Hey, moms, if you were born in the eighties, does this bring back memories?

Question

You know you were born in the 80's if...
1. You've ever ended a sentence with the word "PSYCHE".
2. You watched the Pound Puppies.

3. You can sing the rap to the "Fresh Prince of Belair"

4. You wore biker shorts under your skirts and felt stylish.

5. You yearned to be a member of the Baby-sitters club and tired to start a club of your own.

6. You owned those lil Strawberry Shortcake pals scented dolls.

7. You know that "WOA" comes from Joey on Blossom.

8. Two words: M.C. Hammer

9. If you ever watched "Fraggle Rock".

10. You had plastic streamers on your handle bars.

11. You can sing the entire theme song to "Duck Tales".

12. When it was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch cartoons.

13. You wore a pony tail on the side of your head.

14. You saw the original "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" on the big screen.

15. You got super-excited when it was Oregon Trail day in computer class at school.

16. You made your mom buy one of those clips that would hold your shirt in a knot on the side.

17. You played the game "MASH" (Mansion, Apartment, Shelter, House) with friends at school.

18. You wore Jordache jean jacket and you were proud of it.

19. L.A. Gear.....

20. You wanted to change your name to "JEM" in Kindergarten.

21. You remember reading "Tales of a fourth grade nothing" and all the Ramona books.

22. You know the profound meaning of "WAX ON, WAX OFF"

23. You wanted to be a Goonie.

24. You ever wore, fluorescent, if you will, clothing.

25. You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off...

26. You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the only female smurf.

27. You took Lunch Pales to school.

28. You remember the CRAZE, then the BANNING of slap bracelets.

29. You still get the urge to say "NOT" after every sentence.

30. You remember Hypercolor t-shirts.

31. Barbie and the Rockers was your favorite band.

32. You thought Sheena and He-Man should hook up.

33. You thought your childhood friends would never leave because you exchanged friendship bracelets.

34. You ever owned a pair of Jelly-Shoes.

35. After you saw Pee-Wee's Big Adventure you kept saying "I know what you are, but what am I?"

36. You remember "I've fallen and I can't get up"

37. You remember going to the skating rink before there were in-line skates.

38. You ever got seriously injured on a Slip and Slide.

39. You have ever played with a Skip-It.

40. You had or attended a birthday party at McDonalds.

41. You've gone through this list occasionally saying "This wasn't from the 80's!"

42. You remember Popples. 43. "Dont worry, be happy"

44. You wore like, EIGHT pairs of socks over tights with high top Reeboks.

45. You wore socks scrunched down.

46. "Miss MARY MARY MACK, all dressed in BLACK BLACK BLACK"

47. You remember boom boxes vs cd players.

48. You remember watching both "Gremlins" movies.

49. You know what it meant to say "Care Bear Stare!!"

50. You remember watching Rainbow Bright and My Little Pony Tales"

51. You thought Doogie Howser was hot.

52. You remember Alf, the lil furry brown alien from Melmac.

53. You remember New Kids on the Block when they were cool.

54. You knew all the characters names and their life stories on Saved By the Bell", the ORIGINAL class.

55. You know all the words to Bon Jovi - SHOT THRU THE HEART.

Additional Details

Lol, I was born in '84 and I remember most of these!

"on the playground is where I spent most of my days"

Answer 1

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker

56. If you ever owned a Rainbow Bright book or doll.
57. If you ever wore stone wash jeans
58. If you ever wore those little plastic barrettes with animals on them.
59. If you remember the Muppets/Sesame Street Christmas Special
60. If you loved Whitney Houston
61. If you remember when that bubble gum made to look like cigarettes was still legal.
62. If you thought you were awesome because your shoes had lights on them.

Oh that's all that I can think of...you named almost everything!

EDIT: I wanted to be Stacie too! lol

EDIT: Just thought of another one! 63: If you remember watching and liking Full House or the Cosby Show! :)

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Asker's Comment:

Good additions to the list!

Answer 2

Did you ever play twister naked? Now that was the 80's.

Answer 3

....In West Philidelphia born and raised... :)

I always enjoy reading through this list and then realizing what a nerd I was as a kid!

Answer 4

Yeah, I was born in '79 and these are all too familiar! :)
I just started rotating in Miss Mary Mack with my daughter when I get tired of Pattycake!

Answer 5

To be fair you probably only remember this stuff if you were born in the late 70s. Those born after 1984 are not likely to remember much about the decade, if anything.

I was born in '79 and only just remember most of it. My older friends were into all this stuff though.

