This Father's Day Weekend it's The Awesome 80’s Party Weekend starting Friday at 2 pm with Sarah Sullivan, then Scott Winters at 3 pm and continues the Night Shift airs with Craig Allen.
When I think about being old and how times have changed - I don't think I fully grasp how much has really changed in 30 years! If you look at the cool kids from the 80's with their fancy CD players and T-Top Trans Ams and compare them to the cool kids today - there are huge differences and your cool 80's kids become more like regular kids.
I am not proud of the 80's. I think there were a lot of fads and other things that happened that should be forgotten. That doesn't mean everything was bad though. Quite a few bands shone through the darkness of that decade and there were a number of irreplaceable cinematic masterpieces! In fact, I have a list of the top 10 greatest movies from the 80's.
Children of the '80s and '90s pretty much learned everything they need to know from TV. (It was basically like a third parent.) Besides "very special" sitcom episodes, one of the major ways we learned about how to say no to drugs and avoid "stranger danger" was from public service announcements.
When one thinks of ‘Say Anything...,’ John Cusak, holding a boom box above his head and serenading Ione Skye with the Peter Gabriel song ’In Your Eyes' likely comes to mind.
But beyond that iconic scene, Cameron Crowe’s directorial debut is perhaps one of the most well-crafted and nuanced teen romantic comedies of all time.
I will admit that the 80's were not the best decade. Lots of bad clothes and hairstyles - and loads of bad movies! But hidden among the bad were a lot of treasures that as a parent it is your duty to make sure your kids see. Below are the top 25 80's movies that every kid should see.
I was born in 1980, so I don't really remember that decade too well since I was young. What I do remember was some pretty bad stuff - flat top hair cuts, cut off jeans, synthesized music, really bright neon clothes, and my sisters having really big hair!