Things That'll Make You Feel Old! - 80s Edition - Part 1
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- In some ways the 80s doesn't seem to long ago. But every so often you'll run across a little reminder that it was little further back than you realize. In this video we we discuss some things that will make you feel old! The 80s Edition Part 1.
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This doesn't make me feel old, it just makes me appreciate the years I grew up in even more. I feel so bad for kids and teens of today.
It really was a great decade to experience. I do feel kids are missing g out a little. Thank you for watching!
Yes I totally agree with you, I truly believe that we were blessed to have experienced those days. I miss them now more than ever before.
I was going to make my own comment but you said it all! It's a trend today, kids wishing they grew up in the 80s, and of course, why wouldn't they? It was awesome and I'm so glad I was able to experience it!
I was born in 1961 and grew up in a very different world than today's kids. I had fun outside with friends and I felt safe. 50s, 60s, 70s best music. I graduated in 1980, I was 19 lived the 80s, lol. It was so it was so much fun, unlike today and for today's kids :(
@@tonycollazorappo I was born in 1961 too! The 70’s were absolutely delicious, these kids now can’t even imagine the freedoms that I enjoyed. It really is quite sad🥹
What makes me feel old is the thought that we’re 23-years into the 2000s!! It still feels like the 80s ended 20-years ago, and the 90s ended 10-years ago! 😂
You're right! Sometimes when someone says 10 or 20 years ago my mind has to think about it because I want to gravitate to the 80s decade when they say that. Thank you for watching QzDaddy2!
Yes, This is Definitely weird.
That we're 23 Years into the 2000's now. I was just thinking about this the other day.
This!
I believe that's because the 80s and 90s felt different. Ever since we got into this new millenium it all feels the same.
@@godofzombiSo true!
It doesn't make me feel old. Makes me thankful that I got to experience it, but also sad that current and future generations won't.
It really was a great decade to experience. Thank you for watching drew!
Well, Apparently they want the Dark Ages experience, cause that's where their headed.
Same here, us Gen X grew up on little parental supervision and we turned out just fine. We grew up quickly and now we have good leadership skills.
I’m sad because all the people I knew and enjoyed the 1980’s with growing up are gone as well so I only have TH-cam to watch, listen and reminisce with, it all happened so fast, no doubt I miss the friends I had and grew up with in the 1980’s
I absolutely loved the 80s!! The big hair, the neon clothes, the rubber bracelets, the video stores, the movies, and, of course, the music!!
There was certainly a lot going on. Thank you for watching Rebecca!
Totally agree! 😁
Hey Rebecca you forgot the mall! Everything was about the mall when I was growing up in the 80s. All my friends and I would meet up at the mall. Before I could even drive I would ride my bike to the mall or take the city bus for 10 cents to get to the mall. Favorite hang outs, Spencers, the food court, the cinema (across parking lot from mall), Tape World, and my ultimate favorite Video game arcade (Aladdin's Castle).
Remember the jelly shoes girls used to have? It was the first version of a Crocs ☺️
Dont forget the women! Hottest of any generation
The 80's were a great time to be young, wish we could go back.
I agree. Thank you for watching bearforce187!
Yes someone invent a time machine I'm all in.🚀
Take me with you if you figure out how. lol
@@lindah6954 Definitely, I would go back in a heartbeat, some of my greatest memories growing up as a kid back then. I miss those days now more than ever before.
@@lindah6954 same me... I wanna go back in the 80tes and stop there
I was born in 1970 & so happy for that blessing as the 70-90s were TRULY special & once 2000 hit time's been FLYING BY ever since!💯😂👊
It really is crazy how time starts to fly! Thank you for watching ensabahnur7657!
Hello neighbor!
What's Happenin?
I like finding fellow 1970 kids, so how's 53 treatin ya?!
Are ya missing just eating what's in front of you instead of reading the ingredients/nutrition list?😏 Sigh!
In 2016 I was volunteering at a State Park where there was 3 of us born 1970, the odds of that seemed crazy to me, but unfortunately one of em has left us from a stroke.😕
Remember when 2001 sounded so far into the future?!
too shay
Transformers, He-man, ThunderCats, BMX, Video Arcade's, Blockbuster! Etc. The 80's hold so many good memories for me
Not to mention Disney's first animated film of the Renaissance era, The Little Mermaid, which came out at the end of 1989.
💯facts indeed
I'm so glad I was born in the 60's. The 70's and 80's were the best decades. I thoroughly enjoyed part 1 and am looking forward to the sequel. Thank you for the memories. 😊
You're welcome and thank you for watching! It really was a great decade! I'm going to do some other decades as well but definitely the 70s!
@@RhettyforHistory , that will be a great one!! Love the 70's too!! Happy Saturday 😊
Born in 65. Joined the US Army in 82.
@@joshuahall1526 Thank you for your service, Josh. o7
I'm a 60s kid too, and I agree 100 percent that the 70s and 80s were awesome!
