Sunday, March 27, 2011

80's Culture



Bich grew up in the 80's. The 80's are described as the "spendthrift" 80's. During this time there were lots of weird fads.

Toys: Smurfs, Nintendo, PAC Man, Gameboy, Atari, Rubik's Cubes, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Barbie, Cabbage Patch Dolls, Hacky-sacks, My Little Pony, Slip-n-Slide, Hungry Hungry Hippos, and many more.

Fashion: Legwarmers over jeans, neon, jelly shoes, Scrunch Socks, Spandex, friendship bracelets, slap bracelets, big hair bows, Nike, jean jackets, parachute pants, and weirder stuff.


Music and Movies: ET, Michael Jackson, Schoolhouse Rock, Raging Bull, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Amadeus, The Empire Strikes Back, Airplane, The Princess Bride, Madonna, Billy Joel, Whitney Houston, Cher, Chicago, Purple Rain, and LOTS more.
 

TV: Scooby Doo, Yogi Bear, The Flintstones, The A Team, Knight Rider, Care Bears, Mork and Mindy, M*A*S*H, Laverne and Shirley, Family Ties, and others.
 
It's interesting looking at just some of the things that were popular back then. Some of the fashions seem horrible in my opinion, but then again some are also coming back. Also some of the movies and TV shows that were popular, still are like Scooby Doo and The Princess Bride. Things that were popular and new in the 80's now are categorized as some classics. This is just a look at some of the American culture during Bich's time.

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