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TV Show: The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour ( 1976 )
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https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/12807/the-scooby-doo-show
https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/22070/dynomutt-dog-wonder

While these episodes are duplicated they were originally run as the Scooby-Doo Dynomutt Hour and rebroadcast later as Dynomutt Dog Wonder. If I understand the duplicate show rules - this is the original show and the other two would be duplicates.
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TV Show: The Scooby-Doo Show ( 1976 )
The Scooby Doo Show premiered on ABC in September 1976 as part of The Scooby-Doo-Dynomutt Hour, in which new episodes of Scooby Doo shared an hour with a superhero dog named Dynomutt. It was a revamped version of Scooby Doo, Where Are You? which started on CBS in 1969.
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TV Show: The Bugs Bunny Show ( 1960 )
The Bugs Bunny Show is an animated television anthology series hosted by Bugs Bunny, that was mainly composed of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons released by Warner Bros. between August 1, 1948 and the end of 1969. The show originally debuted as a primetime half-hour program on ABC in 1960, featuring three theatrical Warner Bros. Cartoons with new linking sequences produced by the Warner Bros. Cartoons staff.After two seasons, The Bugs Bunny Show moved to Saturday mornings, where it remained in one format or another for nearly four decades. The show's title and length changed regularly over the years, as did the network: both ABC and CBS broadcast versions of The Bugs Bunny Show. In 2000, the series, by then known as The Bugs Bunny & Tweety Show, was canceled after the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies libraries became the exclusive property of the Cartoon Network family of cable TV networks in the United States.
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TV Show: The Ghost Busters ( 1975 )
The Ghost Busters was a live-action children's situation comedy that ran in 1975, about a team of bumbling detectives who would investigate ghostly occurrences. Fifteen episodes were produced. The show reunited Forrest Tucker and Larry Storch in roles similar to their characters in F Troop. The series was unrelated to the 1984 film Ghostbusters (though Columbia Picturesdid pay Filmation for a license to use the name). Like the film, the series spawned its own animated sequel in 1986.Spencer, Tracy, and Kong billed themselves as "The Ghost Busters", bumbling paranormal detectives. Kong (Tucker) was the leader of the trio with Spencer (Storch) as his partner, and Tracy (a gorilla, played by Burns) as their assistant who also drove their barely-functional jalopy. Their headquarters was situated in a run down office building in an unspecified city (Spencer's name on the door was misspelled "Spenser" while the opening credits spelled his name "Spencer"). Outside of normal office equipment, plus a large armoire on which Tracy hung numerous hats including his trademark beanie, the office itself was also dilapidated, with peeling wallpaper and a pay phone near the door as the Ghost Busters' only means of communicating with prospective clients.
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TV Show: The Brady Bunch ( 1969 )
The Brady Bunch tells the story of Carol, a single mother of three girls – Marcia, Jan and Cindy and architect Mike Brady, a single father of three boys – Greg, Peter and Bobby who get married and blend the two families into one. Added to the mix are housekeeper Alice and dog Tiger. The Bradys' experience the same obstacles as any family, from adjusting to their new extended family, to sibling rivalry.
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TV Show: The Brady Bunch Hour ( 1977 )
This variety show featured the Brady family as hosts of a variety of skits and musical numbers, as well as behind-the-scenes scenes of the family at home.
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TV Show: The Colgate Comedy Hour ( 1950 )
The Colgate Comedy Hour was an American comedy-musical variety series that aired live on NBC from 1950 to 1955. The show used notable comedians and entertainers of the era as guest hosts and was scheduled against Ed Sullivan's Toast of the Town on CBS. Broadcast live Sunday evenings, the series featured many top names in vaudeville, theater, radio and film, and as well was the first starring vehicle for many performers turning to television. The Colgate Comedy Hour, a true variety show, offered music, burlesque, opera and night club comedy segments.
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TV Show: My Mother the Car ( 1965 )
My Mother the Car may very well be known as the most notorious short-lived sitcom of all time and it's solely due to it's premise, a talking car. The pilot episode introduces us to the world of Dave Crabtree. Dave is your ordinary family man, married to wife Barbara and they have two children, Randy and Cindy. However, it's when he purchases a 1928 Porter, that he discovers that another family member is living with him, his deceased mother. It seems Dave Crabtree's mother has been reincarnated as the car.
