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[[File:80s_pop_culture_nutshell_7983The eighties 3159.jpg|framethumb|link=media:the_eighties_3159.jpg400px|'Twas a good decade for pop culture.]]

{{quote|''"Legend has it that man once washed his jeans in pure acid!"''|'''[[Stephen Colbert]]''', ''[[The Colbert Report (TV)|The Colbert Report]]''}}

[['''The Eighties]]''': a time where you [[The Go-Gos|go-go]] when you want to [[The Bangles|walk like an Egyptian]], [[Prince|hear doves cry]] or feel the [[Punky Brewster (TV)|Punky power]].

All the men were preppies who wore pastel suits with narrow ties, drove sports cars that Lee Iacocca personally stood behind and traded stocks on Wall Street - after all, as [[Oscar Wilde]] said, nothing says success like excess. (Unless they happened to be teenagers, in which case they were [[Totally Radical]] or studied karate and learnt the meaning of "[[Wax On, Wax Off|Wax on, Wax off]]".) Everyone had [[Eighties Hair|huge hairdos]], enough make-up to sink a ship and power suits with shoulderpads big enough to knock the giant mirrored sunglasses off anyone who walked within a three foot radius of them. And those without them had flat-tops and wore gym clothes and break-danced on top of cardboard. Generation Y started being born, one day to become, [[Adult Child|despite their best efforts]], the young adults of The [[Turn of the Millennium]].

Computing technology first became a true cultural force in this decade, starting a trend that would keep on snowballing to this very day. The Eighties was the decade of [[Cell Phone|cell phones]] literally sized and shaped like bricks, jokes about being unable to program VCRs, the death of Betamax, and the beginnings of personal computers and gaming consoles beginning to proliferate inside homes, perhaps one of the trends from this decade with the largest of cultural implications. Cable television also took off big time, with [[MTV]], [[TBS]], [[HBO]], and [[Cable News Network|CNN]] becoming household acronyms.

In the US, it was also the first wave of the [[Japanese Invasion]], the inklings of which started in '78 with the dub of ''[[Battle of the Planets]]'', continuing on with ''[[Star Blazers]]'' ('79),'' [[Voltron (Anime)|Voltron]]'' ('84), [[Took a Level Inin Badass|getting even more hardcore]] with ''[[Robotech (Anime)|Robotech]]'' in '85, and hitting its apex by [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|cranking the quality]] [[Up to Eleven]] with the nationwide release of ''[[Akira (Manga)|Akira]]'' ('88).

On the homefront, the 1980s produced a rash of pop-cultural icons that today are looked upon, at worst, with [[Affectionate Parody]], and at best, as the national ideal. The conservative political culture of the era meant two rather contradictory things for the production of pop-culture; on the one hand, the surge of private enterprise together with new media technologies allowed corporations such as Hasbro an unprecedented ability to build [[Merchandise-Driven|massive franchises]] around their products, typically with a TV show and accompanying toys, but on the other [[Moral Guardian]] complaints would challenge the ethics of making a show that was "essentially one large commercial." The result was the rather spoof-worthy [[And Knowing Is Half the Battle]] segment common to many mass franchise shows, shoving an [[Anvilicious]] moral into the action. Fortunately, these were conveniently located after the actual plot, so kids could just turn it off at that point and run down to buy the toys. Besides, the segments [[So Bad It's Good|make]] [[Memetic Mutation|great]] [[YoutubeYouTube Poop|joke]] fodder.

The second part of the decade, however, couldn't be more different. Gorbachev, spry for a CPSU leader at age 54 (this was the only time in the Cold War that the Soviet leader was substantially younger than the American), shook up the by-then sclerotic Soviet leadership upon taking power in 1985. Gorbachev restructured the economy (''perestroika'') for "accelerated" development (''uskoreniye''), encouraged openness (''glasnost''), made tentative moves towards democracy (''demokratizatsiya''), and [[Go-Karting Withwith Bowser|went Karting with Reagan]]. For a hot second in 1988-89, it seemed like the USSR had reached a final ''rapprochement'' with the West. And then came [[The Great Politics Mess-Up]].

=== {{tropelist|Popular tropes from this time period include: ===}}

* [[And Knowing Is Half the Battle]] (''[[G.I. Joe (Franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' et al)

* [[Darker and Edgier]]:Even though this was a fun decade for many people this decade had many negative sides to it. This was the decade when the crack cocaine drug was created and many people became addicted to this life threatening drug. The drug destroyed the lives of many people. Also during this decade,the sexually-transmitted disease AIDS became more noticeable. The first two cases of patients dying from AIDS had taken place in 1959. But there are only a hand full of known cases dating to the 1960s and 1970s. But the seemingly rare disease became an epidemic in the 1980s. At least 121 AIDS-related deaths took place between 1980 and 1981. By the end of the 1980s, the disease had spread worldwide and there were over a million of known patients.

* [[Merchandise-Driven]] (Virtually [[Thundercats (Animation)|every]] [[MASK (Animation)M.A.S.K.|original]] [[Centurions (Animation)|cartoon]] [[Strawberry Shortcake|made]] [[Rainbow Brite (Animation)|in]] [[The Real Ghostbusters (Animation)|the]] [[G.I. Joe (Franchise)|eighties]] [[The Transformers (Animationanimation)|seems]] [[Care Bears (Franchise)|to]] [[He -Man and Thethe Masters of Thethe Universe|be]] [[Jem and The Holograms|this]] [[Western Animation/My Little Pony|way]].)

* [[Double Standard Rape (Female Onon Male)]] (a common way of introducing romance subplots in '80s movies)

=== {{examples|Works that are set/were made in this time period include:\\ ===}}

* ''[[Akira (Manga)|Akira]]''

* ''[[Bubblegum Crisis (Anime)|Bubblegum Crisis]]''

* ''[[Dragon Ball (Manga)|Dragon Ball]]'' (the manga began in 1984, while the anime version began airing in 1986.)

* ''[[Fist of the North Star (Manga)|Hokuto no Ken]]'' (1983; later translated in English as ''Fist of the North Star'')

* ''[[Kimagure Orange Road (Anime)|Kimagure Orange Road]]''

* ''[[Maison Ikkoku (Anime)|Maison Ikkoku]].''