Answer 6

I remember most of that those were the days huuuuuuuuuuuuum

Answer 7

I can identify with all of these but 4 of them and I was born in 91.
Still, good list lol

Edit
What about Chia Pets?
Teddy Ruxpin?
Easy Bake Ovens?
Transformers (robots IN disguise)?
Stretch Armstrong?
Trolls (ya know, with the neon hair)?

Answer 8

Doogie Howser was hot then and still is! That's my story and I'm sticking to it! LOL

I read every single one of the Baby-sitter's Club books and wanted to be Stacey, even though she had diabetes! She just seemed like the cool one :)

Answer 9

OMG, my friend and I were just talking about slap bracelets!

What about tight rolling your jeans?? :-)

ETA~Hadley Ann, that because Stacey had style and cool hair!

Answer 10

Sigh, That truly was the life! Now my daughter is experiencing some of the greatness that was the 80's via biker shorts, care bears, pound puppies, etc. Thanks for leaving off Teddy Ruxpin :o).

Answer 11

LOL!....This was so funny!....I remembered everything!....

Answer 12

I was born in 81, yep I lived through it all, and if I didn't have it my sister who was two years older did.

Your forgot to mention tight rolling your pants though. THANK GOD that fad has yet to rear its ugly little head again.

Edit: My sister and I fought over what to watch after school. She wanted to watch Thunder Cats I wanted My Little Ponies.
LOL Rainbow Brite, now that brings back memories. My sister the meanie cut off my dolls bangs. I still have her. I use to make my parents rent the same Rainbow Brite video every Friday.

Answer 13

I was born in 88, but still remember most of these! Some are too old, but most of them bring back lots of memories :o)

Answer 14

1. You've ever ended a sentence with the word "PSYCHE"....OMG yes I remember saying that all the time..lol

2. You watched the Pound Puppies....yes I even had the pound puppy plush toy

3. You can sing the rap to the "Fresh Prince of Belair" ...Yes I still watch it..lol

4. You wore biker shorts under your skirts and felt stylish....OMG yes with the different colors on the sides and the 1/2 turtlenecks..haha

5. You yearned to be a member of the Baby-sitters club and tired to start a club of your own....LMAO ooohhh yes!

6. You owned those lil Strawberry Shortcake pals scented dolls...yes I did and im soo mad they changed her look

7. You know that "WOA" comes from Joey on Blossom...I had such a crush on him...WHOA!!

8. Two words: M.C. Hammer...those pants!!! You cant touch this!

9. If you ever watched "Fraggle Rock"...Yes

10. You had plastic streamers on your handle bars...LOL They always got pulled off by the boys...=(

11. You can sing the entire theme song to "Duck Tales"...LOL I love Duck Tales

12. When it was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch cartoons...omg yes to watch the reading rainbow, jem and the holograms, transformers, carebears

13. You wore a pony tail on the side of your head...I do that to my daughter now..lmao

14. You saw the original "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" on the big screen....Yes it was the best movie ever!!

15. You got super-excited when it was Oregon Trail day in computer class at school...LOL

16. You made your mom buy one of those clips that would hold your shirt in a knot on the side....HAHA I seen pics of me with that.

17. You played the game "MASH" (Mansion, Apartment, Shelter, House) with friends at school....WOW this is taking me way back!

18. You wore Jordache jean jacket and you were proud of it....of course and sergio valentines

19. L.A. Gear.....need u say more!!

20. You wanted to change your name to "JEM" in Kindergarten...LOL

21. You remember reading "Tales of a fourth grade nothing" and all the Ramona books....I love Ramona

22. You know the profound meaning of "WAX ON, WAX OFF"...Karate Kid!!

23. You wanted to be a Goonie....That monster w/ the chocolate always scared me..lol

24. You ever wore, fluorescent, if you will, clothing....wow yes!!

25. You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off...LMFAO!!

26. You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the only female smurf...yes and still wonder to this day

27. You took Lunch Pales to school...I had carebears

28. You remember the CRAZE, then the BANNING of slap bracelets...wow I miss those

29. You still get the urge to say "NOT" after every sentence....LOL..NOT!

30. You remember Hypercolor t-shirts...yes

31. Barbie and the Rockers was your favorite band...who can forget them

32. You thought Sheena and He-Man should hook up....lmao

33. You thought your childhood friends would never leave because you exchanged friendship bracelets....or we would cut our fingers and be blood sisters

