April 12, 1988 What the inside of a house looked like in the 80s

WELCOME TO 1988! WELCOME TO MY REALM! If you LOVE this video, you will LOVE my channel!! TONS of old videos like this one on my channel! i been making videos of my life since then. This is a NO DRAMA, NO POLITICS, NO CLICK BAIT channel! Its all about LIFE BEFORE THE INTERNET!
CHECK OUT MY 90s decade home family videos! Lots of those on my channel along with rest of 1988 and 89!. Then check out my video from 1999!
For this viseo. Back in 1988. This was where I lived. The location is 16341 Edna pl , Covina California. We were moving out in one month! To a condominium in West Covina. I was 17 years old in 1988. I had a job washing dishes in a coffee shop. Making $3.35 per hour! It was my dream to buy a video camera! So I can make a video of my life! But it was a challenge for me to save $1000 making $3.35 an hour. And working only 15 hours a week!
The camera I used was an RCA cpr250 full size VHS. I paid $1000 for it. Saved for it for 7 months making $25 a week. (15 hours $3.35 an hour)

[@Cris18Martinez]

its so weird how you recorded everything in such detail as if you knew that one day people would be interested in this particular time period.

[@DANNY10MADRID]

Life was so basic. You either played sports, and went out or you were watching tv, or on the phone, or even just doing things like gil was doing, just filming around, and living life. Todays generation im sure would not live long in the 80s with that there was to do. 90s you can make a case of more so, but again life in the 90s like music, shows etc are still a big hit today, because all we had was those things to enjoy from, and thats why it hits home today, even if its not as entertaining in compare to what we have today.

[@SonoranTel]

cristian c My thoughts exactly.

[@2wr778socal]

Agreed.

[@narajayde520]

Dannyツ it looked scary without phones lmao

[@luxuryhomes8889]

Gilbert has found a time warp to go back in time and record everything

[@ChristysChannelYall]

I was 15 at this time. This video makes me miss back then. I would happily go back to the 80’s and stay there.

[@yoursalmashowz]

same😢❤❤ I wanna stay there for a while.

[@lisakay1006]

Same!!

[@yoursalmashowz]

@@lisakay1006 YEAH❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@TopBananaE]

Yes please

[@Chicklets33]

I was too!! I was born in 1972!🤣👍

[@rickynorris1694]

I was 17 then, and now I'm 53. Amazing how this footage takes me back.

[@sjustice5254]

I’m the same age. Cry 😭 it makes me want a DeLorean with a flux capacitor because what we got now is an unholy dumpster fire 🔥

[@Hoodieman823]

My mom the same age😭

[@gracexx31]

my dad is almost 50 now and he was born in the 70s but he doesn’t remember much from that year but he has a lot of stories from the 80s and 90s for sure lol

[@BePostiveStayHydrated]

I was -17 then

[@caroleflo1971]

I was 18 then 😂😂😂

[@milfordcivic6755]

Everyone's decor was leftovers from the 70's. People valued owning a home over just owning the fancy contents of the home like today.

[@ouknow1446]

Indeed, each decade is a refinement of the previous one which means progress. So be thankful for it. Taking a home for granted was short-lived and may have been the peak of progress because people are again valuing being able to get one. That's a sign of decline based on direction of trend not the value system itself.

[@missysmith378]

Yes, in 1988 we still had orange carpet (though not shag); off white beige appliances in our new 1980 home; no built-in micro; each bedroom had its own carpet color and paint based on family preference. Furniture was from 1970 era, orange, white and brown. We had a color TV and a B&W. Old 60s furniture in our family room w/its 4 walls of fake wood paneling. My parents bated music but I loved it and had my 1978 boombox. I'd been married and gone in 1986 but folks' house still looked the same and my young hubby and I had remnants of once-good furniture from my grandmother (1930s-1950s), parents & pals (early 1970s.) We owned a new bedroom set that I paid off over 18 months on layaway: the huge, dark, heavy repro Victorian stuff that was massively popular in late '80s. Ughhh. I did keep my 1978 stereo w/cassette/vinyl/8-track combo that my husband made me throw away in 1987. I can't believe I let him - I knew that would one day be cool to have (it had broken - but he never replaced it)

[@ohJoMama]

Things were actually made to last, good quality workmanship and materials! Not like todays garbage

[@nancywutzke5392]

@@ohJoMama Oh Pleeease..... I remember my dad hootin and hollerin in the '70s about how things were made so cheap and would always break and that there was no craftsmanship anymore. They were making everything out of plastic.

[@imageword5576]

Eh, we can't afford a home, period, nowadays.

[@lauramalerich5129]

I love how everyone just kept the TV on at all times even if no ones watching it! Those were the days

[@LyricMelodySong]

I still do that haha for my pets

[@braindarella]

TV wasn't for watching mostly it was just for atmosphere, feel cozy and feel like someone else there

[@jxchamb]

Well yeah, that way if somethng good comes on you can come running back into the living room.

[@TheFirstGoomba]

People don't do that anymore? It has been so long since I've had a TV.

[@AlexEssex8]

A lot of people in England either have the radio or TV on all day even if no one is listening / watching!

