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1.
Emergency! (1972–1979)
Episode:
Messin' Around
(1974)
Not Rated | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Chet (aka "The Phantom Bomber") nails Johnny with a number of practical jokes, for which Johnny later gets his revenge. A child is stuck in a tree house (with the tree burning underneath) ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Newton | Stars: Robert Fuller, Julie London, Bobby Troup, Randolph Mantooth
Votes: 108
2. Faerie Tale Theatre (1982–1987)
50 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
A miscellany of numerous classic fairy tales' adaptations.
Stars: Shelley Duvall, John Achorn, Patrick DeSantis, David McCharen
Votes: 2,517
3.
Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983)
Episode:
100 Mile Walk
(1974)
TV-PG | 50 min | Drama, Family, Romance
When their wheat crop is ravaged by a hailstorm, the discouraged Walnut Grove men leave town to search for work. During his long walk, Charles meets Jack Peters 'powder monkey', a ... See full summary »
Director: William F. Claxton | Stars: Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Melissa Gilbert, Melissa Sue Anderson
Votes: 519
4.
Family (1976–1980)
Episode:
Generations
(1978)
TV-PG | Drama, Family
The family decides to spend Thanksgiving at Hattie's farm, where Kate faces ghosts from the past and Buddy is intrigued by a local boy.
Director: Richard Kinon | Stars: Sada Thompson, James Broderick, Gary Frank, Kristy McNichol
Votes: 37
5. Gunsmoke (1955–1975)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Marshal Matt Dillon keeps the peace in rough-and-tumble Dodge City.
Stars: James Arness, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake, Ken Curtis
Votes: 8,736
6. James at 16 (1977–1978)
60 min | Drama
James, a daydreamer and photographer, must learn to cope with life as his father moves the family from Oregon to Boston, Massachusetts.
Stars: Lance Kerwin, Linden Chiles, Lynn Carlin, Kim Richards
Votes: 522
7.
James at 16 (1977–1978)
Episode:
The Girl with the Bad Rep
(1977)
47 min | Drama
James falls for a fellow student who is known to be promiscuous.
Director: Joseph Hardy | Stars: Lance Kerwin, Linden Chiles, Lynn Carlin, Kim Richards
Votes: 28
8.
Gunsmoke (1955–1975)
Episode:
The Fires of Ignorance
(1975)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
An inflexible father believes that his son is needed more on the farm than attending school. The local schoolteacher believes different and after being assaulted by the father will try to force the need for mandatory education in court.
Director: Victor French | Stars: James Arness, Milburn Stone, Ken Curtis, Buck Taylor
Votes: 161
9. Emergency! (1972–1979)
TV-G | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
The crew of Los Angeles County Fire Department Station 51, particularly the paramedic team, and Rampart Hospital respond to emergencies in their operating area.
Stars: Randolph Mantooth, Kevin Tighe, Julie London, Bobby Troup
Votes: 6,055
10. Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy (1977 TV Movie)
100 min | Biography, Drama
The story of U.S. President John F. Kennedy's older brother Joseph, who undertakes a dangerous mission during World War II.
Director: Richard T. Heffron | Stars: Peter Strauss, Barbara Parkins, Stephen Elliott, Darleen Carr
Votes: 106
11.
James at 16 (1977–1978)
Episode:
The Gift
(1978)
48 min | Drama
James looks forward to his upcoming 16th birthday and hopes to get a car as a gift. His uncle decides to give him a night with a call-girl instead. Shunning that situation, James falls in ... See full summary »
Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Lance Kerwin, Linden Chiles, Lynn Carlin, Kim Richards
Votes: 25
12.
Murder, She Wrote (1984–1996)
Episode:
Seal of the Confessional
(1989)
TV-PG | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Cabot Cove's new priest finds himself in a sticky situation when a murderer confesses their crime and he recruits Jessica to help him uncover the truth without violating his oath of silence.
Director: Vincent McEveety | Stars: Angela Lansbury, Bonnie Bartlett, Hunt Block, Alan Feinstein
Votes: 423
13. Sara (1976)
60 min | Drama, Western
Sara Yarnell leaves her staid existence back east to teach in a one-room school in Independence, Colorado. Her students adore her but she clashes with the school board. Julia Bailey and newspaperman Martin Pope are her friends.
