Best TV Shows of 1979

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Best TV Shows of 1979
Best TV Shows of 1979
TOP TV Shows: Knots Landing (1979), The Dukes of Hazzard (1979), The Facts of Life (1979), Hart to Hart (1979), Benson (1979), Roots: The Next Generations (1979), Salem's Lot (1979), Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979), Trapper John, M.D. (1979), The Sacketts (1979), Archie Bunker's Place (1979), The Bad News Bears (1979), The Ropers (1979), Tales of the Unexpected (1979), The Scarlet Letter (1979), Legends of the Superheroes (1979), Danger UXB (1979), The Littlest Hobo (1979), The Kids of Degrassi Street (1979), Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979).
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List of Best TV Shows

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Knots Landing (1979)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The domestic adventures, misdeeds and everyday interactions of five families living on a cul-de-sac in a small California community.
Style: soap opera, realistic, serious, telenovela
Plot: women, poor, family relations, small town, couple relations, intrigue, love and romance, couples, family life, love affair, power, best friend ...
Time: 80s, 70s, 90s, 20th century
Place: california, los angeles, usa
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The Dukes of Hazzard (1979)
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Cousins Bo and Luke Duke and their car "General Lee", assisted by Cousin Daisy and Uncle Jesse, have a running battle with the authorities of Hazzard County (Boss Hogg and Sheriff Coltrane), plus a string of ne'er-do-wells often ...
Style: sitcom, retro, semi serious, realistic, not serious ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: car chase, medieval, hillbilly, guy, fight, best friend, small town, racing, auto mechanic, hunter, team, fight scenes ...
Time: 80s, 70s, 20th century
Place: usa, colorado, southern usa, georgia, kentucky
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The Facts of Life (1979)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The Facts of Life is an American sitcom that originally ran on the NBC television network from August 24, 1979, to May 7, 1988, making it the longest running sitcom of the 1980's. A spin-off of the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes, the ...
Style: sitcom, semi serious, realistic, feel good, humorous
Audience: kids, teens
Plot: boarding school life, high school, women, teachers and students, lgbtq, batman, lgbtqi, strong female presence, girls' school, friendship, friendship between girls, tomboy ...
Time: 80s, 70s, 20th century
Place: new york
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 6.7
 9K
Hart to Hart (1979)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Hart to Hart is an American television series, starring Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers as Jonathan and Jennifer Hart, a wealthy couple who moonlight as amateur detectives. The series was created by writer Sidney Sheldon and produced by Aaron ...
Style: realistic, clever, suspenseful, serious, detective ...
Audience: kids
Plot: amateur detective, investigation, partner, cons and scams, couple relations, danger, love and romance, partners against crime, husband wife relationship, team, theft, millionaire ...
Time: 20th century, 80s, 70s
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 7.1
 4K
Benson (1979)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Benson is an American television sitcom which aired from September 13, 1979, to April 19, 1986, on ABC. The series was a spin-off from the soap opera parody Soap; however, Benson discarded the soap opera format of its parent show in favor of a more ...
Style: sitcom, political, realistic, not serious, humorous ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: black, workplace, african american, american politics, politics, campaigning, candidate, american culture, election, campaign, butler, power relations ...
Time: 70s, 80s, 20th century
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Roots: The Next Generations (1979)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 840 min.
TV show
Story: The dramatization of Alex Haley's family line from post Civil War America to the writer's search for his roots.
Style: uplifting, captivating, thought provoking, sentimental, epic ...
Plot: racism, slavery, american history, black, black history, civil war, african american, slave, history lesson, interracial, black people, great war ...
Time: 19th century, 20th century, 60s, 1910s, 1880s
Place: africa, usa, alabama, tennessee
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 6.7
 27K
Salem's Lot (1979)
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 200 min.
TV show
Story: Vampires are invading a small New England town. It's up to a novelist and a young horror fan to save it.
Style: atmospheric, suspenseful, creepy, psychological, scary ...
Plot: vampire, supernatural, small town, stephen king, murder, writers, curse, mysterious character, missing person, adultery, danger, curses spells and rituals ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
Place: new england, maine, usa
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Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy and Scooby-Doo travel from town to town in their van, The Mystery Machine, solving cases of hauntings, monsters and unexplained occurrences. Joining the gang is Scooby's pint-sized nephew, Scrappy-Doo. Unlike his ...
Style: retro, detective, not serious, humorous, 2d animation
Audience: kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot: scooby doo, teenager, cartoon dog, crime investigation, friendship, riddles and clues, friends, disorder, amateur detective, heroes, goofy hero, investigation ...
Time: 80s, 70s
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Trapper John, M.D. (1979)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Trapper John, M.D. is an American television medical drama and spin-off of the film MASH, concerning a lovable doctor who became a mentor and father figure in San Francisco, California. The show ran on CBS from September 23, 1979, to September 4, ...
Style: medical drama, retro, captivating, serious, realistic ...
