The [Insert Name] Show
by TheMovieSmith | created - 15 Jan 2018 | updated - 24 Jan 2018 | PublicIn the early years of television, through the 1970's, whenever a major movie star got his or her own TV series, their name was used as the title of the series. Which series to feature the name of the star in the title was your favorite?
(Note: the list is limited to titles which were sitcoms and does not include talk shows or variety programs like "The Ed Sullivan Show".)
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1. The Donna Reed Show (1958–1966)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Family
A loving mother and wife deals with situations and problems of a middle-class family in the late 1950s and the early 1960s.
Stars: Donna Reed, Paul Petersen, Carl Betz, Shelley Fabares
Votes: 1,895
2. The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–1966)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
The misadventures of a TV writer both at work and at home.
Stars: Dick Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore, Rose Marie, Morey Amsterdam
Votes: 11,895
3. The Jimmy Stewart Show (1971–1972)
30 min | Comedy
Beloved film legend James Stewart made his much-anticipated, highly-publicized series TV debut in this domestic comedy about the frequently chaotic home and professional lives of a small-town college professor.
Stars: James Stewart, Julie Adams, Jonathan Daly, Ellen Geer
Votes: 259
4. The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950–1958)
30 min | Comedy
Neighbor Blanche Morton frequently joined Gracie in escapades which annoy hubby Harry and provides George with an opportunity to offer a humorous soliloquy.
Stars: George Burns, Gracie Allen, Bea Benaderet, Harry von Zell
Votes: 1,536
5. The Jack Benny Program (1950–1965)
Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy
The comic misadventures of the "skinflint" comedian and his friends.
Stars: Jack Benny, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Don Wilson, Dennis Day
Votes: 1,648
Also known as 'The Jack Benny Show'.
6. The Bob Newhart Show (1972–1978)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy
The professional and personal misadventures of a psychologist and his family, patients, friends and colleagues.
Stars: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Marcia Wallace
Votes: 6,738
7. The New Dick Van Dyke Show (1971–1974)
30 min | Comedy
Dick Van Dyke and Hope Lange play modern married couple Dick and Jenny Preston, who have comic misadventures raising their teenage daughter.
Stars: Dick Van Dyke, Hope Lange, Marty Brill, Fannie Flagg
Votes: 298
8. The Bob Crane Show (1975– )
30 min | Comedy
Bob Wilcox decides to leave his insurance job to enter medical school, needing the support of his family to deal with the curriculum and being older. He must deal with obstacles placed by Dean Ingersoll plus his eccentric landlord Busso.
Stars: Bob Crane, Patricia Harty, Jack Fletcher, Todd Susman
Votes: 68
9. The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Widower Sheriff Andy Taylor, and his son Opie, live with Andy's Aunt Bee in Mayberry, North Carolina. With virtually no crimes to solve, most of Andy's time is spent philosophizing and calming down his cousin Deputy Barney Fife.
Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier
Votes: 17,006
10. The Lucy Show (1962–1968)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
The wacky misadventures of a forever-scheming woman, her reluctant best friend, and her cantankerous boss.
Stars: Lucille Ball, Gale Gordon, Vivian Vance, Jimmy Garrett
Votes: 3,150
11. The George Burns Show (1960 TV Special)
60 min | Comedy
Musical-comedy special featuring George Burns and an assortment of guest-stars.
Director: Greg Garrison | Stars: George Burns, Betty Grable, Bobby Darin, The Hermes Pan Dancers
12. The Cosby Show (1984–1992)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
The goings-on in the life of a successful African-American family.
Stars: Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Tempestt Bledsoe
Votes: 36,381
13. The Redd Foxx Show (1986)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
An American sitcom starring Redd Foxx as a newsstand owner who adopts a street smart teenage daughter, played by Pamela Adlon. The series premiered January 18, 1986 on the ABC television ... See full summary »
Stars: Redd Foxx, Rosanna DeSoto, Pamela Adlon, Sinbad
Votes: 148
14. The Sinbad Show (1993–1994)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Family
David (Sinbad) is a single foster father for Zana and LJ, and he's very new to the game. He learns as much from the children as they learn from him.
Stars: Sinbad, T.K. Carter, Erin Davis, Ray J
Votes: 477
15. The John Larroquette Show (1993–1996)
30 min | Comedy
A recovering alcoholic who becomes the manager of a big city bus station.
Stars: John Larroquette, Liz Torres, Daryl Mitchell, Chi McBride
Votes: 1,242
16. The Drew Carey Show (1995–2004)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
A sitcom about Drew's personal and professional life.
Stars: Drew Carey, Diedrich Bader, Kathy Kinney, Ryan Stiles
Votes: 19,324
17. The Gregory Hines Show (1997–1999)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
An American television sitcom starring Gregory Hines as a publishing agent and widower, who's dedicated to raising his 12-year old son Matty (Brandon Hammond) along with returning to the ... See full summary »
Stars: Gregory Hines, Wendell Pierce, Robin Riker, Brandon Hammond
Votes: 97
18. The Tony Danza Show (1997–1998)
30 min | Comedy
Sportswriter Tony DiMeo is a single father of two daughters and must rely on his young assistant Carmen for help with both aspects of his life. Carmen proves to be the reason that Stuey, ... See full summary »
Stars: Tony Danza, Maria Canals-Barrera, Shaun Weiss, Majandra Delfino
Votes: 118
19. The Doris Day Show (1968–1973)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy
After spending most of her life in big cities, widow Doris Martin decides to move back to the family ranch.
Stars: Doris Day, Philip Brown, Todd Starke, Denver Pyle
Votes: 876
20. The Bill Cosby Show (1969–1971)
30 min | Comedy
Chet Kincaid, gym teacher at an inner-city Los Angeles high school, deals with students, Principal Langford and counselor Marsha Peterson. He lives with his mother Rose, brother Brian, and sister-in-law Verna, who focus on his social life.
Stars: Bill Cosby, Joyce Bulifant, Olga James, Lee Weaver
Votes: 981
21. The Bill Engvall Show (2007–2009)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Family
A sitcom revolving around the life of therapist Bill Pearson and his family.
Stars: Bill Engvall, Nancy Travis, Jennifer Lawrence, Graham Patrick Martin
Votes: 2,058
22. The Jeff Foxworthy Show (1995–1997)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Air conditioning repair man Jeff finds himself a fish out of water living in Indiana with his Southern ways and humor. Eventually he takes his family back to Georgia and reconnects with his eccentric relations.
Stars: Jeff Foxworthy, Haley Joel Osment, Ann Cusack, G.W. Bailey
Votes: 766
23. The Phil Silvers Show (1955–1959)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Master Sergeant Bilko, regularly helped by the soldiers at Fort Baxter's motor pool, spends little time performing his duties by constantly trying to obtain money through various get-rich-quick scams and promotions.
Stars: Phil Silvers, Harvey Lembeck, Paul Ford, Allan Melvin
Votes: 1,737
24. The Steve Harvey Show (1996–2002)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
A former funk star named Steve Hightower enlists as a high school music teacher away from his original career in Chicago.
Stars: Steve Harvey, Cedric The Entertainer, Merlin Santana, William Lee Scott
Votes: 3,430
25. The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–1977)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
The lives and trials of a young single woman and her friends, both at work and at home.
Stars: Mary Tyler Moore, Edward Asner, Gavin MacLeod, Valerie Harper
Votes: 10,179
Also known as the Mary Tyler Moore Show.
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