I was watching some old cartoons like Looney Tunes, The Smurfs, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Jem, and all the cartoons that I used to watch in the 80s.  Don't worry, you're never too old for cartoons, especially when it comes to Looney Tunes!!! :D  What I'm trying to say is that when I watch these cartoons, I be reminiscing back when I was a child and preteen when life was simple.  You didn't have to pay bills. You didn't have to go through racism because you were too young to know about it.  You didn't have to worry about boys until you went to junior high school.  I miss my youth. Even though I went through some very rough times, I still miss my childhood.  It was the time when it was safe to play outside.  It was the time when it was simple.  It was free.  The only thing that you have to worry about was kids picking on you and homework.  Damn I miss the 80s.

Someone uploaded a whole bunch of original Strawberry Shortcake cartoons on You Tube.  I thought I'd never see them again.  They also have Snorks.  I like getting up on Saturday Morning turning on the computer and watching cartoons.  Now if they just had the good cereal back I would never ask for anything again. :)

It must be April fools Nicolette is back.....Hey there!

I miss those days too mostly because they respected youth and took the time to put those kinds of shows on...if it were for Nickelodeon and disney...there'd be few, if any animated shows for kids now a days.

Man I totally rocked the Chipmunks back in the day,...never mind that I was in high school at the time. I think it was that blend of pop culture that I loved so much. They were animated characters but they were singing contemporary songs, songs that if I turned off the show and turned on the radio I was destined to hear anyway. 

I worship Jem. I used to work graveyards at Toys R Us and would get home about 730 or 8. I used to force myself to stay awake because Jem was on at something like 830, 9 or 930- right after GI Joe.

I know what you mean.  I miss waking up on Saturday mornings, sitting in front of the television and eating a big bowl of sugary cereal. I miss watching SchoolHouseRock.  I miss watching toys commercial in between cartoons.  Life was simple back then.  You know what I like about cartoons?  I like the fact that the cartoons are timeless and you're never too old for them.  You can look back and appreciate where you came from.  I feel so sorry for the children today.  Kids are not kids anymore.  Nowadays kids are like adults trapped in kid's body.  Back then, kids were kids, adults were adults.  Even though it was crack, AIDS, and Reganomincs in the 80s, it was also a good decade as a child.  I don't know but it seems like the the 1980s is a decade for kids and teenagers or something.  I don't know maybe it's just me.

I know what you mean.  I miss waking up on Saturday mornings, sitting in front of the television and eating a big bowl of sugary cereal. I miss watching SchoolHouseRock.  I miss watching toys commercial in between cartoons.  Life was simple back then.  You know what I like about cartoons?  I like the fact that the cartoons are timeless and you're never too old for them.  You can look back and appreciate where you came from.  I feel so sorry for the children today.  Kids are not kids anymore.  Nowadays kids are like adults trapped in kid's body.  Back then, kids were kids, adults were adults.  Even though it was crack, AIDS, and Reganomincs in the 80s, it was also a good decade as a child.  I don't know but it seems like the the 1980s is a decade for kids and teenagers or something.  I don't know maybe it's just me.



yeah I wasn't all that worried about reganonmics....and every time someone said Star Wars I thought they were talking about the movie  ;D  okay I was pretty dumb... but I enjoyed not knowing. 

As a child I thought Reagan was a "god-like" figure.  I cried when Hinkley nailed him.  Now I'm a nasty old Liberal Democrat who watches the Snorks.

As a child I thought Reagan was a "god-like" figure.  I cried when Hinkley nailed him.  Now I'm a nasty old Liberal Democrat who watches the Snorks.



;D


now that's what I call growing up!

;D


now that's what I call growing up!




Yep, and I still want to be like Punky Brewster.  Only with a job that has a 401k and health insurance.  Why?  Cause I never lost my PUNKY POWER!!!

Yep, and I still want to be like Punky Brewster.  Only with a job that has a 401k and health insurance.  Why?  Cause I never lost my PUNKY POWER!!!


can I be cherie?  ;D

I'm a Democrat myself.  Well, I'm glad that I was only a child and a preteen in the 80s.  I thought that Reagan was a good President until I got older and find out that he's a Republican, and didn't care about the black community.  So much things to know about when you get older.  I grew up in a middle class mixed neighborhood at the time, so I didn't experienced being poor and in the ghetto.  GROWING UP SUCKS!!!!!  

can I be cherie?  ;D




Yes, but who will be Alan and Margo? :-\\

Yes, but who will be Alan and Margo? :-\\


and Brandon the Wonder dog....

and Brandon the Wonder dog....


Are we going to get into who will play all the kids at Fenster Hall?

I'm a Democrat myself.  Well, I'm glad that I was only a child and a preteen in the 80s.  I thought that Reagan was a good President until I got older and find out that he's a Republican, and didn't care about the black community.  So much things to know about when you get older.  I grew up in a middle class mixed neighborhood at the time, so I didn't experienced being poor and in the ghetto.  GROWING UP SUCKS!!!!! 


I don't even think I realized that Reagan didn't care about the average citizen be they black or white.  It's all mentally fuzzy sort of mythology we went through with him

I don't even think I realized that Reagan didn't care about the average citizen be they black or white.  It's all mentally fuzzy sort of mythology we went through with him



maybe those were "sympathy pains" since he was going all mentally fuzzy himself  ;D

maybe those were "sympathy pains" since he was going all mentally fuzzy himself  ;D




I suppose you're right.

Wasn't he nominated for best actor for his Presidency?  Academy Awards of course Ronnie's too high and mighty to do TV.

I suppose you're right.

Wasn't he nominated for best actor for his Presidency?  Academy Awards of course Ronnie's too high and mighty to do TV.


The role of Dan Quayle is now played by George W. Bush  ;D

The role of Dan Quayle is now played by George W. Bush  ;D




You know they both have trouble spelling. ;D

You know they both have trouble spelling. ;D


and both are big on "family values"  Boy that whole Murphy Brown is a single mother scandal was riveting...talk about being out of touch with reality.

and both are big on "family values"  Boy that whole Murphy Brown is a single mother scandal was riveting...talk about being out of touch with reality.


Oh yes, Murphy Brown.  Don't think Quail ever apologized to the millions of single Mom's who were collectively saying What the hell???

Oh yes, Murphy Brown.  Don't think Quail ever apologized to the millions of single Mom's who were collectively saying What the hell???


It did give us a really great hour of Murphy Brown tho... that moment when they collected real single moms and laid into him... yeah I loved that moment.

It did give us a really great hour of Murphy Brown tho... that moment when they collected real single moms and laid into him... yeah I loved that moment.





Just think it was all before in vitro fertilization became a main stream procedure.  Wonder what he'd say now.

Just think it was all before in vitro fertilization became a main stream procedure.  Wonder what he'd say now.


when's the last time he was interviewed?

when's the last time he was interviewed?


NPR did an interview with him like 3 years ago.  Didn't get to hear it all.  He's a college professor in Indiana now.

NPR did an interview with him like 3 years ago.  Didn't get to hear it all.  He's a college professor in Indiana now.



Road trip!!! we could go ask and ask him.

WAIT!!!

did you say professor?!?  Of what... If he was teaching my class I'd demand a refund on my tuition. 

