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1. Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983)

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

The life and adventures of the Ingalls family in the nineteenth century American Midwest.

Stars: Melissa Gilbert, Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Rachel Lindsay Greenbush

Votes: 26,809

2. The Fall Guy (1981–1986)

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

The adventures of a film stuntman who moonlights as a bounty hunter when movie work is slow.

Stars: Lee Majors, Douglas Barr, Heather Thomas, Markie Post

Votes: 8,936

3. The Golden Girls (1985–1992)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama

Four previously married women live together in Miami, sharing their various experiences together and enjoying themselves despite hard times.

Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty

Votes: 47,120

4. Magnum, P.I. (1980–1988)

TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

The adventures of a Hawaii-based private investigator.

Stars: Tom Selleck, John Hillerman, Roger E. Mosley, Larry Manetti

Votes: 28,900

5. Dallas (1978–1991)

TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Romance

J.R. Ewing, a Texas oil baron, uses manipulation and blackmail to achieve his ambitions, both business and personal. He often comes into conflict with his brother Bobby, his arch-enemy Cliff Barnes and his long-suffering wife Sue Ellen.

Stars: Larry Hagman, Ken Kercheval, Patrick Duffy, Linda Gray

Votes: 16,558

6. General Hospital (1963– )

TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

Families, friends, enemies, and lovers experience life-changing events in the large upstate city of Port Charles, New York, which has a busy hospital, upscale hotel, cozy diner, and dangerous waterfront frequented by the criminal underworld.

Stars: Maurice Benard, Laura Wright, Steve Burton, Rebecca Herbst

Votes: 5,518

7. Who's the Boss? (1984–1992)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Romance

Tony Micelli, a retired baseball player, becomes the housekeeper of Angela Bower, an advertising executive in New York. Together they raise their kids, Samantha Micelli and Jonathan Bower, with help from Mona Robinson, Angela's man-crazy mother.

Stars: Tony Danza, Judith Light, Alyssa Milano, Danny Pintauro

Votes: 15,539

8. 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: 3,800

9. Highway to Heaven (1984–1989)

TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Fantasy

A probationary angel, sent back to Earth, teams with an ex-cop to help people.

Stars: Michael Landon, Victor French, James Troesh, Margie Impert

Votes: 6,505

10. Die Hard 2 (1990)

R | 124 min | Action, Thriller

John McClane attempts to avert disaster as rogue military operatives seize control of Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C.

Director: Renny Harlin | Stars: Bruce Willis, William Atherton, Bonnie Bedelia, Reginald VelJohnson

Votes: 382,800 | Gross: $117.54M

11. Knots Landing (1979–1993)

TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Romance

The residents of Knots Landing, a coastal suburb of Los Angeles, deal with various issues such as infidelity, health scares, rape, murder, kidnapping, assassinations, drug smuggling, corporate intrigue and criminal investigations.

Stars: Michele Lee, Ted Shackelford, Joan Van Ark, Kevin Dobson

Votes: 3,217

12. Santa Barbara (1984–1993)

TV-PG | 45 min | Drama, Romance

In Santa Barbara, California, the fascinating lives of the wealthy Capwells revolve around the Lockridge, the rival family, and other more modest families such as the Andrades and the Perkins, whose fates know the same torments.

Stars: A Martinez, Marcy Walker, Nancy Lee Grahn, Jed Allan

Votes: 2,837

13. T.J. Hooker (1982–1986)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

The weekly adventures of tough-as-nails veteran police officer Sgt. T.J. Hooker, who rides the beat with his rookie partner Vince Romano.

Stars: William Shatner, Heather Locklear, Adrian Zmed, James Darren

Votes: 5,107

14. Tour of Duty (1987–1990)

TV-14 | 47 min | Action, Drama, War

The trials of a U.S. Army platoon serving in the field during the Vietnam War.

Stars: Terence Knox, Stephen Caffrey, Tony Becker, Ramón Franco

Votes: 4,943

15. Halloween II (1981)

R | 92 min | Horror

While Dr. Loomis hunts for Michael Myers, a traumatized Laurie is rushed to Haddonfield Memorial Hospital, and The Shape is not far behind her.

