Back to the future - 80's nostalgia thread

[yoda313]

Hello,

Post any rememberances, good or bad, here (no politics!).

Kevin

---Nintendo, Transformers, Gi Joe to name a few for me ---


In true OT fashion if this has been done before - TOUGH!

[Cobra]

I was born. Don't remember anything from the 80s. :P

[Grimey]

Me neither, but the 90's, now that was a decade :P

[yoda313]

Hello,

80's rule!

Actually I was in my preteens for 80's, part of the 90's was highschool didn't like highscool too much. Just never got into it (of course my school had 4 years and 5,000 students).

Kevin

---DOS ruled! Dos games were much more imaginitive than some of todays copy cat games.---

[Capmaster]

This ought to give away my age
This is all way before the '80s, but it's my nostalgia

Children's shows I grew up on:

Garfield Goose (local Chicago show)
Captain Kangaroo
Howdy Doody
Speed Racer
Bozo's Circus
Tom & Jerry
Mighty Mouse
Underdog

Regular TV shows I watched as a kid (first run prime-time, not syndication):

Addams Family
Munsters
I Love Lucy
77 Sunset Strip
Hawaiian Eye
Jeff's Collie
Lassie
Ed Sullivan Show
Superman
Batman
The Monkees
Judd for the Defense
Star Trek
Flash Gordon
Twilight Zone
Outer Limits
Science Fiction Theater
Dennis the Menace
Donna Reed Show
Father Knows Best
Our Miss Brooks
Beverly Hillbillies
Bewitched
I Dream of Jeannie
Tonight Show with Jack Paar
Tonight Show with Johnny Carson
Flip Wilson
Laugh-In
Perry Mason
The Defenders
Ben Casey

[yoda313]

Hello,

Capmaster - Don't worry, I think at least HALF of those were RERUN in the 80's so we got to share in it. I don't have cable so I can't check out Nick at Night but others can tune those in

Kevin

[Capmaster]

Hello,

Capmaster - Don't worry, I think at least HALF of those were RERUN in the 80's so we got to share in it. I don't have cable so I can't check out Nick at Night but others can tune those in

Kevin

It's nice seeing some of those old shows ...some I haven't seen since I was a kid. Then there were others that should stay dead, like "My Mother the Car" with Jerry Van Dyke or "Ozzie's Girls" ..not that Ozzie, but Ozzie Nelson, Rick's dad.

Oh yeah, I knew I'd leave a bunch off of my list. I used to watch The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet all the time. And Sea Hunt ...and Dragnet.

[yoda313]

Hello,

Dragnet - You know they used "1 adam 12" in Matrix Reloaded during the freeway scene?? Man that pops up everywhere. ( I think I have the right cop show, correct me if I'm wrong )

Kevin

[Capmaster]

Hello,

Dragnet - You know they used "1 adam 12" in Matrix Reloaded during the freeway scene?? Man that pops up everywhere. ( I think I have the right cop show, correct me if I'm wrong )

Kevin

Yep. Adam 12 was a biggie. And Mod Squad (my member status). The Rookies, Mission Impossible, .....if I sat and thought about it I could probably add 100 more to my list that I left off

[CoasterCreator]

Well may be this was implied in the title but (movies) Back to the Future , Terminator..

breakdancing not that I was any good

[Doramius]

I remember Perry Mason (the old B/W ones), right after was Peter Gunn. After a few game shows Petticoat Junction was on and then Munsters. I was fortunate enough to watch reruns of Thunderbirds. I remember when most all UHF stations were not network affiliated (try and find any these days). I saw Wizards in "select" theaters and we thought the graphics were awesome. I was in the phase where Disney animation just didn't cut it anymore. I'm still like that these days.

[yoda313]

Hello,

I remember when most all UHF stations were not network affiliated (try and find any these days).

Yep, we had our upn and wb affiliates independent until the 90's. WKBD channel 50 was independent then FOX got them when they started in the 90's. Then Fox switched to WJBK channel 2 which was the CBS affiliate but that jumped to channel 62 which used to be an independent arab channel (I believe it was all ethnic for a long time). Then channel 50 became UPN when it came into existence in 96 I believe.

Kevin

Channel 20 used to be WXON by the way - for those Detoriters who remember


EDIT - I CAN FORGET about the DEAD THINGS (Red Wings in 80's STUNK untill they picked it up in the late 80's and rocked in the 90's ).

