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51. Home Fires Burning (1989 TV Movie)
PG | 100 min | Drama
When a WW2 veteran comes back home, he realizes how the war affected Americans by seeing the changes in his wife, family, and best friend.
Director: Glenn Jordan | Stars: Barnard Hughes, Sada Thompson, Robert Prosky, Bill Pullman
Votes: 148
52. My Old Man (1979 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
An unlucky horse trainer, Frank Butler, wins big at the track and buys his 16-year old daughter a horse to salvage their relationship. When frank is hurt prior to the opening race, Jo must go it alone.
Director: John Erman | Stars: Kristy McNichol, Warren Oates, Eileen Brennan, Joseph Maher
Votes: 124
53. Sanctuary of Fear (1979 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 100 min | Mystery, Thriller
A Manhattan priest with a penchant for solving crimes goes to the aid of a young actress. She is becoming enmeshed in a series of bizarre incidents she can't explain, and her complaints to the police have gone ignored.
Director: John Llewellyn Moxey | Stars: Barnard Hughes, Michael McGuire, George Hearn, Robert Schenkkan
Votes: 75
54. Me and Veronica (1992)
R | 97 min | Comedy, Drama
A woman must get the kids of her estranged dead beat irresponsible jailed sister back from sister's latest trailer park boyfriend and also try to cope with the fact that her sister may have serious self-destructive mental issues.
Director: Don Scardino | Stars: Elizabeth McGovern, Patricia Wettig, Michael O'Keefe, John Heard
Votes: 157
55. The American Parade (1974–1976)
Drama
Also known as "We the Women," it concerns the final front in the fight for women's suffrage in the US in August 1920: the Tennessee Legislature. It stars Geraldine Fitzgerald as Carrie Chapman Catt.
Stars: Frederick Rolf, Vinnette Carroll, Robert Cessna, Robert Dryden
Votes: 15
56. Standing Room Only (1976–1982)
Music
A variety of different concerts and specials
Stars: Frank Langella, Red Skelton, Jerry Lee Lewis, Vincent Price
Votes: 44
57. The 23rd Annual Tony Awards (1969 TV Special)
Family
Director: Clark Jones | Stars: Diahann Carroll, Alan King, Jack Albertson, Jane Alexander
Votes: 67
58. Casey Stengel (1981 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
Director: Nick Havinga | Stars: William Duell, Charles Durning, George C. Scott
Votes: 11
59. Channel 99 (1988 TV Movie)
30 min | Comedy
About a high-powered LA TV executive who returns to her hometown to try to revive the local TV station which is struggling in the ratings.
Director: James Burrows | Stars: Marilu Henner, Dennis Dugan, Mary Gross, William Duell
60. Woman Found Dead in Elevator (2000)
14 min | Short
A story unfinished, and a burgeoning pile of laundry are the cause of great concern to a writer, also singled out for persecution by an ensemble of hostile characters. Set against the ... See full summary »
Director: Adam M. Goldstein | Stars: Kathleen Chalfant, William Duell, John Elsen, Ronald Guttman
Votes: 20
61.
Great Performances (1971– )
Episode:
Our Town
(1989)
TV-G | 103 min | Music, Musical
This classic American play, performed on an almost-bare stage, is about the mundane but rather pleasant lives of the Gibbs family, the Webb family, and their neighbors in Grover's Corners, ... See full summary »
Director: Kirk Browning | Stars: Spalding Gray, James Rebhorn, Atticus Brady, John Griesemer
Votes: 199
62.
Standing Room Only (1976–1982)
Episode:
Sherlock Holmes
(1981)
110 min | Music
Professor Moriarty returns to kill Sherlock Holmes and unleashes a complex and clever plan to lure the great detective to his death.
Directors: Peter H. Hunt, Gary Halvorson | Stars: Frank Langella, Susan Clark, Stephen Collins, Richard Woods
Votes: 185
63.
The DuPont Show of the Month (1957–1961)
Episode:
A Tale of Two Cities
(1958)
90 min | Comedy, Drama, History
A pair of lookalikes, one a former French aristocrat and the other an alcoholic English lawyer, fall in love with the same woman amongst the turmoil of the French Revolution.
Director: Robert Mulligan | Stars: Max Adrian, Douglas Campbell, Francis Compton, James Donald
Votes: 16
64.