* ''[[The Mysterious Cities of Gold (Anime)|The Mysterious Cities of Gold]]''

* ''[[Nausicaa of the Valley of The Wind (Manga)|Nausicaa of the Valley of The Wind]]''

* ''[[Ronin Warriors (Anime)|Ronin Warriors]]'' (1988; was brought to the US in 1995 as ''[[Ronin Warriors]]'')

* ''[[Saint Seiya (Manga)|Saint Seiya]]''

* ''[[Sei Juushi Bismarck (Anime)|Sei Juushi Bismarck]]''

* ''[[SEX (Manga)|SEX]]'' by Atsushi Kamijou ran from 1988 to 1992, and is set in Okinawa and Fussa in the eighties.

* ''[[Super Dimension Fortress Macross (Anime)|Super Dimension Fortress Macross]]'' (1982; used to make the first part of ''[[Robotech]]'' in 1985)

* ''[[Touch (Mangamanga)|Touch]]''

* [[Transformers (Franchise)|Transformers]]

** ''[[Transformers Headmasters (Anime)|Transformers Headmasters]]''

** ''[[Transformers Super God Masterforce (Anime)|Transformers Super God Masterforce]]''

** ''[[Transformers Victory (Anime)|Transformers Victory]]''

* [[When They Cry (Visual Novel)|When They Cry]]

** ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni (Visual Novel)|Higurashi no Naku Koro Nini]]'' (franchise started in 2002, but set in 1983)

** ''[[Umineko no Naku Koro Ni (Visual Novel)|Umineko no Naku Koro Nini]]'' (franchise started in 2007, but set in 1986)

* ''[[Urusei Yatsura (Manga)|Urusei Yatsura]]'': The anime which started in 1981.

* ''[[Black Cat Detective (Animation)|Black Cat Detective]]''

* ''[[Calabash Brothers (Animation)|Calabash Brothers]]''

* ''[[Gandahar (Animation)|Gandahar]]''

* The [[Jim Shooter]] era of [[Marvel Comics]] mostly took place in this decade.

* Most long runners from previous decades persist here. [[The Bronze Age of Comic Books]] ends here.

* [[Tintin (Comic Book)]]. Series started in 1929.

** [[Tintin (Comic Book)/Recap/Tintin and Alph Art|Tintin and Alph-Art]] (1986), the final entry in the series.

* [[The Dark Phoenix Saga]]. Storyline started in January, 1980.

* [[Taskmaster]]. First appeared in May, 1980.

* [[Nemesis the Warlock]]. First appeared in July, 1980.

* [[Anselme Lanturlu (Comic Book)|Anselme Lanturlu]]. Series started in September, 1980.

* [[Teen Titans (Comic Book)|Teen Titans]]. Relaunched with new cast members in November, 1980.

* [[Days of Future Past (Comic Bookcomics)|Days of Future Past]]. First written in January 1981

* [[Elektra]]. First appeared in January, 1981.

* [[Ms. Tree (Comic Book)|Ms. Tree]]. First appeared in May, 1981.

* [[Vixen (Comic Bookcomics)|Vixen]]. Secondly appeared in July, 1981.

* [[Rogue Trooper]]. First appeared in September, 1981.

* [[Captain Mar-Vell|Captain Marvel/Monica Rambeau]]. First appeared in 1982.

* ''[[Grendel]]: Devil's Legacy''. First appeared in 1982.

* ''[[Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew (Comic Book)|Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew]]''. Series started in March, 1982.

* ''[[Cloak and Dagger (Comic Bookcomics)|Cloak and Dagger]]''. First appeared in March, 1982.

* ''[[V for Vendetta]]''. Storyline started in March, 1982.

* ''[[Contest of Champions]]''. Series started in June, 1982.

* ''[[The Savage Dragon (Comic Book)|The Savage Dragon]]''. First appeared in June, 1982.

* ''[[Frank MillersMiller's Wolverine (Comic Book)|Frank Millers Wolverine]]''. First appeared in September, 1982

** Cheryl Blossom. First appeared in October, 1982.

* ''[[Ambush Bug]]''. First appeared in December, 1982.

* ''[[New Mutants]]''. First appeared in December, 1982. Received their own series in March, 1983.

* ''[[Robin (Comic Book)|Robin]]''

** Damian Wayne. First appeared (as an infant) in 1987. He would grow up to become a Robin.

** Timothy "Tim" Drake. First appeared in August, 1989. Became Robin in December, 1989.

* ''[[Amethyst Princess of Gemworld (Comic Book)|Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld]]''. First appeared in April-MayApril–May, 1983.

* ''[[DRD.R. and& Quinch (Comic Book)|DR and Quinch]]''. First appeared in May, 1983.

* ''[[Albedo Erma Felna EDF (Comic Book)|Albedo: Erma Felna EDF]]''. Series started in Summer, 1983.

* ''[[Jon Sable Freelance]]''. First appeared in June, 1983.

* [[Lobo]]. First appeared in June, 1983.

* ''[[Batman and Thethe Outsiders]]''. Team debuted in July, 1983.

* ''[[Alpha Flight]]''. The team received its own series in August, 1983.

* [[Slaine (Comic Book)|Slaine]]. Character debuted in August, 1983.

* [[The Sandman (Comic Book)/Characters|The Sandman]]

** Silver Scarab/Hector Hall. First appeared in September, 1983.

** Silver Scarab/hector Hall assumed the Sandman identity in May, 1988.

** [[The Sandman (Comic Book)|Sandman]]/Morpheus/Dream of the Endless. First appeared in January, 1989.

* [[Normalman (Comic Book)|Normalman]]. First appeared in November, 1983.

* [[Magik (Comic Book)|Magik]]. Series started in December 1983.

* ''[[Zot (Comic Book)|Zot]]!''. First appeared in April, 1984.

* The ''[[Flaming Carrot]]'' series started in May, 1984.

* ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Franchise)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]''

** ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mirage (Comic Book)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mirage]]''. First appeared in May, 1984.

** ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures (Comic Book)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures]]''. Series started in March, 1989.

* ''[[Blue Devil]]''. First appeared in June, 1984.

* ''[[The Ballad of Halo Jones]]''. Series started in July, 1984.

* [[Nightwing]], a new persona for Robin/Richard Grayson. First appeared in July, 1984.

* ''[[Power Pack]]''. First appeared in August, 1984.

* ''[[The Transformers (ComicMarvel BookComics)|The Transformers]]''. Series started in September, 1984.

* [[XIII (Comic Book)|XIII]]. Series started in September, 1984.

* [[Steel]]/Henry "Hank" Heywood III. First appeared in October, 1984.

