1980s Things We Can No Longer Do!

There are numerous things that we once did on a daily basis but we will never do again. In this video we will take a closer look at some 1980s things we can no longer do.
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[@kris78787]

I was born in 81, I loved my childhood. I wish I could go back to those carefree simple days. Society was so different back then. I miss those times

[@jonathonstorjohann9030]

I agree with you. 😂

[@seth1704]

I was born in '79 and agree

[@WuShocks]

Same my man, I was born in 1980 and definitely miss those times 😢

[@Ottophil]

We didnt have youtube then. I was bored all the time in the 80’s and early 90’s

[@dr.jillalicecooper2587]

​@@OttophilYou have better life now because of you tube? 😂

[@shannondore]

The 70's and 80's was a greatest time to grow up in America.❤️😄

[@frankrizzo4460]

Yeah I totally agree with you I definitely feel like we were blessed to have experienced those days.

[@edwardkim2511]

Me too.

[@mikesilva3868]

​@@frankrizzo4460😊same

[@EbonyPope]

It was nice in comparison today but compared to other decades they aren't really that good. The cold war created this cold, bleak atmosphere which is really apparent when you listen to the music. Just as artificial and boring. Synth pop was the curse that computerized music and ultimately led to the industry's downfall. All that computer made crap goes back to that era. Sure there were still good bands around I don't doubt that. But it can't compete with what was going on in the 60s and 70s. That is me saying that as a 90s kid. The culture itself though was of course way more open and real life oriented than today. So were the naughties when I grew up. Don't get me wrong I love 80s movies and a bunch of other stuff from that time since I was born in 83´ so I still perceived some of the Zeitgeist. But objectively speaking the generations before me had better music.

[@johnjeffreys6440]

The best time to grow up is when we are around 12 years old, no matter what decade it is. Someone who is born in 1998, wouldn't agree that the 80's was the best decade to grow up.

[@kristenellsworth9621]

I was born in 1975, and can say the 80s were an awesome time to grow up.

[@phildodson6141]

75 born too ! Love and miss our childhood of the 80s!

[@pommiebears]

74! I’m 50 this year! I loved the 80’s. Absolute heaven compared to now.

[@BionicAnimations]

Amen. There is nothing better than being an 80s kid. We were the lucky ones.🥰

[@Modesh52]

1972 here and I miss the 80s also.

[@brucehidrogo4507]

I miss goin to the pizza hut, sitting down to eat....the whole vibe of the place was always welcoming....plus they had a couple of arcade games by the door

[@williamhaynes7089]

we only have 1 pizza hut left that i know of that has seats and table service... if i want pizza there are other places to go now days with indoor seating

[@dreamguardian8320]

I miss going to Pizza Hut too.

[@nellywilliams2776]

I miss Saturday morning cartoons ❤

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching nellywilliams2776. Those were memorable mornings!

[@michaeleverett2650]

Scooby Dooby Doo where are you....

[@shortybeck6901]

They still come on MeTV if you get that channel!

[@jmichellea4041]

@@shortybeck6901 I was about to comment the same and they aren't edited! Well, I think that mammy voice on Tom and Jerry was redone but other than that, the original tools are aired.

[@bxpress6507]

Actually I miss my cereal (honeycomb + apple jacks!) While watching my cartoons during 70s and 80s😎

[@budselect71]

I was born in 1971 and I miss the 80s. And I really miss when MTV actually played music videos.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching budselect71!

[@jlabdullah]

Or Vh1

[@Eidelmania]

1980's had really good music. Which by the way, is considered 'oldies but goodies today.

[@robertsmith2879]

Hundred percent with you on that now MTV just has extremely awful reality TV

[@KtotheG]

I hate that MTV, VH1 and BET don't play videos anymore. I find those channels extremely useless today.

[@johnparsons1573]

I was born in 68 so the late 70's and 80' s we're absolutely the best time for growing up. This channel brings back so great memories. Thank you

[@Vintage_Karamel]

'68 for me too! I get misty-eyed often thinking about how much fun I had with friends back then. Different times, Latch Key Kid Forever! Lol!

[@tommcdonough6086]

68 as well we know how lucky to have been young in this era, today's youth are being cheated big time and they don't even know it, they don't have a clue.

[@directionfinderformen]

68 right here.

[@user-km9wm1yg8p]

My kids say I'm stuck in the 80's. I was very simple. We didn't need drugs or alcohol to kick it. All we needed was our music. I noticed when I meet other people from the 80's they are chill. And straight up. I miss those care free days. We were so awsome.

[@johnboehmer6683]

...on our Walk Mans™!😁

[@michaelweston1042]

@@johnboehmer6683 I permanently damaged my hearing from those things.

[@patoshannessy3775]

Yes! Now some wine coolers helped. Gotta admit, me and my buddies loved those things. But yes totally get your point. They were care free, to a certain extent. No where near as heavy and crude as things are today. Sometimes I just want to go back.

[@BionicAnimations]

True. Our Boob Box was our best friend. 🥰

[@BionicAnimations]

@@michaelweston1042 Those must have been some serious loud headphones.

[@grantcheney5070]

"Please be Kind, Rewind!"

