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Best Family TV Series of 1981

84 Family series that started in 1981, ranked by popularity

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84 series

Echoes of Louisa

★ 5.6
11 6 1981–present
Family · Fantasy

El show de Gaby, Fofito, Miliki y Milikito

★ 5.1
9 1981–present
Comedy · Family

Think Again

★ 7.4
9 29 1981–1985
Family

Svenska Sesam

★ 6.9
9 30 1981–1982
Family

Magiske Mads og den store eftersøgning

★ 7.4
8 1981–1981
Animation · Family · Short

För en liten snuvas skull

★ 6.3
8 3 1981–1981
Family

Het geheim van de leeuw van Venetië

★ 7.7
8 3 1981–present
Family

Teo

★ 5.8
7 45 1981–present
Animation · Comedy · Family

Ad Lib

★ 5.6
7 10 1981–1981
Family

El libro gordo de Petete

★ 6.7
7 66 1981–1983
Family

Middle English

★ 4.6
6 184 1981–2001
Family

Prinsen og tjeneren

★ 7.8
5 2 1981–1984
Family · Fantasy
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