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1.
Then Came Bronson (1969–1970)
Episode:
A Long Trip to Yesterday
(1969)
60 min | Adventure, Drama
www.jimbronson.com - Jim stops on the highway to help another biker. Jim tows him and his bike to the nearest gas station and helps pay for the repairs. The biker cannot repay Jim, so he ... See full synopsis »
Director: Paul Stanley | Stars: Michael Parks, Robert Hooks, Florence St. Peter, Jason Bernard
Votes: 14
2.
Profiles in Courage (1964–1965)
Episode:
Frederick Douglass
(1965)
60 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of Frederick Douglass, an escaped slave who fled to the North in the days before the Civil War. Douglass decided to use his writing and oratorical skills to lead the fight to ... See full summary »
Director: Sherman Marks | Stars: Robert Hooks, Lillian Bronson, Isabel Cooley, James Edwards
Votes: 10
3. Seinfeld (1989–1998)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy
The continuing misadventures of neurotic New York City stand-up comedian Jerry Seinfeld and his equally neurotic New York City friends.
Stars: Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Michael Richards, Jason Alexander
Votes: 352,329
4. Ceremonies in Dark Old Men (1975 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
A floundering Harlem barbershop is the setting and the cauldron of action that leads to tragic consequences. Russell B Parker, a former vaudeville hoofer, is a man of big dreams but small ... See full summary »
Directors: Kirk Browning, Michael Schultz | Stars: J. Eric Bell, Godfrey Cambridge, Rosalind Cash, Robert Hooks
Votes: 17
5. Like It Is (1968–2012)
Talk-Show
Charles Hobson the original creative force behind the long-running "Like It Is," a morning current affairs program hosted by Gil Noble. Actor Robert Hooks was the original host and Noble ... See full summary »
Stars: Gil Noble, Ralph Abernathy, Muhammad Ali, Amiri Baraka
Votes: 11
6.
Backstairs at the White House (1979)
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(1979)
Drama, History
WWII brings changes to the White House, including Russians as guests. Mrs. Roosevelt brings Maggie back to supervise the visit of Mrs. Chiang Kai-Shek. After all the Roosevelt years, the ... See full summary »
Director: Michael O'Herlihy | Stars: Leslie Uggams, Olivia Cole, Louis Gossett Jr., Robert Hooks
Votes: 13
7. East Side/West Side (1963–1964)
60 min | Drama
In this weekly drama show, George C. Scott plays a dedicated social worker trying to solve the problems of his clients in the fascinating mix of cultures that makes up New York City.
Stars: George C. Scott, Elizabeth Wilson, Cicely Tyson, Linden Chiles
Votes: 207
8. The Man and the City (1971–1972)
60 min | Drama
Thomas Acala is the longtime mayor of a rapidly growing city in Southwest United States. He handles the constant challenges with the help of his chief aide Andy Hays and secretary Marian Crane.
Stars: Anthony Quinn, Mike Farrell, William Schallert, Mala Powers
Votes: 161
9.
227 (1985–1990)
Episode:
Washington Affair
(1986)
TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy
Mary has a party and Sandra brings her latest beau, a Congressman. But when she invites Brenda's stunning teacher, Sandra sees she has some competition because the woman and the Congressman... See full summary »
Director: Gerren Keith | Stars: Marla Gibbs, Hal Williams, Alaina Reed-Hall, Jackée Harry
Votes: 47
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: 4,246
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.
The Rookies (1972–1976)
Episode:
Deadly Cage
(1973)
TV-PG | Crime, Drama
Recovery sidelines Webster from regular duty and puts him in a police/prison guard exchange program. Believing that the post will teach him little, he instead opts to pose as a prisoner who was held back from transfer at the last minute.
Director: Leonard J. Horn | Stars: Georg Stanford Brown, Sam Melville, Michael Ontkean, Kate Jackson
Votes: 21
13.
A Woman Called Moses (1978)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(1978)
120 min | Biography, Drama
Director: Paul Wendkos | Stars: Cicely Tyson, Jason Bernard, Clifford David, Judyann Elder
Votes: 11
14. The Actor's Choice (2015– )
Talk-Show
The Actor's Choice 9-19-2016 Darryl Maximilian Robinson and John Ruskin. Veteran Los Angeles-based stage actor and Excaliber Shakespeare Company of Chicago founder Darryl Maximilian ... See full summary »
Stars: Ron Brewington, Ted Lange, Darryl Maximilian Robinson, Adilah Barnes
Votes: 15
15.
