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ABC/Picturemaker / 1x120m-e 66x60m-e / 1985-89

Creator/Executive Producer: Glenn Gordon Caron / Music: Lee Holdridge, Al Jarreau / Theme sung by Al Jarreau / Producer: Jay Daniel 

Crime drama series. Former model Maddie Hayes is left almost penniless by her financial advisors, however one of the assets she finds out she owns is a run down private detective agency, she decides to run it herself and along with her new partner in the business, David Addison, determines to make it a success. The series stars allegedly didn't get on that well and the series was put in jeopardy when Shepherd became pregnant, giving the producers many a headache.

Maddie Hayes.......................... CYBIL SHEPHERD

David Addison.......................... BRUCE WILLIS

Agnes Dipesto......................... ALLYCE BEASLEY

Herbert Viola............................ CURTIS ARMSTRONG

Virginia Hayes.......................... EVA MARIE SAINT

Alex Hayes.............................. ROBERT WEBBER

MacGilicuddy........................... JACK BLESSING

Showtime / 6x60m-e / 1998

Novels: Armistead Maupin /  Writer: Nicholas Wright 

Period drama serial. A sequel to Tales of the City. More episodes in the lives of a group of Bohemian San Franciscans during the 1970's. 

Anna Madrigal......................... OLYMPIA DUKAKIS

Mona Ramsay......................... NINA SIEMASKO

Michael Tolliver........................ PAUL HJOPKINS

Mary Ann Singleton................. LAURA LINNEY

John Fielding........................... BILL CAMPBELL

Thomas Gibson....................... BEAUCHAMP DAY

MORE THAN MUSIC

Bravo / 8x30 minute episodes / 2003

Subtitled "Songs That Changed Our World," the series examines inspiring rock-and-roll anthems that had an impact on the soundtrack of our lives. The series begins with Madonna's "Like a Virgin," celebrating her audacity as well as her ability to set trends on and off stage. The show illustrates how Madonna begat the Spice Girls, who begat Britney, Christina, Jessica and all those other scintillating, titillating pop tarts on the airwaves today. Next up is Nirvana's "Smells like Teen Spirit," Run-DMC's "Walk This Way" and the Bee Gees' "Stayin' Alive." The second set contains the Ramones' "I Wanna Be Sedated," the Beatles' "I Want to Hold Your Hand," Elvis Presley's "Heartbreak Hotel" and Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas?"

ABC/Miller-Milkis Prod/ Henderson Prod./Paramount / 92x30m-e 3x60m-e / 1978-82

Creators: Garry Marshall, Dale McRaven, Joe Gauberg / Executive Producers: Garry Marshall, Tony Marshall / Producers: Dale McRaven, Bruce Johnson, Tom Tenowich, Ed Scarlach 

Scifi sitcom. Spin off from Happy Days (the episode My Favorite Orkan in which Richie dreamed he was visited by alien Mork). The series picked up with Mork sent to Earth from his home planet Ork to study humans and report back regularly to Orkan leader Orson. Mork moves in with university student Mindy McConnell with the pair later getting married, (when they have a child it's Mork who gives birth).

Mork....................................... ROBIN WILLIAMS

Mindy McConnell..................... PAM DAWBER

Frederick McConnell................ CONRAD JANIS

Cora Hudson........................... ELIZABETH KERR

Voice of Orson........................ RALPH KERR

Mearth(81-82).......................... JONATHON WINTERS

Franklin Bickley...................... TOM POSTON

Remo DaVinci(79-81)............... JAY THOMAS

Jean DaVinci(79-81)................. GINA HECHT

Syndicated/Newline/Warner / x60m-e / 1999

Creaor: Juan Carlos Coto 

Fantasy action adventure series. In ancient times a group of Earth warriors are the only thing that stands between the invasion of the planet. Jeff Meek took two roles.

