You know you grew up in the 80s if...
 

Someone sent me this through email, and I was filled with plenty of nostalgia by reading each and every line described.

See how many of these apply to you as well...and relive those 80s moments!



You Know You Grew Up In The 80s If...:-


1. You've ever ended a sentence with the word "PSYCHE".

2. You solved the Rubics cube.....by peeling off the stickers.

3. You watched the Pound Puppies.

4. You can sing the rap to the "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air "...and can do the "Carlton".

5. Girls wore biker shorts under their skirts and felt stylishly sexy.

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

7. You owned those lil' Strawberry Shortcake pals scented dolls.

8. "WOAH" comes from Joey on Blossom.

9. Two words: Hammer Pants.

10. If you ever watched "Fraggle Rock".

11. If you played the chipmunks Christmas album all year long!

12. The crypt keeper really freaked you out.

13. Remember reading Kool-Aid man comics.

14. You had plastic streamers on your handle bars... and "spokey-dokes" or playing cards on your spokes for that incredible sound effect.

15. You can sing the entire theme song to "Duck Tales". (Woo ooh!)

16. You wore a ponytail on the side of your head.

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

18. You saw the original "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" on the big screen... and still know the turtles names.

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

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

21. You had a Kirk Cameron poster on your bedroom wall.

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

23. You wore stonewashed Jordache jean jackets and were proud of it.

24. L.A. Gear... need I say more.

25. You wanted to change your name to "JEM" in Kindergarten. (She's truly outrageous)

26. Your mother wouldn't let you have garbage pail kids.

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

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

29. You wanted to be a Goonie.

30. You ever wore fluorescent clothing. (some of us... head-to-toe)

31. You wanted to be on StarSearch.

32. You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off and his cheeks shifted.

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

34. You took lunch boxes to school... and traded Garbage Pail Kids in the schoolyard.

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

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

37. You remember Hypercolor t-shirts.

38. Barbie and the Rockers was your favorite band.

39. You remember Punky Brewster.

40. You loved Howard the duck.

41. You thought She-ra (Princess of Power!) and He-Man should hookup.

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

43. You ever owned a pair of Jelly-Shoes. (and like #30, probably in neon colors, too)

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

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

46. When you watched Family Matters and wanted to beat Steve Urkel's ass.

47. You remember going to the skating rink before there were inline skates.

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

49. You know not to mix poprocks and soda.

50. You ever sat on or used one knee on a skateboard.

51. You learned oldies songs by watching Alvin and the Chipmunks.

52. You had a Glow Worm or watched the cartoon.

53. You remember dancing along with the Bangles in "Walk Like An Egyptian".

54. If you remember Heathcliff the orange cat.

55. You saw the California Raisins Christmas claymation special.

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

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

58. You've gone through this nodding your head in agreement at some, while thinking "Hey! that wasn't from the 80s!" at others.

59. You had nothing to do but go to school and worry about what boy/girl you had a crush on for the week.

60. You remember Popples.

61. "Don't worry, be happy".

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

63. You wore socks scrunched down. (and sometimes still do...getting yelled at by "younger hip" members of the family)

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

65. You remember boom boxes. and walking around with one on your shoulder like you were all that.

66. You remember watching both "Gremlins" movies.

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

68. You remember the gimp fad.

69. You remember the Transformers.

70. You had to buy a pair of overalls when everyone started wearing them.

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

72. You thought Doogie Howser/Samantha Micelli was hot.

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

74. You remember New Kids on the Block when they were cool... and don't even flinch when people refer to them as "NKOTB".

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

76. You know all the words to Bon Jovi - SHOT THROUGH THE HEART.

77. You just sang those words to yourself.

78.You remember watching Magic vs. Bird.

79. Homemade Levi shorts. (the shorter the better)

80. You remember the large amounts of hairspray used.

81. You remember those very stylish headbands.

82. You remember Vicky the Robot.

83. You remember when mullets were cool!

84. You had a mullet!

85. You still sing "We are the World".

86. You tight rolled your jeans.

87. You owned a bannana clip.

88. You remember "Where's the Beef?"

89. You used to (and probably still do) say "What you talkin' about Willis?"

90. You had big hair and you knew how to use it.

91. You remember Michael J. Fox in Family Ties and Back to the Future.

92. You remember Eve Garland from Out of this World and how she could stop time by pressing the tips of her index fingers together and talking to her dad through a glowing cube in her bedroom.

93. You remember the beginning of New Kids on the Block.

94. You remember watching The Cosby show.

95. You remember Mr.Belvedere.

96. You still say "HELL YEA!" when you come across The Warriors poster.

97. You're still singing shot through the heart in your head, aren't you?!

I saw something very similar to this except it was about the 90's. All of those things most 80's kids can probably relate to. I could the 90's ones.

