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1. Bonanza (1959–1973)

TV-PG | 49 min | Western

The Wild West adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their Nevada ranch while helping the surrounding community.

Stars: Lorne Greene, Michael Landon, Dan Blocker, Pernell Roberts

Votes: 11,021

2. The Waltons (1972–1981)

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

The life and trials of a 1930s and 1940s Virginia mountain family through financial depression and World War II.

Stars: Jon Walmsley, Mary Beth McDonough, Eric Scott, Kami Cotler

Votes: 9,066

3. Emergency! (1972–1979)

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

The crew of Los Angeles County Fire Department Station 51, particularly the paramedic team, and Rampart Hospital respond to emergencies in their operating area.

Stars: Randolph Mantooth, Kevin Tighe, Julie London, Bobby Troup

Votes: 6,070

4. Eight Is Enough (1977–1981)

TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

This comedy drama focused on a family with eight very independent children.

Stars: Dick Van Patten, Lani O'Grady, Connie Needham, Susan Richardson

Votes: 3,816

5. Combat! (1962–1967)

60 min | Action, Drama, War

Combat!, a one-hour World War II drama series, followed a front line American infantry squad as they battled their way across Europe

Stars: Vic Morrow, Rick Jason, Pierre Jalbert, Jack Hogan

Votes: 3,146

6. Falcon Crest (1981–1990)

TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Romance

Set in the vineyards of California, this prime-time soap opera presented the conflict in the powerful Gioberti family, owners of the vast Falcon Crest Winery.

Stars: Jane Wyman, Lorenzo Lamas, Chao Li Chi, David Selby

Votes: 4,275

7. Laramie (1959–1963)

TV-PG | 60 min | Western

In the 1870s Wyoming Territory, Slim Sherman and his 14-year-old brother Andy try to hang on to their ranch after their father's death.

Stars: Robert Fuller, John Smith, Spring Byington, Dennis Holmes

Votes: 1,483

8. The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)

TV-G | 120 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

A Disney-produced anthology covering many different genres.

Stars: Walt Disney, Paul Frees, Clarence Nash, Slim Pickens

Votes: 2,292

9. The Deputy (1959–1961)

TV-PG | 30 min | Western

Clay McCord is who often helped Chief Marshal Simon Fry in 1880's Arizona territory. McCord eventually becomes Fry's Chief Deputy assigned to Silver City. Fry and McCord are assisted by Sergeant Hapgood Tasker Army cavalry Sergeant.

Stars: Henry Fonda, Allen Case, Read Morgan, Wallace Ford

Votes: 404

10. Broken Arrow (1956–1958)

30 min | Western

Indian Agent Tom Jeffords makes friends with Chief Cochise, becoming a blood brother of the Apache. Together they fight white schemers and renegade Indians.

Stars: John Lupton, Michael Ansara, Steven Ritch, Steve Conte

Votes: 271

11. The Fitzpatricks (1977–1978)

60 min | Drama

Blue-collar worker Mike Fitzpatrick worked hard to raise his family in Flint, Michigan. His wife Maggie worked part-time as a waitress to help put food on the table for their kids: teens ... See full summary »

Stars: Bert Kramer, Mariclare Costello, Clark Brandon, Jimmy McNichol

Votes: 56

12. A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion (1993 TV Movie)

92 min | Drama, Family

In November 1963, the Walton siblings and their families return to Walton's Mountain for Thanksgiving, including John-Boy and his girlfriend Janet. Several days later, they receive tragic news that President Kennedy had been assassinated.

Director: Harry Harris | Stars: Richard Thomas, Ralph Waite, Michael Learned, Ellen Corby

Votes: 441

13. A Walton Wedding (1995 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 150 min | Drama

The Waltons reunite once again to celebrate the 1960s wedding of their eldest, John-Boy, but impending crises threaten to shatter the family's happiness.

Director: Robert Ellis Miller | Stars: Richard Thomas, Ralph Waite, Michael Learned, Jon Walmsley

Votes: 293

14. Black Saddle (1959–1960)

30 min | Western

After his brothers are killed in a shootout, a gunfighter decides to hang up his guns and uphold the law by becoming a lawyer.

Stars: Peter Breck, Russell Johnson, Anna-Lisa, J. Pat O'Malley

Votes: 117

15. Justin Morgan Had a Horse (1972)

TV-G | 91 min | Drama, Family, Western

The circumstances that led to the origination of the first American Bred Horse, the Morgan Horse.

