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1. Our World (1986–1987)
60 min | History
Each episode focuses on a few months in history and what was going on at the time. Politics, society, music, and other subjects are explored. Interviews with people involved with the stories are featured.
Stars: Linda Ellerbee, Ray Gandolf, John S.D. Eisenhower, Pierre Salinger
Votes: 74
2. The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (1988 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 124 min | Documentary
This is a documentary that revisits the making of Gone with the Wind (1939) with archival footage, screen tests, insightful interviews and rare film footage.
Director: David Hinton | Stars: Christopher Plummer, L. Jeffrey Selznick, David O. Selznick, Irene Mayer Selznick
Votes: 673
3. The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
TV-G | 120 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A Disney-produced anthology covering many different genres.
Stars: Walt Disney, Paul Frees, Clarence Nash, Slim Pickens
Votes: 2,291
4. Gone with the Wind (1939)
Passed | 238 min | Drama, Romance, War
A sheltered and manipulative Southern belle and a roguish profiteer face off in a turbulent romance as the society around them crumbles with the end of slavery and is rebuilt during the Civil War and Reconstruction periods.
Directors: Victor Fleming, George Cukor, Sam Wood | Stars: Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Thomas Mitchell, Barbara O'Neil
Votes: 334,476 | Gross: $198.68M
5. Mildred Pierce (1945)
Approved | 111 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A hard-working mother inches towards disaster as she divorces her husband and starts a successful restaurant business to support her spoiled daughter.
Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Joan Crawford, Jack Carson, Zachary Scott, Eve Arden
Votes: 28,690
6. ABC Weekend Specials (1977–1995)
TV-Y | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A youth anthology series focusing primarily on adaptations of children's literature.
Stars: Willie Tyler, Frank Welker, Hal Smith, Janet Waldo
Votes: 351
7. The Women (1939)
Not Rated | 133 min | Comedy, Drama
A study of the lives and romantic entanglements of various interconnected women.
Director: George Cukor | Stars: Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford, Rosalind Russell, Mary Boland
Votes: 14,908 | Gross: $2.27M
8. Beulah (1950–1953)
Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy
The misadventures of a maid named Beulah.
Stars: Ethel Waters, Louise Beavers, Amanda Randolph, Ernest Whitman
Votes: 162
9. The Green Pastures (1957 TV Movie)
Drama
God, heaven, and several Old Testament stories, including the Creation and Noah's Ark, are described supposedly using the perspective of rural, black Americans.
Director: George Schaefer | Stars: William Warfield, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Harry Baird, Terry Carter
Votes: 22
10.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
Polly
(1989)
Unrated | 100 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
An orphan tries to use gladness to unite the people in a small southern town.
Director: Debbie Allen | Stars: Keshia Knight Pulliam, Phylicia Rashad, Dorian Harewood, Barbara Montgomery
Votes: 612
11. Studio One (1948–1958)
60 min | Drama
A pinnacle of the Golden Age of Television, "Studio One" presented a wide range of memorable dramas and received eighteen Emmy nominations and five wins during its prestigious nine-year run on CBS.
Stars: Betty Furness, Paul Branson, Charlton Heston, Mary Sinclair
Votes: 329
12. Lux Video Theatre (1950–1959)
30 min | Comedy, Drama
Live dramatic shows featuring Hollywood stars, adaptations of motion pictures, and a host accompanying. The host would introduce each act, and would conduct an interview with the stars at the end of the play.
Stars: Ken Carpenter, Jay Jackson, Otto Kruger, Gordon MacRae
Votes: 154
13.
Our World (1986–1987)
Episode:
Gone with the Wind: Making of a Classic...
(1987)
60 min | History
David O Selnick's grandiose vision takes shape as the world heads towards war.
Director: Consuelo Gonzales | Stars: Linda Ellerbee, Ray Gandolf, Mary Anderson, Katherine Brown
Votes: 11
14. Since You Went Away (1944)
Approved | 177 min | Drama, Romance, War
With her husband away to fight in World War II, a housewife must care for their two daughters alone.
Directors: John Cromwell, Edward F. Cline, Tay Garnett, David O. Selznick | Stars: Claudette Colbert, Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten, Shirley Temple
Votes: 5,095
15. American Playhouse (1980–1994)
61 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Anthology series which ran on PBS throughout the 1980s.
Stars: Jeffrey DeMunn, Elizabeth Franz, Edward Herrmann, Sada Thompson
Votes: 416
16.
ABC Weekend Specials (1977–1995)
Episode:
The Seven Wishes of Joanna Peabody
(1978)
TV-Y | 29 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Joanna Peabody is granted 7 wishes by "Aunt Thelma", a wise fairy-godmother who appears on Joanna's TV screen. Joanna squanders a few wishes before she learns the value of sharing.
Director: Stephen H. Foreman | Stars: Butterfly McQueen, Star-Shemah Bobatoon, Garrett Morris, Starletta DuPois
Votes: 48
17. ABC Afterschool Specials (1972–1997)
60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A teen drama anthology that often touched on social issues of the day.
