Pick of the Litter 2019 - 2020

Gaycation (2016 - 2017)

8 /10

Elliot and his best friend Ian set off on a personal journey to explore LGBTQ cultures around the world. From Japan to Brazil, Jamaica to America, they discover the multiplicity of LGBTQ experiences, meeting amazing people and hearing their deeply moving stories of struggle and triumph. Gaycation celebrates the state of LGBTQ identities across the globe.

Average Episode Run Time: 44` . MMPA: TV-MA . Year(s): 2016 - 2017

Director: David Laven

Stars: Elliot Page , Ian Daniel

Frasier (1993 - 2004)

0 /10

After many years spent at the “Cheers” bar, Frasier moves back home to Seattle to work as a radio psychiatrist after his policeman father gets shot in the hip on duty.

Average Episode Run Time: 24` . MMPA: TV-PG . Year(s): 1993 - 2004

Director: Cynthia J. Popp , Andy Ackerman , Wil Shriner

Producer: Jeffrey Richman , Chris Marcil , Michael B. Kaplan

Stars: Kelsey Grammer , David Hyde Pierce , Jane Leeves , Peri Gilpin , John Mahoney , Heath Porter

Diagnosis: Murder (1991 - 2002)

0 /10

Dr. Mark Sloan is a good-natured, offbeat physician who is called upon to solve murders.

Average Episode Run Time: 45` . MMPA: TV-PG . Year(s): 1991 - 2002

Director: Barry Steinberg , Neema Barnette , Oz Scott

Producer: Mark Masuoka , Lee Goldberg , Dean Hargrove

Stars: Dick Van Dyke , Barry Van Dyke , Charlie Schlatter , Victoria Rowell , Majel Barrett , Wayne Pére

I Dream of Jeannie (1965 - 1970)

0 /10

While on a mission, American astronaut Captain Tony Nelson is forced to make an emergency landing that will forever change his life. On a deserted South Pacific island, Captain Nelson happens upon a bottle containing a beautiful two-thousand-year-old female genie named Jeannie. Rescuing her from the bottle nets Tony the requisite three wishes, and then some, when Jeannie pledges total devotion to her new "master".

Average Episode Run Time: 25` . MMPA: TV-G . Year(s): 1965 - 1970

Director: Claudio Guzmán , Hal Cooper , Oscar Rudolph

Producer: Sheldon Schrager , Herb Wallerstein , Claudio Guzmán

Stars: Barbara Eden , Larry Hagman , Louis Mercier , Henry Beckman , Mittie Lawrence , Danielle Beausojour

Bonanza (1959 - 1973)

0 /10

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

Average Episode Run Time: 49` . MMPA: TV-PG . Year(s): 1959 - 1973

Director: Jacques Tourneur , Nicholas Colasanto , Arthur Lubin

Producer: David Dortort

Stars: Lorne Greene , Dan Blocker , Michael Landon , Kevin Tighe , Ben Cooper , Dorothy Green

Amazing Stories (1985 - 1987)

0 /10

A truly amazing, fantastical, science fiction, funny and odd, and sometimes scary, sad and endearing anthology series presented by Steven Spielberg with guest appearances by many famous actors, actresses, and directors.

Average Episode Run Time: 25` . MMPA: TV-PG . Year(s): 1985 - 1987

Director: James Beihold , Robert Markowitz , Nick Castle

Producer: Skip Lusk , Steve Starkey , Kathleen Kennedy

Stars: Al Ruscio , Frank Welker , John Philbin , Kristine Blackburn , Evelyn Keyes , David Carradine

Touched by an Angel (1994 - 2003)

0 /10

Monica, an angel, is tasked with bringing guidance and messages from God to various people who are at a crossroads in their lives.

Average Episode Run Time: 48` . MMPA: TV-PG . Year(s): 1994 - 2003

Director: Helaine Head , Kevin Dowling , Noel Nosseck

Stars: Roma Downey , Della Reese , John Dye , Valerie Bertinelli , Katherine LaNasa , Lindsay Crouse

MacGyver (1985 - 1994)

0 /10

He's everyone's favorite action hero... but he's a hero with a difference. Angus MacGyver is a secret agent whose wits are his deadliest weapon. Armed with only a knapsack filled with everyday items he picks up along the way, he improvises his way out of every peril the bad guys throw at him. Making a bomb out of chewing gum? Fixing a speeding car's breaks... while he's riding in it? Using soda pop to cook up tear gas? That's all in a day's adventures for MacGyver. He's part Boy Scout, part genius. And all hero.

Average Episode Run Time: 45` . MMPA: TV-PG . Year(s): 1985 - 1994

Director: Alan Smithee , Rob Bowman , Chris Haddock

Producer: Vin Di Bona , Victoria Burrows , John Mantley

Stars: Richard Dean Anderson , Bruce McGill , Dana Elcar , Amanda O'Leary , Elyssa Davalos , Claire Vardiel

Family Matters (1989 - 1998)

0 /10

A long-running dramedy centering on the Winslow family, a middle-class African American family living in Chicago, and their pesky next-door neighbor, ultra-nerd Steve Urkel. A spin-off of Perfect Strangers.

Average Episode Run Time: 30` . MMPA: TV-G . Year(s): 1989 - 1998

Director: John Tracy , Gerren Keith , Jeffrey Ganz

Producer: Pamela Eells

Stars: Reginald VelJohnson , Darius McCrary , Kellie Shanygne Williams , Jaleel White , Heather Morgan , Hana Hatae

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (1998 - 2023)

0 /10

Can you tell the difference between fact and fiction? Several stories of strange, mysterious and incredible occurrences are chronicled during each episode. It is up to the viewer to decide which stories actually happened and which were completely fabricated by the show’s writers. The answer is revealed by Jonathan Frakes at the conclusion of each episode.

Average Episode Run Time: 43` . MMPA: TV-PG . Year(s): 1998 - 2023

Director: Steve Anker , Christopher Taylor , Tom Woodruff Jr.

Producer: Dick Clark , Al Schwartz , Miranda Bailey

Stars: Jonathan Frakes , Fred Ornstein , Jay Michael Ferguson , Wendy Schaal , Omar Forrest , William Long Jr.

I Love Lucy (1951 - 2017)

0 /10

Cuban Bandleader Ricky Ricardo would be happy if his wife Lucy would just be a housewife. Instead she tries constantly to perform at the Tropicana where he works, and make life comically frantic in the apartment building they share with landlords Fred and Ethel Mertz, who also happen to be their best friends.

Average Episode Run Time: 30` . MMPA: TV-G . Year(s): 1951 - 2017

Director: Marc Daniels , James V. Kern , Ralph Levy

Producer: B. Donald Grant , Jess Oppenheimer , Desi Arnaz

Stars: Lucille Ball , Desi Arnaz , Vivian Vance , William Frawley , Milton Frome , Strother Martin

iCarly (2007 - 2012)

0 /10

Watch Carly, Sam, and Freddie, as they try to balance their everyday 8th grade lives with their newfound fame managing and starring in the most awesome show on the web.

Average Episode Run Time: 25` . MMPA: TV-G . Year(s): 2007 - 2012

Director: Jerry Trainor , David Kendall , Adam Weissman

Producer: Krisha Bullock , Joe Catania , George Doty IV

Stars: Miranda Cosgrove , Jennette McCurdy , Nathan Kress , Jerry Trainor , Noah Munck , Kyle Chebbi