Rewinding the '80s: Rewinding 1980
by Alexander-DeLarge | created - 3 months ago | updated - 1 month ago | PublicWelcome to Rewinding the '80s, a series of lists in which I embark on a massive retrospective of my favorite era in pop culture. I will be watching and/or re-watching numerous titles from that golden, glorious decade and chronicling them all here for posterity.
This includes feature films, made-for-TV movies and miniseries, individual TV episodes, and short films - all listed in chronological order by their original release/air dates.
Some of these titles I saw during their original release or broadcast, many others I watched in later years, and others still I will be viewing for the first time.
When the '80s began, I was 7 years old and in second grade. By the end of 1980, I was 8 years old and in third grade. And during that time, this was my favorite show.
Other shows I watched on a regular or semi-regular basis were this, this, this, and this, and, of course, my Saturday morning cartoons.
This year also saw the release of the first of two movies that would come to define my childhood. You'll know it when you see it. (Hint: it's on page 10.)
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1. The Likes of Sykes (1980 TV Movie)
60 min | Comedy
Eric Sykes is a frustrated director of a Broadway musical, in which everything goes wrong.
Director: Paul Stewart Laing | Stars: Eric Sykes, Diana Coupland, Diane Holland, Ricardo Montez
Votes: 7
January 1, 1980
2.
Hawaii Five-O (1968–1980)
Episode:
School for Assassins
(1980)
TV-PG | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Five-O is assigned to provide security for a meeting involving a Middle Eastern sheik from OPEC, who is coming to Honolulu to negotiate with oil magnate John Ellington. McGarrett gets ... See full summary »
Director: Don Weis | Stars: Jack Lord, William Smith, Sharon Farrell, Moe Keale
Votes: 63
January 1, 1980
3. Hi-de-Hi! (1980–1988)
60 min | Comedy
Comic goings-on in this series. Ted's the camp comic but is always on the lookout for a way to make money. Gladys has her eye on the boss, and Peggy wants to swap her mop and cleaner's outfit for a 'yellow coat.'
Stars: Paul Shane, Ruth Madoc, Jeffrey Holland, Felix Bowness
Votes: 1,873
Series debuted January 1, 1980 on BBC1
4.
Hi-de-Hi! (1980–1988)
Episode:
Pilot
(1980)
40 min | Comedy
England in the late 1950s: Jeffrey Fairbrother is an unassuming Cambridge academic suffering a mid-life crisis. His wife wants a divorce and he wants a change of career. He applies to ... See full summary »
Director: David Croft | Stars: Simon Cadell, Paul Shane, Ruth Madoc, Jeffrey Holland
Votes: 55
January 1, 1980 | Pilot episode
5. Huckleberry Finn and His Friends (1979–1980)
60 min | Adventure, Drama
The exploits of Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer.
Stars: Ian Tracey, Sammy Snyders, Brigitte Horney, Blu Mankuma
Votes: 557
Series debuted on January 1, 1980 on CBC Television
6.
Huckleberry Finn and His Friends (1979–1980)
Episode:
Welcome, Neighbor
(1980)
23 min | Adventure, Drama
Tom plays hooky to go swimming with Huck, and nearly gets away with it too until Sid interferes. To get back at him, Tom rashly boasts that he'll get a prize bible before Sid does.
Director: Jack Hively | Stars: Ian Tracey, Sammy Snyders, Brigitte Horney, Bernie Coulson
Votes: 29
January 1, 1980 | Debut episode
7.
Polizeiinspektion 1 (1977–1988)
Episode:
Sylvester
(1980)
25 min | Crime
Director: Michael Braun | Stars: Walter Sedlmayr, Bruni Löbel, Elmar Wepper, Uschi Glas
Votes: 8
January 1, 1980
8.
The White Shadow (1978–1981)
Episode:
Feeling No Pain
(1980)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Sport
When Salami hurts his knee in a pickup basketball game he is prescribed some painkillers. Word gets out to a school drug distributor that he has then he becomes pressured to sell some. When busted, he blames Salami.
Director: Victor Lobl | Stars: Ken Howard, Joan Pringle, Ed Bernard, Thomas Carter
Votes: 28
January 1, 1980
9. The Black Stuff (1980 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 110 min | Drama
A group of Liverpudlians goes to Middlesborough to lay a tarmac road.
Director: Jim Goddard | Stars: Michael Angelis, Tom Georgeson, Alan Igbon, Gary Bleasdale
Votes: 576
January 2, 1980
10.
Les Brillant (1979–1982)
Episode:
Femme de ménage
(1980)
Comedy
Stars: Gilles Latulippe, Françoise Lemieux, Gaston Lepage, Béatrice Picard
January 2, 1980
11.
Charlie's Angels (1976–1981)
Episode:
Of Ghosts and Angels
(1980)
Not Rated | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Tiffany is having psychic premonitions about history repeating itself during a costume party at the mansion of a recently married friend of hers.
Director: Cliff Bole | Stars: Jaclyn Smith, Cheryl Ladd, Shelley Hack, David Doyle
Votes: 224
January 2, 1980
12.
