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1. Green Acres (1965–1971)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
A New York City attorney and his wife attempt to live as genteel farmers in the bizarre community of Hooterville.
Stars: Eddie Albert, Eva Gabor, Tom Lester, Pat Buttram
Votes: 7,629
2. Petticoat Junction (1963–1970)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy
The misadventures of the family staff of The Shady Rest Hotel and their neighbors of Hooterville.
Stars: Edgar Buchanan, Linda Henning, Bea Benaderet, Frank Cady
Votes: 3,646
3. The Lone Ranger (1949–1957)
TV-G | 30 min | Western
The adventures of the masked hero and his Native American partner.
Stars: Jay Silverheels, Clayton Moore, John Hart, Bill Ward
Votes: 2,870
4. The Ed Sullivan Show (1948–1971)
TV-G | 60 min | Music, Talk-Show
The classic prime time variety show most famous for its vaudeville acts and rock music performances.
Stars: Ed Sullivan, The Ray Bloch Orchestra, Ray Bloch, Johnny Wayne
Votes: 1,561
5. Your Show of Shows (1950–1954)
90 min | Comedy
Best remembered by its posterior title, Your Show of Shows, this live variety show included comedy sketches with TV pioneers Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca.
Stars: Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Felisa Vanoff, Carl Reiner
Votes: 368
6. Angel in My Pocket (1969)
G | 105 min | Comedy, Family
A homespun minister (Andy Griffith) and his family move to a small town where he tries to win the support and trust of his new congregation.
Director: Alan Rafkin | Stars: Andy Griffith, Jerry Van Dyke, Kay Medford, Lee Meriwether
Votes: 518
7. The Big Broadcast of 1938 (1938)
Passed | 91 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
The Bellows family causes comic confusion on an ocean liner, with time out for radio-style musical acts.
Directors: Mitchell Leisen, James P. Hogan | Stars: W.C. Fields, Martha Raye, Dorothy Lamour, Shirley Ross
Votes: 1,088
8. The Strawberry Roan (1948)
Approved | 79 min | Drama, Music, Western
Young Joe is paralyzed as he is bucked by a wild horse, a strawberry roan. Angered, his father, Walt, tries to shoot the horse but is stopped by his foreman, Gene Autry. The roan escapes ... See full summary »
Director: John English | Stars: Gene Autry, Champion, Gloria Henry, Jack Holt
Votes: 155
9. Some Like It Hot (1939)
Approved | 65 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Nicky Nelson is a fast-talking sideshow barker with a wax-and-alive concession on Atlantic City's boardwalk. Even with the band of his friend, struggling musician Gene Krupa, playing on the... See full summary »
Director: George Archainbaud | Stars: Bob Hope, Shirley Ross, Una Merkel, Gene Krupa
Votes: 314
10. George White's Scandals (1945)
Approved | 95 min | Comedy, Music
This Broadway revue is about two love affairs. The romance between the comedienne Joan Mason and Jack Evans of Boston is easily disturbed by Jack's cynical sister Clarabelle Evans, who is ... See full summary »
Director: Felix E. Feist | Stars: Joan Davis, Jack Haley, Phillip Terry, Martha Holliday
Votes: 244
11. All Star Revue (1950– )
60 min | Comedy
This early comedy program started off with a rotating cast of four famous comedians, each of whom would take turns hosting the show. The program format was similar to that of a Vaudeville ... See full summary »
Stars: Jimmy Durante, Eddie Jackson, Jack Roth, Danny Thomas
Votes: 169
12. Joe Palooka in Triple Cross (1951)
Passed | 60 min | Drama, Sport
Joe and Anne Palooka, along with Joe's trainer Knobby, are vacationing when they a kidnapped by The Professor and his gang. The Professor plans to make Joe throw a fight (and shows up at the fight dressed as Anne's aunt).
Director: Reginald Le Borg | Stars: Joe Kirkwood Jr., Cathy Downs, James Gleason, John Emery
Votes: 38
13. This Way Please (1937)
Approved | 75 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
A young woman is hired as a theater usherette and encounters her matinée idol, who helps her become a hit, and soon she finds herself engaged to another man, prompting a battle of romantic wits ensues.
