You grew up in the 80’s if…
This is for those of us with enough…maturity to understand.
(Click on any of the pictures below to open them up full size.)
You Know You Grew Up In The 80’s if:
1. You’ve ever ended a sentence with the word SIKE. (Author’s note: I know it’s PSYCH so quit emailing me already. This isn’t my list, I’ve already noted that this was an email I was sent awhile ago.)
2. You watched the Pound Puppies
3. You can sing the rap of 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 “WHOA” 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 inredible sound effect.
11. You can sing the entire theme song to “Duck Tales” (Woo ooh!)
12. It was actually worth getting up early on 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 Pail Kids 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 the 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 Brite 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 right 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’ ’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?
Note: This was an email sent to me awhile ago. I know that it’s spelled “Psych” and I know that some of these apply to the 90’s as well as the 80’s.
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March 24th, 2007 at 6:11 pm
Wow, that was really great. Did you put this whole list together yourself?
March 24th, 2007 at 6:31 pm
Its a great list.. i remember it all but you FORGOT ONE thing…
The Elephant Song… Skida.. Marinki Dinki Dink Skida Marinki DO… I LOVE YOU…. I love you in the morning and in the afternoon… anyways im just dating myself now!
March 24th, 2007 at 9:10 pm
Thanks Anita. No I didn’t put it together myself although I’d love to take credit for it if I could. I actually received this as an email quite awhile ago. I’ve been meaning to put it up here for a long time, but it took FOREVER to save all the pictures and add them to the post.
Ashley, I totally remember that song! Wasn’t that Sharon Lois and Bram or something? We used to sing that song at daycare all the time.
Spandex is also a reminder of the 80’s, but I was too scared to search for any pictures. Ew.
March 24th, 2007 at 11:52 pm
This is completely accurate and truly brilliant! And yes, the Elephant song Ashely mentions is the theme from the Sharon, Lois, and Bram show, which totally ruled.
Ha, remember mall hair? Hideous!
March 25th, 2007 at 12:21 am
Shot through the heart
and you’re to blame
baby you give love
a bad name!
hahaha… I guess it really is a tell tale sign, I never even knew I knew that song…
March 25th, 2007 at 1:20 am
This is tight! I think you did a good job of summing up a lot of the things we grew up with back then. This new generation has their own thing. No I wasn’t singing Bon Jovi! You forgot a couple of things though: Transformers, Thundercats, and Inspector Gadget (doo dooroo dooroo).
March 25th, 2007 at 1:24 am
I was born in 89 and I can remember 75% of these, im scared!
March 25th, 2007 at 1:52 am
I remember /everything/ and pretty much had it all too. I haven’t read this particular email forward. The “You’re still singing ‘Shot through the heart’ aren’t you?” was so true. I still was… out loud.
March 25th, 2007 at 1:56 am
OMG! these are always so cool!!
I’ve seen/done 98% of stuff on this list! haha!! way cool!
March 25th, 2007 at 2:40 am
Camo clothing was hip, or to think of it another way, dressing like a commando wasn’t a reason to get arrested.
March 25th, 2007 at 2:43 am
It’s not “sike” — it’s “psych,” short for “psych out.” (Pronounced the same as “sike.”)
March 25th, 2007 at 3:49 am
wow… that was great… and i totally remember skina marinki dinki doo!
March 25th, 2007 at 3:50 am
What a great list!!!! I laughed and nodded all the way through this . . . brought back some great memories - the popples and gummi bears?!?! Gotta love it.
March 25th, 2007 at 4:02 am
Kids Incorporated! One of the best shows ever. Sike!
(I still have the album.)
And what about Swatch watches? The more you wore on your arms, the cooler you were. Not. And Tretorn tennis shoes, Espirit, shirts with really long “tails” in back. Oh, please, I hope 80’s styles never come back!
I saw both Poison and Bon Jovi in concert, wearing acid-washed denim jeans, (rolled up of course), big hair, and those suede crumple boots!!!
March 25th, 2007 at 4:08 am
54, 55, and 66 still have me laughing … and singing.