WAIT!!!

did you say professor?!?  Of what... If he was teaching my class I'd demand a refund on my tuition. 




Yes, Political Science.  It's Indiana, I think he can get away with it.  Of course he could never stand teaching in California.

Yes, Political Science.  It's Indiana, I think he can get away with it.  Of course he could never stand teaching in California.


he'd so be ridiculed in CA.

he'd so be ridiculed in CA.


Yep, and no corn fields to hide in.

Yep, and no corn fields to hide in.



welll as a child teen of the 80s I would never ever be caught dead hiding in a corn field.... I guess if I hid in a corn field in the 80s then being caught dead is the only possible ending.......okay i'd never be caught in a corn field period.... ha I think I'm getting tired. I hope that all made sense.

welll as a child teen of the 80s I would never ever be caught dead hiding in a corn field.... I guess if I hid in a corn field in the 80s then being caught dead is the only possible ending.......okay i'd never be caught in a corn field period.... ha I think I'm getting tired. I hope that all made sense.


Your reference to Children OF The Corn makes perfect sense.  I think he was probably one of those little blood thirst brats in the movie.  Of course that's my own opinion.

Your reference to Children OF The Corn makes perfect sense.  I think he was probably one of those little blood thirst brats in the movie.  Of course that's my own opinion.


"Malachai" man that voice creeped me out.

"Malachai" man that voice creeped me out.


I just remember the crucifixion and some of the kids cringing.  Almost like they had a conscience or something.

I just remember the crucifixion and some of the kids cringing.  Almost like they had a conscience or something.


kind of like those people at Jonestown who regretted drinking the Koolaid at the last minute.

kind of like those people at Jonestown who regretted drinking the Koolaid at the last minute.


One of those great OPPS moments.

I don't even think I realized that Reagan didn't care about the average citizen be they black or white.  It's all mentally fuzzy sort of mythology we went through with him


Yeah, I didn't know that he was a bastard and a Republican until I got older.  That's a good thing about being a kid and a preteen.  You didn't care because you were being a kid.  I think being a child is the most innocent part of your life, but we can't stay young forever which I think that it sucks.

Yeah, I didn't know that he was a bastard and a Republican until I got older.  That's a good thing about being a kid and a preteen.  You didn't care because you were being a kid.  I think being a child is the most innocent part of your life, but we can't stay young forever which I think that it sucks.


do you remember when your "innocence" was shattered? 

I do....

1) was 1981  Adam Walsh kidnapping... I learned that bad things happen to kids
2) 1982  Was called that word for the first time


but having said that... I still remained quite immature.... I think those moments led to glimpses that I was going to have to grow up soon  so I regressed and retreated into pop culture watching tons of tv shows where nothing really bad happened to people.  at the same time I was obsessed with rape, kidnappings and once people started talking about it...domestic violence...don't forget the 80s gave birth to what we now lovingly refer to as the Lifetime movie...so  I kept fluxuating between the two worlds....then again I have 10 years or so on you....

do you remember when your "innocence" was shattered? 

I do....

1) was 1981  Adam Walsh kidnapping... I learned that bad things happen to kids
2) 1982  Was called that word for the first time


but having said that... I still remained quite immature.... I think those moments led to glimpses that I was going to have to grow up soon  so I regressed and retreated into pop culture watching tons of tv shows where nothing really bad happened to people.  at the same time I was obsessed with rape, kidnappings and once people started talking about it...domestic violence...don't forget the 80s gave birth to what we now lovingly refer to as the Lifetime movie...so  I kept fluxuating between the two worlds....then again I have 10 years or so on you....










I was touched, but I wasn't penetrated.  I was 8 at the time in 1985, but thankfully, I told them what happened, but nevertheless, it didn't stop me from enjoying being a child.

I was touched, but I wasn't penetrated.  I was 8 at the time in 1985, but thankfully, I told them what happened, but nevertheless, it didn't stop me from enjoying being a child.


okay that wasn't what I meant... I mean if you feel comfortable sharing that then that's cool... I guess I just meant when was the illusion that things weren't so simple broken... I guess about the same time... okay its a loaded question.... I shouldn't try to think at 445 in the morning...

sorry that totally sucks. 

Nicole, I have to say that you are one my very favorite posters and I'm glad to see this thread from you.

I see the thread has taken on a more serious tone and I'm very sorry to hear about what happened to you as a child.

That being said, I feel the same exact way you do, in response to your 1st comment in this thread.  The 80's was just a better time, period.  I miss it so much.  When I'm at work (like I am now) and totally bummed that I have to be here, it's fun for me to retreat back to my memories as a child, a time when I didn't have to worry about so many things, a time when all I had to do with my free time (after school) was play.  I'd love to wake up on Saturday morning and sit, indian style, in front of the TV in my pajamas and wait for my mom to bring me my french toast and apple juice and Flintstones vitamin (LOL).  Of course, that would be a little strange as an adult, but that's what's so tragic about it all.  Those days fade away and you can never get them back.  Sometimes I get so wrapped up in missing my childhood that I almost feel like my memories are tangible, like there is some way that I will actually be able to relive those moments... and than I flash back to the reality that those times are forever gone... they are now, quite simply, just images that are stored in my brain.  They're not a physical thing that can be reached.  It's sad, and I'm being a little dramatic, but when it all comes down to it, it's all just memory.  But thank God we at least have that.

... in front of the TV in my pajamas and wait for my mom to bring me my french toast and apple juice and Flintstones vitamin (LOL).

Who are you - me???

My Mum's one and only speciality is french toast and a Flintstone vitamin was a daily occurrence of crunchy goodness!

However I was more of a lie down on the floor kinda kid when it came to Saturday morning toons.

okay that wasn't what I meant... I mean if you feel comfortable sharing that then that's cool... I guess I just meant when was the illusion that things weren't so simple broken... I guess about the same time... okay its a loaded question.... I shouldn't try to think at 445 in the morning...

sorry that totally sucks. 


Well, I guess when I was in my teens.

Who are you - me???

My Mum's one and only speciality is french toast and a Flintstone vitamin was a daily occurrence of crunchy goodness!

However I was more of a lie down on the floor kinda kid when it came to Saturday morning toons.



HAHAHA those were the days!

Nicolette, I have to say that you are one my very favorite posters and I'm glad to see this thread from you.

I see the thread has taken on a more serious tone and I'm very sorry to hear about what happened to you as a child.

