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Best Fantasy TV Series of the 1970s

156 Fantasy series that started in the 1970s, ranked by popularity

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156 series

Tabitha

★ 5.7
412 13 1976–1978
Comedy · Fantasy

Jim Knopf und die wilde 13

★ 8.1
370 4 1978–present
Adventure · Family · Fantasy

The Krofft Supershow

★ 7.2
361 32 1976–1978
Comedy · Family · Fantasy

Spectreman

★ 7.6
354 64 1971–1972
Action · Adventure · Fantasy

Hey Hey It's Saturday

★ 7.5
303 40 1971–2022
Comedy · Fantasy · Music

Orson Welles Great Mysteries

★ 7.7
287 26 1973–1974
Drama · Fantasy · Horror

The Wizard of Oz

★ 7.0
261 10 1975–1975
Adventure · Animation · Fantasy

Don Quijote de la Mancha

★ 7.1
255 39 1979–1980
Adventure · Animation · Fantasy

The Girl with Something Extra

★ 6.6
248 22 1973–1974
Comedy · Fantasy

The Ghosts of Motley Hall

★ 7.6
245 20 1976–1978
Comedy · Family · Fantasy

A Ghost Story for Christmas

★ 7.7
222 8 1971–1978
Drama · Fantasy · Horror

The Changes

★ 7.5
221 10 1975–1975
Family · Fantasy · Sci-Fi

Fairy-tale at Krkonose Mountains

★ 7.8
211 20 1974–1986
Comedy · Family · Fantasy

Son of Svengoolie

★ 8.4
208 343 1978–1986
Comedy · Drama · Fantasy

Yogi's Space Race

★ 6.1
206 13 1978–1978
Animation · Family · Fantasy

Escape Into Night

★ 7.2
199 6 1972–1972
Family · Fantasy · Horror

Arthur of the Britons

★ 7.6
197 24 1972–1973
Adventure · Drama · Fantasy

All That Glitters

★ 8.0
185 65 1977–1977
Comedy · Fantasy

Read All About It!

★ 8.2
182 40 1979–present
Adventure · Family · Fantasy

The Magic Garden

★ 9.0
161 1 1972–1984
Family · Fantasy

The Evil Touch

★ 6.9
149 26 1973–1974
Drama · Fantasy · Horror

Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings

★ 8.3
147 1976–present
Animation · Family · Fantasy

Ace of Wands

★ 7.6
144 46 1970–1972
Family · Fantasy

The Clifton House Mystery

★ 7.1
140 6 1978–1978
Drama · Family · Fantasy
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