March 25th, 2007 at 4:39 am
Thanks very much for embarrassing the hell out of me, and for making me feel my age!!
March 25th, 2007 at 4:42 am
Oh my gosh,this is awesome!I remember like,almost all this stuff,lol!
March 25th, 2007 at 4:52 am
Where’s the 6 cans of Aqua Net it took to hold our giant hair? (Dude or Dudette)
Does anyone else remember Sun-In and all the other hair lightening products?
Andre The Giant is my friend.
Mr.T the cartoon sries… The A Team!
Great job… Brought back memories from the GREATEST decade in the history of the world… Subsequently making us, the greatest generation in the history of the world.
Rock on!
March 25th, 2007 at 4:55 am
I’m hanging my head in shame as I realize I sing the Elephant Song to my son (who is only three) and how I used to watch that show almost every day… and I’m still singing Shot through the heart…
March 25th, 2007 at 6:05 am
brilliant now i know for sure i come from the 80’s ,still humming shot through the heart !
March 25th, 2007 at 8:13 am
I actually saw Bon Jovi in concert too…I was about 13. I sat third row back and center. I remember when he came out, and I saw his shadow…my teeth started tingling. He’s HOT! Even today he can still make me swoon.
Anyway, Shot Through the Heart is not the song that most people remember. If you listen to the one on Bon Jovi’s debut album, you’ll realize that it’s not the one you’re thinking of. The one that most people are familiar with is “You Give Love A Bad Name” from the second album, “Slippery When Wet”.
I only know this because I’m a Bon Jovi BUFF!
March 25th, 2007 at 10:02 am
too funny and scarily accurate
March 25th, 2007 at 2:28 pm
I’m listeing to we are the world right now
I’m not American, but we have the same stuff here in Europe…
and I even remember when Bon Jovi was John Bon Jovi
March 25th, 2007 at 2:52 pm
hey! I’m only 14 and I’ve done almost everything on that list! And the moment I read that, I switch my itunes to shot through the heart! I have My Little Pony books, and have seen both Gremlin movies, this is weird!!!
March 25th, 2007 at 3:54 pm
hahaha. Any list with snap bracelets on it is a great list!
Still sad She-ra and He-man never hooked up. Thanks for the trip back to childhood! Can’t believe how many of these I remember.
Got to this site via the Stumbleupon add-on via Firefox. Just in case you didn’t know they listed you on it.
Downloading the Bon Jovi song as we speak
March 25th, 2007 at 4:55 pm
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March 25th, 2007 at 5:51 pm
Something else that really reminds me of the 80’s are shows like Matlock, Golden Girls, and Murder She Wrote. Anybody remember those?
March 25th, 2007 at 5:59 pm
#20 - my name actually was (and still is) Jem, so nyer
i remember most of these, apart from the american stuff, cos i’m british
March 25th, 2007 at 10:50 pm
This is great! I forgot only a few of these! But then it all came flooding back to me in an instant. Good times, for sure!
March 26th, 2007 at 3:03 am
Hilarious… FIY, at least 80% of these are 90’s things, and it’s spelled PSYCHE.
I love these little lists.
March 26th, 2007 at 4:34 am
lets be serious this is brilliant and really made me laugh out loud. I loved the eights, and it is my secret guilty pleasure.
Thanks for the memories
N
March 26th, 2007 at 3:36 pm
omg YES, i WAS STILL SINGING THAT IN MY HEAD!!
March 26th, 2007 at 10:54 pm
My daughter has a cat name She-ra it was her favorite as a kid. You forgot about Teddy Ruxpin & Cabbage Patch. I delivered Michael Jackson L A Times newspaper when he lived in Encino Ca. before he changed races. I still wear a mullet go figure.
March 27th, 2007 at 2:21 am
Thank goodness someone ELSE noticed that a lot of this was from the 90s.
How ’bout:
- you said, “bad,” but meant “good.”
- Punky Brewster, Designing Women, The Carol Burnett Show
- we still had records
- story books with accompanying 45s
- Back to the Future (all of them)
- Tom Cruise was hot, not a freak — hello Top Gun!
