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1.
The Great Adventure (1963–1964)
Episode:
The Hunley
(1963)
60 min | Drama
During the Civil War, an engineer working for the Confederacy develops a primitive submarine that can evade the Union ships blockading Southern ports.
Director: Paul Stanley | Stars: Jackie Cooper, Chuck Courtney, Gene Evans, Van Heflin
Votes: 14
2.
The Great Adventure (1963–1964)
Episode:
Rodger Young
(1964)
60 min | Drama
James MacArthur plays Rodger Young. The story of a young man that enlists in the Army despite having poor eyesight and hearing and ends up earning the Medal of Honor for his deeds fighting the Japanese during WWII.
Director: Philip Leacock | Stars: Henry Beckman, Ted Bessell, Hampton Fancher, Paul Geary
Votes: 10
3.
Hawaii Five-O (1968–1980)
Episode:
Over Fifty? Steal
(1970)
Not Rated | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Lewis Avery Filer had been an insurance investigator forced to retire when his company was taken over by a conglomerate. The wily Filer is now pulling daring robberies at businesses either ... See full summary »
Director: Bob Sweeney | Stars: Jack Lord, James MacArthur, Zulu, Kam Fong
Votes: 280
4. Here's Hollywood (1960–1962)
30 min | Talk-Show
Hollywood celebrities are interviewed, often at their homes.
Stars: Dean Miller, Helen O'Connell, Jack Linkletter, Joanne Jordan
Votes: 169
5.
Hawaii Five-O (1968–1980)
Episode:
'V' for Vashon: The Father
(1972)
Not Rated | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The Vashons are planning to go after Steve for killing Chris Vashon. His grandfather wants to send Steve a message that he's going to die. Honore, Chris' father, objects, unsuccessfully. ... See full summary »
Director: Charles S. Dubin | Stars: Jack Lord, James MacArthur, Al Harrington, Kam Fong
Votes: 197
6.
Hawaii Five-O (1968–1980)
Episode:
'V' for Vashon: The Patriarch
(1972)
Not Rated | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Dominick Vashon, the patriarch of the crime family, seeks revenge on McGarrett for killing his grandson, Chris, and sending his son, Honore, to prison. With help from his incarcerated son, ... See full summary »
Director: Charles S. Dubin | Stars: Jack Lord, James MacArthur, Al Harrington, Kam Fong
Votes: 188
7.
Wagon Train (1957–1965)
Episode:
The Jenny Tannen Story
(1959)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
A young girl is injured while on the way to San Fransico to find her famous mother who abandoned her as a baby. The crew helps her with her pending blindness and find her mother who has her own problem unknown to her daughter.
Director: Christian Nyby | Stars: Ward Bond, Robert Horton, Ann Blyth, Frank McGrath
Votes: 109
8. 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: 5,146
9. The Great Adventure (1963–1964)
60 min | Drama
A filmed series of one-hour dramatizations of the lives of famous historical people, as well as important historical events.
Stars: Russell Johnson, Van Heflin, Eddie Little Sky, Kent Smith
Votes: 136
10.
Hawaii Five-O (1968–1980)
Episode:
Hookman
(1973)
Not Rated | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An off-duty police officer is shot and killed by a sniper while moonlighting as a funeral escort. The next day, another officer is shot and killed during a police standoff, but the bullets ... See full summary »
Director: Allen Reisner | Stars: Jack Lord, James MacArthur, Al Harrington, Kam Fong
Votes: 206
11.
Hawaii Five-O (1968–1980)
Episode:
Retire in Sunny Hawaii... Forever
(1975)
Not Rated | 51 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Dan Williams welcomes his Aunt Clara to Hawaii for a visit. On the flight over, she got to know Edgar Miller, an elderly man on the same flight. Once he checks into his hotel room, Miller ... See full summary »
Director: Bruce Bilson | Stars: Jack Lord, James MacArthur, Kam Fong, Helen Hayes
Votes: 133
12. Combat! (1962–1967)
60 min | Action, Drama, War
Combat!, a one-hour World War II drama series, followed a front line American infantry squad as they battled their way across Europe
Stars: Vic Morrow, Rick Jason, Pierre Jalbert, Jack Hogan
Votes: 3,139
13. The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
TV-G | 120 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A Disney-produced anthology covering many different genres.
Stars: Walt Disney, Paul Frees, Clarence Nash, Slim Pickens
Votes: 2,289
14. The 100 Greatest TV Quotes & Catchphrases (2006– )
Documentary
Stars: Suzanne Cryer, Jessica Walter, Bryan Callen, LeVar Burton
Votes: 21
15.
