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1.
Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983–1987)
Episode:
Stemwinder: Part 2
(1986)
TV-PG | 47 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance
Lee and Amanda are in hiding, looking for Alexi and Sonja while the Agency looks for them- and defection starts to look appealing.
Director: Burt Brinckerhoff | Stars: Kate Jackson, Bruce Boxleitner, Beverly Garland, Mel Stewart
Votes: 79
2.
The Rookies (1972–1976)
Episode:
Dead Heat
(1975)
TV-PG | Crime, Drama
Terry and Chris become locked in the sweltering heat of a local department store over night during a stand off with three armed criminals.
Director: Phil Bondelli | Stars: Georg Stanford Brown, Sam Melville, Bruce Fairbairn, Kate Jackson
Votes: 16
3.
The Rookies (1972–1976)
Episode:
The Authentic Death of Billy Stomper
(1974)
TV-PG | Crime, Drama
Officer Terry Webster falls in love with a girl who witnessed a murder committed by a drug dealer. After she is tracked down and killed for what she knows, Terry uses himself as bait to catch the killer.
Director: Gene Nelson | Stars: Georg Stanford Brown, Sam Melville, Michael Ontkean, Kate Jackson
Votes: 24
4.
The Rookies (1972–1976)
Episode:
Eyewitness
(1974)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama
Three cops are targeted and shot dead. A young man claims to have seen a suspect and provides a likeness. Ryker likes the young man but Webster questions if he is a credible eyewitness. Then, Danko's partner is killed by a car bomb.
Director: Barry Shear | Stars: Georg Stanford Brown, Sam Melville, Michael Ontkean, Kate Jackson
Votes: 19
5.
Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode:
Clum's Constabulary
(1970)
TV-PG | 25 min | Western
John Clum is given the task of turning a small group of Apache men into a force that can aid the US Calvary. Not only must he prove their worth but deal with the prejudice of both the army ... See full summary »
Director: Lamar Caselli | Stars: Tristram Coffin, John Considine, William Gwinn, Sam Melville
Votes: 21
6.
The Rookies (1972–1976)
Episode:
Down Home Boy
(1973)
TV-PG | Crime, Drama
Lt. Ryker assigns officers Webster and Gillis to watch over a telethon that has a major country and western singer headlining. Grudgingly they accept their humdrum assignment, but they soon... See full summary »
Director: Leonard J. Horn | Stars: Georg Stanford Brown, Sam Melville, Michael Ontkean, Kate Jackson
Votes: 24
7.
The Rookies (1972–1976)
Episode:
From Out of the Darkness
(1976)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama
There's a robbery and the security guard there is killed. Terry shows up and sees that the man who was killed is the father of the girl he was once involved with. While the robbers are ... See full summary »
Director: Randal Kleiser | Stars: Georg Stanford Brown, Sam Melville, Bruce Fairbairn, Kate Jackson
Votes: 19
8.
The Rookies (1972–1976)
Episode:
The Teacher
(1974)
TV-PG | Crime, Drama
Officers Webster, Gillis and Danko investigate a robbery ring that is run by an ex-con known as "The Teacher" who is using thrill seeking teenagers to commit the crimes.
Director: Gene Nelson | Stars: Georg Stanford Brown, Sam Melville, Michael Ontkean, Kate Jackson
Votes: 31
9.
The Rookies (1972–1976)
Episode:
Three Hours to Kill
(1973)
TV-PG | 51 min | Crime, Drama
A police Captain is taken to the hospital and needs surgery. A woman who blames him for locking up her boyfriend urges his brother to help her take over the operating room and demand her ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Caffey | Stars: Georg Stanford Brown, Sam Melville, Michael Ontkean, Kate Jackson
Votes: 26
10. Fools, Females and Fun (1974 TV Movie)
90 min | Comedy
Comedy anthology pilot with three segments focusing a satiric look on a different form of sin. In the first segment, "I've Gotta Be Me," a singer falls in love with a chorus girl; in the ... See full summary »
Director: Lou Antonio | Stars: Leonard Beatty, Brooke Bundy, Jack Cassidy, Booth Colman
Votes: 11
11.
