Title: My Generation!
Description: The 80's - truly outrageous
Description: The 80's - truly outrageous
DJ babblefish - September 15, 2006 03:55 PM (GMT)
I know that a lot of you grew up in the 80's... so I thought this would be fun to share.
I'm sure you have seen it before.. but it's always a good time.
I seriously wanted to be Jem.. my cousins and I would pretend all the time.. sucked when I had to play one of the misfits.
anyways.. let me know how 80's cool you are. :D
You Know You Grew Up In The 80's or Early 90's If:
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 subsequent 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 OR a tail.
60. You still sing "We are the World"
61. You tight rolled your jeans.
62. You owned a bannana clip.
63. You remember "Where's the Beef?"
64. You used to (and probably still do) say "What you talkin' 'bout 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!
:rocker:
I'm sure you have seen it before.. but it's always a good time.
I seriously wanted to be Jem.. my cousins and I would pretend all the time.. sucked when I had to play one of the misfits.
anyways.. let me know how 80's cool you are. :D
You Know You Grew Up In The 80's or Early 90's If:
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 subsequent 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 OR a tail.
60. You still sing "We are the World"
61. You tight rolled your jeans.
62. You owned a bannana clip.
63. You remember "Where's the Beef?"
64. You used to (and probably still do) say "What you talkin' 'bout 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!
:rocker:
chloewannabee - September 15, 2006 04:22 PM (GMT)
:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
Well, I remember most of this stuff, but from my 80's kids.
How well I remember standing in a line at Bradlees at 7 a.m. cause we heard they were getting a shipment of Castle Grayskulls!
And then there was the Cabbage Patch frenzy
How about Cavarichi's, and Skidz?
what were those little plastic dolls that were almost like plastic "paper dolls".You snapped their clothes on, can't remember the name.
Just a few ........
Well, I remember most of this stuff, but from my 80's kids.
How well I remember standing in a line at Bradlees at 7 a.m. cause we heard they were getting a shipment of Castle Grayskulls!
And then there was the Cabbage Patch frenzy
How about Cavarichi's, and Skidz?
what were those little plastic dolls that were almost like plastic "paper dolls".You snapped their clothes on, can't remember the name.
Just a few ........
CathleenSusan - September 15, 2006 07:43 PM (GMT)
Haha DJ! That list WAS my life! Here is some proof that I was an eighties dork:
Yes, I loved my gabbage patch kids at an age when it wasn't cool anymore but I didn't care! I played with my Barbies 'till I was 12 lol.
Me trying my dardest to look like Punky Brewster. Gotta love that hair I'm sporting! UGH!
This is my bedroom in 1987. Can you tell I was a little obsessed with Madonna?? Oh, and that is my best friend, Megumi.
I wish I had a picture of the other side of my room and the ceiling. Then you could see my obsession with Jon Knight from New Kids on the Block! LMAO!
Yes, I loved my gabbage patch kids at an age when it wasn't cool anymore but I didn't care! I played with my Barbies 'till I was 12 lol.
Me trying my dardest to look like Punky Brewster. Gotta love that hair I'm sporting! UGH!
This is my bedroom in 1987. Can you tell I was a little obsessed with Madonna?? Oh, and that is my best friend, Megumi.
I wish I had a picture of the other side of my room and the ceiling. Then you could see my obsession with Jon Knight from New Kids on the Block! LMAO!
realitymom - September 15, 2006 10:29 PM (GMT)
DJJJJJJ!! OMG!!! That was GREAT!! Talk about blasts from the past!!! :rotfl:
I got a few to add too....
