary's luck runs out in Atlantic City, while Rose catches Warren with another woman and Travis blows a comedy contest.

Director: Gerren Keith | Stars: Marla Gibbs, Hal Williams, Alaina Reed-Hall, Helen Martin

Votes: 18

3. Trapper John, M.D. (1979–1986)
Episode: Baby on the Line (1983)

60 min | Drama

A baby admitted to the hospital for a urinary tract infection turns out to be a hermaphrodite, sparking a battle between the parents over which sex it should be.

Director: Bernard McEveety | Stars: Pernell Roberts, Gregory Harrison, Madge Sinclair, Christopher Norris

Votes: 12

4. Just Our Luck (1983)

30 min | Comedy, Fantasy

A modern city guy gains a genie: a hip, wisecracking Black guy named Shabu.

Stars: T.K. Carter, Richard Gilliland, Ellen Maxted, Rod McCary

Votes: 46

5. Trapper John, M.D. (1979–1986)
Episode: Primetime (1983)

60 min | Drama

Gonzo's mother introduces him to her new boyfriend, a sportswriter his age. Gonzo is not happy about the situation.

Director: Bernard McEveety | Stars: Pernell Roberts, Gregory Harrison, Madge Sinclair, Christopher Norris

Votes: 11

6. Magnum, P.I. (1980–1988)
Episode: Missing Melody (1986)

Not Rated | 47 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

T.C. faces his worst nightmare when his daughter is kidnapped.

Director: Harvey S. Laidman | Stars: Tom Selleck, John Hillerman, Roger E. Mosley, Larry Manetti

Votes: 243

7. MacGyver (1985–1992)

TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

The adventures of a secret Agent armed with almost infinite scientific resourcefulness.

Stars: Richard Dean Anderson, Dana Elcar, Bruce McGill, Robin Mossley

Votes: 42,003

8. Crazy Like a Fox (1984–1986)
Episode: Dead on Arrival (1986)

60 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

Oscar hires Harry to find his girlfriend Janice. Harry sends him to Harrison for legal work. He's shot and turns up dead at Harrison's office. It turns out that he's a convict who escaped 5 days before his release. $500k is still missing.

Director: Michael Lange | Stars: Jack Warden, John Rubinstein, Penny Peyser, Robby Kiger

Votes: 23

9. Magnum, P.I. (1980–1988)

TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

The adventures of a Hawaii-based private investigator.

Stars: Tom Selleck, John Hillerman, Roger E. Mosley, Larry Manetti

Votes: 28,923

10. The Fall Guy (1981–1986)
Episode: Two on a Skip (1986)

TV-14 | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Bounty hunter Cleveland Tudor has not yet caught Eli, a skip, so Colt is sent after both of them. Colt learns that Eli is trying to sell guns to the mob, so Colt reluctantly partners with the slippery Cleveland to stop Eli's gun-running.

Director: Tom Connors | Stars: Lee Majors, Douglas Barr, Heather Thomas, Rudy Challenger

Votes: 41

11. Knight Rider (1982–1986)
Episode: Goliath Returns (1984)

TV-PG | 97 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Adrienne St. Clair has rebuilt Goliath and springs Garthe Knight out of prison. Next they kidnap Devon and April from Foundation HQ in order to lure Michael and Kitt into a trap. Adrienne ... See full summary »

Director: Winrich Kolbe | Stars: David Hasselhoff, Edward Mulhare, Rebecca Holden, Peter Mark Richman

Votes: 301

12. MacGyver (1985–1992)
Episode: Brainwashed (1989)

TV-PG | 49 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

An awards ceremony given by an African nation for help received from MacGyver and Jack, is the setting of an assassination plot of that nation's leader with Jack as the unwitting assassin.

Director: Michael Caffey | Stars: Richard Dean Anderson, Dana Elcar, Bruce McGill, Roger Aaron Brown

Votes: 292

13. The Nanny (1993–1999)
Episode: The Dope Diamond (1995)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Romance

Going out with the man who asks Fran to marry him, he steals the engagement ring that they were looking at.

