Best SITCOMS of the 80's!
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- CreatorMichael LeesonStarsBill CosbyPhylicia RashadMalcolm-Jamal WarnerThe goings-on in the life of a successful African-American family.
- CreatorGary David GoldbergStarsMichael J. FoxMichael GrossMeredith BaxterChronicles liberal ex-hippies Steven and Elyse Keaton, their conservative son Alex, daughters Mallory and Jennifer, and later, youngest child Andrew.
- CreatorSusan HarrisStarsBea ArthurBetty WhiteRue McClanahanFour previously married women live together in Miami, sharing their various experiences together and enjoying themselves despite hard times.
- CreatorNeal MarlensStarsAlan ThickeJoanna KernsKirk CameronThe misadventures of a family with a home business father and a journalist mother.
- CreatorReinhold WeegeStarsHarry AndersonJohn LarroquetteRichard MollAn eccentric fun-loving judge presides over an urban night court and all the silliness going on there.
- CreatorHugh WilsonStarsGary SandyGordon JumpLoni AndersonThe misadventures of the staff of a struggling Top 40 rock radio station in Cincinnati, Ohio.
- CreatorJames BurrowsGlen CharlesLes CharlesStarsTed DansonRhea PerlmanJohn RatzenbergerThe regulars of the Boston bar "Cheers" share their experiences and lives with each other while drinking or working at the bar where everybody knows your name.
- CreatorMartin CohanBlake HunterStarsTony DanzaJudith LightAlyssa MilanoTony Micelli, a retired baseball player, becomes the housekeeper of Angela Bower, an advertising executive in New York. Together they raise their kids, Samantha Micelli and Jonathan Bower, with help from Mona Robinson, Angela's man-crazy mother.
- CreatorDick ClairHoward LeedsJerry MayerStarsLisa WhelchelKim FieldsMindy CohnMrs. Edna Garrett, housemother and dietitian at the Eastland School, teaches a group of girls in her charge how to solve those problems that every teenager has to face.
- CreatorRoseanne BarrMatt WilliamsStarsRoseanne BarrJohn GoodmanLaurie MetcalfA revival of the popular 1990s sitcom "Roseanne," which centered on the everyday life of an American working-class family.
- CreatorJeff FranklinStarsBob SagetJohn StamosDave CoulierA widowed sportscaster raises his three daughters with assistance from his rock and roll brother-in-law and madcap best friend.
- CreatorWilliam BickleyRobert L. BoyettThomas L. MillerStarsReginald VelJohnsonJaleel WhiteDarius McCraryThe Winslow family deals with various misadventures, many of them caused by their pesky next-door neighbor, ultra-nerd Steve Urkel.
- CreatorDavid W. DuclonStarsSoleil Moon FryeGeorge GaynesCherie JohnsonYoung Punky Brewster is abandoned with her dog, Brandon, in a supermarket. When she befriends Henry Warnimont, her new family life begins.
- CreatorMartin CohanDavid W. DuclonRon LeavittStarsRicky SchroderErin GrayJoel HigginsRicky Stratton is a spoiled rich kid who lives the life that many kids dream of, but he still suffers from the problems that many teens do.
- CreatorLinda Bloodworth-ThomasonStarsDelta BurkeDixie CarterAnnie PottsThe misadventures of four women and their handyman running a design firm in Atlanta, Georgia.
- CreatorDiane EnglishStarsCandice BergenGrant ShaudRobert PastorelliThe personal and professional misadventures of an opinionated but beloved woman working as a television journalist.
- CreatorDale McRavenStarsBronson PinchotMark Linn-BakerMelanie WilsonA high-strung and cynical man's life is never the same when his naive but good-natured cousin comes to America to live with him.
- CreatorDanielle AlexandraMichael JacobsStarsPaul ReiserGreg EviganStaci KeananWhen Marcy Bradford dies, she leaves her teenage daughter Nicole in the custody of two ex-boyfriends: straight-laced, formal Michael and wild artist Joey.
- CreatorFrank DunganJeff SteinStarsChristopher HewettBob UeckerIlene GraffThe humourous adventures of an English housekeeper working for an American family.
- CreatorBarbara WeisbergMichael JacobsBarbara WeisbergStarsScott BaioWillie AamesNicole EggertCharles, a college student, is a live-in housekeeper in the Powell household. Charles, along with his friend Buddy, attempts to juggle his studies, friendships, and duties to the family.
- CreatorDick ClairJenna McMahonStarsVicki LawrenceBeverly ArcherKen BerryMama's Family originated with Thelma "Mama" Harper, and her younger sister Fran living together in Mama's house.
- CreatorBarry KempSheldon BullStarsBob NewhartMary FrannTom PostonThe misadventures of an author-turned-innkeeper and his friends in rural Vermont.
- CreatorMort LachmanSy RosenStarsNell CarterLara Jill MillerKari MichaelsenNell agrees to look after the Kanisky's home, as a special favor to her dying friend, and takes on the role of housekeeper to widowed police chief Carl and a parental figure to his three teenage daughters, and eventually a foster son.
