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79 Nostalgic Photos That Take ’80s Kids Straight Back To Their Childhoods
Every decade had something cool and authentic about it, but the ‘80s were probably the most colorful and fun. Bright, neon colors, ABBA, Queen, and Madonna on the radio, broad-shouldered power suits, poofy hair, and boomboxes are now the quintessential things we associate with the 1980s.
If you’re partial to that period, here are some throwbacks from the aptly titled subreddit r/80s. These pics are bound to take you back to a simpler time when there were no smartphones, social media, and doomscrolling, when McDonald’s stools were shaped like burgers, and your grandparents’ taste in home decor seemed more than questionable. But what wouldn’t we give to have it all back for just a day?
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#1
Does Anyone Remember Physical Encyclopedias?
Brian Garcia 9 hours ago
Had a set of Encyclopedia Britannica...if you can believe it these were sometimes sold by salesmen going door to door, World Book was the other main set in the market.
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#2
Who Remembers Riding In The Rear Facing Seat Of A Station Wagon In The 1980s
Upstaged75 7 hours ago
We all fought over who got to sit in that seat! It was awesome. Our station wagon had the faux wood paneling on the side too. 😁
#3
This Is A Vivid Memory For Me!
StrangeOne 8 hours ago (edited)
Every year we would get new phone books delivered to our door. There would be coupons in the yellow pages. This was also how we looked for jobs. Just call every business in the yellow pages. 😂
#5
Sign Me Up!
#6
My Favorite Kind Of Salad!
#7
This Table Growing Up
#9
Girl, You Know It's True
#10
It's The 80s And You're Going To Your Grandparents
#11
Almost 40 Years Later, And Still The Greatest Christmas Gift I've Ever Been Given
#13
Did Any Of You Have This Stereo System And Glass Case In Your House?
StrangeOne 8 hours ago
I've seen these in pawn shops. I want one. The sound was so full and loud.
#14
It’s Amazing!
Brian Garcia 9 hours ago
Read up on this guy, quit showbusiness to take care of his children after his wife's passing.
#15
Do You Remember Wrapping Your Schoolbooks With Brown Paper?
#16
Someone Found This Gem At Their Local Thrift Store. “Oh Yeah!”
StrangeOne 8 hours ago
I want one. Always thought Kool-Aid tastes better out of the Kool-Aid jug.
#17
I Have The One We Grew Up With In My Cupboard Right Now!
#18
It Was A Glorious Era Where Every "High-Tech" Clock Radio Featured A Red Digital Display Bright Enough To Be Seen From Low Earth Orbit
#19
Anyone Remember These!
#21
Jim Varney Was An Amazing Person
#22
This Is Awesome
Brian Garcia 8 hours ago
Random trivia...Pizza Hut was one of the largest consumers of kale in the US for a while; used it as garnish/ice cover in their salad bars.
#24
Did Anyone Else Have To Take A Typing Class In School?
#25
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#26
Christopher Lloyd Appreciation
#27
Who Remembers The Ashtrays In The Back Of The Front Car Seats?
#28
So Many Kitchen Floors In The 1980s Looked Like This
#30
The Good Old Days
StrangeOne 8 hours ago
At least the eyes are facing a somewhat decent direction lol. I think some thought went into the placement. I miss old McDonalds.
#31
Some Of Us Remember Another Use For Tape
#32
The Breakfast Club 40 Years Later
#33
Appliances Were Just Made Differently Back Then
#34
May 25, 1986, Something Happened In America - Exactly 3:00 In The Afternoon, Five Million People Stepped Outside - Out Of Their Homes, Their Routines, And Their Differences - And Reached For The Hand Of A Stranger
#35
Not From The 1980s, But These Ge Can Openers Were Still Running Strong And In So Many Kitchens I Remember Throughout The 1980s
#36
This Picture Brings Back Some Good Memories For Me!
#37
Mine Was Yellow & Had A Cigarette Burn
#38
Mom >>>fbi
crashthegreenhat 9 hours ago
"Drop me in the middle of the Gobi Desert, bury me in a g*****n cave on the *moon*, and somehow, she'd find a way to call me and ask me for a favor." - Michael Westen (Burn Notice)
#39
So True!! Leave In The Morning And Just Be Home Before Dark
Brian Garcia 8 hours ago
Drank from the hose and didn't come home until the street lights came on.
