Joe Flaherty

Joe Flaherty

Joe Flaherty (June 21, 1941 - April 1, 2024) was an American-Canadian actor and comedian. He is best known for his work on the Canadian sketch comedy SCTV, from 1976 to 1984, and as Harold Weir on Freaks and Geeks. He is currently a judge on The Second City's Next Comedy Legend.

  • Title: Joe Flaherty
  • Popularity: 7.628
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1941-06-21
  • Place of Birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Joe Flaherty Movies

  • 1989
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    Back to the Future Part II

    Back to the Future Part II

    7.766 1989 HD

    Marty and Doc are at it again in this wacky sequel to the 1985 blockbuster as the time-traveling duo head to 2015 to nip some McFly family woes in...

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  • 1979
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    1941

    1941

    5.797 1979 HD

    In the days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, panic grips California, where a military officer leads a mob chasing a Japanese sub.

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  • 1989
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    Who's Harry Crumb?

    Who's Harry Crumb?

    5.929 1989 HD

    Harry Crumb is a bumbling and inept private investigator who is hired to solve the kidnapping of a young heiress which he's not expected to solve...

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  • 1981
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    Heavy Metal

    Heavy Metal

    6.5 1981 HD

    The embodiment of ultimate evil, a glowing orb terrorizes a young girl with bizarre stories of dark fantasy, eroticism and horror.

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  • 1983
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    Going Berserk

    Going Berserk

    5.1 1983 HD

    John Bourgignon, a drummer-chauffeur engaged to the daughter of a United States senator, encounters a sleazy film director, the leader of an aerobics...

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  • 2004
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    A Dairy Tale

    A Dairy Tale

    5.143 2004 HD

    Mrs. Caloway attempts to tell the tale of Three Little Pigs to the four piglets, but Maggie, Buck, and others keep interrupting her and adding story...

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  • 1980
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    From Cleveland

    From Cleveland

    4 1980 HD

    Bob and Ray play two late night deejays, introducing sketches performed by several members of the SCTV cast.

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  • 1989
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    Speed Zone

    Speed Zone

    4.5 1989 HD

    An illegal race that takes place over the United States and nothing will stop this bunch of racers except for the occasional cop or a damsel in...

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  • 1986
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    Club Paradise

    Club Paradise

    5.1 1986 HD

    When Chicago firefighter Jack Moniker retires and moves to a small Caribbean island, he is befriended by the owner of a run-down resort. Together...

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  • 1999
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    Detroit Rock City

    Detroit Rock City

    6.7 1999 HD

    In 1978, a Kiss concert was an epoch-making event. For the three teen fans in Detroit Rock City getting tickets to the sold-out show becomes the...

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  • 1996
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    Happy Gilmore

    Happy Gilmore

    6.644 1996 HD

    Failed hockey player-turned-golf whiz Happy Gilmore -- whose unconventional approach and antics on the grass courts the ire of rival Shooter McGavin...

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  • 1999
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    Dogmatic

    Dogmatic

    1 1999 HD

    This spirited comedy poses the age old question: if dogs are man's best friends, what happens when a man trades places with one, and literally lives...

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  • 2001
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    Freddy Got Fingered

    Freddy Got Fingered

    4.7 2001 HD

    Unemployed cartoonist Gord Brody moves back in with his parents Jim and Julie and younger brother Freddy. When his parents demand he leave, he...

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  • 2004
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    Home on the Range

    Home on the Range

    6.1 2004 HD

    When a greedy outlaw schemes to take possession of the "Patch Of Heaven" dairy farm, three determined cows, a karate-kicking stallion and a colorful...

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  • 1985
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    Follow That Bird

    Follow That Bird

    6.3 1985 HD

    Big Bird is sent to live far from Sesame Street by a pesky social worker, who thinks it would be better for him to live with other birds. Unhappy,...

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  • 1997
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    Snowboard Academy

    Snowboard Academy

    3.6 1997 HD

    A wacky free-for-all comedy about the riotous rivalry between snobby skiers and knuckle-dragging snowboarders.

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  • 1980
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    Used Cars

    Used Cars

    6.4 1980 HD

    When the owner of a struggling used car lot is killed, it's up to the lot's hot-shot salesman to save the property from falling into the hands of the...

