Lynne Thigpen

Lynne Thigpen

Cherlynne Theresa 'Lynne' Thigpen (December 22, 1948 – March 12, 2003) was an American actress of stage and screen. She was known for her roles as The Chief of ACME Crimenet on the game show Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? and various spinoffs, Luna (The Moon) on the Playhouse Disney children's series Bear in the Big Blue House, and Ella Farmer on The District (2000–2003). For her varied television work, she was nominated for six Daytime Emmy Awards and she also won a Tony Award in 1997 for portraying Dr. Judith Kaufman in An American Daughter.

  • Title: Lynne Thigpen
  • Popularity: 16.621
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1948-12-22
  • Place of Birth: Joliet, Illinois, USA
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  • Also Known As: Lynne Richmond
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Lynne Thigpen Movies

  • 2001
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    Novocaine
    Novocaine

    5.973 2001 HD

    A dentist finds himself a murder suspect after a sexy patient seduces him into prescribing her drugs.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Steve Martin

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  • 1993
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    Naked in New York
    Naked in New York

    4.7 1993 HD

    Naked in New York begins in the car of grown up Jake, he is talking to us about his girlfriend, Joanne, and to whom you can turn to for help while...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Eric Stoltz

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  • 1999
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    The Insider
    The Insider

    7.461 1999 HD

    A research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a 60 Minutes exposé on Big Tobacco.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Al Pacino

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  • 1982
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    Tootsie
    Tootsie

    7.222 1982 HD

    When struggling, out of work actor Michael Dorsey secretly adopts a female alter ego - Dorothy Michaels - in order to land a part in a daytime drama,...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Dustin Hoffman

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  • 1973
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    Godspell
    Godspell

    6.756 1973 HD

    A modern day musical telling of the ministry of Jesus Christ set in New York. The Apostles, portrayed as an acting troupe re-enact the parables and...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Victor Garber

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  • 1998
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    Chance of a Lifetime
    Chance of a Lifetime

    8 1998 HD

    Irreverent freelance investigative reporter Tom Maguire hits rock bottom when bigot editor in chief Ivan refuses to print his pieces anymore and his...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Stan Ivar

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  • 1986
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    Rockabye
    Rockabye

    7.8 1986 HD

    A young woman, striking out on her own after having left her husband in California, has her young son snatched from her moments after getting off the...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Valerie Bertinelli

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  • 1994
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    Blankman
    Blankman

    5.3 1994 HD

    Darryl is a childlike man with a genius for inventing various gadgets out of junk. When he stumbles on a method to make his clothes bulletproof, he...

    Genre: Adventure

    Cast: Damon Wayans

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  • 1999
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    Night Ride Home
    Night Ride Home

    5.7 1999 HD

    When a devastating accident tears apart the already frayed marriage of Neal and Nora Mahler, each family member must learn that their own emotions...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Rebecca De Mornay

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  • 1995
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    Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling
    Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling

    6.7 1995 HD

    Cagney and Lacey work a case involving police corruption and document forgery. Chris seeks a prestigious promotion, while Mary Beth has to deal with...

    Genre: TV Movie

    Cast: Tyne Daly

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  • 1989
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    Lean On Me
    Lean On Me

    7.31 1989 HD

    When principal Joe Clark takes over decaying Eastside High School, he's faced with students wearing gang colors and graffiti-covered walls....

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Morgan Freeman

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  • 1999
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    Random Hearts
    Random Hearts

    5.5 1999 HD

    After losing their spouses in a plane crash, an internal affairs cop and a congresswoman find each other's keys in each other's loved ones'...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Harrison Ford

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  • 2003
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    Anger Management
    Anger Management

    6.148 2003 HD

    After a small misunderstanding aboard an airplane escalates out of control, timid businessman Dave Buznik is ordered by the court to undergo anger...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Adam Sandler

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  • 1979
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    The Warriors
    The Warriors

    7.674 1979 HD

    Prominent gang leader Cyrus calls a meeting of New York's gangs to set aside their turf wars and take over the city. At the meeting, a rival leader...

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Michael Beck

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  • 1995
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    Just Cause
    Just Cause

    6.2 1995 HD

    A Harvard professor is lured back into the courtroom after twenty-five years to take the case of a young black man condemned to death for the...

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Sean Connery

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  • 1984
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    Streets of Fire
    Streets of Fire

    6.893 1984 HD

    Raven Shaddock and his gang of merciless biker friends kidnap rock singer Ellen Aim. Ellen's former lover, soldier-for-hire Tom Cody, happens to be...

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Michael Paré

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  • 1981
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    Tintypes
    Tintypes

    1 1981 HD

    Debuting on Broadway in 1980, Tintypes is a musical review featuring songs from the early twentieth century providing the audience with a look into...

    Genre: Music

    Cast: Carolyn Mignini

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  • 1996
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    Pretty Poison
    Pretty Poison

    4 1996 HD

    A clueless cheerleader falls for a mysterious young man who tells her he's a secret agent. But the truth is much simpler and darker.

