Sort by Year - Latest Movies and TV Shows With Carl McCarthy

1. Punky Brewster (1984–1988)
Episode: Fenster Hall: Part 1 (1985)

Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Punky catches a boy breaking into her room and stealing from her. Henry takes the boy to Fenster Hall where Mike Fulton, one of the workers there, tries to bond with him.

Director: Art Dielhenn | Stars: George Gaynes, Soleil Moon Frye, Susie Garrett, Cherie Johnson

Votes: 51

2. Punky Brewster (1984–1988)
Episode: Fenster Hall: Part 2 (1985)

Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy, Family

T.C.'s criminal mentor, Blade, sends him back to Fenster Hall to steal the money from the upcoming benefit auction.

Director: Art Dielhenn | Stars: George Gaynes, Soleil Moon Frye, Susie Garrett, Cherie Johnson

Votes: 47

3. Punky Brewster (1984–1988)
Episode: Henry Falls in Love: Part 1 (1985)

Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Henry is reunited with a woman he planned to marry in 1941; when Pearl Harbor was attacked, he enlisted in the Merchant Marines and did not see her again until now.

Director: Art Dielhenn | Stars: George Gaynes, Soleil Moon Frye, Susie Garrett, Cherie Johnson

Votes: 43

4. Punky Brewster (1984–1988)
Episode: Henry Falls in Love: Part 2 (1985)

Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Punky runs away when he learns that when Henry and Maggie are to be married, she'll be sent to boarding school in Europe.

Director: Art Dielhenn | Stars: George Gaynes, Soleil Moon Frye, Susie Garrett, Cherie Johnson

Votes: 42

5. Punky Brewster (1984–1988)
Episode: I Love You, Brandon (1985)

Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Henry scolds Brandon for eating several valuable stamps. After that, Punky takes him on a walk, where he is hit by a car. He is rushed to the veterinary hospital, where his prognosis is grim.

Director: Art Dielhenn | Stars: George Gaynes, Soleil Moon Frye, Susie Garrett, Cherie Johnson

Votes: 44

6. Punky Brewster (1984–1988)
Episode: My Aged Valentine (1985)

Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy, Family

After getting in trouble for slugging a boy at school, Punky dreams of life 80 years into the future where everyone has found love except for her.

Director: Art Dielhenn | Stars: George Gaynes, Soleil Moon Frye, Susie Garrett, Cherie Johnson

Votes: 45

7. Punky Brewster (1984–1988)
Episode: The Perils of Punky: Part 2 (1985)

Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy, Family

The children do battle with an evil spirit, when the ghost of an Indian princess appears to tell Punky that it must be fought with love.

Director: Art Dielhenn | Stars: George Gaynes, Soleil Moon Frye, Susie Garrett, Cherie Johnson

Votes: 42

8. Punky Brewster (1984–1988)
Episode: Play It Again, Punky (1985)

Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Punky helps her piano teacher get into the music business.

Director: Art Dielhenn | Stars: George Gaynes, Soleil Moon Frye, Susie Garrett, Cherie Johnson

Votes: 45

9. Punky Brewster (1984–1988)
Episode: The Perils of Punky: Part 1 (1985)

Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Punky and the gang go on a camping trip. When the children get lost in a cave, Punky tells a ghost story about an evil spirit who threatens the lake.

Director: Art Dielhenn | Stars: George Gaynes, Soleil Moon Frye, Susie Garrett, Cherie Johnson

Votes: 48

10. Punky Brewster (1984–1988)
Episode: Cheaters Never Win (1985)

Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Punky and Allen cheat on their geography test.

Director: Art Dielhenn | Stars: George Gaynes, Soleil Moon Frye, Susie Garrett, Cherie Johnson

Votes: 40

11. Punky Brewster (1984–1988)
Episode: Gals and Dolls (1985)

Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Punky, Cherie, and Margaux all want a highly sought-after doll, but Henry can only find one of them at the toy store.

Director: Art Dielhenn | Stars: George Gaynes, Soleil Moon Frye, Susie Garrett, Cherie Johnson

Votes: 41

12. Punky Brewster (1984–1988)
Episode: Punky Brewster's Workout (1985)

Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Henry purchases a video camera for his photo studio and firmly warns Punky that she is not to touch it under any circumstances. However, while he's away, she and her friends make an ... See full summary »

Director: Art Dielhenn | Stars: George Gaynes, Soleil Moon Frye, Susie Garrett, Cherie Johnson

Votes: 41

13. Punky Brewster (1984–1988)
Episode: Punky's Treehouse (1985)

Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Punky wants to build a tree house behind her apartment building, but she has trouble getting people to help her.