March 27th, 2007 at 3:18 am
Now I really miss the 80s, I still LOVE the music though. I am still singing in my head, my mom used to sing the elephant song to me, I am NOW singing that song. When I am down I always listen to the 80s music. This was so accurate, so what if the 80s went a little into the 90s, it was after all started in the 80s, but I am glad I ditched the hot pink and green clothes I used to wear ALL the time. I can’t believe my mom let me walk out like that….
I still have a Care Bear though and I OWN The Care Bears VHS, the first movie I ever saw in the movie theatre, and yes I own the Gremlins and The Goonies movies.
March 27th, 2007 at 4:27 am
Oh, dang.
March 27th, 2007 at 2:03 pm
LOL…This made my day!! I havent laughed so hard in a while. I am glad that other people remember Jem and the Holligrams because whenever I ask people about it, they look at me like I’m crazy! That was my favorite show. I am glad that it wasn’t all just a figment of my imagination.
March 27th, 2007 at 3:50 pm
Great List.
All I have to say is that for like 6 years of my life my room was covered, wall to wall, with Bon Jovi pictures.
And I’ve seen them in concert more times than I care to mention.
And thundercats…great show. Thundercats Hoooooo!
And lets not forget:
Jelly bracelets, cabbage patch kids, when Indiana Jones and Han Solo were the coolest guys alive, and you wished your Dad could talk like Darth Vadar. Tom Cruise was cute (not crazy) in Legend and David Bowie was the Goblin King in Labyrinth, and Linda Carter was wonder woman! Also if you were like me you watched MTV (for the vidoes not the reality shows) and Nickelodeon on the same day. And if you were a girl you probably wore Debbie Gibson’s Electric Youth perfume.
March 27th, 2007 at 10:35 pm
Actually, it’s “PSYCH”–as in, “I psyched you out.” Clearly YOU weren’t an ’80s person.
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April 2nd, 2007 at 3:01 am
I loved each of them and try to pass on some to my kids. To all the comments of:”most apply to the 90’s”. You are right they do, but they all began in the 80’s (that’s because they were great!)
Just to add a few extras: Big hair and BRIGHT clothes were all topped off with Blue mascara and blue eyeliner, the darker the better. If blue didn’t work maybe purple would or maybe pink. You could always find something great to do after watching your favorite shows by singing along to Bon Jovi, or Debbie Gibson while playing a few games on your ATTARI. Pac-man was the BEST!!!
April 2nd, 2007 at 3:05 am
I agree Sandy. Pacman was awesome! So was Donkey Kong
April 3rd, 2007 at 2:39 am
Interesting list. Some of these are definitely unique to the 80’s but I regret to inform you that some pre-date that. I am a late 60’s & 70’s child & definitely played with / watched / participated in some of the things listed here.
The more things change, the more they stay the same lol.
April 24th, 2007 at 1:57 am
How about, #67: You were born in the eighties.
May 8th, 2007 at 7:03 pm
That was so totally awesome! I like could totally relate to the entire quiz! It rocked my face!!!
May 18th, 2007 at 1:37 am
Why back in the day, young fella……
May 25th, 2007 at 3:34 pm
That was brilliant. Yes I sang the words to shot through the heart and then when I read number 55, I laughed hard. I agreed to all but one…
32. You thought She-ra (Princess of Power) and He-Man should hook up.
I’m a big He-Fan and She-Raver, from he-man.org… and if you WERE an 80’s kid, youknow that that’s wrong and of course wouldn’t happen. They’re Twins. Eternia wasn’t in the South. LOL (I’m southern, I’m allowed)
May 28th, 2007 at 1:21 pm
#1–PSYCHE not sike, Psyche as in PSYCHologically messing with someone.
May 30th, 2007 at 9:08 pm
The Bon Jovi song is “You Give Love A Bad Name”. Those are awesome though.
June 1st, 2007 at 1:12 pm
Thats awesome. I was born in 1983 and I do remember everything you talked about.
June 7th, 2007 at 9:56 pm
its tight roll not right roll
June 8th, 2007 at 6:08 am
I sing skina marinki dinki doo to my one year old son….the 80s rocked!
