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1. The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1967–1993)
Episode: Episode #1.20 (1967)

60 min | Comedy

9.7
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The Smothers Brothers host a comedy variety show that became notorious for its topical satirical humor.

Director: Stan Harris | Stars: Tom Smothers, Dick Smothers, Pat Paulsen, Roger Carroll

Votes: 160

2. The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1967–1993)
Episode: Episode #1.4 (1967)

60 min | Comedy

9.6
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In a skit Bette Davis is Marie Antoinette and Tom is Robespierre. Dick, Tom, Bette, and Bob Crane enact film cliches. Buffalo Springfield perform a musical number.

Director: Stan Harris | Stars: Tom Smothers, Dick Smothers, Pat Paulsen, Buffalo Springfield

Votes: 164

3. The Carpenters: Music, Music, Music (1980 TV Special)

60 min | Music

9.5
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A salute to American popular music and composers.

Director: Bob Henry | Stars: Karen Carpenter, Richard Carpenter, John Davidson, Ella Fitzgerald

Votes: 43

4. All-Star Party for Carol Burnett (1982 TV Special)

60 min | Comedy, Music

9.3
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Comedy/variety special honoring comedienne Carol Burnett and features a number of her closest friends and colleagues. Proceeds of the charity event went to a hospital wing named in Burnett's honor.

Director: Dick McDonough | Stars: Lucille Ball, Carol Burnett, Sammy Cahn, Tim Conway

Votes: 152

5. Profiles in Courage (1964–1965)
Episode: Richard T. Ely (1964)

60 min | Biography, Drama, History

9.3
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In 1894, Richard T. Ely is a professor at the University of Wisconsin. When the politically appointed school superintendent attacks his character and his method of teaching Professor Ely stands up for the principles of academic freedom.

Director: Michael O'Herlihy | Stars: Dan O'Herlihy, Marsha Hunt, Edward Asner, Ford Rainey

Votes: 8

6. The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1967–1993)
Episode: Episode #2.2 (1967)

60 min | Comedy

9.3
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The "Who" perform "I can see for miles" and "My Generation".

Stars: Tom Smothers, Dick Smothers, Mickey Rooney, The Who

Votes: 189

7. Profiles in Courage (1964–1965)
Episode: Woodrow Wilson (1965)

60 min | Biography, Drama, History

9.2
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In 1916 Woodrow Wilson nominates Judge Louis D. Brandeis to the US Supreme Court. As a Jew and as a judge who has stood up to special interests, Judge Brandeis faces intense opposition.

Director: Alexander Singer | Stars: Whit Bissell, John McMartin, Paul Stewart, Oliver McGowan

Votes: 7

8. Great Performances (1971– )
Episode: Judy Garland: The Concert Years (1985)

TV-G | Music, Musical

9.1
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Director: David Heeley | Stars: Lorna Luft, Edward Albee, Tony Bennett, Bobby Darin

Votes: 142

9. Profiles in Courage (1964–1965)
Episode: Edmund G. Ross (1965)

30 min | Biography, Drama, History

9.1
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In 1868 President Andrew Johnson appoints General Thomas to replace Edwin Stanton as Secretary of War, against the wishes of Congress. This leads to his impeachment trial. Kansas Senator Edmund G. Ross will cast the deciding vote.

Director: Gerald Mayer | Stars: Bradford Dillman, Barry Morse, Simon Oakland, James Westerfield

Votes: 10

10. Bing Crosby and Dean Martin Present High Hopes (1959 TV Special)

60 min | Music

9.0
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Director: Bill Colleran | Stars: Mitzi Gaynor, Bing Crosby, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra

Votes: 22

11. Linda Ronstadt in Concert: What's New (1984 Video)

60 min | Music

9.0
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Director: David Lewis | Stars: Linda Ronstadt, Nelson Riddle

Votes: 26

12. Emergency! (1972–1979)
Episode: Loose Ends (1977)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

9.0
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Dixie stops by Station 51 and Johnny is unable to sell her tickets to the Firemen's Picnic, where the top seller gets a trip to Las Vegas. The firemen respond to a traffic accident that Dr.... See full summary »

Director: Dennis Donnelly | Stars: Robert Fuller, Julie London, Bobby Troup, Randolph Mantooth

Votes: 103

13. Profiles in Courage (1964–1965)
Episode: John Adams (1964)

60 min | Biography, Drama, History

9.0
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As a young lawyer and politician, John Adams takes on the unpopular task of defending in court the British soldiers who fired on a crowd in the so-called Boston Massacre of 1770.

