My cut-off point is 1989. I’m not including any shows that premiered in 1990 or after. I’m going for the nostalgia factor here, and shows that premiered after 1989 seem too recent to qualify.
Suggestions for additions are welcome. A big thanks to Jared and BrianNYC for supplying me with many links!
This post has been getting a lot of traffic since Bill Simmons “The Sport’s Guy” linked to it this past week. These are the shows that have received consistently high visitor clicks (in no particular order): Cheers, Charles in Charge, The Jeffersons, The Greatest American Hero, A-Team, Hill Street Blues, Doogie Howser, Airwolf, and Alf.
ABC Afterschool Special
ABC Movie Special,
ABC Weekend Specials,
Adam 12,
Addams Family, The,
Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, The,
Airwolf,
Alf,
Alfred Hitchcock Presents,
Alice,
All in the Family,
Alvin and the Chipmunks,
Amen,
Angel,
Ant and the Aardvark,
Archie Bunker’s Place (Fast Forward 55 Seconds),
Archies, The,
Are You Being Served?,
Astroboy,
A-Team, The,
Automan,
Avengers, The,
Banana Splits, The,
Barnaby Jones,
Barney Miller,
Batman,
Battle of the Planets,
Battlestar Galactica,
Baywatch,
Benny Hill Show, The,
Beretta,
Beverly Hillbillies, The,
Bewitched,
Bionic Woman,
BJ and the Bear,
Blackadder, The,
Bloodhound Gang, The,
Bonanza,
Bosom Buddies,
Brady Bunch,
Bring ‘Em Back Alive,
Buck Rogers,
Bugaloos, The,
Cagney and Lacey,
Candy Candy,
Cannon,
CBS Wednesday Night Movies,
Charles in Charge,
Charlies Angels,
Cheers,
Chico and the Man,
China Beach,
Chips,
Coach,
Combat,
COPS,
Cosby Show, The,
Courtship of Eddie’s Father, The,
Cover Up,
Crime Story,
Dallas,
Dark Shadows,
Day By Day,
Days and Nights of Molly Dodd, The,
Dennis the Menace,
Designing Women,
Dick Van Dyke Show, The,
Diff’rent Strokes,
Dobie Gillis,
Dr. Doolittle,
Doctor Who,
Doogie Howser, M.D.,
Dragnet,
Dr. Fad Show, The,
Ducktales,
Dukes of Hazzard,
Dynasty,
Eastenders,
Eight is Enough,
Electric Company, The,
Ellery Queen,
Empty Nest,
Equalizer, The,
Facts of Life,
Falcon Crest,
Fall Guy, The,
Fame,
Family Feud ,
Family Matters,
Family Ties,
Fantastic Journey, The,
Fantasy Island,
Fat Albert,
Father Dowling Mysteries,
Father Knows Best,
Fawlty Towers,
F.B.I., The,
Flintstones, The,
Flipper,
Flying Nun, The,
Fraggle Rock,
Fresh Prince of Bel Air,
Friday Night Videos,
Friendly Giant, The (Fast forward 40 seconds),
F. Troop,
Full House,
Future Cop,
Gemini Man,
Gentle Ben,
George Michael Sports Machine, The,
George of the Jungle,
Get Smart,
Gidget,
G.I. Joe,
Gilligan’s Island,
Gimme a Break,
Gobots, The,
Godzilla Power Hour, The,
Golden Girls, The,
Gomer Pyle,
Gong Show, The,
Good Times,
Grand,
Greatest American Hero,
Great Space Coaster, The,
Green Acres,
Green Hornet, The,
Growing Pains,
Gunsmoke,
Happy Days,
Hardcastle and McCormick,
Hardy Boys, The,
Hart to Hart,
Have Gun-Will Travel,
Hawaii Five-O,
HBO Movie Intro 1,
HBO Movie Intro 2,
Head of the Class,
Heathcliff,
Hello, Larry,
He-Man,
Here Come The Brides,
Highway to Heaven,
Hilarious House of Frightenstein, The,
Hill Street Blues,
Hogan Family, The, (Valerie, Valerie’s Family),
Hogan’s Heroes,
Honeymooners, The,
Hong Kong Phooey,
H.R. Pufnstuf,
Hunter,
I Dream of Jeannie,
Incredible Hulk, The,
Inspector Gadget,
In The Heat Of The Night,
Invisible Man, The,
Ironside,
I-Spy,
It’s a Living,
It’s Your Move,
It Takes a Thief,
Jake and the Fatman,
Jeffersons, The,
Jetsons, The,
Joanie Loves Chachi (Fast-forward 30 sec.),
Joker’s Wild,
Jonny Quest,
Josie and the Pussycats,
Kids Incorporated,
Kids In The Hall,
