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- CreatorJames FritzellStarsDoris DayPhilip BrownTodd StarkeAfter spending most of her life in big cities, widow Doris Martin decides to move back to the family ranch.
- CreatorMilt JosefsbergRay SingerStarsLucille BallGale GordonLucie ArnazLucy Carter, a widow with two teen children, takes a job as a secretary for her stuffy brother-in-law.
- CreatorJames L. BrooksStarsLloyd HaynesDenise NicholasMichael ConstantineTeacher Pete Dixon tries to teach the students at Walt Whitman High to be tolerant. He's assisted by girlfriend and school counselor, Liz and student teacher (later teacher) Alice. The students love him.
- StarsStuart MargolinBarbara MinkusWilliam CallawayAn anthology comedy series featuring a line up of different celebrity guest stars appearing in anywhere from one, two, three, and four short stories or vignettes within an hour about versions of love and romance.
- CreatorSherwood SchwartzStarsRobert ReedFlorence HendersonAnn B. DavisThe misadventures of a large family united when a widower and a widow marry.
- CreatorBernard SladeStarsShirley JonesDavid CassidySusan DeyThe humorous adventures of a family of pop musicians.
- CreatorJerry BelsonGarry MarshallStarsTony RandallJack KlugmanAl MolinaroTwo men, a neat freak and a slob separated from their wives, have to live together despite their differences.
- CreatorJames L. BrooksAllan BurnsStarsMary Tyler MooreEdward AsnerGavin MacLeodThe lives and trials of a young single woman and her friends, both at work and at home.
- CreatorNorman LearStarsCarroll O'ConnorJean StapletonRob ReinerA working class man constantly squabbles with his family over the important issues of the day.
- CreatorCarl ReinerStarsDick Van DykeHope LangeMarty BrillDick Van Dyke and Hope Lange play modern married couple Dick and Jenny Preston, who have comic misadventures raising their teenage daughter.
- CreatorNorman LearStarsRedd FoxxDemond WilsonLaWanda PageThe misadventures of a cantankerous junk dealer and his frustrated son.
- CreatorAlan KingHerbert SargentStarsShimen RuskinJ.J. BarryBill FioreThe life and times of the patrons of Grants Toomb, a New York tavern owned (first season) by Harry Grant and (second season) by Mae and Frank. Working there are Joe the black cook, Meyer the waiter and Mary Ann the waitress.
- CreatorBernard SladeStarsDavid BirneyMeredith BaxterHarold J. StoneThe daily struggles of two newlyweds: rich Catholic Bridget and Jewish cabbie Bernie.
- CreatorSam BobrickRon ClarkStarsPaul LyndeElizabeth AllenJohn CalvinPaul Simms, a quiet, respectable attorney living with his wife and two daughters has his life turned upside down when his eldest daughter's new husband, Howie, takes up residence in the Simms' household which drives Paul to distraction.
- CreatorGarry MarshallStarsBrian KeithShelley FabaresVictoria YoungFollows father and daughter pediatrician duo as they run a free clinic in Hawaii.
- CreatorWilliam AsherSheldon KellerStarsCleavon LittleNancy FoxJoan Van ArkSet at the Capital General Hospital in Washington D.C., follows the adventures of the no-nonsense chief of surgery Dr. Vincent Campanelli and his all-nonsense staff.
- StarsTom BosleyJoan GerberJack BurnsA conservative father butts heads with his family on various social attitudes of the day.
- CreatorNorman LearStarsBea ArthurBill MacyConrad Bain"All In The Family" spin-off centered around Edith's cousin, Maude Findlay, a liberal, independent woman living in Tuckahoe, New York.
- CreatorDavid DavisLorenzo MusicStarsBob NewhartSuzanne PleshetteBill DailyThe professional and personal misadventures of a psychologist and his family, patients, friends and colleagues.
- 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.
- CreatorRobert KaufmanStarsLarry HagmanDiane BakerDick GautierThe comedic problems that ensue when a newlywed couple moves into a home located very close to the homes of their former spouses.
- StarsShirley BoothJ. Pat O'MalleyMarian MercerGrace, newly widowed, has a youthful spirit which puts her at odds with her daughter and son-in-law who are on the stodgy side. She handles things with a sweet spirit that men find attractive especially grave digger Herbert, who wants to be her boyfriend.
