Best of the 1980's
What movies, TV series, episodes, etc. which aired between 1980 and 1989 that I love best.
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- StarsBob RossSteve RossDana JesterIn this half-hour program, artist Bob Ross paints a beautiful oil painting on canvas.
- CreatorLarry DavidJerry SeinfeldStarsJerry SeinfeldJulia Louis-DreyfusMichael RichardsThe continuing misadventures of neurotic New York City stand-up comedian Jerry Seinfeld and his equally neurotic New York City friends.
- StarsJohnny CarsonEd McMahonDoc SeverinsenHost Johnny Carson performs comedy routines and chats with various celebrities.
- CreatorRon LeavittMichael G. MoyeStarsEd O'NeillChristina ApplegateKatey SagalAl is the quintessential working class dad. Peggy, his wife, always wants more from him. With their children, they go through the highs and lows of ordinary life.
- StarsGene RayburnJohnny OlsonBrett SomersThe five-day-a-week syndicated successor to the popular CBS game show, where two could compete to match fill-in-the-blank phrases with those of the celebrities.
- DirectorIvan ReitmanStarsBill MurrayJohn CandyHarold RamisTwo friends who are dissatisfied with their jobs decide to join the army for a bit of fun.
- 1984–19961h 34mTV-PG8.0 (1.2K)TV EpisodeDirectorCorey AllenStarsAngela LansburyEddie BarthJessica BrowneFormer English teacher Jessica Fletcher travels to New York to celebrate the success of her debut novel. But when an unwanted guest is murdered by gunfire at a costume party, she wishes she'd stayed home.
- DirectorMichael RitchieStarsGoldie HawnSwoosie KurtzRobyn LivelyA rookie high school football coach has a harder time than she expected trying to whip her tough inner city team into shape.
- CreatorLee Phillip BellWilliam J. BellStarsEric BraedenDoug DavidsonPeter BergmanSet in Genoa City, this is the long-running soap that tells the story of the struggle behind the business, and sex-savvy Abbott and Newman clans.
- DirectorRobert J. RosenthalStarsScott BaioWillie AamesRobert MandanA high school science nerd gains telekinetic powers after a laboratory accident and uses them for revenge upon bullies.
- DirectorStanley KubrickStarsJack NicholsonShelley DuvallDanny LloydA family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where a sinister presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from both past and future.
- StarsRobert DuvallTommy Lee JonesDanny GloverTwo former Texas Rangers renew their spirit of adventure as they and several other residents of a small Texas town join a cattle drive to the Montana Territory.
- DirectorJack SheaStarsDelta BurkeDixie CarterAnnie PottsOn Thanksgiving Day, Julia and Suzanne's mother Perky visits, along with her friend Bernice Clifton. However, a shadow is cast over the celebration when the women learn that a client was murdered after their delivery man, Anthony, argued with him.
- CreatorLinda Bloodworth-ThomasonStarsDelta BurkeDixie CarterAnnie PottsThe misadventures of four women and their handyman running a design firm in Atlanta, Georgia.
- StarsJeremy IronsDiana QuickRoger MilnerThe life, friendships and romances of the protagonist Charles Ryder-including his friendship with the Flytes, a family of wealthy English Catholics who live in a palatial mansion called Brideshead Castle.
- CreatorMerv GriffinStarsAlex TrebekJohnny GilbertJimmy McGuireA returning champion and two challengers test their buzzer skills and their knowledge in a wide range of academic and popular categories.
- DirectorIsao TakahataStarsTsutomu TatsumiAyano ShiraishiAkemi YamaguchiA young boy and his little sister struggle to survive in Japan during World War II.
- CreatorLarry GelbartStarsAlan AldaWayne RogersLoretta SwitThe staff of an Army hospital in the Korean War find that laughter is the best way to deal with their situation.
- CreatorDavid LettermanStarsDavid LettermanPaul ShafferBill WendellPopular late-night comedy/talk-show with host David Letterman, interviewing famous guests.
- StarsMike DouglasEllie FrankelEllie Frankel SextetMike Douglas, aided by a different celebrity co-host every week, interviews a variety of figures from the world of entertainment.
- CreatorDon NichollMichael RossBernard WestStarsNorman FellAudra LindleyJeffrey TamborStanley and Helen Roper sold their apartment complex and moved into a new one. Their characteristic quirks are intact as they deal with new neighbors and frequent visits from Helen's sister.
