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1. Bob Hope's USO Christmas in Beirut (1984 TV Special)
120 min | Comedy
For the first time since the Vietnam War, Bob Hope entertains United States armed service members for his classic USO Christmas show, in this case members of the U.S. Navy and Marines ... See full summary »
Director: Sid Smith | Stars: Bob Hope, Brooke Shields, Cathy Lee Crosby, Ann Jillian
Votes: 25
2.
America's Musical Theater (1985– )
Episode:
Treemonisha
(1986)
86 min | Musical
Treemonisha returns to the plantation of her parents after being educated by a white woman. At the celebration of her return, she decides to decorate her hat with leaves from a nearby tree.... See full summary »
Director: Sid Smith | Stars: Obba Babatundé, Carmen Balthrop, Delores Ivory, Curtis Rayam
Votes: 15
3. Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television (1975 TV Special)
120 min | Comedy
A two hour celebration of Bob Hope's 25 years of television shows that features highlights that start with his first special that aired in 1950. Between the clips, Hope reminisces with guests Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra.
Director: Dick McDonough | Stars: Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, John Wayne
Votes: 16
4. Bob Hope's Bag Full of Christmas Memories (1993 TV Special)
120 min | Comedy
Show Biz Legend Bob Hope and his lovely wife Dolores welcome Loni Anderson, Barbara Eden, Joey Lawrence, Ed Marinaro and The Judds (Wynonna and Naomi) into their home for a warm, home-style... See full summary »
Director: Sid Smith | Stars: Bob Hope, Dolores Hope, John Harlan, Loni Anderson
Votes: 52
5.
The Jimmy Durante Show (1954–1956)
Episode:
Episode #2.2
(1955)
30 min | Comedy, Music
Carmen Miranda comes to visit, and Jimmy puts her up in his apartment. Her musicians make so much commotion that Jimmy is in danger of being evicted by his landlord.
Director: Sid Smith | Stars: Jimmy Durante, Carmen Miranda, Eddie Jackson, Jules Buffano
Votes: 6
6. All Star Revue (1950– )
60 min | Comedy
This early comedy program started off with a rotating cast of four famous comedians, each of whom would take turns hosting the show. The program format was similar to that of a Vaudeville ... See full summary »
Stars: Jimmy Durante, Eddie Jackson, Jack Roth, Danny Thomas
Votes: 170
7. Hello London (1958)
78 min | Comedy, Musical
Norwegian figure skater and film star Sonja Henie is showcased in this CinemaScope pseudo-documentary.
Director: Sid Smith | Stars: Sonja Henie, Michael Wilding, Ronny Graham, Eunice Gayson
Votes: 194
8. CBS: On the Air (1978– )
450 min | Documentary
7-part series celebrating the first 50 years of CBS broadcasting.
Stars: Dick Van Dyke, Telly Savalas, Alfred Hitchcock, Lauren Bacall
Votes: 64
9. Creativity with Bill Moyers (1982– )
30 min | Documentary
Journalist Bill Moyers examines various forms of creative expression by interviewing noted artists and performers regarding their influences and inspiration, and looking at unusual outlets for the creative impulse.
Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Norman Lear, Bonnie Franklin, Bill Moyers
Votes: 25
10. The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show (1968)
60 min | Comedy, Music
Stars: Phyllis Diller, Norm Crosby, Rip Taylor, Goldie Hawn
Votes: 24
11. Bob Hope's Cross-Country Christmas (1991 TV Movie)
60 min | Music
Director: Sid Smith | Stars: Bob Hope, Macaulay Culkin, Redd Foxx, Dolores Hope
Votes: 16
12. Pinocchio (1968 TV Movie)
90 min | Musical
A musical fairy tale. The wondrous story of the wood-worker whose affection for the puppet he has so skilfully carved changes the toy into a real boy. But that is only the beginning.