* [[Spider-Woman (Comic Book)|Spider-Woman]]/Julia Carpenter. First appeared in October-NovemberOctober–November, 1984.

* ''[[For the Man Who Has Everything]]''. Published in 1985.

* ''[[Crisis Onon Infinite Earths]]''. First appeared in April, 1985.

* ''[[Fish Police (Comic Bookcomics)|Fish Police]]''. First appeared in June 1985.

* [[Hellblazer (Comic Book)|John Constantine]]. First appeared in June, 1985.

* [[Silver Sable]]. First appeared in June, 1985.

* [[Secret Wars II]]. Storyline started in July, 1985.

* [[Squadron Supreme]]. Limited series started in September, 1985.

* [[Hourman]]/Rick Tyler. First appeared in November, 1985.

* ''[[Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters]]''. First appeared in 1986.

* ''[[Maus (Comic Book)|Maus]] I'' was published in 1986.

* Nathan Summers. First appeared (as a newborn) in January, 1986. He would become better known as [[Cable (Comic Book)|Cable]].

* ''[[The Dark Knight Returns (Comic Book)|The Dark Knight Returns]]''. First appeared in February, 1986.

* ''[[X-Factor (Comic Bookcomics)|X-Factor]]''. First version. Debuted in February, 1986.

* Kid Flash/Wallace "Wally" West assumed the mantle of [[The Flash]] in March, 1986.

* ''[[Watchmen (Comic Bookcomics)|Watchmen]]'': First appeared in September, 1986. Remember that it's an alternate form of the world we know. Fashions, technology, drugs, and politics are different. Except in [[Watchmen (Filmfilm)|the movie]].

* ''[[Whatever Happened to Thethe Man of Tomorrow?]]''. Published in September, 1986.

* ''[[The Man of Steel (Comic Book)|The Man of Steel]]''. Series started in October, 1986.

* ''[[The New Universe]]''. Launched in October, 1986.

* ''[[DP 7 (Comic Book)|DP 7]]''. First appeared in November, 1986.

* ''[[Ninja High School (Comic Book)|Ninja High School]]''. First appeared in 1987.

* ''[[Sam and& Max: Freelance Police (Comic Book)|Sam and Max Freelance Police]]''. First appeared in 1987.

* ''[[Batman: Year One]]''. Storyline started in February, 1987.

* [[Captain Atom (Comic Book)|Captain Atom]]/Nathaniel Adam. First appeared in March, 1987.

* [[Death's Head (Comic Book)|Deaths Head]]. The "freelance peacekeeping agent" version first appeared in May, 1987.

* ''[[Justice League International (Comic Book)|Justice League International]]''. First appeared in May, 1987.

* [[Zenith]]. First appeared in August, 1987.

* ''[[Doom Patrol (Comic Book)|Doom Patrol]]''. Relaunched with new members in October, 1987.

* [[Checkmate]]. First appeared in March, 1988.

* ''[[The Killing Joke]]''. First appeared in March, 1988.

* ''[[The Pitt (Comic Book)|The Pitt]]''. First appeared in March, 1988.

* ''[[Excalibur (Comic Book)|Excalibur]]''. First appeared in April, 1988.

** Launchpad McQuack. First adapted to the medium in October, 1988.

** Mrs. Bentina Beakley. First adapted to the medium in November, 1988.

** Webbigail "Webby" Vanderquack. First adapted to the medium in February, 1989.

** Doofus Drake. First adapted to the medium in October, 1989.

* ''[[Inferno (Comic Book)|Inferno]]. Storyline started in October, 1988.

** Arizona Goof. First appeared in December, 1988.

* [[Huntress]]/Helena Bertinelli. First appeared in April, 1989.

* [[Lucifer (Comic Bookcomics)|Lucifer]]. First appeared in April, 1989.

* [[Great Lakes Avengers]]. First appeared in July, 1989.

** The Post-Hawkworld version of Hawkman/Katar Hol. First appeared in August, 1989.

** The Post-Hawkworld version of Hawkwoman/Shayera Thal. First appeared in August, 1989.

* ''[[Arkham Asylum: aA Serious House Onon Serious Earth]]''. Published in October, 1989.

* [[New Warriors (Comic Book)|New Warriors]]. First appeared in December, 1989. Received their own series in July, 1990.

* ''[[Bloom County (Comic Strip)|Bloom County]]''. First appeared in December, 1980.

* ''[[Bizarro (Comic Strip)|Bizarro]]''. Series started in January, 1985.

* ''[[Calvin and Hobbes (Comic Strip)|Calvin and Hobbes]]''. First appeared in November, 1985.

* ''[[FoxTrot (Comic Strip)|FoxTrot]]''. Series started in April, 1988

* ''[[Dilbert (Comic Strip)|Dilbert]]''. First appeared in April, 1989.

* ''[[About Sidorov Vova (Animation)|About Sidorov Vova]]''

* ''[[Armen Film Animated Shorts (Animation)|Armen Film Animated Shorts]]''

* ''[[Cat City (Animation)|Cat City]]''

* ''[[David and The Magic Pearl (Animation)|David and Thethe Magic Pearl]]''

* ''[[Last Years Snow Was Falling (Animation)|Last Years Snow Was Falling]]''

* ''[[Little Fox (Animation)|Little Fox]]''

* ''[[Mother for Little Mammoth (Animation)|Mother for Little Mammoth]]''

* ''[[The Mystery of the Third Planet (Animation)|The Mystery of the Third Planet]]''

* ''[[Once Upon a Dog (Animation)|Once Upon a Dog]]''

* ''[[Plasticine Crow (Animation)|Plasticine Crow]]''

* ''[[Suur Toll (Animation)|Suur Toll]]''

* ''[[Time Masters (Animation)|Time Masters]]''

* ''[[Treasure of Swamp Castle (Animation)|Treasure of Swamp Castle]]''

* ''[[The Vanished World of Gloves (Animation)|The Vanished World of Gloves]]''

* ''[[Vuk the Little Fox (Animation)|Vuk the Little Fox]]''

* ''[[Willy the Sparrow (Animation)|Willy the Sparrow]]''

==== (For films released in this time period, see [[Films of the 1980s]] ====.)

