Flashback to 1982 - A Timeline of Life in America

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[@helder6175]

1982: The future looks bright. 2022: Screw this crap. I'd like to go back to 40 years ago.

[@Istandby666]

We didn't know how good we had it....lol

[@coreybabcock2023]

Me too I would go back to my birth year 1984

[@justme8837]

I was 18, lived at home and enjoyed my life. I miss that America and how you didn't need to work 2 jobs to rent a mediocre apartment, the American dream of owning a home was attainable to the majority of people and you didn't have to take out an 8 year loan to buy a new car. What the heck has happened to this world.

[@godscommandmentsaretruthis2837]

I realize your question is probably rhetorical, but I'm going to answer it anyway... the restraining power of the Holy Spirit is being slowly withdrawn from the earth and humanity is being left to the evil they have chosen. "And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man..." (Genesis 6:3).

[@ButcherBird-FW190D]

"Sex, Drugs, Rock and Brew; we're the Class of '82 !" Ha ha, I'm your age. RE: Your rhetorical question; several things happened. First; remember the USA basically ruled the world from 1945-1975, meaning the first 30 years after WWII. The hangover effect (in a positive way) was still largely in effect in 1982. Now; well, decreased communication and transportation cost have made it so U.S. workers are competing 1-to-1 with workers across the globe. This includes people who will labor 12 hours a day for a decent place to live, some rice/vegetables, and a leftover $100 per month. Second; the "Information Age" widens the income disparity. Meaning technology allows an attorney or financial analyst to become 5X-10X more productive than before; while it does essentially nothing for something flipping burgers, cleaning homes, or digging a ditch by hand. Finally, and I'm far right wing so I am NOT a government conspiracy person, but finally.... Our tax laws changed so that wealthy people benefitted a great deal; exaccerbating the impact of the technological revolution. End result; highly polarized income growth, along with highly disparate net worth. There is vastly less in the way of a middle class. On the positive side, a good chunk moved up the foodchain. Conversely; those without educations or a true skill fell further down the foodchain. Personally; I have an undergrad in Acctng (along with a minor in Aero Engineering) and an MBA with a focus on Int'l Finance. I retired from the Fed last year, and my retirement gig is with a major bank. That's about what it takes to be on the upside of the massive societal shift(s) of the past 40 years. Meaning since we graduated back in May of 1982. XO and Good Luck !

[@alancarnell2747]

At that time the longest you could get for most cars was 5 years or 60 months. Banks felt that the longer the terms on a depreciating asset wasn't a good idea but the yuppies changed their minds later in the decade with their 7 year Beemer loans.

[@ButcherBird-FW190D]

@@alancarnell2747 Somewhat valid; but note that cars were lasting longer as well. Made some sense. But yeah, I just recall my old step-pappy (born in 1920) complaining over the "Unbelievably long 48-month car loan" my Mom took out for her 1978 Volvo. He was just so shocked. Then, early-80's the loans hit a staggering 60 months. Now, the average is 76 months.

[@RRL110]

Reaganomics in a word.

[@julialane6645]

I loved the 80’s, because no Cell Phones, Computers, and my Children grew up outdoors riding bikes and exploring. All my children’s friends would come to our home and play outside, and we had a basketball goal, and ping ball table in our basement. My friends would come to my home and visit and we would have coffee and socialize. I had a phone on the kitchen wall and on a table at my bedside. I gave my son a telephone for his room when he was 13 and stereo system with turn table and speakers for his bedroom. He told me years later he was the most popular in his Class at School, cause he had a phone and stereo system in his room. And we survived and my children survived without a cell phone in there pockets at all times.

[@stevenrantanen9621]

I was 12 years old in 1982, and I can relate to your recounting of how things were back then. The above video with its references to TV shows, music albums, and news headlines has very little or even nothing to do with how each of us experienced that year. The video is not actually about life in America, even though it claims to be.

[@koolchem6653]

I remember when we'd meet at a friend's house, you would see our bicycles laying in the front yard, so you'd know who was over. We would play outside and recreate Star Wars, Battle of the Planets, or just whatever crossed our minds. And of course, we did play Atari 2600, but video games were just another thing in the box, it didn't dominate our activities.