[@hallik6360]

I love how everything is square. Cars, Vacuums, Cameras and Boxes

[@DerkuiDerkui]

Just like in The Sims

[@beadnut]

Minecraft

[@Bull1970]

I love square things

[@vacuum_collector26]

@@beadnut I love Minecraft

[@aika4897]

@port nut My family still uses very old push mowers

[@TheFoodieCutie]

I miss the 80s. It was full of wonder, a clunky futuristic raw era. It had hands down the best music of all.

[@dirtlevel]

Most of the music sucked lol

[@TheRetroManRandySavage]

Best music, best tv, best films, best fashion.

[@MontagZoso]

@@dirtlevelNo, it didn’t.

[@MontagZoso]

Absolutely agree 100 percent. 😎👍

[@dirtlevel]

@@MontagZoso a lot of it did with the exception of a few genres. But it’s all personal taste anyway.

[@brie3679]

I was born in 95 and this still feels very nostalgic. It reminds me of my grandparents house.

[@AndreaHarrison-wv3fs]

I was born in 91 and i love looking at videos like this too❤

[@LizMichellePrim1993]

I was born in 93 ❤😍, and yes this nostalgia hits me so hard Jesus 😮 I want to go back.

[@ouknow1446]

Wow! You really make folks feel old.

[@marlongray403]

'95 baby here too! Wish I had a little more time in the 90s 😩

[@ouknow1446]

@@marlongray403 Some kinds of nostalgia is unhealthy. Many never made it out of the 90s and that's where we will remember them for all time. You are a fortunate one. Make an impact on the 2020s so you will have no regrets.

[@nonaeubinis4934]

We had no idea how good we had it.

[@tycanuck]

Sure. If you had money like these folks.

[@E.K.2003]

​@@tycanuck Very middle class. Hardly wealthy!

[@torrentialdownpourmondays5510]

@@E.K.2003I would say upper

[@torrentialdownpourmondays5510]

The middle class in America is gone today bc you boomers and baby boomers were so fkn selfish

[@E.K.2003]

@@torrentialdownpourmondays5510 Not hardly.

[@jeffmercer3891]

Life before cell phones - I’m so thankful for growing up in a time when kids actually enjoyed each other’s company rather than having their faces glued to a phone 24/7.

[@wyattearpswoman838]

Amen.

[@WhiteTree97]

Ok boomer

[@mustang7603]

@@WhiteTree97ok sheep

[@KB-ke3fi]

@@WhiteTree97 Yeah well boomers invented all of it. You're welcome.

[@94champs]

@@mustang7603 LOL you know that sheep got his 5 booster shots. 💉💉💉💉💉

[@Bates1960]

Yes freedom! No cell phones. No texting. Life without the internet. The good old fashioned days. The basic times. Thanks for sharing this. 1988 was one of the best era. I'll do anything to go back in time and relive those great moments again. It feels so weird seeing footage from back then. Look at the life we live in now. People are zombies on smart phones and social media. These where the good times.

[@fueledbymusic3]

Welcome to my realm! Tons of old videos like this on this channel!

[@Bates1960]

@@fueledbymusic3 The simple life back then before the cell phone and internet addiction. Also the best movies like Halloween 4, Die Hard, Child's Play, Hellraiser II, Friday the 13th Part VII. Brings back so many memories.

[@historicalhollywood]

Anytime before social media was better quality life

[@Bates1960]

@@historicalhollywood So true, also 1988 was the best years for movies like Halloween 4, Die Hard, Hellraiser II. The good times back then.

[@eliottemo1610]

Everything before 2012 was good

[@nortfishlsweetnr6026]

That was seriously typical middle class SoCal 80’s home and what’s striking to me is how much more floor space & how much less clutter people had. There was not an excessive amount of furniture or decor, not counters covered with small appliances, just enough furniture for people to sit, eat, sleep, study and store clothes and a much smaller amount of stuff, maybe a single bookshelf or desk. There aren’t a bunch of display cases and ornamental pieces, not a bunch of throw pillows and throw blankets, Mom has lots of clothes but women have for who knows how long. The side yards aren’t full of stuff, there’s not an entire living room of furniture in the back yard. The boom box in the bathroom is typical of a teenager, music was everything back then. I miss those days, we were happy. It makes me want to streamline my life.

[@reddwarf4278]

Thing of it is, someone from 40 years prior to this video would think this house was cluttered and had a lot of non essential items and 40 years prior to them and so on. It’s all perspective from the actual era in which you live

[@Numantino312]

initially, computers, "home computers", PCs and yes, macs too made a significant dent in the space as you describe. add to that: behemoth desktops complete with boxy monitors disliked heat. with the then-price of computer components or replacing them, such forced the issue of air conditioning. it did for us anyways. my parents had it installed during mid eighties for that reason. boombox ->late 90s: burning CDs, or at least storing music on home computer or mp3 player (instead of on lps/cassettes -> cds...) and being able to direct to speakers of choice elsewhere in house, or at least in the room, to me at least, that was computers starting to give back some of their above mentioned space. living room's worth of furniture in backyard: depends. people had more friends/family over, whether as spontaneous visits or Entertaining simply because (without internet) wherever you were, there you were. so at least during the nice parts of the year, nearly all the outdoor furniture was frequently used -until it was taken down into basement to be stored until spring. oh. larger percentage of people lived in northeastern midwestern snowbelt states as opposed to sunbelt region. most of metro los angeles was not considered a hellhole either.