I was born in 1974..i still remember my mom having an 8 track player in her car. Growing up in the late 70s, early 80s, we had the best video games, music, tv shows, movies, etc. To go back for a week knowing then what i know now would be amazing.
At point and time it was a big deal to have an 8 track player in the car. Many cars just had a radio only. Thank you for watching and sharing your memories with us Mark!
Growing up in the 70's and being a teen in the 80's was the best. I was 12 in 1980 and those were the best times to be a teen. The girls, the fashion, the music, the parties, etc. I would trade everything to go back and do it all over again. Back then, you were never in the house - even in the winter. After breakfast, you went out to hang with your friends, cam home for lunch, went back out until dinner, and then back out until the street lights came on. No cell phones, no social media, you knew what bathroom to use, rainbows were just a beautiful part of nature, no one cared if you were a democrat or republican, etc. Truly a magical time...
This brought back memories of being a teenager in the 80’s. ❤
Thank you for watching mangotropic1!
Me too!!!
It doesn’t make me feel old it makes me miss those years. And wish I could go back in time to enjoy them again
That would be nice wouldn't it? Thank you for watching budselect71!
I don’t feel I belong here, in this century, AT ALL. I’m like a stranger to it lol.
I'm a 60s kid and went through high school (class of 82), then college. What a fun decade it was! The teen angst movies like 16 Candles, Just One of the Guys, and Breakfast Club were so great. Also with buying albums, it was fun to read all the liner notes, look at the cover art, and listen with your friends until you almost wore out the needle, lol. There won't be another decade as unique or fun as the 80s. Thanks for posting!😊
You're welcome and thank you for watching Mick_Ts_Chick! It really was a great decade to experience and I love the movies, music etc.
Class of 80 here, I was born in 1961. I hit my 20s in the 80s and what a wild ride the 80s were for me, LOL.
@@tonycollazorappo Okay, let me round it out. Born in 1963 & graduated high school in 1981. So here we have High School Grads of… 1980, ‘81 & ‘82!! ROCK ON US!! We experienced everything the first go round! 🤣 😎 ✌🏻
Yep, class of 82! And I had big huge blond hair and a Madonna T-shirt with a neon skirt!
I was born in 72,and these vids NEVER make me feel old,in fact,they make me sad,cause there's a loss of innocence that goes with it. I also think about how kids of today are so out of touch with human interaction,and how they may never understand the importance, of a simple trip to the mall,to hang out,and physically do some"social networking,"but that's a long forgotten pastime. Everything comes full circle ,so you never know. 👍
Human reaction in person was just part of every day life. Now it seems many younger people just feel a little off when put in those situations where they have to do that. For many of us it's still natural. Times have changed and I'm not saying one way is better than the other but I'm grateful I have gotten to experience what I did when I did. Thank you for watching!
Born a few days into 81 here and I definitely agree with you. I wouldn't trade my "analog" youth for anything and I feel bad for young people now. Mental illness is at an all time high and people are seriously _afraid_ to make phone calls, it's wild. The good thing is a lot of young people are realizing how addicted they are to screens & social media and recognizing the detrimental effects too much technology is having on them. There's kind of a movement with gen Z now where they're switching to flip phones to "detox", to be more present in real life and less dependent on technology. So there's still hope!
@@daughterofsekhmet81 I took the time to read your excellent comments,and I loved your ..."I wouldn't change my ANALOG youth...... brilliant.😁
I was born in 81 so I got to be a kid kid in the 80’s and a rebellious youth in the 90’s. I mostly remember Saturday morning cartoons, going to the arcade at the mall by myself, Star Wars and Indiana Jones, Pee Wee’s playhouse, Fraggle Rock, Muppet Babies, The California Raisins, Listening to Thriller on the radio during the Halloween season, He-Man, being scared of my My Buddy doll after seeing Child’s Play, going to pizza-hut and playing pac-man on the old flat top screen tables while eating pizza, watching MTV for the first time while on a family trip in a hotel room, Seeing a kid with a green Mohawk while taking the bus to school and blowing my mind that hair could look like that, being called a poindexter by a car of teenagers while walking home from school and asking my mom what a poindexter even was, sharing a Nintendo with my 2 brothers and sister, The Goonies, Watching Mr Wizards world (anyone remember that gem?). I don’t like to live in the past but I often think it was better times back then for a variety of reasons. I’d like to think it’s not just because I was a kid and things were easier or that nostalgia is an addictive drug sometimes, but truly we had a better community of people. Social Media has truly stolen a human element that is integral for our all around well being. I’m sad kids today don’t even know this. When you even try to explain this you are looked at and treated like a lunatic. We can only do our small part. If you have kids steer them away from all that garbage. It’s just poison. If you’re an adult and partake you should know better. Turn it off and get involved.
We need more men like Mr. Rogers in our world today.
