Oh were The 80's cheesy!

At least the TV shows.

My reason for saying this is last night in the pre-dawn hours as I was flipping through the television channels I happened upon the show Knight Rider. If you don't recall it - it was a show starring David Hasselhoff as a crimefighter with a super intelligent Trans-Am that helped him get the bad guys.
I will admit that back in the day -- like the Dukes of Hazard it was one of the must see TV for me. Yet now last night over 20 years later I couldn't do much but chuckle at the screen as I watched this black Trans-Am speeding after the bad guy riding a horse and then to hear Micheal (David Hasselhoff) say KITT (the Trans-Am) "take over" and up through the sunroof he comes with lasso in hand and ropes the bad guy pulling him off the horse as KITT comes screeching to a stop. To make it even more cheesy -- with the sound of police sirens in the background you see Micheal continue to hog tie the bad guy and then the scene ends with him throwing up his hand in the air as though he was in a Rodeo.

I know that today's television for me anyway leaves a great deal to be desired since it's full of reality shows that aren't true reality. I miss the mindless comedies like Happy Days, Laverne and Shirley and even the overly soapy dramas like Dallas and Knots Landing. I am sure if I spent any time watching them again I could find them cheesy as well but I have my doubts it would be as bad at the small portion on the Knight Rider episode I witnessed.

So any one else have any cheesy 80's shows to share. I would love to hear what you all think.