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TV Show: The Jimmy Stewart Show ( 1971 )
Jimmy Stewart stars as James K. Howard, an anthropology professor at a small town university called Josiah Kessel College, which was founded by his grandfather. Living an easy life, his world becomes complicated after his son's house burns down and he offers to let his entire family move in with him temporarily.
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TV Show: Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels ( 1977 )
Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels is a Saturday morning animated series created by Joe Ruby and Ken Spears and produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions which aired on ABC from September 10, 1977 to July 4, 1980. The series centers on the mystery-solving adventures of the Teen Angels—Brenda, Dee Dee and Taffy—and their friend Captain Caveman (or Cavey for short), a prehistoric caveman whom the girls discovered and thawed from a block of ice. The concept and general plot for the show was seen as a parody of Charlie's Angels (which also aired on ABC). It also borrowed heavily from other Hanna-Barbera shows such asScooby-Doo and Josie and the Pussycats, among others. Captain Caveman's powers include super-strength, a variety of useful objects hidden inside his fur, and a club that allows him to fly and from which pops out different tools he uses to fight crime. His trademark is his battle cry of "Captain CAAAAAVEMAAAAAAANNNN!" Captain Caveman's voice was provided by Mel Blanc.
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TV Show: The Woody Woodpecker Show ( 1957 )
Remake of the children's animated series about a mischievous bird with a hysterical laugh, Woody Woodpecker. Features Winnie Woodpecker, Wally Walrus, Woody's niece and nephew, Knothead and Splinter, and Chilly Willy.
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TV Show: The Bill Cosby Show ( 1969 )
Bill Cosby plays Chet Kincaid, a physical education teacher at a Los Angeles high school who gets involved in various comedic adventures with his students and fellow teachers.
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TV Show: The Yogi Bear Show ( 1958 )
Animated favorite about the fun-loving residents of Jellystone Park, Yogi Bear and his sidekick, Boo Boo, who try to steal picnic baskets and stay one step ahead of Ranger Smith.
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TV Show: The Addams Family ( 1973 )
The Addams Family is an animated adaptation of the Charles Addams cartoons produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions in 1973. Jackie Coogan and Ted Cassidy who played Uncle Fester and Lurch respectively from the 1960s television series returned in voice-over roles.
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TV Show: Groovie Goolies ( 1970 )
Groovie Goolies is an animated television show that had its original run on network television between 1970 and 1972. Produced by Filmation, Groovie Goolies was a spinoff of Sabrina the Teenage Witch (itself a spinoff of The Archie Show). Like most Saturday morning animated series' of the era, Groovie Goolies contained an adult laugh track.
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TV Show: He & She ( 1967 )
Dick and Paula Hollister are a witty, sophisticated couple living in New York City. Dick is a comic-book artist who has become well-known for creating a superhero called Jetman, which has been turned into a TV show starring egocentric actor Oscar North.
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TV Show: Mr. & Mrs. North ( 1952 )
Jerry and Pamela North live in Greenwich Village in New York City. Jerry is a mystery magazine publisher who thinks he is a good amateur detective. He and his wife investigate various crimes and solve them before the police do.
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TV Show: The Perils of Penelope Pitstop ( 1969 )
Syvester Sneekly is the legal guardian of female race car driver Penelope Pitstop. He disguises himself as The Hooded Claw for the purpose of killing her so he can get her wealth. The Ant Hill Mod (Cyide, Softly, Zippy, Pockets, Dum Dum, Yak Yak and Snoozy) always save her.
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TV Show: Mr. Magoo ( 1960 )
Mr. Quincy Magoo was a near sighted man who gets himself in trouble by not seeing what's what very well.
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TV Show: The Funky Phantom ( 1971 )
Three teenagers and the ghost of a patriot from the American Revolution set across the country to uphold justice and fight discrimination.
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TV Show: The People's Choice ( 1955 )
The series, set in New City, California, depicts events in the life of Socrates "Sock" Miller, a Bureau of Fish and Wildlife ornithologist studying to become a lawyer.
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TV Show: Jeannie ( 1973 )
Corey, an average California teenager, finds an unusual-looking bottle on the beach while surfing. He opens it, and a beautiful genie named Jeannie emerges. Her bumbling, corpulent sidekick, 'junior genie' Babu also emerges, and the two become Corey's servants.
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TV Show: ALF ( 1986 )
One starry night in 1986, the Tanner family get an unexpected houseguest - a furry, four-foot-high Alien Life Form they call ALF, who quickly becomes part of the family.