The Rookies (1972–1976)
Episode:
A Matter of Justice
(1973)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama
While Mike and Jill are out celebrating their wedding anniversary a gunman comes into the restaurant they are dining in and starts shooting. Jill is seriously injured and loses her baby. ... See full summary »
Director: E.W. Swackhamer | Stars: Georg Stanford Brown, Sam Melville, Michael Ontkean, Kate Jackson
Votes: 23
12.
The Rookies (1972–1976)
Episode:
Legacy of Death
(1974)
TV-PG | Crime, Drama
The rookies are concerned about a fellow officer who is purposely trying to get killed in the line of duty in order to receive the financial benefits his family needs to pay for medical bills.
Director: E.W. Swackhamer | Stars: Georg Stanford Brown, Sam Melville, Bruce Fairbairn, Kate Jackson
Votes: 25
13.
The Rookies (1972–1976)
Episode:
S.W.A.T.
(1975)
TV-PG | Crime, Drama
Terry respond to a call about man with a gun holding some people captive. Terry tries to talk to the man but SWAT shows up and they take over. Terry tells the leader, Lt. Harrelson that he ... See full summary »
Director: E.W. Swackhamer | Stars: Georg Stanford Brown, Sam Melville, Gerald S. O'Loughlin, Jaime Lyn Bauer
Votes: 20
14.
The Rookies (1972–1976)
Episode:
The Shield
(1975)
TV-PG | Crime, Drama
An officer is shot and killed by a man who assaulted a woman in her home. Officer Webster isn't sure if the man they've arrested for the crime is the right man even though the victim and ... See full summary »
Director: Fernando Lamas | Stars: Georg Stanford Brown, Sam Melville, Bruce Fairbairn, Kate Jackson
Votes: 23
15.
T.H.E. Cat (1966–1967)
Episode:
Curtains for Miss Winslow
(1966)
30 min | Adventure, Drama
An actress past her prime hires Cat to protect her from someone who is out to kill her.
Director: Herschel Daugherty | Stars: Robert Loggia, R.G. Armstrong, Robert Carricart, Lloyd Bochner
Votes: 6
16.
The Guns of Will Sonnett (1967–1969)
Episode:
Message at Noon
(1967)
22 min | Western
The Sonnetts talk to a sheriff who knows Jim, hoping to learn where he is. The sheriff is unsure of their intentions so he doesn't tell them Jim is expected next day. But Jim encounters a challenger before he gets there and has to reroute.
Director: Richard C. Sarafian | Stars: Walter Brennan, Dack Rambo, Jason Evers, Strother Martin
Votes: 27
17.
The Rookies (1972–1976)
Episode:
Code 261
(1973)
TV-PG | Crime, Drama
Lt. Ryker, Officer's Terry Webster, Willie Gillis, and Mike Danko as well as Jill Danko try to help a young nurse get through the emotional trauma that she must endure after she is raped.
Director: William F. Claxton | Stars: Georg Stanford Brown, Sam Melville, Michael Ontkean, Kate Jackson
Votes: 29
18.
Starman (1986–1987)
Episode:
Fatal Flaw
(1986)
60 min | Sci-Fi
Forrester and Scott decide to lay low at an airfield. He meets a woman who along with her father were designing a new plane but when he suffered a stroke she tries to do it on her own. She ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Chenault | Stars: Robert Hays, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Michael Cavanaugh, Sam Melville
Votes: 23
19.
The Name of the Game (1968–1971)
Episode:
All the Old Familiar Faces
(1970)
TV-PG | 75 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery
Someone is threatening Glenn Howard's life - is it the ruined arms dealer, the corrupt politician, the sleazy showbiz impresario or the phony evangelist? Or could it be someone quite different?
Director: Seymour Robbie | Stars: Gene Barry, Burgess Meredith, Michael Constantine, Stephen McNally
Votes: 21
20.
The Rookies (1972–1976)
Episode:
Easy Money
(1973)
TV-PG | 51 min | Crime, Drama
Danko, Gillis, and Webster's assignment is to uncover an extortion ring. Their focus zeros in on JJ who looks to operate out of his pool hall with muscle Crater and Dude. It also involves Cal, brother of a nurse Susan they know.