* ''[[Donnie Darko (Film)|Donnie Darko]]'' (made in 2001, set in 1988)

* ''[[Hot Tub Time Machine (Film)|Hot Tub Time Machine]]'' (made in 2010, the protagonists travel back to 1986)

* ''[[Killing Bono (Film)|Killing Bono]]'' (made in 2011, set mainly between '82 and '86)

* ''[[Rock of Ages (Theatretheatre)|Rock of Ages]]'' (made in 2012, set in 1987)

* ''[[Rockstar]]''

* ''[[Watchmen (Filmfilm)|Watchmen]]'' (made in 2009, set in an alternate 1985)

* ''[[Dooly the Little Dinosaur (Manhwa)|Dooly the Little Dinosaur]]''

* ''[[Space Transformers (Animation)|Space Transformers]]''

* ''[[The Alchemist (Literature)|The Alchemist]]''

* ''[[Chronicle of a Death Foretold (Literature)|Chronicle of a Death Foretold]]''

* The ''[[Discworld (Literature)|Discworld]]'' series started with ''[[Discworld (Literature)/The Colour of Magic|The Colour of Magic]]''

* ''[[Dragons Egg (Literature)|DragonsDragon's Egg]]''

* ''[[Earths Children (Literature)|EarthsEarth's Children]]''

* ''[[Empire of the Sun (novel)|Empire of the Sun]]''

* ''[[FoucaultsFoucault's Pendulum]]''

* ''[[Garrett PIP.I.]]''. The series started in 1987.

* ''[[Hamish Macbeth (Literaturenovel)|Hamish Macbeth]]''. The series started in 1985.

* ''[[The Handmaids Tale (Literature)|The HandmaidsHandmaid's Tale]]''

* ''[[Hard -Boiled Wonderland and Thethe End of Thethe World (Literature)|Hard Boiled Wonderland and The End of The World]]''

* ''[[Haunted 1988 (Literature1995 film)|Haunted]]''

* ''[[Hilary Tamar]]''. The series started in 1981.

* ''[[The Joy Luck Club (Literature)|The Joy Luck Club]]''

* ''[[Kinsey Millhone (Literature)|Kinsey Millhone]]''. The series started in 1982.

* ''[[Less Than Zero (Literature)|Less Than Zero]]''

* ''[[Letters Back to Ancient China (Literature)|Letters Back to Ancient China]]''

* ''[[Marcus Didius Falco]]''. The series started in 1989.

* ''[[Midnights Children (Literature)|Midnight's Children]]''

* ''[[The Mysteries of Pittsburgh (Literature)|The Mysteries of Pittsburgh]]''

* ''[[The Name of the Rose (Literature)|The Name of the Rose]]''

* ''[[Norwegian Wood (Literature)|Norwegian Wood]]''

* ''[[Not Quite Human (Literaturenovel)|Not Quite Human]]''

* ''[[The Obernewtyn Chronicles]]''. The series started in 1987.

* ''[[Perfume (Literature)|Perfume]]''

* ''[[Red Army (Literaturenovel)|Red Army]]''

* ''[[Redwall]]''. Series started in 1986.

* ''[[Replay (Literature)|Replay]]'' - spans 25 years. [[Groundhog Day Loop|Several times.]]

* [[Stephen King (Creator)|Stephen King]] novels:

* ''[[Time Machine Series (Literature)|Time Machine]]'' series

* ''[[White Noise (Literaturenovel)|White Noise]]''

== Live -Action TV ==

* ''[[The A-Team (TV)|The A-Team]]''

* ''[[ALF (TV)|ALF]]''

* ''[['Allo 'Allo (TV)!|Allo Allo]]''*

* ''[[Auf Wiedersehen, Pet]]''

* ''[[Beauty and Thethe Beast (TV series)|Beauty and The Beast]]''

* ''[[Benson (TV)|Benson]]''

* ''[[Blackadder (TV)|Blackadder]]''

* ''[[Blake's Seven|Blakes Seven7]]'' (Technically ran from 1978-1982, but had plenty of tropes landing here, including [[Deconstruction]]... and most of Servalan's costuming)

* ''[[Body Language (TV series)|Body Language]]''

* ''[[Captain Power and Thethe Soldiers of The Future (TV)|Captain Power and The Soldiers of Thethe Future]]''

* ''[[Cheers (TV)|Cheers]]''

* ''[[The Cosby Show (TV)|The Cosby Show]]''

* [[Countdown]]*

* ''[[Encyclopedia Brown (Literature)|Encyclopedia Brown]]'' (The [[HBO]] series started in 1989)

* ''[[Everybody Hates Chris (TV)|Everybody Hates Chris]]'' (Made in 2005, set in 1982 to 1987)

* ''[[The Facts of Life (TV)|The Facts of Life]]''

* ''[[The Fall Guy (TV series)|The Fall Guy]]''

* ''[[Family Ties (TV)|Family Ties]]''

** ''[[Fraggle Rock (TV)|Fraggle Rock]]''

** ''[[The Jim Henson Hour (TV)|The Jim Henson Hour]]''

* ''[[Full House (TV)|Full House]]''*

* ''[[The Golden Girls (TV)|The Golden Girls]]''*

* ''[[Hawaii Five-O (TV)|Hawaii Five O]]''

* ''[[Knight Rider (TV)|Knight Rider]]''

* ''[[MacGyver (TV)|MacGyver]]''

* ''[[Maid Marian and Her Merry Men (TV)|Maid Marian and Her Merry Men]]''*

* ''[[MamasMama's Family]]''

* ''[[Married... Withwith Children (TV)|Married With Children]]''*

* ''[[Mr. Belvedere (TV)|Mr. Belvedere]]''

* ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000 (TV)|Mystery Science Theater 3000]]''*

* ''[[Night Court (TV)|Night Court]]''*

* ''[[Only Fools and Horses (TV)|Only Fools and Horses]]''*

* ''[[Pee Wees-wee's Playhouse (TV)|Pee Wees Playhouse]]''

* ''[[Pink Lady and...And Jeff]]''

* ''[[Punky Brewster (TV)|Punky Brewster]]''

* ''[[Red Dwarf (TV)|Red Dwarf]]''*

* ''[[Saved By the Bell (TV)|Saved Byby the Bell]]''*

* ''[[Sherlock Holmes (TV series)|Sherlock Holmes]]''

* ''[[Silver Spoons (TV)|Silver Spoons]]''

* ''[[Star Trek (Franchise)|Star Trek]]''

** ''[[Star Trek: the Next Generation (TV)|Star Trek theThe Next Generation]]''*

* ''[[Tales From the Darkside (TV)|Tales Fromfrom the Darkside]]''

* ''[[Too Close for Comfort (TV)|Too Close for Comfort]]''*

* ''[[WhosWho's the Boss (TV)|Whos theThe Boss?]]''*

* ''[[Whose Line Is It Anyway? (TV)|Whose Line Is It Anyway]]''* - The radio show and the British version started in the late Eighties.