Vega$ (1978–1981)
Episode:
The Private Eye Connection
(1980)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a friend of Dan's who's also a P.I. is killed, his girlfriend asks him to look into it. At the same time, there's a P.I. convention going on at the hotel and some other P.I.s are ... See full summary »
Director: Don Chaffey | Stars: Robert Urich, Greg Morris, Bart Braverman, Phyllis Davis
Votes: 49
January 2, 1980 (Correct title: "Night of a Thousand Eyes")
13. Mantis Fist Fighter (1980)
89 min | Action, Comedy
Ah Chi (Ka-Yan Leung) is obsessed with the martial arts and, more often than not, his kung-fu clowning gets him into trouble. One day he gets into a fight defending the locals from a ... See full summary »
Director: Wing-Cho Yip | Stars: Ka-Yan Leung, Yi-Lung Huang, Feng Cheng, Fu-Chien Chang
Votes: 295 | Gross: $0.03M
January 3, 1980 My rating: 7/10
14.
Barnaby Jones (1973–1980)
Episode:
Run to Death
(1980)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A friend of Betty's supposedly dies while going for a walk, but she uncovers evidence that he may have been murdered. The wife of her late friend hires her to further investigate and she soon believes embezzlement may be the motive.
Director: John Carter | Stars: Buddy Ebsen, Lee Meriwether, Mark Shera, Claudette Nevins
Votes: 63
January 3, 1980
15.
Barney Miller (1975–1982)
Episode:
People's Court
(1980)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Weary apartment dwellers band together to catch a burglar. A census taker takes drastic measures to count an unco-operative target.
Director: Noam Pitlik | Stars: Hal Linden, Max Gail, Ron Glass, Steve Landesberg
Votes: 94
January 3, 1980
16.
Benson (1979–1986)
Episode:
Just Friends
(1980)
TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Family
The governor tries to convince a business owner to move his operation into the state so that more jobs are available. When Benson meets the business man and his wife, he is uncomfortable ... See full summary »
Director: John Bowab | Stars: Robert Guillaume, James Noble, Inga Swenson, Caroline McWilliams
Votes: 51
January 3, 1980
17.
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979–1981)
Episode:
Space Vampire
(1980)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Buck Rogers and Wilma Deering arrive at Theta Station to have Twiki serviced, but soon a freighter crashes with the space station. The freighter crew are found in a state between life and ... See full summary »
Director: Larry Stewart | Stars: Gil Gerard, Erin Gray, Tim O'Connor, Christopher Stone
Votes: 306
January 3, 1980
18.
Knots Landing (1979–1993)
Episode:
Community Spirit
(1980)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Romance
J.R. visits Knots Landing as he wants to drill for oil offshore and the community protests.
Director: James Sheldon | Stars: James Houghton, Kim Lankford, Michele Lee, Constance McCashin
Votes: 52
January 3, 1980
19.
The Littlest Hobo (1979–1985)
Episode:
Second Chance
(1980)
Adventure, Drama, Family
The Hobo discovers a drug smuggling operation. He's only able to bring this to the attention of an ex-con who doesn't want to get involved, but the smugglers wind up involving him anyway--as the fall guy.
Director: Allan Eastman | Stars: London, Philip Akin, Michael Cole, Sean McCann
Votes: 16
January 3, 1980
20.
Mork & Mindy (1978–1982)
Episode:
A Mommy for Mindy
(1980)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Mork is overjoyed when Fred returns and announces that he's remarried, but for Mindy, it dredges up painful memories of her mother's death.
Director: Howard Storm | Stars: Robin Williams, Pam Dawber, Jay Thomas, Gina Hecht
Votes: 113
January 3, 1980
21.
Soap (1977–1981)
Episode:
Episode #3.12
(1980)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Danny catches up with Polly; Chester and Jessica attend a counseling session with a minister; Burt's doctor reveals that Mary is pregnant--and that Burt's insomnia is caused by a fatal blood disease.
Director: J.D. Lobue | Stars: Billy Crystal, Cathryn Damon, Katherine Helmond, Jay Johnson
Votes: 86
January 3, 1980
22.
The Waltons (1972–1981)
Episode:
The Unthinkable
(1980)
TV-G | 60 min | Drama, Family, Romance
A soldier in Jason's company is Jewish. He tells the Waltons what is happening to Jews by the Nazis. Meanwhile, Elizabeth is getting teased for being such a smart student at school.
Director: Ralph Waite | Stars: Ralph Waite, Jon Walmsley, Judy Norton, Mary Beth McDonough
Votes: 105
January 3, 1980
23. A Sweet Journey (1980)
R | 98 min | Comedy, Drama
Childhood friends, dominant Helene and submissive Lucie, are now in their thirties and married. Nostalgic about their youth, they take a bonding car trip to French countryside, while discussing their real and made up sexual experiences.
Director: Michel Deville | Stars: Dominique Sanda, Geraldine Chaplin, Jacques Zabor, Jean Crubelier
Votes: 727
January 4, 1980 My rating: 6/10
24. Krehké vztahy (1980)
83 min | Drama
A young square-built Tadeás Falk called Táda (Vladimír Kratina) distributes meat from a slaughterhouse to the Liberec-city environs and to mountain hotels. The divorced Bára Saklová (Zora ... See full summary »
Director: Juraj Herz | Stars: Vladimír Kratina, Radim Hlozek, Zora Kerova, Helena Zaludova
Votes: 37
January 4, 1980 My rating: 6/10
25.
