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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
                    V
                    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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