[@RhettyforHistory]

Kids really won't understand the importance of that. Thank you for watching!

[@teehud313]

Blockbuster

[@kris78787]

@@RhettyforHistory that and blowing into your nintendo game cartridge when it didn't work 😂

[@t-bone1898]

I remember paying a fine if you didn't rewind the vhs tapes before you brought them back. I miss those days.

[@perfectsplit5515]

"Bee Kind Rewind" [Picture of bee insect]

[@chrisdye5068]

People didn't look for trouble in the 80's. They just tried to enjoy their lives.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching chrisdye5068!

[@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj]

No, some did and I love the 80s but I had my fair share of bad memories too. I encountered bad people and bullies like we all do now. But it was all in person unlike how it is also online now too.

[@WilliamOfficeSupply9832]

The right wing humans intentionally caused harmed. Farms went bankrupt in the 1980's.

[@DeathBYDesign666]

I don't know if it's more they go looking for trouble or they just happen to find it because of being triggered by something someone else said. This technology is a problem in that regards but ironically it's also the solution since you can always find something to either confirm or debunk almost anything. The "do your own research" crowd are the ones least likey to take their own advice, since their research equates to some memes that someone else posted. Very few actually go looking to find out if it's true or not.

[@Keith-rk4td]

Worse thing was dodging the local Highschool Jocks. They hated Freaks and Punk Rockers. We had epic Pasture Parties that went on for 2 days. So much music coming out. Speed Metal and Hardcore punk rock!!🤘😵‍💫🤘

[@MLCMedia]

There is nothing like the 80s, back when music was fun. 🎧🎶🎶🎶🎶❤️❤️❤️❤️🙂🌞

[@slaphappy5252]

77 baby here and the 80’s can never be replaced. It’s that one decade through the ages that will always be remembered as the greatest of all time. It was the time after the slower paced old days and the time before the fast paced out of wack days. No other time frame can compare and the only way to ever get that back is to reset the world, our memories, and start it all over again. My 3 favorite memories of the 80’s were Saturday morning cartoons, playing outside every day until the street lights came on, and being absolutely carefree while living a simple life. However, I could go on and on and on like Christmas time, not having to lock our doors, less crime, television shows like Miami Vice, World Wrestling Federation, Kung fu theater, playing cops and robbers, skateboarding, bike riding, building treehouses and forts, running through the woods, walking across town, and the list goes on and on. Edit: of course ALL OF THE MUSIC!!!!! What’s your 3 favorite memories from the 80’s? Post here 👇

[@joeychick9045]

I was born in 69. Nothing like the 70’s n 80’s. From music to the toys. Not to mention how we respected ppl older than us. I don’t recognize today’s kids. Tnx for the memories

[@RhettyforHistory]

You're welcome joeychick9045 and thank you for watching!

[@JrRickard]

69 as well. Now we are older, we don't get the respect we had to give.

[@darthkreed]

I was born in 78, so the 80s and early 90s were my hay days!!! We had the best cartoons, women were women, men were men, I do admit the mullets were terrible. But everything else was so much more simple, and most people got along with one another!!

[@jameshughes6049]

69 also here.

[@Joeypeeps69]

Same 69, Got to have some of the 70's and 80's. I loved the 70's.

[@johnphantom]

My grandfather, a 1920s steeplechase jockey and gambler, was born in 1893 and died in 1982 seeing us go from horse and buggy to space shuttle.

[@3Storms]

We went from horses to aircraft and spacecraft in less than a century. The industrial revolution really was one of the most important events in human history. Today all development has slowed down. We were supposed to have hover-cars and moon colonies by the year 2000. Instead we have people who don't know which restrooms to use throwing tantrums while the third world drags us down to their level.

[@edie4321]

He's blessed to have left before all this happened to the world.

[@GenXfrom75]

I loved conversation with my grandparents! Mom’s parents were both born in 1911. They passed at 97 in 2008 (Papa) and three weeks shy of 107 in 2018 (Gimma). Oh, the journeys they’ve told me about! ❤❤❤

[@angrytater2456]

@@3Storms Thanks for taking a nice discussion and throwing in your politics.

[@HTV-2_Hypersonic_Glide_Vehicle]

I think the fastest mode of transportation at the time was the train

[@travisdean8794]

I came along in ‘82. Sure miss those days. Night and day difference in just 41 years.

[@dancytancy192]

80's music will always be the best.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching dancytancy192!

[@Lone-wolf-1982]

T.V. trays were awesome. I remember my family still using them into the 90s. Not wearing helmets or knee pads when riding a bike. Drinking water from a hose. And playing outside with friends until it was dark. Saturday morning cartoons, and all the cool 80s toys.

[@chriscampbell2327]

Me too

[@dixiemitchell485]

Using Tv trays and eating tv dinners. The best times ever 😊

[@markvandenberg4606]

I still don’t wear a helmet unless cross-country mountain biking. Such nonsense.

[@capnobvious2718]

Weird... we still use TV trays. There are multiple different styles on Amazon.

[@wintersprite]

We still have and use our TV trays. They’re great, not only for eating on but for making crafts, wrapping gifts, etc.