67. You wore at least 10 jelly bracelets on BOTH wrists & KNEW how cool you looked!
68. You watched the NEW Mickey Mouse Club...I only remember Damon...*sigh*
69. You had a tape cassette collection, either from the store or ones with tunes that you recorded off the radio.
70. You had posters of Kirk Cameron, Michael J. Fox & Mackenzie Astin all over your bedroom walls.
71. You watched ET go home in the movie theatre.
72. You remember learning Milli Vanilli were imposters & were SHOCKED...& devastated. :cry:
73. You had a Trapper Keeper...prolley with a Kitten or Puppy on it.
74. Stirrup pants were WAY COOL! ( I still miss those)
75. If your parents couldn't get the Cabbage Patch Kid (remember parents FIGHTING over those things? ugh) you got the generic version..A FLOWER KID!
76. You knew the words to Tina Turner's "What's Love Got to Do With It" & your parents were impressed you knew who Tina was.
77. You sang "I Want Your Sex" around your parents & gave them shock induced moment of panic. (tho I truly was oblivious to the meaning of what I was singing.)
78. You would wear two different colored pairs of socks over your folded jeans ...& BOTH colors HAD TO SHOW.
79. Freddy really WAS in your nightmares after seeing the Nightmare on Elm Street.
80. You used the term RAD, when cool or awesome would have been sufficient.
Man, this is FUN!!
I got a few to add too....
67. You wore at least 10 jelly bracelets on BOTH wrists & KNEW how cool you looked!
68. You watched the NEW Mickey Mouse Club...I only remember Damon...*sigh*
69. You had a tape cassette collection, either from the store or ones with tunes that you recorded off the radio.
70. You had posters of Kirk Cameron, Michael J. Fox & Mackenzie Astin all over your bedroom walls.
71. You watched ET go home in the movie theatre.
72. You remember learning Milli Vanilli were imposters & were SHOCKED...& devastated. :cry:
73. You had a Trapper Keeper...prolley with a Kitten or Puppy on it.
74. Stirrup pants were WAY COOL! ( I still miss those)
75. If your parents couldn't get the Cabbage Patch Kid (remember parents FIGHTING over those things? ugh) you got the generic version..A FLOWER KID!
76. You knew the words to Tina Turner's "What's Love Got to Do With It" & your parents were impressed you knew who Tina was.
77. You sang "I Want Your Sex" around your parents & gave them shock induced moment of panic. (tho I truly was oblivious to the meaning of what I was singing.)
78. You would wear two different colored pairs of socks over your folded jeans ...& BOTH colors HAD TO SHOW.
79. Freddy really WAS in your nightmares after seeing the Nightmare on Elm Street.
80. You used the term RAD, when cool or awesome would have been sufficient.
Man, this is FUN!!
nikkib703 - September 15, 2006 11:48 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (chloewannabee @ Sep 15 2006, 11:22 AM) |
| :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: Well, I remember most of this stuff, but from my 80's kids. How well I remember standing in a line at Bradlees at 7 a.m. cause we heard they were getting a shipment of Castle Grayskulls! And then there was the Cabbage Patch frenzy How about Cavarichi's, and Skidz? what were those little plastic dolls that were almost like plastic "paper dolls".You snapped their clothes on, can't remember the name. Just a few ........ |
The dolls you are thinking of were called Flatsies. I had them, too, but I had mine back in the 70's. I remember that you could change the hair as well as the clothes on them.
CathleenSusan - September 15, 2006 11:51 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (realitymom @ Sep 15 2006, 03:29 PM) |
| 77. You sang "I Want Your Sex" around your parents & gave them shock induced moment of panic. (tho I truly was oblivious to the meaning of what I was singing.) |
Haha totally! I was a George Michael / Wham freak and my favorite song was Monkey. So I would sing "Why can't you do it, why can't you set your monkey free? always givin in to it, do you love the monkey or do you love me " LOL! My mom thought that "monkey" was a slang term for the male genitalia!
