6 Mind-Blowing ’80s TV Shows Time Forgot
6 Mind-Blowing ’80s TV Shows Time Forgot
Remember when the 80s gave us some of the best sitcoms and then everyone forgot about them? This video takes a look back at some classic sitcoms from the 1980s that so many forgot existed. Prepare for some serious nostalgia as we revisit these American sitcoms and their forgotten sitcom history.
Chapters:
00:00- Intro
01:03 – Bosom Buddies — Tom Hanks, Peter Scolari, Holland Taylor
03:57 – Blacke’s Magic — Hal Linden, Harry Morgan
06:52 – Moonlighting — Bruce Willis, Cybill Shepherd
09:50 – It’s Gary Shandling’s Show — Garry Shandling, Molly Cheek
12:55 – The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd — Blair Brown, Jay Tarses
16:11 – The Hogan Family — Valerie Harper, Jason Bateman, Sandy Duncan
Check out our playlist of more retro movie deep dives here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRZTUGHHqdh5vxdvTkVLQl-8GNZJ5tdT6
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@KamauHashim
April 5, 2026 at 12:44 pm
Rumor has it that the network did want Bruce Willis. They felt he didn't look like a leading man of that time. The only woman on the board said she thought he was good looking and a man who could handle himself in a dark alley against someone who had ticked him off.
Cybil Shepard's pregnancy is what freed him up to do Die Hard.
They would also over the run of the show would be airing the beginning or an episode while filming the ending and have to drive at break neck speeds to the studio to pop in the tape. What is card playing it wet. No time to review. No time to edit.
@KamauHashim
April 5, 2026 at 12:44 pm
I got all six. I'm sitting here wondering what makes you think these shows are for gotten. Also you seem to have a negative obsession with shoulder pads, seek therapy.
@mattyt1961
April 5, 2026 at 12:44 pm
I watched most of these and did forget them… but I never watched moonlighting and it is still a show I remember
@TravelingBibliophile
April 5, 2026 at 12:44 pm
If I remember correctly they unalived Valerie off in a house fire. The ultimate nuclear option since it explains why there are no photos of her for the family to look longingly at and reminisce that they could have done by unaliving her in a car accident.
@hitman5159
April 5, 2026 at 12:44 pm
My favorite was Moonlighting, but I admit the final seasons weren't that great. I remember all of these shows but didn't watch all of them. I liked what Garry Shandling did with his show. George Burns used to break the "4th wall" in episodes of Burns and Allen. Please do some videos about shows from the 1960s
@quintellasmith9484
April 5, 2026 at 12:44 pm
I remember all of these shows!! If you haven't covered Dynasty or Falcon Crest I would love to see it!
@RollingAlongTheRIver
April 5, 2026 at 12:44 pm
Loved Moonlighting!
@thinkmediadeeper
April 5, 2026 at 12:44 pm
Moonlighting is my favorite TV serie like for ever! I rewatch it every Christmas since I got back to watching TV again! This my Christmas best movie! Apart Die Hard of course))))
@thinkmediadeeper
April 5, 2026 at 12:44 pm
you can tell
@write2ap
April 5, 2026 at 12:44 pm
I thought I was the only person who remembered The Days and Nights of Molly Brown. I loved that show. Thank you for the memories.❤
@mikecox1974
April 5, 2026 at 12:44 pm
Who forgot Bossum Buddies, Gary Shandling Show and Moonlighting. Loved all those shows as a kid in the 80s.
@PrivateOGITH
April 5, 2026 at 12:44 pm
you Forgot About That 1984 TV Show' KIDS incorporated ☹ and Just Call me MR Memory…
@victorturturici4446
April 5, 2026 at 12:44 pm
Didn't bill bixby do a similar show called the magician back in the seventies
@DanielleWhite
April 5, 2026 at 12:44 pm
The only one I didn't remember is The Days and Nights of Molly Todd. I didn't care for Bosom Buddies and Moonlighting while I liked Black's Magic and It's Gary Shandling's Show. In my defense on the latter: I was a preteen at the time so that brand of humor was up my alley; I probably would not have cared for it so much at any other age.
@Dexy83
April 5, 2026 at 12:44 pm
I've been asking to cover Bossom Buddies for weeks! I was only 5 years old when it was on TV and I still think about that show. It's never been forgotten!
@lordwalker71
April 5, 2026 at 12:44 pm
None of these are forgotten
@bloodrunsclear
April 5, 2026 at 12:44 pm
Moonlighting is great fun but it went ABSOLUTELY off the rails
@scotttudor6647
April 5, 2026 at 12:44 pm
Maybe in the future go over strange 70’s shows, such as BJ and the Bear. “There’s a concept I can’t get enough of: a man and his monkey.” -Brodie Bruce, Mallrats
@richerthanastronauts
April 5, 2026 at 12:44 pm
Fun fact: Roberta Flack sang the theme song to Valerie's Family/The Hogan Family
@snackbarqueen
April 5, 2026 at 12:44 pm
I’ve watched Tim Hanks since Bossom Buddies lol I was 6 in 1980 and my mom loved it 😂❤ so I loved it 😍 we watched ALL those old shows ❤ miss you mom ❣️
@chrisnemec5644
April 5, 2026 at 12:44 pm
Re: Moonlighting: Another thing that kept the show so popular was all the off-screen drama that took place. Stars Cybill Shepard and Bruce Willis absolutely hated each other.