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TV Show: Camp Runamuck ( 1965 )
The series is set at the Camp Runamuck Summer recreational retreat for boys, and the Camp Divine retreat for girls. Camp Runamuck is slipshodly operated by Commander Wivenhoe, a child hater, and his staff of lamebrains: Spiffy, Pruett, Malden, and Doc. Camp Divine, on the other hand, is impeccably maintained under the auspices of Counselor Mahala May Gruenecker and her beautiful assistant Caprice Yeudleman.<P>Stories relate Wivenhoe's attempts to cope with his horde of brats, and his efforts to stop the female counselors from conning his men into performing burdensome tasks for Camp Divine.
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TV Show: At Last the 1948 Show ( 1967 )
At Last the 1948 Show is a satirical TV show made by David Frost's company, Paradine Productions, in association with Rediffusion London. Transmitted on Britain's ITV network from February 15, 1967. The show starred Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Marty Feldman and Aimi MacDonald. Cleese and Brooke-Taylor were also the programme editors.
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TV Show: Here We Go Again ( 1973 )
The show is a "divorce comedy", portraying the post-divorce life of two couples. Richard and Judy, who have a son, Jeff, divorce after 17 years of marriage due to incompatibility. Jerry and Susan, who have two children, Cindy and Jan, divorce after a ten-year marriage due to adultery. Richard and Susan fall in love and marry. He moves into Susan's house, which is near the homes of their ex-spouses.
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TV Show: Van Dyke and Company ( 1976 )
Short-lived show starring Dick Van Dyke and assorted guests. The show also features a recurring segment about the dumbest family in the world.
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TV Show: Occasional Wife ( 1966 )
A young executive persuades his neighbor to pose as his wife to win a promotion with his company.
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TV Show: Shirley's World ( 1971 )
The assignments of Shirley Logan, a beautiful photo-journalist with "World Illustrated" magazine, who possesses an insatiable curiosity and a warm-hearted nature that involves her in the problems of everyone she comes in contact with.
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TV Show: McCoy ( 1975 )
McCoy is a compulsive gambler and always broke, and cheats cheaters for a fee to get himself back into business.
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TV Show: The Vital Spark ( 1965 )
A tale of a Scottish tug And their travels up and down the Argyll coast.
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TV Show: The New Fred and Barney Show ( 1979 )
The New Fred and Barney Show is a 30-minute Saturday morning revival of The Flintstones cartoon series.
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TV Show: Tales of the Wizard of Oz ( 2006 )
This 150-episode series of shorts chronicles Dorothy's long stay in the land of Oz. The Munchkins are portrayed as tiny globs; the Scarecrow is a fool named Socrates; the Tin Woodman is a bully named Rusty; and the dandy Lion is called Dandy. The Wizard, who speaks like W.C. Fields, can perform little magic beyond card tricks. Nevertheless, Dorothy continually pressures the Wizard to send her home. A constant threat is posed by the solid-green Wicked Witch of the West, who tries to make the dragonette Desmond follow her orders and attack the group of friends, even though he has no malice toward them.
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TV Show: Hee Haw ( 1969 )
Buck Owens and Roy Clark host this long-running syndicated variety show featuring country western music and comedy.
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TV Show: Columbo ( 1968 )
This is the detective series that inspired them all. Legendary actor Peter Falk is back in his 4-time Emmy® Award winning role, as the ruffled, cigar-chomping, trenchcoat-wearing police lieutenant who is asking all the right questions.
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TV Show: The Odd Couple ( 1970 )
Can two divorced men share an apartment without driving each other crazy? This TV adaptation of Neil Simon's classic play deserves its place among the best-known and funniest sitcoms of the 1970s.
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TV Show: Switch ( 1975 )
Pete Ryan is a smooth-talking con man, and bunco cop Frank MacBride is the man who put him away. When Pete gets out and Frank retires, they decide to form a detective agency using their knowledge of crime and cons to take down the bad guys. Helping them are their secretary Maggie and Pete's shady acquaintance, Malcolm.
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TV Show: The Huckleberry Hound Show ( 1958 )
Huckleberry Hound is a blue dog with a Southern drawl and a fondness for the song, "My Darling, Clementine". Every episode had him playing the part of a different profession -- from police officer to lion tamer to medieval knight. The one thing that remains constant is Huckleberry's unruffled persistence to triumph over his opponent no matter how often he is outsmarted, outfought or falls victim to his own failed plans.