Director: Rick Rosenthal | Stars: Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Pleasence, Charles Cyphers, Jeffrey Kramer

Votes: 101,616 | Gross: $25.53M

16. Out of This World (1987–1991)

30 min | Comedy, Family

A teenager discovers that her birth father is an alien and that she has supernatural powers.

Stars: Donna Pescow, Maureen Flannigan, Burt Reynolds, Doug McClure

Votes: 2,208

17. Elvis (I) (1979 TV Movie)

168 min | Biography, Drama, Music

Biographical movie about the famous rock singer Elvis Presley.

Director: John Carpenter | Stars: Kurt Russell, Shelley Winters, Bing Russell, Robert Gray

Votes: 5,127

18. Tales of the Gold Monkey (1982–1983)

60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

The adventures of a 1930's Pacific Islands bush pilot and his companions.

Stars: Stephen Collins, Jeff MacKay, Caitlin O'Heaney, Marta DuBois

Votes: 1,883

19. S.O.B. (1981)

R | 122 min | Comedy, Drama

A successful movie director makes the most expensive film in his career and it becomes a huge flop. He tries to salvage his career by reshooting the film as an erotic production, where its family-friendly star takes her top off.

Director: Blake Edwards | Stars: Julie Andrews, William Holden, Marisa Berenson, Larry Hagman

Votes: 6,471 | Gross: $14.87M

20. Hardcastle and McCormick (1983–1986)

60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A retired judge and his last defendant follow up on cases that were dismissed due to technicalities.

Stars: Brian Keith, Daniel Hugh Kelly, Joe Santos, John Hancock

Votes: 3,184

21. Our House (1986–1988)

60 min | Drama, Family

Following the death of his son, Gus Witherspoon takes in his daughter-in-law and his three grandchildren to live with him. Adjustment to the new arrangement is not easy on any of them.

Stars: Wilford Brimley, Deidre Hall, Shannen Doherty, Chad Allen

Votes: 906

22. Lou Grant (1977–1982)

TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama

The trials of a former television station manager, turned newspaper city editor, and his journalist staff.

Stars: Edward Asner, Robert Walden, Mason Adams, Jack Bannon

Votes: 2,399

23. Whiz Kids (1983–1984)

60 min | Adventure

The adventures of a group of young kids who are amateur computer experts and detectives.

Stars: Matthew Labyorteaux, Todd Porter, Jeffrey Jacquet, Andrea Elson

Votes: 452

24. Survival Quest (1988)

R | 96 min | Adventure, Thriller

A group on an Outward Bound-type adventure runs across a paramilitary team with a sadistic leader who has harmful intentions towards anyone who may find themselves in their path.

Director: Don Coscarelli | Stars: Lance Henriksen, Mark Rolston, Steve Antin, Michael Allen Ryder

Votes: 1,220

25. The Law and Harry McGraw (1987–1988)

60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Harry MacGraw is a private investigator who appeared three times in the television series, Murder, She Wrote. He now stars in his own series, wherein he is still a private investigator in ... See full summary »

Stars: Jerry Orbach, Barbara Babcock, Juliana Donald, Shea Farrell

Votes: 147

26. The Last Precinct (1986)

60 min | Comedy

The police department decides to put all their weirdos and freaks in one precinct. Among the cops there is a guy who likes to dress up like Elvis so they call him King, Mel, a sexy woman ... See full summary »

Stars: Jonathan Perpich, Ernie Hudson, Wings Hauser, Randi Brooks

Votes: 57

27. The Bronx Zoo (1987–1988)

60 min | Drama

Elderly white principal of a Bronx high school that's in a rough black and Latino neighborhood tries to keep everyone's spirits up, despite having to deal with unmotivated teachers and disinterested students.

Stars: Edward Asner, David Wilson, Kathleen Beller, Nicholas Pryor

Votes: 118

28. Moon in Scorpio (1987)

R | 90 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Ex-soldiers on a yachting trip run into the ghosts of victims of a massacre.

Director: Gary Graver | Stars: Britt Ekland, John Phillip Law, William Smith, Lewis Van Bergen

Votes: 465

29. Thunderboat Row (1989 TV Movie)

120 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A group of several different la enforcement agencies along with a race boat driver come together with a common goal of stopping the drug traffic to the US.