34. You ever owned a pair of Jelly-Shoes....yes even my daughter has a pair

35. After you saw Pee-Wee's Big Adventure you kept saying "I know what you are, but what am I?"...do the pee wee herman

36. You remember "I've fallen and I can't get up" ..that darn old lady

37. You remember going to the skating rink before there were in-line skates....yes..I never learned to ride roller blades

38. You ever got seriously injured on a Slip and Slide...LOL

39. You have ever played with a Skip-It...yes

40. You had or attended a birthday party at McDonalds...WOW i feel old now

41. You've gone through this list occasionally saying "This wasn't from the 80's!" ...I really feel old

42. You remember Popples...I loved the popples

43. "Dont worry, be happy" ...nice song

44. You wore like, EIGHT pairs of socks over tights with high top Reeboks...and the colors all came from your shirt..lmao

45. You wore socks scrunched down...LOL black and white on one side white and black on the other..lol

46. "Miss MARY MARY MACK, all dressed in BLACK BLACK BLACK" ..with silver buttons buttons all down her back back

47. You remember boom boxes vs cd players...putting them on your bikes w/ music blasting

48. You remember watching both "Gremlins" movies...yes i love gizmo!!

49. You know what it meant to say "Care Bear Stare!!"...of course

50. You remember watching Rainbow Bright and My Little Pony Tales" ...I love rainbow bright

51. You thought Doogie Howser was hot....oh yea baby

52. You remember Alf, the lil furry brown alien from Melmac....aww ALF havent seen that show in ages

53. You remember New Kids on the Block when they were cool....I was in LOVE

54. You knew all the characters names and their life stories on Saved By the Bell", the ORIGINAL class. ..lol

55. You know all the words to Bon Jovi - SHOT THRU THE HEART...oh yes

Answer 15

That's too awesome. i remember most of these i was born in 88 but alot of stuff i miss, my fiance and i always talk about the old cartoons....those where the days!!!

Answer 16

born in 89 but yes to:

1
2 had the toys, I never seen the pound puppy show but I did watch the troll doll show
3
6 still have mine only her little green and white stockings are missing
8
9
10
11
21 I read all of the them :D
23
25 (I was really little and I thought he was a female for the longest time)
26 I still wonder that but i now know that smurfs were created by gargamel
27 in kindergarten I had a goonies lunch box and a carebear one
28
29
32 I loved heman didn't think he should hook up cause I was a little young for that
33 i still have a few of them in my memory box with yearbooks
34 I had the pink sparkle gel keds i loved them to pieces I thought I was the coolest
35
36
37 my skates had those neon curly shoe strings that were "cool"
39
40
41
43
46
47
48
49
50
52 (I was terrified alf was gonna eat my cats)
53
54

Answer 17

Thanks for sharing, that was hilarious.

I was born in 1987, I dunno, perhaps I was behind the times, but I can so totally relate to or remember everything on the list except two.

#12- I never liked getting up early, even for good cartoons.

and

#20, I never wanted the name gem, my name was close enough already. :)

Answer 18

Haha I was born in '84, too, and I remember quite a few of them...fun times. :)

Oh the Baby Sitter's Club-I had all the books!! I was always Mary Ann when we played it at school!

Answer 19

I was born in 1990, and I still remember some of that stuff as part of my childhood...but the majority of it doesn't apply to me. :)

Edit: Stupid that I got a thumbs down, just because I was born 3 months after 1990 began. LAME.

Answer 20

Oh my I rember EVERYTHING ! Oh my haave thing's changed !

Answer 21

I knew 37 out of 55. I was born in '84 too. =D

Answer 22

I was born in 1973 and therefore spent age 7-17 in the 80's - I know all of these things, except probably saved by the bell - I never really watched that show,

Answer 23

Okay I feel a bit old now! I was born in '87 and I remember all of them except #15, 37 and 51!!

Answer 24

I didn't live through much of the 80's but I remember every single one of those things! Oh my we were nerds as children....LOL

Answer 25

I remember all of those like they were yesterday! And I still say "I know you but what am I!"

Lordy, I am a nerd!

Answer 26

I was born in the eighties and missed most of that cause we spent a LOT of time with no tv access. I can remember mum buying our first TV AND a computer at the same time in the early 90's cause we'd moved to where we could get both tv reception and reliable electricity!

when you grew up in the Aussie bush, both those things were luxuries!

Answer 27

86 here.
I was almost to the bottom thinking how could they not mention Rainbow Brite and then I saw it :)

Answer 28

Ohh...the good ole' days. I do remember most of these.

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born in 82