You know you grew up in the 80s if...

[newb]

We had the best cartoons in the 60's/70's


Johnny Quest
The Beatles Cartoon
The Jetsons
Huckleberry Hound
Tennessee Tuxedo
Bugs Bunny/Roadrunner Hour
Alvin and the Chipmunks
The Flintstones
Groovy Ghoulies
Wacky Races
The Bullwinkle Show
George of the Jungle
The Pink Panther
Adam Ant
Underdog
Magilla Gorilla
Droopy Dog

H.R. Pufnstuf [ no,no,no....no drug connotations at all ]

[Disease]

Originally Posted by Vodstok

But you didnt grow up then.

When you grew up, Canada was still a glacier and you watched "leave it to beaver" next to a fire made of mammoth fat. :D


Reading through it, it is disturbing how much of the fashion was GIRL fashion, yet how many male characters on tv shows and movies used it...


80s cartoons rocked. They have no rewatchability once you are older, but man were they cool when we were kids. Anyone else remember watching QBert and Pac-Man cartoons?

(And He-Man and She-Ra should have hooked up. Except I think they were cousins.... unless of cvourse castle greyskull is in alabama...)

They were cousins and I never wished to see them get it on. I'm not sure of the implications if they did, keep it to yourself.

[Disease]

Originally Posted by _____V_____

Oh man...I miss Fraggle Rock. :(

I watched some Fragile Rock a few weeks back, then had the song stuck in my head for the next week.

Then I spotted a fragile hanging from a rear view mirror...

[Freak]

Great list and lots of memories.The one that stood out the most to me was the getting up on saturday mornings to watch cartoons.Cartoons where good back then but the stuff that comes out these days I really dont se how a kid could be into some of that stuff.

[stubbornforgey]

Originally Posted by _____V_____

Someone sent me this through email, and I was filled with plenty of nostalgia by reading each and every line described.

See how many of these apply to you as well...and relive those 80s moments!



You Know You Grew Up In The 80s If...:-


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

2. You solved the Rubics cube.....by peeling off the stickers.

3. You watched the Pound Puppies.

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

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

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

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

8. "WOAH" comes from Joey on Blossom.

9. Two words: Hammer Pants.

10. If you ever watched "Fraggle Rock".

11. If you played the chipmunks Christmas album all year long!

12. The crypt keeper really freaked you out.

13. Remember reading Kool-Aid man comics.

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

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

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

17. When it was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch cartoons.

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

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

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

21. You had a Kirk Cameron poster on your bedroom wall.

22. You played the game "MASH" (Mansion, Apartment, Shelter, House) with friends at school.

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

24. L.A. Gear... need I say more.

25. You wanted to change your name to "JEM" in Kindergarten. (She's truly outrageous)

26. Your mother wouldn't let you have garbage pail kids.

27. You remember reading "Tales of a fourth grade nothing" and all the Ramona books.

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

29. You wanted to be a Goonie.

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

31. You wanted to be on StarSearch.

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

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

34. You took lunch boxes to school... and traded Garbage Pail Kids in the schoolyard.

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

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

37. You remember Hypercolor t-shirts.

38. Barbie and the Rockers was your favorite band.

39. You remember Punky Brewster.

40. You loved Howard the duck.

41. You thought She-ra (Princess of Power!) and He-Man should hookup.

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

43. You ever owned a pair of Jelly-Shoes. (and like #30, probably in neon colors, too)

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

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

46. When you watched Family Matters and wanted to beat Steve Urkel's ass.

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

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

49. You know not to mix poprocks and soda.

50. You ever sat on or used one knee on a skateboard.

51. You learned oldies songs by watching Alvin and the Chipmunks.

52. You had a Glow Worm or watched the cartoon.

53. You remember dancing along with the Bangles in "Walk Like An Egyptian".

54. If you remember Heathcliff the orange cat.

55. You saw the California Raisins Christmas claymation special.

56. You have ever played with a Skip-It.

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

58. You've gone through this nodding your head in agreement at some, while thinking "Hey! that wasn't from the 80s!" at others.

59. You had nothing to do but go to school and worry about what boy/girl you had a crush on for the week.

60. You remember Popples.

61. "Don't worry, be happy".

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

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

64. "Miss MARY MACK MACK MACK, all dressed in BLACK BLACK BLACK".

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

66. You remember watching both "Gremlins" movies.

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

68. You remember the gimp fad.

69. You remember the Transformers.

70. You had to buy a pair of overalls when everyone started wearing them.

71. You remember watching "Rainbow Bright" and "My Little Pony Tales".

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

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

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

75. You knew all the characters names and their life stories on "Saved By the Bell ", the ORIGINAL class.

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

77. You just sang those words to yourself.

78.You remember watching Magic vs. Bird.

79. Homemade Levi shorts. (the shorter the better)

80. You remember the large amounts of hairspray used.

81. You remember those very stylish headbands.

82. You remember Vicky the Robot.

83. You remember when mullets were cool!

84. You had a mullet!

85. You still sing "We are the World".

86. You tight rolled your jeans.

87. You owned a bannana clip.

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

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

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

91. You remember Michael J. Fox in Family Ties and Back to the Future.

92. You remember Eve Garland from Out of this World and how she could stop time by pressing the tips of her index fingers together and talking to her dad through a glowing cube in her bedroom.

93. You remember the beginning of New Kids on the Block.

94. You remember watching The Cosby show.

95. You remember Mr.Belvedere.

96. You still say "HELL YEA!" when you come across The Warriors poster.

97. You're still singing shot through the heart in your head, aren't you?!

SHUT UP!!!SHUT UP!!!!

that song used to drive me crazy so I wiped it from my memory ..
Untill Now..hahahahahahahahahahaha!!
em so traumatised . :o
MANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN that so describes my life .

[crabapple]

Originally Posted by Disease

Then I spotted a fragile hanging from a rear view mirror...

And a voice in your head said "Don't look back, you can never look back..."

[massacre man]

Originally Posted by Papillon Noir

Wow, what a great list. As someone who grew up in the 80's, i remember probably like 98 or so of those.

The 80's really were the best time to grow up, but I'm sure everyone says that about the decade they grew up in.

You remember 98 of the 97?

I wasn't born until 1991 and I remember most of this stuff... :confused:

[stubbornforgey]

LOL..

you know up untill now I used to think that saying NOT after most of my
small talk was the cooles thing ever..

even my babysitting club books look weird to me .

The 70s n 80s were the best years of my life and


'whispers'..i looked cute with my hair in pony tails like that :o

[missmacabre]

i was only alive for 2 years of the 80s but i remeber watching a lot of those shows and doing a lot of that stuff up until the mid 90s.


also, I have watched quite a bit of HR Pufnstuff. Crazy show.

[X¤MurderDoll¤X]

Same.

I remember most of that stuff and I'm a 90's kid