A Young Person’s Guide to the Best TV Shows of the 80’s and 90’s

There are so many new shows to choose from in today’s Internet driven world.  But sometimes, it’s good to kickback and throwback to previous decades, and watch shows that are proven to be great from start-to-finish.

As for our young readers, here’s a guide to some of the TV gems from the 80’s and 90’s, but whose legacy can last a lifetime.

 

A- Team

I’m sure you’ve heard about the A-Team movie, starring Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, Quinton Jackson and ShaltonCoply. Well that movie is based on this action-adventure show that ranfrom 1983-1987.

The A-Team is a show about a crack commando unit, sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn’t commit. These 4 Vietnam Veterans escape a maximum security and work as soldiers of fortune, helping innocent underdogs, while on the run from the military.

It has now achieved a cult-status – a hallmark of great characters that work great together in film.

Catch the A-Team this June on HITS Channel, Mondays to Fridays at 5:30AM, 4:30PM, 7:30PM, Saturdays at 4-6:30PM, and Sundays at 5-6:30PM.

 

The Golden Girls

You might recognize Betty White from that photo, but did you know that she was part of an award-winning comedy series that aired from 1985 to 1992?

The Golden Girls is sitcom about four older, single women (three widows and one divorcée)sharing a home in Miami, Florida. They share various experiences together, and found ways to crack us up during their disagreements. (Think of Sex and the City, glamma style!)

All four actresses of the show won Emmy Awards for their roles, as their ensemble gave us a peek to how friendships, different they may be, can compliment each other and in the end, make us laugh.

Catch The Golden Girls this June on HITS Channel, Mondays to Fridays at 1:30AM, 7:30AM, 3:30PM, 8PM, Saturdays at 2:30-4:30AM, and Sundays at 12-2AM.

The X-Files

There are a lot of shows talking about “aliens” in today’s time. But back in the 90’s, this show was the hit. The X-Files is the longest running sci-fi horror series that revolves around FBI special agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, investigation X-Files: unsolved cases involving paranormal phenomena. Mulder is a believer of aliens and the paranormal, while Scully, a skeptic, made scientific analyses of Mulder’s discoveries to debunk his work. Working in the government, they find that they are the only people they can trust, beginning a platonic friendship, and like great love stories, evolving into a romantic one.

What started as a cult-show has now been embraced as part of pop-culture as a revival is on the works!

Catch The X-Files this June on HITS Channel, Mondays to Fridays at 9:30AM, 5:30PM, 11:30PM, Saturdays and Sundays at 2:30PM.

 

Seinfeld

If you think single life has changed from the 90’s to today, think again. 

Seinfeld is a show that revolves around the lives of of 4 eccentric personalities and offbeat characters named Jerry, George, Elaine and Kramer, and their foray into single life in New York City. It is a series about the ridiculous scenarios they constantly find themselves in that made the 90’s laugh out loud and relate.

It is a sharp comedy that made you think -- about relationships, and our relationships with the opposite sex. The unique humor breathed into it by Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David made it into Writer’s Guild’s No. 2 of the Best TV Series of All Time. It’s definitely worth-watching again and again, no matter what generation you belong.

Catch Seinfeld this June on HITS Channel, Mondays to Fridays at 8:30AM, 1PM, and Saturdays at 12-2AM.

 

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Now who doesn’t know Star Trek?

This is one of the best sci-fi TV shows of all time, and watching it is a must. It is a cultural phenomenon that bridges generations, surviving through reinterpretations and thriving on reinventions for over 44 years.

Star Trek: The Next Generation is the long-awaited successor of the original, 1966 Star Trek. Under the command of Captain Jean-Luc Picard, the all-new Enterprise NCC-1701-D travels out to distant planets to seek new life, and boldly go where no one has gone before.

And who doesn’t love Patrick Stewart?

Catch Star Trek: The Next Generation this June on HITS Channel, Mondays to Fridays at 4AM, 9AM, 5PM, 11PM and Saturdays to Sundays at 1:30PM.

 

Married… with Children

You might know him as Jay of Modern family, head patriarch of the show, but back in 1987-1997,Ed O’Neill was first known as Al Bundy, the patriarch of the show Married…with Children.

It is a comedy about the Bundys, a dysfunctional family, living in an American suburb. Al is a shoe salesman who can’t let go of his past as a glorious football player, married to a lazy wife named Peggy, who spends his wages at the salon and the mall. They have two children – Kelly, an attractive yet clueless party animal, and Bud, a hormonal teenager eager to become a ladies man. The show revolves around a man’s attempts to make his life better, but foiled due to his bad luck, leading him back to where he started.

Catch Married… with Children this June on HITS Channel, Mondays to Fridays at 1AM, 12PM, 3PM, 6:30PM, Saturdays at 5-7AM and Sundays at 2:30-4:30AM.

 

The Cosby Show

Before all the Bill Cosby fiasco of today, he was known as Doctor Heathcliff Huxtable of The Cosby Show in the 80s.

It was a show about the life of a successful, normal life of an African-American family. The Cosby Show told the story of the Huxtable family; Doctor Heathcliff Huxtable and Attorney Clair Huxtable, a happily married couple both raising smart, loving children with great adult lives.

The show became a trailblazer in 80s’ television because it narrated the lives of happy, in-tact African-America families, as opposed to the usual stories of struggle. Also it made many people laugh. Isn’t that what great stories are about?

Catch the Cosby Show this June on HITS Channel, Mondays to Fridays at 8:30PM,Saturdays at 7-9PM, and Sundays at 7:30-9:30AM.

 

Where to watch

HITS is a brand new channel that brings you the greatest TV ever created – all in one place. Watch your all-time favourite shows in never seen before HD quality. Reconnect with iconic stories and characters every weekday at the same time, same place. 

CH 137 in Mega Manila
CH 620 outside Mega Manila

 

 

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