To me, Sesame Street is the most influential TV show in history. Its almost impossible to find a person on the PLANET that has never seen Sesame Street. Sesame Street, 321 Contact, and Reading Rainbow was a perfect PBS TV day for me.
Tony Stark makes you feel...He’s a cool exec with a heart of steel...As Iron Man, all jets ablaze...He’s fighting and smiting with repulsor rays!...Amazing armor! That’s Iron Man!...A blazing power! That’s Iron Man!
I will argue with anyone that Fredd Kruger is by far the greatest horror villain created in the history of cinema, followed by Jason, Chucky, and Leprechaun. Scary, campy, idiotic. and hilarious all rolled into one.
When discussing the best candy from the 80s, Lemondheads have to be right there near the top, especially for a kid that doesn't like chocolate. I may need to go Trick or Treating next week...feeling nostalgic.
You know you're getting old when you ask a kid if they like Mario and their response is "the guy from Mario Kart?" No the guy from Donkey Kong! Parents...please do better.
I don't know what it is about Betty Boop that women love so much. As soon as I sent Lia pics of all the tshirts she screamed "Give me that one!" I was always a Jessica Rabbit guy myself lol. She was built like a sista!
I was never able to master, or even get pass the second level of Super Mario Brothers 2. so the highlight for me was getting able to play with Yoshi. I was amazed you got to play with more than 2 characters. 2 button video gaming at its best!
As terrible as I was at SMB 2, I was an absolutely genius at Super Marion Bros. 3. With the help of my special issue of Nintendo Power and knowledge of how to get to all 3 of the magic whistles, I was unstoppable. Probably the last game I ever beat!
You couldn't catch me on a weekend and not find a half eaten bag of Big League Chew in my pocket. We would just ram it into the sides of our jaws over and over as we pretended to be Darryl Strawberry or Eric Davis.
My earliest memory is of me and my cousins watching countless episodes of Seasame Street. When we found out we were less than an hour away from Seasame Place, our entire family had season passes.
To this day, if I go to the movies and the Icee machine is broken I can't even enjoy myself. It should be a federal offense not to have White Cherry or Blueberry on deck.
PSA's of McGruff the Crime Dog were a staple of Saturday morning cartoons. I don't know if he ever got to take that bite out of crime, but at least he was always trying.
John Hughes movies dominated the 80s, my favorites being "Weird Science," "Ferris Buhler's Day Off," and "The Breakfast Club." And if he was secretly behind "The Last Dragon," I wouldn't be surprised.
I know Sponge Bob didn't come out in the 80s but its one of the few cartoons out today that even comes close to the masterpieces we used to have growing up on Saturday mornings.