Claiming the top spot on this list is, unsurprisingly, Dragon Ball Z, not only the best anime to debut in the 1980s, but one of the most important and beloved TV shows of all time.

Richard Hurst, the actor best known for portraying Deputy Cletus Hogg in the TV series “The Dukes of Hazzard,” died Thursday at the age of 79. Hurst’s death was announced in a social media post.

The series capitalized on his ubiquitous popularity in the 1980s, as he voiced himself and provided live-action moral lessons. Those lessons were typical of '80s animated children’s programming.

As a Gen Xer who grew up fascinated by The Six Million Dollar Man and in turn tuned in for Lee Majors’ The Fall Guy, I walked into the Ryan Gosling/Emily Blunt movie this weekend with a certain ...

Set within the social elite of 1980s England, Rivals stars Alex Hassell as Rupert Campbell-Black, ex-Olympian & Member of Parliament who is described as "an incorrigible rake, and dangerously ...

12:04, Thu, Jul 10, 2025 Updated: 12:37, Thu, Jul 10, 2025 A beloved action-packed series from the 1980s, hailed as a cult classic, is now available for free streaming. Knight Rider, a show that ...

While network TV ruled the airwaves, the rise of cable in the 1980s quietly changed the game. Channels like MTV and Nickelodeon didn’t just air shows — they created identities.