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1.
Frank's Place (1987–1988)
Episode:
Where's Ed?
(1988)
Comedy, Drama
Ed, a fellow Driver club member has died, but this has not stopped his fellow Drivers from taking him from the funeral home to the Chez for one last drink. Instead of taking him back, the Drivers leave him at the Chez the next morning.
Director: Hugh Wilson | Stars: Tim Reid, Robert Harper, Daphne Reid, Francesca P. Roberts
Votes: 12
2.
Frank's Place (1987–1988)
Episode:
The Bridge
(1987)
Comedy, Drama
A man named Varden drinks too much at the Chez and dies in a car accident. The Varden family sues the Chez for negligence.
Director: Hugh Wilson | Stars: Tim Reid, Robert Harper, Daphne Reid, Francesca P. Roberts
Votes: 11
3.
The West Wing (1999–2006)
Episode:
Posse Comitatus
(2002)
TV-14 | 42 min | Drama
Bartlet, Leo, Sam, Toby, and C.J. travel to New York City for a Catholic fund raiser at a long Broadway play called "The War of the Roses". Josh steps up his efforts to beat his girlfriend,... See full summary »
Director: Alex Graves | Stars: Rob Lowe, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Janel Moloney
Votes: 1,246
4.
Frank's Place (1987–1988)
Episode:
Dueling Voodoo
(1988)
Comedy, Drama
One of Frank's Dad's possessions is a apartment from which a Voodoo woman refuses to move. Frank needs to evict her, but needs some help from another local Vodoo worker to do so.
Director: Richard Dubin | Stars: Tim Reid, Robert Harper, Daphne Reid, Francesca P. Roberts
Votes: 8
5. The West Wing (1999–2006)
TV-14 | 42 min | Drama
Inside the lives of staffers in the West Wing of the White House.
Stars: Martin Sheen, Rob Lowe, Allison Janney, John Spencer
Votes: 85,692
6.
Cop Rock (1990)
Episode:
Cop-a-Felliac
(1990)
Comedy, Drama, Musical
LaRusso's speech makes him look like a hero; Ruskin's jealousy borders on violence; Potts is accused of betraying the force.
Director: Arlene Sanford | Stars: Anne Bobby, Barbara Bosson, Vondie Curtis-Hall, David Gianopoulos
Votes: 15
7.
Cop Rock (1990)
Episode:
Bang the Potts Slowly
(1990)
Comedy, Drama, Musical
LaRusso rejoins the squad and asks Potts to be his partner again; a rapist terrorizes a college campus.
Director: Fred Gerber | Stars: Anne Bobby, Barbara Bosson, Vondie Curtis-Hall, David Gianopoulos
Votes: 29
8.
Cop Rock (1990)
Episode:
Marital Blitz
(1990)
Comedy, Drama, Musical
Quinn asks Capt. Hollander for a new partner and gets more than she planned; Ruskin and Potts take the stand as LaRusso goes on trial.
Director: Gilbert M. Shilton | Stars: Anne Bobby, Barbara Bosson, Vondie Curtis-Hall, David Gianopoulos
Votes: 14
9. Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Set almost 100 years after Captain Kirk's 5-year mission, a new generation of Starfleet officers sets off in the U.S.S. Enterprise-D on its own mission to go where no one has gone before.
Stars: Patrick Stewart, Brent Spiner, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton
Votes: 136,306
10. Frank's Place (1987–1988)
30 min | Comedy, Drama
A professor from Boston runs his late father's New Orleans restaurant.
Stars: Tim Reid, Robert Harper, Daphne Reid, Francesca P. Roberts
Votes: 519
11.
Tour of Duty (1987–1990)
Episode:
Thanks for the Memories
(1989)
TV-14 | 46 min | Action, Drama, War
With Thanksgiving 1968 as a backdrop; Colonel Brewster's decision to go to the press about the Phu An massacre lands him a lot of trouble with the higher echelon, especially when he goes on... See full summary »
Director: Paul Lynch | Stars: Terence Knox, Stephen Caffrey, Tony Becker, Ramón Franco
Votes: 57
12. 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: 2,292
13.
Frank's Place (1987–1988)
Episode:
Frank Joins the Club
(1987)
Comedy, Drama
Frank gets invited to join a (black) men's club. He feels great till he finds out how they choose their members.
