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: 3.804
  • 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

  • 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...

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  • 2001
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    Novocaine

    Novocaine

    6 2001 HD

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

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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...

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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...

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  • 1992
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    Bob Roberts

    Bob Roberts

    6.5 1992 HD

    Millionaire conservative Bob Roberts launches an insurgent campaign against incumbent senator Brickley Paiste, firing up crowds at his rallies by...

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  • 1999
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    The Insider

    The Insider

    7.5 1999 HD

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

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  • 1982
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    Tootsie

    Tootsie

    7.2 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...

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  • 1973
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    Godspell

    Godspell

    6.7 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...

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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...

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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.

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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  • 1989
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    Lean On Me

    Lean On Me

    7.3 1989 HD

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

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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'...

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  • 2003
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    Anger Management

    Anger Management

    6.1 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...

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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...

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  • 1991
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    Separate But Equal

    Separate But Equal

    6.5 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.

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  • 1979
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    The Warriors

    The Warriors

    7.7 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...

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  • 2002
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    Bear in the Big Blue House: Everybody's Special

    Bear in the Big Blue House: Everybody's Special

    7 2002 HD

    Join Bear and friends for fun and humorous learning

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  • 2001
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    Bear in the Big Blue House - Party Time with Bear

    Bear in the Big Blue House - Party Time with Bear

    1 2001 HD

    Let your child learn, explore and have fun with this award-winning series. Celebrate good times with Bear and all his friends in three party-hearty...

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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...

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  • 1984
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    Streets of Fire

    Streets of Fire

    6.9 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...

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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...

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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.

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  • 1994
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    The Paper

    The Paper

    6.6 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,...

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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...

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  • 1990
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    Impulse

    Impulse

    5.5 1990 HD

    A Los Angeles vice cop, caught between her undercover role as a sex worker and her personal relationships, is thrown into a web of murder and deceit.

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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...

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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...

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  • 2000
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    Shaft

    Shaft

    6 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...

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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...

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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...

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  • 1986
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    Sweet Liberty

    Sweet Liberty

    5.5 1986 HD

    Michael Burgess is an academic who has written a scholarly book on the American Revolution which Hollywood has bought the film rights to. The arrival...

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  • 1999
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    Bicentennial Man

    Bicentennial Man

    7.3 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...

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  • 1988
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    Running on Empty

    Running on Empty

    7.5 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...

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  • 1987
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    Hello Again

    Hello Again

    5.7 1987 HD

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

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  • 1996
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    A Mother's Instinct

    A Mother's Instinct

    5 1996 HD

    Holly Mitchell a divorcee, remarries widower, Carl Gibbons, the father of two small boys. When she begins to question his past, he disappears with...

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  • 1997
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    Bear in the Big Blue House

    Bear in the Big Blue House

    7.413 1997 HD

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

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  • 1990
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    Law & Order

    Law & Order

    7.4 1990 HD

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

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  • 1987
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    thirtysomething

    thirtysomething

    6.3 1987 HD

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

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  • 1986
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    L.A. Law

    L.A. Law

    7.046 1986 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...

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  • 1997
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    King of the Hill

    King of the Hill

    7.3 1997 HD

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

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  • 1984
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    The Cosby Show

    The Cosby Show

    7.004 1984 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...

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  • 1988
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    Roseanne

    Roseanne

    6.8 1988 HD

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

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  • 1996
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    Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego?

    Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego?

    6 1996 HD

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

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  • 1981
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    Gimme a Break!

    Gimme a Break!

    6.7 1981 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...

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  • 1984
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    Hunter

    Hunter

    7.2 1984 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....

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  • 1993
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    Homicide: Life on the Street

    Homicide: Life on the Street

    8 1993 HD

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

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  • 1951
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    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    8.8 1951 HD

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

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  • 1981
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    Love, Sidney

    Love, Sidney

    3 1981 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...

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  • 1988
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    Dear John

    Dear John

    5.8 1988 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...

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  • 1986
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    The Ellen Burstyn Show

    The Ellen Burstyn Show

    5 1986 HD

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

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  • 1989
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    FM

    FM

    6 1989 HD

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

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  • 2000
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    The District

    The District

    6.9 2000 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...

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  • 1983
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    Reading Rainbow

    Reading Rainbow

    8.4 1983 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...

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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...

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  • 1951
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    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    8.8 1951 HD

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

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  • 1987
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    The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd

    The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd

    5 1987 HD

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

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  • 1991
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    Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?

    Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?

    7.4 1991 HD

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

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  • 1982
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    Cagney & Lacey

    Cagney & Lacey

    6.9 1982 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...

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  • 1985
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    The Equalizer

    The Equalizer

    7.1 1985 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...

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  • 1956
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    Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

    5 1956 HD

    The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The...

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