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Alias Smith and Jones (1971-1973)

A crime drama based on two L.A. police officers.

All in the Family (1971-1979) (clips)

Hannibal and Kid are popular with everyone except the railroads and the banks.

Archie Bunker's Place (1979-1983)

Blue-collar Archie Bunker is opinionated and uneducated, and makes no bones about his racial and political views, which are borne out of every negative stereotype imaginable.

Barney Miller (1975-1982)

Archie Bunker's Place is a continuation of "All in the Family".

Battlestar Galactica TOS (1978-1979)

Barney Miller is a sensible cop in a comedic station.

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Fleeing from Cylon tyranny, the last Battlestar, Galactica, leads a ragtag, fugitive fleet, on a lonely quest, for a shining planet, known as Earth.

Benson (1979-1986)

The Beverly Hillbillies (1962-1971)

Benson DuBois serves as butler to the bumbling, and recently widowed, governor Gene Gatling.

A comedy of misunderstandings, the Hillbillies strike oil, and move to Beverly Hills.

Bewitched (1964-1972)

The Bionic Woman (TOS) (1976-1978)

Samatha, a witch, married a mortal, Darrin, and was supposed to give up the craft and live as an ordinary housewife.

The Bob Newhart Show (1972-1978)

Jaime Summers, a onetime tennis pro, is surgically reconstructed after a skydiving accident. Her new superhuman abilities bring a new life as a top-secret agent, thwarting threats from around the globe.

A psychologist in Chicago has many comedic encouters with his patients.

Bonanza (1959-1973)

The Brady Bunch (1969-1974)

The adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch while helping the surrounding community.

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979-1981)

Till the one day when the lady met this fellow, and they knew it was much more than a hunch, that this group would somehow form a family. That's the way we all became the Brady Bunch.

Charlie's Angels (1976-1981)

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A 20th century astronaut is revived after 500 years of suspended animation to become a hero for future Earth.

Once upon a time, three girls were police officers whose skills were being wasted in menial duties. I took them all away from all that and now they work for me. My name is Charlie.

CHiPs (1977-1983)

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Columbo (1971-1978) (netflix)

Follow the action of the California Highway Patrol.

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Columbo is one of televisions great detectives, and well loved characters.

Daniel Boone (1964-1970) (pay)

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George Washington sends Daniel Boone, hero of the frontier, into "Ken-Tuck-E" to conduct expeditions into both friendly and hostile territories.

Doctor Who (netflix)

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Netflix has about 35 seasons of Doctor Who online, minus the most recent few. For the most recent seasons, the extra links work for U.K. participants.

Dragnet (1967-1970)

The Ed Sullivan Show (1948-1971)

Hosted by Burt Reynolds in 1991, a clip show featuring some of the most famous acts to grace the stage of The Ed Sullivan Theater.

Emergency! (1972-1979)

The Facts of Life (1979-1988)

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Based on the daily adventures of Los Angeles County Fire Department's fictional Squad 51, "Emergency!" highlighted the then unknown profession of paramedic.

Fantasy Island (1978-1984)

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You take the good, you take the bad, you take them both, and there you have the facts of life.

Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (1972-1985)

Imagine a place where any dream, any fantasy, can come true. Such a place exists. Your host is Mr. Rourke, a charming gentleman who, along with his assistant, Tattoo, will see to it that your island visit is all that you could ever have imagined.

Good Times (1974-1979) (clips)

Green Acres (1965-1971) (clips)

An African American family make the best of things will living in the Chicago housing projects.

Successful lawyer Oliver Wendell Douglas longs to leave behind the complications of modern society and life as a Manhattanite, and despite the protestations of his glamorous socialite wife Lisa, Oliver buys a farm from swindler Mr. Haney. The couple says goodbye to city life and takes up residence in Hooterville, USA.

Gunsmoke (1955-1975)

The Hardy Boys Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977-1979) (netflix)

In Dodge City, the Marshall keeps the peace.

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Teen detectives sleuth their cases.

