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Are you a child of the 80s? Prove it!
In this thread we reflect on the great 1980s - the ties that bind all of us who grew up then.
Cartoons were only on Saturday mornings. Mtv played videos I had a bright green Trapper Keeper My first Nikes were in 6th grade. White canvas with a light blue swish. A pay phone call cost 20 cents, but if you put in a quarter, you wouldn't get change. We were one of the first neighborhoods in my town to get cable tv. |
I watched the launch of MTV
I remember Madonna's first single Three words - Flock of Seguals |
I always wanted the white keds sneakers, and was always sad that my mom would buy me the "generic" ones. They looked exactly the same, but didn't have the little blue tag on the back. Sad. :(
Kids Incorporated!!! Slap bracelets :) .... Then seeing them get banned in school. :( ET Scrunchies |
You were all 7 years old in the 80s and watched a couple cartoons and a tv show or two like the A-Team.
Stop sending out these chainmails and constantly talking about the 80s like you were snorting coke in the China Club. -Rudey |
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ETA: And besides, I was doin coke off of Drew Barrymores stomach when I was 3 |
Pac-Man was HUGE.
I remember the early days of MTV. Nina Blackwood, Martha Quinn, Alan Hunter, J.J. Jackson (RIP) and Mark Goodman were the original VJs and they became almost as famous as the artists they played on the air. |
(For Pittsburghers only)
Putting up with O'Brien and Garry and their crappy ass attempts at humor just because they played VIDEOS on their show. You don't understand why everyone disses the Dick Ebersol-produced Saturday Night Live because you thought it was damn funny. |
My pledge class (yes pledge class) went to go see Purple Rain together.
In my composite photo, I was wearing an add-a-bead necklace. We were all psyched when Men Without Hats played at our Halloween Ball. |
H-street boards, Tracker trucks, slime-ball wheels, rat-tails, shelves in the side of your head, smurphs, Ken Griffey Jr. rookie cards, parachute pants, knee-high fold up Converse, Max Headroom and ADIDAS stood for 'all day I dream about skating.'
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My co-worker and I were just talking about trapper keepers about an hour ago. We were talking about how cool they were and what designs we had on our's.
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Walking shorts and Izod shirts with the collars up, huge hair sprayed with about half a can of Aqua Net - those bangs weren't moving :rolleyes: , bermuda bags with interchangable monogrammed covers.
Not missing much about the 80s except the music :) |
You can't do that on Television
Jams were you favorite article of clothing, and all the better if you had them in every color of neon available. Legwarmers Stirrup pants Side ponytails Punky Brewster High top Reeboks (with the 2 velcro straps at the top) layered scrunch socks---always in outfit-coordinating colors |
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I still have my She-Ra Princess of Power Crystal Kingdom castle. God Bless He-Man on DVD, yo. |
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And I know you all can't forget Smurfberry Crunch. I was soooooo mad when they quit making it! |
I totally forgot something else...
You thought you were cool because you emulated Debbie Gibson and Tiffany. You even wore big earrings and wore your hair like them. You got excited when their new tape came out because now you could play it on your WALKMAN. |
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Back then my hair wouldn't do that and I was devastated. I also was incapable of wearing a banana clip. Now I am so thankful because there are no incriminating pictures. (Except for those in my neon outfit.:rolleyes: ) ETA: I went to Europe when I was 15, and in Switzerland, Swatches were only about $5 so I bought 4 or 5 (and wore them at the same time!!) |
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We're just having a little fun here. And by the way, I was 7 in 1976, but no, I have never snorted coke at the China Club, or anywhere else. That's why I can remember the 80s. ETA: One of my favorite movies from the 80s is "Rudy" but it isn't about you. :) |
Hey everybody, THE 80s SUCKED. KTHXBI.
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Roommate (or cat) posting?
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Those "clown suit" outfits (don't know what else they were called) that was made of a very floral print, all one piece, and had bands at the sleeves and at the ankles of the legs, but then was baggy everywhere else. Looked like a clown suit. Wear em' with flats and you were dressed up for school. (That might have been late 80's/very early 90's though).
