1981 TV Series and Shows
From gripping dramas and groundbreaking comedies to beloved sitcoms, the TV series of 1981 delivered unforgettable moments and iconic characters that have endured through the years. Join us as we take a nostalgic look back at the top TV series of 1981, celebrating the shows that defined the year and continue to be cherished by fans today.
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![Hill Street Blues]( "Hill Street Blues")
Hill Street Blues
Written by: Steven Bochco, Michael Kozoll
Starring: Daniel J. Travanti, Michael Warren, Bruce Weitz, James Sikking
Country: United States of America
Outline: The lives and work of the staff of an inner city police precinct.
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![Simon & Simon]( "Simon & Simon")
Simon & Simon
Country: United States of America
Outline: Two brothers of disparate tastes and manners run a private detective agency.
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![Gimme a Break!]( "Gimme a Break!")
Gimme a Break!
Starring: Nell Carter, Lara Jill Miller, Lauri Hendler
Country: United States of America
Outline: Carl Kanisky is chief of police in Glenlawn, California. After the death of his wife, Margaret, he asks her friend, Nell Harper, to come in to keep house and take care of his children, ...
source: imdb.com
![Falcon Crest]( "Falcon Crest")
Falcon Crest
Country: United States of America
Outline: Set in the vineyards of California, this prime-time soap opera featured the conflict within the powerful Gioberti family, owners of the vast Falcon Crest Winery.
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Starring: Jock Mahoney,
Country: United States of America
Seasons: 5
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Starring: Jeff Celentano, Robert Hooks, Bert Kramer
Country: United States of America
Seasons: 9
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Starring: Dean Santoro, Luis Moreno, Jon Cedar
Country: United States of America
Seasons: 3
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![MTV Music Television]( "MTV Music Television")
MTV Music Television
Starring: Nina Blackwood, Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter, J.J. Jackson
Country: United States of America
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![Riker]( "Riker")
Riker
Starring: Michael Shannon, Josh Taylor
Country: United States of America
Outline: Frank Riker is a cop who gets the job done but unfortunately, causes a lot of damage to do it. After 11 years, the city thinks that it has had enough of Frank Riker. He faces the ...
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![Movie Macabre]( "Movie Macabre")
Movie Macabre
Starring: Cassandra Peterson
Country: United States of America
Outline: An old-fashioned style horror movie marathon, hosted and commentated on by the Mistress of the Dark herself, Elvira.
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![Night Flight]( "Night Flight")
Night Flight
Written by: Stuart S. Shapiro
Starring: Ross Bennett, Roberta Flack, Donny Hathaway, Randy Newman
Country: United States of America
Outline: Late night USA Network program that showed B-movies, rock videos, and offbeat shorts.
source: imdb.com
![Nurse]( "Nurse")
Nurse
Country: United States of America
Outline: A widow, Mary Benjamin, a supervising nurse at Grant Memorial Hospital in New York City, returns to work after her husband dies and learns to live as a single woman again.
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![American Playhouse]( "American Playhouse")
American Playhouse
Country: United States of America
Outline: Anthology series which ran on PBS throughout the 1980s.
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![Aloha Paradise]( "Aloha Paradise")
Aloha Paradise
Country: United States of America
Outline: Each week, visitors would be welcomed by Ms. Chase to the Paradise Village holiday resort in sunny Hawaii. Most of the guests had the same reason for booking their vacations here: to ...
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![Best of the West]( "Best of the West")
Best of the West
Country: United States of America
Outline: The Wild West misadventures of a mild-mannered store owner turned town Marshal.
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![Bret Maverick]( "Bret Maverick")
Bret Maverick
Country: United States of America
Outline: Set in Sweetwater, Arizona in the 1880s with solid citizen Bret owning a ranch and part of the Red Ox Saloon. Stable cast with varying stories, often centered on conflict between the ambitious sheriff and everyone else.
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![The Greatest American Hero]( "The Greatest American Hero")
The Greatest American Hero
Country: United States of America
Outline: A teacher is asked to be a superhero using a special alien suit with powers he can barely understand or control.
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![The Kid Super Power Hour with Shazam!]( "The Kid Super Power Hour with Shazam!")
The Kid Super Power Hour with Shazam!
Starring: Maylo McCaslin, Barry Gordon, Dawn Jeffory, Burr Middleton
Country: United States of America
Outline: The adventures of a high school for superheroes while the Marvel Family fights evil with the power given to them by the wizard, Shazam.
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![Code Red]( "Code Red")
Code Red
Country: United States of America
Outline: The adventures of a Los Angeles Fire Department Battalion Chief's family and crew.
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![McClain's Law]( "McClain's Law")
McClain's Law
Country: United States of America
Outline: Jim McClain was a cop and after being injured and deemed unfit for duty he was retired and for the past fifteen years was working on a fishing boat. One day he and his partner sell their ...
source: imdb.com
![Mr. Merlin]( "Mr. Merlin")
Mr. Merlin
Country: United States of America
Outline: The misadventures of Merlin the Magician and his apprentice in modern San Francisco.
source: imdb.com
![Nero Wolfe]( "Nero Wolfe")
Nero Wolfe
Country: United States of America
Outline: Interesting modern actualization made by italian broadcasting service (RAI) of immortal, well-known characters created by the genial american novelist Rex Stout. It's second time RAI ...
source: imdb.com
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