You Grew Up in the Late 80s/Early 90s If . . .
Here's a fun little list for my generation that sums up some pop culture items that we may have forgotten about, including a few that we wish we hadn't been reminded about. I've included links a-plenty on this, since every time I read one of these lists, I know that I immediately think, "Oh, snap! I wish I had that on DVD!"
You know that you grew up in the late 80s and early 90s if . . .
- You've ever ended a sentence with the word "PSYCH!"
- You watched the ::amazon("B0006MSO5K", "Pound Puppies")::.
- You can sing the rap to "::amazon("B0006N2F0O", "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air")::" and you can do the "::wikipedia("Image:Carlton_dance.gif", "Carlton")::".
- Girls wore biker shorts under their skirts and felt stylishly sexy.
- You yearned to be a member of the Baby-Sitters club and tried to start a club of your own.
- You owned those lil' Strawberry Shortcake pals scented dolls.
- You know that "WOAH!" comes from Joey on Blossom.
- You know what ::wikipedia("parachute pants"):: look and feel like.
- You've ever watched "::amazon("B0009RQSSW", "Fraggle Rock")::".
- You had plastic streamers on your handle bars… and playing cards on your spokes for that incredible sound effect.
- You can sing the entire theme song to "::amazon("B000AXWGRC", "DuckTales")::" (Woo ooh!)
- It was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch ::wikipedia("Saturday morning cartoons")::.
- You wore a ponytail on the side of your head.
- You saw the original ::amazon("6304698739", "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"):: on the big screen…and still know ::wikipedia("List of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles characters", "the turtles names")::. [Novac's note: There are so many errors in this listing that I simply must address them. TMNT originally started as a comic book in 1984. The television series started up in 1987, and the movie followed in 1990. There's nothing "original" about the movie.]
- You made your mom buy one of those clips that would hold your shirt in a knot on the side.
- You had big hair and you knew how to use it.
- You played the game "MASH" (Mansion, Apartment, Shelter, House)
- You wore a stonewashed Jordache jean jacket and were proud of it.
- ::wikipedia("L.A. Gear")::….need I say more?
- You wanted to change your name to "JEM ". (She's truly outrageous)
- You remember reading ::amazon("0142401013", "Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing"):: and all the ::amazon("0380814684", "Ramona Quimby"):: books.
- You know the profound meaning of "::amazon("B0006OBPTA", "Wax on, wax off!")::"
- You wanted to be a ::wikipedia("Goonie")::.
- You ever wore ::wikipedia("1990s_fashion#Early_1990s", "fluorescent clothing")::.
- You can remember what ::amazon("B00005QGAZ", "Michael Jackson"):: looked like before his nose fell off and his cheeks shifted.
- You have ever pondered why ::wikipedia("Smurfette"):: was the only female smurf.
- You took ::wikipedia("lunch boxes"):: to school… and traded ::wikipedia("Garbage Pail Kids"):: in the schoolyard.
- You remember the CRAZE, then the BANNING of ::wikipedia("slap bracelets")::.
- You still get the urge to say "NOT" after every sentence.
- You remember ::wikipedia("Hypercolor"):: t-shirts.
- ::amazon("B00004CI6V", "Barbie and the Rockers"):: was your favorite band.
- You thought ::amazon("B000BFO07I", "She-Ra"):: (Princess of Power!) and ::amazon("B000ALM4GW", "He-Man"):: should hook up.
- You thought your childhood friends would never leave because you exchanged handmade ::wikipedia("friendship bracelets")::.
- You ever owned a pair of ::amazon("B000EGO2KY", "jelly shoes")::.
- After you saw ::amazon("0790749408", "Pee-Wee´s Big Adventure"):: you kept saying, "I know you are, but what am I?"
- You remember "::wikipedia("I´ve fallen and I can´t get up")::!"
- You remember going to the rink ::amazon("B0009QTQGE", "before there were inline skates")::.
- You ever got seriously injured on a ::amazon("B00003CYPS", "Slip ´N´ Slide")::.
- You have ever played with a ::amazon("B0006IGX8O", "Skip-It")::.
- You had or attended a birthday party at McDonald's.
- You remember Popples.
- Your motto was "::amazon("B000005H6Y", "Don´t Worry, Be Happy")::."
- You wore like, FOUR pairs of socks over tights with ::wikipedia("Reebok Freestyle", "hi-top Reeboks")::.
- You wore socks scrunched down and over your tight jeans.
- You remember ::wikipedia("boomboxes"):: . . . and walking around with one on shoulder
- You remember watching ::amazon("B00006JMSM", "both Gremlins movies")::.
- You know what it meant to say "::amazon("B000068TPH", "Care Bear Stare!!")::"
- You remember watching ::amazon("B0002J4ZY6", "Rainbow Brite"):: and ::amazon("B0004Z349U", "My Little Pony")::
- You thought ::amazon("B00076YOZY", "Doogie Howser")::/::amazon("B0001Z3I1C", "Samantha Micelli"):: was hot.
- You remember ::amazon("B0002DB5N6", "ALF")::, the lil furry brown alien from Melmac.
- You remember ::amazon("B00000I157", "New Kids on the Block"):: when they were cool… and don't even flinch when people refer to them as "NKOTB".
- You knew all the characters names and their life stories on ::amazon("B0000AKY3Q", "Saved by the Bell")::, The ORIGINAL class.
- You know all the words to Bon Jovi's "::amazon("B00000I07N", "Shot Through the Heart")::."
- You just sang those words to yourself.
- You remember watching ::amazon("B0006BE0RW", "Magic vs. Bird")::.
- Homemade Levi shorts . . . (::wikipedia("Daisy Dukes", "the shorter the better")::)
- You remember when ::wikipedia("Mullet", "mullets"):: were cool!
- Frizzy hair was IN.
- You still sing "::amazon("B000001FCX", "We Are the World")::"
- You tight rolled your jeans.
- You owned a banana clip.
- You remember "::wikipedia("Where´s the Beef?")::"
- You used to (and probably still do) say "::amazon("B0002JZT5U", "What´choo talkin´ ´bout, Willis?")::"
- You're still singing "::amazon("B00000I07N", "Shot Through the Heart")::" in your head, aren't you?!?
- You've gone through this list, nodding your head in agreement.
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