Television Shows
"As Seen on TV"
A television movie (also TV movie, made-for-TV movie, telefilm, etc.) is a photoplay that does not normally feature in movie theatres but is produced for, and released to, television only. It is commonly considered a type of movie, but some people restrict the latter term to those that play in cinemas only.
The programs listed below have all at one time or another been on the telly. Most of those great old shows are represented here, from "Green Acres" to "Absolutely Fabulous", from "Dallas" to "Six Feet Under", from "The Simpsons" to "Ren and Stimpy".....
Below is an amalgam of Alice's entire collection of "Television Shows". For more precise grazing you may find scrolling within this genre helpful. ie "TV Drama", "TV Comedy", "TV Cult", etc
Hogan's Heroes: Season 5 (1969)
7.7/10
Starring: Bob Crane, Werner Klemperer, John Banner, Robert Clary, Richard Dawson, Ivan Dix...
The fifth season of Hogan's Heroes aired in 1969 with a divisive war tearing the nation apart, and decades later there is still comfort to be taken fr... Read more
Get Smart: Season 5 (1969)
8.2/10
Starring: Barbara Feldon, Don Adams, Edward Platt
Maxwell Smart is back...And Loving it! And so is Agent 99, The Chief, Fang and the rest of the fearless Get Smart gang. Here is the legendary, Emmy Aw... Read more
Only When I Laugh: Series 1 - 4 (1969)
6.5/10
Starring: James Bolam, Peter Bowles, Richard Wilson, Christopher Strauli
From the pen of Eric 'Rising Damp' Chappell, this dry comedy series follows the exploits of three hypochondriacal hospital patients who drive the doct... Read more
The Dick Cavett Show: Comic Legends (1969)
8.5/10
Starring: Dick Cavett, Woody Allen, Mel Brooks, Bill Cosby, Jerry Lewis, Jack Benny, Grouc...
This collection includes 12 seminal episodes from the popular late-night talk show, featuring a parade of comic royalty, namely: Woody Allen, Jack Ben... Read more
The Dick Cavett Show: Rock Icons (1969)
8.5/10
Starring: Dick Cavett, David Bowie, David Crosby, George Harrison, Janis Joplin, Joni Mitc...
Long regarded as TV's most intelligent talk show, 'The Dick Cavett Show' was also the late-night TV home of some of the biggest names in rock 'n' roll... Read more
H.R. Pufnstuf: The Complete Series (1969)
7.6/10
Director: Hollingsworth Morse
Starring: Jack Wild, Billie Hayes
From the world of Sid and Marty Krofft comes the kids show favourite with dragon H.R. Pufnstuf. Travel to Living Island with Jimmy and Freddie, his ta... Read more
The Best of Please Sir! (1969)
Director: Mark Stuart
Starring: John Alderton, David Barry, Erik Chitty, Peter Cleall
British comedy at its best with John Alderton as idealistic teacher Bernard Hedges who has been put in charge of 5C - the worst class ever. Includes... Read more
On the Buses: Series 1 and 2 (1969)
7.1/10
Starring: Reg Varney, Bob Grant, Stephen Lewis, Doris Hare
The classic BBC comedy with Reg Varney as bus driver Stan, and Bob Grant as conductor Jack - a couple of middle-aged Jack-the-lads always on the looko... Read more
The Brady Bunch: Season 1 (1969)
6.7/10
Starring: Robert Reed, Florence Henderson, Maureen McCormick, Barry Williams, Christopher...
The ultimate, all-American, apple pie-chomping family. Here's the story of a lovely lady who was bringing up three very lovely girls...then she met M... Read more
Whicker's World (1969)
7.5/10
Director: David Greene, Michael Blakstad, Peter Robinson, Michael Deakin, Nigel Turner
Starring: Alan Whicker
For some forty years, British television pioneer Alan Whicker has roamed far and wide in search of the eccentric, the ludicrous and the socially-revea... Read more