Michael (Jeff Bridges) drops out of college with the intention of finding himself. When his parents (Carl Betz and Vera Miles) balk, he talks them into joining him in traveling the country and educating themselves about the state of things. They, along with Grandma (Ruth McDevitt) trick out an old Greyhound bus and hit the road. The picaresque plotline brings the family into contact with a variety of colorful characters. The producers of In Search of America never declared outright that the made-for-TV film was intended as a series pilot, but it ends on an ambiguous note with plenty of loose plot ends. In Search of America was first telecast March 23, 1971.
Pilot episode for Canterbury's cosy student dating show! Cupid has come to town and has his arrow's aimed at UKC!
When a group of generals from the Pentagon notify General Halftrack that they want to inspect a model of the modern soldier, Beetle Bailey probably wasn't what they had in mind.
11-year-old Frolie moves into the Very Important House and suddenly finds herself in the role of caretaker of the universe.
The pilot film for the long-run series introduced the kindly small-town general practitioner who, following a mild coronary, grudgingly brings in an independent, motorcycling young associate to help share his workload. Welby's lady friend and his family, part of the plot of this movie, were written out of the subsequent series, with only his medical sidekick, Steven Kiley, and their secretary/nurse, Consuelo, remaining as regulars.
A special police unit goes after a cop-killer in this pilot film to the short-lived series.
In this pilot for the 1972-73 series, a detective specializing in missing persons cases finds himself accused of murder after being found unconscious in the apartment of a slain state official.
Three unlikely cohorts inadvertently stumble upon an invention that challenges the very nature of quantum physics, a discovery which in turn puts their lives in grave danger.
A grieving detective who is thrust into a deadly game to bring someone back from the grave.
After their trip into the big city in the movie Chris once again is asked to baby sit Brad, Sara and Daryl for the night when a simple trip to the store turns into a hostage situation. Chris and the kids have themselves yet another adventure.
A comedy film showing a fictional day in the life of George Carlin, at his apartment where he lives.
This parody of film noir and gangster flicks takes us through the dangerous town of Dog City, teeming with colorful Muppet Dog characters. Rowlf the dog is your guide through the underside of canine life during the 1930s in Dog City. Our hero, Ace, enters the world of bulldog gangsters and terrier molls when he inherits a saloon from his late Uncle Harry. Unwilling to pay protection money, Ace finds himself the target of Bugsy, a bulldog bully who owns most of Dog City. Life can be ruff!
The drama is about a wheelchair-bound, working-class father in Rhode Island who's forced to build a new life with his family.
Pilot for TV series released on home video.
Another day in the life of Dante and Randal, from Kevin Smith's indie film.
The pilot film for a proposed investigative documentary series lifting the lid on some of the world's most notorious conspiracy theories.
A small-time hood is murdered just as he is about to blow the whistle on an organized crime ring.
An aging doctor in a small town decides to pack up his little black bag, but when a young doctor assumes his practice, the older practitioner can't resist butting in with comic results.
A promiscuous housewife has been murdered and hardboiled detective Dan August has to find the motive...and the body.
Jackie and Jill swill have an unusual pet called a "psyko ferret"; a unidentified species of weasel,. Together they try to keep it secret.