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1. ER (1994–2009)
TV-14 | 44 min | Drama, Romance
The doctors who work in the ER at the County General Hospital in Chicago grapple with ups and downs in their personal and professional lives while trying to give apt medical care to their patients.
Stars: Anthony Edwards, George Clooney, Julianna Margulies, Eriq La Salle
Votes: 67,882
2. After the Thin Man (1936)
Passed | 112 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Private detective Nick Charles and his wealthy wife Nora are back home at last and hoping for a quiet New Year when there is a murder. The obvious suspect is his wife, Nora's cousin, Selma.
Director: W.S. Van Dyke | Stars: William Powell, Myrna Loy, James Stewart, Elissa Landi
Votes: 12,137 | Gross: $4.34M
3. It's a Gift (1934)
Passed | 68 min | Comedy
A henpecked New Jersey grocer makes plans to move to California to grow oranges, despite the resistance of his overbearing wife.
Director: Norman Z. McLeod | Stars: W.C. Fields, Kathleen Howard, Jean Rouverol, Julian Madison
Votes: 5,762
4. Solid Serenade (1946)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Tom's love song (Is You Is, or Is You Ain't My Baby) to his girlfriend Toots wakes up Jerry, so he unties Spike (Tom had tied him up).
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Frank Graham, Billy Bletcher, William Hanna, Earl Keen
Votes: 1,717
5. Quiet Please! (1945)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The bulldog wants to take a nap. Tom wants to chase Jerry around the house. Naps and noise don't mix, and so the bulldog threatens Tom to keep quiet or else.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Billy Bletcher, William Hanna, Harry Lang
Votes: 2,256
6. Rock-a-Bye Bear (1952)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Family, Comedy
Spike gets a job running the house for a hibernating bear. Only problem is that same bear is VERY noise-sensitive, and Spike's got a rival that wants his job.
Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Tex Avery, Sara Berner, Daws Butler, William Hanna
Votes: 604
7. Saturday Evening Puss (1950)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
While Mammy Two-Shoes enjoys her evening with the Lucky Seven Saturday Night Bridge Club, Tom and his friends have a party in the house. Jerry, unable to sleep, emerges from his mouse hole to stop it.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: William Hanna, Lillian Randolph
Votes: 1,133
8. A Pest in the House (1947)
TV-PG | 8 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
A sleepy man demands total quiet from hotel manager Elmer Fudd, but bellhop Daffy's noisy antics keep prompting the exasperated guest to sock Elmer in the face.
Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, Arthur Q. Bryan
Votes: 879
9. Back Alley Oproar (1948)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Sylvester sings opera and popular tunes while standing on a back alley fence; Elmer, who wants to sleep, tries to thwart him.
Director: Friz Freleng | Stars: Mel Blanc, Arthur Q. Bryan, Gloria Curran, Tudor Williams
Votes: 998
10. Notes to You (1941)
Approved | 8 min | Family, Animation, Short
Without success, Porky Pig constantly tries to silence an alley cat who has been disturbing his slumber by constantly singing loudly.
Director: Friz Freleng | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 291
11. Cock-a-Doodle Dog (1951)
Approved | 6 min | Comedy, Family, Animation
Collection of classic Tex Avery visual gags, set up as a battle between a sleep-deprived bulldog who just wants some shut-eye, and a rooster driven by his natural instincts to crow all night long.
Director: Tex Avery | Star: Tex Avery
Votes: 391
12. Bah Wilderness (1943)
7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Barney's on a camping trip, but the great outdoors is a bit too wild for him: first the wildlife, then the air mattress, then a bit of rain...
Director: Rudolf Ising | Stars: Frank Bingman, Pinto Colvig, Jeanne Dunne, Rudolf Ising
Votes: 169
13. Porky Chops (1949)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Family, Comedy
A squirrel's tree is slated for removal, but he won't go down without a fight.
Director: Arthur Davis | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 772
14. The Cat Above and the Mouse Below (1964)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Tom is an opera singer, trying to sing "Figaro"; Jerry lives under the stage, and Tom is disturbing his sleep. This, of course, means war.
Directors: Chuck Jones, Maurice Noble | Stars: Terence Monk, Mel Blanc, Stan Freberg
Votes: 637
15. The Legend of Rockabye Point (1955)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The old fishing boat captain tells the story of Chilly Willy, a singing polar bear and a bulldog who quickly falls asleep when he hears a lullaby.
Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Tex Avery, Daws Butler, Dal McKennon
Votes: 436
16. Good Night Elmer (1940)
TV-G | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short
Elmer Fudd spends an endless night trying to fall asleep amid myriad frustrations, in particular, a candle that won't go out.