Director: Robert Stevens | Stars: David McCallum, Andrew Prine, Torin Thatcher, Gene Lyons

Votes: 6

14. Profiles in Courage (1964–1965)
Episode: John Peter Altgeld (1965)

60 min | Biography, Drama, History

9.0
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Illinois Governor, John Peter Altgeld, reviews the cases of the men convicted in the Haymarket Riots. When he becomes convinced that they did not receive a fair trial he considers granting an unpopular pardon.

Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: Burgess Meredith, Curt Conway, Bert Remsen, Bill Zuckert

Votes: 7

15. Profiles in Courage (1964–1965)
Episode: Sam Houston (1964)

60 min | Biography, Drama, History

9.0
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Gov. Sam Houston's losing battle to keep Texas in the Union during the secession crisis.

Director: Sherman Marks | Stars: J.D. Cannon, Ken Drake, Peter Duryea, Richard Hale

Votes: 11

16. Route 66 (1960–1964)
Episode: Goodnight Sweet Blues (1961)

TV-Y7 | 50 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

9.0
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Tod and Buzz agree to help fulfill a dying jazz singer's last wish to reunite with her old band.

Director: Jack Smight | Stars: Martin Milner, George Maharis, Ethel Waters, Juano Hernandez

Votes: 182

17. The Frank Sinatra Timex Show: To the Ladies (1960 TV Special)

60 min | Music

8.9
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Frank Sinatra Timex special, featuring music and special guests, including Eleanor Roosevelt.

Director: Richard Dunlap | Stars: Frank Sinatra, Lena Horne, Mary Costa, Juliet Prowse

Votes: 10

18. 240-Robert (1979–1981)
Episode: The Applicant (1979)

60 min | Adventure

8.9
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A new member of the team causes friction during a shark attack.

Director: Phil Bondelli | Stars: John Bennett Perry, Mark Harmon, Joanna Cassidy, Dinah Shore

Votes: 13

19. Emergency! (1972–1979)
Episode: Understanding (1973)

Not Rated | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

8.9
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John gives Chet his guitar. At an explosive structure fire, a girl's horse is trapped in a burning barn. Dr. Brackett and Nurse McCall lecture a man who keeps forgetting his insulin shots. ... See full summary »

Director: Georg Fenady | Stars: Robert Fuller, Julie London, Bobby Troup, Randolph Mantooth

Votes: 110

20. Emergency! (1972–1979)
Episode: Virus (1972)

Not Rated | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

8.9
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A sick lady with a monkey provides the key to a mysterious, highly contagious, and deadly virus that strikes both Dr. Brackett and John Gage. Meanwhile, the firemen rescue a boy from a treehouse and a man from a scaffold.

Director: Lawrence Dobkin | Stars: Robert Fuller, Julie London, Bobby Troup, Randolph Mantooth

Votes: 174

21. The Julie Andrews Hour (1972–1973)

60 min | Music

8.8
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The Julie Andrews Hour was an entertaining television variety series starring Julie Andrews. Julie had amazing guests and great singing on her show.

Stars: Julie Andrews, Garrett Lewis, Gary Menteer, Jerry Trent

Votes: 152

22. Emergency! (1972–1979)
Episode: All Night Long (1977)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

8.8
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Gage tries to create his own television game show. An elderly musician experiences heart trouble. When a car runs a stop sign, three injuries result. A tightrope walker gets stuck between two buildings.

Director: Georg Fenady | Stars: Robert Fuller, Julie London, Bobby Troup, Randolph Mantooth

Votes: 82

23. Emergency! (1972–1979)
Episode: Family Ties (1977)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

8.8
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Roy is not looking forward to the annual visit from his mother-in-law. The paramedics assist two victims of an auto accident. Drs. Early and Brackett both argue about attending a convention... See full summary »

Director: Cliff Bole | Stars: Robert Fuller, Julie London, Bobby Troup, Randolph Mantooth

Votes: 79

24. Emergency! (1972–1979)
Episode: Isolation (1977)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

8.8
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Trapped in a rural location with the only bridge washed out for days due to violent weather, Roy and John have to serve as the only medical staff available in the area.

Director: Georg Fenady | Stars: Robert Fuller, Julie London, Bobby Troup, Randolph Mantooth

Votes: 87

25. Emergency! (1972–1979)
Episode: Not Available (1976)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

8.8
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Roy and John find themselves frustrated by increasingly serious inefficiencies in their profession's operational procedures in the field that threaten to cost lives.

Director: Cliff Bole | Stars: Robert Fuller, Julie London, Bobby Troup, Randolph Mantooth

Votes: 81

26. Emergency! (1972–1979)
Episode: On Camera (1975)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

8.8
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A camera crew follows Squad 51 while a teenager is bitten by a snake, a would-be stuntman dangles from an I-beam, a boy falls off a cliff and a man is trapped under a burning fuel truck.