[@sushicourier]

​@reddwarf4278 I grew up just a few years before this. This house looks so small and is a mess! So much clutter and junk everywhere. There's not a clean room in the house. I think it's the opposite of what you said. 😅

[@Mister_Listener]

@@sushicourieri have to agree about all the clutter in this 1988 house. I try to declutter every year, donating stuff i dont need. Also, the textiles used in home decor became “upscale” somewhere in around 2005ish…granite counter replaced plastic formica, tiles replaced vinyl linoleum. Hoarding became common in the early 2000’s too.

[@24kgoldplatedvermeil]

@@sushicourier i know what is he saying 😂 this house is cluttered. Plenty of houses in the 80s had ornamental clutter and glass cases.

[@Texaslawhorn]

I was 5 in April 1988. My bedroom would have had a Care Bear (Yellow with a cupcake on his tummy), a Cabbage Patch Kid, Smurfs and Teddy Ruxpin with Grubby! Fun times 🙂

[@ChoctawNawtic4]

Same (I was 6), also my little pony, Rainbow Bright, & Strawberry Shortcake...Popples. ;)

[@eaglevision993]

I was 5 too in 1988.

[@karnerblue7658]

I was 4 and in pre-school! Barely remember the 80’s! 😁 I’m grateful I at least have some memories of that time. Miss it, and the 90’s. Love all you 80’s babies/90’s kids! 🥰

[@ChristopherMichael-dw4wt]

I know that I speak for a lot of people on here when I say that this really makes us want to go back to the 80's.

[@nbaoldgirl]

I’m so sad! Everything now is unfamiliar and weird. I really want to go back.

[@tycanuck]

@@nbaoldgirl Sorry your life didn't turn out how you wanted. You still have time to improve!

[@nbaoldgirl]

@@tycanuckIt’s not my life. It’s the world that didn’t turn out how I wanted it, how I thought it would be now 😢 but thanks

[@Lilcousinbruva323]

@@nbaoldgirl Notice how no one from the 80's says the 80's was the best decade it's just Gen Z kids who think everything back then was stars and rainbows lol, they had wars, every other person was a drug addict, and there was crime too. The whole word doesn't revolve around your feelings and it's been like this for thousands of years, people used to die being tortured to death and being slaves to whites and ur sitting here complaining on the internet because it didn't go your way. Try and improve your mindset how about that.

[@michaelwills1926]

@@Lilcousinbruva323will this lecture be available on DVD

[@notofthisworld5267]

I was born in 1979, so I remember the 80's. Particularly 1985 and onward. I remember records were still around alongside cassette tapes. We had an Atari, big floor TV and a huge stereo system.

[@js6131979]

SAME for 1979 minus ATARI! We had all kinds of TAPES and RECORDS. Then that CURTIS MATHIS TV in 1985. That was like a JUKEBOX for 1980s. Had it for 10 years. Even now we still have Records and CD'S

[@rossnr100]

Same born 1978. From about 84-85 onwards I remember well. What a fun decade.

[@BobCostas-db5hb]

Relax your borderline millennial/gen x. you didn't even experience the 80s liar

[@bencoleman8350]

I was born in 1977 so I remember it quite well back when life was simple

[@BobCostas-db5hb]

@bencoleman8350 so you're only 45, and claiming simple times.... lol OK Buddy, you weren't even old enough to claim simple times relax

[@stevebizzel3689]

This takes me back. I was 6 years old at the time of this video. I remember houses looking like that. Especially the kitchen. I would feel so at home in that house

[@planehubyt]

I wonder 6 year old you's reaction to modern 2020s tech

[@user-im1nx5fi8s]

I think I'm so intrigued with your videos because I grew up in a really horrible household, I was living a nightmare but even as a kid I knew I got dealt a bad hand,I knew there were kids living better lives with better parents,as a 10yr old I would close my eyes and imagine a normal life with normal parents so seeing these old videos makes me feel warm and comfort,seeing you and your brothers not being cursed at or hit everyday makes me happy for you,my parents were both horrible to me and my 2 younger brothers,truly a nightmare,my dad and mom were both alcoholics when I was a kid,it just feels good to see you and your brothers and sister being treated right,I'm 45yrs old and my name is steven,Steven, guess somebody had to be steven

[@fueledbymusic3]

Wow. That's quite a story

[@newfic2290]

😢😢😢 это грустно. Надеюсь, сейчас с вами все хорошо! ❤ Поддержка ❤из Сибири, у меня тоже было сложное детство.😢

[@senecanicholson1090]

@@fueledbymusic3 . What city is this?

[@fueledbymusic3]

@senecanicholson1090 this is Covina California

[@idrathernotsay6016]

I was born in hell. At 16 I was shipped to foster parents. My foster dad raped me and there was another foster girl there that was raped by my foster dad’s friend. Now both sons are judges. They knew.

[@frankiedeleon6795]

Let’s just simply say it again. I wanna be in the 80s!!!

[@brickspace8617]

Everybody does. I only saw from '85 onwards (and at such a young age I barely appreciated the times), but I wish I'd seen the whole decade.

[@chrislynn5227]

My dream was to live in 1982 in a fast time movie type of life lol

[@zebare726]

I wish I was born during the 60s. because then I could have experienced the rise of metal during the 70s, Rise of gaming and anime during the 80s. To also be able to live during the 90s and early 2000s with a lot of enjoyment, of which I die just before everything really went downhill.