Director: Dorothy Lyman | Stars: Fran Drescher, Charles Shaughnessy, Daniel Davis, Lauren Lane

Votes: 333

14. Webster (1983–1989)
Episode: Great Expectations: Part 2 (1985)

TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Family

While at first Philip doesn't believe Webster when he tells the truth about Sherette, he eventually figures it out when his part in "Rockin' Feet" is rewritten for a woman - and that woman ... See full summary »

Director: Joel Zwick | Stars: Susan Clark, Alex Karras, Emmanuel Lewis, Cathryn Damon

Votes: 9

15. The Fall Guy (1981–1986)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

The adventures of a film stuntman who moonlights as a bounty hunter when movie work is slow.

Stars: Lee Majors, Douglas Barr, Heather Thomas, Markie Post

Votes: 8,962

16. The Nanny (1993–1999)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Family, Romance

After being fired from her job and dumped by her boyfriend, a cosmetics saleswoman becomes the nanny to the three children of a rich English widower. As time passes, the two fall for each other.

Stars: Fran Drescher, Charles Shaughnessy, Daniel Davis, Lauren Lane

Votes: 49,275

17. True Colors (1990–1992)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy

A new middle-class interracial blended family deals with life's issues with love and humor.

Stars: Claude Brooks, Brigid Brannagh, Adam Jeffries, Nancy Walker

Votes: 211

18. The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D. (1984 TV Movie)

92 min | Drama

Marcus Welby is back, and he has a few problems. First he is trying to bridge the gap between an old friend of his who gave up practicing medicine in favor of being the hospital ... See full summary »

Director: Alexander Singer | Stars: Robert Young, Darren McGavin, Morgan Stevens, Elena Verdugo

Votes: 54

19. Reaching for the Stars (1985 TV Special)

120 min | Music, Reality-TV

Nation-wide search to find five aspiring female singers to form a new pop group called "Girls Rock Club".

Director: Bill Dunne | Stars: Tyra Ferrell, Cynthia L. James, Candi Milo, Hillary Turk

Votes: 10

20. A Different World (1987–1993)
Episode: Special Delivery (1992)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy

Byron's opponent brings details of a stripper in Byron's past to light but Byron refuses to fight back, and just wants to discuss the issues. Byron wins the election and proposes to Whitley... See full summary »

Director: Kadeem Hardison | Stars: Jasmine Guy, Dawnn Lewis, Kadeem Hardison, Lou Myers

Votes: 45

21. A Different World (1987–1993)

TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy

A group of students at a historically Black university struggle to make it through college.

Stars: Lisa Bonet, Kadeem Hardison, Jasmine Guy, Darryl M. Bell

Votes: 7,930

22. Crazy Like a Fox (1984–1986)

60 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

Rough-and-tumble private Investigator Harry Fox, Sr. solves crimes with the reluctant help of his son, respected San Francisco lawyer Harrison Fox, Jr.

Stars: Jack Warden, John Rubinstein, Penny Peyser, Robby Kiger

Votes: 796

23. One in a Million (1980– )

30 min | Comedy

After her favorite client dies in her taxi, Shirley Simmons inherits his company, Grayson Industries. She decides to run it with the help of Grayson's secretary Nancy and nephew Barton, ... See full summary »

Stars: Shirley Hemphill, Richard Paul, Carl Ballantine, Dorothy Fielding

Votes: 37

24. Hart to Hart (1979–1984)
Episode: Silent Dance (1984)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

The Harts come across an accident where a potential Olympic figure skater and her father are seriously injured. Inadvertently, they had just witnessed the preparation for an assassination and the shooter had tried to kill her.

Director: George McCowan | Stars: Robert Wagner, Stefanie Powers, Lionel Stander, Joshua Bryant

Votes: 83

25. Knight Rider (1982–1986)

TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A lone crimefighter battles the forces of evil with the help of a virtually indestructible and artificially intelligent supercar.

