We Found A 1-Hour Compilation of ’80s Christmas Commercials
When it came to Christmas commercials in the ’80s, there were so many emotions touched that you really felt the spirit of the holidays. The emotions ranged from heart-warming pieces of joy to hilarious plays on classic songs. We managed to find one of the coolest, hour-long compilations of ’80s Christmas commercials that will surely instill plenty of nostalgia. The mopenstein YouTube Channel created the compilation of...
80s in the Kitchen: Make Ambrosia for your Thanksgiving Feast
Thanksgiving is full of treats, traditions and turkey. In the 80s, it was much the same. The best start to the Thanksgiving holiday is watching Planes, Trains and Automobiles. This classic 80s movie is set a couple of days before Thanksgiving and follows two lovable men on through the travels and tribulations of trying to get home to Chicago in time for Thanksgiving dinner. Thanksgiving dinner still centers around the turkey and...
The TV Specials of Christmas Past
Christmas in the 80s was the best! We had giant unruly trees heavily adorned in swag tinsel in our living rooms, we wore footie pajamas and we drank Hi-C Ecto Cooler spiked with maraschino cherries to get into the holiday spirit. And of course, we watched classic Christmas specials on TV! Remember, this was time before the DVR, there was no pausing live television, and there were no DVDs to buy. You had to be there when the networks...
80s Holiday Gift Guide
Hey 80s lovers, do you know it’s Christmas time at all? We do! Once again we’ve rounded up some of the some of the most totally awesome gift ideas for the 80s fanatic in your life. Pac Man Heat Change Mug Let’s kick this off with a gift item featuring a classic character that any 80s fan would be glad to get! This cool mug features the Pac Man video game screen where the star of the show, Pac Man, reveals himself once your hot...
The Mask Makes It — Halloween Costumes of the 1980s
There was so much to love about Halloween in the 80s. The horror movies, the free range trick-or-treating, the candy (I’m looking at you, Mr. Bones), mild fears about razor blades in apples (never happened), and the costumes. The costumes were the best of all. When I think back to one of my favorite Halloween costumes of my childhood it wasn’t the homemade costumes that my grandmother spent hours painstakingly putting together for me....
The July 4th Bike Parade
I guess it is the nature of traditions that they stay around and get replayed year after year, but it is still comforting to realize all over again that something that meant something to you as a kid hasn’t gone completely away. The 35 years that have passed since the start of the 80s have seen truly phenomenal change, particularly in the areas of technology and its impact on our overall culture. With all that change, it gives me an...
Valentine’s Day, 1987
Let’s step back in time – how about February 14th, 1987? Imagine you’re 16 again; it’s the most romantic day of the year, and you have several guys (or girls) you have serious crushes on. You don’t have a date for tonight – yet. But again, it’s the most romantic day of the year! And today, the possibilities, like your love, are ENDLESS. 6:30 a.m. The alarm goes off on your pink Conair alarm clock with the bright green numbers. Heart...
In Defense of Band-Aid’s “Do They Know It’s Christmas?”
In 1984, an instantly classic holiday song tried to save the world. Thirty years later, it seems the song needs to be saved from itself. I originally intended to write a piece outlining how the 1984 version of Band Aid’s “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” is infinitely superior to the 2014 version. (Sorry, One Direction guys, but it’s true.) But after some initial research, I realized the 1984 version is not quite as beloved as I...
5 Ways Christmas Was Better in the 80s
When I think back to Christmas as a kid in the 80s, things seemed a lot less complicated. There was the glow of the television screen — not of the iPad/iPhone screen — with the yule log burning or “Emmet Otters Jugband Christmas” playing on a loop on HBO. When we wanted to watch our annual Christmas specials, we had to check the TV Guide to make sure we were home in time for Rudolph or Frosty; there was no On Demand back...
A True Christmas Lifesaver – The Life Savers Sweet Storybook
Growing up, there were a few items I knew I would always get in my stocking at Christmas: A pair of cute, kitschy holiday socks (cats wearing Santa hats come to mind). During my teen years, I would get several cans of hairspray — thanks Santa! A girl can’t have too much AquaNet. A chocolate Santa that I was allowed to eat before breakfast. All of these holiday treats were awesome, but no 80s Christmas stocking would be...
Jingle Bell Rock: Five 80s Party Dresses Perfect For The Holidays
Thanksgiving has come and gone, and it’s officially the start of the holiday season. Lights are going up, trees are being decorated, and invitations to holiday parties are going to start pouring in. What ever will you wear? Ditch the boring LBD and go for something fresh, with a little more sparkle, and a lot more retro glam. Amy Rose of Red Rose Vintage has scoured the web to find the perfect vintage 80s party dresses to ensure that...
80s Holiday Gift Guide 2014
The holidays are just around the corner, and if you’re starting to think about the perfect gift for the 80s fanatic in your life, look no further. Your friends, family and loved ones will open up a big box of nostalgia this holiday season with these ten totally tubular gift ideas. Retro Cell Phone Handset Do you know someone who longs for the long, curly phone cord from the kitchen of their youth? This is the gift for them! A kitchy,...
80s Halloween-Themed Music Quiz
It is officially the season– when grizzly ghouls from every tomb close in to seal our doom, when we bark at the moon and speak of the devil, when people across the country ponder the eternal question of “Who ya gonna call?” And so, Like Totally 80s would like to present our first-ever “80s-Music-Halloween-Themed-Quiz.” (Still working on the name…) [WpProQuiz...
What’s In Your 80s Halloween Candy Bowl?
If you remember wearing a plastic costume featuring a picture of who you were supposed to be on the front and a plastic mask that impeded basic respiration, you probably trick or treating in the 80s. On October 31st, in your plastic pumpkin head, giant garbage bag, or my personal favorite – the pillowcase – you would receive a bounty of treats. Some of the best included homemade popcorn balls, Reese’s Pieces, Bottle Caps, and if you...
Worst Halloween Candy Ever?
Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. What could be better than going door to door—in a costume no less— and asking total strangers to give you candy? What’s even wilder is that they actually give you candy! The 80s were my prime trick-or-treating years and I raked in the loot! I was very grateful for this cornucopia of treats, with very few “tricks,” which should be understood here to mean “candy that sucks a**.” (Don’t even get...
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