I'm an 80's kid & I truly believe it was last great decade of our Nation. I thank God I experienced it!

80s was the last decade of real America. Life just hasn't been the same. Beautiful decade the 80s was

At 47, I feel a little old today but I would never give back growing up in the 80’s!

I think the 80s was the last decade where kids would cruise around their towns on Friday and Saturday nights. That was so much fun and a great way to meet people.

Who thinks we need a Part 3 of the 80s???? 🙏🏻✝️💯🤗

Graduated 1982, married 84, babies MID 80s. Life was good. Our world was different, better. God help us in today's world. 🙏

I was born in ‘73, so my entire growing up years (7-17) was the 1980s. Every single thing you mentioned I had, did, saw, or remembered. With fondness of a simpler time. Thank you for the memories.

Was helping clean out a house of a friend who's last parent had died recently. Among the stuff we were moving around we found her childhood Atari 2600, all the accessories and a good dozen games, all preserved in a box in pristine condition complete with manuals. Seems she had a Sega as well and played it instead of the Atari, and we found it too, it was well worn. She gifted me the entire 2600 collection for helping and I've very excited to have one once again. When it first came out, I mowed yards all summer to buy one only to have our house broke in to a week later and it was stolen. The nostalgia is again in my possession.

Turned 10 in 1980. This brings things back

The 80's were unique in that, the culture grew with the kids.

One of the defining features of the 80's was that a person really gained more personal choice because of technology. VCRs and video tapes, dual cassette 'boom boxes', more cable channels along with the Sony Walkman allowed you to watch or listen to what you wanted when you wanted.

I was a kid in the 80s and remember all of this. The movies, TV shows, cartoons, music, toys, and the Atari 2600. My first grade class watched the Challenger disaster live on TV. I remember Jordache jeans and high-top shoes, and circling what I wanted for Christmas in the Sear's catalogue. Great memories!

I was on vacation with my family to Florida in 86 and we went to see the liftoff of Challenger. My mother cried for a month.

Awww man, how I miss the 80's. Yes cheezy but loved that decade. I graduated in 1989

Malls, acid jeans, neon colors, big hair, shoulder pads, Miami Vice and don’t get me started on NKOTB!

I was born in 1976. The 80s were an awesome time to grow up. I would go back to the 80s and 90s if I could. They were the best. All the horror movies, action movies, sci-fi movies. Computers were taking off, that was a mistake. I had a Gemini game system. Atari was too expensive for my parents to afford. But then we got NES system. That was awesome. But our first computer was a Comodore 64. We had Donkey Kong and Pong. They were great times for sure.

Oh the 80’s …these were truly the best years of my life and I can’t believe it was so long ago as it seems as it was just a few years ago to me. People always say I don’t look my age, I guess it’s because in my mind I still feel as though I never went forward and grew old mixed with all the fun that I had and still have as if we were still in that decade.. we were really lucky to have lived it as the best movies and bands came out then… I say, never grew old in your mind and always you will stay young…

The 80’s were the best. The clothes the hair the music the movies EVERYTHING

I remember putting Guns n Roses cassettes in Teddy Ruxpin. Wow times were easier then.

Growing up 80’s and 90’s was a blast.

I miss going to my skating rink in the mid 1980's. They had a arcade, skating, and served cheeseburgers, hot dogs, nachos and french fries. Between playing Tempest, Q Bert or Pac Man, we would skate. Awesome times!!!

So many good memories, Friday nights renting a VCR & movies. Outside playing with your friends. Riding bikes, it's not the same no more. Miss the 80s

Nickelodeon was so so much better in those days along with MTV!!

You nailed the mall and of course those 80's fashions :) . I swear everything I wore had those huge shoulder pads hahaha

Best years ever as a kid

I loved the 1980's!

80s kids grew up in the best decade! Thank you for the nostalgic memories!

McDonald's birthday parties are an easily forgotten 80s trend that i will never forget.

Last best decade. Born in 69. Loved the 80s where playing outside all day long

I miss being a kid. Walking home from school on a fall day . No responsibilities. Getting home and changing my school cloths and then off to my friends till dinner time . These videos bring back so many memories. There good but but it makes me sad in a way.

The Birth of MTV, That was a big cultural moment. I remember watching videos for hours initially, then the Real World show became huge. The 80’s covered my middle school, HS and college years. I started off the decade getting my first kiss listening to Styx and ending the decade attending and getting Sunburned at a Bon Jovi, Cinderella and Ratt concert.

