Must See-TV. TGIF. NBC Saturday Night. In the ’80s, it often seemed like all anyone did was sit home and watch sitcoms. Not that we can blame them since there were so many good ones.
NBC had “Different Strokes,” “The Cosby Show,” “Alf,” “The Golden Girls,’ “Facts of Life,” “Family Ties,” “Night Court” and “Cheers,” while ABC countered with hits such as “Roseanne,” “Growing Pains,” “Full House,” “Perfect Strangers” and “The Wonder Years.”
And let’s not forget about “Married With Children,” which helped put Fox on the map and CBS’ top comedies that included “Kate & Allie,” “Designing Women,” “Murphy Brown” and “Newhart.”
While many of these shows are now available to stream, there was nothing like setting aside a night to watch the best comedies, growing up with the Keatons, the Seavers and the Facts of Life girls, or hearing a St. Olaf story or Dorothy Zbornak zinger in real time.