[@lavenderflowersfall280]

Lol people are such hypocrites. There's no way in hell you would go back to 1982 if you couldn't have your cell phone and you would be just the way you are kids are today without it. I don't know why so many adults s*** all over the current generation when they would do just the same as if they grew up in this generation as others

[@debbieschultz9768]

The way it should be.

[@julialane6645]

@@debbieschultz9768 Yes.

[@sssbob]

I was 18. Hard to believe how bad things have gotten in the world since then.

[@ericmusic34]

Diablo Satan is goddam scarred.

[@daveduffy2823]

No, it is just in our face now due to technology. Same world, different players.

[@purplepanther2771]

@@daveduffy2823 It's much worse now. I've had access to more information for years.

[@InFltSvc]

I graduated in 1982. When I look back I now realize that these were the best years of my life! We had the best movies and music groups. We were just starting to break fast into technology. I remember the Air Florida crash and later became a Flight Attendant. Then moved south . Time has slipped away so fast now and I would go back and do it all over again if I could

[@coreybabcock2023]

Me too I would do the 90s all over

[@MikeBrown-ii3pt]

After nearly 40 years, The Weather Channel still can't get a forecast right! I bought my first vehicle in 1982 at age 14, a 1977 GMC pickup that had been in an accident. I worked on it in my spare time and had it finished in time to take my drivers test in 1984. I still have it today

[@michaelcoffey7362]

Awesome :)

[@ButcherBird-FW190D]

Outstanding, my Brother ! My first car was a massive, honking 2-door 1970 Olds 98. 455 4-barrel. Gas was $1.35 per gallon (~$4 today) and she got 8-13 mpg. That was at age 16 in 1980. Uhm, yeah..... Filling up was painful; but the old dog was only $500 so..... Had a good high school job netting $7 an hour (about $20 today) so I could swing it..... But, yeah. Drove that old dinosaur for two years until it just couldn't go any further. Best investment I ever made.

[@coreybabcock2023]

Awesome

[@DevilDogDen1775]

I was 21 in 1982 ( Born Nov. 1960 ). The 80's were so awesome on so many levels.....

[@coreybabcock2023]

My mom is Jan 7 1961

[@TidePrideMan]

Born in June 1960, the 1980s were the absolute best of times in my life.

[@ugaais]

Born in 1970 in RI, I was 12 in 1982….riding my bike everywhere with my friends, Little League Baseball, Colecovision for my birthday to replace Atari, playing basketball down at Evans field, going to the movies, taping songs off the radio with my boom box, going to the record store, in the winter, rollerskating rinks, spin the bottle, etc great time to be a kid…

[@dabzprincess92]

Best decade EVER!

[@1aikane]

Good days. I miss those times.

[@santafe37s]

Actually was in eight grade back then. The good old days! Before social media and cell phones!

[@coreybabcock2023]

Definitely

[@Haphappy298]

I was 10! Blessed to be born at such a perfect time to live the best years of my life in the 80s!

[@meganruchwatercolors7186]

I remember most of these events! I was 19 at the time! The 80's were fun!

[@brentj.peterson6070]

I was 12. Great decade to be alive.

[@sabrinapittsley2304]

Randy Rhoads was killed in an airplane prank accident gone wrong on March 19, 1982, in Leesburg, Florida. He was only 25 years old. He was a phenomenal guitarist in Ozzy Osbornes’ band. He had just decided to leave Ozzy, after the Blizzard of Oz tour, to go to college to major in music, and play classical guitar. It happened about 25 miles from where I live. Sad day.

[@davidvelen9835]

I grew up in Geneva FL, went to HS in Oviedo and my Mom lives in DeLand , I remember that awful day too.

[@tube_trance]

@@dnthrx I think the plane was buzzing the tour bus as a prank, dipping low, ended up in the accident.

[@evierodriguez82]

💔😢

[@Stu-SB]

Exactly what happened. They were buzzing the bus and got it too low..

[@jediknight38]

I've always considered 1982 as my favorite year. It was the year I graduated from elementary to junior high, saw my first R rated movie (Private Lessons) first time I've ridden a roller coaster, first time I fell in love ❤ with a girl in my class and got my fist kiss 💋. And got my very first game console for Christmas (the Atari 2600) in which I officially considered myself a gamer. Because you can't really call yourself a gamer until you've brought and owned at least one game console hooked up to your TV. Even in the 80's.