NBC Special Treat (1975–1986)
Episode:
Big Henry and the Polka Dot Kid
(1976)
60 min | Family, Sci-Fi
Young orphan tries to save the life of a blind old dog.
Director: Richard Marquand | Stars: Ned Beatty, Estelle Parsons, Chris Barnes, Robert Gerringer
Votes: 11
65.
3-2-1 Contact (1980–1992)
Episode:
Growth/Decay: Human Growth
(1980)
TV-Y7 | Family
Director: Diego Echeverria | Stars: Liz Moses, Leon W. Grant, Ginny Ortiz, Nan-Lynn Nelson
66.
3-2-1 Contact (1980–1992)
Episode:
Growth/Decay: Sex and Seeds
(1980)
TV-Y7 | Family
Director: Diego Echeverria | Stars: Liz Moses, Leon W. Grant, Ginny Ortiz, Nan-Lynn Nelson
67.
3-2-1 Contact (1980–1992)
Episode:
Hot/Cold: Animal and Plant Adaptations
(1980)
TV-Y7 | Family
Director: Diego Echeverria | Stars: Liz Moses, Leon W. Grant, Ginny Ortiz, Nan-Lynn Nelson
68.
3-2-1 Contact (1980–1992)
Episode:
Hot/Cold: People's Temperatures
(1980)
TV-Y7 | Family
Director: Diego Echeverria | Stars: Liz Moses, Leon W. Grant, Ginny Ortiz, Nan-Lynn Nelson
69.
Another World (1964–1999)
Episode:
Episode dated 5 December 1995
(1995)
TV-14 | Drama, Romance
Gabe tears into Gary and Josie for their poor conduct after hospital explosion. Grant saves Vicky's life, she forces Jake to thank him. Costumed nun Justine takes Rachel captive. In the rescue Justine is killed, dies in Grant's arms.
Director: Michael Eilbaum | Stars: Victoria Wyndham, Linda Dano, Alice Barrett, John Bolger
70.
The Defenders (1961–1965)
Episode:
The Cruel Hook
(1963)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama
Assistant district attorney Cliff Sellers finds himself on the end of a very cruel hook when he's assigned to prosecute the case of Walter Wyatt, a man accused of murdering his spouse. ... See full summary »
Director: Elliot Silverstein | Stars: E.G. Marshall, Robert Reed, William Shatner, Edward Asner
71.
The Defenders (1961–1965)
Episode:
The Hundred Lives of Harry Simms
(1961)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama
An impressionist is charged with killing his fiancee, but his inability to stop going into character impersonations, even in court, leads Lawrence to feel that he has lost his hold on ... See full summary »
Director: John Brahm | Stars: E.G. Marshall, Robert Reed, Frank Gorshin, Sam Wanamaker
Votes: 29
72.
Ed (2000–2004)
Episode:
Mind Over Matter
(2001)
Comedy, Drama
Ed wants to seek landmark status for Stuckey Bowl when a group meets for a 59th reunion. Ed takes on a case involving costly placebos being despensed by Dr. Kendall. Jeff reveals to Molly he asked Carol out first.
Director: Marc Buckland | Stars: Tom Cavanagh, Julie Bowen, Jana Marie Hupp, Josh Randall
Votes: 118
73.
Ed (2000–2004)
Episode:
The Road
(2002)
Comedy, Drama
Ed leaves town to avoid the run up to Carol's marriage. Nancy is given the challenge of problem student Johnny to get the counselor job. Carol gives in to Dennis on a wedding detail and starts resenting it.
Director: Jamie Babbit | Stars: Tom Cavanagh, Julie Bowen, Jana Marie Hupp, Josh Randall
Votes: 123
74.
Hawk (1966)
Episode:
Ulysses and the Republic
(1966)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Ulysses Frost, an old friend of Hawk, calls him and begs to meet him because his life is in danger. Hawk tells him to meet him at his apartment, but the killers follow Frost there and kill ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Henreid | Stars: Burt Reynolds, Ann Williams, Horace McMahon, Henry Jones
Votes: 9
75.
Kraft Theatre (1947–1958)
Episode:
A Touch of Summer
(1954)
60 min | Drama
An actor gets his long-sought "big break" playing Henry V at a sea-side theatre outside New York City. While there, his daughter falls in love with one of his fellow actors.
Stars: Jerome Cowan, William Duell, Ruth Matteson, Cora Witherspoon
76.
