Top 5 Kid Shows of the 80s
Mar21

Top 5 Kid Shows of the 80s

By Ryan Zimmerman Ryan here . . . back with my weekly Top 5 . . . This week “Top Kid Shows of the 80s.” These shows had you glued to the tube in 80s.   5. Double Dare (1986-1993) I’ll take the physical challenge! Nickelodeon broke out the dares and the debauchery known as Double Dare back in the 80s. Teams would battle back and forth on trivia questions and inevitably, physical challenges . . . hilarity would then ensue. The...

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Smell the 80s: Trend’s Scratch ‘n Sniff Stickers
Aug11

Smell the 80s: Trend’s Scratch ‘n Sniff Stickers

It was a good day in the 5th grade when my homework was returned with a sticker on it.  It would not be any regular ole sticker; those were the days of the scratch and sniff stickers. Would I get the pizza one telling me my work was “Hot Stuff,” the strawberry sticker declaring that it was “Berry Good,” or maybe even the ice cream cone that was so sweet smelling and reassuring with its “Scooper...

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80s Jokes
Jan01

80s Jokes

Welcome to the 1980s humor time warp.  Here is our collection of 80s-themed jokes.  Humor that only exists in its time context. Q:  What did Michael Jackson do when his hair caught fire? (user submitted 06.05.07) A:  Beat it! Q:  What do you call Dolly Parton doing the backstroke? A:  Islands in the Stream Q:  Where did the cantaloupe take his vacation? A:  John Cougar’s Melon Camp Q:  What’s grosser than sweat on Olivia...

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MASH Game
Dec18

MASH Game

The fortune-telling game of pre-teen girls in the 80s. Oh, the hours whiled away figuring out just who I’d marry, where we’d live, how many kids we’d have, the kind of car I’d drive and so on. Strangely, this game did not accurately predict that I would live in the South, have one child and drive a Nissan Murano (navy) and work on the Internet – oh well. They didn’t have Nissan Muranos in 1983...

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Play MASH
Dec18

Play MASH

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You know you grew up in the 80s if . . .
Nov18

You know you grew up in the 80s if . . .

We received this great list by email, but there was no source listed so we are not able to give credit to anyone for it.  Here’s our “thank you” to whoever out there came up with this totally bodacious 80s list. 1. You’ve ever ended a sentence with the word SIKE (or PSYCH) 2. You watched the Pound Puppies 3. Girls wore biker shorts under their skirts and felt stylishly sexy 4. You yearned to be a member of the...

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80s Parachute Pants
Oct15

80s Parachute Pants

If I say the word “parachute,” what’s the first thing that comes to your mind? If you were born in the 90s, you probably think of a device that’s used when jumping out of a plane; if you are a Fortune 500 exec, you probably think of your retirement or severance benefits; however, if you grew up in the eighties, the word “parachute” is more likely bring parachute pants to mind (or those crazy games we played in PE with a big parachute,...

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