22 Forgotten Fads From The 1980s

[@ThoseWonderYears]

Do you remember any of these fads from the 1980s?

[@JulianneRemley-l2q]

Yes I do

[@JulianneRemley-l2q]

Yes

[@juliemcdonald1245]

All of them! Remember Moon Boots? And Keds? Banana clips! Coca Cola rugby shirts!

[@DevilOnlyKnitsLace]

@@juliemcdonald1245 I'm cleaning out my childhood home now that my mom has passed- I can't believe how much of my 80s stuff she kept-- Moon Boots, Keds, Reeboks-- and my Coke shirts! I grew a tiny bit after high school, and I now realize how BIG my feet were as a teen. I wore a women's size 10 back then, and the Moon Boots from 1982 still fit! (runs off to sell them as vintage on eBay for $300)

[@bethcampbell5536]

​@juliemcdonald1245 I still have banana clips lol

[@donnellwilliams6272]

Life was so much better in the 80’s! So glad I got to grow up in that time.

[@carrielopez1728]

I agree.

[@emilyhess7816]

@@donnellwilliams6272 so true

[@yiddena]

Me too! Take me back in a delorean! Not loving life in 2024!

[@trawlins396]

@@donnellwilliams6272 we didn't give two flips about politics when we were teens. And we barely even knew who the POTUS was. Now it's ALL they talk about. Its sad. Social media was the worst thing to happen to kids

[@SarahJacobs-nb3lw]

@@donnellwilliams6272 same here,

[@Sarah-jg9uw]

Yes the 80's were good, Im 55 now, miss those times so much brings back memories...😢

[@GiftSparks]

@@Sarah-jg9uw I miss big hair. It was the perfect look for my hair.

[@Lomie32]

@@Sarah-jg9uw same!

[@ALT-vz3jn]

@@GiftSparks I have fine thin hair, the big hair fad was impossible for me to achieve😣. Now with sleek hair in style I’m finally okay ✅😆

[@christa3352]

I’m a fan of the leg warmers 😂. I loved the 80’s

[@AMGbrakedancer]

@@Sarah-jg9uw me too

[@rupertpupkin2493]

The 80s was the BEST decade ever !

[@heatherlovesteganandsara]

@@rupertpupkin2493 yes!!

[@heatherlovesteganandsara]

Yes 🙌🏻

[@Ciesiam]

I especially loved the music. ❤

[@rupertpupkin2493]

@@Ciesiam The music was AWESOME 🤩

[@leea2112]

aww the 80s was brilliant for everything music fashion fun times I wish I could go back both my parents and my brother were alive life was worth living no worries just what to wear going out with friends to clubs thank you for this !!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@treebrother]

Great list. I was born in 1970 so the 80's were my coming of age years. Taking breakdancing lessons at the YMCA. To add to the parachute pants there was Puma sneakers with fat laces, The Moonwalk, BoomBoxes and carrying a large piece of cardboard around with you. Arcades were everywhere, Half shirts, Rat Tails/Mullet cuts, Tight rolling the cuffs of your jeans, Reebok 3/4 sneakers that laced and had the two velcro straps at the top, Z Cavaricci Pants and Jackets, Layered Slouch Socks, Obsession, Polo, Drakkar, Poison, Vuarnet and Gargoyle sunglasses, Everyone wanted an Alpine stereo in their car, The Mustang 5.0 and the Iroc Z were the desired cruiser or a classic muscle car. Putting lift kits on your pickup became popular, The 80's also seemed to be the last years of Dance Clubs being common everywhere. Hard Rock Cafe went global in 1982, It was a great time to be a teenager.

[@mightbebatman3659]

White levis 501's....moon boots...walkman.... one shoulder sweatshirt... headband with matching wristbands...poprocks... one earring...lace topped socks with heels... the brat pack.. man i loved growing up in the 80's

[@eucliduschaumeau8813]

Got my first Walkman in 1980. It was $179.00 retail.

[@kitkakitteh]

Studded belts. Over-sized t-shirts, lace up booties, silk everything, even gym shorts

[@rainbeau9752]

oh pop rocks!!

[@a_ya5555]

The brat pack? Said no one ever in the 80s

[@imnotgonnasay3612]

VANS! But they had to be checkered.

[@carlybowers-smith8088]

OMG 1980s was the best era to grow up in. I remember all of this.