Dallas (1978–1991)
Episode:
Power Play
(1980)
TV-PG | 49 min | Drama, Romance
Kristin discovers Lucy's affair with Alan Beam and brings the information to J.R.. J.R. sees a way to turn Alan's romance to his own advantage.
Director: Leslie H. Martinson | Stars: Barbara Bel Geddes, Jim Davis, Patrick Duffy, Linda Gray
Votes: 167
January 4, 1980
26.
Derrick (1974–1998)
Episode:
Hanna, liebe Hanna
(1980)
59 min | Crime, Drama
Magda Klein waits in vain for her father at the railway station. She then goes to the hotel he was living at, but he isn't there either. After getting a strange phone call, Magda reports ... See full summary »
Director: Theodor Grädler | Stars: Horst Tappert, Fritz Wepper, Willy Schäfer, Ute Christensen
Votes: 80
January 4, 1980 | Season 7 debut
27.
The Dukes of Hazzard (1979–1985)
Episode:
Duke of Duke
(1980)
TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Comedy
A man claiming to be the Dukes' cousin from England, Gaylord Duke, asks Uncle Jesse for a $30,000 advance to pay off the taxes for a piece of land he claims to have inherited. But there's ... See full summary »
Director: Hollingsworth Morse | Stars: Tom Wopat, John Schneider, Catherine Bach, Denver Pyle
Votes: 161
January 4, 1980
28.
The Incredible Hulk (1978–1982)
Episode:
Broken Image
(1980)
TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
David 'Bowman' is mistaken for criminal Mike Cassidy, who promptly shaves off his mustache to take advantage of the situation.
Director: John McPherson | Stars: Bill Bixby, Jack Colvin, Lou Ferrigno, Karen Carlson
Votes: 185
January 4, 1980
29.
Kamen Rider (1979–1980)
Episode:
Haejigokujin, Kamen Rider Close Call
(1980)
TV-G | Action, Adventure, Drama
Stars: Hiroaki Murakami, Shinzô Hotta, Shinji Nakae, Nobuo Tsukamoto
January 4, 1980
30.
The Muppet Show (1976–1981)
Episode:
Dizzy Gillespie
(1980)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Musical
The Muppets have to keep the noise down during a noise inspection to avoid being shut down while Dizzy Gillespie guest stars.
Director: Philip Casson | Stars: Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt
Votes: 125
January 4, 1980
31.
A Sharp Intake of Breath (1977–1981)
Episode:
The Spare Part
(1980)
Comedy
Peter has to pay £15 when Sheila calls someone out to mend the washer, the repairman tells him that he can get a new outlet seal from Scotland, and collecting the parcel from the train station proves to be a nightmare.
Director: Stuart Allen | Stars: David Jason, Jacqueline Clarke, Richard Wilson, Larry Martyn
Votes: 15
January 4, 1980 | Season 3 debut
32. The Sugarhill Gang: Rapper's Delight (TopPop Version) (1980 Music Video)
4 min | Music
Alternate music videos exist as well. One appears to have been recorded by Dutch broadcasting company AVRO at a hotel pool in early 1980.
Stars: Big Bank Hank, Master Gee, Sugarhill Gang, Wonder Mike
Votes: 8
January 5, 1980
33.
All Creatures Great and Small (1978–1990)
Episode:
Charity Begins at Home
(1980)
TV-PG | 51 min | Comedy, Drama
Siegfried bumps into Mr. Beresford, the manager of the local bank whose dog behaves badly in the car. Tristan woos the lovely Marjorie Simpson and Siegfried meets Sarah Raworth. James ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Bramall | Stars: Christopher Timothy, Robert Hardy, Peter Davison, Carol Drinkwater
Votes: 80
January 5, 1980
34.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Horns of Nimon: Part Three
(1980)
TV-PG | 23 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Discovering the Nimon power room puts the Doctor onto the immense threat facing the universe, all enabled by Soldeed's crazed plan to return his war-mongering people to military glory.
Director: Kenny McBain | Stars: Tom Baker, Lalla Ward, Graham Crowden, Michael Osborne
Votes: 407
January 5, 1980
35.
Enemy at the Door (1978–1980)
Episode:
Call of the Dead
(1980)
TV-14 | 53 min | Drama, War
Hard line General Muller visits Richter and accuses him of leniency with Dr. Martel and Peter after Reinicke reported him. Reinicke is promoted but so too is Richter. Once again Reinicke is... See full summary »
Director: Bill Bain | Stars: Alfred Burke, David Waller, Antonia Pemberton, Emily Richard
Votes: 30
January 5, 1980 | Season 2 debut
36.
Flash Gordon (1979–1982)
Episode:
Chapter Sixteen: Ming's Last Battle
(1980)
TV-Y7 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Dale agrees to marry Ming if he'll spare Flash's life. Meanwhile, all of the races of Mongo unite to defeat Ming's warriors and collapse his empire.
Stars: Robert Ridgely, Alan Oppenheimer, Diane Pershing, Allan Melvin
Votes: 27
January 5, 1980 | Season 1 finale
37.
Fred and Barney Meet the Shmoo (1979–1980)
Episode:
The Thing Meets the Clunk/Fred Goes to the Houndasaurs/The Warlock of Voodoo Island/Beach Party Crashers
(1980)
Animation, Comedy, Family
January 5, 1980 * Final episode of The New Shmoo * Final episode of the series to feature any new content
38.
