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You know you grew up in the 1980's IF:
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You've ever ended a sentence with the word SIKE
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You can sing the rap from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and can do the Carlton
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You know that "Whoa" comes from Joey on Blossom
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You ever watched Fraggle Rock
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It was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday morning to watch cartoons
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You wore a pony tail on the side of your head
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You played the game MASH (mansion, apartment, shelter, house)
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You wore a stonewashed Jordache jean jacket
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You know the profound meaning of "Wax on, wax off"
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You wanted to be a Goonie
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You ever wore flourescent clothing (some of you from head to toe)
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You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell of and his cheeks shifted
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You have ever wondered why Smurfette was the only female Smurf
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You ever owned a pair of jelly shoes
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After you saw PeeWee's Big Adventure, you kept saying "I know you are, but what am I?"
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You remember "I've fallen and I can't get up!"
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You remember going to the skating rink before there were in-line skates
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You remember boom boxes and walking around with one on your shoulder
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You watched both Gremlins movies
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You thought Doogie Howser was hot
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Or maybe you preferred Samantha Micelli?
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You remember Alf, the furry little alien from Melmac
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You remember New Kids on the Block when they were cool
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You knew all the characters and their life stories from the ORIGINAL class on Saved by the Bell
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You know all the words to Bon Jovi's "Shot through the Heart"
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You just sang those words to yourself, didn't you?
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You find yourself humming "We are the World" for no apparent reason
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You owned at least one banana clip (probably more - one to match every outfit)
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You remember "Where's the beef?"
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You remember saying (and probably still do) "What you talkin' 'bout Willis?"
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You're still singing 'shot through the heart' in your head, aren't you?
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Many high school seniors aren't very interested in politics, so maybe you missed President Reagan's State of the Union Address on January 27, 1987. Whatever your political leanings, if you're an American, this is definitely worth reading.
CLICK HERE for the text of the speech.
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The Top 40 Songs of 1987
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Bon Jovi
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- Living On A Prayer - Bon Jovi
- Mony Mony - Billy Idol (1st released in 1981)
- (I've Had) The Time Of My Life - Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes
- The Lady In Red - Chris Deburgh
- Lean On Me - Club Nouveau
- Always - Atlantic Starr
- Fight For Your Right (To Party) - Beastie Boys
- La Bamba - Los Lobos
- Faith - George Michael
- True Faith - New Order
- Big Time - Peter Gabriel
- Keep Your Hands To Yourself - Georgia Satellites
- Girls - Beastie Boys
- With Or Without You - U2
- Songbird - Kenny G
- Shake You Down - Gregory Abbott
- Heaven Is A Place On Earth - Belinda Carlisle
- You Got It All - the Jets
- The Final Countdown - Europe
- I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - U2
- Heart and Soul - T' Pau
- I Want Your Sex - George Michael
- Bad - Michael Jackson
- Didn't We Almost Have It All - Whitney Houston
- I'm No Angel - Gregg Allman Band
- I Just Can't Stop Loving You - Michael Jackson
- Come Go With Me - Expose
- Only In My Dreams - Debbie Gibson
- Catch Me I'm Falling - Pretty Poison
- Girls, Girls, Girls - Motley Crew
- Point Of No Return - Expose
- At This Moment - Billy Vera and the Beaters
- When Smokey Sings - ABC
- Somewhere Out There - Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram
- It's Tricky - Run DMC
- Rhythm Is Gonna Get You - Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
- Touch of Grey - Grateful Dead
- Wanted Dead Or Alive - Bon Jovi
- I Think We're Alone Now - Tiffany
- Luka - Suzanne Vega
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What were we watching on TV in 1987?
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21 Jump Street
Airwolf
Alf
Beauty and the Beast
Cagney & Lacey
Charles in Charge
Cheers
The Cosby Show
Crime Story
Dallas
Days of Our Lives
Designing Women
A Different World (premiered in October 1987)
Dynasty
The Equalizer
The Facts of Life
Falcon Crest
Fame
Family Ties
The Flying Doctors
Full House (premiered September 1987)
General Hospital
Geraldo
Gimme a Break!
The Golden Girls
Good Morning America
Growing Pains
Head of the Class
Highway to Heaven
Hill Street Blues
The Hitchhiker
Hotel
Houston Knights
Howards’ Way
Hunter
It’s a Living
It’s Garry Shandling’s Show
It’s Showtime at the Apollo
Jake and the Fatman
Kate & Allie
Knots Landing
L.A. Law
Late Night with David Letterman
MacGyver
Magnum P.I.
Mama’s Family
Married with Children (premiered April 5, 1987)
Matlock
Max Headroom
Miami Vice
Mike Hammer
Moonlighting
Mr. Belvedere
Murder, She Wrote
My Sister Sam
My Two Dads
The New Hollywood Squares
Newhart
Night Court
One Big Family
One By One
Our House
Outlaws
Perfect Strangers
Punky Brewster
Rags to Riches
Remington Steele
Saturday Night Live
The Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Silver Spoons
Simon & Simon
Sledge Hammer!
Soul Train (in it’s 16th season)
Spenser: For Hire
St. Elsewhere
Star Trek: The Next Generation (premiered September 1987)
Starman
Street Legal
Tales from the Darkside
thirtysomething
The Tonight Show, Starring Johnny Carson
The Tracey Ullman Show (premiered September 1987)
The Twilight Zone
Valerie
Webster
What’s Happening Now!
Who’s the Boss?
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