[@RapidCycling07]

Please don’t take Our Lord’s Name in vain. Peace!

[@jeffalbillar7625]

@@zebare726 I was born in 70. I spent my entire teenage years in the 80s. My mom still has the Atari 2600. The 90s were so cool too because I was a young adult with my own place. Good times

[@IyamSoRaya]

I was born in 88. ❤ So videos like this are always special to me. I never got to experience the 1980s enough for memories to come through but somehow these videos give off a sense of nostalgia within me.

[@FaizaFarah-pj4dz]

87 baby here

[@emello4you]

'77 here. So glad I got to grow up during this time.

[@ouknow1446]

A lot were born in the 80s. It was a horny decade.

[@GeorgeZimmermen]

88 here too

[@jessicamarie8588]

Aug 88 I wasnt even born yet

[@HURRIC4NEyt]

This is so freaking beautiful to watch in 2022 especially to me who adores the 80s and american diners and stuff

[@donjekdemarco4900]

U know its the 80s when u turn on the radio n George Michael is on.. lol nice

[@proudtobeautistic]

Gilbert you are so fortunate to have recorded so much of your life and the lives of your family on both VHS and cassette tape I'm jealous.

[@FreyaVanBuren-go8qn]

I grew up during the 80's and we were minimalists, we did not waste nothing and did not over consume either. I miss my parents!😅

[@3abbosi]

Same here, born in 1971, I was a very low demanding kid, I used to ask Santa for a "chocolate bar"! my parents were like "are you sure that's all you want from Santa"? still Santa was always generous, used to get me a toy beside the chocolate bar!

[@bobbyricigliano2799]

I was a junior in high school at this time. It looks like a typical Southern California neighborhood. Computers were very expensive then. I imagine all-in-one stereo systems with record player, 8-track player, and analog stereo dials seem odd now, but that is how we rolled back in those days. Thanks for sharing..

[@thomasthurston6656]

I just asked if it was Socal lol.

[@timgibney5590]

Today the house is unbelievably expense and a status symbol. A family like this today would be cramped into a 1 bedroom apartment and a doctor would be able to afford a house like this for 1 million in today's prices. If I had a time machine I would make a fortune buying these cheap socal homes and selling them today

[@thomasthurston6656]

@@timgibney5590 They were never cheap and still are far from cheap. One million won't get you much in Socal. Maybe Compton and they still go for 7 or 800k.

[@timgibney5590]

@@thomasthurston6656 My ex wife had a house like htat in Riveride bought for 125k back in 1998. Today it is worth 800k. In 1988 it would be worth probably a good $700 a month mortgage. Yes they were affordable back in the 1980s

[@Kaboomboo]

My husband grew up in Buena Park in the 90s.

[@iRivasTV]

R.I.P to that Dog in the video.

[@danielmontes9290]

iRivasTV he’s still alive though

[@MichaelRoma91]

This kittens are dead too!😭

[@donjekdemarco4900]

Still alive? Wow, what a special dog

[@maybeso8513]

Ikr

[@vacuum_collector26]

Sadly dogs can't live that long so he is dead now😔

[@yvfkm]

Man you just took me way back I would give anything to go back to those days

[@fueledbymusic3]

Welcome to my realm! Lots of old family videos like this on my channel!

[@Soulintent95]

I was born in the 90s but i was basically raised like an 80s kid. Especially since internet didnt come to my town until 2000-ish. So ive always felt a connection to the 80s. Especially since my mother was just like the song, stuck in 1985. Its nice to see a video that pretty much captures what the world was like for me as a kid. My mother passed away this yr, so now i feel even more of an attachment to the old way of life. Kids these days dont know what they are missing. They are trapped behind a screen. Theres so much more to do with your life.

[@makeupdoll7413]

Oh my God I relate so much to this! I was born in 1993

[@kewkabe]

Every house had a stereo system (1:50) back in the 70's and 80's. The best were all separate components like turntable, cassette, equalizer, tuner and amp. But some combo units were pretty good (and a lot cheaper).

[@fueledbymusic3]

I loved mine! That was my stereo. 😆

[@blast4me754]

And they got bigger in the 90's.

[@planetX15]

​​@@blast4me754Which wasn't necessary imo

[@desertweasel6965]

I had the big stereo systems I had a Fisher and a Pioneer with all separate components it was really high tech for the time. Especially the cd players and you could order 12 CDs for 1 penny out of T.V. guide magazine.

[@Rockstarstatus420]

Look at the land line phone and that stereo!! I loved being a kid in the 80s!! Happy Easter Gil!! Hope you and the family our all safe and blessed!! Thanks again for sharing!! 👊😎

[@fededeluca-colombo8338]

I was born in 87, i don't remember the 80s, i was too young, but i'm glad to to have been born in this decade and to have grown up in the 90s. Magical time.

[@Um_albaneen1986]

I'm a 86 happy too to grow in the 90

[@b2k551]

I was born In 89 and I’m happy I grew up In the 90s

[@Reaper_One]

I was born in '73 and believe it or not, I remember Apr. 11, 1988 it was a Monday and the 12th was a Tuesday. I probably remember a bit too much about that time, haha. But to be honest, I *much* preferred the 1990s over the 1980s 100 fold! I know that sounds weird but that's just me.

