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TV Shows & Series: Popular TV Shows/Series of 1978

TV shows/series in chronological context: 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1978th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 978th year of the 2nd millennium, the 78th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the 1970s decade. ()

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Diff'rent Strokes(1978-1986)

TV-PG
| 30min per episode | Comedy, Kids & Family, Drama
3.5/5 (with 135 votes)

The series stars Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges as Arnold and Willis Jackson, two African American boys from Harlem who are taken in by a rich white Park Avenue businessman named Phillip Drummond and his daughter Kimberly, for whom their deceased mother previously worked. During the first season and first half of the second season, Charlotte Rae also starred as the Drummonds' housekeeper, Mrs. Garrett.

Directed by Herbert Kenwith, Gerren Keith, Mel Ferber, Tony Singletary - With Gary Coleman, Conrad Bain, Dana Plato, Todd Bridges, Charlotte Rae, Nedra Volz, ...

Battlestar Galactica(1978-1979)

TV-PG
| Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Drama
3.5/5 (with 120 votes)

When the 12 Colonies of Man are wiped out by a cybernetic race called the Cylons, Commander Adama and the crew of the battlestar Galactica lead a ragtag fleet of human survivors in search of a "mythical planet" called Earth.

Directed by Winrich Kolbe, Donald P. Bellisario, Richard A. Colla, Alan J. Levi, Vince Edwards - With Lorne Greene, Richard Hatch, Dirk Benedict, John Colicos, Maren Jensen, Noah Hathaway, ...

Dallas(1978-1991)

TV-14
| 45min per episode | Soap / Telenovela, Drama, Kids & Family
3.4/5 (with 103 votes)

The world's first mega-soap, and one of the most popular ever produced, Dallas had it all. Beautiful women, expensive cars, and men playing Monopoly with real buildings. Famous for one of the best cliffhangers in TV history, as the world asked "Who shot J.R.?" A slow-burner to begin with, Dallas hit its stride in the 2nd season, with long storylines and expert character development. Dallas ruled the airwaves in the 1980's.

Directed by Michael Preece, Larry Hagman, Patrick Duffy, Linda Gray, Robert Day, Russ Mayberry, ... - With Larry Hagman, Patrick Duffy, Charlene Tilton, Barbara Bel Geddes, Lesley-Anne Down, Linda Gray, ...

Future Boy Conan(1978)

TV-PG
| 29min per episode | Animation, Action & Adventure, Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Kids & Family, Comedy, Drama
4.2/5 (with 93 votes)

After the great disaster of 2008, a war that destroyed the planet, the world is now largely ocean with the continents having sunk. Conan lives on a remote island with his grandpa and nature, never having seen another human being. But one day a mysterious girl, Lana, washes up on his beach. The two become quick friends, but she’s soon kidnapped and taken to Industria, a technological remainder from the world before. Conan leaves his island in pursuit, braving new lands and many hardships with new friends and enemies just beyond the horizon.

Directed by Hayao Miyazaki

The All New Pink Panther Show(1978)

NR
| Animation, Kids & Family, Kids & Family, Comedy
3.9/5 (with 79 votes)

Crazylegs Crane inserts himself between 2 Pink Panther adventures.

Taxi(1978-1983)

TV-PG
| 30min per episode | Comedy, Drama
3.6/5 (with 76 votes)

Louie De Palma is a cantankerous, acerbic taxi dispatcher in New York City. He tries to maintain order over a collection of varied and strange characters who drive for him. As he bullies and insults them from the safety of his “cage,” they form a special bond among themselves, becoming friends and supporting each other through the inevitable trials and tribulations of life.

With Judd Hirsch, Jeff Conaway, Danny DeVito, Marilu Henner, Tony Danza, Randall Carver, ...

Mork & Mindy(1978-1982)

TV-PG
| 30min per episode | Comedy, Kids & Family
3.5/5 (with 70 votes)

A wacky alien comes to Earth to study its residents and the life of the human woman he boards with is never the same.