Director: Thomas J. Wright | Stars: Ash Adams, Jsu Garcia, Rob Estes, Anthony Rene Jones

Votes: 60

30. Time Out for Dad (1987 TV Movie)

60 min | Drama, Family

Retired football player suddenly finds himself a stay-at-home dad, when his wife decides to return to the workforce.

Director: Harry Harris | Stars: Dick Butkus, Sandy Faison, Harriet Nelson, Tricia Leigh Fisher

Votes: 16

31. In Self Defense (1987 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 94 min | Thriller

A witness (Linda Purl) is terrorized by the killer (Billy Drago) against whom she testified.

Director: Bruce Seth Green | Stars: Linda Purl, Yaphet Kotto, Terry Lester, Billy Drago

Votes: 139

32. Tales of the Gold Monkey (1982–1983)
Episode: Tales of the Gold Monkey: Part 1 (1982)

93 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Story of a ex-Flying Tiger pilot, and his mechanic and their Grumman Goose as they fight the Japanese, before World War II.

Director: Ray Austin | Stars: Stephen Collins, Jeff MacKay, Caitlin O'Heaney, Marta DuBois

Votes: 279

33. The Bronx Zoo (1987–1988)
Episode: The Gospel Truth (1988)

60 min | Drama

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Director: James Quinn | Stars: Edward Asner, David Wilson, Kathleen Beller, Nicholas Pryor

34. Dallas (1978–1991)
Episode: Unchain My Heart (1990)

TV-PG | 47 min | Drama, Romance

Frustrated at just being the "man of the hour", Cliff is ripe pickings for high powered public relations expert Stephanie Rogers.

Director: Irving J. Moore | Stars: Barbara Bel Geddes, Lesley-Anne Down, Patrick Duffy, Kimberly Foster

Votes: 89

35. Eight Is Enough (1977–1981)
Episode: David's Rib (1981)

TV-G | Comedy, Drama, Family

David's dream of restoring the city's opera house pits him against Janet, whose firm has been hired to demolish it for an urban renewal project; Susan and Merle take turns looking after the... See full summary »

Director: Jack Bender | Stars: Dick Van Patten, Betty Buckley, Grant Goodeve, Lani O'Grady

Votes: 22

36. Eight Is Enough (1977–1981)
Episode: Ten Ships in the Night (1979)

TV-G | Comedy, Drama, Family

When Abby goes back to school to finish her PhD, Tom turns to the ranks for help in looking after Nicholas; Nancy tries to prove her worth as she goes to work at a stock brokerage.

Director: Arnold Laven | Stars: Dick Van Patten, Betty Buckley, Grant Goodeve, Willie Aames

Votes: 24

37. The Fall Guy (1981–1986)
Episode: P.S. I Love You (1983)

TV-14 | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Actor Tab Hunter gets framed for murder because he owes money to a gambling boss. Colt, Howie, Jody and tiny stunt-woman Cassie travel to a Palm Springs casino with a plan to prove Tab's innocence.

Director: Don Medford | Stars: Lee Majors, Douglas Barr, Heather Thomas, Markie Post

Votes: 70

38. The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
Episode: Grab That Dough (1988)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama

The girls go to Hollywood to appear on the TV game show "Grab that Dough."

Director: Terry Hughes | Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty

Votes: 510

39. Hardcastle and McCormick (1983–1986)
Episode: You're Sixteen, You're Beautiful, and You're His (1985)

Action, Crime, Drama

At a teen-age beauty pageant, Hardcastle and McCormick uncover a ring that imports illegal aliens.

Director: Kim Manners | Stars: Brian Keith, Daniel Hugh Kelly, Jeff Austin, Gary Bayer

Votes: 33

40. Highway to Heaven (1984–1989)
Episode: Normal People (1987)

Not Rated | 46 min | Drama, Fantasy

A community is divided by a halfway house for mental patients where Jonathan and Mark work as helpers.