[@edwardx4979]

I remember having to run home to catch my favorite TV shows based on the TV Guide! Lol 😄

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching joeheid2776! That TV guide back then was great to have.

[@MajinBuuButtercup]

I miss TV Guide. It's so hard to find out what WAS on, like if you caught the end of a show and want to know what it was. There's nowhere to look!

[@jerryt4053]

Remember the add for 10 music tapes For 01.cents

[@TH-hy9kr]

I liked doing the crossword in TV Guide with my mom. 😊

[@perfectsplit5515]

Even as late as 1995, you had to have a TV Guide to know what episode of Babylon 5 was playing. The stations kept changing the timeslots from week to week, and sometimes the newspaper listing got it wrong!

[@chanelhopeful5336]

Born in 74, I miss how all the kids in the neighborhood would get together for a game of kickball, or softball n making sure u we’re back n the house before the street lights came on😊

[@johnboehmer6683]

Yup. Or Kick the Can...! Crazy how much more simple and innocent a time seemingly not so long ago was. We'd get 15 or so kids on a given night to play. I can't even imagine anything like that anymore.

[@djkaosthemixmasta]

The thing about the 70s and 80s was ppl could relate and talk amongst each other real cool and we didn't have the technology of social media and other distractions of today that keeps us so divided 😢😢 boi I missed the 80s 😢

[@Dreamvivid]

Yup. All the parties were word of mouth. Had a real excitement to it. Flyers on the phone booths and such.

[@MrMegaFredZeppelin]

The 1980's and the 1970's was a great time to grow up😃I miss those days😫ROCK ON!!!!!!!🤘🏻🤙🏻✌🏻

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching MrMegaFredZeppelin!

[@robertcampbell6349]

The 80's had great music.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Yes it did robertcampbell6349! Thank you for watching!

[@robertcampbell6349]

@@RhettyforHistory Thank you for posting this video time capsule.

[@solinvictus39]

It did compared to today, but for every great song you remember there were dozens, if not hundreds of horrible ones. The big difference was that were more people making music and the good stuff was appreciated.

[@pommiebears]

It had great everything. I remember having such fun.

[@joshuakaeble7810]

Whenever I watch these videos, I cry a little on the inside. At least you have a really good presentation with good quality photos.

[@rcschmidt668]

The 60s, 70s, and 80s gave us the best music.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching rcschmidt668!

[@cindyloucuster2188]

Yesss, 90s too!

[@blackhawk6695]

Yup!

[@bringit3164]

The 90s definitely have the best music!

[@raregrimebeats1352]

90s does what the 60s 70s 80s does and more

[@Armando.Sepulveda]

I miss Circuit City, Montgomery Ward, Kmart, The Good Guys, Fry's electronics, May Company, Radio Shack, Tower Records all these old school retail stores

[@dgwaters]

How about Ames Department Stores?

[@RhettyforHistory]

Those were all great stores! Thank you for watching Armando!

[@JAT922]

Sears

[@TinCupChalice40]

Gemco

[@Armando.Sepulveda]

@@dgwaters I don't remember Ames department stores

[@patoshannessy3775]

68. Damn I miss the 80’s. Grateful to have been there.

[@stevenbaer5999]

I graduated from high school in 1986, my favorite science fiction movie is V in 1983; V the Final Battle in 1984; and also V the Series from 1984-1985. Knight Rider, Blue Thunder, GI Joe A Real American Hero, Street Hawk, Air Wolf, Chernobyl nuclear ☢️ radiation meltdown, MacGyver, Star Wars the Empire Strikes Back in 1980, Star Wars Return of the Jedi in 1983, and also Red Dawn. I miss those days, thanks for sharing this video.

[@susanstamboulian646]

I LOVED Knight Rider too! I begged my parents to buy a black Trans-Am, just like KITT. They bought a Mercedes 450 SL instead. I was so unhappy about that!

[@Animalfarm6cats]

I was born in 1969. I got to grow up in the 70s and 80s. The best of the last two decades.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching Animalfarm6cats!

[@lancemannion4113]

Ditto! Being a teen in the 80s was rad 😆🤟

[@ButterCookie1984]

Gen X: The greatest generation.

[@lianalonge1984]

Indeed‼️👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🥰

[@opethmike]

No

[@sandrashevel2137]

Yes for sure. I loved the 80s.

[@purplepanther2771]

The Greatest Generation is the greatest generation. We're the best after them.

[@Libsarecowards]

@@opethmike ummm, yes.

[@steverobertson1729]

I feel really lucky to have been a little kid in the 80s. It truly was the greatest possible decade to be alive in, and especially being a little kid thru

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching steverobertson1729!

[@jerryt4053]

Pinball machines at the bowling alleys were fun times 🤩 Donkey Kong , Crazy Climber , Space invaders, Centipede

[@RhettyforHistory]

Those were fun Jerry! Thank you for watching!

[@johnboehmer6683]

Berserk...Pole Position...Joust... just thinking about the sound of 40 arcade games at once as you enter the arcade... like a time machine.

