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Ranker.com's 40 of the Best TV Characters of the 1980s

From The Golden Girls, The Cosby Show, and Murder, She Wrote all the way to kid favorites like Punky Brewster, Elmo, and Saved By the Bell, these shows greatly impacted the culture of the decade. This list has some of the best TV characters from classic 1980s television shows. In no particular order ….
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Al Bundy - Married With Children
Al Bundy - Married With Children
1
Alex P Keaton (Family Ties)
Alex P Keaton (Family Ties)
2
Kermit the Frog - The Muppet Show
Kermit the Frog - The Muppet Show
3
Jessica Fletcher (Murder She Wrote)
Jessica Fletcher (Murder She Wrote)
4
Fonzie (Happy Days)
Fonzie (Happy Days)
5
Daisy Duke - The Dukes of Hazzard
Daisy Duke - The Dukes of Hazzard
6
Thomas Magnum - Magnum P.I.
Thomas Magnum - Magnum P.I.
7
MacGyver - MacGyver
MacGyver - MacGyver
8
Dorothy (The Golden Girls)
Dorothy (The Golden Girls)
9
The Huxtable Family - The Cosby Show
The Huxtable Family - The Cosby Show
10
Hawkeye Pierce - M.A.S.H.
Hawkeye Pierce - M.A.S.H.
11
Statler & Waldorf - The Muppet Show
Statler & Waldorf - The Muppet Show
12
Homer Simpson (The Simpsons)
Homer Simpson (The Simpsons)
13
Norm Peterson - Cheers
Norm Peterson - Cheers
14
Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
15
Rose Nylund - The Golden Girls
Rose Nylund - The Golden Girls
16
Kelly Bundy - Married With Children
Kelly Bundy - Married With Children
17
B.A. Baracus - The a Team
B.A. Baracus - The a Team
18
Woody Boyd (Cheers)
Woody Boyd (Cheers)
19
Sophia (The Golden Girls)
Sophia (The Golden Girls)
20
Edmund Blackadder - Blackadder
Edmund Blackadder - Blackadder
21
Frasier Crane "Frasier"
Frasier Crane "Frasier"
22
Kevin Arnold - The Wonder Years
Kevin Arnold - The Wonder Years
23
Sam Beckett (Quantum Leap)
Sam Beckett (Quantum Leap)
24
Blanche (The Golden Girls)
Blanche (The Golden Girls)
25
"Bull" Shannon (Night Court)
"Bull" Shannon (Night Court)
26
Sonny Crockett - Miami Vice
Sonny Crockett - Miami Vice
27
Webster Long - Webster
Webster Long - Webster
28
Miss Piggy (The Muppet Show)
Miss Piggy (The Muppet Show)
29
Mallory Keaton - Family Ties
Mallory Keaton - Family Ties
30
Queen Elizabeth I - Blackadder II
Queen Elizabeth I - Blackadder II
31
Tony Micelli - Who's the Boss
Tony Micelli - Who's the Boss
32
The Connor Family - Roseanne
The Connor Family - Roseanne
33
Det. Michael Belker (Hill Street Blues)
Det. Michael Belker (Hill Street Blues)
34
Benson Dubois - Benson
Benson Dubois - Benson
35
Murphy Brown - Murphy Brown
Murphy Brown - Murphy Brown
36
Punky Brewster (Punky Brewster)
Punky Brewster (Punky Brewster)
37
Zaphod Beeblebrox - The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
Zaphod Beeblebrox - The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
38
Alf
Alf
39
Jim Ignatowski (Taxi)
Jim Ignatowski (Taxi)
40
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