Top 10 Decade Defining TV Shows: 1980s

[@arnoldkim5135]

80's was a great decade. I'm so glad i grew up with radio, 3 main channels, casset tapes and without internet and without 250 channels.

[@OnkelNorbert]

i wish i was born in your time

[@patricksmith6796]

Agreed, the 80's was totally awesome.

[@diamond6719]

When tv was descent . Family oriented

[@Honu_19]

I am from 1988 but I still remember reruns of these shows with my older siblings...specially "The Wonder Years" and "Alf" good shows....good memories and times...

[@Mrpielovesme1]

1980s was such a great decade.

[@darecky8957]

especially in music.

[@mestre12]

I cant said much about the the 80s, i was born in 1988. I am more a 90s kids and i cant wait for tommorrow.

[@Honu_19]

mestre12 same here I am from 1988 but I still remember reruns of these shows with my older siblings...specially "The Wonder Years" and "Alf" good shows....good memories and times...

[@wendik.9854]

mestre12 I was born in '84 so I'm a 90s kid too.

[@darecky8957]

***** i was born in '80 am i 80s or 90's kid?

[@cityhawk]

I love that Cheers was #1, taste prevailed, but Hill Street Blues, St. Elsewhere, and L.A. Law were glaring omissions.

[@RajaReign78]

To me The Wonder Years will always be my favorite show of all time 😁

[@PAPPADASH]

I was the biggest transformers G1 fan. It was a unique cartoon in the fact that some transformers weren't in every episode. Like it was rare to see shockwave who was stationed on Cybertron, and Omega Supreme, and Jetfire/Skyfire who was buried in ice and was a decepticon but changed to a good guy. Also I remember an episode where the decepticon jets were getting drunk off energon cubes.

[@samcorcoran470]

You nailed the A-TEAM. But an honorable mention for Knight Rider? My 10 year old son with the KITT shirt would beg to differ.

[@thedoctor1263]

Both are amazing shows

[@kazirobiul6119]

I am now 17, deeply in love with the wonder years tv show,just overwhelmed how everything is so precious,precious n serene

[@darecky8957]

the wonder years,my childhood i love it,brings loads of memories

[@rockyfernandez2058]

Yesss! I watched all of it on netflix and loved it

[@israelcastelan4012]

Would of loved to see it back when it was running but man! Sure is a great show.

[@kiranolan7104]

Darecky One of my favorite shows from my childhood! Just loved it so much!

[@onlyhuman8496]

Same brah

[@onlyhuman8496]

Anyone remember a super hero character automan or ottoman? And a military show math or something damn I was hardly ten when this shows were my favourite and a series by the name remainder still or something this was the show I luved the most I don't even know if I named or spelled them correctly but wow almost 30 years now and I am suddenly trying to remember those old series lol

[@BeastOfTraal]

I would have put "Married with Children" and "Rosanne" on the 90's list

[@tavaresraven238]

Correct.. 👍

[@AngelaMastrodonato]

I agree and I would have moved Magnum PI and Macgyver from honorable mention to their spots.

[@scottdavis9135]

Rosanne and married with children are 1980s shows

[@jeanpilar10]

And moonlighting ❤

[@mikeymcmikeface5599]

Mostly not, actually. ​@@scottdavis9135

[@alysonnicholas7450]

What ever happened to who shot JR and the whole Dallas drama? I am sorry but Dallas should have been on this list somewhere.

[@jamesbingham1007]

It should have been number one.

[@kevynfairchild]

It was in the 70s video.

[@kevynfairchild]

@Skye Lander001 This was a year ago so I have no idea, I think I meant that it was in the 70s version of this video? Yeah I just went back and double checked, it's in the honorable mentions in the 70s version of this video. Dallas premiered on April 2, 1978.

[@SG-jw8mo]

@@kevynfairchild yes but was morean 80s show, like they say in the intro "regardless of when it statrted or ended", it was sure a more defining show of the 80s.

[@mikeymcmikeface5599]

​@@kevynfairchildlol

[@mellow9827]

The "Facts of life" should also be on the honorable mentions list

[@mainecoon6514]

Facts of Life, Different Strokes, and Punky Brewster. Those are great 80's shows.

[@not-so-smartaleck8987]

+Maine Coon Come on, those are all kids' shows; hard to see how they're "decade defining". Honorable mention at best.