That being said, I feel the same exact way you do, in response to your 1st comment in this thread.  The 80's was just a better time, period.  I miss it so much.  When I'm at work (like I am now) and totally bummed that I have to be here, it's fun for me to retreat back to my memories as a child, a time when I didn't have to worry about so many things, a time when all I had to do with my free time (after school) was play.  I'd love to wake up on Saturday morning and sit, indian style, in front of the TV in my pajamas and wait for my mom to bring me my french toast and apple juice and Flintstones vitamin (LOL).  Of course, that would be a little strange as an adult, but that's what's so tragic about it all.  Those days fade away and you can never get them back.  Sometimes I get so wrapped up in missing my childhood that I almost feel like my memories are tangible, like there is some way that I will actually be able to relive those moments... and than I flash back to the reality that those times are forever gone... they are now, quite simply, just images that are stored in my brain.  They're not a physical thing that can be reached.  It's sad, and I'm being a little dramatic, but when it all comes down to it, it's all just memory.  But thank God we at least have that.



that brought back such vivid memories for me! Those Flintstone vitamins were the best! My mom would make her famous yummy pancakes..and my sisters and I would sit there and watch our favorite toons. There was nothing like a few pancakes, a tall glass of milk, and a myriad of warm feeling cartoons (snorks, smurfs, get-along gang, etc...) to get the Saturday started. After spending a few hours in front of the tube...we would put on our play clothes and venture out to meet up with neighborhood kids and spend the day bike riding, playing games like hide & seek and Red Rover, and ending the day catching fireflies, or singing our favorite 80's tunes as the sun went down. The best feeling was taking our grubby, playing all day selves into the house for a nice warm bath, and snuggling into our Strawberry Shortcake or Cabbage Patch pajamas. Ahhhh..those were the days....for sure. :)

I used to take Flintstone vitamins every morning before I go to school.

I used to take Flintstone vitamins every morning before I go to school.


I liked the purple Dino ones

;D

I liked the purple Dino ones

;D


I pretty much like all of them.

know what I really hate about being an adult?  Getting sick

nothing makes me want my mommy more than having a fever!  ;D

know what I really hate about being an adult?  Getting sick

nothing makes me want my mommy more than having a fever!   ;D






I know.  Getting sick is expensive when you get older. 

I know.  Getting sick is expensive when you get older. 



that too.. mostly its the being taken care of... it sucks pretty bad to be really sick and have to drag your butt out of bed to go to the store to get medicine, oj chicken noodle soup...whatever.... when I was little and sick I didn't have to get out of bed cuz my mom brought me every thing... well I had to get out of bed to go the bathroom but not for anything else.

that brought back such vivid memories for me! Those Flintstone vitamins were the best! My mom would make her famous yummy pancakes..and my sisters and I would sit there and watch our favorite toons. There was nothing like a few pancakes, a tall glass of milk, and a myriad of warm feeling cartoons (snorks, smurfs, get-along gang, etc...) to get the Saturday started. After spending a few hours in front of the tube...we would put on our play clothes and venture out to meet up with neighborhood kids and spend the day bike riding, playing games like hide & seek and Red Rover, and ending the day catching fireflies, or singing our favorite 80's tunes as the sun went down. The best feeling was taking our grubby, playing all day selves into the house for a nice warm bath, and snuggling into our Strawberry Shortcake or Cabbage Patch pajamas. Ahhhh..those were the days....for sure. :)


this was an awesome post.  hide & seek was the best game ever invented!  oh man... just 1 day back then, that's all I want.. LOL

I remember when I used to be in a school choir when I was 11 to 13 years old, and I used to go to choir rehearsals after school, and after that, I will stop at that little candy store that's right across the street from the school, and I would buy those homeade chips.  I remember when I use to go to my babysitter's house after school, andI would watch cartoons, and everything.  I would watch Dancin On Air.

saturday morning t.v. was the bees knees! although it's funny i mostly liked bugs bunny, which was mostly from the 50s and 60s, and krofft superstars, which let's face it, was mosty dreck.

the t.v. was great. the playground politics was the Suck.

I think nearly everyone misses their childhood when they get older, I know I miss mine alot. The sad thing about it is, you never really do enjoy your childhood enough as its going on, since your always wishing to be older so you can do more things. I know whenever someone would tell me to "enjoy being a kid while you can" whenever I complained about having to wait until I was older to do something I thought they were full of it. Now I see that they were right.

You spend your childhood wanting to be older, then you spend most of adulthood wanting to be younger again :(

I think everyone goes through the missing of their pre-teen/teenage years. I miss some aspects of those years; the innocence, the video games, the cartoons, riding my bike to the mall and putt-putt to play video games, the music, MTV when it actually played good music (or music at all), rollerskating, etc. With a couple of exceptions, I can still do these things and remember how cool it was. But I would never want to go back. I think if I were able to return to those great times, they would be tainted. I would just rather enjoy the memory of it all, miss it, and smile.

There are some (like me) who just never grow up. I HATE modern music, modern movies (with VERY few exceptions, they're ALL garbage as far as I'm concerned), modern fashion, modern television (UUUUGH), etc. If it's something created past 1984, with some exceptions (i.e. Macs, iPods, LCD TVs, other toys), I think it sucks. But this is all just my worthless opinion, and I'm nobody :)

Anyway, here's a link to a guy who not only didn't grow up, but is living out his childhood dream: http://www.peterhirschberg.com/. I am proud to say that I also owned my own arcade. There's one dream down, a few more to go!!

saturday morning t.v. was the bees knees! although it's funny i mostly liked bugs bunny, which was mostly from the 50s and 60s, and krofft superstars, which let's face it, was mosty dreck.

the t.v. was great. the playground politics was the Suck.


I also dug Looney Tunes on Saturday morning TV. It's the only cartoon show I liked, which made my brothers happy. They could hog the TV until 11, then I'd get my hour!

Now I've got five volumes of Looney Tunes that I can watch at anytime...

I also dug Looney Tunes on Saturday morning TV. It's the only cartoon show I liked, which made my brothers happy. They could hog the TV until 11, then I'd get my hour!

Now I've got five volumes of Looney Tunes that I can watch at anytime...


Oh my God!!!  I have five volumes too, and the good thing about it is that they are uncut!!!!!  Yeah, I miss those days when you don't have a care in the world.  You get to look back and appreciate your youth, and that's a beautiful thing about it.  I have an Alvin and the Chipmunks DVD that I ordered online last year.  It's not but somebody recorded the cartoons on DVD, and it has almost every episode.  I'm thinking about getting the Smurfs DVD as well, the first season is in stores now.

Oh my God!!!  I have five volumes too, and the good thing about it is that they are uncut!!!!!  Yeah, I miss those days when you don't have a care in the world.  You get to look back and appreciate your youth, and that's a beautiful thing about it.  I have an Alvin and the Chipmunks DVD that I ordered online last year.  It's not but somebody recorded the cartoons on DVD, and it has almost every episode.  I'm thinking about getting the Smurfs DVD as well, the first season is in stores now.



Yeah I think I'm going to get the Smurfs too.  and the Gummi Bears.  Just waiting for some extra money... is there such a thing??

I used to take Flintstone vitamins every morning before I go to school.


Remember baby aspirin?  They were great.  I think they took them off the market because too many kids were overdosing.

I used to perfer the Bam-Bam ones myself.

I remember eating Choco Bliss and Hostess chocolate puddig pies back in the 80s.  I remember eating the old school baked beans and Now and Laters.  Thoses were the days that I never forget.

Remember baby aspirin?  They were great.  I think they took them off the market because too many kids were overdosing.

I used to perfer the Bam-Bam ones myself.


Girl yes!!!!  I remember them like it was yesterday!!!!  It's a shame that the markets stop selling them in Pharmacy stores.

Reading this thread makes me long for my childhood.....I'm glad I got to spend my childhood in the 80's. I miss spending my free time at the playground at the park with my friends. I spent plenty of time outdoors during that time! Often we'd walk over to the 7-Eleven to buy treats, like Whatchamacallit candy bars, lollipops, and even Slurpees.