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TV Show: Tom & Jerry (Hanna-Barbera era) ( 1940 )
Created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, Tom & Jerry is a classic animated cartoon centered on the never-ending rivalry between a cat (Tom) and mouse (Jerry), with an occasional appearance by the bulldog named Spike.
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TV Show: The Pink Panther Show ( 1964 )
The Pink Panther Cartoon Collection contains the threatrical Pink Panther shorts as well as other cartoons such as 'The Inspector' and 'The Ant and the Aardvark'. This whole thing began in 1963, when Blake Edwards needed an opening sequence for his film, The Pink Panther, so he commissioned David H. DePatie and Warner Brothers cartoon director, Friz Freleng to make one for it. The opening sequence turned out to be more popular than the movie itself, so United Artist commissioned DePatie-Freleng Enterprises to make Pink Panther cartoons for theaters. In 1969, due to the success of the cartoon, NBC started airing The Pink Panther Show along with another DFE theatrical cartoon... The Inspector It was based on the Inspector Clouseau character. The Inspector was a clumsy French detective who bumbles everything up.
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TV Show: The Mothers-In-Law ( 1967 )
Eve and Herb Hubbard have lived next door to Kaye and Roger Buell for 15 years. They have very different lifestyles, but they are still best friends. The Buells' son Jerry and the Hubbards' daughter Suzie fall in love while in college, marry, and set up house in the Hubbards' garage apartment. The two sets of parents have different ideas of how their children should live their lives, and the constant meddling of the mothers-in-law provides the scene for the series.
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TV Show: Ellery Queen ( 1975 )
In this adaptation of the mystery novels of the authors who wrote under the pen name Ellery Queen, 1940s amateur sleuth Ellery Queen helps his father, the chief of police, to solve baffling crimes. Each episode concludes with a "challenge to the viewers" presented by Ellery himself, asking who they think that the killer is. Ellery then gathers all the suspects and presents his case, and identifies the killer.
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TV Show: Rosetti and Ryan ( 1977 )
The exploits of Joseph Rosetti and Frank Ryan, a playboy and an ex-cop, now freewheeling attorneys based in Los Angeles, who incorporate unorthodox methods to defend their clients.
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TV Show: The Love Boat ( 1977 )
Each week, passengers looking for romance board the beautiful Pacific Princess cruise ship as it sails to tropical and exotic lands. Captain Stubing, Julie, Gopher, Dr. Adam, and Isaac help them to get the most out of their trips and do their best to help them fall in love.
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TV Show: Hi Honey, I'm Home! ( 1991 )
The Nielsens (named after the Nielsen ratings) are a family of fictional characters from a 1950s' sitcom that has been canceled; they have been relocated to a real world New Jersey suburb in 1991, which is different from the world they know. They use a device called a Turnerizer (named after Ted Turner) to switch between color and black-and-white within their home. Mike Duff, the teenage son of the family next door, is the only real-world person who knows their secret.
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TV Show: Burke's Law ( 1994 )
Burke's Law is a revival of a detective series of the same nam that ran on ABC from 1963 to 1965. The show followed Amos Burke, millionaire captain of Los Angeles police homicide division, who was chauffeured around to solve crimes in his 1962 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud II. Though the original series was converted from a detective show to a spy drama in its third and final season, the revived series was again a cop show. The Rolls-Royce used in the original 1963–1965 series still exists, and is owned by a collector in Palm Beach, Florida.
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TV Show: Hart to Hart ( 1979 )
Jonathan Hart is a self-made millionaire and the CEO of Hart Industries, a global conglomerate. His wife Jennifer is a beautiful freelance journalist. Living the jetset lifestyle, the glamorous couple spend their free time as amateur detectives. At their opulent California home, they are assisted by Max, their loyal, gravelly-voiced butler, cook, and chauffeur who also helps out in their "cases." The Hart's beloved pet dog is "Freeway".
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TV Show: The United States Steel Hour ( 1953 )
The United States Steel Hour was an anthology series which aired from 1953-1963 on ABC.The show featured a wide range of acting talent, as its episodes explored a wide variety of contemporary social issues, from the mundane to the controversial.
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TV Show: The Defenders ( 1961 )
Together, Lawrence Preston and his son Kenneth represent defendants in complex legal cases.
