Best Robot Movies & TV Series of the 1980s

3eyedraven's 37 top-rated robot movies and TV series of the 1980s — ordered by how strongly audiences rate them and how many actually voted, so the ranking reflects real consensus. Full details on each.

The Transformers 1984 ★ 7.8

Mobile Cop Jiban 1989 ★ 7.9

Dr. Slump 1981 ★ 7.9

Mystery Science Theater 3000 1989 ★ 7.7

Astro Boy 1980 ★ 7.8

Voltron: Defender of the Universe 1984 ★ 7.9

Super Dimension Fortress Macross 1982 ★ 7.8

The Transformers: The Movie 1986 ★ 7.1

Moonwalker 1988 ★ 7.1

Patlabor: The Movie 1989 ★ 6.9

The Adventures of the Electronic 1980 ★ 7.0

Gandahar 1987 ★ 6.9

Small Wonder 1985 ★ 6.9

Patlabor: The TV Series 1989 ★ 7.1

Neo Tokyo 1989 ★ 6.8

Rockin' with Judy Jetson 1988 ★ 7.2

Short Circuit 1986 ★ 6.7

The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones 1987 ★ 6.6

The Five Star Stories 1989 ★ 6.4

D.A.R.Y.L. 1985 ★ 6.4

Aces Go Places II 1983 ★ 6.3

Technological Threat 1988 ★ 5.9

Short Circuit 2 1988 ★ 6.2

Deadly Friend 1986 ★ 6.2