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1. All-Star Party for Carol Burnett (1982 TV Special)
60 min | Comedy, Music
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
2. All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special (1991 TV Movie)
Documentary
Cast members as well as viewers share what they remember about All in the Family. Even interviewed are viewers who were somewhat offended by Archie Bunker's vocabulary, like he called ... See full summary »
Director: David Jackson | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Rob Reiner, Jean Stapleton, Norman Lear
Votes: 51
3.
All in the Family (1971–1979)
Episode:
Sammy's Visit
(1972)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
The classic tale about the time Sammy Davis Jr. stopped by to visit the Bunkers. It begins with a briefcase he left in Archie's cab ... and ends with the kiss of infamy.
Director: John Rich | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers
Votes: 548
4.
All in the Family (1971–1979)
Episode:
Edith's Problem
(1972)
TV-PG | 26 min | Comedy, Drama
Edith's irritability as of late may be a sign of her going through menopause. Archie is frustrated when he finds out she can't possibly have her "change of life" in 30 seconds.
Director: John Rich | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers
Votes: 392
5.
All in the Family (1971–1979)
Episode:
The Bunkers and the Swingers
(1972)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama
Edith answers a magazine personal ad from a couple seeking new friends ... unaware that they engage in a swinging lifestyle.
Directors: Bob LaHendro, John Rich | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers
Votes: 351
6. Something's Afoot (1982 TV Movie)
Comedy, Musical, Mystery
A spoof of Agatha Christie's "Ten Little Indians." Guests arrive at an island mansion. A storm strands the guests. Their host is found dead. One by one the guests are murdered, leaving the survivors increasingly suspicious of each other.
Director: Tony Tanner | Stars: Jean Stapleton, Andy Gibb, Charlotte M. Moore, Wayne Robson
Votes: 44
7. This Is My Father (1999)
60 min | Documentary
The story of William Putch and his life's work: The Totem Pole Playhouse. A summer theater inconspicuously tucked away in the blue mountains of south central Penna. With a career span of ... See full summary »
Director: John Putch | Stars: Betty Bikle, Chas Bikle, Stephen C. Bradbury, Alberta Cifolelli
Votes: 18
8.
All in the Family (1971–1979)
Episode:
Lionel's Engagement
(1974)
TV-PG | 26 min | Comedy, Drama
The Bunkers, Stivics and Jeffersons attend Lionel's engagement party. His fiancée is a young woman whose father is white and mother is black, much to the chagrin of Archie and (especially) George.
Director: John Rich | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers
Votes: 284
9.
All in the Family (1971–1979)
Episode:
The Stivics Go West
(1978)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Saying goodbye to Mike and Gloria proves traumatic for the Bunkers. Before they leave for their new life in California, Mike and Gloria share some long-hidden feelings, confused tears, and much, much more with Archie and Edith.
Director: Paul Bogart | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers
Votes: 228
10.
All in the Family (1971–1979)
Episode:
Judging Books by Covers
(1971)
TV-PG | 26 min | Comedy, Drama
Archie is irritated at Mike's offbeat friend, who dresses and behaves in a way that leads him to mistakenly conclude he is a homosexual. But Archie soon learns that one of his best friends is gay.
Director: John Rich | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers
Votes: 475
11.
All in the Family (1971–1979)
Episode:
The Draft Dodger
(1976)
TV-PG | Comedy, Drama
Archie explodes with anger when he discovers that Mike has invited his draft dodger friend to the family's Christmas dinner, where the guest of honor is Archie's close friend, a gold star father whose son was killed in Vietnam.
Director: Paul Bogart | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers
Votes: 312
12. The Carol Burnett Show (1967–1978)
TV-G | 60 min | Comedy, Family
Television show featuring skits by Carol Burnett and her comedy troupe.
Stars: Carol Burnett, Vicki Lawrence, The Ernie Flatt Dancers, Harvey Korman
Votes: 7,297
13.
All in the Family (1971–1979)
Episode:
Cousin Maude's Visit
(1971)
TV-PG | 26 min | Comedy, Drama
Edith's liberal cousin, Maude Findlay, arrives to help in caring for a flu-ridden Archie and Mike.
