Remember When 80s Sitcoms Went To Dark Places With ‘Very Special Episodes?’
10 Dark Episodes of 80s Sitcoms,
Today, we're taking a trip back to the 1980s,
& Revisiting Ten Times When 80s Sitcoms Went To Dark Places.
Every so often the classic sitcoms from the 1980s would stray from their normally lighthearted fare and deliver what came to be known as “very special episodes”
You knew it was going to be one of those darker nights when a star from the show would address the audience before the opening credits telling viewers that tonight the show is going to deal with a very important topic. And parents would be encouraged to watch with their children & then discuss the episodes after.
The  very special episodes, usually dealt with dark subjects like drugs, kidnapping, domestic violence, and other inappropriate things that were making news in the 1980s.
This post will go through 10 sitcom episodes from the 80s that fall under the “very special episode category.”
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