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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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