1981

Title: Night Flight First aired: 1981-06-01 Overview: Night Flight is a variety show that originated on the USA Network. An eclectic mix of short films, cartoons, B movies, stand up comedy, documentaries, music videos and more, Night Flight was broadcast, in various incarnations, from 1981...

Title: K-9 and Company Genre: Action & Adventure First aired: 1981-12-28 Cast: Elisabeth Sladen, John Leeson, Colin Jeavons Overview: A one-episode television pilot for a proposed 1981 spin-off of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features former series...

Title: Falcon Crest Genre: Soap, Drama First aired: 1981-12-04 Creator: Earl Hamner, Jr. Cast: Jane Wyman, Lorenzo Lamas, David Selby, Gregory Harrison, Kristian Alfonso, Chao Li Chi, Wendy Phillips, Andrea Thompson Overview: Falcon Crest is an American primetime television soap...

Title: Bret Maverick Genre: Western, Comedy First aired: 1981-12-01 Creator: Gordon T. Dawson Cast: James Garner, Richard Hamilton, Darleen Carr, Ramon Bieri, Ed Bruce, Priscilla Morrill, Simone Griffeth Overview: Bret Maverick is a 1981-82 American Western television series...

Title: Blackstar Genre: Animation, Action & Adventure First aired: 1981-09-12 Creator: Lou Scheimer, Norm Prescott Cast: George DiCenzo, Alan Oppenheimer, Frank Welker, Linda Gary, Patrick Pinney Overview: Blackstar is an American animated television series, a science fantasy...

Title: Astro and the Space Mutts Genre: Animation, Kids First aired: 1981-09-12 Cast: Don Messick Overview: Astro and the Space Mutts features Astro, the family dog from The Jetsons. He teams up with two other dogs named Cosmo and Dipper, led by their human leader Space Ace...

Title: Only Fools and Horses Genre: Comedy First aired: 1981-09-08 Creator: John Sullivan Cast: David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst Overview: The misadventures of two wheeler dealer brothers Del Boy and Rodney Trotter of “Trotters Independent Traders PLC” who scrape their living by...

Title: Checking In Genre: Comedy Creator: Mike Milligan, Jay Moriarty Cast: Marla Gibbs, Larry Linville, Liz Torres, Ruth Brown, Robert Costanzo First aired: 1981-04-09 Overview: Checking In is an American sitcom that aired on CBS in April 1981. The series is a spin-off of The...

Title: Ulysses 31 Genre: Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy First aired: 1981-10-03 Creator: Jean Chalopin, Yoshitake Suzuki, Nina Wolmark Cast: Claude Giraud, Jacques Ebner, Amelie Morin, André Valmy, Annie Balestra, Annie Sinigalia, Arlette Thomas, Fabrice Josso, Francine Lainé, Françoise...

Title: Spider-Man Genre: Animation, Kids First aired: 1981-09-12 Creator: Stan Lee Cast: Ted Schwartz, Morgan Lofting, Linda Gary, Mona Marshall, William Woodson, Buster Jones Overview: Spider-Man is an American animated TV series based on the popular Marvel Comics character of...

Title: Gimme a Break! Genre: Comedy First aired: 1981-10-29 Creator: Morton Lachman Cast: Nell Carter, Lara Jill Miller, John Hoyt, Joey Lawrence, Telma Hopkins, Matthew Lawrence, Paul Sand, Rosie O'Donnell Overview: Gimme a Break! is an American sitcom which aired on NBC for six...

Title: The Devil and Max Devlin Tagline: A new high in being lowdown. Genre: Fantasy, Comedy, Science Fiction Director: Steven Hilliard Stern Cast: Elliott Gould, Bill Cosby, Susan Anspach, Adam Rich, Julie Budd, Sonny Shroyer, David Knell, Chuck Shamata, Sally Marr, Reggie Nalder...

Title: Under the Rainbow Tagline: Who knew so many little people would throw such a huge party? Genre: Comedy Director: Steve Rash Cast: Chevy Chase, Carrie Fisher, Eve Arden, Joseph Maher, Robert Donner, Billy Barty, Mako, Cork Hubbert, Pat McCormick, Adam Arkin, Richard Stahl...

Title: Condorman Tagline: An action adventure romantic comedy spy story. Genre: Comedy, Action, Adventure Director: Charles Jarrott Cast: Michael Crawford, Oliver Reed, Barbara Carrera, James Hampton, Jean-Pierre Kalfon, Dana Elcar, Vernon Dobtcheff, Robert Arden Release...

Title: Bustin' Loose Tagline: He's mad, he's bad, and he's Bustin' Loose! Genre: Comedy, Adventure, Drama Director: Oz Scott Cast: Richard Pryor, Cicely Tyson, Ángel Ramírez, Jimmy Hughes, Edwin DeLeon, Edwin Kinter, Tami Luchow, Janet Wong, Alphonso Alexander, Kia Cooper, Robert...

Title: The Incredible Shrinking Woman Tagline: Lily Tomlin in an epic comedy (Give or take an inch) Genre: Comedy, Family, Science Fiction Director: Joel Schumacher Cast: Lily Tomlin, Charles Grodin, Ned Beatty, Henry Gibson, Elizabeth Wilson, Mark Blankfield, Maria Smith, Pamela...

Title: Zorro, The Gay Blade Tagline: Zexy, Zany, Zensational! Genre: Western, Action, Comedy, Adventure, Romance, History Director: Peter Medak Cast: George Hamilton, Lauren Hutton, Brenda Vaccaro, Ron Leibman, Donovan Scott, James Booth, Helen Burns, Clive Revill, Carolyn Seymour...

Title: Quest for Fire Genre: Adventure, Drama Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud Cast: Everett McGill, Ron Perlman, Nicholas Kadi, Rae Dawn Chong, Gary Schwartz, Naseer El-Kadi, Franck-Olivier Bonnet, Jean-Michel Kindt, Kurt Schiegl, Brian Gillin, Terry Fitt, Bibi Caspari, Peter Elliott...

Title: Dark Night of the Scarecrow Genre: Horror, Mystery, TV Movie Director: Frank De Felitta Cast: Charles Durning, Larry Drake, Robert F. Lyons, Claude Earl Jones, Lane Smith, Tonya Crowe, Jocelyn Brando, Tom Taylor, Richard McKenzie, Ivy Jones, James Tartan, Ed Call, Alice Nunn...

Title: Porky's Tagline: Keep an eye out for the funniest movie about growing up ever made! Genre: Comedy Director: Bob Clark Cast: Dan Monahan, Mark Herrier, Wyatt Knight, Cyril O'Reilly, Kaki Hunter, Kim Cattrall, Tony Ganios, Art Hindle, Doug McGrath, Susan Clark, Nancy Parsons...