Kolchak: The Night Stalker

Kolchak: The Night Stalker Thriller Series

Casts:

• Darren McGavin as Carl Kolchak
• Simon Oakland as Tony Vincenzo
• Jack Grinnage as Ron Updyke
• Ruth McDevitt as Emily Cowles
• Paul Baxley as Cop in Alley
• Craig R. Baxley as Mr. R.I.N.G.
• John Fiedler as Gordy Spangler
• Carol Ann Susi as Monique Marmelstein
• Dennis McCarthy as Ballistics Man
  

Kolchak: The Night Stalker sci-fi horror tv series created by Jeffrey Grant Rice about a news reporter who happened have the skills to investigate mysterious crimes unlikely caused by supernatural legendary creatures like aliens, vampires, zombies, etc., but he often failed to convince the authorities and pursue in solving crimes. Popular crime mystery series The X-Files was well known as predecessor of the show.

Carl Kolchak was a reporter for Chicago's Independent News Service, reporting to his long-suffering Managing Editor, Tony Vincenzo. But Carl was unexplained encountering the unnatural, dealing with mystical threat and grisly related murders like blood draining, marrow loss, old age, spine snapping or victims died in medieval weaponry, often turn his investigation to suspect supernatural beings like vampires, werewolves, aliens, zombies, underworld creatures, Aztec sacrificial cults, etc. His work was being wasted as his skeptical editor Tony and proper authorities didn't believe in his explanations and were considered as overworked imaginations.

The series completed 20 60-minute episodes plus 2 pilot movies lasted in one season ran from September 1974 to March 1975 on ABC.

How The West Was Won

How The West Was Won TV Series

Casts:

• James Arness as Zeb Macahan
• Fionnula Flanagan as Molly Culhane
• Bruce Boxleitner as Luke Macahan
• Kathryn Holcomb as Laura Macahan
• Vicki Schreck as Jessie Macahan
• William Kirby Cullen as Josh Macahan

How The West Was Won western action tv series loosely based on 1963 film with the same name, about cavalry scout who turned as father for his four nieces and nephews left by his late brother, they now deal with frontier life problems with nature, Indians and town under civil war.

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Ten years from rugged mountain, Zeb Macahan returned to his brother Timothy in Virginia to help for long trip of his brother's family but unfortunately, Timothy and his wife Kate killed on the journey when Civil War began on their way. Zeb orphaned Luke the eldest, Laura who turning in her womanhood, tomboyish Jessie and the youngest teenager Josh, with the help of Kate's widowed sister Molly, they make it through hardships, dangers and perils caused by renegades, nature and Indians, plus Luke being accused as murderer after defensing himself but killing three men, Zeb has to rescue and help Luke to prove his innocence.

The show completed 3 seasons with 25 episodes aired from February 1977 to April 1979.

Perfect Strangers

Perfect Strangers Sitcom

Cast:

• Mark Linn-Baker as Larry Appleton
• Bronson Pinchot as Balki Bartokomous
• Melanie Wilson as Jennifer Lyons
• Rebeca Arthur as Mary Anne Spencer
• Jim Doughan as Jimmy
• Allan Graf as Richard
• Candi Milo as Gina Morelli
• F.J. O'Neil as Mr. Wainright
• George Wyner as Marvin Berman
• Ernie Sabella as Mr. Donald "Twinkie
• JoMarie Payton as Harriette Baines Winslow

Perfect Strangers sitcom created by Dale McRaven, comedy show about two people living inther perfectly different lifestyles and attitudes who have to share in an apartment. Humors and laughters brought by their opposite cultures resulting to troubles but it works to rescue each others.

Naïve and idealistic Balki Bartokomous was new to America finding his luck in the big city of Chicago found his cousin Larry Appleton, a high-strung, panicky and hyper-ventilative who escaped from their big family and live in the city. Since Balki got nowhere to go, Larry have to share his apartment and deal with their opposite attitudes but when help calls, each other was always there. In the final seasons, great new things comes on cousins' way, they got promoted on their own position in Chicago newspaper office, The Chicago Chronicles and finally Larry married to his girlfriend Jennifer and Balki to their roommate Mary Anne.

Award-winning comedy series Perfect Strangers completed total of 8 seasons with 150 episodes aired from March 1986 to August 1993 on ABC.

