One of the things that makes me superhappy (especially the older I get) is nostalgia. For me, that is just about everything 80's. Not only does it bring back tons of memories, but it almost makes me feel like a kid again...even if it's only for a short time. Everything from movies to tv shows to music, toys, pop culture, and even certain fashions makes its way into our house. Much to Bryan's chagrin. He hates the 80's, even though he's a child of the decade himself. It's one of the biggest downfalls in our marriage. But alas, I digress.
How can you not get excited when you see that Back to the Future is the Saturday afternoon movie on tv? Did you NOT want to be Molly Ringwald all throughout the Brat Pack years? I guess if you are a dude though you wanted to be more like Jake Ryan, huh? Recently I watched Teenwolf on Netflix, and oh my...I forgot how in love with Michael J Fox I was. Also? I totally wanna bring back the nickname 'Styles'. Harry and the Hendersons, Can't Buy Me Love (I was in love with Patrick Dempsey LONG before he was McDreamy), and cheesy horror flicks, I love them all.
Back in the 80's, Bon Jovi was cool. Livin on a Prayer? Dead or Alive? Yes please! I still sing into my hairbrush to these songs. Don't even get me started on Michael Jackson!! Billie Jean, Thriller, Bad...I still dance to them. Huey Lewis? Cyndi Lauper? The Bangles? THE BEACH BOYS?!?!?! Don't get me wrong, I enjoy new music very much, but the old stuff...it was just simple and good. It was all about the music. There wasn't all of this studio editing going on. Ok maybe there was a little of that, but not like now.
I'm going to be a kid for a second and talk about, wait for it, SATURDAY MORNING CARTOONS. How I long for the Smurfs and Rainbow Bright! Pee Wee Herman, Scooby Doo, Fraggle Rock, Muppet Babies, Flintstone Kids and Looney Tunes. I can still sing the theme songs, and I have a bunch of it on DVD. I like to sit indian style on the floor right in front of the tv with a big bowl of Fruit Loops or Fruity Pebbles and pop the dvd's in. Or better yet? I want to upgrade our cable package so we can get Boomerang...that channel plays all the good stuff. Alvin and the Chipmunks, Ghostbusters...Oh man. I get so sad when I watch Saturday morning programming with Kennedy. It's so lame now.
Prime Time television was great in the 80's and 90's. There were shows that I could watch with my parents and they weren't afraid of what I would see or hear. The king of Late Night, Johnny Carson, may he rest in peace, will always make me remember our brown plaid loveseat and popcorn. The Golden Girls was also a favorite. I totes have season 1 on dvd. I'm trying to get ahold of season 2 currently. The A Team was amazing, even though they had horrible aim. They always shot the dirt. Chips, Dukes of Hazzard and Hawaii Five-0 were also good. Silver Spoons, Family Ties, Growing Pains? Good family entertainment, for sure.
I could really go on and on about this. I even have in my mind certain commercials, toys and fashions that I loved, but this post would seriously be forever long if I went into all of that. The 80's were such a simpler time. I loved my childhood decade. Sometimes I'm even a little homesick for it. But until a time machine is invented, at least I have all these things to take me back.
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