Pogo Ball. LOVED IT!! Guess? jeans heymickeyyoursofineyoursofineyoublowmymindHEYMICKE Y! :D PsychTau |
Ok step back here we go:
white / blue swish nikes- had them red and white reeoboks checkered white two tone blue slip on vans la gear dittos, jordache vanderbilts, chem de fers sasson and calcin klien jeans rain bow sweaters and shirts ditto stripped shirts off the shoulder flashdance sweatshirts LEG WARMERS!!!!!!!!!!! layered scrunch socks purple nylon velro rip open clutch purses with hawaiin print and wallets purple and white unicorn nylon barrel purses Oakley and rayban sun galsses feather roach clips to use in yoru hair GREEN TRAPPER KEEPERS pee chee folders with names of bands on them OPs and Lightening bolt clothes VALLEY GIRLS flock of seagals men at work the clash cheap trick reo forgienr journey rush kansas AWESOME bands like that jellied shoes pac man donkey kong ms pac man centepede and sat mornings at video arcades definitely sat morning cartoons arcylic nails that they formed and made with a pc of adhesive paper ----no tips MTV and actual videos bonne bell lip smackers hair banana clips |
BSC! (1985, representin)
Collecting and trading stickers (regulars, shinies, sparklies, fuzzies, oilies) - especially cool were those huge cat's head stickers from the skating rink ;)
Skating parties for birthdays and for bringing soup labels to school "Straight up now tell me, do you really wanna love me forever? Oh oh oh! Or am I caught in a hit and run?" Darkwing Duck! Let's - get - DANGEROUS! My Little Pet Shop Those three words: THE BABYSITTERS CLUB |
Hmmm...how about adding:
Eddie Money Couldn't get enough of watching Family Ties or the Facts of Life Saturday Morning cartoons... Atari games, and Intellivison cartridges... Galaga and Centipede Roller skating Jelly shoes, bracelets Twist-a-bead necklaces Remember the "bubble" dresses? Miami Vice and the Don Johnson look the A-Team Hulk Hogan and the original WWF guys It cost a quarter to mail a letter Lionel Richie, Chicago, every hair band ever, Break dancing and the moonwalk Jr. high "proms" Apple IIc computers and Commodore computers 5 1/2 inch disks for the above computers! If you owned a CD, it was an investment, not music! |
ok I really need my fellow preppies to represent!
also don't forget our wonderful members only jackets The Transformers (the originals) Qberk and Tempest |
The ORIGNINAL My Little Ponies and Care Bears. I still have 30 ponies left, and I can't give them up.
That, and everything had a "splattered paint" effect. I remember this one dress I have (I actually think I wore it to my Kindergarten graduation) that was acid washed denim with paint splatters. That, and tons of cheesy pre-teen books that all deal with the outcast kid suddenly understood by the rest of her school while remaining with her outcast friends. I swear I read about 10 books that all had that theme. |
Paul Revere by the Beastie Boys...
The cool thing to do was the 'tight roll' of the jeans. Ya folded them over and rolled your jeans up. I wanted to be Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future. I thought he was so cool. |
This thread is smurfy!
My mom had a Plymouth station wagon. It was dark green with wood panels. A good slumber party was one where the hosting household had a VCR - and it was Beta, not VHS. |
I had and still have a series of "latin freestyle" records such as:
-Johnny "O" -Sweet Sensation -Cover Girls -Giggles -TKA -Stevie B -Coro -Latin Rascals -Cynthia -Judy Torres -Safire Just to name a few.....:D In regards to sneakers: -I had a pair of lottos and the Princess Reeboks in many colors. Favorite Cartoons: -Thunder Cats -Smurfs -GI Joe -Transformers -Voltron -Healthcliff -CareBears -Rainbow Brite and Friends Favorite Toy: CABBAGE PATCH EVERYTHING....MY MOM GAVE XAXIER FRANCES LOTS OF $$$$ |
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My Little Pony She-ra (sp?) JEM (does anyone else remember this girl cartoon about a girl that's normal during the day & a rock star named JEM at night?) I was also a HUGE fan of Stacy Q & her hit song "Two of Hearts" :p |
I remember during the early 80's:
Velcro purses... Roach clips as hair accessories... Jelly shoes... Jelly purses and tote bags... Vans sneakers were extremely popular... Dove/Dolphin two-toned shorts that were banned from schools because they were too short (the were track shorts if I remember correctly)... Farrah Fawcett hair was in... The Tuxedo look for girls was in... Bubble gum shaped like cigarettes that would "smoke" when you blew on one end of the gum (it was powdered gum)... In the mid 80's, I remember... Leg warmers.... Sweater vests... Blue eye shadow... In the late 80's, I remember... Long permed hair... Long permed hair with Sun-In.... |
OOOOH OOOH OOOOHH!!!
What about those shirts that changed color in the sun? (or was it when they got wet?) What were they called? PsychTau |
They changed color base don your body heat!!! I remember that the girls wearing them would have lighter colors under their armpits!!! It was always so funny!!!!!
Ohhh Ohhh ohhhh!!! What about the rainbow shirts??? Those were HUGE in 1981-82!!!!! :D Quote:
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I have a friend who LOVES wearing vintage t-shirts, and he is determined that one day he WILL find a hyper-color shirt that still works. lol. :) |
*I remember when Trix cereal WAS NOT fruit shaped, it was circular, and there were only 3 colors (red, blue and yellow).
*I loved Crunchy Stars cereal and the Chef. *I watched Nickelodeon's "You can't do that on Television". *I owned the original "Skip It". *I had Atari with Qbert, Pac Man, and Pong. *I owned a purple Trapper Keeper. *My elementary school backpack had a real working clock on it (a la Flava Flave). |
Generra clothing
Plastic charm necklaces Strawberry Shortcake 45s Earth Cruiser bicycles (or this could just be where I lived) Milli Vanilli, Wham, Michael Jackson (Thriller era), Culture Club, Miami Sound Machine JimmyZ and Gotcha - anything surfing related Hot pink Converse high tops with flourescent green laces Shark watches Black Trans Ams |
I had a light bright and a hulk hogan stuffed animal
I watched Denver the last dinosaur, Double Dare and David the Gnome I was a child of the late 80s |
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