[@astronaut5040]

I'm not from the 80's I love Punky

[@jd49631]

Miami Vice should have been way higher up the list! Everything about Miami Vice screamed 80s!

[@danmseattle975]

I know- I was surprised that it was only #10. Cheers was a great show, but there was nothing particularly 80s about it. Miami Vice began and ended at exactly the right time1984-1989. It is the most dated of the shows on this list, but that is not meant as a put down. It may have been style over content, but WHAT style!

[@heatherhillman1]

Fer sher!

[@lauraluffman6177]

Yes

[@lauraluffman6177]

They forgot gimme a break, Mr.belvedere, and perfect strangers all these shows were when tv was worth watching

[@MIAMI_VIBES_]

Miami Vice is #1 to me!

Miami Vice only at #10 was a shocker, i was very happy so see Transformers on the list. However i miss those soaps, Dallas, Dynasty, Falcon Crest. Those were 80s enough for ya! ;)

[@CaptRicoSakara]

Star Trek: The Next Generation should have gotten an honorable mention.

[@christian9146]

It's On the 90s list

[@Pnalv]

Wow, very very surprised that Who's The Boss wasn't even mentioned :/

[@not-so-smartaleck8987]

It was "mentioned" at 0:52. I think I would put it in the Top 10, but maybe it doesn't fit the definition of "decade defining"(?)

[@finlandball1939]

Ahhh, murder, she wrote. My grandma’s favorite show. Reruns on hallmark.

[@carsonwashere2392]

Top five 1: cheers 2: dukes of hazzard 3: knight rider 4: magnum PI 5: A team

[@JamesBuschell]

I consider Roseanne and Married with Children 90's shows

[@stingrey1571]

married launched the fox network in '87. i will associate it with the three shows that carried the network in the early years.

[@screamingdean5]

I agree as far as Roseanne goes. That show got into high gear in the 90's.

[@christopherrembert6356]

Haohmaru Of The Wind ???? Darlene and Becky were average sized. Becky was hot.

[@angiearbogast5424]

JB TV but they started in 80's. That's why they list here

[@Romans8-9]

Doesn´t matter. Simpsons started in the 80s but its a 90s show. Yeah those shows had a few more years on the Simpsons but most of their run and the peak of those shows were during the 90s so to me they are 90´s shows.

[@dawnbennett7154]

What about Growing Pains, Diff'rent Strokes, Gimme a Break, The Facts of Life. Who's the Boss

[@seekah1]

Because the're all awful shows for a start.

[@not-so-smartaleck8987]

I liked Who's the Boss, and Growing Pains and Facts of Life were watchable (maybe also Diff'rent Strokes)...but were any of them "decade defining"?

[@chrismarshall586]

I love all those shows you mentioned!

[@OriginalSketch6494]

I still watch The Golden Girls religiously. Such a great show.

[@melodiefrances3898]

👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@bluebyyou7504]

I like Golder Palace better. Maude is also a great show. .70s though

[@thebrinksf69]

The last of the great decades. Loved all these shows and made me happy

[@carolyntainter3036]

In 1982 and 1983 there was a show called THE POWERS OF MATTHEW STAR, I watched it and loved it, too bad it got cancelled.

[@TheDreMacShow]

The 80s where the best time for TV

[@davidwile1277]

90s were

[@bukitkatilmp]

Yes the 80s was the best ever!

[@kempessfa1946]

I grew up in the 90s and started watching Cheers a couple years ago. It's such an amazing show.

[@mikeymcmikeface5599]

I've never seen it - didn't run in my country.

[@MrHugosantos1982]

Man, I miss these times so freakin' much!

[@montyburns56]

No mention of Moonlighting, not even as an honourable mention?

[@Owens2307]

Hell I had totally forgot about moonlighting Jesus the memories of the good old 80s what a time to be born

[@roofdonkey]

Good one! Moonlighting! And mentioning "Blackadder?" Huh?

[@not-so-smartaleck8987]

+Roofdonkey Apparently, Blackadder was a British show, not shown in US--in which case, it belongs in a different Top 10 video. Every other show mentioned (or ranked) here was an American TV show.

[@not-so-smartaleck8987]

+monty burns I didn't watch Moonlighting, but that show did introduce the world to Bruce Willis (later a movie star) and former model Cybill Shepherd.