- CreatorDanny ArnoldTheodore J. FlickerStarsHal LindenAbe VigodaMax GailThe Captain of the NYPD 12th Precinct and his staff handle the various local troubles and characters that come into the squad room.
- DirectorNoam PitlikStarsHal LindenMax GailRon GlassHarris poses as a vagrant to go undercover to solve a string of crimes, and then he disappears. A woman wants Wojo or Dietrich to make a baby with her.
- DirectorNoam PitlikStarsHal LindenMax GailRon GlassHarris disappears while going undercover as a vagrant. Luger chooses to be demoted rather than to retire.
- DirectorNoam PitlikStarsHal LindenMax GailRon GlassMarty's friend Mr. Driscoll tries to reclaim his son by kidnapping him from a playground. A self-proclaimed time traveler advises Harris to adjust his stock portfolio.
- DirectorNoam PitlikStarsHal LindenMax GailRon GlassA rash of unusual robberies leads to an eccentric gun collector. A man who is trying to recover his television set robs the police vault. Wojo fears that a depressed Luger is planning to commit suicide.
- DirectorNoam PitlikStarsHal LindenMax GailRon GlassDietrich is arrested for participating in an anti-nuclear rally. A lottery winner dispenses of his prize money by throwing it out a window. Barney discovers he can't afford his apartment now that it is being converted into a condominium.
- DirectorNoam PitlikStarsHal LindenMax GailRon GlassHarris is assigned to book Dietrich, whose arrest earns a visit from Internal Affairs. A nuclear engineer is arrested for splashing participants with atomic water.
- DirectorNoam PitlikStarsHal LindenMax GailRon GlassAn architect decides to blow up his own building.
- DirectorNoam PitlikStarsHal LindenMax GailRon GlassAn inventor steals the plans for his own invention. The squad tries hypnosis to uncover the name of a criminal that Wojo can't remember.
- DirectorNoam PitlikStarsHal LindenMax GailRon GlassBarney is discouraged at being passed over yet again for promotion to the rank of deputy inspector.
- StarsSally Jessy RaphaelMyreah Mai MooreDavy JonesA long-running talk show with a host of the same name. This show was one of the first challengers to Phil Donahue's undisputed rule over the daytime talk world. Raphael's subjects were often more sensational, and were often aimed more at titilation, rather than information. As time went on and shock TV became more popular, Raphael's show thrived while Donahue's faded.
- CreatorRoone ArledgeWilliam F. BakerDonald L. PerrisStarsLara SpencerGinger ZeeRobin RobertsThey present the news and information source of the day's topics and journalism.
- StarsGeraldo RiveraTina MalaveJ.D. LigierGeraldo interviews various guests who wish to reveal a secret to a loved one on Television. Mistress Tara counsels and gives her spin on things.
- StarsPhil DonahueBob HopeMaria von TrappPhil Donahue's show started off similar to other shows of its day, featuring celebrities and musical acts, but he soon started pushing the envelope by discussing health and social topics previously considered taboo.
- StarsDinah ShoreCharles Nelson ReillyBetty WhiteDinah's show premiered 9 September 1974 and continued through to 4 September 1981. She started out the 70's with Dinah's Place which usually featured one guest and was more of a home oriented show about cooking, crafts and occasionally music. This format lasted until May of 1974. When the show came back in October of 1974 the format had changed drastically to a variety talk show which was called Dinah. and went on until 1981. This show was also known as "Dinah and Friends" during the summer of 1976.
- StarsArsenio HallBurton RichardsonMichael WolffArsenio Hall hosts this hip, late-night talk show.
- DirectorChristopher CainStarsEmilio EstevezKiefer SutherlandLou Diamond PhillipsA group of young gunmen, led by Billy the Kid, become deputies to avenge the murder of the rancher who became their benefactor. But when Billy takes their authority too far, they become the hunted.
- DirectorAlan CookeStarsAngela LansburyClaude AkinsEdward AlbertJessica and the police are baffled by a seemingly driver-less car that suddenly appears in Cabot Cove and runs down a visitor who had fired local inventor Dan O'Brien.
- DirectorSeymour RobbieStarsAngela LansburyBarbara BabcockJohn FureyA private detective, hired by Jessica to research an old case, is suddenly murdered.
- DirectorWalter GraumanStarsAngela LansburyLinda BlairTom BosleyJessica and a slew of passengers are forced to take refuge from a storm at a remote diner when one of the passengers is found stabbed in his seat on a bus to Boston.
