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- In 1977, ABC first aired "Three's Company," a sitcom based on a British series. The show overcomes a great deal of initial controversy and negative publicity to become an audience favorite. However, behind-the-scenes battles took place when Suzanne Somers went on strike for a huge salary increase, which led to a falling out between her and her co-stars. Ultimately her character was written off of the series.
- The documentary style program profiled the life and career of actress, model, entrepreneur, entertainer and author, Suzanne Somers.
- A documentary retrospective about the popular eighties television series, Dynasty, with cast and crew interviews and footage.
- The documentary covered the life, times and death of the legendary entertainer, Sammy Davis Jr.
- Hollywood Desperado: Rebel or Royalty is an inspirational true story of Jaime Monroy, who, like most of us, has a dream. Struggling to fit in, he becomes determined to stand out! As a street smart fearless kid from the barrio of East Los Angeles, he uses his head and heart to seek fame and fortune in the bright lights of Hollywood. This Latino boy next door makes his own breaks at age 16 by day, handing out tickets to television show tapings in front of Hollywood's Grauman's Chinese Theatre. By early evening, parking cars for legendary comedians at the Friar's Club in Beverly Hills, and late at night, answering phones and separating the mail for Hollywood Screen Legend Mae West. Still under age, he paints in a mustache as a disguise to emcee at the Playboy Club, while Playboy bunnies protect the young teen comedian from drunk hecklers. Jaime Monroy cultivates a style to do ordinary things in an extraordinary way. He knows what he wants and goes for it with an all or nothing conviction and relentless energy, taking the audience as a passenger on a roller-coaster ride of risks, excitement, and disappointments. He becomes a west-coast Olympic prospect in the decathlon, then, because of the Iran hostage crisis, President Jimmy Carter boycotts the 1980 summer Olympics. While touring as a top opening act comedian, Jaime thinks he's been discovered as a sitcom star and is signed by Hollywood power players, but to his surprise, he is marketed as America's next teen idol. "But I'm a comedian, not a singer", yells Jaime Monroy, as he's pushed out on stage in front of hundreds of screaming girls. During a Hollywood Writer's Strike, struggling to make money, he gets and idea! Using his foresight and showmanship, he screen prints on t-shirts out of his garage and becomes a million dollar marketing man and patented inventor, then comes face to face with the 1992 L.A. riots as it burns millions to the ground. Having lost it all - money, a shot at stardom, feeling like giving up, Hollywood Desperado: Rebel or Royalty features Jaime Monroy's phoenix-like power to re-create himself from ashes. Making all audiences laugh and Latinos proud, Jaime Monroy has had his share of misfortunes and career success. Filled with laughter, tears, struggle, but most of all faith, this insightful, revealing, heart-warming, funny and inspiring documentary - part stand-up comedy, part self-help - traces the journey of this multi-talented young man. Jaime Monroy has an unshakable shining spirit of optimism and hope, keeping this persevering underdog on target to get the job done and succeed.
- After a rich old man dies in a suspicious car accident in Acapulco, Mexico, his widow wants his insurance company to pony up five million dollars. Hotshot investigator Jake Decker (Charles Grodin) and charming model Ellie (Farrah Fawcett-Majors) come in to check it out.
- Two New York police detectives (Howard Hesseman, Ed Marinaro) recruit a gallery worker (Brooke Shields) to help them head off a jewel heist.
- Jack is married to a lawyer and has a daughter. Lisa, an ex, pops up after ten years. Lisa kills a man raping her in her apartment. Complications - Jack just left her after sex.
- Darren goes to Hollywood in an attempt to live the American dream of becoming a big-name actor. When Darren is mistaken for Dante, the A-List actor in town, his world is thrown upside down - and he gets his wish, for better or for worse.
- After his best friend is killed in a car crash, detective Mike Hammer starts an investigation of his own. He soon discovers that Joey was already dead before the crash, but powerful people are willing to do anything to stop him.