[@monkeywkeys3916]

Same time line. Got the Intelivision game console.

[@Stensland55]

Great recap!! Very much the same timeline!! Who didn’t love playing Atari 2600 Adventure and Pitfall.

[@stevendenton4965]

I would love to live 1982 over again. I turned 21 that year and life was pretty good!

[@coreybabcock2023]

My dad was 19 I think 21 in 84 when I was born

[@ubatool]

The good ole days, no tattoos.

[@jayangle20]

I knew people with tattoos in the 80's. The 80's were awesome. So much better than now.

[@zymaymyn]

Also in 1982: Paul Lynde and Will Lee (Mr. Hooper from Sesame Street) died. North Carolina won the 1982 NCAA Men's basketball championship. Michael Jordan was a freshman on that team. Daryl Hall and John Oates released the album "H2O". It had the hits "Maneater" and "One on One". The First CDs were produced in Germany. USA Today was founded. "Silver Spoons" premiered on NBC "Taxi" got cancelled by ABC, but picked up by NBC shortly after that. "Joanie Loves Chachi" premieres on ABC.

[@QueenOfTheNorth65]

I saw Hall and Oates in concert 2 nights in a row that summer. What a great time that was!

[@thunderbird1921]

Another event: Brezhnev died, and the U.S. had to enter a new chapter in relations with the Soviet Union (which were pretty rough for a while until Andropov died and leadership later stabilized).

[@RichardinNC1]

Definitely a team of stars but UNC was literally handed that win!

[@1985OldSkool]

"Newhart" started its eight-season run and "M*A*S*H" began its 11th and final season on CBS in October, while "Cheers" began its 11-year run and "St. Elsewhere" began its six-season run on NBC.

[@DiverBand]

The number one album on billboard for the year 1982 what is the debut album from the progressive pop band Asia. Was just so happens to be my all-time favorite band. Featuring the timeless classic hits heat of the moment, and only time will tell.

[@redpilllense7125]

I was in 2nd grade in East Los Angeles. I remember how much I loved being a kid! We always played outside, visited my cousins, rode bikes and swam in the summer. No cell phones or internet! Sadly, kids today are being robbed of their childhood with so much technology.

[@jons.6216]

Several iconic things happened for me that year! I graduated high school, turned 18 over the summer, my first niece was born and a group of friends all went to see ET in the theater!

[@richsimon7838]

The 80’s were great! Me too, graduated high school, turned 18, my first niece was born! She now has three kids of her own.

[@Greyteam4291]

Saw it at the drive in, boring... But I miss drive ins

[@gregorycyr9272]

I graduated in 1982,time goes quik.

[@penguinsfan251]

I graduated from high school in 1982, turned 19 in September. Poured my graduation money into an old rusted. Chevy pickup that should have been scrapped. My dad and used cars.....

[@56cadd]

@@penguinsfan251 sounds good. I did the same with a 66 tempest that year.

[@SK-bb6ms]

I graduated in '82, had a huge grad party (w/ 2 roommates, dirt cheap rent). That summer reminds me of my low-rider Datsun pickup, playing tapes like ZZ-Top, Billy Squire, REO Speedwagon, The Cars (Candy-O), Santana, The Gogo's, Berlin, Missing Persons, etc.

[@pernelldh]

Also in 1982… TRON starring Jeff Bridges was released. 1982 World’s Fair opened in Knoxville, Tennessee.

[@julialane6645]

My husband and I took our daughter and son to the Worlds Fair in Knoxville.

[@GET-OUT-OF-LIFE-ALIVE]

i miss the 80's

[@joeheid4757]

81-82 was my freshman year in high school. So many great memories!!

[@davidsquires154]

I was 25 years old, and I was on my own,and working 💪at Montgomery Wards and Company as a salesperson, in the Men's Sports Wear Department. I had rented an upper flat house 🏠in Detroit, Michigan. Back then, a person could afford to live alone in the city where the rents were affordable. I also remember the sitcoms, and talkshows that came on TV.

[@matrox]

My first apartment was an efficiency around 78' or 79'. My rent as $225 a month.

[@davidsquires154]

@@matrox The rent for the Upper Flat, that I rented was about $245.00 a month.