[@susanscott8653]

​@@not-so-smartaleck8987the video refers to 80s shows, not 80s US shows, so Black Adder can be included. They could also have included Robin of Sherwood and The Bill, both shows from the 1980s, to name but two.

[@SSJGoshin4]

The Golden Girls should be in the top 10 instead of an honorable mention....

[@cuntianna]

*YES!*

[@aquariumaddict]

@Joseph Mingle You mean Magnum!

[@phablejvc2801]

They can't leave out the Golden Girls. Should have been no family ties either. That show was shit.

[@nelsonricardo3729]

Five years later, I'm in the comments to say the same.

[@wednesdayaddams1356]

Yes

[@garylong2928]

Knight rider, magnum pi, macgyver and dukes of hazzard should have been top 4

[@not-so-smartaleck8987]

Maybe among dramas, or "action" shows(?), as opposed to sitcoms. There should be separate lists for different types of shows, IMHO.

[@jennblue2464]

How the hell is "The Golden Girls" only an "Honorable Mention"? It's one in only three shows where all the main characters won an Emmy. This list is disappointing.

[@DwayneIsKing]

Jenn Blue I know. I looooveeeeeee the Golden Girls!!!!

[@lotusgrl444]

Jenn Blue exactly..its disappointing..they deserve a better spot

[@cphipps79]

Totally agree with you!

[@joshuatraffanstedt2695]

Jenn Blue that show sucked.

[@cuntianna]

@@joshuatraffanstedt2695 why?

[@evillynn258]

In The Heat of The Night should have at least been an honorable mention. It was a groundbreaking and thought provoking show IMO

[@mdatx2012]

Yes! I could still watch that show now and get caught up in it!

[@not-so-smartaleck8987]

Maybe if they had 100 Honorable Mentions, they could include that show. Of course, they shouldn't be trying to make just a single list of 10 shows that supposedly covers all the different genres (sitcom, drama, soap, kids' cartoons, late-night...)

[@michellepaul4394]

awwwwww this feels so sad..being a child from the eighties..wowww when i look back i can remember how beautiful these sitcoms were and how my dad enjoyed 'Cheers' and i loved 'Full House'

[@MoonLoner07305]

Miami Vice number 10? If any show defined the 80's, it was that one. Plus, Hill Street Blues, Thirtysomething, China Beach, and Dynasty don't make the list or even get an honorable mention?

[@Owens2307]

Wow the more I read the comments the more I hear the shows I had forgotten about like hill street blues thank you 🇨🇮👍

[@EWNOREVERSE]

How the heck is the dukes not number one?! That show defined my childhood and is still some of the best television ever created!

[@bluebyyou7504]

🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@Flagfalls]

Not even an honourable mention for Different Strokes and Who's the Boss?

[@joshuakilroy7599]

DS was mentioned on their 1970s list.

[@a2jc234]

How about an honor nod for Remington Steel

[@OkByeNw]

How is Miami Vice only number 10? It was the most 80's thing on the list. They messed this list up right out of the gate.

[@Donte821]

You're right. When you look at that show you know you are watching a show from the 80's.

[@valkor73]

right wonder yrs was the 60s not 80s

[@vmtrudyzelmer]

They just guess.

[@JoesGLI]

"Perfect Strangers" would also be a good show to add too the honorable mentions list.

[@dongskijyu8583]

Agree

[@haveanicedave1551]

I hated that show lol.

[@stygianphantasm8761]

The 80s we're unbeatable. Magic was in the air. Now we treat each other like shit in every way possible.

[@DisinterestedParty]

Love that you included THE TRANSFORMERS 👍

[@bluebyyou7504]

Respect.

[@bazazpa]

I feel like Roseanne and married with children were more 90's

[@not-so-smartaleck8987]

Well, the way they described "decade defining" (0:52) didn't require any of these shows to be "mostly" in the 80s. I thought MWC's best seasons were the first 3-4 seasons (with Steve Rhoades as Marcy's husband), and those seasons were mostly in the 80s.

