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Ebbing closer to the half century mark since our favorite decade and yet we fondly reminisce about all that is - the 1980s. What has you obsessed or keyed in on that era; television, movies, Saturday morning shows, the toys, clothing, wood paneling, cars, dance hall days, etc?
Obviously, we love everything about the 1980s so that in itself is a large obsession. Honing in on that term - obsession, here's my top obsessions from the 1980s.
- Television shows: many shows still have me obsessed and even watching as I find the time. However, my top picks of obsessed television shows are:
- The Dukes of Hazzard
- Knight Rider
- Airwolf
- The A-Team
- Alf
- MacGyver
- Highwayman
- My Two Dads
- Cartoons:
- Merry Melodies/Looney Tunes
- Mobile Armored Strike Kommand (M.A.S.K.)
- Thundercats
- Pole Position
- Transformers
- Inspector Gadget
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Movies (this might be the most obsessive obsession):
- Back to the Future Trilogy
- Ghostbusters 1 & 2
- Short Circuit 1 & 2
- Police Academy 1-6
- Spaceballs
- Indiana Jones (all of them)
- The Great Outdoors
- Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
- See No Evil, Hear No Evil
- Armed and Dangerous
- Uncle Buck
- The Goonies
- Flight of the Navigator
- Batman
- The Karate Kid Trilogy
- Crocodile Dundee 1 & 2
- Cadillac Man
- Can't Buy Me Love
- Overboard
- Vehicles:
- General Lee
- K.I.T.T.
- Airwolf
- N2044C (Santini Air) helicopter
- A-Team Van
- Highwayman Truck
- Thunderhawk
- Condor
- Dodge Rampage
- Actor/Actress/Character:
- Staci/Stacy Keanan
- Andrea Elsen
- Tami Stronach
- Stringfellow Hawke
- Dominic Santini
- Sheriff Roscoe P. Coltrane
- H.M. Murdock
- K.I.T.T.
- MacGyver
- Toys:
- Legos
- M.A.S.K.
- The Dukes of Hazzard
- Knight Rider
- Transformers
- Go-Bots
- Big Traxx
- Tonkas
- Voltron
- Matchbox/Hotwheels
- Fisher Price parking garage
- Construx
- Alf puppet (Burger King)
- Board/Card Games:
- Hotels
- Payday
- Life
- Fireball Island
- Torpedo Run
- Mille Borne
- Sorry
- The Dukes of Hazzard board game
- Yathzee
- Music:
- Everybody Wants to Rule the World
- Send Me an Angel
- You Be Illin'
- It's Tricky
- I Think I Can Beat Mike Tyson
- Nightmare on My Street
- I Can't Dance
- Walk this Way (RunDMC & Aerosmith)
- Clyde
- Theme from The Dukes of Hazzard
- Amanda
- White Lightening
- Mississippi Squirrel Revival
- Everything is Beautiful
- It's Me Again, Margaret
- She Drives Me Crazy
- Joyride
- Fading like a Flower
- Listen to Your Heart
- Radio Romance
- New Inside
- Out of the Blue
- Only in My Dreams
- Solitaire
- Foods:
- Chef BoyrDee
- Pudding Pockets
- Mountain Pies
- Spaghettios
- Macaroni & Cheese
- Golden Grahams cereal
- Honeycomb cereal
- Cookie Crisp cereal
- Drinks:
- Birch Beer
- Root Beer
- Ginger Ale
- Sun Tea
- Hi-C Fruit Punch
- Kool-Aid
- 7Up
What are your obsessions from the 1980s?
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