#40
Who Remembers These Awesome Gliders?
#41
Anyone Remember These Manual Credit Card Machines?
#42
This Bowl Was Used For All These Things And More In My House
primeline31 7 hours ago
The Smithsonian Institute has the pastel colored set of these bowls in their collection, along with aluminum pull-up handle ice trays.
#45
This Would Be The Greatest Movie Ever Made!
#46
“Ohhhh Fuuuudge…….”
#48
Rambo Is A Christmas Movie. I Give You Exhibit A
#49
Friday Night Fancy
#50
If You're Interested In Dust, Here's A Quaint Little Piece From The 1980s, It's Called A Dustbuster
StrangeOne 7 hours ago (edited)
I had to help with the cleaning. When my mom got this that was the day I was now in charge of vacuuming the stairs. "It's a lot easier than using the vacuum. Stop crying and just do it." It worked for a whole 15 minutes until it had to go back on the charger.
#52
Some Great Memories Made Watching Cartoons Like This
#54
“Time To Make The Donuts”
#55
Anyone Remember Making A Trip To The Bakery Outlet As A Kid?
#56
Who Remembers This Movie?
Justin Case 4 hours ago
I was working in a movie theater at that time. We had equipment for repairing damaged film. I used it to remove one frame from the Phoebe Cates topless scene. I still have it.
#57
Ouch!!!
#58
Remember Those Candy Bar Fundraisers At School?
#59
Almost Every House In The 1980s Had A Room That Looked Like This
#60
Right?
StrangeOne 7 hours ago
Even the machine candies hit harder after swimming. Swimming makes me so hungry.
#61
Back When Breakfast Required Hand-To-Hand Combat With Frozen Juice Logs
Colleen Glim 9 hours ago
It worked better if you added one can full of water to the jug before beating the hèll out of it with the wooden spoon
#63
Pizza Day Was The Best Day Ever In School!
#64
“Come To Me, Son Of Jor-El, Kneel Before Zod!”
#66
Orange Julius Was A Mall Staple In The 80s
#67
Chicka-Chickahh…
#68
Who Else Remembers These Pitchers?
#70
The Struggle Was Real And Frustrating
StrangeOne 7 hours ago
We had an hour, or less, of playtime. The console had to be turned off. There was no saving your game. Just going back to do it all over again. It taught us patience and tolerance towards trying again, repeatedly.
#71
Just Ran Into This Family Truckster
#72
How Many Of You Ate One Of These ?
#73
Anyone Else Have One Of These?
primeline31 7 hours ago
They didn't work so well but every few years we couldn't resist the temptation to send one into "outer space" & would buy another one.
#75
Anyone Remember…
#77
I Remember Warming Myself Infront Of This On A Winter Morning Before School
#78
Who Remembers The Free Little Bottles Of Milk Every Morning School?
YakFactory 6 hours ago
The crates were always left in the sun, and the milk had a distinct warm, "off" flavour.
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Sea Squirrel 2 hours ago
It makes me sad to see that Hands Across America is on # 28 right now. Is it because you're all to young to remember that in those days millions of people united for protests against poverty, hunger in Afrika and the b**b. Over 20 million people bought 'We are the World', millions of European youngsters had buttons against racism. As a teenager my parents took me to a huge peaceful protest against the cold War and The B**b (half a million people in The Hague). When asked what nostalgic things from the '80s I desperately wish I could have back: peaceful protests and feeling safe enough to share my left opinion through buttons, posters and bumper stickers. Not canned fruit.
Sea Squirrel 2 hours ago
It makes me sad to see that Hands Across America is on # 28 right now. Is it because you're all to young to remember that in those days millions of people united for protests against poverty, hunger in Afrika and the b**b. Over 20 million people bought 'We are the World', millions of European youngsters had buttons against racism. As a teenager my parents took me to a huge peaceful protest against the cold War and The B**b (half a million people in The Hague). When asked what nostalgic things from the '80s I desperately wish I could have back: peaceful protests and feeling safe enough to share my left opinion through buttons, posters and bumper stickers. Not canned fruit.
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