Director: Neema Barnette | Stars: Tim Reid, Robert Harper, Daphne Reid, Francesca P. Roberts
Votes: 13
14.
Frank's Place (1987–1988)
Episode:
The Bum Out Front
(1988)
Comedy, Drama
Frank has a problem with a homeless man that will not leave the Chez alone.
Director: Frank Bonner | Stars: Tim Reid, Robert Harper, Daphne Reid, Francesca P. Roberts
Votes: 6
15.
Frank's Place (1987–1988)
Episode:
The Reverend Gets a Flock
(1987)
Comedy, Drama
While sitting out some bad weather, Bubba and Tiger recall the last time Reverend Tyrone Deal had a congregation.
Director: Neema Barnette | Stars: Tim Reid, Robert Harper, Daphne Reid, Francesca P. Roberts
Votes: 6
16. Tour of Duty (1987–1990)
TV-14 | 47 min | Action, Drama, War
The trials of a U.S. Army platoon serving in the field during the Vietnam War.
Stars: Terence Knox, Stephen Caffrey, Tony Becker, Ramón Franco
Votes: 4,957
17.
Cop Rock (1990)
Episode:
Potts Don't Fail Me Now
(1990)
Comedy, Drama, Musical
Potts will not testify against LaRusso; Ruskin clashes again with Campo; a cop suggests that Rose is not a fit partner for a white man.
Director: Brad Silberling | Stars: Anne Bobby, Barbara Bosson, Vondie Curtis-Hall, David Gianopoulos
Votes: 16
18.
The West Wing (1999–2006)
Episode:
We Killed Yamamoto
(2002)
TV-14 | 42 min | Drama
Bartlet and Leo debate on how to deal with the impending visit of the Qumari Defense Minister, whom U.S. intelligence officers have conclusively linked to terrorists. Sam dismisses an ... See full summary »
Director: Thomas Schlamme | Stars: Rob Lowe, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Janel Moloney
Votes: 830
19.
Frank's Place (1987–1988)
Episode:
Pilot
(1987)
Comedy, Drama
Frank Parrish comes to New Orleans to see his Father's restaurant, the Chez Louisianne (the Chez). Frank meets the staff of the restaurant and some of the loyal customers.
Director: Hugh Wilson | Stars: Tim Reid, Robert Harper, Daphne Reid, Francesca P. Roberts
Votes: 12
20. Gilmore Girls (2000–2007)
TV-PG | 44 min | Comedy, Drama
A dramedy centering around the relationship between a thirtysomething single mother and her teen daughter living in Stars Hollow, Connecticut.
Stars: Lauren Graham, Alexis Bledel, Keiko Agena, Scott Patterson
Votes: 148,348
21. Hill Street Blues (1981–1987)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The lives and work of the staff of an inner city police precinct.
Stars: Daniel J. Travanti, Michael Warren, Bruce Weitz, James Sikking
Votes: 10,581
22.
Frank's Place (1987–1988)
Episode:
Cool and the Gang: Part 2
(1987)
Comedy, Drama
Cool Charles' crowd turns deadly and his personality gets darker with his drug use.
Director: Hugh Wilson | Stars: Tim Reid, Robert Harper, Daphne Reid, Francesca P. Roberts
Votes: 6
23.
Frank's Place (1987–1988)
Episode:
Cultural Exchange
(1988)
Comedy, Drama
Some East African musicians come to the Chez and one of them decides to defect.
Director: Kevin Rodney Sullivan | Stars: Tim Reid, Robert Harper, Daphne Reid, Francesca P. Roberts
Votes: 9
24.
Frank's Place (1987–1988)
Episode:
Food Fight
(1987)
Comedy, Drama
When a rival restaurant tries to steal the Chez's food to tap the secret of Big Arthur's recipes, an illegal boxing match is set up for the rival chefs. The winner admits in public who is the better cook.
Director: Richard Dubin | Stars: Tim Reid, Robert Harper, Daphne Reid, Francesca P. Roberts
Votes: 7
25.
Frank's Place (1987–1988)
Episode:
Season's Greetings
(1987)
Comedy, Drama
It's Christmas at the Chez. Frank is invited to Shabbat at the Weissberger's, and he also gets to meet Ennis' brother, Ray. Arthur plays Santa Claus for the local children, with Shorty as his helper.
Director: Helaine Head | Stars: Tim Reid, Robert Harper, Daphne Reid, Francesca P. Roberts
Votes: 9
26.