[@pamelamorrisonn]

Wish I was older then so I could remember all 10 yrs of it lol

[@GlitzyWitch]

Yes it definitely was, no phones, tablets, Internet, just friends getting together and hanging out away from home all day. We actually leared so much growing up in the 80"s just by living life outside. Kids these days are just stuck on phones all day and night. No hanging out with friends the way we did. It's just sad 😢

[@GinaTenorio-n8i]

People get tired about we talk so much about it but times were happy back then.

[@nightfightsday]

maybe for you they were

[@I_Fix_Trauma]

Your privilege is showing .

[@greaterthanme876]

Kids are happy; it's their developmental stage, to experience joy differently from adults and our child brains link our happiness to our experiences at the time. The times themselves weren't happier for adults, the times were happier for the kids if the era.

[@trawlins396]

​​@@nightfightsdaymost people were happy then. It was a fun, carefree era. At least in the US it was.

[@trawlins396]

​@@nightfightsdaynow every other person is on antidepressants.

[@boo_in_stlou]

The jelly shoes and slap bracelets bled over into the 90s. Born in 87, I remember those blisters from those shoes.

[@patriciacarter7208]

@@boo_in_stlou haha "bled"

[@IvyTinwe]

Came here to say that - but I thought maybe it's because some trends stay longer in Europe or make their way over the Atlantic later :D

[@Bunny11344]

I remember wearing those jelly shoes as a toddler

[@TallGrass-j3r]

@@boo_in_stlou I just said the same thing

[@Tanji20251]

@@boo_in_stlou they made my feet sweaty.

[@lisaroman9814]

The 80s and the 90s were the best! Dance clubs, neon colors, and big hair i couldn't of done it without RAVE hairspray!❤❤ ❤

[@Momashark9601]

Bold Hold!

[@sapphirerain70]

Mine was aqua net lol

[@hayleym2244]

And aqua net

[@AthenasWarrioress]

I have a can of Rave hairspray...blue & pink can...in my bathroom as we speak!

[@a_ya5555]

The 90s sucked after 91

[@kenyawilson2668]

This is one era I can honestly say I wish I could go back to...just for a week (every year).

[@haubenmeisewillow-tit331]

As a teen-young woman, I remember most the SHOULDERPADS! Especially when wearing a blouse and a coat! 😂😂😂

[@debramiller7317]

A throw-back to Joan Crawford that I honestly don't miss lol. They always got warped after washing and slid around. :D

[@haubenmeisewillow-tit331]

@debramiller7317 😂😂👍 Yes, and we looked so "top heavy"!

[@biljanabudeska2006]

how can I forget lol

[@indiana2096]

I hated the Sholder pads, and they seemed to get bigger and bigger, I preferred seeing a woman's natural shoulder!

[@tinagaribotte1699]

The higher the better… almost touching your ears. Lol

[@danicaownby3022]

I grew up in the 80s. It was an awesome time. I remember all of the stuff in this video. I had most of it growing up. It really was a very special time back then. Everything was so very different. Music everything!! Everyone was happy!! Wish we could go back to those times and fashion and the music and movies!!!!!❤

[@ALT-vz3jn]

Everyone wasn’t happy lol there was a lot of social unrest, the Cold War and Satanic Panic marked the 80’s.

[@kitkakitteh]

@@ALT-vz3jn like we cared

[@Veronica-z3q]

I'm a 80's child and those were the best years. I remember all those

[@kellydukepoo2450]

Man! I wish i could go back! Best time of my life EVEEERR!

[@amandasteele6443]

I feel so lucky to have grown up in the 80s

[@sherrymitchell9908]

Man I miss the 80's.

[@paulleckner8235]

Me too! Graduated high school at 18 years old in 1982. My first car was a used 1980 Chevrolet Citation. I liked the front wheel drive on the snow and ice.

[@eucliduschaumeau8813]

We took the 1980s for granted. Everything is a s s in 2024.

[@Laura-i2r9r]

Was in Highschool and then College in the 1980s and loved it all !! The Clothes ,Music & Dancing !! YES Will always love and still love the Music & Style sense from my Youth 4-Ever . Nothing but Happy Joyful Memories 👏🏻👏🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻👍🏻👍🏻😊😊😃😃

[@DevilOnlyKnitsLace]

80s music was the best. Yes, musicans used computers (TR 808) but people still played instruments. I miss going thrifting for men's suit jackets. The style at my high school was to find a quirky (meaning- 70s polyester) men's suit jacket, rolling up the sleeves, and wearing that over your band t-shirts...or with your Izod collar popped up with top-sider shoes!

