Only People Who Grew Up In The 1980s Will Recognize These Things
The reboot of Gen X and old Millennials. Here are 100 things you most likely forgot. Join us on a trip down memory lane. Things have changed at the speed of light in the last few decades. Despite the fact that the Baby Boomers are the most powerful generation, Generation X and Millennials have been left on the sidelines, buried in work. It’s time for a reboot, so let’s go down memory lane!
The stray with a history of near-death encounters
Punky Brewster was a top-rated children’s show in the 1980s. It’s about Henry, an orphan who is taken in by a photographer. They go through the ups and downs of life and growing up together.
The stray with a history of near-death encounters
Cherie Lifesaver was the title of one of the more traumatic episodes. The episode, which aired in January 1986, is regarded as the show’s most memorable narrative unit, with the little girl nearly suffocating in a refrigerator.
Where we learned moral perspective.
Serendipity is a children’s book series about animals and other mythical creatures who teach moral lessons to children. Since it was first published in 1974, the 72-book series is currently being reissued.
Where we learned moral perspective.
Without our mystical teachers, storytime would not have been the same. The Serendipity series has sold over 80 million copies worldwide. The late Peter Howard’s collection of storybooks is being auctioned off for $400,000.
Second time lucky
Do you remember those tense moments when you had to beg your mother for another quarter to play “The Flintstones Lucky Egg Machine”? These machines could frequently be found in supermarket chains or fast-food restaurants.
Second time lucky
It would occasionally take our money but never give us an egg. And every now and then, instead of Fred, we get a Dino. These Yabba Dabba Doo egg surprises are at the top of our list of things to remember.
Any “Cat” on the menu?
Alf was a TV character. serious about an extraterrestrial who crashed landed on Earth He was invited in as a guest by the Terran family. He enjoyed eating cats and making amusing remarks about humanity’s stupidity.
Any “Cat” on the menu?
Burger King’s ad campaign with Herb the nerd was a flop, and Alf was brought in to fill the void. The witty comebacks of this cat-eating alien made him a hit with both adults and children. He was nicknamed “America’s best-loved puppet.”
Your car smells
The days of bronzy-blue-eyed men sailing a big yacht while smoking a “peter Stuyvesant’s” cigarette are long gone. Smokers can now smoke in public spaces in a glass box of shame. Smokers had the convenience of finding ashtrays on planes and in cars when the harmful effects of smoking were unknown and it was fashionable to smoke.
Your car smells
Observant passengers may wonder why the plane still has ashtrays. An ashtray, rather than having a disobedient passenger throw their cigarette in the trash, is still considered the safest way to put out a cabin fire.
This old man
Larry Groce and the Disney sing-along choir recorded an album of classic children’s songs for Disney. In 1979, it was released. The album contains 25 well-known songs, including “This Old Man” and “Three Blind Mice,” both of which are still popular today.
This old man
The Vynil is still available for $31 on Amazon. If the album had been made today, I am confident that “Baby Shark” would have been included in the new version, as it is currently the most popular song among children.
Dark knight turns 80 years old.
Converse shoes are still a must-have for any cool kid. D.C. This year marks the 80th anniversary of the “Dark Knight” comic book series. Converse is putting an end to its eight-decade run with a one-of-a-kind Batman shoe collection.
Dark knight turns 80 years old.
I have three pairs, one of which is a high-top design. Because Christmas is coming up in a month, I’m thinking of asking Santa for a limited-edition Batman pair. We applaud you if you still have an original pair.
Batman rules
A comic book adaptation was taken seriously by Hollywood in 1988. Despite this, they predicted that the film would be a major flop, grossly underestimating the marketing assessment. Fans wanted to do more than just watch the movie; they also wanted to wear T-shirts.
Batman rules
The film was released on June 23 and grossed $500 million in tie-in merchandise, more than doubling the film’s $254,4 million gross. The film gross is the 66th highest ever in North American ranks.
Dynamite VS Vogue Teen Magazine.
From March 1974 to March 1992, Dynamite magazines lived up to their slogan “For the kids of the 1980s” for 18 years, becoming one of the most successful publication in history.
Dynamite VS Vogue Teen Magazine.
The magazine inspired similar publications such as Bananas, Wow, and Hot Dog. J-14: Just for Teens is the newest teen publication on the market. It features celebrity interviews, film and television reviews, as well as the most recent fashion trends.
The spot
In the 1980s and early 1990s, the Children’s Place stores with the cutout-hole as a front entrance for kids were the place to be. You were definitely one of the cool kids on the block if your parents took you there for an outing.
The spot
Trampoline parks, laser quest arenas, and skate parks are just a few of the many options available to kids nowadays. How you spend your fun day will be determined by the weather.
Rainbow Flip-flops.
