Your pick for the best TV show from the Eighties...

POSTED BY: chrisisall
UPDATED: Sunday, December 7, 2008 12:17
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CHRISISALL

Tuesday, November 18, 2008 2:32 PM

Airwolf? Miami Vice?

No way. THIS was the best show from the Eighties, IMHO:

What are other Browncoat opinions?

Memory laneisall

CHRISISALL

Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:03 PM

So, er, I guess I'm the only one here who was alive back then, eh?

Makemefeeloldwhydonchaisall

PEULSAR5

Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:07 PM

The Greatest American Hero!!

CHRISISALL

Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:10 PM

Shirley you jest.

Chrisisall

PDCHARLES

Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:13 PM

V

Give me more alien lizard babies, scaly Freddy Krueger, and water sucking Beastmaster NAO!

Speaking of which, check it:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0366112/

PEULSAR5

Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:46 PM

DON"T CALL ME SHIRLEY!!

Airwolf!!

ECGORDON

Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:57 PM

Right now, I cannot honestly think of anything good from the 80s, with the exception of the tail-end of "Soap," which began in '77. I can't really judge most of it since I wasn't drawn to the shows everyone else seemed to watching, the Magnums, the MacGyvers, the A Teams, and stuff like that.

Of course, it probably had more to do with the fact that the early 80s saw the breakup of my first marriage, the beginnings of my second, along with working two jobs to put my wife through college, then starting on our family. I guess I just didn't watch a whole lot of tv that decade.

GINOBIFFARONI

Wednesday, November 19, 2008 2:11 AM

http://www.sledgehammeronline.com/

Trust me, I know what I'm doing

Television is ephemeral, so the greatest compliment any TV show can receive is to be remembered.

It's clear that a lot of people fondly remember a half hour comedy series that ran on the ABC network from 1986 to 1988 called "Sledge Hammer!"

The show chronicled the adventures of a gung ho police detective who shot first and asked questions six months later. (In fact, he forgot to yell "Freeze" before firing.)

Sledge Hammer and His GunHammer's best friend was his Magnum, and he habitually spoke to it. (Hey, people talk to their pets, right?)

Why so many people young and old remember "Sledge Hammer!" is a mystery.

Maybe it's because the show was an odd duck. Perhaps it's because current television is bland, with every situation comedy revolving around a living room and kids.

Or… it could be because a lot of people are insane.

Whatever the case, "Sledge Hammer!" is frequently referred to as a "cult" show.

For the sake of clarity, let's look up the dictionary's definition:

Cult (noun)
Usage: often attributive
1: formal religious veneration.
2: a system of religious beliefs and ritual.
3: a religion regarded as unorthodox or spurious.
4: a system for the cure of disease based on dogma set forth by its promulgator.
5: great devotion to a person, idea, object, movement, or work (as a film or book).

It's clear that description number three applies to the TV series "Sledge Hammer!" since many of the devotees wear flowing robes and are into human sacrifices.

The purpose of this site is to unite "Hammerheads" around the world, creating a formidable army of men, women, children and barnyard animals who'll wrest their will on society and plunder all those who don't share our same misguided beliefs.

Sorry, I've just described the Republican Party.

Lets party like its 1939

OPPYH

Wednesday, November 19, 2008 5:25 AM

Chrisisall, you have one NBC juggernaut of the 80's, what about MIAMI VICE. Tell me you have love for the VICE.

Edit: I just read the top line of your post where you mention Vice...so whoops! Obviously your a fan.

OPPYH

Wednesday, November 19, 2008 5:28 AM

Also,
THE FALL GUY.

ST. ELSEWHERE

HILL STREET BLUES

CHARLES IN CHARGE because of Nicole Eggert(wait was she jailbait when she made that show..?)

These are all on equal ground for me, so any one can qualify as my favorite depending on the day questioned.

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