I think you know you grew up in the 80's, when you can remember all of those and they bring back vivid memories. How about you know you grew up in the 80's when you wish to have a sequel or a remake made of movies from then. No matter what it is, and how bad it was at that time.

Interestingly, 4 of those can be used in "you know you grew up in the 60s if..."

Wow, what a great list. As someone who grew up in the 80's, i remember probably like 98 or so of those.

The 80's really were the best time to grow up, but I'm sure everyone says that about the decade they grew up in.

1. You've ever ended a sentence with the word "PSYCHE". never

2. You solved the Rubics cube.....by peeling off the stickers. never

3. You watched the Pound Puppies. never

4. You can sing the rap to the "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air "...and can do the "Carlton". nope

5. Girls wore biker shorts under their skirts and felt stylishly sexy. ???

6. You yearned to be a member of the Baby-sitters club and tried to start a club of your own. ahh ... no

7. You owned those lil' Strawberry Shortcake pals scented dolls. no

8. "WOAH" comes from Joey on Blossom. no idea

9. Two words: Hammer Pants. no
10. If you ever watched "Fraggle Rock". no

11. If you played the chipmunks Christmas album all year long! no

12. The crypt keeper really freaked you out. no

13. Remember reading Kool-Aid man comics. no

14. You had plastic streamers on your handle bars... and "spokey-dokes" or playing cards on your spokes for that incredible sound effect. we did the playing cards - but i didnt like wrecking the cards

15. You can sing the entire theme song to "Duck Tales". (Woo ooh!) no

16. You wore a ponytail on the side of your head. no

17. When it was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch cartoons. it was in the 70's - not the 80's

18. You saw the original "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" on the big screen... and still know the turtles names. not on the big screen

19. You got super-excited when it was Oregon Trail day in computer class at school. no

20. You made your mom buy one of those clips that would hold your shirt in a knot on the side. no

21. You had a Kirk Cameron poster on your bedroom wall. no idea who he is

22. You played the game "MASH" (Mansion, Apartment, Shelter, House) with friends at school. no

23. You wore stonewashed Jordache jean jackets and were proud of it. no

24. L.A. Gear... need I say more. you need say more - i have no idea

25. You wanted to change your name to "JEM" in Kindergarten. (She's truly outrageous) no

26. Your mother wouldn't let you have garbage pail kids. no

27. You remember reading "Tales of a fourth grade nothing" and all the Ramona books. no

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

29. You wanted to be a Goonie. no

30. You ever wore fluorescent clothing. (some of us... head-to-toe) no

31. You wanted to be on StarSearch. no

32. You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off and his cheeks shifted. yes

33. You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the only female smurf. no

34. You took lunch boxes to school... and traded Garbage Pail Kids in the schoolyard. no

35. You remember the CRAZE, then the BANNING of slap bracelets. no

36. You still get the urge to say "NOT" after every sentence. no

37. You remember Hypercolor t-shirts. barely

38. Barbie and the Rockers was your favorite band. no

39. You remember Punky Brewster. no

40. You loved Howard the duck. loved the comic

41. You thought She-ra (Princess of Power!) and He-Man should hookup. no

42. You thought your childhood friends would never leave because you exchanged handmade friendship bracelets. no

43. You ever owned a pair of Jelly-Shoes. (and like #30, probably in neon colors, too) no

44. After you saw Pee-Wee's Big Adventure you kept saying "I know you are, but what am I?" no - but saw it in the theatre

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

46. When you watched Family Matters and wanted to beat Steve Urkel's ass. no

47. You remember going to the skating rink before there were inline skates. yes

48. You ever got seriously injured on a Slip and Slide. no

49. You know not to mix poprocks and soda. had poprocks when they came out

50. You ever sat on or used one knee on a skateboard. no

51. You learned oldies songs by watching Alvin and the Chipmunks. no

52. You had a Glow Worm or watched the cartoon. no

53. You remember dancing along with the Bangles in "Walk Like An Egyptian".
no - we changed the words to - walk with an erection

54. If you remember Heathcliff the orange cat. yeah

55. You saw the California Raisins Christmas claymation special. no

56. You have ever played with a Skip-It. no

57. You had or attended a birthday party at McDonalds. no

58. You've gone through this nodding your head in agreement at some, while thinking "Hey! that wasn't from the 80s!" at others. no

59. You had nothing to do but go to school and worry about what boy/girl you had a crush on for the week. no

60. You remember Popples. no

61. "Don't worry, be happy". yes

62. You wore like, EIGHT pairs of socks over tights with high top Reeboks. no

63. You wore socks scrunched down. (and sometimes still do...getting yelled at by "younger hip" members of the family) no

