TV shows that should be on DVD (regardless of past release)
Because every show—mind you, I said *every*—deserves another run.
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- CreatorJoshua BrandJohn FalseyJohn MasiusStarsEd Begley Jr.Howie MandelDavid MorseThe lives and work of the staff of St. Eligius Hospital, an old and disrespected Boston teaching hospital.
- CreatorMerv GriffinStarsAlex TrebekJohnny GilbertJimmy McGuireA returning champion and two challengers test their buzzer skills and their knowledge in a wide range of academic and popular categories.
- CreatorMerv GriffinStarsPat SajakVanna WhiteCharlie O'DonnellHosted by Pat Sajak, this game show features 3 contestants who try to solve a puzzle by spinning the wheel and guessing letters in a word or phrase.
- StarsBob BarkerJanice PenningtonDian ParkinsonContestants compete for prizes and cash, including cars and vacations, in games that test their knowledge of consumer goods pricing.
- StarsGene RayburnJohnny OlsonBrett SomersThe five-day-a-week syndicated successor to the popular CBS game show, where two could compete to match fill-in-the-blank phrases with those of the celebrities.
- CreatorMike YoungStarsBen Ryan GangerGregg BergerNancy CartwrightA young baby and his toys travel space and time going on amazing adventures in his crib spaceship.
- CreatorBritt AllcroftRick SiggelkowStarsDidi ConnBrian Edward O'ConnorAlan SemokAt seemingly a ordinary train station in a small American town, extraordinary things happen including a tiny man called "Mr. Conductor" who tells stories about Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends.
- CreatorDon BrinkleyFrank GlicksmanStarsPernell RobertsBrian Stokes MitchellCharles SiebertThe Korean War M*A*S*H unit veteran operates as Chief Surgeon in a major city hospital with his colleagues.
- StarsJay LenoKevin EubanksEdd HallJay Leno takes over the Tonight Show with interview, sketches, and plenty of laughs.
- StarsPoncie PonceConnie StevensDouglas MossmanThe cases of Hawaiian Eye Private Investigations and the two handsome, slick, tough-guy detectives who ran the firm, Thomas Jefferson Lopaka, or Tom for short, and Tracy Steele, a Korean War veteran and former city police detective.
- StarsVan WilliamsLee PattersonMargarita SierraKen, Dave, and Sandy are three hip private detectives living on, and working out of, a houseboat in Miami Beach, Florida. While not pursuing criminals, they spend time at the Fontainebleau Hotel.
- StarsRobin LeachShari BelafonteMorgan FairchildA look inside the homes and daily lives of celebrities and other power people.
- CreatorMartin KrattChris KrattLeo EatonStarsMartin KrattChris KrattGord RobertsonChris and Martin Kratt bring their enthusiasm for animals to the pre-school set.
- StarsJune ForayNoelle NorthLorenzo MusicA group of reclusive humanoid bears and a few trusted humans explore their lost heritage and prevent their enemies from exploiting it.
- StarsDavid QuinnLiz MosesLeon W. GrantA children's show explaining various principles of science and their applications.
- StarsJoe HowardLarry CedarCynthia DarlowA kids anthology show that humorously illustrates various elements of mathematics.
- CreatorPeter S. BeagleStarsJodi BensonSamuel E. WrightEdan GrossThe 1989 animated feature adapted by Disney for television in a prequel that leads up to the events of the movie.
- StarsScott WeingerLinda LarkinDan CastellanetaAladdin, the clever hero of Agrabah, continues his adventures with the help of his fiancee Princess Jasmine, his pet monkey Abu, Magic Carpet, Iago the greedy parrot, and of course his best friend the semi-cosmic Genie.
- StarsMaura MullaneyEdith MooersMike DeanMiddle School students teach kids how to do cool tricks.
- StarsCaroline BotelhoKenny YatesAlisa BesherA group of older children do arts and crafts, cooking, science and technology, and games sent in by viewers.
- StarsJeffrey L. SmithCraig WollamThe Frugal Gourmet was an American cooking show that ran on PBS from 1983 to 1997 having gotten its start in 1973 on KTPS-TV in Tacoma, WA as Cooking Fish Creatively. It was hosted by Jeff Smith, an ordained Methodist minister and a professor at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma. Smith would remind his audience that frugal doesn't mean cheap. It means that you don't waste money. And gourmet means loving good food and wine.
- CreatorRyan BrownBob CarrauStarsJim CummingsJeff BennettPat FraleyIn the 1800s, a mysterious comet hits the United States southwest, transforming the local cattle and animals into their own version of the old west called Moo Mesa, complete with several lawmen dealing with bizarre outlaws.
- StarsLois LiliensteinBram MorrisonSharon HampsonThe musical adventures of the singing trio Sharon, Lois, and Bram and their friend, Elephant.
- StarsJim ByrnesGarry ChalkMichael DonovanA animated TV series based on the first Double Dragon video game.
- CreatorBob SynesStarsJ.D. RothSamantha ForrestJacqueline ForrestA kid's game show that pitted two teams of two contestants each. They had to answer trivia questions and participate in challenges, such as trying to nail targets in the audience seats with water balloons. This was followed by a race between the two teams around a track that involved a variety of bizarre push carts. The team with the most points at the end of the game got to enter the Fun House. The two contestants took turns running through the collection of wacky rooms and obstacles to find tags that represented the prizes printed on them. The contestants won all prizes printed on the tags that they collected and took out of the Fun House before the two minute time limit was up.
- CreatorShari LewisBernard RothmanStarsShari LewisSabrina SanchezAmanda McAdamAn enthusiastic singing lady and her puppet animal friends go on a variety of adventures.
