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.
The 1980s left behind a trail of toys, snacks, and odd little gadgets that still hit hard for anyone who grew up with them. From supermarket prizes to fast-food freebies, this list is packed with the kind of stuff that once felt completely normal and now looks wonderfully strange.
For kids in the '80s, these were the things that filled bedrooms, lunchboxes, and Saturday afternoons. Some were fun, some were impractical, and some were just plain unforgettable, which is exactly why they still spark instant nostalgia today.
Scroll through and see how many of these old favorites you still remember.
1. Serendipity books, which had oh-so-'70s-looking covers
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That one stuck with a lot of kids.
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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And if you miss the awkward, picture-day era, these awkward school photos from everyone’s phase during picture day hit the same nostalgia button.
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.
Pure nostalgia, one item at a time.
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