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1. The Twilight Zone (1959–1964)
TV-PG | 51 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Ordinary people find themselves in extraordinarily astounding situations, which they each try to solve in a remarkable manner.
Stars: Rod Serling, Robert McCord, Jay Overholts, James Turley
Votes: 93,087
2. Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Set almost 100 years after Captain Kirk's 5-year mission, a new generation of Starfleet officers sets off in the U.S.S. Enterprise-D on its own mission to go where no one has gone before.
Stars: Patrick Stewart, Brent Spiner, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton
Votes: 135,897
3.
Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983–1987)
Episode:
The Pharoah's Engineer
(1986)
TV-PG | 48 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance
Lee and Amanda deal with several disappearances at an Agency retirement home that may be linked to an old, highly classified mission.
Director: Kate Jackson | Stars: Kate Jackson, Bruce Boxleitner, Beverly Garland, Mel Stewart
Votes: 69
4. 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: 18,650
5. Roots (1977)
TV-14 | 74 min | Biography, Drama, History
A dramatization of author Alex Haley's family line from ancestor Kunta Kinte's enslavement to his descendants' liberation.
Stars: LeVar Burton, Robert Reed, John Amos, Louis Gossett Jr.
Votes: 18,868
6.
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
7. Perry Mason (1957–1966)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The trials of a master criminal defense attorney handling the most difficult cases in support of the innocent.
Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, Ray Collins
Votes: 11,816
8.
Saturday Night Live (1975– )
Episode:
Richard Pryor/Gil Scott-Heron
(1975)
TV-14 | 66 min | Comedy, Music
The host for the episode is Richard Pryor, and the musical guest is Gil Scott-Heron. The skits for this episode are as follows: Garrett Morris tricks Chevy Chase into taking a bad fall ... See full summary »
Director: Dave Wilson | Stars: Richard Pryor, Gil Scott-Heron, Shelley R. Bonus, The Muppets
Votes: 356
9.
What's Happening!! (1976–1979)
Episode:
Christmas
(1976)
Not Rated | 24 min | Comedy
Mama finally gets off for Christmas, but the kids daddy made plans for them to be with him
Director: Hal Alexander | Stars: Ernest Thomas, Haywood Nelson, Fred Berry, Danielle Spencer
Votes: 66
10.
Roots (1977)
Episode:
Part I
(1977)
TV-14 | 97 min | Biography, Drama, History
In 1750, in Gambia, West Africa, Kunta Kinte, son of Omoro and Binta, distinguishes himself among his tribesmen in manhood training rituals. But he does not enjoy his new status long: slave... See full summary »
Director: David Greene | Stars: Edward Asner, O.J. Simpson, Ralph Waite, Maya Angelou
Votes: 418
11. Adventures in Paradise (1959–1962)
60 min | Adventure
The adventures of the Tiki III and crew as they sailed from island to island through the South Pacific, carrying cargo and the odd passenger from one drama to another.
Stars: Gardner McKay, James Holden, Lani Kai, Guy Stockwell
Votes: 403
12.
The Richard Pryor Show (1977)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(1977)
60 min | Comedy
Richard Pryor is a Star Wars bartender, a spaghetti western anti-hero, the U.S. President, Mojo the Snake Handler, and a serviceman visiting Club Harlem.
Director: John Moffitt | Stars: Richard Pryor, Jeff Corey, Paula Kelly, Sam Laws
Votes: 45
13.
Sanford and Son (1972–1978)
Episode:
The Card Sharps
(1972)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Lamont won't heed Fred's warnings that he's being played for a sucker by some canny card sharps
Director: Peter Baldwin | Stars: Redd Foxx, Demond Wilson, Thalmus Rasulala, Ron Glass
Votes: 201
14. 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: 98
15.