Director: Hollingsworth Morse | Stars: Don Murray, R.G. Armstrong, Whit Bissell, Gary Crosby

Votes: 255

16. Whispering Smith (1961)

TV-PG | 30 min | Western

Whispering Smith was a detective on the Denver, Colorado Police Department in the 1870s. This show took case histories from Smith's adventures. George Romack was Smith's partner and John Richards was the police chief.

Stars: Audie Murphy, Guy Mitchell, Sam Buffington, Kay Stewart

Votes: 193

17. The Waltons: A Decade of the Waltons (1980 TV Movie)

160 min | Drama, Family

A docudrama of the classic series. Almost like another episode of the series as a photo album presented to Grandma as a present spurs memories, presented via flashbacks from the series' ... See full summary »

Directors: Harry Harris, Philip Leacock | Stars: Michael Learned, Ralph Waite, Ellen Corby, Jon Walmsley

Votes: 103

18. Having Babies (1978–1979)

60 min | Drama

Dr. Julie Farr is a busy physician st Lake General Hospital where many of her patients are either expectant mothers or new parents. Dr. Blake Simmons is her veteran co-worker who's a mentor to the the young Dr. Ron Danvers.

Stars: Susan Sullivan, Mitchell Ryan, Dennis Howard, Beverly Todd

Votes: 21

19. King of the Grizzlies (1970)

G | 93 min | Family, Western

Ernest T. Seton, an American artist and author, tells the story of a mighty grizzly.

Director: Ron Kelly | Stars: John Yesno, Chris Wiggins, Hugh Webster, Jack Van Evera

Votes: 206

20. Chartroose Caboose (1960)

75 min | Comedy, Musical

Doris and Dub are a young couple with the usual ups and downs of life. They unexpectedly find friendship and good advice from curmudgeonly Woody Watts, a railroad man who was recently forced to retire.

Director: William 'Red' Reynolds | Stars: Molly Bee, Ben Cooper, Edgar Buchanan, Michael McGreevey

Votes: 53

21. Stump Run (1959)

78 min | Comedy

Two Moonshiners find love and laughs in the Oregon outskirts.

Director: Eddie Dew | Stars: Edgar Buchanan, Slim Pickens, Rand Brooks, Kaye Elhardt

22. The Mailbox (1977)

Not Rated | 24 min | Drama, Short

Every delivery day, 83 year-old Lethe waits at her mailbox for the mailman to arrive. Widowed at a young age, she now lives alone in her house in a rural Utah neighborhood that her father ... See full summary »

Director: David K. Jacobs | Stars: Lethe Tatge, Rachel Jacobs, Rebbeca Glade, Alan Nash

Votes: 38

23. Black Saddle (1959–1960)
Episode: Client: Steele (1959)

30 min | Western

Clay agrees to take on the case of Bill Steele, one of a trio being held in jail by Marshal Scott on robbery charges. But Steele has his own reason for wanting Clay as his lawyer.

Director: Francis D. Lyon | Stars: Peter Breck, Russell Johnson, Anna-Lisa, Scott Forbes

Votes: 23

24. Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode: The Scapegoat (1964)

TV-PG | 60 min | Western

Hoss rides up on Waldo Watson bungling yet another suicide attempt. He invites him home and the Cartwrights are wondering if they regret that as three men are trailing him and they mean to do him harm.

Director: Christian Nyby | Stars: Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon

Votes: 104

25. Broken Arrow (1956–1958)
Episode: Ghost Sickness (1957)

30 min | Western

Jeffords convinces a reluctant Cochise to re-investigate the case of a father and son held to be traitors to their Apache ways. The son claims the man held to be the hero was the real traitor, costing the lives of ten warriors, and he hopes to avenge and clear his late father's name.

Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: John Lupton, Michael Ansara, Armand Alzamora, George Keymas

26. Broken Arrow (1956–1958)
Episode: Hired Killer (1958)

30 min | Western

Two beef purveyors to the military hire a gunman to kill Cochise to precipitate an Indian war and thus draw troops to which they can sell to the area.

Director: Charles F. Haas | Stars: John Lupton, Michael Ansara, Chris Alcaide, Renny McEvoy

Votes: 8

27. Combat! (1962–1967)
Episode: A Walk with an Eagle (1965)

Action, Drama, War

Hanley, leads some squad members to recover a flying ace when he is shot down behind enemy territory.