Man I miss Saturday morning cartoons eating a big bowl of trix cereal and those trips to toys r us and walking the toy aisles looking at the floor to ceiling toys

I watched ET in 1983 at the drive-in! Oh and jellies were cute and stylish, but not at all comfortable. They gave you blisters and made your feet sweat horribly! 😂

I was already an adult in my early 20s, thanks for the memories.

I can't believe it was that long ago!

It was a great time to be a kid. I love my 80s music 💕

Don’t forget the guy who held the record for speaking the fastest. He was in some kids toy commercials.

The 80's had the best TV shows and films.

I was outside playing in the snow when the Challenger blew up... went inside to warm up and it was playing on the news. I stood there with my mouth open in shock. The hype leading up to that day was so exciting because of the first school teacher going up on it. The world was in shock. President Regan made an awesome speech.

Loved the 80's! I would ride in the back of the car between the luggage and back seat. It was a great spot. Our station wagon had a picture in the back window. Another big difference is that hardly anyone had a food allergy and parents could make food for your class.

My first child was born in 1980, I was 23, and I remember her having a Teddy Ruxpin and her begging for jelly shoes which she got lol. I would imagine she remembers much more about the 80's than I do.

Bugle Boy was my whole wardrobe in the 80s, even boots

Ahhh...I remember when wearing 3 or more Swatch watches at once was a fashion statement back then. And let's not forget the required Swatch guards to protect those watch faces. LOL! 🤓

We grew up without a lot of money, so I loved watching “silver spoons” wishing I had all that stuff. I remember going to my friends house and playing test drive on his Commodore 64.

The 70s and 80s in the united states at least was a great time to be a young 👍👍

Let's not forget El Debarge, New Edition, Pat Benatar, Duran, Duran. Exc- All Big in the 80's.

perception of time is SO strange, i honestly remember all this like it was yesterday & im 44

I was a freshman in HS in ‘86. Loved cruisin’ in town with the older kids with a license. No particular destination. Just cruised the same route while racing and parking to hang out. Small town stuff in the Midwest.

It was a great time to be alive😊

This was great! Can we get a Part 3 please???

I was in my 20's, in the 1980's. I, was working for Montgomery Wards from 1980 until 1985. Then, I did a Montgomery Wards Department Store 🏬 Closing in 1985. Then, I got another job at Kmart from 1985 until 1996. I remember the Wendy's Commercial, "Where's the Beef "?I, also remember the Commercial from Dunkin Donuts 🍩, Time to make the Donuts 🍩

I was fortunate enough to grow up in the 80s, I was 7 in 1980, so I grew up with all this stuff. Some of the greatest times of my life. The only regret I have about growing up in the 80s is that fact I'm still alive for the shit show the world turned into today.

I was born in 76 and was smack in the middle of the 80s culture growing up. Awww how I missed those Friday nights staying up late.

My teen and young adult years!! 11 1/2 when the decade started, 21 when it ended. Graduated high school and joined the Navy in 1986. Was stationed on my ship(USS Belleau Wood)from JAN 1987 and stayed until JUNE 1989.

What a great time in which to grow up. I loved it all and truly miss it.

Times were better back then. Actually had competent leadership in the US and not all the criminal trash in today’s society. Men raised their kids back then

Another great one! I grew up in the last half of the 50’s into the 1960’s……but both of my children were 80’s babies. I loved that era and remember so much of it, of course. It was a great time to raise children.

My son's were born in the early 80's so I remember the transformers and them watching the reading rainbow with Levar Burton. My youngest thought he would get a Teddy Ruxpin for Christmas and was heartbroken when he didn't get one. I still feel terrible that I couldn't afford it at that time!

The 1980s stand out because it was the beginning of the peak of 'American culture' as it were. Growing up as a kid then was just too much fun. There was never anything like it, nor will there ever be again.

Edward Van halen influences a generation of guitar players in the 80s.

Riding my bike on the gravel roads sometimes after doing homework and chores but yes the music was always there- and Atari which was cool as well, but then in 1985 The NES came out- I kept mine and I still have it in my collection 👍🏻

I'm definitely a child of the 1980's. Proud Gen X'er here. I remember all of this.

The 80’s was about meeting with friends and hanging out. Today, kids are on their phones and preoccupied with what other people do. I loved the 80’s, I was just a regular kid and didn’t mind going outside to play.

