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1. Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Set almost 100 years after Captain Kirk's 5-year mission, a new generation of Starfleet officers sets off in the U.S.S. Enterprise-D on its own mission to go where no one has gone before.
Stars: Patrick Stewart, Brent Spiner, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton
Votes: 135,918
2.
The Rockford Files (1974–1980)
Episode:
Kill the Messenger
(1978)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When an already overly stressed Dennis Becker is lumped with the unwelcome task of finding out who murdered Deputy Chief Towne's unfaithful wife, Jim decides to lend a hand in the investigation.
Director: Ivan Dixon | Stars: James Garner, Noah Beery Jr., Joe Santos, W.K. Stratton
Votes: 264
3. 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: 2,291
4.
Lou Grant (1977–1982)
Episode:
Nazi
(1977)
TV-PG | 52 min | Crime, Drama
While investigating a group of Nazis, Billie comes upon information that one of their leaders used to be Jewish.
Director: Alexander Singer | Stars: Edward Asner, Robert Walden, Linda Kelsey, Mason Adams
Votes: 60
5. The Rockford Files (1974–1980)
TV-PG | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The cases of an easy-going ex-convict turned private investigator.
Stars: James Garner, Noah Beery Jr., Joe Santos, Luis Delgado
Votes: 10,864
6. Winter Heat (1994 TV Movie)
Drama, Romance
Suspected murderer and former drug addict Billie Reed and her cop boyfriend are marooned on a desert island. Meanwhile, Carrie and Austin visit a mountain resort for a romantic getaway and discover that Jennifer and Peter are also there.
Director: Herb Stein | Stars: Jaime Lyn Bauer, Jason Brooks, Christie Clark, Bryan Dattilo
Votes: 33
7. Hull High (1990)
60 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Teen musical comedy about the students and teachers of Cordell Hull High, a hip, urban, racially-mixed high school. The breakdancing rap group the Hull High Devils serves as the modern version of the Greek chorus.
Stars: Will Lyman, Nancy Valen, Mark Ballou, Marshall Bell
Votes: 227
8.
The Pretender (1996–2000)
Episode:
Crash
(1998)
TV-14 | 46 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Jarod sends Parker, Sydney, and Broots an invitation to join him at a school reunion. But en route Jarod meets a young man who gets bumped from their flight, so Jarod gives him his seat on ... See full summary »
Director: Scott Lautanen | Stars: Michael T. Weiss, Andrea Parker, Patrick Bauchau, Matt Clark
Votes: 128
9. Britny Fox: Girlschool (1988 Music Video)
TV-PG | 5 min | Music
Britny Fox performs in the music video "Girlschool" from the album "Britny Fox" recorded for Columbia Records. The music video begins with a janitor pushing a mop down the hall of an ... See full summary »
Director: Marc Reshovsky | Stars: Britny Fox, Kim Anderson, Lisa Michelle Axelrod, Billy Childs
Votes: 13
10.
Remington Steele (1982–1987)
Episode:
A Good Night's Steele
(1983)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Lab security is compromised, records destroyed, morphine is being stolen and a staff physician is missing. Ms. Holt and Mr. Steele infiltrate a hospital sleep clinic as physician and insomniac to solve the mysteries.
Director: Seymour Robbie | Stars: Stephanie Zimbalist, Pierce Brosnan, James Read, Janet DeMay
Votes: 172
11. Night Court (1984–1992)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
An eccentric fun-loving judge presides over an urban night court and all the silliness going on there.
Stars: Harry Anderson, John Larroquette, Richard Moll, Charles Robinson
Votes: 17,854
12. Moonlighting (1985–1989)
TV-PG | 3,073 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
The quirky cases of a former model and a smart aleck detective who manage a private detective agency.
Stars: Cybill Shepherd, Bruce Willis, Allyce Beasley, Curtis Armstrong
Votes: 24,251
13. The Pretender (1996–2000)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A specially gifted man, with the ability to instantly master any skill, escapes from a secret testing facility and travels the country taking on different jobs and helping strangers while hiding from his kidnappers.
