Best
1. Benson
2. Family Ties
3. Night Court
4. Mr. Belvedere
5. Newhart
6. My Two Dads
7. The Facts of Life
8. Different Strokes
9. Cheers
10. Yes, Minister/Yes, Prime Minister
11. Growing Pains
12. Too Close for Comfort
13. Who's the Boss?
14. ALF
15. Small Wonder
16. The Cosby Show

80s sitcoms I want to see most
What a Country
Head of the Class
Private Benjamin
Hooperman
She's the Sheriff
Charles in Charge
Harper Valley PTA

the worst
The Golden Girls
Amen
Bosom Buddies
Archie Bunker's Place
Designing Women
Webster

Number 1: Night Court

The 12 Best (In Alphabetical Order)
1. ALF
2. Charles In Charge
3. Cheers
4. Designing Women
5. Diff’rent Strokes
6. The Facts of Life
7. The Golden Girls
8. It’s Garry Shandling’s Show
9. Mama’s Family
10. Newhart
11. Night Court
12. Perfect Strangers

The 2 Worst (In Alphabetical Order)
1. The Cosby Show
2. Family Ties

The other ‘80s sitcoms I either like (but won’t list as the best) or haven’t seen, or it’s been a long while, and so I feel I can’t judge accurately.

In no particular order :

Mr. Belvedere
Newhart
Mama's Family
Who's the boss

These are my favorites. :)

Worst ?

I'd say Cheers and Cosby show off hand ! ;) :p

My top 10 favorites from the 80s:

(In no particular order)
1. Mama's Family
2. Newhart
3. Designing Women
4. The Golden Girls
5. Gimme a Break!
6. ALF
7. Perfect Strangers
8. Mr. Belvedere
9. The Facts of Life
10. 227

Best
1. Newhart
2. Alf
3. Dear John
4. Mr. Belvedere

Worst
1. Family Ties
2. Small Wonder
3. Full House
4. My Two Dads
5. Webster

My favorites:
1. The Facts of Life (the first four seasons only)
2. Growing Pains
3. Family Ties
4. Diff'rent Strokes
5. The Golden Girls
6. Head of the Class (Hesseman episodes only; the Billy episodes are terrible)
7. The Cosby Show

My least favorites:
1. Family Matters (the family never mattered on that show)
2. Full House (too cutesy)
3. Small Wonder (what a train wreck)
4. The Facts of Life (later seasons, after the production moved from Eastland and everyone got huge hair)

80s sitcoms I want to see most

Head of the Class


Many episodes from the first few seasons are on YouTube. I'd forgotten what a great show it was, despite several of the "students" being about 30 years old.

Many episodes from the first few seasons are on YouTube. I'd forgotten what a great show it was, despite several of the "students" being about 30 years old.I will presumably have lots of chances to see Head of the Class when it comes to Antenna TV at the end of the year.

best:
#1 family ties
#2 mama's family
#3 perfect strangers
#4 night court
#5 amen
#6alice
#7alf
#8 the golden girls
#9'differnt strokes
#10 facts of life

worst
#1 the cobsy show
#2 Designing Women
#3 married with children
#4head of the class
#5 charles in charge
#6 squar pegs
#7 growing pains
#8 benson
#9 coach
#10 cheers

BEST
Cheers
Who's the Boss?
Newhart
The Cosby Show

WORST
Married... with Children
The Fact of Life
Diff'rent Strokes

Best

01. Cheers
02. Newhart
03. Designing Women
04. The Golden Girls
05. Night Court


Worst

01. The Munsters Today
02. Charles in Charge
03. Mr. Belvedere
04. Family Ties
05. Webster

Everything else in the decade is middle-tier: good enough to watch all the way through once.

1. Perfect Strangers
2. Night Court
3. Benson
4. ALF
5. Mr. Belvedere

Popular shows I didn't care for at all:
1. Family Ties
2. Golden Girls
3. Roseanne
4. Kate & Allie
5. Full House

Best:
Mama's Family
Designing Women
It's a Living
The Golden Girls
The Facts of Life
Gimme a Break
The Hogan Family
227
Flo
Growing Pains

WORST:
The Cosby Show
A Different World
Alf

1. Perfect Strangers
2. Night Court
3. Benson
4. ALF
5. Mr. Belvedere

Popular shows I didn't care for at all:
1. Family Ties
2. Golden Girls
3. Roseanne
4. Kate & Allie
5. Full House

Night Court should be #1 on that list.

Best:
Newhart
The Cosby Show
Who’s The Boss
The Golden Girls
ALF
227
The Hogan Family
Family Ties
It’s A Living
Kate & Allie
Benson
Cheers
The Facts of Life
Diff’rent Strokes

Worst:
The Munsters Today
The Charmings
Bosom Buddies
Private Benjamin
Women in Prison
Sledge Hammer
Out of this World

To use the Op's list:

1. Benson I loved Soap, and Benson was awesome in it. This show not so much. I watched it some as a kid.

2. Family Ties I was in a suburban high school in the early 1980's and everyone watched this show. The kids were our age, it was a similar circumstances to ours (upper middle class, suburban). I watched it so I can see Justine Bateman in those tight jeans.

