What are the best 80's sitcoms? The 1980s were truly a golden age for television comedy, with many of the most popular TV sitcoms dominating the landscape. Trying to choose favorites is a bit of a challenge, with so many excellent shows, but that's what's going on right here. Vote for the famous 80s sitcoms that you loved the most, vote down any you didn't like and feel free to re-rank this list in any order you choose.
No list of great 80s sitcoms would be complete without several of the notable NBC comedies. In the 1980s, NBC came on strong with brilliant, groundbreaking situation comedy shows that captured viewers' collective attention. Given their popularity, is it any wonder that some of these top programs are among the longest running US sitcoms? Many of these 80s shows also went on to become the best NBC comedies of all time: Can anyone argue that The Cosby Show, Cheers, and Family Ties, aren't forever a part of pop culture?
From Newhart to Murphy Brown and beyond, this list of outstanding 1980's comedy TV shows includes some of the greatest sitcoms in television history. Enjoy this walk down TV memory lane, and don't forget to vote!
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3,4541,282The Golden Girls
Bea Arthur, Betty WhitePremiered: 1985
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3,0681,202Cheers
Ted Danson, Rhea PerlmanPremiered: 1982
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2,324897Three's Company
John Ritter, Joyce DeWittPremiered: 1977
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2,148861Happy Days
Ron Howard, Henry WinklerPremiered: 1974
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2,8101,111Married... with Children
Ed O'Neill, Christina ApplegatePremiered: 1987
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2,309932The Wonder Years
Fred Savage, Dan LauriaPremiered: 1988
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2,5411,054Night Court
Harry Anderson, John LarroquettePremiered: 1984
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2,5101,119Family Ties
Michael J. Fox, Michael GrossPremiered: 1982
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2,2791,059M*A*S*H
Alan Alda, Wayne RogersPremiered: 1972
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2,190953Who's the Boss?
Tony Danza, Judith LightPremiered: 1984
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2,1811,022Growing Pains
Alan Thicke, Joanna KernsPremiered: 1985
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1,356583The Jeffersons
Isabel Sanford, Sherman HemsleyPremiered: 1975
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1,622741Laverne & Shirley
Penny Marshall, Cindy WilliamsPremiered: 1976
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1,733855WKRP in Cincinnati
Gary Sandy, Gordon JumpPremiered: 1978
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1,719809The Dukes of Hazzard
Tom Wopat, John SchneiderPremiered: 1979
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1,9001,100ALF
Mihaly 'Michu' Meszaros, Paul FuscoPremiered: 1986
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1,526882Coach
Craig T. Nelson, Jerry Van DykePremiered: 1989
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1,8331,010Saved by the Bell
Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Mario LopezPremiered: 1988
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1,9891,159Full House
Bob Saget, John StamosPremiered: 1987
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1,611934Perfect Strangers
Bronson Pinchot, Mark Linn-BakerPremiered: 1986
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2,2071,340Roseanne
Roseanne Barr, John GoodmanPremiered: 1988
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1,568950Taxi
Judd Hirsch, Jeff ConawayPremiered: 1978
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1,533809Family Matters
Reginald VelJohnson, Jaleel WhitePremiered: 1989
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2,2411,393The Cosby Show
Bill Cosby, Phylicia RashadPremiered: 1984
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1,5681,100Newhart
Bob Newhart, Mary FrannPremiered: 1982
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