OOOOOH YUP!- the 80's

[Mizcita17]

Not sure if this has been covered, but I am an 80's baby 100%
I remember stuff no one else does like:

-7Up Gold

-Strawberry Honeycombs

-The Friday night special about the new Saturday morning cartoons for the season (especially the one with Soror Knight-Pulliam and "Blair" from Facts of Life)

-Clear Pepsi

-Perfect Gentlemen

-Four by 4

[blackerican]

Greetings Everybody,
I was just sitting around looking at some old pictures and began to think back to the "good ole days"!!!!! I just wanted to ask you, "Do you remember"???:

1.Your first crush???
2.When Michael Jackson was in his "Thriller" phase & was soooo fine????

3.When New Edition was to die for????
4. Wearing tee/sweat shirts with your name & your boyfriend's name on it????

5. A cartoon called "The Banana Splits"????
6. When penny candy was really a penny???
7. Leather Bomber jackets w/the Rabbit fur collar???
8. 327...MC Hammer's female rap group???

Holla back !!!!!!!

[CrimsonTide4]

Originally posted by blackerican
8. 327...MC Hammer's female rap group???

No, I cannot recall a 327, but 357 was da bomb with their hit or 2.

[jll79]

Oh WOW Everyone is taking it back!!!

Remember the neon colors that everyone used to wear and knew they were cool.

Remember Hot Tracks with Carlos...the show used to come on late at night on Fridays.

Remember the Lumberjack jackets the guys used to wear.

Fancy frilly socks with pumps...thank GOD I had enough sense not to do that....but hey I was very young then so there would've no way especially with my mother around.

Does anyone remember the old Saturday night line-up for NBC.
Sad to say it, but I actually remember it:

8:00 Different Strokes
8:30 Facts of Life
9:00 Golden Girls
9:30 Empty Nest
I don't remember what came on at 10:00 because I was asleep by then.

And last but not least, remember the mini-series 'V'. That was the s--t. I actually had a crush on Donovan(Marc Singer).

[skeeliteful]

Originally posted by jll79

Does anyone remember the old Saturday night line-up for NBC.
Sad to say it, but I actually remember it:

8:00 Different Strokes
8:30 Facts of Life
9:00 Golden Girls
9:30 Empty Nest
I don't remember what came on at 10:00 because I was asleep by then.

And last but not least, remember the mini-series 'V'. That was the s--t. I actually had a crush on Donovan(Marc Singer).

Girl.......HUNTER came on at 10:00! I loved that show. And "V" used to scare me sometimes. Now...althought I'm an 80's kid through and through, my mind is fried from finishing papers. I'll be back though......

[jll79]

Originally posted by skeeliteful
Girl.......HUNTER came on at 10:00! I loved that show. And "V" used to scare me sometimes. Now...althought I'm an 80's kid through and through, my mind is fried from finishing papers. I'll be back though......

That's right...how could I forget. I used to watch that show and I still do when it comes on cable. Thank you.

[Kisha]

While we're speaking of TV shows. V was good, but I was more into drama like Knots Landing and Dynasty. I also liked Hart to Hart, The Love Boat, Fantasy Island, and Charlie's Angels. Oh, I can't forget Trapper John, MD.

[zetafg]

I Loved the '80's.

As a New Edition Fan, New Edition is STILL to die for!!!

Remeber:

Bubble jackets?

Jellies? Everybody just had to have a pair of those, even if your feet stuck to them.

Pro-Keds? Those are starting to come back again, at least that's what my classmate told me.

In my Senior year of high school Class of '89, we used to have everyone sign our jeans/t-shirts/sweatshirts, so we could remember folks and NEVER wash those clothes again. I still have my aqua blue (what was I thinking) pants with the different color magic marker signatures.

Snorkels from Alexanders?

How about do you remember Alexanders? and Woolworths?

Remember when wearing the same style shoes, but different colors were the joint? For instance, if you were wearing blue & white ( ) you would wear one blue shoe, and one white shoe.

Remember two tone jeans?

Wow, I could go on and on.....

[yasava]

Originally posted by zetafg

Jellies? Everybody just had to have a pair of those, even if your feet stuck to them.

Yes! I got something worse than those things sticking to your feet. I walked in a parade once (can’t remember the occasion) and I just HAD to wear my jellies that day. It was mad hot and I’m walking…walked right out of my jellies. I had stepped into some hot tar and the jelly got stuck to the street. With a little effort, I managed to get most of the shoe off the ground and back on my foot. (LOL)

More 80s stuff?
I know a lot of folks remember the Atari, but what about the Commodore? My older brother had one. Centipede was my fave Atari game, though.