Director: Lou Antonio | Stars: Georg Stanford Brown, Sam Melville, Michael Ontkean, Kate Jackson
Votes: 25
21.
The Rookies (1972–1976)
Episode:
Snow Job
(1973)
TV-PG | 51 min | Crime, Drama
Country, a small time hood with a cocaine addiction, learns that police HQ is storing a large amount of drugs. He becomes involved to steal the cache before it's destroyed. Webster is taken hostage trying to help Country beat his problem.
Director: Ralph Senensky | Stars: Georg Stanford Brown, Sam Melville, Michael Ontkean, Kate Jackson
Votes: 20
22.
The Rookies (1972–1976)
Episode:
To Taste of Terror
(1972)
TV-PG | 51 min | Crime, Drama
When the guys respond to an alarm, they arrive to find two men. When they split to get each of them. Mike ends up catching the one he was pursuing while the one Terry and Willy were chasing... See full summary »
Director: Ralph Senensky | Stars: Georg Stanford Brown, Sam Melville, Michael Ontkean, Kate Jackson
Votes: 36
23. 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: 160
24.
Gunsmoke (1955–1975)
Episode:
Gold Train: The Bullet: Part 3
(1971)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
A priest who's had doubts about his own calling convinces Doc to operate finally, but Marshall Dillon will still be faced with an even bigger challenge than surviving surgery.
Director: Bernard McEveety | Stars: James Arness, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake, Ken Curtis
Votes: 183
25.
The Rookies (1972–1976)
Episode:
A Bloody Shade of Blue
(1972)
TV-PG | 51 min | Crime, Drama
Investigating a shooting, the Rookies learn the victim Miller wore a police uniform as a costume. In the next attack, Webster loses his sight temporarily; despite this disability, he helps break the case.
Director: E.W. Swackhamer | Stars: Georg Stanford Brown, Sam Melville, Michael Ontkean, Kate Jackson
Votes: 27
26.
The Rookies (1972–1976)
Episode:
A Farewell Tree from Marly
(1973)
TV-PG | 51 min | Crime, Drama
The only eyewitness to the death of Old Charlie, brought on by a taunting joyrider who harassed him, is young Marly Devon, who teaches at a daycare center. Jill remembers Marly from a ... See full summary »
Director: Harry Falk | Stars: Georg Stanford Brown, Sam Melville, Michael Ontkean, Kate Jackson
Votes: 26
27.
The Rookies (1972–1976)
Episode:
Blood Brother
(1973)
TV-PG | Crime, Drama
Terry Webster's cousin Jimmy returns from Vietnam and has trouble finding a job and to adjusting to life back home in general. Despite the support and help from Terry, Jimmy is finding the ... See full summary »
Director: E.W. Swackhamer | Stars: Georg Stanford Brown, Sam Melville, Michael Ontkean, Kate Jackson
Votes: 19
28.
The Rookies (1972–1976)
Episode:
Cliffy
(1975)
TV-PG | Crime, Drama
A young mentally - challenged man witnesses a murder. Cliff's dream is to be a policeman. In the meantime, the killers keep an eye on Cliffy, while prejudiced neighbors want him to move out.
Director: Georg Stanford Brown | Stars: Georg Stanford Brown, Sam Melville, Bruce Fairbairn, Kate Jackson
Votes: 36
29.
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: 20
30.
The Rookies (1972–1976)
Episode:
Key Witness
(1974)
TV-PG | Crime, Drama
A couple having an affair witness a murder, but the married man in the relationship wants to keep quite about it and not go to the police for fear of losing his family. What they don't realize is that the killers are now after them.
Director: Phil Bondelli | Stars: Georg Stanford Brown, Sam Melville, Bruce Fairbairn, Kate Jackson
Votes: 28
31.
The Rookies (1972–1976)
Episode:
Ladies Day
(1975)
TV-PG | Crime, Drama
After Jill Danko and one of the doctors from the hospital are taken hostage at the women's prison farm, officers Danko, Webster, Owens, and Lt. Ryker are called in to diffuse the situation.
