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1. 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: 36,370
2. Sanford and Son (1972–1978)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
The misadventures of a cantankerous junk dealer and his frustrated son.
Stars: Redd Foxx, Demond Wilson, LaWanda Page, Don Bexley
Votes: 10,810
3. Sesame Street (1969– )
TV-Y | 55 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
On a special inner city street, the inhabitants, human and muppet, teach preschool subjects with comedy, cartoons, games, and songs.
Stars: Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Caroll Spinney, Jerry Nelson
Votes: 15,383
4. Play Misty for Me (1971)
R | 102 min | Drama, Thriller
The life of a disc jockey is turned upside down after a romantic encounter with an obsessed fan.
Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Jessica Walter, Donna Mills, John Larch
Votes: 31,926 | Gross: $11.80M
5. Ironside (1967–1975)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Wheelchair-using, crime-fighting detective Robert T. Ironside battles the bad guys on the streets of San Francisco.
Stars: Raymond Burr, Don Galloway, Don Mitchell, Barbara Anderson
Votes: 4,100
6. Due South (1994–1999)
TV-PG | 46 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
The adventures of an impossibly upright Royal Canadian Mounted Police constable and his American colleagues in the city of Chicago.
Stars: Paul Gross, Beau Starr, Tony Craig, David Marciano
Votes: 7,573
7. Spenser: For Hire (1985–1988)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Mystery and suspense series based on Robert Parker's "Spenser" novels. Spenser, a private investigator living in Boston, gets involved in a new murder mystery each episode.
Stars: Robert Urich, Avery Brooks, Ron McLarty, Richard Jaeckel
Votes: 3,269
8. Smoke (1995)
R | 112 min | Comedy, Drama
A Brooklyn smoke shop is the center of neighborhood activity, and the stories of its customers.
Director: Wayne Wang | Stars: Harvey Keitel, William Hurt, Giancarlo Esposito, José Zúñiga
Votes: 38,131 | Gross: $8.35M
9. Sommersby (1993)
PG-13 | 114 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
A farmer returns home from the Civil War, but his wife begins to suspect that the man is an impostor.
Director: Jon Amiel | Stars: Richard Gere, Jodie Foster, Lanny Flaherty, Wendell Wellman
Votes: 23,209 | Gross: $50.08M
10. The Doctors (1963–1982)
30 min | Drama, Romance
Dr. Matt Powers is chief of Hope Memorial Hospital in the city of Madison, and he cares about the lives of staff and patients.
Stars: James Pritchett, David O'Brien, Lydia Bruce, Elizabeth Hubbard
Votes: 249
11. Such Good Friends (1971)
R | 101 min | Comedy, Drama
While awaiting the outcome of her husband's surgery, Julie Messinger discovers he has been having affairs.
Director: Otto Preminger | Stars: Dyan Cannon, James Coco, Jennifer O'Neill, Ken Howard
Votes: 695
12. Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (1971–1974)
60 min | Drama
In a small California town, attorney Owen Marshall, assisted by several different younger lawyers, defends clients with great compassion for the accused.
Stars: Arthur Hill, Joan Darling, Lee Majors, Christine Matchett
Votes: 295
13. Showtime at the Apollo (1987– )
TV-14 | Comedy, Music
Stars: Steve Harvey, Kiki Shepard, Sinbad, Mo'Nique
Votes: 191
14. Willie Dynamite (1974)
R | 102 min | Crime, Drama
A social worker tries to get a pimp to change his ways.
Director: Gilbert Moses | Stars: Roscoe Orman, Diana Sands, Thalmus Rasulala, Joyce Walker
Votes: 1,313 | Gross: $0.48M
15. Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon (1970)
PG | 113 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The story of three wildly neurotic characters: A facially disfigured girl, a homosexual paraplegic and an introvert epileptic who, after leaving the hospital, set up housekeeping together in a cottage where they support each other.
Director: Otto Preminger | Stars: Liza Minnelli, Ken Howard, Robert Moore, James Coco
Votes: 1,027 | Gross: $0.39M
16. Nothing Lasts Forever (1984)
PG | 82 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
An artist fails a test and is required to direct traffic in New York City's Holland Tunnel. He winds up falling in love with a beautiful woman, after he takes a trip to the moon on a Lunar Cruiser.
Director: Tom Schiller | Stars: Zach Galligan, Apollonia van Ravenstein, Lauren Tom, Sam Jaffe
Votes: 960
17. Lady Blue (1985–1991)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama
Katy Mahoney patrols the grittier streets of Chicago, dispatching the steamier elements before reporting to her boss Terry McNichol. Katy's intensity about her job interfered with her social life.
Stars: Jamie Rose, Danny Aiello, Ralph Foody, Ron Dean
Votes: 389
18. Five on the Black Hand Side (1973)
PG | 96 min | Comedy
In contrast to most of the violence-laden "blaxploitation" films of the period, this low-budget effort eschews exploitation for humanity and domestic drama. Leonard Jackson plays a barber ... See full summary »
Director: Oscar Williams | Stars: Godfrey Cambridge, Clarice Taylor, Leonard Jackson, Virginia Capers
Votes: 489 | Gross: $1.72M
19. Nurse (1981–1982)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama
A widow, Mary Benjamin, a supervising nurse at Grant Memorial Hospital in New York City, returns to work after her husband dies and learns to live as a single woman again.
