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- CreatorJames FritzellStarsDoris DayPhilip BrownTodd StarkeAfter spending most of her life in big cities, widow Doris Martin decides to move back to the family ranch.
- StarsYul BrynnerSamantha EggarKeye LukeA stern schoolteacher clashes with an aristocratic 19th-century king.
- CreatorEarl BarretArne SultanCarl KleinschmittStarsSandy DuncanMarian MercerTom BosleyThe first incarnation of a TV series starring Sandy Duncan was "Funny Face" (1971) which was successful enough for CBS to invest in a second season the folllowing year. "When the series returned in the fall of 1972, it underwent a major renovation. This included renaming the program from Funny Face to The Sandy Duncan Show, as well as having new cast members, an additional producer, different writers, a slightly revised format, as well as filming it with three cameras in front of a live audience. In The Sandy Duncan Show, Sandy now worked for the advertising firm of Quinn & Cohen, where her supervisor was one of the partners, Bert Quinn (Tom Bosley); the other partner was Leonard Cohen (Alfie Wise). Two of her neighbors, Kay Fox (Marian Mercer) and Alex Lembeck (M. Emmet Walsh) were also close friends. Motorcycle police officer Alex constantly worried about Sandy's status as a single woman living alone, which he saw as being inherently dangerous; and as such, appointed himself as her chaperone/protector. Sandy had a very sweet and slightly naive nature and was prone to try to help anyone whom she felt needed help, including total strangers, so Alex's fears were not totally misplaced." This quote is from Wikipedia.
- StarsRichard S. CastellanoArdell SheridanMargaret E. CastellanoA single dad (Richard S. Castellano) has a lot to deal with, being the super of a large apartment building in New York. Raising his teenage son adds to the complications.
- StarsDon RicklesLouise SorelRobert HoganA New York ad exec deals with problems at home and at work.
- CreatorGarry MarshallThomas L. MillerStarsTed BessellAnita GilletteScott C. KoldenDentist Mike Reynolds is living a good life with his wife Liz and his two children. When Scott and Kitty find a chimp, he reluctantly agrees to keep it but finds his life turned upside down when the ape Buttons causes chaos on a regular basis.
- CreatorHal KanterStarsJames StewartJulie AdamsJonathan DalyBeloved film legend James Stewart made his much-anticipated, highly-publicized series TV debut in this domestic comedy about the frequently chaotic home and professional lives of a small-town college professor.
- StarsTony CurtisRoger MooreLaurence NaismithTwo worlds collide when Lord Brett Sinclair, a titled British man, and Danny Wilde, a Bronx-raised, self-made American, reluctantly join forces to right wrongs and protect the innocent.
- CreatorDon AdamsStarsDon AdamsRupert CrosseJohn DoucetteLennie Crooke and George Robinson are inept detectives teamed up to solve crimes. Captain Andrews is their exasperated boss, Sgt. Higgenbottom is a smarmy co-worker, and Freddy confesses to most of the neighborhood crimes.
- CreatorFrank TarloffMelville ShavelsonStarsShirley MacLaineJohn GregsonKim SmithShirley Logan (Shirley MacLaine) is a globe-trotting magazine writer-photographer, and Dennis Croft (John Gregson) her London-based editor.
- CreatorLawrence J. CohenFred FreemanStarsLarry HagmanDonna MillsHermione BaddeleyA married couple poses as servants for a rich industrialist.
- CreatorAlan MandelCharles ShyerStarsBobby ShermanWes SternJack BurnsA pair of pop-oriented songwriters; melodist/singer Bobby and tone-deaf lyricist Lionel - try to eke out a living in the Los Angeles music scene. The pair live with Bobby's younger sister, Jennifer, in an antique shop, and Bobby works on the side as a recording engineer until he and Lionel get their big break. Rita was their friendly landlady, and Rudy her cop boyfriend.