He was just such a high quality human being
Yes he was. He did a lot for a bunch of generations of kids and parents. Thank you for watching!
@@RhettyforHistory 😇 he's the reason I try to be kind to strangers and giving to the homeless when I was a kid in San Francisco. Watching so much homelessness and Mr Rogers would have episodes about that kind of stuff.
I am not sure now long Mister Rogers' Neighborhood ran in reruns, but I allowed my toddler to watch Mister Rogers and Thomas the Tank Engine in the mid- late-2000s. We limited TV time so we chose programs that would be a good influence.
Thanks, Rhetty, I feel much older now than I did when I woke up this morning. Keep up the great work!
Thank you for watching AJDIYNetwork!
I guess this makes me Sophia off the Golden Girls. In '80, I was 20. 😄 All of these, plus a few more, are firmly planted in my memory. Thanks for another fun trip down Memory Lane.
You're welcome and thank you for watching betty! I really loved that show!
Ahhh the good ole 80s!!! Playing outside until the streetlights came on...momma putting the Chuck Taylor sneakers in the washing machine only to be worn all summer...the wonderful trips to Bob-lo Island. I really miss those days 😢
Thank you for watching and sharing some of your memories of how it was for you StressFree313!
Bob-lo Island!! I remember going there! It's was Great! You must be from Michigan or Ohio!!
Normally I'm filling with the feeling of nostalgia when watching these, but sadly I was already 17 in 1980, so now I'm just feeling old! Fun Fact, in Back To The Future when they are in the future, there is still a payphone on the sidewalk!
It's fun to look at that sequel and see what they thought it would be like. Who would have thought payphones would be gone though. Clearly no Jaws 19 either. I still love the movie though. There first one was the best though. Thank you for watching and sharing that little fact with us.
@@RhettyforHistory Thanks for the video! I always find it hilarious when I see the pasts version of the future. It's really hard to think "out of the box." When you look at the fifties version of the future, it's like a Chevy bell aire with a bubble on top! The simple things like payphone are simply overlooked. Keep the videos coming!! ✌️
It seems astonishing today that cell phones weren't predicted back then, but even one of the most visionary sci-fi writers of the era, William Gibson, didn't envision them, when he got so much else right.
@@Nerval-kg9sm Maxwell Smart came close with the shoe-phone! 😂✌️Actually, I think agent 99 had a compact in her purse... the precursor to the flip-phone!
I was born in 2001 yet I have so much appreciation for 80s culture. From the movies to the music, just the overall vibe. Yes things weren’t perfect but it was definitely more simpler than how things are now and I envy that I didn’t get to experience it. If reincarnation is true, send me back in time to enjoy the 80s😂
I could actually relate to a few things in this video tho as well
It really was a great time to experience but I am happy to know you have an appreciation for the 80s vibe. We need people to carry it on. Thank you for watching!
@@jetskitonioyou’d be surprised how many people of your age say the exact same thing, they all talk about it as if it’s some nostalgia they never experienced, my friends son loves 80s music and films, just not the fashion 😂
@@TayWoode yeah im 18 rn and I wanna experience the 80s cause of the absence of technology and better music
My kids are your age. Born 1999 and 2002. They were so bored all the time. Never wanted to go outside. Hardly even learned to interact with others face to face because of texting. I think they just had too much stuff and became disinterested in everything.
We were never bored in the 80’s. We used a phone rarely and just to make a plan for what we were doing. Spent all day in the woods building forts or roaming the neighborhood with a pack of friends. Rode bikes everywhere even miles away. Parents never knew where we were. We just had to be home before dark. It was awesome.
Damn, I’m old. I’m turning 51 this year. I’m as old as Mr. Miyagi in The Karate Kid and Blanche Devereaux in The Golden Girls (both, which I’ve watched when I was much younger). Damn, how time flies…
It sure does. You never realize it until you look back. Thank you for watching Ryan!
In the 70s when I started playing guitar, I couldn't afford a guitar tuner, so I used the phone's dial tone. This remained a habit until the early 90s.
Wow! I had no idea that was even possible. I had to youtube how you can even do that. Thanks for telling us about that.
I still have my Walkman and a few cassette tapes, I bet if the kids in my neighborhood saw those things they'd have no idea what to make of it
I'm sure you're right on that. I still have those things as well. Thank you for watching TheComicRelief!
I did buy a trapper keeper. I have scratch and sniff movie popcorn stickers. I like to buy crayons when it's back to school time. I hope this year to get a whole new outfit just for fun.
That is great that you still keep that clothes buying tradition going. It doesn't seem as big as it used to be in stores now that we can order online. Thank you for watching pattycake!
The 80s where epic! Amazing era 📼
#80s4life
Thank you for watching CVinyl!
