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Series · 10 connectionsThe story of the relationship between a man and his mother, the latter having been reincarnated as a 1928 Porter automobile.
Created byChris Hayward, Allan Burns
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1964 · 25 min · Comedy · Family · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
A family of friendly monsters that have misadventures all while never quite understanding why people react to them so strangely.
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1965 · 60 min · Comedy · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The space family Robinson is sent on a five-year mission to find a new planet to colonise. The voyage is sabotaged time and again by an inept stowaway, Dr. Zachary Smith. The family's spaceship, Jupiter II, also carries a friendly robot who endures an endless stream of abuse from Dr. Smith, but is a trusted companion of young Will Robinson
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1965 · 25 min · Comedy · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Maxwell Smart, a hilariously inept and maladroit secret agent for CONTROL, battles the nefarious—though equally incompetent—KAOS.
Shared cast
1967 · 25 min · Comedy · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Young Sister Bertrille uses her ability to become airborne to help others, whether they want it or not. Although her aims are always benevolent, her means are often bemoaned by Mother Superior. The other Sisters must cope with their beloved Sister's aerodynamics and antics as she flies in and out of trouble.
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1970 · 25 min · Comedy
30-year-old single Mary Richards moves to Minneapolis to start a new life after a romantic break-up. There she reacquaints with Phyllis who rents her a room, and meets her upstairs neighbor and new best friend Rhoda. Mary unexpectedly lands a job as associate producer at the TV station WJM, where she works alongside her bristly boss, Lou; the comical newswriter, Murray; and the newscast's often-incompetent anchor, Ted.
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1963 · 30 min · Comedy · Family · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Newspaper reporter Tim O'Hara finds a crashed alien spaceship that contains one live alien. Not wanting to be discovered by the authorities, the Martian assumes the identity of Tim's Uncle Martin and begins to repair his spaceship so that he can return to Mars.
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1965 · 25 min · Comedy · Family · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
While on a mission, American astronaut Captain Tony Nelson is forced to make an emergency landing that will forever change his life. On a deserted South Pacific island, Captain Nelson happens upon a bottle containing a beautiful two-thousand-year-old female genie named Jeannie. Rescuing her from the bottle nets Tony the requisite three wishes, and then some, when Jeannie pledges total devotion to her new "master".
Same creator
1977 · 50 min · Comedy · Drama
The trials of a former television station manager turned newspaper city editor, and his journalist staff.
Strong series match
1972 · 60 min · Drama
Dramatically presented situations, often controversial, of interest to children and teenagers. Several episodes were either in animated form or presented as documentaries. Topics included illiteracy, substance abuse and teenage pregnancy.
Genre overlap
1975 · 25 min · Comedy
Barney Miller is the kind of cop we'd all like to run into. Always sensible, he maintains order over a band of detectives who gamble, hit on anything in skirts, go to renaissance philosophy conventions for fun, and would really prefer to be writing. Nearly all of the action takes place in the squad room where citizens and criminals are brought in to complicate the mix.
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