IJMC - The 80's Live Again, and Again, and Again...
It's amazing to me how many people put together things about the
eighties. I think it's even more amazing how much time must have gone
into this one. Although, I must admit, I like how of the "Actors and
Actresses" "Daisy Duke" is the only one listed by her character's name
instead of the actresses' name... -dave
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...especially the
silver ones:
* even though you lost both your socks and the linings when you tried
to take them off
* even though they didn't keep your feet dry
* even though you fell over because there was absolutely no support for
the ankles
- leg warmers (showing only your toes, even over your shoes)
- rolling your jeans -- the tighter the better
- the "Freshman Wall of Hair" -- where your hair went straight up with
only a little bit flipped back over the top
- the alligator clips with feathers that used to be worn in your hair
(even though they hurt)
- the epitome of the 80's -- wearing your collar up, even on polo
shirts (the bigger the collar the better)
- going without socks (even in the winter)
- wearing blue mascara and blue eye shadow at the same time
THINGS YOU DID...
- took swimming lessons - built forts
- Get in Shape Girl - 5 cent lemonade stands
- played house - played war games
- watched MTV at your friend's house because you never had cable
- 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
- 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?
- hand-clapping games
* Big Mac, Filet O' Fish
* Miss Susie
* Miss Mary Mack
- jump rope chants
* Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear...
* Cinderella, dressed in yella...
- jumped on the bed until your parents came in to yell at you,
pretended to go to bed until they left, then doing it again until your
parents got REALLY mad and used your WHOLE name -- first, middle AND
last. You knew it was bad then!
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 - Cat's Cradle
- Red Light, Green Light - Chinese jump rope
- Chutes and Ladders - 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 - Garbage Pail Kids
- rubber stamps - slinky
- pogo balls - Etch-A-Sketch
- matchbox cars - paint by numbers
- Legos - Yo-Yo's
- Erector sets - cooties
- The Easy-Bake Oven - smeller markers
- sticker books - Oxy-10
- Electric Toothbrushes - sleepover parties
READING MATERIAL...
- Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys
- The Babysitter's Club
- MadLibs
- Highlights magazine
- Doctor Seuss
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 - candy buttons
- candy necklaces - Mr. Freeze's
- PEZ - Bubble Tape
- Atomic Fireballs - Hubba Bubba
- 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
- Facts of Life - Dukes of Hazard
- Dallas - Dynasty
- Miami Vice - the A-Team
- Falcon Crest - Knots Landing
- Cosby Show - Knight Rider
- Family Ties - anything on Nickelodeon
- Laverne and Shirley - Mork and Mindy
- Double Dare - Three's Company
- American Bandstand - Star Search
- Growing Pains - Who's the Boss?
- Different Strokes - Sesame Street
- Mr. Rogers - 3-2-1 Contact
- Electric Company - Reading Rainbow
- 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
MOVIES...
- Teen Wolf - any After-School Special
- Ferris Bueller's Day Off - Back to the Future
- Goonies - Exorcist
- Star Wars - Top Gun
- Can't Buy Me Love - Pretty in Pink
- Sixteen Candles - Breakfast Club
- Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
ACTORS & ACTRESSES...
- Molly Ringwald - Daisy Duke
- Alyssa Milano - Michael J. Fox
- Kirk Cameron
- Johnny Depp
MUSIC GROUPS AND SINGERS...
- Air Supply - Mike and the Mechanics
- Kiss - Twisted Sister
- Alice Cooper - Iron Maiden
- Paula Abdul - Whitney Houston
- Depeche Mode - Pet Shop Boys
- Billy Ocean - The California Raisins
- Debbie Gibson - Tiffani
- The Bangles - New Kids on the Block
- Vanilla Ice - Sheena Easton
- Jefferson Starship - Chicago
- Van Halen - Heart
- Fleetwood Mac
- Michael Jackson (in all three stages -- cool, not cool, white)
- Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band
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
- Ghostbusters - Morning Train
- Queen of Hearts - 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?
Think of all the memories that this has brought back. This is not a
chain letter, but just think about how you felt when you read it. Pass
the memories on to some of your friends!
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