Director: Art Dielhenn | Stars: George Gaynes, Soleil Moon Frye, Susie Garrett, Cherie Johnson

Votes: 37

14. Santa Barbara (1984–1993)
Episode: Episode #1.284 (1985)

TV-PG | Drama, Romance

Assistant D.A. Felicia Dalton questions Ted Capwell about the death of Steve Bassett.

Director: Gary Bowen | Stars: Marcy Walker, A Martinez, Jeanne Carr, Tricia Cast

15. Punky Brewster (1984–1988)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Young Punky Brewster is abandoned with her dog, Brandon, in a supermarket. When she befriends Henry Warnimont, her new family life begins.

Stars: Soleil Moon Frye, George Gaynes, Cherie Johnson, Sandy

Votes: 6,106

16. Santa Barbara (1984–1993)

TV-PG | 45 min | Drama, Romance

In Santa Barbara, California, the fascinating lives of the wealthy Capwells revolve around the Lockridge, the rival family, and other more modest families such as the Andrades and the Perkins, whose fates know the same torments.

Stars: A Martinez, Marcy Walker, Nancy Lee Grahn, Jed Allan

Votes: 2,837

17. Mama Malone (1984)

30 min

Italian-American homemaker Renata Malone hosts a live cooking show from her home in a fourth-floor apartment in Brooklyn. The action is constantly interrupted by a procession of zany ... See full summary »

Stars: Lila Kaye, Randee Heller, Evan Richards, Don Amendolia

Votes: 26

18. Jennifer Slept Here (1983–1984)
Episode: Do You Take This Ghost? (1984)

30 min | Comedy

Jennifer plans to marry a handsome ghost who may be unfaithful.

Director: Alan Myerson | Stars: Ann Jillian, John P. Navin Jr., Brandon Maggart, Glenn Scarpelli

19. Jennifer Slept Here (1983–1984)
Episode: Take, Jennifer Please (1984)

30 min | Comedy

Jennifer tries to prove to Joey's family that she exists.

Director: Charles S. Dubin | Stars: Ann Jillian, John P. Navin Jr., Brandon Maggart, Glenn Scarpelli

20. Punky Brewster (1984–1988)
Episode: Bye Bye, My (1984)

Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Henry throws out Punky's worn-out old doll after the children's attempt to repair it fails. This upsets Punky, so Henry searches throughout the city to find it.

Director: Art Dielhenn | Stars: George Gaynes, Soleil Moon Frye, Susie Garrett, Cherie Johnson

Votes: 46

21. Punky Brewster (1984–1988)
Episode: Dog Dough Afternoon (1984)

Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Punky and Cherie start a dog grooming business so that they can help make ends meet in their respective homes.

Director: Art Dielhenn | Stars: George Gaynes, Soleil Moon Frye, Susie Garrett, Cherie Johnson

Votes: 47

22. Punky Brewster (1984–1988)
Episode: Miss Adorable (1984)

Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Punky, Cherie, and Margaux compete in a beauty pageant hosted by pop singer Andy Gibb.

Director: Art Dielhenn | Stars: George Gaynes, Soleil Moon Frye, Susie Garrett, Cherie Johnson

Votes: 50

23. Punky Brewster (1984–1988)
Episode: Parents Night (1984)

Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy, Family

As the school's parent-teacher night approaches, Punky is upset by Margaux's insensitive comments about foster parents and foster children.

Director: Art Dielhenn | Stars: George Gaynes, Soleil Moon Frye, Susie Garrett, Cherie Johnson

Votes: 50

24. Punky Brewster (1984–1988)
Episode: Punky Finds a Home: Part 1 (1984)

Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Penelope "Punky" Brewster is an abandoned 8-year-old who wanders into an empty apartment in Chicago. The manager of the building is a 60-year-old curmudgeon named Henry Warnimont, who ... See full summary »

Director: Jack Shea | Stars: George Gaynes, Soleil Moon Frye, Susie Garrett, Cherie Johnson

Votes: 85

25. Punky Brewster (1984–1988)
Episode: Punky Finds a Home: Part 2 (1984)

Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Henry fails to stop a social worker from putting Punky in an orphanage.