You're only as old as you feel. George Bernard Shaw said it best. "We don't stop playing because we grow old. We grow old because we stop playing." I'm going to be the old guy at the front of the loudest heavy metal concert there ever was, cane in hand, showing the kids how you freaking headbang. Pick me up when my hip gives out and prop me against the stage, it won't stop me! Hell, retro stuff is popular with modern kids now (most of my friends are significantly younger than me, and they're into things like Walkmen, vintage cameras, and vinyl records), so I'll get to tell the kids that I got to experience it first hand!
Those are some great words and I believe them to be true. Those that stay active and have fun doing it are the ones that seem to be happy and live better and longer. It is interesting how some of the retro stuff is popular again. Some of the shows streaming have helped with that. But even without that it just seems to come back around. Thank you for watching!
I have the most incredible memories of my childhood and young adulthood being born in the 60’s , age 7-17 in the 70’s and 18 years old in 1980 and having the best young adulthood throughout the 80’s. I feel like those were Truly the Best of Times !!!!! ❤❤❤❤
Wow, i was seven and i distinctly remember that happening to jessica, all the constant news coverage and the movie afterward. I can remember praying she would be ok and have a long, healthy life. It was absolutly heartwrenching.
Indeed!
It really was quite the story and everyone was glued into what was happening. Thank you for watching and sharing your memories!
I had an old friend of mine that was so moved by that story, he ended up naming his first daughter Jessica.
I remember too. I was at a party and the TV news was on talking about a baby stuck in a well. I saw them rescue her that night. Glad Jessica is doing well today!
I was class of 82, was married in 83 and had my 3 children in the 80's. MTV was my favorite channel and the pop and rock music was awesome.
The telephone was our means to communicate with anyone and no internet or cellphone. Now it seems we would all be lost without them.
Thank you for watching and sharing your memories of the decade with us Miss.
@@RhettyforHistory You're welcome Rhetty.
Feel totally fortunate to have grown up in the 1980's and 1990's. Can't imagine growing up now.
I was an 80’s kid, this video hit me hard. Omg. I made my mom buy me the chipmunks Christmas record and played it to death all year round. My poor parents. Hahaha great times.
I think every parent and older sibling was tortured with that album. It was super popular! Thank you for watching and sharing a memory with us mollysmithe143!
Christmas, Christmas time is here,
Time for joy, and time for cheer!
@@po-tay-toe7920 hahaha, yasss!
I remember purchasing my very first CD 💿 that came in a long box, those were fun early days of high tech music. Now, you just stream on the internet…unfortunately, the fun is gone.
I do feel the hunt in the music store was part of the fun. Maybe you got the newest best thing or maybe you found a hidden gem that not many knew about. Thank you for watching and sharing your memories paul!
I bought my first CD in 1988, Deff Leppard, Hysteria
I guess instead of saying " I'm older than dirt" I can say "im older than diet coke"👍💙
C'MON be proud! I'll be 53 in September! See how EASY that was?💯😂👊
That does sound a little newer! Thank you for watching Tammie!
I am older than most diet drinks. I still remember when sugar substitutes started becoming a thing.
@@ensabahnur7657I agree, and God willing, I'll be 52 in December.
Or, say you’re older than Dirty Harry!
Isn't it strange how things change every decade. . . The 80s were definitely simpler times. I miss physically going out on the weekend and buying a few music cassettes for the party later that day. Used to buy cassettes Saturdays and go out and rent movies on Sundays 👍
It was definitely a more simple time and I'm glad I got to experience it. Thank you for watching and sharing your memories!
@@RhettyforHistory keep the great uploads coming 👍
Such a depressing video! But you are spot on! I'll never forget my childhood during the 70's and 80's. Thanks for reminding me of the good times! 👍
You're welcome and thank you for watching David!
I turn 44 next month. I’m always glad to be the age that I am. I always get a lot of younger millennial guys replying to me on TH-cam trying to compare their life experiences to mine, even though 2 decades separate us. I mostly try to stick to the older nostalgia and Gen-X channels now.
There really is a lot of differences in 2 decades and especially when you are talking 2 decades after the 80s. Thank you for watching Lisa!
We're the same age
Gen x all the way 🤘🤘🤘
@@dvdiecastcustoms8785 You know it! 🤘🤘🤘 Boy, I haven’t gotten a reply from this channel in months. I turn 45 in 3 months.
I’ve really been enjoying the Gen-X subreddit on Reddit.
@@gooniesgirl1979 50 here but I’m still young at heart and happy birthday early 👍
Sheesh! I love this channel. I miss the 1980s so much. especially the mid to late 1980s.
Thank you for watching OGTKCole!
I could go back as a preteen/teen and live 1985 to 1988 on a constant loop and be fine with it.
*Best. Decade. Ever.*
Thank you for watching Broughton!
I grew up in the 80's. I believe we had just the right amount of technology to where it was helpful but not harming society. I can remember the absolute wonder when my parents purchased an original IBM PC (4.77 mhz processor, green screen and TWO 5.25" floppy drives) in 1981 when I was 7 years old... started my life long love of computers, but it's just not the same today.
