1980 •
American Gigolo •
Too Close for Comfort • "
Whip It" by
Devo •
Richie Rich •
Grey Poupon •
Superman II •
The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show •
Flash Gordon • "
Rock with You" by
Michael Jackson •
Real People •
The Blues Brothers •
Eight Is Enough •
Solid Gold •
Satin jackets •
Stir Crazy •
Private Benjamin •
Alice •
Friendship bracelets and
ribbon barrettes • "
I Want You to Want Me" by
Cheap Trick (originally recorded live in 1978) •
Hungry Hungry Hippos •
Friday the 13th Donal Logue's Unfinished Thoughts on
Superman Break Up Songs of 1980: "
Boys Don't Cry" by
The Cure, "
Please Don't Go" by
KC and the Sunshine Band and "
You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" by Hall & Oates Hip-Hop Jam of 1980: "
Rapper's Delight" by
The Sugarhill Gang PSA of 1980:
The Bod Squad's "
Don't Drown Your Food" PSA (healthy eating) Nerds of 1980:
Steve Jobs,
Elvis Costello and
C-3PO The What The F#?%!!! Moment of 1980:
The Chipmunks released a novelty rock album called
Chipmunk Punk.
1981 •
Dynasty •
The Smurfs •
Journey's Escape album •
On Golden Pond • "
The Stroke" by
Billy Squier •
Endless Love •
Magnum, P.I. • "
Super Freak" by
Rick James •
Iron-on decals •
The Fall Guy •
The Rolling Stones'
Tattoo You Tour •
Fernando Valenzuela •
Hart to Hart •
Benetton •
Benson •
Ronald Reagan likes
Jelly Belly •
Jelly shoes •
Clash of the Titans •
Simon and Garfunkel's
concert in Central Park •
Mommie Dearest Donal Logue's Unfinished Thoughts on Journey Break Up Songs of 1981: "
Since You're Gone" by
The Cars, "
Don't You Want Me" by
The Human League and "
The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)" by
The Greg Kihn Band Hip-Hop Jam of 1981: "
The Breaks" by
Kurtis Blow PSA of 1981: Think Before You Drink (Anti-Drinking Ad starring
Brooke Shields) Nerds of 1981:
Prince Charles,
Ric Ocasek and
Bill Gates The What The F#?%!!! Moment of 1981: The
USDA proposes to cut
school lunch programs by classifying
ketchup as a vegetable 1982 •
Fame •
Annie • "
Abracadabra" by
Steve Miller Band •
Tootsie •
ColecoVision •
John Mellencamp •
Wayne Gretzky • "
Gloria" by
Laura Branigan •
The Toy •
Conan the Barbarian and
The Beastmaster •
Men at Work •
KangaRoos •
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (originally released in 1981) •
T. J. Hooker • "
I'm So Excited" by
The Pointer Sisters •
An Officer and a Gentleman •
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero • "
Pass the Dutchie" by
Musical Youth •
Pink Floyd – The Wall •
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Donal Logue's Unfinished Thoughts on
The Beastmaster Break Up Songs of 1982: "
Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" by
Culture Club, "
Only Time Will Tell" by
Asia and "
Harden My Heart" by
Quarterflash Hip-Hop Jam of 1982: "
Planet Rock" by
Afrika Bambaataa & the
Soulsonic Force PSA of 1982: Alternate Escape Routes in case of a fire ("Learn not to burn") Starring
Dick Van Dyke Nerds of 1982:
Thomas Dolby,
Irwin "Skippy" Handelman and
Sarah Jessica Parker The What The F#?%!!! Moment of 1982:
Yale University offers a 14-week course on mastering the
Rubik's Cube 1983 •
Richard Simmons • "
All Night Long (All Night)" by
Lionel Richie •
Staying Alive •
Klondike bar •
The Thorn Birds •
Risky Business •
Sunglasses •
The Day After •
The Outsiders •
Cujo and
Christine •
Snausages (dog treats) •
Chicken McNuggets • "
Rock This Town" by
Stray Cats •
Donkey Kong •
Culture Club •
Yentl •
KISS takes off their makeup •
Martina Navratilova •
Fraggle Rock •
