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Stringfellow Hawke pilots an advanced helicopter for "The Firm".

ALF (1986-1990)

American Gladiators, TOS (1989-1997)

A comedic alien life form (ALF) joins an American family after crashing into their garage.

Contestant’s strength, agility, mental resolve, and endurance were tested against the powerful Gladiators.

America's Most Wanted

FOX TV Shows

Archie Bunker's Place (1979-1983)

Help catch the bad guys in this show.

Archie Bunker's Place is a continuation of "All in the Family".

The A-Team (1983-1987)

Barney Miller (1975-1982)

IMDb, Episodes on AOL, iPhone

In 1972, a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit... thus began "The A-Team". The show's comic book violence, off-the-wall characters and dangerous situations made it an instant hit.

Beauty and the Beast (1987-1990)

Barney Miller is a sensible cop in a comedic station.

A part lion, part man is discovered by a beautiful, modern woman. Tagline: Once upon a time is now.

Benson (1979-1986)

Benson DuBois serves as butler to the bumbling, and recently widowed, governor Gene Gatling.

Bravestarr (1987)

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979-1981)

There's a new sheriff in town and his name is Marshall Bravestarr! He's come to the rough-and-tumble planet of New Texas to bring some law to its anarchy. Aided by the shape-changing technohorse Thirty-Thirty and the beautiful Judge J. B., Bravestarr protects the settlers and miners from the motley villains that want to steal the valuable mineral Kerium.

Charles in Charge (1984-1990)

A 20th century astronaut is revived after 500 years of suspended animation to become a hero for future Earth.

Charlie's Angels (1976-1981)

Episodes on Netflix, IMDb, iPhone

Charles is a male nanny in this comedy.

Cheers (1982-1993) (clips)

Once upon a time, three girls were police officers whose skills were being wasted in menial duties. I took them all away from all that and now they work for me. My name is Charlie.

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Bar owner Sam Malone, a former Red Sox relief pitcher and recovering alcoholic, has an eye for the ladies.

CHiPs (1977-1983)

Follow the action of the California Highway Patrol.

Cops

FOX TV Shows

The Cosby Show (1984-1992) (pay)

COPS is an American documentary television series that follows police officers, constables, and sheriff's deputies during patrols and other police activities.

The wholesome, upper-class Huxtable Family includes obstetrician Heathcliff Huxtable, otherwise known as "Cliff"; his lawyer wife, Clair; and their children -- Sondra, Denise, Theo, Vanessa and Rudy. They reside in a brownstone at 10 Stigwood Ave. in Brooklyn, N.Y., where Cliff and Clair both nurture and resist their kids' nuances, maturity, and individual interests.

D.C. Follies (1987-1989)

A political comedy with puppets set in D.C.

Doctor Who (netflix)

Doogie Howser M.D. (1989-1993)

BBC Extra Media

Netflix has about 35 seasons of Doctor Who online, minus the most recent few. For the most recent seasons, the extra links work for U.K. participants.

The Facts of Life (1979-1988)

New Dragnet (1989-1990)

A classic primetime soap of a Denver oil family.

IMDb, Episodes on Netflix

You take the good, you take the bad, you take them both, and there you have the facts of life.

The Fall Guy (1981-1986)

Family Matters (1989-1998) (clips)

Colt Seavers is a Hollywood stuntman by trade, and his other job is a bounty hunter.

Nick at Nite TV Shows

Through life, love, and lunacy, the Winslow's know that nothing matters more than family.

Family Ties (1982-1989)

Fantasy Island (1978-1984)

IMDb, Episodes on AOL

Left leaning parents of the sixties raise a right wing son.

Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (1972-1985)

Imagine a place where any dream, any fantasy, can come true. Such a place exists. Your host is Mr. Rourke, a charming gentleman who, along with his assistant, Tattoo, will see to it that your island visit is all that you could ever have imagined.

Forever Knight (1989-1996)

Gimmie a Break (1981-1987) (netflix)

Nick Knight was one of the first good Vampires.

Growing Pains (1985-1992)

Grieving police chief Carl Kanisky asks the sassy Nellie Ruth "Nell" Harper, to serve as a surrogate, live-in den mother to his three daughters.

WB TV Shows

The Seaver family lives in Long Island, New York. Jason Seaver is a psychologist and his wife Maggie Seaver is a journalist. Their kids are Mike, Ben, Carol and Crissie.

Hart to Hart (1979-1984)

Hawaii Five-0 (1968-1980)

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1983-1985)

IMDb, Episodes on AOL

The Hawaii Five-0 is an elite police investigation unit.

Adam can transform himself into He-man, the most powerful man in the Universe, by holding aloft his magic sword and commanding “By the power of Grayskull! I have the power!”

Highlander (1986)

Hill Street Blues (1981-1987)

The Incredible Hulk (1978-1982)

The Jeffersons (1975-1985) (clips)

Kate & Allie (1984-1989) (netflix)

Apt. 12D houses the antics of the a newly rich African American family.

Knight Rider TOS (1982-1986)

Newly divorced suburbanite Allie Lowell relocates with her kids to New York City, where they share a townhouse with Allie's lifelong friend Kate McArdle, who also has a child. Together, these liberated ladies and their extended family try to negotiate the hazards of sharing digs in Greenwich Village.

