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Best Fantasy TV Series of the 1980s

200 Fantasy series that started in the 1980s, ranked by popularity

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200 series

Vikram Aur Betaal

★ 8.3
1K 26 1985–1986
Fantasy

Today's Special

★ 8.1
962 94 1981–1987
Family · Fantasy · Musical

Shining Time Station

★ 8.2
835 65 1989–1993
Comedy · Family · Fantasy

The Visitors

★ 8.2
831 15 1983–present
Comedy · Family · Fantasy

Secret of the Sahara

★ 6.8
781 7 1988–1988
Adventure · Fantasy · Sci-Fi

Dr. Slump

★ 7.8
766 243 1981–1986
Animation · Comedy · Fantasy

Roque Santeiro

★ 8.8
755 209 1985–1986
Comedy · Drama · Fantasy

Vampire Princess Miyu

★ 6.8
708 4 1988–1989
Animation · Drama · Fantasy

Otherworld

★ 7.2
662 8 1985–1985
Action · Adventure · Fantasy

Madame Peppermint

★ 6.9
622 51 1983–1984
Animation · Comedy · Fantasy

MuppeTelevision

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

Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics

★ 8.6
571 47 1987–1989
Animation · Family · Fantasy

Shirt Tales

★ 6.9
511 23 1982–1983
Animation · Family · Fantasy

Rá-Tim-Bum

★ 8.3
449 193 1989–1994
Comedy · Family · Fantasy

School of mice

★ 7.1
405 3 1981–1984
Animation · Comedy · Fantasy

Punky Brewster

★ 6.4
397 26 1985–1987
Animation · Family · Fantasy

Darkroom

★ 7.2
396 16 1981–1982
Drama · Fantasy · Horror

Seeing Things

★ 7.8
372 43 1981–1987
Comedy · Fantasy · Mystery

The Charmings

★ 6.9
360 21 1987–1988
Comedy · Family · Fantasy

Shades of Darkness

★ 7.7
355 9 1983–1986
Drama · Fantasy · Horror

Frankenstein's Aunt

★ 7.7
349 7 1987–1987
Comedy · Family · Fantasy

Mr. Merlin

★ 6.9
347 22 1981–1982
Comedy · Family · Fantasy

The Age of Iron

★ 7.2
330 4 1982–1982
Drama · Fantasy · History

Moondial

★ 7.4
323 6 1988–1988
Drama · Family · Fantasy
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