Stars: David Hasselhoff, Edward Mulhare, Richard Basehart, Patricia McPherson

Votes: 37,570

26. Hunter (I) (1984–1991)

TV-14 | 48 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Rick Hunter is a renegade cop who bends the rules and takes justice into his own hands. Partnered with the equally stunning and rebellious Sgt. McCall, he sets out to crack down on L.A.'s slimiest criminals.

Stars: Fred Dryer, Stepfanie Kramer, Charles Hallahan, Perry Cook

Votes: 5,643

27. Diggstown (1992)

R | 98 min | Drama, Sport

Gabriel's released from prison. His con man friend makes a foolish bet with Diggstown's owner on who'd win the boxing matches - their man against ten Diggstown men.

Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: James Woods, Louis Gossett Jr., Bruce Dern, Oliver Platt

Votes: 8,077 | Gross: $4.84M

28. Scene of the Crime (1984– )

60 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Suspense anthology series hosted by Orson Welles who asks the audience to solve the crime presented in the first part of each episode. The second part is a separate horror or thriller story with a twist.

Stars: Orson Welles, Priscilla Weems, Nicollette Sheridan, Greg Evigan

Votes: 43

29. Hunter (1984–1991)
Episode: The Beach Boy (1985)

TV-14 | 47 min | Action, Crime, Drama

The Beach Boy arrives in Los Angeles from Hawaii, picks up his luggage and heads for his car. The next day, he arrives at Eddy Marks' house and promply machine guns him down in his kitchen.... See full summary »

Director: Richard A. Colla | Stars: Fred Dryer, Stepfanie Kramer, Brett Baxter Clark, Tony Plana

Votes: 123

30. Webster (1983–1989)
Episode: Great Expectations: Part 1 (1985)

TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Family

Webster travels to Hollywood to see Uncle Philip, who has been signed to do a movie musical called "Rockin' Feet." He also has a surprise for Webster: he's dating a woman named Sherette. ... See full summary »

Director: Joel Zwick | Stars: Susan Clark, Alex Karras, Emmanuel Lewis, Cathryn Damon

Votes: 10

31. Hart to Hart (1979–1984)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

The globe-trotting adventures of amateur detectives Jonathan and Jennifer Hart.

Stars: Robert Wagner, Stefanie Powers, Lionel Stander, Lee Wilkof

Votes: 8,787

32. 227 (1985–1990)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy

This series took place in an apartment building numbered 227. The cast would frequently be sitting outside on a large set of stone stairs, involved in some discussion that would unfold into the weekly plotline.

Stars: Helen Martin, Marla Gibbs, Hal Williams, Alaina Reed-Hall

Votes: 3,987

33. Flying High (1978–1979)

60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

The high-flying adventures of three sexy airline stewardesses.

Stars: Connie Sellecca, Pat Klous, Kathryn Witt, Howard Platt

Votes: 146

34. Days of Our Lives (1965– )
Episode: Episode #1.5562 (1987)

TV-14 | Drama, Romance

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Stars: John Aniston, Cate Caplin, Macdonald Carey, Cynthia Lea Clark

Votes: 49

35. Trapper John, M.D. (1979–1986)

60 min | Drama

The Korean War M*A*S*H unit veteran operates as Chief Surgeon in a major city hospital with his colleagues.

Stars: Pernell Roberts, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Charles Siebert, Gregory Harrison

Votes: 2,219

36. 1st & Ten (1984–1991)

TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Sport

The comical exploits of the "California Bulls" (a fictional professional football team) and the organization's players.

Stars: Cliff Frazier, Prince Hughes, Donald Gibb, O.J. Simpson

Votes: 575

37. Flying High (1978–1979)
Episode: Flying High (1978)

100 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Three attractive young women Marcy Bower, Pam Bellagio, Lisa Benton succeed in qualifying for airline stewardess training at Sun West Airlines and then start getting a taste of the rigors and fun of the real thing as rookie stewardesses.