64. "Miss MARY MACK MACK MACK, all dressed in BLACK BLACK BLACK". no

65. You remember boom boxes. and walking around with one on your shoulder like you were all that. NO

66. You remember watching both "Gremlins" movies. yes

67. You know what it meant to say "Care Bear Stare!" no

68. You remember the gimp fad. no

69. You remember the Transformers. no

70. You had to buy a pair of overalls when everyone started wearing them. no

71. You remember watching "Rainbow Bright" and "My Little Pony Tales". no

72. You thought Doogie Howser/Samantha Micelli was hot. no

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

74. You remember New Kids on the Block when they were cool... and don't even flinch when people refer to them as "NKOTB". no

75. You knew all the characters names and their life stories on "Saved By the Bell ", the ORIGINAL class. no

76. You know all the words to Bon Jovi - SHOT THROUGH THE HEART. no

77. You just sang those words to yourself. no

78.You remember watching Magic vs. Bird. no

79. Homemade Levi shorts. (the shorter the better) no

80. You remember the large amounts of hairspray used. no

81. You remember those very stylish headbands. no

82. You remember Vicky the Robot. no

83. You remember when mullets were cool!no

84. You had a mullet!no

85. You still sing "We are the World".no

86. You tight rolled your jeans. no

87. You owned a bannana clip.no

88. You remember "Where's the Beef?" yes

89. You used to (and probably still do) say "What you talkin' about Willis?" sadly - yes on both counts

90. You had big hair and you knew how to use it. no

91. You remember Michael J. Fox in Family Ties and Back to the Future. yes

92. You remember Eve Garland from Out of this World and how she could stop time by pressing the tips of her index fingers together and talking to her dad through a glowing cube in her bedroom. no

93. You remember the beginning of New Kids on the Block. no

94. You remember watching The Cosby show. no

95. You remember Mr.Belvedere. no

96. You still say "HELL YEA!" when you come across The Warriors poster.no

97. You're still singing shot through the heart in your head, aren't you?!no





90% of this is aimed at little girls in the 80's.


anyway - i grew up in the 70's almost all of this is nonsense to me

Of course it would be nonsense to you if you grew up in the 70's. :rolleyes:

i was still alive in the 80's !

Those're good. I can relate.

But you didnt grow up then.

When you grew up, Canada was still a glacier and you watched "leave it to beaver" next to a fire made of mammoth fat. :D


Reading through it, it is disturbing how much of the fashion was GIRL fashion, yet how many male characters on tv shows and movies used it...


80s cartoons rocked. They have no rewatchability once you are older, but man were they cool when we were kids. Anyone else remember watching QBert and Pac-Man cartoons?

(And He-Man and She-Ra should have hooked up. Except I think they were cousins.... unless of cvourse castle greyskull is in alabama...)

if it was - it would have been called Castle Skullfuck

It wouldn't be a castle...it would be a "double-wide"

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Yep. An old man, probably grumpy and growly at all the Barneys who disturbed your afternoon siesta, or when you were busy oogling at Jessica Tandy. :D

sheesh - i was only in my 20's.


but i guess i was always an 'old man'

Exactly. I can't tell you what it was like to be a kid in the 90's or today.

They were brother and sister actually, twins even.

i can - only because i have a 7 year old.

i know all the cartoons now

yeah....I had little ones in the 80's. Fraggle Rock was on all the time.Also Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.

Oh man...I miss Fraggle Rock. :(

Nice list there, __V__....I'm having flashbacks of the easiest decade of my life....No job, No bills, basically no responsibilities except going to school... Good times. :cool:

i find it odd that one of my kids all time favorite cartoons is sixteen a show about a bunch of teenagers working and hanging out in a mall..

i have to admit - it can be funny at times

We had the best cartoons in the 60's/70's


Johnny Quest
The Beatles Cartoon
The Jetsons
Huckleberry Hound
Tennessee Tuxedo
Bugs Bunny/Roadrunner Hour
Alvin and the Chipmunks
The Flintstones
Groovy Ghoulies
Wacky Races
The Bullwinkle Show
George of the Jungle
The Pink Panther
Adam Ant
Underdog
Magilla Gorilla
Droopy Dog

H.R. Pufnstuf [ no,no,no....no drug connotations at all ]

They were cousins and I never wished to see them get it on. I'm not sure of the implications if they did, keep it to yourself.

I watched some Fragile Rock a few weeks back, then had the song stuck in my head for the next week.

Then I spotted a fragile hanging from a rear view mirror...