[@eviehammond9509]

I loved growing up in the 80s!! Life seemed so much simpler back then compared to now.❤

[@legrandfromage6450]

I think people's lives were a lot simpler back then.

[@candysmith8724]

The phone with long cord, jambox, cassette tapes and holders, the retro computer, TVs, even the chairs around the kitchen table....all bring me back to my childhood. I was surprised to see 3 full baths in this size home, it looks to be around 1500 sf. Thank you for the throw back...loved the 80's!

[@fueledbymusic3]

I tell ya. I remember the life like yesterday! I always commented that this house has 2 master bedrooms! When I lived there

[@chrisfi3d]

Cesca chairs. Back in fashion today. In fact I have a set in my kitchen today.

[@crazywarp36]

whats a jambox 😂😂

[@nikkicole4909]

Seems so much more peaceful in the 80s 🙂 I was born in 86☺️

[@jeffalbillar7625]

It was party time for me. My house was never quiet. I had a three foot long ghetto blaster that was loud as hell. Smoking weed, drinking beer and a lot of sex.

[@chellebelle4086]

It was for sure

[@tycanuck]

A video of someone's empty house drew that conclusion of an entire decade?

[@joemcconnell2674]

Definitely wasn't peaceful in Northern Ireland during the 1980s.

[@nerd_in_norway]

Thanks for sharing. I was 12 in 1988. Would love seeing more detailed time capsules like this. Great that you actually turned on the radio and changed stations. :) It's easy to think today that 1980s homes were full of neon and those pastel colors so typical of 1980s, when in fact most homes were just like the one in this video, "brownish" in style and color. XD Subscribed!

[@missysmith378]

Correct: the "all white" carpet/walls came into vogue in the early to mid-1990s. Before that, homes were brighter than those in the 70s, but a definite bland mix.

[@marinhusky8863]

Wow very cool. I also grew up during this era in southern California. I immediately recognized the block walls and the citrus trees. We had a stereo like that and wallpaper in the bathroom too. Linoleum kitchen flooring and laminate wood everywhere 😅. 1988 was a great year for SoCal sports teams. Thanks for bringing us back!

[@socalsocal88]

My 80s memories were more like The Goonies with friends constantly getting into stuff and playing Nintendo, Atari, Sega.

[@chancecollins8030]

I love every bit of the 80s the 80s decade is the best ever my favorite decade of all time thank you gill

[@Ciphercraftwrestling]

I was 1 years old when this was recorded. Not sure how to word this but, I grew up in the 90’s and learing about how life was back in the 80’s in the early 2000’s made me want to visit how simple things were back then. Thank you for taking your time and sharing wonderful details on homes in the 80’s.

[@corinnecepeda7063]

Two minutes in, and I'm sooo nostalgic over the phone cord that could reach into the next room and all of those albums!! We had those chairs also! And probably that table! Why can't we go back...

[@RandolfPatton]

Bionic Woman theme starts at 15:50 so we get a 1970s bonus nostalgia moment nestled within an 80s nostalgia moment. Kind of like a double flashback in a movie. Trippy.

[@pastsubstance2930]

Do you know what show this is: 6:00 I’ve been trying to find it for hours using AI but it’s just not advanced enough and probably not recorded online.

[@RandolfPatton]

@@pastsubstance2930 Pretty sure it's called "The Judge" and that ep is titled "The Terrorist Tot". Good luck.

[@legrandfromage6450]

A lot of old shows from the 50s thru 70s were still going strong as reruns back then, especially during the daytime hours. Still remember coming home from school in the early 80s seeing my dad parked on the couch every day watching Perry Mason when he was unemployed for a few months.😄

[@uchihadabba699]

How many people would loved to have done what you did here? Thanks for the ride homes!

[@lesliem7919]

Thank you so much for showcasing your video from that time! I cannot express how much memories this brings back of the 80s. Times were so different and I forget sometimes but seeing videos like this helps me recall these beautiful moments.

[@shootit4now626]

The best years of my life. I was 10 years old. I've lost both parents, aunt, uncles, and several friends over the years. I miss Woolworth's and Newberrys. Rollerskating around the block in Alhambra, CA. Being a kid in the 80s and a teen in the 90s was the best for me. Thanks for the memories. 🥰

[@jamessteele7102]

That was a great year for me. It was one of the top three best years of my life. And in general, people were so much more friendly and alive back then, before smart phones and the internet. Thanks for the trip back in time.

[@nbaoldgirl]

Yes!! Not many understand how people were more friendly and alive back then. I was young in ‘88 but still remember how it felt to be amongst society. It felt good and real. 😮‍💨

[@makeupdoll7413]

How I wish I lived in an era without smartphones 😢 yes I'm commenting from a smartphone but they are so bad for us... We look like zombies nowadays...

[@zebare726]

I wish I was born during the 60s. because then I could have experienced the rise of metal during the 70s, and later the Rise of gaming and anime during the 80s. To also be able to live during the 90s and early 2000s with a lot of enjoyment, of which I die just before everything really went downhill.

[@grrimmm]

beautifully worded

[@louisskulnik7390]

I wish I were born in the 1890s. So I could be dead.