[@nickequeall6135]

I still watch Married With Children now, after watching it again and again I'm back on Season 6

[@superbowlman3207]

Married with children was in 1987

[@jonsumner1382]

I agree with you they really are more indicative of television of the 1990s

[@Thraith]

I can see that for Roseanne but for me, I'll never forget the Married with Children marathon in Nov 1989, where on a school night, I got so drunk drinking Yukon Jack and ended up busting open a tooth because I slipped on McDonalds entrance way. I then somehow signed a form with ambulance crew that I didn't need help and then passed out drunk in a ditch with freezing water. I woke up in the hospital with my dad escorting me out. Damn that was fun. All hail the 80s.

[@SticksUWP]

You're missing "Dallas"... Thought it was going to be #1.

[@nancybreshears6456]

I know. That show topped the charts in the 80s and it doesn't even get a mention.

[@terryarcona3254]

knight rider definitely should have made the top 10, a little dissapointed with mojo it didn't

[@MAA8772]

I can't believe they left out "Highway to Heaven" one of the best tv shows of all-time!!

[@davemoretto7080]

That show sucked! Way to slow and boring!

[@renealexander2703]

I agree.

[@tra1215]

I was born in '77 and I remember all of these. I remember my mom obsessing over Magnum PI because she had a crush on Tom Selleck, lol. I loved The Wonder Years, and I think Cheers was the right pick for #1. The class of '93 at my high school used its theme song as their class song. Memories.

[@Darwaxion]

Come on, Dallas SHOULD'VE BEEN number 1... It was so popular, HUGE all across the world in the 80s.. AlsoThe Golden Girls deserved a spot in the Top 10.

[@sonjaholmes7163]

didn't it break viewership records with who shot JR? - although I never watched it, even I know half the characters

[@dysenteryworld]

It broke viewership because it was before cable and people had barely anything else to watch

[@wendyrichmond1755]

soft hearts, electric souls and because it ranked up over 350 million viewers worldwide - do your research and watch your mouth. Next to no tv series is in the Guinness book of records alongside Dallas. Best that. Twat.

[@wendyrichmond1755]

soft hearts, electric souls can I ask what you are basing your opinion on? Regardless of your bitterness, Dallas holds a rightful place in the GBoWR and is still much loved today even celebrating its 40th anniversary with a huge party attended by thousands at Southfork this year. Give us your ‘facts’ behind your statement. You sound like a bitter fan of something far less successful.

[@wendyrichmond1755]

Sonja Holmes yes it did - 350 million viewers worldwide and a solid fanbase to this day with many celebrating the 40th this year.

[@maiden2314]

This compilation brought back memories, fond and memorable. Thanks to , "Late Night with David Letterman," must see TV at 1235am was what i looked forward to all day. What a misfit i was, but, there's a place for us in the world!!! Thanks a million to the host of "Late Night" and NBC for being a pioneer and giving him a second chance (daytime TV didn't work out for David Letterman).

[@TheTylerDunbarShow]

Quantum leap is an awesome 1980s show

[@paulmatthews6154]

The Tyler Dunbar Show : It aired more in the 90s. Also it was set in the 50s, 60s & 70s. But it was awesome!

[@Moviefan2k4]

The first episode aired in 1989, and most of the show ran through the early '90s.

[@fadedtiger3181]

Yes it was.

[@bicyclist2]

I knew a woman in an apartment complex I was living in who had the whole series recorded on VHS.

[@95slowdiver]

I heard Hill Street Blues was a damn good show in the 80s

[@not-so-smartaleck8987]

It was the last TV drama I watched with any frequency.

[@Crimson-m9o]

It was the best television series of the 1980s, feel free to check its numerous Emmy awards, it's ridiculous that it's not on this list at all.

[@melodyezeanolue9816]

The 80's and 70"s were great. Fashions were fun, the time was more simple and people were not as desensitized

[@dongskijyu8583]

Agree

[@jons6834]

Watching this in 2018. The Cosby show is number 2. Wow how things change in 4 years.

[@bluebyyou7504]

Love The Cosby Show..Cosby was excellent as well.

[@MauriceShawn]

I can't believe that Dallas or Dynasty didn't make the cut.

[@EvansSt83]

+Maurice MonDesire I know right! Those fights Joan Collins and Linda Evans were legendary!

[@JosephOber]

I think it broke open the idea of the evening soap opera drama which was novel at the time.