- StarsJulie HarrisRichard LongMalcolm AtterburySitcom about a squabbling brother and sister each promised a $75,000 inheritance if they agree to run the family pickle business for five years.
- StarsRon MasakJoyce BulifantJanet MacLachlanCharlie Wilson and his wife Peggy are living in surburban Los Angeles when their neighborhood becomes integrated with the arrival of Ferguson and Jackie Bruce. The two couples become friends and Charlie is also a co-worker with Ferguson at Turner Electronics.
- 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.
- StarsNorman FellDeirdre LenihanSandra DeelThis series revolved around women's clothing manufacturer Nathan Davidson and his employees, including his new designer Wendy, who just arrived in New York City from Nebraska.
- CreatorJoseph BolognaRenée TaylorStarsJames CocoCandice AzzaraPeggy PopeJoe Calucci is a kind-hearted office supervisor working for the New York State Unemployment Department. Weekly, he must deal with his frustrations with his girlfriend, employees, bureaucracy brass and the unemployed coming to his department seeking help.
- StarsKen HowardBlythe DannerRon RifkinAdam Bonner is a young assistant district attorney and his wife Amanda is a junior partner in a law firm. That puts them in conflict within the courtroom and, by extension, at home. Amanda is also a fierce crusader for women's rights.
- CreatorLarry GelbartGene ReynoldsStarsStu GilliamHilly HicksVal BisoglioDrivers and the other largely African-American staff at the U.S. Third Army's Red Ball Express during WWII try to squeeze in a life and a few laughs dealing with the Army and being thousands of miles from hometowns and families.
- CreatorSam BobrickRon ClarkLeonard SternStarsDiana RiggRichard B. ShullBarbara BarrieAfter a divorce, beautiful Brit Diana Smythe (Dame Diana Rigg) decides to begin a new life by moving from London to New York City and starting a new career as a fashion coordinator at a Fifth Avenue department store. Living in her brother's empty apartment (to which many young ladies still have keys), Diana learns a new American way of life, assisted by friendly neighbor Holly Green (Carole Androsky), copywriter Howard Tollbrook (Richard B. Shull), window decorator Marshall Tyler (Robert Moore) and new pal Jeff Harmon (Richard Mulligan).
- CreatorDavid LevyStarsJosh AlbeeHoward CaineJohn CarverThe spooky family finds adventures while on a cross-country road trip in a camper shaped like their mansion.
- StarsHarriet NelsonBrenda SykesSusan SennettAfter their two sons leave home, Ozzie and Harriet rent their rooms to two beautiful college girls.
- CreatorBernard SladeStarsSally FieldJohn DavidsonJack SheldonSally and John Burton are a normal, cute married couple trying to start a quiet new life together, but her mind-reading skills lead them into many complicated situations.
- CreatorSam DenoffBill PerskyCarl ReinerStarsDom DeLuiseKathleen FreemanWynn IrwinSitcom about Stanley, his family and his work life.
- CreatorElroy SchwartzSherwood SchwartzStarsBob DenverForrest TuckerIvor FrancisA stage and a wagon heading west get separated from the rest of the wagon train thanks to Dusty. Now they must make their way to California.
- CreatorJack MillerStarsJeanette NolanDack RamboJohn McIntireCrotchety old lady Sally Fergus roams the Old West with young companion Cyrus.
- CreatorMike EvansNorman LearEric MonteStarsJa'net DuBoisRalph CarterBernNadette StanisA poor family make the best of things in the Chicago housing projects.
- CreatorGarry MarshallStarsRon HowardHenry WinklerMarion RossThe Cunningham family live through the 1950s with help and guidance from lovable and almost superhuman greaser Fonzie.
- CreatorDale McRavenStarsJack ElamGary BuseyMark HamillEarthy comedy about the four motherless Wheeler children and their lovable, but cantankerous, father Zack. With Zack avoiding work, Truckie led the clan, with Doobie, Boo, and T. J.
- 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.
- CreatorJames L. BrooksAllan BurnsStarsPaul SandMichael PatakiPenny MarshallShy, unassuming Robert Dreyfus is a Boston based symphony violinist who is constantly falling in love. It never seems to work out so Robert generally hangs out with his brash brother Charlie and his wife Janice.
- CreatorDan T. BradleyAllan L. RiceStanley Ralph RossStarsClifton DavisTheresa MerrittTed LangeClifton enjoys being a barber in Washington, DC.
