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167:Developed by
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1128:Annie Potts
1112:Goldie Hawn
1072:Dance Fever
1066:T.J. Hooker
1061:Adrian Zmed
684:"Homefront"
670:Directed by
550:Adrian Zmed
535:Annie Potts
480:Adrian Zmed
448:Annie Potts
441:, in 1942,
277:of episodes
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227:Charles Fox
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183:Annie Potts
172:E.J. Purdum
1587:Categories
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1467:(1993–94)
1464:Getting By
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452:Sioux City
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361:1980-01-22
357:January 22
322:30 minutes
292:Production
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1559:Foul Play
1524:The Heist
1507:(2016–20)
1497:(1998–99)
1477:(1994–95)
1387:(1982–83)
1374:Foul Play
1337:(1979–80)
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1287:(1976–83)
1267:(1974–84)
1255:TV series
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488:pantomime
472:Uncle Sam
307:Producers
249:John Beal
241:Composers
33:does not
1126:, while
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496:big band
433:Synopsis
179:Starring
1552:(1977)
1544:(1976)
1534:(1972)
1526:(1972)
1487:(1997)
1377:(1981)
1357:(1980)
1347:(1979)
1327:(1979)
1297:(1977)
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1572:(1982)
1562:(1978)
1317:(1979)
1101:Dallas
387:sitcom
145:Sitcom
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1516:Films
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1334:Angie
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1204:IMDb
1163:and
529:Cast
506:for
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