Director: Fernando Lamas | Stars: Georg Stanford Brown, Sam Melville, Bruce Fairbairn, Kate Jackson
Votes: 22
32.
The Rookies (1972–1976)
Episode:
Lots of Trees and a Running Stream
(1973)
TV-PG | Crime, Drama
While Mike Danko is away for police training Jill's ex-boyfriend shows up and claims that he is dying. Jill is unaware that his claims are fabricated in hopes of getting her back, and that he is involved in criminal activities.
Director: Alvin Ganzer | Stars: Georg Stanford Brown, Sam Melville, Michael Ontkean, Kate Jackson
Votes: 23
33.
The Rookies (1972–1976)
Episode:
Rabbits on the Runway
(1972)
TV-PG | 51 min | Crime, Drama
A shady man claims to be the father of a runaway teen who's recently crossed the path of Gills. The rookies set out to find her for him unaware he has lied to them from the start.
Director: Jerry Jameson | Stars: Georg Stanford Brown, Sam Melville, Michael Ontkean, Kate Jackson
Votes: 29
34.
The Rookies (1972–1976)
Episode:
Rolling Thunder
(1974)
TV-PG | Crime, Drama
When the precinct adopts a Police Cadet Program, Webster and Gillis are partnered with a young man who's sister's boyfriend is a fugitive. When another cadet learns of their criminal activity he is taken hostage along with Officer Webster.
Director: Edward M. Abroms | Stars: Georg Stanford Brown, Sam Melville, Michael Ontkean, Kate Jackson
Votes: 16
35.
The Rookies (1972–1976)
Episode:
Sound of Silence
(1973)
TV-PG | Crime, Drama
Officers Gillis and Webster desperately try to track down a girl who is diabetic in order to get her insulin before it is too late.
Director: Richard Newton | Stars: Georg Stanford Brown, Sam Melville, Michael Ontkean, Kate Jackson
Votes: 23
36.
The Rookies (1972–1976)
Episode:
The Code Five Affair
(1975)
TV-PG | Crime, Drama
Terry and Chris bust a drug operation, but the drug organization uses an elaborate scheme to get their heroin back, involving a pretty girl to con Chris out of information on a scheduled ... See full summary »
Director: Phil Bondelli | Stars: Georg Stanford Brown, Sam Melville, Bruce Fairbairn, Kate Jackson
Votes: 22
37.
Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983–1987)
Episode:
The Wrong Way Home
(1985)
TV-PG | 48 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance
Amanda's ex husband and the father of her sons Joe King is accused of murdering the Estocian Prime Minister and Lee has to investigate him.
Directors: Winrich Kolbe, Harvey S. Laidman | Stars: Kate Jackson, Bruce Boxleitner, Beverly Garland, Mel Stewart
Votes: 65
38.
Gunsmoke (1955–1975)
Episode:
Gold Train: The Bullet: Part 1
(1971)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Doc lacks the faith to operate on Matt's bullet wound, so he transports him to a specialist by train, which is taken over by bandits for its gold shipment.
Director: Bernard McEveety | Stars: James Arness, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake, Ken Curtis
Votes: 201
39.
Gunsmoke (1955–1975)
Episode:
MacGraw
(1969)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Dodge is uneasy after Jake MacGraw, just released from a long prison stint, rides into town with two dead bodies and takes a job as a piano player.
Director: Philip Leacock | Stars: Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake, Ken Curtis, Buck Taylor
Votes: 169
40.
The Rookies (1972–1976)
Episode:
Get Ryker
(1973)
TV-PG | Crime, Drama
Ryker's life is in danger when Joe Mannley is released from prison and wants payback on the policeman. He wounds Ryker which puts him in Jill's care but Joe is prepared to end her life also to get to Ryker.
Director: Leonard J. Horn | Stars: Georg Stanford Brown, Sam Melville, Michael Ontkean, Kate Jackson
Votes: 17
41.
The Rookies (1972–1976)
Episode:
Margin for Error
(1973)
TV-PG | Crime, Drama
When Danko misses a criminal hiding in a locker at a burglary, a veteran officer pays the price. His partner plans to make Danko pay for the mistake by partnering with him. The other rookies go above and beyond to find the perpetrator.