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TV Show: The Detectives ( 1959 )
The Detectives is an American crime drama series which ran on ABC during its first two seasons and on NBC during its third and final season. Robert Taylor stars as Detective Captain Matt Holbrook, the tough, no-nonsense head of an elite police investigative unit in a major U.S. city. Ostensibly, each man in Holbrook's hand-picked squad of detectives came from a different division. Lt. Johnny Russo (Tige Andrews) was from burglary, Lt. Jim Conway (Lee Farr) came from Homicide and Lt. Otto Lindstrom (Russell Thorson) was from the Bunco Squad. In the series' second season, Farr left the series and was replaced by Mark Goddard as Detective Sgt. Chris Ballard. Future Batman star Adam West joined the cast during the third season as Sgt. Steve Nelson.
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TV Show: The Adventures of Ellery Queen ( 1950 )
The Adventures of Ellery Queen, the first Ellery Queen TV series, began on the DuMont Television Network then moved to ABC. As the show was broadcast live from Hollywood few of the 91 episodes are known to currently exist.
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TV Show: Tales of Tomorrow ( 1951 )
In this anthology series, tales of horror and science fiction are filmed live and presented to the viewing audience. Along with timeless tales of terror like Frankenstein and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, stories of suspense with twist endings are presented.
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TV Show: Studio One ( 1948 )
Studio One is an anthology drama series that aired on CBS for ten years between 1948-1958.
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TV Show: Mission: Impossible ( 1966 )
The IMF is a top-secret branch of the U.S. government that takes on missions deemed "impossible" by all other agencies. Each of the team members can be disavowed if necessary. Leading the team is first Daniel Briggs, and then Jim Phelps. Each week they recruit a team of specialists to accomplish the mission, whether it's break into an impenetrable safe, or bring a fugitive to justice, or simply deal with mobsters who are beyond the reach of conventional law enforcement.
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TV Show: Mission: Impossible ( 1988 )
In this sequel to the original 1960s series, IMF agent Jim Phelps comes out of retirement when a protégé is killed. He creates a new team of agents, and decides to stick around after his protégé is avenged. Jim and his team take on "impossible missions" for the government, dealing with spies and criminals that normal agencies can't touch.
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TV Show: Orson Welles' Great Mysteries ( 1974 )
Host Orson Welles shows the audience down the dark byways of crime, fantasy and the supernatural. Dramas are based on short stories by the greatest authors and played by both famous American and English performers.
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TV Show: Bewitched ( 1964 )
Bewitched starts off with a simple married couple; but what we soon find out is that Samantha, Darrin's wife, is a witch! Although they agree that Sam is not to use witchcraft now that they are married, a problem always seems to crop up and Samantha always resorts to spells. Things become even more complicated when Endora, Samantha's witch mother, starts to interfere.
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TV Show: Dallas ( 1978 )
The world's first mega-soap, and one of the most popular ever produced, Dallas had it all. Beautiful women, expensive cars, and men playing Monopoly with real buildings. Famous for one of the best cliffhangers in TV history, as the world asked "Who shot J.R.?" A slow-burner to begin with, Dallas hit its stride in the 2nd season, with long storylines and expert character development. Dallas ruled the airwaves in the 1980's.
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TV Show: All Creatures Great and Small ( 1978 )
In the mid-1930s James Herriot, who has recently graduated from the veterinary college in Glasgow, finds work in the rustic Yorkshire Dales of Northern England. This heartwarming drama chronicles his encounters with the locals and the animals they depend on. 
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TV Show: The Waltons ( 1972 )
Enjoy the heart-warming stories of the Waltons family, living in a rural community during the Depression and World War II. John and Olivia Walton are the proud parents of three girls and five boys: John-Boy, Jason, Mary Ellen, Erin, Ben, twins Jim-Bob & Joseph, and Elizabeth; Joseph died at birth. Grandma and Grandpa Walton (Esther and Zeb) are John's parents are also an integral part of the family.
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TV Show: Three's Company ( 1977 )
Three's Company was a groundbreaking comedy series that tripped and jiggled through a world of slapstick pratfalls and some of the most scandalously titillating comedy America had ever seen, and hasn't seen since.
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TV Show: Coronation Street ( 1960 )
Coronation Street is the story of working people and the city street in which they live. The show has been seen all around the world and has remained in the top viewing ratings throughout its long lifetime.
