Subgenre Sampler
Television > Family: 147 Films to Buy & Rent
- Big John Little John (TV Series) (1976)
- Feat. Herb Edelman
- Wacky 70's sitcom concerning the misadventures of a forty–something school teacher. After drinking from a fountain of youth finds himself…
- Monster Squad (TV Series) (1976)
- Feat. Fred Grandy
- Short–lived kids show has wax museum figures Wolfman, Dracula and Frankenstein come to life to help young mortal Fred Grandy (Gopher from THE…
- Muppet Show, The (TV Series) (1976-1981)
- Dir. Various
- Six volumes of inspired puppetry from Jim Henson’s legends: Kermit, Miss Piggy, Gopher, Animal, Gonzo, Fozzie Bear and the rest, beguiling,…
- Secret Garden, The (TV Mini-series) (1975)
- Dir. Katrina Murray
Feat. Sarah Hollis Andrews, John Woodnutt, Hope Johnstone
- One of the best of the many adaptations of Francis Hodgkins Burnett's childrens' classic, in which a disagreeable young girl becomes fascinated with…
- Shadows (TV Series) (1975-1978)
- Feat. Jenny Agutter, Pauline Quirke
- Atmospheric and superbly scripted, this quintessential children’s series of the 1970s offers up psychological and supernatural tales in which young…
- Happy Days (TV Series) (1974)
- Feat. Ron Howard, Henry Winkler, Tom Bosley…
- Rockin’ and rollin’ time capsule nostalgia recaptures the simple, all–American life of the Cunninghams in the jukebox fifties, and their…
- Little House on the Prairie (TV Series) (1974-1982)
- Feat. Michael Landon, Melissa Gilbert
- Gently focused account of a settler family building their 'little house' on the plains of Minnesota in the 1870s. While not exactly gritty, this is…
- Zoo Gang, The (TV Series) (1974)
- Feat. Brian Keith, John Mills, Barry Morse…
- Old fashioned but fun espionage series centered around five aged resistance fighters scamming scamming the scammers and gifting the money to the…
- Tomorrow People, The (TV Series) (1973)
- Dir. Paul Bernard
Feat. Nicholas Young
- Fitted out with stun–guns, digital watches and a talking biotronic computer called TIM, a group of highly–evolved youngsters also enjoy…
- Escape into Night (TV Series) (Marianne Dreams) (1972)
- Feat. Vikki Chambers
- A convalescent young girl's drawings become the basis for her dreams in this six–part British TV serial that left an indelibly haunting…