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1. Avonlea (1990–1996)

TV-G | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

A young girl is sent to live with her late mother's relatives in Prince Edward Island. Set in the early 1900's, the series follows her adventures, as well as that of her family and the town's people as she grows up in Avonlea.

Stars: Zachary Bennett, Lally Cadeau, Mag Ruffman, Cedric Smith

Votes: 4,852

2. Tales from the Darkside (1983–1988)

TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

"Tales from the Darkside" was a horror anthology series where the viewer is taken through ghost stories, science fiction adventures, and creepy, unexplained events.

Stars: Paul Sparer, Catherine Battistone, John Marzilli, Karen Shallo

Votes: 6,958

3. Friday the 13th: The Series (1987–1990)

TV-MA | 45 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery

Two young antique store owners must recover cursed antiques.

Stars: Louise Robey, Chris Wiggins, John D. LeMay, Steve Monarque

Votes: 4,143

4. My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988)

PG-13 | 105 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi

A creature from another planet tries to seduce a shy Earth physicist to gain control over his researches. The result of this important mission much exceeded her expectations.

Director: Richard Benjamin | Stars: Dan Aykroyd, Kim Basinger, Jon Lovitz, Alyson Hannigan

Votes: 27,736 | Gross: $13.85M

5. Monsters (1988–1990)

TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

A horror anthology about a family of monsters watching a different horror story every week on their TV. Each tale is separate, often cautionary with occasional dark humor and irony and features various deadly creatures.

Stars: John Bolger, Pamela Dean Kelly, Michael J. Anderson, Carlos Lauchu

Votes: 2,008

6. Street Legal (1987–1994)

50 min | Drama

The professional and private lives of a group of young, aggressive attorneys in partnership together in Toronto.

Stars: C. David Johnson, Eric Peterson, Cynthia Dale, Julie Khaner

Votes: 262

7. Happy Birthday, Gemini (1980)

R | 107 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A poor Harvard student's romance with a girl hits a rough spot when he realizes, on his 21st birthday, that he's in love with her brother. Based on the 1970s off-Broadway smash.

Director: Richard Benner | Stars: Madeline Kahn, Rita Moreno, Robert Viharo, Alan Rosenberg

Votes: 303

8. Outrageous! (1977)

R | 96 min | Comedy, Drama

A story about a female impersonator who rooms with a pregnant schizophrenic.

Director: Richard Benner | Stars: Craig Russell, Hollis McLaren, Richert Easley, Allan Moyle

Votes: 1,028

9. Too Outrageous! (1987)

R | 105 min | Comedy, Drama

''Too Outrageous'' tells what happens after Robin is discovered by a pair of agents who are intent on making him a big star. Betty changes his antiseptic act and his look to become a Comic Illusionist rather than specialty.

Director: Richard Benner | Stars: Rusty Ryan, Norman Weiler, Ian Craig McCullen, Barry Flatman

Votes: 54

10. Teleplay (1976–1977)

28 min | Drama

Short-lived but well-reviewed Canadian anthology series, specifically created to showcase the work of developing writing talent. Stories ranged from straight drama to absurdist sketch comedy.

Stars: Jackie Burroughs, Gary Reineke, Gary McKeehan, John Hamelin

Votes: 52

11. 9B (1988– )

60 min | Drama

Bob Dawson moves to the small Canadian town of Fort Hamilton to teach in peace. However, his new students are mostly local misfits and delinquents. He tries to help them with their problems. Inspired by the career of Don Hunter.

Stars: Robert Wisden, John Bayliss, Melanie Miller, Elizabeth Beeler

Votes: 18

12. Friday the 13th: The Series (1987–1990)
Episode: And Now the News (1988)

TV-MA | 46 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery

A psychiatrist secretly accounts her miraculous success rate to a unique antique radio that delivers cures and advice during the nightly news.

Director: Bruce Pittman | Stars: John D. LeMay, Louise Robey, Chris Wiggins, Kate Trotter

Votes: 130

13. Monsters (1988–1990)
Episode: Where's the Rest of Me? (1988)

TV-14 | 21 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

In a right wing South American dictatorship on the verge of leftist rebellion, a mad U.S. scientist keeps the cadaver of a rebel alive to harvest its organs for his rich friends. But the undead rebel decides to get his organs back.

Director: Richard Benner | Stars: Meat Loaf, Franco Harris, Black-Eyed Susan, Drew Eliot

Votes: 184

14. Avonlea (1990–1996)
Episode: Felicity's Challenge (1990)

TV-G | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

Judson Parker is passing through Avonlea, he a candidate for the provincial election being held the following week. He is trying to buy his way to an election win. Some of the Avonlea ... See full summary »

Director: Richard Benner | Stars: Sarah Polley, Jackie Burroughs, Dan MacDonald, Wayne Robson

Votes: 59

15. Street Legal (1987–1994)
Episode: Cat and Mouse (1988)

Drama

On a challenge, Olivia and Carrie swap cases, with unexpected results; Chuck moves in with Leon after he and Lisa split up.

Director: Richard Benner | Stars: Sonja Smits, C. David Johnson, Eric Peterson, Cynthia Dale

16. Street Legal (1987–1994)
Episode: Slipping Through the Cracks (1989)

Drama

Carrie defends her young cousin Ricky, before learning that he has been diagnosed as a paranoid schizophrenic.

Director: Richard Benner | Stars: Sonja Smits, C. David Johnson, Eric Peterson, Cynthia Dale

17. Tales from the Darkside (1983–1988)
Episode: Payment Overdue (1988)

TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

A callous collection agent discovers that she herself has an overdue payment involving Rita Valdez, a client who took drastic steps to end her financial woes.

Director: John Drury | Stars: Maura Swanson, Lewis Arlt, Wanda De Jesus, Paul Sparer

Votes: 198

18. Tales from the Darkside (1983–1988)
Episode: The Swap (1987)

TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

In the Louisiana bayou, loathsome-looking Bubba is the son of an infamous conjure woman. His wife Annabelle is cheating on him with their handsome handyman Claude. But Bubba has a solution to the problem.

Director: John Drury | Stars: Charles Ludlam, Maria Manuche, James Wlcek, Timothy Jenkins

Votes: 191

19. Avonlea (1990–1996)
Episode: Proof of the Pudding (1990)

TV-G | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

Alec and Janet go away to celebrate their wedding anniversary, leaving Felicity in charge. When Hetty makes a trip to Charlottetown to settle a water rights dispute, Sara is sent to stay with her cousins and immediately clashes with Felicity and her know-it-all attitude.

Director: Richard Benner | Stars: Sarah Polley, Doris Petrie, Paul Haddad, Gema Zamprogna

Votes: 75

20. 9B (1988– )
Episode: Relationships (1988)

Drama

A potential teacher's strike has the students of 9B taking sides.

Director: Richard Benner | Stars: Robert Wisden, John Bayliss, Melanie Miller, Elizabeth Beeler

21. Teleplay (1976–1977)
Episode: Friday Night Adventure (1976)

Drama

A young man's confrontation with his homosexual leanings.

Director: Frank Vitale | Stars: Stu Daly, Rex Hagon, Saul Rubinek, Ray Stoddard