Shelley Berman

Shelley Berman

Shelley Berman (February 3, 1925 – September 1, 2017) was an American comedian, actor, writer, teacher, lecturer, and poet. Berman gained fame for his distinct style of comedic storytelling, often performing monologues that delved into relatable yet humorous observations about everyday life. His use of personal anecdotes and dry wit set a trend in stand-up comedy, influencing many comedians who followed. He released several successful comedy albums, including "Inside Shelley Berman" (1959), which became the first comedy album to earn a gold record. His achievements also extended to television and film, with notable appearances in various shows and movies. Berman's impact on the comedy landscape, marked by his intelligent humour and storytelling abilities, solidified his legacy as a trailblazer in the world of stand-up comedy. He passed away in 2017, leaving behind a lasting imprint on the entertainment industry.

  • Title: Shelley Berman
  • Popularity: 6.462
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1925-02-03
  • Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
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  • Also Known As: Sheldon Leonard Berman
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Shelley Berman Movies

  • 2004
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    Meet the Fockers
    Meet the Fockers

    6.245 2004 HD

    Hard-to-crack ex-CIA man Jack Byrnes and his wife Dina head for the warmer climes of Florida to meet the parents of their son-in-law-to-be, Greg...

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  • 2006
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    The Holiday
    The Holiday

    7.093 2006 HD

    Two women, one from the United States and one from the United Kingdom, swap homes at Christmas time after bad breakups with their boyfriends. Each...

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  • 1989
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    Teen Witch
    Teen Witch

    6.079 1989 HD

    Louise is not very popular at her highschool. Then she learns that she's descended from the witches of Salem and has inherited their powers. At first...

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  • 1972
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    Beware! The Blob
    Beware! The Blob

    4.785 1972 HD

    A technician brings a frozen specimen of the original Blob back from the North Pole. When his wife accidentally defrosts the thing, it terrorizes the...

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  • 1964
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    The Best Man
    The Best Man

    7.243 1964 HD

    The other party is in disarray. Five men vie for the party nomination for president. No one has a majority as the first ballot closes and the...

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  • 2005
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    The Aristocrats
    The Aristocrats

    5.901 2005 HD

    One hundred superstar comedians tell the same very, VERY dirty, filthy joke--one shared privately by comics since Vaudeville.

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  • 2011
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    Looking for Lenny
    Looking for Lenny

    5 2011 HD

    In-depth documentary that uses Lenny Bruce's legacy to explore the present condition of the fear of words and expression.

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  • 2010
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    The Legend of Secret Pass
    The Legend of Secret Pass

    5.8 2010 HD

    A Native American teenager named Manu spends the summer with his grandfather high in the desert mountains. As a terrifying doom approaches, Manu must...

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  • 2007
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    Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s
    Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s

    1 2007 HD

    In the late 1950s, a fresh, unconventional style of standup comedy emerged in sharp contrast to the standard "Take my wife, please" approach. It...

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  • 2013
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    When Jews Were Funny
    When Jews Were Funny

    6.5 2013 HD

    From the 1930's to the 1970's, pretty well every comedian or comic you might see on TV or the movies was Jewish. Jews came to dominate the world of...

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  • 1970
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    Every Home Should Have One
    Every Home Should Have One

    4.6 1970 HD

    Teddy works for a large advertising company. Given the seemingly impossible task of selling frozen porridge, he decides to produce commercials that...

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  • 2000
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    The Last Producer
    The Last Producer

    5 2000 HD

    An old-time mogul struggles to reenter the club where power and money make the rules.

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  • 1955
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    Dementia
    Dementia

    6.7 1955 HD

    Shot entirely without dialogue and filled with suggestive violence and psycho-sexual imagery, it’s a surrealist film noir expressionist horror...

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  • 1960
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    The Fabulous Fifties
    The Fabulous Fifties

    1 1960 HD

    The Fabulous Fifties, CBS, combines style, humor, and imagination. It was rich in touches of quality showmanship and equally rich in the memories of...

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  • 2008
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    You Don't Mess with the Zohan
    You Don't Mess with the Zohan

    5.706 2008 HD

    An Israeli counterterrorism soldier with a secretly fabulous ambition to become a Manhattan hairstylist. Zohan's desire runs so deep that he'll do...

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  • 1992
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    Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue
    Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue

    1 1992 HD

    Carol Leifer stars as Rusty Berman, a 1950's burlesque queen with an outrageous, risque act.

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  • 1987
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    Rented Lips
    Rented Lips

    4.2 1987 HD

    A documentary filmmaker, who has spent the last 15 years making films like "Aluminum: Our Shiny Friend," is finally given the chance to make the...

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  • 1967
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    Divorce American Style
    Divorce American Style

    5.7 1967 HD

    After 17 years of marriage in American suburbia, Richard and Barbara Harmon step into the new world of divorce.

