# ATT: 80's kids

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**Created:** [April 22, 2005, 8:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/att-80s-kids/85215 "2005-04-22T08:49:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Original\_Nutta](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/original_nutta/32/5474_2.png) [@Original\_Nutta](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Original_Nutta)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2005, 8:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/att-80s-kids/85215/1 "2005-04-22T08:49:13Z")

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And by 80’s kid, i mean born in the late 1970’s. Some things i can’t relate to, growing up in the Middle East. :o  
And there’s a tonne of stuff i’m forgetting. Feel free to add to the list.

80’s \> \*

Doing the Moonwalk  
Reading Archie, MAD comics  
You Believed that ‘‘By the power of Greyskull, you HAD the power’’  
Partying ‘‘like it’s 1999’’ seemed SO far away!!!  
You ever had a Swatch Watch.

- You never questioned why the A-Team were always imprisoned in places that had sufficient tools to build an armoured tank.
  - Dungeons & Dragons was your favourite cartoon.
  - Your lunch times were spent perfecting swan dives and backspins.
  - You fell out with friends during heated arguments about the relative merits of Matt & Luke.
  - You owned, or wanted a “Frankie says…” T-shirt.
  - You have ever danced (or even worse cried) to Kylie & Jason.
  - Cerise pink, electric blue and banana yellow have ever featured in your wardrobe or make-up collection.
  - You ever did the top toggle of your coat up around your neck without having your arms in the sleeves, and knew you looked like a super-hero.
  - You remember when the A-Ha video was the pinnacle of modern technology, and you can still sing all the words.
  - Parachuting Action man was your favourite toy.
  - Your best party dress was either a ra-ra or puff-ball skirt.
  - You ever owned a thin, black leather tie (and were proud of it), or worse it was patterned like a piano.
  - You wondered why a popular kids TV programme told you to “Turn off your TV set and go and do some less boring instead”.
  - You cried at Zammo’s funeral.
  - You wanted to be either Nancy Drew or the Hardy Boys.
  - You ever said “It’s my ball, and if I can’t be Kevin Keegan I’m going home!”
  - You remember the aerobie scare.
  - You have ever po-goed or space-hopped.
  - You remember when Keith Chegwin & Maggie Philbin were the hottest romantic couple.
  - You wondered why your walkie-talkie didn’t have the same range as those in the Red Hand Gang.
  - You were shocked by the controversial plot lines in Degrassi Junior High.
  - You tried to set up a “Famous Five” or “Secret Seven” gang with your school friends.
  - You tried to convince your Dad to fit a strip of red lights on the front of his Capri so it looked like KITT.
  - “Ca-vey Wa-vey!” means anything to you.
  - You ever had more than 10 sweets in a 10p mix-up.
  - Not only did you wear luminous clothing, but they were mismatched fingerless gloves and towelling socks.
  - You remember when Betamax was at the cutting edge of technology.
  - Conveyor belts regularly carried washing machines, deep-fat fryers and a cuddly toy.
  - You could have got away with it if it hadn’t been for those meddling kids.
  - (Girls) You owned a pair of Pixie Boots, generally worn with leg warmers.
  - (Boys) You owned a pair of pale grey slip-ons, generally worn with white towelling socks.
  - Shiny grey flecked suits.
  - You rolled the sleeves of your suit jacket up

# You watched HR Puffenstuff as a child, but now that you’re older, you really understand that it would have been much better had you known about drugs at the time.

# You’ve recently horrified yourself by using any one of the following phrases:

```
* "When I was younger"
* "When I was your age"
* "You know, back when..."
* "Because I SAID so, that's why"
* "What the HECK is this noise on the radio?"
* "Just can't (fill in the blank) like I used to"

```

# You can’t remember a time when “going out for coffee” DIDN’T involve 49,000 selections to choose from.

# Schoolhouse Rock played a HUGE part in how you actually learned the English language.

# You ever dressed to emulate a person you saw in either a Duran Duran, Madonna, or Cyndi Lauper video.

# At one point during your teenage years, you walked with a noticeable tilt to one side due to the number of plastic rings on that arm.

# “Celebration” by Kool & the Gang was one of the hot new songs when you first heard it at a school dance.

# The first time you ever kissed someone at a dance fell during “Crazy for You” by Madonna.

# There were at least three people in your school that voluntarily went by the names of “Skip” “Buffy” “Muffy” or “Dexter.”

# You ever owned one of those embarrassing crimping irons.

# You used to hold in your head the thought that all those gold chains on Mr. T actually looked kinda cool and the thought that Mr. T made millions seemed rational to you at the time.

# You remember with pain the sad day when the Green Machine hit the streets and made your old big wheel quite obsolete.

# You’ve gotten this far on the list and aren’t totally confused.

# The phrase “Where’s the beef?” still doubles you over with laughter.

# You read the “Hot Video Games Player’s Secrets” guide for Mortal Kombat just so you could find the hidden screen, and play Pong again for old time’s sake

# You’re starting to believe that maybe 30 isn’t so old after all, and it’s those people over 40 you have to look out for.

# Your hair, at some point in time in the 80’s, became something which can only be described by the phrase “I was experimenting.”