Director: Robert Florey | Stars: Charles 'Buddy' Rogers, Betty Grable, Ned Sparks, Jim Jordan
Votes: 70
14. Barnyard Follies (1940)
Passed | 67 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Pappy, the manager of the Farmdale orphanage, appropriates five thousand dollars of the taxpayers' money to enroll his charges in a 4-H project that could make the orphanage self-sufficient... See full summary »
Director: Frank McDonald | Stars: Mary Lee, Rufe Davis, June Storey, Jed Prouty
Votes: 52
15. Mountain Music (1937)
Approved | 76 min | Comedy
Folksy Ozark girl Mary Beamish (Martha Raye) yearns for the glitter of show business, and for a man. She knows she is anything but gorgeous, but figures that her enthusiasm offsets that ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Florey | Stars: Bob Burns, Martha Raye, John Howard, Terry Walker
Votes: 34
16. The Woody Woodbury Show (1967–1968)
60 min | Talk-Show
The Woody Woodbury Show was on television from 1967 to 1968, a 90-minute talk/variety show which aired weekday afternoons in most markets.
Stars: Robert Ridgely, Woody Woodbury, Victor Buono, Michael Melvin Combo
Votes: 25
17. Doctor Rhythm (1938)
Approved | 80 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
Dr. Bill Remsen pretends to be a policeman, and ends up being assigned to guard Judy Marlowe. Amazingly, he falls in love with her.
Director: Frank Tuttle | Stars: Bing Crosby, Mary Carlisle, Beatrice Lillie, Andy Devine
Votes: 100
18. Cocoanut Grove (1938)
Approved | 85 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Band tries to get an audition for a job at a prestigious nightclub.
Director: Alfred Santell | Stars: Fred MacMurray, Harriet Nelson, Ben Blue, Eve Arden
Votes: 90
19. Ambush (1939)
Approved | 82 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Four bandits swoop down on a California bank and flee with $98,000, leaving a truck as the only clue to their identity. Bank secretary Jane Hartman recognizes the truck as one on which her ... See full summary »
Director: Kurt Neumann | Stars: Gladys Swarthout, Lloyd Nolan, William Henry, William Frawley
Votes: 69
20. I Only Have Eyes for You (1937)
8 min | Family, Animation, Musical
The iceman is in love with a pretty girl, and an old spinster is pining and cooking for him. But his dreamgirl prefers crooners like Bing Crosby, Rudy Vallee, or Eddie Cantor. After leaving... See full summary »
Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Elvia Allman, Sara Berner, Count Cutelli, Rufe Davis
Votes: 231
21. Under Texas Skies (1940)
Passed | 57 min | Drama, Western
Stony Brooke returns to his home town only the learn that his father, Sheriff Brooke, has been murdered and that his boyhood friend, Tucson Smith has been convicted and is to hang for the ... See full summary »
Director: George Sherman | Stars: Robert Livingston, Bob Steele, Rufe Davis, Lois Ranson
Votes: 87
22. Jamboree (1944)
Approved | 71 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
Two bands vying for the same radio spot outwit themselves by impersonating each other.
Director: Joseph Santley | Stars: Ruth Terry, George Byron, Paul Harvey, Edwin Stanley
Votes: 37
23. Gangs of Sonora (1941)
Passed | 56 min | Drama, Western
Commissioner Tredwell is the law of the land and he gets whatever he wants with the help of hired guns and lackey lawyer Conners. The only one who publicly stands up to Tredwell is Beecham ... See full summary »
Director: John English | Stars: Robert Livingston, Bob Steele, Rufe Davis, June Johnson
Votes: 42
24. Blossoms on Broadway (1937)
Approved | 80 min | Comedy, Music
The wealthy "Death Valley" Cora (Kitty Kelly) is coming to New York but is kidnapped by con-man Ira Collins (Edward Arnold) who has showgirl Sally Shea (Shirley Ross)impersonating her to ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Wallace | Stars: Edward Arnold, Shirley Ross, John Trent, Rufe Davis
Votes: 27
25. Radio Stars on Parade (1945)
Approved | 69 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
A Hollywood talent agency tries to avoid finacial ruin by getting its best clients on the air.
Director: Leslie Goodwins | Stars: Wally Brown, Alan Carney, Frances Langford, Ralph Edwards
Votes: 82
26. West of Cimarron (1941)
Passed | 56 min | Drama, Western
The Mesquiteers return to Texas after the Civil War to find Army carpetbaggers fighting the local bushwackers. They quickly learn that Capt. Hawks and his men are the culprits and join up with Morgan and his men.
