Children of the 70's and 80's AND 90s

[AKAtude]

I received another e-mail today reminiscing about growing up in the 70's and 80's. It brought back some great memories and well as some I would rather forget. Would anyone care to share some favorite childhood memories? I'll start us off...

Schoolhouse Rock!!! I bought the entire collection last year.

Scooby Doo and the Superfriends are my favorite cartoons to this day.

Good Times, The Jeffersons, Diff'rent Strokes, Facts of Life, What's Happening, CHPs (yes, I watched it)

Atari

[SWEETAKA]

Does anyone remember Batman and Robin before sound effects? "Great scotts Batman!!" The Fat Albert Show? "Hey, hey hey!!" Jackson Five Cartoons, Walter Cronkite with the typewriter noise in the background--"and that's the way it is", jive talk, Pam Grier's movies, Shaft, Wonderwho? Wonderwoman with her red, white and blue suite and gold belt,and as I heard a student of mine say once--a BIG CD? formerly known as albums, 8-track tapes (I still have one), The Red Skelton Show, playing hopscotch with a piece of glass or a rock, the candy lady, the ice cream man, Nowlaters(one word),and those challenging reading books? See Jane Run. Run Jane run. Run, run, run. No wonder we are so smart. The afro pick with the raised fist was out of sight--ya dig. If only I could have kept my fro standing. It always fell in the middle, creating that parted down the middle look. I could go on and on but I won't.
Skee-ya later


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[AKA2D '91]

Yeah, Soror! You actually WORE an afro? My mother put one ponytail into a puff or parted it down the middle with 2 puffs, but not the WHOLE head in a fro. After that, we went to the straightening comb. Remember, don't go outside and play...'cause you just got your hair done and it will 'go back' (lol). Anyway... do y'all remember the Superfriends...Wonder twin power...ACTIVATE! Tom and Jerry, Bewitched, Sanford and Son, we called now and laters "kits", why, I do not know... what about the afro pick that had the red and green handles that folded...Did you all wear thousands of combs in your hair so that it would feather back? what about that toy that had the lemon on one end and your foot went through the other and you had to jump over the lemon as it would spin around? Did you all have the sit and spin? what about Captain Kangaroo? and Mr. Green Jeans? How 'bout the Honeycomb kids and the honeycomb hideout? What about the Electric Company? Hey you Guyzzzzzzzz! I guess you can say that TV kept me company! Oh, before I go did you all watch Donnie and Marie? Skee Y'all L8R!

[mizzkes]

"School house rocky a chip off the block. Its your favorite schoolhouse, schoolhouse rock." Gotta Love It! Do you remeber Silver Spoons! With Carlton from Fresh Prince! Girlfriend, I thought I WAS Wonderwoman. Tie a towel around my neck like a cape and I was her! Remember during Fat Albert when Bill Cosby did "picture pages"? How about Reading Rainbow? The ice cream truck/man used to come down our street like everyday. I haven't seen one of those in years. Pac Man and Frogger. What about pin ball machines? The nostalgia. I'm getting old....

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I hope you don't mind if i throw in my memories... cartoons- Mighty mouse, woody woodpecker, g.i. joe (i was little tom- boyish), toys- my little pony, rainbow bright & friends, strawberry shortcake & friends, munchi chi-chi (that little monkey), the original nintendo with the little robot that worked half the time. Wonder Woman and don't forget Supergirl (i actually had supergirl underwear) shhh! don't tell anyone Some of these things make me feel old.

Sisterly!
c&c1913

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[tickledpink]

***bursts out singing "GOODTIMES!...any time you need a payment...GOODTIMES... any time you need a friend...GOODTIMES, something something something something..."
Hey, I loved that show! Sad to say it, but I even ordered one of those tapes off of the commercial (lol)!

Ok, here are my memories (I was originally from NYC and moved to SC)

* playing marbles in the school yard
* Mary Jane candies
* ooooh, it's so hot out here ---look, somebody opened the fire hydrant, let's go!
* bell bottoms --- HATED them then, LOVE 'em now!
* Michael Jackson's "Thriller" album -- evrybody who was ANYBODY had it.
* And yes, I loved DeBarge (ok, you can stop laughing now...)


