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    amandlynn23 — 12 years ago(April 28, 2013 06:41 AM)

    The Golden Girls.. Nuff' said.

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      throughthlookingglass — 9 years ago(November 10, 2016 05:04 AM)

      Ha ha!

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        Patricia91 — 12 years ago(May 01, 2013 06:56 AM)

        Mork and Mindy

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          mikekaraoke23 — 12 years ago(June 26, 2013 08:02 AM)

          That started in the 70's ended in 80's

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            mainecoon1995 — 12 years ago(July 07, 2013 08:48 AM)

            Equalizer
            Cosby
            Magnum PI
            Cheers
            Golden Girls
            St. Elsewhere
            Hill Street Blues
            Brideshead Revisited
            Cagney and Lacey
            This Old House
            McGyver
            The Wonder Years

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              ElmStreetDreamer — 12 years ago(December 05, 2013 10:11 PM)

              Miami Vice!

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                TVmovieViewer — 12 years ago(December 14, 2013 11:47 PM)

                My list would be:

                1. The Golden Girls
                2. Cheers
                3. Roseanne
                4. The Facts of Life
                5. Diff'rent Strokes
                6. Who's the Boss?
                7. Family Ties
                8. Growing Pains
                9. Mr. Belvedere
                10. Kate and Allie
                11. Valerie (later re-titled "The Hogan Family")
                12. Just the Ten of Us
                13. Empty Nest
                14. Webster
                15. Gimme a Break
                16. Punky Brewster
                17. The Cosby Show
                18. 227
                19. Alf
                20. Silver Spoons
                21. Night Court
                22. Charles in Charge
                23. Designing Women
                24. Small Wonder
                25. Moonlighting
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                  willkins-jason — 11 years ago(April 15, 2014 05:22 PM)

                  In terms of popularity, not quality:
                  The Cosby Show
                  ALF
                  Full House
                  Cheers
                  The Golden Girls
                  Diff'rent Strokes
                  Who's the Boss?
                  The Dukes of Hazzard
                  Family Ties
                  Roseanne
                  Married..with Children
                  Magnum, P.I.
                  Three's Company
                  All I can think of for now.
                  "Long live your idols, may they never be your rivals"

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                    SelenaQP — 11 years ago(December 27, 2014 02:06 AM)

                    EasilyThe Cosby Show
                    Then
                    The Golden Girls
                    Facts of Life
                    Diff'rent Strokes
                    A Different World
                    Amen
                    Hunter
                    Rescue 911
                    Unsolved Mysteries
                    America's Most Wanted
                    Knight Rider
                    Nice 2 laugh, but don't be the joke.

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                      Q-Trips — 11 years ago(January 09, 2015 09:03 AM)

                      These were my faves show from the 80s:
                      1.
                      The Cosby Show (1984)
                      2.
                      A Different World (1987)
                      3.
                      Yo! MTV Raps (1988)
                      4.
                      Fame (1980)
                      5.
                      WWF Superstars of Wrestling (1986)
                      6.
                      21 Jump Street (1987)
                      7.
                      It's Showtime at the Apollo (1987)
                      8.
                      227 (1985)
                      9.
                      Video Soul (1981)
                      10.
                      Solid Gold (1980)
                      Will you shut the f__k up! There is no bugle program!! -
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                        FrankieMcDickface — 9 years ago(January 16, 2017 04:48 AM)

                        You're a tranny.

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                          Jgirl2688 — 10 years ago(May 07, 2015 07:09 PM)

                          There are A LOT!!
                          These are my favorites:
                          Family Ties
                          Pee-Wee's Playhouse
                          Police Squad
                          Cheers
                          Remington Steele
                          Married with Children
                          G.I. Joe
                          Magnum P. I.
                          Knight Rider
                          Star Trek: The Next Generation
                          Growing Pains
                          SCTV
                          Double Dare
                          Max Headroom
                          Reading Rainbow
                          Tales from the Darkside
                          He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
                          Inspector Gadget
                          Night Court
                          Golden Girls
                          Who's the Boss?
                          Red Dwarf
                          Garfield and Friends
                          Fraggle Rock
                          Muppet Babies
                          And, yes, I was a kid back then. 😛

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                            Lady_Elaine_Fairchild — 10 years ago(August 08, 2015 05:57 AM)