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  • 1979
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    Brenda Starr, Reporter
    Brenda Starr, Reporter

    1 1979 HD

    Pilot for unproduced Brenda Starr television series

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  • 1990
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    Elliot Fauman, Ph.D.
    Elliot Fauman, Ph.D.

    1 1990 HD

    Psychology professor Elliott Fauman, Ph.D., in researching the lives and personalities of prostitutes, finds his "statistical architype" in actress...

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  • 2021
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    Live at Mister Kelly's
    Live at Mister Kelly's

    1 2021 HD

    The iconic Mister Kelly’s bedazzled the country by launching superstars like Barbra Streisand, Richard Pryor, Bette Midler, and Steve Martin....

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  • 1978
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    Dick Clark's Good Old Days Part II
    Dick Clark's Good Old Days Part II

    6 1978 HD

    The early years of rock and roll are revisited in a night club setting, with table conversations, old film clips, and stage performances by the stars.

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  • 1991
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    Motorama
    Motorama

    6.6 1991 HD

    A ten year old boy gets tired of life with abusive parents and cashes in his piggy bank and steals a Mustang. He rides off into a surreal America...

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  • 1987
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    The Kid Who Wouldn't Quit: The Brad Silverman Story
    The Kid Who Wouldn't Quit: The Brad Silverman Story

    1 1987 HD

    True story about a teen with Down's Syndrome who begins attending college classes.

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  • 1975
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    Keep Off My Grass!
    Keep Off My Grass!

    1 1975 HD

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  • 1977
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    CHiPs
    CHiPs

    6.785 1977 HD

    Lighthearted look at the adventures of two Highway Patrol officers in Los Angeles. The main characters are Jon Baker and Frank Poncherello, two...

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  • 1994
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    Friends
    Friends

    8.4 1994 HD

    Six young people from New York City, on their own and struggling to survive in the real world, find the companionship, comfort and support they get...

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  • 2004
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    Entourage
    Entourage

    7.3 2004 HD

    Film star Vince Chase navigates the vapid terrain of Los Angeles with a close circle of friends and his trusty agent.

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  • 1992
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    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    5.378 1992 HD

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno is an American late-night talk show hosted by Jay Leno that initially aired from May 25, 1992 to May 29, 2009, and...

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  • 1970
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    The Mary Tyler Moore Show
    The Mary Tyler Moore Show

    7.5 1970 HD

    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...

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  • 1953
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    General Electric Theater
    General Electric Theater

    5.5 1953 HD

    General Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was broadcast on CBS radio and television. The series was...

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  • 2001
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    Lizzie McGuire
    Lizzie McGuire

    7.2 2001 HD

    Lizzie McGuire is all about the ordinary and not-so-ordinary adventures of a junior high student and her two best friends as they try to deal with...

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  • 2004
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    Boston Legal
    Boston Legal

    7.874 2004 HD

    Alan Shore and Denny Crane lead a brigade of high-priced civil litigators in an upscale Boston law firm in a series focusing on the professional and...

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  • 2007
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    Pushing Daisies
    Pushing Daisies

    7.844 2007 HD

    A pie-maker, with the power to bring dead people back to life, solves murder mysteries with his alive-again childhood sweetheart, a cynical private...

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  • 1984
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    Brothers
    Brothers

    7.2 1984 HD

    Two conservative men support their younger brother when he comes out as gay, and help him navigate being openly homosexual in 1980s Philadelphia.

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  • 1956
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    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

    4 1956 HD

    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show is an American variety series hosted by Dinah Shore, and broadcast on NBC from October 1956 to June 1963. The series was...

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  • 2000
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    Curb Your Enthusiasm
    Curb Your Enthusiasm

    8.013 2000 HD

    The off-kilter, unscripted comic vision of Larry David, who plays himself in a parallel universe in which he can't seem to do anything right, and, by...

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  • 1979
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    Eischied
    Eischied

    6 1979 HD

    Eischied is an American crime drama broadcast on NBC from September 21, 1979 to January 20, 1980. It was based on the starring character from the...

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  • 2009
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    The Unusuals
    The Unusuals

    7.583 2009 HD

    The Unusuals is a comedy-drama television series that aired on ABC from April 8 to June 17, 2009 in the U.S. and Global in Canada. The pilot and...

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  • 2001
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    That's My Bush!
    That's My Bush!

    6.6 2001 HD

    That's My Bush! is an American comedy television series that aired on Comedy Central from April 4 to May 23, 2001. Created by Trey Parker and Matt...

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  • 1986
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    L.A. Law
    L.A. Law

    6.967 1986 HD

    L.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC from September 15, 1986, to May 19, 1994. Created by Steven...

