Alan King

Alan King

Alan King (born Irwin Alan Kniberg; December 26, 1927 – May 9, 2004) was an American actor and comedian known for his biting wit and often angry humorous rants. King became well known as a Jewish comedian and satirist. He was also a serious actor who appeared in a number of movies and television shows. King wrote several books, produced films, and appeared in plays. In later years, he helped many philanthropic causes.

  • Title: Alan King
  • Popularity: 3.991
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1927-12-27
  • Place of Birth: New York, New York, USA
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Alan King Movies

  • 1995
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    Casino

    Casino

    8.005 1995 HD

    In early-1970s Las Vegas, Sam "Ace" Rothstein gets tapped by his bosses to head the Tangiers Casino. At first, he's a great success in the job, but...

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  • 1985
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    Cat's Eye

    Cat's Eye

    6.747 1985 HD

    Three short stories linked by a stray cat that roams from one tale to the next, in this creepy triptych that begins as Dick tries to quit smoking by...

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  • 2001
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    Rush Hour 2

    Rush Hour 2

    6.742 2001 HD

    It's vacation time for Carter as he finds himself alongside Lee in Hong Kong wishing for more excitement. While Carter wants to party and meet the...

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  • 2001
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    The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Hugh Hefner

    The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Hugh Hefner

    6 2001 HD

    The Comedy Central Roasts are a series of celebrity roast specials which air on the Comedy Central cable network. This one is for Hugh Hefner.

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  • 2004
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    Mind the Gap

    Mind the Gap

    5.786 2004 HD

    Five seemingly unrelated people decide to take huge risks in their personal lives in an effort to find happiness.

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  • 1998
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    Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time

    Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time

    7.5 1998 HD

    Taped for HBO in August 1998, on the final date of Jerry Seinfeld's tour appearances at New York City's Broadhurst Theater, I'm Telling You for the...

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  • 1971
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    The Anderson Tapes

    The Anderson Tapes

    6.1 1971 HD

    Thief Duke Anderson—just released from ten years in jail—takes up with his old girlfriend in her posh apartment block, and makes plans to...

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  • 1995
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    The Infiltrator

    The Infiltrator

    5.9 1995 HD

    In the early 1990s, an Israeli freelance journalist travels to Germany and uncovers a dangerously pervasive underground Neo-Nazi faction intent on...

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  • 1990
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    The Bonfire of the Vanities

    The Bonfire of the Vanities

    5.6 1990 HD

    After his mistress runs over a black teen, a Wall Street hotshot sees his life unravel in the spotlight; A down-and-out reporter breaks the story and...

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  • 1992
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    Night and the City

    Night and the City

    5.7 1992 HD

    Looking to get rich quick, an unsuccessful lawyer uses dishonest means to try to become a boxing promoter.

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  • 1982
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    I, the Jury

    I, the Jury

    5.7 1982 HD

    Jack Williams was the best friend of Vietnam veteran and detective Mike Hammer. When Jack is murdered, Mike makes it his business to solve the crime....

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  • 1984
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    Steve Martin: Homage to Steve

    Steve Martin: Homage to Steve

    6.4 1984 HD

    This video contains three segments: First, the Oscar-nominated short The absent-minded waiter (1977), then a fake interview with Steve Martin about...

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  • 1988
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    Funny

    Funny

    1 1988 HD

    People are asked to tell their favorite jokes.

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  • 1983
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    Lovesick

    Lovesick

    5.5 1983 HD

    Sigmund Freud's ghost advises a married New York psychiatrist in love with a patient.

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  • 2002
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    Sunshine State

    Sunshine State

    6.3 2002 HD

    A woman and her new husband returns to her hometown roots in coastal northern Florida, and must deal with family, business, and encroaching real...

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  • 1988
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    Memories of Me

    Memories of Me

    5.2 1988 HD

    After a heart attack, Abbie Polin (Crystal), a New York doctor, goes to Los Angeles to see his father, Abe (King), who works in Hollywood as the...

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  • 1957
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    The Helen Morgan Story

    The Helen Morgan Story

    5.3 1957 HD

    Torch singer Helen Morgan rises from sordid beginnings to fame and fortune only to lose it all to alcohol and poor personal choices.

