| How to know if you're an 80s child |  |
| How to know if you're an 80s child | |
You're an 80's child if... (and I've made the ones that especially apply to me blue)
- You had a crush on one of the New Kids on the Block members.
- You wanted to be on StarSearch. (Come on, we all did)
- You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off. Or even when he had those freaky eyes in "Thriller" at the end of the video.
- 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 botom 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 knew what Willis was "talkin' 'bout."
- 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 remeber 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 ("Goonies never say die.")
- You've heard of Garbage Pail Kids.
- You knew "The Artist" when he was humbly called "Prince."
- You actually saw Ted Danson as the MacDaddy he played "Sam" to be.
- You ever wore flourescent -neon if you will clothing...(or nailpolish)
- You could breakdance, or wished you could.
- You know who Max Headroom is.
- You remember when ATARI2 was a state of the art video game system. (Remember Pong)
- You know all the words to "ice ice baby".
- You remember M.C hammer.
- You can still sing the rap to "fresh Prince of BelAir".
- 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 Pizza Hut.
- 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, or you wanted green hair like that lead singer of the Misfits.
- You know what a Doozer is.
- You wore biker shorts underneath a short skirt and felt stylish.
- You ever had a Swatch Watch.
- You actually spent countless hours trying to perfect the
care-bear stare.
- You had a crush on one of the Coreys (Haim or Feldman).
- You remember when Saturday Night Live was funny.
- You had WonderWoman or Superman underoos.
- 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.
- You know what a "Whammee" is. ("No Whammy, no whammy, stop!!")
- Partying "like it's 1999" seemed SO far away.If you can identify with at least half of this list then you, my friend,are a "Child of the 80's."
We all remember something special about this time, submit your own reasons to know that you are definetly an 80s child! Here is what some people had to say:
- If you believed that "Knowing is Half the Battle." (submitted by Jon)
(The following submitted by Christal)
- You ever had to turn your wrist over to look at your watch
- You wanted to go to Kokomo, or maybe Aruba, Jamaca....
- You ever mismatched your clothes in a vain attempt to emulate "Punky Brewster"
- You ever wore "Jellies"
- You remember when a singer having only one big hit was normal
- You remember when it stopped being fashionable to pull your socks up to your knees
- Your mother ever warned you about eating Pop Rocks and drink Coke together
- You know how to tease your bangs straight up
- You can remember what all the fuss over "Scottie dogs" was about
- Mr. Hooper's death on Sesame Street profoundly affected you
- You remember the battle between Macho Man, Hulk Hogan, and Andre the Giant
- Two words: Lite Bright
- You know how to make "Friendship bracelets"
- You used to roller skate everywhere like "Tootie"
- When you see the show "Charmed" you have a hard time seeing Alyssa Milano as anyone else but "Sam"
- You ever laid awake at night in a vain attempt to..."9, 10, never sleep again..."
- You know why you should never feed them after midnight
- You owned a Cricket doll (submitted by Lady Paje)
- You owned a Teddy Ruxpin (submitted by Lady Paje)
(The following submitted by Heather)
- You can hum the theme song of the Super Mario Brothers Nintendo game
- You knew Madonna back when she was fairly normal
- You had one arm covered in bangles - silver or jellie gummie style
- You used pink can AquaNet hairspray
- You had a jean jacket, jean purse or jean bookbag (acid-wash, of course!)
- You liked the smell of Strawberry Shortcake Miniatures
- You had Kangaroos Shoes, the ones with the little velcro pocket on the side
- You borrowed your Dad's shirts to wear over leggings with a black leather V-belt
- Your bedtime started when Dallas or Dynasty came on
- You were home sick and watched Bewitched & I Dream of Jeannie reruns on TBS
(The following submitted by Linda)
- You used to wear booties (the socks with that funky ball in the back)
- You owned plastic bracelets of all colors
- You had to take part in a slam book
- You wore shorts on top of your sweats in PE class
- You "FEATHERED" your hair
- Owned a jacket like the red one Michael Jackson wore in Thriller
(The following submitted by Kim)
- You've ever worn or given away friendship pins
- You wore Converse
- You wrote WHAM (or anything else) on your shoes
- You thought growing "a tail" was cool
(The following submitted by Jessica)
- You still hum or sing the words from threes company
- You always wondered why Alph could not have fallen in to "your" back yard
- You had all the different types of playdough
- Your ponytail was on the side of your head and you thought you were "hip"
- You can still remember how to do M C Hammer's dance
- You jumped up and down when Laura kissed Steve on ther first date
- You can't see a rainbow without thinking of Care Bears or Rainbow Brite.