Director: Sid Smith | Stars: Burl Ives, Peter Noone, Anita Gillette, Mort Marshall
Votes: 22
13. The Bell Telephone Hour (1959–1968)
60 min | Music
The long-running television version of the long-running NBC radio series devoted to classical music as well as Broadway composers.
Stars: The Bell Telephone Orchestra, Mel Brandt, Donald Voorhees, The Buster Davis Singers
Votes: 49
14. The Jimmy Durante Show (1954–1956)
30 min | Comedy, Music
A half-hour variety show, hosted by the veteran vaudevillian Jimmy Durante. The show aired on NBC from October 1954, to June 1956.
Stars: Jimmy Durante, Eddie Jackson, Jack Roth, Jules Buffano
Votes: 45
15. The Victor Borge Show (1951– )
30 min | Comedy, Music
Victor Borge performed his comic routines and played the piano in this show in addition to inviting guest stars who performed and chatted with Borge.
Stars: Victor Borge, Leonid Hambro, Art Carney, Raymond Massey
Votes: 21
16. The Mama Cass Television Program (1969 TV Special)
60 min | Music
Director: Sid Smith | Stars: Cass Elliot, Barbara Bain, Buddy Hackett, Martin Landau
Votes: 31
17. The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950–1955)
60 min | Comedy, Romance
This was a Colgate-sponsored comedy hour that featured many notable comedians and entertainers of the era as guest stars.
Stars: Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Al Goodman, Eddie Cantor
Votes: 590
18. The Milton Berle Show (1948–1956)
60 min | Comedy, Family
The Texaco Star Theatre was one of the most popular shows in the history of television. In the first year, Milton Berle was not the permanent emcee, but once he replaced the rotation, the ... See full summary »
Stars: Milton Berle, Sid Stone, Jimmy Nelson, Arnold Stang
Votes: 165
19. The Magic of David Copperfield V (1983 TV Special)
50 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
This is the Statue of Liberty. Tonight, the illusion of the century. David Copperfield will attempt to make the Statue of Liberty disappear. So begins the 5th CBS Copperfield TV special. It... See full summary »
Directors: David Copperfield, Ron Meraska | Stars: David Copperfield, Morgan Fairchild, Michele Lee, Eugene Levy
Votes: 62
20. Bob Hope's Jolly Christmas Show (1988 TV Special)
60 min | Comedy
Hope's annual Christmas show, with songs, skits, and comedy routines.
Director: Sid Smith | Stars: Bob Hope, Orel Hershiser, Don Johnson, Florence Griffith Joyner
Votes: 13
21. Bob Hope's Christmas Special from Waikoloa, Hawaii (1989 TV Special)
60 min | Comedy
On this festive and tropical Holiday outing, Bob Hope introduces The Associated Press- All American Football Team. Mother and daughter country duo, The Judds, sing Winter Wonderland and ... See full summary »
Director: Sid Smith | Stars: Bob Hope, Naomi Judd, Wynonna Judd, Barbara Eden
Votes: 8
22. Elizabeth Taylor in London (1963 TV Movie)
58 min | Documentary
Actress Elizabeth Taylor, who was born in London, England, gives viewers a tour of the city, including her birthplace, the Westminster Bridge, the Houses of Parliament, Battersea Park and ... See full summary »
Director: Sid Smith | Star: Elizabeth Taylor
Votes: 80
23. Bob Hope's USO Christmas from the Persian Gulf: Around the World in Eight Days (1988 TV Special)
90 min | Comedy
In what was to be his second USO Christmas Show of the 1980's, Bob Hope spends Christmas 1987 entertaining US Naval personell joining other nations to help protect oil tankers and other ... See full summary »
Director: Sid Smith | Stars: Bob Hope, Barbara Eden, Joely Fisher, Tricia Leigh Fisher
Votes: 21
24. Miss Universe Pageant (1977 TV Special)
Family, Reality-TV
Eighty young ladies from all continents compete for this year's crown.
