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king of comedy · 06-24-2024, 07:52 AM

Sorry. My bad.

1960'sTVfan · 06-24-2024, 09:56 AM

Three's Company started in 1976/77 so I consider it as a 70's show although it ran until 1984. Same thing with The Love Boat. Several episodes are from the 1980's, but the show started in 1976/77 so I consider it as a 70's show.

Now if you're talking about any show that started in 1979 and ran several years into the 1980's, then I would have to consider shows like these to be 80's shows.

DORVID · 06-24-2024, 11:55 PM

Both.

TMC · 05-31-2026, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by TMC

There was an episode from one of the later seasons with Priscilla Barnes that featured Julie Piekarski (who was Sue Ann Weaver on The Facts of Life) as basically, a Valley girl. I don't think that a stock character like that would've been utilized earlier in the show's run since Valley girls on TV and film just seems inherently more like an "'80s thing" than a "'70s thing".

Speaking of which:

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Dude111 · 06-01-2026, 12:48 AM

Your awesome TMC!!

TheLittleFaerie · 06-02-2026, 02:01 AM

One of the few that is evenly split. The Chrissy years were 70s, the Terri years were 80s!

Usually when a show cross over from one decade into another it never lasts, but this show was an exception

Dude111 · 06-02-2026, 11:40 PM

YEA ITS SAD it isnt on more!!

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06-24-2024, 07:52 AM	#16
king of comedy Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Aug 31, 2012 Location: New Jersey Posts: 5,140	Sorry. My bad.

06-24-2024, 09:56 AM	#17
1960'sTVfan Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 30, 2009 Posts: 6,145	Three's Company started in 1976/77 so I consider it as a 70's show although it ran until 1984. Same thing with The Love Boat. Several episodes are from the 1980's, but the show started in 1976/77 so I consider it as a 70's show. Now if you're talking about any show that started in 1979 and ran several years into the 1980's, then I would have to consider shows like these to be 80's shows.

06-24-2024, 11:55 PM	#18
DORVID Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 13, 2020 Posts: 408	Both.

06-01-2026, 12:48 AM	#20
Dude111 Forum Legend Join Date: Nov 05, 2013 Posts: 36,982	Your awesome TMC!!

06-02-2026, 02:01 AM	#21
TheLittleFaerie Member Senior Member Join Date: Oct 15, 2017 Posts: 1,949	One of the few that is evenly split. The Chrissy years were 70s, the Terri years were 80s! Usually when a show cross over from one decade into another it never lasts, but this show was an exception

06-02-2026, 11:40 PM	#22
Dude111 Forum Legend Join Date: Nov 05, 2013 Posts: 36,982	YEA ITS SAD it isnt on more!!