I really miss the kind of cartoons shown in the 80's like Smurfs, Snorks, and JEM. I think even the toys were better (just my humble opinion!), I still have many of them from my childhood and I have no intentions of ever letting them go!

I'm glad there's TV shows on DVD....a wonderful way of reliving those great memories!  :D I also get a kick out of watching 80's commercials and network promos (I miss that old NBC Proud N peacock!) on YouTube.

I'm glad there's TV shows on DVD....a wonderful way of reliving those great memories!  :D I also get a kick out of watching 80's commercials and network promos (I miss that old NBC Proud N peacock!) on YouTube.


Bill described the me of yesteryear and you just described the me of today!  :)

I bought Jem on dvd but the seller on ebay seemed a bit dodgy and everything fell through. I got refunded but I'd rather have had the dvds.  :-\\

This thread has really put me in a reminiscing mood.  We had this little deli around the corner from us when we were kids and we'd go there just about every day with a whole DOLLAR that we got from my mom and buy all kinds of candy... Bazooka Gum, Tattoo Gum, Now & Later, Sour Patch Kids, Fun Dip, Swedish Fish, Lotsa Fizz... needless to say I think we spent our summer vacations on a sugar high.  Sometimes we'd play "zoo" and the kids in the neighborhood would pretend they were animals in the zoo and the candy would be the medicine the sick animals would take LOL  Just sharing a very random and strange memory...

Anyway, I miss those days immensely.  Someone here said that they wouldn't want to relive it because it would be tainted...  I think maybe I agree... to an extent.  What I'd rather have is a way to kinda watch my memories on TV or something... I can see the memories in my mind, but the're fuzzy and pieced together.. that's not good enough LOL I want to watch entire days... or random birthday parties, shopping trips, Christmas mornings... I want to see the whole thing.  It's kinda funny, now that I'm thinking about it, how we can see these images in our minds without having to actually look at something.  I never thought of it that way... But yeah, it'd be better to watch it on a TV :)

This thread has really put me in a reminiscing mood.  We had this little deli around the corner from us when we were kids and we'd go there just about every day with a whole DOLLAR that we got from my mom and buy all kinds of candy... Bazooka Gum, Tattoo Gum, Now & Later, Sour Patch Kids, Fun Dip, Swedish Fish, Lotsa Fizz... needless to say I think we spent our summer vacations on a sugar high.  Sometimes we'd play "zoo" and the kids in the neighborhood would pretend they were animals in the zoo and the candy would be the medicine the sick animals would take LOL  Just sharing a very random and strange memory...

Anyway, I miss those days immensely.  Someone here said that they wouldn't want to relive it because it would be tainted...  I think maybe I agree... to an extent.  What I'd rather have is a way to kinda watch my memories on TV or something... I can see the memories in my mind, but the're fuzzy and pieced together.. that's not good enough LOL I want to watch entire days... or random birthday parties, shopping trips, Christmas mornings... I want to see the whole thing.  It's kinda funny, now that I'm thinking about it, how we can see these images in our minds without having to actually look at something.  I never thought of it that way... But yeah, it'd be better to watch it on a TV :)



we used to have a little store up the road from our house too. We would go there daily and visit the infamous "penny candy stand". I can still to this day, see the faint eyeroll and sigh from the cashier, as we unloaded our bag of pennies on the counter, waiting in anticipation to see how much we could spend. Swedish fish, pixie sticks, tootsie rolls, and a sleuth of other random candies became our fix for a day's worth of fun.

I had this friend named Brent, he was about 2-3 years younger than me. We used to play together everyday. I thought he was the coolest thing because he was the first person I knew who owned a computer (as ancient as it seems now), and I would go over to his house to pretend that I was a secretary typing up papers on it.  We were both obsessed with the movie, Grease..and one summer, we managed to watch it every single day. After our daily routine, we would dress up like Danny and Sandy....and dance and/or ride our bikes around the neighborhood singing, "Your The One That I Want"...ooooo ooooo oooohh, honey! haahaha!!

It was always fun whenever the neighborhood was filled with kids. We had certain ones that didn't necessarily live there, however, they would come in the summer to visit their grandparents (who happened to be our neighbors). One friend in particular, and her brother...would each spend a week out of the summer at their grandparent's house. I always used to look forward to that. We would make the most out of our days and nights back then. Every moment was worth so much, and so carefree. I think that is what I miss the most about my youth.

we used to have a little store up the road from our house too. We would go there daily and visit the infamous "penny candy stand". I can still to this day, see the faint eyeroll and sigh from the cashier, as we unloaded our bag of pennies on the counter, waiting in anticipation to see how much we could spend. Swedish fish, pixie sticks, tootsie rolls, and a sleuth of other random candies became our fix for a day's worth of fun.

I had this friend named Brent, he was about 2-3 years younger than me. We used to play together everyday. I thought he was the coolest thing because he was the first person I knew who owned a computer (as ancient as it seems now), and I would go over to his house to pretend that I was a secretary typing up papers on it.  We were both obsessed with the movie, Grease..and one summer, we managed to watch it every single day. After our daily routine, we would dress up like Danny and Sandy....and dance and/or ride our bikes around the neighborhood singing, "Your The One That I Want"...ooooo ooooo oooohh, honey! haahaha!!

It was always fun whenever the neighborhood was filled with kids. We had certain ones that didn't necessarily live there, however, they would come in the summer to visit their grandparents (who happened to be our neighbors). One friend in particular, and her brother...would each spend a week out of the summer at their grandparent's house. I always used to look forward to that. We would make the most out of our days and nights back then. Every moment was worth so much, and so carefree. I think that is what I miss the most about my youth.


Did you call it the "little store"?  That's what we used to call our deli.  And there was a lady like that at the store I went to as well... she would always roll her eyes and say "whaddya want? i ain't got all damn day!" LOL She was fun to irritate... but she liked us, deep down :)

LOL that is such a great story about you and your friend watching Grease!! Are you still friends?  Sometimes I want to contact my old friends from when I was a kid... but they never try to contact me so I just leave them alone.  It seems like I'm always the one who contacts people from my past, but I almost never get tracked down myself :( Oh well, I guess they're in the past for a reason.

Did you call it the "little store"?  That's what we used to call our deli.  And there was a lady like that at the store I went to as well... she would always roll her eyes and say "whaddya want? i ain't got all damn day!" LOL She was fun to irritate... but she liked us, deep down :)

LOL that is such a great story about you and your friend watching Grease!! Are you still friends?  Sometimes I want to contact my old friends from when I was a kid... but they never try to contact me so I just leave them alone.  It seems like I'm always the one who contacts people from my past, but I almost never get tracked down myself :( Oh well, I guess they're in the past for a reason.





Hahaha...YES, we DID call it that! ;D  Throughout my childhood it was owned by several different people and went through a series of different names....but to us, it was known as the "little store"....OMG, they sold the BEST pepperoni rolls there too! I almost forgot all about that. Yes, at one point it was owned by an older woman, and her 20-something daughter used to work there. She was the one that was friendly, yet annoyed by us kids! LOL!