Kraft Theatre (1947–1958)
Episode:
Mock Trial
(1956)
60 min | Drama
As part of its law school training, a college stages mock trials for students to gain experience. One of its mock trials turns real when the city's mayor is put on the stand and the misuse of taxpayers' money is revealed.
Director: Richard Dunlap | Stars: Frank Aletter, Dean L. Almquist, Bob Beamish, Ed Begley
77.
Kraft Theatre (1947–1958)
Episode:
Paper Foxhole
(1956)
60 min | Drama
A sergeant and two other soldiers are going stir crazy serving on an isolated South Pacific atoll. Needing more points to rotate back to the United States, the men fabricate their own small guerrilla war.
Director: William A. Graham | Stars: Kenny Delmar, William Duell, Josip Elic, John Fielder
78.
Kraft Theatre (1947–1958)
Episode:
Someone to Hang
(1955)
60 min | Drama
A stranger in town becomes the target of a lynch mob that mistakenly believes he's the man they want. Even with his life in danger, he is more interested in protecting the rights of the man that the crowd is after.
Director: William A. Graham | Stars: Philip Abbott, Val Avery, William Duell, Marjorie Eaton
79.
Law & Order (1990– )
Episode:
Hunters
(1999)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Two violent and overzealous bounty hunters working for a bail bondsman interfere with a murder investigation. They are ultimately responsible for two more deaths during their pursuit.
Director: Richard Dobbs | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Benjamin Bratt, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston
Votes: 282
80.
N.Y.P.D. (1967–1969)
Episode:
Fast Gun
(1967)
30 min | Crime, Drama
A veteran who likes to draw his weapon on cops has robbed a bank. Instead of fleeing with his loot, he ambushes Corso and another officer, and then decides to attract police to a local bar so that he can kill as many of them as possible.
Director: Alex March | Stars: Jack Warden, Robert Hooks, Frank Converse, Kathleen Maguire
Votes: 22
81.
N.Y.P.D. (1967–1969)
Episode:
Three-Fifty-Two
(1969)
30 min | Crime, Drama
During a holdup Detective Ward loses his badge and gun
Director: Alex March | Stars: Jack Warden, Robert Hooks, Frank Converse, Andrew Robinson
Votes: 12
82.
Naked City (1958–1963)
Episode:
A Very Cautious Boy
(1961)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A gangland syndicate headed by lawyer Roy Baxter has been collecting protection money from Joe and Mama Ganoulian, owners of a local restaurant. The Ganoulians hire protection called Lee Staunton to free them from the extortionists.
Director: William A. Graham | Stars: Paul Burke, Horace McMahon, Harry Bellaver, Peter Falk
Votes: 74
83.
Naked City (1958–1963)
Episode:
Button in the Haystack
(1961)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Ex-con panics when his own loan shark gets killed at his gas station. He tosses his own gun onto a passing truck, doubting the police will buy his story. Idealistic young Det. Adam Flint ... See full summary »
Director: Tay Garnett | Stars: Paul Burke, Horace McMahon, Nancy Malone, Harry Bellaver
Votes: 79
84.
Police Squad! (1982)
Episode:
The Butler Did It (A Bird in the Hand)
(1982)
TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy, Crime
The daughter of a textile tycoon is kidnapped and Frank must find her before it's too late to pay the ransom.
Director: Georg Stanford Brown | Stars: Leslie Nielsen, Alan North, Rex Hamilton, Robert Goulet
Votes: 905
85.
Police Squad! (1982)
Episode:
Rendezvous at Big Gulch (Terror in the Neighborhood)
(1982)
TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy, Crime
When a woman reports being blackmailed by some thugs, Police Squad get even more reports of the same kind from other shop owners. To gain a better perspective, Frank and Norberg open up a key store in the most troubled area.
Director: Reza Badiyi | Stars: Leslie Nielsen, Alan North, Rex Hamilton, Florence Henderson
Votes: 841
86.
Police Squad! (1982)
Episode:
Revenge and Remorse (The Guilty Alibi)
(1982)
TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy, Crime
A judge is blown up as a session starts. Frank's investigation soon leads to a man who was convicted by him in the past.
Director: Paul Krasny | Stars: Leslie Nielsen, Alan North, Rex Hamilton, William Shatner
Votes: 861
87.