Siro........................................ DANIEL BERNHARDT

Taja........................................ KRISTANNA LOKEN

Rayden.................................. JEFF MEEK

Vorpax................................... TRACY DOUGLAS

Shao Kahn............................. JEFF MEEK

Shang Tsung.......................... BRUCE LOCKE

Turner/Raci/Lube 'The Bible' /  2x120m-e / 1995

Writer: Lionel Chetwynd / Theme Music: Ennio Morricone / Producers: Luca Bernabei, Lorenzo Minoli / Director: Roger Young 

Period drama. The life of Moses as told in the bible. 

Moses..................................... BEN KINGSLEY

Aaron...................................... DAVID SUCHET

Pharoah.................................. CHRISTOPHER LEE

Peira....................................... ANNA GALIENA

Miriam..................................... GERALDINE McEWAN

Zerarn..................................... MAURICE ROEVES

High Priest............................... DUDLEY SUTTON

ABC/Aaron Spelling / 12x60m-e / 1970

Creators: David Fine, Mort Friedkin / Producer: Joan Harrison 

Crime drama series. The cases of a team who specialised in tackling seemingly impossible crimes.

With:- RALPH BELLAMY / YVETTE MIMIEUX / GEORGE MAHARIS

Quinn Martin / 1x90m-e 22x60m-e / 1976-77

Executive Producer: Quinn Martin 

Crime drama series. Cases of a special force of cops out to get societies most wanted crooks.

With:- ROBERT STACK / SHEREE NORTH 

NBC/United Artists / 54x30m-e / 1967-69

Producer/Director: Desi Arnaz 

Sitcom. Next door neighbours Eve Hubbard and Kaye Buell are at constant loggerheads.

Eve Hubbard........................... EVE ARDEN

Kaye Buell.............................. KAYE BALLARD

Roger Buell(67-68)................... ROGER C. CARMEL

Roger Buell(68-69)................... RICHARD DEACON

Herb Hubbard.......................... HERBERT RUDLEY

Jerry Buell............................... JERRY FOGEL

Suzie Hubbard-Buell................. DEBORAH WALLEY

Walt Disney / 24x35m-e / 1972

A series showing clips of Walt Disney movies linked by visitors to the Disney Studio.

MOVIE HOUSE

MTV / x30m-e / 2002

Entertainment. Movie House takes you behind the scenes with a sneak peak at never-before-seen trailers and scenes from upcoming movies.

NBC/D'Antoni-Weltz / 44x60m-e / 1974-75

Producer: Joe Gantman / Music: Don Ellis performed by Don Ellis

Action adventure series. Stories of a pair of truckers with a gypsy background.

With:- Claude Akins as Sonny Pruett / Frank Converse as Will Chandler / Roosevelt Grier as Benjy / Janis Hansen as Myrna (1974) Lightning Bear as Casino Executive / Art Metrano as Moose

NBC/MCA/Latimer/ Universal / 117x30m-e /  1957-59 black and white

Producer: John Larkin / Theme Music: Count Basie / Executive Producer: Richard Lewis 

Crime drama series. Cases of a Chicago undercover squad.

Lt Frank Ballinger..................... LEE MARVIN

Capt Grey................................ PAUL NEWLAN

MUDDLING THROUGH

CBS / x30m-e / 1994 (9 July - 7 September)

Sitcom. After spending three years in jail for shooting (but not killing) her husband Connie Drago returns to her home and job in Michigan, working in the family diner, Drego's Oasis, and tries to get her life back on track.

With:- Jennifer Aniston as Madeline Drego Cooper / Aimee Brooks as Kerri Drego / Stephanie Hodge as Connie Drego / Hal Landon Jr. as Gidney / D. David Morin as Sonny Drego / Hank Underwood as Lyle / Scott Waara as Duane Cooper  

THE MULLETS

UPN / x30mins / 2003 

Sitcom. Yo, dude -- Dwayne (Michael Weaver) and Denny Mullet (David Hornsby) are two fun-filled, wrestling loving, beer chugging lugs with identical mullet haircuts who just want to have fun. Throw in a well-preserved Loni Anderson as Mama Mandi and former Seinfeld cast-member John O'Hurley as her snobby new husband and you have a sitcom. 