Director: Chuck Jones | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 262
17. Sh-h-h-h-h-h (1955)
G | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A mild-mannered man whose nerves are shot from incessant noise is sent to an exclusive, silent retreat with hilarious results.
Director: Tex Avery | Star: Daws Butler
Votes: 279
18. Bearly Asleep (1955)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Park ranger Donald sends his bears off to hibernate, but Humphrey would rather stay in his hammock, run out for a glass of water, etc., than sleep; when he does get to sleep, his snoring ... See full summary »
Director: Jack Hannah | Stars: Art Gilmore, Jack Hannah, James MacDonald, Clarence Nash
Votes: 822
19. Cat Napping (1951)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Tom's getting ready to settle into the hammock, but Jerry has beat him to it and the battle begins.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Star: William Hanna
Votes: 885
20. Rock 'n' Rodent (1967)
G | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Jerry plays in an all-mouse band that keeps Tom awake all night.
Directors: Abe Levitow, Chuck Jones | Star: June Foray
Votes: 455
21. Drip Dippy Donald (1948)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Comedy
Donald's sleep is interrupted by a dripping kitchen faucet.
Director: Jack King | Stars: John Dehner, Clarence Nash
Votes: 523
22. Sleepy-Time Squirrel (I) (1954)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Barney Bear is forced to give lodgings to a noisy squirrel who makes it impossible to get any sleep.
Director: Dick Lundy | Star: Paul Frees
Votes: 145
23. George and Junior in Look Out Below! (1995 TV Movie)
Animation
Director: Patrick A. Ventura | Stars: John Rubinow, Tony Pope, Rob Paulsen
Votes: 16
24. Ragtime Romeo (1931)
8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Flip the Frog serenades his feline sweetheart to the delight of everyone in her building - everyone, that is, except a homely cow, who is trying to get some sleep.
Director: Ub Iwerks
Votes: 90
25. Flies Ain't Human (1941)
Approved | 6 min | Family, Animation, Comedy
Popeye is trying to take a nap, but he's plagued by house flies that keep landing on him. He gets rid of most of them, but one in particular seems bent on making Popeye's life miserable, ... See full summary »
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Thomas Johnson | Star: Jack Mercer
Votes: 181
26. The Pink Tail Fly (1965)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A very resistant bug won't let Pink Panther go to sleep.
Directors: Friz Freleng, Hawley Pratt
Votes: 290
27. Malice in Slumberland (1942)
6 min | Animation, Short
A dog who works as an air raid warden is all prepared for a good night's sleep. He is just starting to doze when the "dripping" noise of a leaky kitchen faucet awakens him. At first, he ... See full summary »
Directors: Alec Geiss, Frank Tashlin | Star: Harry Lang
Votes: 21
28. Swooning the Swooners (1945)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Frankie, the skinny, crooning alley-cat, is serenading his fan-pack of female animals late at night, who are swooning off the fence in droves, but the homeowner trying to sleep is not ... See full summary »
Director: Connie Rasinski
Votes: 41
29. Pink-A-Boo (1966)
6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A pack of mice are partying noisily inside the wall of the Pink Panther's house, and the irate panther resorts to violence in his effort to silence the pesky rodents.
Director: Hawley Pratt
Votes: 218
30. Chiller Dillers (1967)
Approved | 6 min | Family, Animation, Short
Chilly Willy and his friend the polar bear play rock music, which disturbs a ship's captain.
Director: Paul J. Smith | Stars: Daws Butler, Bob Johnson
Votes: 47
31. Too Much Sleep (1926)
10 min | Comedy, Short
Betty's pa is trying to ward off the tired feeling when Arthur comes in yawning to visit Elsie. The tired father goes to bed while the young lovers play the piano, trying to keep the music ... See full summary »
Director: Slim Summerville | Stars: Arthur Lake, Elsie Tarron
32. The Challenge (I) (1922)
7 min | Animation, Comedy, Short
After waking a snoring Max, the Inkwell Clown battles the artist's avatar in a boxing match.
Director: Dave Fleischer | Star: Max Fleischer
Votes: 21
33. Neighbor Pests (1947)
Approved | Short, Comedy
Director: Dave O'Brien | Stars: Pete Smith, Dave O'Brien
Votes: 6
34. Not Now (1936)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A caterwauling cat annoys Betty Boop and Pudgy; the latter tries cat-chasing, but bites off more than he can chew.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Myron Waldman | Stars: Jack Mercer, Mae Questel
Votes: 232
35. I'm Just a Jitterbug (1939)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
At a cartoon studio, a drawing of a jitterbug comes to life and encourages the other drawings to dance and sing. Meanwhile, the cuckoo bird in the cuckoo clock is desperate for sleep.
