Angela_96

1.*You know what a "burnout" is.

2.*You owned/operated a 'Trapper Keeper'


3.*You know what "Psyche" means.

4.
*Once, while spending hours in the arcade, you
actually lined up quarters on the top panel of the
game -- to "reserve" your spot.

5.
*You know the profound meaning of "Wax on, Wax
off".

6.
*You know that another name for a keyboard is a
"Synthesizer".

7.



*You can name at least half of the members of the
elite "Brat Pack".








8.*You know who Tina Yothers is.








9.*You wanted to be a Goonie.








10.



*You felt ashamed when Rob Lowe got in trouble for
sex with minors and videotaping it, because you liked
him.








11.*You had top-of-the-line Commodore 64s in your jr.




high computer lab



12.*You know who Max Headroom is.








13.*You even wore fluorescent, neon if you will, clothing.








14.*You could breakdance, or wish you could.








15.*You wanted to be The Hulk for Halloween.








16.



*You Believed that "By the power of Greyskull, you
HAD the power!"



17.*Partying "like it's 1999" seemed SO far away.








18.



*You thought that Transformers were more than
meets the eye.








19.



*You can, right now, hum to yourself the theme to
'Inspector Gadget'
20.*You wanted to be on Star Search.








21.



*You can remember what Michael Jackson looked
like before his nose fell off.








22.



*You wore a banana clip at some point during your
youth, or knew someone who did.








23.*You knew what Willis was "talkin' 'bout".








24.



*You HAD to have your MTV
25.







*You remember when Kramer from 'Seinfeld' was on
a show called 'Friday's'




26.



*You hold a special place in your heart for "Back to
the Future".








27.



*You know where to go if you "wanna go where
everybody knows your name".








28.*You thought Molly Ringwald was REALLY cool.








29.



*You actually thought "Dirty Dancing" was a REALLY
good movie.








30.*You heard of Garbage Pail Kids.








31.



*You knew "The Artist" when he was humbly called
"Prince".








32.



*You actually saw Ted Danson as the MacDaddy he
played "Sam" to be.








33.



*You remember when ATARI was a state of the art
video game system




34.



*You own(ed) any 'cassette singles'



35.



*You were LED to believe that in the year 2000 we'd all
be living on the moon.








36.



*You remember and/or own any of the Care Bear
Glass collection from Pizza Hut.




Or any other stupid
collection they came out with.








37.*Poltergeist freaked you out.








38.



*You carried you lunch to school in a Gremlins or an
ET lunchbox.








39.



*You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the
ONLY female smurf.








40.*You know what a Doozer is.








41.



*You wore bike shorts underneath a short skirt and
felt stylish, or knew someone who did.








42.*You ever had a Swatch Watch.








43.*You remember when Saturday Night Live was funny.








44.*You had Wonder Woman or Superman underoos.








45.*You know what a "Whammee" is..



If you can identify with at least half of this list then you, my friend, are a "Child of the 80's

OzzyFan

I dunno; I was BORN in the 80s, so I was literally a child of the 80s, but I don't remember half that stuff. I watched Transformers and Ninja Turtles and had the action figures, but I don't know what a Doozer is, nor Max Headroom or a "whammee"...I guess I was more a child of the 90s because I hardly have any memories from the 80s.

Halibut

ur making me feel old

Angela_96

That whole thing made me feel really old!

kra-z-fishmumm

Ummmm.... how do we kick ppl. who make us feel really old off? lol... and there is a little smiley on here that says a kinda funny thing, but I didn't want anyone taking it personal so,,, does anyone remember what show that was from?

Nags1965

well golly.. i was born in the 60s.. I dont know half of those.. I might have spent my 80s stoned LOL.. Of course im not admitting to anything

mostanganyikatank

Wow that thread brought back some memories, scary I still consider myself to be a teenager even though I am married have job mortgauge ect and am in my thirties. Denial is fab !!!

FL CommunityFans

A doozer...hahahaha.. ahahah. My wife has this family story it's hilarious.

I never knew wtf they were, but when they lived in wyoming, her dad came home with 2 doozers for her and her brother. He spilt it and fell while walking up the stairs. As the story goes, you never saw a boy cry and try to salvage a doozer as much as he did that day.

wkinne02

Great post!