Of course that was about drug addiction hence the "monkey on your back". LMAO
nikkib703 - September 16, 2006 12:15 AM (GMT)
This is fun!! I graduated in '85 and at the beginning of the school year our school won a local radio contest and the Hooters (the group, not the girls....remember When We Danced??) played at our first dance that year. I dated a guy that wore parachute pants almost every day. I HATED the day-glo clothes that were popular then. The hot place to get clothes was the Merry-Go-Round. For the guys, it was Chess Club. I liked wearing the sweatshirts with the cut-off sleeves and collar a la Flashdance, and when Purple Rain came out I was teased relentlessly because of the song Darling Nikki (none of the dim-witted boys I went to school with could figure out that the song was about a MAN). I remember seeing Nightmare On Elm Street, Beverly Hills Cop, Karate Kid, Breakin', Johnny Dangerously and Big Trouble In Little China at the movies back then. Does anyone remember going to Midnight Madness showings of Rocky Horror Picture Show with your bags full of toilet paper and toast, candles and rubber gloves, among other things (for those who think I'm a loon, alot of people really did this at the shows). Ahh, memories.....
DJ babblefish - September 16, 2006 02:21 AM (GMT)
I was born in '83. But I had an older sister so a lot of this stuff applies to me. The early 90's are still vividly in my head though.
and I'm serious about the Jem thing.
and I'm serious about the Jem thing.
nikkib703 - September 17, 2006 12:14 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (DJ babblefish @ Sep 15 2006, 09:21 PM) |
| I was born in '83. But I had an older sister so a lot of this stuff applies to me. The early 90's are still vividly in my head though. and I'm serious about the Jem thing. |
You probably know about this site already, but if not, then you will like this. It's a nice little nostalgia trip for Jem fans (I'm one, too).
http://www.jemunlimited.com/unlimited.htm
nymphadora - September 18, 2006 06:59 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (DJ babblefish @ Sep 15 2006, 03:55 PM) |
| 18. You wore stonewashed Jordache jean jackets and were proud of it. |
Jordache? :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: How about Sergio Valente?
nikkib703 - September 18, 2006 07:21 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (nymphadora @ Sep 18 2006, 01:59 AM) | ||
Jordache? :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: How about Sergio Valente? |
Chic jeans and Candies shoes....now THAT was the look!
yoli68 - September 19, 2006 01:49 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (nikkib703 @ Sep 15 2006, 05:15 PM) |
| This is fun!! I graduated in '85 and at the beginning of the school year our school won a local radio contest and the Hooters (the group, not the girls....remember When We Danced??) played at our first dance that year. I dated a guy that wore parachute pants almost every day. I HATED the day-glo clothes that were popular then. The hot place to get clothes was the Merry-Go-Round. For the guys, it was Chess Club. I liked wearing the sweatshirts with the cut-off sleeves and collar a la Flashdance, and when Purple Rain came out I was teased relentlessly because of the song Darling Nikki (none of the dim-witted boys I went to school with could figure out that the song was about a MAN). I remember seeing Nightmare On Elm Street, Beverly Hills Cop, Karate Kid, Breakin', Johnny Dangerously and Big Trouble In Little China at the movies back then. Does anyone remember going to Midnight Madness showings of Rocky Horror Picture Show with your bags full of toilet paper and toast, candles and rubber gloves, among other things (for those who think I'm a loon, alot of people really did this at the shows). Ahh, memories..... |
This is the 80's I remember. I remember the Hooters. I never wore day glo either but I did have jelly shoes! I saw Prince during his "Purple Rain" tour. And I remember all the movies you listed. The 80's totally rocked! :rocker:
I graduated in 1986 (going to my 20 year reunion in less than two weeks! Yipes!). Some of the earlier listed things apply to younger people. I was pretty much a teenager for most of the 80's so my experiences were a little different. Like going to the piling a bunch of friends in your car and going to the drive in, not watching the movie and drinking "Bartles and Jaymes" wine coolers! Does anyone still have drive ins in their towns? We don't anymore-very sad!
