I got this in my email, and ... yes, I remember all most of these things (which is sad, really) so ...

You are a child of the 80's if...

  • You remember yelling "YEEEEE HAWWWW" when the Duke boys jumped in the General Lee
  • Snap bracelets were always getting you in trouble at school.
  • You played with My Little Ponies
  • Friendship bracelets were ties that couldn't be broken.
  • You've ever read Nancy Drew, The Hardy Boys, The Baby Sitters Club, or Sweet Valley High.
  • You know all the words to Ice Ice Baby
  • You wanted to be The Hulk for Halloween.
  • You wanted to be on Star Search.
  • You had Garbage Pal trading cards.
  • You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before he had plastic surgery.
  • Heaven forbid you wore one of those T-shirt rings or a scrunchie on one side of your shirt during your youth.
  • You were styling with your French rolled pants.
  • You wore multiple pairs of socks in the middle of the summer just so you could be hip.
  • You had puff painted your own shirt at least once.
  • You owned a doll with 'Xavier Roberts' signed on it's butt. -- Cabbage Patch Kids!
  • You knew what Willis was talkin' 'bout
  • You know the profound meaning of Wax on, Wax off
  • You were upset when She-ra, Princess of Power, and He-Man was canceled.
  • You can remember watching Full House and Saved by the Bell for endless hours, back when they were new episodes.
  • You have seen at least 10 episodes of Fraggle Rock.
  • You hold a special place in your heart for Back to the Future.
  • You know where to go if you wanna go where everybody knows your name.
  • You wanted to be a Goonie.
  • You remember Madonna in her cone stage.
  • You knew The Artist when he was humbly called Prince --You even wore fluorescent-neon clothing...
  • You could break-dance, or wished you could.
  • You remember when ATARI was a state-of-the-art video game system.
  • You remember M.C. Hammer.
  • You can still sing the rap to Fresh Prince of Bel Air
  • You can recite the theme to Duck tales?
  • You own any cassettes.
  • You owned a pair of L.A. Gear, Keds, or Converse tennis shoes.
  • You carried your lunch to school in a Gremlins or an ET lunchbox.
  • You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the ONLY female smurf.(And how come Baby Smurf never grew up...)
  • My Little Pony, Gummy Bears, Transformers, Lady Lovely Locks, You can't do that on Television, Noozles, KIDS Incorporated, Captain Kangaroo, Double Dare, and Hey Dude are familiar to you.
  • You ever had a Swatch Watch or a Doonie and Burke.
  • You actually spent countless hours trying to perfect the Care Bear stare. (there is nothing wrong with that!!!!)
  • You had Wonder Woman or Superman underoos. (you know it!)
  • You thought that Transformers were more than meets the eye.
  • You spent hours in the basement building and rebuilding Lego cities.
  • Do Polly Pockets or Popples ring a bell?
  • Big wheels and bicycles with streamers were the way to go.
  • Party like it's 1999 seemed SO far away!!
  • You stayed up all night listening to Teddy Rukspin.
  • Can we say Trapper Keeper?
  • Can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street?
  • If you wanted to be on the GLADIATORS!!!
  • If you still have a crimper in your bathroom drawer.
  • If you remember singing Amy Grants Baby, Baby
  • You owned an Indiana Jones hat.
  • You had more than one Star Wars action figure.
  • You loved your pink jeans, black stretch pants and big loop earrings.
  • Acid washed clothing...
  • If you wanted to pick a lock with a toothbrush just like MacGyver.
  • You wanted to travel through time on Quantum Leap.
  • You had at least one Hyper color shirt.
  • If you remember when rollerblades were the new thing.
  • If you learned how to spell "mouse" from the Mickey Mouse Club theme song.
  • You felt like a big girl when your mom bought you GIRLTALK. (not me!)
  • You used to wear bright pink slip-ons and jelly shoes
  • You used to compare your little brother to Ferguson.
  • You were scared of the Gremlins.
  • You remember when Ren and Stimpy was a new show.
  • Your parents wouldn't let you watch The Simpson's because it was inappropriate.
  • The Wonder Years was a part of your daily lifestyle.
  • You had Hotwheel races down your street during the block party.
  • When MTV was all about Rock Hard videos and BIG hair. (first aired in 1981!!!)
  • Pee Wee's Play House...Rainbow Brite...Fanny Packs. (need I say more...?)
  • Did you keep your hot pink lipstick in a caboodle?
  • You could not get enough hair spray on those bangs?
  • How many trolls did you have?
  • Does Heroes in a half shell mean anything to you? (TURTLE POWER)
  • Everything was rad, totally awesome, and tubular!!!
  • You remember when the original Nintendo was the best 100 bucks you could spend.
  • You wanted to go to the bozo show.
  • You remember when there was no Barney. When the Ghost Busters were the ones to call
  • If you ever wondered what happened to those triangular scooter things you used to sit on and it had the handle in the front that you move sideways repeatedly to keep you going.
  • You remember when you got your first Jean jacket and were TOO cool.
  • You remember when the latest, coolest cars had flip-up headlights.
  • You remember when everyone had to roll up their pants.
  • You think that The Power Rangers was a cheep rip-off of Voltron!
  • Does Thunder, Thunder, Thundercats - HO!!!! mean anything to you?
  • Safety pins to pin your pant legs shut tight.
  • Can we all say GYMP????
  • Anyone remember Strawberry Shortcake????
  • Mini Pops albums
  • Little beads on safety pins...put them on your shoes... it's cool..
  • DUCKIE SHOES!!!!
  • Hey everyone wanted hair like Madonna... flipped to the side in one of those plastic cone things...
  • Rips in your jeans. ass and knees...and where ever else was cool too.