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Top 5 '80s Action Shows

john.king
by john.king

Posted: Nov 08, 2007 in TV and Celebrities

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Ah, lists. Top 5 '80s Action Shows:

  • Magnum, P.I.
  • The A-Team
  • Knight Rider
  • Airwolf
  • Hardcastle & McCormick

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joe.shearer

Hardcastle & McCormick over "The Dukes of Hazzard"?

What's wrong with you, man?

joe.shearer on Nov 08, '07 at 10:13 AM
Sean Iams

MacGyver ... there should be a website about Richard Dean Anderson facts just like Chuck Norris, Jack Bauer, and Bob Sanders.

Sean Iams on Nov 08, '07 at 11:01 AM
indyclone

Dukes of Hazzard Charlie's Angels Incredible Hulk A-Team Knight Rider

indyclone on Nov 08, '07 at 11:24 AM
john.king

Has anyone watched the Dukes lately? Yeeeesh.

The Coy and Vance episodes suck even more now than before.

john.king on Nov 08, '07 at 11:54 AM
joe.shearer

indyclone is right about the Incredible Hulk, though didn't it start in the 70s? I think it was off the air by 81...but I was only 4 years old in 81 so I could be wrong about that.

And john king, you can't bring me Coy and Vance as an argument about the Dukes. The show officially jumped the shark when John Schneider and Tom Wopat were off the show. Coy and Vance is one of those things like that one "dream" season of Dallas...it didn't really happen. It's a collective figment of the TV audience's imagination.

And sure it doesn't hold up well, but not one of those shows you mentioned (with the possible exception of Magnum P.I., which isn't much better) hold up any better.

I would call "Hardcastle" a bold choice, so kudos for that...I just have to fault you for omitting the Duke boys.

BTW, did anyone catch the episode of "Smallville" with Tom Wopat as a guest star as Jonathan Kent's old buddy? Of course, Jonathan was played by one John Schneider, and they of course added a scene where Tom Wopat drives up in a 69 Charger, and he has to slide in through the open window because the door is broken or something. Great little moment.

joe.shearer on Nov 08, '07 at 12:08 PM
john.king

I always thought the Coyote was a cooler car than the General Lee. That's my inner 8-year-old talking. They also had a cool theme song.

For a while, there was a rash of prime time TV shows about cool vehicles. Much of my childhood was spent watching suped-up cars, helicopters, etc. Then came monster trucks, then Transformers, and because we were poor, Go-Bots.

I saw that ep. of "Smallville." Good times. They got caught up in special guest appearances when they should've been letting Clark fly more. And Margot Kidder's appearance? Yikes!

john.king on Nov 08, '07 at 12:22 PM
joe.shearer

I do have to criticize "Smallville" for being too teen-show, though you can't hate on them for their guest super heroes (though not having Bruce Wayne is inexcusible on the part of the silly WB execs who don't want to lend him to Smallville for even a week).

Geez...your post referencing cool cars and vehicles just begs a "best 80s cartoon" post. I'm doing it...now.

joe.shearer on Nov 08, '07 at 12:58 PM
KJ1981

I don't have a list. My number one favorite is Magnum PI. I have every season on DVD!

KJ1981 on Mar 28, '08 at 09:10 PM
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