Mobile Suit Gundam (1979–1980)
Episode:
Lalah's Dilemma
(1980)
TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The Gundam is upgraded and Lalah's Elmeth enters combat for the first time. Amuro and Lalah cross paths again, but as enemies.
Directors: Osamu Sekita, Yoshiyuki Tomino | Stars: Tôru Furuya, Shûichi Ikeda, Hirotaka Suzuoki, Toshio Furukawa
Votes: 49
January 5, 1980
39.
Plastic Man (1979– )
Episode:
Plastic Mummy Meets Disco Mummy/Doctor Icicle/The Deep Sea Demon Caper/The Stone-Cold Dragon of Gold/City of Ice/The Glutunous Glop
(1980)
TV-G | Animation, Adventure, Family
Directors: Rudy Larriva, Charles Nichols, Manuel Perez | Stars: Jack Baker, Joe Baker, Michael Bell, Susan Blu
January 5, 1980 * Season 1 finale of Plastic Man * Final episodes of Mighty Man & Yukk, Fangface & Fangpuss, and Rickety Rocket.
40.
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979–1983)
Episode:
The Ransom of Scooby Chief
(1980)
TV-G | 22 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
As Scrappy chats with friends, Scooby and Shaggy are kidnapped.
Directors: Oscar Dufau, George Gordon, Ray Patterson, Carl Urbano | Stars: Marla Frumkin, Casey Kasem, Don Messick, Heather North
Votes: 92
January 5, 1980 | Season 1 finale
41.
Spider-Woman (1979–1980)
Episode:
A Deadly Dream
(1980)
TV-Y7 | 21 min | Animation, Action, Family
An alien threatens the World with her sleep inducing powers.
Director: Bob Richardson | Stars: Joan Van Ark, Bryan Scott, Larry Carroll, Vic Perrin
Votes: 73
January 5, 1980 | Final episode of the series
42. Twelfth Night (1980 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 128 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Lookalike twins Viola and Sebastian are separated by a shipwreck. Viola lands in Illyria, where she disguises herself as her brother and goes into the service of the Duke Orsino. Orsino ... See full summary »
Director: John Gorrie | Stars: Alec McCowen, Robert Hardy, Felicity Kendal, Annette Crosbie
Votes: 289
January 6, 1980
43.
Alice (1976–1985)
Episode:
Good Buddy Flo
(1980)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
In the first show broadcast in the 1980's, Flo is dating a big rig trucker named Sy. When she finds out that he's taken on a young, female driving partner,she becomes jealous. She then asks... See full summary »
Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Linda Lavin, Vic Tayback, Beth Howland, Philip McKeon
Votes: 78
January 6, 1980
44.
Archie Bunker's Place (1979–1983)
Episode:
Murray's Daughter
(1980)
TV-PG | Comedy
When Murray's daughter comes to town to take possession of a family inheritance, Archie gets the two to make peace after years of estrangement. Murray's daughter in this episode is played by Martin Balsam's real-life daughter, Talia.
Directors: Carroll O'Connor, Jon Sharp | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Martin Balsam, Danielle Brisebois, Allan Melvin
Votes: 51
January 6, 1980
45.
The Beachcombers (1972–2004)
Episode:
The Lovely Miss Peachum
(1980)
Adventure, Comedy
Relic is pursuing a forlorn teacher and Nick and Molly are resolved to make sense of what he is doing.
Stars: Bruno Gerussi, Robert Clothier, Rae Brown
January 6, 1980
46.
Gatchaman (1972–1980)
Episode:
Enjô! Egobosurâ kyûten
(1980)
TV-PG | Animation, Action, Adventure
Directors: Seitarô Hara, Kôichi Mashimo, Mizuho Nishikubo, Kouzo Takagaki, Hidehito Ueda | Stars: Katsuji Mori, Isao Sasaki, Kazuko Sugiyama, Yoku Shioya
January 6, 1980
47.
The Jeffersons (1975–1985)
Episode:
One Flew Into the Cuckoo's Nest
(1980)
TV-14 | 25 min | Comedy
George's attempts to get out of a painting party at the Willises' get him into plenty of trouble at a state mental hospital, where he goes crazy trying to convince everyone that he's sane. ... See full summary »
Director: Bob Lally | Stars: Isabel Sanford, Sherman Hemsley, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover
Votes: 82
January 6, 1980
48.
One Day at a Time (1975–1984)
Episode:
Schneider, the Model
(1980)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
At first Schneider is happy with being asked to be a model and then he learns...
Director: Alan Rafkin | Stars: Bonnie Franklin, Mackenzie Phillips, Pat Harrington Jr., Michael Lembeck
Votes: 102
January 6, 1980
49.
Trapper John, M.D. (1979–1986)
Episode:
Boom!
(1980)
60 min | Drama
There is a bomb somewhere in the hospital set to go off at midnight, the night of Trapper's 10th anniversary as chief of surgery. The bomb squad can't find it, and the man who planted it is dying from bullet wounds.
Director: Seymour Robbie | Stars: Pernell Roberts, Gregory Harrison, Mary McCarty, Charles Siebert
Votes: 15
January 6, 1980
50. High Ice (1980 TV Movie)
104 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A park ranger clashes with an egotistical army officer over how to handle a rescue operation to save three rock climbers stranded on a high elevation ledge of a mountain in Washington state.