- You thought guys with big hair & hawaiian print shirts were cute (submitted by Jenn)
- You watched She-rah and/or He-Man (submitted by Jenn)
- You didn't understand a song so you watched the video to get it (submitted by Foxi)
- You watch a video now & you're more confused after you've seen it (submitted by Foxi)
- You had and used a Trapper Keeper to keep you in order (submitted by Lauryn)
(The following submitted by Yaxa)
- You had a skip-it and can still sing the theme song
- You had rude dog clothes (and even better, watched the show!)
- You wore stirrup pants with the stirrups outside your socks
- You had little mirrors on your socks and denim jackets
- You collected monster in my pocket figurines
- You remember when it was cool to have a "bad attitude"
- You thought the peculiar purple pieman of porcupine peak was scary
(The following submitted by Rose)
- You remember watching Jem and Rainbow Brite & wishing you were a part of their world
- You remember what all the hype was about with Dungeons and Dragons
- You even watched the D&D cartoon to see if the kids ever got home
- You didn't know a thing about computers but could whoop bowser's butt playing Mario
- You remember when the Disney Channel was actually cool
- You watched Kids, Inc. on Disney and had a crush on Ryan
- You watch Sabrina on TGIF and remember when she played Clarrissa on Nickelodeon
- You remember watching Star Trek the Next Generation when they were new episodes
- You have ever owned any New Kids, Vanilla Ice, or MC Hammer memorabilia
- You remember when MC Hammer said, "its hammertime" and became Hammerman
- You remember sitting at home and watching Donahue with your mom
- You remember when all that was on PBS was Sesame Street and Mister Rogers
- You hear "follow that bird" and think of when you saw the movie with big bird
- You briefly remember the short-lived series "Hi Honey Im Home" that ran on Nick at Nite
- By listening to a tape of NKOTB you can remember which guy was singing what part
- You remember the NKOTB cartoon on saturday morning
- You remember when saturday mornings on ABC were NOT all disney cartoons
- You can name the original TGIF lineup (Full House Family Matters Perfect Strangers)
- You wondered if Mepost really existed (you know Balkey's home (Perfect Stranger's))
- You watched the amazing adventures of spiderman & plasticman on saturday mornings
- You remember when McDonald's sandwitches came in styrofome boxes
- You remember when the original gameboy from nintendo came out
- You had mass quantities of toys and stuffed animals that pertained to tv shows
- You know when blowpops made their debut
- You remember when Micheal Jackson's Captain EO came to Disney World
- You remember Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly or Alex from Family Ties
- You know the theme from three's company
- You remember Vicki Lawrence as Mama
- You remember when they added McDonalds and a Silver 'Vette to Barbie's line of toys
- You remember the ultimate 80's movie, ET
- You remember when Pepsi was the choice of a new generation
- You remember that awful stuff they called New Coke
- You stood in front of the mirror for hours trying to get your hair perfectly feathered
- You remember the ultimate nighttime soap Dynasty
- You know who shot JR on Dallas
- You remember when happy meals came in boxes
- You used to watch Webster
- You wanted to be a part of Barbie and the Rockers
- You knew what good toons were before anime
(The following submitted by Denney)
- You know that Snorks are underwater Smurfs and not an aquatic breathing device
- You know that the Shredder isn't just something your mother makes salad with
- You wish every day off could be just like Ferris'
- You know all the words to the theme song from Charles in Charge and that he is
- Your parents always listened to Rod Stewart or Bon Jovi
(The following submitted by Laura)
- You know Jenny's phone number
- You wore ankle socks with high heels
- Seeing a water fountain reminds you of Fame
- You can name all the Thundercats
- You wanted a duck phone
- You know the real words are Karma Camelion, not Comma Camelion
(The following submitted by Sean)
- You remember the MC HAMMER television show
- You can still remember the ninja turtle names and colors
- You watched welcome freshmen and remembered how the guys were cool
- You know a bunch of freshmen jokes
- You wanted to grow up and be like Zack Morris
- You remember how you were so proud to be "Born in the USA"
- You know how much voltage is in a lightning bolt (1.21 jigawats)
- You wanted a hover board
- You remember when Pauly Shore was a VJ
- You remember when Rosie O'donnel was a VJ
- You went to summer camp and hoped you didn't get an "Offal Waffle"
- You remember that cool dance that Bernie did
- You wanted to program computers like Clarissa
- You wished your family was as normal as the Tanners
- You remember when Polly Pocket actually fit in your pocket (submitted by Katy)
(The following submitted by Pessimist)
- You have seen a picture of or seen an actual Sega Master System
- You feel that Power Rangers are a gross rip-off of Voltron
- You remember that the original Megatron turned into a tank
- You wore jean shorts over spandex ones
- You remember when words like "Radical" and "Gnarly" were the vernacular
- You saw the Challenger explode on TV
- A common sight for you was people walking around with a boom box to their ear
- You know who the Fat Boys are
- You thought glam-rockers were masculine and sexy
- You saw the "Money for Nothing" music video and thought it was mind-blowing
- You liked the A-Ha video "Take on Me" ten years ago
- You know what I mean by "Crazy Eddie"
- You can remember there was a time preceding SUV's
(The following submitted by Kathy)
- You can still name all 5 members of Duran Duran
- All your jeans had holes in them and/or were bleached
- You know what a hoser is
- You wanted to enlist with GI Joe or Cobra
- You know the chorus to the Boom Boom song
(The following submitted by Somer)
- You hear "Oh My God" and you automatically finish with "... Becky look at her butt!"
