If You Were A Kid In The 80s You May Have Completely Erased These 50 Things From Your Memories
The '80s really made a mark and got a permanent spot in the history of pop culture.
So many things have been said about the '80s, and one of them is that it was a memorable time to live in. The plethora of things they had and what they enjoyed has us wondering how life must have been fun for them back then.
If you were a kid in the '80s, you likely had some amazing and cool nostalgic toys that you used to play with all day and every day. There were more toys that were attractive to you, and when you succeeded in persuading your parents to get them for you, you could play with them for such a long time without getting tired of them.
I’m talking about the likes of The Flintstones Lucky Eggs machines, The ALF puppets you could get at Burger King, Cars with ashtrays on the doors (that would burn your arm on hot days), and Play tents that would easily fall apart if you moved wrong, and so much more. Amazing times!
Those times really made a mark and got a permanent spot in the history of pop culture. Those days might be a distant memory, but the list below will take you down memory lane and put a smile on your face.
Sorry, Gen Zs, this post is for Gen X'ers and "old millennials" only, but you can certainly have fun seeing all the things they had back then, so keep scrolling and enjoy.
1. Serendipity books, which had oh-so-'70s-looking covers
Via etsy.com2. The Flintstones Lucky Eggs machines that were at every supermarket and pizza parlor
Via reddit.com3. The traumatizing episode of Punky Brewster where Cherie almost died after getting trapped in the old refrigerator:
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4. Cars with ashtrays on the doors
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5. The ALF puppets you could get at Burger King
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6. The whole Batman mania that was the summer of '89
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7. The Disney's Children's Favorites album that every kid seemed to have in their record collection
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8. The oh-so-cool Batman Converse
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9. The Children's Place stores that used to have the cutout-hole entrance in the front
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10. Dynamite magazines
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11. Cap'n O.G. Readmore and his "Reading is where's it's at!" catchphrase
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12. These flip-flops
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13. Wildlife Treasury and the box
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14. My Buddy and Kid Sister
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15. Puffy fabric paints
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16. Play tents
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17. Garfield pencil huggers
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18. Strawberry Shortcake vitamins
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19. Fireball Island
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20. Tupperware stencils
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21. Nerds cereal
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22. These evil shin destroyers
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23. Tinkerbell makeup
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24. Koala Springs
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25. Mrs. Grossman's stickers, which had a cute minimal design
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26. This way-too-important adapter
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27. Stereos in glass cabinets
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28. These highway-patrol motorcycle-cop remote control toys
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29. Shrinky Dinks
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30. The Haunted House pop-up book
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31. Chef Boyardee Tic Tac Toe's pasta
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32. Wild Strawberry Bubblicious
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33. Tuba-Ruba
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34. Character cake pans
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35. The Disney's Read-Along book and record series
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36. Wacky Winders kite spool
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37. Welch's glasses
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38. Tupperware sippy cups
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39. Ronald McDonald rag dolls
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40. Bracelet pens, which dried out super quickly
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41. These Halloween costumes that had a mask
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42. The Fraggle Rock Happy Meal toys
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43. The McDonald's McKids clothing line
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44. The bendable hand keychain
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45. Panini stickers
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46. The very cool Back to the Future Part II sunglasses
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47. Air Wick's Magic Mushroom air freshener
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48. Disney rerelease movie posters
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49. Disney Dollars
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50. The Fisher-Price Little People Airport play set
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In present times, we have things like Netflix, YouTube, and the like to keep us entertained, but kids back then had an entirely different scenario. As simple and easy as those times were, one would consider them to be some of the best toys ever created in those days.
Did any of the things on this list take you back in time? Then do share this post with your loved ones too.