3. Night Court We used to love this show in college. A great stoner comedy.

4. Mr. Belvedere Rarely watched this. Had an overweight butler. Bob Ueker, pass.

5. Newhart. I watched this for Bob Newhart but to me it pales in comparison to The Bob Newhart Show. The side characters were all annoying to me, Darryl, Darrlyl and Bob (or whatever), Tom Poston, the whiny Julia Duffy and boyfriend.

6. My Two Dads. Never watched this.

7. The Facts of Life. I watched this because the girls were around my age, and Lisa Wechel was hot.

8. Different Strokes. Everybody watched this show for awhile and gary Coleman was very famous for a time. Our post 1990 born readers may not know this, but Coleman was like a child Eddie Murphy, and he was in a lot of shows and appearances. His parents totally ripped him off.

9. Cheers. One of my favorite shows then. I havent really seen it for a long time and dont know if I could get back into it. I tried Frasier and just didnt like it and tried to give it a shot.

10. Yes, Minister/Yes, Prime Minister. Never seen this. UK show.

11. Growing Pains I probably saw this a few times and didnt like it. Kirk Cameron is a freak.

12. Too Close for Comfort I liked this show a lot. Ted Knight is hilarious and it is sad he died at a relatively young age. I am of the minority opinion in that I found the dark haired daughter more attractive than the blonde.

13. Who's the Boss? Never really saw this. Why? Cant really say. I loved Soap, I loved Taxi, and Judith Light is a nice looking lady, and then there is Alyssa Milano. Dunno, the show looked dumb to me, and they milked the whole will Tony boink the Judith Light character or not, and that the Katherine Helmond character was a horny old broad. Pass.

14. ALF Saw this when it came on. Hate to bring this up, but a lot of the reason we watched it was that we were in our late teens and thought the daughter was attractive and so was the mother. Didnt much care for the guy who played the father. Probably wouldnt watch this for ten minutes now.

15. Small Wonder. Never saw it, robot kid, right?

16.The Cosby Show This was the number one show in the decade, everybody watched it.

Best
1: Newhart
2: Alf
3: Mr. Belvedere
4: Dear John
5: 227
6: Small Wonder (It was intentionally and unintentionally funny IMO)

Worst:
1: Family Ties
2: Cheers

To use the Op's list:

1. Benson I loved Soap, and Benson was awesome in it. This show not so much. I watched it some as a kid.

2. Family Ties I was in a suburban high school in the early 1980's and everyone watched this show. The kids were out age, it was a similar circumstances to ours (upper middle class, suburban). I watched it so I can see Justine Bateman in those tight jeans.

3. Night Court We used to love this show in college. A great stoner comedy.

4. Mr. Belvedere Rarely watched this. Had an overweight butler. Bob Ueker, pass.

5. Newhart. I watched this for Bob Newhart but to me it pales in comparison to The Bob Newhart Show. The side characters were all annoying to me, Darryl, Darrlyl and Bob (or whatever), Tom Poston, the whiny Julia Duffy and boyfriend.

6. My Two Dads. Never watched this.

7. The Facts of Life. I watched this because the girls were around my age, and Lisa Wechel was hot.

8. Different Strokes. Everybody watched this show for awhile and gary Coleman was very famous for a time. Our post 1990 born readers may not know this, but Coleman was like a child Eddie Murphy, and he was in a lot of shows and appearances. His parents totally ripped him off.

9. Cheers. One of my favorite shows then. I havent really seen it for a long time and dont know if I could get back into it. I tried Frasier and just didnt like it and tried to give it a shot.

10. Yes, Minister/Yes, Prime Minister. Never seen this. UK show.

11. Growing Pains I probably saw this a few times and didnt like it. Kirk Cameron is a freak.

12. Too Close for Comfort I liked this show a lot. Ted Knight is hilarious and it is sad he died at a relatively young age. I am of the minority opinion in that I found the dark haired daughter more attractive than the blonde.

13. Who's the Boss? Never really saw this. Why? Cant really say. I loved Soap, I loved Taxi, and Judith Light is a nice looking lady, and then there is Alyssa Milano. Dunno, the show looked dumb to me, and they milked the whole will Tony boink the Judith Light character or not, and that the Katherine Helmond character was a horny old broad. Pass.

14. ALF Saw this when it came on. Hate to bring this up, but a lot of the reason we watched it was that we were in our late teens and thought the daughter was attractive and so was the mother. Didnt much care for the guy who played the father. Probably wouldnt watch this for ten minutes now.

15. Small Wonder. Never saw it, robot kid, right?

16.The Cosby Show This was the number one show in the decade, everybody watched it.

And Dan Fielding is such a legendary sleazeball!

My top 10 favorites from the 1980s in no particular order:
ALF
Designing Women
Diff'rent Strokes
The Facts of Life
Family Ties
Head of the Class
The Hogan Family
Mama's Family
My Two Dads
Newhart

Worst
Amen
The Cosby Show
Gimme a Break
Webster

Best? The Golden Girls.
Worst? Small Wonder.