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  • 1984
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    Johnny Dangerously

    Johnny Dangerously

    6.222 1984 HD

    An honest, goodhearted man is forced to turn to a life of crime to finance his neurotic mother's skyrocketing medical bills.

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  • 1986
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    One Crazy Summer

    One Crazy Summer

    6 1986 HD

    An aspiring teenage cartoonist and his friends come to the aid of a singer trying to save her family property from developers.

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  • 1988
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    Kid Safe: The Video

    Kid Safe: The Video

    6 1988 HD

    In this educational docudrama, kids learn how to handle emergency situations.

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  • 1987
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    Blue Monkey

    Blue Monkey

    5.2 1987 HD

    While working in a greenhouse, a man receives an insect bite after touching an exotic plant. Immediately, he falls ill and is taken to an emergency...

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  • 2008
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    Summerhood

    Summerhood

    5.3 2008 HD

    The coming of age summer-camp saga of four best friends who hate each other.

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  • 1996
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    A Pig's Tale

    A Pig's Tale

    6.1 1996 HD

    Kids' comedy with all the clichés. Six boys (hero, pudgy, dumb, romeo, etc), reluctantly sent to summer camp, are grouped together in a...

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  • 2002
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    Dave Foley's The True Meaning of Christmas Specials

    Dave Foley's The True Meaning of Christmas Specials

    5 2002 HD

    Dave Foley hosts a Christmas Special to convince himself through music, friends, and counsel from the Ghosts, that Christmas retains a special...

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  • 1995
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    Stuart Saves His Family

    Stuart Saves His Family

    5.2 1995 HD

    A self-help advocate struggles to put his dysfunctional family in its place.

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  • 1988
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    The Best of SCTV

    The Best of SCTV

    6 1988 HD

    Guy Caballero and Edith Prickley try to persuade the FCC to renew SCTV's license.

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  • 1994
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    Runaway Daughters

    Runaway Daughters

    6 1994 HD

    Angie, Mary, and Laura are teenage girls who are fed up with their bland and unexciting small town lives. Mary discovers that she's pregnant after...

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  • 1976
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    Tunnel Vision

    Tunnel Vision

    4.8 1976 HD

    A committee investigating TV's first uncensored network examines a typical day's programming, which includes shows, commercials, news programs, you...

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  • 1980
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    Nothing Personal

    Nothing Personal

    5.8 1980 HD

    Environmentally concerned lawyer Abigail Adams works with Professor Roger Keller in his effort to protect baby seals from slaughter.

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  • 1989
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    Looking for Miracles

    Looking for Miracles

    6.4 1989 HD

    Sixteen-year-old Ryan Delaney has won a scholarship, but it's not a full one, so he needs a summer job to pay for his university expenses. And...

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  • 1987
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    Innerspace

    Innerspace

    6.8 1987 HD

    Test pilot Tuck Pendleton volunteers to test a special vessel for a miniaturization experiment. Accidentally injected into a neurotic hypochondriac,...

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  • 1997
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    The Wrong Guy

    The Wrong Guy

    6.8 1997 HD

    Nelson Hibbert expects to become the new president of Nagel Industries, but Mr. Nagel gives the promotion to another employee. When Nelson barges...

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  • 2005
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    Crazy for Christmas

    Crazy for Christmas

    5.524 2005 HD

    A girl loses her parents and husband and is left driving a limo trying to get by raising her young son. An interesting but strange rich man hires her...

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  • 2006
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    Christmas with SCTV

    Christmas with SCTV

    1 2006 HD

    Spend the holidays with the hilarious and beloved SCTV crew, starring John Candy, Rick Moranis, Martin Short, Catherine O'Hara, Eugene Levy and many...

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  • 1980
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    Double Negative

    Double Negative

    3.5 1980 HD

    Mentally tortured photojournalist attempts to track down his wife's murderer.

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  • 2002
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    The Santa Claus Brothers

    The Santa Claus Brothers

    6.4 2002 HD

    This tale of Santa's 3 sons seeks the true meaning of Christmas. Kevin McDonald and Richard Kind add voices that instill a genuine comedy feel. With...

