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BEST T.V. SERIES
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Television series i like. Its a long list in no particular order. Some shows may sadly have no links yet, but keep checking because they are added every day.


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TV Show: Moonbase 3 ( 1973 )
The adventures of David Caulder and his crew stationed on Moonbase 3 on the moon's surface. In the 21st century, representatives of many of the world's governments live in bases on the moon. Moonbase 3 was built by the more advanced countries of Europe and the United Kingdom.
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TV Show: Starman ( 1986 )
The alien returns to find and assist the child he fathered 14 years before on his visit to Earth. When he arrives, he takes on the identity of Paul Forrester, a prize-winning free-lance photographer with a rather wild reputation killed in a helicopter accident. He finds the child and his mother have been separated. Paul convinces Scott to help him to locate Jenny, his friend from his first visit to Earth. Unfortunately, their search is plagued by George Fox, a paranoid government agent who feels Paul and Scott are dangerous and wants to capture, examine, and probably kill them.
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TV Show: Salvage 1 ( 1979 )
Once upon a time, a junkman had a dream... "I'm gonna build a spaceship, go to the moon, salvage all the junk that's up there, bring it back and sell it." So he put together a team. An ex-astronaut...a fuel expert...they built a rocketship... And they went to the moon.
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TV Show: Pryor's Place ( 1984 )
Pryor's Place featured a cast of puppets, hanging out and having fun in a friendly inner city environment along with several children and characters portrayed by Pryor himself. It frequently dealt with more sobering issues than other children's shows.
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TV Show: The Boy Merlin ( 1979 )
Merlin, the illegitimate son of a princess, is made unwelcome at court and is fostered by a local smith and his wife. However, Merlin's true destiny lies ahead in the service of King Arthur, and he must face many dangers along the way.
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TV Show: A Bear's Tail ( 2005 )
A sitcom from the creators of Channel 4 comedy Bo' Selecta! written by and starring Leigh Francis. Everyone's favourite talking bear learns to live with his new sitcom family, The Hennersons. As well as cast and celebrity cameo appearances, Leigh Francis brings to life a host of new characters, including nosey neighbour Sue Dales - a Scottish transsexual living with fellow transsexual Dave McCall - Keith Lemon, entrepreneur and lady's man, and Asian film nerd Corey Haim.
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TV Show: Strange Paradise ( 1969 )
Strange Paradise was a Canadian occult-supernatural soap opera of 195 episodes, following billionaire Jean Paul Desmonds' refusal to accept the death of his wife and subsequent bargain with the spirit of his sinister ancestor, Jacques Eloi des Mondes. Initially launched in syndication in the United States on September 8, 1969, Strange Paradise was later broadcast on the CBC from October 20, 1969, to July 22, 1970. The production was a failed attempt to capitalize on the success of Dark Shadows.
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TV Show: Dead of Night ( 1972 )
Dead of Night was a British television anthology series of supernatural fiction, produced by the BBC and broadcast on BBC2 in 1972. It ran for a single series; of its seven 50-minute episodes, only three—"The Exorcism", "Return Flight", and "A Woman Sobbing"—are known to survive in the BBC's archives. Another programme made by the Dead of Night production team under Innes Lloyd, The Stone Tape, intended to be the eighth episode, does survive in the archives but was not broadcast under the Dead of Night banner.
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TV Show: The Baron ( 1966 )
The show starred an American actor, Steve Forrest, as John Mannering, an antiques dealer and sometime undercover agent working in an informal capacity for the head of the fictional British Diplomatic Intelligence, Templeton-Green (Colin Gordon). He is assisted by Cordelia Winfield (Sue Lloyd) and David Marlowe (Paul Ferris).In Creasey's original novels Mannering was British and, after the few first entries, married. In transforming him into a bachelor and casting a Texan in the role, the producers decided that 'The Baron' would be nicknamed after the cattle ranch once run by his grandfather that was described as being "200,000 acres (809.371 km2) 300 miles from Dallas". In the books he was a reformed jewel-thief (the first few novels described that "career" from Mannering's decision to steal to his going straight) whose criminal ties served him well in investigating jewel, art or antiques-oriented mysteries. For the TV series, Mannering's persona was depicted as absolutely straight with no suggestion of past criminality, a fact underlined by his co-opting by British intelligence. In the episode Red Horse, Red Rider it is revealed that Mannering was in the US Army in World War II in the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program where he recovered art works from the Nazis. Following the war he owned three antique stores and was a "charter member of the jet set.
