The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959–1963) |
Jangle Bells (1960) S2.E10 |
Maynard throws a Christmas party for his friends, but status seeker Zelda persuades Dobie it would be better to attend Chatsworth's posh party. Troubled, Dobie is haunted by ghosts in this spoof of Dickens' "A Christmas Carol." |
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1960
12/20/1960
TV-Y7
TV Series Episode 26 minutes
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Comedy
Family
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Rod Amateau
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Dwayne Hickman
/ Dobie Gillis
Frank Faylen
/ Herbert T. Gillis
Florida Friebus
/ Winifred Gillis
Bob Denver
/ Maynard G. Krebs / Past and Future spirit
Sheila James Kuehl
/ Zelda Gilroy
Steve Franken
/ Chatsworth Osborne, Jr.
William Schallert
/ Mr. Leander Pomfritt
David Bond
/ Tremblay
Paul Bradley
/ Party Guest (uncredited)
William Burnside
/ Waiter (uncredited)
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The Patty Duke Show (1963-1966) |
The Christmas Present (1963) S1.E15 |
Martin is forced by his boss to fire his twin brother, who is also Cathy's father, at Christmas time. |
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1963
12/25/1963
Approved
TV Series Episode
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Patty Duke
/ Patty Lane / Cathy Lane
William Schallert
/ Martin Lane / Kenneth Lane
Jean Byron
/ Natalie Lane
Paul O'Keefe
/ Ross Lane
John McGiver
/ J.R. Castle
Joel Crager
/ Alan Miller
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The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977–1979) |
Will the Real Santa Claus...? (1977) S2.E12 |
A burglar dressed as Santa. A drifter in a stable next door, gets accused for burgling. Nancy don't believe that this gentle man is guilty, so she starts looking for clues. A mysterious car around. Who and what is going on? |
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1977
12/18/1977
Approved
TV Series Episode 60 minutes
A
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Family
Mystery
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Director(s):
Michael Pataki
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Writer(s):
Michael Sloan
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Pamela Sue Martin
/ Nancy Drew
William Schallert
/ Carson Drew
Dan O'Herlihy
/ Griffin
Rick Springfield
/ Ned Nickerson
Susan Buckner
/ George Fayne
John Ericson
/ Captain Rogers
William Campbell
/ Markham
Jorge Moreno
/ Peter Cortez
John Roper
/ Lockhart
Walt Davis
/ Stewart
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This Is the Life (1952–1988) |
The Stableboy's Christmas (1978) S7.E10 |
Ten-year old Tammy refuses to wrap a Christmas present intended for her cousin, hoping to keep the doll for herself. Later, through a dream, she travels back to Bethlehem to witness a little stableboy's act of unselfish love when he gives the Christ child his pet lamb. Tammy then realizes how sharing presents with others is a way of sharing God's love at Christmastime. |
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1978
12/01/1978
Approved
TV Series Episode 27 minutes
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Drama
Family
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Frank Aletter
/ Shepherd #2
Michael Anderson Jr.
