choose ye: 80s edition!
Tiffany or Debbie Gibson?
Michael J. Fox or Rob Lowe?
Simon and Simon or Magnum, PI?
George Michael or Andrew Ridgeley?
Jelly bracelets or leg warmers?
Schoolhouse Rock or Electric Company?
Hill St. Blues or St. Elsewhere?
Poison or Motley Crue?
Diff’rent Strokes or Facts of Life?
Bon Jovi or Def Leppard?
Reaganomics or Thatcherism?
Atari or NES?
Cabbage Patch Kids or Rubik’s Cube?
Swatch watch or Ray Ban glasses?
Phil Collins or Huey Lewis?
Band Aid or USA for Africa?
Parachute pants or ripped-neck sweatshirt?
Cheers or the Cosby Show?
Oprah Winfrey or Phil Donahue?
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles or He-Man?
The Police or U2?
February 11th, 2007 at 6:19 pm
Sigh….my parents didn’t let us watch TV or listen to the radio and I was homeschooled in the 80s. I’ve had to do a lot of pop-culture catching up, but not enough apparently.
Who are the guys in the picture?
February 11th, 2007 at 6:34 pm
Being born in ‘84 has left me without a clue as to what some of these are, but I did the best with what I know.
Tiffany
Rob Lowe
?
George Michael
Jelly bracelets
Schoolhouse Rock
?
Motley Crue
Facts of Life
Def Leppard
?
NES
Rubik’s Cube
Swatch watch
Huey Lewis
USA for Africa
Parachute pants
Cosby Show
Phil Donahue
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
The Police
February 11th, 2007 at 6:37 pm
Tiffany!
Michael J. Fox!
Magnum PI!
George Michael!
Jelly bracelets! (with matching shoes!)
Electric Company!
Poison!
Facts of Life!
Bon Jovi!
Atari!
Rubik’s Cube!
Swatch watch!
Huey Lewis!
Band Aid!
Ripped-neck sweatshirt!
Cheers!
Oprah!
TMNT!
The Police!
Like, awesome to the max!
February 11th, 2007 at 7:58 pm
well now you’ve gone & done it…I must answer!
debbie
m.j.f. (our own burnaby boy made good!)
magnum
george michael
jelly bracelet (& shoes)
electric co.
hill st.
motley crue
facts of life
def leppard
reaganomics
atari (old school represent)
cabbage patch kids
swatch (remember their expo ‘86 pavilion?)
phil collins
band aid
parachute pants
cheers
phil
he-man
the police (at the time, but now U2)
February 11th, 2007 at 8:10 pm
Tiffany
Michael J. Fox
Magnum, PI?
George Michael
Jelly bracelets
Electric Company
St. Elsewhere
Motley Crue
Facts of Life
Bon Jovi
Reaganomics or Thatcherism? I was 10, I have no idea!
Atari or NES? didn’t have either one…
Cabbage Patch Kids
Swatch watch
Phil Collins (sadly. meh.)
Band Aid
ripped-neck sweatshirt
Cosby Show (THEO!)
Oprah Winfrey
He-Man
U2
February 11th, 2007 at 8:29 pm
This “choose ye” is totally rad!
Tiffany
Michael J. Fox
Magnum, PI
George Michael
leg warmers
Kids Incorporated ;)
St. Elsewhere
Poison
Facts of Life
Def Leppard
Coleco
Cabbage Patch Kids
Swatch watch
uey Lewis?
Band Aid
Parachute pants
Cheers, Night Court and Cosby Show
Oprah Winfrey
He-Man
The Police
February 11th, 2007 at 10:44 pm
Neither. Michael J. Fox. I was oblivious at the time. George Michael, I guess, only because I don’t know who Andrew Ridgeley was. Jelly bracelets. Electric Company. Hill St. Blues. Meh. You’re asking me to say which one I prefer, or which one made me cringe more? Bon Jovi, out of sheer shlock value. Thatcherism was slightly more tolerable. Atari, of COURSE. Rubik’s Cube. Swatch, hell yeah. Huey-Phil duo. Band Aid. Sweatshirt. Cheers. Oprah. He-Man. The Police.
February 11th, 2007 at 11:37 pm
Tiffany. I remember singing “I think we’re alone now” at Girl Guides. I was such a dork.
Michael J. Fox
Simon and Simon
George Michael
Jelly bracelets..my daughter wears them now
Electric Company
Hill St. Blues
Poison
Facts of Life
Bon Jovi…I remember dancing to Living on a Prayer in Grade 7!
Reaganomics or Thatcherism?…didn’t care at the time
Atari…I loved Donkey Kong!
Cabbage Patch Kids
Swatch watch…never owned one but wanted desperately
Phil Collins
Band Aid
ripped-neck sweatshirt…It came back, although the parachute pants didn’t make it back…I’ don’t think!
Cosby Show
Oprah Winfrey
He-Man…and Jem and She-ra..remember them!
The Police
I can’t believe I’m old enough to have a “retro” category from my teenagehood…I’m so in denial that I’m 30 this year!
February 12th, 2007 at 12:14 am
The choose ye I’ve been longing for! :P
debbie
michael
magnum!
george
leg warmers
schoolhouse rock
hill st. blues
neither
facts of life
def leppard!
Oh god: hrm. reagonomics, I guess
commodore 64!
rubik’s cube
swatch
huey
band aid
ripped-neck sweatshirt!
cosby
oprah
turtles
U2
February 12th, 2007 at 4:28 am
Hmmm… short list for me, I’m afraid:
Magnum, P.I.
Rubik’s cube
Ray Ban’s (I still wear them)
ripped-neck sweatshirt
The Police
and
U2
February 12th, 2007 at 9:18 am
Debbie Gibson
Michael J. Fox
Magnum, PI
George Michael
Leg warmers
Schoolhouse Rock
St. Elsewhere
Motley Crue
Facts of Life
Bon Jovi or Def Leppard? Both!
Reaganomics or Thatcherism? Neither
Atari or NES? neither.
Cabbage Patch Kids
Swatch watch
Huey Lewis
Band Aid
Ripped-neck sweatshirt
Cosby Show
Phil Donahue
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
U2 - every day of the week and twice on sunday!
February 12th, 2007 at 7:05 pm
I think I will sit this one out. I am a child of the 60s and 70s. My kids grew up in the 80s-90s. :)
But, that being said…..I do have some preferences from the 80’s:
George Michael
St. Elsewhere
Bon Jovi
Huey Lewis
Band Aid AND USA for Africa
Cheers
The Police AND U2
February 13th, 2007 at 8:31 am
Must I choose? ugh…ok…Tiffany *shiver*
Rob Lowe
Magnum PI
George
Jelly Bracelets
Electric Co
St Elsewhere
Motley Crue
Facts of Life
Def Leppard
I have no idea, politics were WAY over my head then
NES
Rubik’s Cube
Swatch
ugh, again? um, I guess Huey
Band Aid
Ripped Neck Sweater
Cheers
Oprah
He-Man
The Police
February 13th, 2007 at 3:32 pm
oh fun!
Tiffany
Michael J. Fox
not sure on this one
George Michael
Jelly Bracelets
Electric Company
not sure on this either
Poison
Different Strokes
Bon Jovi
wasn’t old enough really to know better
NES
Cabbage Patch!!!
Swatch watch
Huey Lewis
USA for Africa
Ripped Neck sweatshirt
Cosby Show
Oprah
He-man
The Police