Great list and lots of memories.The one that stood out the most to me was the getting up on saturday mornings to watch cartoons.Cartoons where good back then but the stuff that comes out these days I really dont se how a kid could be into some of that stuff.

SHUT UP!!!SHUT UP!!!!

that song used to drive me crazy so I wiped it from my memory ..
Untill Now..hahahahahahahahahahaha!!
em so traumatised . :o
MANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN that so describes my life .

And a voice in your head said "Don't look back, you can never look back..."

You remember 98 of the 97?

I wasn't born until 1991 and I remember most of this stuff... :confused:

LOL..

you know up untill now I used to think that saying NOT after most of my
small talk was the cooles thing ever..

even my babysitting club books look weird to me .

The 70s n 80s were the best years of my life and


'whispers'..i looked cute with my hair in pony tails like that :o

i was only alive for 2 years of the 80s but i remeber watching a lot of those shows and doing a lot of that stuff up until the mid 90s.


also, I have watched quite a bit of HR Pufnstuff. Crazy show.

Same.

I remember most of that stuff and I'm a 90's kid

That kinda made me a little sappy...memories...

I grew up in the 90's, but I remember doing/saying a lot of those things, and still do.

Weird.

See, this list is bullplop. And my memories probably didn't kick in until about '95.

Hey!I like the list!!Whats up MM?

I love the list.

the list is great, but it definitely is a mish-mash of 80s and 90s.

Dude this list made me smile. And ya know, I can still do the Hammer Dance.....Kinda, I normally only do it when i'm drunk. But damn if this list doesn't make me feel old.

Funny. Quite a few of them I can relate to. Maybe because I grew up in England and so we got your television shows and movies a bit later and some fashions.


1. You've ever ended a sentence with the word "PSYCHE".

Yes

4. You can sing the rap to the "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air "...and can do the "Carlton".

Yes

10. If you ever watched "Fraggle Rock".

Yes

12. The crypt keeper really freaked you out.

Yes

14. You had plastic streamers on your handle bars... and "spokey-dokes" or playing cards on your spokes for that incredible sound effect.

Yes

15. You can sing the entire theme song to "Duck Tales". (Woo ooh!)

Yes

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

90´s mate. Although a lot of it was 80´s reruns.

18. You saw the original "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" on the big screen... and still know the turtles names.

No and Yes.

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

Yes

29. You wanted to be a Goonie.

Yes

32. You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off and his cheeks shifted.

Not sure. I know how he looked but I´m not sure if I was there just before he changed.

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

Yes

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

Used to...

40. You loved Howard the duck.

Yes

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

Yes

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

Yes

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

Yes


49. You know not to mix poprocks and soda.

Yes

50. You ever sat on or used one knee on a skateboard.

Yes

51. You learned oldies songs by watching Alvin and the Chipmunks.

Yes

52. You had a Glow Worm or watched the cartoon.

Yes

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

Yes

58. You've gone through this nodding your head in agreement at some, while thinking "Hey! that wasn't from the 80s!" at others.

yes

59. You had nothing to do but go to school and worry about what boy/girl you had a crush on for the week.

YES YES YES.

61. "Don't worry, be happy".

Yes

65. You remember boom boxes. and walking around with one on your shoulder like you were all that.

Yes and No

66. You remember watching both "Gremlins" movies.

YES

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

Yes

69. You remember the Transformers.

Yes

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

Yes

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

Yes


84. You had a mullet!

Yes

89. You used to (and probably still do) say "What you talkin' about Willis?"

Yes

91. You remember Michael J. Fox in Family Ties and Back to the Future. No and

Yes.

94. You remember watching The Cosby show.

Yes

96. You still say "HELL YEA!" when you come across The Warriors poster.

Yes



Quite a few great memories...

Ummmm alot of that stuff happened before you were born there kiddo.

I grew up in the 90's, therfore leftovers from the 80's still existed.



15. You can sing the entire theme song to "Duck Tales". (Woo ooh!) show was on all the time mid 90s


18. You saw the original "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" on the big screen... and still know the turtles names. dont think i saw it in the theater, but i was a big fan

19. You got super-excited when it was Oregon Trail day in computer class at school. every day was oregon trail day

32. You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off and his cheeks shifted. partially...the music video in Free Willy, he wasnt quite as demented

46. When you watched Family Matters and wanted to beat Steve Urkel's ass
it was still around early/mid 90's

54. If you remember Heathcliff the orange cat. I vaguely remember watching his show or movie or something

66. You remember watching both "Gremlins" movies.

68. You remember the gimp fad. believe it or not, it was huge in the 90s

69. You remember the Transformers. yeah, they were still around, not as big of a deal as Beast Wars though, man, that was huge