[@Andtheyworkout]

@@louisskulnik7390dead?! I was born in 83 I’m only 40. I have probably 40 more years to go 😂

[@Bay510Area]

Today is April 12, 2024 🤯

[@jerryduhon1075]

I REMEMBER ALL OF IT. I MISS THOSE DAYS

[@gmay8493]

Coincidentally, a lot of this video was shot on my 4th birthday…Now I’m 37 and I live in a very similar house that was built in 1981. Was interested to see what houses like mine looked like inside when they were new as I was too young to remember much from back then and my current home has been renovated a lot since the 80’s. Interesting video, thanks for uploading it.

[@davepane7306]

1981 & 82 were definitely transitional years for builders/designers. The color pallets in homes had lightened up a little bit and there was a more minimal approach to the typical materials used from the 70s. Unfortunately by the end of the 80s it was all just considered very out-dated. People were sick of anything that resembled the 1970s.

[@gmay8493]

@@davepane7306 Very true. It’s an interesting era In design, actually…Our house has a layout, flow, openness and lots of natural light from large windows in a similar way to a lot more modern homes. It feels a lot more familiar in design than many houses built in the 60s and 70s I’ve been in…But it also has very low ceilings, plus lots of brown wood lurking under layers of paint. Literally all of the door frames, baseboards, dado rails, cupboards, etc are all the same shade of dark brown underneath. One of the bathrooms still has the original dark brown tiled floor, which actually still looks pretty nice to be honest. I imagine when new it still looked pretty dark in here due to the decor. We found some old offcuts of carpet rolled up in the attic which I assume are original. Thick pile carpet, all in peach color. Probably went pretty well with all that brown wood. I’ve got kind of a soft spot for early to mid-80s houses. Modern enough to avoid a lot of the major nasties like lead paint and asbestos (although probably still some hiding somewhere) while still being built at a time when quality mattered and land was still cheap enough to have a big yard, especially here in the south.

[@davepane7306]

@@gmay8493 also since you like the bathroom tile, I can tell you that it's almost 100% certain that bathroom had a matching brown toilet and possibly even sink too. It might have been a Kohler suite. Typically brown tiled bathroom floors from 1981 also had brown ceramic Kohler products installed because Kohler had the most options and were just beautiful and timeless. You can still find vintage stock online now days. Kohler's "Lady Vanity" sink was an amazing master bathroom sink from 1981, and it came in a couple shades of brown.

[@KB-ke3fi]

I buoght a 2 story house built in 1975 bceause it was just too cool. I didn't even upgrade it. I liked it the way it is. It's retro and comfortable. I don't like the new houses they're all stale and boring and have the same HOme Depot building material in it....windows, tile, it's all the same cookie cutter nightmare.

[@gmay8493]

@@KB-ke3fi Yeah, there’s a lot to be said for owning an older house. They were also usually built pretty solidly and with a lot more of the buyer’s specifications in mind and way more input than there is today…Plus, HOAs weren’t as much of a thing back then, so no busybodies to tell me what to do with my own property…Sure, there’s maintenance costs you may not have to pay on a new home (no asphalt shingle roof or AC unit is going to last for 45 years…) but it’s still worth it having the piece of mind that the house was built solidly in the first place. Plus, I see a bunch of houses built as recently as the 90s and early 2000s that look like absolute trash today simply because they were built from cheap, crappy materials which weren’t maintained properly.

[@saralopera2849]

How epic the stereo in the bathroom!! Music was everything! In our living rooms, in our rooms, in our cars!!!

[@LyricMelodySong]

See the kitty and the little babies ❤ so adorable. I hope and pray you guys were good to all of them? I love animals so much. They're my favourite people. 😘

[@karami8844]

I was born in ‘87 and there’s this one home video my brothers made of our house and yard in summer of ‘88. It seemed to me like our place was neater, less cluttered than today. 🤣 I still live in the same house, caring for my older parents. I’d blame Amazon for all the extra stuff we have today. 😝

[@Lilly-ud6qs]

That's so true. My parents still live in the same home and it for sure has more stuff now than back in the 80s/90s when all 4 of us kids were living there.

[@sophist1cated]

Stuff was expensive in pre-globalisation times.

[@mypronouniswtf5559]

@@sophist1cated ..Very expensive!! My parents paid $550 for a vcr in 1982,wasnt even the most expensive one! Thats $1,800 today,totally unreal!! We were not slobs in our house (not now either) we took care of everything we had and it looked new 10 years after lots of use.. Today 53" t.v's are dirt cheap and throw away items like many other things...Back then a washer and dryer were expensive even the cheap ones but they lasted 30 plus years!! Today good luck getting 4 years out of them if you use them a lot!

[@sophist1cated]

@@mypronouniswtf5559 Today it is inverted. Essential Products like Food&Housing becomes expensive and all other stuff, like tech&clothing have dropped in price.

[@boskey10]

​@@mypronouniswtf5559VHS tapes cost a small fortune too!.

[@amberdelivered6054]

My mom was 4 months preggers with me. What a GREAT YEAR.! THANKS GIL.!

[@llaz_15]

Currently watching this in April 12, 2024 .. the difference wow!

[@AdonisAmarante]

That was almost 3 months before I was born, very cool. Thank you for sharing

[@fueledbymusic3]

Welcome to my realm!

[@TheHarryleemartin]

Oh shut up. ;-) (Graduated university in 1984) :-)

[@user-yo6lb5it5r]

When a video is older then you

[@GodWeenSatan]

That's your problem

[@klantifashakur9894]

Shouldn't you be watching spongebob?

