29 Very Specific ‘80s Kids Things That People Over The Age Of 35 Have Totally Forgotten About

    Time Life's Mysteries of the Unknown book commercials were as creepy as the intro to Unsolved Mysteries.

    1. The Punky Brewster cartoon that ran on Saturday mornings on NBC:

    A cartoon drawing of Punky Brewster standing next to Glomer and her dog Brandon

    2. The weirdly waxy wrappers that Garbage Pail Kids cards came in:

    A pile of Garbage Pail cards wrapped in green wrappers

    3. Mr. Men & Little Miss puffy stickers (which never really stuck well to anything):

    A pack of unopened Mr. Men & Little Miss puffy stickers

    4. Mesh tank tops you'd wear in the summer and did ZERO to protect you from the sun:

    A white, a blue, and a yellow mesh tank top laid together on a table

    5. Fisher-Price's Pocket Rockers, which were like late-'80s HitClips:

    A Pocket Rocker on table surrounded by various mini-tapes

    6. Disney Dollars that you would never want to spend — 'cause they were too pretty — when visiting Disney World or Disneyland:

    An envelope with Disney Dollars written on it and three $1 Disney Dollars that features Mickey waving on them

    7. Judy Blume paperback books that came with these covers:

    Four Judy Blume books fanned out on a table

    8. McDonald's creepy AF Fry Kids:

    A screen shot of a yellow and red Fry Kid dancing in a McDonald's

    9. And McDonald's cups that looked like this:

    A group of six white McDonald's kids cups

    10. The Fisher-Price camera that actually took photos:

    A blue Fisher-Price camera with "Made by Kodak" written it

    11. Those random scratch-and-sniff stickers you would get that really had NO reason being stickers 'cause they smelled gross:

    A photo a skunk sticker with Scent-Sational! written above the cartoon skunk

    12. Shirt Tales stuffed animals, which your grandma would get you from Hallmark:

    A stuffed animal of Pammy Panda in a pink dress and Bogey Orangutan in a green T-shirt

    13. And Ziggy greeting cards, which you would also get from your grandma:

    Three Ziggy greeting cards laid out on white table top

    14. Cut and sew cartoon character dolls — that would get all flat and lumpy in about two months after making it:

    A pattern for a Rainbow Brite cut and sew doll

    15. Cabbage Patch Kids puzzles that featured the photos of real dolls doing "things":

    A puzzle box featuring three Cabbage Patch Kids planting a garden

    16. Cathy mugs that — if you didn't see one in your house — you would definitely see at random gift shops:

    A mug with Cathy in a heart reaching out for a hug with "My love for you is a bottomless pit" written over her

    17. Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears, which had one of the best theme songs of the '80s:

    A promotional photo of the Gummi Bears

    18. Those mini teddy bears that did nothing but get all dirty and lose their fuzz:

    Seven mini-teddy bears playing on a playground set

    19. Time Life's Mysteries of the Unknown book commercial, which was CREEPY AS ALL HELL:

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    20. This exact phone that every family had:

    A beige landline phone with push-down gray buttons

    21. And this exact portable black-and-white TV set that lived on a workbench in everyone's garage:

    A grey GE portable TV from the '80s on a table top

    22. Muppet Babies books:

    A Muppet Babies book titled Baby Fozzie Is Afraid of the Dark

    23. The Mickey Mouse Splashdance album, which was Disney's attempt to jump on the Flashdance and new wave craze:

    The cover for Mickey Mouse Splashdance which feautres Mickey's back to us as he surfs a wave at night

    24. Sonic Rangers walkie-talkies that did NOT have the best range, but were cool to wear:

    The original Fisher-Price Sonic Rangers box with the two headsets displayed in front of it

    25. A Pup Named Scooby-Doo, which was as entertaining as the original Scooby-Doo cartoon:

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    26. Those large push buttons on vending machines:

    The buttons of an old '80s vending machine

    27. The F.H.E. logo that would play at the begining of Family Home Entertainment VHS tapes:

    The FHE logo

    28. Mickey Mouse popsicles, which just tasted like delicious flavored sugar:

    A Minnie Mouse, Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Goofy popsicle

    29. And lastly, the Pee-Wee Herman "say no to crack" PSA:

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