Hart to Hart (1979-1984)

Hawaii Five-0 (1968-1980)

Hogan's Heroes (1965-1971)

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The Hawaii Five-0 is an elite police investigation unit.

I Dream of Jeannie (1965-1970)

Hogan's Heroes is a comedy about U.S. prisoners in a German WWII camp.

The Incredible Hulk (1978-1982)

After releasing Jeannie from her bottle, astronaut Tony Nelson became her somewhat reluctant master. Now, with a world of power at his command, all he really wants to do is keep this impossible secret from the world.

It Takes a Thief (1968-1970)

The Jeffersons (1975-1985) (clips)

The U.S. government hires a convicted thief, Alexander Mundy, for various assignments.

Apt. 12D houses the antics of the a newly rich African American family.

Kojak TOS (1973-1978)

Land of the Giants (1968-1970)

Land of the Lost (1974-1977)

Little House on the Prairie (1974-1983) (clips)

Marshall, Will and Holly on a routine expedition met the greatest earthquake ever known. High on the rapids it struck their raft and plunged them down a thousand feet below to the Land Of The Lost.

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Charles Ingalls relocates his family from Wisconsin to the banks of Plum Creek near the small town of Walnut Grove, Minnesota. Once the family builds and settles in their new cabin, Charles along with wife, Caroline and their three young daughters, Mary, Laura and Carrie begin to move into a life that is expected to bring better opportunities. However, life on the Frontier is not as easy as it seems.

Lou Grant (1977-1982)

The Love Boat (1977-1986)

The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970-1977)

The Love Boat: set a course for adventure, your mind on a new romance.

M*A*S*H (1972-1983) (clips)

After a good relationship went bad, Mary Richards moved to Minneapolis and found work as an associate producer in a small television newsroom. The characters include Lou Grant, her gruff boss, Murray Slaughter the humorous writer, and Ted Baxter the Anchor Man. While Mary hopes for romance, and finds her friends are more dependable.

McCloud (1970-1977) (netflix)

The show followed a team of doctors and support staff stationed at the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital in Uijeongbu, South Korea, during the Korean War. Many of the stories in the early seasons are based on real-life tales told by real MASH surgeons. The series was as much an allegory about the Vietnam War (still in progress when the series began) as about the Korean Conflict.

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Dennis Weaver plays cowboy cop Sam McCloud in this fish-out-of-water detective show, which was part of a rotating anthology series in the 1970s.

Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969-1974) (pay)

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Nanny and the Professor (1970-1971)

Classic sketch comedy from the Monty Python troupe.

The Partridge Family (1970-1974)

The Pink Panther Show (1969-1976)

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Quincy, M.E. (1976) (netflix)

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Before CSI, there was Quincy, the original Medical Examiner.

The Rockford Files (1974-1980)

Sanford and Son (1972-1977)

Jim Rockford is an ex-convict turned private detective.

Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (1969-1972)

"We buy and sell junk" is the slogan for Sanford and Son Salvage. This comedy derives its humor from the cantankerous father and his frustrated son.

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Scooby (a dog) and the gang solve mysteries together.

Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973-1975) (clips)

Starsky & Hutch (1975-1979)

The animated continuation of the 5 year voyage of the Enterprise.

Two hard-scrabble detectives try to make good while looking good.

S.W.A.T. (1975-1976)

S.W.A.T. chronicled the covert missions of the LAPD's Special Weapons and Tactics unit, an elite five-man force tackling situations too dangerous for even the police to handle.

This Old House

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Three's Company (1977-1984) (clips)

Welcome Back Kotter (1975-1979)

After a going-away party for a former roommate, Janet Wood and Christmas "Chrissy" Snow discover Jack Tripper asleep in their bathtub. Jack is an aspiring chef in need of a home. They offer him Eleanor's old room, but there's one catch: he must pretend to be gay infront of their landlords.

What's Happening!! (1976-1979)

The White Shadow (1978-1981)

Centered around three teenagers in the inner-city dealing with girls, grades and growing up.

WKRP in Cincinnati (1978-1982)

Ken Reeves, a former professional player, becomes an inner-city high school coach.

Wonder Woman (1976-1979)

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