For those who grew up in the 80s... do you remember?

Question

1. You've ever ended a sentence with the word
SIKE

2. You watched the Pound Puppies.

3. You can sing the rap to the Fresh Prince of
Bel-Air and can do the Carlton

4. Girls wore biker shorts under their skirts
and felt stylishly sexy.

5. You yearned to be a member of the
Baby-sitters club and tried to start a
club of your own.

6. You owned those lil' Strawberry Shortcake
pals scented dolls.

7. You know that "WOAH" comes from Joey on
Blossom

8. Two words: Hammer Pants

9. If you ever watched "Fraggle Rock"

10. You had plastic streamers on your handle
bars... and spokey-dokes or
playing cards on your spokes for that
incredible sound effect

11. You can sing the entire theme song to "Duck
Tales" (Woo ooh!)

12. It was actually worth getting up early on a
Saturday to watch cartoons.

13. You wore a ponytail on the side of your head.

14. You saw the original Teenage Mutant Ninja
Turtles on the big screen....
and still know the turtles names.

15. You got super-excited when it was Oregon
Trail day in computer class at school.

16. You made your mom buy one of those clips
that would hold your shirt in a
knot on the side.

17. You played the game "MASH"(Mansion,
Apartment, Shelter, House)

18. You wore stonewashed Jordache jean jackets
and were proud of it.

19. L.A. Gear....need I say more?

20. You wanted to change your name to "JEM" in
Kindergarten.(She's Truly Outrageous.)

21. You remember reading Tales of a fourth
grade nothing and all The Ramona
books.

22. You know the profound meaning of "WAX ON,
WAX OFF"

23. You wanted to be a Goonie.

24. You ever wore fluorescent clothing.
(some of us...head-to-toe)

25. You can remember what Michael Jackson
looked like before his nose fell
off and his cheeks shifted.

26. You have ever pondered why Smurfette was
the only female smurf.

27. You took lunch boxes to school... and
traded Garbage Pailkids in the
schoolyard.

28. You remember the CRAZE, then the BANNING of
slap bracelets.

29. You still get the urge to say "NOT" after
every sentence.

30. You remember Hypercolor t-shirts.

31. Barbie and the Rockers was your favorite
band.

32. You thought She-Ra (Princess of Power!) and
He-Man should hook up.

33. You thought your childhood friends would
never leave because you
exchanged handmade friendship bracelets.

34. You ever owned a pair of Jelly-Shoes.

35. After you saw Pee-Wee's Big Adventure you
kept saying "I know you are, but what am I?"

36. You remember "I've fallen and I can't get up"

37. You remember going to the skating rink
before there were inline skates.

38. You ever got seriously injured on a Slip
and Slide.

39. You have ever played with a Skip-IT.

40. You had or attended a birthday party at
McDonalds.

41. You've gone through this nodding your head
in agreement.

42. You remember Popples.

43. Don't worry, be happy

44. You wore like, EIGHT pairs of socks over
tights with high top Reeboks

45. You wore socks scrunched down (and
sometimes still do...getting yelled
at by younger hip members of the family)

46. You remember boom boxes and walking around
with one on your shoulder like you were all
that.

47. You remember watching both Gremlins movies.

48. You know what it meant to say "Care Bear
Stare!!"

49. You remember watching Rainbow Bright and &
My Little Pony Tales

50. You thought Doogie Howser/Samantha Micelli
was hot.

51. You remember Alf, the lil furry brown alien
from Melmac.

52. You remember New Kids on the Block when
they
were cool... and don't even
flinch when people refer to them as "NKOTB"

53. You knew all the characters names and their
life

stories on Saved By The
Bell," The ORIGINAL class.



54. You know all the words to Bon Jovi - SHOT
THROUGH THE HEART.

55. You just sang those words to yourself.

56. You remember watching Magic vs. Bird.

57. Homemade Levi shorts! (the shorter the
better)

58. You remember when mullets were cool!

59. You had a mullet!


60. You still sing "We are the World"

61. You tight rolled your jeans.

62. You owned a banana clip.

63. You remember "Where's the Beef?"

64. You used to (and probably still do) say
"What you talkin' about Willis?"

65. You had big hair and you knew how to use it.

66. You're still singing "SHOT THROUGH THE
HEART" in your head, aren't you!

Answer 1

Lord have mercy I would never admit to half that stuff but then again I did watch Gem. She never did get it on with Rick did she? What a tease, I bet Maria did the the deed for Gem.

Answer 2

I was born in the early 80's but I still remember some of the things you mentioned on this very long list.

Answer 3

about half this & half of CD's comments, since I was born in the early 70s.
Add on Popples, Glamour Gals, GI Joes the size of Barbie, Pong, Pacman, Sea Wees, & all the TV shows.

Ah, those were the days...

Answer 4

Yeah,I remember about 98% of all that. I was a teen in the 80's. Man some of those things were lame..lol

Answer 5

almost made me cry >>>

I had to pee so BAD after gremlins. I held it not to miss anything.
I still have the smell on strawberry shortcakes hair.
I wish banana clips were back in style.
did you include leg warmers? and trying to pull off the flashdace pose?
still have the scar from slip and slide.
rubex cubes were new and you got yelled at for pulling off the stickers.
Wham looked cuter then than now.
sixteen candles rocks
E.T. needs to go home.(began eating reese peices).
Bubble yum still has weird flavors thank god.
Tried to learn how to head spin and had to go to the doctor.
and yes Bon Jovi covered my walls until my mother made me take them down.(20 years later)
loved the silver spoons christmas episode.poor kid!
the muppet show i begged to stay up late and watch.

ok now i have to go back to work.
Back to the future...........................................lol

Answer 6

67. You watch Thunder Cats

Answer 7

I was in college for the first part of the 80's. I don't remember much of anything. Certainly not what I was there to learn.

Answer 8

Only no.10; but, I did live a sheltered life.

Answer 9

WOW DID THIS TAKE ME BACK TO BEING A KID.

IF YOU WERE A LITTLE GIRL IN THE 70'S......

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 thought Gopher from Love Boat was cute (admit it!)

You had nightmares after watching Fantasy Island.

You had either a "bowl cut" or "pixie", not to mention the "Dorothy Hamill".

People sometimes thought you were a boy.

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 !

Your Holly Hobbie sleeping bag was your most prized possession.

You wore a poncho, gauchos, and knickers.

You begged Santa for the electronic game, Simon.

You had the Donnie and Marie dolls with those pink and purple satiny shredded outfits, or the sunshine family

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!) < B>

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.

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 Oleson!

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

PONG! ("video tennis" ) was the most remarkable futuristic game you've ever heard of !


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 some were glass inside and broke the first time you dropped them.

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. (?? its not??)

You wore friendship pins on your tennis shoes, or shoelaces with heart or r a i n b < FONT face=Arial color=purple> o w 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 10

went through the list with my 29 year old daughter and YES we're still singing!