With Robin Williams, Pam Dawber, Conrad Janis, Tom Poston, Jay Thomas, Gina Hecht, ...

Japanese Spiderman(1978-1979)

NR
| 25min per episode | Action & Adventure, Science-Fiction & Fantasy
3.7/5 (with 60 votes)

Follow the exploits of motorcycle racer turned super hero Takuya Yamashiro, as he slings and swings, battling the evil Iron Cross Army along the way.

Fantasy Island(1978-1984)

TV-14
| 45min per episode | Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Drama, Comedy
3.2/5 (with 51 votes)

A magical island hosted by Mr Roarke and Tattoo where weekly guests learn valuable life lessons in their pursuit of fulfilling their dreams. Not all dreams are fulfilled as expected.

With Malcolm McDowell, Ricardo Montalbán, Hervé Villechaize, Wendy Schaal, Christopher Hewett

Top Gear(1978-2009)

TV-PG
| Documentary
3.9/5 (with 50 votes)

Motoring programme featuring reviews of and reports about cars of all types.

Captain Future(1978-1979)

30min per episode | Animation, Science-Fiction & Fantasy
4.0/5 (with 48 votes)

Curtis Newton, aka Captain Future, is an orphan. His parents died in their artificial satellite while he was an infant. His father was a scientist, who has abandoned earth for the satellite to dedicate his life for science along with his aging friend the genius Dr Simon Wright. Wright senses his death, and decides to implant his brain in a mechanical container. They both manufactured a superior robot and an android. Captain future dedicated his life to fight evil along with his three men, the brain, android, and robot.

WKRP in Cincinnati(1978-1982)

TV-PG
| 25min per episode | Comedy
3.8/5 (with 39 votes)

When a Cincinnati radio station switches from sedate music to top-40 rock 'n' roll, its staff of oddball characters is forced to switch gears quickly. New programming director Andy Travis brings in a new DJ named Venus Flytrap to work with the station's burned-out veteran, Dr. Johnny Fever. Neurotic newsman Les Nessman, eager beaver Bailey Quarters, sleazy salesman Herb Tarlek, blonde bombshell Jennifer Marlowe, who serves as the station's ultra-capable receptionist, and station manager Arthur Carlson, whose domineering mother owns WKRP, round out the eccentric bunch.

With Gary Sandy, Gordon Jump, Loni Anderson, Richard Sanders, Frank Bonner, Jan Smithers, ...
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Holocaust(1978)

Drama, War & Politics
3.7/5 (with 32 votes)

Berlin, Germany, 1935. The day Karl Weiss, a Jewish painter, and Inga Helms, a Christian woman, marry, is the one in which both of them and the entire Weiss family are caught up in the maelstrom of the Nazi regime, the storms of World War II and the horrors of the criminal Final Solution, the Holocaust, the Shoah; while Erik Dorf, an ambitious lawyer, undertakes his fall into hell at the hands of the sinister Reinhard Heydrich.

Directed by Marvin J. Chomsky - With Joseph Bottoms, Meryl Streep, Michael Moriarty, James Woods, Deborah Norton, David Warner, ...

Starzinger(1978-1979)

25min per episode | Action & Adventure, Animation, Science-Fiction & Fantasy
4.2/5 (with 25 votes)

Three powerful cyborgs must assist Princess Aurora on her dangerous journey to the Great Planet, in order to restore balance in the universe.

Space Pirate Captain Harlock(1978-1979)

TV-PG
| 22min per episode | Action & Adventure, Animation, Science-Fiction & Fantasy
3.7/5 (with 21 votes)

When a mysterious invader from the stars catches Earth unawares, only the legendary space pirate Captain Harlock and the crew of the Arcadia have the will to stand against them.

The All-New Popeye Hour(1978-1981)

1h per episode | Animation
3.4/5 (with 21 votes)

The All-New Popeye Hour is an animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and King Features Syndicate. Starring the popular comic strip character Popeye, the series aired from 1978 to 1983 on CBS.

