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Gilligan's Island is an American TV sitcom originally produced by United Artists Television. It aired for three seasons on the CBS network, from September 26, 1964 to September 4, 1967. It was sponsored by Philip Morris & Company and Procter & Gamble. The show followed the comic adventures of seven castaway as they attempted to survive and ultimately escape from a previously uninhabited island where they were shipwreck. Gilligan's Island ran for a total of 98 episodes. The first...

The Shield is an American police-drama television series shown on FX Networks in the U.S. and other networks internationally. The show is known for its controversial portrayal of corrupt police officers and was originally advertised as "Rampart" in reference to the true life Rampart Division police scandal, which the show's Strike Team is loosely based upon. The first season gained the most Emmy nominations for a basic cable drama. The series was created by Shawn Ryan and The Barn Productions...

All in the Family is an acclaimed American situation comedy that was originally broadcast on the CBS television network from January 12, 1971 to April 8, 1979. In September 1979, the show was revamped, and given a new title, Archie Bunker's Place. This version of the sitcom lasted another four years, ending its run in 1983. Produced by Norman Lear and based on the British television series Till Death Us Do Part, the show broke ground in its depiction of issues previously deemed unsuitable for...

First of the Summer Wine was a sitcom written by Roy Clarke. The series was a prequel to one of Clarke's long running series, Last of the Summer Wine, and follows some of the characters from the original series as they revel in antics in their youth. First of the Summer Wine ran for two series of thirteen episodes between 1988 and 1989. The BBC has never shown repeats of the series, although repeats do occasionally appear in the UK on satellite station UKTV Gold., The show was broadcast in...

That Girl is an American television situation comedy that ran on ABC from 1966 to 1971. It starred Marlo Thomas as the title character, Ann Marie, an aspiring (but only sporadically employed) actress, who had moved from her hometown of Brewster, New York to make it big in New York City. Ann had to take a number of offbeat "temp" jobs to support herself in between her various auditions and bit parts, though she nonetheless was able to afford a spacious Manhattan apartment as well as an extensive...

Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears is an American animated television series that aired in the United States in the mid-1980s through the early 1990s. The show was created by The Walt Disney Company, and loosely inspired by the gummi bear candies; Disney CEO Michael Eisner was struck with inspiration for the show when his son requested the candies one day. The series premiered on NBC on September 14, 1985, and continued to air on ABC, running for 65 half-hour installments over six seasons,...

This Week... is a weekly program that originally started as This Week at War, focusing on that week's news on the Middle East wars, in addition to security in the United States and terrorism. Due to much excitement over the 2008 presidential election, it was changed to This Week in Politics in January 2008. Airing on CNN/US, the program appears at 6 p.m. ET Saturdays, 1 p.m. ET Sundays, hosted by Tom Foreman. It was originally hosted by John Roberts.

Chico and the Man was an American sitcom which ran on NBC from September 131974 to July 211978, starring Jack Albertson as Ed Brown (The Man), the cantankerous owner of a run down garage in an East Los Angeles barrio, and introducing Freddie Prinze as Chico Rodriguez, an upbeat, optimistic Chicano street kid who comes in looking for a job. It was the first U.S. television series set in a Mexican-American neighborhood. Ed doesn't want Chico's help; in fact, he distrusts all Chicanos. A hard...

Baywatch Nights is a spin-off from the popular television series, Baywatch. Created by Douglas Schwartz, David Hasselhoff, and Gregory J. Bonann, the show was on NBC and ran from 1995 to 1997. The original premise of the show was that, during a midlife crisis, Sgt. Garner Ellerbee, who was the resident police officer of Baywatch since the beginning of the series, decides to quit his job as a police officer and form a detective agency. Mitch Buchannon, his friend from Baywatch, joins to support...

is a Japan tokusatsu television series. It was broadcast on TV Tokyo from October 7, 2005 to March 31, 2006, lasting 25 episodes (with one additional "Overview" special, summarizing the events of episodes 1 through 13, aired before episode 14) . Produced by Tohokushinsha, the series is considered by some to be a turning point in tokusatsu entertainment, as it was marketed towards adults and older teenagers, as opposed to younger children. The show contains graphic violence, nudity, and mature...

Shoestring was a BBC television show set in Bristol. It featured a private detective with his own show on the local radio station, Radio West.The programme ran between September 30 1979 and December 21 1980, in two series with 21 one hour-long episodes. Star Trevor Eve decided not to return to the role after two series, as he wanted to diversify into theatre roles, so the same production team changed the format to be based in Jersey and created Bergerac, also about a detective returning to work...

Dream Team was a British television series produced by Hewland International which aired on Sky One and Sky Three from 1997 to 2007, that chronicled the on-field and off-field affairs of the fictional Harchester United F.C. The club is based in the fictional town of Harchester (which is said to be close to Tamworth) in the West Midlands. Most fans consider Lynda Block, played by Alison King and Karl Fletcher, played by Terry Kiely to be the two most popular characters. The show began in 1997...

Sons of Butcher is a cartoon based on the band of the same name, airing weeknights at 9:30 p.m. & 2 a.m. et/pt on The Detour on Teletoon. It is animated using a variety of programs, put together using Adobe Flash. The show follows the exploits of Sol Butcher, Ricky Butcher, and Doug Borski, who operate a successful butcher shop called "Sons of Butcher Quality Meats" in the slums of Steeltown, a city modelled after Hamilton, Ontario. When not tending to the shop, they play together at various...

Beg, Borrow & Deal is a reality television show that aired on ESPN with a first season in 2002 and a second season in 2003. The show, which was originally called "Beg, Borrow and B.S.", featured two teams of four pitted against each other. The object of the game was to get from one point in the United States to another, while completing sports-related tasks from a list given to them at the start of the game. However, the contestants were only allowed the clothes on their backs and their...

The Wrong Coast is a Canadian stop-motion animated television show. The show emulates a Hollywood gossip show with fake news and features, and includes many parodies on Hollywood movies, often utilizing the voices of real stars. The theme song is performed by They Might Be Giants. The Wrong Coast was produced by Blueprint Entertainment and Curious Pictures with stop-motion animation provided by Cuppa Coffee. The series initially was to air for American audiences on AMC in December 2003 but...