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1.
I Married Dora (1987–1988)
Episode:
The Millionaire's Club
(1988)
Comedy
In arguably the most infamous and unique TV finale of all-time, Peter is forced to choose between his job and his family when he's offered a position in the Middle East that will make him wealthy.
Director: Peter H. Hunt | Stars: Elizabeth Peña, Daniel Hugh Kelly, Sanford Jensen, Juliette Lewis
Votes: 6
2.
Grand (1990)
Episode:
Czech, Please
(1990)
Comedy
Mr. Weldon invites a Czech pianist to the mansion, but she becomes more smitten with Norris, who's been exiled to the barn. Meanwhile, Janice halfheartedly agrees to marry Wayne, and Carol Anne ditches her new beau and reconciles with Tom.
Director: Peter H. Hunt | Stars: Pamela Reed, Michael McKean, Bonnie Hunt, Andy Lauer
Votes: 89
3.
The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–1977)
Episode:
Ted Baxter's Famous Broadcasters' School
(1975)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
After a conman promises to start a broadcasting school for Ted and swindles him out of his money, the newsroom staff help Ted out.
Director: Jay Sandrich | Stars: Mary Tyler Moore, Edward Asner, Gavin MacLeod, Ted Knight
Votes: 204
4.
Grand (1990)
Episode:
Blow Off
(1990)
Comedy
Janice and Edda break up with Wayne and Dustin. Norris's mother returns and makes Mr. Weldon jealous by carrying on with Desmond. Carol Anne's ex pursues Janice. A tornado strikes during Edda's western-themed birthday party.
Director: Peter H. Hunt | Stars: Pamela Reed, Michael McKean, Bonnie Hunt, Andy Lauer
Votes: 88
5.
Grand (1990)
Episode:
Faded Genes
(1990)
Comedy
Carol Anne flips out when she learns Tom has a son; Janice schools Edda on the ways of boys; Tom and Dylan go on a camping trip; Weldon receives shocking news about Desmond's son; Desmond has gallbladder surgery.
Director: Peter H. Hunt | Stars: Pamela Reed, Michael McKean, Bonnie Hunt, Andy Lauer
Votes: 88
6. All in the Family (1971–1979)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
A working class man constantly squabbles with his family over the important issues of the day.
Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers
Votes: 18,637
7. The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–1977)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
The lives and trials of a young single woman and her friends, both at work and at home.
Stars: Mary Tyler Moore, Edward Asner, Gavin MacLeod, Valerie Harper
Votes: 10,161
8.
The Cosby Show (1984–1992)
Episode:
Theo's Holiday
(1986)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
Theo's confident when he's 18 and moves out on his own, he'll be able to get a job as a model and make a lot of money; the family puts him to a test to see how well he'd make it in the real world.
Director: Jay Sandrich | Stars: Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad, Sabrina Le Beauf, Lisa Bonet
Votes: 270
9.
Grand (1990)
Episode:
The Well
(1990)
Comedy
Timmy seeks help for Janice who is trapped in an abandoned well; and Desmond and Manny duel over Viva.
Director: Art Wolff | Stars: Pamela Reed, Bonnie Hunt, John Neville, Joel Murray
Votes: 88
10.
Taxi (1978–1983)
Episode:
Tony's Sister and Jim
(1980)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Tony Banta's newly divorced sister, Monica, falls in love with Jim Ignatowski much to Tony's dismay.
Director: James Burrows | Stars: Judd Hirsch, Jeff Conaway, Danny DeVito, Marilu Henner
Votes: 210
11. The Truman Show (1998)
PG | 103 min | Comedy, Drama
An insurance salesman discovers his whole life is actually a reality TV show.
Director: Peter Weir | Stars: Jim Carrey, Ed Harris, Laura Linney, Noah Emmerich
Votes: 1,194,310 | Gross: $125.62M
12.
The Associates (1979–1980)
Episode:
Is Romance Dead?
(1979)
23 min | Comedy
Tucker uses tips from a book on romance to try and impress Sara.
Director: Tony Mordente | Stars: Wilfrid Hyde-White, Martin Short, Alley Mills, Joe Regalbuto
Votes: 10
13.
The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–1977)
Episode:
You Try to Be a Nice Guy
(1975)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Mary helps a street girl she met in prison to go straight.