(The following submitted by Basbol1313)
- You can still name whole lineup of the "New" Mickey Mouse Club
- You always tried to imitate Joey's "Woah" from Blossom
(The following submitted by Tidbit)
- You knew who to call when there was "something strange in your neighborhood"
(The following submitted by Abby)
- You've ever made gimp keychains
- You remember the words to at least 10 Holograms and/or Misfits songs
- You remember the first few My Little Pony specials
- You can recite the procedure for forming Voltron
- You can do the Urkel dance
- You had a favorite Ghostbuster
- You remember the other Ghostbuster show (the one with the gorilla)
- You still think the coolest superheroe movie is the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- You've downloaded the best 80s theme songs
- You wanted your own robot sister after watching the sitcom Small Wonder
- You saw the Rainbow Brite/My Little Pony movies at least 5 times
- You think the Beast Wars simply cannot compare to the original Transformers series
- You remember the Star Faries special
- You could stay home from school and watch reruns of The Muppet Show on Nickolodeon
- You hear "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" and think to the Chipettes
- You think He-Man could easily beat all other TV strongmen
- You were ever She-Ra or Rainbow Brite for Halloween
- You appreciate the simple fun of the original Super Mario Bros. Nintendo Game
- You think Big Bird is cooler than Elmo
- You remember the 3rd Winslow kid from Family Matters and wonder where she went
- You used to talk to Synergy on your fake JemStar earrings
- You had a crush on Zach Morris or AC Slater
- You drove your parents crazy singing the "Happy Happy Joy Joy" song
- You used to expect green slime to fall on your head if you said "I don't know"
- You recognized the actor who played Clarissa's father in Sabrina the Teenage Witch
- You know why the camp counsellor in the show Salute Your Shorts was called Ug
- You remember when your favorite brand of gum was Bubble Tape
- You are still blown away by the classic Legend of Zelda game
- You remember laughing when when first Energizer Bunny commercial aired
- You read the first Baby-Sitters Club and/or Sweet Valley High book when it first came out
- You prefer the simple ATARI version of Frogger over the overblown Playstation version
- You remember when the coolest dinos were the ones on Dinoriders
- You always learned a valuable lesson at the end of each episode of GI Joe
- You've ever told someone to have a "berry" good day (a la Strawberry Shortcake)
- You remember when the hottest huggable toys around were Cabbage Patch Kids dolls
(The following submitted by Trainsptr)
- You have watched Star Trek & said "Hey that's the guy from Reading Rainbow"
(The following submitted by Ria)
- You checked mouseholes for DM
- You watched the Cartoon Expres
- You ever wore Hypercolor
- You wanted to play Chopsticks on a piano on the floor
- You saw Splash and wanted to be a mermaid
- You wanted to fly the black lion
- You wanted Keith and Allura to get married
- You walked like an Egyptian
- You raised your hand because you were Sure
- You got confused because Mrs. Garret moved between shows
- You wanted to live at Madame's Place (the old lady puppet)
- You ever said "....on a stick"
- You remember Solid Gold
- You knew when it was just the introduction to the opposite sketches
- You ever said Duhhhh I heard that!!!
