Top 5 Movies That Freaked Me Out As A Kid
By Ryan Zimmerman Ryan here—back with my weekly Top 5. This week, Top 5 Movies that freaked me out as a kid—enjoy! 5. Child’s Play Picture this . . . you are a child. You are around dolls a lot. Now, you see a movie that shows dolls killing people. Having an ounce of imagination only leads a kid to believe that their beloved LambChop doll could turn into a Lamb “Chop you up doll.” Then, the movie shows you that if you confide...
Top 5 Most Annoying TV Characters From The 80s
By Ryan Zimmerman Hey Everyone — it’s Ryan, back with my weekly Top 5. This week’s list is “The most annoying TV characters from the 80s” — enjoy! 5. Dave Coulier as “Joey Gladstone” AND Andrea Barber as “Kimmy Gibbler” Full House: Too incredibly annoying to pick just one, Joey and Kimmy storm onto our countdown at #5. Joey was a comedian — although his jokes were as lame as Bob Saget’s . . . well . . . as lame as Bob Saget....
Top 5 Underrated Movies of the 80s
By Ryan Zimmerman Ryan here . . . back with my weekly Top 5 . . . This week “Top 5 Underrated Movies of the 80s.” These are those movies that may not stand out amongst the most popular, but are great nonetheless. 5. The Monster Squad The Monster Squad taught us all about legendary creatures of the night. Mummies are old and dusty. Vampires have accents. “Wolfman has nards.” A group of youngsters, known as “The Monster Squad” are...
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...
Top 5 Movie Babes of the 80s
By Ryan Zimmerman Hey, it’s Ryan — and I am back again with my weekly countdown. This week’s countdown is: Top 5 Movie Babes of the 80s. These bodacious babes sizzled on the big screen. 5. Amanda Peterson as Cindy Mancini Can’t Buy Me Love : Donned in her all white, fringe, suede jacket, Cindy made a “Man”-cini out of teen boys across the country. Captain of the cheerleaders, She Rah-Rah’d for Ronald Miller (after he paid her)...
Top 5 Movie Bad Guys (and Girls) from the 1980s
By Ryan Zimmerman Hi everyone—this is my first of many, I hope, Top 5 countdowns of various topics from the most beloved decade – the 1980s. 5. Dolph Lundgren as “Ivan Drago” in Rocky IV In 1985, Rocky IV brought us the man-beast known as Ivan Drago. Drago took to the ring and ended Apollo Creed’s career, and life, in an unparalleled beating. Rocky had enough of Drago’s “if he dies, he dies” mentality, and takes him on in a...
A Christmas Story, 1983
By Ryan Zimmerman The 24-hour A Christmas Story (1983) marathon on TBS every year has become as much a holiday staple as fruitcake or eggnog. It is truly one of the only movies that can be shown back to back, twelve times in a row, and not get old. It’s nostalgic and brings true Americana to the already warm –hearted season. To this day, someone in my family can’t help but announce “Well, give Randy a present” as we huddle together on...
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...
Corey Feldman Voted Favorite 80s Corey
In a yearlong online poll at liketotally80s.com, Corey Feldman is the runaway winner of the Favorite Corey poll. The poll asks site visitors to choose their favorite Corey among 80s greats Corey Haim, Corey Hart, and Corey Feldman. Over 4,800 80s fans voted, with Feldman garnering 56% of the total votes. He was followed by Corey Haim with 25% of the votes. Corey Hart brings up the rear with 20%. Feldman and Haim achieved early stardom...
Do You Know This 80s Toy?
Help us identify this 80s toy sent in by Jenny C. . . . “I was wondering if you could shed some light on a subject that my sister and I can’t seem to agree on. We recently found an old stash of figurines that our parents bought us back in the 80’s and found a doll (attached) we can’t seem to place. She was with our She-Ra dolls but I’m thinking she’d be more of a Conan girl. Any idea where she came...
Top 20 Classic Arcade Games of the 80s
By Old School Tim Honorable Mention: Space Invaders and Asteroids These are some of the originals, so I wanted to at least pay homage. They were never my favorite games, though they did receive a good number of my quarters along the way as well. Both of these arcade games were released back in 1978 and helped start a revolution which is still evolving today into game systems like Wii and Xbox 360 and hi-tech arcade games that cost a...
80s Time Capsules
There’s nothing better than cracking open a time capsule and reminiscing about times gone by, especially when it’s all about the 80s! Each yearly capsule provides lots of information — nuggets on the good, the bad, and the ugly of history & politics, music, movies, television, sports, people who died and people who were born. So dive on in, remember the totally bodacious 1980s, and maybe even learn something new!...
What Happened in 1982?
The advances in technology that began in previous years continue to gain speed in 1982 with the release of the Commodore 64 computer and the first CD player by Sony. The shift is so significant that Time Magazine names The Computer as the person of year in 1982. Other big news items include the opening of Epcot Center, the dedication of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the Tylenol scare, the death of John Belushi, and the birth of...
What Happened in 1981?
The glamour and excitement typified by the 80s really kicks into gear in 1981. Charles and Diana marry, MTV launches and IBM releases the original 5150 IBM PC. Music and technology are changing at a rapid pace. The American hostages in Iran are finally released after 14 months of captivity, the first heart-lung transplant is performed an the first female Supreme Court Justice is appointed. Amid so much progress and change, however,...
What Happened in 1980?
It was a new decade, and 1980 started off with a bang in the form of both natural and man-made disasters – including the eruption of Mount St. Helens and the assassination of John Lennon. Ronald Reagan is elected towards the end of the year, the beginning of his almost decade-long reign as the leader of the free world. Music was getting a shake up as well with a move away from the disco and singer-songwriter sounds of the 70s. New...
