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

[Kyyle23]

Got this in my email today, thought I would share

 

You Know You Grew Up In The 80's or Early 90's

If:

 

1. You've ever ended a sentence with the word SIKE.

 

2. You watched the Pound Puppies.

 

3. You can sing the rap to the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and can do the Carlton

 

4. Girls wore biker shorts under their skirts and felt stylishly sexy.

 

5. You yearned to be a member of the Baby-sitters club and tried to start a club of your own.

 

6. You owned those lil' Strawberry Shortcake pals scented dolls.

 

7. You know that "WOAH" comes from Joey on Blossom

 

8. Two words: Hammer Pants

 

9. If you ever watched "Fraggle Rock"

 

10. You had plastic streamers on your handle bars... and spokey-dokes or playing cards on your spokes for that incredible sound effect

 

11. You can sing the entire theme song to "Duck Tales" (Woo ooh!)

 

12. It was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch cartoons.

 

13. You wore a ponytail on the side of your head.

 

14. You saw the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on the big screen...and still know the turtles names.

 

15. You got super-excited when it was Oregon Trail day in computer class at school.

 

16. You made your mom buy one of those clips that would hold your shirt in a knot on the side.

 

17. You played the game "MASH"(Mansion, Apartment, Shelter, House)

 

18. You wore stonewashed Jordache jean jackets

and were proud of it.

 

19. L.A. Gear....need I say more?

 

20. You wanted to change your name to "JEM" in Kindergarten. (She's Truly Outrageous.)

 

21. You remember reading Tales of a fourth grade nothing and all The Ramona books.

 

22. You know the profound meaning of "WAX ON, WAX OFF"

 

23. You wanted to be a Goonie.

 

24. You ever wore fluorescent clothing. (some of us...head-to-toe)

 

25. You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off and his cheeks shifted.

 

26. You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the only female smurf.

 

27. You took lunch boxes to school... and traded Garbage Pailkids in the schoolyard.

 

28! . You remember the CRAZE,then the BANNING of slap bracelets.

 

29. You still get the urge to say "NOT" after every sentence.

 

30. You remember Hypercolor t-shirts.

 

31. Barbie and the Rockers was your favorite band.

 

32. You thought She-ra (Princess of Power!) and He-Man should hook up.

 

33. You thought your childhood friends would never leave because you exchanged handmade friendship bracelets.

 

34. You ever owned a pair of Jelly-Shoes.

 

35. After you saw Pee-Wee's Big Adventure you kept saying "I know you are, but

what am I?"

 

36. You remember "I've fallen and I can't get up"

 

37. You remember going to the skating rink before there were inline skates.

 

38. You ever got seriously injured on a Slip and Slide.

 

39. You have ever played with a Skip-It.

 

40. You had or attended a birthday party at McDonalds.

 

41. You've gone through this nodding your head in agreement.

 

42. You remember Popples.

 

43. Don't worry, be happy

 

44. You wore like, EIGHT pairs ofsocks over tights with high top Reeboks.

 

45. You wore socks scrunched down (and sometimes still do...getting yelled at by younger hip members of the family)

 

46. You remember boom boxes and walking around with one on your shoulder like you were all that.

 

47. You remember watching both Gremlins movies.

 

48. You know what it meant to say "Care Bear Stare!!"

 

49. You remember watching Rainbow Bright and & My Little Pony Tales

 

50. You thought Doogie Howser/Samantha Micelli was hot.

 

 

51. You remember Alf, the lil furry brown alien from Melmac.

 

52. You remember New Kids on the Block when they were cool...and don't even flinch when people refer to them as "NKOTB"

 

53. You knew all the characters names and their life stories on "Saved By The Bell," The ORIGINAL class.

 

54. You know all the words to Bon Jovi - SHOT THROUGH THE HEART.

 

55. You just sang those words to yourself.

 

56. You remember watching Magic vs. Bird.

 

57. Homemade Levi shorts.. (the shorter the better)

 

58. You remember when mullets were cool!

 

59. You had a mullet!

 

60. You still sing "We are the World"

 

61. You tight rolled your jeans.

 

62. You owned a bannana clip.

 

63. You remember "Where's the Beef?"

 

64. You used to (and probably still do) say "What you talkin' 'bout Willis?"

 

65. You had big hair and you knew how to use it.

 

66. You're still singing shot through the heart in your head, aren't you!

[LosMediasBlancas]

.......and you are female.

