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- StarsAnne JeffreysRobert SterlingLeo G. CarrollA somewhat grumpy and uptight banker, Cosmo Topper, and the ghosts which only he could see or hear, George and Marion Kerby. The Kerbys would often try to get Cosmo to loosen up and enjoy life, but more often they would complicate it.
- StarsLee AakerJames BrownRin Tin Tin IIRusty was orphaned in an Indian raid. He and his dog Rin Tin Tin were adopted by the troops at Fort Apache in Arizona, and helped establish law and order in and around Mesa Grande.
- StarsLassieJon ProvostJune LockhartThe ongoing saga of the Martin family and their beloved collie, Lassie.
- CreatorTed WillisStarsJack WarnerPeter ByrneGeoffrey AdamsConstable George Dixon and his colleagues at the Dock Green police station in the East End of London deal with petty crime, successfully controlling it through common sense and human understanding.Based from the 1950 British crime film The Blue Lamp.
- StarsWill HutchinsCharles FredericksGil PerkinsCorrespondence-school law graduate Tom Brewster travels west to seek his fortune. Unfortunately, his "cowboy" abilities leave a lot to be desired and earn him the nickname "Sugarfoot", which is one step lower than a "Tenderfoot".Faithfully based on the 1954 Western The Boy from Oklahoma.
- StarsMerry AndersBarbara EdenLori NelsonMotherly Mike, ditzy but sexy Loco, and sensible Greta move to the big city to find themselves wealthy men to turn into husbands. After the first year Greta gets married with Gwen the new roommate in this syndicated series.
- StarsPeter LawfordPhyllis KirkAstaAmateur detectives Nick and Nora Charles investigate various crimes.
- StarsHarry BellaverHorace McMahonPaul BurkeThe cases of the N.Y.P.D.'s 65th Precinct.
- CreatorHal GoodmanLarry KleinStarsCynthia PepperDick GeringPenney ParkerMargie is an average teenager but it's the 1920's and so many things are changing. Living with her parents and brother Cornell, she has a lively flapper friend in Maybelle while Heywood and Johnny both like her. Adapting to the Jazz Age creates lots of situations.
- StarsGene KellyDick YorkLeo G. CarrollFather O'Malley is sent to a parish in lower class New York City to assist old, crusty pastor Father Fitzgibbon. When he arrives, Father O'Malley meets his boyhood friend Tom Colwell, who is running the local community center.
- StarsInger StevensWilliam WindomCathleen NesbittKatrin Holstrum seeks the help of Congressman Glen Morley just when she needs a governess for her sons Steve and Danny. Morley hires Katy and her solutions contrast with the complicated shapes of the refined Glen.
- CreatorJack CowdenRicou BrowningStarsBrian KellyLuke HalpinTommy NordenRanger Porter Ricks is responsible for the animal and human life in Coral Key Park, Florida. Stories center on his 15-year-old son Sandy and 10-year-old Bud and, especially, on their pet dolphin Flipper.
- CreatorPaul MonashIrna PhillipsStarsEd NelsonBarbara ParkinsWarner AndersonPeople married and divorced, loved and lost. Murder, illicit passion, insanity, and secrets were the staples of Peyton Place.
- StarsFrank OvertonPaul BurkeChris RobinsonA WWII bomb group commander must fill the shoes of his predecessor and get the performance rating up to snuff. He struggles with his own men, until he is able to develop pride in the group and win the men over, but at a cost to him.
- CreatorIrwin AllenStarsRichard BasehartDavid HedisonRobert DowdellThe submarine Seaview is commissioned to investigate the mysteries of the seas. Usually it finds more problems than answers...
- StarsPat CrowleyMark MillerKim TylerThe Nashes of Ridgemont, New York are an unusual suburban family. Jim Nash, a college English professor, and his wife Joan, a newspaper columnist, live with their four sons, a tolerant family maid, and a huge sheep dog.
- CreatorFrederick KohnerStarsSally FieldDon PorterLynette WinterGidget is a bright, winsome fifteen-and-a-half year old California teenager.
- CreatorJean HollowayStarsHope LangeEdward MulhareReta ShawDerived from the 1947 movie with the same name, a house is haunted by a deceased sea captain who wreaks havoc with the new tenants who were not advised of his existence.
- StarsBill BixbyBrandon CruzMiyoshi UmekiWidower Tom Corbett raises his young son Eddie.