Director: Lester Orlebeck | Stars: Bob Steele, Tom Tyler, Rufe Davis, Lois Collier
Votes: 74
27. Lone Star Raiders (1940)
Approved | 57 min | Drama, Western
Dust storms and drought make herding horses a tough job for the boys. When the new owner of the ranch, Lydia Phelps, shows up, the ranch is in dire financial straits. The Martin Ranch has ... See full summary »
Director: George Sherman | Stars: Robert Livingston, Bob Steele, Rufe Davis, June Johnson
Votes: 30
28. Westward Ho! (1942)
Approved | 56 min | Drama, Western
Mrs. Hensley (Evelyn Brent),president of the Spring Valley bank, is also the leader of a gang that rob banks in the surrounding communities. Despite her protests, the Bankers Association ... See full summary »
Director: John English | Stars: Bob Steele, Tom Tyler, Rufe Davis, Evelyn Brent
Votes: 37
29. Ozark Jubilee (1955–1961)
60 min | Music
A country & western variety show featuring many top names in country music.
Stars: Red Foley, Shug Fisher, Joe Slattery, The Jubilee Promenaders
30. The Trail Blazers (1940)
Approved | 58 min | Western
The Continental Telegraph Co. is putting a telegraph line to the town and the fort. They know that the telegraph is needed to stop the activities of the outlaws, but only the outlaws can ... See full summary »
Director: George Sherman | Stars: Robert Livingston, Bob Steele, Rufe Davis, Pauline Moore
Votes: 34
31. Prairie Pioneers (1941)
Passed | 58 min | Western
It is 1853 and settlers are pouring into California which means trouble for the old Spanish landowners. The El Dorado Mine Co. wants the land of Don Ortega for the minerals and is using the... See full summary »
Director: Lester Orlebeck | Stars: Robert Livingston, Bob Steele, Rufe Davis, Esther Estrella
Votes: 44
32. Code of the Outlaw (1942)
Passed | 57 min | Drama, Western
After a payroll robbery the Mesquiteers catch up with the gang. But the members escape, the gang leader is killed, and they end up with only the leader's young son, who is quickly sent to a... See full summary »
Director: John English | Stars: Bob Steele, Tom Tyler, Rufe Davis, Weldon Heyburn
Votes: 28
33. Outlaws of Cherokee Trail (1941)
Passed | 56 min | Western
The Cherokee Strip is off limits to the Rangers, so that is where badman Lemar operates from. When the Rangers capture his brother and the jury sentences him to hang, Lemar starts killing ... See full summary »
Director: Lester Orlebeck | Stars: Bob Steele, Tom Tyler, Rufe Davis, Lois Collier
Votes: 28
34. Saddlemates (1941)
Passed | 56 min | Western
When a strip of land along the Red River is declared in Indian Territory instead of Texas, the Rangers leave and the Army moves in. Now ex-rangers the Mesquiteers stay on as scouts. The new... See full summary »
Director: Lester Orlebeck | Stars: Robert Livingston, Bob Steele, Rufe Davis, Gale Storm
Votes: 64
35. Raiders of the Range (1942)
Passed | 54 min | Drama, Western
Daggett is out to stop the completion of an oil well. He cheats Foster at poker and then forces him to delay the drilling. But the Mesquiteers are on the job with Lullaby posing as a cleaning lady to get evidence.
Director: John English | Stars: Bob Steele, Tom Tyler, Rufe Davis, Lois Collier
Votes: 36
36. Pals of the Pecos (1941)
Passed | 56 min | Western
Dan Burke is after a mail contract and Stevens through his henchman Keno is out to stop him. When Burke's son Larry brings the payroll he is murdered and the Three Mesquiteers blamed. Young... See full summary »
Director: Lester Orlebeck | Stars: Robert Livingston, Bob Steele, Rufe Davis, June Johnson
Votes: 57
37. Sound Defects (1937)
22 min | Short, Comedy, Music
Director: Roy Mack | Stars: Rufe Davis, Irene Delroy, Rod McLennan, Jane Frazee
38. Make Mine Laughs (1949)
63 min | Comedy, Musical
A kind of filmed vaudeville show, using old material from RKO films and some new.
