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Best Sci-Fi TV Series of the 1980s

148 Sci-Fi series that started in the 1980s, ranked by popularity

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148 series

Kyoju Tokuso Juspion

★ 8.5
663 46 1985–1986
Action · Adventure · Sci-Fi

The Powers of Matthew Star

★ 6.0
647 22 1982–1983
Action · Adventure · Sci-Fi

The Highwayman

★ 6.6
640 10 1987–1988
Action · Sci-Fi

Galaxy High School

★ 7.4
612 13 1986–1986
Animation · Family · Sci-Fi

Benji, Zax & the Alien Prince

★ 7.8
584 13 1983–1984
Family · Sci-Fi

Under the Mountain

★ 7.9
478 8 1981–1981
Family · Sci-Fi · Thriller

Chocky

★ 7.6
457 6 1984–1984
Drama · Sci-Fi

Ninja Olympiad

★ 8.4
450 50 1988–present
Action · Sci-Fi

Dallos

★ 6.1
431 4 1983–1984
Action · Animation · Sci-Fi

The Phoenix

★ 6.9
382 5 1981–1982
Sci-Fi

Whoops Apocalypse

★ 7.3
372 6 1982–1982
Comedy · Sci-Fi

Treasure Island in Outer Space

★ 6.7
366 5 1987–present
Adventure · Sci-Fi

First Born

★ 7.3
329 3 1988–1988
Drama · Sci-Fi

Mobile Sheriff Jiban

★ 7.8
314 53 1989–1990
Action · Adventure · Sci-Fi

Turbo Teen

★ 5.6
313 13 1984–1984
Adventure · Animation · Sci-Fi

Fight! Iczer-1

★ 6.3
295 3 1985–1987
Animation · Horror · Sci-Fi

Metal Mickey

★ 6.1
292 39 1980–1983
Comedy · Family · Sci-Fi

Something Is Out There

★ 6.6
261 8 1988–1989
Horror · Sci-Fi

The Nightmare Man

★ 6.7
244 4 1981–1981
Horror · Sci-Fi · Thriller

Twilight Q

★ 6.7
241 2 1987–1987
Animation · Mystery · Sci-Fi

Mike & Angelo

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

Ta den ring

★ 6.3
197 3 1982–1982
Mystery · Sci-Fi · Thriller

Outlaws

★ 7.1
196 12 1986–1987
Action · Crime · Sci-Fi

Space Stars

★ 7.4
192 66 1981–1981
Animation · Family · Sci-Fi
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