[@jerryt4053]

@@johnboehmer6683 👏🏾👍🏽

[@susanstamboulian646]

@@johnboehmer6683 I was always a Pac-Man and Miss Pac-Man girl, and was sensational at both of them. I remember playing a Pac-Man machine against a friend, at Blackbeards in Fresno, California, and I got over 800,000 points, and had a massive group of people watching me. My head was so big after getting that score, it could barely fit through the doors to get out!

[@monkeybuttslap]

All the decades seem to transition in to the next decade with ease but I swear when the seventies gave way to the eighties it was such a change that it hit us like a train. It was just so different.

[@LincolnJamesHeathrowIII]

Ubet

[@CamAlert2]

Consumer electronics did that. Personal computers, the compact disc, Sony Walkman, the latest video games consoles, handheld camcorders. Music at the time was also starting to reflect that.

[@KtotheG]

The '80s were so spacey and electronic. Everything was futuristic. Cable TV blew up in the '80s. Home computers became popular. Sony Walkmans. The UK took over the radio. Video killed the radio star. Greed was good.

[@davidtaylor328]

I was born in 1974 & I was old enough ( Thank God ) to remember the year 1980 & the rest of the 80's as well. God - I miss the 80's more than anyone out there can imagine. The Record Stores , Showbiz Pizza Place , Pizza Hut Restaurants , Atari , The 80's cereals - Pacman , E.T. , Dunkin Donuts etc , The Malls , The Movies , The old time ( mom & pop ) Drug Stores , 2 - XL , Nintendo , The Super Mario Brothers , Toys R Us , Sears Christmas Catalog , etc. I was extremely Blessed that I grew up in the 80's & This Video is GOLD !!! 👍🏻🪙👍🏻

[@ryannoland8792]

Toys r us was amazing back then. My parents used too take us there too just play around.

[@davidtaylor328]

@ryannoland8792 - Yes , Those were the days !!! 👍🏻

[@billp4]

Those comedies with John Candy, Bill Murray, etc. Vacation, Great Outdoors, Caddyshack...

[@stevensmith4213]

Ohh man. I love the 80s. Life was so much simpler.

[@rebels42wynn83]

I'm a 70sBaby/ 80sKid and I loved my 80s childhood. Great times and memories. ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching rebels42wynn83!

[@pattycake8272]

Middle 80s I was packing a sandwich and going on long adventures on my bicycle.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Sounds like pure fun! Thank you for watching pattycake8272!

[@jerryt4053]

I could stay gone all day on my bicycle Unless it was a smog alert then I had to go home and sleep it off lol

[@pattycake8272]

@@jerryt4053 I have never had a smog alert, I one time I road 22 miles and it started to rain so I called my mom (from a pay phone) and she came and picked me up. Good times

[@teehud313]

Yes!!!!!!😂😂😂

[@Joeypeeps69]

Are bicycles were our life back then. We would go everywhere. From trail riding down by the river, to parking garages. I remember I named my bike bullet. And I met this kid, and I said what's your name, and he said John, and I said what's your bikes name? and he said ummmm... I guess...Bullet. And I said, ...I understand.

[@kevinlhendrix8624]

I was born in 1972 and growing up in that era and the 80s awesome. I'm sad that no other kid will ever see days like that again.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching kevinlhendrix8624!

[@HowardHarper-ct9mx]

I was also born in '72. Your exactly right. What a great era to grow up in. It's very sad, those days are long gone. If I think about it to much, it brings a tears to my eyes. Remembering great times with family, and friends who are no longer here with us.

[@sjdrifter72]

@@HowardHarper-ct9mx Me too. 52 years old now. It sucks getting old. I want to go back to the 80's!!

[@mikedavis8008]

It's not about the things It's about youth people who aren't around anymore like parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, favorite pets, places, all the music movies tv shows video games are still here to enjoy

[@Eternity_of_Darkness]

My favorite thing about the 80s was roaming. Just going where ever i wanted. Swimming in a creek or river, 20 miles to a mall. To wherever.

[@ttop64]

I am so glad that I was in my 20's during the 1980's. I've not experienced a time as good as those since even with all the high tech marvels we have now. Would go back to those days in a heartbeat . I just wish I knew back then what I know now.

[@JustMe99999]

We had just the right amount of technology in the 80's.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching ttop64! It was a great decade to live in and experience!

[@RP-vy8st]

@@JustMe99999 I agree, I think the 80s and even 90s was the perfect technology, we didn't need to keep progressing to what it has become today. It's just too much

[@hisinvisibleness-fn8qj]

You and me both

[@KD-lb9bg]

Born in 70, teenage years in the 80's. The absolute best time to grow up. Great video 👍🏻, thanks for the memories.

[@RhettyforHistory]

You're welcome KD-lb9bg and thank you for watching!

[@hphillips7425]

Looking back makes a person appreciate how good you actually had it

[@ustaarthur]

Nothing as original and great as 80s music. One of a kind!

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching ustaarthur!

[@hearttoheart4me]

"Slap the sides or the top to fix a TV" That one made me laugh. Horizontal vertical hold SMACK IT.

[@dragondancer1814]

And fighting with your sibling over whose turn it was to turn the dial that adjusted the TV antenna on the roof!

[@RhettyforHistory]

It was our time to show it who was boss. Thank you for watching hearttoheart4me!

