Name 5 things you remember from the 80s

Even if you don't remember the 80s or were born after the 80s, everyone knows something about the 80s!
Name only (up to) five, so everyone will have something to post.
Feel free to add more, five at a time, once several people have posted.

OK, here are my five...

1. One-hit wonders
2. Member's Only jackets
3. Michael Jackson's other glove!
4. Rubik's Cube
5. Air Mcfly shoes from Nike

1. disco
2. Risky Business
3. REM
4. The Berlin Wall
5. Everyone had huge hair

I was born in '83, so most of what I remember is cartoons, but here we go:

1-Dino Riders
2-The Transformers Movie
3-Ralph Macchio... He was badass... lol
4-Lego Blacktron
5-NES and The Legend of Zelda

evanescencefan91 said:

1. disco
2. Risky Business
3. REM
4. The Berlin Wall
5. Everyone had huge hair

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lol, I seem to recall that disco ended in about 79 or so. Unless you count KISS doing I was Made For Loving You!

REM - great band!! Who can forget the Berlin Wall? 1989 was a good year!
Risky Business - I can still see a young Tom Cruise in his underwear
Big Hair? Hey! I resembled that remark!!! lol

Good ones, Ev!!!

Fodderboy said:

I was born in '83, so most of what I remember is cartoons, but here we go:

1-Dino Riders
2-The Transformers Movie
3-Ralph Macchio... He was badass... lol
4-Lego Blacktron
5-NES and The Legend of Zelda

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lol, I wasn't into cartoons and lego's inthe 80's so I defer to your superior knowledge!

Ralph Macchio - Wax On, Wax Off! lol

NES Ruled!! BIG Zelda fan back then! Heck, I still am, lol.

Transformers....Robots in disguise...

Good ones!

1. The Tjernobyl accident. I was born just a few days after ^^
2. Metallica
3. uhh... Disco?
4. Our prime minister Olof Palme was shot and killed (1986)

All right, that's all I got...

*****, evanescencefan beat me to disco!

Jeremi said:

1. The Tjernobyl accident. I was born just a few days after ^^
2. Metallica
3. uhh... Disco?
4. Our prime minister Olof Palme was shot and killed (1986)

All right, that's all I got...

*****, evanescencefan beat me to disco!

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Chernobyl 1986 had its low points.

'Tallica
Disco, lol ,July 12, 1979 "the day disco died" although its influence lingered into the 80s.

Olof Palme - no bodyguards and walking with his wife. How cowardly of his killer.

Whoo, great thread.
Ok, the five I think of are:
1. Shoulder Pads
2. Stone washed jeans/denim jackets
3. Leg warmers
4. Live Aid
5. Ghostbusters

I could *so* keep going!
Btw, I had big hair, and wore lots of denim LOL

Steel said:

Whoo, great thread.
Ok, the five I think of are:
1. Shoulder Pads
2. Stone washed jeans/denim jackets
3. Leg warmers
4. Live Aid
5. Ghostbusters

I could *so* keep going!
Btw, I had big hair, and wore lots of denim LOL

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Live Aid, follow up to Band Aid. DO They KNow It's Christmas!
Shoulder pads, lol, didn't those make a comeback a couple of times?
I had leg warmers!! lol, rainbow ones even!
Ghost Busters! eeewwww.....I was slimed!
:OWho DIDN'T have something stone washed??

GOod ones dude! lol

lol, looks like not many are going to post on this thread, so I'll put a few more on here:

Atari! Pole Position rules! Yar's Revenge
The Brat Pack
California Raisins
21 Jump Street (when Johhny Depp was young hotness)
Swatches
Break dancing
lol, Where's the beef??

OK, that was seven, but not many posts so far.

Not much seeing as how I was born mid way through 1985. I just remember a few pop songs from the era as well as playing around at my parent's house or with cousins around my age.

Cosby Show

COSBY! HELL YES!

My name is Bob. said:

1} Shell Suits (Yes I had one)
2}Been a kid and not having a care in the world
3}Bros, when will I, will I be famous?
4} wax on, wax off. The Karate kid
5} Knocking on your friends door and asking if they're "playing out"


I miss the 80's.

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You and your friends put Pop Rocks in Pepsi, didn't you????

LOL, I hated Bros. With a passion.

A few more:
1) By the power of Greyskull!!!!
2) Arcade games in general - Centipede, Gauntlet, Bezerk, Pacman and far too many others to mention (ok, a fair amount of my younger teenage years were wasted LOL)
3) Parachute Pants (never wore these thankfully)
4) Fingerless gloves (unfortunately, I did have a pair of these)
5) The VCR

1. Men with long hair! **swoons**
2. Great music
3. Nightmare on Elm Street
4. Men with long hair! **swoons again**
5. Boy George...with long hair! ...haa haa

Steel said:

LOL, I hated Bros. With a passion.

A few more:
1) By the power of Greyskull!!!!
2) Arcade games in general - Centipede, Gauntlet, Bezerk, Pacman and far too many others to mention (ok, a fair amount of my younger teenage years were wasted LOL)
3) Parachute Pants (never wore these thankfully)
4) Fingerless gloves (unfortunately, I did have a pair of these)
5) The VCR

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lol, He Man!!!
I was addicted to Centipede :|
I NEVER had parachute pants!!!
No comment of the fingerless gloves
OMG ! a VCR was such advanced tehcnology!!

Naleena said:

1. Men with long hair! **swoons**
2. Great music
3. Nightmare on Elm Street
4. Men with long hair! **swoons again**
5. Boy George...with long hair! ...haa haa

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Men with long hair! Right on! Sometimes it was hard to tell the boys from the girls!
Music... 45's on my record player!
Nightmare on Elmstreet - Johnny Depp and Kevin Bacon!
Naleena, YOU had big long hair in the 80s!
Boy George - I'll Tumble 4 Ya, CHruch or the Poisned Mind, Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?, Karma Chameleon, Time Clock of the Heart!

Thanks for all the positive reps, guys!! (((hugs)))

EveWasFramed said:

Naleena, YOU had big long hair in the 80s!

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I still like big hair...lol I'm waiting for it to come back in style.