June 9th, 2007 at 9:04 pm
Isn’t “shot through the heart” actually called “You give love a bad name”
June 9th, 2007 at 9:07 pm
Yes “M”, it is “You Give Love A Bad Name” which I clarified back in the 21st comment but most people are familiar with the lyrics and not the actual song name. Either way, they’re both really good songs.
June 11th, 2007 at 7:14 pm
I was born in 1979, so I remember like 95% of these. (And I’m sitting here going “YES! I totally remember that!”)
He-Man and She-Ra (what the hell is a “ra”? In keeping with the theme of pronoun-gender, shouldn’t it have been “She-Woman”?) should NOT have hooked up, because they were brother and sister. I was an avid fan of both shows as a kid (although, being a girl, I liked She-Ra better) and I remember the episode of He-Man which introduced She-Ra, and at the time, she was evil, until she and Prince Adam found out that ohmygod they’re related! And then I think they both defeated whoever the evil guy was that She-Ra used to work for. Or something. It was twenty-some years ago.
Also: Slap bracelets! I used to have one of those. And Fraggle Rock was the best. And Popples! I had a Popple with the manufacturer-given name of Potato Chip.
June 12th, 2007 at 11:07 am
i was born before that and shot through the heart still goes round my head
June 14th, 2007 at 4:07 am
Wow! Do I feel old. LOL I still watch SBTB. That’s my dirty little secret.
June 14th, 2007 at 7:23 am
Hi
I really loved this,I dont know when i grew up really,i was born in 82 and took me a while I guess to grow up,so I grew through the 80s and 90s!This is quite western in its approach,never the less,quite familiar,I grew up in India and Oman during those years.Different cultural perspectives!
Nice page.
Cheers.
June 16th, 2007 at 10:12 pm
I think I just died and went to heaven while reading this… it’s was like “Flashback from the past!” I’m so going to give this link out.
June 16th, 2007 at 10:49 pm
Thanks Robert
June 25th, 2007 at 4:23 am
I totally remember all of these. The one I had completley forgotten about though was the Oregon Trail! You had to grow up in the 80’s to know that one. I remember every Friday at school was our day to go to the computer lab and we played Oregon trail and also a program where you had to write your own story and you used backrounds and premade characters or objects to fill a book. That was the best day all week for sure.
June 26th, 2007 at 12:02 am
True it’s all true. Did you do this yourself?
June 26th, 2007 at 12:11 am
Ahaha! All of those ‘Shot Through the Hearth’ ones really got me so well!
I’m also European, ans most of it is true too
June 26th, 2007 at 1:05 am
The word at the end of the 1st one should be psych
June 26th, 2007 at 5:28 am
I got through half the list and I was wondering where the hypercolor shirts where, you totally nailed it.
Thanks stumbleupon
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June 27th, 2007 at 9:57 pm
I was born in ‘77. This is a great list, although a tough centered on the female recolections (not that I care). I had the whole Care Bears, My Little Pony, Jem, Strawberry Shortcake, SHE-RA!!! and Rainbow Brite; I read all those Ramona and Judy Blume books, all the hair bands, not just Bon Jovi; I haven’t thought about playing MASH in years! For a long time, I used to type my journals, which I learned from Doogie Howser, MD…Saturday morning cartoons were worth watching…I own all the Golden Girls seasons on DVD…I had Pound Puppies and Cabbage Patch Kids (and the Garbage Pail Kids as well)…NKOTB…yeah, I can still sing the FPOBA theme song…socks scrunched down and Bobby McFerrin…wow, I miss those days…
June 30th, 2007 at 1:20 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StC-UCCNC_A
August 13th, 2007 at 5:03 am
I almost spit out my tea when I read “Kids Inc.”! I LOVED them!!! I watched, listened to and wished to BE them!! I was just making mixed CD’s and came across Kids Bob and couldn’t help thinking how much better Kids INC was! Now I have to search for them on the net!
August 14th, 2007 at 4:35 pm
thanks for the memories
August 17th, 2007 at 6:32 pm
It’s PSYCH, not SIKE!
