Comments on: 80′s Kids TV

By: Pop Doctor

Pop Doctor — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 22:57:48 +0000

Hey Sgt-Pembry

From a very early stage television producers realised that the way to capture a family audience was to gain some acceptance from mum’s and dads via either a thinly veiled or thick as mud moral – hence the success of shows as diverse as Leave it to Beaver, My Three Sons, Happy Days and Different Strokes.

Then of course there was just out and out fun stuff . . .

By: Pop Doctor

Pop Doctor — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 22:53:41 +0000

Cheryl

Is’t it amazing how some of these programs hold up though. The Pop Doctors young understudies aboslutely adore The Wonder Years – but can’t stand a bar of Punky Brewster.

They just don’t get Alf and laugh at Welcome Back Kotter citing just how ‘old’ it is.

Stay well

By: sgt-pembry

sgt-pembry — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:29:23 +0000

I just remember all the sit-coms being so family-orientated and sappy.
Not quite The Brady’s, but there would always be some moral at the end.
Think Family Ties, The Hogan Family, Different Strokes etc.
Thank god for British comedies like The Young Ones back then … and then the ’90s with Seinfeld

I must admit though I was a big fan of Masters of the Universe and Transformers …

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 07:30:21 +0000

Some of the 80s kids shows were drivel and others were good but the best part about them is that they are all parodied so beautifully on Robot Chicken, a mix of claymation and action figures. The show was devised by Stoopid Monkey Productions and always has me in hysterics. Whether you loved the 80s shows or loathed them, you can bet these guys have sent them up in the funniest way possible. It’s definitely worth checking out!

The Wonder Years stands out as one of the better kids programs. there was also a pretty good Australian kids’ show called Round the Twist.