[@coreybabcock2023]

Good times

[@laurabodycombe7998]

I graduated from college in 1982. My first apartment was $200 a month. Now I spend $200 at the grocery store every two weeks.

[@koolchem6653]

This was a radical year for music. Like so many awesome songs came out. This was, to me, when new wave became totally popular.

[@DEEDEEGARRETT1]

Memories. I love this channel !!

[@darealberrygarcia]

His voice is half the awesome

[@Hardox]

Aging is so many things and hearing this brings about the melancholy parts. Very cool, though.

[@FormerPBABowlerJoeJenkinsII]

SOOO many memories. Thank you.

[@CyndiOyea]

The last chapter showing the Time Magazine cover is oddly prophetic. It’s always interesting to go back in time. My son was born in ‘83 so these recollections are pretty wonderful ❤. Thank you 🙏

[@MisterMikeTexas]

I graduated from high school in 1982. Great times!

[@Pink_Freud_Obscured_By_Crowds]

Ditto. Went straight to Marine Corps bootcamp on June 10, for 13 weeks.

[@MisterMikeTexas]

@@Pink_Freud_Obscured_By_Crowds Thank you for your service.

[@dallastx214]

I was 9 in 82, that's when as a kid, starting soaking more and more in from life. The80's too me were the best yrs. When people really got along for the most part. We were raised to be tough, mentally and physically. My generation was taught to work for everything you got and neighbors helped with the kids in their neighborhood. Always will miss those days.

[@jackieortegadesigns326]

My very first vivid memories were in 1982 and as a kid in that year, I remember keep hearing Thriller aired on our radios and boom boxes at home. So glad that I lived all the 80s year.

[@journeytothemosthigh5021]

Loved 1982! I was 12 and it was one of the best years of my life!

[@nikkibest5010]

I was ten. My parents got back together after 3 years of divorce and my brother and I saw ET 5 days in a row at the movies. Lol

[@gwwayner]

I'm 71 and indeed age 12 is the best; you never look better, never feel better, sleep like a log all night, full of energy all day and you can run like the wind. Easy to make friends cos you have no baggage. And life is one big adventure.

[@pernelldh]

Also in 1982… Walt Disney World in Florida opened their second theme park, EPCOT Center, now known as Epcot.

[@bearforce187]

The best decade ever, I turned 17 in 1982 and was eager to grow up thinking there was tons of time, now I would love to go back to those days, sure we did not have the technology we have now, but I would trade that all in for those days, trips to the video store, buying vinyl records, playing sports with my friends, so many wonderful memories.

[@glennweeks7176]

I love these videos...history has always been my favorite subject but the format of these types of videos are so interesting...

[@haroldsmith1213]

amazing how it all seemed like a year ago,time is so strange sometimes-the 80,s crazy decade for sure.thanks for this video.👍

[@chrishuston4445]

Thank you for your time putting this together. Great channel.

[@ForEternia]

Interesting video. I fondly remember 1982. Thriller, E T. (First movie I would see in theaters). But I believe you left out Masters of the Universe, yes the year He-Man was born. It holds a place in my heart forever ♥

[@oldtruthteller2512]

Lawn chair Larry, A real hero

[@molinalong3468]

1960s tv stars are survivors in 1982 Michael Landon (46) Lorene Greene (67) Lee Majors (43) Chad Everett (45) John Forsyth (64) Linda evans (39) Sally field (36) Karen Valentine (34) Peggy Lipton (36) Bill bixby (48) Richard chamberlain (48) Andy Griffith (56) Larry Hagman (51)

[@Kevin-yh9yt]

The Tylenol poisoning still affects us to this day. All secure product packaging is a direct result of that event. Hard to believe that noone was ever caught for that pivotal crime. Thanks once more for a great video!

[@noble604]

Yes, and to this day, this one case is what caused drug companies to move from capsules to “caplets” so nothing could easily be put in the product to tamper with it.

[@Harold710]

@@noble604 I did not know that

[@godscommandmentsaretruthis2837]

I remember that well. But God knows who the culprit is... "For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil" (Ecclesiastes 12:14).

[@jtmoore662]

I was 9 in 82. I remember my parents taking me to see ET for my Bday. I really miss all of this, even Cheers was something I didnt watch but could hear my dad laughing like Burt Reynolds every time Woody or Cliff would say something stupid.