Perry Mason (1957–1966)
Episode:
The Case of the Ice-Cold Hands
(1964)
TV-PG | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Nancy Banks comes to Perry wanting him to redeem bets at the horse track for her. When he does, he learns her brother is wanted for embezzlement by his boss Marvin Fremont. When Fremont is found dead in her room, she is charged.
Director: Jesse Hibbs | Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, William Talman
Votes: 268
16.
What's Happening!! (1976–1979)
Episode:
When Daddy Comes Marching Home
(1976)
Not Rated | 24 min | Comedy
After years of being away, Raj and Dee's father returns for a short visit with a scheme in mind.
Director: Jack Shea | Stars: Ernest Thomas, Haywood Nelson, Fred Berry, Danielle Spencer
Votes: 67
17. Saturday Night Live (1975– )
TV-14 | 90 min | Comedy, Music
A famous guest host stars in parodies and sketches created by the cast of this witty show.
Stars: The Saturday Night Live Band, Don Pardo, Darrell Hammond, Kenan Thompson
Votes: 52,701
18.
All in the Family (1971–1979)
Episode:
The Blockbuster
(1971)
TV-PG | 26 min | Comedy, Drama
A corrupt real estate agent encourages Archie to sell his home for more than its market value.
Director: John Rich | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers
Votes: 267
19.
Mannix (1967–1975)
Episode:
Quartet for Blunt Instrument
(1975)
TV-PG | 52 min | Action, Crime, Drama
While driving back to Los Angeles, Mannix gives a lift to a black hitchhiker named Perry Riggs. Riggs is soon arrested at a roadblock, however, and charged with the murder of his former ... See full summary »
Director: Reza Badiyi | Stars: Mike Connors, Gail Fisher, Pippa Scott, Katherine Justice
Votes: 101
20. Mission: Impossible (1966–1973)
TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
An elite covert operations unit carries out highly sensitive missions subject to official denial in the event of failure, death or capture.
Stars: Peter Graves, Barbara Bain, Greg Morris, Peter Lupus
Votes: 11,481
21. Tales of Wells Fargo (1957–1962)
TV-14 | 60 min | Western
Agent Jim Hardie splits his life between being an agent helping Wells Fargo cope with bad guys, and owning a ranch near San Francisco, California.
Stars: Dale Robertson, Art Felix, Kit Carson, William Demarest
Votes: 1,232
22. Sanford and Son (1972–1978)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
The misadventures of a cantankerous junk dealer and his frustrated son.
Stars: Redd Foxx, Demond Wilson, LaWanda Page, Don Bexley
Votes: 10,800
23. The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 110 min | Drama, History
Story of a black woman in the South who was born into slavery in the 1850s and lives to become a part of the civil rights movement in the 1960s.
Director: John Korty | Stars: Cicely Tyson, Eric Brown, Richard Dysart, Joel Fluellen
Votes: 2,497
24.
Tales of Wells Fargo (1957–1962)
Episode:
The Hand That Shook the Hand
(1961)
TV-14 | 30 min | Western
An incoming stage has problems with a drunken, violent passenger. Hardie struggles to remove him. Soon, they realize he is heavyweight boxing champion John L. Sullivan, and they've delayed him on his journey to an important match.
Director: William Witney | Stars: Dale Robertson, Vito Scotti, I. Stanford Jolley, Jim Hayward
Votes: 53
25.
Cannon (1971–1976)
Episode:
Triangle of Terror
(1974)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Cannon is called to the West Indies by Jackie Akers to investigate the death of her father, Sir Arnold Masters.
Director: George McCowan | Stars: William Conrad, Lloyd Bochner, Thalmus Rasulala, Don Knight
Votes: 83
26.
Kojak (1973–1978)
Episode:
The Summer of '69: Part 1
(1977)
TV-PG | 49 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A young woman is found stabbed to death in the trunk of a car, the MO that of the serial murderer who terrorized Manhattan some eight years earlier (the summer of '69). The main suspect as ... See full summary »
Director: Gene R. Kearney | Stars: Telly Savalas, Dan Frazer, Kevin Dobson, George Savalas
Votes: 135
27.