Director: John Rich | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers
Votes: 377
14.
All in the Family (1971–1979)
Episode:
Edith's 50th Birthday: Part 2
(1977)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Drama
Edith encounters a life-threatening rapist on her 50th birthday.
Director: Paul Bogart | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers
Votes: 237
15.
All in the Family (1971–1979)
Episode:
Edith's Crisis of Faith: Part 1
(1977)
TV-PG | Comedy, Drama
Edith's faith is severely shaken when their friend Beverly, a female impersonator, is murdered saving Mike at Christmastime.
Director: Paul Bogart | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers
Votes: 255
16.
Naked City (1958–1963)
Episode:
The Multiplicity of Herbert Konish
(1962)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
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
17. Beakman's World (1992–1997)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Family
A wacky scientist and his companions answer viewer questions about science.
Stars: Paul Zaloom, Mark Ritts, Eliza Schneider, Alanna Ubach
Votes: 2,979
18. Jackie Gleason: American Scene Magazine (1962–1966)
TV-G | 60 min | Comedy, Music
Jackie Gleason returns to the variety show format with his "American Scene Magazine". The official title of the show was, again, "The Jackie Gleason Show". Initially taped in New York City, after two seasons in 1964 moved to Miami Beach.
Stars: Jackie Gleason, The June Taylor Dancers, Johnny Olson, Sammy Spear and His Orchestra
Votes: 95
19.
All in the Family (1971–1979)
Episode:
Archie Is Branded
(1973)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama
Archie thinks a swastika painted on his door may be juvenile pranksters, but Mike is concerned that the Bunkers' home may have been mistaken for the residence of a Jewish radical.
Directors: Bob LaHendro, John Rich | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers
Votes: 350
20.
All in the Family (1971–1979)
Episode:
Archie in the Cellar
(1973)
TV-PG | 26 min | Comedy, Drama
When the rest of the family is away for the weekend, Archie accidentally locks himself in the basement, and has only a tape recorder and a bottle of vodka to keep him entertained.
Directors: Bob LaHendro, John Rich | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers
Votes: 281
21.
All in the Family (1971–1979)
Episode:
Archie the Hero
(1975)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
While driving Munson's cab, Archie saves the life of a beautiful woman who becomes unconscious. Uh, was that a woman? Sorry, that was no woman, thanks to female impersonator Beverly LaSalle's convincing act.
Director: Paul Bogart | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers
Votes: 249
22.
All in the Family (1971–1979)
Episode:
Edith Writes a Song
(1971)
TV-PG | 26 min | Comedy, Drama
Edith writes a poem and gets a letter from a company that wants to turn it into a song for only $30. Archie buys a "dog alarm" and a gun to protect the house all for only $60. The family ... See full summary »
Director: John Rich | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers
Votes: 336
23.
All in the Family (1971–1979)
Episode:
Edith's 50th Birthday: Part 1
(1977)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Drama
Archie, Mike and Gloria plan a surprise party for Edith to celebrate her 50th birthday. But an unwelcome visitor to the Bunker's home - while Edith is home alone - has a much different surprise in mind for the Bunker matriarch.
Director: Paul Bogart | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers
Votes: 277
24.
All in the Family (1971–1979)
Episode:
Edith's Accident
(1971)
TV-PG | 26 min | Comedy, Drama
Edith's shopping cart gets away from her, resulting in a minor paint scratch. Out of the cart pops a can of "mmmm-mmmm" (cling peaches) in heavy syrup, causing a dent in the hood. Edith leaves a note on the car and the owner comes by to collect the damages.
Director: John Rich | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers
Votes: 315
25.
All in the Family (1971–1979)
Episode:
Lionel Moves Into the Neighborhood
(1971)
TV-PG | 26 min | Comedy, Drama
Archie and several neighbors learn that a black family is moving into the neighborhood, unaware that it is the Jeffersons. Lionel finds out about the effort to purchase the Jeffersons' new house and gets Archie to reveal his plans.