Director: Sid Smith | Stars: Bob Barker, Helen O'Connell, Janelle Commissiong, Armi Aavikko
Votes: 21
25. The Magic of David Copperfield IV: The Vanishing Airplane (1981 TV Special)
50 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
This is the 4th CBS Copperfield TV special, introduced by the host Jason Robards and then presented by David Copperfield himself, inside a flying Lear Jet. For the first time he is also the... See full summary »
Director: Sid Smith | Stars: David Copperfield, Jason Robards, Susan Anton, Audrey Landers
Votes: 50
26. Miss Universe Pageant (1976 TV Special)
120 min | Family, Reality-TV
Seventy-two young ladies from all continents compete for this year's crown.
Director: Sid Smith | Stars: Bob Barker, Rina Messinger, Judith Castillo, Sian Adey-Jones
Votes: 32
27. The 40th Annual Miss USA Pageant (1991 TV Special)
120 min
The theme of the 40th Annual Miss USA Pageant is The Spirit of America which is reflected in the opening song "Hooray for the USA". The patriotic theme was due (in part) to the USA's ... See full summary »
Director: Tony Charmoli | Stars: Dick Clark, Barbara Eden, Chris Arpad, Adrienne Barbeau
Votes: 24
28. NBC Special Treat (1975–1986)
Family, Sci-Fi
Anthology series of television specials geared towards teenagers.
Stars: Estelle Omens, Ricky Paull Goldin, Cheryl Arutt, Brian Blessed
Votes: 38
29. Tut: The Boy King (1978 TV Movie)
49 min | Documentary
Review the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb by Howard Carter in 1922 with archival photographs and reviews the highlights of the treasure trove with anecdotal stories and conjecture about the Boy King's life and death.
Director: Sid Smith | Star: Orson Welles
Votes: 38
30.
The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950–1955)
Episode:
Episode #4.21
(1954)
60 min | Comedy, Romance
Gene Wesson hosts with guests Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, skater Sonja Henie, comic/singer Keefe Brasselle, with Carolyn Jones, Joyce Jameson, Michael Ross, Will J. White, Jud Conlon ... See full summary »
Directors: Sid Smith, Ed Sobol | Stars: Sonja Henie, Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Keefe Brasselle
Votes: 27
31. The Paul Lynde Halloween Special (1976 TV Special)
Not Rated | 60 min | Comedy
Witchipoo and the Wicked Witch of the West give Paul Lynde three wishes for Halloween. KISS performs three songs. Florence Henderson sings a disco version of "That Old Black Magic."
Director: Sid Smith | Stars: Paul Lynde, Tim Conway, Roz Kelly, Margaret Hamilton
Votes: 434
32. The Interviews: An Oral History of Television (1997–2021)
Biography, History
After two decades and 874 in-depth oral history interviews, The Archive of American Television will be the foundation of The Interviews: An Oral History of Television. The Interviews houses... See full summary »
Stars: Karen Herman, Adrienne Faillace, Stephen J. Abramson, Jenni Matz
Votes: 26
33. The Bob Hope Christmas Show and All-Star Comedy Special (1980 TV Special)
60 min | Comedy
Director: Sid Smith | Stars: Bob Hope, Marcus Allen, Loni Anderson, Anthony Carter
Votes: 14
34. Bob Hope's Unrehearsed Antics of the Stars (1984)
60 min | Documentary, Comedy
Bob Hope plays bloopers from his previous TV specials.
Director: Sid Smith | Stars: Bob Hope, Loni Anderson, Catherine Bach, Lucille Ball
Votes: 34
35. The Miss Teen USA Pageant (1983 TV Special)
Family, Reality-TV
Director: Clark Jones | Stars: Air Supply, Jeff Apple, Andy Bean, Angela Boyd
Votes: 9
36. You Can't Take It with You (1987–1988)
30 min | Comedy
The show takes place in Staten Island, New York. Unlike the stage play and film versions, the TV show was set in the then-modern era of the late 1980s. Martin lives in a Victorian home with... See full summary »
Stars: Harry Morgan, Lois Nettleton, Richard Sanders, Lisa Aliff
Votes: 28
37.