Stars: Brenda Vaccaro, Louise Latham, William Phipps, Bert Kramer
Votes: 41
14.
Cannon (1971–1976)
Episode:
The Exchange
(1974)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
To avenge the killing of his younger brother, a man kidnaps a police cadet to exchange for the Police Lieutenant he blames for his death.
Director: George McCowan | Stars: William Conrad, Robert Loggia, Edward Binns, George McCallister
Votes: 83
15. Family (1976–1980)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Family
The joys and heartaches of the Lawrence family of Pasadena, California.
Stars: Sada Thompson, James Broderick, Gary Frank, Kristy McNichol
Votes: 2,053
16. Battle of the Network Stars III (1977 TV Special)
Family, Game-Show, Sport
Director: Roger Goodman | Stars: Howard Cosell, Telly Savalas, Gabe Kaplan, Fred Berry
Votes: 114
17. Child Star Confidential (2006– )
Documentary
Stars: Jena Malone, Tatyana Ali, Wil Wheaton, Mayim Bialik
Votes: 33
18.
ABC Afterschool Specials (1972–1997)
Episode:
The Amazing Cosmic Awareness of Duffy Moon
(1976)
46 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Tired of being short, a sixth-grader buys a magical book that enables him to "Think Big".
Director: Larry Elikann | Stars: Lance Kerwin, Ike Eisenmann, Jim Backus, Jerry Van Dyke
Votes: 101
19.
The Family Holvak (1975– )
Episode:
The Long Way Home: Part 1
(1975)
60 min | Drama
Ramey, while on a summer adventure, chances upon a chain gang. When the prisoner Craw escapes Ramey befriends him and hides him at his family's isolated farm.
Director: Alf Kjellin | Stars: Glenn Ford, Julie Harris, Lance Kerwin, Elizabeth Cheshire
Votes: 17
20. Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Family, Romance
The life and adventures of the Ingalls family in the nineteenth century American Midwest.
Stars: Melissa Gilbert, Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Rachel Lindsay Greenbush
Votes: 26,844
21. Police Story (1973–1980)
120 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Detective Cheng is commissioned by Interpol to destroy the "Empire of Chaiba", a worldwide criminal organization based in Southeast Asia, he initiates an undercover operation to infiltrate the organization.
Stars: Scott Brady, Mel Scott, Don Meredith, Joe Santos
Votes: 1,183
22. The Wind & the Reckoning (2022)
94 min | Adventure, Drama, History
As an outbreak of leprosy engulfs 19th-century colonial Hawai'i, a small group of infected Native Hawaiians resist government-mandated exile, taking a courageous stand against the provisional government. Inspired by real-life events.
Director: David L. Cunningham | Stars: Henry Ian Cusick, Johnathon Schaech, Jason Scott Lee, Lance Kerwin
Votes: 146
23.
Trapper John, M.D. (1979–1986)
Episode:
42
(1982)
60 min | Drama
A young man admitted to the hospital following an accident informs the staff that his name is "42" and that he is an alien who is stranded on Earth. While building a transmitter to contact ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Caffey | Stars: Pernell Roberts, Gregory Harrison, Madge Sinclair, Christopher Norris
Votes: 16
24. Insight (I) (1960–1984)
30 min | Drama
This American Roman Catholic religious-themed anthology sheds light on the contemporary search for meaning, freedom, and love.
Stars: Ellwood Kieser, Pat McGeehan, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Brian Keith
Votes: 284
25. Houston Knights (1987–1988)
60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A Chicago cop is transferred to Houston where he teams up with a Texas lawman.
Stars: Michael Paré, Michael Beck, Robyn Douglass, John Hancock
Votes: 244
26. The Greatest Gift (1974 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
Reverend Holvak, a poor rural preacher in the 1940s, fights against stiff- necked church deacons and a violent, bullying sheriff while struggling to support his family.
Director: Boris Sagal | Stars: Glenn Ford, Julie Harris, Lance Kerwin, Harris Yulin
Votes: 92
27.