Loved this! Part 3.? Vans Off The Wall tennis shoes, Sergio Valente & Jordache jeans, multiple ear-piercings, acrylic nails, neon nail polish, rockabilly / mod dress, Vespa / moped, Devo, Moon Unit Zappa's Valley Girl, Go-Go's, Chinese Jacks, open HS campus leaving school at lunch, aerobics, Gunny Sack dresses, Bubble Yum, seat belt law, frozen yogurt, Members Only jackets, Dolphin Shorts and french cut bikini swimsuits. Eddy Grant's Electric Avenue, Modern English's I Melt With You, and Boy George's Culture Club. Bain De Soleil or baby oil for sunbathing. I was all over the place in the 80's. It was a long, fun and confusing decade.

I remember so much from this video.

You hit the mark on so many levels. The Atari controller missing the cover cut deep for me. Activision games like Pitfall and River Raid were my favorites.

I grew up in the 80's(It was my childhood). The 80's wasn't perfect, but it was truly among the best of times.

The Simpsons and Married with Children broke the mold

Probably could have split the 80s up into two or three sections, early, mid, and late 80s. This is particularly true for music, which had pre-MTV, post-MTV, and then the arrival of rap.

Ugh. Good stuff, man! Teddy Ruxpin, Jellies shoes (with matching Jellies purse), those twisty straws, Orange Julius, Mr. Wizard and Reading Rainbow! I want to go back. So, so good.

Spent a lot of time at the mall video arcade, and local skating rink. So much fun and carefree hours.

Born in 1970..a kid in the 70’s a teen in the 80’s..great time to be alive

Let’s not forget parachute pants and Michael Jackson jackets!🚀✨🚀✨🚀

The things that come to my mind about the 80's are ...going to Alpha Beta grocery store and seeing Movie rentals for the first time, it was in its own little area and they had them in wooden cabinets with glass windows under lock and key😄 I remember going to Gemco and seeing Jackets inspired by Michael Jacksons Thriller for sale, alot of Pac Man T shirts and caps in fact my mom worked for Atari from 1980-1984 she got to meet Michael Jackson when he went to visit the factory in 81 in Sunnyvale Ca, I also got access to arcade games and had some at my birthday parties, when the cabbage patch kids craze happened and my sister couldn't get one I remember going to the flea market to get the fake cabbage patch kids...they we all piled up and individually packaged in plastic bags, as I got older I was definitely a Debbie Gibson fan, going to the mall was the thing, I remember going to Merry Go Round to shop for middle school clothes and the acid wash jeans, at school those rubber bangles of various colors including neon were very popular as well as neon shoe laces, Musicland for my records and tapes, oh and Chuck E Cheese and Bullwinkle's pizza parlors!...oh man i could go on 🤐☺

I had the "Jellyfish" swatch watch(1987). I bought it new for $30 at our mall back then. I also bought the rubber bands accessory for that watch. I was stylin'😎

The 80’s had a lot of great entertaining memories for me as a kid growing up with sports, video games, movies, wrestling (WWF,WCW), music t.v. Shows etc, etc. Than came the 90’s to keep the thrill going😢 how I miss those 2 decades.

You are so awesome to do a part 2! Of course I just remembered that Smurfs were huge in the 80's, also Chia Pet, Easy Bake Oven, fixing cassette tapes with a pencil. Knight Rider and Moonlighting!!!! Love Boat and Fantasy Island! 😊😊😊

I kept waiting for the Members Only jackets and parachute pants. :)

Graduated in 1985. Entered the 80’s a child, left as a woman. And I would do it all over again. One of the best decades of my life

Malls were AWESOME. I think they still are. I love shopping, and going to the Movies. But I use to spend hours in Record Stores. I drove my friends and Family crazy because I would spend so much time looking and deciding what Records or Cassettes I wanted to buy. Had Mad crushes on Tom Cruise, C. Thomas Howell, Patrick Swayze, Emilio Estevez, Michael J. Fox.

Popping up your collar on polo shirts. Hobie and OP shirts. Girls dressing like Madonna and boys like Crocket and Tubbs. Parachute pants. The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, Top Gun, Farris Beuller’s Day Off. Coleco Vision, Commodore computers, Nintendo NES. I’m sure I could go on forever

Once again, another out-of-the-park video! Love remembering all the things I thought I forgot. We needed Reading Rainbow to balance us out from too many hours of Atari. And I forgot about the Micro Machines. Used to be a circle of us kids at the schoolyard buying, selling, and trading them like were on Wall Street.