The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950–1955)
Episode:
Anything Goes
(1954)
Not Rated | 60 min | Comedy, Romance
On an ocean liner, a nightclub singer tries to help a fellow American romance an English heiress who is being forced to return home to marry a man she doesn't love. The American must avoid ... See full summary »
Director: Sid Smith | Stars: Ethel Merman, Frank Sinatra, Bert Lahr, Sheree North
Votes: 84
38. The Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood (1965 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 50 min | Musical
This revisionist fairy tale is told from the Wolf's point of view. He was minding his business when along came this precocious little girl, Red Riding Hood. "And the nerve of that cowardly ... See full summary »
Director: Sid Smith | Stars: Cyril Ritchard, Liza Minnelli, Vic Damone, The Animals
Votes: 54
39. Miss Universe Pageant (1994 TV Special)
Documentary, Family, Reality-TV
Director: Tony Charmoli | Stars: Bob Goen, Arthel Neville, Angela Visser, Dayanara Torres
Votes: 38
40.
The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950–1955)
Episode:
Let's Face It
(1954)
Comedy, Romance
Adaptation of Cole Porter's famous 1941 musical which ran on Broadway for 547 performances. Three wives grow suspicious of their husbands' supposed hunting trips and decide throw a small ... See full summary »
Director: Sid Smith | Stars: Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Vivian Blaine, Larry J. Blake
Votes: 12
41. Pinocchio (1976 TV Movie)
73 min | Family, Fantasy, Musical
This is the classic story of a lonely woodcarver who carves a puppet as a son out of a block of wood that not only springs to life, but miraculously fulfills its dream to become a real boy.
Directors: Ron Field, Sid Smith | Stars: Sandy Duncan, Danny Kaye, Clive Revill, Flip Wilson
Votes: 226
42. A Christmas Dream (1984 TV Movie)
TV-G | 60 min | Family
In this NBC Christmas Special from 1984, Mr. T plays a street Santa Claus who meets a young boy, played by Emmanuel Lewis of TV's Webster, who doesn't share the spirit of Christmas. Mr. T ... See full summary »
Director: Sid Smith | Stars: Mr. T, Emmanuel Lewis, David Copperfield, Maureen McGovern
Votes: 38
43. Miss Universe Pageant (1991 TV Special)
120 min | Family, Reality-TV
Director: Tony Charmoli | Stars: Dick Clark, Leeza Gibbons, Mona Grudt, Paulien Huizinga
Votes: 12
44. Miss USA Pageant (1980 TV Special)
120 min | Family, Reality-TV
Director: Clark Jones | Stars: Bob Barker, Donny Osmond, Shawn Weatherly, Judi Andersen
45. Miss Universe Pageant (1980 TV Special)
Family, Reality-TV
Director: Clark Jones | Stars: Bob Barker, Helen O'Connell, Jayne Kennedy, Shawn Weatherly
46. VD Blues (1972 TV Special)
60 min | Comedy, Music
Director: Sid Smith | Stars: Dick Cavett, James Coco, Severn Darden, Robert Drivas
47. Miss Universe Pageant (1978 TV Special)
120 min | Family, Reality-TV
Director: Clark Jones | Stars: Bob Barker, Helen O'Connell, Margie Moran-Floirendo, Corinna Tsopei
48. Miss USA Pageant (1987 TV Special)
Family, Reality-TV
Director: Sid Smith | Stars: Bob Barker, Sophia Bowen, Alli Brown, Cloe Cabrera
49. NBC Follies of 1965 (1964 TV Special)
Comedy
An all-star musical comedy revue.
Director: Sid Smith | Stars: The Bitter End Singers, Steve Lawrence, Juliet Prowse, Nipsey Russell
50. The Ray Anthony Show (1956–1957)
Stars: Ray Anthony, Med Flory, Loulie Jean Norman, Gene Merlino