The 80's Classics
These are a few things that I remember in the 80's.
Who use to sing in the fan?
If you had UHF or VHF on your TV set.
Putting sugar on popcorn.
The Kool-aid commercial.
Who use to stay up at 10:00 to watch Benny Hill?
Who got hit with switches?
Who thought Eddie Murphy's song 'Put your mouth on me' was stupid and think he should have stuck with comedy.
Do you or have you ever mixed Kool-aid with salt.
Who remembers that show called Fame or can still recite the song.
Who had some shoes by the name of British Knights BK or knew someone who did. - I did
Who use to have that old Micheal Jackson jacket whether it was Black and red or Red and Black?
If you can recall that video game that looked like a tennis match.
Who remembers that dance and song Doin' da Butt.
Who remembers In Living Color and thought it was the bomb.
If you ever wondered why they never showed the Black woman's face on Tom & Jerry.
Why were the people on Happy Days so happy!
Who remembers passing love notes in class saying would you like to be my boyfriend/girlfriend if so then circle Y for yes and N for no.
Who remembers the slinky toy.
Who remembers getting wet outside with that yellow Slip-N-Slide.
If you ever played a game called 'open chest'.
If you and a couple of friends played this game called Red Rover, Red Rover let so and so come over.
Who use to pass gas in the tub just to see the bubbles float up.
Who remembers a dude named Horshack off the sitcom Welcome back Coter?
Who use to use their moms towels as a cape to pretend to be a super hero? I did
Who remembers a game called Hi-Ho Chery-O or Candy Land?
Who use to play Hide-N-Seek or better yet the other version Hide-N-Go-Get.
Who remembers shooting marbles in the dirt? I do
Who remembers this line: back in the day when I was young, I'm not a kid any more, but some days I sit and wish I was a kid again? I do
I know that I'm bringing all ya back to the old school.
Who remembers sack racing in middle school.
Who still remembers the Hokey Pokey song or Old Mcdonald song?
Who remembers the cartoon Fat Albert and loved the song that came with it?
Who had to go to bed when the National Anthem came on and all of the other channels didn't have anything else to show.
Who remembers the Gumby hair style or knew someone who had that stupid hair do.
If you watched the Garbage Pail Kids Movie or collected the cards you my friend are a child of the 80's.
Who remembers these TV shows: ROC, Punky Brewster, The A-Team, South Park(the one with the poor family),That's my Mama, MC Hammer cartoon - I loved those shoes because they put me in the mix!!!, Small Wonders, The Woody Wood Pecker show, Brave Star, Kid N Play cartoon, The Jackson 5 cartoon, Superfriends, or even Plastic Man, and what about The Fantastic 4.
Wasn't the Beastie Boys album Licence to Ill da Bomb?
What about Keith Sweat's first CD?
Who rembers LL Cool J song 'I Need Love'?
Why did we believe that the song 'Parents just don't Understand seemed so true'.
Who remembers the Mike Tyson Punch Out game!
Who use to watch Night Court, or The Royal Family with Redd Foxx?
Can anyone tell me why was Astro from the Jetsons and Scobby Doo the important caracters in the cartoon?
Who still remembers these artists: Kwame the rapper, MC Lyte, MC Hammer, Red Head Kingpen, Kool Moe Dee, Xcape, Big Daddy Kane,, Lady of Rage, and I can't forget about the Red, the Black, and the green you sissy by X Clan.
It wouldn't be a 80's reunion without that crazy show Fraggle Rock.
Back in the day who thought El Debarge's song The Rhythm of the Night was da Bomb!!!
Who remembers MC Hammer song -You Can't Touch This.
What about Eat It and Beat It.
How many groups had the name Boys in it?
I can recall a few: Fat Boys, Skinny Boys, Ghetto Boys, The Boys, Beastie Boys. etc.
Who wish they had a car that could talk back to them like KITT on the show Knight Rider?
Did you know anyone who could really 'Moon Walk'.
Who remembers the sitcom What's Happening and even more What's Happening Now, even though nothing is happening.
Who use to laugh when Rodge would do that crazy dance, while Re-Run showed a new meaning of dancing when he did his thing.
This is for the fellas: if you ever had those small green army men that can in a plastic bag then you my friend are a child of the 80's.
This is for the ladies: if you ever had a easy bake oven and cooked small cakes then you are a child of the 80's.
If you can relate to the majority of these things, then you my friend are a child of the 80's!
If you have anymore memories of the 80's please send me a few at:
melvin_mc@hotmail.com or melvinmcclain@hotmail.com