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Rescue 8

Rescue 8 Action Drama Series

Casts:

• Jim Davis as Wes Cameron
• Lang Jeffries as 'Skip' Johnson
• Nancy Rennick as Patty Johnson
  

Rescue 8 was 1950s and first of it's kind paramedic drama series based on actual files of the Los Angeles Fire Department Rescue Station No. 8. The experiences of two rescue specialist in saving people from dangerous, life-threatening situations and but more in physical-orientation from similar fire-fighter series 15 years later, Emergency! It's total of 73 black and white action/drama episodes were made and produced for the audience, to let them understand, appreciate and give respect for rescue and police force. The show was debuted in 1957 and ran from September 1958 to May 1960 in total of 2 seasons.

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Wes Cameron and Skip Johnson were two heroes from the squad LA Fire Rescue Station 8 Department, they were originally not firemen but rescue experts helping hapless souls in different kind of emergency situations such as car accidents, cave-ins, capsized boaters, stranded hikers and many more.

B.J. And the Bear

B.J. And the Bear Comedy Series

Casts:

• Greg Evigan as Billie Joe "B. J." McKay
• Sam the Chimp as Bear
• Sherilyn Wolter as Cindy Grant
• Judy Landers as Stacks
• Linda McCullough as Callie
• Candi Brough as Teri Garrison
• Barbra Horan as Samantha
• Sheila DeWindt as Angie Cartwright
• Claude Akins as Sheriff Elroy P. Lobo
• Randi Brough as Geri Garrison
• Richard Deacon as Sheriff Masters
• Janet Louise Johnson as Tommy
• Joshua Shelley as Bullets
• Murray Hamilton as Rutherford T Grant
• Otto Felix as Deputy Higgins
• Conchata Ferrell as Wilhelmina 'The Fox' Johnson
• Eric Server as Lt. Jim Steiger
• Ed Lauter as Sheriff Cain
• Slim Pickens as Sgt. Beauregard Wiley
• Mills Watson as Deputy Perkins

B.J. And the Bear adventure comedy series about young good-looking trucker traveling around the country with his big red & white rig and his pet chimpanzee companion, but their journey seemed always followed by corruptions.

Billie Joe “BJ” McKay take his misadventures on country's highway with his Kenworth K-100 truck and chimpanzee pet Bear, they were usually harassed by sheriff Elroy P. Lobo and other corrupt sheriff, but with aid of one honest female Cop Wilhelmina 'The Fox' Johnson who trying to trap her crooked local cops. BJ settled down to run a trucking business in LA he called Bear Enterprise, but he was unable to find experienced trucker because of his business opponent Rutherford T. Grant, BJ hired seven beautiful young truckers including Grant's daughter Cindy.

B.J. And The Bear completed 48 60-minute episodes in 3 seasons ran from February 1979 to August 1981 on NBC.

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The District

The District TV Series

Casts:

• Craig T. Nelson as Chief Jack Mannion
• Sean Patrick Thomas as Detective Temple Page
• Elizabeth Marvel as Detective Nancy Parras
• Roger Aaron Brown as Deputy Chief Joe Noland
• David O'Hara as Detective Danny McGrego
• Jonathan LaPaglia as Detective Kevin Debreno
• Lynne Thigpen as Director of Adm. Services Ella Mae Farmer
• Justin Theroux as Press Secretary Nick Pierce
• Jayne Brook as Deputy Mayor Mary Ann Mitchell

The District police drama series inspired from real-life experiences of former New York Deputy Police Commissioner Jack Maple, a pertinacious crime-fighter with his revolutionary tactics and efforts that he incredibly dropped Washington, D.C.'s crime rate to 50 percent.

Despite the city of have the most numbers of Law Enforcement Agencies around the world, Washington was demoralized and agencies were ineffective as they still has the highest crime rate in US. The city hired Police Commissioner Jack Maple, portrayed by Police District Chief Jack Mannion in the series, the movie-quoting lounge-singing former NYPD Cop well-known as the underdog champion and an avowed crime-fighter with his dedicated team, they take over crime-ridden and drug-infested streets of the city. They successfully cut crime rate to half and made the city safely and ideal place to live.

The District Action Drama series completed 89 60-minute episodes in total of 4 seasons aired from October 2000 to May 2004 on CBS.

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Courage The Cowardly Dog TV Series

Courage The Cowardly Dog

Casts:

• Marty Grabstein as Courage, the Cowardly Dog
• Thea White as Muriel Bagg
• Lionel G. Wilson as Eustace Bagg
• Simon Prebble as The Computer
• Paul Schoeffler as Katz, Dr. Vindaloo, M.D. Quack, Snowman
• Stephen Root as Basil the Burglar
• Arnold Stang as Monk
• Mary Testa as Shirley the Medium
• Fred Melamed as Spirit of the Harvest Moon
• Ashley Albert as Storm Princess
• Jim Cummings as Cajun Fox

Courage the Cowardly Dog animated series created by John R. Dilworth was about a cowardly fuchsia dog named Courage being abandoned when he was a puppy, found and adopted by old Scottish woman. Despite his owner's husband usually scare Courage, he was the defender and savior of the family against monsters, aliens, curses, natural disasters and other evil forms.