Stars: Michael T. Weiss, Andrea Parker, Patrick Bauchau, Jon Gries
Votes: 17,083
14. The Yellow Rose (1983–1984)
60 min | Drama
The trials of the Champion family as they run the Yellow Rose ranch.
Stars: Sam Elliott, Cybill Shepherd, David Soul, Edward Albert
Votes: 267
15. Amazing Stories (1985–1987)
TV-PG | 30 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Truly amazing, fantastical, funny, and odd, and sometimes scary, sad, and endearing stories are portrayed. Many famous actors, actresses, and directors made guest appearances.
Stars: Charles Durning, Douglas Seale, Sharon Spelman, Louis Giambalvo
Votes: 6,413
16. Generations (1989–1991)
30 min | Drama
Soap opera about two families, one black and one white.
Stars: Kelly Rutherford, Kristoff St. John, Joan Pringle, Jonelle Allen
Votes: 455
17.
Baretta (1975–1978)
Episode:
They Don't Make 'Em Like They Used To
(1976)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Baretta sticks to a beautiful woman (Laura Hippe) on a long-distance bus, connected to a group of thieves that had been initially led by a veteran criminal (Keenan Wynn), who's now seeking ... See full summary »
Director: Sutton Roley | Stars: Robert Blake, Tom Ewell, Edward Grover, Keenan Wynn
Votes: 42
18.
Charlie's Angels (1976–1981)
Episode:
Angels in Springtime
(1978)
Not Rated | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
When famous actress Eve LeDeux is electrocuted at an exclusive women's spa, the Angels go undercover to capture the killer and find the missing manuscript of Eve's memoirs, which may reveal information some would rather be forgotten.
Director: Larry Stewart | Stars: Kate Jackson, Jaclyn Smith, Cheryl Ladd, David Doyle
Votes: 208
19.
Night Court (1984–1992)
Episode:
Dan's Operation: Part 1
(1986)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Dan is hospitalized for surgery on a minor ulcer, but refuses to stay in the hospital. Insisting on returning to work, he eventually collapses and must return to the hospital in an even ... See full summary »
Director: Jeff Melman | Stars: Harry Anderson, Markie Post, John Larroquette, Charles Robinson
Votes: 148
20. Family Ties (1982–1989)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Chronicles liberal ex-hippies Steven and Elyse Keaton, their conservative son Alex, daughters Mallory and Jennifer, and later, youngest child Andrew.
Stars: Michael J. Fox, Michael Gross, Meredith Baxter, Justine Bateman
Votes: 20,318
21. Steel Magnolias (1989)
PG | 117 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A young beautician, newly arrived in a small Louisiana town, finds work at the local salon, where a small group of women share a close bond of friendship, and welcome her into the fold.
Director: Herbert Ross | Stars: Shirley MacLaine, Olympia Dukakis, Sally Field, Julia Roberts
Votes: 63,040 | Gross: $83.76M
22. Remington Steele (1982–1987)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
The cases of a female private detective partnered with a former thief who assumes the role of a fictitious detective in the business.
Stars: Stephanie Zimbalist, Pierce Brosnan, Doris Roberts, James Read
Votes: 9,974
23. 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: 2,403
24.
Hardcastle and McCormick (1983–1986)
Episode:
Something's Going on on This Train
(1985)
Action, Crime, Drama
Judge Hardcastle gets on a train that's supposed to be for a convention. Trouble is, there is no convention. Several other people are there for different reasons and then start getting killed off.
Director: Tony Mordente | Stars: Brian Keith, Daniel Hugh Kelly, Eugene Roche, Joseph Hacker
Votes: 29
25. L.A. Law (1986–1994)
TV-PG | 46 min | Drama
The lives and work of the staff of a major Los Angeles law firm.
Stars: Corbin Bernsen, Jill Eikenberry, Alan Rachins, Michael Tucker
Votes: 6,457
26. It Takes Two (1982–1983)
30 min | Comedy
Sam and Molly Quinn are two hardworking career people just too busy with their careers (he's a doctor, she's a lawyer) to pay attention to each other or their teenagers.
