You're an 80's child if...

You had a crush on one of the New Kids on the Block members.

You wanted to be on Star Search. (Come on, we all did)

You wore a banana clip or one of those slap on wrist bands at some point during your youth.

You wore French rolls on the bottom of your splatter painted jeans.

You had slouch socks, and puff painted your own shirt at least once.

You owned a doll with 'Xavier Roberts' signed on it's butt.

You know the profound meaning of ''Wax on, Wax off.''

You can name at least half of the members of the elite ''Brat Pack.''

You can remember watching Full House and Saved by the Bell for endless hours!!!!!!

You have seen at least 10 episodes of Fraggle Rock.

You know that another name for a keyboard is a ''Synthesizer.''

You hold a special place in your heart for ''Back to the Future.''

You know where to go if you ''Wanna go where everybody knows your name.''

You thought Molly Ringwald was REALLY cool. (Was there an 80's movie she WASN'T in?)

You know what ''Sike'' means.

You fell victim to 80's fashion: big hair, crimped, combed over to the side, and you wore spandex pants

You wanted to be a Goonie - (hey u guyz!!)

You owned an extensive collection of Cabbage Patch Kids and trolls.

You actually saw Ted Danson as the MacDaddy he played ''Sam'' to be.

You ever wore fluorescent -neon if you will clothing...(or nail polish)

You could break dance, or wished you could. (I said hip hop....)

You remember when ATARI was a state of the art video game system. (Remember Pong)

You know all the words to ''Ice Ice Baby''.

You remember MC hammer well.

You can still sing the rap to "Fresh Prince of Bel Air"

You own any cassettes.

You were led to believe that in the year 2000 we'd all be living on the moon.

You remember and/or own any of the CareBear Glass collection from PizzaHut.

Poltergeist freaked you out.

You carried your lunch to school in a Gremlins or an ET lunchbox.

You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the ONLY female smurf.

You wanted to communicate with some being named Cinergy.

You wanted to have an alien like Alf living in your house.

You wore biker shorts underneath a short skirt and felt stylish.

You wore tights under shorts and felt stylish.

You ever had a Swatch Watch.

You actually spent countless hours trying to perfect the care-bear stare.

You remember when Saturday Night Live was funny.

You had Wonder Woman or Superman underwear.

You wanted to be The Hulk for Halloween.

You Believed that ''By the power of Greyskull, you HAD the power''

You thought that Transformers were more than meets the eye.



If you can identify with at least half of this list then you, my friend, are a ''Child of the 80's.''

Remember the 80s by Richard Evans

Doing a bit of research this morning on popular books from the 80's, I came across this book right here: Remember the 80s by Richard Evans. Sure it's not from the 80s. . .but it's about the 80s and that works for me. :)


Here is the synopsis in case anyone else is interested:

Nostalgia for the music, fashion, fads and style of Generation X is booming. Richard Evans presents the best of the decade that brought us Madonna, My Little Pony, Sinclair ZX computers, Margaret Thatcher, Flock of Seagulls, Duran Duran, Legwarmers, the Walkman, breakdancing, Knight Rider, Brat Pack movies, the Rubik's cube and countless other cultural icons that changed pop culture for ever. Beautifully illustrated, this ultimate time capsule of a book features new interviews with countless 80s bands and pop acts, it also reviews each year of the 80s; what was going on in music, fashion & fads, current affairs, sport, Film & TV, etc. Real-life memories will also be dotted throughout the book - contributions will come from among the thousands of fans of the author's massively popular 80s website RememberTheEighties.com, as well as many 80s stars.

80s Memorable Quotes

Weird Science
Grandpa: I'm not going to stand here and listen to this baloney! Grandma: He won't you know. He doesn't stand for baloney!

Dirty Dancing
Nobody puts baby in the corner.

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Ferris: If you're not over here in fifteen minutes, you can find a new best friend.
Cameron: You've been saying that since the fifth grade.

Pretty in Pink
Duckie: Good Morning! Welcome to another day of higher education!