[RockRaines]

Jesus, thanks for the flashback.

 

Edited February 8, 2006 by RockRaines

[Goldmember]

1. You've ever ended a sentence with the word SIKE.

 

2. You watched the Pound Puppies.

 

3. You can sing the rap to the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and can do the Carlton

 

7. You know that "WOAH" comes from Joey on Blossom

 

8. Two words: Hammer Pants

 

9. If you ever watched "Fraggle Rock"

 

10. You had plastic streamers on your handle bars... and spokey-dokes or playing cards on your spokes for that incredible sound effect

 

11. You can sing the entire theme song to "Duck Tales" (Woo ooh!)

 

12. It was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch cartoons.

 

14. You saw the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on the big screen...and still know the turtles names.

 

17. You played the game "MASH"(Mansion, Apartment, Shelter, House)

 

18. You wore stonewashed Jordache jean jackets

and were proud of it.

 

19. L.A. Gear....need I say more?

 

22. You know the profound meaning of "WAX ON, WAX OFF"

 

23. You wanted to be a Goonie.

 

24. You ever wore fluorescent clothing. (some of us...head-to-toe)

 

25. You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off and his cheeks shifted.

 

26. You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the only female smurf.

 

28! . You remember the CRAZE,then the BANNING of slap bracelets.

 

29. You still get the urge to say "NOT" after every sentence.

 

30. You remember Hypercolor t-shirts.

 

32. You thought She-ra (Princess of Power!) and He-Man should hook up.

 

33. You thought your childhood friends would never leave because you exchanged handmade friendship bracelets.

 

35. After you saw Pee-Wee's Big Adventure you kept saying "I know you are, but

what am I?"

 

36. You remember "I've fallen and I can't get up"

 

37. You remember going to the skating rink before there were inline skates.

 

38. You ever got seriously injured on a Slip and Slide.

 

39. You have ever played with a Skip-It.

 

40. You had or attended a birthday party at McDonalds.

 

41. You've gone through this nodding your head in agreement.

 

43. Don't worry, be happy

 

45. You wore socks scrunched down (and sometimes still do...getting yelled at by younger hip members of the family)

 

46. You remember boom boxes and walking around with one on your shoulder like you were all that.

 

47. You remember watching both Gremlins movies.

 

48. You know what it meant to say "Care Bear Stare!!"

 

50. You thought Doogie Howser/Samantha Micelli was hot.

 

51. You remember Alf, the lil furry brown alien from Melmac.

 

52. You remember New Kids on the Block when they were cool...and don't even flinch when people refer to them as "NKOTB"

 

53. You knew all the characters names and their life stories on "Saved By The Bell," The ORIGINAL class.

 

54. You know all the words to Bon Jovi - SHOT THROUGH THE HEART.

 

55. You just sang those words to yourself.

 

56. You remember watching Magic vs. Bird.

 

58. You remember when mullets were cool!

 

60. You still sing "We are the World"

 

63. You remember "Where's the Beef?"

 

64. You used to (and probably still do) say "What you talkin' 'bout Willis?"

 

66. You're still singing shot through the heart in your head, aren't you!

 

check.

[SoxFanForever]

Sadly I can identify with all of this list. 1983 represent hahah.

[Milkman delivers]

About 2/3 of those apply to me.

 

Also, I have the theme songs for just about all of those shows that are mentioned on my computer.

