These 1980s Shows Deserve a Netflix Remake
The success of Fuller House on Netflix and the upcoming remake of Square Pegs suggests that 80s nostalgia could be big business for the streaming media website. Here’s a look at some of our favorite shows from the 80s that are ripe for remake (and no, we’re not open to a new, much darker Cosby Show).
Which 80s Hairstyle Would You Like To See Make A Comeback?
What’s out of style one day always comes back into style eventually. From clothes and shoes to jewelry and even home furnishings. Even hairstyles make a comeback. Every hairstyle except those worn in the 1980s. The 1980s had some of the worst hairstyles in the history of combing hair. From bangs touching the ceiling to mullets hitting the floor, the popular hairstyles of the “Me Decade” are incredibly hard to look at...
Power Up for a Look Back at Nintendo’s First Ad
In the days when home video games meant the Atari 2600, Intellivision (it was intelligent television), and ColecoVision, the first Nintendo Entertainment System was revolutionary. But before Mario or Zelda was launched un the the United States, the company introduced itself to the audience it would soon dominate with this ad. It’s hard to remember, but when NES was first marketed and released it was actually R.O.B the Robot...
A Tribute To The Gameboy — Still The Greatest Handheld Gaming Device Of All Time
Thanks to the 80s invention of the Gameboy, kids in present day are enjoying some pretty elaborate hand held gaming devices. The Gameboy was introduced in 1989 by Nintendo and it started a pretty intense craze that has carried over into systems like the Playstation Vita and Nintendo 3DS of today. The black and white 8-bit world from the 80s was a turning point in portable gaming. It was even filled with some of the best games that...
High School Rocking Out To ‘The Heat Is On’ Back In 1985 Is Everything We Love/Hate About 80s
This is FANTASTIC. First, the backstory…. The coming of this year’s tournament brought one Minnesota woman back to her own youth, when she cheered — as in, as a cheerleader — for the Hastings High School Raiders. The year was 1985, and her team was headed into a tough first-round matchup with Anoka High School. Everyone at school had caught “the fever,” she recalls. That’s why they were so excited...
Let’s All Chuckle At The Technology Of The 1980s
The Walkman was a big deal. In 1986, on the first day back from Christmas vacation, it felt like EVERYONE on the school bus had a new Walkmen on their lap. The bus was quiet except for the muffled sounds of ‘Invisible Touch’ and Debbie Gibson’s ‘Lost In Your Eyes’ punching young eardrums. We’ve really come a long way. Now it’s absolutely possible to have every single song in the world right at...
Remember Bonkers? The Candy Treat You Could Chew On Forever
There are plenty of forgotten candies from the golden era that is the 80s. Each week we’re going to feature a some of the hard-to-find candies of the decade in hopes to point you in the right direction if you get that craving you can’t get rid of. First up is Leaf Brand‘s Bonkers. Remember popping open a box of Bonkers and endlessly chewing on the candy pieces. Well these fruit chews are looking to make a comeback....
Why Aren’t Neighborhood Kids Shoveling Driveways to Earn Money Anymore?
You’ve most likely seen the viral memes that begin circulating once again every winter. It seems like every cold season, folks reminisce about how children in the 70s and the 80s used snowstorms as an opportunity to make some extra cash, going around from house to house to offer their services shoveling snow. Gone are those days, they say, thanks to the distraction of social media and video games and texting. Kids simply...
Stores That Were Huge In the 80s That Are Now gone
It’s hard to link a store to a decade, but a number of chains just scream 1980s. Even if they weren’t created in the decade, these retailers made their biggest mark during the period. Here’s a look at some of our most-beloved dearly departed favorites: Blockbuster Video: Like the videotapes and later DVDs it rented, Blockbuster had a meteoric rise and an equally spectacular fall. The chain, which was born in the 1980s, replaced the...
One of the Biggest Games from Your 80s Childhood Gets a Modern Update
Launched in 1978,(just in time to be one of your favorite childhood toys) memory-game Simon has gone through plenty of updates over the decades. The most recent update of the popularized version of Simon Says is called Simon Air, which uses touch-free technology to let you select colors by hovering your hand instead of physically pressing buttons, says Mashable.com. This is an even more high-tech version of the last update to...
80s Candy: Big League Chew
When Big League Chew first hit the market in 1980 the product seemed like an odd mix of brilliance and bad idea. It’s a pretty simple concept on the surface. It’s a pouch of gum clearly designed to look like the pouches chewing tobacco comes in which were at the time very popular in Major League Baseball. The baseball tie-in was overt, with an amped up slugger appearing on the packaging (which would soon be very...
Quite a Feet — The Rabbit’s Foot
There were so many hot accessories in the 1980s: everything from ribbon barrettes to gummy bracelets and from leg warmers to nameplate necklaces. But there was one hot trend in the early 80s that made its way onto belt loops, purse zippers and keychains everywhere – both boys and girls enjoyed this fashionable item: the rabbit’s foot. Ah, yes. Where to begin with this weird wonder? The rabbit’s foot was supposedly a symbol of good...
You Mean These 80s Performers Have Died?
Though far from a product of the 1980s, David Bowie certainly made an indelible mark on the decade: he had a bunch of hit singles, including “China Girl,” “Modern Love,” “Blue Jean,” and “Let’s Dance” (which went to Number 1); he performed at Live Aid in 1985, and then released one of the songs he sang at the event, “Dancing in the Streets” (with Mick Jagger); heck, even Peter Schilling’s song “Major Tom (Coming Home)” is an homage to...
The TV Specials of Christmas Past
Christmas in the 80s was the best! We had giant unruly trees heavily adorned in swag tinsel in our living rooms, we wore footie pajamas and we drank Hi-C Ecto Cooler spiked with maraschino cherries to get into the holiday spirit. And of course, we watched classic Christmas specials on TV! Remember, this was time before the DVR, there was no pausing live television, and there were no DVDs to buy. You had to be there when the networks...
Interview With Kate Reigstad, Author of Fast Forward
The editorial team at LT80s loves a good 80s read. So, you can imagine my pleasure in receiving a copy of Kate Reigstad’s new book ‘Fast Forward.’ This is a fun read for anyone that lived through the 80s as a teenager. Nat, the protagonist, wakes up after 26 years and finds herself not in 1989 as she thought, but in present-day 2015 — without having aged. It is the story of her adjustment to a new high-tech reality (with flat...