Courage found new home with Muriel Bagge after being abandoned when his parents was sent in outer space for an experiment, Courage now live in town Nowhere, Kansas. Muriel moves to cook, sit on her rocking chair watching television, play her sitar and talk to Courage while her old grumpy farmer husband Eustace Bagge dislikes Courage, usually scares him with giant green mask. Courage was always afraid of every mundane creepy, scary things and paranormal events happening in Nowhere town, but with the help of his computer, he was always ready to kick villain monsters, aliens, zombies and other evil forces away, facing them usually not by super strength method but by a game or contest and he win either by convincing villains to leave crime life or by tricking them out.

Courage the Cowardly Dog cartoon series was originally ran all it's 52 episodes in 102 individual segments from November 1999 to November 2002 with total of 4 seasons on Cartoon Network.

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Chips Police Drama

CHIPs TV Series

Casts:

• Erik Estrada as Officer Frank "Ponch" Poncherello
• Larry Wilcox as Officer Captain Jon Baker
• Robert Pine as Commissioner Sergeant Joe Getraer
• Brianne Leary as Officer Sindy Cahill
• Tina Gayle as Officer Kathy Linahan
• Tom Reilly as Officer Bobby "Hot Dog" Nelson
• Lew Saunders as Officer Gene Fritz
• Brodie Greer as Officer Barry Baricza
• Paul Linke as Officer Detective Artie Grossman
• Randi Oakes as Officer Bonnie Clark
• Michael Dorn as Officer Jebediah Turner

CHIPs was an action police drama series which stood as California Highway Patrol, the show about daily beats of two motorcycle men patrolling around the streets of Central Los Angeles. They take assignments and advice for compilation of street cases from humorous stranded motorists to criminal investigations and saving lives on tragic accidents.

Partner officers serious Captain Jonathan 'Jon' Baker and free-wheeling Officer Francis 'Ponch' Poncherello riding their Kawasaki 1000's motorcycles cruising around the highways and interstates of Los Angeles encountering speeders and car thieves, helping stranded motorists, assisting for paramedic help on accident scenes and emergencies, chase law breakers and investigate criminal crimes such as high-jacking. Also social lives of this bachelor duo were highlighted as well, with the assistance of beautiful and 'chippie' Officer Sindy Cahill and attractive Officer Kathy Lindahan. In 1982 season, Ponch got new partner Officer Bobby 'Hot Dog' Nelson and probationary force trainee Cadet Sergeant Bruce Nelson.

The series completed 6 seasons with total of 139 episodes aired from September 1977 to July 1983 on NBC.

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Family Ties Comedy Series

Family Ties TV Series

Family Ties tv sitcom was created by Gary David Goldberg as a motive, uproarious and thought-provoking show in successfully domestic comedy series ran for seven years. The series focus on how political leftwings with liberal viewpoints in Reagan-era couple try to raise their children with conservative, liberal democrats and republican mindsets.

Public station manager Steven Keaton with his successful architect wife Elyse, they were hippies with their liberal viewpoints during the 1960s, abandon the Peace Corps ways to raise their children and hoped that they would adopt the same value but how they wonder why their children posses strong conservative views. Their first son Alex was over-achieving Reagan-devotee and member of Young Republican, while their daughter Mallory was an underachiever, music obsessed and seems having a never ending crush over boys and Jennifer was an intelligent observer, a precocious youngster just wanted to be a normal kid. Their family filled with fun and laughers while seriously tackles about teen pregnancy, censorship, pills addiction and racial minority. Baby boy Andrew later join as the youngest of Keaton family.

Family Ties comedy series strongly ran for seven seasons in 7 years from September 1982 until May 1989 with total of 180 episodes on NBC.

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Family Ties Casts:

• Michael Gross as Steven Keaton
• Meredith Baxter as Elyse Keaton
• Michael J. Fox as Alex P. Keaton
• Justine Bateman as Mallory Keaton
• Tina Yothers as Jennifer Keaton
• Brian Bonsall as Andrew 'Andy' Keaton
• Scott Valentine as Nick Moore

The Big Valley TV Series

The Big Valley drama series was about the saga of richest and most powerful family, The Barkley's living and running their sprawling thirty-thousand acre ranch in San Joaquin Valley, Stockton, California. The family was headed by beautiful strong-willed matriarch Victoria widow of Tom who was killed bu railroad official, with her four children consists of two sons Jarrod and Nick, daughter Audra and Tom's illegitimate son Heath, they manage their cattle herd, mines, citrus groves and logging camps.

