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51. Batman (1966–1968)
Episode: Louie's Lethal Lilac Time (1968)

TV-G | 24 min | Action, Crime, Fantasy

Louie the Lilac is in town, planning to corner the lilac perfume market in Gotham City. His concoction requires the glands of several animals, so he kidnaps Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson to ... See full summary »

Director: Sam Strangis | Stars: Adam West, Burt Ward, Yvonne Craig, Alan Napier

Votes: 312

52. Batman (1966–1968)
Episode: Walk the Straight and Narrow (1966)

TV-G | 25 min | Action, Crime, Fantasy

Batman and Robin escape their previous peril and are back in action seeking to foil the Archer and his gang. After pulling off a counterfeit job, the villains head for their boat, planning ... See full summary »

Director: Sherman Marks | Stars: Adam West, Burt Ward, Alan Napier, Neil Hamilton

Votes: 409

53. Combat! (1962–1967)
Episode: Hear No Evil (1965)

60 min | Action, Drama, War

During a heavy firefight and facing overwhelming numbers the Allies are being beaten back. One of the German's shot during the firefight detonates a grenade behind the Sarge who is deafened... See full summary »

Director: Sutton Roley | Stars: Vic Morrow, Rick Jason, Richard Tretter, Gene Otis Shane

Votes: 93

54. Combat! (1962–1967)
Episode: Just for the Record (1963)

Action, Drama, War

A goodhearted French woman reluctantly hides Saunders in her Paris home and tries to keep her German officer boyfriend from finding out.

Director: Laslo Benedek | Stars: Vic Morrow, Rick Jason, Steven Rogers, Pierre Jalbert

Votes: 124

55. Combat! (1962–1967)
Episode: Lost Sheep, Lost Shepherd (1962)

60 min | Action, Drama, War

A bitterly disturbed tank Sgt. escorts Lt. Hanley's men to a French town that seems to have been abruptly abandoned.

Director: Burt Kennedy | Stars: Rick Jason, Vic Morrow, Jeffrey Hunter, Steven Rogers

Votes: 146

56. Hogan's Heroes (1965–1971)
Episode: Hogan, Go Home (1968)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, War

The Allied Command orders Colonel Hogan to leave and turn over his operations to the bumbling Colonel Crittendon.

Director: Edward H. Feldman | Stars: Bob Crane, Werner Klemperer, John Banner, Robert Clary

Votes: 178

57. Hogan's Heroes (1965–1971)
Episode: Kommandant of the Year (1965)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, War

Hogan concocts a Kommandant of the Year award to distract Klink so a new Nazi rocket being stored protectively at Stalag 13 can be sabotaged.

Director: Robert Butler | Stars: Bob Crane, Werner Klemperer, John Banner, Robert Clary

Votes: 322

58. Man, Moment, Machine (2005–2007)
Episode: Al Capone and the Machine Gun Massacre (2006)

45 min | Biography, History

Passage of the 18th Amendment suddenly provides a lucrative business for gangsters. High profits lead to fierce competition which the ruthless operators escalate into violence. The Thompson... See full summary »

Director: Michael McInerney | Stars: Greg Cala, Hunter Ellis, Jeffrey Ryan Kent, Monterey Morrissey

Votes: 9

59. America in Color (2017– )
Episode: Organized Crime (2018)

TV-PG | 48 min | Documentary, Biography, History

It's the 1920s. America is on the rise, and so is a dark underworld run by a new kind of criminal, one that is organized, sophisticated, and ruthless. For the next 40 years, legendary ... See full summary »

Stars: Eric Meyers, Tony Accardo, Max Beesley, Al Capone

Votes: 17

60. The World at War (1973–1974)
Episode: The Desert: North Africa - 1940-1943 (1973)

TV-PG | 52 min | Documentary, History, War

The desert war, starting with Italy's invasion of Egypt and the attacks and counterattacks between Germany and Italy and the Commonwealth forces, the Axis defeat at El Alamein.