[@randelldavis578]

Stone wash pants, members only jacket and pop coller shirts along with the rubit cube, and the walkman, that was me.

[@carlybowers-smith8088]

@@randelldavis578 I still have a pair of stone washed pants

[@douglasgriffiths3534]

@@carlybowers-smith8088 Me too. 2 pairs, actually. Still wear 'em too. (Jan Griffiths).

[@forgottensage-o5o]

I recall the R Cube in 1981 but even though they had them at the mall on chains so that you could fiddle with them, I never ever found them interesting.

[@TheGeekMonster]

The 80's were, hands down, the most FUN decade of human history.

[@curiousobserver97]

What about banana clips for long hair? And Keds with anklets and jean miniskirts?

[@honeybunch5765]

Banana clips. I loved them, completely forgot about it.

[@carrielopez1728]

Banana clips!!! I wore them every day in elementary and middle school 😂

[@melissawingard2969]

Loved my banana clips, and the t-shirt rings(my mom hated when we knotted our shirts because they were to big).

[@lesliedefilippis2150]

I had all of them

[@biljanabudeska2006]

yes, I had those

[@galegish7988]

I have lots of good memories of the 80,s best time ever,

[@maxinefreeman8858]

I loved my Swatch watch. I wore mine to work at the hospital.

[@yeah-nahnards4777]

I made the mistake of buying one a few years ago - the loud ticking of the thing made me want to yeet it lol

[@hairyyeti21]

I would go back to the '80s in a heartbeat, so much fun.

[@DelanaQuinn]

Nice trip down memory lane. I mastered the rubick's cube in an hour.....like everybody else. I peeled off the stickers and put them back where they belong....like everybody else.😁

[@HeavenWithouttheE]

All of it! Popped collar Izod’s, swatches, acid wash mini skirts, big hair, Aqua Net, roller skating!!

[@GypsyRose5273]

I remember our parents drag out fist fighting over Cabbage Patch dolls in isles at the stores. I loved my jellies, snap bracelets and we made our friendship bracelets for our friends and ourselves, parachute pants, swatch watch, had my boombox, Rubik's Cube, loved florescent colored clothes and lace accessories, had more rabbits feet then I could count, a scrunchie collection to die for, Guess and Jordache jeans were a must, and I had big hair every day with my pink and white can of Aqua Net. Banana clips were popular, even had Zuba pants, Then came stone washed jeans we pegged. Leg warmers were definitely in my drawer and I loved roller skating to my 80s music. You did forget the Monchichi dolls. But the best part of the 80s was definitely the music.

[@indiana2096]

I had a job in a department store stocking shelves and floor displays, at CHRISTMAS. I was many times a victim of those wanting a Cabbage Patch doll just because I was stocking them. I wanted to just cut the box open and throw it down the aisle!

[@GypsyRose5273]

@indiana2096 my mom felt the same way. She witnessed the fights in the isles over them.

[@happymonk4206]

I miss the 80s, they were so rad.

[@sdb9884]

I was a kid through most of the 80s. Aged 5-15. It was the greatest time!

[@peggycilliers8223]

I grew up in the 80s...I remember most of these things...good old memories...it was so fun

[@lauraelizabeth3126]

I was a teenager back then, I now show them these video shots instead of saying " back when I was your age I would be out side doing SO AND SO" I can now show then most of thecthings we would get upto, could do without the crinkled paper moving about in the background as it district's you .. keep them coming, it's wonderful looking back in time 😊❤

[@sherrihaight2724]

Recently i tried to find those old "roach clip" -- leather string with beads and feathers-- to decorate my hair. No one around here knew what i was talking about. I found some similar type itens, but i preferred alligator clips.

[@shannonmcdougall]

@@sherrihaight2724 wow, I remember winning those as prizes in the games at the fair. I definitely was rocking them. Hmmmm, now I want one…

[@aprilcoursey4533]

Easy enough to make

[@itsjustmekinsey]

OMG my cousin used to make them and we wore them all the time!!!

[@YTistooannoying]

Finally someone who remembers them,!!

