As an 80's child, sometimes I get nostalgic about all the things, people, and events that helped shape that decade, so here's an unoffical list of the things that I think helped make the 80's such a memorable time in our lives (some great, some not so great, and some tragic, but all unforgettable)! Ok, so maybe it's not 101 things, but my memory's not that good, but I'll add more as I go along, and feel free to suggest some that I forgot.
The red Michael Jackson jacket...and his sequinned glove!
Swatches (don't forget the Swatch Guard!)
Coca-Cola rugby shirts
Guess Jeans (with the "tuck & roll")
Velcro sneakers
Hair Bands (Remember Winger and Europe?!)
The A-Team
The Pepsi Challenge
Voltron
G.I. Joe Action Figures
New Coke
Cabbage Patch Kids
21 Jump Street
The Moonwalk
Slick-haired Wall Street types
Cowboy Bob
Alf
MTV
You Can't Do That on Television (still a fav!)
"Where's the Beef?"
Acid washed jeans (with knee holes!)
Top Gun
Aquanet for the feathered hair!
Skating rinks
Reganomics
2nd British Invasion (remember Kajagoogoo or Madness?)
The United Colors of Benetton
Breakdancing
John Hughes movies (Breakfast Club, Weird Science, 16 Candles...)
Pudding Pops
Atari (Pac-Man!)
Compact Discs (remember the long carboard sleeves they used to come in?)
Pastel sport coats and beard stubble
Pennyloafers
Oakley stickers on your car window
Friendship bracelets
Mr. Wizard
Back to the Future
John Lennon's assassination
Convertable Chevy Cavaliers (you know you wanted one)
Shrinky Dinks
Born in the U.S.A.
Smurfs
Fraggle Rock
"I hanker for a hunka cheese" commercials
Rubick's Cube
USA for Africa ("We Are The World")
Ronald Regan shot
Fast Time at Ridgemont High
The Challenger Explosion
Cheers
The fall of the Berlin Wall
The end of the station wagon and the rise of the dreaded minivan.
Eddie Murphy's Delerious
Betamax tapes
Ghostbusters
The Sony Walkman
Indiana Jones
The "red" M&M scare
"Hands Across America"
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