- CreatorJames KomackStarsJack AlbertsonScatman CrothersFreddie PrinzeThe relationship between a cranky old mechanic and a twentysomething Chicano.
- CreatorJames L. BrooksAllan BurnsDavid DavisStarsValerie HarperJulie KavnerLorenzo MusicIn this spin-off of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," Rhoda Morgenstern leaves best pal Mary Richards and her other friends in Minneapolis, Minn., to try her luck in Manhattan.
- CreatorLarry GelbartCarl KleinschmittGene ReynoldsStarsKaren ValentineDena DietrichCharles LaneKaren Angelo lives in the nation's capital and works for Open America, an advocate group for the average citizen. The founder is curmudgeonly Dale, while the sarcastic Dena keeps the office running. Karen rooms with Cissy and the Siegels are her nutty neighbors.
- StarsJames CromwellRichard MasurConchata FerrellSomewhat steamy/racy (for the time) carryings-on in a ruined old hotel; the "E" burned out some time ago and was never repaired.
- CreatorDanny ArnoldTheodore J. FlickerStarsHal LindenAbe VigodaMax GailThe Captain of the NYPD 12th Precinct and his staff handle the various local troubles and characters that come into the squad room.
- CreatorNorman LearDon NichollMichael RossStarsIsabel SanfordSherman HemsleyRoxie RokerA nouveau riche, African-American family who move into a luxury apartment building develop close, if occasionally fractious, relationships with other tenants.
- CreatorAlan AldaStarsPaul SorvinoMitzi HoagJerry HouserGeorge Platt is a lawyer who lives with his family in a middle-class neighborhood in a New Jersey suburb. The Platt's, George and Liz, have three teenagers, Muff, Kenny and Andrea.
- StarsCliff De YoungElizabeth CheshireBill MumySam Hayden is a young widower living in Vancouver, British Columbia who tries to make a living in various odd jobs while caring for his 5-year-old step-daughter Jill from his late wife's previous marriage.
- CreatorDean HargroveRoland KibbeeStarsTony CurtisRoscoe Lee BrownePhilip ChapinMcCoy has expensive tastes with an equally costly lifestyle offset with a gambling problem. To make ends meet he becomes a con man relieving others of their ill gotten gains with the aid of Gideon, a nightclub comedian.
- CreatorJim AllenMartin CohanNorman S. PowellStarsBob CranePatricia HartyJack FletcherBob 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.
- CreatorSam DenoffBill PerskyStarsJohn ApreaSal ViscusoRon CareyTony and Rose preside over their large family that enjoys eating and arguing. Their sons are married Frank to Teresa, priest Joseph and the baby Nunzio. Their daughter Gina is married to a non-Catholic which provides conflict.
- StarsSheldon LeonardSheree NorthQuinn Cummings"Big" Eddie Smith is the new owner of New York's Big E Sports Arena. He's also an ex-gambler who's trying not to get sucked back into the racket, while dealing with the various crazies and eccentrics who cross his path. He lives with his ex-stripper wife Honey and their granddaughter Ginger.
- CreatorSusan HarrisStarsLee GrantAudra LindleyJoe SilverSitcom about a divorced woman in her forties who has to begin dating.
- CreatorJohn BoniMel BrooksNorman StilesStarsDick GautierDick Van PattenBernie KopellSet in Sherwood Forest, in which Robin Hood, Maid Marian and Robin's band of merry men fight heroically against their enemies, the nasty Prince John and the Sheriff of Nottingham.
- StarsRichard S. CastellanoBarry MillerJerry StillerProudly Italian-American working-class widower Joe Vitale is raising his teenage boys Mark and Nick in Hoboken, New Jersey with help from his Aunt Florence. He hangs out with pal Gus and waitress neighbor Estelle.
- CreatorMarc RichardsStarsForrest TuckerLarry StorchBob BurnsTwo guys and their pet gorilla hunt spooks.
- CreatorDick ClementIan La FrenaisStarsRick HurstJosé PérezHal WilliamsAlamesa minimum security prison has four inmates in a friendly rivalry with their guards and warden.
- CreatorStan DanielsDavid LloydEd. WeinbergerStarsBarnard HughesElizabeth WilsonMary WickesThe gentle humor of old-fashioned family doctor Joe Bogert.
- CreatorStan DanielsEd. WeinbergerStarsCloris LeachmanHenry JonesJane RoseMary Richards' landlady, Phyllis Lindstrom, moves back to her hometown of San Francisco with her teenage daughter Bess following the sudden death of her husband, Lars.