- CreatorChris ThompsonRobert L. BoyettThomas L. MillerStarsTom HanksPeter ScolariDonna DixonTwo young single ad men must disguise themselves as women to live in the one apartment they can afford.
- 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.
- CreatorSherry CobenStarsSusan Saint JamesJane CurtinFrederick KoehlerTwo divorced mothers and their children share an apartment.
- CreatorBill CosbyStarsLisa BonetKadeem HardisonJasmine GuyA group of students at a historically Black university struggle to make it through college.
- CreatorBill BoulwareJack ElinsonMichael G. MoyeStarsHelen MartinMarla GibbsHal WilliamsThis series took place in an apartment building numbered 227. The cast would frequently be sitting outside on a large set of stone stairs, involved in some discussion that would unfold into the weekly plotline.
- CreatorSusan HarrisStarsRobert GuillaumeJames NobleInga SwensonJessica Tate's sharp-tongued former butler, Benson DuBois, moves up in the world, becoming first the governor's "director of household affairs," then the state's budget director, then lieutenant governor and candidate for the executive mansion.
- CreatorBrian CookeEarl BarretArne SultanStarsTed KnightNancy DussaultJim J. BullockIn liberal San Francisco a conservative cartoonist tries to keep his two daughters, who rent an apartment below him, safe. In season 6 the cartoonist buys a small-town newspaper in Tiburon.
- CreatorSusan HarrisStarsRichard MulliganDinah ManoffDavid Leisure"Empty Nest" tells of the day to day misadventures of a widowed pediatrician named Harry Weston and his two adult daughters, Barbara and Carol, who have come back to live with him after failed marriages.
- CreatorCarol BlackNeal MarlensStarsFred SavageDan LauriaAlley MillsKevin Arnold recalls growing up during the late 60s and early 70s; the turbulent social times make the transition from child to adult unusually interesting.
- CreatorCharlie HauckStarsJason BatemanJeremy LichtDan PonceOriginally is was the saga of a working mom raising her three sons alone while her pilot husband was away, but after star Valerie Harper left, Sandy Duncan stepped in as the boys' aunt.
- CreatorJoe GlaubergGarry MarshallDale McRavenStarsRobin WilliamsPam DawberRalph JamesA wacky alien comes to Earth to study its residents and the life of the human woman he boards with is never the same.
- CreatorMichael EliasRich EustisStarsWilliam G. SchillingJeannetta ArnetteDan FrischmanA laidback teacher provides needed guidance about life for a special class of exceptional students.
- CreatorStephen FischerSusan BeaversStarsPam DawberJenny O'HaraJoel BrooksA photographer's life changes when her teenage sister comes to live with her.
- CreatorRobert GetchellStarsLinda LavinVic TaybackBeth HowlandThe misadventures and trials of an aspiring singer and her co-workers at a greasy-spoon diner.
- CreatorEd. WeinbergerStarsSherman HemsleyClifton DavisAnna Maria HorsfordRev. Rueben Gregory, finds dealing with the headstrong, opinionated, and unethical Deacon Ernest Frye--who works as a lawyer when not tending to church business--won't make his job easy.
- StarsPolly HollidayGeoffrey LewisJim BakerA former Arizona waitress buys a rundown Texas bar.
- CreatorLowell GanzGarry MarshallStarsScott BaioErin MoranAl MolinaroThe romantic adventures of Joanie Cunningham and Chachi Arcola as they pursue music careers in Chicago.
- CreatorDan GuntzelmanSteve MarshallStarsBill KirchenbauerDeborah HarmonHeather LangenkampGym teacher Graham Lubbock and his wife Elizabeth live in Eureka, California with their eight children.
- CreatorWilford Lloyd BaumesStarsGavin MacLeodBernie KopellTed LangeThe romantic and comic tales of the passengers and crew of the cruise ship, Pacific Princess.
- CreatorStu SilverStarsEmmanuel LewisAlex KarrasSusan ClarkThe post-retirement season is suddenly disrupted for football player George Papadapolis and his wife Katherine when Webster, the orphaned son of a former teammate, moves in. Laughter, and life lessons, in every episode.
- CreatorGeorge BurdittMartin RipsMichael RossStarsJohn RitterMary CadoretteAlan CampbellJack Tripper's co-habitation with Vicky Bradford is complicated by her hostile father's interference as Jack's landlord.
- CreatorDon NichollMichael RossBernard WestStarsJohn RitterJoyce DeWittSuzanne SomersThe misadventures of two women and one man living in one apartment and their neighbors.
- CreatorDavid W. DuclonBob IllesJames R. SteinStarsJean SagalLiz SagalJames VallelySitcom about the antics between two twins, Kate and Allison. Allison was always the serious outgoing sister, while Kate was more fun and laid-back.
- CreatorDick ClairJenna McMahonStu SilverStarsGail EdwardsBarrie YoungfellowPaul KreppelThis series featured a group of waitresses (and a pianist, Sonny) who work at a fancy restaurant at the top of a skyscraper.
- CreatorBob EllisonPeter NoahJohn SullivanStarsJudd HirschJere BurnsJane CarrA divorced man tries to get his life back in order after losing everything to his ex-wife.