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Best Adventure TV Series of 1980

57 Adventure series that started in 1980, ranked by popularity

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57 series

Where the Sky Begins

★ 7.9
18 6 1980–present
Adventure · Romance

Special Delivery

★ 3.5
17 1980–1993
Adventure · Animation · Family

Das Mädchen Störtebeker

★ 7.0
13 5 1980–present
Adventure · Family

The Further Adventures of Oliver Twist

★ 6.1
13 13 1980–present
Adventure

Ritter's Cove

★ 5.5
13 26 1980–1981
Adventure · Drama

Mail from the Sky

★ 7.3
12 6 1980–1981
Adventure

Klusownik

★ 6.4
11 1980–present
Adventure · Family

The Adventures of Snelgrove Snail

★ 9.0
10 1980–present
Adventure · Family

Jukes of Piccadilly

★ 3.4
7 6 1980–present
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