Hawaii Five-O (1968–1980)
Episode:
Draw Me a Killer
(1973)
Not Rated | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A psychotic young man is obsessed with the comic strip character "Judy Moon" and as a result of that obsession he murders three men who are dead ringers for villains that threaten "Judy" in... See full summary »
Director: Charles S. Dubin | Stars: Jack Lord, James MacArthur, Al Harrington, Kam Fong
Votes: 170
16.
Hawaii Five-O (1968–1980)
Episode:
One Big Happy Family
(1973)
Not Rated | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A somewhat odd family comes to Hawaii and embarks on a criminal rampage. McGarrett can find no pattern to their activities until information from the mainland shows they rob and kill random targets without a second thought.
Director: Alf Kjellin | Stars: Jack Lord, James MacArthur, Al Harrington, Kam Fong
Votes: 216
17.
Hawaii Five-O (1968–1980)
Episode:
'V' for Vashon: The Son
(1972)
Not Rated | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Chris Vashon is male heir to the Vashon crime family, which now has considerable legitimate business holdings. The young Vashon, a rebellious sort, has been conducting robberies with ... See full summary »
Director: Charles S. Dubin | Stars: Jack Lord, James MacArthur, Al Harrington, Kam Fong
Votes: 207
18.
Wagon Train (1957–1965)
Episode:
The Dick Pederson Story
(1962)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Overwhelmed girl takes on her father's responsibility as man of the house after he passes. She cares for her pregnant mother and 5 sisters and is suspicious of a young drifter who joins the train and pays too much attention to the girls.
Director: Virgil W. Vogel | Stars: John McIntire, Robert Horton, James MacArthur, Anne Helm
Votes: 70
19.
Combat! (1962–1967)
Episode:
Encounter
(1967)
60 min | Action, Drama, War
Captain Cole [James Daly] is reunited with his son, Jack [James MacArthur], who he hasn't seen in years. Jack is now a reporter who is sent to the front to cover the war. Jack arrives at HQ... See full summary »
Director: Bernard McEveety | Stars: Rick Jason, Vic Morrow, James Daly, Jack Hogan
Votes: 75
20.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
Willie and the Yank: The Deserter
(1967)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A lonely Confederate guard, Willie Prentiss, befriends his Union counterpart, Henry Jenkins, across the river and their friendship lasts through many incidents.
Director: Michael O'Herlihy | Stars: James MacArthur, Nick Adams, Jack Ging, Kurt Russell
Votes: 19
21.
Hawaii Five-O (1968–1980)
Episode:
Nine Dragons
(1976)
Not Rated | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Wo Fat, disguised as an academic from Hong Kong, organizes the theft of deadly toxins on loan to the University of Hawaii for medical experiments. McGarrett travels to Hong Kong in pursuit of Wo Fat but is captured.
Director: Michael O'Herlihy | Stars: Jack Lord, James MacArthur, Kam Fong, Herman Wedemeyer
Votes: 115
22. American Masters (1985– )
TV-14 | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Documentary series focusing on great American artists and personalities.
Stars: Martin Scorsese, Peter Bogdanovich, Tony Bennett, Dick Cavett
Votes: 1,168
23.
Hawaii Five-O (1968–1980)
Episode:
3,000 Crooked Miles to Honolulu
(1971)
Not Rated | 51 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A cagey professor and the syndicate team up on a deadly caper. About $750,000 in traveler checks are stolen in Denver. A planeload of criminals posing as academics board a charter flight to... See full summary »
Director: Jerry Thorpe | Stars: Jack Lord, James MacArthur, Zulu, Kam Fong
Votes: 163
24.
Hawaii Five-O (1968–1980)
Episode:
Odd Man In
(1971)
Not Rated | 51 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When famed bank robber Lewis Avery Filer, whom McGarrett put away a year and a half ago, learns that a fellow con about to be released plans to resume his career as a drug dealer, he ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Stanley | Stars: Jack Lord, James MacArthur, Zulu, Kam Fong
Votes: 154
25.
Hawaii Five-O (1968–1980)
Episode:
One Born Every Minute
(1974)
Not Rated | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Con-artists arrive in Hawaii and meet up with local thieves to plan a phony diamond con. When a wealthy tourist devastated by the con leaps to his death, McGarrett discovers he is one of ... See full summary »
Director: Charles S. Dubin | Stars: Jack Lord, James MacArthur, Al Harrington, Kam Fong
Votes: 131
26.
Hawaii Five-O (1968–1980)
Episode:
Rest in Peace, Somebody
(1971)
Not Rated | 51 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
McGarrett receives a telephone call when he arrives at his office. The caller says that he intends to kill someone. The caller has also sent the lawman a key that will identity the intended... See full summary »
Director: Paul Stanley | Stars: Jack Lord, James MacArthur, Zulu, Kam Fong
Votes: 156
27.
