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1. What's My Line? (1950–1967)
30 min | Family, Game-Show
Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by asking only "yes" or "no" questions.
Stars: John Daly, Arlene Francis, Bennett Cerf, Dorothy Kilgallen
Votes: 1,772
2. The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (1957–1962)
105 min | Comedy, Family, Talk-Show
Originally airing during late-night, Tonight Starring Jack Paar was an American talk show hosted by Jack Paar under the Tonight Show franchise from 1957 to 1962. After 1959, it was officially known as The Jack Paar Show.
Stars: Hugh Downs, Jose Melis, Jack Paar, Cliff Arquette
Votes: 324
3. The Dick Cavett Show (1968–1988)
TV-G | 90 min | Music, Talk-Show
This particular series combines several "The Dick Cavett Show" on ABC: ABC This Morning/The Dick Cavett Show ABC Daytime March 1968 - January 1969 The Dick Cavett Show ABC Primetime May 1969 - September 1969 The Dick Cavett Show ABC Late Night December 1969 - January 1975 The Dick Cavett Show ABC Late Night September - December 1986
Stars: Dick Cavett, Bobby Rosengarden, Fred Foy, Mort Sahl
Votes: 947
4. To Tell the Truth (1956–1968)
TV-G | 30 min | Family, Game-Show
Classic game show in which a person of some notoriety and two impostors try to match wits with a panel of four celebrities. The object of the game is to try to fool the celebrities into voting for the two impostors.
Stars: Bud Collyer, Johnny Olson, Kitty Carlisle, Tom Poston
Votes: 535
5. Omnibus (1952–1961)
55 min | Drama, History, Music
Omnibus was a television program that sought to provide the best of what television could provide as the highest common denominator of intellectual curiosity and interest. This level of programing excellence has not been achieved again.
Stars: Alistair Cooke, Leonard Bernstein, Joseph N. Welch, Helen Hayes
Votes: 218
6. What's My Line? (1968–1975)
30 min | Family, Game-Show
Five-day-a-week syndicated update of the longtime CBS game show, wherein celebrity panelists guess occupations of the contestants.
Stars: Wally Bruner, Arlene Francis, Johnny Olson, Soupy Sales
Votes: 184
7. Getaway (1992–2010)
60 min | Documentary
Getaway is Australia's favourite travel show with wonderful holiday ideas for all tastes and budgets as well as those once in a lifetime, dream destinations. Escape today with Getaway.
Stars: Catriona Rowntree, Ben Dark, Natalie Gruzlewski, Jules Lund
Votes: 104
8. The World About Us (1967–1987)
60 min | Documentary
A documentary series with a broad remit of geography, anthropology, and natural history subjects.
Stars: Hugh Falkus, David Attenborough, Barry Paine, Jacques-Yves Cousteau
Votes: 37
9. The Conquest of Everest (1953)
Not Rated | 78 min | Documentary, Adventure
Documentary that covers the famous and successful expedition of the Everest conquest by Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary, the first climbers to reach its peak.
Director: George Lowe | Stars: Meredith Edwards, John Hunt, George Band, Tom Bourdillon
Votes: 882
10. Bro'Town (2004–2009)
22 min | Animation, Comedy
A modern day fairytale about five Auckland teenagers growing up in the big bad city, bro'Town chronicles the schoolboy misadventures of Vale, Valea, Sione, Mack and Jeff da Maori in a proudly suburban, non PC satire.
Stars: David Fane, Mario Gaoa, Oscar Kightley, Shimpal Lelisi
Votes: 316
11. V.I.P.-Schaukel (1971– )
Documentary
V.I.P.-Schaukel is a 45 minute documentary-family-news-talk show starring Margret Dünser as Host. The series premiered on Sun May 09, 1971 on ZDF and Folge 37 - Final Show last aired on Fri May 09, 1980.
Stars: Margret Dünser, Carroll Righter, Prince Philip, Rhonda Fleming
Votes: 186
12. Record Breakers (1972–2001)
25 min | Documentary, Family
Contestants attempt to break records for various feats listed in the Guinness Book of Records.
