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1. Family Ties (1982–1989)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

7.3

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Chronicles liberal ex-hippies Steven and Elyse Keaton, their conservative son Alex, daughters Mallory and Jennifer, and later, youngest child Andrew.

Stars: Michael J. Fox, Michael Gross, Meredith Baxter, Justine Bateman

Votes: 20,393

2. Remington Steele (1982–1987)

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

7.3

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The cases of a female private detective partnered with a former thief who assumes the role of a fictitious detective in the business.

Stars: Stephanie Zimbalist, Pierce Brosnan, Doris Roberts, James Read

Votes: 10,008

3. Jagged Edge (1985)

R | 108 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

6.5

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60 Metascore

A wealthy woman is murdered in her beach house. The husband is allegedly knocked out first. He inherits all. He has a female ex criminal prosecutor represent him in court.

Director: Richard Marquand | Stars: Jeff Bridges, Glenn Close, Peter Coyote, Robert Loggia

Votes: 16,891 | Gross: $40.50M

4. Murphy Brown (1988–2018)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy

6.9

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The personal and professional misadventures of an opinionated but beloved woman working as a television journalist.

Stars: Candice Bergen, Grant Shaud, Robert Pastorelli, Faith Ford

Votes: 10,675

5. Perfect Strangers (1986–1993)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Family

7.2

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A high-strung and cynical man's life is never the same when his naive but good-natured cousin comes to America to live with him.

Stars: Bronson Pinchot, Mark Linn-Baker, Melanie Wilson, Rebeca Arthur

Votes: 11,047

6. Scrooged (1988)

PG-13 | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

6.9

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38 Metascore

A selfish, cynical television executive is haunted by three spirits bearing lessons on Christmas Eve.

Director: Richard Donner | Stars: Bill Murray, Karen Allen, John Forsythe, John Glover

Votes: 116,574 | Gross: $60.33M

7. Dear John (1988–1992)

30 min | Comedy

6.8

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A divorced man tries to get his life back in order after losing everything to his ex-wife.

Stars: Judd Hirsch, Jere Burns, Jane Carr, Isabella Hofmann

Votes: 1,841

8. I Married Dora (1987–1988)

30 min | Comedy

6.2

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A widowed white-collar professional with two children marries his Hispanic housekeeper so she will not be deported. They must do everything to keep everyone from discovering the truth. Will... See full summary »

Stars: Elizabeth Peña, Daniel Hugh Kelly, Sanford Jensen, Juliette Lewis

Votes: 127

9. Best Defense (1984)

R | 94 min | Comedy, War

3.8

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29 Metascore

A military weapons engineer struggles to do his job responsibly, while a hapless tank commander has to live with the consequences in combat years later.

Director: Willard Huyck | Stars: Dudley Moore, Eddie Murphy, Kate Capshaw, George Dzundza

Votes: 6,425 | Gross: $19.27M

10. You Again? (1986–1987)

30 min | Comedy

6.3

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Henry Willows has been divorced for ten years when his son Matt suddenly moves in. Matt is an irresponsible 17-year-old and sparks fly between conservative Henry and his son. Enid is Harry's housekeeper.

Stars: Jack Klugman, John Stamos, Elizabeth Bennett, Valerie Landsburg

Votes: 134

11. Worth Winning (1989)

PG-13 | 103 min | Comedy, Romance

5.7

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TV weatherman (Mark Harmon) made a bet, and now must woo three women to wed, with video proof.

Director: Will Mackenzie | Stars: Mark Harmon, Madeleine Stowe, Lesley Ann Warren, Maria Holvoe

Votes: 1,928 | Gross: $3.69M

12. The Abduction of Kari Swenson (1987 TV Movie)

PG | 104 min | Drama, Sport, Thriller

5.8

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Olympic biathlete Kari Swenson is abducted by father-and-son mountain men, planning to start their own mountain colony. This based-on-actual-events tele-movie traces her abduction; ... See full summary »

Director: Stephen Gyllenhaal | Stars: Joe Don Baker, M. Emmet Walsh, Ronny Cox, Michael Bowen

Votes: 176

13. A Fine Romance (1989)

60 min | Drama, Romance

8.6

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Louisa Phillips and Michael Trent are a once married couple who are still tied together by their job of co-hosting a travel show. This will they or won't rom-com was filmed in the scenic hot spots of Europe.