Little House on the Prairie (1974-1983) (clips)

Michael Knight fights crime with his supercar KITT.

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Charles Ingalls relocates his family from Wisconsin to the banks of Plum Creek near the small town of Walnut Grove, Minnesota. Once the family builds and settles in their new cabin, Charles along with wife, Caroline and their three young daughters, Mary, Laura and Carrie begin to move into a life that is expected to bring better opportunities. However, life on the Frontier is not as easy as it seems.

Lou Grant (1977-1982)

The Love Boat (1977-1986)

The Love Boat: set a course for adventure, your mind on a new romance.

MacGyver (1985-1992)

Magnum P.I. (1980-1988) (netflix)

A resourceful secret agent saves the day through scientific knowledge. His mind is the ultimate weapon.

Magnum is a Hawaii based Private Investigator.

Major Dad (1989-1993)

Married With Children (1987-1997)

M*A*S*H (1972-1983) (clips)

IMDb, Episodes on TBS, Minisodes on Spike

The Bundy family is anything but perfect.

The show followed a team of doctors and support staff stationed at the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital in Uijeongbu, South Korea, during the Korean War. Many of the stories in the early seasons are based on real-life tales told by real MASH surgeons. The series was as much an allegory about the Vietnam War (still in progress when the series began) as about the Korean Conflict.

Miami Vice (1984-1989)

The Munsters Today (1988-1991)

Legend has it that in the early 1980s, NBC Entertainment Chief Brandon Tartikoff brainstormed a series with two words - MTV cops.

Murder, She Wrote (1984-1996) (netflix)

A family of friendly monsters resides at 1313 Mockingbird Lane.

Jessica Fletcher, a mystery writer, finds herself solving real cases.

Newhart (1982-1990)

Perfect Strangers (1986-1993)

Bob Newhart is Dick Loudon, an author of do-it-yourself books, who along with his wife Joanna, moves from New York City to a small town in rural Vermont to operate an inn. Though Dick is a mild-mannered, urbane guy, he's surrounded by a community of awfully strange people in a country town run by rules that elude him.

Balki Bartokomous, a sheepherder from the small Mediterranean Greek-like island of Mypos, travels to the United States and lives with his cynical cousin, Larry Appleton.

Quantum Leap (1989-1993)

Remington Steele (1982-1987)

Episodes on Netflix Online, IMDb, iPhone

Sam is an accidental time traveler who quantum leaps into a different body each episode.

The Rockford Files (1974-1980)

Roseanne (1988-1997) (pay)

Jim Rockford is an ex-convict turned private detective.

Amazon TV Shows

TV Land Page, IMDb

Plus sized all-American couple Dan and Roseanne Conner struggle to make ends meet in the bleak economic morass of Lanford, Ill. But unlike most modern marital shows, the Conners truly, madly love each other -- and they're not afraid to show it. Adding excitement, turmoil and angst to their existence are three children: Becky, Darlene and DJ.

Scarecrow and Mrs King (1983-1987)

Silver Spoons (1982-1987)

Scarecrow is a spy, and his everyday housewife soon becomes part of his adventurous life.

Simon & Simon (1981-1988)

Brothers of very different tastes run a detective agency.

The Simpsons

FOX TV Shows

A satirical parody of the middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its titular family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie.

The Smurfs (1981-1990)

WB - Kids TV Shows

Spenser for Hire (1985-1988)

Spenser is a private investigator living in Boston, and solves a murder mystery each episode.

Square Pegs (1982-1983)

St. Elsewhere (1982-1988)

Two misfit teenage girls try to find their place in a typical suburban high school.

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987-1994) (clips)

To boldly go where no one has gone before.

T.J. Hooker (1982-1986)

After his partner was murdered, veteran plain clothes Detective T.J. Hooker had reverted back to his former role as Sergeant, and vowed to rid the streets of the type of scum that was responsible for his partner's death.

This Old House

PBS TV Shows

Three's Company (1977-1984) (clips)

Voltron: Defender of the Universe (1984)

After a going-away party for a former roommate, Janet Wood and Christmas "Chrissy" Snow discover Jack Tripper asleep in their bathtub. Jack is an aspiring chef in need of a home. They offer him Eleanor's old room, but there's one catch: he must pretend to be gay infront of their landlords.

Thundercats (1985-1987)

Aliens arrive, offering solutions to all of mankind's problems. Why are they really here?

What's Happening Now!! (1985-1988)

Voltron: Defender of the Universe is the futuristic tale of a time when the universal forces of good have consolidated into the Galaxy Alliance. Its mission: to explore the universe to help those in trouble and to fight the dark forces of evil. The Galaxy Alliance send five determined explorers to search for the secret of Voltron on the planet Arus. Thus ensues the exciting adventures; five fierce lion-robots combine into one great robot-warrior, VOLTRON.

The White Shadow (1978-1981)

An updated version of the series What's Happening!!

Who's the Boss? (1984-1992)

Ken Reeves, a former professional player, becomes an inner-city high school coach.

WKRP in Cincinnati (1978-1982)

Tony Micelli is a former professional baseball player, who along with his pre-teen daugher, moves into advertising executive Angela Bower's house to be both housekeeper and father figure to Angela's young son.