@cpcathy
April 5, 2026 at 12:44 pm
I love Bosom Buddies, I own the DVD’s. After they mostly ditched dressing as women, Hanks and Scolari were hysterical together. But if it had succeeded we wouldn’t have gotten Tom’s film career.
@HARDSTEP412
April 5, 2026 at 12:44 pm
The producers of Valerie learned that move from Three’s Company, when Suzanne Somers asked for more money.
@HARDSTEP412
April 5, 2026 at 12:44 pm
Not sure what song you had playing over the Bosom Buddies clip but the show’s opening song was Billy Joel’s “My Life.”
@keithbramble5522
April 5, 2026 at 12:44 pm
Great Episode…..I remembered them all……I'd love a Box Set of the Following……
1. Silver Spoons
2. Who's the Boss
3. ER (Sitcom)
4. Day by Day
5. You Can't Do That On Television
@ShadeEmberi
April 5, 2026 at 12:44 pm
Blackes magic sounds a bit like johnathan creek
@thewhitewolf58
April 5, 2026 at 12:44 pm
11:56 meta self referencing is salt for a meal, not the meal itself. Just think of how velma series kept shoving meta in your face and you asked if it had any actual plot of its own.
@daleheger3255
April 5, 2026 at 12:44 pm
They killed Valerie series when they turned it Hogan's Family and hired Sandy Duncan. Much like Roseanne to The Connors
@daleheger3255
April 5, 2026 at 12:44 pm
When Moonlighting married the lead characters, the show was over
@feldspar3858
April 5, 2026 at 12:44 pm
Have you covered ‘The Duck Factory’?? Jim Carrey’s first tv show. Lasted maybe one season.
@Showtunediva
April 5, 2026 at 12:44 pm
Didn’t they parody Bosom Buddies on Full House or was that a fever dream?
@susannedoe9320
April 5, 2026 at 12:44 pm
I still remember the Gary Shandling show theme song. I was a kid
@susannedoe9320
April 5, 2026 at 12:44 pm
I remember 80 percent of these and I was only a kid at the time.
@AaronLevine-t3j
April 5, 2026 at 12:44 pm
So, the Valerie show did exactly what the Rosanne show did. Albeit for different reasons. The Rosanne show became the Connors.
@heathersmith8549
April 5, 2026 at 12:44 pm
I remember every single one of these shows. I didn’t watch them all but I remember them.
@dannelson5480
April 5, 2026 at 12:44 pm
All the shows I liked got cancelled far too early. I think the wrong people ended up being television critics.
@patrickols
April 5, 2026 at 12:44 pm
It’s Garry Shandling Show was amazing, the song alone was top gear
@David-s4d2i
April 5, 2026 at 12:44 pm
Bosom Buddies and Gary Shandling show were the only thing I watched with my dad
@cestusfr
April 5, 2026 at 12:44 pm
When you get to the Mind-Blowing '90s TV Shows Time Forgot. You got to talk about Dream On with Brian Benben! 🤣 That sitcom was crazy!
Thank you for all those fantastic videos you give us! 😉❤
@thewebstylist
April 5, 2026 at 12:44 pm
Just Subscribed 🎉
@thewebstylist
April 5, 2026 at 12:44 pm
Thank you BB for Donna Dixon! GRT video bro
@edvaira6891
April 5, 2026 at 12:44 pm
Most of these shows, AND ACTORS (Geez! Peter Scolari had a Really solid career too, guys!! RIP!) were very easily remembered for ANYONE WHO WAS ACTUALLY ALIVE DURING THE 1980 s! Now, I know a LOT OF YOUTUBES AUDIENCE IS YOUNGER THAN 45, but us old farts are STILL AROUND!!
@Destyn2B
April 5, 2026 at 12:44 pm
I never forgot about Bossom Buddies. I've been a fan of Tom Hanks since I saw him on that show.
@AdmirDemondo
April 5, 2026 at 12:44 pm
You forgot too close for comfort. So many people don’t know about that show it fell through the cracks after the 80s
@davidsix4553
April 5, 2026 at 12:44 pm
I actually first watched and enjoyed Blacke’s Magic in 1988. While the original run of Blacke’s Magic was limited to 1986, “Reruns later aired during the fall of 1988, to fill scheduling gaps caused by the 1988 Writers Guild of America strike.” I was disappointed that the show had been canceled for two years despite such great lead actors. I also liked Crazy Like a Fox, and after it was canceled thankfully got a special TV movie Still Crazy Like a Fox.
@wrlord
April 5, 2026 at 12:44 pm
No one has forgotten these. Bosom Buddies? Are you kidding me?
@singe0diabolique
April 5, 2026 at 12:44 pm
The only one I didn't remember was Black's Magic. I really wish Moonlighting was streaming somewhere.
@Dan4CW
April 5, 2026 at 12:44 pm
Donna Dixon looked so hot in Bosom Buddies. Way to go, Dan Aykroyd!
@peterjaketalkswrasslin6920
April 5, 2026 at 12:44 pm
This episode went a little too deep… bruh… the days and nights of mollie dod wasn’t something I dreamed.