Stars: Roy Castle, Norris McWhirter, Cheryl Baker, Fiona Kennedy
Votes: 95
13. History (2000–2023)
Documentary, Drama, History
Follow the tale of important people in German history. Watch as they go in depth about why they think the way they do, and how they came to make the choices they did in their life time. ... See full summary »
Stars: Nick Benjamin, Guido Knopp, Isaak Dentler, Sönke Neitzel
Votes: 75
14. 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: 75
15. Karussell (1977–1988)
Talk-Show
Stars: Kurt Aeschbacher, Kurt Schaad, Urs Emmenegger, Ruedi Matter
16. National Geographic Specials (1965– )
60 min | Documentary, History
For over 30 years, the National Geographic Society has presented specials on nature, foreign culture, scientific breakthroughs, and things which fall under the general category of "neat stuff." Each special is self-contained.
Stars: Alexander Scourby, Leslie Nielsen, Richard Kiley, Joseph Campanella
Votes: 342
17. 90 Minutes Live (1976– )
90 min | Talk-Show
Stars: Peter Gzowski, John Harvard, Danny Finkleman, John Kastner
Votes: 21
18. Parkinson in Australia (1979–1983)
90 min | Talk-Show
Australian talk show, parallel series to the British talk show Parkinson (1971).
Stars: Michael Parkinson, Kate Fitzpatrick, Phillip Adams, Robert Helpmann
Votes: 13
19. A Life of My Choice (1999 TV Movie)
47 min | Documentary
Profiles of and interviews with Sir Edmund Hillary and Sir Wilfred Thesiger, the two great explorers of the mid-20th Century. Including rare stock footage and Thesiger's renowned ... See full summary »
Director: Allison Coleman | Stars: Michael Joseph Carr, Edmund Hillary, Wilfred Thesiger
20. Cameras in Middle-Earth (2004 Video)
Not Rated | 73 min | Documentary
An inside look at the filming process of the 2003 film, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.
Director: Michael Pellerin | Stars: Peter Jackson, Robin Murphy, Elijah Wood, Carolynne Cunningham
Votes: 74
21. Wilderness Men (2000– )
49 min | Biography
Series of three drama-documentaries about great explorers.
Stars: David Attenborough, Christopher Eccleston, Kal Weber, David Yelland
Votes: 45
22. Boss TV (1997–2000)
26 min | Comedy
Boss TV is a 'gonzo' entertainment magazine show. We follow Glenn Elliott, and his sidekick Marc Swadel, as they pull pranks on celebrities, review adult movies, and generally commit mayhem around the city of Auckland, New Zealand.
Stars: Marc Swadel, Glenn Elliott, Ayami, Emi
23. Nederlandse Mount Everest Expeditie (1982 TV Movie)
53 min | Documentary
Director: Henny Budie | Stars: Jack van der Voorn, Karel van de Graaf, Eelco Dijk, Geert Geuskens
24. Everest: The Mystery of Mallory and Irvine (1992 TV Movie)
Documentary
Stars: David Breashears, Edmund Hillary, J.B.L. Noel, Noel Odell
Votes: 25
25. Tengboche: A Threatened Sanctuary (1988 TV Movie)
Documentary
Stars: Edmund Hillary, Rex Hillary, Zeke O'Connor
26. Hillary & Tenzing: Climbing to the Roof of World (1997 Video)
60 min | Documentary
The true story of Tenzing Norgay, a sherpa from Nepal, and his quest to climb Mount Everest, which he could view from his backyard while growing up. He eventually becomes part of the ... See full summary »
Stars: Edmund Hillary, John Hunt, George Lowe, Tenzing Norgay
Votes: 24
27. Nepal - Im Land der Sherpa (2007)
46 min | Documentary
Directors: Dieter Glogowski, Peter Weinert | Stars: Pemba Doma Sherpa, Edmund Hillary, Hans Kammerlander, Peba Laki
28. Mt Cook: Footsteps to the Sky (1994 TV Movie)
Documentary
Director: Michael Single | Stars: Bruce Grant, Edmund Hillary, Gavin Wills
29. Happy Birthday Ma'am (1996 TV Movie)
30 min | Documentary
Stars: George Bush, Bobby Charlton, Edmund Hillary, Vera Lynn
30.
National Geographic Specials (1965– )
Episode:
Return to Everest
(1984)
60 min | Documentary, History
Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay return to Everest to celebrate their historic ascent.
Stars: Edmund Hillary, Richard Kiley
Votes: 24
31.
Bro'Town (2004–2009)
Episode:
The Weakest Link
(2004)
Animation, Comedy
After being run over by a bus, Valea suddenly becomes the brainiest boy in Morningside, and the boys stun the school by making it through to the televised finals of the national quiz show.
Stars: The Naked Samoans, Teuila Blakely, David Fane, Anthony Farac
Votes: 7
32.