[@HerAeolianHarp]

I was twelve. This is the year that really shifted Seventies culture into '80s. "Family Ties" really exemplifies the different, more conservative values of the decade.

[@robinlanier6886]

WOW , thanks for the memories , good and bad.

[@lanacampbell-moore6686]

Good Times & Thanks R.R.😊

[@ericfitzgerald9214]

I was born in 1982. Its interesting to see what life was like in a time before you lived. A little sports fact: Cal Ripken Jr's Ironman streak began May 30, 1982...

[@evierodriguez82]

Same here!

[@sircampbell1249]

my high school years..

[@bekaska6615]

I want my '80s & my MTV back now!!!!! 🤘😠

[@brmillgr]

this is great, I was born in 1982

[@alalahoward1299]

You're almost 40!

[@salemslotandmore8278]

Thanks for the Video (and the memories) 😀

[@BenJamin-pd4mp]

I was a kid at that time america was such a nice place all the kids playing outside we didnt bother knocking on friends doors we just walked in crime was non existent in my area you knew everyone in town by name now my old town looks like a third world crap hole the generations of locals that lived there for generations have all left dont know hardly anyone there now when I was growing up I remember hating the fact that when you went into the local grocer to pick up a single item you would be in there talking for a half hour because you knew everyone and everyone wanted to say hi cant believe I ever thought that sucked

[@michaelsmallarz7183]

I graduated in 1981, god i miss the world of those days

[@jackmehoff5523]

Turned 20. No cell phones no computers life was glorious.

[@matrox]

Back when the David Letterman show was funny with the Chris Elliot skits.

[@samanthab1923]

Larry “Bud” Melman 😂

[@douglasdixon524]

Letterman was great in the 1980s, stupid pet tricks was one of my favorites.

[@model-man7802]

Absolutely loved the 80s.Best movies, best late night,best music, best everything!

[@davebarnessr.5805]

82 was a lousy year for many as the economy tanked and I spent a lot of that out of work. I remember 82 well, but it was a rocky frustrating time for me and many I knew , that yr, I got into a huge ballroom fight that included about 8 men and was one hell of a bloody fight that took me two weeks to fully recover from and I was on the winning side, it was crazy and very bloody once it moved outside into the parking lot, funny I had forgotten about that little dust up that yr till I got to lookin back at that forgettable yr, lol, Love to All !

[@coreybabcock2023]

LoL 😆

[@tymaketheworldabetterplace4247]

I remember some of not most of these things and events. I was 5 years old, but I have some recollection of these things in '82. We need to bring these times again.

[@terrymintle7230]

I miss the 80's so much!

[@molinalong3468]

Passed away in that year Paul Lynde ( January 10) Grace Kelly ( September 14) Ingrid Bergman ( august 12) Marty Robbins ( December 8)

[@alfonsogreen2722]

John Belushi in March

[@1985OldSkool]

Baseball players Ken Boyer and Monte Stratton in September

[@BrianRetro]

Henry Fonda died the same day as Ingrid Bergman.

[@BrianRetro]

Wait, sorry, Bergman died August 29th, her 67th birthday.

[@davidmcfarlane9185]

82 was a Great Year I made my way into the Earth !

[@nativeamericanfeather9948]

One of my top favorite channels on utube! Thank you so much for another great video & taking us on a stroll down memory lane♡

[@michaelakudrow2945]

America was SO much better in 1982. Far less of the mass confusion, disrespect and violence that we have today.

[@evierodriguez82]

My birth year! This is so awesome to see!

[@molinalong3468]

Tv shows debuts at that year ( don’t mentioned) Knight Rider Webster

[@sonhuynh8222]

Love these videos …. The narrators voice is very soothing !

[@Shawn666Hellion]

12 years old at the time,was a fun year

[@dariusq8894]

1982 is also when the Experimental Prototype City of Tomorrow (aka. EPCOT Center) opened in Walt Disney World Florida. This was the realization of Walt's final project following his death in 1966.

[@tonydavis2672]

I was 15 in 1982 . . Mom and dad were paying the bills and buying the groceries . . . And I was being a teenager and enjoying life . . . Can't say that now . . . Man times have changed since then . . . I want to go back . . And stay forever . . . . Damn this new millennium crap . !!!!