Lincoln Heights (2006–2009)
Episode:
Obsession
(2007)
TV-14 | 41 min | Drama, Family
The Sutton household is threatened when Jenn's sister is targeted by a stalker.
Director: Kevin Hooks | Stars: Russell Hornsby, Nicki Micheaux, Erica Hubbard, Rhyon Nicole Brown
Votes: 21
16.
Backstairs at the White House (1979)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(1979)
Drama, History
An insecure Harding waffles about assignments, as the Attorney General tries to cover up the Teapot Dome scandal and a superstitious Florence Harding sees signs and omens everywhere. Maggie... See full summary »
Director: Michael O'Herlihy | Stars: Olivia Cole, Leslie Uggams, Louis Gossett Jr., Robert Hooks
Votes: 12
17. Backstairs at the White House (1979)
540 min | Drama, History
Behind the scenes at the White House during eight administrations, as told by the people who work there.
Stars: Leslie Uggams, Olivia Cole, Louis Gossett Jr., Robert Hooks
Votes: 490
18. Profiles in Courage (1964–1965)
60 min | Biography, Drama, History
This anthology series presented episodes in the lives of true-life historical personages who each faced a terrible crisis in their life.
Stars: Jason Wingreen, Ken Drake, Woodrow Parfrey, Len Wayland
Votes: 91
19.
Backstairs at the White House (1979)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(1979)
Drama, History
The Depression hits even the White House, with pay cuts for the staff while Mrs. Hoover continues to entertain extravagantly. Maggie collapses but is unwilling to rest. A visitor captures ... See full summary »
Director: Michael O'Herlihy | Stars: Leslie Uggams, Olivia Cole, Louis Gossett Jr., Robert Hooks
Votes: 11
20. Independent Lens (1999– )
TV-14 | Documentary
Independent Lens is an award-winning PBS documentary series that streams on the PBS App and airs on public television. Independent Lens documentaries focus on stories of underrepresented ... See full summary »
Stars: America Ferrera, Terrence Howard, Stanley Tucci, Mary-Louise Parker
Votes: 635
21.
East Side/West Side (1963–1964)
Episode:
Age of Consent
(1963)
60 min | Drama
Brock tries to help a young man when his girlfriend's father tries to break up their relationship by dragging the youngster into court.
Director: Ralph Senensky | Stars: George C. Scott, Elizabeth Wilson, Cicely Tyson, Penny Fuller
Votes: 21
22.
The F.B.I. (1965–1974)
Episode:
Silent Partner
(1969)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Steven Harber, in debt with a pregnant wife, is also on the jury for the federal trial of a Cosa Nostra leader in San Diego. Harber takes a $5,000 bribe while at work at a filling station, ... See full summary »
Director: William Hale | Stars: Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Philip Abbott, William Reynolds, Robert Hooks
Votes: 22
23.
A Woman Called Moses (1978)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(1978)
120 min | Biography, Drama
Harriet's difficult days as a slave, putting it mildly,
Director: Paul Wendkos | Stars: Cicely Tyson, Jason Bernard, Clifford David, Judyann Elder
Votes: 15
24. The Sophisticated Gents (1981)
240 min | Drama
Successful black men who were saved from the streets as teenagers come together in a reunion to honor their mentor.
Stars: Bernie Casey, Sonny Jim Gaines, Roosevelt Grier, Rosalind Cash
Votes: 99
25.
The F.B.I. (1965–1974)
Episode:
Deadly Ambition
(1974)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Ernie Cahn leads a holdup of an armored car near Detroit. Cahn and his confederates had first stolen explosives from a National Guard armory which they then used in the heist. But Cahn, ... See full summary »
Director: Don Medford | Stars: Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Philip Abbott, Shelly Novack, Vincent Beck
Votes: 20
26.
Mannix (1967–1975)
Episode:
Last Rites for Miss Emma
(1969)
TV-PG | 52 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Mannix is hired to find a shipment of morphine -- "Miss Emma" -- stolen from a pharmaceutical firm. Peggy takes on a more active role than usual in trying to solve the morphine theft. Peggy... See full summary »
Director: Barry Crane | Stars: Mike Connors, Gail Fisher, Robert Hooks, Ron Randell
Votes: 120
27.