[@ChrisMathers3501]

Anything mechanical, give it a good whack. It's pretty much the old school version of "Try turning it off then turning it back on again."

[@DeathBYDesign666]

​@@ChrisMathers3501Hey it still works in some circumstances but usually only if it also has mechanical components. What you are doing there is knocking the dust off the circuit and thus cleaning up the signal. Something like that!

[@DeathBYDesign666]

​@@RhettyforHistorySo we could watch "Who's the Boss". Lol

[@kratoscraken5614]

Rhetty, now you know the 80's was the best time in human history to live and you are right the positives always outweighed the negatives. All strength came from the 80's brother 💪👍💪

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching kratoscraken5614!

[@edb8689]

This brought tears to my eyes. Born in late 79 I feel so blessed to have been a child in this decade. The simplicity, diversity in music etc. Happy era and thank god we only had to deal with fire drills compared to what kids deal with today. Riding the bus home the bus driver would play here mix tapes for us, Nintendo (The original) we used our imaginations. I’m miss the TV of this era too, and the Jetsons..Nickelodeon with the green slime, MTV played music videos , not the garbage programming they play now. I’d watch every morning before school 😊 ♥️ 🌻

[@sammccloud3395]

Being outside all day, either riding bikes through town or just being in the backyard having fun with cap guns or water guns...

[@QuidVultus]

You had me cracking up about the "decorative soap". I remember getting yelled at once for using it 🤣

[@RhettyforHistory]

You and me both! Thank you for watching GripArmy!

[@danparker1976]

same here

[@capnjohn7455]

We bought some for our house just a couple of years ago.

[@canislatrans8285]

My mom had a bunch of those soaps. The deal was def to not actually use them.

[@Eddie-zk2qi]

We had decorative towels too that were not to be used.

[@user-ti3fe6gg4s]

The 70s and 80s were the best years of my life .

[@susanstamboulian646]

Amen. For me too.

[@user-lg4uj8cl4c]

Was born in 83. I still tell everyone that the 80's was where it was at! My fondest memories! Places still had atmosphere. Everything looked and smelled so alive! And women actually looked beautiful in their "big hair" and 80's bangs! Oh how I miss it!! 😅

[@toddkonopa2294]

80-84 were my highschool years. Some of the best memories of my life. Miss those days terribly.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching Todd!

[@NASCARFAN93100]

The 1980s will forever be the GOAT

[@kellychuang8373]

Yes they sure were and sad we could never live these again.

[@krisfrederick5001]

Until the 90's

[@kellychuang8373]

@@krisfrederick5001 Yes also another decade that is way different than now good times.

[@EbonyPope]

It was nice in comparison today but compared to other decades they aren't really that good. The cold war created this cold, bleak atmosphere which is really apparent when you listen to the music. Just as artificial and boring. Synth pop was the curse that computerized music and ultimately led to the industry's downfall. All that computer made crap goes back to that era. Sure there were still good bands around I don't doubt that. But it can't compete with what was going on in the 60s and 70s. That is me saying that as a 90s kid. The culture itself though was of course way more open and real life oriented than today. So were the naughties when I grew up. Don't get me wrong I love 80s movies and a bunch of other stuff from that time since I was born in 83´ so I still perceived some of the Zeitgeist. But objectively speaking the generations before me had better music.

[@johnjeffreys6440]

How can you say that if you didn't grow up in the 50's or 60's? Someone who grew up in the 50's can't agree with you through experience.

[@lindah6954]

I remember going over to my uncle's house. He had all the up to date electronics. That big Pioneer stereo system with big speakers. Hah, I got him beat now. lol

[@Bulletup14]

I remember in the early 80’s going through the catalogs from Sears, JCPenney, and Montgomery Wards to look at the cool toys I would never get.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Those were fun to look through even if you didn't get anything from them you wanted. Thank you for watching Bulletup14!

[@DieselDucy]

I SO miss the 80s! Best time in my life! I remember the highlights magazines!

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching DieselDucy!

[@jamessatterfield7667]

I looooooved Highlights Magazine!! Especially for Goofus and Gallant. MAD magazine was another favourite. The ‘70’s and 80’s were a great time to be alive. BTW, I was born in ‘60.

[@jonathonstorjohann9030]

Oh my gosh I can remember those years. 🤣 My heart goes out to the younger ones. It was so much fun back then and I know it was boring but we found ways to keep busy. I was born in 1974. The 80s was awesome.

[@itsnotme07]

I have no doubt kids today have their own kind of fun, but life back in the 70's/80's was cool in it's own way. These videos help remind us how things were and even how much we were left to our own, which probably doesn't happen at all now.

[@capnobvious2718]

They do. Lame TikTok challenges and dances. Oh, and glued to their phones.

[@monikameza4107]

Thanks for the memories ❤

[@RhettyforHistory]

You're welcome Monika and I appreciate you watching!

[@jpotent101]

Indeed

[@MarieJones-eb7bi]

Going to Blockbusters was a treat 😊 I remember when i was younger, we didnt have cable. Michael Jackson's Thriller video was a big event. So all the parents with kids that didnt have cable to watch certain shows, that everyone would talk about around the water cooler at work or school, we would go to the neighbors homes that had cable. We all had fun. Nostalgia

[@GenXfrom75]

The ‘80s rocked 🎉🎉

[@RhettyforHistory]

Yes it did GenXfrom75!