Director: Jay Sandrich | Stars: Mary Tyler Moore, Edward Asner, Gavin MacLeod, Ted Knight
Votes: 169
14.
Amen (1986–1991)
Episode:
Pilot
(1986)
TV-14 | Comedy
Ernest Frye, a holier-than-thou Deacon, is seeking a new minister for the First Community church.
Director: Stan Lathan | Stars: Sherman Hemsley, Clifton Davis, Anna Maria Horsford, Barbara Montgomery
Votes: 45
15.
The Cosby Show (1984–1992)
Episode:
A Shirt Story
(1984)
TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
Theo gets a shirt that cost too much, so Denise makes him an "Exact" replica.
Director: Jay Sandrich | Stars: Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad, Lisa Bonet, Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Votes: 291
16.
The Cosby Show (1984–1992)
Episode:
Happy Anniversary
(1985)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
It's Russell and Anna Huxtable's 49th anniversary, and the Huxtables observe the occasion with a classic impression of Ray Charles' "Night Time is the Right Time."
Director: Jay Sandrich | Stars: Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad, Sabrina Le Beauf, Lisa Bonet
Votes: 245
17.
The Cosby Show (1984–1992)
Episode:
Off to See the Wretched
(1990)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
Vanessa and her friends plot to go to a concert. They don't tell their parents it's in Baltimore, but they find out in a dramatic way.
Directors: Carl Lauten, Malcolm-Jamal Warner | Stars: Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad, Sabrina Le Beauf, Geoffrey Owens
Votes: 196
18.
Grand (1990)
Episode:
Janice Steals Home
(1990)
Comedy
Janice is so unhappy being Mr. Weldon's live-in maid that she hatches a plan to steal back her trailer from a lecherous repairman. Meanwhile, Norris decides to become a mime, and Carol Anne obsesses over Tom's disappearance.
Director: Art Wolff | Stars: Pamela Reed, Bonnie Hunt, John Neville, Joel Murray
Votes: 88
19.
The Partridge Family (1970–1974)
Episode:
Trial of the Partridge One
(1973)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Music
Classmate Cindy gives Laurie an envelope to give to a teacher. When Laurie does, the teacher says it is the stolen exam answers for math and blames Laurie for taking them. Laurie hopes that Cindy will confess it was her that took them.
Director: Jerry London | Stars: Shirley Jones, David Cassidy, Susan Dey, Danny Bonaduce
Votes: 76
20.
Rhoda (1974–1978)
Episode:
Kiss Your Epaulets Goodbye
(1975)
TV-PG | Comedy
Joe and Rhoda's apartment is burglarized. When they find out Carlton let the burglars into the building, they ask to have Carlton fired for not doing his job correctly.
Director: Robert Moore | Stars: Valerie Harper, David Groh, Julie Kavner, Ruth Gordon
Votes: 50
21.
Grand (1990)
Episode:
The Pretty Good Mother
(1990)
Comedy
Carol Anne mistakenly suspects Tom is having an affair with Janice.
Director: Peter H. Hunt | Stars: Pamela Reed, Michael McKean, Bonnie Hunt, Andy Lauer
Votes: 89
22. The Little People (1972–1974)
30 min | Comedy
Follows father and daughter pediatrician duo as they run a free clinic in Hawaii.
Stars: Brian Keith, Shelley Fabares, Victoria Young, Roger Bowen
Votes: 82
23.
The Associates (1979–1980)
Episode:
The First Day
(1979)
30 min | Comedy
The associates learn the ropes on their first day while the founder of the firm considers taking on a new partner.
Director: James Burrows | Stars: Wilfrid Hyde-White, Martin Short, Alley Mills, Joe Regalbuto
Votes: 15
24.
The Odd Couple (1970–1975)
Episode:
The Odd Father
(1972)
TV-PG | 26 min | Comedy
Felix wants to find common ground with his daughter, but her interests are closer to Uncle Oscar's.
Director: Jack Donohue | Stars: Tony Randall, Jack Klugman, Al Molinaro, Doney Oatman
Votes: 82
25. The Odd Couple (1970–1975)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy
Two men, a neat freak and a slob separated from their wives, have to live together despite their differences.
Stars: Tony Randall, Jack Klugman, Al Molinaro, Penny Marshall
Votes: 7,173
26.
