I added to some of this as you can probably tell (I *ed all the ones I did), and I decided to decorate it in high quality 80's colors, hope you enjoy it!!!
~Monique
PS-ANYONE WHO HAS ANYTHING THEY WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO THIS, PLEASE EMAIL ME AND I WILL ADD IT! My goal is to have this list grow like an 80's chia-pet!
~M
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YOU'RE A CHILD OF THE EIGHTIES IF...
You wore bike shorts underneath a skirt and felt stylish
*Molly Ringwald was your idol
*Dirty Dancing was your favorite movie and you had a crush on Patrick Swayze
*You own a magic 8 ball or know someone who does
*You've played Mall Madness
*You've worn your hair in a high ponytail to the side, or know someone who has
Slap bracelets were always getting you in trouble at school.
You played with My Little Ponies.
Friendship bracelets were ties that could not be broken.
You have ever read Nancy Drew, The Hardy Boys, The Babysitters Club, or Sweet Valley High.
You know all the words to 'Ice, Ice Baby'.
You wanted to be the Hulk for Halloween.
You had a crush on one of the New Kids on the Block.
You can remember the New Kids on the Block.
You wanted to be on Star Search.
You had Garbage Pail Kids trading cards.
You can remember when Michael Jackson was really black!
You wore one of those t-shirt rings or a scrunchi on one side of your shirt.
You were styling in your frech-rolled pants.
You wore multiple pairs of socks in the middle of the summer just so you could be hip.
You had puff painted your own shirt at least once.
*You've decorated your own tee-shirts and jeans with your name in neon colors
You owned a doll with 'Xavier Roberts' tatooed on its butt.(Cabbage Patch Kids)
*You remember playing Shark Attack and getting mad when your opponent would roll the dice fast enough, because you would get eaten
*You've played Hungry Hunry Hippos
*You owned a Magic Color Change Doll
You knew what Willis was "talkin' 'bout".
You understand the profound meaning of "Wax on, wax off".
You were devastated when She-ra and He-man were cancelled.
You watched Full House and Saved by the Bell for countless hours when they were still new episodes.
You have seen at least 10 episodes of Fraggle Rock.
You know what a Doozer is
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 ('cause Goonies never say die!).
You remember when 'The Artist' was humbly known as Prince.
You even wore flourescent and neon clothing (electric yellow, neon green, hot pink, brilliant orange...).
You wore brown loafers and twirled the laces and you would wear leg-warmers even if you didn't do ballet.
You had an Apple IIE computer with huge floppy disks.
You would breakdance (or wished you could).
You remember when ATARI was THE state of the art video game system.
*You watched the MC HAMMER cartoon in the morning
You remember M.C. Hammer.
You can still sing the rap to "Fresh Prince of Bel-air" by heart.
You can sing the theme song to Duck Tales.
*The titles "TaleSpin" and "Chip N Dale's Rescue Rangers" ring a bell
You own any cassettes.
*You remember Milli Vanilli before their backlash
*You have a New Kids On The Block pin
*You wanted to be a rock star like Gem
*You wanted to be a ballerina like My Pretty Ballerina
*You remember working out to Barbie's excercise video
You owned a pair of L.A.Gear, Keds, or Converse tennis shoes.
You carried your lunch to school in a Gremlins/E.T. lunchbox.
My Little Pony, Gummie Bears, Transformers...
You can't do that on Television! Noozles, KIDS Incorporated, Captain Kangaroo, *Captain PLANET, Double Dare, and Hey Dude were familiar sights after school.
*You can remember a good number of the characters from Hey Dude and which one you liked the most
You actually spent countless hours trying to perfect the 'Care Stare'!
You had Wonder Woman or Superman underroos.
You knew there was more to Transformers than meets the eye!
GI Joe was a real American Hero, Go Joe!!!
You spent hours in the basement building, destroying, and re-building Lego cities.
Do Polly Pockets and Popples ring a bell?
Big wheels and bikes with streamers were the way to go.
You sang back up to Debbie Gibson.
Party like it's 1999 seemed so far away!
You stayed up all night listening to Teddy Ruxspin.
Can you say Trapper Keeper?
Can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street?
You still have a crimper in your bathroom drawer.
You can still remember the words to Amy Grant's "Baby,Baby".
You owned an Indiana Jones hat.
You loved your pink jean jacket, black stretch pants, and huge loop earrings.
You would die to learn how to pick a lock with a toothbrush like MacGuyver.
You wanted to travel through time on Quantum Leap.
You had at least one Hypercolor shirt.
*You remember watching the movie "Drop Dead Fred" and "Eddie Scissorhands" even though your parents said it was bad...
You remember when rollerblades were the new thing.
You felt like a big girl when your Mom bought you Girl Talk.
You used to wear bright pink slip-ons and jelly sandals.
You used to compare your little brother to Ferguson.
You were scared of the Gremlins.
Your parents wouldn't let you watch the Simpsons because it was inappropriate.
The Wonder Years was a part of your daily routine.
