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- The pizza-loving, shell-busting mutant turtles Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael and Michelangelo, with the guidance of their Sensei Master Splinter, face fierce enemies, save humanity from extinction and battle against life-altering mutations.
- The most powerful man in the universe, He-Man, goes against the evil forces of Skeletor to save the planet Eternia and to protect the secrets of Castle Grayskull.
- The educational adventures of a group of Afro-American inner city kids.
- Princess Adora raises her magic sword and becomes She-Ra, the most powerful woman in the universe, to aid her friends in defeating the Evil Horde so their planet Etheria can be free.
- A squad of supernatural investigators are Earth's only defense against an evil ghost wizard and his minions.
- A Native American marshal and his friends keep the peace on the frontier planet of New Texas.
- Award-winning syndicated daytime talk show hosted by Gary Collins, featuring a variety of celebrity guests, current affairs, cooking and popular culture.
- Facing his parent's (Lynne Moody, Ben Vereen) impending divorce and emotional upheaval, a young boy (Emmanuel Lewis) runs away and joins a gang of London street urchins who live by their wits, begging, and thievery.
- American show featuring the popular British talk show host.
- Martha Stewart, the Bob Vila of Home Economics, gives tips on everything from cooking and flower arranging to gardening and making homemade Christmas decorations.
- He-Man and She-Ra join together to stop Horde Prime from ruining Christmas for some Earth children stranded on Eternia.
- For years, one of America's favorite board games was Scrabble, the Selchow & Righter-marketed game introduced in the 1930s. The game was revised and brought to television in 1984 by Reg Grundy Productions. Two contestants competed in the "crossword" round, played on a giant Scrabble board. Host Woolery announces a letter to build on, announces the number of letters in the word and reads a clue to said word (e.g., a seven letter word; "Experts really know how to pick them"; answer: "pockets"). The contestant chosen to go first draws two numbered tiles from the rack; the rack (positioned between the contestants) contained all the letters in the word, plus three "stoppers," or letters not in the puzzle. The contestant indicates which letter he wants to place in the word; if the letter fits, he/she may either attempt to guess the word or place another letter in the puzzle (the contestant draws two more tiles if he/she still doesn't attempt a guess). If the letter tried is a "stopper" or the contestant gives an incorrect solution, control passes to the opponent; letters landing on blue or pink squares were worth cash bonuses if they correctly guessed the word (#500 and #1,000 respectively, which the players kept regardless if they won the game). Play on the current word continues until all three "stoppers" are found (at which time a "speedword" format was used) or until one letter remained in the puzzle. The contestant who guesses the word correctly wins one point; all subsequent words were built on a letter in the previous word. The first player to win three points won the game, #500 and played the Sprint Round. In the Sprint Round, the contestant played vs. the returning champion to guess a given number of words in a shorter time period than the opponent. Either way, the "speedword" format was used, with Woolery giving the number of letters in the word and a clue. The contestant was shown two letters at a time; there were no "stoppers" in the Sprint Round, though a 10-second penalty was assessed for incorrect guesses. The winner of the Sprint Round received a cash bonus (usually #1,000), returns as champion and played the Bonus Sprint against the clock. In the Bonus Sprint, the contestant had to guess two words, again under the "speedword" format, within 10 seconds to win #5,000 (plus #1,000 for each day it was not won); an incorrect guess at any point stopped the game. Champions continued until their defeat or until winning 10 Sprint Rounds. The rules o both the crossword and Sprint rounds changed several times during the show's run, most commonly relating to bonuses and the Sprint Round formats and how returning champions were determined; the above plot summary indicates the most enduring format.
- Pleasant daytime family show where singing, instrument playing and discussions and such would take place.
- While tending a seriously ill cancer patient, the nurse administered a generous dose of morphine. The patient died, which is why the woman is now on trial for murder.