- CreatorGabe KaplanAlan SacksPeter MeyersonStarsGabe KaplanRon PalilloJohn TravoltaA compassionate teacher returns to his inner city high school of his youth to teach a new generation of trouble making kids.
- CreatorRedd FoxxBernie OrensteinSaul TurteltaubStarsWhitman MayoCarol ColeJoe MortonThe solo adventures of Fred Sanford's pal Grady, who has moved on up to Los Angeles.
- StarsTierre TurnerCharles DurningPatsy KellyA white Los Angeles street cop adopts a black orphan.
- CreatorWhitney BlakeNorman LearAllan ManingsStarsBonnie FranklinPat Harrington Jr.Valerie BertinelliThe misadventures of a divorced mother, her family and their building superintendent in Indianapolis.
- CreatorLester PineTina PineStarsHector ElizondoAnthony PerezDennis VasquezPopi is a single Puerto Rican dad struggling to make ends meet even with three jobs. He keeps his boys Luis and Junior safe in a tough New York neighborhood while finding time to date Lupe who lives across the hall.
- CreatorDon NichollMichael RossBernie WestStarsGeraldine BrooksGeorge FurthJames CocoFat married couple Joe and Angela Dumpling own a New York deli.
- CreatorSteve GordonStarsDanny ThomasDavid SpielbergDena DietrichJules Bedford and son David are both doctors who often clash. The dad living working class, the son in a wealthy neighborhood. Jules is assisted by longtime nurse Molly and receptionist Helen. Jenny is David's wife and they have two sons.
- CreatorJerry AdelmanDaniel Gregory BrowneNorman LearStarsLouise LasserGreg MullaveyMary Kay PlaceA small-town housewife struggles to cope with the increasingly bizarre and violent events unfolding around her.
- CreatorLowell GanzGarry MarshallMark RothmanStarsPenny MarshallCindy WilliamsDavid L. LanderThe misadventures of two single women in the 1950s and '60s.
- CreatorBernard SladeStarsCarl ReinerBruce KimmelRico CattaniIn this comedy anthology series, Mr. Angel was an emissary of Heaven who came down to Earth each week to grant wishes to those who had performed good deeds.
- StarsRodolfo Hoyos Jr.Carmen ZapataJames VictorSummer replacement show about a Mexican-American family living in East Los Angeles, California.
- CreatorHerbert SargentStarsLou JacobiChristopher HewettCaroline KavaIvan Petrovsky, a decent and hard-working blue-collar man, toils at his menial position as head-waiter at a Moscow hotel in order to provide for his wife, three children, mother-in-law and Cuban exchange student, all of whom live together in a small one-bedroom apartment.
- CreatorMarvin KitmanVic ZiegelStarsJim BoutonBill McCutcheonMarco St. JohnIn the first episode pitcher Jim Barton informed his teammates and coaches that he was going to write a series of articles on baseball life "off the field." Manager Capogrosso and most of the others were not very keen on the idea Ball Four was based on a book of the same title by former major league pitcher Jim Bouton.
- CreatorJames KomackStarsSusan BlanchardJune AngelaGene ProfanatoTaro, a single father, relocates because of business from Japan to Chicago. Conservative Taro wants a traditional nanny for his children Aki and Sachi. But he gets Nebraska born Tina, who challenges his orthodox ways.
- StarsNancy WalkerWilliam DanielsBeverly ArcherNancy runs her own talent agency. This kept her busy while her husband Ken was on Naval duty, but things have changed since his retirement. Nearby are daughter Lorraine, son-in-law Glen, and gay housemate Terry.
- StarsHerb EdelmanRobbie RistJoyce BulifantA middle-aged schoolteacher transforms into a 12-year-old boy at inopportune moments.
- CreatorLee HewittJack SherStarsJohn SchuckRichard B. ShullBruce KirbyThe cases of a hard luck police detective and his android partner.
- CreatorRomeo MullerStarsSteve BoninoCosie CostaBiff WarrenThe adventures of a teenage detective organization.
- CreatorNorman LearRod ParkerBob SchillerStarsRichard CrennaBernadette PetersLee ChamberlinA middle-aged man and a young woman fall in love amidst the political backdrop of Washington, D.C.