                            So by reading through this thread you only want 1980s if it started in the 70s like Happy Days and Laverne and Shirley you don't want the am I correct?
                            My favorite 80s shows were:
                            The Greatest American Hero
                            Crime Story
                            China Beach
                            Remington Steele
                            21 Jump Street
                            Bosom Buddies
                            Too Close for Comfort
                            Moonlighting
                            TJ Hooker
                            My Two Dads
                            Small Wonder
                            Punky Brewster
                            The Fall Guy
                            Thirty something
                            Beauty & the Beast
                            Silver Spoons
                            Miami Vice
                            Wiseguy
                            The Tracey Ullman Show
                            Only 80s
                            Here are some others that were popular:
                            Who's the Boss
                            Mr. Belvedere
                            Our House
                            Scarecrow and Mrs King
                            Jake & the Fat Man
                            Knight Rider
                            Highway to Heaven
                            Cheers
                            Hardcastle and McCormick
                            Head of the Class
                            Charles in Charge
                            Alf
                            Kate & Allie
                            The A Team
                            Cagney & Lacy
                            The Equalizer
                            Spencer for Hire
                            Family Ties
                            St Elsewhere
                            The Ropers
                            Magnum PI
                            Night Court
                            Hill Street Blues
                            some that bled into other decades:
                            Dynasty
                            Dallas
                            Mork & Mindy
                            Alien Nation
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                            Archie Bunkers Place
                            WOW! That was a fun walk down memory lane.
                            Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars.

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                              Dark_Angel19 — 10 years ago(September 04, 2015 06:45 PM)

                              My list:
                              The Cosby Show
                              McGyver
                              The Dukes of Hazzard
                              Married..with Children
                              21 Jump Street
                              Fame
                              Tales from the Darkside
                              Miami Vice
                              Night Court
                              Family Ties

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                                cherylelliotcrna — 10 years ago(December 09, 2015 06:21 AM)

                                Personally, I liked Newhart, Golden Girls, Perfect Strangers, Bosom Buddies, and Head of the Class.
                                I never cared for Cheers or Cosby. Although I saw funny episodes of both, I don't know, something about the vibe/dynamic was off for me.

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                                  Spookyman — 10 years ago(December 20, 2015 03:00 PM)

                                  My list for the eighties is mostly British comedies.
                                  Yes Minister / Yes Prime Minister
                                  Blackadder
                                  The Young Ones
                                  However I did like some American shows. Here are a few that come to mind.
                                  Magnum PI
                                  Cheers
                                  Family Ties
                                  Greatest American Hero
                                  The Wonder Years
                                  Once the nineties came around however
                                  Seinfeld
                                  The Simpsons
                                  South Park

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                                    ShannonTriumphant — 9 years ago(May 30, 2016 12:28 PM)

                                    I didn't watch much TV then, but here are my faves (that I can recall):

                                    • MacGyver Richard Dean Anderson (pine cone bombs and hang-gliders made of garbage bags!)
                                    • Spenser: for Hire - Robert Urich and Avery Brooks (car chases in the Berkshires & Bostonboth extreme sports)
                                    • SCTV Network (with John Candy, Eugene Levy, Martin Short, Catherine O'Hara)- Some of the best comedy anywhere and began the careers of some great comedians.
                                    • Punky Brewster - Soleil Moon Frye (a guilty pleasure!)
                                    • Almost anything on Masterpiece Theater
                                      I followed all the rulesand you followed none of them. And they all loved you more.
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                                      menotherapy — 9 years ago(June 06, 2016 02:30 AM)

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                                      he most popular shows of the 1980's.
                                      You can read all about those online.
                                      1980-1984 [anything on ABC -Dallas]
                                      1984-1990 [everything on NBC -Dallas]
                                      Lots of info.
                                      As for best, it's easily subjective.
                                      If I had to pick, it would be "Late Night with David Letterman".

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                                        darkangels-33512 — 9 years ago(June 17, 2016 10:10 PM)

                                        Love watching
                                        The Golden Girls
                                        on cable. So funny!

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                                          gmfaithboy — 9 years ago(December 05, 2016 12:05 AM)

                                          The Cosby show. It stood on its own back then and was such attractive part of society back then and even to do this day in age is and what has shaped our culture and society and everything in it. Very ground breaking original and one of its kind. I still can't get over it and what an impact it had on society not to mention how popular it was. To this day it get still make me laugh all day if I'm ever able to catch a re run. I love Clare and I love Cliff. I love the kids to and watching them grow up. I think my favorite area of the show was when Denise came back and moved in with her boyfriend from the army and is little kid to. She was suppose to be like the next Ruthie.
                                          Cheers was another 80's classic that I still love and wish I could catch on re runs. I think that was a show I never got sick of during its prime or after and to this day still makes me laugh. I hate to admit it now, but it was my show back then. I could never miss an episode and had to catch it every week even back then. God did Diana and Sam have such chemistry back then and I remember every woman wanting to be her. My favorite years are when Rebecca was on their and Kristie ally joined the scene. Finally women in my scene starting getting attention. She was a great role and idol to look up to along with being hysterical.

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