[@blubrawlstars9520]

@@klantifashakur9894 shouldn't you be hospitalized

[@cyp]

why is everyone so toxic here? im born in 2000, am i not allowed to enjoy this video?

[@pwrovr9k731]

@@cyp Nah, they are just mad they are getting older. While us born in the 2000's or 90s are in teens to late 20's. one day it might be the opposite we might be saying this to people where were born in 2020 when they are teens/adults

[@redmustangredmustang]

Those homes were mostly likely built in the 60's and early 70's with those ranch style homes. One thign the 80's brought were earth colors. Light and dark brown everywhere. On the walls, wood, the doors, etc. Then the place was usually just dark all the time unless the lamps were lit. It just how was back then.

[@roesumner8506]

Omg! I was 5 and my hubby was 7 in April 88. Thankyou for showing this cause I can show my kids what we had technology wise back then. Trust me when they see the cars though their gonna lose it 😅😂😂😂😂😂

[@spamanator666]

This is what my Mom's house still looks like. If it ain't broke she ain't gonna replace it. It's cool with me, those old early 1982 appliances in her house are 10x better than today's.

[@jackuzi8252]

I'm glad you recorded this. It's a nice trip back for me, and kids today can see that not everything was pastel colors and neon.

[@fueledbymusic3]

Nice! Welcome to my time capsule!

[@tycanuck]

You can't draw that conclusion from one person's house. Take that video recorder to a mall and bite your tongue.

[@JordanWilliams-ix2td]

I wasnt alive, My parents didnt even kno each other existed during this time its so surreal lol thanks for sharing these gems. I love this channel ❤

[@jamesd66jd]

My Mom during this time was 6 months pregnant with me R.I.P. Mom miss you so much ❤

[@douglasferris4596]

What a trip man. I was only 8 but man does it ever make me miss those days. The cartoons and Saturday morning commercials. The toy commercials. Arcades!! Man I could go on and on. The 80s and 90s that last of The best decade to be a kid.

[@michellehendrickson2399]

Everything about this is so familiar and comforting, I turned 10 in 1988 and this house and everything about it, the appliances, the glass table, the product packaging, it’s all so familiar and nostalgic, the bikes, the cars, the neighborhood… love that this is like a time capsule to open up!

[@zms8092]

I would have been 8 years old here. Typical middle class family home. Looks comfortable :) Bring me back to the 80s when life was simple.

[@cherokeegotti4903]

Thanks for the upload. I find myself watching this type of content and shows I watched as a child on a regular basis. They bring so much comfort with their nostalgia. They really make me miss people from my childhood friends family and other people in my life at the time. Blessed to be an 80’s baby that grew up in the 90’s. Thanks again 🫶🏾

[@JuliaShalomJordan]

I’m 48….thank you for taking me back to my childhood.🫶🏻🥹

[@GetOffTheLawn]

I was 17 in 88. About to join the Navy in a year after graduation in 89. Crazy to think how fast time passes.

[@ChakraZulu1]

I’d just turned 5. Wow nostalgia really set in with this one! Appreciate you for sharing ✨

[@Pierreandandre]

This is awesome. I love and appreciate this so much. The 80s were a great time. I was 9 going on 10 in April of 1988. It's trippy, because I remember April 12, 1988 very clearly. That was my baby sister's first birthday, and we have videos from that very day at our house. So we see quite a bit of the house on the main floor from those videos. My memories of the day are very vivid. Between that and the videos. It's cool to think that you were doing all of this when my sister's party at home was going on with my grandfather recording video. It was a fun day with my cousins, aunt and uncle, grandparents, and neighborhood friend being over. A year later in July of 1989 my mom walked throughout most of the house with the video camera, then I did myself with one of my own tapes later that day. Not in this much detail, though. I wish we did. We missed a few rooms as well. We moved from there in 1994. Great videos. I love that style of mirror above the fireplace. A lot of homes had that back in the 80s. Thanks for sharing.

[@Reaper_One]

I remember Apr. 11, 1988 also. It was just another Monday at school, nothing special happened on that day or anything. I'm just one of those few folks who remembers a lot of past times and days. Most folks forget unless something big or exciting happened. By the way, I much preferred the 90s over the 80s. To me, the 90s were a much better time and in a lot of respects, the 90s were better objectively too.

[@jrudymorganclark2072]

My friend Gilberto you're so blessed to have those good memories on a VHS tape, I wish I could do the same thing when I was in my little village back in the early 90s in Mexico, so I could still have memories how my house and the corral used to look when I used to be there as a kid.

[@butterfliesandfate]

I was 22 years old back then. I'd give anything to go back. Most of my loved ones were still alive. I loved writing and receiving hand written letters in the mail. I would love to be able to just write short letters to strangers who would also like to handwrite an old fashioned letter. I really miss getting letters from my grandma and her sister. Best times of my life.

[@user-sk9sp7pe4y]

lived 9 years in the war zone ,broken family and all and your videos help me with my PTSD. Thank You!

[@ashleysadventures]

I was born a couple weeks after this in Northern CA. So much of this house looks like my childhood home ❤

[@mofrekinfoe]

Man! I remember loving my scooter like the one at the 4:13 mark. Not as compact and lightweight as a razor but better for speed and longer distant rides in my opinion. I miss those days.