Twilight Zone: The Movie
"You wanna see something REALLY scary?"

16 Candles
What's Happening Hot Stuff? Long Duk Dong

Back to the Future
Marty: Oh... one other thing. If you guys ever have kids and one of them when he's eight years old accidentally sets fire to the living room rug... go easy on him.

Footloose
Ren: Ecclesiastes assures us... that there is a time for every purpose under heaven. A time to laugh... and a time to weep. A time to mourn... and there is a time to dance. And there was a time for this law, but not anymore. See, this is our time to dance. It is our way of celebrating life. It's the way it was in the beginning. It's the way it's always been. It's the way it should be now.

The Breakfast Club
"Does Barry Manilow know you raid his wardrobe?" -Bender

Terminator
“I’ll be back.”

Purple Rain
Morris Day: Your lips would make a lollipop too happy!

Child's Play
Hi, I'm Chucky. Wanna play?

Pretty Woman
If I forget to tell you later, I had a really great time.

Say Anything
I gave her my heart. She gave me a pen.

Fast Times At Ridgemont High
Brad: I shall serve no fries before their time.

Breakfast Club
Andrew Clark: Well everyone's home lives are unsatisfying. If it wasn't, people would live with their parents forever.

The Hot Tub Time Machine

The Hot Tub Time Machine: I heard it was sorta funny, kinda cool, and with a doable 80’s soundtrack. So, I was actually expecting to sorta kinda like it. Instead, I LOVED it. Much has to do with the fact that I am already an 80’s freak to begin with, and by this I mean I ABSOFREAKINGLUTELY love the eighties.

Nevertheless, I do admit that at first I wasn’t too excited. In other words, I was hardly paying any attention to the movie, but after the hot tub went berserk and the leg warmers, retro sunglasses, and ALF made a grand appearance, I was hooked, often imagining how cool it would be to jump right into the screen and re-live the 80s too! I read some review from a so-called “critic” who said something about the move being more of an 80’s collage than having an actual feel of the 80’s! HELLO! The 80’s collage is kinda the point, and yes, most definitely there was a feel of being back in the 80’s. At least for me it felt that way all through the movie until the final scene when I was left wanting more.

One of the best movies I’ve seen in a while, and not to mention that John Cusack was GREAT! Like TOTALLY! ;)

Off the Shoulder Tops, 80s Style

One of the 80’s fashion trends I remember well is the off the shoulder tops, which by the way, I still love today. I clearly remember my sideways ponytail and off the shoulder, belly exposed tops. I must have been like in the 4th or 5th grade and thinking how fabulous I looked sporting the Madonna and Cyndi Lauper style. ;)

Recently, this look has made a comeback, or perhaps it never left, but naturally the style has changed. Even so, I am ecstatic to walk into a clothing store and see a variety of off the shoulder tops on display. Sure the style is not what it used to be back in the 80s, but it will forever be awesome to wear in my book.

Back in the day:

Top Sixteen 80's Movies

After searching the net to see what 80’s fans had to say were the top sixteen 80’s movies of all time, I came across this list:

16. Footloose (1984)
15. Weird Science (1985)
14. Say Anything (1989)
13. The Lost Boys (1987)
12. Back to the Future (1985)
11. Ferris Bueller's Day off (1986)
10. Karate Kid (1984)
9. Better Off Dead (1985)
8. Pretty in Pink (1986)
7. Sixteen Candles (1984)
6. Stand by Me (1986)
5. Goonies (1985)
4. Ghostbusters (1984)
3. Dirty Dancing (1987)
2. Top Gun (1986)
1. Breakfast Club (1985)

Personally, I love all these movies, but not in this order. Another thing, I would definitely add “Labyrinth” (1986) and “Legend” (1985) to the list. Yet, with so many awesome 80’s flicks, should we even really have a top list?

About this site. . .

Because for many the 80s brings back fond memories of a time that is gone, but far from forgotten, this site aims to re-live this wonderful era, if only for a mere moment.