Stars: Laurence Olivier, Paola Colacicchi, David Belchem, Richard O'Connor

Votes: 425

61. Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008–2009)
Episode: Self Made Man (2008)

TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

Cameron learns that a terminator was accidentally sent back to 1920s Los Angeles, and she tries to find out what happened to him. Meanwhile, John has a run-in with a group of punks while taking Riley home from a party.

Director: Holly Dale | Stars: Lena Headey, Thomas Dekker, Summer Glau, Leven Rambin

Votes: 983

62. Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King (2006)
Episode: Umney's Last Case (2006)

TV-14 | 51 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

After the death of his son, writer Sam Landry is so desperate to lead another life, he writes himself into his own book, forcing his long-time character to change places with him and live in the modern day.

Director: Rob Bowman | Stars: William H. Macy, Jacqueline McKenzie, Tory Mussett, Harold Hopkins

Votes: 640

63. Patton 360 (2009– )
Episode: Blood and Guts (2009)

TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary, History, War

When Winston Churchill convinces the Americans they aren't yet ready to take on German forces, the Allies launch a three-pronged attack on North Africa. Patton, charged with capturing ... See full summary »

Director: Tony Long | Stars: John Antal, Rick Atkinson, Arthur Beaumont, Irving Bromberg

Votes: 18

64. Warriors (2008– )
Episode: Special Forces (2009)

TV-PG | 45 min | History, Reality-TV, War

Terry describes the weapons, tactics and triumphs of America's first special forces unit, the Alamo Scouts. Their assignment; infiltrate behind enemy lines to prepare for the Allied campaign to retake the Phillipines.

Star: Terry Schappert

65. Lock 'N Load with R. Lee Ermey (2009– )
Episode: Machine Guns (2009)

TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary, History, War

In this episode of "Lock N' Load with R Lee Ermey" the gunny examines one of the deadliest weapons on the modern battlefield; the machine gun. He shows us the rapid fire destruction the ... See full summary »

Director: Rick Wilkinson | Star: R. Lee Ermey

Votes: 27

66. Battle Honours (2021– )
Episode: Rangers (2021)

Documentary, History, War

America's first true Special Forces units, specially selected and trained with the help of British commandos, Rangers became the first US ground forces to see action in Europe.

Directors: Adam Luria, Ian Bremner | Stars: Edwin Roth, George Sabine, Flint Whitlock, Jon Trigg

67. The Pacific (2010)
Episode: Okinawa (2010)

TV-MA | 58 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

The 1st Marine Division fight a determined Japanese force on Okinawa who prefer death to surrender and are indifferent to the lives of Okinawan civilians.

Director: Timothy Van Patten | Stars: James Badge Dale, Joseph Mazzello, Jon Seda, Noel Fisher

Votes: 2,387

68. Warehouse 13 (2009–2014)
Episode: Beyond Our Control (2010)

TV-14 | 42 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery

For the first time, residents of "Univille" (Warehouse 13's hometown) begin experiencing bizarre and increasingly powerful events leading to the discovery that a dangerous artifact is loose in their own backyard.

Director: Constantine Makris | Stars: Eddie McClintock, Joanne Kelly, Saul Rubinek, Genelle Williams

Votes: 567

69. Tales of the Gun (1998– )
Episode: AK-47 (2008)

Documentary, Biography, History

Mikhail Kalashnikov's design for the prototypical assault rifle, Ak-47, remains the most recognized and popular small arm over sixty years later and made a legend of its inventor. The ... See full summary »

Director: Wayne Weiss | Star: Mikhail Kalashnikov

Votes: 14

70. Top Shot (2010–2013)
Episode: Shoot or Be Shot (2011)

TV-14 | 43 min | Reality-TV, Sport

Shooters compete to hit their targets while under fire from the opposing team. Then shooters compete side by side with a Thompson sub-machine gun in the elimination.