- CreatorCarl KleinschmittStarsSandy DuncanValorie ArmstrongKathleen FreemanSandy Stockton was a very sweet and slightly naive young woman from downstate Illinois who was experiencing big city life for the first time as a student at the University of California at Los Angeles. She also worked part time as an actress in television commercials, and was befriended by her neighbor Alice and her landlords, the Harwells.
- StarsDean JonesArt MetranoJohn BannerComedic battle between an honest man and his mobster cousin over a Chicago speakeasy.
- CreatorDavid SwiftStarsHerschel BernardiSue Ane LangdonRoger BowenLoading-dock worker Arnie's work and family life is thrown into disorder when he suddenly gets promoted to a high-level management position.
- CreatorEdmund L. HartmannStarsHenry FondaJanet BlairRon HowardDetective Chad Smith shares his life as a policeman, and as a family man with his wife and three children.
- CreatorAJ CarothersThomas L. MillerStarsJuliet MillsRichard LongDavid DoremusA remarkable young English nanny takes over the household of a widowed professor and his three children.
- StarsBill BixbyBrandon CruzMiyoshi UmekiWidower Tom Corbett raises his young son Eddie.
- CreatorSol SaksStarsElizabeth MontgomeryDick YorkDick SargentA witch married to an ordinary man cannot resist using her magic powers to solve the problems her family faces.
- StarsFred MacMurrayStanley LivingstonDon GradyWidower Steve Douglas raises three sons with the help of his father-in-law, and is later aided by the boys' great-uncle. An adopted son, a stepdaughter, wives, and another generation of sons join the loving family in later seasons.
- StarsAndy GriffithLee MeriwetherAnn Morgan GuilbertSeveral years after working in the state capital for the government, Andy Sawyer packs his bags and returns to Greenwood with his wife and two children to become the new mayor of the sleepy southern town.
- StarsDanny ThomasMarjorie LordAngela CartwrightAn aging entertainer and his wife take on care of their 6-year-old grandson.
- CreatorSidney SheldonStarsRenne JarrettRobert F. SimonJohn FinkNancy Smith was the daughter of the President of the United States. She met a young veterinarian and they fell in love. But, two agents of the secret service in charge of constant surveillance did nothing to promote the romance.
- StarsMillicent MartinPat FinleyPeter JonesThe misadventures of a pair of wacky stewardesses.
- CreatorAaron RubenStarsAndy GriffithClaudette NevinsJerry Van DykeThe relationship between the headmaster of an elite California private school and his students and faculty.
- StarsScoey MitchellTracy ReedThelma CarpenterNewlyweds Paul and Corie Bratter struggle to survive their first year of matrimony in NYC.
- CreatorBill CosbyEd. WeinbergerMichael ZagorStarsBill CosbyJoyce BulifantOlga JamesChet Kincaid, gym teacher at an inner-city Los Angeles high school, deals with students, Principal Langford and counselor Marsha Peterson. He lives with his mother Rose, brother Brian, and sister-in-law Verna, who focus on his social life.
- CreatorEdmund L. HartmannJoan O'BrienStarsJohn ForsytheJoyce MengesSusan NeherMichael Endicott accepts a teaching position at a school in Rome.
- CreatorLeonard SternArne SultanStarsDan DaileyJulie SommarsJames T. CallahanThe relationship between a widowed state governor and his hip daughter J.J.
- CreatorHal KanterStarsDiahann CarrollLloyd NolanMarc CopageJulia Baker is a young African-American woman working as a nurse. She is also a widow (her husband died in Vietnam) trying to raise a young son alone.
- CreatorBob RossStarsKen BerryGeorge LindseyJack DodsonThe further misadventures of the citizens of Mayberry.
- CreatorSam DenoffBill PerskyStarsMarlo ThomasTed BessellLew ParkerAn aspiring actress moves from her hometown of Brewster, New York, to try to make it big in New York City, having to take several offbeat "temp" jobs to support herself in between her various auditions and bit parts.