The Cosby Show (1984–1992)
Episode:
Cliff's Wet Adventure
(1989)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
Claire sends Cliff to the store to buy some stuff for Thanksgiving dinner on a very rainy day and he returns soaking wet. Unfortunately he keeps forgetting some products and Claire sends ... See full summary »
Director: Jay Sandrich | Stars: Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad, Sabrina Le Beauf, Geoffrey Owens
Votes: 172
27.
The Cosby Show (1984–1992)
Episode:
Pilot
(1984)
TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
Clair is upset when Theo brings home a bad report card and claims he has no plans to attend college; Cliff is horrified to meet Denise's date.
Director: Jay Sandrich | Stars: Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad, Lisa Bonet, Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Votes: 349
28.
The Cosby Show (1984–1992)
Episode:
Slumber Party
(1985)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
When Rudy announces she's bored, Cliff arranges for her friends to come over for a slumber party and then gets stuck entertaining the kids.
Director: Jay Sandrich | Stars: Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad, Lisa Bonet, Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Votes: 241
29.
Happy Days (1974–1984)
Episode:
Richie's Car
(1974)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Family, Music
Howard Cunningham agrees to buy one of Fonzie's overhauled dragsters as a second family car but Richie soon discovers that its red color may not be the only reason that the hotrod's hot.
Director: Jerry Paris | Stars: Ron Howard, Marion Ross, Anson Williams, Henry Winkler
Votes: 194
30.
All in the Family (1971–1979)
Episode:
Archie the Gambler
(1973)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama
Archie showers the family with expensive gifts, then is pressed to explain. Archie finally admits he's been betting on the horses, something he vowed he'd given up 20 years earlier.
Directors: Bob LaHendro, John Rich | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers
Votes: 203
31.
The Cosby Show (1984–1992)
Episode:
I Know That You Know
(1987)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
Sondra and Elvin announce their engagement. Since Cliff always says he knows everything that goes on, Clair and the kids decide to play a joke on Cliff about the engagement. He finds out before the joke and turns the tables on the others.
Director: Jay Sandrich | Stars: Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad, Sabrina Le Beauf, Lisa Bonet
Votes: 170
32. Grand (1990)
30 min | Comedy
The series chronicles the goings-on of various people in a small Pennsylvanian town which is renowned for its piano company.
Stars: Pamela Reed, Bonnie Hunt, John Neville, Joel Murray
Votes: 214
33. The Associates (1979–1980)
30 min | Comedy
The working lives of three neophyte lawyers.
Stars: Wilfrid Hyde-White, Martin Short, Alley Mills, Joe Regalbuto
Votes: 94
34.
The Associates (1979–1980)
Episode:
The Censors
(1980)
23 min | Comedy
Tucker defends a network censor being sued by a producer.
Director: Tony Mordente | Stars: Wilfrid Hyde-White, Martin Short, Alley Mills, Joe Regalbuto
Votes: 14
35.
The Cosby Show (1984–1992)
Episode:
Independence Day
(1985)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
Theo gets an earring without permission.
Director: Jay Sandrich | Stars: Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad, Lisa Bonet, Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Votes: 204
36.
The Cosby Show (1984–1992)
Episode:
The Card Game
(1986)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
Cliff's Pinochle partner cancels on him, so Cliff asks former Hillman professor to sit in and help finally beat his father and his buddy who cheat. Meanwhile, Theo buys his girl a ring.
Director: Jay Sandrich | Stars: Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad, Sabrina Le Beauf, Lisa Bonet
Votes: 169
37.
The Cosby Show (1984–1992)
Episode:
The Juicer
(1985)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
Cliff warns Rudy not to play with his new juicer, but the machine's fancy gadgetry eventually proves to be too much of a temptation for Rudy and her friend, Peter. Cliff finds out and ... See full summary »
Director: Jay Sandrich | Stars: Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad, Sabrina Le Beauf, Lisa Bonet
Votes: 189
38.
Happy Days (1974–1984)
Episode:
Richie's Cup Runneth Over
(1974)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Music
Richie pays the price after getting plastered in a beer drinking contest at Potsie's cousin's bachelor party.
Director: Jerry Paris | Stars: Ron Howard, Marion Ross, Anson Williams, Tom Bosley
Votes: 252
39.
Happy Days (1974–1984)
Episode:
Who's Sorry Now?