[@dreamguardian8320]

I'm glad I was born during the 80s.

[@chargermopar]

I still use rotary phones, have a big TV antenna, I am thankful smoking has become less common. Stopped drinking milk in 1988. Gas was 85 cents when I started driving. What I really miss was the phone book where you could look up people's numbers.

[@rubies200]

Yes, I miss phone books, too! They were so easy to use. I wonder why they fell out of fashion.

[@wiseguy9202]

Not in our public phone booths. The page I always seemed to need was torn from the book.

[@dgwaters]

Hey, I still have rotary phones too!

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing some of your memories as well as what you still have chargermopar!

[@canislatrans8285]

Phone books were great for prank drunk dialing. I never did that though lol. I also used to read dictionaries when really bored. Lots of interesting words.

[@JohnDoe-pc9qf]

I grew up in the '80s and had a pretty terrible childhood by most standards. That said, I still look back on that time period as the best time of my life. There was indeed something special about the '80s. Spending the summer being outside all day with my friends, exploring around on our bikes, building forts in the woods, and generally raising hell was always exciting. Going to the video store to rent a good VHS tape, with classics like Commando and Ferris Bueller's Day Off, was a highlight. No cell phones meant you had to memorize all of your friends' phone numbers. No need to call, though; you just went over to their house and knocked on the door to see if they were home. Everything was more laid-back and genuine; people were nicer and much more active. All of this technology we've become accustomed to is doing the opposite of what it's intended to do. Rather than bringing us closer together, it's drawing us farther apart. I look forward to living my life over and experiencing the '80s again.

[@IbChojObNpib]

Missed the 70's and 80's. Greatest time ever!

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching TubXobLaim224!

[@orangecat5036]

Being happy about buying the next hair gel or hair spray thinking it was gonna hold that crazy hair style we thougth was awesome.

[@LadyHawke78]

Haha!! True… I was always searching for the best product that would make my permed hair look the best 😭😭

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing a memory with us orangecat5036!

[@partysugar519]

Aqua Net hairspray, Skin Brazer aftershave, Brut cologne.... stonedwash holy jeans... arcades still mall go to, cassete tapes, vcr's, microwave ovens, money for nothing and chicks for free we had it going on

[@hearttoheart4me]

Except for losing my brother to suicide at the beginning of the decade, the 1980s was a pretty good time. Still in my 20s and always felt fearless about everything. Thanks for the good memories.

[@kellyhughart9600]

I was a teenager in the 80's, and I remember it being a great decade, too. So sorry about your brother, though! That's heartbreaking!

[@barbara8802]

❤

[@RhettyforHistory]

You're welcome and thank you for watching hearttoheart4me. I'm sorry to hear about your brother.

[@shortybeck6901]

I'm very sorry for your loss. I'm glad you were still able to enjoy the decade. Your brother would've wanted you to. 💚

[@texaskidzuk]

I'm sorry for your loss.

[@Syphrianna]

My childhood in the late 70's and early 80's was so damn fun that I feel sorry for today's kids. And I remember really loving 80's fashion for it's parachute pants and muscle tees.

[@jasonvancura2139]

I was born in 1972. I miss the 80's. Those were simpler times!

[@OldSchoolCurt]

80s was the best decade! Saturday morning cartoons were awesome!

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching badguylar!

[@dreamguardian8320]

Agreed.

[@johnboehmer6683]

Rooby-Roooo!!

[@gulfgypsy]

I recall smoking in a plane. They used to offer passengers little packs with a couple of cigarettes in them and a book of matches, too. Smoked in the hospital and theaters as well. Rather miss full service gas stations. Does anyone else remember bus tokens? Before bus passes they used to sell rolls of tokens to use on the bus.

[@wiseguy9202]

New Jersey still has full service gas stations...with todays absurd prices.

[@frankrizzo4460]

Yeah and I remember when you could smoke in supermarkets too. My Dad worked for Nabisco back then and I would help him on the weekends and I would see cigarette butts on the floor all the time 🚬

[@chasstiles7611]

I remember my friends in highschool would get their cigarettes from vending machines in restaurant foyers,and our high school had a smoking area

[@RhettyforHistory]

It really is crazy to think about all of the places people used to smoke at. It hasn't been that way for a long time. The shift seemed to start moving in the mid to late 80s. Thank you for watching gulfgypsy!

[@capnjohn7455]

@@wiseguy9202I am in NJ and I wish it was self service. It takes forever because they have 1 attendant monitoring 8 pumps. Also they don’t clean your windows like in the 80’s.

[@JQ3GT]

Born in 1967. I experienced the 70's and 80's through the eyes of a child and eventually a teen. Both decades were so much better than what the poor kids have today! Getting up early in the morning to watch Saturday morning cartoons was the highlight of a kids day back then...days long gone but never forgotten!

[@thedarksideoftheforce6658]

I truly miss Saturday cartoons. I loved it as an 80's kid. I watch cartoons with my son on Saturday morning but we watch all 80's cartoons.