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TV Show: Bonanza ( 1959 )
Bonanza chronicles the weekly adventures of the Cartwright family, headed by the thrice-widowed patriarch Ben Cartwright. He had three sons, each by a different wife: the eldest was the urbane architect Adam Cartwright who built the ranch house; the second was the warm and lovable giant Eric "Hoss" Cartwright; and the youngest was the hotheaded and impetuous Joseph or "Little Joe". The family's cook was the Chinese immigrant Hop Sing.
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TV Show: Charlie's Angels ( 1976 )
Once upon a time, Jill, Sabrina and Kelly were police officers whose skills were being wasted in menial duties such as answering phones and filing. A mysterious millionaire named Charles Townsend took them away from all that by opening his own private investigation agency and hiring these gorgeous ladies as his operatives with John Bosley acting as their assistant and liaison.
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TV Show: Hogan's Heroes ( 1965 )
Hogan's Heroes focuses on a group of American soldiers, led by Colonel Hogan, who are confined in a Nazi prisoner of war camp called Stalag 13 during World War II. While trapped in Stalag 13, the inmates conduct an espionage and sabotage campaign right under the noses of their warders. Because the Germans, led by the bumbling Colonel Wilhelm Klink, are often gullible, the real strength of Hogan's men are the elaborate ruses and sometimes dangerous lengths they will go to complete their mission.
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TV Show: Are You Being Served? ( 1972 )
This comedy series, which follows the exploits of employees at London's Grace Brothers department store, is full of sexual innuendo, slapstick, visual gags and double entendres. Much of the show's humor parodies Britain's class system, with the characters rarely calling their co-workers by their given names. Many of the show's characters are based on stereotypes, including the effeminate Mr. Humphries and the rich-but-stingy store owner.
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TV Show: Minder ( 1979 )
This comedy drama series featured Terry McCann, a former boxer with a conviction for G.B.H., and Arthur Daley, a second-hand car dealer with an eye for a nice little earner. Alongside his many business ventures, Arthur would regularly hire Terry out as a minder or bodyguard.
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TV Show: WKRP in Cincinnati ( 1978 )
When a Cincinnati radio station switches from sedate music to top-40 rock 'n' roll, its staff of oddball characters is forced to switch gears quickly. New programming director Andy Travis brings in a new DJ named Venus Flytrap to work with the station's burned-out veteran, Dr. Johnny Fever. Neurotic newsman Les Nessman, eager beaver Jan Smithers, sleazy salesman Herb Tarlek, blonde bombshell Jennifer Marlowe, who serves as the station's ultra-capable receptionist, and station manager Arthur Carlson, whose domineering mother owns WKRP, round out the eccentric bunch.
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TV Show: The New WKRP in Cincinnati ( 1991 )
The New WKRP in Cincinnati was a short lived series about the next gang at Cincinnati's WKRP. It ran for only two seasons.
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TV Show: The Fugitive ( 1963 )
Dr. Richard Kimble, wrongly accused of murdering his wife, escapes custody while on the road to prison and must elude the police to continue his quest to find the real killer.
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TV Show: Laverne & Shirley ( 1976 )
This spin-off of the classic sitcom Happy Days focused on Milwaukee's Sweethearts, Laverne De Fazio and Shirley Feeney, two lower class girls who shared an apartment and worked together at Shotz Brewery as bottle-cappers. The two girls were as different as night and day: Laverne was feisty, quick-tempered and man-hungry while Shirley was more naive and trusting and quite inexperienced when it came to romance. The two shared their apartment building with Leonard "Lenny" Kosnowski and Andrew "Squiggy" Squigman, two wannabe greasers who always visited at the most inconvenient times and drove the girls insane. The girls hung out at the Pizza Bowl, a local pizza restaurant/bowling alley owned by Laverne's boisterous father Frank. The characters moved to Burbank, California during the show's sixth season, and Cindy Williams departed the series as Shirley during its eighth. The show remains a popular staple of syndication.
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TV Show: Maverick ( 1957 )
In this light-hearted Western, brothers Bart and Bret Maverick are descended from a long line of poker players and conmen. Together or separately, they travel the Old West looking to make money without totally compromising their... rather loose scruples. Later, their English cousin Beau arrives in England. The series mostly alternates between the adventures of Bart and Brett, with Beau taking Bret's place when series star James Garner left over a contract dispute. A third brother, Brent, was briefly seen in the fourth season. Sometimes Bart and Bret will join forces to con a particularly difficult mark, or find themselves at odds over an attractive woman.