James at 16 (1977–1978)
Episode:
Pilot
(1977)
100 min | Drama
A 15-year-old whose family moves from Oregon to Boston misses the girlfriend he left behind, so he runs away to see her. On the way he hooks up with a female art student in her 20s who is ... See full summary »
Director: Joseph Hardy | Stars: Lance Kerwin, Linden Chiles, Lynn Carlin, Kim Richards
Votes: 255
28.
James at 16 (1977–1978)
Episode:
Knocking Heads
(1978)
49 min | Drama
James writes an article questioning the offense of the football team but pays the price in history class. Later he finds out the coach didn't play college football as he claims.
Director: Peter Levin | Stars: Lance Kerwin, Linden Chiles, Lynn Carlin, Kim Richards
Votes: 17
29.
Shazam! (1974–1977)
Episode:
The Brothers
(1974)
TV-Y7-FV | 21 min | Action, Family, Fantasy
Chad is a blind boy who is being overly-protected by his older brother, Danny. Chad feels so useless that he decides to run away, and when his brother goes after him, Danny gets bit by a ... See full summary »
Director: Hollingsworth Morse | Stars: Michael Gray, Les Tremayne, Jackson Bostwick, Lance Kerwin
Votes: 42
30.
James at 16 (1977–1978)
Episode:
Friends
(1977)
46 min | Drama
James struggles to find his place in Boston, and tries to make friends with three fellow students at Bunker Hill: Sly, Marlene, and Paisley.
Director: Joseph Hardy | Stars: Lance Kerwin, Linden Chiles, Lynn Carlin, Kim Richards
Votes: 25
31.
James at 16 (1977–1978)
Episode:
An Hour Before Midnight
(1978)
48 min | Drama
James befriends Karen on the newspaper staff, and helps her to confront her alcoholism.
Director: Peter Levin | Stars: Lance Kerwin, Linden Chiles, Lynn Carlin, Kim Richards
Votes: 18
32. Murder, She Wrote (1984–1996)
TV-PG | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Professional writer and amateur sleuth Jessica Fletcher uses her intellect, charm, and persistence to get to the bottom of every crime she encounters.
Stars: Angela Lansbury, William Windom, Ron Masak, Louis Herthum
Votes: 29,208
33. The Loneliest Runner (1976 TV Movie)
74 min | Drama, Sport
A young boy who still wets the bed finds escapism from his abusive mother and his own embarrassment by going running after school.
Director: Michael Landon | Stars: Lance Kerwin, Brian Keith, DeAnn Mears, Melissa Sue Anderson
Votes: 480
34. The Wide World of Mystery (1973–1976)
90 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A 90 minute late-night mystery and suspense anthology series which ran on ABC (American Broadcasting Company), between 1973 and 1978.
Stars: John Karlen, Michael Parks, Susan Strasberg, Robert Symonds
Votes: 134
35. The Family Holvak (1975– )
60 min | Drama
Rev. Holvak and his brood struggle to get by in 1930s Tennessee.
Stars: Glenn Ford, Julie Harris, Lance Kerwin, Elizabeth Cheshire
Votes: 69
36. 50 Cutest Child Stars: All Grown Up (2005 TV Movie)
120 min | Documentary
Director: Dan Riley | Stars: Keshia Knight Pulliam, Candace Cameron Bure, Clay Adkins, Tatyana Ali
Votes: 84
37.
The Wide World of Mystery (1973–1976)
Episode:
The Cloning of Clifford Swimmer
(1974)
74 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Clifford Swimmer is an angry and abusive man, unhappy in his marriage and cruel to his wife and son, and he wants out. He finds a unique solution: he will have himself cloned and will ... See full summary »
Director: Lela Swift | Stars: Peter Haskell, Sheree North, Lance Kerwin, William Bassett
Votes: 38
38.
Police Story (1973–1980)
Episode:
Fathers and Sons
(1974)
60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Members of the Serbian community are being gunned down and the police have few leads. Sgt. Wilson decides to use officer Joe Basic, an ethnic Slav, in an undercover situation. Joe learns his father Andrea is a possible target.
Director: Gary Nelson | Stars: Tony Musante, Kaz Garas, Richard Jaeckel, Ramon Bieri
Votes: 28
39.