- CreatorRichard GordonStarsBarry EvansRobin NedwellGeoffrey DaviesMedical students' antics and flirtations with nurses exasperate their professor, despite their good intentions
- CreatorHerman MillerStarsDennis WeaverJ.D. CannonTerry CarterA New Mexico deputy marshal gets assigned to Manhattan's 27th Precinct.Based upon the 1968 movie Coogan's Bluff.
- CreatorJerry BelsonGarry MarshallStarsTony RandallJack KlugmanAl MolinaroTwo men, a neat freak and a slob separated from their wives, have to live together despite their differences.
- CreatorLarry GelbartStarsAlan AldaWayne RogersLoretta SwitThe staff of an Army hospital in the Korean War find that laughter is the best way to deal with their situation.
- StarsYul BrynnerSamantha EggarKeye LukeA stern schoolteacher clashes with an aristocratic 19th-century king.Based from 1956 film The King and I.
- StarsRichard WidmarkRonny CoxGeorge ColeA dedicated New York police officer named Madigan hunts down lawbreakers locally and internationally.
- CreatorLarry RosenStarsRobert UrichAnne ArcherDavid SpielbergBob and Carol Sanders are a young couple who are definitely part of the hip generation. Their slightly older friends Ted and Alice Henderson are a little stodgy and shocked by things like swimming in the buff.
- StarsRichard RoundtreeEddie BarthJudie SteinBased on the films of the same name, John Shaft is a two-fisted black private eye modeled on Mike Hammer and Phillip Marlowe.
- StarsChristopher ConnellyJodie FosterVern PorterThe adventures of Moses Pray, a con artist selling bibles to credulous widows, and Addie Loggins, a young girl, as they travel the roads of America during the time of the Great Depression in the 1930s.
- CreatorAnthony WilsonStarsRoddy McDowallRon HarperJames NaughtonTwo astronauts and a sympathetic chimp friend are fugitives in a future Earth dominated by a civilization of humanoid apes.
- CreatorRobert GetchellStarsLinda LavinVic TaybackBeth HowlandThe misadventures and trials of an aspiring singer and her co-workers at a greasy-spoon diner.Based from 1974 film Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore.
- CreatorRobert L. CollinsStarsDavid BirneyTom AtkinsNick CorelloFrank Serpico was a maverick New York City detective who, after turning in a large number of "bad" cops and later being shot in the face, often went undercover to expose corruption in the city. The scruffy-looking, long-haired officer used unorthodox means to get results, and reported to Lieutenant Sullivan.
- StarsErnest ThomasHaywood NelsonDanielle SpencerA trio of black youths learn about life, love, friendship, credit cards, gambling, and a variety of other things while growing up in an inner city.Based from 1975's Cooley High; the setting was moved from 1960s Chicago to 1970s Los Angeles.
- StarsGregory HarrisonHeather Menzies-UrichDonald MoffatIn a futuristic society where reaching the age of 30 is a death sentence, a rebellious law enforcement agent goes on the run in search of Sanctuary.
- CreatorJames BridgesStarsJohn HousemanJames StephensTom FitzsimmonsThe trials of a group of law students under the tutelage of a strict professor.
- CreatorGy WaldronStarsTom WopatJohn SchneiderCatherine BachThe adventures of the fast-drivin', rubber-burnin' Duke boys of Hazzard County.Based from the 1975 movie Moonrunners.
- CreatorDouglas KenneyChris MillerHarold RamisStarsJohn VernonStephen FurstBruce McGillThe raucous exploits of Faber College's Delta House Fraternity in 1962.
- CreatorBob BrunnerArthur SilverStarsJack WardenJ. Brennan SmithTricia CastTo dodge jail, pool cleaner Buttermaker coaches misfit Little League team the Bears. With principal Rappant's help, he earns their respect and even wins some games.
- CreatorJulius J. EpsteinMax ShulmanStarsWayne RogersRay BuktenicaDavid WayneHaving a workplace romance presents challenges, as a surgeon and admin learn. Despite their differences, the two can't help but be drawn together.
- StarsHector ElizondoTom MasonWilliam DanielsSeries based on the Richard Rush film starring James Caan and Alan Arkin
- CreatorMichael CrichtonLou ShawStarsJim McMullanJames WainwrightWilliam JordanThe security chief of an android manufacturing company must stop a mad scientist, who's sending the failed theme park's androids to infiltrate society for his own ends.