    Genre: Thriller

    Cast: Grant Show

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  • 1994
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    The Paper
    The Paper

    6.551 1994 HD

    Henry Hackett is the workaholic editor of a New York City tabloid. He loves his job, but the long hours and low pay are leading to discontent. Also,...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Michael Keaton

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  • 1989
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    Fear Stalk
    Fear Stalk

    6 1989 HD

    A producer from Beverly Hills is shocked when someone steals all of her belongings out of her purse. The thief begins to make threatening phone calls...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Jill Clayburgh

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  • 1990
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    Impulse
    Impulse

    5.544 1990 HD

    Regularly working alone undercover with a vice squad boss she dislikes as much as he dislikes her, Lottie Mason is living pretty much on the edge. An...

    Genre: Thriller

    Cast: Theresa Russell

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  • 1985
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    Flanagan
    Flanagan

    1 1985 HD

    Aging New York cabbie Flanagan still has hopes of making it as a stage actor. He can recite any Shakespeare sonnet and is facile with accents, but he...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Geraldine Page

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  • 1982
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    Working
    Working

    4.3 1982 HD

    This musical adaptation of the Studs Terkel book examines the average worker's viewpoint--showing that he or she is anything but average. Based on a...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Studs Terkel

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  • 2000
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    Shaft
    Shaft

    6.002 2000 HD

    New York police detective John Shaft arrests Walter Wade Jr. for a racially motivated slaying. But the only eyewitness disappears, and Wade jumps...

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Samuel L. Jackson

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  • 2000
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    An American Daughter
    An American Daughter

    4.4 2000 HD

    A Senator's daughter seems to have a lock on a nomination as the US Surgeon General, until a background check reveals she once neglected to return a...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Christine Lahti

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  • 1979
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    When Hell Freezes Over, I'll Skate
    When Hell Freezes Over, I'll Skate

    1 1979 HD

    This lively, spirit-lifting musical celebrates the sheer joy -- and survival -- of black music, song and poetry since the days of America's Civil...

    Genre: Music

    Cast: Jeffrey Anderson-Gunter

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  • 1986
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    Sweet Liberty
    Sweet Liberty

    5.543 1986 HD

    Michael has written a schollarly book on the revolutionary war. He has sold the film rights. The arrival of the film crew seriously disrupts him as...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Alan Alda

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  • 1999
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    Bicentennial Man
    Bicentennial Man

    7.249 1999 HD

    Richard Martin buys a gift, a new NDR-114 robot. The product is named Andrew by the youngest of the family's children. "Bicentennial Man" follows the...

    Genre: Science Fiction

    Cast: Robin Williams

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  • 1988
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    Running on Empty
    Running on Empty

    7.477 1988 HD

    The Popes are a family who haven't been able to use their real identity for years. In the late sixties, the parents set a weapons lab afire in an...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Christine Lahti

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  • 1987
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    Hello Again
    Hello Again

    5.747 1987 HD

    A suburban housewife chokes to death and is brought back to life by a spell cast by her wacky sister.

    Genre: Fantasy

    Cast: Shelley Long

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  • 1996
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    The Boys Next Door
    The Boys Next Door

    6.6 1996 HD

    Kind-hearted social worker Jack Palmer feels guilty about not spending enough time with his wife due to the pressures of his job taking care of four...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Nathan Lane

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  • 1992
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    Article 99
    Article 99

    6.1 1992 HD

    Dr. Richard Sturgess leads a team of compassionate doctors at a veteran's hospital. Along with Drs. Morgan, Handleman and Van Dorn, he fights to...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Ray Liotta

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  • 1972
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    Fol-de-Rol
    Fol-de-Rol

    1 1972 HD

    A filmed version of Sid and Marty Krofft's 1968 live puppet show, set at a medieval fair. The special was a pilot for a weekly series.

    Genre: Family

    Cast: Cyd Charisse

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  • 1992
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    Bob Roberts
    Bob Roberts

    6.532 1992 HD

    Mock documentary about an upstart candidate for the U.S. Senate written and directed by actor Tim Robbins. Bob Roberts is a folksinger with a...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Tim Robbins

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  • 2000
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    Bear in the Big Blue House: A Berry Bear Christmas
    Bear in the Big Blue House: A Berry Bear Christmas

    1 2000 HD

    The winter holidays find Bear and his friends planning a big celebration. They're all getting ready for Christmas, but also learn about Hanukkah and...

    Genre:

    Cast: Noel MacNeal

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  • 1989
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    Private Affairs
    Private Affairs

    1 1989 HD

    A departure from most ABC Afterschool Specials, this one focuses on Madeline Green, a teenage girl who discovers her father's affair with a friend of...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Kerri Green

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  • 1991
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    Separate But Equal
    Separate But Equal

    6.4 1991 HD

    A dramatization of the events of Brown vs. Board of Education, the American court case that destroyed the legal validity of racial segregation.

    Genre: History

    Cast: Sidney Poitier

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  • 1992
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    The Cosby Show
    The Cosby Show

    6.982 1992 HD

    The Cosby Show is an American television situation comedy starring Bill Cosby, which aired for eight seasons on NBC from September 20, 1984 until...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Bill Cosby

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  • 2009
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    King of the Hill
    King of the Hill

    7.3 2009 HD

    Set in Texas, this animated series follows the life of propane salesman Hank Hill, who lives with his overly confident substitute Spanish teacher...