- You wanted to ride on Falcor
- You still fear The Nothing
- You remember David Bowie as the Goblin King, not a singer
- You had a crush on Kirk Cameron
- You remember Just the 10 of Us
(The following submitted by Sobriquet)
- You remember who 'gotcha last'
- You remember Pinwheel was the lunchtime entertainment
- You told your friends everytime you heard the song "Push It"
- You remember Ricky Schroeder was a spoiled rich kid in Silver Spoons
- MacGyver was the coolest person you had the pleasure of meeting
- You just HAD to have a car like Kit
- The Cosby Show reflected the fashion and it was 'cool'
- You wanted detention after seeing "The Breakfast Club"
- Night Court made you want to major in law
- You remember "Hey, Hey, Hey, its fat albert"
- The Fraggles were your close personal friends
- You remember Mtv's original spaceman
- You put together smurf puzzles while your mom watched Donahue
- The Polka Dot Door was awesome
- You raced home from school for She-Ra and never missed the hidden creature
- You know that the higher the pony-tail the cooler it is
- Retro is nostalgic
- You can still sing the Toys-R-Us song
(The following submitted by Ivan)
- You remember watching to see how GI Joe would defeat Cobra every week
- You sang along to the Ninja Turtles theme song
- You had Ninja Turtles/GI Joe Pajamas
- You remember Jams (really bright neon designs on pants)
- You put on pink eyeshadow thicker than a hooker in an effort to look cool and "adult"
- You remember Pound Puppies and all the fun spin-offs
- You found out how many puppies there were inside a pregnant Pound Puppy
- You remember how elastic used to be better than a belt any day of the week for pants
- You used to jam out to the soundtrack from Dirty Dancing
- You wonder how many licks it really takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop
- You remember fondly when denim vests were cool
- You remember Nickelodeon when it aired things like "Salute Your Shorts"
(The following submitted by Christie)
- You wore "high tops" and didn't tie them
- You had a stuffed animal that turned into a fuzzy ball (popples).
- You wore torn jeans
- You learned the "electric slide"
(The following submitted by Sk8froggj)
- You ever put 2 earrings through one hole
- You had a black lace madonna glove
- You remember when it was ok to have fake cigarette candy and gum
- You remember THE PARTY (mickey mouse club)
- You had to have a Culture Club hat
- You had sunglasses with neon colored sides
- You had a lace skirt with leggings attached
(The following submitted by Scott)
- You wore your backpack on one shoulder
- You wore slap braclets
- Your parents told you that special word of pee wees was "happy"
- You remember "shrinky dinks"
- You knew all 6 the voltron pilots
- You wrote on your jeans
- Your best friend was teddy ruxpin
- You know the mr men books
- You remember farie tale theatre
- You cant eat a PB&J sandwich without humming the theme to whats happening!
- You know the name of the music store clerk from masters of the universe
- You remember crystal pepsi
(The following submitted by Crystal)
- You remember Kroft Superstars
- You remember Sleestaks (especially if they scared you)
- You can still sing the theme song to Land of the Lost
- You know who H.R. Puff 'N Stuff is. (and Whitchy Poo)
- You remember Sigmund the Sea Monster, Beanie and Cecil, and Puff the Magic Dragon
- You still want to be on Star Search.
- You've ever worn "Daisy Dukes"
- T.V.'s Bloopers and Practical Jokes is still your favorite show
- "You take the good, you take the bad, you take them both . . ."
- Rerun was someone's name, not what you watched.
- You still say "DYNOMIIITE!!!"
- Blair was still a witch, but without the project
(The following submitted by Brett)
- You remember the Power glove for Nintendo
- You watched the wonder years
- You remember when computers were those small little things just used to type letters
- You watched Full House & it wasn't as corney (dependent on what age you were)
- You remember when Bart Simpson was popular
- You owned a talking Alf doll ("give me four")
- You remember or had a Mullet
(The following submitted by Luke & Lynnda)
- You remember sniffing the Xeroxes when they were first handed out in class
- You know the significance of "Girls Panties!"
- You remember when John Cusack was in almost as many movies as Molly Ringwald
- You listened for Miss Molly to say your name, knowing that you were a "Doo-Bee"
- You remember the jokes and riddles from the Giggle Patch on the Magic Garden
- You ever ate C-3PO breakfast cereal
- You watched the Gumby & Pokey Show
- You remember when the prizes were INSIDE the cereal box
- You remember Mr. Wizard's World
- You first saw Alanis Morisette on You Can't Do That On Telivision, and remember it!
- You sat up every Friday night to see if Sam would ever "leap" home
- You tied a bandana around your thigh because that was what they did in "cool bands"