[@nancyomalley9959]

They put Dallas as an HM on their 70's list

[@brabbit3389]

So right - JR getting shot was the 80’s and Bobby’s 1 season out and it was all a dream- I think that maybe the reason it didn’t make the cut

[@jameskond9758]

Magnum PI is more than a honorable mention

[@kittridge69]

"Hunter" with Fred Dryer was probably very underrated in a decade saturated with cop shows

[@robdykejr]

It followed "Spencer for Hire" on Saturday nights!👍🏻

[@melodiefrances3898]

Agree.

[@Moviefan2k4]

"Cheers" is a tremendous show, and I was glad to see "Family Ties" on the list. Disappointed that "Knight Rider" and "Magnum, P.I." were just honorable mentions, though.

[@DPO263]

What about Dynasty? That should definitely be in the list or at LEAST one of the honorably mentioned.

[@sparqllord8831]

Star Trek the next generation? The Twillight Zone? Airwolf? V? Mission Impossible? Alfred Hitchock presents? The first two is a no-brainer!

[@nancyomalley9959]

Star Trek TNG is on their 90's list

[@sparqllord8831]

@@nancyomalley9959 I guess they didn't want to place it on both list even though it is split between the decades.

[@Venom71717]

Married with Children is more 90's style and I would have added Dukes and Knight Rider in the list.

[@not-so-smartaleck8987]

The best years of MWC were the first few years (with the Steve Rhoades character), and those years were mostly '80s. I also think it was more "decade defining" with regard to the 80s than to the 90s, FWIW.

[@ryans79mc]

I hated Ted Danson so much for wanting to leave Cheers. Absolutely loved this show growing up

[@jameskennedy4377]

The first half of the decade was dominated by soaps but the two biggest - Dallas and Dynasty - aren't on this list.

[@darecky8957]

i had the same thought,maybe show and soap it's a different thing.

[@jameskennedy4377]

Darecky Dallas was on the 70s list but that doesn't make sense b/c it didn't hit its stride until the 80s.

[@MoonLoner07305]

Exactly. This is supposed to be a decade defining list, and they just ignore all the night time soaps that were so popular in the early half of the 80's. Fail

[@jameskennedy4377]

CoolCommander08 I agree. I don't understand such a glaring oversight.

[@DDDINC420]

Dallas was on the 70's list

[@arden40]

Miami Vice WAS the '80s. It should have been #1 and only Cheers comes close. Also, Married With Children, Roseanne, and Wonder Years don't belong on the '80s list. Great shows, but their real impact was on the '90s. If we're talking about decade-defining, shows that had a real impact on that decade and not just most watched, the shows that people remember when they think of the '80s, here's my list: 1. Miami Vice 2. Cheers 3. Cosby Show 4. Dallas 5. Dynasty 6. Family Ties 7. Magnum, P.I. 8. Dukes of Hazzard 9. A-Team 10. (tie) Knight Rider/MacGyver Honorable Mentions (in no particular order): Murder She Wrote, Golden Girls, Who's the Boss, Growing Pains, Facts of Life, Diff'rent Strokes, Moonlighting, Night Court, Hill St. Blues, Airwolf, Fall Guy, Simon & Simon, Hart to Hart, Cagney & Lacey, Perfect Strangers, Falcon Crest, St. Elsewhere, ALF, Hunter, Remington Steele, The Equalizer

[@MoonLoner07305]

So WatchMojo voted Star Trek TNG as the number one sci-fi tv series of all time, but it doesn't even get an honorable mention on this list.

[@christian9146]

It's on the 90s list

[@jasonhilliard9489]

Moonlighting MacGyver Cagney and Lacey Hilll street Blues. Those 4 shows should have been included.

[@inlovewithoceans5304]

Dallas should have been on this list. It the highest rated show on television for most of the first half of the 80's. It totally defined the greed and over spending of the Ragan era.

[@wendyrichmond1755]

Inlove WithOceans this list is a pile of wank. Transformers??? Reallly????

[@not-so-smartaleck8987]

+Wendy Richmond With only 10 spots, I can't believe they found room on the list for a kids' cartoon...

