How awesome were the 80s!

[5FDP]

This...

SAMANTHA FOX. You know what I'm talking about......

This...

going down to the local milkbar and buy redskins and milko for 1 and 2c !!!

And this...

You could play outside or ride a bike. You just had to be home by the time the street lights came on.

[Bidoofdude]

Though I wasn't alive in the 80s, I feel some kind of fondness for it, though it's more second hand nostalgia from experiencing media from the time as a small child. All these great cartoons that I watched reruns of non-stop when they were on Boomerang were the highlight of my early childhood (about age 4-6). Watching Transformers G1 sparked my interest in it in 2012. I loved He Man and the MOTU, TMNT, Thundercats and was a big fan of The Smurfs. Man did I love the Smurfs.

So many good movies as well. You had Star Wars (well, 5 and 6), TFTM, E.T. The Extra Terrestrial, Robocop, etc. All favourites of mine.

Most of my music taste comes from the 70s 80s and early 90s as well. Aerosmith made a great comeback from their 70s style and made all their current hits. Guns N' Roses, my favourite band, formed in '85 and released one of, if not the greatest debut album(album in my opinion) of all time in Appetite for Destruction (1987). AC/DC introduced Brian Johnson, after Bon Scott left us in 1980. Metallica started in 1981, with Ride the Lightning, Kill 'em all, Master of Puppets, etc. Motley Crue were pretty good, though a little less inspired then other bands. Bon Jovi came out in '86 with Slippery When Wet and were/are great.

The video game boom happened as well. All these classic games on the NES were released in the 80s. Super Mario Bros (1,2,3), Contra, Castlevania, Duck Hunt, Legend of Zelda were some of the good ones for me.

There's so much that the eighties offered us. While the 70s (and arguably 60s) had that big boom in popular culture, the 80s defined it and made it permanent.

[TAAUBlaster]

Everything you just said Blaster. Love the Goldbergs. Sure its time line is messed up but just watching it makes me happy. Though I get in trouble from the wife cause I always play spot the 80s toy....TFs. MOTU you name it. Its in this show.

I do the same thing too! Last weeks episode, Adam had Perceptor on his side table

Changed my avatar to reflect my love of the 80's

[WeallscreamforStarscream]

SHUT THE GATES RIGHT HERE!!

Some of the best cartoon intro's and tunes to get hyped over (well i do anyways lol)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dy3RTFFhSYs

every second or so one is crap but them memories

[jazzcomp]

Test your knowledge of 80's TV shows

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Got 100% on that quiz. But way to easy

[jazzcomp]

Yeah, MacGuyver was awesome

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I loved the A-Team Anyone want to buy A-Team figures? Hahaha

[5FDP]

I got 13 out of 14 right. Got no. 7 wrong - Charles in Charge. The photo is crap, I could hardly see Scott Baio in the background and I must admit, I never watched that show. And what, no Family Ties??! That makes Alex P. Keaton angry

[Bartrim]

Got 14/14. Didn't know all the shows but was able to use process of elimination. Need an 80s cartoon one of those.