Knight Rider,
Knots Landing,
Kojak,
LA Law,
Land of the Giants,
Land of the Lost,
Lassie,
Laverne and Shirley,
Lawrence Welk Show, The,
Leave it to Beaver,
Life and Times of Grizzly Adams, The,
Life Goes On,
Linus the Lionhearted,
Little House on the Prairie,
Littlest Hobo, The,
Logan’s Run,
Lone Ranger, The,
Lost in Space,
Love American Style,
Love Boat,
MacGyver,
Magic Garden, The,
Magnum P.I.,
Major Dad,
Mama’s Family,
Man From Atlantis,
Man from U.N.C.L.E., The,
Manimal,
Mannix,
Married With Children,
Mary Tyler Moore,
MASH,
Masterpiece Theater,
Match Game,
Matlock,
Matt Houston,
Maude,
Maverick,
Max Headroom,
Mchales Navy,
McMillan & Wife,
Miami Vice,
Mike Hammer,
Milton the Monster,
Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo, The,
Misfits of Science,
Mission Impossible,
Mission Impossible (198 
,
Mister Ed,
Mod Squad, The,
Monkies, The,
Monty Python’s Flying Circus,
Moonlighting,
Mork and Mindy,
Movin’ On,
Mr. Belvedere,
Mr. Wizard’s World,
Munsters, The,
Muppet Show, The,
Murder She Wrote,
My Favorite Martian,
My Mother The Car,
Mystery Science Theater 3000,
My Three Sons,
My Two Dads,
Nanny and the Professor,
NBC Sunday Night At The Movies,
New Zoo Review, The,
NFL Today, The,
Night Court,
Night Gallery,
Night Tracks,
Northern Exposure,
Not Necessarily The News,
Nova,
Odd Couple, The,
One Day At A Time,
Outer Limits, The,
Out of This World,
Partridge Family, The,
Patty Duke Show, The,
Paul Lynde Show, The,
Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show, The,
Pee Wee’s Playhouse,
Perfect Strangers,
Perry Mason,
Persuaders, The,
Petticoat Junction,
Phoenix, The,
Pink Panther Show, The,
Pinwheel,
Police Squad,
Powers of Matthew Star, The,
Price is Right, The,
Prisoner, The,
Professionals, The,
Punky Brewster,
Quantum Leap,
Quincy, M.E.,
Quinn Martin’s Tales of the Unexpected,
Rags to Riches,
Rat Patrol, The,
Rawhide,
Reading Rainbow,
Red Dwarf,
Remington Steele,
Rhoda,
Rifleman, The,
Riptide,
Rockford Files, The,
Roseanne,
Ryan’s Hope,
Saint, The,
Sanford and Son,
Saved By The Bell,
Scarecrow and Mrs. King,
Schoolhouse Rock,
Scooby Doo, Where Are You!,
SCTV,
Secrets of Isis, The,
Sesame Street,
Shazam!,
Sigmund the Sea Monster,
Silver Spoons,
Simon and Simon,
Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings,
Simpsons, The,
Six Million Dollar Man, The,
Sledge Hammer,
Small Wonder,
Smurfs, The,
Snorks, The,
Solid Gold,
SOAP,
Space: 1999,
Spencer For Hire,
Spider-Man,
Spider-Man (Live action series),
Spider-Woman,
Square Pegs,
Star Hustler with Jack Horkheimer,
Starsky and Hutch,
Star Trek,
St. Elsewhere,
Stingray,
Strawberry Shortcake,
Streethawk,
Streets of San Francisco, The,
S.W.A.T.,
Tales From The Crypt,
Tales From The Darkside,
Tales Of The Gold Monkey,
Taxi,
Three’s Company,
Thundercats,
3-2-1 Contact,
Time Tunnel,
T.J. Hooker,
Today’s Special,
Too Close for Comfort,
Top Cat,
Tour of Duty,
Transformers, The,
Tranzor Z,
Trapper John, M.D.,
21 Jump Street,
Twilight Zone, The,
Twin Peaks,
227,
USA Up All Night,
V,
Vegas,
Voltron, Defender of the Universe,
Voyagers,
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea,
Wacky Races,
Wait Till Your Father Gets Home,
Wall Street Week with Louis Rukeyser,
Waltons, The,
Webster,
Welcome Back Kotter,
What’s Happening,
Where’s Huddles?,
White Shadow, The,
Who’s The Boss,
Wild, Wild West, The,
Wiseguy,
WKRP,
Wonder Woman,
Wonder Years, The,
Woody Woodpecker Show, The,
You Can’t Do That On Television,
Young and the Restless,
X-Files,
Zoobilee Zoo,
ZOOM
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