Best TV Shows of 1979
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Best TV Shows of 1979
TOP TV Shows: Knots Landing (1979), The Facts of Life (1979), The Dukes of Hazzard (1979), Hart to Hart (1979), Benson (1979), Roots: The Next Generations (1979), Salem's Lot (1979), The Sacketts (1979), Trapper John, M.D. (1979), Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (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), Shelley (1979).
List of Best TV Shows
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, serious, realistic, telenovela
Plot:
women, poor, family relations, small town, couples, intrigue, love and romance, couple relations, family life, love affair, power, best friend ...
Time:
80s, 90s, 70s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
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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, realistic, semi serious, humorous, feel good
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
boarding school, boarding school life, high school, friendship between girls, tomboy, lgbtqi, preppy, women, teachers and students, lgbtq, high school student, strong female presence ...
Time:
80s, 70s, 20th century
Place:
new york
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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, not serious, semi serious, realistic, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
car chase, medieval, hillbilly, deep south, nylons, bartender, guy, uncle, racing, auto mechanic, fight scenes, hunter ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 70s
Place:
usa, colorado, southern usa, georgia, kentucky
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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:
clever, realistic, suspenseful, serious, detective ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
amateur detective, partner, cons and scams, partners against crime, love and romance, couple relations, danger, husband wife relationship, team, journalist, theft, millionaire ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, 70s
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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, witty ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
black, workplace, african american, campaign, election, american politics, politics, candidate, campaigning, butler, friends, power relations ...
Time:
70s, 80s, 20th century
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 120 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:
thought provoking, captivating, uplifting, epic, sentimental ...
Plot:
slavery, racism, black slave, american history, black, black history, racial discrimination, civil war, african american, slave, human exploitation, usa history ...
Time:
20th century, 19th century, 60s, 1910s, 1880s
Place:
africa, usa, alabama, tennessee
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 183 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:
creepy, gothic horror, suspenseful, gothic, psychological ...
Audience:
teens, horror for children
Plot:
vampire, small town, supernatural, murder, adultery, antique shop, stephen king, mansion, heart attack, dog, child murders a child, priest ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
new england, maine, usa, texas, new jersey ...
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Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 120 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, epic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
brothers, cave, card playing, vigilantism, good versus evil, rivalry, gang, criminal heroes, lone wolves, escapades, american civil war, homecoming ...
Time:
19th century, 1860s
Place:
tennessee, santa fe new mexico
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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:
hospital, medical, doctor, medicine, power relations, doctors and patients, workplace, workplace situations, lifesaver, medical profession, nurse, physician ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, 70s
Place:
san francisco, usa, california
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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:
cartoon dog, teenager, crime investigation, friendship, riddles and clues, disorder, friends, imaginary, pets, danger, goofy hero, investigation ...
Time:
70s, 80s
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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, clever ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
satire, partner, family relations, disorder, friends, misfit partners, society, workplace, eccentric family, workplace situations, family life, friendship ...
Time:
70s, 80s, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa
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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, uplifting, exciting, captivating ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
small town, best friend, heroes, young heroes, escapades, mischievous children, society, youth, coming of age, human spirit, young lovers, on the run ...
Time:
19th century, 1800s
Place:
missouri, mississippi, usa
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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, feel good, inspirational, heartfelt, juvenile
Audience:
family friendly, kids
Plot:
baseball, teamwork, coaching, misfit, friendship, mentor, redemption, second chance, youth, outsider, small town, children ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 80s
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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, situational comedy, light hearted, slapstick, period piece
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
married couple, adaptation, fish out of water, husband wife relationship, redheaded woman, apartment complex
Place:
los angeles, southern california
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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, dark fairy tale, sitcom ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
conspiracy, youth, twists and turns, mysterious character, supernatural, danger, dark humor, british, surrealism, supernatural power, twilight
Time:
20th century, 70s, 80s
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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 ...
Style:
anthropomorphic, lighthearted, slapstick, heroic, retro ...
Plot:
superhero, children, flying, television, rebirth, invulnerability, vampire, satire, villain, nostalgia, cartoon mouse, super speed ...