* [[Wipeout 1988 (TV)|Wipeout 1988]]

* ''[[Yes Minister (TV)|Yes Minister]]''

* ''[[The Young Ones (TV)|The Young Ones]]''

* [[The Seventies]] series ''[[UFO]]'' attempted to foretell this era... and [[Zeerust|failed entirely]].

=== Genres: ===

* [[MTV]] debuted and had a huge influence on the popularity of acts during this decade.

=== Musicians: ===

* [[Paula Abdul (Music)|Paula Abdul]]

* [[Aerosmith (Music)|Aerosmith]]

* [[A Flock of Seagulls (Music)|A Flock of Seagulls]]

* [[A-ha (Music)|A-ha]]

* [[Bad Brains (Music)|Bad Brains]]

* [[Bad Religion (Music)|Bad Religion]]

* [[The Bangles (Music)|The Bangles]]

* [[Beastie Boys (Music)|Beastie Boys]]

* [[The B 52s (Music)-52's|The B 52s]] (although they formed in 1976 and released their first album in 1979, the Eighties were their most successful decade by far)

* [[Billy Idol (Music)|Billy Idol]]

* [[Blondie (Musicband)|Blondie]]

* [[Bon Jovi (Music)|Bon Jovi]]

* [[Bruce Springsteen (Music)|Bruce Springsteen]]

* [[Camper Van Beethoven (Music)|Camper Van Beethoven]]

* [[Cheap Trick (Music)|Cheap Trick]]

* [[Chicago (Musicband)|Chicago]]

* [[The Cure (Music)|The Cure]]

* [[David Bowie (Music)|David Bowie]], who was ''vital'' to [[The Seventies]] but in this decade had the biggest-selling album of his career with ''Let's Dance''.

* [[Dead Kennedys (Music)|Dead Kennedys]]

* [[Def Leppard (Music)|Def Leppard]]

* [[Depeche Mode (Music)|Depeche Mode]]

* [[Devo (Music)|Devo]]

* [[Dire Straits (Music)|Dire Straits]]

* [[Dokken (Music)|Dokken]]

* [[Dschinghis Khan (Music)|Dschinghis Khan]]

* [[Duran Duran (Music)|Duran Duran]]

* [[Erasure (Music)|Erasure]]

* [[Europe (Musicband)|Europe]]

* [[Eurythmics (Music)|Eurythmics]]

* [[Genesis (Musicband)|Genesis]] complete their transition from a moderately successful progressive rock band led by [[Peter Gabriel]] to a massively successful pop group led by [[Phil Collins]] (both men also become stars in their own right during this period).

* [[The Go-Gos (Music)|The Go-Gos]]

* [[Guns N' Roses (Music)|Guns N' Roses]]

* [[Helloween (Music)|Helloween]]

* [[Herbie Hancock (Music)|Herbie Hancock]] became popular around this time.

* [[Huey Lewis and The News (Music)|Huey Lewis and Thethe News]]

* [[Ice T (Music)|Ice T]]

* [[Janet Jackson (Music)|Janet Jackson]]

* [[The J. Geils Band (Music)|The J Geils Band]]

* [[Billy Joel (Music)|Billy Joel]] (started in [[The Sixties]], became a successful solo artist in [[The Seventies]], and enjoyed sustained popularity in this decade)

* [[Journey (Musicband)|Journey]]

* [[Kate Bush (Music)|Kate Bush]] (in America, at least)

* [[The Kinks (Music)|The Kinks]] (A [[British Invasion]] band from [[The Sixties]] that was still going strong)

* [[Kylie Minogue (Music)|Kylie Minogue]]

* [[Leif Garrett (Creator)|Leif Garrett]] (Although he reached his peak in the late [[The Seventies|Seventies]], he released two albums in 1980 and 1981, and was still touring and acting at this time)

* [[Loreena McKennitt (Music)|Loreena McKennitt]]

* [[Loudness (Music)|Loudness]]

* [[Madonna (Music)|Madonna]]

* [[Megadeth (Music)|Megadeth]]

* [[Men Without Hats (Music)|Men Without Hats]]

* [[Metallica (Music)|Metallica]]

* [[Michael Jackson (Music)|Michael Jackson]]

* [[Missing Persons (Music)|Missing Persons]]

* Modern English

* [[Motley Crue (Music)|Motley Crue]]

* [[New Kids On the Block (Music)|New Kids Onon the Block]]

* [[New Edition (Music)|New Edition]]

* [[New Order (Music)|New Order]]

* [[Nirvana (Music)|Nirvana]]

* [[N.W.A. (Music)|N.W.A.]]

* [[Orchestral Manoeuvres in The Dark (Music)|Orchestral Manoeuvres in The Dark]]

* [[Paula Abdul (Music)|Paula Abdul]]

* [[Peter Gabriel (Music)|Peter Gabriel]]

* [[Pet Shop Boys (Music)|Pet Shop Boys]]

* [[Phil Collins (Music)|Phil Collins]]

* [[The Pixies (Music)|The Pixies]]

* [[Poison (Music)|Poison]]

* [[The Police (Music)|The Police]] (even though they formed in [[The Seventies|1977]])

* [[Prince (Music)|Prince]] and all his associates.

* [[Public Enemy (Music)|Public Enemy]]

* [[Queen (Music)|Queen]] (Although they FIRST became prominent in the mid-Seventies).

* [[Red Hot Chili Peppers (Music)|Red Hot Chili Peppers]]

* [[Richard Marx (Music)|Richard Marx]]

* [[Rick Astley (Music)|Rick Astley]]

* [[Peter Schilling (Music)|Peter Schilling]]

* [[Roxette (Music)|Roxette]]

* [[Run DMC (Music)|Run DMC]]

* [[Sade (Music)|Sade]]

* [[Scorpions (Music)|Scorpions]]

* [[The Smiths (Music)|The Smiths]]

* [[Stryper (Music)|Stryper]]

* [[Supertramp (Music)|Supertramp]]

* [[Talking Heads (Musicband)|Talking Heads]] (Another band from [[The Seventies]] that made its commercial breakthrough in this decade)

* [[Tears for Fears (Music)|Tears for Fears]]

* [[Testament (Music)|Testament]]

* [[TNT (Music)|TNT]]

* [[Tom Petty (Music)|Tom Petty]]

* [[Twisted Sister (Music)|Twisted Sister]]

* [[U 2 (Music)|U 2U2]]

* [[Van Halen (Music)|Van Halen]]

* [[Wall of Voodoo (Music)|Wall of Voodoo]]

* [["Weird Al" Yankovic (Music)|Weird Al Yankovic]]

* [[X Japan (Music)|X Japan]] (truly hit their stride in [[The Nineties]], disbanded [[Turn of the Millennium]], made comeback in [[The Noughties]] )

* [[Yes (Music)|Yes]] gained mainstream success with the poppy ''90125'', source of their only #1 hit "Owner of a Lonely Heart".

