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Best Animation TV Series of the 1980s

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

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500 series (top 500 shown)

Postman Pat

★ 6.4
4K 190 1981–2017
Kids & family · Family-safe · Cozy

Around the World with Willy Fog

★ 7.5
4K 26 1983–1983
Kids & family · Family-safe

The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo

★ 7.3
4K 13 1985–1985
Kids & family · Family-safe

Perman

★ 5.8
4K 526 1983–1985
Anime · Kids & family · Episodic

Silverhawks

★ 7.3
4K 65 1986–1986
Nostalgic · Kids & family

Snorks

★ 6.4
4K 65 1984–1988
Kids & family · Family-safe

The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show

★ 7.8
4K 354 1986–2000
Slapstick · Episodic

The Wonderful Adventures of Nils

★ 7.5
4K 52 1980–1981
Kids & family · Family-safe

Jem

★ 7.4
4K 65 1985–1988
Music scene · Campy

BraveStarr

★ 7.1
4K 65 1987–1989
Kids & family · Family-safe

Silver Fang

★ 8.8
3K 21 1986–1986
Survival · Anime · Gut punch

Ghostbusters

★ 6.3
3K 65 1986–1987
Kids & family · Family-safe

The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries

★ 7.2
3K 13 1984–1984
Adventure · Animation · Comedy

Heathcliff & the Catillac Cats

★ 6.6
3K 86 1984–1987
Adventure · Animation · Comedy

Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds

★ 7.3
3K 27 1981–1982
Adventure · Animation · Comedy

David the Gnome

★ 7.4
3K 26 1985–1986
Adventure · Animation · Family

Heathcliff

★ 6.5
3K 26 1980–1981
Animation · Comedy · Family

Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs

★ 8.4
3K 52 1987–1988
Action · Adventure · Animation

Denver, the Last Dinosaur

★ 6.4
3K 50 1988–1990
Adventure · Animation · Comedy

Alfred J. Kwak

★ 7.8
3K 52 1989–1991
Adventure · Animation · Drama

Ulysses 31

★ 8.0
3K 27 1981–1982
Action · Adventure · Animation

Fireman Sam

★ 6.0
3K 317 1987–2025
Animation · Family

Star Wars: Droids

★ 5.8
3K 14 1985–1986
Action · Adventure · Animation

Star Wars: Ewoks

★ 5.9
3K 26 1985–1995
Adventure · Animation · Family
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