Stars: Michael Learned, Robert Reed, Hattie Winston, Bonnie Hellman
Votes: 90
20. Beulah Land (1980)
281 min | Drama
Miniseries detailing the lives of two Civil War families.
Stars: Lesley Ann Warren, Michael Sarrazin, Eddie Albert, Hope Lange
Votes: 267
21. The Cosby Show: A Look Back (2002 TV Movie)
120 min | Comedy, Documentary
A retrospective of the phenomenally popular 1984-1992 situation comedy, "The Cosby Show," complete with memorable clips, bloopers and comments from series stars, producers and Bill Cosby himself.
Director: Nancy Stern Winters | Stars: Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad, Sabrina Le Beauf, Geoffrey Owens
Votes: 202
22. Purlie (1982 TV Movie)
142 min | Comedy, Family, Musical
In the early days of the civil rights movement, a Southern plantation owner holds his sharecroppers in virtual slavery. Purlie comes home as a preacher who will shake things up and bring freedom to his people.
Director: Rudi Goldman | Stars: Robert Guillaume, Sherman Hemsley, Rhetta Hughes, Melba Moore
Votes: 119
23. The New Girl (1960)
31 min | Short
To secure a lucrative government contract, a company agrees to not discriminate against minorities and integrates its office. Then all-white staff is horrified when an African-American secretary is hired.
Director: Lewis Freedman | Stars: Edward Asner, Chase Crosley, Gail Fisher, Peg Murray
Votes: 50
24. The Wiz (1983 Video)
45 min | Fantasy, Musical
An adaptation of "The Wizard of Oz" that tries to capture the essence of the African-American experience.
Director: Susan Simmons | Stars: Tasha Thomas, Stephanie Mills, Ralph Wilcox, Evelyn Thomas
Votes: 106
25. Change of Mind (1969)
R | 98 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
A white man's brain is transplanted into a black man's skull.
Director: Robert Stevens | Stars: Raymond St. Jacques, Susan Oliver, Janet MacLachlan, Leslie Nielsen
Votes: 115
26. Wedding Band (1974 TV Movie)
120 min | Drama
Seamstress Julia Augustine should be happy to be celebrating her 10th anniversary with the man she loves. But Herman is white which makes their relationship illegal and dangerous.
Directors: Joseph Papp, Jack Sameth | Stars: Ruby Dee, J.D. Cannon, Eileen Heckart, Rosanna Carter
Votes: 16
27. Heart's Island (1985– )
30 min | Comedy
Stars: Dorothy Lyman, Sydney Penny, Christopher Burton, Clarice Taylor
28. Day of Absence (1971 TV Movie)
60 min | Drama
Douglas Turner Ward's play about what happens in a small Southern town when the white people awake to find all the black people missing. The Negro Ensemble Company portray all the townspeople in white face.
Director: Paul Bogart | Stars: Norman Bush, Rosalind Cash, David Downing, Lonne Elder III
29. History of the World in Eight Minutes (1998)
8 min | Short
Director: Loren-Paul Caplin | Stars: Thomas Hays, Clarice Taylor, Charles Anthony Burks, Mark Ethan
Votes: 7
30. The Torture of Mothers (1980)
Drama
Director: Woodie King Jr. | Stars: Ruby Dee, Starletta DuPois, Novella Nelson, Louise Stubbs
31. High Five (1982 TV Movie)
30 min
Director: Peter Bonerz | Stars: Roscoe Lee Browne, Clinton Derricks-Carroll, Cindy Herron, Harrison Page
32. The 38th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1986 TV Special)
180 min | Family
Primetime Emmy Award is the main American award in area of television, annually handed by the American television academy.
Director: Jeff Margolis | Stars: Steve Allen, Harry Anderson, Eve Arden, Bea Arthur
Votes: 34
33. Salt and Pepe (1975 TV Movie)
30 min | Comedy
Director: Jack Shea | Stars: Sharon Brown, Frank LaLoggia, Dorothy Myers, Diane Sommerfield
34.
The Cosby Show (1984–1992)
Episode:
And So, We Commence
(1992)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
Theo graduates from college, and Cliff thinks back to an earlier time at the ceremony; the series end with Cliff and Claire dancing away off the studio.
Director: Jay Sandrich | Stars: Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad, Sabrina Le Beauf, Geoffrey Owens
Votes: 169
35.
The Cosby Show (1984–1992)
Episode:
Cliff Babysits
(1989)
TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
Cliff babysits Winnie and Nelson when the rest of the family goes to see a Michael Jackson concert.
Director: Tony Singletary | Stars: Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad, Sabrina Le Beauf, Geoffrey Owens
Votes: 131
36.
The Cosby Show (1984–1992)
Episode:
Cliff's Wet Adventure
(1989)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
Claire sends Cliff to the store to buy some stuff for Thanksgiving dinner on a very rainy day and he returns soaking wet. Unfortunately he keeps forgetting some products and Claire sends ... See full summary »
Director: Jay Sandrich | Stars: Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad, Sabrina Le Beauf, Geoffrey Owens
Votes: 172
37.
