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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!! -
        Staff Sgt. Sykes

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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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