August 17th, 2007 at 9:04 pm
priceless.
August 17th, 2007 at 9:59 pm
OMG I feel soooooo old!
August 18th, 2007 at 2:20 pm
YOU KILLED ME !!!!
You missed a few , try to go for the top 100 with the help of your repliers :
• You knew the thriller choreography
• Believed at some point you were MacGyver when you found yourself in an unusual situation.
• Not me but my friends couldn’t go out without the shoulder pads that added a Frankenstein touch to them.
• Your brother adopted the identity of one of the A-team members.
• You used to carry an extra sweater around your waist.
• Big, thick, shiny, stylish belts.
• You love bubblegum and still find yourself chewing bubblegum every day.
• You believed you would find “the captain of my heart”
• You own the Breakfast club and pretty in pink because… you watch them once a month.
• Your heart beats faster when your 80 sradio station plays “girl I am going to miss you ” and still wonder why did that HOT, HOT, HOT guy with the beautiful eyes committed suicide.
• You dreamt on dancing dirty with Patrick Swayze
• When someone asks who do you call in case of… you instantly reply :”Ghostbusters”
I will be thinking of more, let me know if you are interested in them…
Thank you VERY, VERY much for making my weekend so Happy !!!!
August 25th, 2007 at 5:27 am
I remember nearly all of this now I make a living off all the paraphanelia above as a videographer in Las Vegas!
August 26th, 2007 at 10:20 pm
That was really awesome!!! I hope you don’t mind if I link to this in my blog…?
Thanks for bringing back so many memories.
August 27th, 2007 at 2:19 am
thats freakin hilarious. born in 83 and still remember 98 percent of that stuff. what about thunder cats and voltron? maybe evn silver hawks? any wayz, thanks for the remenising.
LA
August 28th, 2007 at 5:24 pm
That list was “Bad” man, but no Transformers OMG! What about when lego was fun to build with because you didnt get specifically moulded parts, also StickleBricks lol.
The Snap bracelets I totally forgot about lol, the rival to the Skip-It aswell, the football with a ring, it looked like Saturn or Jupiter lol
Gummi Bears, MTV played Music!!! Board Games were good, the NES and the Master System, or them Nintendo Game and Watch’s!
OMG thanks a bunch for this list, its really cheered me up! Thankyou so much xxx
August 30th, 2007 at 11:42 pm
love this list
born in ‘90 and i remember at least 75%
September 2nd, 2007 at 8:18 am
ok i was born in 88 and most of these applied to me… and now i need to get Bon Jovi out of my head.
September 3rd, 2007 at 8:24 am
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September 5th, 2007 at 4:20 am
My friend, Chris, and I gave up TV for lent one year. It was way easy until 3pm. That’s when Duck Tales came on followed by JEM- then it was like we were late for the methodone or something.
September 5th, 2007 at 9:02 pm
this is my life when i ggrew up i ad forgotten about some of this - it was an awesome time trip-THANKS!!!!!
September 6th, 2007 at 5:47 pm
This list is great….you totally forgot Jem & the Holograms, potatoe head kids, glow worms hehehehe need I go on. anyway totally knew all the the items on the list and knew someone or did most of it myself, and was totally in love with the New Kids. lol
September 13th, 2007 at 8:00 pm
Krista (reply #24); the fact that you just “switch my itunes to shot through the heart”… You were not in the 80s!
and yes, as the rest of you; I loved this list!!!
September 26th, 2007 at 6:22 pm
7. You know that “WHOA” comes from Joey on Blossom.
It came from Joey on “Gimme a Break!”
October 8th, 2007 at 4:36 pm
Wow. I never thought about it, but gods I’m getting OLD!
October 10th, 2007 at 6:47 am
I AM A BEAUTIFUL CHLID OF THE EIGHTIES, CLASS OF ‘86 AND ALL OF THESE APLIED, BUT I LAUGHED MY ASS OFF WHEN I STARTED SINGING SHOT THROUGH THE HEART TO MYSELF AND YOU KNEW IT. THANKS FOR THE LAUGH.
