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The Wonder Years: Season 1
1988 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsKevin Arnold (Fred Savage) takes the leap into adolescence as he begins junior high with his two best friends -- the brainy Paul Pfeiffer (Josh Saviano) and the rapidly maturing Winnie Cooper (Danica McKellar) -- in this Emmy-winning comedy-drama set in 1968. Narrated by the older, wiser Kevin (voice of Daniel Stern) in poignant and hilarious detail, this landmark series chronicles the challenges of growing up in an imperfect world.
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The Andy Griffith Show: Season 2
1961 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsSeason 2 of the classic television show set in Mayberry, N.C., continues to follow the life and times of widower Andy Taylor (Andy Griffith), who spends his days answering the questions of his son, Opie (Ron Howard), and tending to the citizens of Mayberry as the town sheriff. But with almost no crime to crack down on, Taylor and his deputy (Don Knotts) regularly engage in long-winded talks about life to pass the time.
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The Andy Griffith Show: Season 4
1963 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsCome sit a spell with the down-home folks of Mayberry, N.C.: Sheriff Andy Taylor (Andy Griffith), his son, Opie (Ron Howard), Aunt Bee (Frances Bavier), bug-eyed deputy Barney Fife (Don Knotts), mischievous Ernest T. Bass (Howard Morris) and all the rest of the town's endearing characters. George Lindsey joins the cast as Goober Pyle, replacing his cousin Gomer (Jim Nabors), who leaves for the Marines in the fourth season's finale.
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The Andy Griffith Show: Season 1
1960 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsA bona fide television classic, "The Andy Griffith Show" follows the gentle give and take of small-town Sheriff Andy Taylor (Andy Griffith), his son, Opie (Ron Howard), and all the other colorful characters who inhabit bucolic Mayberry, N.C. Deputy Barney Fife (the Emmy-winning Don Knotts), Andy's Aunt Bee (Frances Bavier) and troublemaker Ernest T. Bass (Howard Morris) all make appearances in the show's auspicious first season.
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The Andy Griffith Show: Season 8
1967 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsThe down-home folks of Mayberry are back for the farewell season of one the most beloved television series of all time. Joining Andy (Andy Griffith) and his son Opie (Ron Howard) for some small-town adventures are Barney Fife (Emmy winner Don Knotts, in a special guest appearance), Aunt Bee (Frances Bavier) and Goober (George Lindsey). With its gentle tone and warm characterization, the classic comedy is a nostalgic reminder of simpler times.
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The Andy Griffith Show
1960 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsSteeped in nostalgic Americana, this enduring TV classic stars Andy Griffith as Andy Taylor, an easygoing sheriff who uses his badge to foil flimflam artists and other scoundrels who attempt to disrupt the peace in the sleepy hamlet of Mayberry. Andy also uses his gentle persuasion to resolve conflicts that break out among Mayberry's own, including Aunt Bee (Frances Bavier), Deputy Barney Fife (Don Knotts) and Andy's son, Opie (Ron Howard).
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The Andy Griffith Show: Season 6
1965 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsOne of television's most beloved fathers returns for a sixth season, with sheriff and widower Andy Taylor (Andy Griffith) spending his time dispensing homespun advice to his precocious son, Opie (Ron Howard), and keeping order in a town chock full of crazy characters. Of course, Andy's kindly Aunt Bee (Frances Bavier) is always around to add her two cents. Guest stars include Pat Hingle and Jamie Farr.
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Keeping Up Appearances
1990 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsMeet everyone's favorite snobbish pretender and social climber, Hyacinth Bucket (Patricia Routledge) and her wacky extended family in this hilarious British series that first aired on the BBC. While Hyacinth's days are spent performing "charitable" acts for the lower classes (including her sisters), she still finds time to give her long-suffering husband, Richard (Clive Swift), plenty of unnecessary advice and keep her neighbors on edge.
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The Andy Griffith Show: Season 3
1962 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsPortraying goofy gas-pump jockey Gomer Pyle, Jim Nabors became a cast regular -- joining the homespun denizens of tranquil Mayberry, N.C. -- in the third season of this Emmy-winning television series. Of course, laid-back Sheriff Andy Taylor (Andy Griffith) is on hand, along with young son Opie (Ron Howard), spinster Aunt Bee (Frances Bavier) and twitchy, bumbling deputy Barney Fife (Don Knotts). Guests include Ellen Corby and George Kennedy.
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Keeping Up Appearances
1990 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsThis comedy series follows the antics of snooty Hyacinth Bucket -- pronounced bouquet -- whose insistence on proper form at all times is a perpetual thorn in the side of her husband, Richard.
