The 80's

If you lived through the 80's, here's a list of things you should remember...

FADS...

stirrup pants

your first pair of Guess jeans

jelly bracelets

double socks

banana clips

clogs

friendship bracelets and pins

jelly shoes

hair crimpers

P.J.'s with feet

Lee Press on Nails

Esprit bags

mittens with strings

name earrings

rat tails

Aqua "Helmet"/Net

holes in your jeans

jean skirts & jean jackets

nylons and socks (together)

t-shirts 4 times too big

the Madonna look

the Cyndi Lauper look

MC Hammer pants

moonboots were the coolest thing to be seen in

leg warmers (showing only your toes)

rolling your jeans -- the tighter the better

alligator clips with feathers worn in your hair

wearing your collar up, even on polo shirts

going without socks (even in the winter)

blue mascara and blue eye shadow at the same time

the "Freshman Wall of Hair" -- where your hair went straight up with only a little bit flipped back over the top

THINGS YOU DID...

took swimming lessons

built forts

Get in Shape Girl

5 cent lemonade stands

played house

played war games

those pyramid things made out of paper--you know, the ones that said who you were going to marry when you opened them up (colors on the outside, numbers in the middle, names on the inside)

put cards in your bicycle spokes to make cool noises

watched MTV at your friend's because you never had cable

prank phone calls

  • Is your refrigerator running? Well you better go catch it!
  • Is John there? If John's not there, where do you go to the bathroom?

jump rope chants

  • Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear...
  • Cinderella, dressed in yella...

GAMES YOU PLAYED...

Barrel O' Monkeys

Don't Break the Ice

Don't Spill the Beans

Ants in the Pants

Lite Brite

Ghost in the Graveyard

Kickball

Memory

PacMan

Hungry, Hungry Hippos

Pitfall

Kerplunk

Twister

Red Light, Green Light

Chinese jump rope

Truth or Dare

Red Rover

Atari

Simon Says

Hopscotch

Kick the Can

Spin the Bottle

Battleship

Capture the Flag

Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board

Concentration

dodge ball (didn't you always try to peg the other person as hard as you could?)

TOYS/THINGS YOU HAD...

Cabbage Patch Kids

big wheels

Tonka Trucks

Rubik's cube

Barbie and Ken

banana seat bikes

Nerf anything

Sit and Spin

roller skates

cap guns

hoola hoops

Tiddlywinks

Playdough Barber Shop

Shrinky Dinks

Mr. Potato Head

Fashion Plates

Silly Putty

Koosh balls

kazoos

rubber stamps

slinky

Etch-A-Sketch

pogo balls

matchbox cars

paint by numbers

Yo-Yo's

Legos

Erector sets

Electric Toothbrushes

cooties

The Betty Crocker Bake Oven

smeller markers

sticker books

Oxy-10

READING MATERIAL...

Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys

The Babysitter's Club

MadLibs

Highlights magazine

THE FOODS YOU ATE...

Spaghetti O's and Meatballs

Little Debbie Cakes

Fruit Roll Ups

Push-up-Pops

Dinosaur eggs

Pixy Stix

Capri Sun

Sugar Daddy's

candy buttons

candy necklaces

Mr. Freeze's

Bubble Tape

PEZ

Hubba Bubba

Atomic Fireballs

Pop Rocks

Red Hots

Big League Chew

CHARACTERS...

Alf

the Chipmunks

Snoopy -- AKA "Joe Cool"

Mr. Bill from Gumby and Pokey

Pound Puppies

The Jolly Green Giant

He-man

Thundercats

Transformers

Underdog

Mighty Mouse

Danger Mouse

Speedy Gonzales

Strawberry Shortcake

Rainbow Brite

My Little Ponies

Smurfs

Snorks

G.I. Joe

She-Ra

Scooby Doo

Wonderwoman

Jem

Gummi Bears

Fraggles

Muppets

Warm Fuzzies

Fat Albert

Golden Girls

Winnie the Pooh

Holly Hobby

Pee Wee

T.V. SHOWS...

 

Chips

You Can't Do That on Television

Dallas

Dukes of Hazard

Miami Vice

Dynasty

Falcon Crest

The A-Team

Knots Landing

Cosby Show

Family Ties

Knight Rider

Laverne and Shirley

Mork and Mindy

Double Dare

Three's Company

American Bandstand

Star Search

Growing Pains

Who's the Boss?

Different Strokes

the NEW Mickey Mouse Club

The REAL Looney Toons

The Bloodhound Gang

Little House on the Prairie

Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys

Bionic Woman and the 6 Million Dollar Man

The Facts of Life

MOVIES...

 

Teen Wolf

any After-School Special

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Back to the Future

Star Wars

Top Gun

Can't Buy Me Love

Pretty in Pink

Sixteen Candles

Breakfast Club

ACTORS & ACTRESSES...

 

Molly Ringwold

Michael J Fox

Alyssa Milano

Johnny Depp

MUSIC GROUPS AND SINGERS...

 

Air Supply

Mike and the Mechanics

Depeche Mode

Pet Shop Boys

Billy Ocean

The California Raisins

Debbie Gibson

Tiffani

New Kids on the Block

Chicago

Starship

Van Halen

Heart

Fleetwood Mac

The Bangles

Katrina and the Waves

Michael Jackson (in all three stages -- cool, not cool, white)

THE SONGS...

 

All I Need is a Miracle

St. Elmo's Fire

Karma Cameleon

Wild Thing

Amadeus

867-5309

Take on Me

Walk Like an Egyptian

Jessie's Girl

Wild, Wild West

So Alive

Eternal Flame

Waiting for a Girl Like You

I Just Died in Your Arms

Queen of Hearts

Morning Train

Ghostbusters

Broken Wings

When I'm With You

When I see you Smile

I Can't Fight this Feeling

Manic Monday

We Are the World

The Search is Over

Angel Eyes

Jump

Do you remember...

your first date?
your first kiss?
the first teacher you hated?
the first teacher you loved?