Director: Peter Roger Hunt | Stars: Kathryn Witt, Connie Sellecca, Pat Klous, Howard Platt

Votes: 82

38. Vice Squad (1982)

R | 97 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A single mother prostitute, who goes by the name Princess, finds herself forced to work undercover for the police in order to apprehend a homicidal, misogynistic pimp named Ramrod, who will do anything not to get arrested.

Director: Gary Sherman | Stars: Season Hubley, Gary Swanson, Wings Hauser, Pepe Serna

Votes: 2,902 | Gross: $13.25M

39. The New Lassie (1989–1992)

30 min | Adventure, Family

The further adventures of the heroic Collie dog.

Stars: Dee Wallace, Christopher Stone, Will Estes, Wendy Cox

Votes: 540

40. Win, Lose or Draw (1987–1990)

30 min | Game-Show

Syndicated show which debuted in the USA in September 1987, and ran until 1989. Two teams of three men and three women competed, one person from a team was given the name of a famous person... See full summary »

Stars: Vicki Lawrence, Bert Convy, Linda Blair, Burt Reynolds

Votes: 347

41. The New Lassie (1989–1992)
Episode: A Will and a Way (1992)

Adventure, Family

Roddy Mcdowall returns as A.W. Leeds. When he, Will and Lassie are flying home in his plane something goes wrong and they crash. Only Lassie is uninjured so she runs for help.

Stars: Dee Wallace, Christopher Stone, Will Estes, Wendy Cox

Votes: 10

42. Toughlove (1985 TV Movie)

100 min | Drama

The Charters family falls into despair over their drug-addicted son Gary. They discuss his problems through the "Toughlove" program in searching for answers.

Director: Glenn Jordan | Stars: Lee Remick, Bruce Dern, Jason Patric, Eric Schiff

Votes: 147

43. Webster (1983–1989)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

The post-retirement season is suddenly disrupted for football player George Papadapolis and his wife Katherine when Webster, the orphaned son of a former teammate, moves in. Laughter, and life lessons, in every episode.

Stars: Emmanuel Lewis, Alex Karras, Susan Clark, Henry Polic II

Votes: 3,282

44. Aftermath: A Test of Love (1991 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 97 min | Crime, Drama

Based on a true story, an adoring wife and mother is taken hostage during a robbery and brutally murdered.

Director: Glenn Jordan | Stars: Richard Chamberlain, Michael Learned, Zeljko Ivanek, Doug Savant

Votes: 173

45. Days of Our Lives (1965– )

TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Romance

A chronicle of the lives, loves, trials and tribulations of the citizens of the fictional city of Salem.

Stars: Deidre Hall, Kristian Alfonso, Drake Hogestyn, Alison Sweeney

Votes: 7,428

46. Ghost Dad (1990)

PG | 83 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

A widowed father tries to support his children after he becomes a ghost in an accident.

Director: Sidney Poitier | Stars: Bill Cosby, Kimberly Russell, Denise Nicholas, Ian Bannen

Votes: 8,458 | Gross: $24.71M

47. The Terror Within II (1990)

R | 85 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

In a post-apocalyptic world full of terrifying mutants known as gargoyles, survivors of the last human colony battles against intruding gargoyles a few miles below the Earth's surface.

Director: Andrew Stevens | Stars: Andrew Stevens, Stella Stevens, Chick Vennera, R. Lee Ermey

Votes: 799

48. Lou Rawls Parade of Stars (1980– )

Comedy, Music

Music from Lou Rawls and special guests, including Frank Sinatra.

Stars: Ed McMahon, Lou Rawls, Bill Cosby, Jim Vukovich

Votes: 140

49. Last Days of Russell (1994 TV Movie)

Family

The life of a family as seen threw the eyes of a thirteen year old boy.

Director: Reginald Hudlin | Stars: Diane Amos, Johntá Austin, Charles Duke, Alexis Fields

50. Branagan and Mapes (1983 TV Movie)

30 min | Comedy

An ad executive's wife dies and he must raise his three stepchildren alone.

Director: Noam Pitlik | Stars: Don Murray, Dana Hill, Brett Johnson, Rebecca Sweet