Monchhichis
My husband, like me, is a child of the 80s. I asked him if he remembered Monchhichis, thinking that surely he’d have no idea what I was talking about. But NO! He immediately burst into that commercial jingle. You totally know the first couple of lines at least: Monchhichi, Monchhichi, Oh so soft and cuddly! With a thumb in her mouth she’s really neat. Fun to wiggle his little feet. Yah yah yah yah yah Happy happy monchhichi! I love...
Test Your Eighties Entertainment Knowledge – The Animal Edition
By Julie Anderson That’s right, LT80s readers. This eighties quiz is totally wild. Put on your thinking caps and, like, turn them up to eleven, because you’re about to get challenged with some serious 80s trivia. Pets, pests, and guardian gators: how much do you remember about animals on TV and in the movies? 1. The Dukes of Hazzard (1979-1985) showed us how those hot Duke boys managed to evade Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane. What was the...
Dude, It’s Cold Outside Winter Weather Songs of the 80s
By Julie Anderson Winter Weather Songs of the 80sJanuary is probably the crummiest month of the year where I live. It might be tied with February, and March is up there as well. It’s chilly, drippy, slushy, and occasionally snowy. Grody. Maybe you live somewhere that is balmy and green right now (if so, I’m totally jealous) but chances are you’re staring down the barrel of a long stretch of wintry weather, with nary a gifting or...
Top 12 Breakup Songs of the 80s
By Julie Anderson One of the hard facts of growing up is the inevitability of heartbreak. As teenagers, we fell in love – and OH how hard we fell – but more often than not, we didn’t end up with our beloveds for the long haul. (Which, by and large, is a good thing, right? I mean, have you googled some of your exes?) When the end of a relationship was upon us, we might have felt angry, jubilant, remorseful, vindictive, or totally...
80s My Little Pony and Today’s Bronies
By Julie Anderson Eighties girls will totally remember My Little Ponies, those hugely popular plastic horse figurines. The first herd of candy-colored toy horses was created in 1981. My Pretty Ponies were significantly bigger than My Little Ponies and were nowhere near as popular. In 1983, Hasbro’s My Little Ponies hit the jackpot with the elementary-age girl crowd. They were perfectly sized for little hands and little purses. We...