Director: Eugene S. Jones | Stars: David Janssen, Tony Musante, Madge Sinclair, Gretchen Corbett
Votes: 162
January 7, 1980
51.
Battle of the Planets (1978–1980)
Episode:
Defector to Spectra
(1980)
TV-Y7 | Animation, Action, Adventure
Chief Anderson suspects longtime worker Greg is a traitor. G-Force investigates. Mark pretends to be defecting to Spectra. Voltar has kidnapped Greg's daughter.
Director: Hisayuki Toriumi | Stars: Alan Young, Keye Luke, Ronnie Schell, Janet Waldo
Votes: 14
January 7, 1980
52.
Blake's 7 (1978–1981)
Episode:
Aftermath
(1980)
Not Rated | 119 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
The Liberator is damaged in the battle against the alien invasion fleet of Andromeda and the crew abandons ship whilst the automatic on-board systems attempt to repair the ship. Avon finds ... See full summary »
Director: Vere Lorrimer | Stars: Paul Darrow, Jan Chappell, Michael Keating, Jacqueline Pearce
Votes: 214
January 7, 1980 | Season 3 debut
53.
Laverne & Shirley (1976–1983)
Episode:
Not Quite South of the Border
(1980)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
A too good to be true, inexpensive vacation to "Near" Mexico, proves to be just so when the girls get a room with a wall missing. Plus many other deceptive practices foisted on them and other guests by the hotel's deceitful owner.
Director: Joel Zwick | Stars: Penny Marshall, Cindy Williams, Betty Garrett, David L. Lander
Votes: 102
January 7, 1980
54.
Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983)
Episode:
The Werewolf of Walnut Grove
(1980)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Family, Romance
School bully Bart begins menacing his classmates, especially Albert. Tired of the constant harassment, Albert creates a paper maché werewolf mask to terrorize Bart into ceasing his bullying... See full summary »
Director: William F. Claxton | Stars: Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Melissa Gilbert, Melissa Sue Anderson
Votes: 304
January 7, 1980
55.
Lou Grant (1977–1982)
Episode:
Brushfire
(1980)
TV-PG | 49 min | Crime, Drama
The paper is on the scene of a series of brush fires in the California Valley. Charlie, who is on the verge of separating from his wife, makes a last ditch effort to save his home from the fires as well as his marriage.
Director: Donald Baer | Stars: Edward Asner, Robert Walden, Linda Kelsey, Mason Adams
Votes: 24
January 7, 1980
56.
Lupin the 3rd (1977–1980)
Episode:
The Chewing-Gum Disguise Operation
(1980)
TV-PG | Animation, Action, Adventure
Crime boss Gasper plans a wedding scam with Arsène Lupin III in mind: his girlfriend, the dancer Amore, marries Lupin, after which Gasper kills Lupin and takes his fortune. Unfortunately, ... See full summary »
Director: Kyôsuke Mikuriya | Stars: Yasuo Yamada, Gorô Naya, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Makio Inoue
Votes: 24
January 7, 1980
57.
M*A*S*H (1972–1983)
Episode:
Bottle Fatigue
(1980)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, War
Hawkeye goes on the wagon and drives everyone crazy. When Winchester hears that his sister is going to marry an Italian, he goes nuts, doing everything in his power to stop the marriage.
Director: Burt Metcalfe | Stars: Alan Alda, Mike Farrell, Harry Morgan, Loretta Swit
Votes: 481
January 7, 1980
58.
WKRP in Cincinnati (1978–1982)
Episode:
A Family Affair
(1980)
TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy
Andy's sister Carol is visiting and Andy sets her up on a blind date with Johnny. But when Carol visits the radio station, she meets Venus and they set up their own date. Andy does not approve, but then he has to prove his is not a racist.
Director: Rod Daniel | Stars: Gary Sandy, Gordon Jump, Loni Anderson, Richard Sanders
Votes: 140
January 7, 1980
59. La femme flic (1980)
103 min | Drama, Thriller
Corinne Levassuer, a Paris police inspector, uncovers some embarrassing evidence during one of her investigations and is transferred to a northern French mining town.
Director: Yves Boisset | Stars: Miou-Miou, Jean-Marc Thibault, Leny Escudéro, Jean-Pierre Kalfon
Votes: 460
January 8, 1980 My rating: 6/10
60.
Armchair Thriller (1978–1981)
Episode:
The Victim: Part 1
(1980)
24 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
When kidnappers abduct his teenage daughter, Sue, industrialist Vincent Craig could easily raise the ransom money. But Craig intends to do things his own way.
Director: Gareth Davies | Stars: John Shrapnel, Paul Jerricho, Meg Ritchie, Gerald Sim
Votes: 33
January 8, 1980 | Season 2 debut
61.
Grange Hill (1978–2008)
Episode:
Episode #3.1
(1980)
Comedy, Drama, Family
Tucker & co are late on the first day when the bus doesn't turn up. Mr Sutcliffe helps lay signs around the school for the new first formers. Benny turns up with football in one hand, and ... See full summary »
Director: Brian Lennane | Stars: Graham Ashley, Cheryl Branker, Lucinda Gane, Robert Hartley
Votes: 24
January 8, 1980 | Season 3 debut
62.