[@wubangaz36murphy6]

Having sum Dynamite' BLOOW & watching TRANSSSFORRMERS in '84 wit 'Ride the Lightning from METALLICA was Amazingly DOPE 🤘😉🤘

[@Fixxer315]

This is a very good list, but here are a couple that deserved at least an honorable mention: Dallas: It started in the 70's, but really took off in 1980 with the "Who Shot JR" storyline. It was an incredibly glamorous mix of sex, politics and business--along with plenty of ruthless characters, and an interesting cliffhanger for just about every season (although not always an interesting resolution). It petered out by the end of the decade with the departures of just about every major character, but nonetheless its impact is hard to be denied. Moonlighting: This show was lightning in a bottle for the first two and a half seasons, but petered out near the end due to cast conflicts, mediocre storylines and a writer strike. However, in its prime, it was untouchable, and pretty much defined the term "dramady." Plus, it really took breaking the fourth wall to a hilarious level (even if that in and of itself became a major crutch in its last two seasons).

[@dongskijyu8583]

Love moonlighting too

[@Brando7778]

Yes, Moonlighting shouldn't have been left out.

[@originaluddite]

I feel like Married With Children, despite starting in the 80s, is more culturally 90s in style.

[@Ruko]

Ahhh The Wonder Years, who can deny being in love with Winnie Cooper?

[@supriyobiswas]

I just bumped in to your video and it was wonderful; I think I just Time Traveled into the era where i Grew up . " THE WONDER YEARS " was my personal best . & the other one you did not mention was " DOOGIE HOWSER M.D." from the same era.

[@CherrryGirl90]

What about The Facts of Life. I loved that show !!!

[@nelsonricardo3729]

You take the good; you take the bad...

[@not-so-smartaleck8987]

Really just a kids' show. Hardly "decade defining", IMHO

[@MikeSebastianVideos]

A very good list as usual. Seems like a few seminal franchises were missed, Mash & Taxi possibly

[@paulbissonnette5569]

Married With Children belongs in the 90's list.

[@Musicmansladiesband]

These shows were great. Thanks for the reminder of all the fun shows from the 80's WatchMojo.com!

[@robertstewart239]

What about Dallas? Who Shot JR? How could they forget that?

[@nancyomalley9959]

They didn't-It's in the 70's Honorable mentions section

[@amangoyal923]

Remember the words... Nothing can bore like The Wonder Years...

[@Neckbeardlevel]

No star trek the next generation? Not even an honorable mention? Come on watchmojo

[@not-so-smartaleck8987]

I couldn't care less about sci-fi, but my wife would agree with you... ;)

[@bent6293]

The sole goal of Wonder Years was to make my mom cry at the end of each episode.

[@BubbleGumDexter23]

The golden girls should've been on the list!

[@littlemischief96]

I loved The Wonder Years sooo much

[@bluebyyou7504]

It ended horribly

[@michaelpalmieri7335]

In talking about "The A Team," the narrator says "We pity the fool who didn't see this show." That remark may have sounded cute, but it repeats a common misconception: the idea that the catchphrase "I pity the fool" was always uttered on the show by the character B.A. Baracus (played by Mr. T). Untrue! Mr. T only said this pharse one time, and it wasn't on "The A Team." It was when he played boxer Clubber Lang in the movie "Rocky 3" starring Sylvester Stallone. I believe it was Eddie Murphy who perpetuated the notion of the line being used on "The A Team" when he started parodying Mr. T on "Saturday Night Live," because, in imitating the actor, he would sometimes say things like "This is Mr. T! I pity the fool who don't watch "The A Team." It's like when "The Brady Bunch" is spoofed and someone imitates Jan Brady saying "It's always 'Marcia, Marcia, Marcia' " (referring to her supposedly more popular older sister), thus giving the impression that Jan made this statement all the time when, in fact, she only said it once, in the episode "In My Sister's Shadow."

[@sammyhiggs4202]

21 jump street is my favorite 80s show.

[@thatcommentdude3171]

I used to love the Cosby Show... Until I took an arrow to the knee. OH WAIT, I STILL LOVE THE COSBY SHOW

[@bluebyyou7504]

Me to😊

[@rocketcon]

Not even an honourable mention for He-Man And The Masters Of The Universe?! It was hugely popular, and also very much a product of the 80s. The first ever cartoon based on a toyline, which paved the way for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Thundercats, Transformers, and GI Joe, to name just a few.

[@Kerrogann]

Problem with those top10s, they are only about US... In France, Cheers is almost unknown (i'm not even sure it was aired here), American talk shows also aren't aired here. So those top10s Never correspond to our points of view. I would have put Married with children or Cosby Show way higher because they were far more popular here ! Also in France McGuyver would certainly be first... (people don't kniw Richard Dean Anderson, Everyone calls him McGuyver, that's how it is popular around here)

[@Chkris]

It is voted by fans so you can go vote! I said that in excitement btw

[@hustleman85]

In the hood Cheers is almost unknown also.