[@jillconnelly8206]

We had this in FL

[@LibraLuvStyle]

I just told my 20 year old daughter that the 80s was the best. Everyone seemed happy then💗

[@nightfightsday]

Except they weren't....yeah suffering only exists here in the now

[@LibraLuvStyle]

@nightfightsday 🫢

[@I_Fix_Trauma]

Everyone...whatever you want to tell yourself.

[@greaterthanme876]

Right. Normalized toxic parenting, neglect and abuse resulting in C-PTSD for entire generations definitely derived from "everyone" being happier people.

[@Bunny11344]

Things seemed more affordable then

[@walkofnails2923]

1986 for me was miniskirts with leg warmers & suede ankle boots, a Swatch jersey shirt, 2 swatch watches on my left arm, and crimped hair 😂 I was the epitome of style

[@karenholmes6565]

Not just any mini skirt. I had to have a leather mini skirt with a lace top.

[@natashabrandani645]

80s hair was the best!

[@rupertpupkin2493]

What about Big Wheels, Walkmans, Pac Man, and Atari 😎

[@apoch003]

Big wheels came from 1969. Atari was 1977. Neither of which was the 1980's. And he already featured walkmans.

[@rupertpupkin2493]

@@apoch003 I didn’t receive any of those toys until the 80s. I am not running for political office where I need to be fact checked. I was just recalling some pleasant memories of my childhood. But, thank you so much for feeling the need to correct me. I am sure your parents are very proud of you !

[@apoch003]

@@rupertpupkin2493 The video is about toys from the 80's, not YOUR childhood. Why did you feel the need to correct the video author by demanding inclusion of your list? Did you fail basic reading comprehension?

[@rupertpupkin2493]

@@apoch003 I didn’t demand inclusion. Obviously you have a reading comprehension problem. Why did you feel the need to correct my innocent post ? I refuse to have a battle of wits with an unarmed person. So, have a nice day 🙏

[@leeleeturn]

@@apoch003 you must be great fun at parties

[@bischnou]

I love all of these 80s fashions and trends! Best is BIG HAIR!! Glad I grew up in the 80s!❤

[@4514426508]

Rollerskating was cool in the 80s but disco music was out. Pop and new wave was the music of the time

[@DevilOnlyKnitsLace]

Colorado could have been a bit behind-- we would go to Skate City and there was always a good mix of hair bands, alternative, new wave, hard rock, R& B, and disco played every Saturday night

[@pippishortstocking7913]

@@DevilOnlyKnitsLace always loved disco. It was my favorite to skate to.

[@sevenember3332]

There wasn’t much disco played when I went. Then again, I would be dropped off there as a kid with a couple dollars to get lunch and spend my Saturdays there. I usually ended up spending at least a part of the money in the arcade part of the rink

[@pippishortstocking7913]

@@sevenember3332 u just unlocked a memory I have. I'd forgotten there was an arcade room at our skating rink as you go in. Aroumd the corner on the other side of the wall was the kitchen & concession area, then the rink. Never played at the arcade because I didn't get money from mom except for skating admission but I remember the sounds of the machines when going in.

[@talulatree5297]

​@@noself7889😎

[@gnx71]

I miss the acid wash denim , hi top pumps, big hair, pastel colours, the friends, and being young and carefree. At least I can relive these memories through music and movies from that era. Class of '89.

[@Itsalotouthear]

Now that Im all into watching this! 😮! 80's was REALLY I mean REALLY GROOVY! I MISS IT! 😢

[@douglasgriffiths3534]

Friendship bracelets and scrunchies are still very much alive today. My preferred hair tie is a scrunchie, and I do wear friendship bracelets, also O-ring bracelets. (Jan Griffiths).

[@jenster29]

@@douglasgriffiths3534 that's because they made a come back.

[@michaelmclaren9293]

He forgot to bring up HACKY SACKS, those were great!! 👍

[@nikkisowell3263]

@@michaelmclaren9293 those were more 90's

[@michaelmclaren9293]

@nikkisowell3263 I was a teenager in the 80's,I don't forget about those things 👍

[@karenholmes6565]

@@nikkisowell3263 No they were around in the 1980s and very popular. I got kicked in the head playing hacky sack in 1985

[@murdermittensnyc]

@@michaelmclaren9293 i read 55 books in the fall of 2nd grade to EARN a hackysack. Adult me is appalled but kid me was thrilled until i tried to hacke. I am not a natural. Eh. Tiny bean bag that reminded me that ballet and reading were more my speed. I still feel the flames of shame from a neglected hacky sack 40 yrs later. I know what (i did with it) that winter….

