You know you were born in the 70's and 80's if..........

Gemini_1980

You were excited when Nintendo first came out

You played Q-Bert on Coleco Vision

You played the board game "Life" and "Candyland" because it was brand new

You had a "Easy Bake Oven" and "Flower Making Basket"

You woke up Saturday morning to watch Smurfs and Pee Wee's Playhouse

You would sneak and watch Bennie Hill when your parents were not around

You knew the Simpsons originated from the Tracey Ullman show

You would watch "Star Search" and "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" on Sunday

You traded "Garbage Pail Kid" cards

Gemini_1980

If you owned a Cabbage Patch Kid, wore acid wash jeans, did the running man at a dance, thought a members only jacket made you cool.

The members only jacket did make you cool lol. I still have my Cabbage Patch Kid :bigsmile:

NianMaya

I was born in the 70s and this is all me...

The street lights told me when it was time to come home.
I owned a swatch watch
My Dad had a warm up TV that had to be turned on with a pair of pliers and fix the picture foil on the antenae
JaneFonda and Richard Simmons was the biggest exercise gurus! lol
I still own a pair of Jelly-Shoes
I love and played the game "MASH" (Mansion, Apartment, Shelter, House). LOL
I loved my childhood!

HollieDoodles

Guys only had one ear pierced

Lyadeia

You guys are making me feel old as I can relate to about 99.9% of this stuff. :laugh:

Polish_Princess

The Babysitters Club Books
Step By Step and Boy Meets World (TGIF - family night TV shows)
Bill Nye, the Science Guy
Mr. Wizard
Oregon Trail on the green and black computer screens
3-2-1 Contact
Cookie Monster ate cookies on Seasme Street
90210, the orignial one
Bookbag purses
Cracker Jack boxes had real prizes

VolatileChocolate

I saw this thread yesterday and it took me back to my school days!!

I was born early 70s and this is what I remember in the 80s (UK):

Wearing leg warmers.
Jelly shoes
The jelly bag that all the school girls had to have - in some cases matched the jelly shoes
Batwing Jumpers
Big hair
Big padded hair bands
Green Goddess (UK's version of Jane Fonda!!)
Saturday Multi coloured Swap Shop then replaced with
Saturday Superstore

2Heavy2Long

Got to love the copycat threads. Definitely not as cool as this one. :noway: :drinker:

AlyAnt26

OMG...I remember all of this stuff!! Ahh...those were the days! I LOVED my childhood! I didn't read all of the responses but..

Did anyone mention Hypercolor shirts?? I had a pink one.
NKOTB was my first concert.
Had a huge Kirk Cameron poster on my wall.
Teen Beat magazine
Fraggle Rock
Recording songs off of the radio
Calling into radio stations to make a dedication to your crush/boyfriend
Slap bracelets
Big, teased hair
Banana clips

Geez...I could go on and on!

Fraggle Rock was awesome, I forgot about that - thank you

Fraggle Rock is still on (The HUB network)! LOL!

mhill71

Wore a Members Only jacket

Lleldiranne

The Babysitters Club Books
Step By Step and Boy Meets World (TGIF - family night TV shows)
Bill Nye, the Science Guy
Mr. Wizard
Oregon Trail on the green and black computer screens
3-2-1 Contact
Cookie Monster ate cookies on Seasme Street
90210, the orignial one
Bookbag purses
Cracker Jack boxes had real prizes

Oh, yes: 3-2-1 Contact!! Remember the Bloodhound Gang? I remember seeing the modem they used - it had a cradle to put the phone in and could pretty much only communicate directly with another computer (which also had a modem).

And not only did Cookie Monster eat cookies, but Bert & Ernie were roommates, Forgetful Jones was hilarious, and Guy Smiley's game show's and Kermit the Frog's news flashes were common fixtures on Sesame Street!

They still use Bill Nye, the Science Guy in school. My kids love him!

workinprogress12_2

"The dishes are done, man!" There was Shirt Tales, You Can't do that on Television, and OH MY....can't forget "License to Drive" .... how about matching knee highs to color coordinate with you colored flats! Hoop earrings with the key on it. "Ms Jackson if you're nasty!"
Love this thread!