1. Ah, the '80s. A time when MTV actually showed music videos.
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2. Videos by artists like Prince.
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3. And Madonna.
4. And Boy George's Culture Club.
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5. And The Cure.
6. And Morrissey, with or without The Smiths.
7. The commercials were delightfully simple, like this one for Burger King.
8. Or this one for Pizza Hut.
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9. Oh, and Honey Smacks.
10. Even Coke machines couldn't help but enjoy the '80s.
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11. Hell, even Slimer got in on the action.
12. And nothing was better than the promise of a Happy Meal. Well, besides actually getting one, of course.
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13. Remember these guys? They scared a generation into buckling up.
14. People say that we are living in the golden age of television now, but you really know that time was the ’80s. I mean, we had Pee Wee’s Playhouse!
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15. And Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
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16. And Jem.
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17. And Thundercats.
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18. And the greatest cartoon ever, Muppet Babies.
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19. We also had Punky Brewster keeping it real.
20. And the A-Team keeping it drenched in gold chains.
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21. Also, if weird was your thing, there was always Max Headroom.
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22. How about movies? The '80s had that on lock, with classics such as The Goonies.
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23. And Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
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24. Or The Breakfast Club.
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25. How about Flashdance?
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26. This was a time when Johnny Depp wore this shirt then was killed by Freddy Krueger in A Nightmare on Elm Street.
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27. Or when all these dudes starred in the same movie.
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28. And sports? How about Michael Jordan?
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29. Or "Iron" Mike Tyson?
30. The WWF before it became the WWE?
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31. Or aerobics? The '80s was the best sports era, hands down.
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32. And the games were even better, whether they be physical...
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33. ...Or digital.
34. Or physically digital.
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35. Yep, the '80s were a magical time when man, woman, and dog lived in harmony.
36. Beautiful, breakdancing harmony.
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37. A time when life was as full of hope as Brooke Shields' hair was full of bounce.
38. A time when technology knew no bounds.
39. Well, some bounds.
40. Still, it left us with the thought that we could accomplish our dreams, thanks in part to this man.
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41. Oh, '80s, you will forever be the greatest decade. Thanks for the memories.