Of course there was the 1984 World Series Champion Detroit TIGERS

[makntraks]

This ought to give away my age
This is all way before the '80s, but it's my nostalgia

Children's shows I grew up on:

Garfield Goose (local Chicago show)
Captain Kangaroo
Howdy Doody
Speed Racer
Bozo's Circus
Tom & Jerry
Mighty Mouse
Underdog

Mine:
Romper Room
Electric Company
Kids show (PBS) Song ended with 0...2...1..3..4 (Mass. based)
Gumby
David and Goliath
And many more...

Regular TV shows I watched as a kid (first run prime-time, not syndication):

Addams Family
Munsters
I Love Lucy
77 Sunset Strip
Hawaiian Eye
Jeff's Collie
Lassie
Ed Sullivan Show
Superman
Batman
The Monkees
Judd for the Defense
Star Trek
Flash Gordon
Twilight Zone
Outer Limits
Science Fiction Theater
Dennis the Menace
Donna Reed Show
Father Knows Best
Our Miss Brooks
Beverly Hillbillies
Bewitched
I Dream of Jeannie
Tonight Show with Jack Paar
Tonight Show with Johnny Carson
Flip Wilson
Laugh-In
Perry Mason
The Defenders
Ben Casey

Mine:
The FBI (w/ Efram Zimbelist, Jr.)
The Invaders
Adam-12
All in the Family
The Glenn Campbell Show
The Rifleman (trivia - how many shots in the opening sequence???)
Hawaii 50
Rockford Files
And many more..

makntraks

p.s. Cap, I'm probably bring up the rear age wise....

[DVD_Ripper]

I think the suicide rate was up in the 80's due to the song Thriller....

[yoda313]

I think the suicide rate was up in the 80's due to the song Thriller....

Hello,

No, I think that was just because of Michael Jackson himself!

Kevin

[Doramius]

After a given time period, wouldn't you think the suicide rate would go down?

[menes777]

Let me see, my list is short

Poofy girl hair that required a can of hair spray each day
Blue eyeshadow (or whatever color that was)
GI Joe! the original cartoons
Bravestar (Eyes of the hawk, ears of the wolf, strength of the bear!)
and Gumby Rocked

Gumby! let's all see the magical games he can play, he can into anything, with his pals pokey prickles and goo, he can walk through the wall if you want him to....... (took some liberties there)

Atari's and Nintendo, Commodore 64's were rockin
Mad Magazine
Garbage pail kids
Dungeons & Dragons and AD&D 1st Ed (2nd Ed was just coming out in the late 80's)
and tons more.......

[Doramius]

WHen did Talking Battleship come out? I remember that.

I also remember "Brusha, Brusha, Bru-sha!"

[Ironballs]

MULLETS!

Beware kids, this could give you nightmares

http://www.mulletsgalore.com/

[Grimey]

Ugh....mullets. worst hiarstyle ever.

[SquirrelDip]

Can't believe nobody has mentioned this one yet:

Miami Vice...

AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!

Graduated High School in '80 - University from '82 to '87. Many memories lost through those years...

[Doramius]

I used to have a Dark Purple suit and wore a white T-shirt with solid colored toe socks and sandals. I can't find solid colored toe socks anymore or I'd still be wearing them. Excellent for sports to prevent athletes foot, but I can't stand the striped ones they have nowadays.

[thecoalman]

Professional wrestling before it became the absolute soap opera it is now.... Those were the days at least they pretended it wasn't fake. Super Fly Jimmy Snuka from the top rope....

[gitreel]

Professional wrestling before it became the absolute soap opera it is now.... Those were the days at least they pretended it wasn't fake. Super Fly Jimmy Snuka from the top rope....

and the von ericks with the iron claw.

[Conquest10]

Same as Cobra and Grimey. Born in the 80s, don't remember any of it.

[indolikaa]

I got laid in the 80's. Good enough for me.

[jimmalenko]

tracksuit pants.

Did everyone have a pair of Adidas 3-stripe ?

[gitreel]

Same as Cobra and Grimey. Born in the 80s, don't remember any of it.

You young whippersnapper. :P

[thecoalman]

tracksuit pants.

Did everyone have a pair of Adidas 3-stripe ?

How about a pair of Kangaroo's, they probably be banned in schools now :P Or sneaks with velcro laces

[jimmalenko]

happy pants anyone ?