Kojak (1973–1978)
Episode:
The Summer of '69: Part 2
(1977)
TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Kojak goes on vacation to continue to work the case after being told he's transferred to administration and during the course of his investigation he reunites with several people who were ... See full summary »
Director: Gene R. Kearney | Stars: Telly Savalas, Dan Frazer, Kevin Dobson, George Savalas
Votes: 122
28. Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963–1965)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Kraft Suspense Theater was an anthology series which featured a new cast and stories each week.
Stars: David Lewis, Francis De Sales, Harry Townes, Jack Kelly
Votes: 287
29.
The Jeffersons (1975–1985)
Episode:
Florence Gets Lucky
(1977)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy
George feigns interest in horse-racing to impress client Curt Hendricks, who is charmed by Florence's insults to George and invites Florence to join him in Las Vegas for a weekend.
Director: Jack Shea | Stars: Isabel Sanford, Sherman Hemsley, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover
Votes: 97
30.
Lou Grant (1977–1982)
Episode:
Murder
(1978)
TV-PG | 47 min | Crime, Drama
Billie is upset because her story, about a courageous black woman who is slain in her own apartment, is relegated to the back pages while Rossi's story, about an elderly white woman who fights off burglars, makes the front page.
Director: Mel Damski | Stars: Edward Asner, Robert Walden, Linda Kelsey, Mason Adams
Votes: 27
31. Run for Your Life (1965–1968)
60 min | Drama
The doctor tells a successful lawyer that he is terminally ill and will die in less than two years.
Stars: Ben Gazzara, Nicholas Colasanto, Jack Krupnick, Fernando Lamas
Votes: 430
32. The Richard Pryor Show (1977)
60 min | Comedy
An American comedy series hosted by comedian Richard Pryor
Stars: Richard Pryor, Robin Williams, Edie McClurg, Jimmy Martinez
Votes: 462
33.
227 (1985–1990)
Episode:
Country Cousins
(1988)
TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy
Mary and Lester go to the reading of Lester's uncle's will. Lester discovers that he has white cousins, and they have to live under the same roof for a week to collect the $10,000 ... See full summary »
Director: Ed Cambridge | Stars: Marla Gibbs, Hal Williams, Alaina Reed-Hall, Jackée Harry
Votes: 32
34.
Sanford and Son (1972–1978)
Episode:
Fred's Cheating Heart
(1974)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
After learning about the dangers and high risk of heart disease, Lamont plots to get his heart attack-prone father to the hospital for a cardio check-up.
Director: Stan Lathan | Stars: Redd Foxx, Demond Wilson, Whitman Mayo, Thalmus Rasulala
Votes: 126
35.
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode:
Contagion
(1989)
TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Encountering the superior technology of a very ancient race creates system malfunctions for a doomed Federation starship, for the Enterprise, and for an eavesdropping Romulan warbird.
Director: Joseph L. Scanlan | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn
Votes: 3,558
36.
What's Happening!! (1976–1979)
Episode:
Puppy Love
(1976)
Not Rated | 25 min | Comedy
Raj tutors a girl from his class in exchange for a puppy from the girl's pregnant pet dog. Mama mistakenly believes Raj has gotten the girl pregnant.
Director: Mark Warren | Stars: Ernest Thomas, Haywood Nelson, Fred Berry, Danielle Spencer
Votes: 52
37.
What's Happening!! (1976–1979)
Episode:
The Boarder
(1977)
Not Rated | 25 min | Comedy
The Thomas' need extra money so decide to take in a boarder, its their dad who acts like he needs a place to live so he can give them money.
Director: Mark Warren | Stars: Ernest Thomas, Haywood Nelson, Fred Berry, Danielle Spencer
Votes: 45
38. The Jeffersons (1975–1985)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
A nouveau riche, African-American family who move into a luxury apartment building develop close, if occasionally fractious, relationships with other tenants.