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TV Show: The Bob Newhart Show ( 1972 )
Dr. Robert Hartley is a Chicago psychologist living with his schoolteacher wife Emily. Complicating life for the serene, stammering doc is his neighbor, Howard, a flighty navigator; and Bob's coworkers, dentist Jerry and flippant receptionist Carol.
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TV Show: Good Times ( 1974 )
Money was scare, but laughs and love were abundant for Florida, her hard-working husband James, and their three kids living in the projects of South Side Chicago. From the outrageous antics of budding artist J.J., to the romantic dramas of sister Thelma and pint-sized Michael's activist causes, these parents had their hands full.
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TV Show: The Carol Burnett Show ( 1967 )
One of Time magazine's 100 Best TV Shows of All Time, The Carol Burnett Show was a variety/sketch comedy show starring Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner, and Tim Conway.
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TV Show: The Carol Burnett Show ( 1991 )
CBS brought back The Carol Burnett Show for another run in the fall of 1991; new regulars included Meagen Fay and Richard Kind (brought over from the NBC show), and Chris Barnes, Roger Kabler, and Jessica Lundy. However, the times had changed and Burnett's humor, however hilarious and funny, seemed rather tame in the cutting-edge flavor of the 1990s. As a result, the series failed to catch on with the public and only nine episodes of this revival were aired.
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TV Show: You Can't Do That on Television ( 1979 )
You Can't Do That on Television featured pre-teen and teenaged actors in a sketch comedy format. Each episode had a specific theme normally relating to pop culture of the time.
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TV Show: The Good Life ( 1975 )
Tom and Barbara Good are a middle class suburban couple who on Tom's 40th birthday decide to turn their Surbiton home into a self-sufficient allotment. They grow their own food, keep farm animals and have sold or bartered all of their electrical appliances as they have no electricity. This creates friction with their best friends and next door neighbours, Jerry and Margo Leadbetter. But even though the Goods have lowered the tone of the neighbourhood in the Leadbetter's eyes they still can't help but be best of friends.
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TV Show: The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok ( 1951 )
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok starred Guy Madison as the legendary Old West lawman (in real life, also a gunfighter) United States Marshal James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok, and Andy Devine as his comedy sidekick, Jingles P. Jones.
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TV Show: My Little Margie ( 1952 )
Events in the lives of Vernon Albright, an investment counselor with the firm of Honeywell and Todd in New York, and his beautiful and unpredictable 21-year-old daughter Margie.
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TV Show: I've Got a Secret ( 1952 )
I've Got a Secret (1952-1967) is a weekly panel game show produced by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman for CBS television. Created by comedy writers Allan Sherman and Howard Merrill, it was a derivative of Goodson-Todman's own panel show What's My Line?. Instead of celebrity panelists trying to determine a contestant's occupation, the panel tries to determine a contestant's "secret": something that is unusual, amazing, embarrassing, or humorous about that person. The original version of I've Got a Secret premiered on June 19, 1952 and ran until April 3, 1967. This version began broadcasting in black and white and switched to a color format in 1966, by which time virtually all commercial network programs were being shown in color. The show was revived for the 1972-1973 season in once-a-week syndication and again from June 15 to July 6, 1976, for a Summer run.
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TV Show: Guiding Light ( 1952 )
Guiding Light (known as The Guiding Light before 1975) is an American television soap opera that is listed in Guinness World Records as the longest-running drama in television in American history, broadcast on CBS for 57 years from June 30, 1952 until September 18, 2009, preceded by a 15-year broadcast on radio.Guiding Light is the longest running soap opera and the fifth longest running program in all of broadcast history
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TV Show: The Abbott and Costello Show ( 1952 )
The Abbott and Costello Show is timeless humor as fresh today as it was 50 years ago. All of Abbott and Costellos classic routines such as 'Whos on first' can be found in this show. This program captures the two when they were at their peak of their comedic poweress. The cast include Mr.Field, Mike the Cop, Stinky, Bacciagalupe and Hillary. These shows stand today as perhaps the finest surviving representation of the art of burlesque comedy.
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TV Show: General Electric Theater ( 1953 )
General Electric Theater featured a mix of romance, comedy, adventure, tragedy, fantasy and variety music. The General Electric Theater presented top Hollywood and Broadway stars in dramatic roles calculated to deliver company voice advertising to the largest possible audience.