With:- MICHAEL WEAVER as Dwayne / DAVID HORNSBY as Denny Mullet

Paramount/Christiana / 1x90m-e 13x60m-e / 1977-78

Producer: Joanna Lee 

Drama series. A couple with five kids of their own decide to take in four orphans.

With:- ELINOR DONAHUE as  / LAWRENCE PRESSMAN / JOHNNY WHITAKER / ALEX KARRAS

CBS/Kayno-Yue / 70x30m-e / 1964-66

Creators: Norman Liebman, Ed Haas, Al Burns, Chris Hayward / Producers: Joe Connolly, Bob Mosher 

Horror sitcom. A family of horror style characters live a suburban life in middle America at their home 1313 Mockingbird Lane.

Herman Munster....................... FRED GWYNNE

Lily Munster............................. YVONNE DE CARLO

Grandpa(Sam Dracula)............. AL LEWIS

Marilyn(64).............................. BEVERLY OWEN

Marilyn(64-66).......................... PAT PRIEST

Eddie Wolfgang Munster........... BUTCH PATRICK

Universal / 1x90m-e / 1981

Director: Don Weiss 

Comedy fantasy. A TV movie revival of the Munsters that saw Herman and Grandpa accused of a crime spree after the evil Dr Dustin Diablo creates robot doubles of them.

Herman Munster....................... FRED GWYNNE

Lily Munster............................. YVONNE DE CARLO

Grandpa(Sam Dracula)............. AL LEWIS

Dr Dustin Diablo....................... SID CAESAR

Syndication/MCA/ The Arthur Co. / 66x30m-e / 1988-91

Creators: Norman Liebmann, Ed Haas, Al Burns, Chris Hayward / Executive Producer: Arthur Annecharico / Producer: Lloyd J. Schwartz, Bryan K. Joseph 

Fantasy sitcom. Revival of the Munsters in which the 'horrific' family reawakened from 20 years in suspended animation and still living at 1313 Mockingbird Lane.

Herman Munster...................... JOHN SCHUCK

Lily Munster............................ LEE MERIWETHER

Grandpa.................................. HOWARD MORTON

Marilyn.................................... HILARY VAN DYKE

Eddie...................................... JASON MARSDEN

ABC/Disney/Jim Henson Prod. / x30m-e / 1996

Executive Producers: Brian Henson, Dick Blasucci / Producer: Martin G. Baker 

Comedy. A revival of the Muppets under the auspices of Jim Henson's son Brian and with all the old favourites, Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear etc. The gang were running their own tv station KMUP-TV. Voices by Steve Whitmire(Kermit, Rizzo), Frank Oz, Leslie Carrara, Dave Goelz, Brian Henson, Bill Barretta, Jerry Nelson and Kevin Clash.

ABC/TCF/ Steven Bochco Prod. / x60m-e / 1995-96

Creator/Executive Producers: Steven Bochco, Charles J. Elgee / Music: Mike Post 

Crime drama series. A single murder cases is followed in each of the two seasons from the catching of the suspect to the verdict in court.

Theodore Hoffman.................... DANIEL BENZALI

Justine Appleton...................... MARY McCORMACK

Chris Docknovich..................... MICHAEL HAYDEN

Lisa Gillespie........................... GRACE PHILLIPS

Arnold Spivak........................... J.C. MACKENZIE

James Wyler............................ ANTHONY LA PAGLIA

Miriam Grassno....................... BARBARA BOSSON

CBS/Universal / 264x60m-e / 1984-96

Creators: Peter S. Fischer, Richard Levinson, William Link / Executive Producer: Peter S. Fischer 

Crime drama series. Crime novelist Jessica Fletcher manages to find herself embroiled in murder wherever she goes. Jessica lived in the seemingly idyllic but crime laden of Cabot Cove but ventured on regular sorties to promote her books.