- Suzanne Somers, an environmentally concerned lawyer, was hired by Donald Sutherland to halt the construction on a breeding ground of endangered species of seals. In HD.
- Mickey Spillane's private eye Mike Hammer (Stacy Keach) probes his long-lost love's death while seeking their daughter.
- West and Gordon come out of retirement to find out who is replacing world leaders with lookalikes. They go to Arizona where the son of their old enemy is found, and with his arsenal of weapons, is a bigger threat than his father ever was.
- A high-stakes poker game is robbed and Pat intervenes as the thieves make their getaway. He is shot in the back and then framed as a drug dealer. Hammer makes it his job to clear Pat and find out who nearly killed him.
- A portrayal of life behind the scenes of Charlie's Angels (1976).
- Robert Conrad and Ross Martin reprise their roles as Secret Service agents of the 1890s.
- A young girl is kidnapped and there is an attempt on the daughter of an well-known actress. The kidnapper then turns up dead. Hammer is hired to protect the girl and travels to Los Angeles, where she is then kidnapped.
- Private detective Mike Hammer takes on a case looking for Trinity Sinclair's father who has been missing for 15 years.
- Mike is asked by a Las Vegas entertainer to come to Vegas. Mike refuses, he is then knocked out and dropped (literally) into Las Vegas. He is led to believe that the entertainer had him shanghaied, which the entertainer denies. Later the entertainer is blown up (literally) and someone has planted evidence that points to Mike. Mike then sets out to try and clear his name but everyone he goes to get information is killed and he is again the suspect. Can Mike find someone who can clear him and can he keep that person alive long enough to do so?
- Detective Harry Stoner has only a few clues. A year ago someone mutilated the nude photos found in the city library's art books. And shortly after, a young murder victim was found carved up in the same grisly way. Now, more mangled art books have suddenly turned up. And it's Harry's job to make sure another corpse doesn't.
- A Chicago cop (Pare) is sent to Houston after getting involved in an incident that catches the ire of the mob, where he is teamed with a native (Beck). And from the beginning the two of them don't get along.
- Lila B is a singer who is romantically involved with a mobster, Johnny Dive. When she becomes a murder suspect, Mike tries to help.
- At fifty years of age actress Farrah Fawcett reveals her body to the camera in this one off special.
- The cases of Mickey Spillane's classic private eye character.
- The life stories of various historical figures and celebrities are told.
- Stacy Keach's original portrayal of the title character is revived with a new Velda and a different cop as his friend. Mike's cases are arranged to reflect the times of the late '90's.
- Documentary series exploring a topic, headline, or person that became the ground zero for a revolution in culture; told by the people who were on the front lines of the story.
- Pith-helmeted Buck is a Great White Hunter who here (unlike the real one from the 1940s) works out of the Raffles Hotel bar in Singapore during the 1930s fighting all kinds of bad guys in pre-war Malaya.
- A Chicago cop is transferred to Houston where he teams up with a Texas lawman.
- Phil Donahue's show started off similar to other shows of its day, featuring celebrities and musical acts, but he soon started pushing the envelope by discussing health and social topics previously considered taboo.
- A show showcasing film/tv out-takes, funny commercials and elaborate practical jokes on celebrities.
- Programmes giving the British people an insight into the workings of all aspects of the female side of Hollywood.
- Well-known people in the entertainment industry are interviewed about the corruption with the company "Faces International."
- Even though Linda Blair hit stardom with her role in "The Exorcist", the actress experienced difficulties in her personal life.
- Gloria counts on Frank Buck to guide an important visitor from Washington going by the name of Marsh. Two sets of German spies are after March, one of which has switched his suitcase for one carrying a bomb.
- Frank Buck finds an old journal that may lead to finding the bones "Singapore Man", possibly the missing link. Anthropologist Laura Davies arrives as soon as she can, but there are several other parties after the bones as well.