Happy Days (1974–1984)
Episode:
Ah, Wilderness
(1980)
TV-G | Comedy, Family, Music
Richie's reluctant friends agree with his plan to go camping in the woods over spring break under two conditions: that Richie, not Fonzie, will be the leader of the expedition ... and if ... See full summary »
Director: Jerry Paris | Stars: Ron Howard, Henry Winkler, Marion Ross, Anson Williams
Votes: 92
January 8, 1980
63.
Hart to Hart (1979–1984)
Episode:
Color Jennifer Dead
(1980)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
The man who was painting Jennifer's portrait dies, supposedly while driving drunk, but the Harts don't believe the official explanation.
Director: Alex March | Stars: Robert Wagner, Stefanie Powers, Lionel Stander, Leonard Frey
Votes: 152
January 8, 1980
64.
Hawaii Five-O (1968–1980)
Episode:
For Old Times Sake
(1980)
TV-PG | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A school for wayward girls, run by a friend of Steve McGarrett's, needs $15,000 for overdue taxes or the school will be closed. Former counterfeiter Willie McFee, a flower breeder who also ... See full summary »
Director: Dennis Donnelly | Stars: Jack Lord, William Smith, Herman Wedemeyer, Moe Keale
Votes: 54
January 8, 1980
65.
Huckleberry Finn and His Friends (1979–1980)
Episode:
Love in Bloom
(1980)
24 min | Adventure, Drama
Faced with spending his whole Saturday whitewashing Aunt Polly's fence, Tom persuades his friends to do the work for him and to pay for the privilege too. Tom meets Judge Thatcher's niece, Becky, and immediately falls in love with her.
Director: Jack Hively | Stars: Ian Tracey, Sammy Snyders, Brigitte Horney, Bernie Coulson
Votes: 26
January 8, 1980
66.
Polizeiinspektion 1 (1977–1988)
Episode:
Nippa Johan
(1980)
24 min | Crime
Director: Zbynek Brynych | Stars: Walter Sedlmayr, Elmar Wepper, Max Grießer, Walter Richter
Votes: 8
January 8, 1980
67.
Robin's Nest (1977–1981)
Episode:
Pastures New
(1980)
Comedy
Rob starts to question whether there's more to life than running a bistro, Albert calls to announce that he's opened a nest of his own in Watford, and Mr. Nicholls fails to spot Gertrude's interest in the washer-upper job.
Director: Peter Frazer-Jones | Stars: Richard O'Sullivan, Tessa Wyatt, Tony Britton, David Kelly
Votes: 17
January 8, 1980 | Season 5 debut
68.
Taxi (1978–1983)
Episode:
Tony and Brian
(1980)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy
Tony is shattered when a kid that he wants to adopt decides to go with a wealthy couple.
Director: James Burrows | Stars: Judd Hirsch, Jeff Conaway, Danny DeVito, Marilu Henner
Votes: 173
January 8, 1980
69.
Three's Company (1976–1984)
Episode:
Larry Loves Janet
(1980)
TV-PG | Comedy
Larry thinks he is in love with Janet after she consoles him when he is rejected by a girl.
Director: Dave Powers | Stars: John Ritter, Joyce DeWitt, Suzanne Somers, Richard Kline
Votes: 185
January 8, 1980
70.
The White Shadow (1978–1981)
Episode:
Artist
(1980)
TV-PG | Drama, Sport
Thorpe is forced to consider that his high school basketball dominance isn't likely to reach a large college and even less so to reach the NBA. The art teacher suggests his future may be in painting.
Director: LeRoy McDonald | Stars: Ken Howard, Joan Pringle, Ed Bernard, Thomas Carter
Votes: 30
January 8, 1980
71. Haine (1980)
87 min | Drama, Thriller
A drifter on a motorcycle happens to be passing through a town immediately after a young school girl has been run over and killed by an unknown person on a motorcycle.
Director: Dominique Goult | Stars: Klaus Kinski, Maria Schneider, Patrice Melennec, Evelyne Bouix
Votes: 230
January 9, 1980 My rating: 4/10
72. Operation Leopard (1980)
96 min | Adventure, Drama, War
In 1978, a group of heavily armed rebels from Katanga attacked the mining town of Kolwezi in Zaire and started killing the civilians among whom many Europeans. France sent the legion to evacuate the civilian population.
Director: Raoul Coutard | Stars: Bruno Cremer, Jacques Perrin, Laurent Malet, Pierre Vaneck
Votes: 398
January 9, 1980 My rating: 5/10
73. The Lathe of Heaven (1980 TV Movie)
105 min | Sci-Fi
In a highly controlled and overpopulated society, a man who has terrifying dreams that affect reality is assigned a psychiatrist who takes advantage of the situation.
Directors: Fred Barzyk, David R. Loxton | Stars: Bruce Davison, Peyton E. Park, Niki Flacks, Kevin Conway
Votes: 2,810
January 9, 1980
74.
Les Brillant (1979–1982)
Episode:
Femme au travail
(1980)
Comedy
Stars: Gilles Latulippe, Françoise Lemieux, Béatrice Picard, Gaston Lepage
January 9, 1980
75.
