1977 American television series debuts

Roots

Series Age rating: 12 Year: 1977 IMDB Rating: 8.4

The epic tale of celebrated Pulitzer-prize winning author Alex Haley's ancestors as portrayed in the acclaimed twelve hour mini-series Roots, was first told in his 1976 bestseller Roots: The Saga of a...

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Soap

Series Age rating: 10 Year: 1977 IMDB Rating: 8.2

The antics of a wealthy family, the Tates, and a working-class family, the Campbells, in the fictional town of Dunn's River, Connecticut.

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Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics

Series Age rating: n/a Year: 1977 IMDB Rating: 7.4

Featuring 45 Hanna-Barbera cartoon characters (classic and otherwise) competing for gold medals in wacky events. Events include racing on ostriches, camels, kangaroos, rickshaws and unicycles, as well...

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The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

Series Age rating: 7 Year: 1977 IMDB Rating: 7.3

The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries is a television series which aired for three seasons on ABC. The series starred Parker Stevenson and Shaun Cassidy as amateur sleuth brothers Frank and Joe Hardy, r...

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Lou Grant

Series Age rating: 9 Year: 1977 IMDB Rating: 7.3

The trials of a former television station manager turned newspaper city editor, and his journalist staff.

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Logan's Run

Series Age rating: 6 Year: 1977 IMDB Rating: 7.1

In a futuristic society where reaching the age of 30 is a death sentence, a rebellious law enforcement agent goes on the run in search of Sanctuary.

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The New Adventures of Batman

Series Age rating: n/a Year: 1977 IMDB Rating: 6.8

The New Adventures of Batman is an animated series produced by Filmation in 1977 featuring the DC Comics superheroes Batman and Robin, and Batgirl. In The New Adventures of Batman, the "Dynamic Duo" f...

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Eight Is Enough

Series Age rating: 4 Year: 1977 IMDB Rating: 6.6

Eight Is Enough is an American television comedy-drama series that ran on ABC from March 15, 1977, until August 29, 1981. The show was modeled after syndicated newspaper columnist Thomas Braden, a rea...

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Fantasy Island

Series Age rating: 7 Year: 1978 IMDB Rating: 6.6

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.

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