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TV Show: McCloud ( 1970 )
Deputy Marshal Sam McCloud of the Taos police travels to NYC to track down a criminal. He ends up loaned to the NYPD as a special investigator, and his laid-back cowboy ways are a strict contrast to the rough-and-tumble NY police officers that he works with.The series was part of NBC's Sunday Mystery Movie, and brought in high ratings as it rotated with Columbo and McMillan and Wife.
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TV Show: The Dark Secret of Harvest Home ( 1978 )
Two-part mini-series based on Tom Tryon's best-selling novel. The storyline dealt with a New England village harboring some dark secrets that dealt with the supernatural.
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TV Show: The Flying Nun ( 1967 )
The Flying Nun is an American sitcom produced by Screen Gems for ABC based on the book The Fifteenth Pelican, by Tere Rios.
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TV Show: The Count of Monte Cristo ( 1964 )
Edmond Dantes, a young Marseilles seaman, has just returned home and is preparing to marry. But his enemies rig a treason charge against him and his long imprisonment begins.
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TV Show: Tabitha ( 1976 )
Tabitha Stephens is now a 20-something witch working as a production assistant at KXLA television station in Los Angeles. Working with her is her now-older and mortal brother Adam who admonishes her use of witchcraft. Her previously unmentioned Aunt Minerva pops in frequently to encourage her to use her witchcraft. Paul Thurston is Tabitha's boss and romantic interest.
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TV Show: George of the Jungle ( 1967 )
George of the Jungle is a spoof of the popular Tarzan story. George is a dim-witted but big-hearted "ape man" who lives in the jungle. He is called upon each episode to save its inhabitants from various threats. George's love interest is Ursula, whom George refers to as "Fella." He has an ape for a friend, appropriately named Ape, who is far more intelligent than George. Then there is Shep, George's pet elephant who acts like a lap dog.Each episode featured three unrelated cartoons: George of the Jungle, Tom Slick, and Super Chicken.
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TV Show: Friday: The Animated Series ( 2007 )
Craig and Smokey are back at it! Friday: The Animated Series, based on Ice Cube's successful Friday film series, is an urban comedy about the misadventures of the dynamic duo. Similar to the film, Craig and Smokey struggle to survive family, friends and life in South Central L.A. The series includes many of the popular characters from the Friday movies, including Deebo and Craig's dad, Mr. Jones.
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TV Show: The Fosters ( 1976 )
The first sitcom written both for and starring black actors, The Fosters showcased the early work of Lenny Henry as the budding artist son of easygoing family man Samuel Foster. The series follows the day-to-day trials of Samuel and his lively wife Pearl (both immigrants from Guyana) and their three children on a South London housing estate.
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TV Show: The Wonderful World of Disney ( 1954 )
The Wonderful World of Disney sometimes called "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color" premiered on ABC on Wednesday, October 27, 1954. The same basic series has since appeared on several major networks. The show is the second longest running prime-time program on American television, behind rival film anthology, the Hallmark Hall of Fame. However, Hallmark Hall of Fameaired as a weekly program during its first five seasons before becoming a bi-monthly program, while Disney remained a weekly program for more than 40 years. Originally hosted by Walt Disney himself, the original format of the Disney anthology series consisted of a balance of theatrical animated cartoons, live-action features, and other informational material (some original, some pre-existing) from the studio's library. For many years, the show also featured edited one-hour versions of such then-recent Disney films as Alice in Wonderland, and in other cases, telecasts of complete Disney films that were split into two or more one-hour episodes. Later original programs consisted of dramatizations of other historical figures and legends along the lines of the Davy Crockett mini-series. These included a miniseries based on Daniel Boone (not the Fess Parker characterization), Texas John Slaughter, Elfego Baca, Francis Marion, the "Swamp Fox", and 1977's Kit Carson and the Mountain Man (with Christopher Connelly as Kit Carson, Robert Reed as John C. Fremont, and Gregg Palmer as mountain man Jim Bridger).