Director: Christian I. Nyby II | Stars: Robert Fuller, Julie London, Bobby Troup, Randolph Mantooth

Votes: 88

27. Emergency! (1972–1979)
Episode: The Hard Hours (1974)

Not Rated | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

8.8
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Dr. Early becomes a patient as he is diagnosed with a heart condition and undergoes a bypass operation, after fixing Station 51's truck. Dixie becomes more concerned about Early's operation... See full summary »

Director: Christian I. Nyby II | Stars: Robert Fuller, Julie London, Bobby Troup, Randolph Mantooth

Votes: 153

28. Emergency! (1972–1979)
Episode: Welcome to Santa Rosa County (1976)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

8.8
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While on vacation in a rural county, Gage and DeSoto help a local sheriff in emergencies and setting up a local emergency medical service.

Director: Christian I. Nyby II | Stars: Robert Fuller, Julie London, Bobby Troup, Randolph Mantooth

Votes: 126

29. Profiles in Courage (1964–1965)
Episode: Anne Hutchinson (1965)

30 min | Biography, Drama, History

8.8
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In early Boston, midwife Anne Hutchinson is put on trial for preaching her unorthodox religious beliefs and criticizing the local ministers.

Director: Cyril Ritchard | Stars: Wendy Hiller, Donald Harron, Rhys Williams, Michael Pate

Votes: 8

30. Profiles in Courage (1964–1965)
Episode: Grover Cleveland (1965)

30 min | Biography, Drama, History

8.8
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In 1887 President Grover Cleveland goes up against the GAR when he threatens to veto the Veterans Dependent Pensions bill. He also supports lowering a popular tariff, risking further condemnation.

Director: Lamont Johnson | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, George Macready, Barbara Feldon, Paul Lambert

Votes: 6

31. Profiles in Courage (1964–1965)
Episode: Thomas Corwin (1965)

30 min | Biography, Drama, History

8.8
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The story of U.S. Senator Thomas Corwin, a rising star in the Whig party in the 1840s who was one of the few political leaders to oppose the US-Mexican War initiated by the administration of President James Polk.

Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: George Rose, Robert Carson, John Colicos, Harold Gould

Votes: 6

32. Profiles in Courage (1964–1965)
Episode: Thomas Hart Benton (1964)

60 min | Biography, Drama, History

8.8
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In 1850 Senator Thomas Hart Benton of Missouri hopes for California statehood. Knowing it will not be admitted as a slave state he fights Senator Calhoun's bill that would forbid Congress from voting against slavery in the Territories.

Director: Lamont Johnson | Stars: Jim Boles, Richard Bull, Russell Collins, Gene Darfler

Votes: 6

33. The Rosemary Clooney Show (1956– )

30 min | Music

8.7
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Singer Rosemary Clooney and vocal group The Hi-Los were the regulars in this presentation of popular music.

Stars: Rosemary Clooney, The Hi-Los, Nelson Riddle, Nelson Riddle and his Orchestra

Votes: 21

34. The Gun of Zangara (1960 TV Movie)

90 min | Crime, Drama

8.7
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Dramatization of events leading up to the attempted Assassination of president Elect FDR in Miami Beach 1933.

Director: Howard W. Koch | Stars: Robert Stack, Joe Mantell, Robert Middleton, Claude Akins

Votes: 38

35. BBC Show of the Week (1965–1975)

60 min | Music

8.7
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Stars: The Irving Davies Dancers, The Mike Sammes Singers, The George Mitchell Singers, Keith Michell

Votes: 18

36. The Carpenters: A Christmas Portrait (1978 TV Special)

60 min | Music

8.7
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The Carpenters interact with their guests at their annual holiday party in this musical Christmas special.

Director: Bob Henry | Stars: Richard Carpenter, Karen Carpenter, Gene Kelly, Georgia Engel

Votes: 81

37. Emergency! (1972–1979)
Episode: Inferno (1974)

Not Rated | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

8.7
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John and Roy are disappointed when they are the only squad not called to a major brushfire. Dixie gets her hand caught in a vending machine. A lawyer collapses in the courtroom with an ... See full summary »

Director: Christian I. Nyby II | Stars: Robert Fuller, Julie London, Bobby Troup, Randolph Mantooth

Votes: 102

38. Emergency! (1972–1979)
Episode: Messin' Around (1974)

Not Rated | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

8.7
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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

39. Emergency! (1972–1979)
Episode: Paper Work (1977)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

8.7
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In between runs, Station 51 is dealing with new bureaucratic duties: computer files for the regulars and an officious supply nurse at Rampart Hospital for the paramedics.