nymphadora - September 19, 2006 03:22 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (realitymom @ Sep 15 2006, 10:29 PM) |
| 72. You remember learning Milli Vanilli were imposters & were SHOCKED...& devastated. :cry: |
But before that happened, you always danced the "Running Man" or "Roger Rabbit" to Milli Vanilli's Blame It on the Rain, right? :rolleyes: I know I did! :P
go_noles06 - September 19, 2006 05:09 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (nikkib703 @ Sep 18 2006, 02:21 PM) | ||||
Chic jeans and Candies shoes....now THAT was the look! |
hey, you forgot the IZOD shirt with the flipped up collar!! And we accessorize with the skinny belts that matched the interchangeable wooden handeled purse. If you were fortunate enough, you had your initials embroidered on the outside of your purse ;)
CathleenSusan - September 19, 2006 08:55 AM (GMT)
Okay how about a white sweatshirt (preferably with a large pink panther on the front) with a huge, ugly belt? Anyone remember that style? I have a picture in my mind of this girl Nadine wearing exactly that in grade 7 (1987). I mean who wears a pink leather belt with a baggy sweatshirt!! UGH! lol
nikkib703 - September 19, 2006 10:31 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (yoli68 @ Sep 18 2006, 08:49 PM) | ||
This is the 80's I remember. I remember the Hooters. I never wore day glo either but I did have jelly shoes! I saw Prince during his "Purple Rain" tour. And I remember all the movies you listed. The 80's totally rocked! :rocker: I graduated in 1986 (going to my 20 year reunion in less than two weeks! Yipes!). Some of the earlier listed things apply to younger people. I was pretty much a teenager for most of the 80's so my experiences were a little different. Like going to the piling a bunch of friends in your car and going to the drive in, not watching the movie and drinking "Bartles and Jaymes" wine coolers! Does anyone still have drive ins in their towns? We don't anymore-very sad! |
OMG...Bartles & Jaymes---"thanks for your support' (LOL). I haven't thought about that for a while. Baltimore was alot of fun back then. My first car date was with a neighbor and we went to Memorial Stadium to watch an O's game. The stadium is gone, and the real hotspot back then out here was Hammerjacks. That was like the CBGB's of our town. Alot of great music & bands got their starts there (Crack the Sky,The Runaways--Joan Jett was a member, Greg Kihn, The Ravyns, KIXX, etc.). Joan Jett's I Love Rock & Roll video was filmed inside the club. Both the stadium and the club are gone now (there is a NEW Hammerjacks, but it's just not the same). Makes me sad...now I NEED that wine cooler!!
CathleenSusan - September 19, 2006 06:00 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (nymphadora @ Sep 18 2006, 08:22 PM) | ||
But before that happened, you always danced the "Running Man" or "Roger Rabbit" to Milli Vanilli's Blame It on the Rain, right? :rolleyes: I know I did! :P |
Damn was I GOOD at the running man. I put all my friends to shame! LMAO! I too remember when the truth came out about Milli Vanilli and I was so upset. Everyone at my school was bringing their LP's and cassettes to school and would either smash them, burn them or throw them away. I secrectly kept mine and *gasp* still have the LP and the cassette! lol :rolleyes:
nikkib703 - September 20, 2006 01:06 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (CathleenSusan @ Sep 19 2006, 01:00 PM) | ||||
Damn was I GOOD at the running man. I put all my friends to shame! LMAO! I too remember when the truth came out about Milli Vanilli and I was so upset. Everyone at my school was bringing their LP's and cassettes to school and would either smash them, burn them or throw them away. I secrectly kept mine and *gasp* still have the LP and the cassette! lol :rolleyes: |
I remember when all of the talk and variety shows were lampooning them. Anyone remember the Milli Vanilli skits on In Living Color? They were really brutal, as were the ones with Jim Carrey doing Vanilla Ice. I remember when they were on Arsenio Hall's show trying to defend themselves and they sang in their own voices. It wasn't Kevin Federline bad, but it wasn't good, either. And Terrence Trent Darby....same look, but at least he actually sang his songs.
nymphadora - September 20, 2006 03:54 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (CathleenSusan @ Sep 19 2006, 06:00 PM) | ||||
Damn was I GOOD at the running man. I put all my friends to shame! LMAO! I too remember when the truth came out about Milli Vanilli and I was so upset. Everyone at my school was bringing their LP's and cassettes to school and would either smash them, burn them or throw them away. I secrectly kept mine and *gasp* still have the LP and the cassette! lol :rolleyes: |
I still have my cassette, too! LOL :D
nanab - September 20, 2006 04:06 AM (GMT)
WELL I DID NOT GROW UP IN THE 80s ..BUT ME DAUGHTER DID...