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TV Show: Rab C Nesbitt ( 1989 )
Comedy featuring Scotland's angry middle-aged man.
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TV Show: The Neighborhood ( 2018 )
The Neighborhood telling about what happens when the friendliest guy in the Midwest moves his family to a neighborhood in Los Angeles where not everyone looks like him or appreciates his extreme neighborliness. When Dave Johnson and his family arrive from Michigan, they're unfazed that their new dream home is located in a community quite different from their small town. However, their opinionated next-door neighbor, Calvin Butler, is wary of the newcomers, certain that they'll disrupt the culture on the block. Dave realizes that fitting into their new community is more complex than he expected, but if he can find a way to connect with Calvin, they have an excellent chance of making their new neighborhood their home.
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TV Show: Car 54, Where Are You? ( 1961 )
Car 54, Where Are You? features the misadventures of two of New York's finest in the mythical 53rd precinct in the Bronx. Gunther Toody, a short, stocky and dim-witted henpecked husband, is partnered with Francis Muldoon, a tall, lanky and smart bachelor.
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TV Show: Naked Video ( 1986 )
Comedy sketch programme starring Gregor Fisher, Andy Gray, Tony Roper and Jonathan Watson.
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TV Show: Last Man Standing ( 2011 )
Last Man Standing follows Mike Baxter, a married father of three girls, who tries to maintain his manliness, despite being surrounded by women.
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TV Show: Rocky Jones, Space Ranger ( 1954 )
Cruising the galaxy in his space ship "The Orbit Jet" Space Ranger, Rocky Jones, Vena Ray, and 10 year-old Bobby defend the Earth and themselves against space-bound evil doers.
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TV Show: The Wackers ( 1975 )
Newly released from a two-year prison term, Billy Clarkson rejoins his family – wife Mary, daughter Bernadette, sons Tony and Raymond, and grandparents Joe and Maggie – in the inner-city area of Dingle.The series follows Billy as he re-adjusts to the demands of domestic life. Things are so much more difficult with a divided family, who afe divided in almost every way: half the family is Protestant, the other half Catholic, and there's a constant threat of verbal argy-bargy erupting between the true-blue Evertonians and the Liverpool Reds…
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TV Show: Jumanji ( 1996 )
An exciting children's animated adventure series based on the blockbuster feature film, Jumanji. Continuing the saga of Judy, Peter and Alan, this thrilling series takes us back into the mysterious board game where wild jungle adventures help teach life's important lessons. Jumanji: The Animated Series will leave you spellbound. Are you game?
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TV Show: The Last Man on Earth ( 2015 )
The Last Man on Earth is a single-camera comedy chronicles the life and adventures of an average guy - and humanity's last hope - who discovers what life is like when no one is telling you what you can and cannot do.
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TV Show: Philip Marlowe ( 1959 )
Philip Marlowe was a 1959-1960 half-hour ABC crime series, featuring Philip Carey as Raymond Chandler's hard-boiled private detective.
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TV Show: The Little Rascals ( 1922 )
Television syndication package of the classic 1929-1938 shorts from the "Our Gang Comedies" movie series.The Little Rascals, also known as "Our Gang", was an American comedy series about a group of poor neighborhood children and the adventures they shared together. It began as a series of short films in the 1920s, and was brought to television in the 1950s. The first short aired 09/01/1922.The syndicated TV series package aired in 1955.The Little Rascals: The Complete Collection spans the years of 1929-1938. This collections contains all 80 of the original Little Rascals theatrical talkies.
