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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.

Birds of a Feather (1989) poster

Birds of a Feather (1989)

The Comic Strip Presents... (1982) poster

The Comic Strip Presents... (1982)

The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985) poster

The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985)

Bambolê (1987) poster

Bambolê (1987)

ThunderCats (1985) poster

ThunderCats (1985)

Dotanba no Manners (1984) poster

Dotanba no Manners (1984)

Corpo a Corpo (1984) poster

Corpo a Corpo (1984)

Square One Television (1987) poster

Square One Television (1987)

Captain Tsubasa (1983) poster

Captain Tsubasa (1983)

Jun-chan's Cheering Song (1988) poster

Jun-chan's Cheering Song (1988)

Howards' Way (1985) poster

Howards' Way (1985)

DuckTales (1987) poster

DuckTales (1987)

Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors (1985) poster

Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors (1985)

Hipertensão (1986) poster

Hipertensão (1986)

Hotel (1982) poster

Hotel (1982)

Prisoners of Gravity (1989) poster

Prisoners of Gravity (1989)

Dennis the Menace (1985) poster

Dennis the Menace (1985)

It's Garry Shandling's Show (1986) poster

It's Garry Shandling's Show (1986)

Byker Grove (1989) poster

Byker Grove (1989)

Mahabharat (1988) poster

Mahabharat (1988)

Sale of the Century (1980) poster

Sale of the Century (1980)

Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (1985) poster

Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (1985)

Natchan no shashinkan (1980) poster

Natchan no shashinkan (1980)

Le Monde En Face (1987) poster

Le Monde En Face (1987)

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