Director: John Peyser | Stars: Rick Jason, Vic Morrow, Lee Philips, Conlan Carter

Votes: 88

28. The Deputy (1959–1961)
Episode: Duty Bound (1961)

TV-PG | 30 min | Western

Clay, Sarge and Simon are escorting a pair of prisoners to Silver City to stand trial for murder. One of the men swears he was innocent of the charges. The men stumbled upon a mortally ... See full summary »

Director: Herschel Daugherty | Stars: Henry Fonda, Allen Case, Read Morgan, Ron Harper

Votes: 21

29. The Deputy (1959–1961)
Episode: Ma Mack (1960)

TV-PG | 30 min | Western

An acquaintance of Clay and Fran's father arrives in Silver City searching for the stepson she hasn't seen in five years. While Clay is guiding her from mine to mine following her ... See full summary »

Director: Robert B. Sinclair | Stars: Henry Fonda, Allen Case, Wallace Ford, Betty Lou Keim

Votes: 24

30. The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode: Joker, the Amiable Ocelot (1966)

Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

Jim Benton finds a young ocelot when he tows an old car out of the desert. The shy man adds the animal to his menagerie of abandoned critters that provide mischievous fun. He meets nurse Nancy who shares his love of the wild creatures.

Stars: Walt Disney, Robert Becker, Jan McNabb, Joe Way

31. The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode: Justin Morgan Had a Horse: Part 1 (1972)

Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

Justin Morgan develops a new, versatile breed of horse, eventually known as the Morgan Horse, in the years shortly after the Revolutionary War. The horse's value is proven in a thrilling race finale.

Director: Hollingsworth Morse | Stars: Don Murray, R.G. Armstrong, Whit Bissell, Gary Crosby

Votes: 15

32. The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode: Justin Morgan Had a Horse: Part 2 (1972)

Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

Justin Morgan develops a new, versatile breed of horse, eventually known as the Morgan Horse, in the years shortly after the Revolutionary War. The horse's value is proven in a thrilling race finale.

Director: Hollingsworth Morse | Stars: Don Murray, R.G. Armstrong, Whit Bissell, Gary Crosby

Votes: 14

33. The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode: King of the Grizzlies: Part 1 (1973)

Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

Ernest Thompson Seton, the well-known American artist and author, tells the story of Wahb, a mighty grizzly who roamed the Greybull country of the old West.

Director: Ron Kelly | Stars: John Yesno, Chris Wiggins, Hugh Webster, Jack Van Evera

34. The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode: King of the Grizzlies: Part 2 (1973)

Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

King of the Grizzlies (1970) re-edited into a two-part television presentation. A Cree Indian, Moki, befriends Wahb and, in later years, the Indian and the bear have many strange encounters, but always recognize each other as "brothers."

Director: Ron Kelly | Stars: John Yesno, Chris Wiggins, Hugh Webster, Jack Van Evera

35. Eight Is Enough (1977–1981)
Episode: The Return of Auntie V (1977)

TV-G | Comedy, Drama, Family

Tom's sister (Janis Paige) returns to Sacramento, this time buying a palatial house for the family, which plunges the Bradfords into deciding whether or not they want to pull up stakes.

Director: Ray Marsh | Stars: Dick Van Patten, Betty Buckley, Grant Goodeve, Willie Aames

Votes: 42

36. Eight Is Enough (1977–1981)
Episode: V Is for Vivian (1977)

TV-G | 49 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Tom's sister arrives for a visit and disrupts the Bradford household when she encourages the kids to pursue their dreams and goals.

Director: Harry Harris | Stars: Dick Van Patten, Grant Goodeve, Lani O'Grady, Susan Richardson

Votes: 46

37. Emergency! (1972–1979)
Episode: On Camera (1975)

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

A camera crew follows Squad 51 while a teenager is bitten by a snake, a would-be stuntman dangles from an I-beam, a boy falls off a cliff and a man is trapped under a burning fuel truck.

Director: Christian I. Nyby II | Stars: Robert Fuller, Julie London, Bobby Troup, Randolph Mantooth

Votes: 85

38. Falcon Crest (1981–1990)
Episode: Acid Tests (1985)

TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Romance

Chase and Cole destroy hundreds of gallons of tainted champagne, which they believe either Angela or Richard poisoned. Maggie quits her job. Chase discovers his mother's dangerous cartel ... See full summary »

Director: Larry Elikann | Stars: Jane Wyman, Robert Foxworth, Lorenzo Lamas, David Selby

Votes: 38

39. Falcon Crest (1981–1990)
Episode: ...And the Fall (1985)

TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Romance

Cole realizes that Connie poses a threat to his parents' marriage. Greg learns that Joel died of a drug overdose. Angela makes arrangements for Lance and Lorraine to flee to Italy. Lance ... See full summary »

Director: Barbara Peeters | Stars: Jane Wyman, Robert Foxworth, Lorenzo Lamas, David Selby

