Jean Stapleton

Ad executive Alan Oliver (Whaley), a man fed up with his job and series of empty, failed relationships finally realizes that romantic fulfillment is right under his nose in the person of Marissa Kiley (Gish), his best friend from kindergarten. (The Martindale Group)

A small-town detective searching for a missing man has only one lead: a connection with a New York prostitute. (imdb)

Two tabloid reporters checking out a report of the Archangel Michael living with an old woman find that it's true. But that's not the only surprise. (imdb)

Ella Peterson is a Brooklyn telephone answering service operator who tries to improve the lives of her clients by passing along bits of information she hears from other clients. (imdb)

Pocahontas sets of on a journey to England with Meeko, Flit, and Percy. Hearing rumors of John Smith's death, Pocahontas tries to prevent war and battle. (imdb)

Film adaptation of the George Abbott Broadway musical about a Washington Senators fan who makes a pact with the Devil to help his baseball team win the league pennant. (imdb)

Fresh new idealistic English teacher takes on her first assignment at a problem high school in the inner city.

A young rape victim tries desperately to pick up the pieces of her life, only to find herself at the mercy of a would-be rescuer. (imdb)

Reverend Brooks leads the town in a contest to stop smoking for a month, But some tobacco executives don't want them to win, and try everything they can to make them smoke. If townspeople don't go nuts, from wanting a cigarette, or kill each other from irritation and frustration, they will will a huge prize. (imdb)

During a murder hunt game at a country house, to which Hercule Poirot is invited as an "expert", a real murder occurs. (imdb)

Fans of Mary Tyler Moore may be taken aback by her performance in this fact-based drama, in which she plays a character far removed from her bubbly Laura Petrie and Mary Richards personae. She gets deep inside the role of Sante Kimes, whose childhood of abuse and exploitation leaves a legacy of amorality that she passes on to her son Kenny (Gabriel Olds). (imdb)

A quiet school truant officer, Joe, uncovers a young boy's attempt to fake a residential address, and subsequently gets involved romantically with the boy's mother. The truant officer waffles between a sadistic relationship with his on-again, off-again girlfriend and the mother. When one of the officer's inventions takes off, he chooses the girl and shatters the friendship with the boy and his mother. (imdb)

Irreverent freelance investigative reporter Tom Maguire hits rock bottom when bigot editor in chief Ivan refuses to print his pieces anymore and his bad back most be operated, but his health insurance just expired. Sympathetic editor Irene Dunbar, feeling guilty she didn't save his job, volunteers for a fake marriage so he can use her insurance. (imdb)

Two brothers of totally different natures live in a small town in Texas. Since the death of their father they confront one another all the time for all kind of major and minor problems.

A working class bigot constantly squabbles with his family over the important issues of the day. (imdb)

The further misadventures of Archie Bunker, now the owner of a local pub, and his regulars. (imdb)

Emmy winner Jean Stapleton and Academy Award winner Art Carney star in the Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart about a slightly daft family who do exactly as they please.

A dramatization of the life of Joe McCarthy, the alcoholic senator from Wisconsin whose tactics of accusing prominent people of Communist sympathies were initially designed to give him a national power base when he later planned to run for President.

Sitcom based on the 1987 indie hit "Bagdad Café" follows two women, a desert motel/diner owner and her guest whose husbands just left them, as they slowly develop a rocky friendship. Several colorful characters live there as well. (imdb)