You got on board with the computer world early. My first one was a commodore 64. I remember at the time I was the only one with that. I loved it because it filled in the game gap between the Atari and the Nintendo. My friends didn't understand why I had it until they saw my huge game selection. Then I had trouble getting them off of it. Thank you for watching and sharing your memories.
@@RhettyforHistoryThe Commodore 64 was also our first. We had Pong, lol.
Your parents had to have a pretty penny in order to have a home computer back then!
@@CatholicTraditional No idea how much it cost, but we got it at a store called Computer Land... I remember the sales lady in the store teaching me how to type!
@@CatholicTraditional Mine were very middle middle class. They were just careful with their money and saved as much as possible for the things they wanted or needed later.
I remember MTV's first video coming on, it was a big event. The first music vid they showed was "Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles. Not long after that was Jackson's "Thriller" which was also a huge event that we little ones planned for - it was a maybe 15-20 minutes long horror story around the music. At 9 years old his Thriller album was the first one I bought with my own money :)
MTV was huge and then Thriller took it all to a whole other level. It was like a mini movie really. It never gets old watching it either. Thank you for watching and sharing your memories with us!
I remember hearing about MTV at a summer party down on LBI. We didn’t have cable yet because all our lines were underground. It sounded wacky. We all laughed.
My first introduction to MTV was at my Grandmothers Shore house in the late 80's. We never had cable growing up, but my Grandmother had cable at the shore house. The cable box was a long narrow box with numbers on it and you pushed the button in front of the number to change the channel. I pushed #13, which was MTV. On the screen a band was playing, but the band was all skeletons. At some point they turned into people. I remember saying "Mom, check out this skeleton band playing! neat!". The song got stuck in my head. Later that night I would be singing "I will get by....I will get by...I will get byyyyyy...I will survive" walking down the boardwalk. I never knew until I got older that i was singing Touch of Grey by the Grateful Dead. Some time later my friend next door got cable and we would always put on channel 13 and sit and watch music videos after school. We got so excited hearing our favorite song come on and then being able to see the artist and their video for the song, which you have never seen before.
I enjoy the content you make talking about stuff that you don’t see anymore or as often. I also just subscribed to your channel
Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel Brandon!
The 80s took me from ages 9 to 19, from grade school to junior high to high school to college. It was definitely my decade. From 1990 to 1998 I was in college and then grad school and cut off from the world. By the time November '98 came along and I resurfaced, the world was already so different.
It was definitely different by the late 90s as you said. Thank you for watching and sharing how it all was for you.
Brings back great memories! Everything wasn’t perfect, but it was a different time. 😊
Thank you for watching Melisa!
It's fun to watch these nostalgia videos. Amazing how fast time flies by. As a kid times seemed like it took forever to go by, and we all couldn't wait to grow up. Don't get me wrong. I'm much happier as an adult ( the 80s ) wasn't such a good decade for me despite all the cool and fun nostalgic memories it, because of other Not so good things that also happened. But in the end I am happy to have been born when I was the 70s was cool, and the late 80s and 90s is when things got better. Funny how life is just a bunch of memories. Everything becomes a memory as fast as you see and hear it.
It is funny how time goes by so slowly when you are young and then it flies by when you are older. Thank you for watching and sharing some of your memories of the 80s even if they weren't the best of times for you.
Can you sometimes cover cigarette loads in one of your videos about things from the 70's 80's, 90's I know they were still around in the 90s but somewhere they stopped making them due to some people getting injured by them? I'd love to hear any info on them. An interesting thing about the old internet, it may have been slow, but it was fun to totally customize it, back than games like solitaire and minesweeper were free on every computer, I miss the personalization of how you could make everything look on your screen and even change the sounds,
I remember Down In The Valley In Minnesota...these record stores always had that unique smell, black light posters, tickets for sale for upcoming concerts and smoking paraphernalia.
They really were their own cultural spot. Those posters with black lights and a lava lamp were really cool! Thank you for watching and sharing your memories!
I'm 59 i graduated school in 1983 and I remember everything from the mid and late 70's
but most especially from the 80's that includes tv shows, movies, music, comic books,
foods, beverages and anything else from the 80's down here in Southern Oklahoma
Thanks for the memories.🇺🇲📺📻🇺🇲
Born in 1980 and I’m still young and cool.😂😂😂😂😂😂
We always will be in our own eyes! It's the kids that that think otherwise. Thank you for watching!
Born in '80 and I still feel like I'm 18 forever too😁
I remember all of this! We were just married in 1982, so our kids grew up partly in the 80"s! Thanks Rhetty, great memories!
Sounds like you definitely made some great memories in the 80s! Thank you for watching my friend!
Thanks Rhetty. 👍🏻👍🏻
Thank you for watching ronm6585!
