TV Shows released in 1979

Blankety Blank

63/100

Comedy game show with celebrity guests and cheap prizes.

The Omega Factor

74/100

A covert branch of British Intelligence is assigned to investigate the strange, the supernatural, the...'Omega Factor'.

Don Quijote de la Mancha

70/100

Read All About It!

81/100

A group of kids investigate and oppose an extra-terrestrial conspiracy against their town as a community newspaper staff.

Message from Space: Galactic Battle

71/100

The 15th solar system is invaded by the Stressos. Two men, Ryû and Ayato, and a man-ape, Baru, organize the resistance. They are helped by Eolia, a mysterious woman traveling on a three masted space ship.

Thomas and Sarah

65/100

This spin-off of Upstairs, Downstairs (1971) follows Sarah (parlour-maid) and Thomas (chauffeur) some time after leaving service with the Bellamys.

Delta House

61/100

The raucous exploits of Faber College's Delta House Fraternity in 1962.

Mystery!: Malice Aforethought

81/100

Dr. Edmund Bickleigh is a man who is very careful and very determined. And he is especially determined to not get caught committing the perfect murder of his wife. In the end he succeeds but then finds circumstances are "agin him".

Die Buddenbrooks

81/100

Family saga set in 19th century Germany, chronicling the lives of three generations of the Buddenbrook family, the owners of a family business in the northern town of Luebeck. Based on the novel by Thomas Mann.

A Man Called Sloane

70/100

Sloane is a freelance spy. Although he doesn't work for the government, he frequently accepts assignments from The Director, a head of a secret government agency. He's assisted by Torque, a... See full summary »

The Curse of Dracula

81/100

Count Dracula is alive and well and teaching college in 1979.

The Seekers

74/100

The sons and grandchildren of Philip Kent make a life for themselves in America.

Farbrorn som inte vill va' stor

75/100

Ragnar work in an office. He turns 33 in May, and he has 45 in shoes. Ragnar has a vivid imagination. The more he thinks, the younger he wants to be.

Eat Bulaga

81/100

Working Stiffs

68/100

Short lived (three weeks) slapstick comedy about Ernie and Mike who are janitors, but attempting to work their way up in a Chicago office building owned by their uncle.

Agony

75/100

20 half-hour episodes. Jane Lucas, an Agony Aunt with a call-in radio show, has her own set of troubles with her very Jewish mother and her husband Laurence. Then there's the crazy lives of... See full summary »

House Calls

64/100

Dating someone you work with can create problems, as Charley Michaels and Ann Anderson learned. He was a surgeon at Kensington General Hospital in San Francisco, a good doctor but less than... See full summary »

Casper and the Angels

63/100

Friendly spook Casper & two bumbling women fight crime in outer space.

Barrio Sésamo

76/100

In Spain, they didn't just dub the original "Sesame Street" and then broadcast it. They combined it with new material made in Spain. "Barrio Sesamo" combines an original spanish episode ... See full summary »

Fred and Barney Meet the Thing

62/100

A show featuring two different cartoon segments,The New Fred and Barney Show (a revival of The Flintstones) and The Thing (based on the Marvel Comics superhero).

Uchu Kubo Blue Noah

81/100

Year 2052. The Gothams, an alien race, attack Earth. Most of the human population is destroyed. The Gotham's moon, a military battle station, becomes Earth's second moon. A submarine, Blue ... See full summary »

The Woodwright's Shop

87/100

As Roy Underhill initiated his 37th season on PBS. This craftsman-historian has been teaching the practical methods of woodworking, using methods from the Roman Empire to the industrial ... See full summary »

The Mary Tyler Moore Hour

67/100

Mary Tyler Moore plays Mary McKinnon, who stars in a variety show. Everyweek she has to deal with her producer, Harry over what to do on that week's episode. Also she has an assistant, Iris... See full summary »

Concrete Cowboys

53/100

Two down and out cowboys wind up in Nashville and are mistaken for detectives. They are hired by the sister of a missing singer. Failed pilot episode with lots of Nashville cameos. Campy comedy/mystery.

Futrinka utca

75/100