People who were kids in the 80's:?

Question

What things make you think the most of the 80's?
ie.My Little Pony, He-Man, A-Team, legwarmers, hammer pants(late 80's), Star Wars toys, Get Along Gang, etc..

Answer 1

Memories of when I was a little girl:

(I was born in 1973)


You had that Fisher Price Doctor 's Kit with a stethoscope that actually worked.

You owned a bicycle with a banana seat and a plastic basket with flowers on it.

You learned to skate with actual skates (not roller blades) that had metal wheels.

You had nightmares after watching Fantasy Island .

You had rubber boots for rainy days and Moon boots for snowy days. YEAH! ~ You owned a "Slip-n-Slide",on which you injured yourself on a sprinkler head more than once.

You owned "Klick-Klacks" and smacked yourself in the face more than once.

You had either a "bowl cut" or "pixie," not to mention the "Dorothy Hamill". People sometimes thought you were a boy.

Your Holly Hobbie sleeping bag was your most prized possession.

You wore a poncho, gauchos, and knickers. And now they're back in style!

You begged Santa for the electronic game, Simon.

You had the Donnie and Marie dolls with those pink and purple satiny shredded outfits.

You spent hours in your backyard on your metal swing set with the trapeze. The swing set tipped over at least once.

You had homemade ribbon barrettes in every imaginable color. (Oh yeah!)

You had a pair of Doctor Scholl's sandals (the ones with hard sole & the buckle). You also had a pair of salt-water sandals (AKA: Jellies!)

You wanted to be Laura Ingalls Wilder really bad; you wore that Little House on the Prairie-inspired plaid, ruffle shirt with the high neck in at least one school picture; and you despised Nellie Olson!

You wanted your first kiss to be at a roller rink.!

Your hairstyle was described as having "wings" or "feathers" and you kept it "pretty" with the comb you kept in your back pocket.

~ When you walked, the "wings" flapped up and down, looked like you were gonna "take off"

You know who Strawberry Shortcake is, as well as her friends, Blueberry Muffin and Huckleberry Pie.

You carried a Muppets lunch box to school and it was metal, not plastic. With the thermos inside!

You and your girlfriends would fight over which of the Dukes of Hazzard was your boyfriend.

YOU had Star Wars action figures, too!

It was a big event in your household each year when the "Wizard of Oz" would come on TV. Your mom would break out the popcorn and sleeping bags!

You often asked your Magic-8 ball the question: "Who will I marry...Shaun Cassidy, Leif Garrett, or David Cassidy..?"

You completely wore out your Grease, Saturday Night Fever, and Fame soundtrack record album.

You tried to do lots of arts and crafts, like yarn and Popsicle-stick God's eyes, decoupage, or those weird potholders made on a plastic loom.

You made Shrinky-Dinks and put iron-on kittens on your t-shirts!

You used to tape record songs off the radio by holding your portable tape player up to the speaker.

You had subscriptions to Dynamite and Tiger Beat.

You learned everything you needed to know about girl issues from Judy Blume books (Are you there God, It's me, Margaret.)

You thought Olivia Newton John's song "Physical" was about aerobics.

You wore friendship pins on your tennis shoes, or shoelaces with heart or rainbow designs.

You wanted to be a Solid Gold dancer.

You drowned yourself in Love's Baby Soft - which was the first "real" perfume you ever owned .. .

You glopped your lips in Strawberry Roll-on lip gloss till it almost dripped off.

Answer 2

Thundercats, Ho!

And everything else you mentioned. Along with songs by the Cure, Erasure, Bruce Springstein, BonJovi (and every other hair band), New Edition, Bel Biv Devoe, Bobby Brown, Whitney Houston - Pre-Crack, Micheal Jackson's Thriller album, Madonna (in her Like a Virgin stage). the Get-Along-Gang LOL, that's funny, the Littles, After School Specials, De Grassi Jr High (PBS), gosh, there is so much that went on in that decade :D

Answer 3

OMG, I was born in 1973 too! brn eyed girl I can relate to ALOT of your stuff plus this other stuff as I got older.
Brian Adams, (Jelly shoes, bracelts, and rings,) Prince, Dukes of Hazard, Dallas, the Jeffersons, Andy Griffith, $25000 Pyramid, Dirty Dancin', Top Gun, Madonna, a nickle bag, Bud Light, Marlboro Lights in the box, Guns n Roses, Poison, Skid Row, Ratt, AC/DC, Bon Jovi, really big hair, pinching your jeans at the bottom then rolling them up, Sir Mix Alot, playing quarters and other drinking games, Home Improvement and Roseanne, McGuyver, WWF on Saturday afternoons, Janet Jackson's Control, MTV all the time, pink clothe converse sneakers, Liz Claiborne perfume, swatch watches, cassette tapes, ...... ah, those were the days.

Answer 4

Cabbage Patch Kids~ Garfield cartoons on Saturday morning~ My little Pony~ Sideways ponytails~ haha

Answer 5

A-team, Magnum PI & The Fall Guy
Jelly Shoes, neon socks,Jelly bracelets and guess jeans
Madonna, Michael Jackson & Prince
Roller skating, Making up dance routines, and playing elfs (D&D was huge back then)
Sweet Valley High, Unicorns & the color purple

Answer 6

Knight Rider
Van Halen
stompers

Answer 7

Neon colours, cabbage patch kids, mini pops, legwarmers, Wham, Cyndi Lauper, The Goonies, Molly Ringwald, rubber bangle bracelets, mullets, big hair, big earrings, pointy shoes, Family Ties, little orphan Annie, Smurfs, Rainbow Brite, Lite Bright. Oh please, I could go on all day lol.

Answer 8

Duran Duran MTV Mullet Haircuts

Answer 9

Star Wars toys.

Answer 10

My Little Pony, Care Bears, the Smurfs, Strawberry Shortcake, feather earrings, those rubber bracelets(had a ton!!!)

Answer 11

Fraggle Rock