[@ashdukesbear9700]

I had jellies and hypercolor t-shirts. Such a great time to grow up.

[@heididepotter8136]

My mom hated The Cakbbadge Patch dolls. Now I collect them I loved my Swatch, very colorfull. I remenber big cllorfull framed glasses. Big earrings, big hair, noisy tracksuits., blue eyeliner and mascara. I still own my leggwarmers. Neoncolored, black and a pair of pink(for balletclass) Popped colars and cropped jackets with BIG shoulderpads. Yep rrmrmber my nautical sweathers. Huge scrunchies. Stacked even My dax called me the palmtree I loved my accid wash jacket I loved the rollerdisco Oh yes the View Master was epic! I loved Rainbow Bright and her frirnds. Care bears too. Grate video

[@Charmaine41]

@@heididepotter8136 I was so obsessed with my Cricket doll and Gem and the Holograms 😂

[@territawater5293]

Greatest time of my life! The 80s were the best! They had the best music too!

[@angelayoder9899]

60's and 70's were the best years to grow up in!! 80's were great too!!

[@josephblanchard943]

Omgoodness the 80's what a time to be a teenager , only thing is mood rings were BIG in the 70's ... And no mention of pegging our jeans. The New Wave and punk kids did NOT like bell bottom or any flare at the bottom of the leg on our jeans so we would fold over aka cuff the bottom of our jeans pants legs ...

[@amandasteele6443]

Yes!!! Jean pegging

[@Laura-i2r9r]

STUDIO Line By L’ OREAL was my Complete Haircare line of Products for the Big hair I rocked in the 1980s . I had Long Blonde teased hair and have fond Memories of so many of these trends !! ❤❤😅😅

[@cruisepaige]

Omg I loved the GOLD mousse!

[@jillconnelly8206]

@@Laura-i2r9r Girls had Babe Spray deoderant in peach colored cans and Love's Baby Soft perfume & powder

[@carrielopez1728]

Yes! STUDIO LINE!!! I can still vaguely see the hairspray bottle and recall the very alcohol based scent.

[@MarcVanLaere-zr5im]

Where have those days gone 😪❤

[@piranhaowner1967]

I hear you ❤…. They may be Gone… But Never Forgotten ❤😊

[@MarcVanLaere-zr5im]

@piranhaowner1967 👍

[@marypruitt444]

😭😭

[@michelletrimmer7431]

I wish I could go back. The 1980s was the best time ever. These kids today have no idea how great it was back then.

[@socaldeb]

Love the 80's forever!

[@jwpink33]

It was great to be a teen in the 80s. No decade can ever compare.

[@patrickriley195]

The 80s was the best decade for music!! I remember getting paddled by the principal wearing parachute pants.

[@justmeaudrey3280]

This was a nostalgic walk down memory lane. I remember everything except the pogo-ball ❤

[@amynaddra7230]

I had blue parachute pants. Purple jellies and paint splashed bandana!!! Best generation for style, music and movies.

[@DevilOnlyKnitsLace]

These fads are not forgotten by those of us who were adults during that time!!!!

[@HMRLTL]

Or kids 😁

[@everydaystuffandthingsguy4554]

I may be commenting to quickly because I am only 6 minutes in to this fantastic video but does anyone remember, or owned Jams? These were the colorful knee and below shorts? Guess Jackets, Coca Cola shirts? I loved my Jams! I would rock a pair of Kswiss and a white Polo, or a college logo sweatshirt! Spiked hair and a splash of Polo cologne with that iconic green bottle with the gold lid. Before you left the house you grabbed your Rayban style sunglasses then check your look one more time in the mirror before you left the house. Wanted to make sure that your bi level was spiked up in the front and that you had the party going on in the back 😂 I would drive, or my buds Scott or Kell would drive but either way we would all pitch in on gas which was .69 cents a gallon so a dollar per person was enough to cruise McDonalds along with a hundred other teens cruising blasting the radio or a tape with the coolest music playing. Stopping and talking to the ladies and acting cool as hell 😂 End the night over at one of our houses hanging out, talking to girls on the phone, watching MTV, or a movie on HBO. Wake up the next day, check in at home, make a few calls, and just live a wonderful teen life all over again. Ty for sharing this video! For 20 minutes watching and commenting I was able to go back and briefly feel, smell, and remember my wonderful friends and our youth!