With Jack Mercer, Marilyn Schreffler, Allan Melvin, Daws Butler

All Creatures Great and Small(1978-1990)

TV-PG
| 1h per episode | Comedy, Drama
3.8/5 (with 20 votes)

All Creatures Great and Small is a British television series, based on the books of the British veterinary surgeon Alf Wight, who wrote under the pseudonym James Herriot. Ninety episodes were aired over two three-year runs. The first run was based directly on Herriot's books; the second was filmed with original scripts.

Directed by Peter Grimwade - With Christopher Timothy, Robert Hardy, Peter Davison, John McGlynn, Carol Drinkwater, Margaretta Scott, ...

Blake's 7(1978-1981)

50min per episode | Drama, Science-Fiction & Fantasy
3.6/5 (with 20 votes)

A group of convicts and outcasts fight a guerrilla war against the totalitarian Terran Federation from a highly advanced alien spaceship.

With Gareth Thomas, Michael Keating, Sally Knyvette, Paul Darrow, David Jackson, Peter Tuddenham, ...

Message from Space: Galactic Wars(1978-1979)

NR
| 30min per episode | Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Drama
4.1/5 (with 17 votes)

The 15th solar system is invaded by the Stressos. Two men, Ryû and Ayato, and a man-ape, Baru, organize the resistance. They are helped by Eolia, a mysterious woman traveling on a three masted space ship.

La Linea(1978-1986)

3min per episode | Animation, Comedy
3.7/5 (with 16 votes)

La Linea is an Italian animated series created by the Italian cartoonist Osvaldo Cavandoli. The series consists of 90 episodes, each about 2–3 minutes long, which were originally broadcast on the Italian channel RAI between 1971 and 1986. Over the years the series aired in more than 40 countries around the world. All episodes of the series are available today on DVD. Due to its short duration, it has often been used in many networks as an interstitial program. The tune played in the background of the series was created by Franco Godi. Even though the episodes are numbered up to 225, there are, in fact, only 90 La Linea episodes. The 1971 series had 8 episodes, the 1978 series had 56, and the 1986 series had 26.

Centennial(1978-1979)

TV-PG
| 1h 30min per episode | Action & Adventure, Drama, Western
3.9/5 (with 16 votes)

The economic and cultural growth of town of Centennial, Colorado, through the intertwining lives of the brave men and women inhabiting it. Spanning two centuries from the settling of the area in the 1700s, to the late 1970s.

With Michael Ansara, Robert Conrad, Richard Chamberlain, David Janssen, Barbara Carrera, Timothy Dalton, ...

Battle of the Planets(1978-1979)

23min per episode | Animation, Action & Adventure, Science-Fiction & Fantasy
3.3/5 (with 15 votes)

G-Force, a five-member superhero team, fights to defend Earth and its space colonies from the threat of the planet Spectra.

Directed by Alan Dinehart

20/20(1978-)

TV-PG
| 40min per episode | News, Documentary
3.2/5 (with 15 votes)

20/20 is an American television newsmagazine that has been broadcast on ABC since June 6, 1978. Created by ABC News executive Roone Arledge, the show was designed similarly to CBS's 60 Minutes but focuses more on human interest stories than international and political subjects. The program's name derives from the "20/20" measurement of visual acuity. The hour-long program has been a staple on Friday evenings for much of the time since it moved to that timeslot from Thursdays in September 1987, though special editions of the program occasionally air on other nights.

With Elizabeth Vargas, Barbara Walters, John Stossel

The Fantastic Four(1978)

TV-Y7
| 24min per episode | Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Animation
3.9/5 (with 14 votes)

The super-elastic Mr. Fantastic, the force field-wielding Invisible Girl, the orange rock-covered Thing and the data-crammed robot H.E.R.B.I.E. make up a team of superheroes dedicated to thwarting would-be world-dominating villains.