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  • 2012
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    I, Martin Short, Goes Home

    I, Martin Short, Goes Home

    3 2012 HD

    A journey through the life and mind of Martin Short. And some of it is even true. “I, Martin Short, Goes Home” is a Canadian television...

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  • 1986
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    Really Weird Tales

    Really Weird Tales

    6 1986 HD

    The movie consists of three odd and strange tales that each teach a different lesson.

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  • 2003
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    National Security

    National Security

    5.9 2003 HD

    Earl Montgomery, a bombastic police academy reject, and Hank Rafferty, a disgraced, mild-mannered cop, can't seem to escape each other. They met on...

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  • 1995
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    Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare

    Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare

    4.2 1995 HD

    It's time for the annual Dooley family reunion and Dooley matriarch Meemaw's 100th birthday celebration. But teenaged Billy is welcomingly distracted...

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  • 2004
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    Phil the Alien

    Phil the Alien

    4.3 2004 HD

    Phil the Alien crashes to Earth and find himself alone in the wilds of northern Canada. In the process of going home he goes from drunk to christian...

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  • 1990
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    Making Real Funny Home Videos

    Making Real Funny Home Videos

    1 1990 HD

    Count Floyd, the former horror host of "Monster Chiller Horror Theatre" (SCTV), takes the audience through step by step lessons on how to make the...

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  • 1995
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    The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show

    The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show

    8 1995 HD

    Late night, sketch/variety comedy special starring comedian Martin Short. It features most of Marty's classic characters: Ed Grimley, Jackie Rogers...

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  • 2017
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    Who Is the Real Martin Short?

    Who Is the Real Martin Short?

    1 2017 HD

    He’s a legend, a comic genius, and a national treasure… but who is the real Martin Short? This film goes straight to the source in an...

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  • 1981
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    Stripes

    Stripes

    6.5 1981 HD

    John Winger, an indolent sad sack in his 30s, impulsively joins the US Army after losing his job, his girlfriend and his apartment.

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  • 2018
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    Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary

    Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary

    6.8 2018 HD

    The creators and actors from the TV show 'Freaks and Geeks' share their untold stories and pivotal moments from the making of the series that only...

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  • 1997
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    The Don's Analyst

    The Don's Analyst

    5 1997 HD

    Don Vito Leoni, the Godfather, is clinically depressed. The world has changed and he hasn't. He'd like to retire, but if he left the "family...

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  • 2009
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    Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side

    Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side

    7.185 2009 HD

    Peter makes good on another power outage at home by retelling Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.

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  • 2002
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    Slackers

    Slackers

    5.1 2002 HD

    Dave, Sam and Jeff are about to graduate from Holden University with honors in lying, cheating and scheming. The three roommates have proudly scammed...

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  • 1990
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    Wedding Band

    Wedding Band

    6 1990 HD

    A couple who both work at wedding receptions encounter complications when they decide to marry.

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  • 1989
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    I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood

    I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood

    5.7 1989 HD

    In this HBO special, comedian Martin Short appears in a series of sketches, vignettes and musical performances about Hollywood, featuring some of his...

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  • 1982
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    By Design

    By Design

    4.8 1982 HD

    Angie and Helen are in love. They live and work together designing women's evening wear in Vancouver. When Helen decides she wants to have a baby,...

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  • 1990
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    The Smoke Detectives

    The Smoke Detectives

    1 1990 HD

    Starring SCTV's Joe Flaherty as Count Floyd, this fire safety video is a rare classic. It's still taught in some schools today, it's that...

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  • 2020
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    Belushi

    Belushi

    6.8 2020 HD

    Using previously unheard audiotapes recorded shortly after John Belushi’s death, director R.J. Cutler’s documentary feature examines the...

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  • 1982
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    Rome, Italian Style

    Rome, Italian Style

    1 1982 HD

    On the SCTV Foreign Film Festival, Angelo loses control of his fantasies.

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  • 1986
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    The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood

    The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood

    5.5 1986 HD

    A college professor wishes he could live in Victorian England. Through a scientific experiment that goes wrong, he is able to make his dream come...

