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81. The Odd Couple
(8/10 stars)Genres: Comedy
Can two divorced men share an apartment without driving each other crazy? This TV adaptation of Neil Simon's classic play deserves its place among the best-known and funniest sitcoms of the 1970s. more
Top 100 Older Cult TV Shows 2026
Here you can find older cult TV shows that are still worth watching today. Great for discovering TV history, classics and earlier genre highlights.
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(8/10 stars)82. Hancocks Half Hour
(8/10 stars)Genres: Comedy
You want a misunderstood, self-proclaimed genius whose lofty ambitions in life are thwarted either by a boorish sidekick or, more often than not, his own painful shortcomings? A man trapped by circumstance? A, let's face it, pompous prig? Tony Hancock is the archetype. The show came along during ... more
84. Saturday Night Live
(8/10 stars)Genres: Comedy
Each week, live from New York, a famous guest host appears in sketches and parodies alongside a company of up-and-coming comedians. A popular musical guest, short films, and Weekend Update - a recurring satirical newscast - form the backbone of one of the most influential and culturally significant ... more
85. The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show
(8/10 stars)Your favorite Peanuts stories come to life in this animated television series. With short sketches featuring these classic and much-loved characters, it's easy to, as the opening song suggests, "have a party with Charlie Brown and Snoopy." more
86. The Monkees
(8/10 stars)Genres: Comedy
The Monkees were a made-for-TV pop group composed of Michael Nesmith, Micky Dolenz , Davy Jones and Peter Tork. The 1966-68 NBC show was a fast-paced farce interspersed with musical "romps" featuring the band's catchy tunes written by professional songwriters. Despite the show lasting just two seaso... more
87. F. L. Věk
(8/10 stars)Genres: Drama
"F. L. Vek" is legendary TV serial based on the extensive novel by Alois Jirásek, famous Czech author of historical novels. Its central character is Frantisek Ladislav Vek, literary projection of interesting historical person living in years 1769 and 1847. The serial catches his childhood in the vil... more
88. Escape Into Night
(8/10 stars)Following a riding accident young Marianne has to find her own entertainment. Using her sketchpad she draws images from a place she has dreamt up. Whilst sleeping she dreams of this visionary world, and ends up realising that the more she draws images from this made up world while she is awake th... more
89. Whats Happening!!
(8/10 stars)Genres: Comedy
Raj, Dwayne and Rerun are three working-class young men dealing with school life, love and the regular antics of teenagers growing up. They routinely launch get-rich-quick schemes, which regularly go awry. They also have to deal with the interference of Raj's bratty little sister, Dee. more
90. Cannon And Ball
(8/10 stars)Genres: Comedy
Cannon And Ball was a sketch / stand up comedy series which aired on ITV in the United Kingdom. Tommy Cannon and Bobby Ball had appeared on Bruce Forsyth's Big Night in 1978 and the success of their appearances led ITV to giving them their own series in 1979. more
91. Die Schlümpfe
(8/10 stars)The Smurfs are tiny blue creatures that live in mushroom houses in a peaceful forest. They repeatedly try to outwit Gargamel, an evil sorcerer, his apprentice, Scruple, and his mangy cat, Azrael. more
92. Gilligans Island
(8/10 stars)A group of castaways are stranded on a desert island, left there after a boat trip got caught in a storm. In each episode the eclectic group of castaways attempt an escape from the island, but are frequently foiled by infighting and bitter recriminations breaking out between the crew. more
93. The Jetsons
(8/10 stars)The Jetsons is an animated sitcom that was produced by Hanna-Barbera. It was Hanna-Barbera’s Space Age counterpart to The Flintstones, a half-hour family sitcom projecting contemporary American culture and lifestyle into another time period. The Jetsons live in a futuristic utopia in the year 2062 o... more
94. Monkey
(8/10 stars)Buddhist priest Tripitaka and his three disciples Monkey, Pigsy, and Sandy, travel from China to India to fetch the Buddhist scriptures. They have been sent by Buddha, and getting these scriptures will bring peace to the people of the world. more
95. WKRP in Cincinnati
(8/10 stars)Genres: Comedy
A cast of odd characters must run a struggling Cincinnati radio station. more
96. Lucky Luke
(7/10 stars)An animated series based on the European comic book about an American cowboy described as "The man who shoots faster than his shadow." Lucky Luke, with his horse Double Six, travels the Old West to right wrongs and bring evildoers (usually his traditional enemies the Dalton Brothers) to justice. more
97. Happy Days
(7/10 stars)A nostalgic comedy set in 1950s Milwaukee centered on the squeaky-clean Cunningham family and their relationship with Fonzie, a motorcycle-riding Casanova who became a pop-culture phenomenon during the show's heyday in the 1970s. more
98. Mamas Family
(7/10 stars)Genres: Comedy
Mama's Family mined humor from a squabbling family in the Midwestern blue collar suburb of Raytown. The noisy clan was headed by "Mama" Thelma, a buxom, gray-haired widow with sharp opinions and a sharper tongue who shared her small house with her high-strung sister Fran, a journalist for a local pa... more
99. Dragnet
(7/10 stars)Dragnet 1967-1970 was the second run of the Dragnet series. It began in January of 1967, and ran to September of 1970. The lead character, Sgt. Joe Friday, was played by Jack Webb, who also directed and produced the series. The show's focus is on two detectives, Sgt. Joe Friday, and Officer Bill G... more
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