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TV Show: Suspense ( 1949 )
This anthology series, filmed live, features tales of horror and suspense.
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TV Show: The ABC Afterschool Special ( 1972 )
The ABC Afterschool Special is an American television anthology series that aired in the late afternoon on week days. Most episodes were dramatically presented situations, often controversial, of interest to children and teenagers. Several episodes were either in animated form or presented as documentaries. Topics included illiteracy, substance abuse and teenage pregnancy. The series won 51 Daytime Emmy Awards during its 25-year run.In 2004 and 2005, BCI Eclipse and Sunset Home Visual Entertainment issued six DVD collections of episodes from the series that had been produced by Martin Tahse, each collection containing four episodes. A boxed set, in the shape of a school bus, was also released containing all of the DVD releases, with a detailed information booklet of all the specials on the set and including an extra DVD of two specials that had previously not been released on DVD. The DVDs are currently out of print.
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TV Show: Brothers ( 1984 )
Two conservative men support their younger brother when he comes out as gay, and help him navigate being openly homosexual in 1980s Philadelphia.
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Movie: Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure ( 1977 )
Raggedy Ann and the rest of the toys in Marcella's playroom are curious about a package that has just arrived. They look inside and discover it contains a beautiful French doll. The haughty girl, named Babette, is horrified by her new home. She wants to go back to Paris. Meanwhile, the Captain, a pirate in a snow globe, sees Babette and falls in love. He tricks Raggedy Ann into freeing him and then immediately kidnaps Babette and sails out the window. Raggedy Ann and Andy leave the playroom to rescue her. Their adventure includes meeting a blue camel with wrinkled knees; the Greedy, a living, self-consuming taffy pit filled with every candy and confection known to the palate; King Coo Coo and the Loonie Knight, who love to laugh, but only at the expense of others; and Gazooks, a tickle monster hired to give King Coo Coo the last laugh. Finally, they find the Captain; but the damsel in distress proves more capable than they had imagined.
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TV Show: The New Fantastic Four ( 1978 )
The super-elastic Mr. Fantastic, the force field-wielding Invisible Girl, the orange rock-covered Thing and the data-crammed robot Herbie make up a team of superheroes dedicated to thwarting would-be world-dominating villains.
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TV Show: The Mod Squad ( 1968 )
The Mod Squad involved three hipper-than-hip undercover cops with a touch of menace and plenty of attitude. Younger looking than they were, these three police officers were able to earn the confidence of the bad guys, infiltrate their domain, and then bust their backsides while still looking good. Miami Vice was still a decade away. The Mod Squad paved the way for hip and happening PO-lice on TV!
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TV Show: Lady Killers ( 1980 )
This disturbing and compelling anthology series helps lay to rest the long-cherished idea that women are the gentler sex. Lady Killers presents dramatic reconstructions of seven infamous murder trials where in each case the defendant was female; if convicted, all faced the gallows.
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TV Show: Picket Fences ( 1992 )
Picket Fences follows the lives of the residents of the small town of Rome, Wisconsin, where weird things happen, including cows' udders exploding and a spate of people turning up dead in freezers. Struggling to maintain order in the community is Sheriff Jimmy Brock. Sheriff Brock is married to the town doctor Jill, his second wife. They attempt to raise their three children; Kimberly (from Jimmy's first marriage to Lydia), Matthew and Zachary. Max and Kenny are impulsive and somewhat immature sheriff's deputies.
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TV Show: The Wayne Brady Show ( 2001 )
Versatile comedian Wayne Brady stars in a comedy/variety series, with a twist.Wayne serves as host and star to this show which highlights his many talents. Wayne and his gifted comedy ensemble not only act and sing in the show's comedy skits and musical numbers, but also add improv, with audience participation and suggestions playing a major role.
