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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

Woof!

★ 7.1
318 69 1989–1997
Comedy · Family · Fantasy

The Legend of the King and the Shepherd

★ 7.2
317 10 1984–present
Comedy · Drama · Fantasy

Galtar and the Golden Lance

★ 7.1
316 21 1985–1986
Action · Animation · Fantasy

Manuel on the Island of Wonders

★ 7.8
305 3 1984–1984
Adventure · Drama · Fantasy

Tucker's Witch

★ 7.4
299 13 1982–1983
Drama · Fantasy · Mystery

Wildfire

★ 7.5
297 13 1986–1986
Animation · Family · Fantasy

Hora marcada

★ 7.8
296 99 1988–1990
Fantasy · Horror · Mystery

The Adventure Game

★ 8.5
293 22 1980–1986
Adventure · Family · Fantasy

Space Sheriff Gavan

★ 7.5
257 44 1982–1983
Action · Adventure · Fantasy

Little Beret Memole

★ 6.9
255 3 1984–1985
Animation · Family · Fantasy

Spuk im Hochhaus

★ 7.9
246 7 1982–1983
Comedy · Family · Fantasy

Through the Dragon's Eye

★ 8.4
239 10 1989–present
Adventure · Family · Fantasy

The Kid Super Power Hour with Shazam!

★ 6.1
234 38 1981–1982
Animation · Fantasy

Simon and the Witch

★ 7.3
233 25 1987–1988
Comedy · Family · Fantasy

The Children of Green Knowe

★ 8.3
221 4 1986–1986
Drama · Family · Fantasy

Chobotnice z druhého patra

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

Into the Labyrinth

★ 7.1
202 21 1981–1982
Family · Fantasy

Free Spirit

★ 6.4
190 14 1989–1990
Comedy · Fantasy

Hamster in a Nightshirt

★ 7.7
179 6 1988–1989
Comedy · Fantasy · Sci-Fi

La bola de cristal

★ 7.8
168 37 1984–1988
Comedy · Family · Fantasy

Dramarama

★ 6.7
168 96 1983–1989
Drama · Family · Fantasy

Fjernsyn for dyr - Bamse på planeten

★ 7.6
167 13 1983–1983
Family · Fantasy

Hyper Combat Unit Dangaioh

★ 6.1
163 3 1987–1989
Action · Animation · Fantasy

The Dead Ships Island

★ 5.8
162 2 1987–present
Fantasy · Musical · Sci-Fi
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