Lisa's Nostalgia Cafe--1980s TV


Audio/Video Collections TV's Greatest MIDI Hits TV Tunes Online My Playlists 1980s TV 1980s Complete Episodes ======================================== ======================================== Awesome TV Moments Geraldo Rivera makes a big deal about opening up Al Capone's vault on live TV, and there's nothing inside!* Finding out, after an entire summer of speculation, who shot J.R.* (Do you remember who it was? Yes! It was Bing Crosby's daughter!) The poignant final episode of MASH ======================================== ======================================== Cable TV In 1948, cable TV was invented to bring the broadcast channels to areas with poor TV reception. During the 1970s, local access and theme-specific channels were added to the lineup. The industry as we know it really came into being in the late 1970s, when channels like HBO, TBS Superstation, Nickelodeon, The Movie Channel, ESPN and Showtime all put their signals on satellite transponders and became nationwide superstations. In the 1980s, the number of Americans who received cable TV was constantly growing. In 1987, 50 percent of all households were subscribers. Additional satellites were launched, major cities began to install systems, and dozens of new channels were born. new cable channels in the 1980s 1980: CNN, BET, USA, Bravo, Cinemax 1981: MTV, Weather Channel 1982: Playboy 1983: TNN, Disney, CMT 1984: A&E, Lifetime, AMC 1985: VH-1, Discovery Channel 1986: Pay-Per-View, QVC 1988: TNT 1989: Family Channel, CNBC Cable Center How Cable TV Works	-----	Quotes Get a life! --William Shatner to the Trekkers (SNL) Listen to it! (.wav) I'm Gumby, dammit --Eddie Murphy (SNL) Listen to it! (.wav) I want my MTV! --various rock stars Don't be ridiculous! --Balki Bartokomous (Perfect Strangers) Take off, you hoser! --Bob & Doug McKenzie (SCTV) Listen to it! (.wav) Hi, I'm Buhwheet...amember me? --Eddie Murphy as Buckwheat (SNL) Listen to it! (.wav) what-you-talkin'-bout-Willis? --Arnold Jackson (Diff'rent Strokes) Listen to it! (.wav) The survey SAYS....... --Richard Dawson on Family Feud You look mahvelous! --Billy Crystal as Fernando (SNL) I'm Larry, this is my brother Darryl, and this is my other brother Darryl --Larry introduces his siblings on Newhart Zip it! --Morton Downey Jr. ======================================== ======================================== TV Sites TV Single Dads Hall Of Fame TV Spinoffs & Crossovers Emmy Awards Year-By-Year

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Family sitcoms dominated the 1980s, but with a modern twist: Nicole had two dads, Webster and Arnold were adopted by white parents, and the Tanner girls had three father figures and no mother. And let's not forget those Duke boys or that lovable furry alien from the planet Melmac!	-----	SCTV's Bob & Doug McKenzie The McKenzie Brothers Homepage
growing up The Facts Of Life Head Of The Class Joanie Loves Chachi Square Pegs A Different World at home Growing Pains The Cosby Show Full House Mr. Belvedere Family Ties Silver Spoons Webster Who's The Boss? Kate & Allie Too Close For Comfort 227 Gimme A Break Charles In Charge Diff'rent Strokes My Two Dads The Hogan Family Just The Ten Of Us Punky Brewster Small Wonder dysfunctional Mama's Family Roseanne Married With Children		on the job Alice Cheers Night Court Newhart Designing Women Benson Taxi It's A Living WKRP In Cincinnati MAS*H Punky Power! totally unique Fridays SCTV ALF It's Garry Shandling's Show The Tracey Ullman Show The Young Ones The Dukes of Hazzard Blackadder roommates Bosom Buddies The Golden Girls Perfect Strangers Three's Company My Sister Sam Mork & Mindy


Crime and adventure dramas featured talking cars and super helicopters....all the high-tech gadgets! Dallas and Dynasty showed us how the other half lives, and we were all invited to the wedding of the decade on General Hospital.	-----	Luke & Laura Un-Revised
catching the bad guys Airwolf Riptide The A-Team Miami Vice Hill Street Blues Cagney & Lacey Moonlighting Remington Steele Magnum P.I. MacGyver Simon & Simon L.A. Law Murder, She Wrote Hart To Hart Hardcastle & McCormick The Scarecrow & Mrs. King T.J. Hooker Matt Houston unusual Tales From The Darkside Max Headroom Tales From The Crypt Friday The 13th, The Series		the rich & powerful Dallas Dynasty Knot's Landing Falcon Crest Flamingo Road The Colbys fantasy & adventure Knight Rider The Greatest American Hero Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy V: The Visitors Doctor Who Star Trek: The Next Generation Blake's 7 Misfits Of Science Amazing Stories drama Highway To Heaven St. Elsewhere Fame 21 Jump Street Beauty & The Beast The Paper Chase


After a shaky start at the beginning of the decade, Saturday Night Live regained its footing and reclaimed its spot at the top of the ratings charts. The popularity of music videos gradually made shows like American Bandstand obsolete.	-----	The Best SNL Skits Saturday Night Live Transcripts
the latest hits Dance Fever American Bandstand Solid Gold Soul Train music videos MTV Night Flight VH-1 Friday Night Videos Night Tracks America's Top Ten New York Hot Tracks Video Jukebox Radio 1990 MuchMusic *Music videos were the perfect blend of pop music and television. Visit my Music Videos page to learn all about it!		anyone can be a star Puttin' On The Hits Star Search variety Barbara Mandrell & The Mandrell Sisters Dolly Saturday Night Live Hee Haw


During the 1980s, children's programming focused less on entertainment and more on selling toys. Every toy, it seemed, was being made into a cartoon, and vice-versa. For those households with cable TV, Nickelodeon provided programs just for kids. And Pee Wee? ...well, he just had to be seen to be believed!	-----	80s Cartoon Central Classic Nickelodeon Homepage Nickelodeon Nostalgia Site 80s Cartoons
fun Pee Wee's Playhouse You Can't Do That On Television animation Jem He-Man The Smurfs The Adventures Of Teddy Ruxpin Thundercats Muppet Babies Tiny Toon Adventures Inspector Gadget Alvin & The Chipmunks The Care Bears		educational Fraggle Rock Sesame Street Zoobilee Zoo Mister Rogers' Neighborhood live action Faerie Tale Theatre DeGrassi Junior High The Great Space Coaster


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game shows Wheel of Fortune Love Connection Jeopardy! Family Feud showbiz news & talk The Tonight Show Thicke Of The Night The Joan Rivers Show Late Night With David Letterman The Oprah Winfrey Show The Pat Sajak Show Entertainment Tonight Into The Night With Rick Dees Morton Downey Jr.	-----	reality, news, sports Real People That's Incredible 60 Minutes NBC News Overnight With Linda Ellerbee 20/20 Monday Night Football ABC Wide World Of Sports special presentations The Day After North & South The Thornbirds The Brady Girls Get Married A Very Brady Christmas Miss America Pageant Miss USA Pageant Miss Universe Pageant Cosmos The Mystery Of Al Capone's Vault

TV in the 1980s