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  • 1988
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    The Best of SCTV

    The Best of SCTV

    6 1988 HD

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  • 1990
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    Partners in Life

    Partners in Life

    10 1990 HD

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  • 1986
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    Really Weird Tales

    Really Weird Tales

    6 1986 HD

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  • 1980
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    From Cleveland

    From Cleveland

    4 1980 HD

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  • 1986
    imgMovies

    Really Weird Tales

    Really Weird Tales

    6 1986 HD

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  • 1982
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    Rome, Italian Style

    Rome, Italian Style

    1 1982 HD

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  • 1998
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    That '70s Show

    That '70s Show

    8 1998 HD

    Crank up the 8-track and flash back to a time when platform shoes and puka shells were all the rage in this hilarious retro-sitcom. For Eric, Kelso,...

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  • 1990
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    Maniac Mansion

    Maniac Mansion

    4.7 1990 HD

    Maniac Mansion was a Canadian sitcom created by Eugene Levy, which aired concurrently on YTV in Canada and The Family Channel in the United States...

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  • 1999
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    Family Guy

    Family Guy

    7.4 1999 HD

    Sick, twisted, politically incorrect and Freakin' Sweet animated series featuring the adventures of the dysfunctional Griffin family. Bumbling Peter...

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  • 1985
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    George Burns Comedy Week

    George Burns Comedy Week

    1 1985 HD

    George Burns Comedy Week is a comedy anthology television series broadcast in the United States by CBS as part of its 1985 fall lineup, hosted by...

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  • 1999
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    Freaks and Geeks

    Freaks and Geeks

    8.152 1999 HD

    High school mathlete Lindsay Weir rebels and begins hanging out with a crowd of burnouts (the "freaks"), while her brother Sam Weir navigates a...

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  • 2001
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    The Legend of Tarzan

    The Legend of Tarzan

    6.8 2001 HD

    The Legend of Tarzan picks up where the 1999 feature film left off, with the title character adjusting to his new role as leader of the apes...

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  • 2000
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    Even Stevens

    Even Stevens

    6.959 2000 HD

    The Stevens are a middle-class family living in Sacramento, CA. Husband and father Steve is a successful attorney. Wife and mother Eileen is a state...

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  • 1976
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    Second City Television

    Second City Television

    7.4 1976 HD

    Second City Television is a Canadian television sketch comedy show offshoot from Toronto's Second City troupe that ran between 1976 and 1984.

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  • 2002
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    Puppets Who Kill

    Puppets Who Kill

    6.5 2002 HD

    Puppets Who Kill is a Canadian television comedy programme co-produced by The Comedy Network. It premiered in Canada on the Comedy Network in 2002,...

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  • 2005
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    Robson Arms

    Robson Arms

    4.8 2005 HD

    Robson Arms follows the lives of the tenants in a once-grand low-rise in Vancouver's eclectic West End. The building is home to an unlikely...

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  • 1975
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    PBS News Hour

    PBS News Hour

    5.4 1975 HD

    America's first and longest running hour-long nightly news broadcast known for its in-depth coverage of issues and current events.

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  • 1997
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    Police Academy: The Series

    Police Academy: The Series

    5.708 1997 HD

    Police Academy: The Series is a syndicated 1997 television series spin-off from the Police Academy series of films. Michael Winslow was the only...

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  • 1983
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    The Hitchhiker

    The Hitchhiker

    6.1 1983 HD

    A young hitchhiker introduces characters who are about to experience a frightening and sometimes supernatural incident of some kind in this moody...

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  • 1981
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    SCTV Network 90

    SCTV Network 90

    7.2 1981 HD

    After a successful Canadian run as Second City TV on Global and SCTV on CBC, the cast packed up and moved to America (theoretically) when NBC offered...

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  • 1983
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    SCTV Channel

    SCTV Channel

    7.8 1983 HD

    This show was spun off from "SCTV Network 90" which was cancelled after two seasons on NBC. The same cast from 1982-83, with the exception of John...

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  • 1988
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    The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley

    The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley

    6.6 1988 HD

    The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley is an American animated television series, starring Martin Short's Ed Grimley, that aired on NBC...