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  • 1963
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    Burke's Law
    Burke's Law

    6 1963 HD

    Burke's Law is an American detective series that ran on ABC from 1963 to 1965 and was revived on CBS in the 1990s. The show starred Gene Barry as...

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  • 1966
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    The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
    The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

    6.6 1966 HD

    The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. is an American spy-fi TV series that aired on NBC for one season from September 16, 1966 to April 11, 1967. The series was a...

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  • 2005
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    Grey's Anatomy
    Grey's Anatomy

    8.233 2005 HD

    Follows the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors at Seattle’s Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.

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  • 1999
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    Providence
    Providence

    6.5 1999 HD

    Providence is an American television drama series.

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  • 1982
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    Knight Rider
    Knight Rider

    7.532 1982 HD

    Michael Long, an undercover police officer, is shot while investigating a case and left for dead by his assailants. He is rescued by Wilton Knight, a...

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  • 2004
    imgS9 E17

    CSI: NY
    CSI: NY

    7.343 2004 HD

    Follow the investigations of a team of NYPD forensic scientists and police officers identified as "Crime Scene Investigators".

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  • 1985
    imgS7 E14

    MacGyver
    MacGyver

    7.736 1985 HD

    He's everyone's favorite action hero... but he's a hero with a difference. Angus MacGyver is a secret agent whose wits are his deadliest weapon....

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  • 2000
    imgS3 E22

    Even Stevens
    Even Stevens

    7 2000 HD

    The Stevens are a middle-class family living in Sacramento, CA. Husband and father Steve is a successful attorney. Wife and mother Eileen is a state...

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  • 1982
    imgS5 E17

    Hotel
    Hotel

    6.6 1982 HD

    Hotel is an American prime time drama series which aired on ABC from September 21, 1983 to May 5, 1988 in the timeslot following Dynasty. Based on...

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  • 1998
    imgS9 E13

    The King of Queens
    The King of Queens

    7 1998 HD

    Life’s good for deliveryman Doug Heffernan, until his newly widowed father-in-law, Arthur, moves in with him and his wife Carrie. Doug is no...

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  • 1964
    imgS8 E26

    Bewitched
    Bewitched

    7.9 1964 HD

    Samantha Stephens is a seemingly normal suburban housewife who also happens to be a genuine witch, with all the requisite magical powers. Her husband...

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  • 2006
    imgS4 E13

    Hannah Montana
    Hannah Montana

    7.143 2006 HD

    At home and school, she's Miley Stewart, a typical teenager, but when the lights go down and the curtain goes up, she emerges as the glamorous and...

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  • 2003
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    Dead Like Me
    Dead Like Me

    7.655 2003 HD

    When her life comes to an abrupt end, George discovers that death is nothing like she thought it would be. Recruited to collect the souls of others...

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  • 1965
    imgS1 E31

    Mister Roberts
    Mister Roberts

    7.5 1965 HD

    Mister Roberts is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from September 17, 1965 to April 8, 1966. Based on the best selling novel, 1948 play, and the...

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  • 1959
    imgS5 E36

    The Twilight Zone
    The Twilight Zone

    8.435 1959 HD

    A series of unrelated stories containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, and/or horror, often concluding with a...

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  • 1978
    imgS3 E22

    Vega$
    Vega$

    6.9 1978 HD

    Vega$ is an American detective television drama series that aired on ABC between 1978 and 1981. It was produced by Aaron Spelling. The series was...

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  • 1967
    imgS6 E24

    Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
    Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

    6.5 1967 HD

    An American sketch comedy television program hosted by comedians Dan Rowan and Dick Martin.

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  • 1974
    imgS4 E22

    Police Woman
    Police Woman

    6.26 1974 HD

    Sergeant “Pepper"” Anderson, an undercover cop for the Criminal Conspiracy Unit of the Los Angeles Police Department, poses undercover...

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  • 1958
    imgS3 E38

    Peter Gunn
    Peter Gunn

    6.529 1958 HD

    Peter Gunn is an American private eye television series. Filmed in a film noir atmosphere and featuring Henry Mancini music that could tell you the...

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  • 1982
    imgS3 E22

    Matt Houston
    Matt Houston

    6.25 1982 HD

    Matt Houston is an American crime drama series that aired on ABC from 1982 to 1985. Created by Lawrence Gordon, the series was produced by Aaron...

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  • 1959
    imgS8 E13

    Rawhide
    Rawhide

    7.049 1959 HD

    The tale of trail boss Gil Favor and his trusty foreman Rowdy Yates as they drives cattle across the old west. Along the way they meet up with...

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  • 1964
    imgS7 E17

    The Hollywood Palace
    The Hollywood Palace

    4.5 1964 HD

    The Hollywood Palace is an hour-long American television variety show that was broadcast weekly on ABC from January 4, 1964 to February 7, 1970....

