1978 TV Series and Shows
From gripping dramas and groundbreaking comedies to beloved sitcoms, the TV series of 1978 delivered unforgettable moments and iconic characters that have endured through the years. Join us as we take a nostalgic look back at the top TV series of 1978, celebrating the shows that defined the year and continue to be cherished by fans today.
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![Taxi]( "Taxi")
Taxi
Country: United States of America
Outline: The staff of a New York City taxicab company go about their job while they dream of greater things.
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![Mork & Mindy]( "Mork & Mindy")
Mork & Mindy
Starring: Jonathan Winters, Elizabeth Kerr, Conrad Janis
Country: United States of America
Outline: A wacky alien comes to Earth to study its residents and the life of the human woman he boards with is never the same.
source: imdb.com
![Fantasy Island]( "Fantasy Island")
Fantasy Island
Starring: Maureen McCormick, David Hedison, Christopher Hewett
Country: United States of America
Outline: People who walk in with a desire, but end up reborn to themselves through the magical realism of Fantasy Island.
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Starring: Fred Ward, Tom Lowell, Anne Bellamy
Country: United States of America
Seasons: 5
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Starring: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jere Fields, Huntz Hall
Country: United States of America
Seasons: 8
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Starring: David Greenan, Robert Murvin, Wilfrid Hyde-White
Country: United States of America
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Country: United States of America
Seasons: 14
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![America 2-Night]( "America 2-Night")
America 2-Night
Starring: Martin Mull, Fred Willard
Country: United States of America
Outline: The second season version of "Fernwood 2Nite". The small time talk show from Fernwood, Ohio has moved to Alta Coma, California, where it has taken on a more national flavor. This satire of ...
source: imdb.com
![Everyday]( "Everyday")
Everyday
Starring: Stephanie Edwards, John Bennett Perry
Country: United States of America
Outline: Pleasant daytime family show where singing, instrument playing and discussions and such would take place.
source: imdb.com
![The White Shadow]( "The White Shadow")
The White Shadow
Country: United States of America
Outline: A white former NBA professional retires from the pro game and gets a job as a basketball coach in a predominantly black inner-city high school.
source: imdb.com
![WKRP in Cincinnati]( "WKRP in Cincinnati")
WKRP in Cincinnati
Country: United States of America
Outline: The misadventures of the staff of a struggling Top 40 rock radio station in Cincinnati, Ohio.
source: imdb.com
![Kaz]( "Kaz")
Kaz
Country: United States of America
Outline: The cases of former car thief-turned-criminal attorney Martin "Kaz" Kazinsky.
source: imdb.com
![Dallas]( "Dallas")
Dallas
Country: United States of America
Outline: The next generation of the Ewing family, cousins John Ross Ewing and Christopher Ewing, clash over the family's oil business and vast fortune.
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![The Eddie Capra Mysteries]( "The Eddie Capra Mysteries")
The Eddie Capra Mysteries
Country: United States of America
Outline: The mysteries of headstrong attorney Eddie Capra.
source: imdb.com
![Battlestar Galactica]( "Battlestar Galactica")
Battlestar Galactica
Country: United States of America
Outline: After the destruction of the Twelve Colonies of Mankind, the last major fighter carrier leads a makeshift fugitive fleet on a desperate search for the legendary planet Earth.
source: imdb.com
![Flying High]( "Flying High")
Flying High
Country: United States of America
Outline: The high-flying adventures of three sexy airline stewardesses.
source: imdb.com
![CBS Afternoon Playhouse]( "CBS Afternoon Playhouse")
CBS Afternoon Playhouse
Country: United States of America
Outline: Predecessor to CBS Schoolbreak Specials, this late-afternoon anthology series features stories designed to appeal to the preteen after school audience.
source: imdb.com
![Vega$]( "Vega$")
Vega$
Country: United States of America
Outline: Dan Tanna is a private investigator in the gambling town of Las Vegas, Nevada. Vegas can be seedy or glamorous, depending upon the point of view. This show is also notable for perhaps the ...
source: imdb.com
![Diff'rent Strokes]( "Diff'rent Strokes")
Diff'rent Strokes
Country: United States of America
Outline: The misadventures of a wealthy Manhattan family who adopted the children of their late African American housekeeper from Harlem.
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![B.J. and the Bear]( "B.J. and the Bear")
B.J. and the Bear
Country: United States of America
Outline: A trucker and his pet chimpanzee travel the highways of America, getting into various adventures and misadventures along the way.
source: imdb.com
![Son of Svengoolie]( "Son of Svengoolie")
Son of Svengoolie
Starring: Rich Koz
Country: United States of America
Outline: Weekly Television show that originally aired on WFLD 32 in the Chicago area (and originally went by the name "Son of Svengoolie", having been spun off of the original series "Screaming ...
source: imdb.com
![The American Girls]( "The American Girls")
The American Girls
Country: United States of America
Outline: The weekly adventures of two gorgeous TV journalists.
source: imdb.com
![Another Day]( "Another Day")
Another Day
Country: United States of America
Outline: The Gardners are struggling to be an ordinary traditional American family. Father Don wants to be able to support the entire family on his income, but just can't quite seem to make ends ...
source: imdb.com
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