Classic Cartoons from the Eighties

A List of the Best Television Cartoons from the 1980s

  • ABC Saturday Morning Preview (is this the correct title?)
  • The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers
  • The Adventures of the Little Koala
  • ALF
  • The All-New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show
  • ALF Tales
  • Alvin and the Chipmunks
  • Bananaman
  • Barbie and the Rockers
  • The Batman/Tarzan/Lone Ranger Adventure Hour
  • Battle of the Planets
  • Beanie and Cecil
  • Beetlejuice (1989)
  • Belle and Sebastian
  • Bernstein Bears
  • Beverly Hills Teens
  • Bionic Six
  • The Biskitts
  • Blackstar
  • Bluffers
  • Bravestarr
  • Bucky O’Hare
  • The Caboose Kids
  • California Raisins
  • Camp Candy
  • Captain N: The Game Master
  • Care Bears
  • Centurions
  • Chuck Norris: Karate Kommandos (1987)
  • Comic Strip (included Karate Kat, Mini Monsters, Street Frogs, and Tigersharks)
  • The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley
  • C.O.P.S.
  • Count Duckula
  • Dangermouse
  • David the Gnome
  • Defenders of the Earth (1986)
  • Dennis the Menace
  • Denver the Last Dinosaur
  • Dinoriders
  • Dinosaucers
  • Disney’s Adventures of the Gummi Bears
  • Donkey Kong
  • Dr. Snuggles
  • Dragon’s Lair
  • Drak Pack
  • Droids
  • Duck Tales
  • Dune Buggy
  • Dungeons & Dragons
  • Ewoks
  • Fanastic Max
  • Felix the Cat
  • Flintstone Kids
  • Fonz & the Happy Days Gang
  • Foofur
  • Force Five
  • Fraggle Rock
  • Galaxy High School
  • Galtar
  • Garfield and Friends
  • The Gary Coleman Show
  • Get Along Gang
  • Ghostbusters
  • G.I. Joe
  • Gilligan’s Planet
  • Glo-Friends
  • Go Bots
  • Grimm’s Fairy Tales and Storybook Series
  • Heathcliff
  • Hello Kitty
  • He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
  • Herself the Elf
  • The Hug-A-Bunch Kids
  • Hulk Hogan’s Rock ‘N’ Wrestling
  • The Incredible Hulk
  • Inhumanoids
  • Inspector Gadget
  • Jason of Star Command
  • Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors
  • Jem!
  • Kangaroo
  • The Karate Kid
  • Kidd Video
  • Kissyfur
  • The Kids’ Super Power Hour
  • Lazer Tag Academy
  • Leo The Lion
  • The Little Prince
  • The Little Wizards
  • The Littles
  • Madballs
  • Mario Bros.
  • M.A.S.K.
  • Maxie’s World
  • Maya The Bee
  • Meatball and Spaghetti
  • Mighty Mouse, the New Adventures
  • Mighty Orbots
  • Mr. T
  • Moncchichis
  • The Mork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley/Fonz Hour
  • Muppet Babies
  • My Little Pony
  • My Pet Monster
  • The Mysterious Cities of Gold
  • The New Fat Albert Show
  • The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries
  • The Noozles
  • Pac-Man
  • Pandamonium
  • Paw Paw Bears
  • Photon
  • Plastic Man
  • Pole Position
  • Poochie
  • Popples
  • The Potato Head Kids
  • Pound Puppies
  • Punky Brewster
  • A Pup Named Scooby Doo
  • The Puppy’s Further Adventures
  • The Raccoons
  • Rainbow Brite
  • The Real Ghostbusters
  • The Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Hour
  • Robocop
  • Robotech
  • Robotix
  • Rubik the Amazing Cube
  • Saban’s Adventures of the Little Mermaid
  • Saber Rider & The Star Sheriffs
  • Saturday Morning Supercade (bunch of cartoons based on arcade games like Donkey Kong, Q*Bert, Frogger, Pitfall!)
  • Scooby’s Mystery Funhouse
  • Sectaurs
  • She-Ra: Princess of Power
  • Shirt Tales
  • Sky Commanders
  • Silverhawks
  • Slimer! And the Real Ghostbusters
  • Smurfs
  • Snorks
  • Spartakus and the Sun Beneath the Sea
  • Spector Man
  • Spiderman and His Amazing Friends
  • Sport Billy
  • Star Blazers
  • Starcom: The U.S. Space Force (1987)
  • Strawberry Shortcake
  • The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
  • Superhero High
  • The Tarzan/Lone Ranger Adventure Hour
  • The Tarzan/Lone Ranger/Zorro Adventure Hour
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
  • Teen Wolf
  • The Thirteen Ghosts of Scooby-Doo
  • Thundarr the Barbarian
  • Thunderbirds 2086
  • Thundercats
  • Tigersharks
  • Transformers
  • Tranzor Z
  • Turbo Teen
  • Trollkins
  • Ulysses 31
  • USA Cartoon Express
  • Visionaries
  • Voltron: Defender of the Universe (both the vehicle and the lion versions)
  • Wheeled Warriors
  • Wildfire
  • Wolf Rock TV (1982)
  • Wuzzles