People Are Sharing Their Favorite '80s Memories, And OMG, It'll Give You The Feels
"#MyFavorite80sMemory everything!!!"
I think that anyone who lived through the '80s would agree that it was an AWESOME decade โ whether you were kid, teen, or an adult.
Yesterday, Twitter account @BratPackTags started the hashtag #MyFavorite80sMemory, to get people to share their cherished memories of the decade.
And honestly, the responses will leave you feeling nostalgic AF for the '80s!
#MyFavorite80sMemory Everything!!
Some people remembered how much they really loved cassette tapes. Specifically, taping off the radio...
Recording on a blank cassette. Top 40 count down. #MyFavorite80sMemory
...and making mix tapes with them.
Making mixtapes.. #MyFavorite80sMemory
A lot of people brought up MTV and how it was revolutionary...
Video killing the radio star #MyFavorite80sMemory
...and how it actually used to play music videos!
#MyFavorite80sMemory When @MTV use to actually play โMusic Videosโ!!!!!!
Of course, people brought up the foods, like Hostess Fruit Pies...
#MyFavorite80sMemory Hostess pie's!
...and Hi-C Ecto Cooler (so, so delicious).
Ecto cooler #MyFavorite80sMemory
Eighties kids brought up Happy Meal Toys...
#MyFavorite80sMemory was the McDonald's toys
...Pee-wee's Playhouse...
The secret word. #MyFavorite80sMemory
...all things Star Wars...
#MyFavorite80sMemory -- Star Wars toys and bedding.
...and of course, ICONIC '80s cartoons.
#MyFavorite80sMemory ALL of these..how I miss being a kid & watching Saturday morning cartoons with a bowl of cereal ๐๐ผ๐ฅฃโบ๏ธ #HeMan #SheRa #RainbowBrite #Smurfs #ThunderCats #CartoonNetwork
A few people brought up the original Fab 5 (sorry, One D): Duran Duran...
#MyFavorite80sMemory Being a @duranduran stan
...and professed their undying love for Simon Le Bon and the boys.
Falling in love with a band (still love themโค) #MyFavorite80sMemory
This twitter person remembered a very specific thing he would do whenever the video for "We Are The World" came on, and apparently a lot of other people did the same too.
Watching the "We Are The World" video and naming each singer (and singing their part) every time it aired. #MyFavorite80sMemory
The impact of Michael Jackson's Thriller was brought up a lot.
Michael Jackson's Thriller video #MyFavorite80sMemory
There was a lot of love for the soaps that defined the '80s. Like General Hospital (aka The Luke and Laura Show)...
Racing home from school to watch General Hospital #MyFavorite80sMemory
...and Dynasty.
The Carringtons and the Colbys; especially Alexis. That was must watch TV! #Dynasty #MyFavorite80sMemory
And plenty of love for Johnny Carson, who was then-host of The Tonight Show.
#MyFavorite80sMemory Johnny Carson
People had great memories of playing Oregon Trail...
Dying of dysentery as entertainment. #MyFavorite80sMemory
...and Pac-Man (which might be the game MOST associated with the '80s).
Almost dying of PacMan fever #MyFavorite80sMemory
And this Twitter person shared a memory of not realizing that he beat Super Mario Bros.
#MyFavorite80sMemory should've been beating Super Mario Bros. for the first time, but I didn't see it, because my step grandma walked in front of the tv as I was jumping over Bowser.
Some people remembered their favorite '80s TV moments like the "it was all a dream" season on Dallas...
Bobby is Alive!! #MyFavorite80sMemory
...and the finale of M*A*S*H.
The perfect ending #MyFavorite80sMemory
People pointed out then-normal things that just couldn't happen today.
Getting rolls of film developed and finding photos of things you don't even remember happening!#MyFavorite80sMemory
Movies people loved the most were Top Gun...
Satisfying my need, the need for speed. #MyFavorite80sMemory
...and John Hughes movies...
All the John Hughes movies #MyFavorite80sMemory
...but, specifically, The Breakfast Club...
#MyFavorite80sMemory The time I spent in the Breakfast Club
People shared their memories of the fashions. Like charm bracelets and necklaces...
These bracelets. #MyFavorite80sMemory
...acid washed jeans...
#MyFavorite80sMemory.. the jeans!
...Flashdance sweatshirts...
Cutting the tops off our sweatshirts to look like Jennifer Beals in "Flashdance" #MyFavorite80sMemory @BratPackTags
...and, of course, dressing like Madonna.
#MyFavorite80sMemory Dressing like Madonna! ๐๐๐ค
But, the number one trend people reminisced about most: BIG HAIR
#MyFavorite80sMemory Big hair
Now, if we could just find a time-traveling DeLorean and, to quote Cher, "turn back time."