With:- ANGELA LANSBURY as Jessica Fletcher / TOM BOSLEY as Sheriff Amos Tupper / WILLIAM WINDOM as Dr Seth Hazlitt / RON MASAK as Sheriff Mort Metzger / MICHAEL HORTON as Grady Fletcher / LOUIS HERTHAM as Deputy Andy Broom (1991-96) / HALLIE TODD as Rhoda (1990-91)    

CBS/Shukovsky- English/Warner Bros. / 5x60m-e 230+x30m-e / 1988-

Creators: Diane English, Joel Shukovsky / Executive Producers: Diane English, Joel Shukovsky, Candice Bergan, Markus Flanagan 

Sitcom. Fortysomething divorcee Murphy Brown works on screen for news magazine TV show FY1.

Murphy Brown......................... CANDICE BERGAN

Jim Dial.................................. CHARLES KIMBROUGH

Frank Fontana......................... JOE REGALBUTO

Mike Silverberg(88-96).............. GRANT SHAUD

Corky Sherwood/Forest............ FAITH FORD

Phil(88-96).............................. PAT CORLEY

Audrey(92-93)......................... JANE LEEVES

Edin Bernecky(88-94)............... ROBERT PASTORELLI

Miller Redfield(95-97)................ CHRISTOPHER RICH

Kay Carter-Shepley(96-)........... LILY TOMLIN

Avery Brown(97-)...................... HALEY JOEL OSMENT

Eugene Kinsella(88-92)............. ALAN OPPENHEIMER

Jake Lowenstein(88-96)............ ROBIN THOMAS

Jerry Gold(89-90)..................... JAY THOMAS

John(90-96).............................. JOHN HOSTETTER

Peter Hunt(93-96)..................... SCOTT BAKULA

Stan Lansing(94-)..................... GARRY MARSHALL

McGovern(95-96)...................... PAULA CALE

MURPHY'S LAW

ABC-New World Television-a Zev Braun-Michael Gleason Productions / 1x90m-e 10x60m-e / 2 November 1988- 18 March 89 

Creator:  Lee Zlotoff / Based upon the characters from the "Trace" novels by Warren Murphy.

Crime drama series. Cases of Insurance investogator, divorced and recovering alcoholic Daedelus Patrick Murphy. Murphy worked for First Fidelity Insurance.

With:- George Segal as Daedalus Patrick Murphy / Maggie Han as Kimiko (Kimy) Fannuchi / Josh Mostel as Wes Harden / Charles Rockett (semi regular) as Victor Beaudine 

MY BIG FAT GREEK LIFE

CBS / x30m-e / 2003

Sitcom spin off from the hit movie. Nia and Thomas arrive home after their honeymoon in Greece and are greeted by the entire family. Then, they are overwhelmed when Gus gives them a house for a wedding present. Of course they want it, but they also want their independence and this mixed emotion (which also figures in the second episode, in which Gus tells Nia he's leaving her the restaurant in his will) gives Life its particular charm. Nia seeks to assert her independence, yet at the same time realizes that crazy as they are, her family needs to be a part of her daily life. 
They can be smothering, but they give her a sense of identity and stability. Steven Eckholdt replaces John Corbett as Nia's husband, Thomas Miller (their names are changed to Nia and Thomas for the sitcom). 

With:- Nia Vardalos as Nia / Steven Eckholdt as Thomas / Michael Constantine as Gus / Lainie Kazan as Maria / Andrea Martin as Aunt Voula / Louis Mandylor as Nick / Gia Carides as Cousin Nikki

CBS / 78x30m-e /  1953-54 black and white

Sitcom. Misadventures of a young bank clerk and his wife.