Back in the day, rainbow-colored flip-flops were the greatest invention since sliced bread. Children today are blissfully unaware that there were few options available to them when they were growing up.
Rainbow Flip-flops.
When I see these, I get a strong sense of nostalgia. These distinct types of flip flops could be passed down from older siblings and would last for years and years.
Lay one the neon
Back in the day, puffy fabric paint could ruin any item of clothing. We wore our works of art with pride and used them to jazz up any wearable item.
Lay one the neon
Even now, some puffy fabric paints are still available, but there are a lot more fun glittery options! Puff Painting Basics Puff paint bottles with a narrow tip are designed to create fine lines, allowing you to write words or draw outlines with ease.
Vitamin Ninjas
My parents kept our strawberry shortcake vitamins on top of the refrigerator, out of reach of their sweet-toothed children. The refrigerator door was not the only option for climbing up the sides to get to the forbidden fruit; as they say, where there is a will, there is a way.
Vitamin Ninjas
My brother and I each took a few and eventually finished the entire bottle. We were so sick of those strawberry vitamins that we didn’t want to see them again.
The most important meal of the day.
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, according to an unspoken universal rule. It goes without saying that this is when we get the most important nutrients in our bodies, such as essential fatty acids and protein.
The most important meal of the day.
Even so, we are all guilty of substituting sugar-laden cereal for our most important meal of the day, throwing caution to the wind. We used to live in a simpler era when we had no idea what we were eating.
“Children don’t need makeup.”
I begged my mother for Tinkerbell makeup when I was a kid. “It’s only pretend makeup and you can peel off the nail polish without a mess! I need it for school!”
“Children don’t need makeup”
On eBay these days, a bottle of Tinkerbell bubble bath costs around $49, and “sparkling fairy dust” costs around $45. As a result, I’m tempted to go out and buy some “sparkling fairy dust.”
Peddals of imminent danger
The spike metal pedals left marks on my shins that are still visible. No matter how careful you tried to be, you had daily close encounters with agony. Growing up in the 1980s and 1990s, when BMX bikes and cassette decks were popular.
Peddals of imminent danger
These vintage-style metal bike pedals have modern features like a grease-free chain and precision bearings. Bike shops that specialize in vintage or retro bikes may already have what you’re looking for, and you can get rid of the death traps.
Under the sea
Between September 1984 and May 1989, NBC broadcasted Snorks, a Belgian-American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera. Despite the cartoon show’s limited success, it gained fans around the world, making appearances in pop culture and spawning a variety of product lines.
Under the sea
Snorks are small, colorful anthropomorphic creatures that live happily in Snorkland, a world beneath the sea. Snorks have snorkels on their heads that propel them through the water at high speeds. When they get excited, their tubes make a “snork” sound.
Magical Shrinking toys
Shrinky Dinks were invented in 1973 by Betty Morris of Brookfield, Wisconsin. They were popular in the 1980s. Shrinky Dinks are made from polystyrene, a common polymer. Before heating, the thin, flexible sheets can be colored and cut.
Magical Shrinking toys
When heated in the oven, the plastic shrinks to approximately 1/3 of its original size while trying to retain the colored design. It thickens and becomes more rigid by 9 times.
Bring it back!
Bubblicious is a bubble gum brand that was introduced in 1977 in the United States. It also holds the Guinness World Record for blowing the most bubble gum bubbles at the same time.
Bring it back!
Bubblicious came in 28 different flavors, with 10 of them being discontinued. Cotton Candy, Paradise Punch, Sour Cherry, and Choco Choco Chip were among the flavors available. As with the original, Bubblicious bursts with a liquid-filled center.
The best board game ever.
Pictionary is a game in which the player uses charades to guess the meaning of words. You don’t need to be an artist to enjoy this game; all you need is a little imagination.
The best board game ever.
Pictionary first appeared in 1985 in Robert Angel’s apartment, where he invented and self-published it. This edition of Junior Pictionary was created with children aged 7 to 12 in mind and contains 1200 carefully selected words. Players draw clues and teammates have one minute to guess the mystery word, just like in the popular adult version.
Collectors Items.
McDonald’s, without a doubt, knew exactly what they were doing when they decided to include toys in their Happy Meals. Some of those toys are now worth tens of thousands of dollars, if not more, decades later.
Collectors Items.
In 1968, Hot Wheels was released to compete with Matchbox. McDonald’s introduced a set of 14 cars in its Happy Meals in 1983, making them the most popular toys of all time. Today, a car is worth $40!
The celebrity’s choice.
In terms of style, the American clothing brand Le Tigre competes with Lacoste. On Le Tigre polos in 1977, a leaping tiger replaced Lacoste’s signature crocodile and Retro Fox’s leaping fox.
The celebrity’s choice.
After being out of production for decades, the band resurfaced in 2003. During the late 1980s, celebrities such as Wilt Chamberlain, LL Cool J, and Ronald Reagan became fans of Le Tigre.
