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1. Knots Landing (1979–1993)
Episode: Missing Persons (1987)

TV-PG | Drama, Romance

People wonder where Peter has got to. Val is distraught when she doesn't hear from Ben but she makes amends with Laura. Greg kisses Paige to prove he isn't her father. Experts say the crack... See full summary »

Director: Joseph L. Scanlan | Stars: William Devane, Kevin Dobson, Julie Harris, Michele Lee

Votes: 15

2. 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: 4,957

3. Tour of Duty (1987–1990)
Episode: For What It's Worth (1989)

TV-14 | Action, Drama, War

Soldiers need someone to talk to regarding the horrors they experience. Tan Son Nhut has a priest who is there to listen. The Army also has a contract with a psychologist, Dr. Jennifer ... See full summary »

Director: Edwin Sherin | Stars: Terence Knox, Stephen Caffrey, Tony Becker, Stan Foster

Votes: 53

4. Cagney & Lacey (1981–1988)
Episode: The Rapist (1986)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Mary Beth's energetic replacement turns vigilante when she angers over the time it's taking to get to arrest a suspected rapist.

Director: James Frawley | Stars: Tyne Daly, Sharon Gless, Al Waxman, Carl Lumbly

Votes: 48

5. Falcon Crest (1981–1990)
Episode: A Piece of Work (1987)

TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Romance

Angela interferes in the lives of Chase, Richard, Maggie, Vickie and Dan. Vickie and Dan's romance is complicated by Angela's peculiar moral code. When Angela accuses Richard of fathering ... See full summary »

Director: Joseph L. Scanlan | Stars: Jane Wyman, Robert Foxworth, Lorenzo Lamas, David Selby

Votes: 36

6. V (1984–1985)

TV-PG | 1,088 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

A year after Liberation Day, courtesy of the red-dust bacteria, the humanoid, lizard-like aliens develop a resistance to the micro-organism and try to regain control of the Earth--only now, some humans are knowingly working with them.

Stars: Marc Singer, Faye Grant, Michael Ironside, Jane Badler

Votes: 14,074

7. Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North (1989 TV Movie)

187 min | Drama, Thriller

Oliver North survives a serious car accident. The young midshipman struggles to re-enter the Naval Academy, enters the Marine Corps, serves in Vietnam, and moves to Washington to work for the Nati.

Director: Mike Robe | Stars: David Keith, Barnard Hughes, Annette O'Toole, Peter Boyle

Votes: 1,599

8. 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: 3,225

9. V (1984–1985)
Episode: The Betrayal (1985)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

While Bates remains in a coma Charles plots to overthrow him. Elsewhere, Willie is gravely wounded so the rebels kidnap a medical student of the Visitors.

Director: Gilbert M. Shilton | Stars: Jane Badler, June Chadwick, Jennifer Cooke, Robert Englund

Votes: 244

10. Cagney & Lacey (1981–1988)

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

Two female police detectives cooperate with each other both in their professions and in their personal lives.

Stars: Tyne Daly, Sharon Gless, Al Waxman, Martin Kove

Votes: 5,066

11. Everybody's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure (1989 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 100 min | Drama

A caring community and variety of people nationwide come together to rescue a baby who is trapped in an abandoned water well, but they have a short time before something bad might happen.

Director: Mel Damski | Stars: Beau Bridges, Pat Hingle, Roxana Zal, Will Oldham

Votes: 885

12. Best Seller (1987)

R | 95 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A hitman approaches a writer to help him create his next best seller, but the violent world he was a part of has other plans.

Director: John Flynn | Stars: James Woods, Brian Dennehy, Victoria Tennant, Allison Balson

Votes: 6,277 | Gross: $4.28M

13. 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: 4,274

14. Too Young to Die? (1990 TV Movie)

R | 92 min | Crime, Drama

An abused 15-year-old is charged with a murder that carries the death penalty.

Director: Robert Markowitz | Stars: Michael Tucker, Juliette Lewis, Brad Pitt, Alan Fudge

Votes: 4,269

15. Wedlock (I) (1991)

R | 101 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A male prison escapee heads for his hidden loot electronically attached to a female prisoner.

Director: Lewis Teague | Stars: Rutger Hauer, Mimi Rogers, Joan Chen, James Remar

Votes: 9,155

16. The Great Los Angeles Earthquake (1990 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 180 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

After a series of small tremors in Los Angeles, Dr. Clare Winslow, a local seismologist, pinpoints the exact location and time of when the long awaited earthquake--"The Big One"--will ... See full summary »

Director: Larry Elikann | Stars: Joanna Kerns, Dan Lauria, Bonnie Bartlett, Lindsay Frost

Votes: 710

17. Over the Top (1987)

PG | 93 min | Action, Drama, Sport

Tough trucker Lincoln Hawk is determined to win back his son and triumph at the world arm wrestling championships.

Director: Menahem Golan | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Robert Loggia, Susan Blakely, Rick Zumwalt

Votes: 59,480 | Gross: $16.06M

18. 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: 2,843

19. Checking Out (1988)

R | 96 min | Comedy

A successful family man who works for an airline becomes consumed by fear of death after his colleague and best friend dies in front of him from a heart attack while telling the setup for the joke: "Why don't Italians like barbecues?"

Director: David Leland | Stars: Jeff Daniels, Melanie Mayron, Michael Tucker, Kathleen York

Votes: 496

20. Santa Barbara (1984–1993)
Episode: Episode #1.954 (1988)

TV-PG | Drama, Romance

Carlo comes to claim the refund of his debts from T.J., under the risk of doubling the sum of what he owes him. T.J. goes to Armonti Firms and learns from George, the accountant that he is ... See full summary »

Director: Michael Gliona | Stars: Dean Abston, Jed Allan, Joey Aresco, Lane Davies

21. Santa Barbara (1984–1993)
Episode: Episode #1.958 (1988)

TV-PG | Drama, Romance

In The Lair, Pamela learns from T.J. that Kelly lost her baby several days ago. She goes to see her son and, while trying to prove to be sympathetic, tries to make Kelly feel guilty. She ... See full summary »

Director: Karl Messerschmidt | Stars: Dean Abston, Jed Allan, Joey Aresco, Lane Davies