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Becker: Season 1
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Becker: Season 1

1998
From barkeep to M.D., Ted Danson followed up his success on one long-running sitcom ("Cheers") with -- what else? -- another long-running sitcom, this one about a cranky Bronx physician who's a pussycat at heart. Constantly befuddled by the world around him, Dr. John Becker (Danson) manages to offend just about anyone who tries to get close. Hattie Winston and Terry Farrell co-star, and first-season guest stars include Ray Romano and Bill Cosby.

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  • Andy Ackerman
  • Lee Shallat-Chemel
  • Ken Levine
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    Girlfriends: Season 6
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    Girlfriends: Season 6

    2005
    The sixth season of this Emmy-nominated sitcom sees the girls returning for a new round of relationship trials and triumphs, including Maya (Golden Brooks) and Darnell's (Khalil Kain) marriage and Lynn's (Persia White) tumultuous affair with a lesbian. Love, money, career: Modern life in L.A. may not be simple, but with a little support and straight talk from one another, these four girlfriends will find a way through.

    Directed by:

  • Gina Prince-Bythewood
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    Girlfriends: Season 4
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    Girlfriends: Season 4

    2003
    Facing life's tough issues together, girlfriends Joan (Tracee Ellis Ross), Toni (Jill Marie Jones), Maya (Golden Brooks), Lynn (Persia White) rely on one another for hearty support and a dose of laughter in Season 4 of the Emmy-nominated sitcom. While Joan makes a tough choice about her love relationship, Toni's marriage falters, and William (Reginald C. Hayes) realizes he has feelings for Joan.

    Directed by:

  • Leonard R. Garner Jr.
  • Sheldon Epps
  • Katy Garretson
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    Doogie Howser, M.D.: Season 1
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    Doogie Howser, M.D.: Season 1

    1989
    Teen genius Doogie juggles his responsibilities as a doctor with natural teenage urges in this dramedy. In Season 1, he works grueling shifts in the pediatric ward but still finds time to earn his driver's license and throw a party with pal Vinnie.

    Directed by:

  • Rick Wallace
  • Betty Thomas
  • Rob Thompson
  • Stephen Cragg
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    A Very Brady Sequel
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    A Very Brady Sequel

    1996
    The Bradys' marriage is threatened when Carol's long-presumed-dead husband resurfaces. But is he the real thing -- or an impostor who's after a valuable carved horse the Bradys happen to own?

    Directed by:

  • Arlene Sanford
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    Girlfriends: Season 3
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    Girlfriends: Season 3

    2002
    Close friends Joan (Tracee Ellis Ross), Toni (Jill Marie Jones), Maya (Golden Brooks), Lynn (Persia White) and William (Reginald C. Hayes) continue to help one another along life's bumpy road as they confront issues of love, career and money in Season 3 of the Emmy-nominated sitcom. As marriage woes continue for Maya, Toni finds love where she least expected, and Joan's jealousy causes a rift between her and Toni.

    Directed by:

  • Sheldon Epps
  • Mary Lou Belli
  • Leonard R. Garner Jr.
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    Rough Magic
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    Rough Magic

    1995
    An introspective magician's assistant (Bridget Fonda) realizes her true powers while adrift on a fanciful journey through rural Mexico, where she's being pursued by a gritty private investigator (Russell Crowe) hired by her eccentric millionaire fiancé. A curious blend of outlandish magical realism and the standard "gumshoe" nostalgia, Rough Magic is based on the novel &NFi;Miss Shumway Waves a Wand&NFi_; by James Hadley Chase.

    Directed by:

  • Clare Peploe
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    The Wind in the Willows
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    The Wind in the Willows

    2006
    From the prolific "Masterpiece Theatre" series comes this rollicking family adventure based on Kenneth Grahame's classic children's book. Mild-mannered Mole (Lee Ingleby) and easygoing Ratty (Mark Gatiss) find marvelous adventures with impulsive driving daredevil Mr. Toad (Matt Lucas). The highly imaginative charming film also stars Bob Hoskins as the wise Badger and Imelda Staunton as the Barge Lady.

    Directed by:

  • Rachel Talalay
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    Rodney: Season 2
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    Rodney: Season 2

    2005
    Country music artist and comedian Rodney Carrington stars in this family comedy as Rodney Hamilton, an everyman who loves his family -- wife Trina (Jennifer Aspen) and sons Jack (Oliver Davis) and Bo (Matthew Josten) -- but hates his factory job and dreams of a stand-up comedy career. In season 2, Rodney makes new fans at a gay comedy club, talks to Jack about sex, meets his obsessive biggest fan and prepares to record a major label debut.