Hawaii Five-O (1968–1980)
Episode:
The Jinn Who Clears the Way
(1972)
Not Rated | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Operatives working for Wo Fat steal a device from a U.S. military base in Hawaii. Wo Fat is also manipulating a young Maoist into helping him smuggle the device to China. McGarrett and ... See full summary »
Director: Harry Falk | Stars: Jack Lord, James MacArthur, Al Harrington, Kam Fong
Votes: 134
28.
Hawaii Five-O (1968–1980)
Episode:
The Last of the Great Paperhangers
(1976)
Not Rated | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Someone breaks into Five-O's temporary offices at the Territorial Building and, for the most part, manages to avoid the burglar alarms. When the alarm is triggered, the guard who responds ... See full summary »
Director: Philip Leacock | Stars: Jack Lord, James MacArthur, Kam Fong, Herman Wedemeyer
Votes: 97
29.
Hawaii Five-O (1968–1980)
Episode:
The Listener
(1973)
Not Rated | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A psychiatrist is tormented by a man calling himself Cerberus. Cerberus claims he was rejected for treatment and is determined to take revenge by extorting the psychiatrist. Cerberus, to ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Benedict | Stars: Jack Lord, James MacArthur, Al Harrington, Kam Fong
Votes: 146
30.
Hawaii Five-O (1968–1980)
Episode:
The Reunion
(1970)
Not Rated | 51 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
"Respectable" Japanese-American businessmen come upon former WWII POWs who recognize their tormentors. In this case, three men reunite at the Ilikai Hotel in Honolulu 25 years after they ... See full summary »
Director: Michael O'Herlihy | Stars: Jack Lord, James MacArthur, Zulu, Kam Fong
Votes: 157
31.
12 O'Clock High (1964–1967)
Episode:
The Outsider
(1966)
60 min | Drama, War
Lt. Wilson, a young, inexperienced fighter pilot, is so eager to get his first kill and fit in with his flying mates that he manages to shoot up Gallagher's plane while chasing an enemy ... See full summary »
Director: Don Medford | Stars: Paul Burke, Chris Robinson, James MacArthur, James T. Callahan
Votes: 39
32.
The Untouchables (1959–1963)
Episode:
Death for Sale
(1961)
60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Johnny Lubin has been on the make since he was a young kid. He quit school after grade 3 and by the age of 13 was paying off his truant officer $75 a week to leave him alone. Now 20, he own... See full summary »
Director: Stuart Rosenberg | Stars: Robert Stack, Ned Glass, Carole Eastman, Lou Polan
Votes: 78
33. 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: 8,726
34. 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: 1,486
35.
Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode:
Spring Rendezvous
(1967)
TV-PG | 25 min | Western
At a gathering of trappers Kit Carson takes on a belligerent man, who has insulted the Indians, in a series of contests.
Director: Harmon Jones | Stars: James MacArthur, Brioni Farrell, Timothy Scott, Gregg Palmer
Votes: 31
36.
Hawaii Five-O (1968–1980)
Episode:
A Touch of Guilt
(1975)
Not Rated | 51 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Three college football players, one the son of a powerful senator, rape a waitress. The senator sends his "fixer," a lawyer working for him, to take care of the situation. The fixer finds a... See full summary »
Director: Joseph Manduke | Stars: Jack Lord, James MacArthur, Kam Fong, Richard Masur
Votes: 109
37.
Hawaii Five-O (1968–1980)
Episode:
F.O.B. Honolulu: Part II
(1971)
Not Rated | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
U.S. Commander Nicholson now has the perfect counterfeit plates. His price: $2 million and amnesty for all crimes (including the murder of the man he got the plates from). His girlfriend, ... See full summary »
Director: Michael O'Herlihy | Stars: Jack Lord, James MacArthur, Zulu, Kam Fong
Votes: 128
38.
Hawaii Five-O (1968–1980)
Episode:
Murder Is a Taxing Affair
(1973)
Not Rated | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A rogue IRS agent on the trail of a tax evader catches him in an airplane lavatory - and strangles him. The agent's real motive for the murder was to find and keep $600,000 the dead man was... See full summary »
Director: Michael O'Herlihy | Stars: Jack Lord, James MacArthur, Al Harrington, Kam Fong
Votes: 142
39.
