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Best Comedy TV Series of the 1980s

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

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500 series (top 500 shown)

Mekk Elek az ezermester

★ 7.5
608 13 1980–1980
Animation · Comedy · Family

Gumby Adventures

★ 7.3
603 99 1988–2002
Adventure · Animation · Comedy

MuppeTelevision

★ 8.1
601 14 1987–1992
Comedy · Family · Fantasy

Frank's Place

★ 8.5
599 22 1987–1988
Comedy · Drama

The New Leave It to Beaver

★ 5.9
594 102 1983–1989
Comedy · Family

Lady Georgie

★ 7.3
586 45 1983–1984
Adventure · Animation · Comedy

Porterhouse Blue

★ 7.6
582 4 1987–1987
Comedy

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾

★ 7.7
582 6 1985–1985
Comedy · Family

Gaki No Tsukai

★ 9.1
580 1665 1989–present
Comedy · Game-Show · Reality-TV

Mirrors

★ 8.8
579 164 1982–2013
Comedy · Drama

My Sister Sam

★ 6.9
578 44 1986–1988
Comedy

Dash!! Kappei

★ 6.9
576 65 1981–1982
Animation · Comedy · Sport

Kariera Nikodema Dyzmy

★ 8.4
572 7 1980–1980
Comedy

Buffalo Bill

★ 7.4
563 26 1983–1984
Comedy

Watching

★ 7.5
562 56 1987–1993
Comedy

Nana

★ 8.5
542 6 1988–1988
Comedy · Family

My Pet Monster

★ 6.8
527 13 1987–1987
Animation · Comedy · Family

Never the Twain

★ 6.6
525 67 1981–1991
Comedy

Nine to Five

★ 6.3
518 85 1982–1988
Comedy

Häräntappoase

★ 6.3
514 5 1989–1989
Comedy · Drama

Sanford

★ 6.7
509 26 1980–1981
Comedy

Tutti Frutti

★ 7.9
499 6 1987–1987
Comedy · Drama · Music

Mathnet

★ 8.5
498 30 1987–1992
Comedy · Crime · Family

Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV

★ 8.1
495 13 1985–1987
Comedy
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