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: Mike Judge

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  • 2018
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    Roseanne
    Roseanne

    6.861 2018 HD

    A working-class family struggles to get by on a limited income in the fictional town of Lanford, Illinois.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Roseanne Barr

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  • 1997
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    Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego?
    Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego?

    6 1997 HD

    A game show based on the Carmen Sandiego computer game series created by Brøderbund Software.

    Genre: Family

    Cast: Kevin Shinick

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  • 1999
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    Homicide: Life on the Street
    Homicide: Life on the Street

    8.08 1999 HD

    An American police procedural chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Police Department's Homicide Unit.

    Genre: Mystery

    Cast: Richard Belzer

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  • 2011
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    Hallmark Hall of Fame
    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    8.8 2011 HD

    Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast:

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  • 1987
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    Gimme a Break!
    Gimme a Break!

    6.7 1987 HD

    Gimme a Break! is an American sitcom which aired on NBC for six seasons, October 29, 1981, until May 12, 1987. The series stars Nell Carter as the...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Nell Carter

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  • 1983
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    Love, Sidney
    Love, Sidney

    3 1983 HD

    A middle-aged gay artist shares his New York apartment with a single mother and her little girl. Based on a short story written by Marilyn Cantor...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Tony Randall

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  • 1990
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    FM
    FM

    6 1990 HD

    FM is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from August 17, 1989 to June 29, 1990.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Delane Matthews

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  • 2010
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    Bear in the Big Blue House
    Bear in the Big Blue House

    7.31 2010 HD

    The series provides children with valuable tools for growth in key areas of music, social skill development, and cognitive learning through...

    Genre: Kids

    Cast: Noel MacNeal

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  • 2024
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    Law & Order
    Law & Order

    7.35 2024 HD

    In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Sam Waterston

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  • 1994
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    L.A. Law
    L.A. Law

    6.967 1994 HD

    L.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC from September 15, 1986, to May 19, 1994. Created by Steven...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Corbin Bernsen

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  • 1991
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    thirtysomething
    thirtysomething

    6.3 1991 HD

    Thirtysomething is an American television drama about a group of baby boomers in their late thirties. It was created by Marshall Herskovitz and...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Ken Olin

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  • 1991
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    Hunter
    Hunter

    7.22 1991 HD

    Hunter is an American police drama television series created by Frank Lupo, and starring Fred Dryer as Sgt. Rick Hunter and Stepfanie Kramer as Sgt....

    Genre: Action & Adventure

    Cast: Fred Dryer

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  • 1992
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    Dear John
    Dear John

    5.8 1992 HD

    Dear John starred Judd Hirsch as easygoing Drake Prep high school teacher John Lacey who is dumped by his wife, Wendy, via a Dear John letter. Wendy...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Judd Hirsch

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  • 1987
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    The Ellen Burstyn Show
    The Ellen Burstyn Show

    5 1987 HD

    Ellen Brewer is a Baltimore college professor living with her overbearing mother Sydney and recently divorced daughter Molly as well as young...

    Genre:

    Cast: Ellen Burstyn

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  • 2004
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    The District
    The District

    6.9 2004 HD

    The District is a television police drama which aired on CBS from October 7, 2000 to May 1, 2004. The show followed the work and personal life of the...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Craig T. Nelson

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  • 1992
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    Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?
    Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?

    7.538 1992 HD

    A game show based on the Carmen Sandiego computer game series created by Brøderbund Software.

    Genre: Family

    Cast: Lynne Thigpen

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  • 1989
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    The Equalizer
    The Equalizer

    7.057 1989 HD

    Robert McCall is a former agent of a secret government agency who is now running his own private crime fighting operation where he fashions himself...

    Genre: Action & Adventure

    Cast: Edward Woodward

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  • 2011
    imgS61 E1

    Hallmark Hall of Fame
    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    8.8 2011 HD

    Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast:

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  • 2006
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    Reading Rainbow
    Reading Rainbow

    8.4 2006 HD

    Journey to exciting places and build a lasting connection with your favorite books. Each episode centers on a theme from a book, or other children's...

    Genre: Kids

    Cast: LeVar Burton

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  • 1995
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    America's War on Poverty
    America's War on Poverty

    1 1995 HD

    In the midst of unprecedented national prosperity in the 1960s, poverty was "rediscovered" by American policy makers, media and the public. This...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Lynne Thigpen

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  • 1991
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    The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
    The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd

    5 1991 HD

    Molly Dodd — a mid-30s, divorced woman living in New York — faces the comedy and drama of a widely changing career, difficulties of...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Blair Brown

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  • 1988
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    Cagney & Lacey
    Cagney & Lacey

    6.9 1988 HD

    Mary Beth Lacey and Chris Cagney are teamed up as NYPD police detectives. Their opposing personalities (one is tough and the other sensitive) mesh to...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Tyne Daly

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