Seinfeld (1989–1998)
Episode:
The Couch
(1994)
TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy
Jerry's new couch is completely ruined when Elaine upsets a man with a bladder condition. Kramer decides to start up his own new pizza business. George joins a book club but instead of reading the book he watches the movie.
Director: Andy Ackerman | Stars: Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Michael Richards, Jason Alexander
Votes: 3,633
28.
Seinfeld (1989–1998)
Episode:
The Diplomat's Club
(1995)
TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy
Jerry's simple airport meeting turns into a nightmare thanks to his incompetent agent; Kramer gets into hot water when he gambled with a rich Texan.
Director: Andy Ackerman | Stars: Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Michael Richards, Jason Alexander
Votes: 3,416
29.
Backstairs at the White House (1979)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(1979)
147 min | Drama, History
In 1909, Maggie starts working at the White House as second maid, but is run ragged with her usual work and extra tasks as a beautician. Daughter Lillian has an operation for her crippled ... See full summary »
Director: Michael O'Herlihy | Stars: Olivia Cole, Leslie Uggams, Louis Gossett Jr., Robert Hooks
Votes: 18
30. WKRP in Cincinnati (1978–1982)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
The misadventures of the staff of a struggling Top 40 rock radio station in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Stars: Gary Sandy, Gordon Jump, Loni Anderson, Howard Hesseman
Votes: 11,265
31. The White Shadow (1978–1981)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Sport
A white former NBA professional retires from the pro game and gets a job as a basketball coach in a predominantly Black inner-city high school.
Stars: Ken Howard, Kevin Hooks, Byron Stewart, Timothy Van Patten
Votes: 1,515
32. The 22nd Annual Tony Awards (1968 TV Special)
Family
Tony Award is the popular name of award, annually awarded for achievements in area of the American theatre, including a musical theatre. Complete official name of bonus - "Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre".
Director: Stan Harris | Stars: Angela Lansbury, Peter Ustinov, George Abbott, David Atkinson
Votes: 88
33.
Trapper John, M.D. (1979–1986)
Episode:
Boom!
(1980)
60 min | Drama
There is a bomb somewhere in the hospital set to go off at midnight, the night of Trapper's 10th anniversary as chief of surgery. The bomb squad can't find it, and the man who planted it is dying from bullet wounds.
Director: Seymour Robbie | Stars: Pernell Roberts, Gregory Harrison, Mary McCarty, Charles Siebert
Votes: 16
34.
The White Shadow (1978–1981)
Episode:
Reunion: Part 2
(1980)
TV-PG | Drama, Sport
Reeves decides to spend some time with his terminally ill father before reporting back to Carver. He returns to a new Carver High principal (Sybil Buchanan) and holds tryouts to replace departed players.
Director: Bruce Paltrow | Stars: Ken Howard, Joan Pringle, Kevin Hooks, Byron Stewart
Votes: 26
35. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990–1996)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy
A streetwise, poor young man from Philadelphia is sent by his mother to live with his aunt, uncle and cousins in their Bel-Air mansion.
Stars: Will Smith, James Avery, Alfonso Ribeiro, Tatyana Ali
Votes: 144,892
36. Then Came Bronson (1969–1970)
60 min | Adventure, Drama
A disillusioned reporter, James "Jim" Bronson, quits his job and starts wandering the road on his Harley-Davidson motorcycle as a form of soul-searching. He meets various characters. Some he helps, others he educates.
Stars: Michael Parks, Kurt Russell, Bruce Dern, Bonnie Bedelia
Votes: 621
37. TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004 Video)
Not Rated | 100 min | Documentary
The black image on television changed American culture. This two-hour program includes rare footage, memorabilia, photographs and exclusive interviews from the actors/writers/producers whose personal journeys created television history.
Stars: Muhammad Ali, Jonelle Allen, John Amos, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
Votes: 107
38.
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (1969–1973)
Episode:
Killer on the Loose
(1970)
60 min | Drama
A mysterious virus invades the hospital as the doctors struggle to find a cure.
