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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)

Pop Cira i pop Spira

★ 8.5
217 3 1983–1983
Comedy

The New Odd Couple

★ 4.8
216 18 1982–1983
Comedy

Living Dolls

★ 5.8
216 12 1989–1989
Comedy

Flickers

★ 8.0
216 6 1980–1980
Comedy · Drama

Throb

★ 6.8
216 48 1986–1988
Comedy

Mike & Angelo

★ 7.0
216 123 1989–2000
Comedy · Family · Sci-Fi

The Tortellis

★ 5.2
215 13 1987–1987
Comedy

Three Up Two Down

★ 6.4
215 25 1985–1989
Comedy

The All-Night Show

★ 7.7
215 299 1980–1981
Comedy · Talk-Show

Prospects

★ 8.5
214 12 1986–1986
Comedy · Drama

Jennifer Slept Here

★ 7.0
210 13 1983–1984
Comedy

The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole

★ 7.6
210 6 1987–1987
Comedy

Dubbelstötarna

★ 7.0
210 6 1980–1980
Comedy · Crime

Naked Video

★ 7.5
206 30 1986–1991
Comedy

Chobotnice z druhého patra

★ 6.9
204 4 1986–1986
Comedy · Family · Fantasy

Surgical Spirit

★ 7.0
204 50 1989–1995
Comedy

Wilder Westen inclusive

★ 7.7
203 3 1988–present
Comedy · Drama

Happy Families

★ 7.3
201 6 1985–1985
Comedy

No Place Like Home

★ 6.8
200 43 1983–1988
Comedy

Armação Ilimitada

★ 8.2
199 40 1985–1988
Adventure · Comedy · Family

The Original Max Talking Headroom Show

★ 7.2
197 7 1987–1987
Comedy · Talk-Show

Four on the Floor

★ 8.0
196 13 1985–1986
Comedy

Me and Mom

★ 2.7
196 6 1985–1985
Comedy · Drama

Casa Vianello

★ 7.0
195 172 1988–2007
Comedy · Family
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