Simon & Simon (1981–1989)
Episode:
Eye of the Beholder
(1986)
TV-PG | Action, Crime, Drama
The brothers start a security company, and are immediately hired to protect a Peruvian national treasure. Despite the very expensive due diligence they apply to the premises on which is it held, it is promptly stolen.
Director: Sigmund Neufeld Jr. | Stars: Jameson Parker, Gerald McRaney, Mary Carver, Tim Reid
Votes: 49
40.
Trapper John, M.D. (1979–1986)
Episode:
Bad Breaks
(1985)
60 min | Drama
A four-year-old's X-rays indicate that he may be an abuse victim. Riverside doesn't want his wife to know that he was a past contributor at a sperm bank.
Director: Walter Grauman | Stars: Pernell Roberts, Gregory Harrison, Madge Sinclair, Christopher Norris
Votes: 15
41.
Salem's Lot (1979)
Episode:
Part 1
(1979)
PG | 120 min | Horror
Intent on writing a book on the notorious Marsten House, Ben Mears returns to his peaceful hometown after years of absence. But things have changed: two new tenants live in the sinister house, and suspicion overcomes the worried townsfolk.
Director: Tobe Hooper | Stars: David Soul, James Mason, Lance Kerwin, Bonnie Bedelia
Votes: 247
42.
Salem's Lot (1979)
Episode:
Part 2
(1979)
PG | 120 min | Horror
Ben Mears and his supporters must enter the grim Marsten House, the dark lair of the ancient vampire, to cleanse Salem's Lot of its monstrous curse.
Director: Tobe Hooper | Stars: David Soul, James Mason, Lance Kerwin, Bonnie Bedelia
Votes: 238
43.
James at 16 (1977–1978)
Episode:
Star-Crossed Lovers
(1978)
48 min | Drama
Marlene falls for a street musician.
Director: Peter Levin | Stars: Lance Kerwin, Linden Chiles, Lynn Carlin, Kim Richards
Votes: 16
44. ABC Afterschool Specials (1972–1997)
60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A teen drama anthology that often touched on social issues of the day.
Stars: Lance Kerwin, Samaria Graham, Mara Hobel, Alexa Kenin
Votes: 1,263
45. The Quest (1976)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Western
2 brothers and a sister separated by Indians when the younger brother and sister were taken by them. The brothers finally reunite and decide to go on a quest to find their sister.
Stars: Kurt Russell, Tim Matheson, Frank Salsedo, Dan O'Herlihy
Votes: 293
46. CBS Afternoon Playhouse (1978–1983)
60 min | Drama, Romance
Predecessor to CBS Schoolbreak Specials, this late-afternoon anthology series features stories designed to appeal to the preteen after school audience.
Stars: Chris Petersen, Ronny Cox, Guillermo San Juan, David Hollander
Votes: 70
47.
ABC Afterschool Specials (1972–1997)
Episode:
Pssst! Hammerman's After You!
(1974)
60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Sixth-grader insults the school bully who wants to meet with him after school.
Director: Jack Regas | Stars: Christian Juttner, Lance Kerwin, Titos Vandis, Jack Manning
Votes: 71
48.
James at 16 (1977–1978)
Episode:
Hunter Country
(1978)
49 min | Drama
James runs for student body president. Marlene is opposed to some of his views and decides that she will run against him.
Director: Stan Lathan | Stars: Lance Kerwin, Linden Chiles, Lynn Carlin, Kim Richards
Votes: 17
49.
James at 16 (1977–1978)
Episode:
Unrequited Love... Twice
(1978)
47 min | Drama
A young friend of Sandy develops a crush on James while one of Mr. Hunter's students shows a romantic interest in him.
Director: Ernest Pintoff | Stars: Lance Kerwin, Linden Chiles, Lynn Carlin, Kim Richards
Votes: 15
50.
James at 16 (1977–1978)
Episode:
Higher Ground
(1977)
48 min | Drama
James is interested in a young woman who belongs to a cult.
Director: James Sheldon | Stars: Lance Kerwin, Linden Chiles, Lynn Carlin, Kim Richards
Votes: 17