Welcome to Eighties Child. This page is a tribute to some of the cartoons from my childhood. Here you'll find images and a little information on some of my favorite eighties cartoons. Hopefully whoever comes across this page will have a nice journey down memory lane. Or if by chance you're discovering: Care Bears, Fraggle Rock, Garbage Pail Kids, My Little Pony, Popples, Pound Puppies, Rainbow Brite or Strawberry Shortcake for the first time, all I can say is..enjoy, you've come to the right place.
This page last updated 5/09/01
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You might be an 80's child if...
Care Bears
Fraggle Rock
Garbage Pail Kids
My Little Pony
Popples
Pound Puppies
Rainbow Brite
Strawberry Shortcake
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Snap bracelets were always getting you in trouble at school.
You played with "My Little Ponies".
Friendship bracelets were ties that couldn't be broken.
You ever read Nancy Drew, Hardy Boys, Babysitters Club, or Sweet Valley High.
You know all the words to "Ice Ice Baby".
You wanted to be The Hulk for Halloween.
You wanted to be on Star Search.
You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before he had plastic surgery.
You had a crush on one of the New Kids on the Block.
You wore a banana clip or one of those slap-on wrist bands at some point... or heaven forbid one of those t-shirt rings on one side, during your youth.
You were styling with your french rolled pants.
You wore multiple pairs of socks in the middle of the summer just so you could be "hip"
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. (Cabbage Patch Kids!!)
You knew what Willis was "talkin' 'bout."
You know the profound meaning of "Wax on, Wax off."
You were upset when She-ra, Princess of Power, and He-Man got cancelled.
You can remember watching Full House and Saved by the Bell for endless hours, back when they were new episodes.
You have seen at least 10 episodes of Fraggle Rock.
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 wanted to be a Goonie. ("Goonies never say die.")
You remember Madonna in her cone stage.
You knew "The Artist" when he was humbly called "Prince."
You even wore flourescent-neon if you will-clothing...
You could breakdance, or wished you could.
You remember when ATARI was a state of the art video game system.
You remember M.C. Hammer.
You can still sing the rap to "Fresh Prince of Bel Air".
You own any cassettes.
You owned Keds, L.A. Gear, or Converse tennis shoes.
You carried your lunch to school in a Gremlins or an ET lunchbox.
You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the ONLY female smurf.
My Little Pony, Gummy Bears, Transformers, PinWheel with Molly the Mole.
Double Dare, Jem, and Zoobilee Zoo are familiar to you.
You ever had a Swatch Watch.
You actually spent countless hours trying to perfect the "Care Bear stare".
You had Wonder Woman or Superman underoos.
You believed that "By the power of Greyskull, you HAD the power!"
You thought that Transformers were more than meets the eye.
You spent hours in the basement building and re-building Lego cities.
Big wheels and bicycles with streamers were the way to go.
With your pink portable tape player, you sang back up to Debbie Gibson.
"Party like it's 1999" seemed SO far away!!
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