Matador(1978-1982)

1h per episode | Drama
4.6/5 (with 13 votes)

Matador is a Danish TV series produced and shown between 1978 and 1982. It is set in the fictional Danish town of Korsbæk between 1929 and 1947. It follows the lives of a range of characters from across the social spectrum, focusing specifically on the rivalry between the families of two businessmen: The banker Hans Christian Varnæs, an established local worthy, and social climber Mads Skjern, who arrives in town as the series opens. The name Matador was taken from the localised edition of the boardgame Monopoly, also the series' tentative English title. In addition, in contemporary Danish a "matador" is often used to describe a business tycoon, in the series referring to the character of Mads Skjern and his craftiness as a self-made entrepreneur. Directed by famed Danish film maker Erik Balling, Matador was the idea of author Lise Nørgaard who wrote the bulk of the episodes alongside Karen Smith, Jens Louis Petersen and Paul Hammerich. The series is one of the most well-known and popular examples of Danish television and represents the peak of longtime development of Danish TV drama by the public service channel Danmarks Radio. The series has become part of the modern self-understanding of Danes, partly because of its successful mix of melodrama and a distinct warm Danish humour in the depiction of characters, which were portrayed by a wide range of the most popular Danish actors at the time; but also not least because of its accurate portrayal of a turbulent Denmark from around the start of the Great Depression and through Nazi Germany's occupation of Denmark in World War II.

Directed by Erik Balling - With Malene Schwartz, Holger Juul Hansen, Jørgen Buckhøj, Ghita Nørby, Buster Larsen, Christiane Rohde, ...

Challenge of the Super Friends(1978)

30min per episode | Animation, Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Action & Adventure
3.4/5 (with 13 votes)

Challenge of the Super Friends is an American animated television series about a team of superheroes which ran from September 9, 1978, to December 23, 1978, on ABC. The complete series was produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions for Warner Bros. Television and is based on the Justice League and associated comic book characters published by DC Comics and created by Julius Schwartz, Gardner Fox and Mike Sekowsky. It was the third series of Super Friends cartoons, following the original Super Friends in 1973 and The All-New Super Friends Hour in 1977. It continues to air on Boomerang in the United States.

Directed by Ray Patterson, Carl Urbano

Connections(1978)

50min per episode | Documentary
4.5/5 (with 12 votes)

Taking an interdisciplinary approach to the history of science and invention, Connections explores an "Alternative View of Change" that rejects the conventional linear and teleological view of historical progress. To demonstrate this view, Burke begins each episode with a particular event or innovation in the past (usually ancient or medieval) and traces a path from that event through a series of connections to a fundamental and essential aspect of the modern world.

Directed by Mick Jackson

Grange Hill(1978-2008)

NR
| 25min per episode | Drama
3.3/5 (with 12 votes)

Children's drama series following the lives of students and teachers at Grange Hill comprehensive school.

With Todd Carty, Michelle Herbert, George Armstrong, Terry Sue-Patt, Sheila Chandra, Sara Sugarman, ...

Galaxy Express 999(1978-1981)

TV-PG
| 25min per episode | Animation, Action & Adventure, Drama, Science-Fiction & Fantasy
3.9/5 (with 11 votes)

In a distant future, Tetsuro is a human boy who wants his body replaced with a robotic one. This is possible, but to do so he has to reach the Immortal Planet onboard the space train Galaxy Express 999. Maetel, a beautiful and mysterious blonde woman dressed in Russian style, joins him in the long journey through space. Every episode sees our heroes arriving in a new planet's space train station.

Vega$(1978-1981)

TV-PG
| 55min per episode | Drama, Crime
3.5/5 (with 11 votes)

Vega$ is an American detective television drama series that aired on ABC between 1978 and 1981. It was produced by Aaron Spelling. The series was filmed in its entirety in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is believed to be the first television series produced entirely in Las Vegas. The show stars Robert Urich as private detective Dan Tanna, who drove around the streets of Las Vegas in a red 1957 Ford Thunderbird solving crimes and making Las Vegas a better place for residents and tourists alike.

With Robert Urich, Phyllis Davis, Bart Braverman, Tony Curtis, Naomi Stevens, Judy Landers, ...
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