Time:
70s, 80s, 20th century
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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:
historical drama, serious, bleak, costume drama, melancholic ...
Plot:
adultery, illegitimate child, literary, hypocrisy, redemption, shame, punishment, forgiveness, infidelity, puritan, extramarital affair, husband wife relationship ...
Time:
17th century
Place:
massachusetts
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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:
retro, cult classic, lighthearted, parody, period piece ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
superhero, batman, camp, crossover, satire, variety show, villain, comic book, woman with a gun, comic hero, green lantern, female superhero ...
Time:
70s
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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, serious, rough, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
world war two, world war, terrorism, military life, battles, danger, wartime life, soldier, anti hero, heroes, military, fall in love ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
london, europe, england
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 30 min.
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 ...
Style:
feel good, heroic, independent film, uplifting, melancholic
Audience:
kids, family friendly
Plot:
dog, german shepherd, travel, rescue, animal protagonist, wandering, road trip, compassion, small town, loyalty, family drama, companion ...
Time:
70s, 80s
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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:
realistic, heartfelt, emotional, educational, period piece ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing
Plot:
friendship, childhood, slice of life, grownups, community, social realism, neighborhood, coming of age, identity, high school life, urban, innocence ...
Time:
70s, 80s, 20th century
Place:
toronto ontario canada, canada
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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, psychotronic, 2d animation
Audience:
kids
Plot:
flash gordon, superhero, space opera, space travel, anthropomorphic animal, space battle, intergalactic, bird attack, master criminal, barbarian, sword and sorcery, emperor ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Shelley is a British sitcom made by Thames Television and originally broadcast on ITV from 12 July 1979 to 12 January 1984 and from 11 October 1988 to 1 September 1992. Starred Hywel Bennett as James Shelley, originally 28 years old and a sardonic, ...
Style:
sitcom, witty, dark comedy
Audience:
adult
Plot:
unemployment, anti establishment, landlady, writers, satire, social satire, city life, political satire, slice of life, bureaucracy, political humor, unemployed ...
Time:
80s, 70s
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Harry runs a salvage operation, in which he and his partners reclaim trash and junk and sell it as scrap (or as other things).
Style:
offbeat, uplifting, period piece, comedy drama
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
space travel, teamwork, problem solving, perseverance, friendship, optimism, blue collar, entrepreneurship, garbage dump, working class family, working class, mechanic ...
Time:
70s
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 45 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, contemplative ...
Plot:
cold war, spy, espionage, secret service, double agent, book, investigation, betrayal, kgb, mole, spy thriller, british intelligence ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
london, england, britain, europe, paris france ...
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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 ...
Style:
colorful, heroic, light hearted, slapstick, retro ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly
Plot:
superhero, shape shifting, children, fighting crime, vigilante, multiverse, teenage werewolf, werewolf, teenager, anthropomorphic animal, rocket, spaceship ...
Time:
70s, 80s
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 50 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, semi serious, realistic, humorous ...
Plot:
urban, fight, police, con men, money, bodyguard, boxer, cop, city, dealer, scheme, power relations ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 90s, 70s
Place:
london, england, europe
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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:
saga, suspenseful, exciting, semi serious, touching ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, teens, boys' night
Plot:
space opera, space and aliens, artificial intelligence, space battle, good versus evil, spacecraft, astronaut, spaceship, fighting crime, survival, adventurer, dystopian future ...
Time:
future
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Genre: Mystery
Country: Poland, USA
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
Shot in Polish-British co-production series of short stories based on themes of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - "father" of the world's most famous detective: Sherlock Holmes. Each episode is a separate entity, revealing another riddle crime ...
Style:
captivating, tense, detective
Plot:
sherlock holmes, private detective, amateur sleuth, investigation, uncover truth, murder investigation, partners against crime, homicide detective, sleuth, whodunit, crime investigation, crime solving ...
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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, feel good, lighthearted, sentimental, retro ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
single father, radio station, radio announcer, television, parenting, divorce, career change, slice of life, blended family, urban, radio, studio ...
Place:
portland oregon
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