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  • 1994
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    The Joy of Painting

    The Joy of Painting

    8.36 1994 HD

    The Joy of Painting was an American television show hosted by painter Bob Ross that taught its viewers techniques for landscape oil painting....

    Genre: Family

    Cast: Bob Ross

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  • 1981
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    Meeting of Minds

    Meeting of Minds

    10.00 1981 HD

    Meeting of Minds is a television series, created by Steve Allen, which aired on PBS from 1977 to 1981. The show featured guests who played...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Steve Allen

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  • 2014
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    Tavis Smiley

    Tavis Smiley

    7.30 2014 HD

    Tavis Smiley features a unique mix of news and pop culture to combine for one thought-provoking and entertaining program. A hybrid of news, issues...

    Genre: Talk

    Cast: Tavis Smiley

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  • 1993
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    Tales of the City

    Tales of the City

    7.89 1993 HD

    Mary Ann Singleton, a naïve young secretary from the mid-west, tumbles head first into the colorful world of San Francisco, where carefree chaos...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Olympia Dukakis

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  • 1992
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    Long Ago and Far Away

    Long Ago and Far Away

    9.00 1992 HD

    Long Ago and Far Away is a TV series that aired on PBS Television from 1989 to 1993. It was created by WGBH, a public television broadcast service...

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: James Earl Jones

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  • 2006
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    The Virgin Queen

    The Virgin Queen

    6.20 2006 HD

    The Virgin Queen explores the full sweep of Elizabeth's life: from her days of fear as a potential victim of her sister's terror; through her great...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Anne-Marie Duff

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  • 2001
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    Timothy Goes to School

    Timothy Goes to School

    6.80 2001 HD

    Timothy Goes to School is a cartoon series based on the Yoko series and other individual books by Rosemary Wells such as "Shy Charles", "Fritz and...

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: Alyson Court

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  • 2012
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    Why Is It So?

    Why Is It So?

    1 2012 HD

    Genre:

    Cast: Julius Sumner Miller

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  • 1980
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    The Righteous Apples

    The Righteous Apples

    5.00 1980 HD

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    Cast: Mykelti Williamson

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  • 2000
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    A History of America

    A History of America

    1 2000 HD

    In this 26-part series, prominent historians present America’s story as something that must be presented and debated from a variety of...

    Genre: Family

    Cast: Donald L. Miller

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  • 2022
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    The U.S. and the Holocaust

    The U.S. and the Holocaust

    8.60 2022 HD

    Inspired in part by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s “Americans and the Holocaust” exhibition and supported by its...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Peter Coyote

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  • 1970
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    The Letter People

    The Letter People

    1 1970 HD

    The Letter People is the name of a children's literacy program and the television series based on that program. The term also refers to the various...

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    Cast: Allan Trautman

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  • 2006
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    Reading Rainbow

    Reading Rainbow

    8.40 2006 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...

    Genre: Kids

    Cast: LeVar Burton

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  • 2023
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    Off the Record

    Off the Record

    4.50 2023 HD

    Off the Record is a weekly, political talk program produced by Michigan public television station WKAR-TV in East Lansing, Michigan, and broadcast...

    Genre: News

    Cast: Tim Skubick

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  • 1982
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    Previn and the Pittsburgh

    Previn and the Pittsburgh

    1 1982 HD

    Renowned composer, conductor, and pianist Andre Previn welcomes one or more musical guests for conversation and performance, either accompanied by...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast:

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  • 2023
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    Monstrum

    Monstrum

    1 2023 HD

    The world is full of monsters, myths, and legends and Monstrum isn’t afraid to take a closer look. The show, hosted by Emily Zarka, Ph.D.,...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Dr. Emily Zarka

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  • 1998
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    Kidsongs

    Kidsongs

    10.00 1998 HD

    Kidsongs is an American children's media franchise which includes Kidsongs Music Video Stories on DVD and video, The Kidsongs TV Show, CDs of...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Alexandra Picatto

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  • 2008
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    The War

    The War

    8.10 2008 HD

    The story of the Second World War through the personal accounts of a handful of men and women from four American towns. The war touched the lives of...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Keith David

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  • 2024
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    MotorWeek

    MotorWeek

    3.00 2024 HD

    This award-winning weekly automotive magazine provides unbiased, consumer-oriented car news with feature stories on related topics.

    Genre: News

    Cast: John Davis

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  • 1972
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    The Great American Dream Machine

    The Great American Dream Machine

    1 1972 HD

    The Great American Dream Machine was a weekly satirical variety television series, produced in New York City by WNET and broadcast on PBS from 1971...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Albert Brooks

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