[@JorgeGonzalez-uh7wy]

... what a wonderful world ! ... many people was hooked in the 80’s , simply stunning ! Good job ...My dear and precious Mayte I love you so much... omg congrats!

[@hitechfl]

I appreciate the video. It brought back memories of loved ones that have passed away and my better days as a child.

[@gabbyvillarreal1062]

From watching your videos, it seemed like it was pretty chill back then in the 80’s, just hang out, chill, eat, go to bed, go to school/work, then do it all over again😂

[@fueledbymusic3]

It was. People were a little more chill too

[@jeffalbillar7625]

It wasn't like that for me. I was partying all the time. Weed, beer and chick's. In that order

[@socalsocal88]

@@jeffalbillar7625 I agree, the 80s were more lit than what the video shows.

[@jeffalbillar7625]

@@socalsocal88 what part of So Cal are you from? I'm from Orange county

[@Yoshida2010]

@@jeffalbillar7625 I live in riverside

[@Dj0287]

The top 10 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 when this was filmed.... 1 Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car - Billy Ocean 2 Man In the Mirror - Michael Jackson 3 Out of the Blue - Debbie Gibson 4 Devil Inside - INXS 5 Where Do Broken Hearts Go - Whitney Houston 6 Rocket 2 U - The Jets 7 Endless Summer Nights - Richard Marx 8 Girlfriend - Pebbles 9 I Want Her - Keith Sweat 10 Wishing Well - Terence Trent D'Arby

[@jeffalbillar7625]

Good times

[@candysmith8724]

Most of those are on my playlist now.

[@jeffmercer3891]

Wow. And i remember every one of them ❤️

[@janni3921]

101 concert of depeche mode in rowls bowl❤

[@azolivas]

I can smell the house! Houses back then had a certain scent! God I miss it.

[@infinitepoint]

You are not lying… lol

[@lorrainet4991]

❤Such a great time to be alive. Viva the 80’s. Thanks for sharing 😃

[@jamesm.8240]

There are still houses that look like that to this day in 2020....

[@chadkirk2977]

My parents' house

[@retroryan838]

Do you think these houses still look like this?

[@alexfinns6162]

I’m from the late 2000s, but if you come to my house, and specifically in my room, you still find a big ass stereo with tapes, cassettes and even HIFI VHS. Old school never dies

[@jeffkiess]

This is a priceless time capsule! Thanks for sharing. I was a sophomore in high school during the magic transitional year of 1988...

[@detritic]

It's so important to capture regular moments in life, and to look after these recordings. There's no way to even imagine how much things will change.

[@s.sflower]

Great video Gilbert! Keep them coming! God bless!

[@emilyrl.]

God, I miss those days.

[@user-yh4sw6ko4n]

Thank you for sharing all your gems it’s truly a breath of fresh air to watch. You are the true OG Vlogger much love brother Gil

[@capcomfighter13]

WOW this really makes me tear up! Everything seemed so simpler then. I was born in 88 & always wanted to “see” what everything actually looked like during that time. Hearing George Michael on the radio reassured me how much everyone loved the Faith album. I wish I could travel back to this time at my current age and just live out my life especially on the day I was born.

[@fueledbymusic3]

Welcome to my realm!

[@pommie5093]

I am amazed at this video, that you knew what to film. Even the phone is in there, lol. I love stuff like this, time capsules for us to view. Very cool!

[@fueledbymusic3]

Welcome to my realm!

[@arlichar11]

its also crazy how cars mark time, there are almost no cars like this on road anymore..

[@aots74b]

So perfect, the detail I notice the most being the green tinge the fluoros giving off that was very hard to compensate for!

[@daphnefinley2259]

Thanks for taken me down memory lane!❤

[@jm7804]

My favorite part was the Datsun Z car in the driveway. Those were fun cars to drive. My least favorite part was the clutter everywhere. That would drive me crazy in any decade.

[@fueledbymusic3]

LOL. That's what my life looked like 35 years ago.

[@michaelboers9939]

You can always find a box of leftover candy canes laying around somewhere. Your videos are awesome, good memories. Thanks for uploading them.

[@justicewhite9679]

Those days were so fun and happy watching this I can almost smell how fresh the air is outside just ready to go play with my friends.

[@anodakatoda6902]

This reminds me so much of how I lived in this time period in South Texas. There are so many similarities of our home and living style, and we're probably about the same age from what I can tell. So very cool!

[@tj921able]

Thank you for sharing this. It was really interesting to watch. I wish we had done this in the 80s so we could have something to look back on. I still have a VHS player. God Bless You & stay safe.

[@MichaelRoma91]

A computer in 1988? You were stylin Gilbert.

[@corarose9522]

I was 5 years old when this was filmed. Brings back so many memories of a time that feels just like yesterday. Oh how time flies!

[@fatherof5boys259]

Man I was 6 years old !! In 1988 lately I’ve been wondering, I wonder how it looked like in a 1980s home

[@mrgarnerjr1]

Me too LOL!!!!!

[@jeffalbillar7625]

There's another video where the kid shows every little trinket 8n the house. If I find it I will come back and put up a link

[@jeffalbillar7625]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y2S9ZoF4rtyEe7c

[@broguide9462]

Its so beautiful to grasp how many people have passed away since you recorded this. Ahh memories!

[@Reaper_One]

Very true but it's possible that one of those kittens could still be alive today since the oldest cat lived to 39.