- DirectorJames BridgesStarsJohn TravoltaDebra WingerScott GlennBud is a young man from the country who learns about life and love in a Houston bar.
- DirectorSeymour RobbieStarsAngela LansburyNoah Beery Jr.Kathleen BellerJessica has to unravel the secrets and threats at the funeral of a friend in Wyoming.
- DirectorLawrence KasdanStarsKevin KlineScott GlennKevin CostnerA misfit bunch of friends comes together to right the injustices which exist in a small town.
- CreatorJay WolpertStarsTom KennedyRod RoddyMary Ann MobleyTry to win two games in order to get a chance to beat the Gauntlet of Villains for US$25,000 in cash.
- StarsBudd FriedmanBobby CollinsRick OvertonClassic showcase for stand up comedy.
- DirectorEdward ZwickStarsMatthew BroderickDenzel WashingtonCary ElwesRobert Gould Shaw leads the U.S. Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices from both his own Union Army, and the Confederates.
- StarsTab HunterUrsula AndressLinda BlairHosted by celebrity horse enthusiast, Tab Hunter, visits the stables and homes of the Hollywood movie set, where you'll see first hand how Hollywood's biggest stars ride, train and discuss their passion for these magnificent animals.
- DirectorRob ReinerStarsCary ElwesMandy PatinkinRobin WrightA bedridden boy's grandfather reads him the story of a farmboy-turned-pirate who encounters numerous obstacles, enemies and allies in his quest to be reunited with his true love.
- CreatorJoan Ganz CooneyLloyd Morrisett Jr.StarsJim HensonFrank OzCaroll SpinneyOn a special inner city street, the inhabitants, human and muppet, teach preschool subjects with comedy, cartoons, games, and songs.
- StarsGene RayburnJohnny OlsonBrett SomersA group of celebrities would be given a sentence with a missing word, which they would then have to fill in. The contestants would then give their own answer, and scored points according to how many celebrities gave the same answer.
- CreatorIvan GoffBen RobertsStarsKate JacksonFarrah FawcettJaclyn SmithA wealthy mystery man named Charlie runs a detective agency via a speakerphone and his personal assistant, John Bosley. His detectives are three beautiful women, who end up in a variety of difficult situations.
- CreatorBlanche HanalisStarsMelissa GilbertMichael LandonKaren GrassleThe life and adventures of the Ingalls family in the nineteenth century American Midwest.
- CreatorNorman LearDon NichollMichael RossStarsIsabel SanfordSherman HemsleyRoxie RokerA nouveau riche, African-American family who move into a luxury apartment building develop close, if occasionally fractious, relationships with other tenants.
- DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsMichael J. FoxChristopher LloydLea ThompsonMarty McFly, a 17-year-old high school student, is accidentally sent 30 years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his close friend, the maverick scientist Doc Brown.
- StarsAlex TrebekGene WoodMarjorie GoodsonRevival of the classic NBC game show in which two contestants, one a returning champion, faced a computer-generated board of 25 numbered squares.
- DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsKathleen TurnerNicolas CageBarry MillerPeggy Sue faints at a high school reunion. When she wakes up, she finds herself in her own past, just before she finished school.
- DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsC. Thomas HowellMatt DillonRalph MacchioIn a small Oklahoma town in 1964, the rivalry between two gangs, the poor Greasers and the rich Socs, heats up when one gang member accidentally kills a member of the other.
- DirectorJames CameronStarsSigourney WeaverMichael BiehnCarrie HennDecades after surviving the Nostromo incident, Ellen Ripley is sent out to re-establish contact with a terraforming colony but finds herself battling the Alien Queen and her offspring.
- CreatorPeter S. FischerRichard LevinsonWilliam LinkStarsAngela LansburyWilliam WindomRon MasakProfessional writer and amateur sleuth Jessica Fletcher uses her intellect, charm, and persistence to get to the bottom of every crime she encounters.
- DirectorNoam PitlikStarsHal LindenMax GailRon GlassWojo takes a personal interest in a fellow vet whose crime spree may be related to Agent Orange exposure during the Vietnam War. A domestic dispute occurs at the Brauer household when their apartment building becomes "clothing optional."
- DirectorNoam PitlikStarsHal LindenMax GailRon GlassBarney's frustration boils over when the new homicide-only edict results in the death of an old friend. Dietrich tracks down the hit man's intended target. Harris woos the precinct's crime photographer.
- DirectorNoam PitlikStarsHal LindenMax GailRon GlassA drunk and disorderly man turns out to be a delegate from the 1976 Democratic convention. Barney discovers that the newly assigned Officer Nash is not really a police officer.