Charlie's Angels (1976–1981)
Episode:
Angel's Child
(1980)
Not Rated | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
On behalf of the agency's latest client, Consolidated Appliances, which has been the victim of a series of robberies, Kelly is acting as the liaison with the police, the case led by Sgt. ... See full summary »
Director: Dennis Donnelly | Stars: Jaclyn Smith, Cheryl Ladd, Shelley Hack, David Doyle
Votes: 180
January 9, 1980
76.
Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986)
Episode:
The Election
(1980)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
While a new housekeeper, Adelaide Brubaker, takes over from Mrs. Garrett, Mr. Drummond decides to run for city council after a friend's suggestion.
Director: Gerren Keith | Stars: Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Dana Plato
Votes: 82
January 9, 1980
77.
Eight Is Enough (1977–1981)
Episode:
My Son, the Prom Queen
(1980)
TV-G | Comedy, Drama, Family
When an all girl band beats out Tommy and Ernie's group for a gig at Senior prom the boys want payback. They decide to nominate Tommy for homecoming queen but when the event gets closer Tommy has doubts.
Director: Irving J. Moore | Stars: Dick Van Patten, Betty Buckley, Grant Goodeve, Willie Aames
Votes: 24
January 9, 1980
78.
The Rose of Versailles (1979–1980)
Episode:
Arasu no kaze yo kotaete...
(1980)
TV-PG | 25 min | Animation, Action, Drama
Against the rules of her confinement, Oscar takes a trip to Arras, a peasant village under her family's care. There, she learns of the terrible condition of the common French people.
Director: Tadao Nagahama | Stars: Reiko Tajima, Tarô Shigaki, Hisashi Katsuta, Nachi Nozawa
Votes: 36
January 9, 1980
79.
Vega$ (1978–1981)
Episode:
Lost Monday
(1980)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Binzer goes to see Paula Conway a hypnotist for a little self improvement. But what he doesn't know is she has been hired by some malefactors to turn him into their private assassin. When ... See full summary »
Director: Phil Bondelli | Stars: Robert Urich, Greg Morris, Bart Braverman, Phyllis Davis
Votes: 55
January 9, 1980
80. John Foxx: Underpass (1980 Music Video)
Music video for "Underpass," the first single from John Foxx's debut solo album "Metamatic."
Star: John Foxx
January 10, 1980
81.
Armchair Thriller (1978–1981)
Episode:
The Victim: Part 2
(1980)
24 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Craig believes he knows who is behind the kidnapping--and that the motives are personal, not financial. Shaking off the police, he heads to the town of Hepton to begin his search.
Stars: John Shrapnel, Paul Jerricho, Godfrey James, Gerald Sim
Votes: 14
January 10, 1980
82.
Barnaby Jones (1973–1980)
Episode:
The Price of Anger
(1980)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
J.R.'s friend is wrongly accused of assaulting a man who later dies. Making matters worse, he ran from the scene of the crime making him look guilty. J.R. does every thing he possibly can to help his friend clear himself.
Director: Larry Elikann | Stars: Buddy Ebsen, Lee Meriwether, Mark Shera, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs
Votes: 56
January 10, 1980
83.
Barney Miller (1975–1982)
Episode:
Vanished: Part 1
(1980)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Harris poses as a vagrant to go undercover to solve a string of crimes, and then he disappears. A woman wants Wojo or Dietrich to make a baby with her.
Director: Noam Pitlik | Stars: Hal Linden, Max Gail, Ron Glass, Steve Landesberg
Votes: 117
January 10, 1980
84.
Benson (1979–1986)
Episode:
Chain of Command
(1980)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
The lieutenant governor takes over the governor's office for a few days when Governor Gatling is sick. Ed Sherman tries to get a bill passed into law, knowing that the governor opposes the bill.
Director: Asaad Kelada | Stars: Robert Guillaume, James Noble, Inga Swenson, Caroline McWilliams
Votes: 48
January 10, 1980
85.
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979–1981)
Episode:
Happy Birthday, Buck
(1980)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Nearing his 534th birthday, Buck Rogers feels homesick for the 20th century and Wilma Deering plans a surprise party to cheer him up. To lure Buck out of his apartment and allow Wilma to ... See full summary »
Director: Sigmund Neufeld Jr. | Stars: Gil Gerard, Erin Gray, Tim O'Connor, Morgan Brittany
Votes: 232
January 10, 1980
86.
Galaxy Express 999 (1978–1981)
Episode:
Daishijouhan wakusei no gensou: Zenpen
(1980)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
The 999 lands in complete secrecy at the Tomorrow Planet, whose inhabitants have no knowledge of space travel. One of them learns of the train and steals Tetsuro's pass.
Director: Nobutaka Nishizawa | Stars: Shigeru Chiba, Masako Ikeda, Kaneta Kimotsuki, Kiyoshi Komiyama
Votes: 13
January 10, 1980
87.
Knots Landing (1979–1993)
Episode:
Let Me Count the Ways
(1980)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Romance
Teacher's pet Richard runs for a school-board seat against a free-thinking teacher whom Karen finds dangerously attractive.
Director: Henry Levin | Stars: James Houghton, Kim Lankford, Michele Lee, Constance McCashin
Votes: 47
January 10, 1980
88.
The Littlest Hobo (1979–1985)
Episode:
Big Al and Sam Strawberry
(1980)
Adventure, Drama, Family
The Hobo helps an artist out of temptation to embezzle a Van Gogh, as a desperate measure to pay off a mobster.
