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Best 80s Action TV Series

Explore the highest-rated 80s Action television shows. Classic nostalgia and memorable series from the 80s.

#1. Ranma ½ (1989–)

★ 8.6/10 1,542 votes

Ranma Saotome, a teenage martial artist, and his father Genma travel to the 'cursed training ground' of Jusenkyo in China. There, despite the warnings of the Chinese guard, they fall into the cursed springs. From now on, whenever Ranma is doused in cold water, he turns into a girl and a cute, well-built redhead at that. Hot water changes him back into a man again, but only until the next time. To make matters worse, his father engages him to Akane Tendo, a girl who hates boys.

#2. Saint Seiya (1986–)

★ 8.5/10 1,460 votes

Ages ago, the goddess Athena was served by fighters called Saints who channeled the power of the Cosmos within them. Now a youth named Seiya has trained to become a Saint himself by earning the mystical Cloth of Pegasus. He is joined by other Saints with Cloths of their own to fight for Athena.

#3. Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–)

★ 8.4/10 1,840 votes

Follow the intergalactic adventures of Capt. Jean-Luc Picard and his loyal crew aboard the all-new USS Enterprise NCC-1701D, as they explore new worlds.

#4. Dragon Ball Z (1989–)

★ 8.4/10 4,986 votes

Now happily married and with a son, martial arts champion Goku must defend Earth from a series of extraterrestrial invaders bent on destruction.

#5. Choujuu Sentai Liveman (1988–)

★ 8.3/10 183 votes

Yusuke, Jo, Megumi, Kenji, Gou and Rui are students at Academia but the latter three decide to turn bad and join forces with the evil army Volt. When the defectors return, their three friends are forced to combat them as Choujuu Sentai Liveman. With the help of an android ally named Colon and a few others along the way, the Liveman must save the world and their friends.

#6. Dragon Ball (1986–)

★ 8.3/10 3,457 votes

Young Goku sets off on a quest with his teenage friend Bulma to find the seven Dragon Balls, which grant whoever possesses them a single wish.

#7. Space Cobra (1982–)

★ 8.2/10 227 votes

Cobra lived an adventurous life until his enemies began to hunt him down. He surgically altered his face and erased his own memory in order to hide from his foes and lead a normal life. Eventually, he regains his memories and re-unites with his old partner Lady Armaroid and his ship Tortuga. Cobra travels the galaxy, fighting the outlaw Pirate Guild, but also fleeing the law-enforcing Milky Way Patrol.

#8. ThunderCats (1985–)

★ 8.2/10 1,114 votes

The inhabitants of the planet Thundera evacuate just before it is destroyed. They were pursued by a band of mutants. All but one of their escape ships was destroyed. Only a small group of Thunderians (Thundercats) remained. With only half engine power, the group, which was led by Jaga, had to set a course for the nearest planet. Jaga commanded their ship while the other seven were in their stasis tubes. Jaga died on their journey to Third Earth and their ship crashed there. Soon they made friends with various groups in the area and they designed a fortress. Mumm-Ra the centuries-old embodiment of evil, along with the mutants that destroyed the rest of the Thunderians are a constant threat. But Lion-O, the new leader of the Thundercats, with his weapon the "Sword of Omens" will help the Thundercats to have a standing chance.

#9. The Storyteller (1988–)

★ 8.2/10 242 votes

The Storyteller, aided by his cynical dog, narrates classic folk tales, fables, and legends.

#10. SilverHawks (1986–)

★ 8.2/10 350 votes

Bionic policemen fight an escaped alien mob boss and his gang in space.

#11. Tour of Duty (1987–)

★ 8.1/10 184 votes

The trials of a U.S. Army platoon serving in the field during the Vietnam War.

#12. BraveStarr (1987–)

★ 8.1/10 154 votes

On the planet New Texas, people live in futuristic conditions reminiscent of the Wild West. Here, Marshall Bravestarr fights for justice and righteousness with his supernatural abilities.

#13. Fist of the North Star (1984–)

★ 8.0/10 129 votes

It's the year 199x, and Earth burns with the fires of a nuclear holocaust. On the charred remains of the planet's surface, humans struggle desperately to survive a fearful world. The young wanderer Kenshiro rises to stand against the violent reality. Upon his chest are seven scars in the shape of the North Star!

#14. Quantum Leap (1989–)

★ 8.0/10 794 votes

Theorizing that one could time travel within his own lifetime, Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and vanished... He woke to find himself trapped in the past, facing mirror images that were not his own and driven by an unknown force to change history for the better. His only guide on this journey is Al, an observer from his own time, who appears in the form of a hologram that only Sam can see and hear. And so Dr. Beckett finds himself leaping from life to life, striving to put right what once went wrong and hoping each time that his next leap will be the leap home.

#15. Sledge Hammer! (1986–)

★ 8.0/10 178 votes

Sledge Hammer! is an American satirical police sitcom produced by New World Television that ran for two seasons on ABC from 1986 to 1988. The series was created by Alan Spencer and stars David Rasche as Inspector Sledge Hammer, a preposterous caricature of the standard "cop on the edge" character. Al Jean and Mike Reiss, best known for their work on The Simpsons, wrote for the show and worked as story editors.