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[Ania]

I was born in 1978, so my favorite she was Punky Bruster and yes I had the shoes.
I also remember my first Cabbage Patch doll.
Did any one else wear the Kangaroo shoes with the zipper on the side?
And oh, if my mother put another bead in my nappy hair, OHHHHH!!! Thank god for relaxers and sew ins!!!

[Anydaynow]

I'm an 80's kid here are some more memories:

*PopRocks
*The Big Foot Ice Cream with the bubble gum toe...those were served only on ice cream trucks
*Smurfs
*Care Bears
*Snoorkles
*Doing cheers on the front lawn
*Charm bracelets
*Biker Pants with the stripe on the side & mathing top
*Collecting Garbage Pail Kid
*British Knights (never had a pair)
*Madonna Gloves (lace gloves w/o the fingers)
*Calling someone: a Jive Turkey or a Sucka
*What's Happening and What's Happening Now

That's my trip through membory lane

[CuRiOuSiTy]

Hey!!! You all forgot my girl!!! You know her.....She-Ra. Oh that's not it. As an 80s child, I remember....
*Dukes of Hazard
*The Smurfs
*The Chipmunks
*He-Man
LOL TickledPink got me thinkin' "temporary layoff!!!" (is that right)
Mizzkes, hey I was wonder woman!!!
Ania, I had the punky shoes too!!!
I don't wanna get too ghetto on yall but... pickles and now laters (nobody ever said NOW AND LATER), or blow pops.
*3's Company
*Charles In Charge
*The Jackson 5 Cartoon
*did anyone say My Little Pony?
AHHHHH Yall got me thinking back now.

Ok everyone sing along: Conjunction, junction what's your function lol

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12....dodododododo (don't act like you don't remember this song)

Remember having to come in the house when the street lights came on?

Do you know Popeye was my reason for eating spinach and I thought I had powers like Wonder Woman?

I never wanted to make the Incredible Hulk angry lol.

Woody Wood Pecker, Rainbow Brite, Mr. Potato Head, Legos, Slinky, Hungry Hungry Hippo, Operation, Snoopy Snowcone machine, and the entire Barbie collection.

1 2 3 Redlight, Mother May I, and Hide and Seek

Chick-o-Sticks, Jolly Ranchers, Johnny Apple Treats..oh and what about the Koolaid and sugar....I think the name was Dip Sticks.

And last but not least because I'm getting pitiful now...everyone sing along as I exit...

My buddy, my buddy, wherever I go, he goes. My buddy, my buddy, I'll teach him everything that I know. My buddy and me like to climb up a tree. My buddy and me are the best friends could be (or something like that). My buddy, my buddy, my buddy and meeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

[SisterInChrist]

I got 2 words : Hula Hoop. Did any body try to make it hola around other body parts other than around the waist i.e. arms, neck, ankles?
*Double dutch - you was the bomb if you could do the "roger rabbit" and "kid in play" in the ropes
*I know ya'll ate pickles with a piece of candy stuck in the middle (peppermint) or dipped in Kool Aid.
*Used Jeans and Cross Colors
*Braids w/ beads hanging on the ends. (I almost took my eye out shaking my head)
*Hand games like "Slide" and "Down Down Baby"
*All the grown folks had the basket weave braids that looked like place mat on their heads
*Tether Ball
*Riding on somebody elses bike handle bars
*The game of Life
* And last but not least: GUMBI (Didn't you hate the block heads?)

[SilverTurtle]

The 80's

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[tickledpink]

***lol @ CuRiOuSiTy*** --- yep. That's it!

[Captivator#6]

I was going to add my 2 cents worth but everyone has taken my memories...

He-man

The Smurfs

does anyone remember USA Cartoon Express? (now those were cartoons)

however no one said this one I think...
Remember Ring Pops and those rainbow covered lollipops.

LOL did we have the life or what?

[CaramelApple1971]

So, there are no other FAME members out there. Come on now Leroy, Cocoa... I know y'all remember them. Fame, I gonna live forever, I gonna learn how to fly "HIGH",...
Baby remember myyy name... remember remember remember FAME!!!

I also loved Different Strokes, Facts of Life, and That's my moma w/ Clifton Davis.

Mix match soxs to cordinate your outfit, "jelly" shoes, and wearing your hair "wrapped" without coming it out, Salt N Pepa (still my favorite), MC Lyte, Sweet T (RIP), D'Nyce (sooo fine).

Ohhh the memories, thanks Moderator .