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Best Adventure TV Series of the 1980s

Top 500 most popular Adventure series that started in the 1980s

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500 series (top 500 shown)

Airwolf

★ 6.7
15K 55 1984–1986
Adrenaline · Episodic

Gummi Bears

★ 7.5
13K 67 1985–1991
Kids & family · Whimsical

Saint Seiya

★ 8.4
13K 114 1986–1989
Anime · Adrenaline · Nostalgic

The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy

★ 8.0
12K 6 1981–1981
Dry humor · Absurdist · British TV

Remington Steele

★ 7.3
11K 94 1982–1987
Witty banter · Banter chemistry

The Fall Guy

★ 7.1
11K 112 1981–1986
Episodic · Easy watching

V: The Final Battle

★ 7.7
10K 3 1984–1984
Space & sci-fi · Event miniseries

Fraggle Rock

★ 7.9
9K 96 1983–1987
Whimsical · Wholesome

Beetlejuice

★ 7.3
9K 94 1989–1991
Whimsical · Supernatural

Thomas & Friends

★ 6.5
8K 694 1983–2026
Kids & family · Family-safe

The Greatest American Hero

★ 7.3
7K 44 1981–1983
Campy · Episodic · Whimsical

She-Ra: Princess of Power

★ 6.8
7K 93 1985–1987
Kids & family · Family-safe

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero

★ 7.7
7K 85 1985–1986
Kids & family · War & military

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

★ 7.2
7K 6 1988–1988
High fantasy · Kids & family

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Hound of the Baskervilles

★ 8.5
7K 2 1981–1981
Detective mystery · Atmospheric

Amazing Stories

★ 7.4
7K 45 1985–1987
Anthology · Episodic

Dungeons & Dragons

★ 8.1
7K 28 1983–1985
High fantasy · Kids & family

A Pup Named Scooby-Doo

★ 6.8
7K 27 1988–1991
Kids & family · Family-safe

Dennis the Menace

★ 6.2
6K 79 1986–1988
Kids & family · Family-safe

Muppet Babies

★ 7.5
6K 109 1984–1991
Kids & family · Whimsical

Babar

★ 6.5
6K 78 1989–2002
Kids & family · Family-safe

The Storyteller

★ 8.8
6K 9 1987–1989
Anthology · Wonder & awe

Voltron: Defender of the Universe

★ 7.9
6K 124 1984–1985
Kids & family · Space & sci-fi

Lucky Luke

★ 7.2
6K 26 1983–1984
Episodic · Kids & family
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