Vintage General Electric Flash Bar
Nicephore Niepce used a heliograph device to create the first photograph in 1824, making it the earliest known form of photography in existence. Kodak invented the first digital SLR camera in 1991.
Vintage General Electric Flash Bar
Kodak Digital Camera System (DCS) was essentially a modified Nikon F3 with sensors inserted into film chambers and winders. The images were captured with the camera while using Kodak CCDs.
All you need is kindness
Elen Kucharik designed the first care bears for greeting cards in 1981. They are bears with a wide range of colors. The characters were remade as teddy bears in 1983.
All you need is kindness
From 1985 to 1988, the characters went on to star in their own television series called “Care Bears,” and each bear has a unique badge that makes up its character.
The symbol of our morning entertainment
H-B Enterprises, H-B Production Co, Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc, and Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc were American animation studios and production companies originally established in 1957 by the Tom and Jerry brothers. Amazing!
The symbol of our morning entertainment
They created other animated series in addition to Scooby-Doo, the Smurfs, and Yogi Bear. As a result, the company received eight Emmys and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Putting this on your closet door is a must.
We’re sure that many of you, like us, have fond memories of collecting Panini stickers in the 1980s. Panini debuted their first set of stickers during the 1970 World Cup in Mexico. Over time, the collections have gotten bigger and bigger.
Putting this on your closet door is a must.
In my opinion, as long as Panini keeps releasing new albums and pushing the sticker market with E.C. every two years, the sticker market will continue to grow. W.C. or Collectors will almost certainly continue to collect these sticker cards.
Pop culture blossoms.
Maxell’s audio cassette line came up with the “Blown Away Guy” ad, which became a pop culture icon in the 1980s. A trade advertisement was broadcast on the radio in 1980. It was later adapted into a TV series. spots that lasted for the entire decade of the 1980s An armed chair with a JBL L100 speaker was featured in the ad.
Pop culture blossoms.
Both his hair and neckwear, as well as the lampshades to his right and the martini glass to his left, are said to be coming back by the great sound coming from his speakers in front of him. He clings desperately to the armrests in the scene, wearing sunglasses and looking ahead at the music source.
Before we had Cable.
With the Wonderful World of Reading Book Set, Walt Disney conjured up an incredible world of reading. Can you think of a 1970s child who did not read these books?
Before we had Cable.
We were transported to the movies in our dreams as our parents read them to us at night. The gems came in a set of 27 and featured all of our favorite animated characters.
Show me the money
Disney Dollars were a one-of-a-kind corporate currency that could be used to buy goods and services at Disney facilities or theme parks. Disney characters such as Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Dumbo appeared on the bill, which was similar to real American bills.
Show me the money
There were two series of Disney Dollars: the first was designed for the Disneyland Resort in Southern California, and the second was designed for the Disneyland Resort in Florida. Disney discontinued this currency in May 2016.
The future has arrived.
Black & Decker introduced the Dustbuster in 1979. It is a cordless, rechargeable handheld vacuum cleaner that is still in high demand today. A DustBuster was for sale at the Blast from the Past antique/memorabilia store.
The future has arrived.
Cleaning became a lot more enjoyable as if we had been transported to the future. It was the legendary Dusbuster who motivated us kids to work hard every day to complete our shores.
Mac goes home.
The 1988 comedy science-fiction film Mac and Me was directed by Stewart Raffill. In the film, a mysterious alien named Mac eludes NASA and befriends a young boy. It sounds like a low-budget rip-off of E.T.
Mac goes home.
The film was a flop at the box office, owing in part to the storyline’s similarity to E.T. the Extraterrestrial, as well as prominent product placement by McDonald’s and Coca-Cola
Pick up your shoes.
In the 1980s, a novelty phone shaped like a stiletto became an instant hit. You had to have one of these devices if you wanted to be cool and different.
Pick up your shoes.
Pushbuttons, a plus tone, the last number dialed, and even a mute button were all included on the phone. Online, you can find some Kitsch-fabulous novelty phones, but you must act quickly because they sell out quickly.
An anti-baldness remedy.
Two friendly ghosts whip up magical potions containing peanut butter as a secret ingredient. When Michael, eleven, is scared, he loses all of his hair and needs to use the potion to regrow it.
An anti-baldness remedy.
The film was previously only available on VHS in the United States, but on December 10, 2019, Severin Films released it for the first time on DVD/Blu-ray in the United States under the new Severin Kids label. An “extended version” with three minutes of additional scenes is included in this release.
Relatable Superhero
My Secret Identity was a live-action Canadian television series that aired between 1988 and 1990. Jerry O’Connell portrayed a teen who gains superpowers by accident and uses them for good in the show.