Frank's Place (1987–1988)
Episode:
The King of Wall Street
(1988)
Comedy, Drama
A Charmain of a major corporation visits the Chez, but he finds out that his Board is trying to vote him out of his own company and he has to figure out his future.
Director: Asaad Kelada | Stars: Tim Reid, Robert Harper, Daphne Reid, Francesca P. Roberts
Votes: 6
27.
The Pretender (1996–2000)
Episode:
Extreme
(1999)
TV-14 | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Jarod joins a reckless extreme-sports group to discover the truth behind an alleged bungee jump 'accident' that left its victim in a coma. Meanwhile, Jarod uses a game show motif to send ... See full summary »
Director: Scott Lautanen | Stars: Michael T. Weiss, Andrea Parker, Patrick Bauchau, Jon Gries
Votes: 112
28.
Tour of Duty (1987–1990)
Episode:
Sleeping Dogs
(1989)
TV-14 | Action, Drama, War
When Block starts to put his hand with pressure on Alex Devlin's neck and she says, "You are hurting me", he backs off and then she asks him for a one-on-one interview. No journalist would ask that after an assault like that.
Director: Stephen L. Posey | Stars: Terence Knox, Stephen Caffrey, Tony Becker, Stan Foster
Votes: 61
29.
Frank's Place (1987–1988)
Episode:
Night Business
(1988)
Comedy, Drama
Business is bad in the evenings, so Frank hires a consultant, who decides on some radical changes.
Director: Max Tash | Stars: Tim Reid, Robert Harper, Daphne Reid, Francesca P. Roberts
Votes: 6
30. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990–1996)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy
A streetwise, poor young man from Philadelphia is sent by his mother to live with his aunt, uncle and cousins in their Bel-Air mansion.
Stars: Will Smith, James Avery, Alfonso Ribeiro, Tatyana Ali
Votes: 144,814
31.
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode:
Preemptive Strike
(1994)
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Following her return from Advanced Tactical Training, Bajoran Ro Laren is sent to infiltrate the Maquis and finds herself torn between her loyalty to Picard and Starfleet, and her sympathy with the Maquis fighting "the good fight".
Director: Patrick Stewart | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn
Votes: 2,855
32.
Cop Rock (1990)
Episode:
Pilot
(1990)
Comedy, Drama, Musical
A drug dealer kills Rose's partner, incensing LaRusso; a drug-addict mother loses her baby.
Director: Gregory Hoblit | Stars: Anne Bobby, Barbara Bosson, David Gianopoulos, Larry Joshua
Votes: 40
33.
Frank's Place (1987–1988)
Episode:
Frank Returns
(1987)
Comedy, Drama
Frank goes back to Boston, but it seems the city doesn't want him (is this due to a spin put on him?), so he goes back to New Orleans to stay.
Director: Hugh Wilson | Stars: Tim Reid, Robert Harper, Daphne Reid, Francesca P. Roberts
Votes: 7
34.
Frank's Place (1987–1988)
Episode:
Frank's Place - The Movie
(1988)
Comedy, Drama
A movie is being shot at the bat. Frank finds himself drawn to the actress but holds back because he doesn't want to jeopardize his potential relationship with Hanna. But the guys tell him he should try.
Director: Hugh Wilson | Stars: Tim Reid, Robert Harper, Daphne Reid, Francesca P. Roberts
Votes: 12
35.
Frank's Place (1987–1988)
Episode:
I.O.U.
(1987)
Comedy, Drama
Frank is asked, rather forcefully to sell The Chez to Pokey LaCarre, to settle an old debt of Ennis Parrish, Frank's dad and the former owner of the Chez.
Director: Roy Campanella II | Stars: Tim Reid, Robert Harper, Daphne Reid, Francesca P. Roberts
Votes: 6
36.
Gilmore Girls (2000–2007)
Episode:
Blame Booze and Melville
(2005)
TV-14 | 44 min | Comedy, Drama
The article about the Dragonfly comes out and Luke and Lorelai celebrate. Sookie goes into labor. Logan's dad Mitchum reviews Rory's work and Luke has competition from an unlikely source to buy the Twickham house.
Director: Jamie Babbit | Stars: Lauren Graham, Alexis Bledel, Melissa McCarthy, Scott Patterson
Votes: 706
37.
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
38.
