The Best Laugh Out Loud TV Shows from 1988


Below is our top ten list of the best Laugh Out Loud TV Shows which first started broadcasting in 1988.

10. Roseanne


RoseanneFirst Aired: 18 October, 1988

Roseanne is a TV series starring Roseanne Barr, John Goodman, and Laurie Metcalf. A revival of the popular 1990s sitcom “Roseanne”, which centered on the everyday life of an American working-class family.


9. Murphy Brown


Murphy%20BrownFirst Aired: 14 November, 1988

Murphy Brown is a TV series starring Candice Bergen, Grant Shaud, and Robert Pastorelli. The personal and professional misadventures of an opinionated but beloved woman working as a television journalist.


8. Chip ‘n’ Dale Rescue Rangers


Chip%20%27n%27%20Dale%20Rescue%20RangersFirst Aired: 04 March, 1989

Chip ‘n’ Dale Rescue Rangers is a TV series starring Peter Cullen, Tress MacNeille, and Corey Burton. Disney’s fun-loving chipmunks are re-imagined as the leaders of a team of pint-sized crime-fighters.


7. The Wonder Years


The%20Wonder%20YearsFirst Aired: 31 January, 1988

The Wonder Years is a TV series starring Fred Savage, Dan Lauria, and Daniel Stern. Kevin Arnold recalls growing up during the late 60s and early 70s; the turbulent social times make the transition from child to adult unusually…


6. A Pup Named Scooby-Doo


A%20Pup%20Named%20Scooby-DooFirst Aired: 10 September, 1988

A Pup Named Scooby-Doo is a TV series starring Mark L. Taylor, Casey Kasem, and Don Messick. A pre-teen version of Scooby Doo, with a pint-sized version of the title character.


5. Garfield and Friends


Garfield%20and%20FriendsFirst Aired: 17 September, 1988

Garfield and Friends is a TV series starring Lorenzo Music, Thom Huge, and Gregg Berger. Stories about Garfield the cat, Odie the dog, their owner Jon and the trouble they get into, and Orson the Pig and his adventures on a farm…



4. Red Dwarf


Red%20DwarfFirst Aired: 15 February, 1988

Red Dwarf is a TV series starring Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, and Danny John-Jules. The adventures of the last human alive and his friends, stranded three million years into deep space on the mining ship Red Dwarf.


3. Mystery Science Theater 3000


Mystery%20Science%20Theater%203000First Aired: 24 November, 1988

Mystery Science Theater 3000 is a TV series starring Joel Hodgson, Michael J. Nelson, and Trace Beaulieu. In the not-too-distant future Joel Robinson is held captive by Dr. Forrester and TV’s Frank, forced to watch B-Grade movies on…


2. The Kids in the Hall


The%20Kids%20in%20the%20HallFirst Aired: 16 October, 1988

The Kids in the Hall is a TV series starring Dave Foley, Bruce McCulloch, and Kevin McDonald. The TV series of the Canadian sketch comedy troupe that, more often than not, puts bizarre, unique, and insane twists in their skits.


1. Whose Line Is It Anyway?


Whose%20Line%20Is%20It%20Anyway%3FFirst Aired: 23 September, 1988

Whose Line Is It Anyway? is a TV series starring Clive Anderson, Ryan Stiles, and Colin Mochrie. A British show in which actors and comedians improvise sketches in various “theatre-sports”-type games, based on audience suggestions….