Flashback to the 80's with Youtube!

By Ashley Allgood, published Sep 24, 2007
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I'm a child of the 80's. I can vividly remember seeing Back To the Future 2back in 1989 when I was about 14. I remember seeing the 80's café & thinking why in the world people would think the 80's were cool.

But now that I am in my early 30's I just love remembering the 80's! My children are now watching reruns of the shows I grew up with. My 11yr old loves Saved by the Bell, Fresh Prince and Different Strokes.

Lately I've founds myself reliving the 80's on YouTube. I thought I'd share some of my favorite 80's flashback videos! I hope you all enjoy them as much as I did!

These videos appear in no special order at all:

1. 30 minutes of 80's cartoon Openings - relive your favorite cartoons you enjoyed as a child!! See cartoon openings from: He-man, The Little's, Chipmunks and more. See Clip: Cartoon Openinings

2. Various 80's Commercials - Who doesn't remember these? You'll see 10 minuets of candy , fast food, cereal, toy commercials & more! My personal favorites are the Tootsie Roll lolly pop commercial and the Bonkers commercial. "Bonkers! They bonk you out!". See Clip: 80's Commercials

3. We Are The World (with words) - Watch the We Are The World video karaoke style! Any child of the 80's remembers all the famous people who joined together to sing this wonderful song! I vividly remember watching the making of this on HBO! You'll enjoy seeing stars in their 80's look! Michael Jackson as we all remember him, Lionel Richie, Ray Charles & many more! Look for Dan Aykroyd in the top row! See Clip: We are the World

4. Thriller - Thriller was introduced to the world back in 1983. I was just 8yrs old at the time and I remember sitting up all night long watching what was called "Friday Night Videos" (I think). I wanted to see this video so bad! Our local station refused to air it for some reason! I grew up in MS. A local skating rink that would play music videos on the weekends wouldn't play it either! So I it didn't see the video till I was about 16yrs old or so!! I feel in love with it right away! I think it is one of the greatest music videos of all time! See Clip: Thriller

Hitch a ride on YouTube back to the 80's

Credit: Wikimedia Commons

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Takeaways
  • Watch the We Are The World video karaoke style!
  • MTV Early MTV Promos and commercials
  • Various 80's Commercials
Did You Know?
80's Quotes -

Where's The Beef? - Wendy's
Just Say No! - Mrs. Reagan
Cowabunga, Dude! - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

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I love this! I was born in 1982, but I'm still such a child of the 80s! I remember MANY of those cartoon and commercials. I remember "We are the world." I remember "Thriller" and by now wondering why it would not be run. There's nothing controversial in that video compared to what is aired on television nowadays. I also remember, "I want my MTV,) (though, surprisingly, Lake Charles has MTV even though it was usually about five years behind on trends) and I remember when MTV ran good music videos. I remember that they reported about how aerosol cans ruin the ozone layer. I even remember Remote Control, as it was one of my favorite shows! That's how I really learned about televisions shows was from a game show. People thought I watched SOOO much television, but I just amassed television trivia.

Posted on 11/03/2007 at 12:11:00 PM

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