- CreatorDon FeddersonEdmund L. HartmannStarsBrian KeithKathy GarverAnissa JonesBill's comfortable lifestyle must change when he receives a group of unexpected long-term guests.
- CreatorBernard FeinAlbert S. RuddyStarsBob CraneWerner KlempererJohn BannerThe inmates of a German World War II prisoner of war camp conduct an espionage and sabotage campaign right under the noses of their warders.
- CreatorJay SommersStarsEddie AlbertEva GaborTom LesterA New York City attorney and his wife attempt to live as genteel farmers in the bizarre community of Hooterville.
- CreatorPaul HenningStarsBuddy EbsenDonna DouglasIrene RyanA nouveau-riche hillbilly family moves to Beverly Hills and shakes up the privileged society with their hayseed ways.
- StarsCliff NortonJean Vander PylMel BlancThe misadventures of a team of football players and their families on and off the field.
- CreatorGail ParentKenny SolmsStarsTim ConwayJoe FlynnEmily BanksSpud and Herbert are co-owners of Triple A Airlines, a one plane operation. Trying to put them out of business are rivals K.J. Crawford and son Ronnie, owners of the airfield they use. Crawford employee Becky is sweet on Spud and tries to help.
- CreatorMelville ShavelsonStarsWilliam WindomJoan HotchkisLisa GerritsenJohn Monroe observes and comments on life, to the bemusement of his sensible wife Ellen and intelligent, questioning daughter Lydia.
- CreatorJess OppenheimerStarsDebbie ReynoldsDon ChastainPatricia SmithDebbie Thompson was an ordinary homemaker who wanted desperately to become a newspaper reporter. Her husband Jim was a well-known sportswriter for the Los Angeles Sun, and Debbie's schemes and plans to build her own career constantly put him on the spot. The resemblance to "I Love Lucy" isn't coincidental, since this show was produced by "Lucy" writer Jess Oppenheimer. Debbie's sister Charlotte was her sidekick in her nutty plans, to brother-in-law Bob's chagrined.
- StarsMonte MarkhamPat Harrington Jr.Herb VolandLongfellow Deeds is a small town guy who is editor of the local newspaper. He unexpectedly inherits a fortune and a corporation, bringing his simple, honest ways to the cynical big city.
- CreatorJean HollowayStarsHope LangeEdward MulhareReta ShawDerived from the 1947 movie with the same name, a house is haunted by a deceased sea captain who wreaks havoc with the new tenants who were not advised of his existence.
- CreatorN. Richard NashStarsRobert BrownBobby ShermanDavid SoulThe adventures of a logging work team and the marriageable single women sent to them in post-American Civil War Seattle in the Washington Territory.
- CreatorJack RoseStarsBob DenverHerb EdelmanJoyce Van PattenBert Gramus and Rufus Butterworth were childhood chums who decided to pool their savings and purchase a diner, which they called "Bert's Place". Originally bachelor Rufus worked as a cabdriver, while Bert and his wife Claudia operated the diner, but Rufus eventually quit his cabbie gig. Hal, Andy & Big Tom were some of their regular customers.
- CreatorBernard SladeHarry AckermanMax WylieStarsSally FieldMarge RedmondMadeleine SherwoodThe misadventures of a nun who can fly and her convent and neighbours.
- CreatorMel BrooksBuck HenryStarsDon AdamsBarbara FeldonEdward PlattMaxwell Smart, a highly intellectual but bumbling spy working for the CONTROL agency, battles the evil forces of rival spy agency KAOS with the help of his competent partner Agent 99.
- CreatorSidney SheldonStarsBarbara EdenLarry HagmanBill DailyA United States astronaut finds his life vastly complicated when he stumbles on to a bottle containing a female genie.
- CreatorPaul HenningStarsEdgar BuchananLinda HenningBea BenaderetThe misadventures of the family staff of The Shady Rest Hotel and their neighbors of Hooterville.