[Iwritecode]

66. You're still singing shot through the heart in your head, aren't you!

 

Yes I am...

 

 

Seriously, except for the obvious girl ones I did each and every one of those things.

 

Except for the one about He-Man and She-Ra hooking up. They were brother and sister!

 

I use the "whatchoo talkin bout Willis" on my daughter all the time. She always look at me and says "My name is not Willis!"

[Iwritecode]

21. You remember reading Tales of a fourth grade nothing and all The Ramona books.

 

I still have these books. As well as my entire collection of Peanuts books.

[southsider2k5]

That one hit way too close to home for comfort...

[LosMediasBlancas]

Yes I am... 

Seriously, except for the obvious girl ones I did each and every one of those things.

 

Except for the one about He-Man and She-Ra hooking up. They were brother and sister!

 

I use the "whatchoo talkin bout Willis" on my daughter all the time. She always look at me and says "My name is not Willis!" 

 

You mean she doesn't pick up on how offensive you're being by mimicking the accent of a ficticious TV character?

 

Funny story

[Iwritecode]

You mean she doesn't pick up on how offensive you're being by mimicking the accent of a ficticious TV character?

 

Funny story 

 

One of these days I'm going to have to get a video clip of him saying that just so she'll finally know who the hell Willis is...

[LosMediasBlancas]

One of these days I'm going to have to get a video clip of him saying that just so she'll finally know who the hell Willis is...

 

I have to admit, I'll still throw that one around too. How old is she?

[Iwritecode]

I have to admit, I'll still throw that one around too.  How old is she?

 

She turns 10 this year.

 

She definitely missed all the good stuff.

 

 

 

BTW, I'm quite suprised there's nothing on that list about Atari or Nintendo. There should at least be something about spending all your quarters in the local arcade.

 

Do arcades even exist anymore?

[Steff]

This list was girl geared.. I've seen one with Atari and GI Joe on it.

 

Good stuff.

[LosMediasBlancas]

She turns 10 this year.

 

She definitely missed all the good stuff. 

BTW, I'm quite suprised there's nothing on that list about Atari or Nintendo. There should at least be something about spending all your quarters in the local arcade.

 

Do arcades even exist anymore?

 

All the arcades are at the movie theaters now and every kid has an X box.

 

How about wearing your short denim jacket with the collar flipped up and buttons from all your favorite bands pinned on the front?

[Iwritecode]

More you know you grew up in the 80's...

 

You know that another name for a keyboard is a "Synthesizer".

You can name at least half of the members of the BRAT Pack.

You know who Max Headroom is.

Partying "like it's 1999" seemed sooo far away.

You thought that Transformers were more than meets the eye.

You wanted to be on Star search.

You HAD to have your MTV.

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 have heard of "Garbage Pail Kids".

You knew "The Artist", when he was humbly called "Prince".

You remember when ATARI was a state of the art video game.

You own any cassettes.

You were led to believe that in the year 2000 we'd all be living on the moon.

You remember and/or owned any of the CareBear glass collections from Pizza Hut Hut, Or any other stupid collection of glass they came out with.

Poltergeist freaked you out.

You ever had a Swatch Watch, or three.

You had a crush on one of the Corey's (Haim or Feldman).

You had a crush on Bo Derek or Heather Locklear.

You remember when Saturday Night Live was funny.

You had Wonder Woman or Superman underoos.

You had a crush on Jon BonJovi, or knew someone who did.

You thought eating Reeses Pieces would attract your own Alien.

You have ever called 867-5309.

You held the top score on PacMan.

You owned a T-shirt that said, "I shot J.R." or know someone who did.

You went on Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventures and Bogus Journey ~ and you remember the cartoon version

You had puff painted your own shirt at least once.

You can remember watching Full House and Saved by the Bell for endless hours, back when they were new episodes.

You have seen at least 10 episodes of Fraggle Rock.

you always brought your sticker book to school

you have a collection of hackey-sacks

You remember Madonna in her cone stage.