- DirectorNoam PitlikStarsHal LindenMax GailRon GlassThe precinct is besieged by a large group of prostitutes. Dorsey develops a protective stance with a young one. Harris receives stock tips from another. Dietrich is tempted by all of them as he experiments with celibacy.
- DirectorNoam PitlikStarsHal LindenMax GailRon GlassDietrich feels guilty and resigns when he shoots a felon. A playwright assaults an incompetent actor.
- DirectorNoam PitlikStarsHal LindenMax GailRon GlassThe detectives are edgy because someone is sending specific information about them to Internal Affairs. Harris sets up a reunion between an elderly cat burglar and his wife who reported him missing years ago.
- DirectorNoam PitlikStarsHal LindenMax GailRon GlassAudience members at the screening of Harris' over-budget film include a blind mugging victim and an overeager charity collector.
- DirectorNoam PitlikStarsHal LindenMax GailRon GlassA mugger claims he was following a psychic vision. A language professor vandalizes a grammatically incorrect billboard.
- DirectorNoam PitlikStarsHal LindenMax GailRon GlassBarney anxiously waits for news about Wojo who chased a looter into the Hudson River. A deaf woman is arrested for prostitution.
- DirectorNoam PitlikStarsHal LindenMax GailRon GlassA gypsy has an incredibly compelling motive for harassing the owner of a novelty store. A librarian takes extreme measures to enforce quiet among her patrons.
- DirectorHomer PowellStarsHal LindenMax GailRon GlassWojo asks Barney's daughter out on a date. A sporting goods store owner takes the law in his own hands. Arnold Ripner sues Harris over the lawyer's portrayal in the detective's novel.
- DirectorNoam PitlikStarsHal LindenMax GailRon GlassBarney is charged with contempt of court when he refuses to name an informant. A restaurant may have refused to serve a man because of his appearance.
- DirectorNoam PitlikStarsHal LindenMax GailRon GlassWhile Barney spends the night in jail for contempt of court, Harris supervises the squad room.
- DirectorNoam PitlikStarsHal LindenMax GailRon GlassA woman threatens to blow up the squad room with a homemade bomb. The jury reaches a verdict in Harris's libel suit. Retired Detective Phil Fish drops in for a visit.
- DirectorNoam PitlikStarsHal LindenMax GailRon GlassLuger turns a small disturbance with the Hassidic community into a full-blown riot. The squad discovers a survivalist couple setting up their housekeeping in the sewer (steam tunnels)
- DirectorNoam PitlikStarsHal LindenMax GailRon GlassThe detectives object to wearing their new bulletproof vests. Luger interviews the detectives in case of the need for an obituary.
- DirectorSeymour RobbieStarsAngela LansburyAnn BlythWings HauserWhen a phone call from Francesca's supposedly dead first husband precedes a fatal incident, Jessica must unravel the truth from hysteria to find a killer.
- DirectorJohn Llewellyn MoxeyStarsAngela LansburyMargaret AveryAdrienne BarbeauJessica visits a women's prison and is held captive when an uprising occurs because of abuse and murder at the facility.
- DirectorSeymour RobbieStarsAngela LansburyJohn AstinPaul BenedictCabot Cove is flooded with poison pen letters which proves hard for the town to handle as Amos prepares to hand the reins over to a new sheriff.
- DirectorSeymour RobbieStarsAngela LansburyDavid AckroydTony BillIt's a bad day for the jurors when Jessica is the foreperson of the jury hearing the case of a man claiming self-defense in the death of an enraged husband.
- DirectorPeter CraneStarsAngela LansburySharon AckerNorman AldenPoisoned strawberry preserves served at the Joshua Peabody Inn result in murder.
- DirectorWalter HillStarsNick NolteEddie MurphyAnnette O'TooleA hard-nosed cop reluctantly teams up with a wise-cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him in order to track down a killer.
- DirectorDanny ArnoldStarsHal LindenMax GailRon GlassWojo is proved innocent in a paternity suit, but at a price. An angry patron vandalizes a theater. A beauty queen is robbed.
- DirectorBruce BilsonStarsHal LindenMax GailRon GlassA car thief's conscience haunts him twenty-five years after the fact. An overzealous sanitation officer goes haywire. Levitt saves a child from certain danger.
- DirectorBruce BilsonStarsHal LindenMax GailRon GlassA disorderly conduct report leads to a man who insists he's possessed by an evil spirit. A husband is arrested for forcing his wife into designer jeans.