[@karenholmes6565]

I was disappointed Dolphin shorts weren't included.

[@josephnash2081]

I turned 20 in 1980 and 30 in 1990. This was a pleasant stroll down memory lane.

[@shaykitoffe6411]

Jelly shoes and slap bracelets were sort of a thing in the late 90s till early 2000s. I somewhat remember them.

[@JamesBond-lt5tr]

I had them in the late 80’s early 90’s. I’d say it was a trend that lasted a while. Oh the blisters 😂

[@lisakosler2342]

@shaykitoffe6411 well o was in high-school , 9th grade in 1983 and jelly shoes were a thing.

[@carrielopez1728]

I was in elementary school when I first saw jelly shoes. I begged for a pair for months and when I finally got them, my feet were covered in blisters but my parents made me wear them anyway because money didn't grow on trees.

[@ShamandJuju90]

Scrunchies are still popular with girls to this day…I grew up in the 80’s and it was the best!

[@DevilOnlyKnitsLace]

They were more fun than the banana clips!

[@paige4128]

The 80s was my favorite decade!! Years later and no other decade has topped it!👏🏽👏🏽

[@Angelamarie0805]

I loved jellies but I would always get rocks stuck in the bottom of them.

[@notpub]

I miss the 60s, 70s, and 80s. Best of times.

[@jerseylionesses]

Moon lipstick mine always turned pink😂

[@earthquake3.9]

I had a cabbage patch doll, the view master,pogo ball, a walkman, Teddy ruxpin, and jelly shoes growing up 😊❤ those were the good ole days.

[@davidmitchell6873]

As a teen and young adult in the 80s and early 90s I was never much of a trend follower but I was crazy for my Zubaz pants back in the day.

[@ThoseWonderYears]

Thanks for sharing

[@gabbi_anoni]

I absolutely loved the 80s as a kid! Blabbing on 3 way calls on my clear phone!!

[@DevilOnlyKnitsLace]

They forgot about the BIG Bonnie Bell Lip Smackers!!!!!!!

[@rhodayackez9570]

@@DevilOnlyKnitsLace those were 70s

[@DevilOnlyKnitsLace]

@@rhodayackez9570 True. But they were big time in the early 80s at my high school!!!

[@curiousobserver97]

YES!

[@YTistooannoying]

Blue and purple mascara!

[@carrielopez1728]

What about the Kissing Koolers by Maybelline lip glosses?I had practically every flavor.

[@karlas9961]

Ahhh… Thank you for bringing me back! I wore jelly shoes all the time! After the first couple wears, and you built up calluses, they were comfortable. Swatch, big hair with the pink AquaNet can, mood rings, and hours making friendship bracelets (pinned to our jeans while they were being made). I still make scrunchies for hair health. We acid bleached our jeans but they didn’t last as long as we needed them to!

[@derinaries]

Croqs are the new jellies.

[@waterwomaninFL]

And just as uncomfortable!😊

[@GeOsmomGina]

I never got a water blister from crocs.

[@linconnuedumonde4263]

@@waterwomaninFL no 😂

[@ninaelsbethgustavsen2131]

Croc clogs are great indoor shoes... My late dad even wore them when he showered. To avoid infections to his cracked dry skin heels. He had 3 pairs. In different colours. They're easy to clean, and easy to slip on and off... Great invention !

[@ninaelsbethgustavsen2131]

​@@waterwomaninFL Get a larger size. And wear cotton ancle socks. Jellies are worse than cling film...😮

[@pyramid-ukulele-group]

Biggest difference as a child 70s and 80s was we spent most our free time out playing , Interacting with other kids and using both Imagination and energy running about. Not Inside staring at a screen all day. So many great memories of being out exploring the world with friends and sibling’s .

[@debrah4241]

Boom box, neon colors, stirup pants, crimped hair.

