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The 80 Best TV Shows of the 1980s

"We went through the archives of the airwaves, picking the 80 best TV shows of the 1980s. To be eligible, a series had to air either part or all of its run between January 1, 1980 and December 31, 1989. For those between-decade shows, we judged them based only on what parts aired in the '80s themselves, so in the case of the best show of the 1990s, The Simpsons, its one '80s Christmas special did not allow it to make the cut."
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Sledge Hammer!
Sledge Hammer!
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Growing Pains
Growing Pains
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Knight Rider
Knight Rider
4
China Beach
China Beach
5
Wiseguy
Wiseguy
6
Three's Company
Three's Company
7
ALF
ALF
8
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
9
Kate & Allie
Kate & Allie
10
Who's the Boss
Who's the Boss
11
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
12
Crime Story
Crime Story
13
The Tracey Ullman Show
The Tracey Ullman Show
14
Night Flight
Night Flight
15
Laverne & Shirley
Laverne & Shirley
16
Full House
Full House
17
Austin City Limits
Austin City Limits
18
WKRP in Cincinnati
WKRP in Cincinnati
19
Max Headroom
Max Headroom
20
Miami Vice
Miami Vice
21
Reading Rainbow
Reading Rainbow
22
Fraggle Rock
Fraggle Rock
23
Wild Kingdom
Wild Kingdom
24
The Love Boat
The Love Boat
25
Married With Children
Married With Children
26
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
27
MacGyver
MacGyver
28
Dallas
Dallas
29
Police Squad!
Police Squad!
30
Designing Women
Designing Women
31
Mork and Mindy
Mork and Mindy
32
Yes Minister
Yes Minister
33
It's Garry Shandling Show
It's Garry Shandling Show
34
The Dukes of Hazzard
The Dukes of Hazzard
35
The A-Team
The A-Team
36
Cagney & Lacey
Cagney & Lacey
37
Murder She Wrote
Murder She Wrote
38
Doctor Who
Doctor Who
39
Lou Grant
Lou Grant
40
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