- DirectorLee LochheadStarsHal LindenMax GailRon GlassThe precinct is overrun with vagrants on Christmas. A merchant uses a cattle prod as his weapon of choice. A greeting card writer snaps.
- DirectorHomer PowellStarsHal LindenMax GailRon GlassThe survivor of a tontine attempts suicide so he can leave the money to his cousin.
- DirectorAlan BergmannStarsHal LindenMax GailRon GlassStreet clowns are being attacked by a serial mugger. A hundred inmates are secretly evacuated from holding in the middle of the night.
- DirectorHal LindenStarsHal LindenMax GailRon GlassDietrich's old flame pays him a visit. A former child actor hits his agent with a telephone.
- DirectorAlan BergmannStarsHal LindenMax GailRon GlassThe Harris-Ripner conflict reaches a boiling point. A mugging victim confesses to a twenty-five- year-old crush on Barney.
- DirectorTony SheehanStarsHal LindenMax GailRon GlassWojo's discovery of an ancient weapon results in a buyer expressing interest in the precinct building.
- DirectorDanny ArnoldStarsHal LindenMax GailRon GlassThe interested buyer purchases the precinct building. Dietrich arrests the head of a crime school. Luger tries to bail out on his mail-order bride.
- DirectorDanny ArnoldStarsHal LindenMax GailRon GlassEveryone drops by to pay their last respects as the detectives prepare for new assignments. Harris contemplates resignation when he's assigned to Flushing Meadows. Barney recalls departed friends before he turns out the lights for the final time.
- DirectorMichael WinnerStarsCharles BronsonJill IrelandVincent GardeniaArchitect Paul Kersey once again becomes a vigilante when he tries to find the five street punks who murdered his daughter and housekeeper, this time on the dark streets of Los Angeles.
- DirectorMichael WinnerStarsCharles BronsonDeborah RaffinEd LauterArchitect/vigilante Paul Kersey arrives back in New York City and is forcibly recruited by a crooked police chief to fight street crime caused by a large gang terrorizing the neighborhoods.
- DirectorPenny MarshallStarsTom HanksElizabeth PerkinsRobert LoggiaAfter wishing to be made big, a teenage boy wakes the next morning to find himself mysteriously in the body of an adult.
- DirectorJ. Lee ThompsonStarsCharles BronsonKay LenzJohn P. RyanArchitect/vigilante Paul Kersey takes on the members of a vicious Los Angeles drug cartel to stop the flow of drugs after his girlfriend's daughter dies from an overdose.
- DirectorLuis ValdezStarsLou Diamond PhillipsEsai MoralesRosanna DeSotoBiographical story of the rise from nowhere of early rock and roll singer Ritchie Valens who died at age 17 in a plane crash with Buddy Holly and The Big Bopper.
- DirectorDan CurtisStarsRobert MitchumAli MacGrawJan-Michael VincentIn April 1939 Commander Victor 'Pug' Henry and his wife Rhoda set sail for Europe where he is to take up his post as a Naval Attache at the U.S Embassy in Berlin. Aboard ship, they meet General Von Roon and Pamela Tudsbury, who is traveling with her journalist father. Their youngest son Byron is traveling around Europe while oldest son Warren is also in the Navy learning to become an aviator; daughter Madeleine is left on her own in New York and as soon as her parents leave, starts looking for a job. In Italy, Byron meets the lovely Nathalie Jastrow who is living with her uncle Aaron. At the end of August 1939 she decides to visit her boyfriend, Leslie Slote, at the U.S. Embassy in Warsaw and Byron decides to tag along.
- DirectorDan CurtisStarsRobert MitchumAli MacGrawJan-Michael VincentWith the German invasion of Poland underway, Pug Henry is called to Washington for a meeting with President Roosevelt. The President is impressed that Pug foresaw the German-Soviet pact and asks him to write from time to time on items that might be of interest. Pug is a bit concerned when he learns from Warren, who is at flight school, that Madeline is now living and working in New York. Rhoda Henry continues to see Palmer Kirby. Byron Henry and Natalie Jastrow make their way to Warsaw and seek the protection of Natalie's friend, Leslie Slote, who works at the US Embassy. Arrangements are made for neutral foreign nationals to be evacuated through Germany, which may pose problems for any Jews seeking to escape the carnage. Byron still isn't quite sure what to do with his life so he decides to return to Italy to complete his work for Aaron Jastrow.