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1. Double Your Pleasure (1989 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 95 min | Comedy, Crime

A top undercover FBI agent Cavanaugh is incapacitated during a dangerous missions. The FBI decides that the assignment is to important to fail, so they bring in her twin sister, a reluctant waitress, to finish the job.

Director: Paul Lynch | Stars: Jackée Harry, Richard Lawson, Dan Hedaya, Harold Sylvester

Votes: 67

2. Vamp (1986)

R | 93 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

Two fraternity pledges travel to a sleazy bar in search of a stripper for their college friends, unaware it is occupied by vampires.

Director: Richard Wenk | Stars: Chris Makepeace, Sandy Baron, Robert Rusler, Dedee Pfeiffer

Votes: 7,056 | Gross: $4.94M

3. The Twilight Zone (1985–1989)
Episode: Need to Know/Red Snow (1986)

TV-PG | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

"Need to Know": Government investigator Edward Sayers visits a small rural community where insanity is spreading among the residents. "Red Snow": Russian KGB Colonel Ulyanov goes to a ... See full summary »

Directors: Paul Lynch, Jeannot Szwarc | Stars: William Petersen, Robin Gammell, Frances McDormand, Harold Ayer

Votes: 330

4. What's Happening Now! (1985–1988)
Episode: Nadine's Boss (1986)

TV-G | Comedy

An efficiency expert with the nickname "Pink-Slip Patty" gives Nadine and her fellow social workers a case of the jitters which eventally affects Raj the same way.

Director: Bob Priest | Stars: Ernest Thomas, Haywood Nelson, Fred Berry, Shirley Hemphill

Votes: 13

5. The Twilight Zone (1985–1989)

TV-PG | 45 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A collection of tales which range from comic to tragic, but often have a wicked sense of humor and an unexpected twist.

Stars: Robin Ward, Charles Aidman, Richard Mulligan, William Atherton

Votes: 12,273

6. What's Happening Now! (1985–1988)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy

"What's Happening Now!" is a sequel to "What's Happening!," a TV series about the adult main characters (Raj, Dwayne, Rerun, Shirley, and Dee) as teenagers/children.

Stars: Ernest Thomas, Haywood Nelson, Shirley Hemphill, Anne-Marie Johnson

Votes: 1,251

7. T.J. Hooker (1982–1986)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

The weekly adventures of tough-as-nails veteran police officer Sgt. T.J. Hooker, who rides the beat with his rookie partner Vince Romano.

Stars: William Shatner, Heather Locklear, Adrian Zmed, James Darren

Votes: 5,142

8. Archie Bunker's Place (1979–1983)
Episode: Teacher's Pet (1982)

TV-PG | Comedy

When Billie agrees to do some extra typing work for her college professor's new book, he tries to find a unique way of thanking her.

Director: Joe Gannon | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Danielle Brisebois, Allan Melvin, Denise Miller

Votes: 29

9. Strike Force (1981–2018)
Episode: The John Killer (1982)

Action, Crime, Drama

A female serial killer, the John Killer, stalks the conventions taking place in Los Angeles. Appearing as a prostitute, she follows her victims up to their hotel room where she brutally ... See full summary »

Director: Don Chaffey | Stars: Robert Stack, Dorian Harewood, Richard Romanus, Michael Goodwin

10. T.J. Hooker (1982–1986)
Episode: God Bless the Child (1982)

TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Busting a heroin ring becomes personal for Hooker when he discovers the dealers are selling smack at his daughter's high school.

Director: Harry Falk | Stars: William Shatner, Adrian Zmed, April Clough, Richard Herd

Votes: 103

11. Mr. Merlin (1981–1982)

30 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

The misadventures of Merlin the Magician and his apprentice in modern San Francisco.

Stars: Barnard Hughes, Clark Brandon, Jonathan Prince, Elaine Joyce

Votes: 293

12. Strike Force (1981–2018)

60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Captain Frank Murphy is in charge of a division that only handles the most difficult cases of the Los Angeles police department. He has assembled a diverse team to take on the craftiest criminals.