- StarsLynsey McLeodChristine CavanaughJim CummingsBelle, a character from the 1991 film, "Beauty and the Beast," and friends sing tell stories while singing songs.
- StarsKelly RipaRyan SeacrestMichael GelmanKelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos interact with their guests.
- StarsRegis PhilbinJohn CarpenterMeredith VieiraContestants are chosen based on their ability to arrange 4 answers to a question in the correct order the fastest. They then have 15 multiple-choice questions correctly to win increasing amounts of money, the largest is $1,000,000.
- CreatorJames Lee BarrettStarsWilford BrimleyDeidre HallShannen DohertyFollowing the death of his son, Gus Witherspoon takes in his daughter-in-law and his three grandchildren to live with him. Adjustment to the new arrangement is not easy on any of them.
- CreatorChristopher GoreStarsCarlo ImperatoGene Anthony RayDebbie AllenThe stories of the students and faculty of the New York City High School for the Performing Arts.
- CreatorRichard ChapmanBill DialJoel SchumacherStarsJoanna CassidyJohn McCookSheryl Lee RalphThe President of the United States assigns his brother to assemble a covert team of female counter-intelligence operatives, reporting only to him. The leader is former CIA operative Liz "Foxfire" Towne, who just got out of prison after serving four years for a crime she didn't commit. Her operatives are reformed con artist and burglar Maggie Towne and streetwise driver Danny O'Toole, assisted by Phillips the butler.
- StarsDon FranciscoVeronica MilagrosGerardito FernandezA Spanish-language variety show that brings musicians, comedians, and the audience together for 4 hours on Saturday night.
- CreatorDan GuntzelmanSteve MarshallStarsBill KirchenbauerDeborah HarmonHeather LangenkampGym teacher Graham Lubbock and his wife Elizabeth live in Eureka, California with their eight children.
- StarsKenny EverettCleo RocosSheila SteafelZany antics and sketches by the anarchic camp comic.
- StarsChuck WooleryCharlie TunaJay StewartFor years, one of America's favorite board games was Scrabble, the Selchow & Righter-marketed game introduced in the 1930s. The game was revised and brought to television in 1984 by Reg Grundy Productions. Two contestants competed in the "crossword" round, played on a giant Scrabble board. Host Woolery announces a letter to build on, announces the number of letters in the word and reads a clue to said word (e.g., a seven letter word; "Experts really know how to pick them"; answer: "pockets"). The contestant chosen to go first draws two numbered tiles from the rack; the rack (positioned between the contestants) contained all the letters in the word, plus three "stoppers," or letters not in the puzzle. The contestant indicates which letter he wants to place in the word; if the letter fits, he/she may either attempt to guess the word or place another letter in the puzzle (the contestant draws two more tiles if he/she still doesn't attempt a guess). If the letter tried is a "stopper" or the contestant gives an incorrect solution, control passes to the opponent; letters landing on blue or pink squares were worth cash bonuses if they correctly guessed the word (#500 and #1,000 respectively, which the players kept regardless if they won the game). Play on the current word continues until all three "stoppers" are found (at which time a "speedword" format was used) or until one letter remained in the puzzle. The contestant who guesses the word correctly wins one point; all subsequent words were built on a letter in the previous word. The first player to win three points won the game, #500 and played the Sprint Round. In the Sprint Round, the contestant played vs. the returning champion to guess a given number of words in a shorter time period than the opponent. Either way, the "speedword" format was used, with Woolery giving the number of letters in the word and a clue. The contestant was shown two letters at a time; there were no "stoppers" in the Sprint Round, though a 10-second penalty was assessed for incorrect guesses. The winner of the Sprint Round received a cash bonus (usually #1,000), returns as champion and played the Bonus Sprint against the clock. In the Bonus Sprint, the contestant had to guess two words, again under the "speedword" format, within 10 seconds to win #5,000 (plus #1,000 for each day it was not won); an incorrect guess at any point stopped the game. Champions continued until their defeat or until winning 10 Sprint Rounds. The rules o both the crossword and Sprint rounds changed several times during the show's run, most commonly relating to bonuses and the Sprint Round formats and how returning champions were determined; the above plot summary indicates the most enduring format.
- StarsWink MartindaleJohnny GilbertPatrice ColeShort-lived game show in which couples competed to identify newspaper headlines.
- StarsLaurie FasoMert KoplinA nerdy computer expert and his secret artificially intelligent computer discuss various topics with archival footage.
- StarsMami KoyamaMika DoiYûko MitaA fairytale princess is sent to Earth to revive the hopes and dreams of its populace.
- CreatorPaul FuscoStarsTownsend ColemanPat FraleyRob PaulsenThe Space Cats come from a planet called Trygliceride-7, ruled by a being named D.O.R.C .D.O.R.C. describes each mission to the team's leader Captain Catgut.The animated segment is then shown where Captain Catgut sends the team of Tom, Scratch and Sniff out to work.
- CreatorJames D. ParriottStarsDean Paul MartinKevin Peter HallMark Thomas MillerThe adventures of a team of misfit superheroes who fight crime for a scientific think tank.
- StarsDonnie JeffcoatOmar GoodingJessica GaynesTeams of kids compete against each other in a variety of physical competitions and sports.
- CreatorAl HowardStarsDavid RuprechtJohnny GilbertRandy WestIn this game show, contestants answer trivia questions and then compete in a timed race through the supermarket. The team that has the most valuable items in their shopping cart at the end of the race wins.
- StarsErnie SabellaKevin SchonJim CummingsThe further misadventures of the lovable warthog Pumbaa and his meerkat buddy Timon from The Lion King (1994).