I was born in 1980. I love music and guitar, and back in May of 2018 my band opened for Stryper at the Val Air Ballroom in Des Moines, Iowa. I met Michael Sweet and talked with him while I was plinking around on my guitar on stage. It was an amazing moment! Long live 80s music!!
The Golden Girls was another wonderful American sitcom that graced our screens in Australia back in the day, and boy did we love 💗 it. Wow 😮 does Ralph Macchio ever age ? Looks amazing.
Thanks Rhett. ❤️Jodie 🇦🇺
He does look great for his age. He has always had youthful looking genes. he was 22 years old when he was playing a 16 year old. Thank you for watching Jodie!
I feel so sad watching these videos but I love them.
Thank you for watching and I'm happy to hear you are loving the videos!
Nostalgia is such sweet sorrow.
It would be and understatement to say you're pretty good at hitting the mark with these visits down memory lane. But with this video you pretty much hit it out of the park. I appreciate the videos and your work and effort to keep these memories fresh in our minds (at least mine).
80's were absolutely the best....especially 1983 and 1984....miss those days...
would give anything to go back😢😢😢
Born in 79. God I miss my childhood. Atlanta was the center of the universe for me. Riding around in moms car backseat playing with gi joe and transformers listening to 80’s music.
I like the way you do the age/years comparisons. Thats stuff I do, lol, really puts things in perspective. And makes ya feel old 😂 👍🏻👍🏻 I enjoyed this, thanks !
Thank you for watching Diane and I'm happy to know you enjoyed the video!
I loved fruit roll ups. They were real fruit, though. The ones that came later were/are nasty. Also, John Candy’s character was carrying his dead wife in his trunk in Planes, Trains and Automobiles. 😮
That film is absolutely hilarious!
Thank you for watching Julie! That is my all time favorite comedy movie!
@@RhettyforHistory I love that particular conspiracy theory! 🤣
My daughter was watching this with me and she loved fruit roll ups too! She loves 80s music the best and says she was born in the wrong time period.
Thank you, I do feel a little older but happier that I got to live the time first hand. So many great things have been lost to "progress"!
Yes they have and I'm thankful I got to experience it all as well. Thank you for watching!
I love all of you my generation out there from coast to coast, stay strong, stay safe, stay happy...POSITIVE VIBES FROM SOUTHWEST GA 💪
Great channel! Thanks for the content & memories! 💖
You're welcome and thank you for watching thebackrooms7511!
I was at Woodstock in 69, I suppose someone is getting old. My best memory from the 80's : The birth of my son.
Thank you for watching and sharing a great memory from the 80s! I'm curious on your best memory of Woodstock?
@@RhettyforHistory Thank you ☮️ I was there with John Sebastian and his pregnant girlfriend. A wonderful lady I still to this day speak with, she and I met in the 3rd grade. Perhaps my favorite memory was ?? the entire event, once in a lifetime experience.
I was born in ‘83. The cartoons, comic books, TV shows, my first McDonald’s lunch with my family, walkman, hot wheels, lego, GI Joe, Transformers, Indiana Jones movies.
Michael Jackson, a lot of candy, family dinners.
This video bought back so much memory. People who were born in the 2000s have absolutely no idea how lucky our generation was. We experienced life without the internet.
It’s the best year to be born in.
Rhetty,I love these videos but not gonna lie-when you said how old Rue McClanahan was when Golden Girls started and I’m 52 I almost choked on my coffee 😂😂!
I hear you on that. The other ladies on the show were quite a bit older. Time creeps up before you know it though. Thank you for watching Karen!
They definitely looked a lot older. I am 50 yrs old, and I get mistaken for a lot younger. I think it's genetics, and Rue just wasn't blessed with the "young" gene. It didn't help that most of them had grey or white hair to play up the elderly angle. I used to love that show as a child, but half of the jokes flew right over my head. As an adult, I watch it, and I can appreciate the humor even more.
I think most people look back at the first two decades they were alive and wish the world could still be that way. But as someone born mid-1979, and growing up in the 80’s and 90’s, it really did feel like the “sweet spot” in history to be a kid. Before that things were just a little more tumultuous, not as connected, and technology was pretty basic. In the years since, the world has become so much more cold and corporate, and technology and communications have become so ubiquitous and out of control that I don’t think we really even appreciate any of it, and things like social media, cell phones, and streaming video consume our lives. But in the 80’s and 90’s I feel like we had the best of both worlds. It was a pretty stabile and economically prosperous time, innovations happened on practically a weekly basis, there was lots of cool stuff for kids. No, hardly anyone had a cell phone until the late 90’s, but everyone a “a” phone. It was just at your house. No, video games weren’t in HD, surround sound, and connected to online communities, but all video games were so new and exciting in the 80’s and 90’s, and growing so fast. And the joy of going to a physical place like an arcade was a social thing in a real sense, and you weren’t just in your house all day. We didn’t have GPS in our cars, but all that meant was that that you had to think a little a plan things out. But there was joy in just the spontaneity of not knowing exactly where you were, and exploring too. There weren’t streaming services or on-demand for things like cartoons, but when you did get them on Saturday mornings or maybe the evening or early morning, man, it was so much more special. As an adult, I’ve honestly been pretty lost in the world today because of how much I miss all of these ways from when I was a kid. I feel like most things that I ever loved have now gone away, with nothing replacing them, and it’s painful.
