30 Worst TV Shows of the 1980s

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This 1989 “buddy cop” TV series was seen as NBC trying to copy the success of the Lethal Weapon franchise. Though it churned out a good number of episodes (18), the series of a veteran cop paired with a young hotshot didn’t nab a second season.

 

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The show starred John Ashton and Richard Tyson--neither of whom were strangers to the world of action adventure acting. Ashton is most famous for his roles in Beverly Hills Cop, as well as the sequel, while Tyson was popular at the time for movies like Two Moon Junction and Kindergarten Cop

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