Directors: Richard Fleischer, Hal Yates | Stars: Joan Davis, Dennis Day, Ray Bolger, Anne Shirley
Votes: 67
39. The City's Slicker (1936)
Approved | 20 min | Short, Comedy, Music
Rufe Rufe Davis), a hillbilly mimic goes to the big city to find the woman he has fallen in love with by seeing her picture. He meets Dawn (Dawn O'Day), a tap-dancer from his home town and ... See full summary »
Director: Roy Mack | Stars: Rufe Davis, Dawn O'Day, The Radio Rubes, Jay Seiler
40. The Phantom Plainsmen (1942)
Approved | 57 min | Drama, Western
It is 1937, but the life out West has not changed much. The boys are working at the Wyoming ranch of Captain Marvin herding horses which he sells to Kurt Redman. Marvin will not sell any ... See full summary »
Director: John English | Stars: Bob Steele, Tom Tyler, Rufe Davis, Rudolph Anders
Votes: 76
41. Gauchos of El Dorado (1941)
Passed | 56 min | Drama, Music, Western
Gaucho escapes from Braden's gang only to be shot by them. The Mesquiteers drive away the outlaws and take his money on to his mother. But Isabella thinks Tucson is her long lost son and they don't have the heart to tell her he is dead.
Director: Lester Orlebeck | Stars: Bob Steele, Tom Tyler, Rufe Davis, Lois Collier
Votes: 26
42. West of the Rockies (1941)
20 min | Short, Western
Director: Bobby Connolly | Stars: Richard Travis, Marguerite Chapman, Rufe Davis, Willie Best
43. Toot Sweet (1937)
Approved | 21 min | Short, Comedy, Music
This "Broadway Brevity" (Vitaphone production number 3025) 20-minute fictional musical-comedy stars Fifi D'Orsay doing whatever Fifi D'Orsay usually did and Rufe Davis, mostly doing his ... See full summary »
Director: Roy Mack | Stars: Fifi D'Orsay, Rufe Davis, Lester Cole, Georgia Hayes
44.
Green Acres (1965–1971)
Episode:
Don't Call Us, We'll Call You
(1965)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Oliver finally gets a phone installed but it's placed on top of the telephone pole.
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: Eddie Albert, Eva Gabor, Pat Buttram, Tom Lester
Votes: 137
45.
Green Acres (1965–1971)
Episode:
Furniture, Furniture, Who's Got the Furniture?
(1965)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Oliver and Lisa finally get their furniture delivered from New York but it's sent to the "new" Haney place.
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: Eddie Albert, Eva Gabor, Pat Buttram, Eleanor Audley
Votes: 145
46.
Green Acres (1965–1971)
Episode:
It's So Peaceful in the Country
(1967)
TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family
Oliver's mother needs bed rest so she heads to her son's farm in Hooterville. All she has to do is ignore a noisy tractor, a ringing telephone, Alf and Ralph's drilling, dancing Sioux Indians, and their chief who thinks she's a looker.
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: Eddie Albert, Eva Gabor, Pat Buttram, Tom Lester
Votes: 116
47.
Green Acres (1965–1971)
Episode:
Lisa Bakes a Cake
(1966)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
After Lisa lists Oliver in the new phone directory as an attorney, he fears he'll be flooded with calls wanting his legal advice. Instead, he turns cranky when his phone doesn't ring. ... See full summary »
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: Eddie Albert, Eva Gabor, Pat Buttram, Tom Lester
Votes: 118
48.
Green Acres (1965–1971)
Episode:
Lisa's First Day on the Farm
(1965)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Oliver and Lisa's first day is a disaster due to Mr. Haney moving out all the plumbing fixtures and then some.
Director: Ralph Levy | Stars: Eddie Albert, Eva Gabor, Pat Buttram, Tom Lester
Votes: 198
49.
Green Acres (1965–1971)
Episode:
Never Trust a Little Old Lady
(1966)
TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family
It's tomato planting season and Oliver needs useful weather information. Hooterville relies on WPIXL-TV's Mildred, a little old lady who prances out of her dollhouse, or Walter, the singing... See full summary »
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: Eddie Albert, Eva Gabor, Pat Buttram, Tom Lester
Votes: 108
50.
Green Acres (1965–1971)
Episode:
Oliver Buys a Farm
(1965)
TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Family
Oliver Wendell Douglas quits his job as a lawyer and moves from Park Avenue to Hooterville. He wants to get away from the "rat race" of the city. His beautiful wife Lisa doesn't exactly love the idea.
Director: Ralph Levy | Stars: Eddie Albert, Eva Gabor, John Daly, Eleanor Audley
Votes: 263