Wish I can go back to this era!! These were the best times!!

so cool to watch these, I'm 45 now, every one of these hits home

I had so many Swatches 😂 and the Speak and Spell was my favorite toy. And you can't beat 80's cinema.

I remember being a kid back then and all these things and we thought it all sucked lol. Looking back it was amazing and just a good time. I don't care how great tech is now the 80s were a great time to be a kid.

I am a 80s kid so happy I grew up than I would live in the 80s again I guess I still do. Love the music of the 80s.

Everyone has a period in time that means a lot, but never truly appreciated till decades later... The world is a far different place, these days, than when I was younger. I guess this is how my parents feel as they grow older. I was in my teenage years back in the 80s. We would hang out at the malls, movie theaters, and arcades. Miller's Outpost was trendy place in the mall to get the latest fashion, and you could hit the record stores and food courts while there. Levi, Ocean Pacific, and Vans Shoes were some popular fashion "must-haves" with us -as were parachute pants😁. You could find pet stores in malls and snack at Hickory Farms. Apple Computer was hitting the schools about mid/late 80s -I had an Apple IIC and a dot matrix printer my parents scrimped and saved for. Older 50s era, stand-alone, Sears and JC Penny stores were phasing out as they moved to the more popular shopping malls of the time. 1984 Olympics dominated everything that year and I had a chance at seeing one of the torch runners. Who didn't have a favorite AM of FM station they listened to? Japanese Anime was popular -such as Robotech and Star Blazers. Heck, our JROTC still had 22 caliber rifles for marksmanship. Here I go rambling...🙄🤐 My God... What happened to us...? What happened to our world...? Things were never utopian, but compared to now...

Im 46. Thx so much for bringing those memories back in this video.

In 1986, my third grade class sang "We Are the World" and "That's What Friends Are For" in a school program. My teacher led the production and was very moved by the famine in Ethiopia and Ryan White.

The 80's were basically my Wonder Years, and while things were far from perfect I still miss them a lot. There will never be another decade like that. From the music to the tv and movies and culture it was just amazing. And crazy in a lot of ways...lol!

What a glorious coming-of-age decade the 80's was for me! While we didn't have the Atari 2600, we did have the Odyssey 2 and later on the Colecovision Adam. That made the middle part of the 80's a very fun time. Summer excursions to the beach or to my cousin's house to swim in their pool were always looked forward to with eager anticipation. I also played little league baseball and took guitar lessons, and the 2nd one I loathed because my teacher was a jerk. Christmas, Easter and my birthday were always exciting times. I remember getting Transformers, record albums, A-Team action figures, Star Wars action figures, Tonka trucks, pre-recorded movies on VHS, board games, comic books, Lego sets, slot car sets, etc. And lest we forget all of those awesome TV shows that had me glued to the screen, like The A-Team, Knight Rider, WWF wrestling matches, Cheers, Silver Spoons, The Facts Of Life, Growing Pains, Gimme A Break, My Two Dads, Jake And The Fat Man, Father Dowling Mysteries, Archie Bunker's Place, Murder She Wrote, etc. And finally, the classic movies -- Empire Strikes Back, Return Of The Jedi, Raiders Of The Lost Ark, Indiana Jones & The Temple Of Doom, National Lampoon's Vacation, Caddyshack, Ghostbusters, Commando, Predator, Aliens, The Terminator, The Road Warrior, Crocodile Dundee, The Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, Gremlins, The Lost Boys, Ghost, Red Dawn, etc. So much excitement and legendary entertainment packed into one decade! There will never be another time like it. Anyone who spent their pre-teen and teenage years in the 80's will attest to this overwhelming fact! Quite honestly, subsequent decades have been dull and uninspiring.

Awesome part 2!! I love your videos. Maybe a part 3??? Who doesn't love the 80s! These were the best times ever!!! If I could only take my Delorean back in time....

Thank you for your TOTALLY AWESOME work and contributions to life.

I came in third place in a breakdancing contest the night that Miami Vice premiered. Pretty memorable 80's day!

I feel like my life was in the 80s. love that decade

OMGosh, Trivial Pursuit. I forgot all about those marathon games I played back then. Thanks for that hearty smile:)

I wonder why no one thought about having Tiffany and Debbie Gibson go on a mall concert tour together. Alas, neither of them ever popped up my local mall.😏

Awww! The Awesome 80’s! The best decade, ever!!!!!

I was a kid the whole 80s. I remember all the things mentioned here except the Bozo show.