[@santafe37s]

Amen! Me too!

[@swatty7iron]

15 as well. Different times indeed.

[@DeputyVanHalen5150]

@Tony Davis "I Wanna' Go Back and do it all over but I can't go back I know." I walk around and drive around and look at people today and shake my head. I feel like a stranger in this time, like I don't belong here. Lol

[@gabrielbenitez9257]

1982 1. Iron Maiden's The Number Of The Beast And The Debut Of Their Second Vocalist Bruce Dickinson 2. Judas Priest's Screaming For Vengeance 3. Kiss "Creatures Of The Night" 4. Duran Duran "Rio"

[@elwin38]

Another one of my favorite years. The start of my freshman year in high school!

[@badcamaroz28]

Mine too buddy

[@elwin38]

@@badcamaroz28 70's kids, 80's teens rock!✌🏾👊🏾

[@stevegold2784]

Me too 9th grade sep 81

[@psfgtech]

Pennsbury Highschool, PA 82, what a good time

[@patrickmccarron5059]

Lawn Chair Larry has got to be the craziest person to ever live - lol.

[@anelson9640]

Thank you for these videos

[@alfonsogreen2722]

I was 4 years old at the time. Also u forgot about the death of John Belushi

[@nancybarta8167]

OMG I had a neighbor who played the Thriller album continuously............cant stand it to this day.

[@r90fan1]

I never cared for Michael Jackson.

[@richardshermanjr1899]

My favorite thing that happened in 1982 was The UNC Tarheels won the NCAA basketball championship. Micheal Jordan who was a freshman made the shot that eventually won the game.

[@jongee4626]

September 19th 1982.....my older sister was born.

[@rflett5797]

Tron was released July 9, 1982 and was the first major film to combine extensive CGI with live action. It was denied an Academy Award nomination for best visual effects because the Motion Picture Academy felt at that time using CGI was "cheating". The movie went on to have a cult following and a sequel, Tron Legacy was released 28 years later in 2010.

[@DeputyVanHalen5150]

Don't forget BurgerTime

[@Nieve_1231]

I was mostly 2 in 1982 but turned 3 on New Year's Eve. 😂 I have no memory of this year but time was much more simple. No cell phones and social media.

[@fernandozuazua2991]

Best decade ever ,later all went down , hard drugs ,computers , phones ,then smart phones ,here we are today , hard to see kids playing together outside like in those days , we can"t stop technology , SE LA VIE

[@hykeemholmes]

My Second Favorite Year Ever!!!

[@retroholic5628]

The year I was born! 😎

[@SlapShotRegatta22]

Can't wait for '84

[@fretho8410]

Was 6 years old, remember playing outside with my friends from the neighborhood, riding bicycle and exploring, without a care in the world. It was a considerably poorer era from a materialistic point of view, but nevertheless people seemed happier and had a more optimistic view on the future. The 1980's was an exciting and unique decade to grow up in, often miss those times.

[@John-ct9zs]

I always thought the 80s really started in 1982. 1980 and 1981 were getting there with early MTV and all, but still kinda inbetween the 70s and 80s.

[@petsematarykeeper]

the year of my birth, so cool, love your channel, keep it up

[@robertwhite88]

i like the 80s last of the old days

[@sunniblacc78]

I was four years old at this point of time.

[@kennethmcintyre6942]

1982 was a great year, ASIA released their debut album and was a huge success! John carpenter released a updated version of THE THING, it has become a classic but unfortunately at the time, the good Alien/ E.T. overshadowed the bad Alien. HILL STREET BLUES & ST. ELSEWHERE were huge hits on TV. ROCKY III, BLADE RUNNER, FIRST BLOOD and FAST TIMES AT RIDEMONT HIGH and many more classics were released in 82 at the movies.