- Frank and a female photographer from National Geographic are captured by Banjee tribesmen. To their surprise, an ex-convict called Harry Larkin leads the tribe.
- A woman approaches Frank and H.H. and tells them that a man they know is in trouble. They agree to help.
- The Japanese kidnap Buck's friend, the Sultan of Johore, who saw their fake archaeological excavation site. Gloria and Buck must figure out what the codename for the Japanese invasion - Seven Keys to Singapore - means and sabotage it.
- Frank Buck is expecting H.H. to throw him a birthday party. But beforehand, he is subjected to several attempts on his life. Things get even more complicated when a storm hits Singapore and Buck's birthday present escapes.
- After escaping from jail, Bundhi is forced to deliver a priceless necklace for Vonturgo and ends up chained to Frank Buck along the way. Meanwhile Gloria is equally desperate to get the necklace back.
- H.H. is captured by the Chinese Triad and held for ransom for one of their own. Buck reluctantly teams up with reporter Dana Miller to safe the life of his friend.
- Buck helps a young missionary and her charges escape from Japanese soldiers while trying to reach Gloria to warn her about a spy who has infiltrated an important conference at Raffles.
- Filmmaker Flynn wants to make movies starring Frank Buck, who reluctantly agrees to have Flynn accompany him on a trip to the Valley of the Mists. The peaceful tribe that lives there is coping with some unwelcome European visitors.
- While on a romantic dinner date, Frank Buck and Stacey Martin are drugged and she is kidnapped to be sold off to a Raja. Frank and H.H. go in pursuit to get her back.
- Ali is tricked by an old acquaintance, and they both end up captured by a warlord who claims to be a descendant of a Japanese samurai.
- Count Markoff offers 5 thousand dollars for an ebony cat (black panther) delivered by Friday. Frank Buck competes against his old mentor Dingo Larson, with whom he had a falling out. Meanwhile, Gloria is coping with a jewel thief at the Raffles Hotel.
- Frank and Gloria's plane goes down in cannibal territory. While they try to get home, they remain unaware that Buck has been infected with cerebral malaria and needs to get treated as soon as possible.
- Princess Kati, an old friend of both Buck and H.H., is about to become Sultana. However, some of her staff are plotting against her and various attempts are made on all three of their lives.
- 1982–19831h7.6 (8)TV EpisodeDown on his luck WIlmer Bass sells his trained lion to Frank Buck. Neither of them realize that the animal's collar is the fabled collar of Katumba that a dangerous cult is searching for.
- An elderly couple goes to Mike and tells them that they placed all their money in gold. And the one handling their money won't give it to them. Mike initially tells them to go to a lawyer he knows. But when they're killed Mike decides to investigate and finds himself in the middle of something involving the Feds.
- An arms dealer, Decker, has a blind 12 year-old daughter, Jennifer. Her dog is stolen and Hammer is asked to find it. It turns out to be part of a plot to kidnap the daughter and hold her for ransom. Hammer must save her and the dog.
- A small shopkeep is murdered and a customer is severely injured in his shop. There doesn't seem to be a motive but the clues point to his connections with the mob. The federal authorities are also interested in what is happening.
- Hammer witnesses the murder of a mobster and, in the shooting, the owner of the café is seriously injured. Hammer is determined to avenge her shooting and is out to find the killers, which will also stop a potential mob war.
- An Australian private detective approaches Hammer to find a missing author. Her only clue is 'The Face', Hammer's mysterious woman. He catches up with the The Face and finds out her story. Together they find out why the author is wanted.
- An aging boxer, desperate for money, is training for a fight but his sister is concerned as he is having blackouts. She asks Hammer to find out what is happening. When he investigates there seem to be other factors affecting the fight.
- Hammer is on the sidelines at a football game when the quarterback is killed. Hammer investigates and finds that there were plenty of reasons because man was into gambling and throwing games. However, finding the killer is more difficult.