Director: John Rich | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers
Votes: 363
26.
All in the Family (1971–1979)
Episode:
Too Good Edith
(1979)
TV-PG | Comedy, Drama
In the series last episode before the name change, Archie has given Edith the task of cooking all the food for his big Saint Patrick's Day bash at Archie's Place. In the process, Edith has ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Bogart | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Danielle Brisebois, George Wyner
Votes: 224
27.
The Doctors and the Nurses (1962–1965)
Episode:
The Barbara Bowers Story
(1962)
60 min | Drama
This is The Barbara Bowers Story.
Director: Herman Hoffman | Stars: Shirl Conway, Zina Bethune, Elizabeth Ashley, John Beal
Votes: 7
28.
Touched by an Angel (1994–2003)
Episode:
Mother's Day
(2000)
TV-G | Drama, Family, Fantasy
Monica, Tess and Andrew return to see Audrey Carmichael, now an alcoholic and still angry over her son's death. Emma, another angel, shows up to assist, and Andrew later gets in touch with a woman who may have a connection to Audrey.
Director: Victor Lobl | Stars: Roma Downey, Della Reese, John Dye, Fredric Lehne
Votes: 57
29. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992)
TV-14 | 105 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
Host Johnny Carson performs comedy routines and chats with various celebrities.
Stars: Johnny Carson, Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Skitch Henderson
Votes: 4,242
30. Bicentennial Minutes (1974– )
1 min | Short, History
Minute-long "on this day in history" shorts, used a countdown to America's bicentennial.
Stars: Walter Cronkite, Cleveland Amory, Edward Asner, Roddy McDowall
Votes: 51
31.
The General Motors Playwrights Theater (1991–1993)
Episode:
The Parallax Garden
(1993)
Drama
A one-act, witty play by Canadian playwright Paddy Campbell. Emilie, a middle-aged eccentric, is suddenly abandoned by her husband and left alone with an empty house and a barren garden. ... See full summary »
Directors: Phil Gries, David Trainer | Stars: Lauren Bacall, Jean Stapleton, Judge Reinhold, Beverly D'Angelo
Votes: 43
32.
All in the Family (1971–1979)
Episode:
Everybody Tells the Truth
(1973)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama
All about how the time a repairman and his black apprentice came over to fix the Bunkers' refrigerator. Mike and Archie exchange wildly inaccurate versions about what happened, but Edith knows the real story.
Directors: Bob LaHendro, John Rich | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers
Votes: 338
33.
All in the Family (1971–1979)
Episode:
The Elevator Story
(1972)
TV-PG | 26 min | Comedy, Drama
Archie is a passenger in an elevator that stalls between floors, and reacts predictably to his fellow passengers: A black businessman, a scatterbrained secretary and a Puerto Rican man and his very pregnant wife, who goes into labor.
Director: John Rich | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers
Votes: 326
34.
All in the Family (1971–1979)
Episode:
The First and Last Supper
(1971)
TV-PG | 26 min | Comedy, Drama
Edith invites Henry and Louise Jefferson over for dinner, ruining Archie's plans to go to a Mets game. Before dinner, Archie and Henry start a debate over racial matters.
Director: John Rich | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers
Votes: 324
35.
All in the Family (1971–1979)
Episode:
Flashback: Mike Meets Archie
(1971)
TV-PG | 26 min | Comedy, Drama
On their first anniversary, Mike and Gloria reminisce (in flashback) the first time Gloria brought the Meathead home to meet the man that would become his father-in-law.
Director: John Rich | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers
Votes: 307
36.
All in the Family (1971–1979)
Episode:
The Games Bunkers Play
(1973)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama
Mike refuses to accept constructive criticism during a group therapy board game.
Directors: Bob LaHendro, John Rich | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers
Votes: 254
37.
All in the Family (1971–1979)
Episode:
Two's a Crowd
(1978)
TV-PG | Comedy, Drama
Mike and Archie get locked together in the storage room at Archie's Place and have a long talk.