You had Hotwheel races down the street during the block party.
You remember when MTV was all about hard rock videos and big hair.
You thought shoulder pads made you look grown up.
Pee Wee's Playhouse, Rainbow Brite, Fanny Packs...need I say more?
Kid Sister and My Buddy were on your Christmas list.
You kept your hot pink lipstick and blue eyeshadow in a Caboodle.
You could not get enough hairspray on those bangs!
How many trolls did YOU have?
The "heroes in a half-shell" were your heroes. (TURTLE POWER!!)
Everything was rad, totally awesome, excellent, and tubular!
You remember when the original Nintendo system was the best $100 your parents ever spent.
*You couldn't get enough of the original Super Mario Brothers, Sonic the Hedgehog, or Zelda
You remember when there was no Barney or Pokemon or Teletubbies.
*Poison was the greatest band in all creation
The Ghostbusters were the one to call.
Pogo balls and Skipits were the Bomb!
*You've watched E.T. at least twice in a row
You wore stretchy headbands to match your stretch pants.
You knew that Charles was in charge.
*You knew Tony Danza was the boss
You wished ALF lived at your house.
In place of a real puppy your parent gave you a kennel full of Pound Puppies
Spyrograph and *Etch-a-Sketch... every child's best friend!
You thought Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure was way excellent!
Crossing the velcro on your shoes made you run faster.
*Crossfire was on your Christmas list and you still remember the jingle
Life was delicious with Strawberry Short Cake.
You wanted to paint your room like Punky Brewsters.
Your Light Bright was way cooler than a night light
You remember having to stay in one room to talk on the phone
You rode in the back of someone's station wagon.
You waited and waited for them to say your name when they looked through the magic mirror on romper room, but they never did...
You thought the smurfs were the greatest new cartoon on Saturday mornings
*You or someone you know owned a Chia-Pet, or wanted one
*You remember when Ring Pops and Push Pops had just become all the rage
*You played with Magna-Doodle while watching Sharon, Lois, and Grahm's Elephant Show
You ever ended your sentence with "psych"
You solved the Rubics cube.....by peeling off the stickers
You can sing the rap to "the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air"
You owned those little Strawberry Shortcake pals scented dolls
You know the profound meaning of 'Whoa'from Blossom
You thought it would be great to have a friend named "Boner"
You can sing the entire theme song to "Duck Tales"
If you played the Chipmunks Christmas album all year long!
Remember reading Kool-Aid Man comics
You ever watched Fraggle Rock
You had plastic streamers on the handle bars of your bike
You remember When it was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch cartoons
You wore a pony tail to the side of your head
You saw the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on the big screen
You got super-excited when it was Oregon Trail day in computer class at school
You had a Kirk Cameron poster on your bedroom wall
You played the game "Mash" with friends at school
You wore a Jordache jean jacket and you were proud of it
L.A. GEAR
You wanted to change your name to Gem in Kindergarten (!!!)
You remember reading "Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing" and all the Ramona books
You know the profound meaning of "Wax on,Wax off"
You wanted to be on StarSearch
You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off
You took Lunch pales to school
You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the ONLY female smurf
You remember the craze, and then banning of slap bracelets
You still get the urge to use "NOT" at the end of every statement you make
Barbie and the Rockers was your favorite band
You wanted to be like Punky Brewster
You loved Howard the duck
You thought Sheera and He-Man should hook up
You thought your childhood friends would never leave because you exchanged "friendship bracelets"
You ever owned a pair of Jelly Shoes
After you saw Pee-Wee's Big Adventure you couldn't stop saying "I know you are but what am I?"
You remember "I've fallen...and I can't get up!"
You remember going to the skating rink before there were inline skates
You ever got seriously injured on a slip and slide
You know not to mix poprocks and soda
You had or went to a birthday party at McDonald's
You learned oldies songs by watching Alvin and the Chipmunks
You had a Glow Worm or watched the cartoons
You remember dancing along with the Bangles in "Walk Like An Egyptian"
You remember Heathcliff the orange cat
You saw the California Raisins Christmas claymation special
"Don't worry, be happy."
You remember watching both "Gremlins" movies
You remember Rainbow Bright and My Little Pony Tales
You remember watching TV thinking Doogie Howser was hot!
You remember Alf, the little furry brown alien from Melmac
You remember the large amounts of hairspray used
You remember those very stylish headbands
You remember Vicky the Robot
You remember Eve Garland from Out of this World and how she could stop time by pressing the tips of her index fingers together and talking to her dad through a glowing cube in her bedroom (that was like my favorite show!!!)
You remember the beggining of New Kids on the Block
You remember watching The Cosby show
You remember Mr.Belvadere
You remember Michael J. Fox in Family Ties and Back to the Future
You know all the names of the gang from "Saved by the Bell"
If you can identify with at least half of these, you are a child of the 80's!
Send this list to anyone who would enjoy a trip back; to this Add to the list if you want, but make sure to keep it.
Love ya all,
Children of the 80's
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