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TV Show: B.J. and the Bear ( 1979 )
A trucker and his pet chimp travel the highways of America, getting into various adventures and misadventures along the way.
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TV Show: My Three Sons ( 1960 )
Widower Steve Douglas raises three sons with the help of his father-in-law and, later, by the boys' great-uncle.
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TV Show: The Patty Duke Show ( 1963 )
The Patty Duke Show was a sitcom that ran on ABC from 1963-1966.
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TV Show: T and T ( 1988 )
T and T follow Turner, a tough, streetwise private investigator. Turner has a soft spot for the young and helpless and a stubborn unwillingness to compromise in his battle against greed and corruption. He teams up with a crusading lawyer named Amanda Taler to form an odd couple of the legal world.
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TV Show: C.P.O. Sharkey ( 1976 )
The series, set at the San Diego Naval Training Center, presents a satirical look at Navy life as seen through the experiences of C.P.O. (Chief Petty Officer) Steve Sharkey, an acid-tongued, 24-year-veteran who has waged his own private war against the changes that constitute the new Navy.
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TV Show: War of the Worlds ( 1988 )
In this sequel to the highly acclaimed 1953 movie, it is revealed that the alien invaders weren't killed by the bacteria: they went into a state of suspended animation. An incident at a nuclear plant exposes them to radiation, which they can survive but which kills the bacteria, restoring them to life. Now they plan a new invasion of Earth, using their ability to merge with human bodies and take control of them. However, they have to continue exposing themselves to radiation to destroy new bacteria as it enters their bodies.
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TV Show: Water Rats ( 1996 )
Water Rats is an Australian drama series which follows the lives of a group of policemen and women patrolling Sydney harbour. Beneath its surface exists a playground for the murky underworld, a place of illicit rubbish dumps. pollution hazards, the remnants of huge drug hauls, and a graveyard of bodies from years of suicides, accidents and murders. That's the world of the Water Rats, and elite bunch of 70 brave men and women guarding the harbour against all the elements that threaten to foul the blue waters. With the breathtaking actions stunts, thrilling races against time, chases across both waves and wharves, intrigue mystery, triumphs, heartbreak, love, lust and laughter.
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TV Show: Starcom: The U.S. Space Force ( 1987 )
A classic Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers fare. The evil members of Shadow Force, led by Emperor Dark, were trying to take over the cosmos, and it was up to Starcom to stop them. Young hero Col. James "Dash" Derringer, an ace Starcom pilot, was the star of the series, and several of his teammates were family members. He was also backed up by the resourceful ace pilot John "Slim" Griffin, whose niece was yet another Starcom pilot. Other heroes on the Starcom side included Col. Paul "Crowbar" Corbin and Admiral Franklin Brinkley. The show had very high quality production, with top notch animation and relatively mature subject matter and dialog. Together, the members of Starcom fought Dark's legions of robotic minions, flying into battle in a fleet of advanced spacecraft.
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TV Show: The Beverly Hillbillies ( 1962 )
An instant hit, the rural comedy was the ultimate fish-out-of-water story. The Clampett family strikes it rich in oil and move from their mountain cabin in the Ozark Mountains to the upscale neighborhood of Beverly Hills. Each hilarious episode revolves around the culture clash between the "uncivilized" Clampetts and the "civilized" culture of their elitist neighbors.
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TV Show: American Experience ( 1988 )
American Experience is TV's most-watched history series and brings to life incredible characters and compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. Acclaimed by viewers and critics alike, American Experience documentaries have been honored with every major broadcast award, including 30 Emmy Awards, 4 duPont-Columbia Awards, and 18 George Foster Peabody Awards.
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TV Show: The Reckoning ( 2023 )
The Reckoning will explore how Jimmy Savile used his celebrity and powerful connections to conceal his crimes and exploit institutional failings. It is important to understand how he was able to hide in plain sight in order to gain a greater understanding of how he evaded justice. The drama aims to highlight the importance of confronting the horrors of the past and talking openly about abuse.