Director: Adam Vetri | Stars: Colby Donaldson, Eric Anderson, Jermaine Finks, Jamie Franks

Votes: 14

71. Sons of Guns (2011–2014)
Episode: Coffee Grinder/Katana (2011)

TV-14 | 22 min | Reality-TV

Firearms expert Tiger McKee asks Will, owner of Red Jacket Firearms, to build a gun that Tiger calls the samurai sword for today's warrior -the lightweight AR-15 Katana rifle. Also, ... See full summary »

Director: Zac McFarlane

Votes: 10

72. Prohibition (2011)
Episode: A Nation of Scofflaws (2011)

TV-PG | 111 min | Documentary, History

With the passing of the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution, the federal government now passes legislation to enforce it. Known as the Volstead Act, the legislation forbids not only hard ... See full summary »

Directors: Ken Burns, Lynn Novick | Stars: Peter Coyote, Donald Ward, Noah Feldman, Catherine Gilbert Murdock

Votes: 189

73. Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014)
Episode: Two Boats and a Lifeguard (2011)

TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama

When the Feds serve Eli with a subpoena, the trauma causes his father to have a heart attack, and Nucky announces to his rivals that he's retiring.

Director: Timothy Van Patten | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Michael Pitt, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon

Votes: 2,037

74. Supernatural (2005–2020)
Episode: Time After Time (2012)

TV-14 | 43 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

After attacking Chronos, the time god, Dean is sent back to 1944.

Director: Philip Sgriccia | Stars: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Kim Rhodes, Nicholas Lea

Votes: 4,493

75. Storage Hunters (2011–2013)
Episode: Disaster Strikes! (2011)

TV-14 | 21 min | Reality-TV

Jesse taunts Brandon and Lori in the hopes of instigating a fight and later unearths a ticking treasure. Then, seasoned local Victor throws down his bankroll for a trove of luxury goods, ... See full summary »

Stars: Sean Kelly, Jesse McClure, Brandon Bernier, Lori Bernier

Votes: 14

76. Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures (1992)
Episode: Unaired Pilot

Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

Bill and Ted are forced to get jobs at a local hardware store, Nail World, to buy a new amp, but they insult the store manager's daughter and must go back in time to fix this, inadvertently giving life to a noir comic book femme fatale.

Director: Andy Tennant | Stars: Evan Richards, Christopher Kennedy, Kimberley Kates, Danny Breen

77. Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014)
Episode: Battle of the Century (2011)

TV-MA | 49 min | Crime, Drama

Nucky goes to Belfast and offers to trade the IRA machine guns for whiskey, Waxy Gordon plans revenge against Manny Horvitz, and Jimmy enjoys his new status as AC boss.

Director: Brad Anderson | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Michael Pitt, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon

Votes: 1,958

78. The Armchair Historian (2017– )
Episode: Australian vs Japanese Squads (1942) - Who Was Superior? (2020)

16 min | Documentary, Animation

The Armchair Historian creates three fictional scenarios depicting squad-level battles between Japan and Australian infantry demonstrating the strengths and weaknesses of the combatants' tactics and weapons in 1942.

Director: Griffin Johnsen | Stars: Griffin Johnsen, Stig Wemyss, Kenzo

79. Task & Purpose (2014– )
Episode: Why the Thompson SMG was Ditched (2022)

12 min | Documentary, News

If the Thompson submachine gun was popular enough that every gangster had to have one, what was the Army's beef with it after fighting a World War using it.

Star: Chris Cappy

80. America's 60 Greatest Unsolved Mysteries and Crimes (2010– )
Episode: 25-20 (2010)

Documentary, Crime, History

We've reached the top 25 in our countdown of unsolved mysteries including a famous outlaw who escaped his grave, an infamous gangland massacre never solved, and a secret mob assassin revealed.