Police Squad! (1982)
Episode:
Ring of Fear (A Dangerous Assignment)
(1982)
TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy, Crime
In order to infiltrate a criminal gang that bribes boxers Frank makes a contract with one of them, Buddy. This leads to a kidnapping of his girlfriend and Frank has to find her before Buddy forfeits.
Director: Joe Dante | Stars: Leslie Nielsen, Alan North, Rex Hamilton, Georg Stanford Brown
Votes: 1,006
88.
Police Squad! (1982)
Episode:
A Substantial Gift (The Broken Promise)
(1982)
TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy, Crime
Frank investigates a murder case at a bank where a robber shot the clerk and then another staff member, Sally, shot the robber. The autopsy, however, shows differently.
Directors: Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker | Stars: Leslie Nielsen, Alan North, Rex Hamilton, Lorne Greene
Votes: 1,123
89.
Police Squad! (1982)
Episode:
Testimony of Evil (Dead Men Don't Laugh)
(1982)
TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy, Crime
When a drug courier is found dead after a car accident, Frank and the team traces his work to the nightclub "Mr V's".
Director: Joe Dante | Stars: Leslie Nielsen, Alan North, Rex Hamilton, William Conrad
Votes: 820
90.
Shining Time Station (1989–1993)
Episode:
Just Wild About Harry's Workshop
(1989)
TV-G | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Schemer wants to turn Harry's workshop into a snack bar. He learns that the workshop is very important to the station when his jukebox breaks down and seriously becomes aware that Harry ... See full summary »
Director: Gregory Lehane | Stars: Ringo Starr, Didi Conn, Leonard Jackson, Nicolle Rochelle
91.
The Trials of O'Brien (1965–1966)
Episode:
What Can Go Wrong
(1965)
60 min | Drama
After discovering that a man is dating his ex-wife, O'Brien delightedly sets him up as a "pigeon" in order to trap a killer.
Director: Lamont Johnson | Stars: Peter Falk, Joanna Barnes, David Burns, Elaine Stritch
92.
3-2-1 Contact (1980–1992)
Episode:
Order/Disorder: Disordered
(1980)
TV-Y7 | Family
Director: Diego Echeverria | Stars: Liz Moses, Leon W. Grant, Ginny Ortiz, Nan-Lynn Nelson
93.
The Adams Chronicles (1976)
Episode:
Chapter XIII: Charles Francis Adams II, Industrialist
(1976)
Unrated | 50 min | Drama, History
Director: Fred Coe | Stars: Charles Siebert, John Beal, Nancy Coleman, Peter Brandon
Votes: 7
94.
On Our Own (1977–1978)
Episode:
Meet Mr. Meat
(1978)
Comedy
After the girls buy into a "monthly freezer with meat" rental, they are surprised to learn the real contents of the freezer.
Director: Ira Cirker | Stars: Bess Armstrong, Lynnie Greene, Dan Resin, John Christopher Jones
95.
The American Parade (1974–1976)
Episode:
The Case Against Milligan
(1975)
60 min | Drama
A factual Civil War drama about a Confederate sympathizer who, although a civilian, was arrested by Union troops in 1864, tried before a military commission and convicted of crimes such as citing rebellion.
Director: Ján Kadár | Stars: Richard Basehart, Ralph Bell, Jack Bittner, Robert Cessna
96.
3-2-1 Contact (1980–1992)
Episode:
Order/Disorder: Social Order
(1980)
TV-Y7 | Family
Stars: Liz Moses, Leon W. Grant, Ginny Ortiz, Nan-Lynn Nelson
97.
Camera Three (1955–1980)
Episode:
An Elizabethan Miscellaney: Part 2
(1956)
Drama
Stars: Henry Beckman, William Duell, Chris Gampel, William Hickey
98.
All My Children (1970–2011)
Episode:
Episode #1.3505
(1983)
Not Rated | 43 min | Drama, Romance, Mystery
Tad returns to Pine Valley and catches up with his mom Opal.
Director: Jack Coffey | Stars: Jerry Antonelli, Peter Bergman, Ronald Drake, William Duell
99.
Texas (1980–1982)
Episode:
Episode #1.527
(1982)
Drama, Romance
Lurlene afraid she will lose Joel due to her being scared after her attack. Ruby calls Mark to apologize for their fight the night before and that she loves him. Ruby and Stella clash and a... See full summary »
Stars: Sharon Acker, Elizabeth Allen, Carla Borelli, Linden Chiles