Director: Art Dielhenn | Stars: George Gaynes, Soleil Moon Frye, Robert DoQui, Robyn Lively

Votes: 90

26. Punky Brewster (1984–1988)
Episode: Punky Finds a Home: Part 3 (1984)

Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Henry goes to court to get custody of Punky.

Director: Art Dielhenn | Stars: George Gaynes, Soleil Moon Frye, Allyn Ann McLerie, Eddie Deezen

Votes: 88

27. Punky Brewster (1984–1988)
Episode: Punky Gets Her Own Room/Lost and Found (1984)

Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy, Family

In the first segment, Punky and her friends convert Henry's study room into her bedroom without asking him first. In the second segment, Henry takes Punky shopping and she wanders off.

Director: Art Dielhenn | Stars: George Gaynes, Soleil Moon Frye, Cherie Johnson, Eddie Deezen

Votes: 60

28. Punky Brewster (1984–1988)
Episode: Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1984)

Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy, Family

As the Chicago Cubs play in their first post-season championship since 1945, proud Cubs fan Henry tries to get tickets for Punky and himself.

Director: Art Dielhenn | Stars: George Gaynes, Soleil Moon Frye, Susie Garrett, Cherie Johnson

Votes: 55

29. Punky Brewster (1984–1988)
Episode: Visit to the Doctor/Go to Sleep (1984)

Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy, Family

In the first segment, Henry gives Punky a lucky nickel to keep with her while she goes for a booster shot. In the second segment, Punky can't sleep, so Henry agrees to let her stay up and watch the opera with him on TV.

Director: Art Dielhenn | Stars: George Gaynes, Soleil Moon Frye, Susie Garrett, Cherie Johnson

Votes: 51

30. Punky Brewster (1984–1988)
Episode: Walk Pool/Gone Fishin' (1984)

Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy, Family

In the first segment, Henry, Punky's foster father, takes over the task of walking her and her hyperactive friends Cherie, Margeaux, Scotty and Allen to school after Mrs. Johnson, Cherie's ... See full summary »

Director: Art Dielhenn | Stars: George Gaynes, Soleil Moon Frye, Susie Garrett, Cherie Johnson

Votes: 53

31. Punky Brewster (1984–1988)
Episode: Yes, Punky, There Is a Santa Claus: Part 1 (1984)

Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Christmas is approaching, and the only thing Punky wants is to find her mother.

Director: Art Dielhenn | Stars: George Gaynes, Soleil Moon Frye, Susie Garrett, Cherie Johnson

Votes: 45

32. Punky Brewster (1984–1988)
Episode: Yes, Punky, There Is a Santa Claus: Part 2 (1984)

Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy, Family

By playing Santa at school and saying he can do anything if she believes in him hard enough, Henry has inadvertently convinced Punky that Santa Claus will bring back her mother. Now he must... See full summary »

Director: Art Dielhenn | Stars: George Gaynes, Soleil Moon Frye, Susie Garrett, Cherie Johnson

Votes: 44

33. Jennifer Slept Here (1983–1984)
Episode: Life with Grandfather (1984)

30 min | Comedy

Joey's grandfather visits, but no one has much time for him.

Director: John Bowab | Stars: Ann Jillian, John P. Navin Jr., Brandon Maggart, Glenn Scarpelli

34. Jennifer Slept Here (1983–1984)
Episode: Risky Weekend (1984)

30 min | Comedy

Joey plans to have a party while his parents are out of town.

Director: John Bowab | Stars: Ann Jillian, John P. Navin Jr., Brandon Maggart, Glenn Scarpelli

35. Jennifer Slept Here (1983–1984)
Episode: The Tutor Who Came to Dinner (1984)

30 min | Comedy

Joey's attractive new tutor has a startling secret.

Director: John Bowab | Stars: Ann Jillian, John P. Navin Jr., Brandon Maggart, Glenn Scarpelli

36. Mama Malone (1984)
Episode: Father Romeo (1984)

A jealous husband interrupts the show after Mama Malone's niece seeks marital advice from Father Silva.

