Child from the '80's

[waterkitty]

OMG! The PINBALL SONG on Sesame Street!!! I still sing that! And I'm 24!

 

[Wristshot]

Child from the '80's:
· You know what "Sike" means.

A true child of the '80's would know that it is "PSYCH"

Child from the '80's:
· You can sing the McDonald's Big Mack, Filet-o-fish, quarter pounder, and French fry song.

A true believer would know that it is a Big Mac (no K!)

I grew up a little before the 80's, but I remember or know most of the things on your list. Since I was a little older, I would add in the following items:

. You watched the intro to Miami Vice for the babes in the bikinis.
. Heather Thomas and Heather Locklear --*deep sigh*--


Wristshot

 

[teknitroxdiver]

Hmm, well I'm barely in the 80's category, possibly not even counting, but I definitley know what most of that is.

 

[inter_alia]

I learned world geography on my Atari 400 with the aforementioned tape deck loading the program for me.
Oh dear.
And the girl in my high school with the new white Rabbit on her sixteenth birthday with a vanity plate "OMIGOD" was the envy of positively everyone...

edited to add: I still have that Atari 400 with all accesories. Playing Defender is still cool.

 

[bwerb]

You knew that Blair, Tuti, and the girls were just a spin-off from Diff'rent Strokes.
You stayed up late to watch Love Boat then...if you were really lucky...you could watch the plane land on Fantasy Island.
You remember when Chachi was just a little punk before his voice changed
You remember when Tom Hanks was on Bosom Buddies


gotta run...more later...

 

[SuPrBuGmAn]

Fragles
Muppets
Mask
Not only did cartoons come on Sat mornings, but they came on during weekdays after school
The Ewoks had their own movie not associated with Star Wars
Dark Star
The Labrinth
Tron was late-breaking hollywood special effect technology!

 

[bwerb]

Alright...a few more...

You remember when Yoda was a puppet
When "motion control" was revolutionary
When Greedo didn't shoot first

You know who Dr. Theopholis and Twiki are.
You remember when Starbuck and Boomer were guys.

You remember when Heather Locklear was on TJ Hooker
You remember when Heather Locklear was on Fall Guy
You remember when Heather Locklear was on Dynasty

You remember when Anthony Edwards had hair.

You remember the wall coming down

You remember when Alannis Morrisette was just Alannis.

You remember when "Action Figures" were 12" high

You know who went out on the Steel Wheels tour
You know who went out on the Scarecrow tour
You know who went out on the Unforgettable Fire tour

You remember when Video killed the Radio Star.

You remember when Lawn Darts were legal.

You remember when camoflage clothing was a hit the first time

You have a skinny leather tie
You remember Disco sucking
You remember when Michael J Fox played Alex Keaton

You remember when the Simpson's were on the Tracy Ulman show.

You remember when Mt.St. Helen's really blew.

You remember when toy guns were black or silver and didn't have red plugs in the barrels.

You remember when the Pope looked...well...much younger.

You remember when Keith Richards was discovered to have died...well...actually...he may or may not be alive as we speak...could be a total "Weekend at Bernie's" kinda thing.

You remember when Vanessa Williams was stripped of her Miss America title for...well...stripping (sort of).

You remember how all the Cannonball Run movies started. And you could name the shows/films/sports of all the participants in the race.

You remember James Bond as being a somewhat comical series of films.

You remember how bad Crystal Pepsi was.

You remember how bad New Coke was...and remember the stockpiling of "old Coke" before they announced the return.

You remembered to Honk if you saw an Artesian.

You knew who Cory Feldman and Corey Haim were...and which film they starred in along with a young Keifer Sutherland.

You remember Drew Barrymore when she was the toddler in ET.

You remember when VCR's popped the tapes up out the top of the unit...and TV's had knobs...and phones had rotary dials.

That's about enough for tonight...

 

[adder70]

Alright...a few more...

You remember when Alannis Morrisette was just Alannis.

I don't think she made much of a splash south of the border until Jagged Little Pill.

You remember when Lawn Darts were legal.

It is a travesty that red blooded young Americans don't have access to these anymore. How else can figure out who is too dumb to live?!

You knew who Cory Feldman and Corey Haim were...and which film they starred in along with a young Keifer Sutherland.

Both of them are Coreys, with an e. I know this well. The real test is how many movies can you name with the 2 Coreys in them? It's a fairly long list.

 

[kmac]

. You watched the intro to Miami Vice for the babes in the bikinis.
. Heather Thomas and Heather Locklear --*deep sigh*--


Wristshot

I STILL have the Heather Thomas poster (pink bikini), but don't know what happened to the good one (blue bikini)

And...

I've still got the Miami Vice soundtrack on tape even though my wife threw out my pastel "Vice" wardrobe! (A-La-Crockett) All I needed was a boat and a roommate like Elvis...

 

[Former FLL Now MSP Diver]

And who can confess to owning a 'Frankie says.....' T-shirts (one for the brits I think!

Frankie says....Relax

Oh oh
Wee-ell-Now!

Relax don't do it
When you want to go to it
Relax don't do it
When you want to come
Relax don't do it
When you want to come
When you want to come

Relax don't do it
When you want to to go to it
Relax don't do it
When you want to come
Relax don't do it
When you want to suck to it
Relax don't do it
When you want to come
Come-oh oh oh

But shoot it in the right direction
Make making it your intention-ooh yeah
Live those dreams
Scheme those schemes
Got to hit me
Hit me
Hit me with those laser beams

I'm coming
I'm coming-yeah

Relax don't do it
When you want to go to it
Relax don't do it
When you want to come

Relax don't do it
When you want to suck to it
Relax don't do it (love)
When you want to come
When you want to come
When you want to come
Come-huh

Get it up
The scene of love
Oh feel it

Relax
Higher higher

Hey-
Pray



Marc