    Directed by:

  • Robert Berlinger
  • Gail Mancuso
  • Shelley Jensen
  • Gil Junger
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    Frasier: Season 10
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    Frasier: Season 10

    2002
    Seattle's favorite radio shrink, Frasier Crane, returns for a 10th season of the smart, popular and award-winning sitcom, which sees Niles and Daphne getting married (three times!) and Frasier duking it out with love interest Julia.

    Directed by:

  • Kelsey Grammer
  • Sheldon Epps
  • Cynthia J. Popp
  • Jerry Zaks
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    Friends: Season 3
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    Friends: Season 3

    1996
    The hilarious shenanigans of the tightest circle of friends -- Ross (David Schwimmer), Rachel (Jennifer Aniston), Monica (Courteney Cox), Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow), Chandler (Matthew Perry) and Joey (Matt LeBlanc) -- are all here in this Season 3 collection, including Chandler and Joey adopting a duck and a chick. As Ross and Rachel go "on a break," Monica meets a new man (Jon Favreau), Phoebe connects with family and Chandler hooks up with Joey's sister.

    Directed by:

  • Gail Mancuso
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    Frasier: Season 6
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    Frasier: Season 6

    1998
    Seattle's most lovable (and pompous) radio shrink, Frasier Crane, is back for a sixth season of hilarious episodes that finds the good doctor recovering from losing his job; getting a visit from "Cheers" buddy Woody; and choosing between two women.

    Directed by:

  • Pamela Fryman
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    Frasier: Season 5
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    Frasier: Season 5

    1997
    Fastidious fussbudget Dr. Frasier Crane is back for a fifth season of supplying sage advice over the radio -- while never heeding his own wisdom -- in this Emmy-winning sitcom. Frasier's quirky family and friends balance his on- and off-air antics.

    Directed by:

  • David Lee
  • Pamela Fryman
  • Jeff Melman
  • Sheldon Epps
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    Frasier: Season 7
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    Frasier: Season 7

    1999
    Featuring razor-sharp dialogue, the Emmy Award-winning comedy returns for more shenanigans courtesy of the show's colorful characters. Season 7 guest stars include Jean Smart, Anthony LaPaglia, Rita Wilson and Bebe Neuwirth as Frasier's frosty ex.

    Directed by:

  • Kelsey Grammer
  • David Lee
  • Robert H. Egan
  • Pamela Fryman
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    Designing Women: Season 1
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    Designing Women: Season 1

    1986
    The premiere season of this long-running sitcom follows sisters Julia and Suzanne Sugarbaker (Dixie Carter and Delta Burke) as they labor to get their Atlanta-based interior design company off the ground, with the help of designer Mary Jo (Annie Potts) and office manager Charlene (Jean Smart). The women spar endlessly, even as they help one another through romantic entanglements, impending middle age, voodoo death curses and more.

    Directed by:

  • Ellen Falcon
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    Tracey Takes On: Season 1
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    Tracey Takes On: Season 1

    1996
    Emmy-winning comedienne Tracey Ullman dons a variety of costumes -- and comic personas -- in this raucous one-woman show that aired on HBO in the mid-1990s, devoting each hilarious episode to a different topic. Whether she's posing as Vietnamese doughnut store owner Noh Nang Ning, Australian stuntwoman Rayleen Gibson or the foul-mouthed Middle Eastern taxi cab driver Chic, Ullman delivers a wit worth watching.

    Directed by:

  • Dennie Gordon
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    Now and Then
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    Now and Then

    1995
    Waxing nostalgic about the bittersweet passage from childhood to puberty in this tender coming-of-age tale, four childhood girlfriends -- Teeny, Chrissy, Samantha and Roberta -- recall the magical summer of 1970. During their walk down memory lane, they reconcile experiences with boys, secrets, bullies and more. Lesli Linka Glatter directs; Gaby Hoffmann, Ashleigh Aston Moore, Cloris Leachman, Thora Birch and Christina Ricci co-star.

    Directed by:

  • Lesli Linka Glatter
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    Now and Then (1995)
    A heartwarming movie about four childhood girlfriends who, in adulthood reunion, relive their experience of the life-changing summer of 1970, including a mystery death, divorce, standing up to the boys, first kiss, and the meaning of true friendship. Each explores her unique identity amidst family and friends. Beautifully directed by Lesli Linka Glatter.
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