Plot: medical, hospital, doctor, medicine, power relations, workplace, doctors and patients, workplace situations, lifesaver, medical profession, nurse, physician ...
Time: 70s, 20th century, 80s
Place: san francisco, usa, california
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 7.6
 2K
The Sacketts (1979)
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 240 min.
TV show
Story: Two part TV adaptation of Louis L'Amour's third novel in the Sackett series. The story follows the three Sackett brothers out west from their Tennessee home. Along the way the oldest, Tell, prospects for gold, while the two younger Orin ...
Style: saga, realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: brothers, cave, good versus evil, escapades, criminal heroes, gang, rivalry, lone wolves, vigilantism, homecoming, old west, family feud ...
Time: 19th century, 1860s
Place: tennessee, santa fe new mexico
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Archie Bunker's Place (1979)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Archie Bunker's Place is an American sitcom originally broadcast on the CBS network, conceived in 1979 as a spin-off and continuation of All in the Family. While not as popular as its predecessor, the show maintained a large enough audience to ...
Style: sitcom, realistic, not serious, humorous, witty ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: partner, satire, disorder, friends, family relations, misfit partners, friendship, society, workplace, workplace situations, eccentric family, working class ...
Time: 70s, 80s, 20th century
Place: new york, usa
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The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle & Jeckle (1979)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle & Jeckle is an updated version of Mighty Mouse and Heckle & Jeckle cartoons from the 1940s. The television series was produced by Filmation, and aired from 1979 to 1981 on CBS with over 48 ...
Plot: cartoon mouse, superhero, surrealism
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Huckleberry Finn and His Friends (1979)
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: Canada, West Germany
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Huckleberry Finn and His Friends was a 1979 television series documenting the exploits of Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer, based on the novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by American writer Mark Twain. The series ...
Style: realistic, serious, sincere, uplifting, captivating ...
Audience: kids, family outing
Plot: small town, best friend, hopes, coming of age, society, buddies, youth, mischievous children, young lovers, heroes, escapades, young heroes ...
Time: 19th century, 1800s
Place: missouri, mississippi, usa
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The Bad News Bears (1979)
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The Bad News Bears is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from March 24, 1979 until July 26, 1980, consisting of 26 episodes. It was based on the 1976 hit movie of the same name, that was followed by two sequels in 1977 and 1978.
Style: sitcom
Plot: baseball, junior high school, sport team, game, strong female lead, team, strong female character, baseball team, little league, baseball bat, uniform, baseball cap ...
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 5.9
 1K
The Ropers (1979)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The Ropers is an American sitcom that ran from March 13, 1979 to May 22, 1980 on ABC. The series is a spin-off of Three's Company and based on the British sitcom George and Mildred. The series focused on middle-aged couple Stanley and Helen ...
Style: sitcom
Plot: redheaded woman, husband wife relationship
Place: los angeles, southern california
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Tales of the Unexpected (1979)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: A British television anthology of stories, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, and a twist at the end. With early episodes written and presented by Roald Dahl, the series featured a plethora of big name guest stars.
Style: anthology, scary, spooky, sitcom, dark fairy tale ...
Audience: kids
Plot: conspiracy, youth, mysterious character, twists and turns, dark humor, danger, supernatural, supernatural power, surrealism, british
Time: 20th century, 70s, 80s
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The Scarlet Letter (1979)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: In the 17th century Massachusetts, a married women, whose husband is missing, has a child with the local pastor. The puritanical residents of her town condemn her to carry the Scarlet Letter of shame. Then the husband shows up.
Style: period drama
Plot: infidelity, adultery, puritan, extramarital affair, sexuality, mother daughter relationship, female protagonist, husband wife relationship, colonial america, pariah, letter, adulteress ...
Time: 17th century
Place: massachusetts
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Legends of the Superheroes (1979)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
TV show
Story: The adventures of many of DC Comics greatest superheroes and villains. In the first episode, The Challenge, the superheroes must race against time to stop the diabolical super-villains' plot to destroy the world. In the second episode, The ...
Style: epic
Plot: superhero, batman, woman with a gun, comic book, comic hero, female superhero, green lantern, justice league, superheroine, shrinking, camp, reunion ...
Time: 70s
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 8.5
 1K
Danger UXB (1979)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Danger UXB is a 1979 British ITV television series about World War II developed by John Hawkesworth and starring Anthony Andrews as Lieutenant Brian Ash, an officer in the Royal Engineers. The series chronicles the exploits of the fictional 97 ...
Style: exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough ...
Plot: world war two, terrorism, world war, military life, soldier, battles, danger, anti hero, fall in love, wartime life, war, military ...
Time: 20th century, 1940s
Place: london, england, europe
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The Littlest Hobo (1979)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: Canada
TV show
Story: The Littlest Hobo is a Canadian television series based upon a 1958 American film of the same name directed by Charles R. Rondeau. The series first aired from 1963 to 1965 in syndication, spanning six seasons and was revived for a popular second run ...