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  • 1972
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    The David Steinberg Show

    The David Steinberg Show

    6.5 1972 HD

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  • 1991
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    Little Dracula

    Little Dracula

    8.5 1991 HD

    Little Dracula is a British series of children's books and an American animated television series that originally aired on FOX. Little Dracula...

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  • 1996
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    The Louie Show

    The Louie Show

    1 1996 HD

    The Louie Show is an American sitcom television series that aired from January 31 until March 6, 1996.

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  • 2005
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    American Dad!

    American Dad!

    6.953 2005 HD

    The series focuses on an eccentric motley crew that is the Smith family and their three housemates: Father, husband, and breadwinner Stan Smith; his...

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  • 1999
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    Family Guy

    Family Guy

    7.4 1999 HD

    Sick, twisted, politically incorrect and Freakin' Sweet animated series featuring the adventures of the dysfunctional Griffin family. Bumbling Peter...

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  • 1999
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    Family Guy

    Family Guy

    7.4 1999 HD

    Sick, twisted, politically incorrect and Freakin' Sweet animated series featuring the adventures of the dysfunctional Griffin family. Bumbling Peter...

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  • 1993
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    Frasier

    Frasier

    7.7 1993 HD

    After many years spent at the “Cheers” bar, Frasier moves back home to Seattle to work as a radio psychiatrist after his policeman father...

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  • 1987
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    Married... with Children

    Married... with Children

    7.7 1987 HD

    Al Bundy is an unsuccessful middle aged shoe salesman with a miserable life and an equally dysfunctional family. He hates his job, his wife is lazy,...

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  • 2005
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    Tilt

    Tilt

    6.3 2005 HD

    Young poker players must navigate their past along with the best players in the world to win.

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  • 2006
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    Second City: First Family of Comedy

    Second City: First Family of Comedy

    1 2006 HD

    The series traces the evolution of one of the world's most successful comedy troupes from its humble beginnings as a stage production in Chicago to...

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  • 1991
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    Dinosaurs

    Dinosaurs

    7.8 1991 HD

    Dinosaurs follows the life of a family of dinosaurs, living in a modern world. They have TV's, fridges, microwaves, and every modern convenience.

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  • 1991
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    Dinosaurs

    Dinosaurs

    7.8 1991 HD

    Dinosaurs follows the life of a family of dinosaurs, living in a modern world. They have TV's, fridges, microwaves, and every modern convenience.

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  • 1998
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    The King of Queens

    The King of Queens

    7.1 1998 HD

    Life’s good for deliveryman Doug Heffernan, until his newly widowed father-in-law, Arthur, moves in with him and his wife Carrie. Doug is no...

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  • 2010
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    Call Me Fitz

    Call Me Fitz

    6.2 2010 HD

    A morally bankrupt car salesman is forced to become business partners with his inner conscience, an off-beat do gooder intent on healing Fitz's...

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  • 2001
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    A Nero Wolfe Mystery

    A Nero Wolfe Mystery

    7.8 2001 HD

    Genius detective Nero Wolfe and his right-hand man, Archie Goodwin, solve seemingly impossible crimes.

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  • 1990
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    Dream On

    Dream On

    6.9 1990 HD

    The family life, romantic life, and career of Martin Tupper, a divorced New York City book editor. The show distinctively interjected clips from...

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  • 1994
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    Ellen

    Ellen

    6.4 1994 HD

    Ellen is an American television sitcom that aired on the ABC network from March 29, 1994 to July 22, 1998, consisting of 109 episodes. The title role...

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  • 2002
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    Clone High

    Clone High

    7.402 2002 HD

    A group of high-school teens are the products of government employees' secret experiment. They are the genetic clones of famous historical figures...

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  • 1970
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    Clone High

    Clone High

    7.2 1970 HD

    After a successful Canadian run as Second City TV on Global and SCTV on CBC, the cast packed up and moved to America (theoretically) when NBC offered...

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  • 1970
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    Clone High

    Clone High

    4.7 1970 HD

    Maniac Mansion was a Canadian sitcom created by Eugene Levy, which aired concurrently on YTV in Canada and The Family Channel in the United States...

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