Director: Georg Fenady | Stars: Robert Fuller, Julie London, Bobby Troup, Randolph Mantooth

Votes: 85

40. Emergency! (1972–1979)
Episode: Promotion (1973)

Not Rated | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

8.7
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As Roy contemplates leaving the paramedics to accept a promotion to Engineer, Squad 51 is occupied with the usual work such a major fog caused multi-car pile-up.

Director: Christian I. Nyby II | Stars: Robert Fuller, Julie London, Bobby Troup, Randolph Mantooth

Votes: 95

41. Emergency! (1972–1979)
Episode: Snakebite (1973)

Not Rated | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

8.7
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Returning from a fishing trip, Roy, John, and Chet help the victims of a car accident. On duty, after rescuing some joyriders whose car went over a cliff, John is bitten by a rattlesnake.

Director: Georg Fenady | Stars: Robert Fuller, Julie London, Bobby Troup, Randolph Mantooth

Votes: 160

42. Emergency! (1972–1979)
Episode: The Nuisance (1976)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

8.7
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Johnny is the victim of a hit and run driver, while in the hospital, he flirts with his physical therapist, whom Dixie hires, when Johnny really has a nurse, who is "out to get him". The ... See full summary »

Director: Randolph Mantooth | Stars: Robert Fuller, Julie London, Bobby Troup, Randolph Mantooth

Votes: 151

43. Naked City (1958–1963)
Episode: A Horse Has a Big Head - Let Him Worry! (1962)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

8.7
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An almost-blind young man roams the streets of New York after separating from his class, while his teacher (Diahann Carroll) attempts to convince his parents that the boy can learn to ably ... See full summary »

Director: Denis Sanders | Stars: Paul Burke, Horace McMahon, Harry Bellaver, Nancy Malone

Votes: 93

44. Naked City (1958–1963)
Episode: Prime of Life (1963)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

8.7
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Flint is ordered to prison to witness the execution of a murderer he helped capture.

Director: Walter Grauman | Stars: Paul Burke, Horace McMahon, Harry Bellaver, Nancy Malone

Votes: 79

45. Naked City (1958–1963)
Episode: The Multiplicity of Herbert Konish (1962)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

8.7
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Mild-mannered Herbert Konish is living multiple simultaneous and separate lives, stumping the detectives who are trying to figure out exactly who he is and what crimes he may have committed.

Director: David Lowell Rich | Stars: Paul Burke, Horace McMahon, Harry Bellaver, Nancy Malone

Votes: 84

46. Profiles in Courage (1964–1965)
Episode: General Alexander William Doniphan (1965)

30 min | Biography, Drama, History

8.7
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In 1838 tensions are rising between the Mormons and the other settlers of Missouri. General Alexander W. Doniphan faces a moral dilemma when he is ordered to go to war against the Mormons.

Director: Paul Stanley | Stars: Peter Lawford, Simon Oakland, Michael Constantine, Tim O'Connor

Votes: 7

47. The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1965–1966)
Episode: The Lamb Who Hunted Wolves: Part 1 (1966)

60 min | Adventure, Comedy, War

8.7
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1942, just after the fall of Corregidor, a group of American POWs plan a desperate escape. One of their number gets away to alert the U.S. Military of the POWs location. The Kiwi is ... See full summary »

Director: Robert Totten | Stars: Jack Warden, Gary Collins, Mike Kellin, Rudy Solari

Votes: 9

48. The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1965–1966)
Episode: The Lamb Who Hunted Wolves: Part 2 (1966)

60 min | Adventure, Comedy, War

8.7
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A continuation from part 1. a team from the Kiwi makes contact with the prisoners but are then trapped when their escape route fails. They must try to remain undiscovered by the Japanese. A... See full summary »

Director: Robert Totten | Stars: Jack Warden, Gary Collins, Mike Kellin, Rudy Solari

Votes: 9

49. American Masters (1985– )
Episode: Judy Garland: By Myself (2004)

TV-14 | 116 min | Documentary, Biography, History

8.6
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Actress Judy Garland tells her own story through recordings she made while preparing to write her autobiography.

Director: Susan Lacy | Stars: Harris Yulin, June Allyson, Del Armstrong, Desi Arnaz

Votes: 311

50. City of Angels (1976– )
Episode: Match Point (1976)

60 min | Crime, Drama

8.6
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When a man is shot at an exclusive tennis club, Jake is hired to find the killer and free the man who is being framed. The investigation leads Jake to a plot to overthrow Hitler and the Nazis.

Director: Ralph Senensky | Stars: Wayne Rogers, Elaine Joyce, Philip Sterling, Clifton James

Votes: 7



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