You remember M.C. Hammer.

The USA Cartoon Express every weekday morning

You spent hours in the basement building and re-building Lego cities.

With your playschool record player you sang back up to Debbie Gibson.

You stayed up all night listening to Teddy Rupskin

Can we say Trapper Keeper?

"Can you tell you how to get to Sesame Street?"

If you wanted to be on the GLADIATORS!!!

If you still have a crimper in your bathroom drawer

You owned a indiana jones hat

You had more than one Star Wars action figure

If you wanted to pick a lock with a toothbrush just like MacGyver

You wanted to travel through time on Quantum Leap

If you learned how to spell mouse from the Mickey Mouse Club theme song.

You felt like a big girl when your mom bought you GIRL TALK

Pee Wee's Play House...

Fanny Packs

If you can remember when you're "Kid Sister, Kid Sister" and "My Buddy, My Buddy"

Who you gonna call....Ghost Busters

Pogo Balls

Super Mario Brothers and Legend of Zelda, the cartoon

ever had a crush on anyone In NKotB BEFORE they went solo

remember when they WERE the New Kids on the Block

remember seeing SuperMario Bros. in the arcade

ever begged Mom & Dad for an 8bit NES

remember when new cars still had only lap belts in the back seat, and no back window light

remember when your parents owned a Beta or took home movies with that type of cassette

remember when Oliver & Co. came out for the first time

had Hammer Pants, or wanted some

Ice Ice Baby. . .

ever curled your bangs upward, and sprayed them in place there

remember when the Minivan was a new thing

the first movie you ever remember seeing is Return of the Jedi (on a drive in screen. I was three or so)

Remember when the internet was a new thing

remember when your parents owned a PC without a hard drive (1983-4, Heathkit)

played with the Little People when they were still a choking hazard

remember when CD's were the new thing

owned a red "speak and spell"

ever tried to phone home on it

owned a first edition set of NERF fencing swords

remember when laser tag was new

ever had to sit throught family slide shows, and realize now that your younger siblings have never seen a slide

TRON and The Last Starfighter have special meaning to you

played Zaxxon as a kid (arcade, Sega Master, or the Board Game)

fished in the bottom of cereal boxes for the Thundercats insignia ring

had, like, a TOTAL valley girl accent

remember when Chuck-e-Cheeses was Shobiz Pizza

watched The Driods or Ewoks cartoons

loved Benji

Remember seeing the Challenger blow up on the evening news

ever ate ET cereal for breakfast

remember when BK did not have a kids meal

remember when the Marlins and the Rockies were new teams

If you ever owned the action figures or remember someone who did own Destro, Cobra Commander, Snake-eyes, and Duke.

If you ever shouted or know someone who did shout the words cobraaa or yo-joe!!

You know who Jem and the Holograms are.

Do you remember when Inspector Gadget was a NEW cartoon?

You owned a game called SHARK ATTACK!

Invited all your friends to MEET ME AT THE MALL!

Splash was such a cool movie!!!

You cried during Mac and Me

Did ya have a slinky??

Neverending Story was the "movie" to see.

Labyrinth was your FAVORITE movie!!!

Do you remember when Ferris Beuller had his day off?

oh PIPPY LONGSTOCKING!!!

Did you ever go to Pee Wee's playhouse?

Happily hummed along to Mr Roger's neiborhood.

hungry hungry hippos

Roller-racers!!!! Those things where you had to move the handle bars back and forth to move. Couldn't decide who was cooler, Debbie Gibson or Tiffany

Thought the Muppet Show was the coolest

If you ever had a pair of pump tennis shoes, and actually thought they made you faster.

One Question: Wanna Be Like Mike????

If you remember when Bo Knew everything.

If you remember when the Brewers were good and the Indians sucked.

If you ever Returned to Oz.

hello kitty and friends, and other sanrio products

Glow worms

if you can remember when the electric slide and the tootsie roll were new dances.

