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Kolchak: The Night Stalker: The Complete Series
1974 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsIndependent News Service reporter Carl Kolchak (Darren McGavin) investigates the supernatural in this 1970s series. Kolchak has his work cut out for him as he tracks down Jack the Ripper, aliens, zombies, werewolves, vengeful spooks, Satanic dogs and a boogeyman from the Louisiana bogs. Guest stars include Richard Kiel, Phil Silvers, Keenan Wynn, Jamie Farr, Bernie Kopell, Tom Skerritt, Scatman Crothers, Dick Van Patten and Erik Estrada.
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The A-Team: Season 5
1986 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsFramed for a crime they didn't commit and on the lam for years, in this final season the A-Team is caught and threatened with execution unless they take on a series of dangerous undercover missions. Always up to the task, Hannibal, Face, B.A. and the rest of the team dive into every challenge, such as aiding a defecting East German scientist and saving the U.S. attorney general from assassination. Non-lethal shoot-em-ups have never been so fun!
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The Rockford Files
1974 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsJames Garner shines in this iconic 1970s series as Jim Rockford, a Los Angeles private eye with a trailer on the beach, a wisecrack on his lips and the intellect to crack every case. Not the usual loner, Rockford is hardboiled but never hard to like. Rockford's biggest fans are his dad, Rocky (Noah Beery Jr.), and best friend, cop Dennis Becker (Joe Santos), who help him as he nabs bad guys on the dangerous but scenic streets of Los Angeles.
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Quantum Leap: Season 2
1989 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsPhysicist Sam Beckett travels from one era to the next to correct past mistakes by taking over different identities. This season, he visits 1960 to help two newlyweds, 1979 to inspire an actor, 1957 to defend a wrongly accused black woman and more.
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Quantum Leap
1989 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsIn this time-bending sci-fi series, physicist Sam Beckett "leaps" into the bodies of people who need his help. Assistance comes in the form of Al, a friend from the future who appears as a hologram and guides him through each strange new scenario.
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Quantum Leap: Season 5
1992 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsPhysicist Sam Beckett (Scott Bakula) can travel through time, assuming others' identities and correcting past mistakes, but he can't seem to find his way back to his own life -- or even remember it in this Emmy-winning series. In the final season, Sam and his holographic sidekick, Al (Dean Stockwell), continue to look for a way home. Along the way, Sam morphs into Lee Harvey Oswald, Elvis and more. Brooke Shields and Jennifer Aniston guest star.
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Quantum Leap: Season 1
1989 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsSam, a physicist, travels back in time, fixing other people's mistakes in an attempt to return to the present. With the help of his wise-cracking friend Al, Sam leaps into a new life in every episode, always hoping that someday he'll leap back home.
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Dragnet
1951 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsAn American television favorite, "Dragnet" set the stage for the myriad of cop shows on the airwaves today. The great Jack Webb stars as Sgt. Joe Friday, the hard-hitting detective who was all business and wanted only the facts.
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The A-Team: Season 1
1983 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsCharismatic and cunning, the A-Team is a renegade group of men wrongly accused of crimes who, after escaping from prison, take it upon themselves to right the wrongs in sprawling Los Angeles. Discover the first season of the show that became one of the biggest hits of the 1980s, featuring Col. Hannibal Smith (George Peppard), Lt. Templeton "Face" Peck (Dirk Benedict), Capt. H.M. Murdock (Dwight Schultz) and Sgt. B.A. Baracus (Mr. T).
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The Rockford Files: Season 3
1976 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsSharp as a tack and cool as a cucumber, private investigator Jim Rockford (James Garner) hunts down kidnappers, mobsters, killers and other villains in Season 3 of the popular 1970s series. This season, the maverick private eye gets tossed in the slammer and accused of murder. And continuing the fun from previous seasons, Jim gets in more than one tight spot thanks to his troublemaking pal Angel (Stuart Margolin).
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The Rockford Files: Season 6
1979 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsPrivate eye Jim Rockford (James Garner) and his Pontiac Firebird are back for another round of investigations and action on the streets of Malibu in the sixth season of the hit 1970s series. Shortened by the show's cancellation, Season 6 finds Jim looking into more murders and missing-person cases, searching for gold bullion, fighting union corruption and even tackling a case while on vacation in Hawaii.
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The Rockford Files: Season 5
1978 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsAnother year brings more entertaining answering machine messages for ex-con turned private investigator Jim Rockford (James Garner) -- as well as a puzzling case involving his father, a sausage company and a country-western singer. The fifth season of this hit 1970s detective show garnered an Emmy Award for supporting actor Stuart Margolin, as well as five Emmy nominations, including one for guest star Rita Moreno.