Director: Abner Biberman | Stars: E.G. Marshall, David Hartman, John Saxon, Robert Hooks
Votes: 13
39.
The Commish (1991–1996)
Episode:
Off Broadway: Part 2
(1995)
TV-14 | 46 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Though her obsession with the job jeopardizes her personal life, NYPD detective Connie Muldoon presses to find a serial killer.
Director: Miles Watkins | Stars: Michael Chiklis, Theresa Saldana, Kaj-Erik Eriksen, Jason Schombing
Votes: 78
40.
N.Y.P.D. (1967–1969)
Episode:
The Body in the Trunk
(1969)
30 min | Crime, Drama
The body of a dead girl is found floating in a trunk.
Director: David Pressman | Stars: Jack Warden, Robert Hooks, Frank Converse, Ted Beniades
Votes: 11
41.
N.Y.P.D. (1967–1969)
Episode:
The Peep Freak
(1968)
30 min | Crime, Drama
Detectives Corso and Ward investigate the murder of a woman who was strangled in her apartment. A peeping Tom who resides in an adjacent building is their prime suspect.
Director: David Pressman | Stars: Jack Warden, Robert Hooks, Frank Converse, Martin Sheen
Votes: 21
42. A Woman Called Moses (1978)
240 min | Biography, Drama
A film about the life and career of the African American abolitionist and slave escape leader, Harriet Tubman.
Stars: Cicely Tyson, Jason Bernard, Clifford David, Judyann Elder
Votes: 416
43. Sister, Sister (1982 TV Movie)
98 min | Drama, Family
Maya Angelou's story of the family stresses that occur when an older sister (Diahann Carroll) attempts to maintain a home, left by her revered father, in an ultra-moralistic way (regardless... See full summary »
Director: John Berry | Stars: Diahann Carroll, Rosalind Cash, Irene Cara, Paul Winfield
Votes: 208
44.
Diagnosis Murder (1993–2001)
Episode:
Murder by Friendly Fire
(1996)
TV-PG | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A friend of Steve's winds up dead in a friendly-fire incident involving a veteran cop, but the shooting may have been planned all along.
Director: Christian I. Nyby II | Stars: Dick Van Dyke, Victoria Rowell, Charlie Schlatter, Michael Tucci
Votes: 95
45.
The Streets of San Francisco (1972–1977)
Episode:
Rampage
(1974)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An old college friend of Steve's is now a father - and part of a vigilante group fed up with the rampant crime in their neighborhood. Their latest crackdown, however, leaves a police informer dead.
Director: John Wilder | Stars: Karl Malden, Michael Douglas, Robert Hooks, Janet MacLachlan
Votes: 113
46. Lincoln Heights (2006–2009)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Family
A family moves to a crime-filled area of the heights and tries to help the community and the convicts living there.
Stars: Russell Hornsby, Nicki Micheaux, Erica Hubbard, Rhyon Nicole Brown
Votes: 2,041
47. Out All Night (1992–1993)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Sitcom about a singer who runs an L.A. nightclub, a young graduate and his irresponsible best friend and roommate who help her, her daughter, and their Scottish neighbor. Set in the same universe as "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air."
Stars: Patti LaBelle, Morris Chestnut, Vivica A. Fox, Duane Martin
Votes: 202
48. Preview Tonight (1966– )
60 min | Family
Anthology series consisting of pilot episodes for programs ABC had considered for future productions.
Stars: Robert Reed, Hugh O'Brian, Katherine Justice, Bert Convy
Votes: 13
49.
The Commish (1991–1996)
Episode:
Off Broadway: Part 1
(1995)
TV-14 | 46 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Tony teams with a tough female NYPD detective to catch a serial killer.
Director: Miles Watkins | Stars: Michael Chiklis, Theresa Saldana, Kaj-Erik Eriksen, Jason Schombing
Votes: 79
50.
Family Matters (1989–1998)
Episode:
Good Cop, Bad Cop
(1994)
Not Rated | 23 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Urkel's trip to rouge dentist Dr. Smiley (to reassure a scared Richie) takes a back seat to a terrifying racial profiling incident involving Eddie. He comes home claiming that a traffic ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Correll | Stars: Reginald VelJohnson, Jo Marie Payton, Rosetta LeNoire, Darius McCrary
Votes: 149