AND SHE NAMED HER LITTLE GIRL "CLAIRE" AFTER THE CHARACTER
IN ''16 CANDLES.....'' SHE MUST HAVE WATCHED THAT MOVIE
1000 TIMES. :rotfl:
AND SHE NAMED HER LITTLE GIRL "CLAIRE" AFTER THE CHARACTER
IN ''16 CANDLES.....'' SHE MUST HAVE WATCHED THAT MOVIE
1000 TIMES. :rotfl:
CathleenSusan - September 20, 2006 05:58 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (nanab @ Sep 19 2006, 09:06 PM) |
| WELL I DID NOT GROW UP IN THE 80s ..BUT ME DAUGHTER DID... AND SHE NAMED HER LITTLE GIRL "CLAIRE" AFTER THE CHARACTER IN ''16 CANDLES.....'' SHE MUST HAVE WATCHED THAT MOVIE 1000 TIMES. :rotfl: |
I do not believe there was a character named "Claire" in 16 Candles, I believe Molly Ringwald's character was named Samantha. Could it be Molly's character "Claire Standish" from The Breakfast Club you are thinking of?
I love all those darn movies - I have them on VHS and now I am trying to find them all on DVD!
realitymom - September 20, 2006 01:03 PM (GMT)
I graduated in 1993, so the 80's were really all about me! LOL
I somehow missed the Jem craze, tho after clicking the link Nikki provided (TY) Jem does look somewhat familiar. Did she have a cartoon? Ya'll remember Kids Incorporated, with Jennifer Love Hewitt? Loved that show...We're Kids Incorpaoraaaaaated. Wow, those were the days...*sigh*
I somehow missed the Jem craze, tho after clicking the link Nikki provided (TY) Jem does look somewhat familiar. Did she have a cartoon? Ya'll remember Kids Incorporated, with Jennifer Love Hewitt? Loved that show...We're Kids Incorpaoraaaaaated. Wow, those were the days...*sigh*
nymphadora - September 20, 2006 02:15 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (CathleenSusan @ Sep 20 2006, 05:58 AM) | ||
I do not believe there was a character named "Claire" in 16 Candles, I believe Molly Ringwald's character was named Samantha. Could it be Molly's character "Claire Standish" from The Breakfast Club you are thinking of? I love all those darn movies - I have them on VHS and now I am trying to find them all on DVD! |
Yes, I think nana meant The Breakfast Club. :)
I love Molly Ringwald's movies, too! Aside from 16 Candles, I also like Pretty in Pink. But I prefer 16 Candles since it's a romantic comedy. Who can forget The Geek and that funny exchange student, Long Duk Dong? :D "Sexy girlfriend..."
CathleenSusan - September 20, 2006 06:00 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (realitymom @ Sep 20 2006, 06:03 AM) |
| I graduated in 1993, so the 80's were really all about me! LOL I somehow missed the Jem craze, tho after clicking the link Nikki provided (TY) Jem does look somewhat familiar. Did she have a cartoon? Ya'll remember Kids Incorporated, with Jennifer Love Hewitt? Loved that show...We're Kids Incorpaoraaaaaated. Wow, those were the days...*sigh* |
I graduated high school in 1993 too!
I loved Jem, I have had the theme somg stuck in my head for 2 days now thanks to this thread!
My favorite cartoons from the 80's were:
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (my FAV)
Jem
Inspector Gadget
The Smurfs
Transformers (Movie out soon!)