# You’ve ever shopped at a Banana Republic or Benetton, but not in the last five years, okay?

# You’re starting to get that “why aren’t you married yet” spiel, not just from parents, but now from friends that are married.

# You ever wanted to be gagged with a spoon.

# When someone mentions two consecutive days of the week, the Happy Days theme is stuck in your head for hours on end.

# You remember “Hey, let’s be careful out there.”

# You’re parents wanted you to attend medical school, but you decided it was pointless since Quincy got all the babes, anyway.

# You had a crush on Jon Bon Jovi, or knew someone who did.

# You thought eating Reese’s Pieces would attract your own Alien.

# Your name is Jennifer or Jason.

# You have ever called 867-5309.

# You had a poster of Rob Lowe, Kirk Cameron, or Michael J. Fox on your wall.

# You held the top score on Pac-Man.

# You owned a t-shirt that said, “I shot J.R.” or know someone who did.

# This rings a bell: “and my name, is Charlie. They work for me.”

# You HAD to have your MTV

# You know what a “burnout” is.

# You owned a Jordache anything, or you remember when Jordache jeans were cool.

# You remember when Madonna was just hitting the scene.

# You remember the original version of Windows: Macintosh.

# You thought “Weird Science” was a masterpiece.

# You remember any or all of the following: Echo & the Bunnymen, Cutting Crew, Scritti Politti, or Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark.

# Chevy Chase was really funny in those vacation movies.

# You actually know who Rick Springfield is

# You remember when film critics raved that no movie could ever possibly get better special effects than those in the movie TRON.

# You jammed to the Miami Vice theme and thought Jan Hammer was cool.

# Guys: You remember when a guy piercing his ear was radical to the max, but did it anyhow.

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**Author:** ![SHIFT\_KA24DET](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9bd4f/32.png) [@SHIFT\_KA24DET](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SHIFT_KA24DET)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2005, 9:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/att-80s-kids/85215/2 "2005-04-22T21:45:50Z")

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Bahh ha ha I didn’t grow up in the 80’s but I can sadly relate to more than half the things on that list…

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**Author:** ![Original\_Nutta](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/original_nutta/32/5474_2.png) [@Original\_Nutta](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Original_Nutta)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2005, 10:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/att-80s-kids/85215/3 "2005-04-22T22:22:58Z")

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> [@SHIFT\_SR20DET](#):
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> Bahh ha ha I didn’t grow up in the 80’s but I can sadly relate to more than half the things on that list…

I need to edit it. Too many people think early 90’s is 80s.

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**Author:** ![TorontoGT-R33](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/torontogt-r33/32/5500_2.png) [@TorontoGT-R33](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TorontoGT-R33)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2005, 10:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/att-80s-kids/85215/4 "2005-04-25T10:28:11Z")

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We immigrated to Canada in the mid 80’s, but I remember much of the 80’s so I can relate to many of those things on that list. But even back home in Greece we still had many of the 80’s shows on TV I remember I used to watch Knight rider, dukes of hazard, chips, happy days, G I joe, trans formers, smurfs, Flintstones and astro boy back in Greece. Sometimes it was translated by voice and other times it was in english and I had to read the sub titles at the buttom of the screan.

The 80’s were good, I liked the 80’s. 😃

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**Author:** ![Original\_Nutta](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/original_nutta/32/5474_2.png) [@Original\_Nutta](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Original_Nutta)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2005, 10:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/att-80s-kids/85215/5 "2005-04-25T10:29:55Z")

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> [@Toronto240sx](#):
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> We immigrated to Canada in the mid 80’s, but I remember much of the 80’s so I can relate to many of those things on that list.

I came here in 1990, but i recognized all those things from back home.

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**Author:** ![Racer\_XTREME](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e47c2d/32.png) [@Racer\_XTREME](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Racer_XTREME)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2005, 12:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/att-80s-kids/85215/6 "2005-04-25T12:45:17Z")

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Does anyone else remeber heathcliff? He was my favourite.

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**Author:** ![Original\_Nutta](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/original_nutta/32/5474_2.png) [@Original\_Nutta](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Original_Nutta)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2005, 1:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/att-80s-kids/85215/7 "2005-04-25T13:16:10Z")

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> [@Racer 180sX](#):
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> Does anyone else remeber heathcliff? He was my favourite.

I had the comic books, and watched the cartoons.  
Heathcliff \> Garfield.

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**Author:** ![Racer\_XTREME](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e47c2d/32.png) [@Racer\_XTREME](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Racer_XTREME)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2005, 2:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/att-80s-kids/85215/8 "2005-04-25T14:21:25Z")

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![http://www.creators.com/0417/hth/hth0419g.gif](http://www.creators.com/0417/hth/hth0419g.gif)

Heathcliff is great, apprently George Gately is still making these single frame ones 😮

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**Author:** ![240sxy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/91b2a8/32.png) [@240sxy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/240sxy)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2005, 5:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/att-80s-kids/85215/9 "2005-04-25T17:27:13Z")

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^^yeah that show was awesome, I liked it much better then Garfield

Mmmm 80’s/early 90’s were pretty cool… the clothing was super bogus tho