Connect with your kids or indulge in nostalgia with these 80s TV Shows. They include 80’s TV Shows on Netflix, too.
There’s something pretty awesome about connecting with your kids over something you loved when you were young. It offers kids a glimpse into what you were like as a kid yourself and gives you a way to relive your childhood.
My list of must-watch throwbacks is below, but we want to hear what retro titles you’re most excited to pass down to your kids.
Are there favorites you’ve already watched with the kids or any fun traditions you’ve started – like “Jedi training” (aka getting ready for bed) – to extend the fun of what you’ve watched together? We hear ideas for a #TBT post…
Top 10 TV Shows from the 80’s to Watch With Your Family
The Wonder Years
Coming-of-age comedy series set in the late 1960s, focusing on the trials and tribulations of young Kevin Arnold and his family, as he enters junior high school and becomes a teenager.
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Fred Savage, Dan Lauria, Alley Mills (Actors)
Cheers
Bartender Sam Malone (Ted Danson) and the object of his unrequited love, Diane (Shelley Long), cross swords in hilarious episodes of the landmark television comedy. Joining them for the fun in one of the most popular television series ever are Norm, Cliff, Carla, Frasier, and “Coach.”
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Ted Danson, Shelly Long, Nicholas Colasanto (Actors)
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
When he holds up the magical Sword of Power and utters the words “By the power of Grayskull,” Prince Adam is transformed into Eternia's greatest champion, He-Man, who uses his powers to defend the realm from evil.
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- John Erwin, Alan Oppenheimer, Linda Gary (Actors)
Super Mario Bros. Super Show
The Super Mario Brothers Super Show is a zany animated fantasy adventure comedy based on Nintendo's most popular videogame. The stars are the, world-famous Mario and Luigi, two laugh-provoking plumbers from the Italian section of Brooklyn who suddenly find themselves washed through a Warp Zone.
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Lou Albano, Harvey Atkin, Jeannie Elias (Actors)
Pee-Wee's Playhouse
Pee-Wee Herman and his friends have wacky, imaginative fun in his unique playhouse.
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She-Ra
Armed with the Sword of Protection atop her winged unicorn, Swift Wind, She-Ra, twin sister of He-Man, is the defender of Crystal Castle. Together with the members of the Great Rebellion, She-Ra stands ready against evil!
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Melendy Britt, John Erwin, Linda Gary (Actors)
Star Trek
Picking up decades after Gene Roddenberry's original Star Trek series, The Next Generation follows the intergalactic adventures of Capt. Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) and his loyal crew aboard the all-new USS Enterprise NCC-1701D, as they explore new worlds.
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Robotech
A gigantic spaceship crash lands on Earth, foreshadowing the arrival of an alien armada bent on war and destruction. The world unites to unlock the secrets of its alien technology, known as Robotech, to defend the world against impending invasion. The challenges they will face will be greater than anyone could have imagined.
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Robert Axelrod, Richard Epcar, Barbara Goodson (Actors)
The Real Ghostbusters
Fire up a Proton Pack and join Peter, Ray, Egon, Winston, and Slimer as they battle fiendish ghouls and goblins from attacking New York City in an all-new animated series based on the film franchise.
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Maurice LaMarche, Frank Welker, Arsenio Hall (Actors)
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Rab C. Nesbitt
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- English (Subtitle)
Voltron
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Peter Cullen, Michael Bell, Jack Angel (Actors)
Danger Mouse
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Night Rider
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Justin Bruening, Deanna Russo, Paul Campbell (Actors)
The A-Team
A team of ex-special forces soldiers on the lam from the military police (even though they didn't really commit the crime for which they'd been imprisoned) leaves a trail of explosions in its wake. But Hannibal, Faceman, B.A., and Murdock always stop to help the little guy against some corrupt local bigwig before escaping the MPs once again.
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Dirk Benedict, George Peppard, Mr. T (Actors)
MacGyver
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A Different World
Denise Huxtable arrives for her freshmen year at Hillman College, the alma mater of her father Cliff Huxtable. In this first season, Denise injects herself into a campus-wide debate over the role of women in society, participates in traditional school shenanigans, crushes on a teacher, and deals with the turbulent relationships of college life.
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Kadeem Hardison, Jasmine Guy, Darryl Bell (Actors)
M*A*S*H
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Alan Alda, Loretta Swit, Jamie Farr (Actors)
Airwolf
At the behest of a shadowy government organization, an enigmatic loner steals a supersonic military helicopter from its twisted creator and uses it to fight the bad guys around the world in this 1980s action series.
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- Jan-Michael Vincent, Ernest Borgnine (Actors)
- English (Publication Language)
The Incredible Hulk
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Bill Bixby, Jack Colvin, Lou Ferrigno (Actors)
Dr. Who
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Quantum Leap
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell (Actors)
Magnum, P.I.
A private investigator who works when he wants to live on a beachfront estate in Hawaii drives a posh Ferrari, runs up an unlimited tab at a swank bar, and charms attractive women in peril – that's the lifestyle of Thomas Magnum, aka Magnum, P.I.
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Miami Vice
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago (Actors)
Galactica 1980
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Lorne Greene, Kent McCord, Barry Van Dyke (Actors)
Carebears
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Curious George
Curious George is a sweet African monkey who can't help but run into trouble. George's friend, “The Man in the Yellow Hat,” tries very hard to care for George and is always saving the day. The show's themes are learning forgiveness and playful curiosity.
Tom and Jerry
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
Thomas the Tank Engine
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Pingu
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Jem and the Holograms
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Samantha Newark, Cathianne Blore, Cindy McGee (Actors)
Transformers
Engaged in a crucial race to find a new energy source for their home planet of Cybertron, Optimus Prime, and the heroic Autobots must defend the innocent people of Earth against their archnemeses, Megatron and the power-hungry Decepticons.
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Peter Cullen, Chris Latta, Michael Bell (Actors)
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