Director: Paul Bogart | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers
Votes: 212
38. 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: 18,653
39. The Muppet Show (1976–1981)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Musical
Kermit the Frog and his fellow Muppets put on a vaudeville show at their theatre, bringing in a famous celebrity to help out for each episode.
Stars: Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Richard Hunt, Dave Goelz
Votes: 26,233
40. Omnibus (1952–1961)
55 min | Drama, History, Music
Omnibus was a television program that sought to provide the best of what television could provide as the highest common denominator of intellectual curiosity and interest. This level of programing excellence has not been achieved again.
Stars: Alistair Cooke, Leonard Bernstein, Joseph N. Welch, Helen Hayes
Votes: 218
41.
All in the Family (1971–1979)
Episode:
Archie and the Editorial
(1972)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama
Archie is invited to give a "man-on-the street" editorial on television, where he speaks against gun control. He then meets two people who saw the editorial ... who promptly rob him at gunpoint.
Director: Norman Campbell | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers
Votes: 290
42.
All in the Family (1971–1979)
Episode:
Archie in the Lock-Up
(1971)
TV-PG | 26 min | Comedy, Drama
Archie manages to get himself arrested when he goes to rescue Mike from an out-of-control protest.
Director: John Rich | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers
Votes: 303
43.
All in the Family (1971–1979)
Episode:
Cousin Liz
(1977)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
After Edith's cousin Liz dies her female roommate admits to Edith that they were lovers.
Director: Paul Bogart | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers
Votes: 194
44.
All in the Family (1971–1979)
Episode:
Lionel Steps Out
(1972)
TV-PG | 26 min | Comedy, Drama
Archie goes berserk when he discovers that his visiting niece has been seeing Lionel, whose own family is just as unhappy about it.
Director: John Rich | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers
Votes: 274
45.
All in the Family (1971–1979)
Episode:
Meet the Bunkers
(1971)
TV-PG | 26 min | Comedy, Drama
In the series' premiere, Mike and Gloria plan a surprise party to celebrate Archie and Edith's 22nd anniversary. But it quickly turns into a shouting match between conservative Archie and the liberal "Meathead" on virtually every topic.
Director: John Rich | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers
Votes: 553
46.
All in the Family (1971–1979)
Episode:
Pay the Twenty Dollars
(1974)
TV-PG | 26 min | Comedy, Drama
George Jefferson storms into the house, demanding Archie to explain why he paid him using a counterfeit $20 bill.
Director: John Rich | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers
Votes: 233
47.
All in the Family (1971–1979)
Episode:
The Saga of Cousin Oscar
(1971)
TV-PG | 26 min | Comedy, Drama
Archie's freeloading cousin, Oscar, dies in the guest room. Archie and Mike host an impromptu wake in their home, as they ponder whether to hold a funeral service or simply dispose of Oscar's body.
Director: John Rich | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers
Votes: 319
48.
Naked City (1958–1963)
Episode:
Bullets Cost Too Much
(1961)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A series of armed robberies made by four masked men eventually lead to a bar killing and public "second guessing" of Adam's handling of the situation. At the same time a resident doctor has... See full summary »
Director: Buzz Kulik | Stars: Paul Burke, Horace McMahon, Nancy Malone, Harry Bellaver
Votes: 94
49. Faerie Tale Theatre (1982–1987)
50 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
A miscellany of numerous classic fairy tales' adaptations.
Stars: Shelley Duvall, John Achorn, Patrick DeSantis, David McCharen
Votes: 2,517
50. The Dick Cavett Show (1968–1988)
TV-G | 90 min | Music, Talk-Show
This particular series combines several "The Dick Cavett Show" on ABC: ABC This Morning/The Dick Cavett Show ABC Daytime March 1968 - January 1969 The Dick Cavett Show ABC Primetime May 1969 - September 1969 The Dick Cavett Show ABC Late Night December 1969 - January 1975 The Dick Cavett Show ABC Late Night September - December 1986
Stars: Dick Cavett, Bobby Rosengarden, Fred Foy, Mort Sahl
Votes: 944