I had completely forgotten about the Doozers, until I read this thread and it all came back to me. Gobo, Red, and Wembley all really enjoyed munching on their constructions, if I remember correctly.

Trapper Keepers were the bomb, and remember Alex P. Keaton worshipping at the altar of Reagan?

How about Rough Riders and Stompers, those little AA battery powered 4x4 trucks that were all the rage for about 4 months back in about 83 or 84?

FL CommunityFans

Wait... doozers from fraggle rock? aahahahha even funnier. Evidently in the midwest, Doozers are this huge specialty drink or something, bigger than a route 66 from sonic.

Man the fact it was 2 different things completely blew past me. Talk about feeling old.

mrs.bigeddi

I love this. The 80's rocked!

Angela_96

Something really cool.. I have all the fraggle rock dolls still at my moms in her attic stuffed away w/ my old care bears, strawberry shortcake... I wonder what that stuff is worth??

wkinne02

Cabbage Patch Kids...

Eyeglasses with really, really, really big lenses. I mean, huge.

Doing the moonwalk in the hallway between classes.

GIJoe and the GoBots (from planet Gobotron).

Gallagher's melon-smashing was still new enough to be funny.

Rear-Wheel Drive Sedans.

Angela_96

not only the big sunglasses but the neon ones that had the lines in them like blinds... remember those??

COBettaCouple

Yea, I'm a child of the 80s.

mrsmuffin

I looooooved Gallagher!!

COBettaCouple

Yea, Gallagher was a nut!

Nags1965

big sunglasses are big again. I guess my mother was right when she said.. "Everything old will be new again" KEEP YER JUNK.. but i didnt keep it. I would need a house 100 acres big to keep all the junk ive bought over the years.. LOL

Angela_96

Yea I remember my mother telling me when I was starting high school that the bell bottoms and her old high school stuff would be in that year.... I laughed and say that'll be the day when I wear that stuff....
Then when I went to my grandmothers a month later i was digging my aunts clothes out of the attic so I could wear here old clothes.... I still have one of her old sweaters...

COBettaCouple

lol.. i hate the 70s.. and some things from the 80s like giant bug-eyed sunglasses. I loved the 80s, but I like moving on and hate recycled fads. I notice TV has gotten so un-original that they're recycling old shows now, like Knight Rider.

Angela_96

Yea, my husband watched the first episode of Knight Rider.. then they are doing some redo of a movie from the 80's... I can't remember the name... it was like a boys witch movie??

COBettaCouple

I watched the first episode too.. or should I say the Ford commercial? Didn't bother to watch anymore, imo it really was crappy, dull and a cheap ripoff of a classic show turned into a pathetic 2 hour commercial.

Angela_96

yea, I wouldn't even watch it.. I did my usual um.. fish tank cleaning time... I actually don't watch much tv anyways.. its always the same ...

Nags1965

Im a total news junkie from 6am to 5pm.. then switch to something like HBO or showtime..

I do remember the good shows like Andy Griffith.. Happy Days..The Carol Burnette show..

ahhh the good ole days.. it truly stinks to get old

Allie

Me too. Tho I was a teen in the 80s.
What about those lovely bubblegum jeans who were so tight you needed to lay down to put them on. A can of hair spray used in a week wasn't rare. Slouch socks and harem pants.

kra-z-fishmumm

The show Alice; single mom, dinky diner, and hey? what happened to the kiss my gritts booty shake smiley!!!!!? oh well this is a fun thread. Mork and Mindy, Dukes of Hazzard, One Day at a Time, Three's Company! The Love Boat, Dallas! OMG it is fun seeing all these shows that were on back then,,, and we thought they were great! lol

kra-z-fishmumm

Aren't these the happening outfits! lol

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Nags1965

I think i had one pair of poofy nickers.. or what ever they are were called. thank god it was a short lived fad for me LOL

agsansoo

That funny ... I remember watching cable in the 80's meant "No Commercials" !

Nags1965

I remember when MTV meant music videos. Now MTV is like all reality shows.. PIMP MY RIDE?? do people REALLY put hottubs in civic's? that show is just...... well its just odd..