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1. Wonder Man (1945)

Approved | 98 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Musical

After being murdered by gangsters, an exuberant nightclub entertainer returns as a ghost to persuade his meek twin brother to help bring his killers to justice.

Director: H. Bruce Humberstone | Stars: Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, Vera-Ellen, Donald Woods

Votes: 2,492

2. The Grasshopper (1970)

R | 98 min | Drama, Romance

A young woman's odyssey from innocence to decadence. Hopeful for a career in show business, Christine Adams leaves British Columbia with her boyfriend at age 19. But a detour to Las Vegas leads her into a life that no one would envy.

Director: Jerry Paris | Stars: Jacqueline Bisset, Jim Brown, Joseph Cotten, Corbett Monica

Votes: 609

3. Gumshoe (1971)

GP | 86 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Inspired by his love for Dashiell Hammett novels, nightclub comedian Eddie Ginley puts an ad in the paper as a private eye. The case he gets turns out to be a strange setup and as he digs to the bottom of it his life starts falling apart.

Director: Stephen Frears | Stars: Albert Finney, Billie Whitelaw, Frank Finlay, Janice Rule

Votes: 1,795 | Gross: $0.14M

4. McCoy (1975–1976)

90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

McCoy has expensive tastes with an equally costly lifestyle offset with a gambling problem. To make ends meet he becomes a con man relieving others of their ill gotten gains with the aid of Gideon, a nightclub comedian.

Stars: Tony Curtis, Roscoe Lee Browne, Philip Chapin, Vito Scotti

Votes: 74

5. Toon in with Me (2021– )
Episode: Cap'n Bill and His Sea Pals (2021)

TV-PG | Animation, Comedy

Bill pays tribute to cartoon shows of the past by playing an old VHS of "Cap'n Bill and His Sea Pals" from March 19, 1962. Featured cartoons are Wackiki Wabbit (1943), Tee for Two (1945), A Little Soap and Water (1935), The Hep Cat (1942), and Muscle Tussle (1953).

Director: Mike Schmiedeler | Stars: Bill Leff, Kevin Fleming, Leila Gorstein

Votes: 6

6. Toon in with Me (2021– )
Episode: Cap'n Bill '67 (2021)

TV-PG | Animation, Comedy

The Summer of Love is in full bloom in a groovy recorded episode of "Cap'n Bill and His Sea Pals" from August 1967, with cartoons all about love: Hare Splitter (1948), Psychedelic Pink (1968), Little 'Tinker (1948), Bride and Gloom (1954), The Cat That Hated People (1948).

Director: Mike Schmiedeler | Stars: Bill Leff, Kevin Fleming, Leila Gorstein

Votes: 9

7. Toon in with Me (2021– )
Episode: Cap'n Bill's Back 2 School Spectacular! (2021)

TV-PG | Animation, Comedy

Bill plays a 1976 episode of "Cap'n Bill and His Sea Pals" to celebrate the first day of school. School-themed cartoons include Little School Mouse (1954), I Haven't Got a Hat (1935), Blackboard Jumble (1957), The Screwy Truant (1945), and Little Boy Boo (1954).

Director: Mike Schmiedeler | Stars: Bill Leff, Kevin Fleming, Leila Gorstein

8. Toon in with Me (2021– )
Episode: Fan-Tastic Friday #2 (2021)

TV-PG | Animation, Comedy

The second-ever Fan-Tastic Friday show, dedicated to the viewers at home and featuring their questions, suggestions, and submissions: Porky's Duck Hunt (1937), Dog Gone Modern (1939), Quiet! Pleeze (1941), Sweet and Sourdough (1969), Shutter Bugged Cat (1967).

Director: Mike Schmiedeler | Stars: Bill Leff, Kevin Fleming, Leila Gorstein, Nanette Keir

Votes: 7

9. Toon in with Me (2021– )
Episode: It Is to Laugh (2021)

TV-PG | Animation, Comedy

Toony tries becoming a stand-up comic.

Director: Mike Schmiedeler | Stars: Bill Leff, Kevin Fleming, Leila Gorstein

Votes: 5