Stars: Richard Crenna, Patty Duke, Billie Bird, Helen Hunt
Votes: 106
27. Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night (1977 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
A disturbed young mother with some serious psychological problems begins to take them out on her infant daughter.
Director: Allen Reisner | Stars: Susan Dey, John Vernon, Kevin McCarthy, Tricia O'Neil
Votes: 234
28. Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee (1994 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 100 min | Drama
Mary Crow Dog, daughter of a desperately poor Indian family in South Dakota, is swept up in the protests of the 1960s and becomes sensitized to the injustices that society inflicts on her ... See full summary »
Director: Frank Pierson | Stars: Charles Abourezk, Dave Bald Eagle, Lawrence Bayne, Edgar Bear Runner
Votes: 331
29.
Moonlighting (1985–1989)
Episode:
Maddie Hayes Got Married
(1988)
TV-PG | 48 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
David finally gets to meet Walter at the office and then offers to throw Maddie a big wedding, complete with a bachelor party. When David's Lamaze partner goes into labour during the wedding, it all comes to a head at the hospital.
Director: Paul Krasny | Stars: Cybill Shepherd, Bruce Willis, Allyce Beasley, Curtis Armstrong
Votes: 156
30. The Doctor (1991)
PG-13 | 122 min | Drama
When a self-centered doctor is diagnosed with cancer, he becomes better able to empathize with his patients and appreciate a life outside his career.
Director: Randa Haines | Stars: William Hurt, Christine Lahti, Elizabeth Perkins, Mandy Patinkin
Votes: 5,921 | Gross: $38.12M
31.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
Little Spies
(1986)
Unrated | 120 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
When a runaway stray dog is rescued by the local neighborhood kids, they discover a nearby gang is involved.
Director: Greg Beeman | Stars: Mickey Rooney, Robert Costanzo, Peter Smith, Candace Cameron Bure
Votes: 214
32.
The Duck Factory (1984)
Episode:
The Way We Weren't
(1984)
TV-14 | 24 min | Comedy
Aggie takes Skip to a Navy reunion in order to prove to her ex-fiancé, Captain Hubble, that she has moved on and ends up turning down his marriage proposal.
Director: Victor Lobl | Stars: Jim Carrey, Julie Payne, Nancy Lane, Jay Tarses
Votes: 18
33. Baretta (1975–1978)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The cases of maverick undercover New York City detective Tony Baretta (Robert Blake).
Stars: Robert Blake, Tom Ewell, Edward Grover, Michael D. Roberts
Votes: 2,866
34. Sudden Impact (1983)
R | 117 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
When a woman exacts deadly revenge on the aggressors who raped her and her sister ten years earlier, Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan is assigned to the case.
Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Pat Hingle, Bradford Dillman
Votes: 48,603 | Gross: $67.64M
35. 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
36. Charlie's Angels (1976–1981)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A wealthy mystery man named Charlie runs a detective agency via a speakerphone and his personal assistant, John Bosley. His detectives are three beautiful women, who end up in a variety of difficult situations.
Stars: Kate Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, Jaclyn Smith, David Doyle
Votes: 14,371
37. Pennies from Heaven (1981)
R | 108 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
During the Great Depression, a sheet-music salesman seeks to escape his dreary life through popular music and a love affair with an innocent schoolteacher.
Director: Herbert Ross | Stars: Steve Martin, Bernadette Peters, Jessica Harper, Vernel Bagneris
Votes: 6,175 | Gross: $9.18M
38. Where the Buffalo Roam (1980)
R | 99 min | Biography, Comedy
Semi-biographical film based on the experiences of gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson.
Director: Art Linson | Stars: Peter Boyle, Bill Murray, Bruno Kirby, Rene Auberjonois
Votes: 12,674 | Gross: $6.66M
39.
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode:
The Vengeance Factor
(1989)
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The Enterprise pursues a race of "gatherers" who continue to raid Federation outposts, unaware of the dangers lurking among them.