Technology is an interesting thing to watching develop and change. In some ways it is good and then in other ways not so much. I do enjoy the face to face interactions that seemed to happen a lot more than what they do now. There was a time when most people not only knew their neighbors but also everyone on their street or road. You're right about about some of the joy being gone and missing from going places like the arcade. It's really just not the same at all. Thank you for watching and sharing some of your memories and thoughts.
I can relate to this
I would say you're assessment is correct, but I would change the years to the mid 70s to mid 90s. The world kind of started going downhill around 1989, and after 1995, it just spiraled downward in terms of music quality, etc., and just never made a recovery.
Hey Rhett, how's life going for you?
My kids grew up in the 80's and 90s, and they love Mtv, along with Nickelodeon.
The trend of music was definitely different back then, which steered it in the direction of today.
Thank you, Rhett, for these wonderful videos.
You're welcome and thank you for watching my friend. Life is going great for us now. I hope things are well with you. You're right about this decade steering is in the direction everything is today. I really feel this is when a lot of transitions were starting to take place. At the time is was super exciting though.
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So true, Rhett. We are do wonderful.
Thank you so much for your friendship.
New subscriber here and just wanted to say, I'm so happy I stumbled on your channel, it felt like coming home! I'm a 70"s kid and you brought back some great memories. Thank you!
I was very lucky to be an 80s & 90s kid, toys cartoons, and Music was so much fun & Magical, very lucky to experience those times
Good video, my son's time. My time is the 50's. Saw tons of these movies with my kid. Brings back a lot of happy memories ❤. Have a happy weekend Rhetty. ❤ Stay safe enjoy 😉🙏
Thank you for watching Marlene and I hope you have a great weekend as well!
Saturday morning cartoons was a ritual for us 5 kids in the 80's. With only 1 tv, fights between brothers & sisters on watching G.I Joe, or My Little Pony was a NORM!! Good'ole Days 😊
I can imagine the battles now! Who won the most? Thank you for watching and sharing your memories with us alatinagirl28!
The 80’s was the best! I feel very blessed to have grown up in the 80’s lol. I can still hear the Folgers coffee song in my head.
I was in my twenties , And remember all that you talked about . loved the big hair bands !
The big hair and tight jeans or later spandex was great! Definitely some great hard rock and heavy metal. Thank you for watching!
Born in 87 so I'm more of a 90s baby. But I still say 80s had the best music and media overall. Born just in time to experience the world pre-internet and before we went through that portal around 2009.
Thank you for watching Nathan!
Nice job Rhetty always a lot of fun.
Thank you and I appreciate you watching Paul!
1967 here. Loved the 70s as a kid and preteen(1979), and the 80s as a teen and young adult.
Thank you for watching brannonevans3685!
The 1980’s was the best decade ever. Movies, music, the neon colors, TV shows like Miami Vice, the excitement of going to the mall with friends or cruising around with friends sure beats burying your face in your phone while you sit alone in mommy’s basement. Totally 80’s forever!
Neon skateboard and surfboard art really took off in the 80’s 👍🏾
Yes it did. Ocean Pacific or OP clothing was super huge. Thank you for watching keithybrinson!
I remember that pop rock bands always had pins that people decorated vests hats or backpacks with stickers too. Audio recording has improved lots though the MP4 doesnt get static like cassette tapes
In reality the records were better than cassettes as far as quality but they certainly weren't as durable or portable. The digital world definitely took over and I understand why. Thank you for watching julia.
80’s social media was to name the band, then lead singer, drummer, and so on after every correct answer among a group of friends.
Cassettes & vinyl records are making a comeback. My daughter (19) has started a collection. We had to get her a record player so she could listen to them. I think she currently has 3 records, of which 2 of them are double albums. They're going for around $30 - $40 these days.
Great Rhett. Did not many of the T V show 's here in Africa. We did get Golden Girls, love'd it. We only got T V in 75. Can you imagine!. Hope you are all well. Love from Africa 😊❤
Thank you for watching Yvonne. I hope you are doing well. That is interesting to hear that Golden Girls aired in South Africa. I'm curious if there was a lot of British programming or was there South African programming. I'd love to know about any children shows that were on the air or are now.