Sadly, no, I am not friends with Brent anymore. We ended up even going to the same high school, but we just grew apart and became totally different people. I do see him from time to time, but we don't even say hello to one another. It's funny how when you are children...everyone seems to be apart of the group and friends with one another, but when you get older....everyone merges into their own groups/lives. I know what you mean though..I have gotten back in contact with numerous people from my past (hey, thanks Myspace!)...but as in your situation..it's similiar to mine...I am always the one searching for THEM.

Hahaha...YES, we DID call it that! ;D  Throughout my childhood it was owned by several different people and went through a series of different names....but to us, it was known as the "little store"....OMG, they sold the BEST pepperoni rolls there too! I almost forgot all about that. Yes, at one point it was owned by an older woman, and her 20-something daughter used to work there. She was the one that was friendly, yet annoyed by us kids! LOL!

Sadly, no, I am not friends with Brent anymore. We ended up even going to the same high school, but we just grew apart and became totally different people. I do see him from time to time, but we don't even say hello to one another. It's funny how when you are children...everyone seems to be apart of the group and friends with one another, but when you get older....everyone merges into their own groups/lives. I know what you mean though..I have gotten back in contact with numerous people from my past (hey, thanks Myspace!)...but as in your situation..it's similiar to mine...I am always the one searching for THEM.


That's so funny that you called it that too!!! I wonder how many "little stores" there are out there :)

I guess there are people like us who are more connected with their past.  Then, there are people who like to leave the past in the past and only focus on the present and future.  Maybe that's the difference.  At least I try to tell myself that... makes me feel better about no one wanting to contact me LOL

Yeah it is funny, when you're a kid, you can pretty much be friends with anyone.  My brother was telling me the other day that he had 2 kids knock on his door and ask him if he had any kids because they wanted some more friends LOL  I was thinking how funny it would be if things still worked that way as an adult.  Friends, as a kid, served completely different purposes than they do as adults, and adult friends (good ones at least) are much harder to come by!

That's so funny that you called it that too!!! I wonder how many "little stores" there are out there :)

I guess there are people like us who are more connected with their past.  Then, there are people who like to leave the past in the past and only focus on the present and future.  Maybe that's the difference.  At least I try to tell myself that... makes me feel better about no one wanting to contact me LOL

Yeah it is funny, when you're a kid, you can pretty much be friends with anyone.  My brother was telling me the other day that he had 2 kids knock on his door and ask him if he had any kids because they wanted some more friends LOL  I was thinking how funny it would be if things still worked that way as an adult.  Friends, as a kid, served completely different purposes than they do as adults, and adult friends (good ones at least) are much harder to come by!



yes, that's definitely true. I mean, we all had our sqaubbles during our childhoods (neighborhood fights were the worst), but it seemed like we were all able to pick up and forget about bickering in about an hour's time...and the next scene would be all of us kids together again, riding our bikes. It was so much easier back then to make/have friends.

One thing that we loved to do was play in our clubhouse. My grandpap had built us this awesome clubhouse that was situated in our driveway. It had its own door and a little window and you could open. We would play McDonald's drive thru with it. LOL! We used to camp out in it too, in the summertime. My mom would make us big bowls of popcorn and we would get in our pajamas...and us and a few of our friends would get our sleeping bags and spend the night out in the clubhouse! We used to tell ghost stories, and play silly games, and see who could stay up the longest. Man, those were the days!!

yes, that's definitely true. I mean, we all had our sqaubbles during our childhoods (neighborhood fights were the worst), but it seemed like we were all able to pick up and forget about bickering in about an hour's time...and the next scene would be all of us kids together again, riding our bikes. It was so much easier back then to make/have friends.

One thing that we loved to do was play in our clubhouse. My grandpap had built us this awesome clubhouse that was situated in our driveway. It had its own door and a little window and you could open. We would play McDonald's drive thru with it. LOL! We used to camp out in it too, in the summertime. My mom would make us big bowls of popcorn and we would get in our pajamas...and us and a few of our friends would get our sleeping bags and spend the night out in the clubhouse! We used to tell ghost stories, and play silly games, and see who could stay up the longest. Man, those were the days!!


aww that sounds like so much fun!! you're making me miss your childhood too LOL!!  clubhouses and forts were the best when you were a kid! my little brother and I used to make forts out of couch pillows and sheets... I'm sure my mom loved that LOL  but it was always so cool to be in them.  we'd bring in flashlights and board games and toys...it was our own little world.  wow, i'm remembering things that i haven't thought about in years and years... this is awesome.  i remember this Ghostbusters flashlight that we used to have that would project images of Ghostbusters characters on the wall... it was so neat.  I think I might have to do an Ebay search for that! :)

I did fifth and sixth grades in Las Vegas and we used to pretend our BMX bikes were dirt bikes and ride them through the desert  ;D

I think it was Machine Head who said we don't take the time to appreciate youth while we're experiencing it...its so true if I had a time machine I would want to go back and get back some of the memories I've let myself forget.... I don't know if its because we moved so much and I had such a hard time making friends I'm not as nostalgic for my childhood so much as I want to see who I was to kinda try and figure out who I am.

I really don't remember my childhood that well because I was more focused on TV so I remember that stuff better than I remember my real life.

The other thing is... I live a different kind of life right now. Honestly I guess in a way I never really grew up. Yeah I have responsibilities like rent and Carly  but really I live alone so I do what I want to do. On my days off I sleep all day if I want, play video games for hours or watch tV.... the decision not to have kids has kept me young. and possibly less mature than others my age but I don't care I like that I choose play over more adult options.

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Reading this thread makes me long for my childhood.....I'm glad I got to spend my childhood in the 80's. I miss spending my free time at the playground at the park with my friends. I spent plenty of time outdoors during that time! Often we'd walk over to the 7-Eleven to buy treats, like Whatchamacallit candy bars, lollipops, and even Slurpees.

I really miss the kind of cartoons shown in the 80's like Smurfs, Snorks, and JEM. I think even the toys were better (just my humble opinion!), I still have many of them from my childhood and I have no intentions of ever letting them go!

I'm glad there's TV shows on DVD....a wonderful way of reliving those great memories!  :D I also get a kick out of watching 80's commercials and network promos (I miss that old NBC Proud N peacock!) on YouTube.


I know what you mean.  Anybody that was born between 1965-1980 is mostly likely going to remember the WHOOOOOLE decade of the 80s.  Even though there's Reganomics, crack, AIDS, Cold War and all that, it was still the best decade for children, preteens, and teenagers.  It was a time when the 80s' pop culture catered to children, preteens, and teenagers.  I miss cartoons that I used to watch from 1980-1989 like Heathcliff, Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes, Smurfs, Munchichi's, Pacman, Richie Rich, Strawberry Shortcake, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Foofur, Punky Brewster, Woody Woodpecker, Jem, Heman, Shera, Ducktales, Muppet Babies, Snorks, Dugeons and Dragons, Kissyfur, Gummie Bears, The Flintstones, The Jetsons, Popeye, Garfield and Friends, Tom and Jerry, Maxine's World, Rainbow Brite, My Little Pony, Transfomers, GI Joe.  It was a time when major TV stations (ABC,CBS,NBC) cared about children more.  Before it was WB and FOX Saturday morning cartoons and the cable TV Saturday morning cartoons, it was ABC,CBS, and NBC for Saturday morning cartoons, and I think that the 80s was the LAST decade for Saturday morning cartoons in major stations.  In the 90s, because cable took over, Saturday morning cartoons were dying out.   The 90s pop culture was strictly teen and adult-oriented, in my opinion.  I can't imaging being a child in the 90s.  Thank God that I was a teenager and a young adult in the 90s because people who were chidren in the 90s had it a little rough.  The only things that I like in 90s pop culture were music, movies, and clothes.  The 80s pop culture was flexible.  It catered to children, preteens, teens, and adults.  It will never be a decade like the 80s again.  I love the 80s and early 90s (1990-1993). 