With:- BARRY NELSON / JOAN CAULFIELD / VANESSA BROWN

Jack Chertok / 107x30m-e(75 bw) / 1963-67

Creator: John L. Greene / Music: George Greeley / Producer: Jack Chertok 

Scifi sitcom. Los Angeles Sun reporter Tim O'Hara is shocked when he discovers a crash landed Martian whilst on his way to cover a story. Tim ends up taking the very human looking Martian under his wing, passing him off as his Uncle Martin.
One of "Uncle Martin's" quirks were his his retractable antenna which gave him special powers such as invisibility, telekinesis and so on. Tim lived above the garage of a house owned by Mrs Brown and towards the end of the series Uncle Martin found himself becoming attracted to Mrs Brown although he had a rival in the form of cop Bill Brennan (who always seemed to be on the verge of finding out who Uncle Martin really was). Because of the large number of effects used on the show, it was more gruelling than a regular show and took up all five weekdays for filming as opposed to the more normal two days., also because of the effects the show was expensive, some $57,000 an episode. Season three was filmed in colour (one of only 9 prime time CBS shows chosen to be so filmed). In 1973 there a brief 13 episode cartoon version of the show made by Filmation and featuring Martin's teenage nephew Andromeda and then in the late 1990's a lacklustre big screen version with Christopher Lloyd appeared.
The show was seen in syndication for many years after its demise.

With:- RAY WALSTON as Uncle Martin (The Martian) / BILL BIXBY as Tim O'Hara / PAMELA BRITTON as Mrs Lorelei Brown / ANN MARSHALL as Angela Brown (1963-64) / J. PAT O'MALLEY as Mr Harry Burn (1963-64) / ALAN HEWITT as Detective Bill Brennan (1964-66) / ROY ENGLE as The Police Chief (1965-66)

CBS/TCF / 39x30m-e / 1956

Western drama series. Stories of a family in the Old West and their horse Flicka.

With:- JOHNNY WASHBROOK / GENE EVANS / ANITA LOUISE

CBS / 70x30m-e /  1952-53 black and white

Sitcom. Misadventures of a pair of New York secretaries.

With:- MARIE WILSON / CATHY LEWIS / MARY SHIPP / SID TOMACK / HAL MARCH / SIG ARNO / DONALD MacBRIDE

NBC/Sheldon Leonard / 16x60m-e / 1968

Crime drama series. A professor of Criminology uses a young Italian immigrant to help him on his cases.

With:- JAMES WHITMORE / ENZO CERUSICO

MY GUIDE TO BECOMING A ROCK STAR

Warner Bros / x30m-e / 2002 (First Episode:  14 March)

Sitcom. Oliver Hudson (son of Goldie Hawn and sister to Kate Hudson) plays Jace Darnell, the lead singer of a rock band in this WB sitcom.

With:- OLIVER HUDSON as Jace Darnell

NBC/Sharpe-Lewis Prod. / 33x30m-e / 1952-53 black and white 

Producer: Mort Green / Director: Harold Daniels 

Sitcom. Secretary Julie Marshall makes sure that she keeps the world of her estate agent boss Bob Beanblossom running smoothly.

Robert S. Beanblossom............ BOB CUMMINGS

Julie Marshall........................... JULIE BISHOP

Willis Thackery ....................... JOHN LITEL

CBS/Hal Roach Jnr/ Roland Reed / 126x30m-e /  1952-54

Sitcom. Stories of a widower and his twenty something daughter. One of the first TV series to be 'stripped' which saw it playing every weekday at the same time.

With:- CHARLES FARRELL / GALE STORM

CBS/Jack Chertok / 26x30m-e / 1964-65

Sitcom. Psychiatrist Dr Robert McDonald finds himself in charge of a beautiful female robot.

With:- BOB CUMMINGS as Dr Robert McDonald / JULIE NEWMAR / DORIS DOWLING / JACK MULLANEY

NBC/United Artists/Cottage Industries / 30x30m-e / 1965

Sitcom (possibly the strangest ever). A man buys a car which he then discovers to be the re-incarnation of his domineering mother.

With:- JERRY VAN DYKE / ANN SOTHERN as Voice of the Car/Mother

CBS/Columbia/Harry Ackerman / 26x30m-e /  1960 black and white

Producer: Dick Wesson 

Sitcom. A pair of sisters from the Midwest, move to Greenwich Village in New York.