- StarsLorna PattersonHal WilliamsEileen BrennanThe misadventures of a spoiled young woman who joins the army and her friends.
- CreatorChristopher GoreStarsCarlo ImperatoGene Anthony RayDebbie AllenThe stories of the students and faculty of the New York City High School for the Performing Arts.
- StarsRachel Parton GeorgeValerie CurtinSally StruthersThe sitcom takes us into the further adventures of the characters from the movie of the same name.
- StarsRichard Dean AndersonRoger WilsonPeter HortonA comedy-drama series based on the classic musical film of the same name.
- CreatorJoe CampLen JansonChuck MenvilleStarsChris BurtonRic SpiegelKen MillerFar distant from Earth on a red planet of Antars, a tyrant Zanu has killed their king and imprisoned the queen. The crown prince, their son, named Yubi (Christopher Burton) has escaped to Earth in a company of the droid Zax (voiced by Ric Spiegel), where they have become friends with a stray dog named Benji.
- StarsDavid SoulHector ElizondoReuven Bar-YotamA short-lived prequel to Casablanca (1942).
- CreatorAlan AldaStarsJack WestonTony RobertsMarcia RoddFour couples spend four holidays together over the course of the four seasons. Based on the Alan Alda film of the same name.
- StarsJames FarentinoDana CarveySandy McPeakAn advanced prototype police helicopter and their ground support crew battle crime.
- CreatorFrank DunganJeff SteinStarsChristopher HewettBob UeckerIlene GraffThe humourous adventures of an English housekeeper working for an American family.
- CreatorLarry RosenLarry TuckerStarsJoe GuzaldoLarry RileyJeannie WilsonTwo hapless friends, convicted of a crime they didn't commit, escape prison to find the real criminal even as they are pursued by the authorities.
- CreatorMike GrayJohn MasonStarsRobert HaysChristopher Daniel BarnesMichael CavanaughAn alien returns to Earth years after an earlier visit to reunite with his Earth son and together, they search for the alien's human wife.
- StarsGedde WatanabeScott BakulaPatti YasutakeIn a Japanese-owned American car factory, the Japanese management and American workers attempt to work together.
- CreatorAllen RuckerStarsClaudia WellsCourtney Thorne-SmithJames NardiniThe television series adaptation of the hit film Fast Times at Ridgemont High.Based from the 1982 teen comedy film Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
- StarsJimmie 'JJ' WalkerLarry O. Williams Jr.Tyren PerryJimmy Walker is Sonny Barnes, an independent and care-free foster father to a group of kids.
- StarsHector ElizondoAnita MorrisTim ThomersonNewly-wealthy Dave Whitman, a working-class type, moves into Beverly Hills. Wife Barbara and daughter Jenny become social climbers; son Max is less adaptable. They take in and receive advice from homeless philosopher Jerry.
- StarsMatt FrewerAmanda PaysGeorge CoeIn the near future, an intrepid investigative TV reporter does his job with the help of his colleagues and a computerized version of himself.Based upon 1986 cyberpunk TV movie Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future.
- StarsGlen MurphyRichard WalshBen OnwukweThe lives of firefighters at Blackwall Fire Station.
- CreatorBarra GrantRobert RabinowitzStarsMelora HardinPatrick CassidyPaul FeigA continuation of the movie of the same name where Frances "Baby" Houseman falls in love with camp dance instructor Johnny Castle.
- CreatorWes CravenJeff FreilichStarsRobert EnglundMary CrosbyTodd Allen"Freddy's Nightmares" was a 1988 horror anthology series with "Freddy", the dream serial killer, hosting stories set in Springwood, USA.
- CreatorGreg StrangisStarsJared MartinLynda Mason GreenPhilip AkinHumanity must resume its war against the Martians when they revive after decades of hibernation following their defeat in the 1950s.
- CreatorNancy MeyersCharles ShyerStarsKate JacksonDaniel BardolJoy BeharA stylish, single, Harvard-educated lawyer aggressively pushing her way up the executive ladder at a large corporation. Then on her doorstep appeared baby Elizabeth, left to her by a recently deceased English relative.
- CreatorJames Lee BarrettStarsCarroll O'ConnorAlan AutryDavid HartThe cases and adventures of the police forces in and around Sparta, Mississippi.