It will never be a decade like the 80s again.  I love the 80s and early 90s (1990-1993).

I agree completely!!! The early 90's is the part of the 90's that I liked the most.  :) :) :)

I agree completely!!! The early 90's is the part of the 90's that I liked the most.  :) :) :)


I know.  The 90s was the last decade for good music, but it seems like the first half of the 90s give me that fuzzy warm feeling.  Regardless of the hard times I had in high school, the early 90s culture (1990-1995) was better.  Even though I had some hard times during my high school years, the early 90s culture is the best.  Anything from 1990-1995 is strictly for Generation X, and I'm happy to be a part of that.   I feel sorry for the young children that grew up in the whole 90s because the 90s pop culture was strictly teen and adult-oriented.  I'm so glad that I was an 80s child.  The 80s was the BEST decade to be a child and the first half of the 90s was the best time to be a teenager.  To tell you the truth, if I have to choose between 80s and 90s as far as the WHOOOLE decade, I choose th 80s because I have less problems than the 90s.  The first half of the 90s were less drama than the latter half of the 90s.

I also dug Looney Tunes on Saturday morning TV. It's the only cartoon show I liked, which made my brothers happy. They could hog the TV until 11, then I'd get my hour!

Now I've got five volumes of Looney Tunes that I can watch at anytime...


Adulthood has some things that suck, but one of the things that makes up for it is being able to walk into any store and buy a whole box of Rice Krispies, a bag of marshmallows, a bottle of vanilla extract, and some butter.

On Saturday morning, you wake up bright and early and do what comes naturally with those four ingredients.

Then you pick a disc at random from the Golden Collection, Volumes 1-5.

Adulthood ceases to suck when you've got an entire cookie tray full of still-warm Rice Krispie squares, and you realize that as an adult, there are no adults to stop you from eating as many squares as you freaking want.  If you're feeling particularly whimsical, you can even cut 'em into little squares (and four big octagons) and become the living incarnation of Pac-Man while you watch the cartoons!

You probably shouldn't do this every weekend, or even on any regular occasion, but once -- at least once in your life -- you owe it to yourself to watch Saturday morning cartoons on a Saturday morning (like God intended), in your pyjamas (like God intended), and while eating an entire tray of Rice Krispie squares (which is also like God intended, but your parents never quite understood).

I kind of too, especially watching cartoons on Saturday mornings, now adays, the cartoons are either ok, or not all that great.

Adulthood has some things that suck, but one of the things that makes up for it is being able to walk into any store and buy a whole box of Rice Krispies, a bag of marshmallows, a bottle of vanilla extract, and some butter.

On Saturday morning, you wake up bright and early and do what comes naturally with those four ingredients.

Then you pick a disc at random from the Golden Collection, Volumes 1-5.

Adulthood ceases to suck when you've got an entire cookie tray full of still-warm Rice Krispie squares, and you realize that as an adult, there are no adults to stop you from eating as many squares as you freaking want.  If you're feeling particularly whimsical, you can even cut 'em into little squares (and four big octagons) and become the living incarnation of Pac-Man while you watch the cartoons!

You probably shouldn't do this every weekend, or even on any regular occasion, but once -- at least once in your life -- you owe it to yourself to watch Saturday morning cartoons on a Saturday morning (like God intended), in your pyjamas (like God intended), and while eating an entire tray of Rice Krispie squares (which is also like God intended, but your parents never quite understood).


That's so beautiful. :\'(

My room mate wonders why I sit in front of the computer on Saturday mornings eating Ring-Dings and Chocolate Milk watching The Snorks, The Smurfs, The Adventures of Pac Man, Thundercats.  What really gets her is when I sing along with the theme songs.  Why do I do this?  Because I can!!!

YOUTUBE is my friend. :)

I hear ya Nicole, and everyone else. I'm 26 turning 27 later this year, and I always thought of myself as a total Eighties kid (even if I wasn't tecnically there for the first few years, and I kinda experienced it in the '90s too, lol).

You know, there's a line in a Don Henley song (which I always liked, called "The End of the Innocence") that I really think is perfect in summing up how I feel about childhood. It goes "Remember when the days were long and rolled beneath the deep blue sky. Didn't have a care in the world with mommy and daddy standing by."

I don't know if that's what Henley meant, but I totally agree with that feeling. Looking back now, I think we value childhood (and maybe the early teen years too) because there's a sense of comfort and security in knowing people (especially your parents) are there to not only love and take care of you in any way possible, but that there's no need to worry about "life" things. It's all mapped out for you in the sense of going to school and coming home. They'll take care of the hard stuff and providing for you.

Once you get out of high school though, daily life becomes a struggle (even if you're doing good). If you want to survive, you have to work and pay bills and you can't count on anyone else anymore. Even though it's a fact of life we all have to face, it's hard not to miss when you didn't have to worry about day to day, paycheck to paycheck living.


I think nearly everyone misses their childhood when they get older, I know I miss mine alot. The sad thing about it is, you never really do enjoy your childhood enough as its going on, since your always wishing to be older so you can do more things. I know whenever someone would tell me to "enjoy being a kid while you can" whenever I complained about having to wait until I was older to do something I thought they were full of it. Now I see that they were right.

You spend your childhood wanting to be older, then you spend most of adulthood wanting to be younger again :(


Oh yeah, absolutely dude. I went through that myself alot of the time, like I thought it "wasn't fair" that I didn't get to go certain places or do certain things that seemed interesting. So part of me couldn't wait to be older, lol.

I think we take the positive experiences for granted, too. Don't get me wrong, there were tons of things that I loved as they were occuring in my childhood during the 1980s and early '90s (everything from hanging around family friends and their kids, to playing video games and listening to lots of music, to taking trips and going places with my mom and dad). However, I didn't always value it and kinda took it for granted, because I didn't think about it being gone. Even back then, logically I knew life would change, but I figured the pieces would just fall into place on their own and it would work out. Too bad I was totally wrong, but I guess that was another part of being innocent. ;)

The reason I look back so fondly on the pop culture aspects aren't so much for what it is itself, but since it reminds me of my early life (although I like it regardless, especially the music, so that just adds to the sentimentality).

I hear ya Nicole, and everyone else. I'm 26 turning 27 later this year, and I always thought of myself as a total Eighties kid (even if I wasn't tecnically there for the first few years, and I kinda experienced it in the '90s too, lol).

You know, there's a line in a Don Henley song (which I always liked, called "The End of the Innocence") that I really think is perfect in summing up how I feel about childhood. It goes "Remember when the days were long and rolled beneath the deep blue sky. Didn't have a care in the world with mommy and daddy standing by."