Director: Timothy Bond | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn
Votes: 3,213
40. The Duck Factory (1984)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy
The comic adventures of the employees of a hard-luck animation company.
Stars: Jim Carrey, Julie Payne, Nancy Lane, Jay Tarses
Votes: 316
41. I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977)
R | 96 min | Drama, Fantasy
A disturbed, institutionalized 16-year-old girl struggles between fantasy and reality.
Director: Anthony Page | Stars: Bibi Andersson, Kathleen Quinlan, Ben Piazza, Lorraine Gary
Votes: 1,555
42. Kingston: Confidential (1976–1977)
60 min | Drama
Publishing magnate R.B. Kingston, with help from his young assistants, solves crimes in his spare time from operating his empire of newspapers and TV stations.
Stars: Raymond Burr, Art Hindle, Pamela Hensley, Robert Mandan
Votes: 35
43.
Family Ties (1982–1989)
Episode:
Diary of a Young Girl
(1984)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Jennifer is in the hospital to have her tonsils taken out and is worried she will not survive. Awaiting the surgery, she writes down her thoughts and memories of her family.
Director: Sam Weisman | Stars: Meredith Baxter, Michael Gross, Michael J. Fox, Justine Bateman
Votes: 139
44. The Lady in Red (1979)
R | 93 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After being in the wrong place at the wrong time, a naïve farm girl moves to Chicago, where she becomes trapped in a vicious cycle of prostitution and crime abetted by John Dillinger.
Director: Lewis Teague | Stars: Pamela Sue Martin, Robert Conrad, Louise Fletcher, Robert Hogan
Votes: 1,406
45. Quarterback Princess (1983 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 96 min | Drama, Sport
Tami, a young girl who has just moved to Oregon, stands up against her coach and the naysayers of her small town to prove that she's capable of being a talented football quarterback despite her gender.
Director: Noel Black | Stars: Don Murray, Barbara Babcock, Dana Elcar, John Stockwell
Votes: 1,117
46.
Amazing Stories (1985–1987)
Episode:
Remote Control Man
(1985)
Not Rated | 25 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A meek, unhappy and frustrated husband with a nagging wife and incorrigible sons finally finds solace in his new TV set that "comes alive" with the use of a magic remote control and gives ... See full summary »
Director: Bob Clark | Stars: Sydney Lassick, Nancy Parsons, Philip Bruns, Jeff Cohen
Votes: 459
47. Porky's (1981)
R | 94 min | Comedy
In 1954, a group of Florida high-school guys try to help their buddy lose his virginity, which leads them to seek revenge on a sleazy nightclub owner and his redneck sheriff brother for harassing them.
Director: Bob Clark | Stars: Dan Monahan, Mark Herrier, Wyatt Knight, Roger Wilson
Votes: 45,742 | Gross: $111.29M
48.
L.A. Law (1986–1994)
Episode:
Second Time Around
(1992)
TV-PG | 47 min | Drama
October 29, 1992. Six months after the trauma of the L.A. riots, McKenzie finds himself haunted by a murder case he prosecuted in 1959 of Frank Osgood, and that Morales has reopened the ... See full summary »
Director: Elodie Keene | Stars: Corbin Bernsen, Jill Eikenberry, Alan Rachins, Michael Tucker
Votes: 33
49. Motel Hell (1980)
R | 101 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller
A seemingly friendly farmer and his sister kidnap unsuspecting travelers and bury them alive, using them to create the "special meat" they are famous for.
Director: Kevin Connor | Stars: Rory Calhoun, Paul Linke, Nancy Parsons, Nina Axelrod
Votes: 13,607 | Gross: $6.34M
50. Ladybugs (1992)
PG-13 | 90 min | Comedy, Sport
To climb the corporate ladder to success, a guy agrees to coach the company's all-girls soccer team with the help of his secret weapon: his fiancee's son.
Director: Sidney J. Furie | Stars: Rodney Dangerfield, Jackée Harry, Jonathan Brandis, Ilene Graff
Votes: 10,555 | Gross: $14.80M