These Are Our Favorite 80s Stories From 2016
In some ways 2016 was a rough year with a number of beloved 80s icons passing away. It was also a year where lots of good things happened, giving us a lot to reflect on. These are some of our favorite stories from the year. They are not in any particular order and they are heavy on the second half of the year, but if you missed them, we think there are a lot of good reds here. Why The Pontiac Fiero Was Such A Terrible Car 36 80s Films...
’80s Music Icons We Lost In 2016
2016 was a very difficult year for 80s fans. We lost some substantial music icons from the beginning of the year all the way up until the end. We decided to honor those ’80s music icons we lost in 2016 with a couple of flashbacks. This year, we saw the lives of George Michael, John Berry, Vanity, Prince and David Bowie slip away and we can only hope that they are sharing their remarkable talents wherever the after life may be....
80s Icon Richard Marx Helps Overcome Drunken Passenger
“Hazard” is nothing new for Grammy Award winner Richard Marx, but neither he nor his wife, former MTV VJ Daisy Fuentes, were anticipating the chaos that erupted aboard a Korean Air flight somewhere above Asia on December 20. The confusion began when a 34-year old passenger, after having too much alcohol, attacked the plane’s crew. The man pulled a stewardess’s hair which prompted a response from Marx, 53, as Fuentes documented the...
80s TV Quiz: How Much Do You Really Know?
80s TV, in two words, wholesome and naughty. So many of the best shows from the 80s balance on this fine line of virtues. The wholesome side boasting strong family ties, good friendships and a moral to every episode. And the naughty: shows with more skin than ever, funny but failing parenting and sass for days. Here are some of the best: Full House counters other shows of the time as one of the sweetest and most wholesome yet. Three...
Here’s A Hilarious ‘Stranger Things’ Simple Minds’ ‘Don’t You Forget About Me’ Music Video
The world of two ’80s is a special place that features some of the most iconic hits such as Simple Minds’ “Don’t You (Forget About Me),” made famous by the 1985 John Hughes film, The Breakfast Club. In 2016 a Netflix show called Stranger Things, set in the ’80s ruled the headlines. The original music video and the film version was pretty awesome. However, TV Guide decided to put a spin on the track...
Quiz: Do You Know These 15 Facts From Honey I Shrunk The Kids?
Watching Honey I Shrunk The Kids as a child always lead you to wonder how you would react to this situation. First being shrunk smaller than an ant and then having to navigate your backyard that is suddenly a larger than life jungle. Would you make it back to the house? Take this quiz to see how many details you can remember from this late 80s classic, Honey I Shrunk The Kids. Quiz: Do You Know These 15 Facts From Honey I Shrunk The...
80’s Candy Treats You Can Still Taste Today
Much to the dismay of dentists at the time, candy was an integral part of the 80s. Movies like ET and The Goonies gave Reese’s Pieces (invented in 1978) and Baby Ruth bars (invented in the 1920s) new life along with pop culture-celebrity status. Those candies may have been big screen stars, but a few others actually born in that era have had similar influence. Great 80s Candy Treats Great 80s Candy Treats: Airheads The sour but...
Quiz: How Well Do You Know Sixteen Candles?
Everyone remembers Sixteen Candles but exactly how well do you remember it? What about the conversation Samantha had with her brother and mom before school. Do you remember that her Mom apologized for forgetting to fix her carrots for her? See how you do with the rest of this trivia: [viralQuiz id=4]
Mr. T Cereal: Pity the Fool Who Never Tasted it!
Mr. T Cereal is like so totally 80s that it could have very well been on the menu of The Cafe 80’s in Back to the Future II. The best part is that you can still buy Mr. T Cereal collectables today. Who is Mr. T and Why Did He Have a Cereal? If you weren’t around in the 80s, or lived under a pet rock, you are probably asking yourself: who is Mr. T and why did he have a cereal? Good question. Mr. T was a pop icon phenomenon who...
Why The Pontiac Fiero Was Such A Terrible Car
The Pontiac Fiero was launched in 1983 an introduced in 1984 and while it turned heads, it may have done so for all of the wrong reasons. Everyone knows that the Pontiac Firebird Trans AM is probably one of the best sports cars that the company made next to the amazing GTO. So, why is it that the company’s Fiero is such a laughing stock? Let’s start off with the design of the vehicle, it’s like looking at an ugly...
A Very 80s Holiday Movie Quiz
There were great holiday movies made in the 80s, and tis the season for them to play ad nauseam on your oldies cable channels. We created an 80s Holiday Quiz to try and stump you 80s enthusiasts out there. But how much do you know about these festive flicks? Have you been hitting the Eggnog too hard and not really paying attention? Well, here’s your chance to test your knowledge. See how many of these 10 trivia questions...
80s In The Kitchen: Jello Pudding Pops
Who remembers the pudding pops of the 80s? If there was a signature dessert for the decade, the vote would surely go to Jello Pudding Pops. which were so popular this frozen treat hit $100 million in sales the first year it was sold. Continuing to do well in subsequent years, pudding pops brought in $300 million in sales 5 years in. While the 1990’s continued to boast good sales of the pops, General Foods who first marketed the pops...
We Found A 1-Hour Compilation of ’80s Christmas Commercials
When it came to Christmas commercials in the ’80s, there were so many emotions touched that you really felt the spirit of the holidays. The emotions ranged from heart-warming pieces of joy to hilarious plays on classic songs. We managed to find one of the coolest, hour-long compilations of ’80s Christmas commercials that will surely instill plenty of nostalgia. The mopenstein YouTube Channel created the compilation of...
Personal Memories of The Blue Lagoon’s Christopher Atkins
As a gay kid in the 1980s, I’ll never forget the first time I saw Christopher Atkins in The Blue Lagoon. The year was 1981. OMG! I thought an angel had descended from the Heavens, and was now stuck on a deserted island with Brooke Shields. I kept asking myself the same question I‘m sure most of you were. Why Brooke Shields?! Why can’t it be me? Let’s face it, The Blue Lagoon was pretty much eye-candy and beautiful scenery. If there...
Popular 80s Things That Your Kids Will Never Know Today
Remember when you had to wait until your parent or sibling was off of the phone so that you could use it? Or how about when you used to sit, tape rewound and record finger ready, listening to the radio to make a mixed cassette as soon as your favorite song played. Kids have it easy these days with shows automatically recorded and their favorite song at their fingertips. These items were popular in the 80s and a while longer, but now...