[@cb5501]

Mood rings were from the 70s

[@ct3po776]

They're still sold in gift stores today, but yeah, everyone had to have one back in the 70's

[@1slickprankster]

Mood rings were from prior 70s

[@2coolhipdude]

@@1slickprankster The idea to use thermosensitive elements in jewelry first arose from the American jeweler Marvin Wernick in 1974 after reading a magazine article about the use of liquid crystal elements in medical thermometers. Google is your friend.

[@greg4795]

I remember someone in high school, I think in 87 or 88, brought a 'boom box' with a CD player.. holy chiznizzle that was awesome!!! I wanted a cd player so bad after that. it was amazingly clear sounding. I had a really compact toshiba cassette player with dolby 2 noise reduction, that cost a small fortune and it was pretty cool, but that cd player was a dream and out of reach cost wise for me at the time.

[@tinalee3758]

Cabbage patch kids yes they were adorable 😍

[@dongskijyu8583]

I love this video. I am a certified 80s kid which is why i can identify 😊

[@crystalanderson4899]

I would go back in time to the 80’s I. A heartbeat!

[@orafranc]

i miss the 80's ❤

[@alannabaker8293]

Gosh. I still use a scrunchie.!!! And I forgot about mood rings... 😂 great vid

[@IvyLeagu]

Back in the days, wow I'm not a kid anymore but I enjoyed myself

[@kristinaslade-pearson9167]

I grew up in the 80’s actually graduated high school in 82. Those years rocked !!!

[@MarcieFrazee]

Mood rings were a 1970s thing, not 1980s.

[@semicharmedlife311]

Agreed. But some trends, music genres, fashion styles, etc. persist well beyond the decade they were introduced in.

[@carrielopez1728]

They still sold them in the 80s and early 90s.

[@ct3po776]

We could have bought a mood ring a couple of weeks ago at a gift shop in AZ, and we had em at a gift store in FL when we were there back in 2018.

[@lizzlester1792]

@MarcieFrazee ,mood rings had a big come back in the early 90's :).

[@2coolhipdude]

@@semicharmedlife311 In December 1975 the total value of the rings sold reached $15 million.[6] However, in mid-December, the demand for rings suddenly fell as the market was oversaturated, and companies that did not have time to sell rings suffered losses.[7] After a couple of years, "mood rings" went out of fashion." Google is your friend.

[@reggierexx1885]

Ah a walk down memory lane rollerblades, swatches, converse, the music, the clothes and much more. I had no idea Corey Haim wore the same exact members only jacket as me lol

[@YTistooannoying]

Other forgotten fads. Super large tees that people would tie knots in the hem. It became such a trend that there were plastic doodads you could thread the corners of your massive t shirt in and it held better than the knot Friendship Pins. They were saftey pins with beads on them which we exchanged with our friends. We wore them by threading them on our shoelaces Big bow barrettes. I had half a dozen of them long before the Siwa abomination. Noxema was the best way to clean your skin. The smell is 8th grade forever. The pacman game watch. They give games like that out for free, but back in the 80s it was expensive and a big deal. The Speak and Spell. I used to continually make it say P, because it sounded so weird. Little stuffed animal clips. You could attach them to your jacket or anything you wanted., though I think they were supposed to go on pens. The Garfield Plush toy with suction cups you stuck to your back car window. The baby on board signs Sweet Valley High books. All the middle school girls were reading them Freezie Freakies - color change snow gloves and lets not forget how snow boots evolved I remember it ALL

[@jasabr]

@@YTistooannoying I loved Sweet Valley High books.

[@Ritff666l-e9e]

yeah i wore big tshirts people think it is only 90s

[@marie-kathleenkirkpatrick4626]

We had slap bracelets in Germany in the 90's. Always took a while before stuff from the States finally made their way to Europe. 😅(So glad to see you're using scenes and screenshots from "Stranger Things". Just proves how much the makers of the show watched out for details.) Swatches we had, because they came from Switzerland. Scrunchies... yeah! I remember those. AND mood rings. Stupid things were always made of cheap metal, though. Gave you green and black fingers - that is, IF they survived the water when washing your hands. Zubas pants I remember mostly because my mother sewed her own at some point. But as I said before, some of those items I remember more from the end of the 80's, early 90's. Rubics cube... argh! Oh, yes! Rollerskates I remember. I still had a pair that you could put on the shoes you wore. You needed a key to adjust them. And of course, I remember the walkman. Dang, I couldn't live without mine anymore after I got one for my birthday. Having had English TV in Germany for a couple of years, I do remember the TV ads of some of the items on this list, even if I didn't actually HAVE them - like the Clapper and the Pogo-ball. It was so nice to watch this. Not only was this an enjoyable walk on memory lane, it was also very informative in regards of those things I DIDN'T know existed. Thanks for that! 💜