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  • 2003
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    Mystics

    Mystics

    5.2 2003 HD

    A black comedy about two old-time conmen who pretend to be able to communicate with the dead.

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  • 1989
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    Enemies, a Love Story

    Enemies, a Love Story

    6.3 1989 HD

    A ghostwriter finds himself romantically involved with his current wife, a married woman and his long-vanished wife.

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  • 1961
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    On the Fiddle

    On the Fiddle

    6.4 1961 HD

    Tricked into joining the RAF by a wily judge, wide boy Horace Pope sets his sights on the main chance, teams with slow-witted, good-hearted gypsy...

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  • 1980
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    Just Tell Me What You Want

    Just Tell Me What You Want

    4.4 1980 HD

    A television producer woman tries to let down her overbearing boyfriend who is her boss. She wants to marry with a young writer.

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  • 1968
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    The Love Song of Barney Kempinski

    The Love Song of Barney Kempinski

    1 1968 HD

    On his wedding day, in the few remaining hours of his bachelorhood, Barney Kempinski goes off to tour the city and sing his song to life, love and...

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  • 1987
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    You Talkin' To Me?

    You Talkin' To Me?

    2.7 1987 HD

    A young actor's fascination with Rober De Niro's TAXI DRIVER persona leads him into a morass of strange and obsessional behaviors.

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  • 1988
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    Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz

    Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz

    1 1988 HD

    Fictional character, Heidi Abromowitz, is the butt of everyone's jokes.

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  • 1987
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    An Evening of Alan King at Carnegie Hall

    An Evening of Alan King at Carnegie Hall

    1 1987 HD

    Comic Alan King brings his humorous everyday insights and biting topical wit to the stage.

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  • 2015
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    Uncovering Wolfen

    Uncovering Wolfen

    1 2015 HD

    After the huge financial and cultural success of WOODSTOCK (1970), filmmaker and political activist Michael Wadleigh spent many years in Hollywood...

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  • 1999
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    Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club

    Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club

    1 1999 HD

    Nostalgic history of the Friars Club. Aired on Cinemax Reel Life

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  • 1980
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    Pinocchio's Christmas

    Pinocchio's Christmas

    6.8 1980 HD

    As Geppetto prepares for Christmas, Pinocchio joins a puppet show to earn money for a present. There he meets and elopes with the beautiful girl...

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  • 1968
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    Bye Bye Braverman

    Bye Bye Braverman

    6.8 1968 HD

    One day, Morroe Rieff learns that his friend and fellow writer, Leslie Braverman, has died. After meeting Leslie's widow, Inez, who is more...

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  • 1961
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    On the Fiddle

    On the Fiddle

    6.4 1961 HD

    Tricked into joining the RAF by a wily judge, wide boy Horace Pope sets his sights on the main chance, teams with slow-witted, good-hearted gypsy...

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  • 1980
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    Pleasure Palace

    Pleasure Palace

    6 1980 HD

    Story of a professional gambler, connoisseur, gourmet and sportsman who sets out to help a Las Vegas hotel-casino owner from losing his controlling...

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  • 1956
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    The Girl He Left Behind

    The Girl He Left Behind

    4 1956 HD

    A young man is drafted and goes through the rigors of basic training, ultimately discovering the experience is also character-building. Director...

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  • 1970
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    Friars Club Roast of Don Rickles

    Friars Club Roast of Don Rickles

    1 1970 HD

    The New York Friars club roasts Don Rickles. Hosted by Johnny Carson.

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  • 1989
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    The Billy Martin Celebrity Roast

    The Billy Martin Celebrity Roast

    1 1989 HD

    The famed baseball player and manager gets the gagged filled joke treatment.

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  • 1982
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    Author! Author!

    Author! Author!

    5.8 1982 HD

    A broadway playwright is burning the candle at both ends. He is dealing with pressure from a production nearing premiere, a wife who is leaving him,...

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  • 1996
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    Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown

    Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown

    6 1996 HD

    Jerry Lewis biography

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  • 1956
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    Miracle in the Rain

    Miracle in the Rain

    6.7 1956 HD

    Wartime romance about a lonely man and woman who meet one rainy afternoon in New York.