Scooby Doo
Donkey Kong
Fraggle Rck
Duck Tales
My Little Pony
Galaxy High
Rainbow Brite
Pac-Man
Q*Bert
She-Ra
Snorks
CathleenSusan - September 20, 2006 06:08 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (nymphadora @ Sep 20 2006, 07:15 AM) | ||||
Yes, I think nana meant The Breakfast Club. :) I love Molly Ringwald's movies, too! Aside from 16 Candles, I also like Pretty in Pink. But I prefer 16 Candles since it's a romantic comedy. Who can forget The Geek and that funny exchange student, Long Duk Dong? :D "Sexy girlfriend..." |
Yes, my favorite of the John Hughes movies will always be 16 Candles. Poor Samantha *sob* *sob* nobody remembered her birthday! And no one can forget the magic that is Long Duk Dong!
I did like Pretty in Pink, but even back in the 80's I thought that pink dress she made for herself was hideous lol. To each their own I suppose lol! I loved this movie mainly because I was in lust with James Spader and he was so slimey and bad in it - yum!
I never get tired of seeing the Breakfast club. At that time I was crushin' on Judd Nelson lol.
I also LOVED Andrew McCarthy and watched every movie he was in religiously. Pretty in Pink of course, but also The Mannequin series, Class (Rob Lowe!), Less Than Zero and St. Elmo's Fire.
Sk8888 - September 20, 2006 06:10 PM (GMT)
Does anyone remember having to have hair like Farrah Fawcette??
Sk8888
Sk8888
CathleenSusan - September 20, 2006 06:39 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Sk8888 @ Sep 20 2006, 11:10 AM) |
| Does anyone remember having to have hair like Farrah Fawcette?? Sk8888 |
Hmmm, well my recollections of the Eighties style wise is more from 1985 - 1990. Because I was only 5 years old in 1980.
I am not sure when the "Farrah look" was in. Must have been late seventies/ early eighties?
I know when I was around ten the look was things like pony-tails on one side of your head and crimped hair. I even owned a crimping iron at that time.
About two or three years later it was all about huge-full can of hairspray-bangs! Here's a VERY embarrassing picture of me demonstrating a variant of this style:
nanab - September 20, 2006 06:52 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (nymphadora @ Sep 20 2006, 07:15 AM) | ||||
Yes, I think nana meant The Breakfast Club. :) I love Molly Ringwald's movies, too! Aside from 16 Candles, I also like Pretty in Pink. But I prefer 16 Candles since it's a romantic comedy. Who can forget The Geek and that funny exchange student, Long Duk Dong? :D "Sexy girlfriend..." |
your probably right......she watched that a 1000 times too.......
Molly is here in town and was on our local radio station yesterday
and said there may be a reunion movie in the future for 16 Candles.....
I get all those movies mixed up.....which is the one John Cryer (sp)
was in?
CathleenSusan - September 20, 2006 06:59 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (nanab @ Sep 20 2006, 11:52 AM) | ||||||
your probably right......she watched that a 1000 times too....... Molly is here in town and was on our local radio station yesterday and said there may be a reunion movie in the future for 16 Candles..... I get all those movies mixed up.....which is the one John Cryer (sp) was in? |
Jon Cryer was in Pretty in Pink I do believe! Hmm a reunion movie - how interesting!
realitymom - September 20, 2006 10:48 PM (GMT)
What about Strawberry Shortcake & Friends? Well, they are popular again now, but I mean the ORIGINAL...big ole poofy, floppy strawberry scented hat on the rag doll body.