Director: Harry Falk | Stars: Georg Stanford Brown, Sam Melville, Michael Ontkean, Kate Jackson
Votes: 24
42.
The Rookies (1972–1976)
Episode:
Someone Who Cares
(1975)
TV-PG | Crime, Drama
Terry pursues two young men who gave an unidentified 19-year-old girl drugs which subsequently led to her death in a car accident.
Director: Ivan Dixon | Stars: Georg Stanford Brown, Sam Melville, Bruce Fairbairn, Kate Jackson
Votes: 22
43.
Gunsmoke (1955–1975)
Episode:
Gold Train: The Bullet: Part 2
(1971)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Festus and Newly get the stolen gold away from the train and Jack Sinclair, but he and his gang chase after them while Doc still refuses to operate on Marshall Dillon.
Director: Bernard McEveety | Stars: James Arness, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake, Ken Curtis
Votes: 172
44.
The Rookies (1972–1976)
Episode:
A Very Special Piece of Ground
(1972)
TV-PG | 52 min | Crime, Drama
Danko's veteran partner (Earl Holliman) loses his family ranch and unborn son in a single day. Danko doesn't want to add to his woes by reporting on his growing rage on and off the job.
Director: William F. Claxton | Stars: Georg Stanford Brown, Sam Melville, Michael Ontkean, Kate Jackson
Votes: 25
45.
The Rookies (1972–1976)
Episode:
Angel
(1975)
TV-PG | Crime, Drama
An acquaintance from Jill's hometown comes looking to be a model or actress. She hooks up with an "agent" who gets her a lead in a Porto film. But Angel has a health problem that could endanger her.
Director: Bruce Bilson | Stars: Georg Stanford Brown, Sam Melville, Bruce Fairbairn, Kate Jackson
Votes: 23
46.
The Rookies (1972–1976)
Episode:
Prayers Unanswered, Prayers Unheard
(1973)
TV-PG | Crime, Drama
After the Priest of the Catholic church in his neighborhood is murdered, the Monsignor requests that Lt. Ryker heads up the investigation. After another murder and another attack on nun, ... See full summary »
Director: Leonard J. Horn | Stars: Georg Stanford Brown, Sam Melville, Michael Ontkean, Kate Jackson
Votes: 20
47.
The Rookies (1972–1976)
Episode:
Tarnished Idol
(1973)
TV-PG | 51 min | Crime, Drama
Gills arrests a washed up fighter (Lou Antonio) who's still connected enough to get bailed out in hours. The bitter drunk decides to fire bomb Gills for revenge.
Director: Gene Nelson | Stars: Georg Stanford Brown, Sam Melville, Michael Ontkean, Kate Jackson
Votes: 25
48.
The Rookies (1972–1976)
Episode:
The Hunting Ground
(1975)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama
Mike gets a new partner he shares a lot of common interest with. But Luke is a man obsessed, blurring the lines between law and vengeance. When Mike fears he'll become just like him, he ... See full summary »
Director: Bruce Bilson | Stars: Georg Stanford Brown, Sam Melville, Bruce Fairbairn, Kate Jackson
Votes: 27
49.
Shane (1966)
Episode:
The Day the Wolf Laughed
(1966)
50 min | Western
A gang of outlaws ride into town and cause so much ruckus that Grafton sends for Ryker, but that's before Shane begs him to let the men have their fun for two days, pay for the damages, ... See full summary »
Director: Gerald Mayer | Stars: David Carradine, Jill Ireland, Tom Tully, Christopher Shea
Votes: 22
50.
The Rookies (1972–1976)
Episode:
A Deadly Velocity
(1972)
TV-PG | 51 min | Crime, Drama
Danko and his crew are assigned to protect controversial General Brooker who has just been fired. Terry disagrees strongly with his methods while Willie begins a seeing his daughter Laurie. Danko learns of a misdirection about the case.
Director: Jerry Jameson | Stars: Georg Stanford Brown, Sam Melville, Michael Ontkean, Kate Jackson
Votes: 27