Votes: 40

40. Falcon Crest (1981–1990)
Episode: Blood Brothers (1985)

TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Romance

In order for Angela to save her empire, frantically, she calls on the expertise, wealth and influence of Peter Stavros, an old friend of hers. Prior to Maggie living in a reclusive cabin to... See full summary »

Director: Reza Badiyi | Stars: Jane Wyman, Robert Foxworth, Lorenzo Lamas, David Selby

Votes: 37

41. Falcon Crest (1981–1990)
Episode: Captive Hearts (1986)

TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Romance

Chase and Cole try to locate where Jeff is holding Maggie hostage; only to see they're interrupting Maggie's escape attempt, that backfires on Chase. At Falcon Crest, Angela interrupts ... See full summary »

Director: Reza Badiyi | Stars: Jane Wyman, Robert Foxworth, Lorenzo Lamas, David Selby

Votes: 37

42. Falcon Crest (1981–1990)
Episode: The Cataclysm (1986)

TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Romance

Chase gets shot by Jeff and is rushed to the hospital, where he learns he has hemorrhaged, who must undergo surgery. Angela and Lance close the winery down, who both break Melissa's and ... See full summary »

Director: Harry Harris | Stars: Jane Wyman, Robert Foxworth, Lorenzo Lamas, David Selby

Votes: 45

43. Falcon Crest (1981–1990)
Episode: Cease and Desist (1986)

TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Romance

Despite Sheriff Gilmore who couldn't find any ground to arrest Jeff, Chase plans to get an order restraining Jeff from any contact of Maggie, who finds notes from Jeff. She still knows he's... See full summary »

Director: Reza Badiyi | Stars: Jane Wyman, Robert Foxworth, David Selby, Lorenzo Lamas

Votes: 35

44. Falcon Crest (1981–1990)
Episode: Changing Partners (1985)

TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Romance

Lance trades his interest in The New Globe; in exchange for Richard's radio station to have a showcase for Apollonia's singing career, behind Angela's back; who did everything she could to ... See full summary »

Director: Reza Badiyi | Stars: Jane Wyman, Robert Foxworth, Lorenzo Lamas, David Selby

Votes: 37

45. Falcon Crest (1981–1990)
Episode: Checkmate (1986)

TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Romance

Angela takes Julia home for a visit, in an attempt to bring calm to Mrs. Channing's family. her attempt to get her daughter influence Father Christopher backfire when Julia becomes ... See full summary »

Director: Simon MacCorkindale | Stars: Jane Wyman, Robert Foxworth, Lorenzo Lamas, David Selby

Votes: 34

46. Falcon Crest (1981–1990)
Episode: Cold Comfort (1985)

TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Romance

Lance is taken into police custody when he goes to see Lorraine at the hospital. Lorraine begs Richard to help get Lance out of jail. Greg finds proof to convict Melissa and orders her to ... See full summary »

Director: Philip Leacock | Stars: Jane Wyman, Robert Foxworth, Lorenzo Lamas, David Selby

Votes: 42

47. Falcon Crest (1981–1990)
Episode: Collision Course (1986)

TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Romance

Robin and Hope returns with Maggie. However, Robin refuses to give up on the baby. Angela asks Cole to prevent Melissa away from her grandson; after Angela tells him that she saw Melissa ... See full summary »

Director: Harry Harris | Stars: Jane Wyman, Robert Foxworth, Lorenzo Lamas, David Selby

Votes: 36

48. Falcon Crest (1981–1990)
Episode: Confessions (1985)

TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Romance

Lorraine is depressed over the loss of her baby and Lance's imprisonment. Pamela gives Maggie a recording of a conversation between Richard and the judge. Melissa confesses her involvement ... See full summary »

Director: Barbara Peeters | Stars: Jane Wyman, Robert Foxworth, Lorenzo Lamas, David Selby

Votes: 41

49. Falcon Crest (1981–1990)
Episode: Consumed (1986)

TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Romance

Jeff holds Maggie hostage in his cabin in the hills prior to him penetrating the security surrounding her, where he reads aloud the grim last chapter of his novel to Maggie in which she ... See full summary »

Director: Harry Harris | Stars: Jane Wyman, Robert Foxworth, Lorenzo Lamas, David Selby

Votes: 35

50. Falcon Crest (1981–1990)
Episode: Conundrum (1986)

TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Romance

Lance takes Father Christopher in the vineyards to show him how conniving his grandmother, Angela operates; this is where Angela directs Lance to buy off the pickers not to pick Chase's ... See full summary »

Director: Gwen Arner | Stars: Jane Wyman, Robert Foxworth, Lorenzo Lamas, David Selby

Votes: 34