- CreatorKenneth JohnsonStarsGary GrahamEric PierpointMichele ScarabelliIn the near future, a human cop and his alien partner fight crime and discrimination in Los Angeles.
- StarsEd Begley Jr.Jayne AtkinsonMax Elliott SladeBased on the 1989 Ron Howard film of the same name.
- CreatorTim O'DonnellStarsKevin MeaneyDah-ve ChodanJacob GelmanAn irresponsible slob becomes the legal guardian of his nieces and nephew, when his brother and sister-in-law are killed in a car crash.
- CreatorKimberly HillTom PatchettStarsSandra BullockGeorge NewbernAnthony Tyler QuinnThis situation comedy based on the popular film featured more of the adventures of secretary Tess McGill in the office setting.
- CreatorJohn MasiusStarsCharlie SchlatterBrandon DouglasAmi DolenzBased on the popular feature film "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," this half-hour situation comedy followed the high-school adventures of Ferris Bueller and his friends.Based from the 1986 teen comedy movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
- CreatorMort LachmanSy RosenStarsWhoopi GoldbergJean StapletonJames GammonSitcom based on the 1987 indie hit "Bagdad Café" follows two women, a desert motel/diner owner and her guest whose husbands just left them, as they slowly develop a rocky friendship. Several colorful characters live there as well.
- CreatorAmy HeckerlingEd. WeinbergerStarsTony DanzaRyan JessupPaul JessupThis half-hour situation-comedy featured the adventures of Baby Mickey, being raised by single mother Maggie as she starts her life over in the city.Loosely based on the 1989 film Look Who's Talking.
- CreatorAlan MoskowitzLin OliverStarsBruce DavisonMolly CheekZachary BostromA human family adopts a Sasquatch as their pet.
- CreatorClifton CampbellStarsEvan RichardsChristopher KennedyDanny BreenThe time traveling misadventures of two seemingly dumb teen metalheads destined to save the world with their music.
- StarsAdrian PaulStan KirschJim ByrnesDuncan MacLeod is Immortal, and must live in modern society, concealing his true nature while fighting other Immortals.
- CreatorGeorge LucasStarsSean Patrick FlaneryGeorge HallCorey CarrierThe adventures of the archaeological treasure hunter in his youth as related by an elderly Indiana Jones.Depicting the life of the young Indiana Jones from 1989's Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
- CreatorAlan CrossTom SpezialyStarsMichael ManasseriJohn AsherVanessa AngelGary Wallace and Wyatt Donnelly create their dream woman, Lisa, on their computer. Lisa has extraordinary powers and can grant the boys their wishes for short periods of time.
- StarsCallan MulveyLara CoxEmma RocheA crash course in the turbulence of being a teen is always on the schedule for the students at Hartley High School in this 1990s series set in Sydney.Based from Aussie 1993's The Heartbreak Kid.
- StarsRichard EdenYvette NiparBlu MankumaAlex Murphy is RoboCop, a cybernetic policeman. A creation of a vast corporation, he fights crime and occasional corporate conspiracy in the near-future of Old Detroit.
- StarsJoanne WhalleyTimothy DaltonAnnabeth GishIn this long-awaited sequel to Gone With the Wind, Scarlett's flight from the scrutiny of Atlanta society takes her on a journey to Savannah, Charleston, England, and Ireland, where she discovers her family's roots.Based from 1939's Gone with the Wind.
- CreatorJudith Paige MitchellStarsJoBeth WilliamsJohn HeardPolly HollidayA courageous lawyer, who has just started practicing law while recovering from alcoholism.
- CreatorMichael NankinErnie WallengrenReuben LederStarsWhip HubleyAnja ColebyGus MercurioDr. Keith Ricks returns to Florida to lead a team of scientists studying dolphins.
- CreatorRon BassStarsAnnie PottsTamala JonesCedrick TerrellBased on the major motion picture starring Michelle Pfeiffer.
- StarsCameron DaddoChristina CoxRichard WaughRollie Tyler, a special effects expert, helps his detective friend solve crimes by making criminals see what they want to see. But what is real and what is illusion?
- CreatorAmy HeckerlingStarsRachel BlanchardStacey DashDavid LascherA follow-up to the blockbuster movie of the same name, following the rich teenager Cher and her friends as they attend high school in Beverly Hills.