[@molinalong3468]

1982 number one Physical ( Olivia Newton John 33 years old) I can’t go for that ( Daryl hall 35 years old & John Oates 32 years old) Maneater ( Daryl hall 36 years old & John Oates 33 years old) Ebony and ivory ( Paul McCartney 40 years old & Stevie wonder 32 years old) Don’t you want me ( Paul Oakley 27 years old) Eye of tiger ( jimi Jamison 31 years old) Jack and Diane ( John cougar mellercamp 31 years old)

[@1985OldSkool]

Here are all the number one hit singles on the Billboard Hot 100 during 1982: 01/02-23: Olivia newton-John - Physical (also #1 on 11/21-12/26/1981) 01/30: Daryl Hall & John Oates: I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) 02/06-03/13: The J. Geils Band: Centerfold 03-20/05-01: Joan Jett & the Blackhearts: I Love Rock 'n' Roll 05/08: Vangelis: Chariots of Fire (main theme) 05/15-06/26: Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder - Ebony and Ivory 07/03-17: The Human League: Don't You Want Me 07/24-08/28: Survivor: Eye of the Tiger (from "Rocky III") 09/04 and 09/25: Steve Miller Band Abracadabra 09/11-09/18: Chicago - Hard to Say I'm Sorry 10/02-23: John Mellencamp - Jack & Diane 10/30: Men at Work - Who Could it Be Now? 11/06-20: Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes - Up Where We Belong (from "An Officer and a Gentleman") 11/27-12/04: Lionel Richie - Truly 12/11: Toni Basil: Mickey 12/18-25: Daryl Hall & John Oates: Maneater (also #1 on 01/01-08/1983)

[@noble604]

Olivia Newton John’s “Physical” video was banned for being too raunchy...”let’s get physical, let’s get animal, let me hear your body talk...”

[@floydthompson8668]

I cannot believe my teen years are this far in the past already.

[@user-vm5ud4xw6n]

My teen years were already a decade and a half earlier by then. Wouldn’t want to do that over. I definitely would redo the early 70’s.

[@chayastaub-krell6601]

Turned 16 in 1982 and was supposed to have a huge party but an ice storm killed that. AirFlorida's crash due to ice build-up on the wings -- THE reason I will not fly during the winter. Thankfully, I never had a job that required travel and I don't travel much for personal reasons. April snowstorm -- we had at least two feet of snow on Long Island and I was thrilled to be out of school for a few extra days. We had a fire at home after the snow stopped falling. It was caused by my brother's gloves sitting on top of our kerosene heater when he turned it on. THAT was a mess. The fire department was less than a mile away and had great response time so that helped a lot. E.T. phone home ... great movie! The only troubling thing was why the Mom left little Gertie home alone when she went to the school to pick up Elliot. What was she ... four? five? Something my Mom would never have done. Could be because she was raised in the Bronx and, in the 1970s when NYC had soaring crime rates, we lived in Queens. Family Ties and Cheers ... two of my favorite shows that year. The summer was great that year ... tons of time at the beach and lots of parties. Wish I could go back to those days. Much simpler time.

[@KMF3]

Growing up in rural Alaska I think my mom might have left me home alone for a few minutes if needed. At 4 I was riding my horse with a friend all day long miles away from home. But that was in the 60s.

[@chayastaub-krell6601]

@@KMF3 I think Alaska had a much lower crime rate than NYC 😉. Still does. Our neighborhood had lots of drugs and gangs moving in which drove us out to Long Island. We were fortunate to be able to move when we did. It became dangerous to live there in the late 70s and 80s.

[@KMF3]

@@chayastaub-krell6601 yes I am sure

[@stevenlitvintchouk3131]

Before the Tylenol product tampering incident, OTC products didn't have tamper-proof packaging. That incident caused manufacturers to create tamper-proof packaging for all their products, which of course we still have today.

[@jvk9445]

Good times, I was 15 and a sophomore in high school, and having fun playing football.

[@m3horn]

Another great timeline video from Recollection Road. Keep up the good work and keep these great videos coming.👍👍

[@paulakpacente]

The biggest thing I remember about 1982 is that I met my future husband in October. It was the BEST thing that ever happened to me! I really wasn't impressed by ET. This was also one of the years when I didn't watch ANY commercial TV. I only watched PBS. I lived about 10 miles from where the Tylenol killer lived. So tragic.

[@nohandleforme....]

I didn't watch much TV back then because I was in the Military and didn't have much time for it, but I do know Newhart started in 1982 and was a major hit, with I think a seven season run. Although I didn't have time for it back then, I bought all the DVDs and enjoy watching it today.