Director: Ron Meyer | Stars: Rick Beyer, Paul Aron, Michael Newton, Clifford Clift

81. America's Book of Secrets (2012–2021)
Episode: The Mafia (2013)

TV-14 | 43 min | Documentary

For decades, the criminal organization known as "The Mafia" has stained the fabric of American society. But what are the secrets behind the Mob's sinister success? According to the FBI, the... See full summary »

Stars: Jonathan Adams, Gregory B. Smith, Jim Wedick, Gil Reavill

Votes: 51

82. Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014)
Episode: All In (2013)

TV-MA | 56 min | Crime, Drama

Nucky decides not to partner with Rothstein on his Tampa operation, Narcisse recruits Dunn from Chalky, and Van Alden switches allegiance From O'Banion to Capone.

Director: Ed Bianchi | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon, Shea Whigham

Votes: 1,826

83. Task & Purpose (2014– )
Episode: How the M1919 Changed Machine Gun History Forever (2022)

11 min | Documentary, News

The M191 machine gun was a rugged modular gun used from World War Two through the Vienam War. It was designed to be modified to support up to ten calibers. It was man portable and mountable on vehicle, tanks, boats and aircraft.

Star: Chris Cappy

84. The Spoils of Babylon (2014)
Episode: The War Within (2014)

TV-14 | 23 min | Comedy

Eric Jonrosh (Will Ferrell) returns with his epic mini-series. War breaks out & Devon (Tobey Maguire) joins the struggle, leaving Cynthia (Kristen Wiig) behind. Another woman threatens to come between the star-crossed lovers.

Director: Matt Piedmont | Stars: Tobey Maguire, Kristen Wiig, Tim Robbins, Carey Mulligan

Votes: 170

85. Warehouse 13 (2009–2014)
Episode: Endless Terror (2014)

TV-14 | 43 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery

Paracelsus turns the warehouse into a house of horrors. Can the team stop him in time?

Director: Jack Kenny | Stars: Eddie McClintock, Joanne Kelly, Saul Rubinek, Allison Scagliotti

Votes: 438

86. Gangster Empire: Rise of the Mob (2013– )
Episode: Tea Parties, Revolution and Anarchy (2013)

TV-14 | 47 min | Documentary, Action, Crime

The origin of the gangs that dominated crime and invented their own codes of conduct. A look at the roots of organized crime starting with the American Revolution to the prohibition of alcohol.

Director: Kevin R. Hershberger | Stars: Coby Batty, Matt K. Baker, Todd Barsness, James Christopher Cooke

Votes: 5

87. Gangster Empire: Rise of the Mob (2013– )
Episode: 1929 - Year of Chaos and Crime (2013)

TV-14 | 45 min | Documentary, Action, Crime

1929 was the year of chaos and crime that saw the St Valentine's Day massacre with the shooting of seven members and associates of Chicago's North Side gang and the stock market crash.

Director: Kevin R. Hershberger | Stars: Coby Batty, Matt K. Baker, Todd Barsness, James Christopher Cooke

88. Gangster Empire: Rise of the Mob (2013– )
Episode: J. Edgar Hoover, the FBI and 'Public Enemies' (2013)

TV-14 | 46 min | Documentary, Action, Crime

Prohibition had been repealed but J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI have a new 'Public Enemies' list to gun down and collar criminals with Chicago's leading gangsters fast becoming America's most wanted.

Director: Kevin R. Hershberger | Stars: Coby Batty, Matt K. Baker, Todd Barsness, James Christopher Cooke

89. SAS: Rogue Warriors (2017)
Episode: Episode #1.1 (2017)

58 min | Documentary

Ben Macintyre raids the SAS archives to tell of the formation of the unit in the heat of the North African desert in 1941 when an eccentric young British Army officer had a vision for a new kind of war.

Director: Matthew Whiteman | Stars: Ben Macintyre, Isabella Whiteman, David Stirling, Jim Almonds

Votes: 17