Director: Paul Bogart | Stars: Lila Kaye, Randee Heller, Evan Richards, Don Amendolia

37. Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour (1983–1984)
Episode: Episode dated 1 February 1984 (1984)

TV-PG | Game-Show

Add a Plot

Director: Marc Breslow | Stars: Gene Rayburn, Jon 'Bowzer' Bauman, Marty Cohen, Constance McCashin

38. Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour (1983–1984)
Episode: Episode dated 16 February 1984 (1984)

TV-PG | Game-Show

Add a Plot

Director: Marc Breslow | Stars: Gene Rayburn, Jon 'Bowzer' Bauman, George Gobel, Leonard Frey

39. Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour (1983–1984)
Episode: Episode dated 2 March 1984 (1984)

TV-PG | Game-Show

Add a Plot

Director: Marc Breslow | Stars: Gene Rayburn, Jon 'Bowzer' Bauman, Ted Knight, Nancy Dussault

40. Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour (1983–1984)
Episode: Episode dated 13 April 1984 (1984)

TV-PG | Game-Show

Add a Plot

Director: Marc Breslow | Stars: Gene Rayburn, Jon 'Bowzer' Bauman, Bill Rafferty, Fern Fitzgerald

41. Jennifer Slept Here (1983–1984)

30 min | Comedy

The wealthy Elliot family has just moved into the home of late screen legend Jennifer Farrell. But Jennifer is still around - as a ghost that only their son Joey can see.

Stars: Ann Jillian, John P. Navin Jr., Brandon Maggart, Glenn Scarpelli

Votes: 177

42. Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour (1983–1984)

TV-PG | 60 min | Game-Show

Afternoon game show which combined elements of two classic game shows "Match Game" and "Hollywood Squares" into one.

Stars: Gene Rayburn, Jon 'Bowzer' Bauman, Gene Wood, Nedra Volz

Votes: 220

43. Sale of the Century (1983–1989)

TV-G | 30 min | Family, Game-Show

Updated version of the 1969-1974 NBC game show. Three contestants competed to answer trivia questions, with scoring in dollars. The game was interrupted at certain intervals for Instant ... See full summary »

Stars: Jim Perry, Summer Bartholomew, Lou Mulford, Don Morrow

Votes: 180

44. Jennifer Slept Here (1983–1984)
Episode: Boo (1983)

30 min | Comedy

Jennifer's mother who's also a ghost shows up. And she keeps going on and on of how when Jennifer didn't acknowledge her when she won an award. And when Jennifer doesn't tell her she's ... See full summary »

Director: John Bowab | Stars: Ann Jillian, John P. Navin Jr., Brandon Maggart, Glenn Scarpelli

45. Jennifer Slept Here (1983–1984)
Episode: Calendar Girl (1983)

30 min | Comedy

Joey's father wants to auction off a nude photo of Jennifer.

Director: John Bowab | Stars: Ann Jillian, John P. Navin Jr., Brandon Maggart, Glenn Scarpelli

46. Jennifer Slept Here (1983–1984)
Episode: Not with My Date You Don't (1983)

30 min | Comedy

Joey and Marc are rivals for a pretty, popular girl.

Director: John Bowab | Stars: Ann Jillian, John P. Navin Jr., Brandon Maggart, Glenn Scarpelli

47. Jennifer Slept Here (1983–1984)
Episode: One of Our Jars Is Missing (1983)

30 min | Comedy

When George catches Joey still talking to Jennifer. He decides to help him by playing along and what he decides to do is hire an exorcist to get rid of Jennifer's ghost. She arrives and ... See full summary »

Director: Charles S. Dubin | Stars: Ann Jillian, John P. Navin Jr., Brandon Maggart, Glenn Scarpelli

48. Jennifer Slept Here (1983–1984)
Episode: Rebel with a Cause (1983)

30 min | Comedy

Joey joins a gang after Jennifer helps him win a fight.

Director: John Bowab | Stars: Ann Jillian, John P. Navin Jr., Brandon Maggart, Glenn Scarpelli

49. Jennifer Slept Here (1983–1984)
Episode: Trading Faces (1983)

30 min | Comedy

Jennifer discovers she can take over people's bodies.

Director: John Bowab | Stars: Ann Jillian, John P. Navin Jr., Brandon Maggart, Glenn Scarpelli

50. Texaco Star Theater: Opening Night (1982 TV Special)

90 min | Musical

A tune-filled salute to the American musical theater.

Director: Marty Pasetta | Stars: Debbie Allen, Steve Allen, Ken Berry, Carol Burnett

Votes: 23