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Best TV Shows of the 1980s

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The 1980s expanded television's creative possibilities through innovative shows that blended genres and pushed content boundaries. Programs like Miami Vice, Hill Street Blues, and The Twilight Zone demonstrated television's potential for cinematic storytelling and sophisticated themes.

Yes Minister (1980) poster

Yes Minister (1980)

Patlabor: The TV Series (1989) poster

Patlabor: The TV Series (1989)

Future Police Urashiman (1983) poster

Future Police Urashiman (1983)

Police Cadet (1984) poster

Police Cadet (1984)

The Kenny Everett Television Show (1982) poster

The Kenny Everett Television Show (1982)

Superboy (1988) poster

Superboy (1988)

Gumby Adventures (1988) poster

Gumby Adventures (1988)

At the Movies (1982) poster

At the Movies (1982)

Gone with the wind (1980) poster

Gone with the wind (1980)

Alien Nation (1989) poster

Alien Nation (1989)

Nana the Supergirl (1983) poster

Nana the Supergirl (1983)

Takeda Shingen (1988) poster

Takeda Shingen (1988)

Ultra B (1987) poster

Ultra B (1987)

Shōgun (1980) poster

Shōgun (1980)

Pão-Pão, Beijo-Beijo (1983) poster

Pão-Pão, Beijo-Beijo (1983)

The Hitchhiker (1983) poster

The Hitchhiker (1983)

Do Your Best Genki (1980) poster

Do Your Best Genki (1980)

Mad Love (1983) poster

Mad Love (1983)

Burning Mountain River (1984) poster

Burning Mountain River (1984)

The Storyteller (1988) poster

The Storyteller (1988)

Transformers: The Headmasters (1987) poster

Transformers: The Headmasters (1987)

Zillion (1987) poster

Zillion (1987)

No Goal (1987) poster

No Goal (1987)

Mandala (1987) poster

Mandala (1987)

This decade's experimentation with television formats and storytelling techniques established foundations that would support the medium's later artistic achievements.