* [[ZZ Top (Music)|ZZ Top]]

* [[Jeff Jarrett (Wrestling)|Jeff Jarrett]]. Debuted in 1986.

* [[Raven (Wrestlingwrestling)|Raven]]. Debuted in 1988.

* [[Sting (Wrestlingwrestling)|Sting]]. Debuted in 1985.

* [[WCW]]. Established in 1988.

* [[Forgotten Realms (Tabletop Game)|Forgotten Realms]]

* [[Shadowrun (Tabletop Game)|Shadowrun]]

* [[Talisman (Tabletop Game)|Talisman]]

* [[Warhammer (TabletopFantasy Game)|WarhammerBattle]]

* [[Warhammer 40000 (Tabletop Game)|Warhammer 4000040,000]]

* ''[[Adventure Island (Video Game)|Adventure Island]]''

* ''[[The Adventures of Bayou Billy (Video Game)|The Adventures of Bayou Billy]]''

* ''[[Alex Kidd (Video Game)|Alex Kidd]]''

* ''[[Alter Ego (Videovideo Gamegame)|Alter Ego]]''

* ''[[Amidar (Video Game)|Amidar]]''

* ''[[Antarctic Adventure (Video Game)|Antarctic Adventure]]''

* ''[[Arkanoid (Video Game)|Arkanoid]]''

* ''[[Artillery Duel (Video Game)|Artillery Duel]]''

* ''[[The BardsBard's Tale Trilogy]]''

* ''[[Battle City (Videovideo Gamegame)|Battle City]]'' series

* ''[[Boulder Dash (Video Game)|Boulder Dash]]''

* ''[[Bubble Bobble (Video Game)|Bubble Bobble]]'' series

** ''[[Bubble Bobble (Video Game)|Bubble Bobble]]'' (1986)

* ''[[Cabal (Videovideo Gamegame)|Cabal]]''

* ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (Video Game)II|Call of Duty Black Ops 2]]''

* ''[[Castlevania (Video Game)|Castlevania]]''

* ''[[Centipede (Video Game)|Centipede]]''

* ''[[Contra (Videovideo Gamegame series)|Contra]]''

* ''[[Dizzy (Video Gameseries)|Dizzy]]''

* ''[[Donkey Kong (Video Game)|Donkey Kong]]'' (the original arcade and NES games)*

* ''[[Double Dragon (Video Game)|Double Dragon]]'' (and its spiritual predecessor ''Renegade'', which begat ''[[River City Ransom]]'')

* ''[[Dragon Quest (Video Game)|Dragon Quest]]''

* ''[[Dragon's Lair (Video Game)|Dragons Lair]]''

* ''[[Duck Hunt (Video Game)|Duck Hunt]]''

* ''[[Fatal Frame (Video Game)|Fatal Frame]]'' (series started in 2001 but all the games take place in the '80s)

* ''[[FinalGame Fight (Video Game)|Finaland FightWatch]]''

* ''[[GameGhosts and'n Watch (Video Game)Goblins|GameGhosts andN WatchGoblins]]''

* ''[[GhostsGolden N GoblinsAxe (Video Gameseries)|GhostsGolden N GoblinsAxe]]'' series

* ''[[Gradius (Video Game)|Gradius]]''

* ''[[Grand Theft Auto Vice City (Video Game)|Grand Theft Auto Vice City]]'' Released in 2002, the game is set in 1986 and full of references and parodies of 1980s culture.

* ''[[Indiana Jones and Thethe Last Crusade: The (VideoGraphic Game)Adventure|Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade]]''

* ''[[King's Quest (Video Game)|King's Quest]]''

** ''[[King's Quest I Quest for The Crown (Video Game)|King's Quest I Quest for The Crown]]''

** ''[[King's Quest II Romancing the Throne (Video Game)|King's Quest II Romancing the Throne]]''

** ''[[King's Quest III to Heir Is Human (Video Game)|King's Quest III to Heir Is Human]]''

** ''[[King's Quest IV the Perils of Rosella (Video Game)|King's Quest IV the Perils of Rosella]]''

* ''[[The Legend of Zelda (Franchise)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' series

** ''[[The Legend of Zelda (Videovideo Gamegame)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' (1986)

** ''[[Zelda II: theThe Adventure of Link (Video Game)|Zelda II the Adventure of Link]]'' (1987)

* ''[[Leisure Suit Larry (Video Game)|Leisure Suit Larry]]'' series

** ''[[Leisure Suit Larry Goes Looking for Love In(in Several Wrong Places)]]'' (1988)

* ''[[Madden NFL (Video Game)|Madden NFL]]''. The series started in 1988.

* ''[[The Magic of Scheherazade (Video Game)|The Magic of Scheherazade]]''

* ''[[Maniac Mansion (Video Game)|Maniac Mansion]]''

* ''[[Manic Miner (Video Game)|Manic Miner]]'' (1983)

** ''[[Jet Set Willy (Video Game)|Jet Set Willy]]'' (1984). Sequel to the above.

* ''[[Mappy (Video Game)|Mappy]]''

* ''[[Mechwarrior (Video Game)|Mechwarrior]]''

* ''[[Mega Man (Videovideo Gamegame)|Mega Man]]'' (the original NES game was released in 1987)

* ''[[Metal Gear 1987 (Videovideo Gamegame)|Metal Gear 1987]]'' (the original game for the MSX2 and NES)

* ''[[Metroid (Video Game)|Metroid]]'' (The very first Metroid game was released on the NES in 1986)

* ''[[Millipede (Videovideo Gamegame)|Millipede]]''

* ''[[MilonsMilon's Secret Castle (Video Game)|Milons Secret Castle]]''

* ''[[A Mind Forever Voyaging (Video Game)|A Mind Forever Voyaging]]''

* ''[[Missile Command (Video Game)|Missile Command]]''

* ''[[Mr. Do (Video Game)|Mr. Do]]''

* ''[[Mother (Video Game)|Mother]]''

** ''[[MOTHER 1 (Video Game)|MOTHER]]'' (It was originally released in 1989, but is set a year earlier in '88.)

* ''[[Night Trap (Video Game)|Night Trap]]''. Painfully so... But not surprising, since the footage was shot during that time.