- Two teams of three players each stated themselves a sweet name in regards of a television show, past or present (e.g., "The Jeffersons," which spun-off "All In The Family"). In each round, each contestant (on a team) would answer a jump-in question. The contestant who gets the question right will win 25 points, and were given an opportunity to earn more points by answering 3 follow-up question about that very first one being answered. Host Summers would have each member of the team to only answer 1 question, and if the contestant gets it right, the teams still has control, an incorrect answer meant control goes over to their opposing team. Midway throughout the round, a popular TV show would come up on the monitor that a contestant had answered, a celebrity from that same TV series (e.g., Barbara Billingsley, of Leave it To Beaver, Gordon Jump, of WKRP in Cincinnati, Herve Villechaize, of Fantasy Island, Dick Sargent, of Bewitched, Jon Provost, of Lassie, Nicole Eggert, of Charles in Charge, Janice Pennington, of The Price is Right, Gary Coleman, of Diff'rent Strokes, Emmanuel Lewis, of Webster, etc.) would ask a question about what they did (or is doing) on the show alone. After all four (this was later changed to five) rounds of questions, especially the Visual Round, added later, each team was given a chance to catch up by answering more questions that a random amount of money was won (using the randomizer) for each question answered correctly. If a team landed on "Couch-Up," (and if they're behind) must answer this question correctly to tie the teams' score. The team with the most point when the round was over wins $1000 and goes on to the Channel Roulette bonus game, while the other team gets "Cancelled" for not getting enough points onto their score. In the Channel Roulette bonus game, 1 member of each team would pick a VHF channel on TV, from 2-13 (meaning 12 monitors). At that point, the team had to identify what show (e.g., Dallas, Knots Landing, TV 101, F Troop, etc.) was in the picture. Each channel ranged in point values and they were each given 30 seconds to reach 1000 points or more to win $5000, within the time limit given. 3 players on 1 team alternated turns by selecting a channel to describe the television series. If they were right about that series, then the contestant will win whatever points was awarded, if the contestant gets it wrong or pass, and another monitor will be selected with different point values. If a contestant finds "PAY TV," then the team will lose all of their points that they have won up until then, and had to be tried again. If they didn't reach 1000 points, then its $1 for every point they obtained.
- Regis Philbin, television's newest star, makes his debut as a national personality tonight on a 90-minute entertainment-variety program.
- Consumer advocate David Horowitz takes on big business as he urges consumers to stand up for themselves against shoddy products, poor service and unfair practices. Regular features included exposing scams, testing advertising claims, and product comparisons.
- An anthology drama series originating in Canada, but relying heavily on American actors and actresses, and syndicated in the United States.
- The movie magic of behind the scenes techniques, skills, specialties and insider information, is revealed with all of the antics of the unsung heroes of Hollywood. The men and women of the few, the select, one of a kind, stuntmen and stunt women elite of the entertainment field. High profile and controversial Charlie Sheen introduces the detailed, mechanical aspects of every kind of stunts from fire, fights, live action capturing, wire work, air rams, decelerators, motorcycle work, precision driving, car rolls, stair rolls, horse falls, to high falls where producing partner BJ Davis holds two standing world records for a high fall and aerial neck suspension.
- Revival of the 1968-1970 game show, where couples competed to answer questions and possibly win a new house.
- The life and career of comic Jack Benny. Included are clips fro his television shows,guest appearances on others' shows, clips from his movies and sound clips from his radio appearances. Friends, fans and colleagues are interviewed, including such stars as Johnny Carson, Ann Margret, , Dinah Shore, his daughter Joan Benny, Carol Burnett, Frederick De Cordova, Irving Fein, and interviews with Benny himself, from various talk shows.
- Dramatizations of subjects of wanted fugitives, missing persons and various challenges for which rewards are offered for responding viewers with useful information.
- The letters of unnamed German soldiers who fought in the Battle of Stalingrad are dramatized, along with scenes from the home front.