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  • 1956
    imgS5 E31

    The Steve Allen Show
    The Steve Allen Show

    4 1956 HD

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  • 1963
    imgS1 E30

    Breaking Point
    Breaking Point

    7.5 1963 HD

    Breaking Point is an American medical drama that aired on ABC from September 16, 1963, to April 27, 1964, continuing in rebroadcasts until September...

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  • 1968
    imgS1 E32

    That's Life
    That's Life

    6 1968 HD

    That's Life is a musical comedy series that appeared on the ABC television network in 1968–69, starring Robert Morse and E. J. Peaker as Bobby...

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  • 1978
    imgS1 E13

    Flying High
    Flying High

    4.5 1978 HD

    Flying High is an American comedy-drama series that aired on CBS from August 28, 1978 until January 23, 1979. Created by Dawn Aldredge and Martin...

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  • 1969
    imgS2 E26

    The Barbara McNair Show
    The Barbara McNair Show

    1 1969 HD

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  • 1977
    imgS1 E8

    Forever Fernwood
    Forever Fernwood

    5 1977 HD

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  • 1950
    imgS1 E876

    What's My Line?
    What's My Line?

    6.619 1950 HD

    Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by asking only "yes" or...

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  • 1958
    imgS13 E37

    Kraft Music Hall
    Kraft Music Hall

    4 1958 HD

    Kraft Music Hall is an umbrella title for several television series aired by NBC in the United States from the 1950s to the 1970s in the musical...

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  • 1962
    imgS5 E257

    The Merv Griffin Show
    The Merv Griffin Show

    5.3 1962 HD

    The Merv Griffin Show is an American television talk show, starring Merv Griffin. The series ran from October 1, 1962 to March 29, 1963 on NBC,...

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  • 2008
    imgS2 E15

    Raising the Bar
    Raising the Bar

    7 2008 HD

    The lives and cases of young lawyers who work on opposite sides - the public defender's office and the district attorney's office - as well as those...

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  • 1963
    imgS1 E26

    The Judy Garland Show
    The Judy Garland Show

    8 1963 HD

    The Judy Garland Show is an American musical variety television series that aired on CBS on Sunday nights during the 1963-1964 television season....

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  • 1962
    imgS31 E74

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    7.3 1962 HD

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally...

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  • 1948
    imgS24 E26

    The Ed Sullivan Show
    The Ed Sullivan Show

    6.529 1948 HD

    The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by...

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  • 1948
    imgS24 E26

    The Ed Sullivan Show
    The Ed Sullivan Show

    6.529 1948 HD

    The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by...

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  • 1957
    imgS1 E36

    The Lux Show
    The Lux Show

    6 1957 HD

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  • 1950
    imgS1 E876

    What's My Line?
    What's My Line?

    6.619 1950 HD

    Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by asking only "yes" or...

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  • 1984
    imgS9 E22

    Night Court
    Night Court

    7.336 1984 HD

    Night Court is an American television situation comedy that aired on NBC from January 4, 1984 to May 31, 1992. The setting was the night shift of a...

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  • 1956
    imgS5 E31

    The Steve Allen Show
    The Steve Allen Show

    4 1956 HD

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  • 1961
    imgS3 E21

    The DuPont Show of the Week
    The DuPont Show of the Week

    6 1961 HD

    The DuPont Show of the Week is an American anthology drama series which aired for three seasons on NBC from September 17, 1961 to August 30, 1964.

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  • 1968
    imgS7 E24

    Adam-12
    Adam-12

    7.081 1968 HD

    Adam-12 is a television police drama that followed two police officers of the Los Angeles Police Department, Pete Malloy and Jim Reed, as they...

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  • 1957
    imgS5 E237

    Tonight Starring Jack Paar
    Tonight Starring Jack Paar

    5.7 1957 HD

    Tonight Starring Jack Paar is an American talk show hosted by Jack Paar under The Tonight Show franchise from 1957 to 1962. It originally aired...

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  • 1961
    imgS22 E21

    The Mike Douglas Show
    The Mike Douglas Show

    4.833 1961 HD

    The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much...

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  • 1957
    imgS5 E237

    Tonight Starring Jack Paar
    Tonight Starring Jack Paar

    5.7 1957 HD

    Tonight Starring Jack Paar is an American talk show hosted by Jack Paar under The Tonight Show franchise from 1957 to 1962. It originally aired...

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  • 1969
    imgS5 E62

    Love, American Style
    Love, American Style

    5.8 1969 HD

    An anthology comedy series featuring a line up of different celebrity guest stars appearing in anywhere from one, two, three, and four short stories...

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  • 2001
    imgS5 E22

    The Bernie Mac Show
    The Bernie Mac Show

    6.343 2001 HD

    The Bernie Mac Show is an American sitcom that aired on Fox for five seasons from November 14, 2001 to April 14, 2006. The series featured comic...

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