[@oatechaosincycles]

I loved the toys, fat shoelaces, parachute pants, roller rinks, garbage pail kids, riding bikes, jarts, those guns that shot plastic discs, boom boxes, swatch watches, sticker collecting, big wheels, and spin the bottle.

[@RhettyforHistory]

There were certainly a lot of great things about the decade. Thank you for watching and sharing some more things for us to remember.

[@lions679]

Those were the good ol days

[@brandonsmith3782]

You left out POGS

[@broncosbreaks]

Slap bracelets

[@alabama2uz]

"It's 10:00. Do you know where your children are?" They had to remind the "me" generation that they had kids out there somewhere

[@BigBadJohn7]

I believe the boomers did so little parenting that gen x overparented as a result and here we are today.

[@dragondancer1814]

@@BigBadJohn7Speak for yourself-I’m a Gen X’er whose parents didn’t just keep me on a short leash, they kept me on a choke chain! And as such, I agree that the biggest problem today is helicopter parents combined with HOA Karens who sic a social worker on anybody who *GASP!* lets their kids play by themselves _in their own yard!_

[@BigBadJohn7]

@@dragondancer1814 Dang, in a generation of latch key kids, you were actually paid attention to? Congrats.

[@dragondancer1814]

@@BigBadJohn7 It wasn’t as fun as it sounds-I couldn’t ride my bike past my street, I wasn’t allowed to watch Saturday morning cartoons, video games were forbidden in my house, we couldn’t go play in the creek or the woods behind the house, and we got punished for getting a C grade. Even after we got color TV and cable when I was 10, there were strict limits on what we could watch! And people wonder why I was bullied in grade school!

[@dixiemitchell485]

I remember that 😂😂 back in the 80’s you had to be in the house when the street lights came on.

[@NVP22]

Born in 75..i miss roller skating, going out to rent a vhs movie, pogo ball, coleco console, I miss it ALLL.. the 80's best simpler times ❤

[@Sue-gq7xv]

i was born in 61. The 60's, 70's and 80's were such a great time to be alive. My high school had a smoking area.

[@user-un9yy7ni3o]

I'm a late 60's youngster who was lucky enough to be in high school from 1980-1984. My favorite thing about the late 70's & the 80's was the huge variety of music available. It was the greatest time to be young!!!

[@ellierivera5519]

The very best of music for the entire century….

[@victorkreitner754]

Same here. Tapes, records, discs. Those letters from Columbia House or some record and tape club by mail.

[@user-kb3it8jf8t]

If your late 60s you weren't in high school from 80 to 84, you would be early 60s. Check your math or memory.

[@furiousfilipino5648]

I miss the 80's so much!

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching furiousfilipino5648!

[@billybarnett2846]

70s and 80s were the the best decades. From going to the mall, lunch counter in department store, obsession with Bigfoot, or to remembering TV shows that lasted for a few episodes.

[@stephanieaguirre76]

my mother use to be a manager at radio shack. she would sometimes bring me to work with her. she would keep me busy in the store by helping her with inventory. so much fun

[@lindah6954]

I do miss all the ads from the Sunday newspaper. Especially when I'm looking to buy something. Back then we had 10 or more stores selling similar items. Now we have like 3.

[@RhettyforHistory]

There were a lot more stores that participated in those ads and it was great!

[@dragondancer1814]

I miss the Sunday circulars too! Now we’re down to one circular, coupons for stuff I don’t even buy, and the Sunday comics in the middle of the paper.

[@guysmiley515]

Excellent born in 70.these were the best of times

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching guysmiley515!

[@bojo2770]

Yep! I remember smoking on airplanes as a teenager! I also had a smoking room in the hospital when I was 16! Now you can't even VAPE outside without people freaking out about it!

[@Thenewlife83]

3:35 I kinda miss this part of my childhood. We'd rush home to make sure we watched our favorite shows😢.

[@TheUluxian]

Half the fun of a corded phone was twisting the cord around your index finger!

[@brodriguez11000]

Little adapter that allowed the cord to rotate reducing tangles.

[@justmejenny7986]

I used to wrap my whole body.

[@RhettyforHistory]

You're right about that TheUluxian! Thank you for watching!

[@teehud313]

Lol

[@mercurry718]

Lol..

[@joeheid2776]

I was a paperboy from 79-85 up until the week before I went away to college. Made close to $1000 in tips when I graduated. I had a rather large route.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing your memories with us joeheid2776!

[@brucebuechel9406]

Yes, me too, from 1977-1984! Always made great tips and many presents for Christmas Calendars!

[@joeheid2776]

@@brucebuechel9406 Back then at our age, if you lived in a low middle to middle class neighborhood as I did you were the Godfather of the neighborhood.