Stars: Margaret Whitton, Ernie Sabella, Kevin Moore, Dinah Lenney

Votes: 79

14. Second Sight: A Love Story (1984 TV Movie)

100 min | Romance, Drama

6.1

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Alexandra McKay is a woman who's been blind for twenty years and is afraid that people will just try to get close to her because of her condition, so she ultimately stays to herself and her... See full summary »

Director: John Korty | Stars: Elizabeth Montgomery, Barry Newman, Nicholas Pryor, Michael Horton

Votes: 153

15. Foley Square (1985–1986)

Comedy

7.3

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Alex Harrigan is a new District Attorney reporting to her boss Jesse Steinberg at the Foley Square location. Denise is her secretary, and Carter and Molly compete with Alex for the best ... See full summary »

Stars: Margaret Colin, Michael Lembeck, Cathy Silvers, Sanford Jensen

Votes: 44

16. His & Hers (1990)

30 min | Comedy

5.8

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Stars: Martin Mull, Stephanie Faracy, Richard Kline, Lisa Picotte

Votes: 8

17. Rachel Gunn, R.N. (1992)

30 min | Comedy

6.9

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Rachel Gunn is a dedicated head nurse often at odds with egotistical surgeon David Dunkel. Her fellow employees at a Nebraska hospital are nurses Becky Jo and Zac plus orderly Dane. Rachel is also Dunkel's landlord.

Stars: Christine Ebersole, Kevin Conroy, Megan Mullally, Bryan Brightcloud

Votes: 34

18. Family Ties (1982–1989)
Episode: My Back Pages (1986)

TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

6.9

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A college friend of Steven & Elyse's visits. Matt wants to restart their college magazine. Steven agrees. As the staff talks about holding demonstrations and getting arrested, he realizes he has changed from the radical years of college.

Director: Sam Weisman | Stars: Meredith Baxter, Michael Gross, Michael J. Fox, Justine Bateman

Votes: 115

19. Foley Square (1985–1986)
Episode: 24 Hours (1986)

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Director: Ellen Gittelsohn | Stars: Margaret Colin, Michael Lembeck, Cathy Silvers, Sanford Jensen

20. Foley Square (1985–1986)
Episode: The Longest Weekend (1986)

Comedy

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Director: Peter Bonerz | Stars: Margaret Colin, Michael Lembeck, Cathy Silvers, Sanford Jensen

21. I Married Dora (1987–1988)
Episode: I Married Dora (1987)

30 min | Comedy

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Peter marries his housekeeper to prevent her from getting deported.

Director: Lee Shallat Chemel | Stars: Elizabeth Peña, Daniel Hugh Kelly, Sanford Jensen, Juliette Lewis

22. Murphy Brown (1988–2018)
Episode: TV or Not TV (1989)

TV-PG | Comedy

7.4

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The network ask the FYI staff to cooperate with the making of a sitcom based on the news show. Resistant at first, everybody goes overboard when they learn Julia St Martin will star, Murphy being the worst offender.

Director: Barnet Kellman | Stars: Candice Bergen, Grant Shaud, Faith Ford, Joe Regalbuto

Votes: 73

23. Perfect Strangers (1986–1993)
Episode: He's the Boss (1990)

TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy, Family

7.2

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Balki gets promoted to an executive position by the new manager at the Chicago Chronicle, but his job description is a bit fuzzy. Larry begins to suspect that the reasons for Balki's promotion might not be very ethical.

Director: Joel Zwick | Stars: Bronson Pinchot, Mark Linn-Baker, Rebeca Arthur, Melanie Wilson

Votes: 60

24. Rachel Gunn, R.N. (1992)
Episode: A Fistful of Savings (1992)

Comedy

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Rachel gets two extra weeks of vacation but she's usually too cheap to go anywhere. A patient comes in with a non-refundable trip and Rachel has an opportunity.

Director: John Whitesell | Stars: Christine Ebersole, Kevin Conroy, Megan Mullally, Bryan Brightcloud

25. Remington Steele (1982–1987)
Episode: Steele on the Air (1986)

TV-PG | 49 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

7.3

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While driving to work Laura witnesses the plane crash of a radio station's traffic reporter. She doesn't believe it was really an accident and launches a murder investigation.

Director: Christopher Hibler | Stars: Stephanie Zimbalist, Pierce Brosnan, Doris Roberts, George Pentecost

Votes: 98

26. I Married Dora (1987–1988)
Episode: My Parents Are Coming (1987)

Comedy

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Dora tries to convince her visiting parents that she and Peter are happily married.

Director: Lee Shallat Chemel | Stars: Elizabeth Peña, Daniel Hugh Kelly, Sanford Jensen, Juliette Lewis

27. I Married Dora (1987–1988)
Episode: Our Little Girl's Growing Up (1987)

Comedy

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Peter ignores Dora's warnings and gives Kate permission to take an overnight trip with her high school band.