/ Father
Paul Benjamin
/ Gaspar
Jane Alice Brandon
/ Mary
Danielle Brisebois
/ Tammy
Frank Campanella
/ Balthasar
Darleen Carr
/ Mother
Jacque Lynn Colton
/ Innkeeper's Wife
Ross Elliott
/ Man
Steve Franken
/ Vendor
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CHiPs (1977–1983) |
Christmas Watch (1979) S3.E15 |
The Christmas season doesn't mean any less work for Jon and Ponch. At the community church, thieves run off with a 15th century bell that means a great deal to the local kids. The thieves also operate a car-theft ring and prey on unsuspecting car sellers by taking the cars for a test drive and not returning. When the criminals get into an auto accident, their strange behavior gives them away and they are arrested. |
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1979
12/15/1979
TV-PG
TV Series Episode 60 minutes
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Crime
Drama
Mystery
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Director(s):
Phil Bondelli
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Erik Estrada
/ Officer Frank Poncherello
Larry Wilcox
/ Officer Jon Baker
Robert Pine
/ Sgt. Joseph Getraer
William Schallert
/ Rev. Warmer
Rosemary Forsyth
/ Joan Manette
Anna Navarro
/ Maria Poncherello
Don Reid
/ Bob Piermont
Pamela Susan Shoop
/ Alice Piermont
Paul Linke
/ Officer Arthur Grossman
Lou Wagner
/ Harlan Arliss
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Christmas Miracles (1997) |
Celebrities help to fulfill the wishes of children and their families from specially selected letters that were written to Santa and found in the dead letter bins at the U.S. Postal Service. Also showcases stories by everyday people who have been touched by the spirit of Christmas. |
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1997
12/13/1997
Approved
TV Special 60 minutes
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Reality-TV
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Shari Cookson
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William Schallert
/ Narrator - Self
Halle Berry
/ Self
Jennifer Love Hewitt
/ Self
Richard Karn
/ Self
Melissa Joan Hart
/ Self
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Gremlins (1984) |
A young man inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet and unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous monsters on a small town. /// A boy inadvertently breaks 3 important rules concerning his new Christmas present and unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous monsters on a small town preparing for Christmas. A young man who receives a strange creature called a mogwai as a pet, which then spawns other creatures who transform into small, destructive, evil monsters. |
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1984
06/08/1984
PG
Film 106 minutes
B
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Comedy
Fantasy
Horror
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Joe Dante
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find a present for my kid |
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must have it as a present for Christmas |
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Mogwai, much responsibility |
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Merry Christmas |
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Zach Galligan
/ Billy
Phoebe Cates
/ Kate
Hoyt Axton
/ Randall Peltzer
Keye Luke
/ Grandfather
Dick Miller
/ Mr. Futterman
Polly Holliday
/ Mrs. Deagle
John Louie
/ Chinese Boy
Don Steele
/ Rockin' Ricky Rialto (voice)
Susan Burgess
/ Little Girl
Scott Brady
/ Sheriff Frank
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Matlock (1986–1995) |
The Gift (1987) S2.E11 |
Ben defends Brian Emerson, who is accused of murdering his ex-wife Maggie Crowley after he sneaked into her house to give their daughter Wendy a Christmas gift. |
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1987
12/22/1987
TV-PG
TV Series Episode 60 minutes
B
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Crime
Drama
Mystery
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Director(s):
Tony Mordente
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Writer(s):
Dean Hargroev
Robert Schlitt
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Andy Griffith
/ Ben Matlock
Nancy Stafford
/ Michelle Thomas
Kari Lizer
/ Cassie Phillips
Kene Holiday
/ Tyler Hudson
Julie Sommars
/ Julie March
Bryan Cranston
/ Brian Emerson
Jason Evers
/ Dr. Jim Lord
Howard George
/ Phillip Tracy
Lise Hilboldt
/ Dr. Maggie Crowley
Wolf Muser
/ Peter Bono
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Hawaii Five-0 (1968-1980) |
Once Upon a Time: Part 1 (1969) S1.E19 |
McGarrett's sister, whose infant son is dying of cancer, has fallen under the sway of a medical quack. Her husband is afraid to confront her. Instead, he summons McGarrett to their home in Los Angeles. McGarrett enlists the aid of U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials in prosecuting the quack. However, McGarrett's sister refuses to believe her big brother. When the child dies, the sister turns against McGarrett. As the trial begins, it is disrupted by followers of the quack. |
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1969
02/19/1969
Not Rated
TV Series Episode 51 minutes
M
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Jack Lord
/ Det. Steve McGarrett
James MacArthur
/ Danny Williams
Zulu
/ Kono
Kam Fong
/ Chin Ho
Joanne Linville
/ Dr. C.L. Fremont
Nancy Malone
/ Mary Ann Whalen
David Sheiner
/ Frank Zipser
John Carter
/ Tom Whalen
Bartlett Robinson
/ Albert Woodson
Bill Zuckert
/ Judge H. Adamson
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