@RhettyforHistory HI Rhett. Our T V program only started at 7 pm to 10 pm. One day was in English the next day was Afrikaans, that was the language of the early white settlers from Germany , France & Holland. It is still spoken today, with School & University's. When we lived in the Free State not many people spoke English. Hope that helps. I forgot no children's programs. 😕. It's all changed now. 😊
Rhett, I enjoyed your 80's memories video it was great reminiscing about that time frame. Looking forward to part two of 80's memories. Have a fantastic weekend. Take care 🐎
Thank you for watching Brenda and I hope you have a great weekend as well!
Thank You for sharing. Love it. California Native since 61. 80s we're Awesome 👍😎⚓🤿
Thank you for watching Todd!
It always makes me both happy and nostalgic that I grew up to own the first Thriller edition, and the 25th anniversary edition, and the 40th anniversary edition... The worst is it did not feel like 15 years passed between those 2 collector editions. Damn, it goes faster and faster.
This video was done very well.,.
Thanks for bringing the memories back!❤
You're welcome and thank you for watching 9250td!
I started the 80s at age 8 and ended at age 18 (Dec 79 to Dec 89). I remember almost everything in this video. The only thing I didn't remember was that diet coke came out in 81. Also I never own a record player and only started in the late 80s going to record stores for cassette tapes.
Prior to Diet Coke Tab was the go to drink if you wanted a coke product. It was their answer to Diet Pepsi which was a product of the mid 60s. Thank you for watching!
I don’t remember when Diet Coke came out, but remember Caffeine-Free Coke was very popular during that era…
@@RhettyforHistory diet Pepsi, just 1 calorie. My favorite line about diet Pepsi came out in the 90s. You're the Diet Pepsi of evil, just 1 calorie, not evil enough.
I remember the lemon flavored Diet Pepsi. Whatever happened to that?
My 17 yr old great niece watches abc after school specials and loves them
I get mixed emotions watching your videos. Some happiness some sadness, some moments of OH YEAH! I forgot about this or that. I like so many in the comment section, love and appreciate growing up in the great 70's and 80's. Seeing the world as it is today.. I believe we are truly lucky.
5:32 The firefighter [Robert O'Donnell] who got focused attention for the Baby Jessica rescue did the talk show circuits for a while. The attention faded, he went through a divorce, and his life fell apart. Some suggest that the fame, and subsequent loss of fame, did him in. He eventually took his own life at the age of 37.
DAMN! May he be resting in PEACE!
Thank you for watching and and giving us a little more background on him. I had no idea about any of his difficult times.
In my early 50's with a young child that is being raised with all the old 70's and 80's shows. Only kid in school who knows who Thundarr is.
Thank you for watching John! That is great that you're exposing your child to some older shows!
I remember every 80s memory. Every last one of them. I wish I could go back sometimes.
Movies in the '80's were great.
An excellent video Rhett.
Thank you for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed it Greg!
Ten years older than Diet Coke and old enough to be in the Golden Girls 😂. Thank you for the nostalgia, perspective and the John Candy love! He will forever be one of my favorites. Splash was cast so perfectly. The 80s was the last decade before before we were immersed into the www and everyone having mobile phones. Research was done inside libraries for the most part. Magazines were more important. That’s been replaced to a large extent by reading online articles.
Splash was a great movie and John Candy was in a lot of great ones. It was a huge loss when he died. Researching school projects, reports and work required a lot more than it does today. You really had to plan that process out so you could get it done. Thank you for watching and sharing some of your memories with us Lemoncatsf!
I sooo wish I can go back in time. This was an awesome time to live. Music, movies, fashion and food was awesome. This day in age, it’s terrible. I remember watching MTV and VH1 pop up videos with my friends after school. You can go outside till the street lights come on and now you can’t do that. I looked forward to Saturday morning cartoons when I was a kid. I want to go back in time so bad. Thank you for taking me down memory lane 😊
I absolutely LOVE your channel! I grew up in the 80's! One thing you didn't mention is the old paper TV guides!
When I was a kid being over 50 was considered old, not just old but ANCIENT - now that I am myself over 50 I don't really consider being in my 50s that old anymore...only sometimes :)
I hear you on that! My perspective on it all has changed! Thanks for watching!
I'm from '79 and still way cooler than kids from these days 😎🤙
Thank you for watching Ralfscho!
Yes, the 80s were by far my favorite decade. The music, the movies atari/Nintendo cd's, tapes record's BMX bikes, skateboards, everything was so much better, and nobody had a cellphone.
Things come and go, decade after decade. I had a great childhood in the 50's and 60's. My kids are 70's and 80's kids. What will my two little great grandsons be telling their kids? My grandfather said he lived in the best stretch of inventions, he lived from 1890-1982 and went from horse and buggy to watching us land on the moon. As always, Rhett, I thoroughly enjoyed today's video! It did bring back a lot of memories.
You're grandfather saw a lot of changes that happened. I was always fascinated to hear my grandparents and great grandparents talk about some of the changes they had seen. Thank you for watching and sharing some of your memories Leslie!