Lorimar was an American television production company, active from 1968-1994. It was founded by Merv Adelson, Irwin Molasky and Lee Rich, who named the company after Adelson's ex-wife Lori, and their last initials (M for Molasky, A for Adelson, R for Rich). The year 1968 in television involved some significant events. ... The year 1994 in television involved some significant events. ... Irwin Molasky is considered a pioneer and one of the most important people in the development of Las Vegas. ...

Lorimar's first major hit production was The Waltons, which premiered in 1972 following a one-off TV movie in 1971. Throughout the 1970s, Lorimar produced several other shows as well; of these, the most popular by far was Dallas. In 1980, Lorimar purchased the bankrupt Allied Artists Pictures Corporation. For other uses, see The Waltons (disambiguation). ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... The Southfork Ranch, home of the Ewing family The original cast of Dallas. ... Allied Artists Pictures Corporation This subsidiary of Monogram Pictures was founded in 1946. ...

In the 1980s, Lorimar's output swung toward family-friendly sitcoms; among these were Perfect Strangers and Full House. In 1986, Lorimar merged with television syndication firm Telepictures, becoming Lorimar-Telepictures; later that year, they purchased the MGM lot from Ted Turner. Perfect Strangers is a sitcom television series which ran for eight seasons from 1986 through 1993 on ABC. The show was moved around in the prime-time lineup and eventually landed on Fridays as part of TGIF. It is about Larry Appleton (Mark Linn-Baker), a high-strung Chicago resident... This article is about the TV show. ... The year 1986 in television involved some significant events. ... In the television industry (as in radio), syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast programs to multiple stations, without going through a broadcast network. ... Telepictures was an American television syndication firm established in 1978 by Michael Garin. ... Lorimar-Telepictures was a television syndication firm established in 1986 with the merger of Lorimar and Telepictures. ... For alternate meanings of MGM, see MGM (disambiguation). ... For other persons named Ted Turner, see Ted Turner (disambiguation). ...

In 1989, Lorimar-Telepictures was purchased by Warner Communications. Telepictures' distribution business was folded into Warner Bros. Television; since then, the Telepictures name has been resurrected as both a production company (circa 1990), and once again as a syndication company (1996, after the Turner merger). The former MGM studio lot was sold to Sony to house Columbia Pictures, TriStar Pictures and Sony's other film operations. Lorimar continued as a production company until 1993, when it was absorbed into Warner Bros. The last series to premiere under the Lorimar name was Time Trax. Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Warner Communications, formerly Kinney National Company, was the parent company for Warner Bros. ... Warner Bros. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Columbia Pictures logo from 1993 to the present Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. ... The TriStar Pictures logo from 1993 to the present TriStar redirects here. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... “WB” redirects here. ... Time Trax was a syndicated American/Australian co-produced science fiction TV series that first aired in 1993. ...

Additionally, Lorimar has owned key components of the film library of the defunct Allied Artists film studio (originally Monogram Pictures), which includes Cabaret and Papillon; these too are now owned by Warner. Allied Artists Pictures Corporation This subsidiary of Monogram Pictures was founded in 1946. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Cabaret is a 1972 film. ... Papillon is a 1973 film based on the autobiography of Henri Charrière. ...

TV productions

• The Good Life (with Screen Gems, 1971-1972)
• The Waltons (1971-1981)
• Sybil (TV movie) (1976)
• Helter Skelter (TV mini-series) (1976)
• Eight Is Enough (1977-1981)
• Dallas (1978-1991)
• Knots Landing (1979-1993)
• Flamingo Road (1980-1982)
• The People's Court (1981-1993)
• Falcon Crest (1981-1990)
• King's Crossing (1982)
• ThunderCats (1983)
• Love Connection (1983-1994, 1998-1999)
• Hunter (1984-1991)
• Mama's Family (1986-1990 version, distribution only)
• The Hogan Family (1986-1991)
• Perfect Strangers (1986-1993)
• Midnight Caller (1988-1991)
• Full House (1987-1995)
• Family Matters (1989-1998)
• Freddy's Nightmares (1988-1990)
• Sisters (1991-1996)
• Step by Step (1991-1998)
• Hangin' with Mr. Cooper (1992-1997)
• Time Trax (1993-1994)

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Theatrical films

Lorimar produced a number of motion pictures sporadically, most of which were originally distributed by other studios as noted. In the late 1980s they had a film production and distribution unit known as Lorimar Motion Pictures.

The rights to most of the films noted here have been retained by their original distributors (as noted with an * asterisk), while others are now in the hands of Warner Bros. The television rights to The Last Starfighter are owned by Warner, while Universal holds theatrical and home video rights. In the UK, films produced by Lorimar in the late 1970's/early 1980's were distributed by ITC Entertainment. The ITC Entertainment logo The Incorporated Television Company (ITC) was founded by television mogul Lew Grade in 1954. ...

• Who is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978, originally distributed by Warner Bros.; WB summarily relinquised the rights, but reclaimed them after the Lorimar/WB merger)*
• The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (1979, distributed by United Artists)
• Being There (1979, distributed by United Artists)
• Cruising (1980, distributed by United Artists)
• The Big Red One (1980, distributed by United Artists)
• The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981, distributed by Paramount)
• S.O.B. (1981, distributed by Paramount)
• Victory (1981, distributed by Paramount)
• An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) (Lorimar/Paramount co-production)*
• The Last Starfighter (1984, distributed and co-produced by Universal)*
• The Morning After (1986, distributed by 20th Century Fox)
• The Boy Who Could Fly (1986, distributed by 20th Century Fox)
• Big Shots (1987, distributed by 20th Century Fox)
• Return of the Living Dead Part II (1988)
• Action Jackson (1988)
• Running On Empty (1988, distributed by Warner Bros.)*
• Dangerous Liaisons (1988, distributed by Warner Bros.)*
• Bert Rigby, You're a Fool (1989, distributed by Warner Bros.)*
• Dead Bang (1989, distributed by Warner Bros.)*
• See You in the Morning (1989, distributed by Warner Bros.)*
• The Choirboys (1977, distributed by Universal.)*