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[kumanoki]

I can remember when I was seven years old, and every comic book in the store was seventy-five cents.

I can remember watching the Challenger explode in fifth grade.

I can remember when there were no Wal-Marts in my town. Only K-mart and Sears.

I can remember watching Solid Gold, Three's Company, Sanford & Son, The Facts of Life, Silver Spoons, and Alice. Pre-syndication.

I can remember the Wendy's 'Where's the beef?' campaign.

 

[Loki]

I can remember when I was seven years old, and every comic book in the store was seventy-five cents.

I can remember watching the Challenger explode in fifth grade.

I can remember when there were no Wal-Marts in my town. Only K-mart and Sears.

I can remember watching Solid Gold, Three's Company, Sanford & Son, The Facts of Life, Silver Spoons, and Alice. Pre-syndication.

I can remember the Wendy's 'Where's the beef?' campaign.

Ditto. Too lazy to type out my own list.

 

[Tarazet]

I remember watching a live TV broadcast of one of pianist Vladimir Horowitz's last concerts.
I remember reading a Motor Trend from when the Lamborghini Diablo was introduced.
I remember watching the first-ever episodes of Ren & Stimpy and Rocko's Modern Life. I was also fond of Roundhouse.
The first movie I saw in the theater was probably Oliver & Company.

 

[pnjtony]

I can remember the first Energizer bunny commercial

The first movie I remember seeing in the theater is E.T.

My first drive-in movie was Fright Night.

 

[Zep]

I remember my Brother and Me.

 

[aoi tsuki]

i remember the Challenger explosion. i think i saw it live in class. i'm not sure, but i think the repeated showings of the tragedy killed my interest in astronomy -- i wanted to be an astronaut at the time.

Seeing the planes crash into the Twin Towers on 9/11, i started seeing the Challenger explosion in my mind, over and over again. For me, the two incidents are forever hotlinked in my brain.

 

[Ignatz Mouse]

I remember comics costing a quarter.
Cady bars were also a quarter, although Meijer had them for 16c.
On Sesame Street, only Big Bird believed in Mr Snufalpagus.
TV sets were designed like pieces of furniture.

 

[KingGondo]

I'm old enough to remember...

Bill Clinton?

:-/

 

[mrroboto]

i remember watching ultraman along johnny sokko and his flying robot.

i remember playing pong along with my atari 2600 religously.

i remember "on tv".

i remember standing in line for the premier of "star wars a new hope" in theaters.

i remember having my red parachute pants.
:lol

 

[levious]

I remember the rise and fall of the "who wears short shorts?" ad campaign from Nair... good times.

Oh, and IBM Presents: You make the call!

Two things that need to be brought back.

 

[kumanoki]

I remember the rise and fall of the "who wears short shorts?" ad campaign from Nair... good times.

Oh, and IBM Presents: You make the call!

Two things that need to be brought back.

Yeah! The Doublemint Twins. I remember that.

I can remember when T&A on TV was the accepted norm.

 

[DHGamer]

I can remember....

- Buying my first 8-track - "The Kinks" featuring "You Really Got Me"
- You could upgrade your Lincoln's stereo to 8-track for $300 extra
- Smokes were $1.25 a pack
- MTV aired that Max Headroom video
- Cartoons were only on Saturday morning between 6-8am
- You had to expend energy to change the TV station
- Microwave popcorn appeared = the Microwave Killer App!
- The NHL was more popular
- Cable TV was a fad, "Why should I pay for TV!@?!"
- Sneaking downstairs to watch "Blue Lagoon" on HBO
- Seeing Star Wars opening night (the original) at a small theatre with 1 screen (held about 70 people.. burned down years ago)

 

[Forgotten Ancient]

I remember my babysitter letting her kids eat in front of me while they got to watch pinwheel.

I remember listening to my audio cassette of Star Wars, Gremlins, and Goonies along with a full-color book that had movie stills and text that went along with the cassette.

I remember when X Pac was the 1-2-3 kid. I remember when he was also the kamikaze kid and the cannonball kid.

I remember getting those little wind-up toy cars in Happy Meals.

I remember getting made fun of for wearing a hand-me-down shirt that had my cousin's last name on it instead of mine.