[@forgottensage-o5o]

The View Masters are not captured well through the commercials. I remember getting some slides from Sea World San Diego and the 3D effect was f***ing INSANE. It looked so real, so completely 3D and to see the animals like that up close was breathtaking, corny as that sounds. I remember my friend down the road looked at them completely silent. Afterward she whispered, "That . . . was . . . Magic".

[@semicharmedlife311]

The best decade. Enough said.

[@jomitchell6711]

When I think about going on holiday, I don't want to visit a place, I want to visit a time. Any time during the 80s would be ideal. You can't truly appreciate the word 'carefree' unless you were there.

[@amymoore9234]

I had a knock-off Members only 😢. And I still have a clapper! I love it and it’s the best way to turn on and off the bedroom lamp…highly recommend.

[@anistonforster]

Teddy Ruxpin was my favorite toy!! I remember he was expensive and would always break and have to go get fixed.

[@piranhaowner1967]

I’m still wearing a scrunchie…. Listen to my still working Walkman sometimes…. They were Friendship beads too that was on a safety pin … I had mine on my sneakers…. Thank You for the Upload 😊❤

[@MomLAU]

Mood rings were more '70s.

[@DevilOnlyKnitsLace]

Amen. I don't remember anyone except small children wearing Mood rings in the 80s. Mood rings did come back hard in the 90s. I know I gave all of mine from the 70s to my neighbor's teen daughters in the 90s.

[@kweaver1965]

Yes they made a comeback in the 80's I graduated in 1984 I had them in highschool and when I was in elementary school in the 70's they went away around 1982 they came back hard

[@kirbywaite1586]

Late 1960s .

[@sciencenotsrigma]

I wore them in the 80s, but I was a little kid.

[@sciencenotsrigma]

@@kweaver1965. True! I got one in 1982.

[@lionessathena8679]

I found slap bracelets in Walmart just 3 weeks ago - I was psyched!

[@jh9391]

Mood rings existed in the 1970s!!!

[@demonslayer144Angel]

I think because their talking about the 80s and it was still a big thing in the 80s they added that to the list. They not talking about when it started basically.

[@christihendricks2584]

@@demonslayer144Angel I came of age in the 80s, and believe me, these were not a thing with my generation.

[@helenbunnehmummeh5154]

You can still buy mood rings occasionally in gift shops in the UK. 😂. I definitely remember them from the 80’s. A lot of my friends had them - I’d wear my mood ring to bed fascinated that it was always blue when I woke up.

[@minorityfringe387]

Yes, I remember them from the 1970's. I graduated from high school in 1983. I don't remember mood rings being a thing at all in the 1980's but I do remember them being very popular in the 1970's. I did have one. I don't remember what year it was but I think I would have been somewhere between the ages of 10-12 which would have been 1975-1977. Definitely not a thing in the 80's (at least in Canada).

[@minorityfringe387]

@@christihendricks2584 Agree. I was in high school from 1980-1983 and mood rings were not a thing at that time. I have three younger siblings, the youngest graduated in 1989. None of them had mood rings or remember them from the 80's either.

[@Brenda1371]

I so miss those times. That was my generation, and nothing has ever come close to it. Talk about nostalgia

[@awrinkleintimeyesterday6067]

All of our toys were simple. All the better for growing imaginations and muscles.

[@LoneRider1969]

Thank you for these wonderful memories..😍

[@Starlight_Moonlight77]

Tbh jelly shoes was very famous in early 2000s, I had it once with this throw back style.

[@nathanvanmiddlesworthmedia]

Not sure I'd say ANY of these are forgotten...If you are in your 30's or older,chances are you've had some of this stuff! & if younger,you've seen it on TV & some of this stuff is still pretty well sold & even coming back now,thinks to some shows that highlight aspects of 80's culture! 80's will never die!

[@Bunny11344]

I never had a shrinky dink, wish I did tho would’ve enjoyed that as a kid

[@Nora.Lynn82]

I did check quite a few boxes on this list 😄