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The Rockford Files: Season 1
1974 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsThis classic TV series centers on Jim Rockford (James Garner), a top-shelf private investigator with a background his clients would never expect. A former jailbird who lives in a trailer in Malibu, Jim has a fine-tuned sense of justice that was honed when he was framed for a crime. That's why he's set up a shingle and committed his life to hounding those who are truly guilty. Want to hire him? Just leave a message on his iconic machine.
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The Rockford Files: Season 4
1977 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsJim Rockford (James Garner), a world-weary PI from Malibu, returns for more intrigue and mystery in the fourth season of the hit detective series. Rockford is set up for one murder, hired to commit another and more than once becomes the victim of mistaken identity, all the while keeping his unflappable cool. Larry Hagman, Isaac Hayes and Rita Moreno guest star.
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The A-Team: Season 2
1983 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsCatch all 22 episodes of this action-packed 1980s TV series featuring a band of ex-commandos who were convicted of a crime they didn't commit and seek to right wrongs while staying a step ahead of authorities. Join Hannibal (George Peppard), Face (Dirk Benedict), B.A. (Mr. T) and Murdock (Dwight Schultz) in another season filled with dangerous adventures that take them from a diamond mine in Zimbabwe to the not-so-easy streets of Bel-Air.
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Quantum Leap: Season 3
1990 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsTime-traveling scientist Sam and his sidekick Al continue altering the course of history in Season 3. This year, Sam winds up in his own brother's Navy SEAL squad; inhabits the body of a horror novelist; polices a beauty pageant; and more.
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Murder, She Wrote: Season 8
1991 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsThe bad guys don't stand a chance when writer and amateur sleuth Jessica Fletcher (Angela Lansbury) is on the case in this eighth season of the popular TV drama. She competes with an ex-cop (Wings Hauser) to solve a series of campus murders, takes a computer course that winds up being more exciting than expected and investigates the case of a young ballerina who died during a performance. Guest stars include Jameson Parker and Chad Everett.
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Murder, She Wrote: Season 4
1987 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsAngela Lansbury's portrayal of mystery writer Jessica Fletcher earned her four Golden Globes and annual Emmy nominations for the entire 12-year run of this smash hit television series. In the fourth season, amateur sleuth Fletcher continues to solve puzzling crimes in her hometown of Cabot Cove and wherever she ventures. Guest stars this season include Janet Leigh, Eli Wallach, Dean Stockwell, Eddie Albert, Eileen Brennan, Shirley Jones and more.
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Murder, She Wrote: Season 11
1994 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsJessica Fletcher (Angela Lansbury) always outwits the criminals who cross her path in her bucolic hometown of Cabot Cove and on her travels in this hit mystery series. This season, she gets involved in a murder at the zoo where she's doing research for her latest novel, becomes a suspect in a murder in Amsterdam and helps out a private detective in Martinique. Guest stars include Eileen Brennan, Jessica Walter, Wayne Rogers and Sally Kirkland.
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Bewitched: Season 7
1970 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsDarrin and Samantha plan a family vacation to Salem, but they must first prove to the High Priestess of Witches that a witch and a mortal can have a happy marriage in the seventh season of this classic television comedy.
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Bewitched: Season 4
1967 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsSamantha, Endora and young Tabitha are up to more witchy tricks, including Tabitha bringing her toys magically to life and ditsy Aunt Clara invoking Leonardo da Vinci to paint the house -- all to the frustration of Samantha's husband, Darrin.
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Bewitched: Season 1
1964 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsIn this enchanting classic sitcom, good-natured witch Samantha Stephens abandons her "craft" and assumes the life of an average American housewife when she marries mortal Darrin, much to the shagrin of her overbearing mother.
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Murder, She Wrote: Season 10
1993 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsMystery writer and part-time sleuth Jessica Fletcher (Angela Lansbury) continues tracking down the bad guys in this 10th season of the popular series. A man's murder seems to be tied to his plan to level a home where Ernest Hemingway once stayed; a homeowner is found with a wooden stake driven through his chest; and an elusive literary agent is a prime suspect for murder. Guest stars this season include Mickey Rooney, Tippi Hedren and Mike Connors.
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Murder, She Wrote: Season 9
1992 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsMystery writer Jessica Fletcher (Angela Lansbury) continues solving murders in her spare time in the ninth season of the wildly popular television series. She investigates the murder of a famous producer at the Milan Film Festival, looks into a 1963 murder that may be tied to Kennedy's assassination and tries to track down a killer in New Mexico. Guest stars include Cesar Romero, Harvey Fierstein, Graham Greene and Mariette Hartley.
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Murder, She Wrote: Season 12
1995 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsWriter Jessica Fletcher (Angela Lansbury) continues spending her spare time solving crimes in the final season of this wildly popular television series. Her adventures include getting involved in solving a series of voodoo-related killings while researching her latest novel in New Orleans and becoming trapped in an ancient Irish castle brimming with spooky secrets past and present. John O'Hurley, Gerald McRaney and Vivian Wu guest star.
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