Stars: Lance Kerwin, Samaria Graham, Mara Hobel, Alexa Kenin
Votes: 1,266
18. The Watermelon Woman (1996)
Unrated | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played 'mammy' archetypes.
Director: Cheryl Dunye | Stars: Cheryl Dunye, Guinevere Turner, Valarie Walker, Lisa Marie Bronson
Votes: 3,673
19. Cabin in the Sky (1943)
Passed | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A compulsive gambler dies during a shooting, but he'll receive a second chance to reform himself and to make up with his worried wife.
Directors: Vincente Minnelli, Busby Berkeley | Stars: Ethel Waters, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Lena Horne, Louis Armstrong
Votes: 3,414
20. The Mike Douglas Show (1961–1982)
Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Mike Douglas, aided by a different celebrity co-host every week, interviews a variety of figures from the world of entertainment.
Stars: Mike Douglas, Ellie Frankel, Ellie Frankel Sextet, Stan Kann
Votes: 579
21. Ossie and Ruby! (1980– )
30 min | Talk-Show
Stars: Cleavon Little, Butterfly McQueen, Robert Hooks, Kevin Hooks
Votes: 13
22.
Beulah (1950–1953)
Episode:
Bill, the Babysitter
(1951)
Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy
Bill babysits for the seven-year-old daughter of one of Mr. Henderson's business associates.
Director: James Tinling | Stars: Ethel Waters, William Post Jr., Virginia Damon, Dooley Wilson
Votes: 9
23.
American Playhouse (1980–1994)
Episode:
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
(1986)
Not Rated | 240 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Huckleberry Finn, a rambuctious boy adventurer chafing under the bonds of civilization, escapes his humdrum world and his selfish, plotting father by sailing a raft down the Mississippi River. In HD.
Director: Peter H. Hunt | Stars: Patrick Day, Jim Dale, Frederic Forrest, Anne Shropshire
Votes: 239
24. Duel in the Sun (1946)
Passed | 129 min | Drama, Romance, Western
Beautiful, biracial Pearl Chavez becomes the ward of her dead father's first love and finds herself torn between two brothers, one good and the other bad.
Directors: King Vidor, Otto Brower, William Dieterle, Sidney Franklin, William Cameron Menzies, David O. Selznick, Josef von Sternberg | Stars: Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten, Gregory Peck, Lionel Barrymore
Votes: 9,489 | Gross: $20.41M
25. The Mosquito Coast (1986)
PG | 117 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
An inventor spurns his city life and moves his family into the jungles of Central America to make a utopia.
Director: Peter Weir | Stars: Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren, River Phoenix, Jadrien Steele
Votes: 31,221 | Gross: $14.30M
26. The Ken Murray Show (1950–1953)
30 min | Comedy, Music
A 1950s variety show sponsored by Anheuser-Busch. The host was Ken Murray, who had previously hosted variety theatrical shows and variety radio programs. The show had a large regular cast ... See full summary »
Stars: Ken Murray, Jane Bergmeier, Darla Hood, Jack Mulhall
Votes: 35
27.
ABC Afterschool Specials (1972–1997)
Episode:
The Seven Wishes of a Rich Kid
(1979)
Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Lonely rich kid is suddenly granted seven wishes from a genie. He uses all of the wishes to impress a girl at school, but it doesn't work out the way he envisioned.
Director: Larry Elikann | Stars: Butterfly McQueen, Robbie Rist, Christopher Hewett, Rex Robbins
Votes: 21
28. Flame of Barbary Coast (1945)
Passed | 91 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
A cowboy competes with a gambling tycoon on the Barbary Coast for the hand of a beautiful dance-hall queen.
Director: Joseph Kane | Stars: John Wayne, Ann Dvorak, Joseph Schildkraut, William Frawley
Votes: 1,645
29. I Dood It (1943)
Passed | 102 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A bumbling pants presser at an upscale hotel's valet service nurses an unrequited crush on a Broadway star. He gets more than he bargained for when she agrees to marry him, to spite her womanizing fiance, and encounters Nazi saboteurs.
Director: Vincente Minnelli | Stars: Red Skelton, Eleanor Powell, Richard Ainley, Patricia Dane
Votes: 676
30. Wogan (1982–1992)
35 min | Talk-Show
Terry Wogan hosts his own long-running chat show, where he interviews a variety of guests, from public life to celebrities. Also featured are regular musical guests performing their latest songs.
Stars: Terry Wogan, Sue Lawley, Joanna Lumley, Gloria Hunniford
Votes: 313
31. Affectionately Yours (1941)
Approved | 88 min | Comedy, Romance
A married reporter's assignments carry him all over the world, which gives him ample opportunity to put the moves on the local females. He's in Lisbon attempting his latest "conquest" when ... See full summary »
Director: Lloyd Bacon | Stars: Merle Oberon, Dennis Morgan, Rita Hayworth, Ralph Bellamy
Votes: 652
32. Amazing Grace (1974)
G | 99 min | Comedy
An elderly woman in a Baltimore neighborhood finds out that a somewhat slow-witted neighbor is being put up for local office by some shady politicians who have no interest in their ... See full summary »
Director: Stan Lathan | Stars: Moms Mabley, Slappy White, Rosalind Cash, Moses Gunn
Votes: 281 | Gross: $0.74M
33. Killer Diller (1948)
73 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
An all-Black comedy and dance revue with stars of stage and screen.