Director: Lee Shallat Chemel | Stars: Elizabeth Peña, Daniel Hugh Kelly, Sanford Jensen, Juliette Lewis

28. I Married Dora (1987–1988)
Episode: Where There's a Will, There's No Way (1987)

Comedy

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Peter decides it's time to write a new will and decides to name his sister-in-law as guardian of the children. It's not a popular decision and raises questions as to the state of his marriage to Dora.

Director: Lee Shallat Chemel | Stars: Elizabeth Peña, Daniel Hugh Kelly, Sanford Jensen, Juliette Lewis

29. You Again? (1986–1987)
Episode: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Traffic Lights (1986)

Comedy

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Henry (Jack Klugman) is asked to run for city council after making headlines for protesting a broken traffic light.

Director: Bill Foster | Stars: Jack Klugman, John Stamos, Elizabeth Bennett, Sam Anderson

30. I Married Dora (1987–1988)
Episode: A Matter of Moulding (1987)

Comedy

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Peter has his first date since marrying the housekeeper, but bringing her home wasn't the best idea.

Director: Lee Shallat Chemel | Stars: Elizabeth Peña, Daniel Hugh Kelly, Sanford Jensen, Juliette Lewis

31. I Married Dora (1987–1988)
Episode: Club Montez (1987)

Comedy

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After discussing Hispanic stereotypes with Dora, Peter dreams she's a spicy Latin spitfire.

Director: Peter H. Hunt | Stars: Elizabeth Peña, Daniel Hugh Kelly, Sanford Jensen, Juliette Lewis

32. I Married Dora (1987–1988)
Episode: Dora Steps Out (1987)

30 min | Comedy

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Dora accepts an invitation to a gala with Peter's wealthy boss.

Director: Peter H. Hunt | Stars: Elizabeth Peña, Daniel Hugh Kelly, Sanford Jensen, Juliette Lewis

33. I Married Dora (1987–1988)
Episode: God's Waiting Room (1987)

Comedy

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When Peter's boss, Mr. Lennox, decides to retire, he becomes a frequent and unwanted guest in the Farrells' home.

Director: Lee Shallat Chemel | Stars: Elizabeth Peña, Daniel Hugh Kelly, Sanford Jensen, Juliette Lewis

34. I Married Dora (1987–1988)
Episode: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner Forever? (1987)

Comedy

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After learning that he married Dora, Peter's mother suffers a heart attack.

Director: Peter H. Hunt | Stars: Elizabeth Peña, Daniel Hugh Kelly, Sanford Jensen, Juliette Lewis

35. I Married Dora (1987–1988)
Episode: Happy, Happy Birthday, Dora (1987)

30 min | Comedy

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Peter and Dora panic when an immigration official questions them and digs into their sex life.

Director: Lee Shallat Chemel | Stars: Elizabeth Peña, Daniel Hugh Kelly, Sanford Jensen, Juliette Lewis

36. I Married Dora (1987–1988)
Episode: The Millionaire's Club (1988)

Comedy

9.8

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In arguably the most infamous and unique TV finale of all-time, Peter is forced to choose between his job and his family when he's offered a position in the Middle East that will make him wealthy.

Director: Peter H. Hunt | Stars: Elizabeth Peña, Daniel Hugh Kelly, Sanford Jensen, Juliette Lewis

Votes: 6

37. I Married Dora (1987–1988)
Episode: The Thirty-Five Year Itch (1987)

Comedy

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Dora's mother arrives with the bombshell news that her husband of 35 years is cheating on her.

Director: Peter H. Hunt | Stars: Elizabeth Peña, Daniel Hugh Kelly, Sanford Jensen, Juliette Lewis

38. I Married Dora (1987–1988)
Episode: West Coast Story (1987)

Comedy

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Dora teaches Hispanic self-respect to Peter's sister-in-law.

Director: Peter H. Hunt | Stars: Elizabeth Peña, Daniel Hugh Kelly, Sanford Jensen, Juliette Lewis

39. Dear John (1988–1992)
Episode: No More Mr. Nice Guy (1990)

24 min | Comedy

8.6

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A divorce lawyer joins the group as a new member. He convinces Kate and John to sue their exes who are exploiting them. Hyped by this, John even decides to help his students cheat on a test in order to win the teacher of the year award.

Director: Hal Cooper | Stars: Judd Hirsch, Jere Burns, Jane Carr, Harry Groener

Votes: 25