Best TV Shows of the 1980s

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The 1980s expanded television's creative possibilities through innovative shows that blended genres and pushed content boundaries. Programs like Miami Vice, Hill Street Blues, and The Twilight Zone demonstrated television's potential for cinematic storytelling and sophisticated themes.

Kaibutsu-kun (1980) poster

Kaibutsu-kun (1980)

The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show (1983) poster

The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show (1983)

The Centurions (1986) poster

The Centurions (1986)

Major Dad (1989) poster

Major Dad (1989)

Hey Dad..! (1987) poster

Hey Dad..! (1987)

Ewoks (1985) poster

Ewoks (1985)

SilverHawks (1986) poster

SilverHawks (1986)

Fang of the Sun Dougram (1981) poster

Fang of the Sun Dougram (1981)

My Two Dads (1987) poster

My Two Dads (1987)

Spaceship Sagittarius (1986) poster

Spaceship Sagittarius (1986)

O Outro (1987) poster

O Outro (1987)

Le monde est à vous (1987) poster

Le monde est à vous (1987)

Screen Two (1985) poster

Screen Two (1985)

Monsters (1988) poster

Monsters (1988)

Geld oder Liebe (1989) poster

Geld oder Liebe (1989)

Crazy like a Fox (1984) poster

Crazy like a Fox (1984)

Challenge of the GoBots (1984) poster

Challenge of the GoBots (1984)

It's a Living (1980) poster

It's a Living (1980)

Shining Time Station (1989) poster

Shining Time Station (1989)

Madö King Granzört (1989) poster

Madö King Granzört (1989)

Down to Earth (1984) poster

Down to Earth (1984)

Hardcastle and McCormick (1983) poster

Hardcastle and McCormick (1983)

Little Lord Fauntleroy (1988) poster

Little Lord Fauntleroy (1988)

Robin of Sherwood (1984) poster

Robin of Sherwood (1984)

This decade's experimentation with television formats and storytelling techniques established foundations that would support the medium's later artistic achievements.