Stars: Robert Stack, Dorian Harewood, Richard Romanus, Michael Goodwin

Votes: 97

13. Mr. Merlin (1981–1982)
Episode: Not So Sweet Sixteen (1981)

30 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Zac is convinced he needs a van so he can impress a senior girl named Susan. Mr. Merlin grants him his wish, but only to teach him a lesson.

Director: Alan Myerson | Stars: Barnard Hughes, Clark Brandon, Jonathan Prince, Elaine Joyce

14. Trapper John, M.D. (1979–1986)
Episode: Mother Dearest (1981)

60 min | Drama

A con artist, working for Dr. Riverside as his nanny, attempts to pass off her partner-in-crime as his mother.

Director: Alex March | Stars: Pernell Roberts, Gregory Harrison, Madge Sinclair, Brian Stokes Mitchell

Votes: 15

15. The Great Cash Giveaway Getaway (1980 TV Movie)

100 min | Comedy, Crime

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Director: Michael O'Herlihy | Stars: David Kyle, Elissa Leeds, Albert Salmi, Richard Bull

Votes: 16

16. Trapper John, M.D. (1979–1986)

60 min | Drama

The Korean War M*A*S*H unit veteran operates as Chief Surgeon in a major city hospital with his colleagues.

Stars: Pernell Roberts, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Charles Siebert, Gregory Harrison

Votes: 2,221

17. Archie Bunker's Place (1979–1983)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy

The further misadventures of Archie Bunker, now the owner of a local pub, and his regulars.

Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Danielle Brisebois, Allan Melvin, Jason Wingreen

Votes: 1,508

18. Mr. Too Little (1978)

Adventure, Family

Young girl, Mindy, has a poodle dog "Mr. Too Little" of the title, and is a part of the circus performers. "Mr. Too Big" is a Tiger, trained by Mindy's Mother. The head of the circus is an ... See full summary »

Director: Stuart E. McGowan | Stars: Ray Ballard, Rossano Brazzi, George Bryson, Carmine Caridi

Votes: 22

19. Fame (1978 TV Movie)

53 min | Comedy, Drama

A waiter becomes a sudden overnight success as a playwright, and then begins negotiations with an Italian movie director to turn his play into a film. The results are unexpected.

Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Richard Benjamin, José Ferrer, Raf Vallone, Robert Alda

Votes: 33

20. Chico and the Man (1974–1978)
Episode: Ed Brown's Car Wash (1978)

TV-G | Comedy

Monica opens a car wash with four girls in Ed's garage.

Director: Jack Donohue | Stars: Jack Albertson, Scatman Crothers, Gabriel Melgar, Julie Hill

Votes: 14

21. Switch (1975–1978)
Episode: Who Killed Lila Craig? (1978)

60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Mac reacquaints himself with a number of people he hasn't seen in years after he and Pete reopen the case of a glamorous actress who was murdered 30 years earlier.

Director: Paul Krasny | Stars: Robert Wagner, Eddie Albert, Charlie Callas, Sharon Gless

22. The Amazing Howard Hughes (1977 TV Movie)

215 min | Biography, Drama

Howard Hughes is a driven man who amassed wealth and recognition as a Hollywood mover and shaker, aviation giant and man of mystery.

Director: William A. Graham | Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, Ed Flanders, James Hampton, Tovah Feldshuh

Votes: 669

23. Never Con a Killer (1977 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 72 min | Drama, Thriller

Pilot to the short-lived TV series "The Feather and Father Gang" has Detective Feather Danton and her con-man father Harry teaming up to outwit Runyonesque horseplayer E.J. Valerian.

Director: Buzz Kulik | Stars: Stefanie Powers, Harold Gould, Frank Delfino, Bettye Ackerman

Votes: 23

24. The Feather and Father Gang (1976–1977)
Episode: Never Con a Killer (1977)

60 min | Drama

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Director: Buzz Kulik | Stars: Bettye Ackerman, Jim Backus, Ray Ballard, Alan Beckwith

Votes: 11

25. Holmes and Yoyo (1976–1977)
Episode: The Cat Burglar (1977)

30 min | Comedy, Crime, Sci-Fi

Bumbling detective Holmes and his robot partner pursue a cat burglar, a thief that actually steals cats.