- Hammer's friend, Asst DA Dave Hunter, is shot during a custody escape by Matt Rainey. Rainey is killed but Hammer tries to find the organiser of the escape bid and he must work with the three women that were involved with Rainey.
- A reporter friend of Hammer's is murdered she found some information about a crime gang. Hammer witnesses the killing but there are attempts on his life to stop him testifying. He has to work hard to find the leader of a criminal gang.
- A friend of Hammer's is killed in an airport terminal carrying 3 million dollars in diamonds to repay a gambling debt. When it turns out that the diamonds were fake Hammer needs to find out who stole them, as the bodies mount up.
- It is New Year's Eve and the patrons are waiting for Hammer. While they are waiting for him to arrive, Pat relates the story of how Hammer had helped a freedom movement establish a democratic government in Altos.
- An undercover cop is murdered and Hammer is framed for his murder. In the middle is Sheila Forbes, the cop's wife and Hammer's former girlfriend. Hammer has to find out who really did the murder and why.
- A former detective suddenly shoots a man for no reason and forces Hammer to kill him. Hammer is determined to find out why, with the clues being a blonde and a marked dime. These clues lead him to a psychiatric clinic.
- A friend of Hammer's is blown up investigating a protection racket that is extorting money from a high fashion designer. Hammer continues the investigation and there is cross and double cross before he solves the case.
- An old school friend comes to Hammer with an invitation to a retirement dinner for one of their old teachers. The friend, who works for a congressman, is found murdered, as is another alumni. Hammer sets to work to find out why.
- When actress whom Mike knows dies when she jumped off her apartment, MIke wonders if someone pushed her to it. He starts by asking around and learns that she was abused emotionally.
- An old friend, the lead singer for a rock group called FIrestorm, gives Hammer a package to mind just before he goes on a fishing holiday. When she is electrocuted during rehearsal, his holiday is cut short as he investigates her death.
- A union worker is murdered and Hammer is employed by his widow to help her get money owed to her from his pension fund. Hammer finds that the money has been embezzled through overseas accounts, but who was overseeing the fraud?
- Mike helps an amateur counterfeiter who's gotten herself in trouble with the mob. Those gambling debts paid off with funny money didn't amuse them!
- A woman in distress appears in Hammer's office asking for his help. It turns out to be his daughter, a woman that he didn't know existed. She is a singer in a band and the money she is raising for a charity is disappearing.
- A man on parole wants Hammer to find his former girlfriend, who he hasn't seen for eight years. The man had been in jail for an armoured car robbery where the money wasn't found, which is crucial to understanding her current whereabouts.
- A friend of Hammer's is kidnapped and held for ransom during a jewelry store robbery. Things go wrong during the handover of a valuable diamond and Hammer has a lot of work to do before he finally works out what is happening.
- Velda is mugged and the gang vows revenge when Hammer intervenes. They frame Hammer for murder and he is on the run until he is able to find the real killer and bring him to justice. Help comes from an unlikely source.
- A man with no memory walks into Hammer's office and wants to know who he is. It turns out he is an scientist wanted by the KGB. There are many twists and turns as Hammer tries to save him despite not being helped by the local agents.
- A murderer is killing successful businesswomen many of whom appeared on a TV show. Hammer must act quickly before his client, a women's magazine editor, is also killed.
- A private school girl hires Hammer to find her father, a man who was the getaway driver for a hotel robbery to order to fund his daughter's school fees. The solution goes all the way up the social ladder to a senate candidate.
- A woman is held at the airport whose documents say that she's Mrs. Mike Hammer. She's a foreigner who claimed to be his wife so that she could get into the country quietly. She says that her country is trying to change things and is in New York to collect money intended for the reform. When someone tries to kill her, Mike kills him but without her testimony, it can't be proven that it was justified, and she's about to be deported. So Mike marries her.