* ''[[Pac-Man (Video Game)|Pac-Man]]''

* ''[[Pitfall (Video Game)|Pitfall!]]''

* ''[[Princess Tomato in Thethe Salad Kingdom]]''

* ''[[Qix (Video Game)|Qix]]''

* ''[[R-Type (Video Game)|R-Type]]''

* ''[[Rally X (Video Game)|Rally -X]]''

* ''[[Rogue (Videovideo Gamegame)|Rogue]]''

* ''[[Shanghai (Videovideo Gamegame)|Shanghai]]'' (created in 1981 at the University of Illinois, first published by Activision in 1986)

* ''[[Shinobi (Video Gameseries)|Shinobi]]'' series

* ''[[Sim City (Video Game)|Sim CitySimCity]]''

* ''[[Street Fighter (Franchise)|Street Fighter]]''

** ''[[Street Fighter (Videovideo Gamegame)|Street Fighter]]'' (1987)

* ''[[Super Chinese]]''. Series started in 1984.

* ''[[Super Mario Bros. (Videovideo Gamegame)|Super Mario Bros]]'' (and its arcade predecessor, ''Mario Bros.'')

* ''[[Super Mario Bros 2 (Video Game)|Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' (and ''[[Doki Doki Panic (Video Game)|Doki Doki Panic]]'')

* ''[[Super Mario Bros 3 (Video Game)|Super Mario Bros 3]]'' (in Japan in 1988, anyway)

* [[Taipan!]]

* ''[[Taiyou no Shinden Asteka II (Video Game)|Taiyou no Shinden Asteka II]]''

* ''[[TakeshisTakeshi's Challenge]]''

* ''[[Tapper (Video Game)|Tapper]]''

* ''[[Tecmo Bowl (Video Game)|Tecmo Bowl]]''

* ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Videovideo Gamegame)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]''

* ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles the Arcade Game (Video Game)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles the Arcade Game]]''

* ''[[Tempest (Videovideo Gamegame)|Tempest]]''

* ''[[Tetris (Video Game)|Tetris]]'' (the [[Elektronika-60]] original, as well as a variety of classic iterations)

* ''[[ThayersThayer's Quest]]''

* ''[[Thunder Force (Video Game)|Thunder Force]]'' series

* ''[[Ultima (Video Game)|Ultima]]''

** ''[[Ultima I (Video Game)|Ultima I]]'' (1981)

** ''[[Ultima II (Video Game)|Ultima II]]'' (1982)

** ''[[Ultima III (Video Game)|Ultima III]]'' (1983)

** ''[[Ultima IV (Video Game)|Ultima IV]]'' (1985)

** ''[[Ultima V (Video Game)|Ultima V]]'' (1988)

* ''[[Vanguard (Video Game)|Vanguard]]''

* ''[[Wasteland (Videovideo Gamegame)|Wasteland]]''

* ''[[Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers (Animation)|Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers]]''

* ''[[Adventures of the Gummi Bears (Animation)|Adventures of the Gummi Bears]]''*

* ''[[The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin (Animation)|The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin]]''

* ''[[ALF (TV)|ALF]]: The Animated Series''

* ''[[Alias the Jester (Animation)|Alias the Jester]]''

* ''[[Alvin and The Chipmunks (Animation)|Alvin and The Chipmunks]]''*

* ''[[An American Tail (Animation)|An American Tail]]''

* ''[[Around the World With Willy Fog (Animation)|Around the World Withwith Willy Fog]]''

* ''[[Beetlejuice (Animationanimation)|Beetlejuice]]''*

* ''[[Beverly Hills Teens (Animation)|Beverly Hills Teens]]''

* ''[[Bionic Six (Animation)|Bionic Six]]''

* ''[[Blackstar (Animation)|Blackstar]]''

* ''[[Bravestarr (Animation)|Bravestarr]]''

* ''[[Captain N: theThe Game Master (Animation)|Captain N the Game Master]]''

* ''[[Care Bears (Franchise)|The Care Bears]]''

* ''[[Centurions (Animation)|Centurions]]''

* ''[[Challenge of the Go Bots (Animation)|Challenge of the Go Bots]]''

* ''[[Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers (Animationanimation)|Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers]]''*

* ''[[Chuck Norris: Karate Kommandos (Animation)|Chuck Norris Karate Kommandos]]''

* ''[[Code Monkeys (Animation)|Code Monkeys]]''. Set in this decade.

* ''[[The Comic Strip (Animation)|The Comic Strip]]'' (particularly its ''Tiger Sharks'' segment)

* ''[[COPS (Animationanimation)|COPS]]''

* ''[[Danger Mouse (Animation)|Danger Mouse]]''

* ''[[Defenders of the Earth (Animation)|Defenders of the Earth]]''

* ''[[Dennis the Menace US (Comic Strip)|Dennis the Menace]]''

* ''[[Denver the Last Dinosaur (Animation)|Denver, the Last Dinosaur]]''

* ''[[Dink the Little Dinosaur (Animation)|Dink the Little Dinosaur]]''

* ''[[Dino Riders (Animation)|Dino Riders]]''

* ''[[Dinosaucers (Animation)|Dinosaucers]]''

* ''[[Dogtanian and The Three Muskehounds (Animation)|Dogtanian and Thethe Three Muskehounds]]''

* ''[[Duck TalesDuckTales (Animation1987)|Duck Tales]]''*

* ''[[Fantastic Max (Animation)|Fantastic Max]]''

* ''[[Fat Albert and The Cosby Kids (Animation)|Fat Albert and Thethe Cosby Kids]]''. The long-running series ended in this decade.

