I Love the '80s (U.S. TV series)
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For the British television series of the same name, see I Love the '80s (U.K. TV series).
I Love the '80s is a decade nostalgia television program that was produced by VH1. The first episode, "I Love 1980", premiered on December 16, 2002.
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[edit] Recurring segments
- Lionel Richie presented "Makeout Songs" from each year.
- Bret Michaels presented "Babes" from each year.
- Traci Lords presented "Hunks" from each year.
- "Weird Al" Yankovic compares trends of the given year and the present day in the "Then and Now" segment.
- Andrew Dice Clay presented the "Mr. & Ms." of each year.
- Soleil Moon Frye presented people, bands, and products that were "Born In" the given year.
- A public service announcement from each year was presented.
[edit] 1980
- The Love Boat (started in 1977)
- Caddyshack
- The Vapors' "Turning Japanese"
- Punk and preppy fashion
- Strawberry Shortcake
- The Blue Lagoon
- Gloria Vanderbilt jeans
- Air Supply
- Pat Benatar and Blondie
- Who shot J.R.?
- 9 to 5
- Urban Cowboy
- Queen's "Another One Bites the Dust"
- Kenny Rogers
- Xanadu
- Airplane!
- The Sugarhill Gang's "Rapper's Delight"
- The Pretenders' "Brass in Pocket"
- Mattel Football
- The Miracle on Ice
- That's Incredible!
- Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
[edit] 1981
- MTV
- Porky's (Canadian release)
- Reagan assassination attempt
- Pope John Paul II assassination attempt
- The Royal Wedding
- Luke and Laura (characters from General Hospital)
- Rick Springfield
- Arthur
- The Greatest American Hero
- De Lorean DMC-12
- Rubik's cube
- Kool & the Gang's "Celebration"
- Fridays
- Stripes
- Bosom Buddies
- John McEnroe
- Hall & Oates' "Private Eyes"
- Members Only
- Atari
- The Jeffersons (originally 1975)
- Raiders of the Lost Ark
[edit] 1982
- Mullets
- VJs
- Toni Basil's "Mickey"
- Fast Times at Ridgemont High
- J. Geils Band's "Centerfold"
- Square Pegs
- Rocky III
- Ozzy Osbourne
- Joan Jett's "I Love Rock 'N Roll"
- The Dukes of Hazzard (debuted 1979)
- The Go-Go's
- Olivia Newton-John's "Physical"
- A Flock of Seagulls' "I Ran (So Far Away)"
- Trivial Pursuit
- Keytar
- Joanie Loves Chachi
- Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man
- Tommy Tutone's "867-5309/Jenny"
- Dungeons & Dragons
- Poltergeist
- Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five's "The Message"
- Silver Spoons
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
[edit] 1983
- National Lampoon's Vacation
- Family Ties
- Diff'rent Strokes (debuted 1978)
- Cabbage Patch Kids
- Michael Jackson's Thriller
- Flashdance
- Duran Duran
- Valley Girl
- Pat Benatar's "Love Is a Battlefield"
- Scarface
- The A-Team
- Def Leppard's Pyromania
- Eddie Murphy Delirious
- Dexys Midnight Runners' "Come on Eileen"
- Jerry Falwell vs. Larry Flynt
- Knight Rider
- WarGames
- Wacky wall walker
- Styx's "Mr. Roboto"
- He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
- Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
[edit] 1984
- Breakdancing
- Footloose
- Madonna
- Corey Hart's "Sunglasses at Night"
- "Where's the beef?"
- Bruce Springsteen's Born in the U.S.A.
- Mary Lou Retton
- Webster (debuted 1983) and Punky Brewster
- Huey Lewis & the News
- Miami Vice
- The Terminator
- Transformers and Care Bears
- Wham!
- Purple Rain
- Sixteen Candles
- Cyndi Lauper
- Michael Jackson's Pepsi commercial disaster
- Lionel Richie's "Hello"
- This Is Spinal Tap
[edit] 1985
- WrestleMania
- MacGyver
- Back to the Future
- Mötley Crüe's "Home Sweet Home"
- The Goonies
- Pee Wee's Big Adventure
- Small Wonder
- Bryan Adams' "Summer of '69"
- Big hair
- Fletch
- "The Super Bowl Shuffle"
- Bartles & Jaymes
- Cocoon
- Til Tuesday's "Voices Carry"
- Live Aid
- The Facts of Life (debuted 1979)
- Eddie Murphy's "Party All the Time"
- Brat Pack
- Day-Glo
- Pound Puppies
- "We Are the World"
[edit] 1986
- Ferris Bueller's Day Off
- Wheel of Fortune (daytime debut 1975, primetime syndication 1983)
- Hands Across America
- Teddy Ruxpin
- ALF
- Pretty in Pink
- Madonna's "Papa Don't Preach"
- Swatch
- 1986 World Series
- The Cosby Show (debuted 1984)
- Baby On Board
- Crocodile Dundee
- Celebrity marriages
- Whitney Houston
- Comic Relief
- Janet Jackson
- Stand by Me
- Run DMC's "Walk This Way"
- Top Gun
[edit] 1987
- Dirty Dancing
- Tiffany and Debbie Gibson
- Hair crimping
- Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam
- Fatal Attraction
- Hair metal
- FOX
- R.E.M.'s "It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)"
- Oliver North and Fawn Hall, Gary Hart and Donna Rice, Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker and Jessica Hahn
- Wall Street
- Beastie Boys' "Fight for Your Right"
- Converse
- Cheers (debuted 1982)
- Salt-N-Pepa's "Push It"
- Hollywood Shuffle
- Robert Palmer's "Addicted to Love"
- The two Coreys
- U2's The Joshua Tree
[edit] 1988
- Mike Tyson
- Child's Play
- Roseanne
- Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up"
- Guns N' Roses
- The Wonder Years
- The Cure, INXS, Morrissey, Erasure, and Depeche Mode
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (debuted 1987)
- Bobby McFerrin's "Don't Worry Be Happy"
- California Raisins
- Perfect Strangers (original debut 1986)
- George Michael's Faith
- Pictionary and Win, Lose or Draw
- UB40's "Red, Red Wine"
- Working woman's wardrobe
- Yo! MTV Raps
- Who's the Boss? (original debut 1984)
- Terence Trent D'Arby
- The neo-hippie movement
- Grateful Dead's "Touch of Grey"
- Rain Man
[edit] 1989
- New Kids on the Block
- Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure
- Milli Vanilli
- Tetris
- COPS
- Rob Lowe's sex video
- Cher's "If I Could Turn Back Time"
- Do The Right Thing
- Madonna's "Like a Prayer" music video and the ensuing Pepsi controversy
- Say Anything
- The Arsenio Hall Show
- The B-52's "Love Shack"
- Bobby Brown
- Afrocentric clothing
- Baywatch
- Aerosmith's "Love in an Elevator"
- Heathers
- Saved by the Bell
- Tone Loc's "Funky Cold Medina"
- The fall of the Berlin Wall
[edit] External links
- I Love the 80s at VH1.com
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