The Cosby Show (1984–1992)
Episode:
Denise's Decision
(1986)
TV-G | 21 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
Denise keeps the family, and several potential colleges, waiting for her to finally choose a school to attend.
Director: Jay Sandrich | Stars: Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad, Sabrina Le Beauf, Lisa Bonet
Votes: 150
38.
The Cosby Show (1984–1992)
Episode:
Golden Anniversary
(1986)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
Cliff, Clair, and the children plan an elaborate celebration for Cliff's parents 50th wedding anniversary. The Huxtable's perform a musical number for the parents and take them to a club for music and dancing.
Director: Jay Sandrich | Stars: Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad, Sabrina Le Beauf, Lisa Bonet
Votes: 162
39.
The Cosby Show (1984–1992)
Episode:
Happy Anniversary
(1985)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
It's Russell and Anna Huxtable's 49th anniversary, and the Huxtables observe the occasion with a classic impression of Ray Charles' "Night Time is the Right Time."
Director: Jay Sandrich | Stars: Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad, Sabrina Le Beauf, Lisa Bonet
Votes: 246
40.
The Cosby Show (1984–1992)
Episode:
Hillman
(1987)
TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
Cliff, Clair, Theo, Vanessa, and Rudy visit Denise at Hillman College and meet her friends.
Director: Jay Sandrich | Stars: Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad, Sabrina Le Beauf, Lisa Bonet
Votes: 188
41.
The Cosby Show (1984–1992)
Episode:
Home Remedies
(1991)
TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
Olivia is not feeling well, so several people come up with different remedies to help her feel better.
Director: Jay Sandrich | Stars: Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad, Sabrina Le Beauf, Geoffrey Owens
Votes: 111
42.
The Cosby Show (1984–1992)
Episode:
Independence Day
(1985)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
Theo gets an earring without permission.
Director: Jay Sandrich | Stars: Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad, Lisa Bonet, Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Votes: 204
43.
The Cosby Show (1984–1992)
Episode:
It Comes and It Goes
(1989)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
Sondra finds it difficult to be a stay-at-home mom with baby twins. When the Tibideaux visit Cliff, Clair and Cliff's parents, Sondra vents with her mother and grandmother who have been there and done that with young children.
Director: Jay Sandrich | Stars: Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad, Sabrina Le Beauf, Geoffrey Owens
Votes: 120
44.
The Cosby Show (1984–1992)
Episode:
The Lost Weekend
(1989)
TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
Everybody's away for the weekend, Theo has the place to himself, and his friends decide that it's time to party.
Director: Tony Singletary | Stars: Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad, Sabrina Le Beauf, Geoffrey Owens
Votes: 133
45.
The Cosby Show (1984–1992)
Episode:
Move It
(1988)
TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
Cliff & Clair visit Sondra & Elvin's apartment and are surprised and shocked at the cramped space and state of disrepair. Clair does not want her grandchild to grow up there. Sondra & Elvin agree to borrow money to get a better place.
Director: Tony Singletary | Stars: Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad, Sabrina Le Beauf, Geoffrey Owens
Votes: 137
46.
The Cosby Show (1984–1992)
Episode:
No More Mr. Nice Guy
(1991)
TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
Theo and Denny's girlfriend Ellen are organizing a surprise party for Denny's birthday, but things get complicated when Ellen gets sick and Denny shows up up unexpectedly believing she's having an affair with another guy.
Director: Jay Sandrich | Stars: Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad, Sabrina Le Beauf, Geoffrey Owens
Votes: 110
47.
The Cosby Show (1984–1992)
Episode:
Play It Again, Russell
(1986)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
After an example of not so great trombone playing at a Jazz club gig, Russell needs to get it together quick because the next time is his career finale.
Director: Jay Sandrich | Stars: Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad, Sabrina Le Beauf, Lisa Bonet
Votes: 166
48.
The Cosby Show (1984–1992)
Episode:
Rudy Spends the Night
(1987)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
Rudy is spending the night with her grandparents. Denise is going with friends to The Village and invites Vanessa to go with her. Theo is waiting for news to go out with a girlfriend. When that falls through, Cliff creates Mens Night.
Director: Jay Sandrich | Stars: Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad, Sabrina Le Beauf, Lisa Bonet
Votes: 144
49.
The Cosby Show (1984–1992)
Episode:
The Birth
(1988)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
Sondra starts contractions; Elvin is nervous and Cliff and Clair are anxious.
Director: Tony Singletary | Stars: Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad, Sabrina Le Beauf, Geoffrey Owens
Votes: 141
50.
The Cosby Show (1984–1992)
Episode:
The Day the Spores Landed
(1989)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
Cliff has a nightmare about spores which poured out of an erupting volcano and into the water which makes all the men pregnant, including: Theo, Elvin, Martin and himself.
Director: Neema Barnette | Stars: Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad, Sabrina Le Beauf, Geoffrey Owens
Votes: 154