Elder Jarrod was a lawyer and he handles all the family legal issues, while second son was Nick was an aggressive and hot-tempered man who physically manage their family holdings with the assistant of sincere and helpful step-brother Heath in managing the family treasures and the youngest child Audra was a very caring, sensitive, talented horse rider, proud and beautiful daughter. Together they face family problems and share happiness, they bond together against troubles such as bank robbers, horse thieves, land grabbers and Mexican revolutionaries and other con men.

The series completed 122 60-minute episodes in 4 seasons aired from September 1965 until May 1969 on ABC, now on DVD.

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The Big Valley Casts:

• Barbara Stanwyck as Victoria Barkley
• Richard Long as Jarrod Barkley
• Peter Breck as Nick Barkley
• Lee Majors as Heath Barkley
• Linda Evans as Audra Barkley
• Charles Briles as Eugene Barkley

Roc Comedy Series

Roc TV Series

Roc comedy series was a sitcom focused on the everyday life of Baltimore City garbage collector Roc Emerson and how he balances his time and mind between pressures on his work, social commentaries, family life crises and his great effort for the best and benefits of his loving and understanding wife Eleanor, his irresponsible brother and aspiring musician Joey and his live-in dad Andrew, all in sometimes dramatical but usually filled with humors life.

Roc's everyday chronicles on typical ups and downs, with fun and laughter on his family but also tackles some social commentaries like gang activities, teens, violence, African-American racism, sexually transmitted diseases, drug effects on childbirth and other local politics but Roc deal with them in more parenting concerns. In the last season, Roc and Eleanor finally welcome their first baby named Marcus Garvey Emerson.

The Roc comedy series completed 3 seasons in total of 72 episodes aired from August 1991 until May 1994.

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Roc Casts:

• Rocky Carroll as Joey Emerson
• Charles S. Dutton as Roc Emerson
• Ella Joyce as Eleanor Emerson
• Carl Gordon as Andrew Emerson

Marcus Welby, M.D. TV Series

Marcus Welby, M.D.

Marcus Welby, M.D. was one of the most popular doctor show US television, a medical drama series created by David Victor about Dr. Marcus Welby, a general family doctor practitioner in his unorthodox way of treating patients. Dr. Welby has a young doctor assistant and partner, Dr. Steven Kiley who is directly opposite to Dr. Welby's way of treating his patients, in his radical, strait-laced method, they were both working part-time in Lang Memorial Hospital.

The show focused on two doctor's directly reverse manners towards patients but they intelligently handled many kinds of common and uncommon medical cases such as brain damage, venereal disease, epilepsy, breast cancer, leukemia, painkiller addiction, depression and many others. The doctors were assisted by loyal secretary Consuelo Lopez and also with Kathleen Faverty, another secretary. On personal part of the doctors, Myra Sherwood was Dr. Welby's girlfriend, his daughter Sandy with her son Phil while Janet Blake was Dr. Kiley's wife working as public relations director.

The series completed 169 60-minute episodes for total of 7 seasons aired from September 1969 to July 1976, now available on DVD.

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Everybody Loves Raymond Comedy Series

Everybody Loves Raymond TV Series

Everybody Loves Raymond was one of the most critically acclaimed sitcom and a long running comedy series ran for nine years from September 1996 till May 2005 for the total of 9 seasons with 210 episodes. The show was about Raymond Brone and his family, having lovely and caring wife Debra, 12-year old daughter Ally and 8-year old twin Geoffrey and Michael, having a good job as newspaper sportswritter and living in a nice house at Long Island but with a bad news, Ray's parents and brother was always there bringing conflict to their almost perfect family.

Their seemingly perfect family living in peace and harmony was being annoyed by Ray's obnoxious parents Frank and Marie who just live across the street always knocking on their door and trying to infiltrate Ray's home. And as well as Ray's jealous self-doubting divorced brother Robert working as a sergeant policeman always dropping over on their house and getting on their way, but in the end he married Debra's best friend Amy.

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Everybody Loves Raymond Casts:

• Ray Romano as Raymond "Ray" Barone
• Patricia Heaton as Debra Barone
• Doris Roberts as Marie Barone
• Brad Garrett as Robert Barone
• Peter Boyle as Frank Barone
• Monica Horan as Amy MacDougall Barone
• Madylin Sweeten as Ally Barone
• Sawyer Sweeten as Geoffrey Barone
• Sullivan Sweeten as Michael Barone