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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)

Perman

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

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

Hey Dude

★ 7.2
4K 65 1989–1991
Kids & family · Family-safe

Webster

★ 5.8
4K 150 1983–1989
Sitcom · Family-safe

Olacak O Kadar

★ 8.5
4K 11 1986–2010
Sketch & variety · Satirical

Major Dad

★ 6.5
3K 96 1989–1993
Sitcom · Wholesome · Family-safe

Max Headroom

★ 7.3
3K 14 1987–1988
Dystopia · Near-future tech

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

Round the Twist

★ 8.0
3K 52 1989–2001
Comedy · Family · Fantasy

The New Statesman

★ 7.8
3K 29 1987–1994
Comedy

Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds

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

Too Close for Comfort

★ 6.6
3K 129 1980–1987
Comedy

Vruc vetar

★ 9.1
3K 10 1980–1980
Comedy

Heathcliff

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

Faerie Tale Theatre

★ 8.3
3K 27 1982–1987
Adventure · Comedy · Family

Birds of a Feather

★ 6.2
3K 129 1989–2020
Comedy

Kate & Allie

★ 6.9
3K 122 1984–1989
Comedy

Denver, the Last Dinosaur

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

Spitting Image

★ 7.4
3K 136 1984–1996
Comedy

Pride and Prejudice

★ 7.4
3K 5 1980–1980
Comedy · Drama · Romance

Amen

★ 6.8
3K 110 1986–1991
Comedy
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