Director: Reza Badiyi | Stars: Richard B. Shull, John Schuck, Bruce Kirby, Andrea Howard

Votes: 11

26. Quincy M.E. (1976–1983)

TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The cases of a brilliant, if Irascible, coroner who investigates suspicious deaths which usually suggest murder.

Stars: Jack Klugman, John S. Ragin, Robert Ito, Joseph Roman

Votes: 7,339

27. Holmes and Yoyo (1976–1977)

30 min | Comedy, Crime, Sci-Fi

The cases of a hard luck police detective and his android partner.

Stars: John Schuck, Richard B. Shull, Bruce Kirby, Andrea Howard

Votes: 267

28. The Feather and Father Gang (1976–1977)

60 min | Drama

A gorgeous lawyer and her con man father solve crimes.

Stars: Stefanie Powers, Harold Gould, Frank Delfino, Joan Shawlee

Votes: 75

29. Lanigan's Rabbi (1976–1977)

90 min | Drama, Crime

Police Chief Paul Lanigan and David Small, a rabbi in Cameron, California, are friends and both solve crimes in the local town. They also spent many evenings socializing but the wives ... See full summary »

Stars: Art Carney, Janis Paige, Janet Margolin, Barbara Carney

Votes: 59

30. Lanigan's Rabbi (1976–1977)
Episode: Friday the Rabbi Slept Late (1976)

120 min | Drama, Crime

An Irish Catholic police chief and a Jewish rabbi join together to solve the murder of a housekeeper whose body was discovered by the front entrance of the rabbi's synagogue.

Director: Lou Antonio | Stars: Art Carney, Stuart Margolin, Janis Paige, Janet Margolin

Votes: 33

31. Emergency! (1972–1979)
Episode: Rules of Order (1976)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Gage and DeSoto invited to participate in a paramedic advisory committee, but also have to deal with the insufferably overearnest Brice as a member as well.

Director: Georg Fenady | Stars: Robert Fuller, Julie London, Bobby Troup, Randolph Mantooth

Votes: 84

32. Quincy M.E. (1976–1983)
Episode: A Star Is Dead (1976)

TV-PG | 75 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Actress, Roberta Rhodes, is found dead in her bedroom. The police think it was probably suicide, but a gossip-monger tells Quincy she died at the hand of a US Congressman, who's an old friend of his.

Director: Noel Black | Stars: Jack Klugman, Lynnette Mettey, Garry Walberg, Val Bisoglio

Votes: 181

33. Rhoda (1974–1978)
Episode: You Deserve a Break Today (1976)

TV-PG | Comedy

While Rhoda is in the bank waiting in Brenda's teller line, a man gets in the long line behind her, he telling her that he wants specifically to be in this line as he is attracted to Brenda... See full summary »

Director: Alan Myerson | Stars: Valerie Harper, Julie Kavner, Jeremy Stevens, Peter Elbling

Votes: 34

34. Switch (1975–1978)

90 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Ex-cop Frank McBride and ex-con Pete Ryan start their own detective agency.

Stars: Robert Wagner, Eddie Albert, Charlie Callas, Sharon Gless

Votes: 482

35. The Invisible Man (1975–1976)

60 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller

The weekly adventures of Dr. Daniel Westin, an invisible scientist working as an agent for a private thinktank.

Stars: David McCallum, Melinda O. Fee, Craig Stevens, Paul Kent

Votes: 1,058

36. Harry O (1973–1976)
Episode: Exercise in Fatality (1975)

60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Harry is hired to find a drug-addicted, pregnant teenage girl who ran away from her policeman father. In the midst of this case, an old girlfriend comes back into Harry's life.

Director: Russ Mayberry | Stars: David Janssen, Anthony Zerbe, Ralph Meeker, Nora Heflin

Votes: 43

37. The Invisible Man (1975–1976)
Episode: Pin Money (1975)

60 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller

When Margaret Carlson finds herself about to be replaced at the Harperville Bank by a computer, she turns to her only relative Walter for help. Her nephew must leave town, however, and the ... See full summary »

Director: Alan J. Levi | Stars: David McCallum, Melinda O. Fee, Craig Stevens, Helen Kleeb

Votes: 39

38. Kung Fu (1972–1975)
Episode: Barbary House (1975)

TV-PG | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Western

Caine becomes a Barbary Coast prizefighter in an effort to locate his brother before he's killed.

Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: David Carradine, Lois Nettleton, Tim McIntire, Leslie Nielsen

Votes: 93

39. Lucas Tanner (1974–1975)
Episode: Pay the Two Dollars (1975)

60 min | Drama, Sport

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Director: Allen Baron | Stars: David Hartman, John Randolph, Larry Hagman, Warren J. Kemmerling

Votes: 10

40. Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974–1975)

TV-PG | 51 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Carl Kolchak is a reporter for a Chicago newspaper. Through more accident than design he ends up investigating homicides, many of which involve supernatural forces. Ultimately, rather than reporting on the crimes, he solves them.

Stars: Darren McGavin, Simon Oakland, Jack Grinnage, Ruth McDevitt

Votes: 6,253

41. Airport 1975 (1974)

PG | 107 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

A 747 in flight collides with a small plane, and is rendered pilotless. Somehow the control tower must get a pilot aboard so the jet can land.

Director: Jack Smight | Stars: Charlton Heston, Karen Black, George Kennedy, Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

Votes: 11,896 | Gross: $47.29M

42. Rhoda (1974–1978)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy

In this spin-off of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," Rhoda Morgenstern leaves best pal Mary Richards and her other friends in Minneapolis, Minn., to try her luck in Manhattan.

Stars: Valerie Harper, Julie Kavner, Lorenzo Music, David Groh

Votes: 2,921

43. Chico and the Man (1974–1978)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy

The relationship between a cranky old mechanic and a twentysomething Chicano.

Stars: Jack Albertson, Scatman Crothers, Freddie Prinze, Della Reese

Votes: 1,231

44. Lucas Tanner (1974–1975)

60 min | Drama, Sport

Lucas Tanner changes careers after a grievous personal tragedy, taking up teaching in suburban St. Louis. He approaches it in an idealistic fashion, rebeling against the rules that keep him from connecting to the students.

Stars: David Hartman, Robbie Rist, Trish Soodik, Rosemary Murphy

Votes: 153

45. The Chadwick Family (1974 TV Movie)

113 min | Drama

A father finds himself taking care of a "family" that in addition to his son and three daughters, also consists of two sons-in-law and his youngest daughter's Chinese boyfriend.

Director: David Lowell Rich | Stars: Fred MacMurray, Kathleen Maguire, Darleen Carr, Jane Actman

Votes: 49

46. Columbo (1971–2003)
Episode: Mind Over Mayhem (1974)

TV-PG | 73 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The director of a government institute that employs various scientific geniuses commits a clever murder. But another kind of genius is on the case: Lt. Columbo.

Director: Alf Kjellin | Stars: Peter Falk, José Ferrer, Lew Ayres, Robert Walker Jr.

Votes: 2,364

47. Emergency! (1972–1979)
Episode: Floor Brigade (1974)

Not Rated | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

John and Roy think about going into the floor cleaning business on the side. A hermit is trapped in his cave home. Dr. Morton treats a famous singer. John is injured on a high rescue, and the station battles a chemical warehouse fire.

Director: Dennis Donnelly | Stars: Robert Fuller, Julie London, Bobby Troup, Randolph Mantooth

Votes: 96

48. Hec Ramsey (1972–1974)
Episode: Dead Heat (1974)

75 min | Drama, Mystery, Western

Hec suspects foul play when a young man dies of heart failure.

Director: Richard Quine | Stars: Richard Boone, Rick Lenz, Harry Morgan, Jackie Cooper

Votes: 24

49. Ironside (1967–1975)
Episode: Amy Prentiss: Part 1 (1974)

TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

New police chief Amy Prentiss takes over and faces backlash over her promotion.

Director: Boris Sagal | Stars: Raymond Burr, Don Galloway, Don Mitchell, Elizabeth Baur

Votes: 46

50. Kojak (1973–1978)
Episode: Cop in a Cage (1974)

TV-PG | 51 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Kojak receives threats against his life just as his niece is about to get married.

Director: Charles S. Dubin | Stars: Telly Savalas, John P. Ryan, Dan Frazer, Kevin Dobson

Votes: 225