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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
Did Any Of You Have This Stereo System And Glass Case In Your House?
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#2
Do You Remember Wrapping Your Schoolbooks With Brown Paper?
#3
My Favorite Kind Of Salad!
#4
Almost 40 Years Later, And Still The Greatest Christmas Gift I've Ever Been Given
#5
Does Anyone Remember Physical Encyclopedias?
#6
It's The 80s And You're Going To Your Grandparents
#7
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
#8
Who Remembers Riding In The Rear Facing Seat Of A Station Wagon In The 1980s
#10
This Is A Vivid Memory For Me!
#11
This Table Growing Up
#14
Sign Me Up!
#15
Did Anyone Else Have To Take A Typing Class In School?
#16
I Have The One We Grew Up With In My Cupboard Right Now!
StrangeOne 19 minutes ago
Yup. I think my mom lost hers during the many moves she had, or to her last husband, because she wasn't allowed to go in and move anything out.
#17
Who Remembers The Ashtrays In The Back Of The Front Car Seats?
#18
Not From The 1980s, But These Ge Can Openers Were Still Running Strong And In So Many Kitchens I Remember Throughout The 1980s
#20
It’s Amazing!
Brian Garcia 1 hour ago
Read up on this guy, quit showbusiness to take care of his children after his wife's passing.
#21
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#22
Someone Found This Gem At Their Local Thrift Store. “Oh Yeah!”
#23
Girl, You Know It's True
#24
Some Of Us Remember Another Use For Tape
#25
Christopher Lloyd Appreciation
#26
The Breakfast Club 40 Years Later
#27
Appliances Were Just Made Differently Back Then
#28
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
#29
Anyone Remember These!
#33
The Good Old Days
StrangeOne 20 minutes ago
At least the eyes are facing a somewhat decent direction lol. I think some thought went into the placement. I miss old McDonalds.
#34
Rambo Is A Christmas Movie. I Give You Exhibit A
#36
So Many Kitchen Floors In The 1980s Looked Like This
#38
If You're Interested In Dust, Here's A Quaint Little Piece From The 1980s, It's Called A Dustbuster
#39
Some Great Memories Made Watching Cartoons Like This
#42
Jim Varney Was An Amazing Person
#43
This Is Awesome
Brian Garcia 1 hour 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.
#44
Mine Was Yellow & Had A Cigarette Burn
Colleen Glim 1 hour ago
I still have two of them. One is poison green and the other is baby p**p brown. The satin edging has long since disappeared but the blankets are still used
#46
“Ohhhh Fuuuudge…….”
#49
Anyone Remember Making A Trip To The Bakery Outlet As A Kid?
primeline31 1 minute ago
For us, it was the Entenman's factory outlet when the Entenman family still owned the company. Now B***o owns Entenman's.
#50
Ouch!!!
#52
Orange Julius Was A Mall Staple In The 80s
#53
Chicka-Chickahh…
#54
Who Else Remembers These Pitchers?
#55
Mom >>>fbi
crashthegreenhat 1 hour 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)
#56
Remember Those Candy Bar Fundraisers At School?
StrangeOne 1 minute ago
I remember eating them, and then my mom finding them and having to fork over the "donations" to make up for the loss. Was always told to not go to stranger's houses. Except for Halloween to accept candy from strangers.
#57
Almost Every House In The 1980s Had A Room That Looked Like This
#58
So True!! Leave In The Morning And Just Be Home Before Dark
Brian Garcia 1 hour ago
Drank from the hose and didn't come home until the street lights came on.
#59
Anyone Remember These Manual Credit Card Machines?
#60
Right?
#65
Who Remembers This Movie?
#66
Who Remembers The Free Little Bottles Of Milk Every Morning School?
#67
The Struggle Was Real And Frustrating
#68
Back When Breakfast Required Hand-To-Hand Combat With Frozen Juice Logs
Colleen Glim 1 hour 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
#69
Just Ran Into This Family Truckster
#71
How Many Of You Ate One Of These ?
#72
Pizza Day Was The Best Day Ever In School!
#73
“Come To Me, Son Of Jor-El, Kneel Before Zod!”
#76
Anyone Remember…
#78
I Remember Warming Myself Infront Of This On A Winter Morning Before School
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