[Gina1201]

I think this was the late 80's but remember the GIANT wall clocks that looked like a watch. Mine was purple.

[zetafg]

My first computer was the Vic-20. It is a brownish colored keyboard that attached to a t.v. sized monitor and the only way to play on the computer was with actual computer programs. I remember getting really happy when I finished a program and I could draw a smily face. Something like: x:/whatever.....I don't know...

Hey, I just thought of this: How many of you had tabletop video games? I still have my Donkey Kong tabletop games that you carried around. There were Frogger, Pac-Man, Donkey Kong and I think Centipede.

How about Quiz Wiz? I still have that game too. Also Light Bright, and remember Munchichi, munchichi oh so soft and cuddlely...munch munch munch....munch munch munch....happy happy munchichi, I Love You Munchichi.

Okay so I had a flashback!
LOL

[NOWorNEVER]

Originally posted by jll79

Remember the neon colors that everyone used to wear and knew they were cool.


Fancy frilly socks with pumps...thank GOD I had enough sense not to do that....but hey I was very young then so there would've no way especially with my mother around.

Yuuuuuuup, and the thick aerobic "scrunch-down" socks that came in a gazillion colors

[snuggles12]

Was the Banana Splits a cartoon or live action show? I remembered a live action show called the Banana Splits that was from either the early 70's or late 60's.

Originally posted by blackerican
Greetings Everybody,
I was just sitting around looking at some old pictures and began to think back to the "good ole days"!!!!! I just wanted to ask you, "Do you remember"???:

1.Your first crush???
2.When Michael Jackson was in his "Thriller" phase & was soooo fine????

3.When New Edition was to die for????
4. Wearing tee/sweat shirts with your name & your boyfriend's name on it????

5. A cartoon called "The Banana Splits"????
6. When penny candy was really a penny???
7. Leather Bomber jackets w/the Rabbit fur collar???
8. 327...MC Hammer's female rap group???

Holla back !!!!!!!

[Rain Man]

I Love the 80s on VH1? (this aired periodically between the 3rd week of December 2002 and New Years 2003)

It was TRULY a time to reminisce. They talked about virtually everything (they being celebs like Raven Symone, Kim Fields, Rain Pryor, Alfonso Ribiero, Hal Sparks, Michael Ian Black, Barenaked Ladies, etc.)

Bumper segments during each show:

The Makeout Songs of 198X (by Lionel Richie)
The Babes of 198X (by Brett Michaels)
The Hunks of 198X (by Traci Elizabeth Lords)
Public Service Announcements
Then and Now (by Weird Al Yankovic)
Mr. & Ms. 198X (by Andrew Dice Clay)
Born in 198X (by Soliel Moon Frye)

Most hilarious moments for me:

Discussion of Alf's nose ("It was like, ribbed for your pleasure" Hal Sparks)

Bartles & Jaymes winecoolers ("If I was at a party and said "Dewd, I got the Bartles and Jaymes, I would've gotten my [butt] kicked" Donald Allen(?))

Check it out if it comes around again.

[Rain Man]

Originally posted by zetafg
My first computer was the Vic-20. It is a brownish colored keyboard that attached to a t.v. sized monitor and the only way to play on the computer was with actual computer programs. I remember getting really happy when I finished a program and I could draw a smily face. Something like: x:/whatever.....I don't know...

How about Quiz Wiz? I still have that game too. Also Light Bright, and remember Munchichi, munchichi oh so soft and cuddlely...munch munch munch....munch munch munch....happy happy munchichi, I Love You Munchichi.

Okay so I had a flashback!
LOL

Yes, I VIVIDLY remember the Commodore VIC-20. It used a BASIC program, you know the ones where you type:

10 PRINT: I LOVE YOU
20 PRINT: I LOVE YOU TOO!!
20 GOTO 10
RUN

And the screen would fill with "I LOVE YOU"s

Did you play any video games on it? We played
Avenger (Space Invaders)--my highest score was 6000
Road Race--where you had to accelerate and steer with the keyboard--and your fingers got tired from being so stiff for so long.
Jupiter Lander - my highest score was 50,700.
Radar Rat Race - I forgot this one.

Or the adventure games, where you typed what the character should do. It would always ask "What shall I do now?"

Games included:
Adventure Land
Pirates Cove
Mission Impossible
among others...