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The Andy Griffith Show: Season 5
1964 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsJoin one of television's best-loved dads -- Andy Taylor (Andy Griffith) -- in bucolic Mayberry, N.C., as he dispenses gentle justice and raises his son (Ron Howard) amid a gaggle of colorful town characters that includes goofy Goober Pyle (George Lindsey). Along for the fun are Andy's Aunt Bee (Frances Bavier) and Deputy Barney Fife (Don Knotts, who won many Emmys for his singular personification of an epic bungler).
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The Andy Griffith Show: Season 7
1966 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsJoin Sheriff Andy Taylor (Andy Griffith) and Deputy Barney Fife (Don Knotts) on the familiar streets of Mayberry in Season 7 of the classic comedy series. Relive all your favorite memories with Andy's son Opie (Ron Howard), the lovable Aunt Bee (Frances Bavier) and Floyd (Howard McNear). Securing a place in TV history, the show's seventh season was the No. 1 half-hour show of 1966-67 and earned two Emmys for Don Knotts's supporting performance.
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Fawlty Towers
1975 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsHaughty, misadventure-prone Basil Fawlty and his bossy wife, Sybil, try to raise the profile of their "English Riviera" operation -- the Fawlty Towers Hotel -- but never-ending misunderstandings arise, leading to constant farcical lunacy.
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsMaster of the suspense Alfred Hitchcock brings his droll sensibility to the small screen in four seasons -- 1955 through 1958 -- in this anthology series featuring a parade of stars in chilling stories by leading authors.
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Season 2
1956 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsYour evenings will be packed with mystery, murder and intrigue as you view this collection of all 39 installments from the Emmy-winning television series' sophomore season. As always, the legendary Alfred Hitchcock introduces the classic half-hour tales and closes each show with his trademark wry comments. Guest stars include Jessica Tandy, Hume Cronyn, Rip Torn, Vic Morrow, Dick York, Alan Napier, Cedric Hardwicke and Claude Rains.
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Star Trek: Season 2
1967 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsJoin Capt. Kirk, Mr. Spock and the entire &NFi;Enterprise&NFi_; crew as they continue to explore the outer reaches of space, investigating peculiar phenomena, interacting with alien races and protecting the universe from a multitude of threats.
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Season 1
1955 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsAlfred Hitchcock plays host to mystery, murder and mayhem in the first season of his iconic television series, which premiered in 1955 with "Revenge," starring Vera Miles (Psycho) and helmed by the master of suspense himself. Joanne Woodward, Cloris Leachman, John Cassavetes and other noteworthy names bring chills to the small screen in tales penned by literary luminaries such as Ray Bradbury, Robert Bloch and Dorothy L. Sayers.
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Star Trek: Season 1
1966 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 Stars"Space -- the final frontier." Easily one of the most beloved television series of all time, Gene Roddenberry's groundbreaking sci-fi classic has captured the minds and hearts of fans across generations.
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Star Trek: Season 3
1968 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsWhile boldly going where no man has gone before, Capt. Kirk and the intrepid crew members of the &NFi;Enterprise&NFi_; run into dangerous conflicts with Klingons, Romulans, psychic humanoids and a host of other alien races.
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Season 3
1957 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsMurder, obsession, revenge and all the other hallmarks of Alfred Hitchcock's work are in full flower in the third season of his classic anthology series, which features loads of big-name guest stars eager to work with the Master of Suspense.
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Fawlty Towers: Series 1
1975 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsJohn Cleese stars as Basil Fawlty, the manic and much-put-upon hotel manager whose life is plagued by dead guests, hotel inspectors and riffraff. His biggest headache, though, is his "little nest of vipers" -- nagging wife Sybil.
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Fawlty Towers: Series 2
1979 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 Stars"Fawlty Towers" returns for a second madcap series with Basil once again hampered at every turn by his scathing wife Sybil and the hapless Manuel. It would almost be possible to feel sorry for him, if it wasn't for his appalling rudeness.
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Star Trek
1966 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsWith the unflappable Capt. James T. Kirk at the helm of this classic sci-fi series, the crew of the starship USS Enterprise keeps intergalactic danger at bay and delves deep into the exploration of space: the final frontier.
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The Dick Van Dyke Show: Season 4
1964 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsThe hilarity continues in this fourth season of Carl Reiner's Emmy Award-winning TV series starring Dick Van Dyke as writer Rob Petrie and Mary Tyler Moore as his better half, actress Laura.
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All Creatures Great and Small: Series 2
1978 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsSeries 2 of this comedy continues the true-life story of veterinarian James Herriot in 1940s England. Newly married and settled into a practice in Yorkshire, James finds his life injected with adventures as wild as the variety of animals he treats.
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