Subgenre Sampler
Television > Comedy: 822 Films to Buy & Rent
Monkey! (TV Series) (Volumes 1-6) (1978- 1979)
- Feat. Masaaki Sakai, Toshiyuki Nishida, Shiro Kishibe…
- Colourful, supernatural adventures in feudal Japan with the invincible Monkey, Pigsy, Sandy and Tripitaka! This Japanese tele show became a favourite…
Mork and Mindy (TV Series) (1978-1982)
- Feat. Robin Williams, Pam Dawber
- The wacky TV show that proved a breakthrough vehicle for Robin Williams, playing the cutesome, unpredictable Mork, an alien from the planet…
Rescue from Gilligan's Island (1978)
- Feat. Bob Denver, Alan Jr. Hale, Jim Backus…
- 14 years after the SS Minnow first ran ashore on Gilligan's Island, the cast finally make it back to Florida.
The original cast (minus Tina…
Return to Fantasy Island (1978)
- Dir. George McCowan
Feat. Ricardo Montalban, Herve Villechaize, Adrienne Barbeau…
- Mysterious millionaire ‘Mr Roarke’ and his sidekick Tattoo play host (and God, or devil?) to various guests, who pay a fortune have their…
Taxi (TV Series) (1978-1983)
- Feat. Judd Hirsch, Danny De Vito, Tony Danza…
- Another sitcom staple of the 1970s from the creators of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, set in the refreshingly blue–collar world of a New York cab…
Tommy Cooper - Just Like That (TV Series) (1978)
- Feat. Tommy Cooper, Andrew Sachs
- Comedy–magician and cohort of Eric Sykes, Tommy Cooper, delivers his distinctive, hilarious brand of 'tragic magic' in this six–part…
WKRP in Cincinatti (TV Series) (1978-1982)
- Feat. Gary Sandy, Howard Hesseman, Gordon Jump…
- American pop culture of the late 70's is captured in this easy–going ensemble sitcom that follows the misadventures of the staff of a…
Citizen Smith (1977-1980)
- Dir. Ray Butt
Feat. Robert Lindsay
- Mischievous TV comedy about self–styled 'urban guerilla' Wolfie Smith (Lindsay) who tries to spark a socialist revolution from the London…
Eight is Enough (TV Series) (1977)
- Feat. Dick Van Patten, Diana Hyland, Betty Buckley
- Comedy about a family of eight living in Sacramento California, where Dad is a columnist for the fictional local newspaper (based on real–life…
Galton and Simpson Playhouse, The (TV Series) (1977)
- Feat. Arthur Lowe, Warren Mitchell, Richard Briers
- Long regarded as Britain's most successful comedy duo, Richard Galton and Alan Simpson (STEPTOE AND SON) turned their hand to one–off stories…