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1979 TV Series and Shows

From gripping dramas and groundbreaking comedies to beloved sitcoms, the TV series of 1979 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 1979, celebrating the shows that defined the year and continue to be cherished by fans today.

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The Dukes of Hazzard
Starring: Byron Cherry, Waylon Jennings e
Country: United States of America
Outline: The adventures of the fast-drivin', rubber-burnin' Duke boys of Hazzard County.
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The Facts of Life
Country: United States of America
Outline: A group of girls, attending a boarding school, tackle issues throughout teenage life and later adulthood.
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Hart to Hart
Country: United States of America
Outline: The globe-trotting adventures of amateur detectives Jonathan and Jennifer Hart.
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Archie Bunker's Place
Starring: Carroll O'Connor, Danielle Brisebois, Allan Melvin
Country: United States of America
Outline: The further misadventures of Archie Bunker, now the owner of a local pub, and his regulars.
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The Woodwright's Shop
Starring: Roy Underhill
Country: United States of America
Outline: As Roy Underhill initiated his 37th season on PBS. This craftsman-historian has been teaching the practical methods of woodworking, using methods from the Roman Empire to the industrial ...
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Carol Burnett & Company
Starring: Alan Arkin, Sally Field, Cheryl Ladd
Country: United States of America
Outline: A brief 4-episode summer comedy-variety series which brought back some cast members of Burnett's previous series a year after it went off the air, in a similar format but on a different ...
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SportsCenter
Starring: Neil Everett, Jalen Rose, Jenn Brown
Country: United States of America
Outline: Daily sports news, results, and features.
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Stockard Channing in Just Friends
Written by: Eric Cohen, Nick Arnold
Starring: Stockard Channing, Gerrit Graham, Mimi Kennedy, Lou Criscuolo
Country: United States of America
Outline: After her marriage breaks up Susan Hughes leaves Boston for LA where her matchmaking sister Victoria lives. Susan gets a job at a spa run by the eccentric but fit Milt, with Coral a fellow ...
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Highcliffe Manor
Written by: Brad Buckner
Starring: Shelley Fabares, Stephen McHattie, Eugenie Ross-Leming, Gerald Gordon
Country: United States of America
Outline: The creepy goings-on at Highcliffe Manor, home of a science institute staffed by bizarre people.
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California Fever
Country: United States of America
Outline: Vince and Ross are suburban Los Angeles teenagers enjoying disco, surfing, cars and the rest of the Southern California lifestyle. Musical Vince runs an underground radio station and mechanical Ross is into custom cars.
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Paris
Country: United States of America
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Salvage 1
Country: United States of America
Outline: Harry runs a salvage operation, in which he and his partners reclaim trash and junk and sell it as scrap (or as other things). Harry also has a home-made spaceship which he sometimes uses to reclaim junk satellites.
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Time Express
Country: United States of America
Outline: Jason and Margaret Winters were the sophisticated hosts of the Time Express, a train whih took its passengers back in time to relive a momentous moment of their lives.
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Big Shamus, Little Shamus
Country: United States of America
Outline: Arnie Sutter was the house detective at the Hotel Ansonia in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA prior to legalized gambling. After gambling was legalized, the Ansonia got a second lease on life...
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Make Me Laugh
Written by: George Foster, Mort Green
Starring: Richard Belzer, Debra 'Tippit' Clark, Herbert Jefferson Jr., Anne Lockhart
Country: United States of America
Outline: A comedy game show in which the object was not to laugh at the comedians. Various comedians would have one minute each to make the contestant laugh. If the contestant were able to keep a ...
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Country: United States of America
Outline: The missions of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Emergency Services Detail.
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Stone
Country: United States of America
Outline: Sgt. Daniel Stone has been moonlighting as a writer and after he becomes a success with lots of fans, it leads to resentment on the force. Former friend Chief Paulson is among those unhappy, not so rookie Buck Rogers.
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Benson
Country: United States of America
Outline: Jessica Tate's sharp-tongued former butler, Benson DuBois, moves up in the world, becoming first the governor's "director of household affairs," then the state's budget director, then lieutenant governor and candidate for the executive mansion.
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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.
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Angie
Country: United States of America
Outline: Angie Falco is a middle class Italian-American who marries the wealthy Brad Benson, and she soon learns how to adjust to her new lifestyle the hard way!
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Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Country: United States of America
Outline: A 20th century astronaut emerges out of 500 years of suspended animation into a future time to become Earth's greatest hero.
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