I don't know if that's what Henley meant, but I totally agree with that feeling. Looking back now, I think we value childhood (and maybe the early teen years too) because there's a sense of comfort and security in knowing people (especially your parents) are there to not only love and take care of you in any way possible, but that there's no need to worry about "life" things. It's all mapped out for you in the sense of going to school and coming home. They'll take care of the hard stuff and providing for you.

Once you get out of high school though, daily life becomes a struggle (even if you're doing good). If you want to survive, you have to work and pay bills and you can't count on anyone else anymore. Even though it's a fact of life we all have to face, it's hard not to miss when you didn't have to worry about day to day, paycheck to paycheck living.

Oh yeah, absolutely dude. I went through that myself alot of the time, like I thought it "wasn't fair" that I didn't get to go certain places or do certain things that seemed interesting. So part of me couldn't wait to be older, lol.

I think we take the positive experiences for granted, too. Don't get me wrong, there were tons of things that I loved as they were occuring in my childhood during the 1980s and early '90s (everything from hanging around family friends and their kids, to playing video games and listening to lots of music, to taking trips and going places with my mom and dad). However, I didn't always value it and kinda took it for granted, because I didn't think about it being gone. Even back then, logically I knew life would change, but I figured the pieces would just fall into place on their own and it would work out. Too bad I was totally wrong, but I guess that was another part of being innocent. ;)

The reason I look back so fondly on the pop culture aspects aren't so much for what it is itself, but since it reminds me of my early life (although I like it regardless, especially the music, so that just adds to the sentimentality).


Don't get me wrong.  I had my rough moments when I was a kid.  I'm not saying that my whole childhood was perfect, but compare to now and how these kids are today, I thank GOD for my childhood!!!!!!!  My childhood (3-8), preteen (9-12), and early teens (13-16)  was the best time of my life regardless of what I went through.  I had a whole lot of fun back then.  The amusement parks, the barbecues, the block parties, the cartoons, the toys,  the music, the movies, EVERYTHING!!!  It seems like the older I get, the more I yearn for my childhood.  I'm so glad that I'm not a child and a teenager right now, thank you Jesus!!!!!!

^ Oh yeah, totally, I loved amusement parks too. Did you ever go to Chuck E Cheese? Some of my fondest early memories are of my mom taking me there (I even heard Huey Lewis' "Power of Love" on their radio when I was about 4 lol). Their pizza was really good too, and they had alot more extras than they do now. I had lot of fun at stuff like arcades and miniature golfing as well.

The '80s were very "activity and game" oriented, come to think of it.

I had alot of great times as a kid, but my only regret I suppose, is not taking it in as much as I could have. Of course I couldn't know how different things would be "when I'm 15" or "30" for instance, so I never thought about it changing until it actually started to. It's easy to take stuff for granted at that age, which is probably why we long for it so much the more time passes.

Also, as much as I love the pop culture, I've come to realize that's really more because of what it reminds me of. In other words, as much as I may like a certain song, it's just a "fandom", but the earlier back I may have heard it, the cozier of a memory it gives me 'cause it reminds me of my life at the time.

^ Oh yeah, totally, I loved amusement parks too. Did you ever go to Chuck E Cheese? Some of my fondest early memories are of my mom taking me there (I even heard Huey Lewis' "Power of Love" on their radio when I was about 4 lol). Their pizza was really good too, and they had alot more extras than they do now. I had lot of fun at stuff like arcades and miniature golfing as well.

The '80s were very "activity and game" oriented, come to think of it.

I had alot of great times as a kid, but my only regret I suppose, is not taking it in as much as I could have. Of course I couldn't know how different things would be "when I'm 15" or "30" for instance, so I never thought about it changing until it actually started to. It's easy to take stuff for granted at that age, which is probably why we long for it so much the more time passes.

Also, as much as I love the pop culture, I've come to realize that's really more because of what it reminds me of. In other words, as much as I may like a certain song, it's just a "fandom", but the earlier back I may have heard it, the cozier of a memory it gives me 'cause it reminds me of my life at the time.


Oh yes, definitely.  I went to Chucki Cheese.  I went when I was 8-10 years old, and I had a good time.  Yeah, their pizza was VERY good.  There's no denying there.  You' re right.  In the 80s, it catered to kids and teenagers more.  It was very activity, game, amusement park oriented back then.  I think that the 80s were the decade for children, preteen, and teenagers.  The 80s were flexible.  It catered to kids more.   In the 90s, it was teen and adult-driven.  I know.  I was there.  I'm so glad that I didn't grow up as a child in the 90s.  I feel sorry for those that did because, in my opinion, it wasn't catering to children as much as the teenagers and adults.  I had a blast as a young teenager in the early 90s.

  Here's a neat petition.  Ain't gonna happen, but I'd get behind it anyway.  Only needs 9,000+ sigs... :P

  We want an 80s Child cartoon & kids show Channel!!!

  From petition:

  Where have the 80s cartoons gone? I have wanted to know for years. 80s kids are being neglected, older generations can see their cartoons on Boomerang, newer Generations can watch on Nick and Cartoon Network...

  But where can you turn to watch The Wuzzles or Heathcliff? A VHS tape?

  This petition is start a TV channel with cartoons and kids shows that only 80s children would have watched (ranging from say 1978 - 1992).

   Here's a neat petition.  Ain't gonna happen, but I'd get behind it anyway.  Only needs 9,000+ sigs... :P

   We want an 80s Child cartoon & kids show Channel!!!

   From petition:

   Where have the 80s cartoons gone? I have wanted to know for years. 80s kids are being neglected, older generations can see their cartoons on Boomerang, newer Generations can watch on Nick and Cartoon Network...

   But where can you turn to watch The Wuzzles or Heathcliff? A VHS tape?

   This petition is start a TV channel with cartoons and kids shows that only 80s children would have watched (ranging from say 1978 - 1992).


You mean the cartoons that came out from 1978-1992?  I'm all for it.  Yeah, we 80s kids are being neglected, and we want our own 80s cartoon channel that will market towards people that's at least age 27 and over.  I will sign since I'm a child of the 80s.

   Here's a neat petition.  Ain't gonna happen, but I'd get behind it anyway.  Only needs 9,000+ sigs... :P

   We want an 80s Child cartoon & kids show Channel!!!

   From petition:

   Where have the 80s cartoons gone? I have wanted to know for years. 80s kids are being neglected, older generations can see their cartoons on Boomerang, newer Generations can watch on Nick and Cartoon Network...

   But where can you turn to watch The Wuzzles or Heathcliff? A VHS tape?

   This petition is start a TV channel with cartoons and kids shows that only 80s children would have watched (ranging from say 1978 - 1992).


gosh..that would be like a little piece of heaven!!!!

You mean the cartoons that came out from 1978-1992?


  I believe so...


gosh..that would be like a little piece of heaven!!!!


  It would be cool.  I think some kind of a channel like that, with 80s programing - let's say, cartoons in the mornings, music videos in the afternoons (and late-nite) and maybe sitcoms in the evening with a movie on Friday (parhaps Saturday) would be the schiznick!  And maybe even successful to boot...

  Throw in a retro commercial here and there, sit back and be a sniveling young rascal again..!  ;D

   I believe so...