 

[kumanoki]

I remember my mesh jersey t-shirt, Jams, and buzz-cut.

 

[Triumph]

I remember my first concert. It was the Dead Milkmen and Mojo Nixon. Mojo made his piano player violate a blow up sheep on stage for playing Don Henley's "End of the Innocence". I was 12.

I remember when being a skateboarder was cool.

I remember when the 49ers and Redskins were good teams, and the Falcons sucked.

I remember when the Braves sucked, but we still went to games and got decent seats for $10.

I remember when the Hawks... ok, they've always sucked.

 

[kumanoki]

I remember my first concert. It was the Dead Milkmen and Mojo Nixon. Mojo made his piano player violate a blow up sheep on stage for playing Don Henley's "End of the Innocence". I was 12.

I remember when being a skateboarder was cool.

I remember when the 49ers and Redskins were good teams, and the Falcons sucked.

I remember when the Braves sucked, but we still went to games and got decent seats for $10.

I remember when the Hawks... ok, they've always sucked.

From Georgia?
I remember when Dale Murphy was the only thing the Braves had to hold on to.....

 

[Manics]

I remember watching "Manimal" in the 80s and thinking, "wow, this show sucks"

 

[SatelliteOfLove]

I can remember when I was seven years old, and every comic book in the store was seventy-five cents.

I can remember watching the Challenger explode in fifth grade.

I can remember when there were no Wal-Marts in my town. Only K-mart and Sears.

I can remember watching Solid Gold, Three's Company, Sanford & Son, The Facts of Life, Silver Spoons, and Alice. Pre-syndication.

I can remember the Wendy's 'Where's the beef?' campaign.

Yup. (Them days are long, LONG gone, too.)

Yup.

Yup, but replace those with Sky City's and Rose's.

Yup.

Yup.

And on the basketball kick, I remember when you watched a NBA game, not watch 8 guys watch 2 guys play one-on-one. *sheds tear for George "Iceman" Gervin*

 

[Dice]

I remember when they tore down the berlin wall, I was like 6 or something.

 

[DCharlie]

i remember my parents getting a pong machine
i remember having a pirate copy of ET... ON A VIDEO REEL that we played off a yee old projector
i remember actually not shutting the door and having a community that wasn't shit scared of each other
i remember the first restaurant EVER in my home town opening
i remember the Falklands War
i remember the miners strike
i remember Name that Tune, Mr and Mrs, The Flumps, Bagpuss, Ivor The Engine, Chorlton and the Wheelies, Jamie and the Magic Torch, Sport Bill,
I remember when the Grange Hill opening was a cartoon strip
I remember there still being steam engines on our docks, and occassionally running the north western run

 

[GDGF]

I can remember when I was seven years old, and every comic book in the store was seventy-five cents.

I can remember watching the Challenger explode in fifth grade.

I can remember when there were no Wal-Marts in my town. Only K-mart and Sears.

I can remember watching Solid Gold, Three's Company, Sanford & Son, The Facts of Life, Silver Spoons, and Alice. Pre-syndication.

I can remember the Wendy's 'Where's the beef?' campaign.

I can remember all that stuff too, although I'm a bit iffy on Sanford & Son. I never watched it, so I'm not sure if I was around pre-syndication for that one.

I also remember when the Menudo Cartoon and the Rubix Cube Cartoon came on saturday mornings back to back

 

[The Shadow]

I remember when the Berlin wall was torn down and not understanding why it was such a big deal, just that people were dancing and celebrating on a big wall.

One of my earliest memories was when my dad and mom took me and my little sister to see The Black Cauldron. I remember crying when that furry thing fell into the Cauldron and I remember nothing else about that movie. Nothing.

I remember when my mom picked me up from school after returning from the store with Super Mario 3 on launch day. I was the envy of my 5th grade class because a few of them saw me with it in the car and told everyone else.

Another very early memory. Me, my mother, and my two sisters were at the laundromat and my older sister was playing Ms. Pac-Man. I was wondering what she was doing so she picked me up with one arm while she controlled it with the other.

 

[kumanoki]

I remember rollerskating to Rick Dees' Disco Duck when I was about four.