- CreatorEfrem SeegerStarsChristine TaylorJohn Cameron MitchellMerrin DungeyIn a spinoff of the cult film, Christine Taylor stars as Mary, a girl whose mother has passed away, leaving her to find herself in the clubs and parties of New York City. She is finally given a chance to prove herself thanks to her godmother (Swoosie Kurtz), who hires her to work in a library.
- StarsBlake FosterCarol HoytDonene KistlerDivatox has begun her invasion on Earth and the Power Rangers trade in their Zeo crystal powers for Turbo technology powers to combat this new threat.
- CreatorGerald SanoffStarsMatt BorlenghiRod CrawfordToby ProctorThere is a brand new class of screw-ups at the Police Academy (1984). They face danger and try not to let their stupidity get in the way as they fight crime, often without even knowing it.
- CreatorJoss WhedonStarsSarah Michelle GellarNicholas BrendonAlyson HanniganA young woman, destined to slay vampires, demons and other infernal creatures, deals with her life fighting evil, with the help of her friends.
- CreatorJonathan GlassnerBrad WrightStarsRichard Dean AndersonMichael ShanksAmanda TappingA secret military team, SG-1, is formed to explore other planets through the recently discovered Stargates.
- CreatorJoel SurnowStarsPeta WilsonDon FrancksEugene Robert GlazerA clandestine anti-terrorist organization fakes the death of a convicted murderer and trains her in the fighting skills necessary to succeed in her new job.Based from the 1988 French film of the same title and 1993's The Assassin.
- CreatorEd FerraraKevin MurphyStarsPeter ScolariBarbara Alyn WoodsHillary TuckWayne Szalinski is a clumsy genius who comes up with new gadgets and experiments all the time. But something usually goes wrong and gets him and his family into trouble, danger and fantastical adventure.
- StarsJarred BlancardMitchell A. Lee YuenDean ChoeThe "heroes in a half-shell" return to stop the evil Dragon Lord with help from their newest member, Venus De Milo.
- StarsTed KingDon StarkCristi ConawayJack Logan is a time traveler from 2007, who hunts down rogue travelers and brings them to justice before they can alter the past.
- CreatorBryce ZabelStarsMark DacascosMarc GomesSabine KarsentiA deceased street musician returns to life, and must restore the balance between good and evil to be reunited with his dead girlfriend.Based from the 1994 film The Crow.
- StarsElizabeth GracenPaul JohanssonPatricia GageA female Immortal and thief tries to redeem herself with the help of an ex-cop.
- StarsPaolo MontalbanDaniel BernhardtKristanna LokenKung Lao has triumphed in the Mortal Kombat tournament, defeating Shang Tsung and saving Earth Realm. Now, he must train a new generation of warriors for the next tournament.Prequel to the 1994 film based on the video game Mortal Kombat.
- CreatorPen DenshamJohn WatsonStarsMichael BiehnEric CloseAndrew KavovitWhen an Indian village is threatened by former Confederate soldiers, the villagers go in search of help. They recruit seven men, each with unique skills, who return to the village and confront the raiders.
- CreatorRob CowanDeborah PrattIrwin WinklerStarsBrooke LangtonJoseph BottomsEric SzmandaComputer programmer Angela Bennett discovers a shadowy group of cyber terrorists who completely erase her true identity. Falsely labeled a criminal, she finds herself on the run, and she'll never stop until she's got her life back.
- StarsDaniel GoddardJackson RaineSteven GrivesThe sword and sorcery adventures of a wandering adventurer who has the ability to communicate with animals.
- StarsRalph BrownDaniel CaltagironeScott MaslenFour friends that are always getting involved in scams and schemes to make some quick money, while trying to stay on the right side of the local crime lord, usually find nothing ever goes to plan.
- StarsPage FletcherMaurice Dean WintMaria del MarThirteen years after the first Robocop, Delta City, once considered the safest place on Earth, has become a futuristic city owned and operated by OCP, and RoboCop is starting to feel his age.
- CreatorLeila BasenDavid PrestonMichael SpringateStarsMark RendallJohnny GriffinBrittany DrisdelleBastian, a boy who loses his imagination after the death of his mother, discovers a magical book that transports him to Fantasia, where he fights as Atreyu to save a world endangered by the Nothing.