Audience: kids
Plot: dog, animal, german shepherd, wanderer, friendship, man with glasses, traveler, family relations, dog actor, rescue, travel
Time: 80s, 70s
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The Kids of Degrassi Street (1979)
Genre: Family, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The Kids of Degrassi Street is a Canadian children's TV show that aired from 1979 to 1986, and is the first in the Degrassi series, about the lives of a group of children living on Degrassi Street in Toronto, Canada. It grew out of four short ...
Style: serious, realistic, sincere, sentimental, touching
Audience: family outing, teens, kids
Plot: mischievous children, family relations, school, youth, parents separation, parents and children, society, friendship, friends, elementary school
Time: 70s, 80s, 20th century
Place: toronto ontario canada, canada
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The New Adventures of Flash Gordon (1979)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The New Adventures of Flash Gordon, also known as The Adventures of Flash Gordon, is an animated television series. The series is actually called Flash Gordon but the expanded title is used in official records to distinguish it from previous ...
Style: saga, 2d animation
Audience: kids
Plot: superhero, space opera, space travel, sword and sorcery, barbarian, intergalactic, anthropomorphic animal, female warrior, race against time, rocket, emperor, megalomaniac ...
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 290 min.
TV show
Story: In the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran George Smiley is forced from semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet agent within MI6's echelons.
Style: talky, clever, serious, political thriller, realistic ...
Plot: cold war, espionage, spy, secret service, double agent, book, traitor, betrayal, investigation, kgb, mole, politics ...
Time: 20th century, 70s
Place: britain, england, london, europe, united kingdom ...
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The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show (1979)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story: The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show is an animated television series produced by Ruby-Spears Productions from 1979 to 1981; it was shown right after Super Friends on the ABC Network. It featured various adventures of the DC Comics superhero ...
Audience: kids
Plot: superhero, erotic scene, multiverse, baby, robot, full moon, supernatural power, spaceship, rocket, anthropomorphic animal, cartoon dog, werewolf ...
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 7.8
 3K
Minder (1979)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Minder is a British comedy-drama series about the London criminal underworld. Initially produced by Verity Lambert, it was made by Euston Films, a subsidiary of Thames Television and shown on ITV. The show ran for ten series between 29 October 1979 ...
Style: comedy drama, sitcom, realistic, semi serious, humorous ...
Plot: urban, police, con men, fight, money, bodyguard, boxer, cop, city, dealer, scheme, small time ...
Time: 20th century, 80s, 70s, 90s
Place: london, england, europe
Is relevant ?
 5.8
 324
Hello, Larry (1979)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Hello, Larry is an American sitcom which aired on NBC from January 26, 1979 to April 30, 1980.
Style: sitcom, retro, vintage
Plot: radio station, single father, radio, radio announcer, television flop, talk radio, divorced divorcee
Place: portland oregon
Is relevant ?
 6.6
 140
House Calls (1979)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: House Calls is an American sitcom that lasted three seasons and 57 episodes, from December 17, 1979 to May 27, 1982, on CBS television, produced by Universal Television and based upon the 1978 feature film of the same name.
Style: medical drama, sitcom
Plot: hospital, administration, medical profession, doctor, clumsiness, clumsy, on off relationship, patient, surgeon, medical, latex gloves, dental mask ...
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Not the Nine O'Clock News (1979)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: Attention, comedy fans: NOT THE NINE O'CLOCK NEWS is the real thing. This is scathing, no-holds-barred Brit humor at its best. Rapid-fire skits starring Rowan Atkinson (Mr. Bean) are as politically incorrect as they are side-bustingly funny, ...
Style: sketch comedy, humorous, political, sitcom, parody ...
Plot: satire, sketch, political satire, artists and showbiz, media, disorder, news, media satire, silly humor, fake news report, british, entertainment ...
Time: 80s, 70s, 20th century
Place: england, united kingdom, europe
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Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Buck Rogers in the 25th Century is an American science fiction adventure television series produced by Universal Studios. The series ran for two seasons between 1979–1981, and the feature-length pilot episode for the series was released as a ...
Style: suspenseful, semi serious, exciting, touching, saga ...
Audience: family outing, kids, boys' night, teens
Plot: space opera, space and aliens, space travel, artificial intelligence, good versus evil, astronaut, time travel, alien invasion, survival, adventurer, save the world, fighting crime ...
Time: future
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Can't Change the Meeting Place (1979)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 372 min.
TV show
Story: After WWII is over, a young officer Volodya Sharapov returns to Moscow to work in MUR - Moskovskiy Ugolovny Rozysk (Moscow Criminal Police). There he meets Gleb Zheglov who is a chief of a squad which fights organized crime. Their main task is to ...
Style: realistic, serious, suspense, suspenseful, detective ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: post war, law enforcement, gang, rookie, gangster, undercover agent, working undercover, police investigation, mafia, murder mystery, criminal, homicide ...
Time: 1940s, post world war two
Place: soviet union, russia, moscow russia, ussr
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