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51. 26 Men (1957–1959)
Episode: Ranger Without a Badge (1959)

26 min | Western

A card shark agrees to help Rynning and Travis break up a gang of sheep rustlers.

Director: Franklin Adreon | Stars: Tristram Coffin, Kelo Henderson, Orville Sherman, Charlita

52. The Asphalt Jungle (1961)
Episode: The Friendly Gesture (1961)

60 min | Crime, Drama

Honocheck is astounded to find that his friend Lou Gordon may be involved in a ring that steals travelers checks. He risks his reputation and job to clear his friend's name.

Director: Gerald Mayer | Stars: Jack Warden, Arch Johnson, William Smith, Milton Selzer

53. Brenner (1959–1964)
Episode: Small Take (1959)

30 min | Crime, Drama

Roy and Ernie's separate investigations into gangsters counterfeiting lottery tickets wind up intersecting at the same building.

Director: Herman Hoffman | Stars: Edward Binns, James Broderick, Richard Morse, Gene Saks

54. The Donna Reed Show (1958–1966)
Episode: Boys Will Be Boys (1959)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Young David Barker returns to the Stones' home for another visit. He has a secret and the stress of hiding it leads him to a very odd dream.

Director: Oscar Rudolph | Stars: Donna Reed, Carl Betz, Shelley Fabares, Paul Petersen

Votes: 40

55. Happy Days (1974–1984)
Episode: R.O.T.C. (1974)

TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Family, Music

When the commanding officer of his high school ROTC group makes him squad leader, Richie finds that there's more to leadership than just shouting orders.

Director: Jerry Paris | Stars: Ron Howard, Marion Ross, Anson Williams, Henry Winkler

Votes: 163

56. Johnny Staccato (1959–1960)
Episode: Fly Baby, Fly (1959)

30 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A millionaire hires Johnny as part of a plan to murder his wife (Gena Rowlands).

Director: Robert B. Sinclair | Stars: John Cassavetes, Gena Rowlands, Howard Freeman, Dort Clark

Votes: 53

57. Mr. & Mrs. North (1952–1954)
Episode: Phantom at the Wedding (1954)

Not Rated | 26 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery

The Norths are asked for help by a young lawyer friend who has received a death threat on the evening before his impending marriage.

Director: Paul Landres | Stars: Barbara Britton, Richard Denning, Francis De Sales, Robert Hutton

Votes: 21

58. N.Y.P.D. (1967–1969)
Episode: Fingerman (1967)

30 min | Crime, Drama

Ward receives a phone call from a distraught informer who believes he's being followed by associates of someone he helped put in jail.

Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: Jack Warden, Robert Hooks, Frank Converse, Carole Demas

Votes: 16

59. Perry Mason (1957–1966)
Episode: The Case of the Pint-Sized Client (1958)

TV-PG | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Nicky Renzi, a fourteen-year-old, finds the loot from a robbery and consults Perry about the legality of keeping it. His grandfather, Gramp Renzi, is adamant about reporting it to the police, but then charged with grand theft and murder.

Director: Buzz Kulik | Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, William Talman

Votes: 422

60. Philip Marlowe, Private Eye (1983–1986)
Episode: Finger Man (1983)

60 min | Action, Crime, Mystery

Marlowe is subpoenaed to testify before a grand jury investigating the mob murder of a district attorney he was hired to bodyguard. Throw in a femme fatale and Marlowe has his hands full ... See full summary »

Director: Sidney Hayers | Stars: Powers Boothe, Billy Kearns, Gayle Hunnicutt, Ed Bishop

Votes: 41

61. Racket Squad (1950–1953)
Episode: Anyone Can Be a Sucker (1952)

Crime, Drama

In order to prevent a murder, small-time crook Smiley Gibbons squeals on a major gangster who's running a gambling ring, thereby putting his own life in danger.

Director: James Flood | Stars: Reed Hadley, Nancy Valentine, James Flavin, Louis Jean Heydt

Votes: 19

62. U.S. Marshal (1958–1960)
Episode: The Stool Pigeon (1958)

30 min | Crime, Drama, Western

Morgan's attempt to break up a narcotics ring has tragic consequences when one of his deputies is killed during a drug bust. The marshals manage to arrest two of the crooks, one of whom is ... See full summary »

Director: Harve Foster | Stars: John Bromfield, Bruce Gordon, Than Wyenn, Arthur Kendall

Votes: 12

63. The Untouchables (1959–1963)
Episode: Three Thousand Suspects (1960)

52 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Just as a prisoner is about to turn stool pigeon, he is shot by someone on the inside. So Ness transfers a con from another prison to find the killer.

Director: John Peyser | Stars: Robert Stack, Bruce Gordon, Mary Sinclair, Bert Freed

Votes: 98

64. Batman: The Audio Adventures (2021–2022)
My Medium Is Crime (2021 Podcast Episode)

TV-14 | 38 min | Comedy, Crime, Fantasy

As Gotham braces for the upcoming Valentine's Day attack, a drugged-up flash mob channels Joker-mania. Meanwhile, Riddler has writer's block. Penguin pushes Two-Face too far. And Batman confronts Catwoman about her plans for Mayor Hill.

Director: Dennis McNicholas | Stars: Jeffrey Wright, Ike Barinholtz, Rosario Dawson, Heidi Gardner

Votes: 21

65. Hitler's Bodyguard (2008– )
Episode: Hitler's Dangerous Train Journeys (2010)

47 min | Documentary, History

British operatives targeted Hitler's special train, the Führer-Sonderzug--a rolling fortress on rails--despite its heavy armor and tight security measures.

Directors: Jonathan Martin, Philip Nugus | Stars: Martin Bormann, Sepp Dietrich, Reinhard Heydrich, Adolf Hitler

Votes: 35

66. Neighbours (1985– )
Episode: Episode #1.520 (1987)

TV-G | 30 min | Drama, Romance

Scott and Charlene's Wedding Part Two: Scott knows the plan and makes a run for it from the cellar and locks everyone in. There is a lot of banging and shouting from Dan, and Henry emerges in a chicken suit.

Director: Tony Osicka | Stars: Anne Charleston, Kylie Minogue, Craig McLachlan, Anne Haddy

Votes: 8

67. SAS: Rogue Warriors (2017)
Episode: Episode #1.2 (2017)

TV-PG | 58 min | Documentary

Ben Macintyre examines how continued success for the Special Air Service could only be achieved by undertaking ever more dangerous and ambitious missions.

Director: Matthew Whiteman | Stars: Ben Macintyre, Harald Weiler, David Stirling, Jim Almonds

Votes: 12