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  • 1976
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    Joys

    Joys

    4 1976 HD

    Over fifty of the greatest living comedians are called to a party at Bob Hope's house, where each of them is systematically killed (and their bodies...

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  • 2004
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    Judy Garland: By Myself

    Judy Garland: By Myself

    7.5 2004 HD

    As Hollywood biographies go, Judy Garland's story is one of the saddest success stories you'll ever hear. The sanitized studio version of her life...

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  • 1955
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    Hit the Deck

    Hit the Deck

    4.8 1955 HD

    Sailors on leave in San Francisco get mixed up in love and show business.

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  • 1985
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    Judy Garland: The Concert Years

    Judy Garland: The Concert Years

    3.3 1985 HD

    This very special program-hosted by Judy's daughter, Lorna Luft-is a loving tribute to the life and timeless popularity of superstar Judy Garland,...

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  • 1998
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    The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars

    The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars

    5.6 1998 HD

    Based on the book by Thomas M. Disch and intended as the third film in the series, this sequel was finished and released prior to 'The Brave Little...

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  • 1995
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    Dad, the Angel & Me

    Dad, the Angel & Me

    6.3 1995 HD

    A divorced doctor finds himself in real trouble living with his daughter alone now. But fortunately a guardian angel is watching over the lives of...

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  • 1995
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    The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special

    The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special

    4 1995 HD

    Comedy troupe The State hosts a Halloween special on CBS.

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  • 1978
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    How to Pick Up Girls!

    How to Pick Up Girls!

    2 1978 HD

    The amusing adventures of an unsophisticated small-town lad who arrives in New York, moves in with his swinging buddy, and surprisingly becomes an...

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  • 1981
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    Wolfen

    Wolfen

    5.9 1981 HD

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  • 1981
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    Cattle Annie and Little Britches

    Cattle Annie and Little Britches

    6.1 1981 HD

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  • 1987
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    An Evening of Alan King at Carnegie Hall

    An Evening of Alan King at Carnegie Hall

    1 1987 HD

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  • 1987
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    An Evening of Alan King at Carnegie Hall

    An Evening of Alan King at Carnegie Hall

    1 1987 HD

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  • 1978
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    How to Pick Up Girls!

    How to Pick Up Girls!

    2 1978 HD

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  • 1980
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    Happy Birthday, Gemini

    Happy Birthday, Gemini

    3.8 1980 HD

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  • 1999
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    Family Guy

    Family Guy

    7.365 1999 HD

    Sick, twisted, politically incorrect and Freakin' Sweet animated series featuring the adventures of the dysfunctional Griffin family. Bumbling Peter...

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  • 1987
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    thirtysomething

    thirtysomething

    6.3 1987 HD

    Thirtysomething is an American television drama about a group of baby boomers in their late thirties. It was created by Marshall Herskovitz and...

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  • 1985
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    The Golden Girls

    The Golden Girls

    7.5 1985 HD

    Four Southern Florida seniors share a house, their dreams, and a whole lot of cheesecake. Bright, promiscuous, clueless and hilarious, these lovely,...

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  • 1993
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    Blue Heelers

    Blue Heelers

    6.6 1993 HD

    Blue Heelers was one of Australia's longest running weekly television drama series. Blue Heelers is a police drama series set in the fictional...

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  • 1962
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    The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

    5.3 1962 HD

    The Merv Griffin Show is an American television talk show, starring Merv Griffin. The series ran from October 1, 1962 to March 29, 1963 on NBC,...

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  • 1996
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    E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

    8.1 1996 HD

    E! True Hollywood Story is an American documentary series on E! that deals with famous Hollywood celebrities, movies, TV shows and also well-known...

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  • 1948
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    The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

    6.529 1948 HD

    The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by...

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  • 1990
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    Blossom

    Blossom

    6.1 1990 HD

    Blossom Russo is a highly intelligent and spunky teenager. The youngest of three, she lives with her divorced musician father, Nick, eldest brother...