Stars: Isabel Sanford, Sherman Hemsley, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover
Votes: 10,606
39. The Fitzpatricks (1977–1978)
60 min | Drama
Blue-collar worker Mike Fitzpatrick worked hard to raise his family in Flint, Michigan. His wife Maggie worked part-time as a waitress to help put food on the table for their kids: teens ... See full summary »
Stars: Bert Kramer, Mariclare Costello, Clark Brandon, Jimmy McNichol
Votes: 56
40. Jessie (1984)
60 min | Drama
Dr. Jessie Hayden, a female psychiatrist, is hired by a California police department to help the departmental employees as well as the victims.
Stars: Lindsay Wagner, Tony Lo Bianco, Celeste Holm, J.D. Hinton
Votes: 44
41.
Good Times (1974–1979)
Episode:
Florida the Woman
(1976)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy
Florida's attractive boss invites her out to lunch. Since Florida already had a morning filled with requests and demands from her family, she accepts the lunch invitation.
Director: Herbert Kenwith | Stars: Esther Rolle, John Amos, Ja'net DuBois, Ralph Carter
Votes: 76
42.
Good Times (1974–1979)
Episode:
The Houseguest
(1975)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy
A childhood friend of James comes to the house to visit, claiming to be a successful businessman.
Director: Herbert Kenwith | Stars: Esther Rolle, John Amos, Ja'net DuBois, Ralph Carter
Votes: 87
43.
Run for Your Life (1965–1968)
Episode:
The Savage Season
(1965)
60 min | Drama
Paul is involved with stewardess Judy Collins, who the Syndicate believes stole $200,000 from them---with Paul's help.
Director: Richard Benedict | Stars: Ben Gazzara, Henry Silva, Gene Evans, Harold J. Stone
Votes: 17
44.
What's Happening Now! (1985–1988)
Episode:
Nadine's Surprise
(1986)
TV-G | Comedy
While eavesdropping, Raj mistakenly believes he is soon to become a father, while Nadine has instead planned a different surprise for him: dinner with his long lost father who has care to make amends with his estranged son.
Director: Tony Singletary | Stars: Ernest Thomas, Haywood Nelson, Shirley Hemphill, Anne-Marie Johnson
Votes: 14
45. Good Times (1974–1979)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
A poor family make the best of things in the Chicago housing projects.
Stars: Ja'net DuBois, Ralph Carter, BernNadette Stanis, Jimmie 'JJ' Walker
Votes: 8,108
46. Mannix (1967–1975)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Private detective Joe Mannix uses force to solve crimes.
Stars: Mike Connors, Gail Fisher, Ward Wood, Ron Nyman
Votes: 4,280
47. Generations (1989–1991)
30 min | Drama
Soap opera about two families, one black and one white.
Stars: Kelly Rutherford, Kristoff St. John, Joan Pringle, Jonelle Allen
Votes: 455
48. Stingray (1986–1987)
TV-14 | 48 min | Action, Crime, Drama
"Ray", a man of mystery, gets people out of trouble, asking for favors in return.
Stars: Nick Mancuso, James Handy, Barbara Williams, William S. Taylor
Votes: 921
49. American Playhouse (1980–1994)
61 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Anthology series which ran on PBS throughout the 1980s.
Stars: Jeffrey DeMunn, Elizabeth Franz, Edward Herrmann, Sada Thompson
Votes: 413
50. Booker (1984 TV Movie)
54 min | Biography, Drama, Family
Set in the 1860's South, Booker is the impassioned story of the boy who struggled through slavery to found the Tuskegee Institute. Through the eyes of nine-year-old Booker T. Washington, ... See full summary »
Director: Stan Lathan | Stars: Shavar Ross, CCH Pounder, Thalmus Rasulala, James Bond III
Votes: 63