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- CreatorJohn SullivanStarsDavid JasonNicholas LyndhurstRoger Lloyd PackComedy that follows two brothers from London's rough Peckham estate as they wheel and deal through a number of dodgy deals and search for the big score that'll make them millionaires.
- CreatorPeyoStarsDon MessickDanny GoldmanLucille BlissThe Smurfs are tiny blue creatures that live in mushroom houses in a peaceful forest. They repeatedly try to outwit Gargamel, an evil sorcerer, his apprentice, Scruple, and his mangy cat, Azrael.
- StarsSimon JonesDavid DixonPeter JonesArthur Dent and his friend, Ford Prefect, escape the destruction of Earth, only to face incredible trials, tribulations and adventures in space and time.
- CreatorSteven BochcoMichael KozollStarsDaniel J. TravantiMichael WarrenBruce WeitzThe lives and work of the staff of an inner city police precinct.
- CreatorEsther ShapiroRichard Alan ShapiroStarsJohn ForsytheLinda EvansJoan CollinsThe trials and tribulations of two feuding families, the Carringtons and the Colbys, both oil rich families in Denver, Colorado.
- CreatorGlen A. LarsonStarsLee MajorsDouglas BarrHeather ThomasThe adventures of a film stuntman who moonlights as a bounty hunter when movie work is slow.
- CreatorStephen J. CannellStarsWilliam KattConnie SelleccaRobert CulpA teacher is asked to be a superhero using a special alien suit with powers he can barely understand or control.
- CreatorPhilip DeGuere Jr.StarsJameson ParkerGerald McRaneyMary CarverTwo brothers of disparate tastes and manners run a private detective agency.
- CreatorEarl Hamner Jr.StarsJane WymanLorenzo LamasChao Li ChiSet in the vineyards of California, this prime-time soap opera presented the conflict in the powerful Gioberti family, owners of the vast Falcon Crest Winery.
- CreatorBrian CosgroveMark HallStarsDavid JasonTerry ScottEdward KelseyDanger Mouse, the greatest secret agent in the world, must follow Colonel K's orders (and try not to break Professor Squawkencluck's inventions) to foil Baron Greenback's and his henchman Stiletto's plans.
- CreatorBarbara AvedonBarbara CordayStarsTyne DalySharon GlessAl WaxmanTwo female police detectives cooperate with each other both in their professions and in their personal lives.
- CreatorDennis MarksStan LeeSteve DitkoStarsHans ConriedSally JulianJerry DexterSpider-Man battles crime in New York City with the help of Iceman and Firestar.
- StarsTom WynerGregory SnegoffKen'ichi OgataA furry version of Jules Verne's classic adventure story of a British gentleman's challenge to circumnavigate the world in 80 days.
- CreatorMort LachmanSy RosenStarsNell CarterLara Jill MillerKari MichaelsenNell agrees to look after the Kanisky's home, as a special favor to her dying friend, and takes on the role of housekeeper to widowed police chief Carl and a parental figure to his three teenage daughters, and eventually a foster son.
- StarsEduardo JoverGloria CámaraManuel PeiróIn 17th century France, young Dogtanian travels to Paris to fulfill his ambition to become one of the King's Musketeers. He befriends Athos, Porthos and Aramis and falls in love with Juliette. A doggy version of the tale.
- CreatorAl MasiniAlfred MasiniStarsKevin FrazierNischelle TurnerMatt Cohen"Entertainment Tonight" is the #1 syndicated entertainment newsmagazine in the world.
- CreatorJohn CunliffeStarsKen BarrieCarole BoydMelissa SindenThis classic children's series follows the adventures of everyone's favourite postman as he carries out his mail rounds in the village of Greendale.
- StarsMayumi TanakaMatt BirmanSumi ShimamotoTo return home and restore his cursed crew, a great hero of space and his child companions must find the Kingdom of Hades against all evil opposition.
- CreatorAndrew AlexanderStarsJohn CandyJoe FlahertyEugene LevyComedy parody about TV.
- CreatorFrank ElstnerStarsThomas GottschalkFrank ElstnerMirjam WeichselbraunLong-running German TV show airing in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. In this self-proclaimed "greatest European TV show" ordinary people try daring or even funny bets. A celebrity is challenged to guess of the person is able to do it.
- CreatorRobert Banks StewartStarsJohn NettlesTerence AlexanderSean ArnoldRecovering alcoholic and divorced father of a young daughter, DS Jim Bergerac is a true maverick who prefers doing things his own way, and consequently doesn't always carry out his investigations the way his boss would like.
- StarsAntonio FerrandisMaría GarralónPilar TorresThis series is about the adventures of a bunch of youngsters during their summer holiday in a small town on the Southern Coast of Spain. The seven kids: Quique, Javi, Pancho, Bea, Desi, Tito, and Piraña, with at age range of 8 to 16, meet two adults with whom they share many new experiences: painter Julia, and Chanquete, a wise old lovable retired sailor who lives in a boat set on a hilltop. Throughout the 19 episodes, several key themes are dealt with: adolescence, coming of age, death, the generation gap, the right to protest, ethical values family relationships, and even building companies' speculation in the Spanish coastline.
- CreatorRumiko TakahashiStarsFumi HiranoToshio FurukawaSaeko ShimazuAn unlucky, womanizing high schooler becomes the unwilling target of a vivacious alien girl's affections after winning an interplanetary game of tag against her.
- StarsJack AngelLynn JohnsonLewis BaileyThe web slinging superhero battles crime in New York City.
- StarsYuriko YamamotoMinori MatsushimaMami KoyamaHello! Sandybell is the story of a girl who lives in Scotland with her father. She spends her time playing with her faithful dog (Oliver) and her friends. One day she meets the Countess of Wellington, a kind-hearted woman living in the castle near their village. She also meets Kitty, an arrogant young lady who lives in the large mansion outside their village. Kitty hates Sandybell and continues to visit the Countess in the hope of winning the love and interest of her son, Marc, who falls in love with Sandybell. The Countess gives Sandybell a white lily and she plants it outside the village. She also brings other flowers and plants them around the lily, making a small garden of flowers around it. Sandybell treasures the lily because it reminds her of her deceased mother. Sandybell's goal throughout the series is to find her mother someday. In the final episodes, they finally reunite. However, upon their meeting Sandybell finds that her mother suffers from amnesia, and Sandybell fails to convince her that she was her daughter. Later, when a young child falls into the water and Sandy saves his life, flashbacks strike her mother and she remembers the past.
- StarsGeorge DiCenzoLinda GaryPatrick PinneyAn astronaut, stranded on a primitive planet in a distant universe, fights against the tyranny of the Overlord.
- CreatorBalthasar von WeymarnStarsClaus Theo GärtnerRenate KohnPaul FrielinghausGerman crime series centering around a succession of lawyers and a private investigator and former police officer, who typically team up to clear a client of the lawyer, who is usually an innocent suspect in a murder case.