tv shows shown in the 80s

A group of convicts and outcasts fight a guerrilla war against the totalitarian Terran Federation from a highly advanced alien spaceship.

20th century astronaut Buck Rogers emerges out of 500 years of suspended animation into the 25th century to become Earth's greatest hero and to explore the unknown reaches of deep space.

A teacher is asked to be a superhero using a special alien suit with powers he can barely understand or control.

A working-class Cockney bigot with biased and ill-informed opinions of everything shares them bluntly and carelessly.

Film stuntman Colt Seavers moonlights as a bounty hunter.

Follows the adventures of wealthy entrepreneur Bruce Wayne, also known as the Caped Crusade Batman and his young ward Dick Grayson also known as Batman's sidekick Robin the boy wonder as they battle evildoers in Gotham City.

Roguish comedy drama following the misadventures of small-time crook Arthur Daley. Can his ex-boxer bodyguard Terry stay level-headed whilst working for the King of Dodgy Deals?

A fugitive scientist has the curse of becoming a powerful green monster under extreme emotional stress.

In the 23rd Century, Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise explore the galaxy and defend the United Federation of Planets.

Arthur Dent and his friend, Ford Prefect, escape the destruction of Earth, only to face incredible trials, tribulations and adventures in space and time.

The adventures of the fast-drivin', rubber-burnin' Duke boys of Hazzard County.

An adaptation of a Chinese folktale about a pilgrimage to the West undertaken by a monk and his divine guardians.

Short dramas each with a twist of some kind; across the first four seasons most of these are from short stories by Roald Dahl.

After a severely injured test pilot is rebuilt with nuclear-powered bionic limbs and implants, he serves as an intelligence agent.

A family finds themselves fighting to survive in a land populated by dinosaurs and otherworldly beings.

Four men and three women are stranded on an uncharted island following a torrential storm.

Kermit the Frog and his fellow Muppets put on a vaudeville show at their theatre, bringing in a famous celebrity to help out for each episode.

Ordinary people find themselves in extraordinarily astounding situations, which they each try to solve in a remarkable manner.

The misadventures of a fantasy folk community dedicated to cleaning up litter and putting it to their own use.

In a post-apocalyptic Britain rejecting modern technology, Nicky Gore's inquiry into the cause leads to her imprisonment for alleged witchcraft, silencing her dissent.

Australian comedy about life with the Bullpitt family: irascible father Ted Bullpitt, mother Thelma, student son Craig, and married daughter Greta and her Italian husband Bruno. And, of course, Ted's Kingswood Holden car.

Accident-prone Frank Spencer fails to navigate the simplest tasks of daily life, while also trying to look after his wife and baby.

A skit based show with Benny Hill, often containing smutty humour.