Director: Michael Landon | Stars: Michael Landon, Victor French, Jeb Stuart Adams, K Callan

Votes: 107

41. Knots Landing (1979–1993)
Episode: Bottom of the Bottle: Part 2 (1980)

TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Romance

The lost weekend continues as Gary spirals downward until, sick and violent, he lands in a detox ward.

Director: Roger Young | Stars: James Houghton, Kim Lankford, Michele Lee, Constance McCashin

Votes: 35

42. The Law and Harry McGraw (1987–1988)
Episode: State of the Art (1987)

Crime, Drama, Mystery

An old ex-con friend of Harry's was in the wrong place at the wrong time and is now accused of stealing art, and Harry has to compete with a hot shot insurance investigator for the case, and to find the real thief.

Director: Allen Reisner | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Barbara Babcock, Juliana Donald, Shea Farrell

Votes: 12

43. Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983)
Episode: The Legacy (1982)

TV-PG | 50 min | Drama, Family, Romance

A present-day couple buy an antique, folding-leaf table with a large "CI" branded on it and are curious to learn about its origins. The story focuses on Charles' efforts to patent the table... See full summary »

Director: Michael Landon | Stars: Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Melissa Gilbert, Rachel Lindsay Greenbush

Votes: 262

44. Lou Grant (1977–1982)
Episode: Risk (1981)

TV-PG | 49 min | Crime, Drama

Sharon McNeil gets a story about child pornography by promising not to reveal the names of her source. A promise her superiors at the Trib and the L.A. police department soon want her to ... See full summary »

Director: Allen Williams | Stars: Edward Asner, Robert Walden, Linda Kelsey, Mason Adams

Votes: 19

45. Magnum, P.I. (1980–1988)
Episode: Straight and Narrow (1986)

Not Rated | 48 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Lesley, the prostitute Magnum met while working as a hotel detective, is back and she asks Thomas for help in finding her sister.

Director: Harry Harris | Stars: Tom Selleck, John Hillerman, Roger E. Mosley, Larry Manetti

Votes: 248

46. Our House (1986–1988)
Episode: A Point of View (1987)

Drama, Family

Molly befriends a new classmate named Dana, who is blind, and tries to understand what Dana experiences by wearing a blindfold. Meanwhile, Gus is opposed to allowing a successful female ... See full summary »

Director: Bruce Kessler | Stars: Wilford Brimley, Deidre Hall, Shannen Doherty, Chad Allen

Votes: 12

47. T.J. Hooker (1982–1986)
Episode: A Child Is Missing (1983)

TV-PG | 49 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A guy who robs a jewelry store also kidnaps his son to get back at his ex-wife. Hooker vows to get the boy back. Hooker thinks the man is in Mexico so he goes there and works with a local cop who's a bit laid back in his approach.

Director: Cliff Bole | Stars: William Shatner, Adrian Zmed, Heather Locklear, James Darren

Votes: 68

48. Tales of the Gold Monkey (1982–1983)
Episode: Tales of the Gold Monkey: Part 2 (1982)

60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Sarah begins to develop feelings for Jake, and she insists on going with him to find the cargo he dumped so that she can investigate the gold monkey, which the American government is also ... See full summary »

Director: Ray Austin | Stars: Stephen Collins, Jeff MacKay, Caitlin O'Heaney, Marta DuBois

Votes: 77

49. Tour of Duty (1987–1990)
Episode: Road to Long Binh (1990)

TV-14 | Action, Drama, War

Camp Barnett is suffering from food poisoning, affecting everyone except Lt. Goldman and Sgt. Anderson. As a result, they have to go pick up a deserter, SSG Jonathan Digby, an outstanding soldier Anderson knew in Germany.

Director: Steve Dubin | Stars: Terence Knox, Stephen Caffrey, Tony Becker, Ramón Franco

Votes: 56

50. Whiz Kids (1983–1984)
Episode: Return of the Big Rocker (1983)

Adventure

The Whiz Kids start a techno-pop band and Lou gets them involved in the case of a long-dead rocker who has a doppelgänger performing in Los Angeles.

Director: Barry Crane | Stars: Max Gail, Matthew Labyorteaux, Todd Porter, Jeffrey Jacquet

Votes: 13