V Donal Logue's Unfinished Thoughts on
The Day After and Snausages Break Up Songs of 1983: "
Total Eclipse of the Heart" by
Bonnie Tyler, "
Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)" by Journey and "
Always Something There to Remind Me" by
Naked Eyes Hip-Hop Jam of 1983: "
White Lines (Don't Don't Do It) by
Grandmaster Melle Mel PSA of 1983: "We're not candy!" (about kids finding pills out of the bottle and accidentally eating them) by the
Poison Control Center Nerds of 1983:
Nerds Candy,
LeVar Burton and
Simon Seville of the Chipmunks The What The F#?%!!! Moment of 1983:
The Beach Boys were banned from playing a concert at the
National Mall 1984 •
The Karate Kid •
Van Halen's
1984 album •
The wave • "
Drive" by The Cars •
Beverly Hills Cop •
Cagney & Lacey •
Menudo •
Scratch and sniff and
Trapper Keeper •
A Nightmare on Elm Street •
Thompson Twins •
My Little Pony and
Glo Worm • "
Somebody's Watching Me" by
Rockwell •
Tom Hanks in
Splash and
Bachelor Party •
Gremlins •
The Burning Bed •
Tina Turner •
Stirrup pants •
Billy Idol •
Revenge of the Nerds Donal Logue's Unfinished Thoughts on Scratch and Sniff Break Up Songs of 1984: "
Sister Christian" by
Night Ranger, "
Hard Habit to Break" by
Chicago and "
Oh Sherrie" by
Steve Perry Hip-Hop Jam of 1984: "
Roxanne, Roxanne" by
UTFO PSA of 1984:
McGruff the Crime Dog's "
Take A Bite Out of Crime" (subject: getting into cars with strangers) Nerds of 1984:
Ed Grimley,
Alex Trebek and
Long Duk Dong The What The F#?%!!! Moment of 1984:
Ronald Reagan makes an off-the-record joke about
outlawing and bombing Russia 1985 •
Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous •
Rambo: First Blood Part II •
Crack epidemic • "
You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" by
Dead or Alive •
Teen Wolf •
Inspector Gadget •
Remington Steele • "
Rock Me Amadeus" by
Falco •
Jenga •
Tears for Fears •
Bobby Knight's explosive temper and getting ejected from the game vs.
Purdue • ''
The People's Court'' • "
That's What Friends Are For" by
Dionne Warwick,
Elton John,
Gladys Knight and
Stevie Wonder •
227 •
North and South • "
I Want to Know What Love Is" by
Foreigner •
Mr. Belvedere •
New Coke •
Jem •
Weird Science Donal Logue's Unfinished Thoughts on crack cocaine Break Up Songs of 1985: "
Broken Wings" by
Mr. Mister, "
I Miss You" by
Klymaxx and "
Don't You (Forget About Me)" by
Simple Minds Hip-Hop Jam of 1985: "
The Show" by Doug E. Fresh PSA of 1985:
Bob Barker about
AIDS (debunking the misconception of getting AIDS from cats) Nerds of 1985:
Crispin Glover,
Lukas Haas and
Larry King The What The F#?%!!! Moment of 1985: The "mystical
unicorns" from
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus were actually
goats with surgically-fused horns
1986 • ''
Pee-wee's Playhouse'' •
Jolt Cola •
Bon Jovi's
Slippery When Wet album •
LA Gear • "
You Can Call Me Al" by
Paul Simon •
Soul Man •
Rainbow Brite • "
Walk Like an Egyptian" by The Bangles •
Dallas episode "
Bobby Ewing Comes Back to Life" (aka "Blast from the Past") •
Howard the Duck •
About Last Night... • ''
The Mystery of Al Capone's Vaults'' •
Ocean Pacific • "
Conga" by
Gloria Estefan and
Miami Sound Machine •
L.A. Law •
The Golden Child •
Double Dare •
Garbage Pail Kids •
Michael Jordan • "
Heartbeat" by
Don Johnson •
Joe Isuzu •
The Fly Donal Logue's Unfinished Thoughts on Bon Jovi Break Up Songs of 1986: "
No One Is to Blame" by
Howard Jones, "
Don't Dream It's Over" by
Crowded House and "
If You Leave" by
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark Hip-Hop Jam of 1986: "
