Top 10 80s TV Car Shows
MFP presents the Top 10 TV shows car shows of the 80s. In a decade of big hair, bigger egos and network prime time television, the 1980s saw a wonderful collection of tv shows and unique vehicles that still wow many even to this day, ranging from the sleek and sexy, to the down and dirty, each one aiming to earn the number one spot in the ratings war.
Nothing was more fun or exciting as seeing our heroes of the small screen and their amazing machines go into action or obsessed over. MFP is proud to present 10 80s TV Car Shows, where we look back at one of the best decades for TV car action. MFP has based this list on its own opinion of film and television related vehicle subjects. Enjoy.
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You misspoke when you were saying that the Dukes of Hazzard ran from 1969 to 1985. You also said 6 seasons. The show ran from 1979 to 1985 and there were 7 seasons.
I only know knight rider and dukes of hazard these others were on TV right when I was born hopfully they show up on Netflix so I can watch them maybe in the future we will see more EVs on TV and just have the old sounds of the gas cars and I hope we get a collection of the cannonball movies and they really should come out with another one either on the big screen or as a TV show and it should be a battle between gas and electric maybe it will happen once we get more conversion kits keep up the vids I really like them.
Fantastic video! I was a huge fan of the majority of these shows. Great research as well for a brief history of each of these cars/shows. You really did an outstanding job.
The Night Rider in Mad Max part 1 was supposed to be an Ex cop who went rouge in the future. Could Michael Knight be the same guy? These franchises are connected like Marvel characters.
Nope. #1 & 2 are BACKWARDS. K.I.T.T. is NOT better than The General!
𝔭𝔯𝔬𝔪𝔬𝔰𝔪 🤦
Cuz or not, you know bo and Luke was hitting that!
My personal favorite is the Coyote X! You could buy a Charger, Vandura, Trans Am and most of the other’s and make them look like their famous counterparts. I never saw anything like the Coyote X on the street! Now that I’m older I look at it and think about the fact that getting in and out of it would be akin to folding myself in half! Dang that makes me feel old!
The Automan Lamborghini still looks amazing! Not only were these amazing cars, but almost all the theme songs were also super iconic, the 80’s were just the best.
I loved all these shows and cars back in the day
The A Team at choice Number 6 is wrong,
Knight Rider and The A Team aswell as Airwolf were the Top 3 show’s of the 1980’s.
Are you really saying the kingswood is an iconic 80’s car
WTF!?
What about Street Hawk can we consider that one?
As I was a kid / teen in the ‘80’s and in spite of it’s “ now not appropriate” scheme? Ask anyone “what car they remember most” ?! The General Lee would be at the Top of The List… That’s my only difference to your list..
starsky+hutch wasn t 80s?-also the power wagon from simon+simon deserves a mention
perhaps worthy of mention
– Dodge Macho Power Wagon from Simon and Simon (this show had a crossover with Magnum PI)
– Dodge St. Regis (seasons 3 to 5 , S 1-2 it was a Monaco) from TJ Hooker (The Shatner playing a street cop )
Crockett’s “Daytona” was as black as black comes. Not dark green
I was looking for (and missing it from your list) Starsky and Hutch. Then I realized two things:
1) it was the 70s
2) I am old 🙁
Great video. Loved the Coyote X, but didn’t like the updated iteration of it. The original version is so cool. Keep up the great work and looking forward to more content, especially playthroughs of Mad Max.
The car from Knight Rider 2000 was built on a Dodge Stealth chassis and was front engine/front wheel drive.
I enjoyed the video but there’s an error. The 3 cars GM gave the studios to make the 30 short video for the series weren’t car 1,2,3 off of the line. The 1982 Trans Am had been in production for a few months before even Glenn Larson came up with the series. The Knight Rider Historians channel has a ton of info on the show.
There was a Coyote X that was Porsche powered and one DeLorean powered but the majority were VW powered. There are a few scenes were you can hear the VW engine.
It’s crazy that the 308 didn’t have enough torque to do an impressive dead stop burnout on asphalt forcing them to do it on grass in the opening credits of Magnum P.I. Like the old cigarette ad said: We’ve (you’ve) come a long way baby!
great list, but I have to admit that I was extremely surprised to see Knight Rider take the Number 1 spot instead of the Dukes of Hazzard.
In my mind Ted Bullpits kingswood was beige with a white roof, 202 3speed with bench seats and rubber floor mats. Exactly the same as my uncles TWO consecutive kingswoods ,a HT then a HX. Im ptetty sure they just observed my uncle each week then wrote the show script.
Coyote x was bad ass.
Charger in the Dukes of Hazard was a great muscle car from the 70’s.
Plus the Knight Rider reboots never had a signature car, like the Viper TV show
The two Ferrari Testarossa’s supplied by Ferrari for Miami Vice weren’t genuine white cars – They were originally black.
The cars didn’t show up very well on screen during the night time shooting, and so the production team asked for a pair of white cars from Ferrari.
At the time, every Testarossa was already sold, and there were no spare cars available, so Ferrari had the two black Testarossa’s completely repainted white, to factory standards (not just a quick for TV "blowover"), and the rest is history.
also worth mentioning STREET HAWK main star being a bike, it looks like a Knigh Rider ripoff but it actually came at same time and IMO a much better show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c_-KvMTOOc
Love the list! The only one I would disagree with would be the first, the kings wood estate. As you said it was never seen so why put on list. But the rest, magnum, hardcastle, dukes , A team Miami vice and knight rider, yes liked all of them and thank you for putting one of my favorites in there!! Stingray… loved that show!!!
Top notch list my man! There was another 80s show, Scarecrow and Misses King which had a Porsche and C4 corvette.
Great list I approve 👌🏾 always wondered what happened to K.I.T.T. 2000
hard castle and McCormick
you don’t talk with Mr key having his own cartoon he also had his own breakfast cereal it was shaped like the letter T
I’d say that countdown is probably accurate down under, but in the States it would be the Dukes at number 1, 01 that is.
Thanks MFP, you’ve done it again, shown TV shows unknown to us.
Great video as always, we all appreciate you’re hard work.
Wonderful video, man! Thank you very much for putting my favorite TV series of all time, Knight Rider, at #1.
I was 9 years old when Knight Rider first aired. I was instantly hooked on it. Of course it was all about the car. I remember walking to school about a week or two after seeing the pilot movie and walking past an actual 1982 Trans Am. My 9 year old mind was blown away when I realized that amazing car I had seen on TV actually existed. Since then, I’ve owned 2 firebirds. An 89 Formula, and an 87 Trans Am. Never did a KITT replica, but that’s OK.
All hot girls I mean cars
I miss the 1978 Dodge Monaco of Hunter
Great video! Great mix of well known shows and more obscure ones.
Please do a list of 90s shows and include the Viper and Defender from Project Viper.