How about leggo my Eggo?

the electric slide!

you hadn't the slitest idea of george micheal being gay.

remember how you wanted to have nike air 180

wanted to have the he-man castle

if your favorite video's were sledgehammer, land of confusion (genesis), and take on me (a-ha)

if you remember california girls more for david lee roth than the beach boys

If you ever owned any madballs.

nash skateboards

Rad the movie

British Knight shoes

camp anawana

butthead was an insult

battle beast

bmx

You were dying to learn to drive so YOU could drive K.I.T.T.

Everybody Wang Chung tonight

You remember and/or even liked Milli Vanilli before the truth came out about them

You owned a computer that you had to hook up to your TV so you could use it

"Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits was the coolest video

You remember where you were when Ronald Reagan was shot

You couldn't figure out what Boy George of Culture Club was

You remember rock music before the "Parental Advisory: Explicit Lyrics" stickers

[MEANS]

the song is "You give Love a Bad Name" not Shot through the heart

[knightni]

There's a big space between Strawberry Shortcake and Hammer pants.

 

Like, 9 years.

Edited February 8, 2006 by knightni

[Kid Gleason]

Got this in my email today, thought I would share

 

You Know You Grew Up In The 80's or Early 90's

If:

 

7. You know that "WOAH" comes from Joey on Blossom (only because I was baffled by how such an ugly person got her own TV show)

 

10. You had plastic streamers on your handle bars... and spokey-dokes or playing cards on your spokes for that incredible sound effect (not just the 80's)

 

12. It was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch cartoons. (this goes for any kid until they killed Saturday mornings in the mid-90's)

 

13. You wore a ponytail on the side of your head.

 

22. You know the profound meaning of "WAX ON, WAX OFF"

 

25. You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off and his cheeks shifted.

 

36. You remember "I've fallen and I can't get up"

 

37. You remember going to the skating rink before there were inline skates.

 

43. Don't worry, be happy (what a terrible song)

 

46. You remember boom boxes and walking around with one on your shoulder like you were all that.

 

51. You remember Alf, the lil furry brown alien from Melmac.

 

63. You remember "Where's the Beef?"

[knightni]

That one hit way too close to home for comfort... 

 

[whitesoxfan101]

Hmm, I was born in 1986 and I remember most of that stuff. Fresh Prince was the greatest show ever.

[Iwritecode]

There's a big space between Strawberry Shortcake and Hammer pants.

 

Like, 9 years.

 

True, but he was at the height of his popularity in 90-91. Anyone not born in the mid to early 80's (or before) would not remember him.

[knightni]

You owned those lil' Strawberry Shortcake pals scented dolls.

 

You saw the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on the big screen...and still know the turtles names.

 

traded Garbage Pailkids in the schoolyard.

 

You thought She-ra (Princess of Power!) and He-Man should hook up.

 

You remember Alf, the lil furry brown alien from Melmac.

 

You thought that Transformers were more than meets the eye.

 

You wanted to be on Star search.

 

You have heard of "Garbage Pail Kids".

 

You remember and/or owned any of the CareBear glass collections from Pizza Hut Hut, Or any other stupid collection of glass they came out with.

 

You had more than one Star Wars action figure

 

Thought the Muppet Show was the coolest

 

wanted to have the he-man castle

 

 

Amazing how stuff gets recycled.

 

I've seen a lot of this stuff out for kids again.

[Iwritecode]

Amazing how stuff gets recycled.

 

I've seen a lot of this stuff out for kids again.

 

I think all of that stuff has been recycled at some point in time. It's never as good as the originals though.

 

I am really disappointed with the newer versions of the He-Man, Star Wars, Transformers and GI Joe figures/toys.

[mreye]

Amazing how stuff gets recycled.

 

I've seen a lot of this stuff out for kids again.

One of my daughter's favorite things are My Little Ponys.