The Saturday Seven: Favorite TV Shows of the 80's

On Monday September 8th I celebrate another birthday...one of those "milestone" birthdays, although I'm not bothered by it at all. In fact I think I'm aging quite nicely; except for the fact that now more than ever before I find myself stuck in the "past". A good example is music. Well Madonna just put out a new CD this year, she's still one of those new popular singers, isn't she? Er, well actually her first single was 26 years ago, in 1982. TWENTY SIX YEARS AGO? It can't be that long ago, I'm only.....uh oh yeah I guess it was that long ago. But it seems like only yesterday I was at home every Friday night watching Dallas and all my other favorite programs. The more I thought about it I realized that all my favorite TV show were on back in the 1980's. Maybe back then I just had more time to watch TV. or maybe TV just stinks today. This inspired me for another scintillating edition of The Saturday Seven: Favorite TV Shows of the 80's

#1 Dallas- hands down, my favorite program. I watched it religiously for 14 seasons

#2 The Jeffersons- I loved Weezy and Florence. And what about Tom Willis, check out his ASCOT!

#3 Eight is Enough-Regular readers know that I am friendly with the Van Patten family. Dick Van Patten was everyone's favorite dad.

#4 Falcon Crest- long before I was a wine connoisseur, I loved this show. Show matriarch, the late Jane Wyman was practically my neighbor here in Palm Springs.

#5 The Cosby Show- Bill Cosby is just pure genius. I love that guy.

#6 Hart to Hart- Jonathon Hart was so dashing, Jennifer Hart was so beautiful, they were so in love. And they always caught the baddie. I loved the electric gates on their estate.

#7 The Love Boat- Who knew that i would eventually become a fan of cruises? Back then I watched it for the guest stars, especially to when Charo was on!

Bonus entry: Three's Company- It was always good for a laugh. Today Suzanne Somers is practically my neighbor here in Palm Springs. She is really very sweet, and so talented too.

What were YOUR favorite TV shows back in the 1980's? C'mon I'm sure you have a few not mentioned here. I'm running a special offer today, ALL COMMENTS ARE FREE.

-Rick Rockhill