1986 on TV
895 curated clips across 6 categories.
The Challenger disaster shocks the world as Top Gun and The Cosby Show define pop culture.
Drop into 1986 and you land on a feed of music videos, movies and TV, and commercials, pulled out of the 1980s and pinned to one calendar year. Nothing is being suggested to you. The order is dumb. The clips are real. That is the whole experience: a broadcast you cannot quite predict, built by hand for 1986.
Quick context
- Top movie: Top Gun
- Top TV show: The Cosby Show
- Billboard #1 song: That's What Friends Are For - Dionne and Friends
- Major event: Mir space station begins assembly in orbit
- Cultural debut: Pixar Animation Studios founded by Steve Jobs
- Total clips on this channel: 895
What's on the 1986 channel
- Movies and TV222
- Commercials103
- Video games22
- News43
- Sports21
- Music videos484
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About the curation
What qualifies for 1986 is narrow on purpose. The clip has to be a single live moment, scene, commercial, performance, or broadcast from 1986. Compilations get cut. "Best of the 1980s" videos get cut. Reaction and review uploads get cut. To request a clip or report one, email hello@timesurf.tv. The whole filter is written out on the About page.