40 Epic Things From The 80s That Far Too Many 80s Kids Have Forgotten

Keep true to your roots, y'all.

Lakeisha

• Published in Nostalgia
• July 23, 2022

We all have biases when discussing the decade we love the most. However, while the nostalgia for different decades has come and gone over the years, the nostalgia for the '80s remains strong, with no signs of slowing down.

Even today, different parts of our pop culture parody or honor the decade of greed. For instance, the Netflix hit series "Stranger Things" is set in the '80s.

So, what is it that makes that decade stand out so much? Plenty of things!

It is not hard to see why many people crave the '80s more than any other decade, considering it was a time when everything was bigger and brighter: the high hair, the colorful fashion, the outrageous slang, and the optimistic spirit.

What's there not to love? However, because there are several things to love about the '80s, some have been forgotten completely.

To be fair, the '80s was quite a long time ago, and there are too many distractions today. Like many people, we were feeling nostalgic about the '80, so we compiled a list of 40 things from that decade but with a little twist – things people who lived through that decade may have forgotten completely.

1. Every '80s kid rocked these. I know I did, and I had two pairs.

2. Automakers started removing them silently sometime in the mid-'90s.

3. Disneyland Records released the exercise album for children in 1982.

4. Kids had fun learning their ABCs with their favorite Disney friends.

5. Nestle sold Quik in metal containers.

6. General Foods Corporation sold Tang in a glass jar.

7. This was one of the few successful game shows in the '80s.

8. Today's Special – A child's puppet series set in a department store.

9. Johnson's No More Tangles spray in the '80s.

10. Tinkerbell play makeup for '80s kids.

11. Koala bear pencil huggers.

12. English rock band Genesis featured weird puppets in the music video of their rock song, "Land of Confusion."

13. Did you play with this?

14. This book gave many '80d kids sleepless nights.

15. FHE released some of the best '80s movies, including GI Joe and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Their logo on your screen indicated that something spectacular was around the corner.

16. If you didn't watch this movie (Three Men and a Baby) back in the day, you should watch it today.

17. I owned one of these... *sigh*

Bubble Trouble, Donkey Kong, Duck Hunt, Sonic... I think I'm going to cry.

18. Collapsible Water Bottle.

19. "Hi, my name is Penny."

20. Remember Dynamite magazines?

21. McDonald's polystyrene clam shell food container.

22. McDonald's High Chair for kids.

23. McDonald's Flexi-disc vinyl record dubbed "The $1,000,000 Menu Song."

24. Remember the My Buddy and Kid Sister jingle?

25. Strawberry Shortcake Chewable Vitamin C.

26. Only '80s kids can relate with this meme.

27. Chicken McNugget puppet advertisements.

28. '80s Cameras.

29. We don't have a crystal ball, but we know your mom or aunt had this back then.

30. A favorite toy of many '80s kids.

31. Bubblicious Wild Strawberry Gum.

This truly was wild!

32. The Tales From the Care Bears book series.

33. Remember the Beverly Cleary book series?

34. Lucky Eggs Arcade Redemption Machine.

35. The infamous "READ" poster the American Library Association (ALA) created featuring a celebrity posing with their favorite book.

36. Remember this cartoon?

37. Garfield glass mug.

38. ABC's Time for Timer aired on Saturday mornings.

39. '80 kids loved this chewable vitamin.

40. Fibre optic colour-changing flowers and music box.

In Summary...

The '80s were an interesting time in tech and popular culture.

We may have forgotten so many things from that decade but, it doesn't change the fact that it made significant contributions to the world as we know it today: from the introduction of blockbuster movies to the emergence of MTV to even the invention of the internet.

Certainly, the '80s deserve all the hype it's been getting, and we have a feeling it wouldn't be ending any time soon.

Lakeisha