My lil bro (whom Elliott reminds me entirely too much of! lol) began his video game addiction in the 80's. He got a NINTENDO & I fell in love with Mario & Luigi. That was the only game I was decent at. I played Contra with bub, but didn't like it as much as Super Mario Brothers. Man, those mushrooms that made ya giant sized were the bomb!! :yes:
My lil bro (whom Elliott reminds me entirely too much of! lol) began his video game addiction in the 80's. He got a NINTENDO & I fell in love with Mario & Luigi. That was the only game I was decent at. I played Contra with bub, but didn't like it as much as Super Mario Brothers. Man, those mushrooms that made ya giant sized were the bomb!! :yes:
lex - September 20, 2006 11:09 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (nikkib703 @ Sep 15 2006, 07:15 PM) |
| This is fun!! I graduated in '85 and at the beginning of the school year our school won a local radio contest and the Hooters (the group, not the girls....remember When We Danced??) played at our first dance that year. I dated a guy that wore parachute pants almost every day. I HATED the day-glo clothes that were popular then. The hot place to get clothes was the Merry-Go-Round. For the guys, it was Chess Club. I liked wearing the sweatshirts with the cut-off sleeves and collar a la Flashdance, and when Purple Rain came out I was teased relentlessly because of the song Darling Nikki (none of the dim-witted boys I went to school with could figure out that the song was about a MAN). I remember seeing Nightmare On Elm Street, Beverly Hills Cop, Karate Kid, Breakin', Johnny Dangerously and Big Trouble In Little China at the movies back then. Does anyone remember going to Midnight Madness showings of Rocky Horror Picture Show with your bags full of toilet paper and toast, candles and rubber gloves, among other things (for those who think I'm a loon, alot of people really did this at the shows). Ahh, memories.... |
OMG, we used to go to that show ridiculously often. So often in fact, we stopped bringing the props and started new one-line responses. It's hard to explain how stupidly fun that is to someone who has never gone to Rocky Horror. Also, it is completely unwatchable without the audience--so don't ever try!! Lines from that movie still go through my head. I graduated HS in 91 and the midnight show was a great excuse to stay out late. And, of course, a trip to Dunkin' Donuts afterwards was a must!
Sk8888 - September 20, 2006 11:16 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (CathleenSusan @ Sep 20 2006, 11:39 AM) | ||
Hmmm, well my recollections of the Eighties style wise is more from 1985 - 1990. Because I was only 5 years old in 1980. I am not sure when the "Farrah look" was in. Must have been late seventies/ early eighties? I know when I was around ten the look was things like pony-tails on one side of your head and crimped hair. I even owned a crimping iron at that time. About two or three years later it was all about huge-full can of hairspray-bangs! Here's a VERY embarrassing picture of me demonstrating a variant of this style: |
C/S....
I found this site on 80's fashion fads. It looks like feathered hair and side ponytails were "in."
My Webpage
The list isn't as complete as the growing one here though!!
Sk8888
p.s. I think your picture is adorable.
nymphadora - September 21, 2006 04:59 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (CathleenSusan @ Sep 20 2006, 06:39 PM) | ||
Hmmm, well my recollections of the Eighties style wise is more from 1985 - 1990. Because I was only 5 years old in 1980. I am not sure when the "Farrah look" was in. Must have been late seventies/ early eighties? I know when I was around ten the look was things like pony-tails on one side of your head and crimped hair. I even owned a crimping iron at that time. About two or three years later it was all about huge-full can of hairspray-bangs! Here's a VERY embarrassing picture of me demonstrating a variant of this style: |
I had the Farrah Fawcett look when I was in high school. :rolleyes: Cath's right, that was in the late 70's. The look for the 80's was the crimped hair, but I definitely loved the very high bangs, teased and styled with gel then sprayed with a whole can of AquaNet, LOL. :D The higher, the better. :P
BTW, Cath, I just love the pics that you posted here! :)
yoli68 - September 22, 2006 02:29 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (realitymom @ Sep 20 2006, 03:48 PM) |
| My lil bro (whom Elliott reminds me entirely too much of! lol) began his video game addiction in the 80's. He got a NINTENDO & I fell in love with Mario & Luigi. That was the only game I was decent at. I played Contra with bub, but didn't like it as much as Super Mario Brothers. Man, those mushrooms that made ya giant sized were the bomb!! :yes: |