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  • 1994
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    Chicago Hope

    Chicago Hope

    7.2 1994 HD

    Chicago Hope is an American medical drama television series, created by David E. Kelley. It ran on CBS from September 18, 1994, to May 4, 2000. The...

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  • 1992
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    Love & War

    Love & War

    6.429 1992 HD

    A woman running a bar in New York City while trying to maintain a romance with an egotistical opinion columnist.

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  • 1999
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    Family Law

    Family Law

    8.2 1999 HD

    Family attorney and mom Lynn Holt has had to scramble to keep her family and her law firm together since her husband left her and took most of their...

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  • 1966
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    ABC Stage 67

    ABC Stage 67

    5.667 1966 HD

    ABC Stage 67 is the umbrella title for a series of 26 weekly shows that included dramas, variety shows, documentaries, and original musicals. It...

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  • 1956
    imgS7 E9

    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

    4 1956 HD

    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show is an American variety series hosted by Dinah Shore, and broadcast on NBC from October 1956 to June 1963. The series was...

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  • 1953
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    The Oscars

    The Oscars

    7 1953 HD

    An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a...

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  • 1962
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    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    7.36 1962 HD

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally...

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  • 1948
    imgS24 E26

    The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

    6.529 1948 HD

    The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by...

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  • 1948
    imgS24 E26

    The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

    6.529 1948 HD

    The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by...

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  • 1950
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    The Bob Hope Show

    The Bob Hope Show

    7 1950 HD

    The Bob Hope Show hosted by Bob Hope, debuted on April 9, 1950. During the 1952-1953 season, NBC rotated with other variety shows in a Sunday night...

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  • 1990
    imgS24 E4

    Law & Order

    Law & Order

    7.388 1990 HD

    In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until...

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  • 1950
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    What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

    6.6 1950 HD

    Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by asking only "yes" or...

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  • 1994
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    Baseball

    Baseball

    7.3 1994 HD

    The history of the sport of baseball in America, told through archival photos, film footage, and the words of those who contributed to the game in...

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  • 1959
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    The Big Party

    The Big Party

    1 1959 HD

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  • 1967
    imgS11 E24

    The Carol Burnett Show

    The Carol Burnett Show

    7.5 1967 HD

    The Carol Burnett Show is an American variety/sketch comedy television show starring Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner, and...

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  • 1956
    imgS61 E2

    Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

    5 1956 HD

    The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The...

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  • 1956
    imgS61 E2

    Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

    5 1956 HD

    The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The...

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  • 1967
    imgS11 E24

    The Carol Burnett Show

    The Carol Burnett Show

    7.5 1967 HD

    The Carol Burnett Show is an American variety/sketch comedy television show starring Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner, and...

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  • 1968
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    The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

    6.6 1968 HD

    The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various television networks.

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  • 1962
    imgS31 E74

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    7.36 1962 HD

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally...

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  • 1986
    imgS38 E4

    American Masters

    American Masters

    6.9 1986 HD

    American Masters is a PBS television series which produces biographies on enduring writers, musicians, visual and performing artists, dramatists,...

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  • 1956
    imgS61 E2

    Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

    5 1956 HD

    The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The...

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  • 1950
    imgS1 E876

    What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

    6.6 1950 HD

    Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by asking only "yes" or...

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  • 1970
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    The Kraft Music Hall

    The Kraft Music Hall

    1 1970 HD

    A few years after Perry Como left as host, "The Kraft Music Hall" was revived as a regular series from 1967-71. There was no set host during this...

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  • 1958
    imgS13 E37

    Kraft Music Hall

    Kraft Music Hall

    4 1958 HD

    Kraft Music Hall is an umbrella title for several television series aired by NBC in the United States from the 1950s to the 1970s in the musical...

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  • 1958
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    Kraft Music Hall

    Kraft Music Hall

    4 1958 HD

    Kraft Music Hall is an umbrella title for several television series aired by NBC in the United States from the 1950s to the 1970s in the musical...

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  • 1956
    imgS61 E2

    Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

    5 1956 HD

    The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The...

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  • 1970
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    Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

    5 1970 HD

    The Corner Bar is an American situation comedy that aired on ABC from June 1972 to September 1973.

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