Relatable Superhero
Contrary to the title of the series, Andrew does not have a secret identity. He acts as if he’s Ultraman, a superhero. Despite this, he never wears a costume or uses his powers in public (except during a daydream sequence).
Furry Celebrity
This animal actor not only appeared in commercials, but he also starred in a film in 1973, visited the White House, signed a bill with his paw, and received the Patsy award.
Furry Celebrity
Morris was found in 1966 by Bob Martwick, who was looking for an orange cat for a commercial. In 1969, he made his television debut and became known as the world’s fussiest cat.
Happy days
Giggles, unlike Oreos, had a creme center sandwiched between two sandwich cookies. In the 1980s, their popularity soared before gradually dwindling. These had a creamy center and were available in chocolate or vanilla.
Happy days
They were unique in that the cookie was shaped like a giggling face and was intended to make you laugh! They even included stickers. Nabisco Giggles cookies could make a comeback today if rebranded as emoji cookies. I’d just use strawberry jam instead of the cream. Yummy!
Totally useless
Potato-shaped stuffed toys are known as Couch Potato Pals. ‘Couch Potatoes’ is how most people refer to them. Even though each potato was 13.5 inches tall, the amount of stuffing made them look different. The color of their eyes was what set Couch Potato Pals apart.
Totally useless
In the 1970s, comics artist Tom Iacino coined the term “couch potatoes” to describe characters who were lazy and idle. Over time, the phrase came to be used to describe someone who spends a lot of time in front of the TV. He looks more like a vegetable than a human.
Your vibe attracts your tribe.
We used to truly represent ourselves by choosing to wear t-shirts approved by members of the in-group before Instagram, Snapchat, or whatever affliction has likely infected our hearts and minds.
Your vibe attracts your tribe.
After drawing down from the US market and losing relevance in France in the 2000s, its reputation suffered. The brand, however, has resurfaced as a highly sought-after vintage fashion item.
Arcade games rocked.
Dick Dyer is the creator of the Dragon’s Lair video game franchise. The Western animation in the series is well-known. It’s like a new choose-your-own-adventure brief scene in Dragon’s Lair.
Arcade games rocked.
The game was so popular that it spawned a comic book series as well as a television show! It employs laser-disc technology, resulting in far superior graphics when compared to other video games at the time.
Just say no!
Michael Jackson’s appearance as Michael Jackstone on the Flintstone kids’ special Just Say No is impossible to forget. The show first aired as a weekend special on ABC in 1988.
Just say no!
The point of this episode was to stress the importance of refusing drugs. Willma seeks advice from her parents despite peer pressure. She is told that true friends do not offer drugs and that being cool does not necessitate the use of drugs.
The healthy option.
As a treat, we always went to the same Burger King. Then, in 1984, they added a salad bar, which my mother loved. Salad bars were a staple of Wendy’s restaurants for decades.
The healthy option.
It took at least a year for our Burger King to get rid of the now-defunct salad bar, and when they did, they replaced it with nothing. As a result, the restaurant now has a huge empty space. Burger King currently only has two salad options: the classic chicken Caesar salad and a side salad. Boring.
A golden lining.
Graeme Base’s book Animalia is a beautifully illustrated children’s book. The book’s original publication in 1986 was commemorated by a tenth-anniversary edition in 1996 and a 25th-anniversary edition in 2012. In 1996, an anniversary edition was released with a gold embossed jacket and numbered and signed copies, selling over four million copies worldwide.
A golden lining.
If you don’t know, Animalia is a twenty-six-illustration alliterative alphabet book with one for each letter of the alphabet. Each illustration includes an animal from the animal kingdom as well as a short poem in which many of the words are based on the letter of the page.
The boogyman is real
“That’s incredible!” The Price Is Right was an ABC reality show that aired from 1980 to 1984. Believe It or Not! Ripley’s Believe It or Not! carries on the longstanding tradition
The boogyman is real
People performed stunts and reenacted allegedly paranormal events on the show and on Real People. One of the hosts said the same thing during one of the show’s most amazing segments: “That’s incredible!”
All hail the wise one.
Tomy’s Owlbot robot is a member of the Omnibot robot family. Hootbot’s most distinguishing characteristic is that he cries while flailing his arms and feet and blinking his red eyes. It necessitates the use of two A.A. batteries.
All hail the wise one.
When we got battery-operated toys for Christmas, the batteries only lasted until they wore out, and Grandma had to go out and buy you new batteries, as far as I recall.
We all adored Blinky!
Sandy, a 12-year-old girl, and her koala friends, Blinky and Pinky, live in Koalawalla Land in this anime, which was first released in Japan in 1984 as The Wondrous Koala Blinky.
We all adored Blinky!
The first season of Noozles aired on Fuji TV in Japan from July to December 1984. in Tokyo, as well as affiliate stations A dubbed version aired on Nickelodeon in the United States from November 1988 to April 1993.