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61) EDtv
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Ed Perkurny is just a regular guy who feels he has nothing to lose by agreeing to be a star of a new reality-based TV show. Almost overnight, the program becomes a hit, and suddenly this goofy but engaging video clerk is a national celebrity!
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Widower Andy Taylor divides his time between raising his young son Opie and his job as sheriff (and Justice of the Peace) of the sleepy North Carolina town, Mayberry. Andy and Opie live with Andy's Aunt Bee, who serves as a surrogate mother to both father and son. Andy's nervous cousin, Barney Fife, is his deputy sheriff whose utter incompetence is tolerated because Mayberry is virtually crime-free.
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Down-home humor and an endearing cast of characters helped to make "The Andy Griffith Show" one of the most beloved comedies in the history of television. Widower Andy Taylor divides his time between raising his young son, Opie, and his job as sheriff of the sleepy North Carolina town of Mayberry. Andy and Opie live with Andy's Aunt Bee , who serves as a surrogate mother to both father and son. Andy's nervous cousin, Barney Fife, is his deputy sheriff...
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Between 1968 and 1972, the world watched in awe each time an American spacecraft voyaged to the Moon. Only 12 American men have walked upon its surface and they remain the only human beings to have stood on another world. Now for the first time, a combination of archival material from the original NASA film footage, much of it never before seen and interviews with the surviving astronauts tells the story of the Apollo space program.
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In the year 1963 in Yokohama, an innocent romance blossoms between two high school students, Umi and Shun. As Japan recovers from World War II and prepares to host the 1964 Olympics, the mood contains both optimism and conflict as the younger generation struggles to escape the shackles of the past. While trying to save a dilapidated Meiji-era club house from demolition, the relationship flourishes. But a buried secret from their past emerges to cast...
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Set in 1950's Milwaukee, this sitcom is TV Americana at its funniest. Join Richie, "The Fonz, " Potsie, Ralph, Joanie and the lovable Cunninghams for classic episodes of family entertainment. In this season, Fonzie reunites with his old flame Pinky Tuscadero and Arnold's gets a new owner, Al Delvecchio. Potsie comes to Fonzie's rescue and Richie makes a lucky shot that makes him the school's basketball hero. Marion is tired of being taken for granted,...
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"It's the eighth and final season. Although it's time to say goodbye, there are still plenty of laughs, lessons and homespun humor. Marriage may be in the cards for both Aunt Bee and Howard Sprague, Goober becomes his own businessman, Opie discovers the infectious twang of a rock'n'roll guitar and Andy Taylor still somehow manages to keep Mayberry's humble sheriff's department running without a hitch, well, most of the time. And don't miss the return...
71) The chamber
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Adam Hall is an idealistic young attorney who takes on the death row clemency case of his one-time Klansman grandfather, Sam Cayhall. With just 28 days before the execution, Adam sets out to retrace the events leading to the crime for which Sam was convicted. As the impending death sentence looms closer, Adam works quickly to uncover the family's history for any hidden clues. In a white-knuckle series of twists and turns, Adam discovers deceptions...
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"Come and revisit everybody's favorite small town of Mayberry. Watch as widower Sheriff Andy Taylor does his best to hold the town together, despite the best efforts of his bumbling Deputy Barney Fife and the pressures of raising his young son Opie. Helping him as ever is the indomitable Aunt Bee, who through everything could always be counted on to raise everyone's spirits with a slice of hot apple pie and a smile"--Container.
73) Cocoon
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Art, Ben and Joe are three simple, aging senior citizens who like to swim in the unguarded swimming pool next door from the old folks home they live in. One day they go swimming and feel energized and 'ready to take on the world!' What they soon discover is that the pool was recently bought by four alien Antereans incognito as humans. The men and their friends offer to help the Antereans return the cocoons and as a reward, the Antereans offer something...
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"Spend another carefree day in Mayberry. Situated in North Carolina, Mayberry may be small and serene, but make no mistake -- there are plenty of comic escapades afoot, revolving around the town's humble sheriff's department, the community's colorful residents, and the diverse visitors who are just passing through"--Container.
76) Backdraft
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Kurt Russell and William Baldwin star as two feuding siblings carrying on a heroic family tradition as Chicago firefighters. When a puzzling series of arson attacks is reported, they are forced to set aside their differences to solve the mystery surrounding these explosive crimes. Scott Glenn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Rebecca De Mornay, Donald Sutherland, and Robert De Niro also star in this critically acclaimed suspense story.
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One of the best loved sitcoms returns to the 1950s with Arthur "The Fonz" Fonzarelli, Richie Cunningham the Cunningham family and the whole gang for more rock-n-roll antics. This season, The Fonz and Richie go on their hilarious double-date with future spin-off characters Laverne and Shirley and Fonzie makes his daredevil motorcycle jump over fourteen garbage cans.
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"Bring the heartwarming joy of Mayberry into your home [with] a presentation of two cherished episodes ... as broadcast on CBS in 2015: Christmas story: Local 'Scrooge' Ben Weaver manages to have harmless bootlegger Sam Muggins thrown into jail on Christmas, but the good folk of Mayberry have a unique plan of their own ; The pickle story: Aunt Bee decides to enter her homemade pickles in the annual county fair contest--only they taste like 'kerosene...
80) Willow
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Willow Ufgood leaves his village to carry a special baby to safety. Aided by a swashbuckling warrior, Willow's quest is plagued by danger as the Powers of Darkness scheme to destroy the child-- a child destined to bring everlasting peace and freedom to the land.