Director: Alex Lovy | Stars: Chuck Lowry, The Pied Pipers, Danny Webb
Votes: 26
36.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985–1989)
Episode:
Murder in Mind
(1989)
TV-PG | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A female mystery writer imagines murder next door.
Director: Allan King | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Ann-Marie MacDonald, Melissa Sue Anderson, Noel Harrison
Votes: 88
37.
Taxi (1978–1983)
Episode:
Thy Boss' Wife
(1981)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
The head boss' wife invites Louie over for an affair so she can get back at her husband. Louie fears the worst after remembering that her last fling, a cabbie, had not been heard from since.
Director: James Burrows | Stars: Judd Hirsch, Jeff Conaway, Danny DeVito, Marilu Henner
Votes: 178
38.
Timon & Pumbaa (1995–1999)
Episode:
Jungle Slickers/Don't Wake the Neighbear
(1999)
TV-Y | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Pumbaa uses his and Timon's savings to buy a farm in Kansas, but farm life proves to be challenging. / Timon is having a party at Pumbaa's aunt's house, but the neighbor, Smolder the Bear, warns them not to make noise since he's sleeping.
Director: Brad Neave | Stars: Jim Cummings, Maurice LaMarche, Tress MacNeille, Ernie Sabella
Votes: 48
39.
A Haunting (2005– )
Episode:
Sallie's House
(2006)
TV-PG | 43 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A young couple with a new baby learns that the ghost of a seven-year-old girl named Sallie lives in their home. The wife is fascinated, but the husband is terrified.
Directors: Bertrand Morin, Jeffrey Fine | Stars: Anthony D. Call, Todd Ryan Jones, Alexandra Baker, Amber Sarapata
Votes: 83
40.
Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (2003–2010)
Episode:
Sleep, Inc
(2008)
TV-MA | 28 min | Comedy, Documentary
Penn and Teller look at the pseudoscience that has built up around peoples need to get a good nights sleep.
Directors: Star Price, Tim Rogan, Ted Saad, David Wechter | Stars: Penn Jillette, Teller, Arshad Chowdhury, Pat Germano
Votes: 110
41.
Toon in with Me (2021– )
Episode:
National Thank God It's Monday Day/Festival of Sleep Day
(2022)
TV-PG | Animation, Comedy
Bill and Toony have a competition to determine which January 1st holiday is better: Festival of Sleep Day, or Thank God It's Monday Day. May the best celebration win.
Director: Mike Schmiedeler | Stars: Bill Leff, Kevin Fleming, Leila Gorstein
42.
East Mode with Nigel Ng (2022– )
Episode:
When the Sleep Demon Awakes
(2022)
3 min | Comedy
While Nigel tries to get a good night's sleep, his 'sleep demon' has A LOT she'd like to discuss with him.
Director: Jack Howard | Stars: Evelyn Mok, Nigel Ng
43.
Sventoonie (2022– )
Episode:
Knock, Knock... Who Dares?!
(2022)
TV-PG | Comedy, Horror
Sventoonie learns from the master himself, Svengoolie, about how to be a horror host.
Director: Mike Schmiedeler | Stars: Kevin Fleming, Rich Koz, Katie Nahnsen
Votes: 23
44.
Uncommon Practitioners (2015– )
Episode:
3 Tips to Help Your Clients Sleep
(2021)
17 min | Documentary
Modern life offers a host of factors that make a good night's sleep elusive. Here are three innovative ways to overcome these factors: try to stay awake, the three things induction and keep... See full summary »
Star: Mark Tyrrell
45.
Insider Science (2015– )
Episode:
Sleep Experts Debunk 15 Sleep Myths
(2019)
14 min | Documentary
Many of the misconceptions about sleep are wishful thinking. If you believe and act on them you're hurting yourself and will pay the price in poor performance and health issues.
Stars: David Rapoport, Rebecca Robbins
46.
Tôkyô zenryoku shôjo (2012– )
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(2012)
54 min | Comedy
The daughter has fully moved in and is charging her father for her services now. She has also let the maid go without his permission.The discussion is about fair compensation and wages, but... See full summary »
Director: Mitsuru Kubota | Stars: Emi Takei, Atsuro Watabe, Shôhei Miura, Takashi Tsukamoto
47.
Celebrity Big Brother (2001– )
Episode:
Day 9
(2014)
Reality-TV
12 Celebrity Big Brother contestants are isolated from the outside world for 27 days in a custom built house. Watching over these Housemates is Big Brother - heard only via a voice. He is ... See full summary »
Stars: Marcus Bentley, Casey Batchelor, Lionel Blair, Dappy
Votes: 8