(1974)
TV-G | Comedy, Family, Music
Regretfully remembering his dismal date with Arlene Nestrock before her family moved to New York, Richie does a successful do-over when she comes back three years later and winds up going steady before he's ready.
Director: Jerry Paris | Stars: Ron Howard, Marion Ross, Anson Williams, Henry Winkler
Votes: 169
40.
The Odd Couple (1970–1975)
Episode:
The Exorcists
(1973)
TV-PG | 26 min | Comedy
Felix feels that their apartment has an air conditioner that is haunted.
Director: Jack Donohue | Stars: Tony Randall, Jack Klugman, Victor Buono, Elinor Donahue
Votes: 88
41.
Phyllis (1975–1977)
Episode:
Phyllis and the Little People
(1975)
Comedy
Bess wants to marry her boyfriend Warren so Phyllis arranges to meet his parents in the hopes of talking them out of it. They meet at the house but Phyllis is unaware that they are below average height and repeatedly says the wrong thing.
Director: James Burrows | Stars: Cloris Leachman, Liz Torres, Henry Jones, Jane Rose
Votes: 26
42. Taxi (1978–1983)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
The staff of a New York City taxicab company go about their job while they dream of greater things.
Stars: Judd Hirsch, Jeff Conaway, Danny DeVito, Marilu Henner
Votes: 15,805
43. Best of the West (1981–1982)
30 min | Comedy, Western
The Wild West misadventures of a mild-mannered store owner turned town Marshal.
Stars: Joel Higgins, Carlene Watkins, Meeno Peluce, Valri Bromfield
Votes: 277
44.
The Associates (1979–1980)
Episode:
Eliot's Revenge
(1980)
23 min | Comedy
Eliot Streeter is handed a case where a newspaper reporter has printed information that the Department of Defense. It looks like he would win the case in a walk, except for a huge problem: ... See full summary »
Director: James Burrows | Stars: Wilfrid Hyde-White, Martin Short, Alley Mills, Joe Regalbuto
Votes: 12
45.
Best of the West (1981–1982)
Episode:
The Calico Kid Returns
(1981)
25 min | Comedy, Western
When the Calico Kid arrives he announces his retirement as an outlaw and takes on a chef's role at the saloon. However, when a gunslinger challenges him to a gunfight, a plan is needed to avoid bloodshed.
Director: Jeff Chambers | Stars: Joel Higgins, Carlene Watkins, Meeno Peluce, Valri Bromfield
Votes: 12
46.
The Cosby Show (1984–1992)
Episode:
A Touch of Wonder
(1986)
TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
While driving in her car with Theo, Denise has a fender bender with Motown legend Stevie Wonder's chauffeured limousine.
Director: Jay Sandrich | Stars: Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad, Sabrina Le Beauf, Lisa Bonet
Votes: 210
47.
The Cosby Show (1984–1992)
Episode:
Bird in the Hand
(1990)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
Cliff is set to go to an auction for a priceless Charlie Parker album, but a slight detour to Olivia's school keeps him from it.
Director: Jay Sandrich | Stars: Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad, Sabrina Le Beauf, Geoffrey Owens
Votes: 121
48.
The Cosby Show (1984–1992)
Episode:
Cliff in Love
(1985)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
Sondra and Elvin break up, again, and Cliff and Clair tell Sondra to consider calling a boy that her friends say would be a good boyfriend to her. When the boy comes to the house, Cliff interviews him and falls in love with the guy.
Director: Jay Sandrich | Stars: Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad, Sabrina Le Beauf, Lisa Bonet
Votes: 183
49.
The Cosby Show (1984–1992)
Episode:
Denise's Friend
(1985)
TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
A friend of Denise's comes to see Cliff about a personal problem she's had for a month and hasn't told her parents about. Cliff and Clair test the kids to find out if they would come to their parents if they had a problem.
Director: Jay Sandrich | Stars: Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad, Sabrina Le Beauf, Lisa Bonet
Votes: 172
50.
The Cosby Show (1984–1992)
Episode:
Denise: The Saga Continues
(1989)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
Just as Theo finds a new place to live, Denise returns from her African rainforest trip with startling souvenirs - a husband and a stepdaughter.
Director: Tony Singletary | Stars: Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad, Sabrina Le Beauf, Geoffrey Owens
Votes: 150