Walk This Way" by
Run-D.M.C. and
Aerosmith PSA of 1986: Rock Against Drugs (
Aimee Mann of
'Til Tuesday) Nerds of 1986:
Willie Tanner,
Rick Moranis and
Cliff Clavin The What The F#?%!!! Moment of 1986:
Fred Grandy decided to run for
Congress in
Iowa, and he won
1987 •
Beauty and the Beast • "
Here I Go Again" by
Whitesnake •
Scruples •
The Fat Boys •
Flowers in the Attic •
LL Cool J • Macho Movies (specifically
Predator,
RoboCop, and
Over the Top) •
Doc Martens • "
Bad" by Michael Jackson •
Full House •
Less than Zero • Jody Watley •
Remote Control •
Biker shorts (Lycra) •
ThunderCats •
Raising Arizona • "
Luka" by
Suzanne Vega •
A Different World • "
Land of Confusion" by
Genesis •
Steve Guttenberg •
The Princess Bride Donal Logue's Unfinished Thoughts on Scruples Break Up Songs of 1987: "
With or Without You" by
U2, "
Didn't We Almost Have It All" by
Whitney Houston and "
I Won't Forget You" by
Poison Hip-Hop Jam of 1987: "
Push It" by
Salt-n-Pepa &
Spinderella PSA of 1987: Rock Against Drugs (Anti-Drug) Nerds of 1987:
Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise,
Bud Bundy and Gilbert Gottfried The What The F#?%!!! Moment of 1987:
Vanna White's autobiography
Vanna Speaks became a bestseller.
1988 •
Big •
Growing Pains • ''
MTV's Headbangers Ball'' • Ripped
jeans •
Beetlejuice •
Who Framed Roger Rabbit • "
Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car" by
Billy Ocean •
Jamaica national bobsled team •
My Two Dads •
Garfield stuffed animals •
Beaches •
Charles in Charge •
A Fish Called Wanda •
Ickey Woods (The "Ickey Shuffle") and the
Bash Brothers (
Jose Canseco and
Mark McGwire) •
Hypercolor T-shirts • "
Pour Some Sugar On Me" by
Def Leppard •
Young Guns •
Alternative rock (specifically
R.E.M., Jane's Addiction, and
Sonic Youth) •
Vice President George H. W. Bush elected
President of the United States •
Chia Pet •
Tracy Chapman •
Coming to America Donal Logue's Unfinished Thoughts on Garfield Break Up Songs of 1988: "
Every Rose Has Its Thorn" by Poison, "
Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone)" by
Cinderella and "
Look Away" by Chicago Hip-Hop Jam of 1988: "
Mary, Mary" by Run-D.M.C. PSA of 1988:
Sylvester Stallone for Give The Gift Of Literacy Nerds of 1988:
Mike Mills,
Paul Pfeiffer and
Miles Silverberg The What The F#?%!!! Moment of 1988: The final episode of
St. Elsewhere revealed that the series was a figment of the little boy's imagination
1989 • ''
Weekend at Bernie's'' •
Doogie Howser, M.D. • "
I Wanna Have Some Fun" by Samantha Fox •
The Clapper •
Field of Dreams •
Pete Rose • "
Just a Friend" by
Biz Markie •
Thirtysomething •
Yuppie •
Richard Marx •
Driving Miss Daisy •
Zsa Zsa Gabor slaps a cop • "
Patience" by
Guns N' Roses • Rock N Roll Flowers (sound detection dancing flowers) •
Beastie Boys' ''
Paul's Boutique'' album •
Bo Jackson •
Designing Women •
York Peppermint Pattie •
House of Style •
Choose Your Own Adventure books •
When Harry Met Sally... Donal Logue's Unfinished Thoughts on Pete Rose Break Up Songs of 1989: "
How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" by
Michael Bolton, "
Miss You Much" by
Janet Jackson and "
Free Fallin'" by
Tom Petty Hip-Hop Jam of 1989: "
Don't Believe the Hype" by
Public Enemy PSA of 1989:
Magic Johnson on
Designated Drivers Nerds of 1989:
Samuel "Screech" Powers,
Woody Allen and
Steve Urkel The What The F#?%!!! Moment of 1989: 87-year-old Carrie Stringfellow nearly gets embalmed after being mistaken for dead at a
Springfield, Ohio funeral home ==References==