- "PM East - PM West" was a late-night talk show hosted by Mike Wallace and Joyce Davidson in New York City (where the PM East portion originated) and San Francisco Chronicle television critic Terrence O'Flaherty in San Francisco (PM West). The program was seen five nights a week from June 12, 1961, to June 22, 1962.
- This was the "Hollywood Squares" host's first - and only - attempt at a variety show of his own; Peter Marshall was already an accomplished singer, which not too many people were aware of when this show premiered (he even made a few albums in the mid-to-late 1960's). In addition to a talk-show style format, there were musical numbers, some of which Mr. Marshall performed with resident singing group The Chapter Five, as well as comedy sketches with regulars Rod Gist and Denny Evans. Sadly, Mr. Marshall's series lasted only five months; it was certainly a pleasant way to end a Sunday evening (or Saturday, depending on when and where Mr. Marshall's series was shown as it was syndicated).
- A short-lived weekly series for pre-teens(ages 9-12) using comedy sketches to explore friendship, family, communication, and other issues.
- Film and television star Charlie Sheen and Hollywood Stuntman Hall of Famer BJ Davis co-host this first of its kind reality TV show to take you behind the scenes, giving audiences an insider glimpse into the world of movie magic. All the tricks of the trade, hard work and dedication for America's unsung heroes of the cinema are shown for the very first time. Charlie works through the world of spectacular stunts and details the "Art of Action" from concept to the big screen for viewing audiences. Introduced as one of the very first reality TV formats, "How To Become A Hollywood Stuntman" showcases the secrets and shortcuts to this exciting field in the entertainment industry with Charlie Sheen and BJ Davis.
- Contestants battle it out against the clock to win prizes accompanied by Paul's questions and humourous comments.
- A twist on the traditional court show. Small claims court litigants present their case before Star Jones, a former NY Prosecutor, and a studio audience. At the end of the presentation of the evidence, Star Jones instructs the audience on what legal points they are to vote on. In the end the audience vote is legal and binding. The show was syndicated and only ran for 1 season, 1994/1995
- Dale Berry hosts this 90 minute show with celebrity interviews, comic wraparounds and old B westerns.
- Two cowboys hunt for buried bank loot on the ranch where they work.
- A holiday program hosted by Mike Douglas featuring music and songs. Guests were Bob Elliott, The First Edition, Ray Goulding, Patti Page and Kenny Rogers.
- A behind-the-scenes/Making-of mini documentary about the Barbra Streisand/Ryan O'Neal romantic comedy, The Main Event.
- Fun, but short-lived, game show which pits three married couples against one another. In the main game, the couples answer questions (usually true/false) in order to win points. Round 1 correct answers earned 2 points each, and round 2 answers earned 4 points each. The winning couple got their points converted to seconds, which is how long they have to try to win the bonus round. In the bonus round, the couple has a chance to win four prizes, each more expensive than the previous (with the third and fourth prize often being a trip and a car, respectively). In order to do this, they have to answer 4 questions correctly for the first prize, then 5 for the second, then 6 for the third, then seven to win the fourth prize. The questions are rapid fire, and are arranged in categories where each thing named off could be any one of three predetermined answers (fin/feather/fur, 1700s/1800s/1900s/, 60s/70s/80s, etc.). If the couple doesn't win the fourth prize, they are given $100 for each correct answer they got in that round.
- Celebrities offer memories of encounters with Santa Clause.
- Segments and interviews about contemporary dating, including computer and video dating services, palimony, singles-only resorts, male fashion shows judged by women, male strippers, romantic places, discos.
- In 2018, Rebecca Sugar's "Steven Universe" featured both the first LGBTQ wedding and the first LGBTQ marriage proposal in a kids' animated TV show. And in 2020, Benson from "Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts" was the first kids' animated character to directly identify themselves as gay. These are groundbreaking achievements in LGBTQ representation, but it took a long time and a lot of hard work to get here. Here's a look back at how LGBTQ characters in kids' shows evolved from Hays Code-era stereotypes and queer-coded villains.