   It would be cool.  I think some kind of a channel like that, with 80s programing - let's say, cartoons in the mornings, music videos in the afternoons (and late-nite) and maybe sitcoms in the evening with a movie on Friday (parhaps Saturday) would be the schiznick!  And maybe even successful to boot...

   Throw in a retro commercial here and there, sit back and be a sniveling young rascal again..!  ;D


I would LOVE that! Do you realize how much money they would make off of something like that? SOOO many people would be interested in that. I mean, they have all of these shows just sitting around somewhere...let's get them back on the air!! :) :D

That will be an awesome channel.  That way I can sit in fromt of my television on Saturday mornings, and eat Cap'N Crunch, Trix, Froot Loops while watching cartoons that I grew up on in the 80s.

I would LOVE that! Do you realize how much money they would make off of something like that? SOOO many people would be interested in that. I mean, they have all of these shows just sitting around somewhere...let's get them back on the air!! :) :D


  Sure, absolutely...

  The target market for all these DVD TV series?  We are.  Who else buys the complete series of "The Brady Bunch" and "Diffrent Strokes" on DVD?  We do.  TV Land?  We are (we're probably the market keeping it alive).  Remastered and re-released CDs?  We are.  Go Go's, Van Halen and the Police reunion tours?  We are.  VH1 Classic?  We are.  Depeche Mode and Duran Duran songs in TV commercials?  We are.  Shows like High School Reunion and The Big 4-0?  We are.  The "Hollywood remake"?  We are.  Transformers and My Little Pony can yet be found on toy store shelves.  We're buying the stuff we had for our kids.  Media execs definately know this...

  Maybe someday...nah, it'll never happen...

^ Hey I buy them too. ;) It's not age centered, but I know the biggest target demographic is probably Generation Xers.

  No, it's not age centered but directed at a bunch of conspicuous consumers who gobble this stuff up like there's no tomorrow, who also happen to be a certain age.  But this is a good thing 'cause it creates a market.  Without a market I don't get to see my Smurfs Season 1, Vol. 2... :-\\

  Stands to reason that a dedicated network would've been in the works by now.  Maybe there already is...and it's called y-o-u t-u-b-e... :P

 
 

Mmmm I've not had Fruit Loops since I was a young boy! The purple loops were the tastiest!

I'm waiting for Smurfs Vol 2 too! I reckon a December release date looks good as they'll probably put the Christmas special on as a bonus. It's the next one in line after the Springtime Special.

Oh and I signed the petition.  :)

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sorry. someone must have been using my computer while i was away. it's take your child to work day here at the office.

stay fit by having a NUTRITIOUS breakfast with

http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/HPM/KM1698~Kellogg-s-Froot-Loops-Posters.jpg

FOOT LOOPS!!!!!



FOOT Loops?!?  :o ???








How appetizing...














Can THIS be?

http://www.orgt.gatech.edu/caving/knots/foot.jpg



I'll stick to coffee or something, thank you !  8-P :D

WATER KNOT???@??@?@?@?!@?#!??#!#?@#?!?#?  :D ;) :-X :-* :\'( 8-P :-\\ :-X :-http://lh4.google.com/OasisP33/RTqKIgvDABI/AAAAAAAAA8g/VHLJS9yaKDQ/2005_0713Image%20002.jpg?imgmax=512

silly human! you don't use WATER with your froot loops! you use...


http://kungfurodeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/hayden-got-milk.jpg

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

Milk; it does a body good.  I remember that commercial from the 80s...when I was a child.  Thus keeping this on topic.

Milk; it does a body good.  I remember that commercial from the 80s...when I was a child.  Thus keeping this on topic.


I remember that commercial too back in the 80s!!!!!

I was watching some old cartoons like Looney Tunes, The Smurfs, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Jem, and all the cartoons that I used to watch in the 80s.  Don't worry, you're never too old for cartoons, especially when it comes to Looney Tunes!!! :D   What I'm trying to say is that when I watch these cartoons, I be reminiscing back when I was a child and preteen when life was simple.  You didn't have to pay bills. You didn't have to go through racism because you were too young to know about it.  You didn't have to worry about boys until you went to junior high school.  I miss my youth. Even though I went through some very rough times, I still miss my childhood.  It was the time when it was safe to play outside.  It was the time when it was simple.  It was free.  The only thing that you have to worry about was kids picking on you and homework.  Damn I miss the 80s.


I can identify with what you have written 100%, only I did not have to worry about girls instead of boys, because I am a male and straight  :P

You have to be born between 1964 and 1977 to remember the WHOLE 80s from 1980 to 1989 as either a child, a preteen, or a teenager.  I'm glad to be a Generation Xer.

You have to be born between 1965-1978 to remember the WHOLE 80s as either a child or a teenager.  I'm glad to be a Generation Xer.


That's probably true, even like '76ish maybe.

I mean, I've been a huge '80s junkie my whole life and the whole decade had a major influence on me. But obviously it's not like I can remember anything at all before the first part of 1985 or so. Even the songs from the first half of the decade that I grew up with, it's because I heard them a few years later.

I've heard a few people my age who will just tear the '80s a new one too, whereas I don't think anyone who was 12 or 13+ by 1989 would do that.

That's probably true, even like '76ish maybe.

I mean, I've been a huge '80s junkie my whole life and the whole decade had a major influence on me. But obviously it's not like I can remember anything at all before the first part of 1985 or so. Even the songs from the first half of the decade that I grew up with, it's because I heard them a few years later.

I've heard a few people my age who will just tear the '80s a new one too, whereas I don't think anyone who was 12 or 13+ by 1989 would do that.
 

What about those who were born in 1977 like myself?  I remember my childhood starting at 3 years old in 1980.  I remember watching Looney Tunes and Popeye between 1980-1982.

^ Oh yeah, you probably had a really good memory (like me), so I'd count that too. :)

Plus, I do think there's a small split between 1977 and '78ers. I know it's really nitpicking lol, but it seems true, based on people I know personally or have observed. I've even heard '78ers kinda dissing certain things from the '80s, but people your age do not seem to.

Maybe it's because you were already into adolescence a little before that magic 1991 line when the Nineties really emerged and started replacing what was cool beforehand. You were 13 or even 14 when some of that Eighties stuff was still dominating the mainstream. Yet someone born in 78/79 was still kind of a child in 1990, so maybe they found it easier to leave behind because it didn't "imprint" them as heavily. Or they were embarrased to admit they used to like it once they got a little older.

^ Oh yeah, you probably had a really good memory (like me), so I'd count that too. :)

Plus, I do think there's a small split between 1977 and '78ers. I know it's really nitpicking lol, but it seems true, based on people I know personally or have observed. I've even heard '78ers kinda dissing certain things from the '80s, but people your age do not seem to.

Maybe it's because you were already into adolescence a little before that magic 1991 line when the Nineties really emerged and started replacing what was cool beforehand. You were 13 or even 14 when some of that Eighties stuff was still dominating the mainstream. Yet someone born in 78/79 was still kind of a child in 1990, so maybe they found it easier to leave behind because it didn't "imprint" them as heavily. Or they were embarrased to admit they used to like it once they got a little older.


That is so true.  I notice that when I talk about New Jack Swing in the late 80s, and when I talk about the cartoons that I use to watch and the toys that I use to play with and the movies that I used to watch like Krush Groove and Michael Jackson's Thriller w