- Hammer finds an abandoned baby boy that is struggling to live, addicted to heroin. Searching for the boy's mother, Hammer finds her overdosed on heroin and strychnine. Who killed her, who's the boy's father and why did she really die?
- 1984–19891hTV-PG7.7 (31)TV EpisodeBarrington is drugged and a blackmailer takes some compromising photos of him. He is being asked to lose all his current cases. He then asks Hammer to help him find out who is blackmailing him and why.
- Mike Hammer's determination to rescue the son of an old army buddy from a trial for robbery and murder sends him on an eerie mission to an upstate fishing lodge where danger waits.
- A friend of Hammer's, a fashion photographer is murdered after doing a fashion shoot. It takes Hammer and the police officer he is working with a long time to find a motive. There's betrayal and double-cross before the mystery is solved.
- Mike Hammer looks for the answer to who killed his young friend, but all he encounters are more questions.
- A fashion designer is killed in Hammer's office and it appears that Hammer was the target. However, Hammer's investigations show that there is much more to it, involving murder and international intrigue.
- A friend of Hammer's is killed by a car bomb and Hammer is determined to find the killer by using a list of names found in his office. Unfortunately, the people on the list are being killed off but Hammer still has to find the reason.
- An old friend of Hammer's has her wallet stolen and he is mystified why she doesn't want to see the police. It turns that there are escorts, diplomats, blackmail and military intelligence all involved.
- Hammer saves a woman in Central Park only to see her killed in front of him a short time later on her front door steps. When police aren't looking for the killer, Hammer realizes that the mystery is bigger than he thought.
- Velda's brother returns from Europe with a jade necklace as a present for Velda. However, he is murdered later that night. Hammer's tracks the clues, which point to smuggling and Chinatown.
- Hammer's new receptionist asks him to find her manager, who has gone missing. After the man is murdered, Hammer heads to the west coast after his receptionist, looking for the murderer.
- A fashion model is burnt to death in her apartment in what looks like a robbery gone wrong. When Hammer investigates he realises that there is much more to it. The trail leads to a surprising conclusion.
- Hammer leads a manhunt for a hood who, in the course of a jewel robbery, has gunned down Hammer's friend and left him with a bullet-riddled right arm.
- Hammer helps a very young hooker and talks her into taking a legitimate job. When she is murdered he helps her sister find the murderer. The clue turns out to be the owner of a black limousine.
- Mike gets a friend of his a job as a security guard but he is killed by an explosion in a building on his first day on the job. Mike works along with the insurance investigator to find what caused the explosion and who set it off.
- The secrets of a rich and powerful family are revealed when Hammer looks into the overdose death of a friend, a popular singer.
- Hammer goes on the warpath when a lovely friend of his is wounded and a multi-million dollar oil deal sets Indian against Indian and murder is the payoff.
- Sister Lorna disappears and Hammer is hired to find her. It turns out her husband was in a big payroll robbery and the money disappeared. When Sister Lorna is murdered, Hammer is determined to find the murderer and the money.
- The murder of a priest puts Hammer on the trail of a serial killer murdering prostitutes.
- US Consul in Singapore hires adventurer Frank Buck to take her to a remote jungle area where a plane carrying a US secret agent in possession of stolen Japanese plans for invading Malaya and Singapore has crash-landed.
- A look back into the life and death of the iconic actress, Farrah Fawcett, best known for her role as Jill Munroe on the hit ABC series, "Charlie's Angels." The one hour documentary tells of her life growing up in the rural town of Corpus Christi, Texas and her adventurous move out west to the bright lights of Hollywood, California. Fawcett's dear friends open up about the star's rise to fame and the harrowing accounts of the actress' battle with cancer.
- City Confidential features real life stories in a wide variety of American cities. While many of these stories deal with murder, some also deal with attempted murder, and public officials caught in compromising situations, among other things. The cities featured vary widely in size, from the smallest village to the largest urban areas.