[@SARYM911]

It's not about it being from US..It's about the most globally known forms of entertainment..When it comes to TV shows,US leads the way followed by Britain(in terms of global popularity)..Old school rock and roll is dominated by UK followed by US..Newer forms of music is a bit more divided..Hollywood is the most dominant force in terms of movies..So obviously,they look at global popularity as the main factor..And English is the global language of the world..Sometime non-english movies like Oldboy make the lists because of their popularity worldwide..This is coming from someone who lives in Saudi Arabia who knows most of these shows(including Cheers) but very few from non-English forms of entertainment(excluding Animes)

[@ryutsureit7651]

I assume the majority of the channel, video, votes, and most other things are based off of American things rather than international.

[@LightStorm33]

FUCK France cry me a river

[@MohamedMohamed-by5iy]

I was born on the 31st December 1980, and I’m always thankful to God for being part of that decade 🥲🙏🏻

[@Lalaxbo]

MacGyver is still the best 80's show and greatest show ever made in my opinion and i grew up with it :) . They sure don't make adventure/action shows entertaining like MacGyver anymore these days . He used his mind to solve problems instead of using a gun, because he hates guns.

[@EdnaK728]

Patty and Selma would tend to agree with you

[@MrJayjay1279]

One of your best lists to date WatchMojo.com

[@WatchMojo]

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[@rickcharles5064]

Roseanne was only funny the first 2 years. If it wasn't for John Goodman, it wouldn't have made for one season.

[@MemeSupremeCookiesNCream]

Make a top 10 worst accents in film please

[@alexmeyer5260]

Jack K They already did.

[@1krani]

Uh, WatchMojo? Did you forget Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? It was only the most inescapable thing on the face of the Earth.

[@taca316]

hey WatchMojo what about STAR TREK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@75smurfette]

Wonder Years was so cute and charming, Golden Girls was so cool and clever but my favorite out of this list is definitely The Cosby Show, as it was so damn refreshing to see a really positive depiction of a black family on TV. I grew up in the type of family depicted in this show, and will forever be grateful to Dr. Cosby for bringing this to life.

[@pinkkatie]

Miami Vice should have been higher on the list.

[@debsreno911]

hey mojo have u done a countdown of top 10 shows with the most spin offs? or the top 10 TV shows that were turned into movies?

[@234cheech]

cheers prob the best theme song ever

[@noahbones1221]

yes, cheers is one of the best 4 sure

[@Nilonimir]

just thank you for including the A-Team.

[@flon57]

WTF?????? Designing Women, Cagney and Lacey, Facts of Life, One Day at a Time

[@not-so-smartaleck8987]

The 3 sitcoms you mentioned were pretty mediocre, IMHO. Maybe if you were still a kid when Facts of Life was on, it probably seemed like one of the better shows(?) Dramas like Cagney and Lacey should be ranked separately from sitcoms, I think.

[@RustyViewer]

@@not-so-smartaleck8987 On Day At A Time was primarily the 70s.

[@mewesquirrel6720]

80s was perfect for music and tv.I mean I don't know if it's wrong but I could put this up with The Golden Years of the 40s and 50s

[@donniehuynh2391]

I expect Ren and Stimpy to show up in the Top 10 Decade Defining Shows of the 1990s.

[@axsknskinner9782]

Good to see Cheers up there but where the hell was Dallas? That was like one of the biggest shows in the 80s!

[@puppypower84]

i thought for sure Dynasty, LA Law and Dallas would be on the list

[@gnewt75]

"Lets be careful out there!"....one of the best catch phrases in TV history

[@not-so-smartaleck8987]

0:11 Hill Street Blues

[@LittleDarkFury]

20 bucks says simpsons will be #1 for 1990s

[@wnwascar1]

Ok ;) i predicted seifend por friends

[@95slowdiver]

do you accept bitcoins? won't matter, i'll hack your account and get my 20.

[@LittleDarkFury]

Or batman TAS

[@CaptTerrific]

That or, perhaps, even ST:TNG

[@Billy.gen-X]

Seinfeld