[@Dhjfy.gujjj56]

​@@joeheid2776😂

[@crosswalkX]

You forgot about VCRs, VHS tapes, Cassette tapes, Record players, typewriters, Bulky apple computers with floppy discs, going to arcade centers to play video games, taking photos and developing them in a dark lab. We used to write paper letters with a pencil. Playing NES consoles with actual cartridges and also blowing into them, going to video rental stores like Blockbuster Video, Hollywood Video, Top Hat Video, Cougar Video rental. Also we had no Internet and we used to go to the library to check out books or read from World Books. Also you can no longer watch Disney Channel shows the way it used to be in the 1980s which usually aired but then many of the shows was no longer available. Also cars used to have peg knobs and window rollers and also cars used to have popup eye lights. Also we used to use cash and had to go to the mall and stores alot to get our shopping done, Pizza Hut and Kentucky Fried Chicken used to be a sit down restaurant. Also prices for food, drinks, clothes, movie theaters used to be much cheaper and affordable than it is now. Also the cartoons I used to watch usually was very detailed artwork when 2D animation used to dominate our pop culture like with Johnny Quest, GI Joe, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, He-man, Secret of Nimh, The Rescuers and many more, also we used to play with toys way more than today. Also the Weather Channel used to play all the time and had Jazz music you could listen to. But in Utah where I was born in there were strict laws about smoking and drinking alcohol in the 1980s and most people I lived with or saw never smoked or drank alcohol which was very rare to see, also I didn't hear or see as much profanity like I do now days. Also news used to be more local like KSL 5. Also you used to be able to call the Church of Jesus Christ the Mormon Church or Mormon Tabernacle Choir which is now frowned upon these days, and we had that awful 3 hour church block which has since changed to 2 hour church block, there also used to be home teaching which is now changed to Ministering. Also the awful alarm bells were in schools and in our Church of Jesus Christ building which terrified me which thankfully you don't hear much anymore. Also many of the LDS films from the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s used to be available on VHS but most of them are lost media unless you can find it on youtube. I do vaguely remember my childhood in the 1980s but I was a little kid then, now I'm a grown man.

[@williamhaynes7089]

not just apple compters ... Compaq suitcase computers with 4" screens ...

[@tommcdonough6086]

68 for me, we were truly lucky to have been young in this era, today's youth are being cheated big time and they don't even know it, the polar opposite of today's world. I'll allways cherish my childhood memories some good, some bad, mostly great. Funny seems like yesterday, time is scary fast.peace........

[@BoozeandNewswithTimandDut]

Miss my 80s

[@frankrizzo4460]

Same here 😕

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching BoozeandNewswithTimandDut!

[@dreamguardian8320]

Me too.

[@johnlopez3996]

Hostess Ding Dongs were expensive, and when you saw a kid pull out that foil wrapped treat from his or her lunch box or bag, you thought that the kid was lucky. Remember Chocodiles? What about the soda in glass bottles that had thin insulation around the lower part of the bottle to keep it cold? Plastic soda bottles also had a base made of thicker plastic. Thank you for posting this. Take care.

[@dixiemitchell485]

Susie-Q’s were my favs. They don’t taste the same. Wrapping fruit roll ups on your finger 😂😂 I remember the bologna sandwiches with potato chips. Gosh I miss these days 😢

[@stanford-nf4jk]

@johnlopez3996 I would help kids with their homework in exchange for those foil wrapped ding dong cake dessert things.

[@juliemudd2985]

I loved chocodiles!!

[@stanford-nf4jk]

@juliemudd2985 My brother and I did as well! There was a discount Hostess Bakery store and my grandma would go there and buy us one each for dessert every now and then.

[@juliemudd2985]

@@stanford-nf4jk awww I love that! Grandmas are the best ❤️

[@stevenbush4344]

Best decade EVER. 40 years ago TOMMORROW I fell in love for the first time.....April 26th 1984.......Still remember her name...Joanne Bambina....And always listening to the 80,s on I Heart radio

[@gradyneal]

I born in 69, so I was a teenager in the 80's and boy was it the best decade ever to be a teenager! I so miss the 80's and would love to go back!

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching gradyneal!

[@karenmiller2642]

I loved the 80's, it was an awesome decade. I think it was a very nonjudgmental time. We all had friends we knew where gay, or low IQ, or overweight, there was only 1 race, the human race, but it went unspoken and excepted. We just enjoyed the person as they were. Thanks for another great video.

[@ronnie8252]

I totally agree with you. Man things have changed.

[@T-Man252]

Well now you've done it Rhetty....made an old man cry...it's a long walk down memory lane and I've made it many a time

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed this episode.

[@MrAvenger1975]

I miss smoking everywhere. I never willfully tried to make people uncomfortable by blowing smoke near them or in their direction, and I never smoked around kids, but I miss smoking sections in malls and restaurants.

[@raptureready3015]

The greatest time there ever was!!

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching raptureready3015!

[@dreamguardian8320]

Indeed.

[@stevedenis8292]

What I miss from the 80's is my teen years. all those first from being that young.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching stevedenis8292!

[@denis77777777]

I loved that there were less people.

[@mattm597]

I feel so fortunate to have grown up in the 70s and 80s. It was simply the perfect time to grow up. Technology was advanced enough that it made life convenient and interesting, but yet it was not so advanced it had taken over (and become a substitute for) our lives. I would not want to be a youngster today. No way!!

[@flex_007]

Wow the good memories ❤80s

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching flex_007!

[@pryncecharming2133]

This was the greatest time to be a little kid. I miss the 80s! ❤❤❤