I was born in 1985, dead smack in the middle of an American revolution. No, we weren't at war with England...it was the begining of the era of Care Bears, Strawberry Shortcake, Rainbow Brite, Fraggle Rock, and more! So here are some of my favorite things having to do with the greatest decade!
BUT FIRST...
YOU KNOW YOU BELONGED IN THE EIGHTIES IF...
1. You ever ended your sentence with "psych".
2. You solved Rubic's Cube...by peeling off the stickers.
3. You watched Pound Puppies.
4. You can sing the rap to "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air"
5. You wore biker shorts under your skirts and felt stylish.
6. You yearned to be a member of The Babysitters Club and tried to start a club of your own.
7. You owned those little Strawberry Shortcake pals scented dolls.
8. You know that "Woah!" comes from Joey on "Blossom".
9. One prase: M.C. Hammer
10. You thought it would be great to have a friend named "Boner".
11. You can sing the entire theme song to "Duck Tales".
12. You played The Chipmunks Christmas Album all year long!
13. You remember Kool-Aid Man comics.
14. You ever watched "Fraggle Rock".
15. You had plastic streamers on the handle bars of your bike.
16. You remember when it was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday morning to watch cartoons.
17. You wore a side ponytail with scrunchies.
18. You saw the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on the big screen.
19. You got super-excited when it was Oregon Trail Day on the new Apple computers with the black screen and neon green type in computer class at school.
20. You made your mom buy you one of those clips that would hold your shirt in a knot on the side.
21. You had a Kirk Cameron poster on your bedroom wall.
22. You played the game "MASH" (or, MASHO) with friends at school.
23. You wore a Jordache jean jacket, and you were proud of it.
24. You remember L.A. GEAR.
25. You remember 'Kids Incorporated'..."K-I-D-S!!"
26. Your mother wouldn't let you have Garbage Pail Kids.
27. You wanted to change your name to Jem in Kindergarten.
28. You remember reading "Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing" and all the Ramona books.
29. You know the profound meaning of "Wax On, Wax Off".
30. You wanted to be a Goonie.
31. You wore fluorescent, neon clothing.
32. You wanted to be on Star Search.
33. You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off.
34. You took lunch pails to school.
35. You have pondered why Smurfette was the ONLY female smurf.
36. You remember the craze (and banning of) slap bracelets.
37. You still get the urge to use "NOT!" at the end of every statement you make.
38. You remember hypercolor t-shirts.
39. Barbie and the Rockers was your favorite band.
40. You remember Punky Brewster and her cool bedroom.
41. You loved Howard the Duck.
42. You thought She Ra and He Man should hook up.
43. You thought your childhood friends would never leave because you exchanged friendship bracelets.
44. You owned a pair of Jelly Shoes.
45. After you saw 'Pee-Wee's Big Adventure', you couldn't stop saying "I know you are, but what am I?" over and over.
46. You remember "I've fallen, and I can't get up!"
47. You remember going to the skating rink before there were inline skates.
48. You got seriously injured on a Slip and Slide.
49. You know not to mix Pop Rock and pop (but did it anyways).
50. You have played with a "Skip-It".
51. You had or went to a birthday party at McDonalds.
52. You learned oldies songs by watching Alvin and the Chipmunks.
53. You had a Glow Worm or watched the cartoons.
54. You remember dancing along with The Bangles in "Walk Like An Egyptian".
55. You remember Heathcliff, the orange cat.
56. You saw the California Rasins Christmas Claymation Special.
57. "DON'T WORRY, BE HAPPY!"
58. You wore socks over tights with high-top Reeboks.
59. You wore like 8 pairs of socks at once, scrunched down.
60. You remember hang claps/rhymes like "Miss Mary Mack".
61. You remember boom boxes instead of CD Players.
62. You remember watching both "Gremlins" movies.
63. You remember Transformers.
64. You know what it meant to say "CARE BEAR STARE!" and you had a favorite Care Bear.
65. You remember 'Rainbow Brite' and 'My Little Pony Tales'.
66. You remember watching TV thinking Doogie Howser was hot!
67. You remember Alf, the furry brown alien from Melmac who tried to eat cats.
68. You remember the large amounts of hairspray used.
69. You remember those very stylish headbands.
70. You remember Vicky the Robot (aka Small Wonder).
71. You remember New Kids on the Block before they were NKOTB.
72. You remember watching 'The Cosby Show'.
73. You remember Mr. Belvedere.
74. You remember Michael J. Fox in 'Family Ties' and 'Back To The Future'.
75. You know all the names of the gang from "Saved By The Bell".
76. You know all the words to Bon Jovi's "Shot Through The Heart".
Most of that stuff on the list describes me almost perfectly. So, onto some more of my favorite eighties things...