Omnibus (1952–1961)
Episode:
Sleeping Beauty in the Woods
(1954)
30 min | Drama, History, Music
The program has three segments: (1) "Sleeping Beauty in the Woods" (Respighi's opera), (2) "Skiing" (featuring discussion and films on skiing), and (3) "The Conquest of Everest" (documenting the successful ascent of Everest).
Directors: Bob Banner, Herbert Hirschman | Stars: Patricia Bybell, Alistair Cooke, Charles Evans, Dorie Fretwell
33.
To Tell the Truth (1956–1968)
Episode:
Polly Bergen, Lloyd Bridges, Kitty Carlisle, Tom Poston, (Edmund Hillary - contestant)
(1959)
TV-G | Family, Game-Show
Stars: Bud Collyer, Bern Bennett, Polly Bergen, Lloyd Bridges
34.
V.I.P.-Schaukel (1971– )
Episode:
Episode #6.3
(1976)
45 min | Documentary
Director: Edgar von Heeringen | Stars: Margret Dünser, Anouk Aimée, Harry Andrews, Richard Basehart
35.
What's My Line? (1950–1967)
Episode:
Sir Edmund Hillary & Diahann Carroll
(1962)
30 min | Family, Game-Show
Panelists question a baby rattles salesman, pickles salesman and blindfolded, try to identify the week's two celebrity "mystery guests", a New Zealand mountaineer and explorer, and the other, an actress and singer.
Stars: Dorothy Kilgallen, Merv Griffin, Arlene Francis, Bennett Cerf
Votes: 27
36.
What's My Line? (1968–1975)
Episode:
Kathy Garber
(1970)
Family, Game-Show
Stars: Kathy Garver, Edmund Hillary
37.
Our World (1986–1987)
Episode:
Dangerous Assumptions: Spring 1953
(1987)
60 min | History
The last episode of the series looks at the Rosenberg executions, the conquering of Mount Everest, Ike and the Korean war, England's new queen, television's popularity worries big Hollywood, 'healthy' filtered cigarettes debut, and more.
Director: Consuelo Gonzales | Stars: Linda Ellerbee, Ray Gandolf, Desi Arnaz, Tony Bennett
38.
The Dick Cavett Show (1968–1988)
Episode:
Episode #2.56
(1968)
TV-PG | Music, Talk-Show
Stars: Dick Cavett, Bobby Rosengarden, George Frazier, Edmund Hillary
39.
Parkinson in Australia (1979–1983)
Episode:
Episode #4.13
(1982)
Talk-Show
Stars: Michael Parkinson, Edmund Hillary, Twiggy
40.
Record Breakers (1972–2001)
Episode:
Episode #7.7
(1978)
Documentary, Family
Stars: Roy Castle, Norris McWhirter, Edmund Hillary
41.
Getaway (1992–2010)
Episode:
Episode #12.16
(2003)
Documentary
Stars: Edmund Hillary, Sorrell Wilby
42.
Karussell (1977–1988)
Episode:
Episode dated 4 January 1988
(1988)
Talk-Show
Director: Thomas Oeschger | Stars: Simon Estes, Edmund Hillary, Ruedi Matter, Christian Schlüchter
43.
The World About Us (1967–1987)
Episode:
Return to Everest
(1983)
Documentary
Stars: Edmund Hillary, Harold Williamson
44.
The World About Us (1967–1987)
Episode:
The Challenge of the Ganga
(1980)
Documentary
Stars: Patrick Allen, Edmund Hillary
45.
The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (1957–1962)
Episode:
Episode #2.236
(1959)
Comedy, Family, Talk-Show
Stars: Hugh Downs, Jose Melis, Gerold Frank, John Gary
46.
90 Minutes Live (1976– )
Episode:
Episode dated 1 April 1977
(1977)
Talk-Show
Stars: Edith 'Little Edie' Bouvier Beale, Edith Bouvier Beale, Roy Buchanan, Peter Gzowski
47.
Boss TV (1997–2000)
Episode:
Episode #3.14
(1999)
Comedy
Directors: Glenn Elliott, Marc Swadel | Stars: Ayami, Ben Elliott, Glenn Elliott, Emi
48.
History (2000–2023)
Episode:
Weiße Hölle Himalaja
(2003)
Documentary, Drama, History
Directors: Christian Deick, Florian Hartung | Stars: Edmund Hillary, Guido Knopp, Reinhold Messner