Cop Rock (1990)
Episode:
Happy Mudder's Day
(1990)
Comedy, Drama, Musical
To get LaRusso, Hollander steps up pressure on Potts; the mayor undergoes cosmetic surgery to get re-elected.
Director: Charles Haid | Stars: Anne Bobby, Barbara Bosson, Vondie Curtis-Hall, David Gianopoulos
Votes: 17
39.
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990–1996)
Episode:
M Is for the Many Things She Gave Me
(1994)
TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy
Phillip's former girlfriend Janice visits, and Vivian is jealous and annoyed. Will likes Janice's daughter Wendy and flirts with her. However, Janice flirts with Will. Phillip finds out that Will and Janice slept together.
Director: Shelley Jensen | Stars: Will Smith, James Avery, Daphne Reid, Alfonso Ribeiro
Votes: 641
40.
Home Improvement (1991–1999)
Episode:
My Dinner with Wilson
(1994)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Tim and Jill are upset to find out that Wilson is planning on moving to the forests of Ecuador.
Director: Andy Cadiff | Stars: Tim Allen, Patricia Richardson, Earl Hindman, Jonathan Taylor Thomas
Votes: 261
41.
Frank's Place (1987–1988)
Episode:
Shorty's Belle
(1988)
Comedy, Drama
Shorty falls in love with a woman who may spell trouble for him.
Director: Max Tash | Stars: Tim Reid, Robert Harper, Daphne Reid, Francesca P. Roberts
Votes: 8
42. The Pretender (1996–2000)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A specially gifted man, with the ability to instantly master any skill, escapes from a secret testing facility and travels the country taking on different jobs and helping strangers while hiding from his kidnappers.
Stars: Michael T. Weiss, Andrea Parker, Patrick Bauchau, Jon Gries
Votes: 17,106
43. Getting By (1993–1994)
30 min | Comedy, Family
Follows two women who live together. Dolores has two boys, and Cathy has two girls.
Stars: Cindy Williams, Telma Hopkins, Deon Richmond, Merlin Santana
Votes: 75
44.
Hill Street Blues (1981–1987)
Episode:
Der Roachenkavalier
(1987)
TV-14 | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Goldblume takes the blame when a drug addict who was released the day before runs down several people with a car. Buntz attempts to save the Furillo's marriage after overhearing a rumor ... See full summary »
Director: Christian I. Nyby II | Stars: Daniel J. Travanti, Michael Warren, Bruce Weitz, Betty Thomas
Votes: 67
45. The Cosby Show (1984–1992)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
The goings-on in the life of a successful African-American family.
Stars: Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Tempestt Bledsoe
Votes: 36,394
46.
The Cosby Show (1984–1992)
Episode:
And So, We Commence
(1992)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
Theo graduates from college, and Cliff thinks back to an earlier time at the ceremony; the series end with Cliff and Claire dancing away off the studio.
Director: Jay Sandrich | Stars: Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad, Sabrina Le Beauf, Geoffrey Owens
Votes: 169
47.
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper (1992–1997)
Episode:
Talent Show
(1996)
TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Family, Sport
Mark's a hero when he gets a famous musical group to promise to perform at the school carnival--until they fail to show up. TYRESE guest stars as Darrell.
Director: Mark Linn-Baker | Stars: Mark Curry, Raven-Symoné, Sandra Quarterman, Marquise Wilson
Votes: 28
48.
Love & War (1992–1995)
Episode:
I Like to Be in America
(1995)
TV-14 | 24 min | Comedy, Romance
INS agents arrest an unlikely suspect when they visit the Blue Shamrock to look for illegal aliens among the employees: it seems Dana isn't a US citizen.
Director: Robert Berlinger | Stars: Steven Anderson, Jeri Arredondo, Kevin Carr, Joanna Gleason
Votes: 21
49. Home Improvement (1991–1999)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Family
The daily trials and tribulations of Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor, a television show host raising three mischievous boys with help from his loyal co-host, loving wife, and eccentric neighbor.
Stars: Tim Allen, Earl Hindman, Taran Noah Smith, Zachery Ty Bryan
Votes: 49,178
50. The Bernie Mac Show (2001–2023)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A stand up comedian suddenly becomes a father when he takes custody of his sister's three children.
Stars: Bernie Mac, Kellita Smith, Jeremy Suarez, Dee Dee Davis
Votes: 8,471