* ''[[FilmationsFilmation's Ghostbusters (Animation)|Filmations Ghostbusters]]''

* ''[[Fireman Sam (Animation)|Fireman Sam]]''

* ''[[The Fonz and The Happy Days Gang (Animation)|The Fonz and Thethe Happy Days Gang]]''

* ''[[Fraggle Rock (TV)|Fraggle Rock]]: The Animated Series''

* ''[[Galaxy High (Animation)|Galaxy High]]''

* ''[[Garfield Specials (Animation)|Garfield Specials]]''

* ''[[Western Animation/Garbage Pail Kids|Garbage Pail Kids]]''

* ''[[G.I. Joe (Franchise)|G.I. Joe]]''

* ''[[Gilligan's Island (TV)|Gilligan's Planet]]''

* ''[[Goldie Gold and Action Jack (Animation)|Goldie Gold and Action Jack]]''

* ''[[The Great Mouse Detective (Disney)|The Great Mouse Detective]]''

* ''[[Heathcliff and The Catillac Cats (Animation)|Heathcliff and The Catillac Cats]]''

* ''[[He -Man and Thethe Masters of Thethe Universe (Animation)|He Man and The Masters of The Universe]]''

* ''[[Hero High (Animation)|Hero High]] ''

* ''[[Inhumanoids (Animation)|Inhumanoids]]''

* ''[[Inspector Gadget (Animation)|Inspector Gadget]]''

* ''It's [[Punky Brewster (TV)|Punky Brewster]]''

* ''[[Jayce and The Wheeled Warriors (Animation)|Jayce and Thethe Wheeled Warriors]]''

* ''[[Jem (Animation)|Jem]]''

* ''[[The Karate Kid (Film)|The Karate Kid]] The Animated Series''

* ''[[Kidd Video (Animation)|Kidd Video]]''

* ''[[Kissyfur (Animation)|Kissyfur]]''

* ''[[Lazer Tag Academy (Animation)|Lazer Tag Academy]]''

* ''[[The Legend of Zelda (Animationanimation)|The Legend of Zelda]]''

* ''[[The Little Rascals]]''. Based on the film series.

* ''[[The Littles (Literature)|The Littles]]''

* ''[[MASK (Animation)|MASKM.A.S.K.]]''

* ''[[Mighty Orbots (Animation)|Mighty Orbots]]''

* ''[[Mister T (Animationanimation)|Mister T]]''

* ''[[Moi Renart (Animation)|Moi Renart]]''

** ''[[Muppet Babies (Animation)|Muppet Babies]]''*

* ''[[My Little Pony (Franchise)|My Little Pony]]'':

** [[My Little Pony TV Specials (Animation)|My Little Pony TV Specials]],

** [[My Little Pony: theThe Movie (Animation)|My Little Pony the Movie]]

** [[My Little Pony and Friends (Animation)|My Little Pony and Friends]]

* ''[[The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (Animation)|The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh]]''*

* ''[[Oliver and Company (Disney)|Oliver and Company]]''

* ''[[Pac-Man (Animationanimation)|Pac-Man]]''. Based on the video game.

* ''[[Paw Paw Bears (Animation)Paws|Paw Paw Bears]]''

* ''[[Pole Position (Animationanimation)|Pole Position]]''

* ''[[Postman Pat (Animation)|Postman Pat]]''

* ''[[Pound Puppies (Animation)|Pound Puppies]]''

* ''[[The Raccoons (Animation)|The Raccoons]]''

* ''[[Rainbow Brite (Animation)|Rainbow Brite]]''

* ''[[The Real Ghostbusters (Animation)|The Real Ghostbusters]]''*

* ''[[Robotech (Anime)|Robotech]]''

* ''[[Rubik the Amazing Cube (Animation)|Rubik the Amazing Cube]]''

* ''[[Rude Dog and The Dweebs (Animation)|Rude Dog and Thethe Dweebs]]''

* ''[[Saber Rider and The Star Sheriffs (Anime)|Saber Rider and Thethe Star Sheriffs]]'' (The Americanized version of ''[[Sei Juushi Bismarck (Anime)|Sei Juushi Bismarck]]'')

* ''[[Saturday Supercade (Animation)|Saturday Supercade]]''

* ''[[Scooby -Doo (Animationanimation)|Scooby Doo]]''

** ''[[The 13 Ghosts of Scooby Doo (Animation)|The 13 Ghosts of Scooby -Doo]]''

** ''[[A Pup Named Scooby Doo (Animation)|A Pup Named Scooby -Doo]]''*

* ''[[The Secret of NIMH (Animation)|The Secret of NIMH]]''

* ''[[She -Ra: Princess of Power (Animation)|She Ra Princess of Power]]''

* ''[[Silverhawks (Animation)|Silverhawks]]''

* ''[[The Simpsons (Animationanimation)|The Simpsons]]''*. The Simpsons shorts first appeared in April, 1987. The characters gained their own show in December, 1989.

** ''[[The Itchy and Scratchy Show (Animation)|The Itchy and Scratchy Show]]''*. The eponymous characters first appeared in November, 1988.

* ''[[The Smurfs (Animationanimation)|The Smurfs]]''

** ''[[The Smurfs and The Magic Flute (Animation)|The Smurfs and Thethe Magic Flute]]''

* ''[[The Snorks (Animation)|The Snorks]]''

* ''[[Spiral Zone (Animation)|Spiral Zone]]''

* ''[[Strawberry Shortcake (Animation)|Strawberry Shortcake]]''. Television specials.

* ''[[Ruby-Spears Superman (Animation)|Ruby-Spears Superman]]''

* ''[[Super Mario Bros. (Animationanimation)|The Super Mario Bros Super Show!]]''*

* ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987 (Animation)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]''

* ''[[Thomas the Tank Engine (Animation)|Thomas the Tank Engine]]''

* ''[[Thundarr the Barbarian (Animation)|Thundarr the Barbarian]]''

* ''[[Thundercats (Animation)|Thundercats]]''

* [[Transformers Generation 1 (Franchise)|Transformers Generation 1]]

** ''[[The Transformers (Animationanimation)|The Transformers]]''

* ''[[Turbo Teen (Animation)|Turbo Teen]]''

* ''[[Visionaries: (Animation)|VisionariesKnights of the Magical Light]]: Knights of the Magical Light''

* ''[[Voltron (Anime)|Voltron]]''

* ''[[The World of David the Gnome (Animation)|The World of David the Gnome]]''

* ''[[Dinosaurs Attack!]]'', a collectible card series by Topps laden with [[Ludicrous Gibs]].

{{quote| '''Random Kid:''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v{{=}}pele5vptVgc "'Cause now we know!"]<br />

'''Random Joe:''' "[[And Knowing Is Half the Battle|And knowing is half the battle!]]"<br />

'''Chorus:''' "[[G.I. Joe (Franchise)|G.I. JOOOOOOEEEEEEE!]]" }}

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