Director: Josh Binney | Stars: Dusty Fletcher, George Wiltshire, Butterfly McQueen, Nellie Hill
Votes: 151
34. Good Morning America (1975– )
TV-G | 120 min | News, Talk-Show
They present the news and information source of the day's topics and journalism.
Stars: Lara Spencer, Ginger Zee, Robin Roberts, George Stephanopoulos
Votes: 2,027
35. The Phynx (1970)
GP | 81 min | Comedy, Music
A rock band becomes embroiled in foreign affairs when they're sent to go on tour in Albania as a cover to find hostages in a remote castle held by Communist enemies of the U.S.
Directors: Lee H. Katzin, Robert McKimson | Stars: Michael A. Miller, Ray Chippeway, Dennis Larden, Lonny Stevens
Votes: 359
36. Frankenpimp's Revenge: The Romeo and Juliet Massacre (2020)
Action, Fantasy, Horror
Cartoonist: Romeo Montague, a skilled (dying, bloated and drunken) former vampire-killer and his star-crossed bad-girl-with-a gun-partner: Julie Crapuletti, returns in this campy, erotics sequel to the infamous cult-classic:'Frankenpimp'.
Directors: Tony Watt, Raffi Atamian, Francesco De Francesco, John Migliore, Anik Rompré, Darcy Ann Turner, Vivita | Stars: Tony Watt, Vivita, Sophia The Cat, Deanna Prall
Votes: 46
37. Movie Blockbusters: The 15 Greatest Hits of All Time (1983 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
Director: Walter C. Miller | Stars: Christopher Plummer, Jeff Conaway, Anthony Daniels, Harrison Ford
38. Emerald City (1977–1978)
Talk-Show
Stars: Frank O'Dowd, Arthur Bell, Vito Russo, Dorian Hannaway
39.
Lux Video Theatre (1950–1959)
Episode:
Weather for Today
(1951)
30 min | Comedy, Drama
Director: Fielder Cook | Stars: Lynn Bari, Leo Bayard, Lee Bowman, Joe Di Reda
40.
Studio One (1948–1958)
Episode:
Give Us Our Dream
(1950)
60 min | Drama
A widow named Mrs. Marsan lives in an apartment complex and pries into her neighbors' personal affairs. She is happiest when unsuspecting lovers argue and she can focus her opera glasses on... See full summary »
Director: Paul Nickell | Stars: Josephine Hull, Butterfly McQueen, Charlotte Keane, Marie Powers
41.
Wogan (1982–1992)
Episode:
Episode #9.94
(1989)
Talk-Show
Terry returns to talk to John Ward, father of Julie Ward, who died under mysterious circumstances in Kenya. Included among the other guests is Butterfly McQueen, who cheerfully tells Terry she "hated" her role in Gone With The Wind.
Director: John Burrowes | Stars: Terry Wogan, Butterfly McQueen, Spandau Ballet, John Ward
42.
Good Morning America (1975– )
Episode:
Episode dated 4 March 1983
(1983)
TV-G | News, Talk-Show
Star: Butterfly McQueen
43.
The Mike Douglas Show (1961–1982)
Episode:
Episode #11.188
(1972)
Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Stars: Joey Bishop, Oleg Cassini, Mike Douglas, Cass Elliot
44.
Ossie and Ruby! (1980– )
Episode:
Episode dated 29 April 1981
(1981)
Talk-Show
Stars: Donald Bogle, Butterfly McQueen
45.
Beulah (1950–1953)
Episode:
Beulah Meets the Eel
(1950)
Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy
The Eel is on the loose and Harry has 15 Benjamins cold cash hidden in the house. This situation makes Harry nervous so Beulah talks Bill into guarding the Henderson home for the evening.
Director: Jack Reynolds | Stars: Ethel Waters, William Post Jr., Virginia Damon, Butterfly McQueen
46.
Beulah (1950–1953)
Episode:
Beulah and the Stock Market
(1951)
Not Rated | Comedy
Stars: Ethel Waters, Virginia Damon, Butterfly McQueen, William Post Jr.
47.
Beulah (1950–1953)
Episode:
Beulah's Southern Cooking
(1951)
Not Rated | Comedy
Stars: Ethel Waters, Virginia Damon, Bud Harris, Butterfly McQueen
48.
Beulah (1950–1953)
Episode:
Harry's Birthday
(1950)
Not Rated | Comedy
Beulah is the house keeper who had the ability to influence the home owners she worked for. .
Stars: Ethel Waters, Virginia Damon, Bud Harris, Butterfly McQueen
49.
Beulah (1950–1953)
Episode:
The Camping Trip
(1952)
Not Rated | Comedy
Stars: Louise Beavers, Virginia Damon, Bud Harris, Butterfly McQueen
50.
Good Morning America (1975– )
Episode:
Episode dated 8 February 1983
(1983)
TV-G | News, Talk-Show
Stars: David Hartman, Mary Anderson, Rand Brooks, Fred Crane