October 22nd, 2007 at 7:49 pm
Wow, I must live in some kind of backwater town because all of those are still popular
October 23rd, 2007 at 3:14 pm
It’s funny that event though i was born in the 1990’s, i can agree to more than half of these.
November 7th, 2007 at 6:08 pm
You Know You Grew Up in the 80’s If……
Sometimes these lists are not very good. But this one was well-compiled and right on…
http://cassiegermsheid.com/2007/03/23/you-grew-up-in-the-80s-if
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November 8th, 2007 at 9:44 pm
I remember alot of these things and I was born early ninety’s. I feel honoured.
November 8th, 2007 at 9:46 pm
Add you remember the break of Grunge into mainstream. Even though that was 1991 but you would remember it if you were and 80’s kid.
November 13th, 2007 at 10:52 am
Just so people know, the was smurfette and sassette. 2 girl smurfs. and i love all those cartoons. That was back when cartoons were gooooood!!!!
November 30th, 2007 at 5:47 am
Wouldn’t you know you grew up in the 80s if…well…if you grew up in the 80s?
December 24th, 2007 at 5:08 pm
You REALLY know your 80s if you corrected the song title.
“You Give Love A Bad Name”
January 8th, 2008 at 3:15 pm
Oh my gosh, me and my sister were just laughing and nodding our heads in agreement the whole time. I’m so sending this to everyone I know who grew up in the 80s.
January 22nd, 2008 at 11:11 pm
Oh i know way too many and i really was singing shot through the heart help i am stuck in the eighties !
Oh wait no i am not i am on the interweb !
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February 21st, 2008 at 9:26 am
nice promenade on the path of “oh my god! i remember it!”
March 2nd, 2008 at 3:27 pm
this is an inaccurate discription of growing up in the 80’s. half of that stuff went on in the early half of the 90’s.
March 16th, 2008 at 2:51 am
GREATEST THING EVAR.
I’m still singing “shot through the heart” too lol.
March 17th, 2008 at 11:38 am
i was born in ‘84 but i still remember heaps of these things
but yeah some were still around in the 90’s, some of these things i still do today…NOT!:p
March 19th, 2008 at 8:47 pm
the song is “You Give Love a Bad Name” not “Shot Through the Heart”
April 16th, 2008 at 10:38 pm
more people know “Shot Through the Heart” since Blake Lewis sung it last year
April 17th, 2008 at 2:40 am
yes im guilty of the whatchu talkin about lol
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June 23rd, 2008 at 2:37 am
And to correct all the “psych” people, it was sike also!! I remember writing both and seeing both by people all over!
Anywho, it doesn’t really matter as long as it made people laugh, bring back warm memories, etc.
Awesome site thanks for the memories!!
June 23rd, 2008 at 2:40 am
@Neb Girl - Thanks! I agree. I remember seeing it both ways. Besides, If I changed it to “psych” it wouldn’t match the cartoon that goes with it.
July 10th, 2008 at 10:05 pm
I was born late in 1984 and remember most of this.
July 31st, 2008 at 4:19 pm
I was born in 1992 and can still nod along with quite a lot of the list. Now I have to go and get both the fresh prince rap and you give love a bad name out of my head…
September 29th, 2008 at 1:46 am
I was 9 in 1980 … and these are years I remember the most!! May I add: those swirly combs - always having one sticking out of your back pocket … or those fat Bonnie Bell lip glosses … or the rolly flavored lip glosses …. a bandana tied around your ankle - the right ankle if you were single/the left if you were taken … or the bandana around your thigh … the barrettes with the ribbons you braided through, which hung with beads at the end …. the roachclip with the feathers … wayfarer sunglasses … the thick belts with your name in metal letters in the metal frame … the rubber bracelets (think Madonna) …. IOU sweatshirts … Member’s Only Jackets … Z Cavaricci’s … shopping at Merry Go ‘Round … Joan Jett … Leather Jackets with fringes … AquaNet …
Those were the days! Thanks for the memories!
October 26th, 2008 at 7:59 am
#32 He-man and She-Ra together ewwwwwww they were brother and sister