Director: Jan Darnley-Smith | Stars: London, Sheldon Leonard, James B. Douglas, Brian Smegal
Votes: 13
January 10, 1980
89.
Mork & Mindy (1978–1982)
Episode:
The Night They Raided Mind-ski's
(1980)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Mork haplessly gets involved with a group of white supremacists.
Director: Howard Storm | Stars: Robin Williams, Pam Dawber, Jay Thomas, Gina Hecht
Votes: 115
January 10, 1980
90.
Play for Today (1970–1984)
Episode:
Keep Smiling
(1980)
83 min | Comedy, Drama
Family picnics should not be like this: bugging devices, men with X-ray eyes. Mary doesn't understand what terrifies Simon, nor the bizarre events of the next six months.
Director: Paul Joyce | Stars: Stephen Moore, Morag Hood, Matthew Stradling, Victoria Goodwin
January 10, 1980
91.
Quincy M.E. (1976–1983)
Episode:
Honor Thy Elders
(1980)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When an old man commits suicide in a hospital, Quincy discovers the tragedy of parental abuse, and gets involved in a senior citizens center.
Director: Ray Danton | Stars: Jack Klugman, Garry Walberg, John S. Ragin, Val Bisoglio
Votes: 77
January 10, 1980
92.
The Rockford Files (1974–1980)
Episode:
Deadlock in Parma
(1980)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In the series finale, Jim Rockford drives off into a California sunset in his wounded Firebird, after being ensnared in a small-town council battle with big implications. While trout ... See full summary »
Director: Winrich Kolbe | Stars: James Garner, Noah Beery Jr., Joe Santos, Sandra Kerns
Votes: 227
January 10, 1980 | Final episode of the series
93.
Soap (1977–1981)
Episode:
Episode #3.13
(1980)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Mary's joyful pregnancy is tempered by the fear that it might turn out to be the child of Alien Burt; after spending the night in bed with Leslie, Billy admits that he's finally found something better than television.
Director: J.D. Lobue | Stars: Jimmy Baio, Billy Crystal, Cathryn Damon, Katherine Helmond
Votes: 86
January 10, 1980
94.
The Waltons (1972–1981)
Episode:
The Idol
(1980)
TV-G | 60 min | Drama, Family, Romance
Elizabeth is fascinated by the new schoolteacher, a modern thinker who dares to teach her students where babies come from. Cindy is reaching the final stage of her pregnancy.
Director: Gwen Arner | Stars: Ralph Waite, Judy Norton, Jon Walmsley, Mary Beth McDonough
Votes: 112
January 10, 1980
95. The Godsend (1980)
R | 93 min | Drama, Horror
When a strange woman has her baby at the Marlowe's house, then disappears, Kate Marlowe is forced to keep the baby, Bonnie. She loves the child, but when her own children are systematically killed, suspicion turns to Bonnie.
Director: Gabrielle Beaumont | Stars: Malcolm Stoddard, Cyd Hayman, Angela Pleasence, Patrick Barr
Votes: 1,265
January 11, 1980 My rating: 2/10
96.
Dallas (1978–1991)
Episode:
Paternity Suit
(1980)
TV-PG | 49 min | Drama, Romance
Egged on by his father, Digger, and a reporter, Cliff Barnes initiates a lawsuit to be acknowledged as the father of Sue Ellen's baby.
Director: Harry Harris | Stars: Barbara Bel Geddes, Jim Davis, Patrick Duffy, Linda Gray
Votes: 173
January 11, 1980
97.
The Dukes of Hazzard (1979–1985)
Episode:
The Runaway
(1980)
TV-PG | 49 min | Action, Comedy
Millionaire C.J. Holmes is determined not to allow his daughter, Suzy, to marry farmer Fred Andrews. When Suzy appeals to the Dukes for help, C.J.'s henchmen kidnap Uncle Jesse in a ... See full summary »
Director: Dick Moder | Stars: Tom Wopat, John Schneider, Catherine Bach, Denver Pyle
Votes: 170
January 11, 1980
98.
Grange Hill (1978–2008)
Episode:
Episode #3.2
(1980)
Comedy, Drama, Family
Duane turns up with a black eye, given by his dad as a result of his lost bike. With school maintenance going on, the window putty proves irresistible. The drama class starts. Duane's ... See full summary »
Director: Brian Lennane | Stars: Graham Ashley, Neville Barber, Penny Brownjohn, Lucinda Gane
Votes: 21
January 11, 1980
99.
The Incredible Hulk (1978–1982)
Episode:
Proof Positive
(1980)
TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
When Patricia Steinhouer takes over her fathers duties at the National Register, she takes Jack McGee off the Hulk story. Jack, who's obsession with the Hulk makes him see the green Goliath everywhere, tries to convince her otherwise.
Director: Dick Harwood | Stars: Bill Bixby, Jack Colvin, Lou Ferrigno, Caroline Smith
Votes: 180
January 11, 1980
100.
Kamen Rider (1979–1980)
Episode:
Dreadful Aokabijin's Big Tokyo Earthquake
(1980)
TV-G | Action, Adventure, Drama
Stars: Hiroaki Murakami, Shinzô Hotta, Shinji Nakae, Nobuo Tsukamoto
January 11, 1980
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