 

[Crag Dweller]

I can remember when I was seven years old, and every comic book in the store was seventy-five cents.

I can remember watching the Challenger explode in fifth grade.

I can remember when there were no Wal-Marts in my town. Only K-mart and Sears.

I can remember watching Solid Gold, Three's Company, Sanford & Son, The Facts of Life, Silver Spoons, and Alice. Pre-syndication.

I can remember the Wendy's 'Where's the beef?' campaign.

I can remember when I was seven years old, and every comic book in the store was twenty cents.

I can remember the apollo moon landings.

I can remember watching All in the Family, Happy Days, Evil Kenevil jumping on Wide World of Sports, Brian's Song when it first aired, and watching Wolfman Jack hosting the Midnight Special on friday nights.

I can remember McDonalds before the 1/4 Pounder w/ chesse (or drive thru's).

 

[ScientificNinja]

I remember when...

...Transformers were made of metal
...ALF was cool
...Everyone was afraid of the USSR
...Game N Watches were the highest-tech in games
...Velcro sneakers were in
...Montana and Rice were the gods of Candlestick Park
...Bill Paxton was killed in the first minutes of Terminator
...Walkmans were first released
...Stereo sound was a latest thing

 

[Date of Lies]

I can remember when my scout leader put his hand down my pants

 

[Blackie]

I remember the outer ripples of the big San Francisco quake that collapsed the bridge shaking my moms car.

I remember when Hulk Hogan was still a hero.

 

[beerbelly]

I remember watching He-man, Astroboy and Perfect Strangers
I remember when kids played outside (including me).

 

[DarienA]

I remember listening to Hotter than July on our 8-track.
I remember 78rpm records... heavy bitches.

 

[Jdw40223]

I can remember when I was seven years old, and every comic book in the store was seventy-five cents.

I can remember watching the Challenger explode in fifth grade.

I can remember when there were no Wal-Marts in my town. Only K-mart and Sears.

I can remember watching Solid Gold, Three's Company, Sanford & Son, The Facts of Life, Silver Spoons, and Alice. Pre-syndication.

I can remember the Wendy's 'Where's the beef?' campaign.

Exactly.

Plus I can remember knightrider and when Eddie and Jobo got fired off B96 in Chicago... it was like the biggest thing. Ever. :lol :lol

 

[UtadaBarkley]

I can remember "Lets Get physical" by Olivia Newton John.

I can remember Baby Jessica falling into a well.

I can remember the generic ghostbusters cartoon and how much I used to love it over the original.

 

[SlickWilly223]

I was born in '88 so...

I remember Eureka's Castle...

 

[Crow357]

I was 8 when I watched Neil Armstrong walk on the moon.
I was 11 when I got to shake President Nixon's hand as he came to Springfield, Il.
I graduated High School the year Iran took Americans hostage and held them for 444 days.

 

[kumanoki]

I remember when you could actually buy prizes on Wheel of Fortune.

"The dining set for 450, the grandfather clock for 700, the ceramic dog for 200."

 

[fennec fox]

I remember the old ESPN logo and the old Nickelodeon logo.

 

[Jdw40223]

I remember Nolan ryan beating up Robin ventura at a Sox game.

I also remember the day the first red hot chili peppers album dropped and i bought it.

Also, loved when the Bears won the Superbowl!!! The Fridge ran the ball in for a touchdown!!

 

[AniHawk]

I remember when Cecil Fielder, Jim Edmonds, Tim Salmon, and JT Snow all played on the same team.

 

[cvxfreak]

I'm old enough to remember Nickelodeon, the SNES-and-beyond, and Bill Clinton.

 

[stonedwal]

Most of what I remember has been said here already, except this;

I remember when EA's sports games used EASN branding, instead of EA Sports.
I remember when KFC was Kentucky Fried Chicken, and had all sorts of weird animated talking animal mascots (might have been an Australian thing).
I remember when people used to give a damn about movies premiering on TV.
I remember when there used to be doubt over Australia winning The Ashes.

 

[Drensch]

...The Mighty Orbots, Rubik, and Menudo Cartoons
...Choosing a Nes over a master system
...Reading Boy's Life
...When kids would search for porn or do anything to get it