- CreatorTom PatchettJay TarsesStarsTony RandallAllyn Ann McLerieBarney MartinFastidious Philadelphia Judge Walter Franklin has a plummy housekeeper, a sloppy court clerk, an icy secretary, and an obnoxiously ingratiating Assistant District Attorney.
- 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.
- CreatorRobert GetchellStarsLinda LavinVic TaybackBeth HowlandThe misadventures and trials of an aspiring singer and her co-workers at a greasy-spoon diner.
- CreatorNorman BaraschCarroll MooreStarsMcLean StevensonBarbara StuartMadge WestMac and Peggy Ferguson face the opposite of an empty nest in small-town Ohio when their two grown children and two grandchildren move in. Son Chris is returning to school while Janet is divorcing. Joining them is Peggy's mother.
- StarsMichael ConstantineCynthia HarrisKathleen MillerNight shift Judge Matthew Sirota runs his urban courtroom with humor and common sense. He has a casual romance with his clerk Maureen plus referees between idealistic defender Gail Goodman and zealous prosecutor Bud Nugent.
- CreatorAaron RubenStarsDon RicklesHarrison PageJeff HollisComic exploits of an acid-tongued chief petty officer in the U.S. Navy.
- CreatorBob BrunnerGarry MarshallArthur SilverStarsNancy WalkerCaren KayeEddie MekkaGruff but loving Nancy Blansky is busy housing, mothering, and even choreographing for a hotel's showgirls--while providing a home for her nephews, dancer Joey and 12-year-old junior-womanizer Anthony.
- StarsSusan DeyKip GilmanArt MetranoTeacher Jane, begins dating reporter Dick with neither one sure how they feel about each other. Their initial dates have very mixed results but they continue to go out. Tom and Sue are Dick's boss at the newspaper and his wife.
- CreatorLowell GanzMark RothmanStarsAdam ArkinPaul SylvanDanny GoldmanFollowing his graduation from engineering school, 24-year-old slacker Lenny Markowitz moves into his own rundown apartment (his first time away from home), and next door to a gorgeous older redhead (Melody).
- CreatorDanny ArnoldChris HaywardTony SheehanStarsAbe VigodaFlorence StanleyBarry GordonA grumpy New York cop and his wife adopt five rowdy foster children.
- CreatorWilliam BlinnStarsDick Van PattenLani O'GradyConnie NeedhamThis comedy drama focused on a family with eight very independent children.
- CreatorDon NichollMichael RossBernard WestStarsJohn RitterJoyce DeWittSuzanne SomersThe misadventures of two women and one man living in one apartment and their neighbors.
- CreatorManny MendozaStarsVelia MartinezAna Margarita Martínez CasadoLuis G. OquendoIn the Peña household, language barriers arise, cultures clash... and hilarity ensues!
- CreatorNorman LearStarsMartin MullFred WillardFrank De VolSet in the fictional small town of Fernwood, OH, the show parodies real talk shows, complete with a stage band, as well as the sort of fare one might expect from a small-town locally produced television program.
- CreatorNorman LearAnn MarcusStarsLois NettletonBarbara BaxleyAnita GilletteSatirical look at a world where women rule and men are objectified.
- StarsDavid HuddlestonEdie McClurgBonnie EbsenJ.T. Kallikak inherits a gas station in Nowhere, California and moves his family from Appalachia. Wife Venus, teenage Bonnie Lou, and Jr are joined by dimwitted employee Oscar. J.T. tries to get rich by scams and not paying taxes.
- CreatorHeywood KlingStarsGreg EviganPaul ShafferGabriel DellGreg and Paul are rock musicians who leave their home in Boise, Idaho for Hollywood. They find Frederick J. Hanover, a promoter who has found a lot of famous rock musicians.
- StarsNed BeattyScott ColombyBarry MillerA former Marine named Nick Szysznyk takes over running an inner city playground in Washington, D.C. In this fish out of water comedy, he has to learn how to deal with the city bureaucracy as well as his co-workers.
- CreatorJames KomackStarsBarbi BentonDidi CarrMarianne BlackFemale rock trio Sugar, which consisted of Maxx, a hatcheck girl, Maggie, a dental hygienist, and Diane, a dance instructor. Sugar performed for free at the Tryout Room, a Los Angeles night club owned by Al Marks.
- CreatorNorman LearStarsTeddy WilsonTina AndrewsJohn EarlA widower with two children buys the Sanford Arms rooming house.