I loved that game too! Although I was a bit older when I started playing(18). My best friend's brother had that game and we used to play all the time!! I was awesome at the coin collecting and making sure that at the end of each world I jumped and ran fast at the same time so I could land at the top of the flagpole for maximum points. Ahh, memories! :)
nymphadora - September 22, 2006 12:33 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (yoli68 @ Sep 22 2006, 02:29 AM) | ||
I loved that game too! Although I was a bit older when I started playing(18). My best friend's brother had that game and we used to play all the time!! I was awesome at the coin collecting and making sure that at the end of each world I jumped and ran fast at the same time so I could land at the top of the flagpole for maximum points. Ahh, memories! :) |
OMG, I love Super Mario Brothers! It was my absolute favorite and, modesty aside, I was very good at it, too. :P
I also liked Galaga, Battle City, Adventure Island, Castlevania and The Legend of Kage. I would spend hours and hours playing them. Those were the days...I miss my Nintendo...:D
CathleenSusan - September 22, 2006 05:54 PM (GMT)
Okay this is embarrassing, but I still have my original nintendo game system hooked up to my T.V.! I have been addicted to the game Dr. Mario for over a decade now lol. It is really cool, it's like Tetris, only Mario (dressed up like a doctor) drops pills down and you have to sort them in rows like you do in Tetris. I have over 30 games for my Nintendo, but I rarely play most of them. I still have most of the optional accessories too, like the gun and the step pad although I never use them.
My ex-fiance and I did purchase a X-box and we played it on occasion, but I always insisted that the Nintendo stay connected too! I guess I like my games old school lol.
Did I mention I still have all my barbies and a HUGE box of lego too?
My ex-fiance and I did purchase a X-box and we played it on occasion, but I always insisted that the Nintendo stay connected too! I guess I like my games old school lol.
Did I mention I still have all my barbies and a HUGE box of lego too?
nymphadora - September 23, 2006 07:48 AM (GMT)
^ LOL, I envy you, Cath! I wish I still have my Nintendo.
BTW, I found this site that has online Nintendo games:
http://www.1980-games.com/us/old-games/nin...tendo-games.php
Of course, it's not the same as playing with your nintendo hooked up to your big tv, but I guess it's better than nothing. :rolleyes:
BTW, I found this site that has online Nintendo games:
http://www.1980-games.com/us/old-games/nin...tendo-games.php
Of course, it's not the same as playing with your nintendo hooked up to your big tv, but I guess it's better than nothing. :rolleyes:
nikkib703 - September 23, 2006 11:01 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (CathleenSusan @ Sep 22 2006, 12:54 PM) |
| Okay this is embarrassing, but I still have my original nintendo game system hooked up to my T.V.! I have been addicted to the game Dr. Mario for over a decade now lol. It is really cool, it's like Tetris, only Mario (dressed up like a doctor) drops pills down and you have to sort them in rows like you do in Tetris. I have over 30 games for my Nintendo, but I rarely play most of them. I still have most of the optional accessories too, like the gun and the step pad although I never use them. My ex-fiance and I did purchase a X-box and we played it on occasion, but I always insisted that the Nintendo stay connected too! I guess I like my games old school lol. Did I mention I still have all my barbies and a HUGE box of lego too? |
My daughter has my old Nintendo system, too. It went to my son first, then her. She uses it alot. I doubt any Playstation or X-Box could hold up quite as well!!
CathleenSusan - September 23, 2006 06:27 PM (GMT)
Did anyone else have a commodor64 (or commodorVic20) or an an Atari system? My dad bought me a Commodore Vic 20 in the early 80's and I remember it being the coolest thing EVER! Not that it did much though. It came with a keyboard and it played Pong and a few other very simple games.
On my Atari I remember playing Q-Bert for hours on end. It was awesome!
On my Atari I remember playing Q-Bert for hours on end. It was awesome!
nikkib703 - September 23, 2006 11:35 PM (GMT)
OMG, I haven't thought about Q-Bert for ages! I remember the old Coleco and Intellivision games, too. My cousin saved his allowance up and bought alot of the hand held games. I used to sneak off with them when he wasn't around. Ahh, memories....