With:- ELAINE STRITCH / SHIRLEY BONNE / LEON BELASCO

MYSTERIOUS WAYS

An umbrella title for NBC/Universals long running crime drama series. These were Columbo, McMillan and Wife, McCloud, Banacek, Madigan, Faraday and Company, The Snoop Sisters, Tenafly, Hec Ramsay, McCoy, Cool Million. 

Best Brains Inc/ Comedy Central / 157 editions / 1988-97

Creator: Joel Hodgson / Producer: Jim Mallon 

Comedy. Mike Nelson, stuck in space on the Satellite of Love is forced (as are his three robots) to watch extremely dodgy scifi films(mainly from the 1950's). We see the film with Mike and the robots in silhouette at the bottom of the screen as they talk and make fun of the films in question.

Mike...................................... MICHAEL J. NELSON

Dr Clayton Forrester................ TRACE BEAULIEU

Voice of Tom Servo.................. KEVIN MURPHY

Voice of Crow T. Robot............. TRACE BEAULIEU

Voice of Gypsy........................ JIM MALLON

ABC/CBS/Don Fedderson Prod./ 380x30m-e(184 bw) / 1960-72

Executive Producer: Don Fedderson, / Producers: Don Fedderson, Fred Henry, Edmund Hartmann, George Tibbles 

Sitcom. Widowed aviation engineer Steve Douglas and his father Bub bring up Steve's three growing sons. The producers had wanted to call the show The Fred MacMurray Show but Fred wasn't keen fearing he would have to appear in every episode (which he wasn't keen on). Apparently MacMurray arranged for all his scenes for the years episodes to be filmed over a 65 day period so that he could make the most of his time off.

Steve Douglas.......................... FRED MacMURRAY

Mike Douglas(60-65)................. TIM CONSIDINE

Robbie Douglas........................ DON GRADY

Richard 'Chip' Douglas.............. STANLEY LIVINGSTON

Ernie Thompson Douglas.......... BARRY LIVINGSTON

Michael 'Bub' O'Casey(60-65).... WILLIAM FRAWLEY

'Uncle' Charley O'Casey(65-72). WILLIAM DEMAREST

Barbara Harper/Douglas(69-72). BEVERLY GARLAND

Dodie Harper/Douglas(69-72).... DAWN WYN

Polly Williams/Douglas(70-72).. RONNIE TROUPE

NBC/Columbia-Tristar/Michael Jacobs / 60x30m-e / 1987-90

Creators: Michael Jacobs, Danielle Alexandra 

Sitcom. When Marcia Bradford dies, two men, Joey Harris and Michael Taylor (long time buddies) who she had affairs with at the same time are appointed legal guardians of her teenage daughter Nicole (one of the two is Nicole's biological father).

Michael Taylor.......................... PAUL REISER

Joey Harris............................... GREG EVIGAN

Nicole Bradford......................... STACI KEANAN

Judge Margaret Wilbur.............. FLORENCE STANLEY

Zach Nichols(89-90).................. CHAD ALLEN

Ed Klawicki(87-89).................... DICK BUTKUS

Cory Kupkus............................ VONNI RIBISI

Shelby Haskell......................... AMY HATHAWAY

NBC/Sheldon Leonard Prod. / 26x30m-e / 1969-70

Executive Producer: Sheldon Leonard  / Characters: James Thurber  / Producer: Danny Arnold 

Sitcom. Misadventures of John Monroe, cartoonist for Manhattanite magazine. The series used animation on a regular basis when Monroe lapsed into a fantasy world. Based on the writings of James Thurber.

John Monroe............................ WILLIAM WINDOM

Ellen Monroe............................ JOAN HOTCHKIS

Lydia Monroe........................... LISA GERRITSEN

Hamilton Greeley...................... HAROLD J. STONE

Philip Jenson............................ HENRY MORGAN

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