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TV Show: Private Secretary ( 1953 )
Susie is a private secretary to talent agent Peter Sands. Susie, along with long-suffering receptionist Vi Praskins, keep the office of International Artists humming in the world of insecure actors snobby writers and big-shot producers while continuing to prove that the employees are often smarter than their employers.
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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: Medic ( 1954 )
Medic was a medical drama that aired on NBC from 1954-1956.Episodes were Dramatizations of actual medical files from the Los Angeles County Medical Association.
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TV Show: Caesar's Hour ( 1954 )
Sid Caesar performs sketch comedy.
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TV Show: Flash Gordon ( 1954 )
Based on Alex Raymon's legendary sci-fi comic strip hero, these episodes present the journeys of space hero Flash Gordon. Along with the lovely Dale Arden and the brilliant Dr. Zarkov, Flash represents the Galaxy Bureau of Investigation in an ongoing quest to keep the cosmos safe.
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TV Show: Science Fiction Theatre ( 1955 )
Scientific speculation from the 1950s told in a science fiction format. That was the basis for this anthology of futuristic stories, hosted and narrated by Truman Bradley. The series speculated on such things as visitors from other planets, UFO incidents, space fight, espionage technology, and miracle drugs that could cure all ills. Stories of crackpots, who turn out to be visionaries, and eyewitnesses to the fantastic, fighting to be believed. The show also utilized experts as consultants to help keep the show within the known realm of the scientific possibilities speculated at the time.
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TV Show: Swiebertje
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TV Show: The Adventures of Champion ( 1955 )
The Adventures of Champion is a television series is about the exploits of Champion, a wild stallion who befriends twelve year-old Ricky North in the American Southwest in the 1880's. Although Ricky, who lived on his Uncle Sandy's ranch, had a magnetic attraction for trouble, he was always rescued by the Wonder Horse, aided by the boy's other bosom companion, a German shepherd dog named Rebel.
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TV Show: Mayberry R.F.D. ( 1968 )
Mayberry R.F.D. is a tv series produced as a spin-off and direct continuation of The Andy Griffith Show.
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TV Show: The Champions ( 1968 )
Three already talented secret agents crash in the Himalayas and after being nursed back to health in a Shangri-la type temple, find that they have amazing new abilities.
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TV Show: F Troop ( 1965 )
The end of the Civil War was near when quite accidentally, A hero who sneezed abruptly seized retreat and reversed it to victory; His medal of honor pleased and thrilled his proud little family group. While pinning it on some blood was spilled and so it was planned he'd command F Troop! Where Indian fights are colorful sights and nobody takes a lickin' When pale-face and red-skin both turn chicken; When drilling and fighting get them down they know their morale can't droop. As long as they all relax in town, before they resume with a bang and a boom, F Troop!
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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: Get Smart ( 1965 )
In 1965 the cold war was made a little warmer and a lot funnier due in part to the efforts of an inept, underpaid, overzealous spy: Maxwell Smart, Agent 86. The hit comedy series Get Smart is the creation of comic geniuses Buck Henry and Mel Brooks.
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TV Show: Tarzan ( 1966 )
Tarzan (Lord Greystoke), already well educated and fed up with civilization, returns to the jungle and, more-or-less assisted by chimpanzee Cheetah and orphan boy Jai, wages war against poachers and other bad guys.
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TV Show: I Spy ( 1965 )
Travelling to exotic locales while posing as a tennis pro and his trainer, intelligence operatives Kelly Robinson and Alexander Scott take on the espionage community with both grit and lighthearted banter.
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TV Show: The Man from U.N.C.L.E. ( 1964 )
In what ended up as a spoof on the spy genre, a team of secret agents battling the global crime organization THRUSH. Under the aegis of the United Network Command for Law and Enforcement (U.N.C.L.E.), the dapper, suave Napoleon Solo and the equally dashing Illya Kuryakin jet to exotic locations, defending the world from evil, chaos, and bad taste. The premise of most episodes revolved around the involvement of an "innocent": a non-spy caught up in the conflict between U.N.C.L.E. and their rival organization, Thrush.Premiering in 1964, this successful series also starred Leo G. Carroll as Alexander Waverly and featured guest stars such as William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy, Kurt Russell as a young stowaway marked for murder, Ricardo Montalban and longtime comedy favorite Ken Murray. From trying to save the world from fear gas to trying to save themselves from a pack of bloodthirsty cheetahs, this spoof brings the spy game to life with vigor and vibrancy.