On This Day: September 20, 1984 — The Cosby Show Premieres and Saves NBC
On September 20, 1984, The Cosby Show premiered on NBC after ABC passed on it — and ended up saving a last-place network and reviving the sitcom genre.
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Golden Girls: How 4 Women Rewrote 80s TV
The Golden Girls ran on NBC from September 14, 1985 to May 9, 1992 — seven seasons, 180 episodes, and four women over 50 sharing a house in Miami. Created by Susan Harris, the show won three consecutive Emmy Awards for Outstanding Comedy Series and made history as the first show to have all four…
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MacGyver: 9 Wild Facts About the 1985 TV Hero
MacGyver ran from 1985 to 1992 with Richard Dean Anderson solving every crisis using brains, not guns. Nine wild facts about the classic 80s TV hero.
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Knight Rider: 9 Wild Facts About the 80s TV Hit
KITT, the talking Pontiac Trans Am, made Knight Rider an 80s icon. 9 wild facts about David Hasselhoff, the scanner light, KARR, and the Hoff’s rise.
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Cheers TV Show: 9 Wild Facts About the 80s Sitcom
The Cheers TV show almost got cancelled after finishing dead last — then became one of the most decorated sitcoms ever. 9 wild facts about the Boston bar.
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Mr T A-Team: 7 Reasons BA Baracus Owned the 1980s
How Laurence Tureaud became Mr. T — Rocky III, The A-Team, the mohawk, the gold chains, and the cultural takeover of the 1980s.
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Miami Vice: 9 Reasons the 1984 Show Defined 80s Cool
Miami Vice premiered Sep 16, 1984 and rewired 80s style, music, and TV. Inside Crockett, Tubbs, the Ferrari, and why it still pops.
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ALF TV Show: The Alien Who Crash-Landed in Prime Time and Never Left
If you grew up in the late 1980s, there’s a decent chance a hairy, sarcastic alien named ALF took up permanent residence in your living room — and maybe a little corner of your heart. The ALF TV show, which premiered on NBC on September 22, 1986, was unlike anything that had ever aired in…
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Diff’rent Strokes Cast and the Curse That Wouldn’t Lift
The Diff’rent Strokes cast gave us one of the most beloved 80s sitcoms — and one of Hollywood’s most tragic stories. Gary Coleman, Dana Plato, and Todd Bridges deserved better.
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80s Saturday Morning Cartoons: The Sacred Ritual That Defined a Generation
Relive the magic of 80s Saturday morning cartoons — from He-Man and Thundercats to sugary cereal rituals and the toy commercials that defined a generation.