Hawaii Five-O (1968–1980)
Episode:
Nightmare in Blue
(1974)
Not Rated | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Steve and the team are looking for the man who is sexually assaulting and killing women. He's killed four and there are no leads. His latest victim doesn't die but is unwilling to help. ... See full summary »
Director: Michael O'Herlihy | Stars: Jack Lord, James MacArthur, Al Harrington, Kam Fong
Votes: 138
40.
Hawaii Five-O (1968–1980)
Episode:
Ten Thousand Diamonds and a Heart
(1971)
Not Rated | 51 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A notorious thief is sprung from prison by a criminal gang who wants him to teach them how to rob a diamond exchange and escape undetected. The thief obliges, but McGarrett and Danno are ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Stanley | Stars: Jack Lord, James MacArthur, Zulu, Kam Fong
Votes: 137
41.
Walking Tall (1981– )
Episode:
The Fire Within
(1981)
60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Sheriff Pusser butts heads with an idealistic priest who learns of a gunrunning ring during confession, but his vows prevent him from sharing his knowledge with the law.
Director: Phil Bondelli | Stars: Bo Svenson, Walter Barnes, Harold Sylvester, Courtney Pledger
Votes: 20
42. The Untouchables (1959–1963)
50 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Special Agent Eliot Ness and his elite team of incorruptable agents battle organized crime in 1930s Chicago.
Stars: Robert Stack, Walter Winchell, Nicholas Georgiade, Paul Picerni
Votes: 3,073
43.
Hawaii Five-O (1968–1980)
Episode:
30,000 Rooms and I Have the Key
(1974)
Not Rated | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Five-O matches wits with a brilliant thief who's a master of disguise and able to manufacture his own pass keys to Honolulu hotels. The thief has information on guests with valuables and ... See full summary »
Director: Charles S. Dubin | Stars: Jack Lord, James MacArthur, Al Harrington, Kam Fong
Votes: 128
44.
Hawaii Five-O (1968–1980)
Episode:
And a Time to Die...
(1970)
Not Rated | 51 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Wo Fat brings in an assassin to kill a man who made a tour of Communist China and got a good look at its nuclear facilities. The spy freaks out and runs just before the sniper pulls the ... See full summary »
Director: Charles S. Dubin | Stars: Jack Lord, James MacArthur, Zulu, Kam Fong
Votes: 154
45.
Hawaii Five-O (1968–1980)
Episode:
F.O.B. Honolulu: Part I
(1971)
Not Rated | 51 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The Chinese (led by Wo Fat), the Soviets (led by Mischa Toptegan) and assorted criminals are all after perfect counterfeit plates. The plates were originally developed by the Chinese, who ... See full summary »
Director: Michael O'Herlihy | Stars: Jack Lord, James MacArthur, Zulu, Kam Fong
Votes: 130
46.
Hawaii Five-O (1968–1980)
Episode:
McGarrett Is Missing
(1975)
Not Rated | 51 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Mobster Charlie Bombay, an old foe of McGarrett's, escapes from prison, thanks to a bribed guard. But Bombay's confederates tip Five-O to Bombay's whereabouts before Charlie can flee Hawaii... See full summary »
Director: Bruce Bilson | Stars: Jack Lord, James MacArthur, Kam Fong, Charles Cioffi
Votes: 105
47.
Hawaii Five-O (1968–1980)
Episode:
Murder: Eyes Only
(1975)
Not Rated | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The U.S. Navy's top "spy catcher" is killed by a powerful letter bomb while in Honolulu. Five-O's Steve McGarrett, while serving a two-week hitch in the Navy Reserves, is called upon to ... See full summary »
Director: Michael O'Herlihy | Stars: Jack Lord, James MacArthur, Kam Fong, Harry Guardino
Votes: 125
48.
Hawaii Five-O (1968–1980)
Episode:
The Finishing Touch
(1973)
Not Rated | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Norman Cargill, an old friend of McGarrett who has provided help in authenticating documents, is sick (he is going blind) and tired (of walking the straight and narrow for crumbs). When ... See full summary »
Director: Charles S. Dubin | Stars: Jack Lord, James MacArthur, Al Harrington, Kam Fong
Votes: 131
49.
Hawaii Five-O (1968–1980)
Episode:
Trouble in Mind
(1970)
Not Rated | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A deadly strain of heroin hits the island.
Director: Danny Arnold | Stars: Jack Lord, James MacArthur, Zulu, Kam Fong
Votes: 171
50. Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958–1960)
60 min | Drama
An anthology series hosted by Betty Furness in the first season, and Desi Arnaz in the second. Stories came from several genres, often based on fact. A two part episode was spun off as the popular show The Untouchables (1959).
Stars: Desi Arnaz, Betty Furness, Bruce Gordon, Keenan Wynn
Votes: 142