“The Ultimate ’80s Page”: 50 Posts About The 80s That Today’s Kids Probably Won’t Get

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Robin was such an amazing person. I want to cry anytime I see him or watch his movies, I miss him so much.

I agree... lol

Guilty as charged!

When you get a perfect picture but your finger sticks out in the corner…

In summer, you had to run the hose a bit first otherwise it was hot water that tasted like rubber

Hey you guys!

I got to spin the wheel once (relative works for CBS & he was giving us a backstage tour). It's *really* heavy.

I have this and I’m a teenager

and it is resistant, since the 70s, we are in the 4th generation to play with, still works "Ding!" !

My car still has these

I used to be a smoker, still hated people smoking where I was eating back then.

The MARVELLOUS! THE MAGICAL!!! MAD MAD MAD MAD MADAM MIM!!! XD

And I don't want them back

I recently went to a high school reunion. Those of us who are still alive are turning 75 this year. :)

Those were also table footballs

We called the theatre phone number and listened to the recorded listings on repeat

Much of my middle school yearbooks looked like this.

My dads car had a hatch in the backseat that gave access to the boot, my dumbass would happily travel about in the boot with my head through the hatch.

I'll can tell you, as the teacher writing on and teaching from an overhead projector, that thing gave off massive amounts of heat! I pitied the kid sitting behind it.

World 8 -1 if I remember correctly.

bc tupperware was the first MLM and the pitcher was one of the starter welcome presents to new members.

I remember when those were called "hard disks" and floppy disks were larger and literally floppy.

It's good to be the King. (also shout out to my first ever crush, the Brazilian Bombshell herself, Cleo Rocos)

Maybe, but Ford has had a spontaneous combustion issue WAY before Tesla. Think it started with the Windstar

Kids still do this...

“I have little feet because nothing grows in the shade.” - Dolly Parton Don’t you just love her. And here’s a cheesy joke. Q. How can you spot Dolly's children in a crowd? A. They're the ones with stretch marks round their mouths.

All of them had to be checked for any coins left in the coin return slot, you never know!

Yeah we had some, bloody horrific seeing them again. Somethings you don't need reminding of

Is this American? I think the UK equivalent is chip paper and those foam ceiling tiles!

Heeeeeeey !

Tales from the crypt!

"UUUUUUPPPPP next it's COUPLE'S skate!!! Grab your sweetheart and head to the floor!!!!" ::: Every middle schooler::::: immediately skates to the exit

OMFG! I got this toy and I loved it I was convinced that I was going to be a fashion designer. I'm not.

Brilliant movie and songs, Sir Didymus and his noble steed are still my favourite characters.

By the time I was a kid we were playing Cruisin' USA. We earned those book-it pizzas.

Lol it's true. There was a point where everything had to be see-through so we can see the workings inside. Phones, toys, etc.

Aaaand just like that, I'm 11 years old again

Bees and splinters

These still exist in some places in the UK. Many national trust places and the like still have them

There is a whole story behind the company that designed and helped build them- how they developed the fundraising process, how they got communities involved in them. I read an in-depth article about it that would be fascinating to any 80s kid; I believe there was a documentary in the works about it. I will try to find some helpful links for my fellow 80s kids and edit to add them if I can

You came home with so many splinters it looked like you wrestled with a group of porcupines.

This was is the rich neighborhoods. Our playgrounds were steel. Burnt your A*S in the summertime. Lots of rust! But fun!

I think this was in Texas

There's one of these two minutes from my house. It's actually about to be torn down and replaced with something safer, but some of the locals were talking about having a sit-in to stop demolition.

Is this Martha rivers park? Or are we in a simulation where all castle playgrounds are the same.

the park down the street from me still has this!

Don't forget burnt feet and the backs of your legs.

We live in the house we do because this is right down the hill! My son was so excited to move to the playground house.

Those were the good ones, we had the Steel ones with NO SAFETY RAILS