Going to Manic Panic for some fingernails in 1985

Manic Panic was the place to go for the trendiest fashion accessories in the East Village in 1985. It was located on St. Marks Place. It has grown become a major player in the hair color industry, specializing in subtle pastels and bright colors for those who want something different. Sisters Tish and Snooky are the owners, and they were both in their boutique the day Nelson brought Now Explosion members Lady Clare and Elouise there to shop for fingernails. Video by Nelson Sullivan

[@sethrogen4515]

EVERYONE USED TO SCREAM TO FIND EACHOTHER LOL

[@jas1000]

U rock my brother

[@fezziwig184]

Still better than sending a text and getting no response

[@melmak4108]

Seth you need to make a movie about nelson and his videos

[@katm5903]

I still yell across a space or even cackle, not the best idea when you're a nurse in a hospital lol. I do miss pre-tech days.

[@jadewarner1899]

i missed the 80s-90s but this is the best way to find someone truly lol or going out to the park or arcade and meeting up with ur friends without texting maybe just 1 pay/house phone call..!

[@HansBjorgman]

I wish I could time travel.

[@Desibeatnik]

me too

[@dmace81]

Me to id go see these people.

[@slowrapsongs9693]

Its impossible to go back in time but its possible to go forward in time

[@akio2604]

John Doe lmfao! 😂😂😂😂😅😅😅😅😅

[@uberglamazon]

Trust me it was even better than you could ever imagine...a civilization gone with the wind...

[@mstarburst]

This will sound weird but it makes me realise how insignificant I really am that the world existed before I was in it and it will continue when I'm dead. Time is so weird.

[@Cris18Martinez]

mstarburst yeah crazy man I think about stuff like that too.. million and millions of years from now it'll be like we never existed O.O

[@miamivicepastels83]

mstarburst the funny thing is that yourr existing right now creating history but I guess it only seems significant when someone else acknowledges ur presence

[@cocoabutter1924]

You've just realized your own mortality welcome to the woke squad

[@arsnakehert]

mstarburst Hits home how you have to make the most of the time you have here

[@thesunmountain]

Dont need to exaggerate... when we are dead it´ll be like we never existed.... 100 years from now, nobody you know will exist,,

[@FerenswayRecords]

This is like the cable television show Nelson never got to make. I'm so glad this amazing footage has survived.

[@Rxz5526]

For those of you who dont know: Manic Panic is now a multi-million dollar business. The two creators, Tish and Snooky, are featured in this video at the original shop.

[@robindelancy7097]

J L yep!

[@facesbysusanna]

Yup

[@anastasiabananastasia]

cool

[@godisking7741]

ABOUT THE TWO NY SISTERS WHO STARTED MANIC PANIC® NEW YORK, NY - Sisters and New York City natives Tish and Snooky Bellomo have been America’s darlings of creative hair color and punk rock pioneers and tastemakers, since their days in the original Blondie band line-up in the mid 70s. Opening America’s first Punk Boutique in 1977, they went on to start the world’s first alternative beauty brand, Manic Panic®, leading the hair color revolution and changing the concept of what beauty is forever! For over 40 years Tish and Snooky have delivered their rock n’ roll lifestyle to the world through their iconic brand. Their legendary hair color, which has remained 100% Vegan and Cruelty-Free since its inception, has helped celebrities including Cyndi Lauper, Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Cardi B, Kylie Jenner and Kim Kardashian stand out in the headlines. Tish and Snooky have been dubbed “The Martha Stewarts of Punk”, and still rock the Manic Panic lifestyle. “We don’t just sell it, we live it!” has been their motto for over 40 years. To this day, Tish and Snooky continue to perform regularly, singing with some of music’s biggest and icons including the all-star band Blue Coupe, consisting of Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Dennis Dunaway (founding member of the Alice Cooper group) and Albert and Joe Bouchard, founding members of Blue Oyster Cult. Tish and Snooky continue to spread their brand of radical glamour® throughout the galaxy!

[@Sneakers102]

Used to buy MP at Canal Jeans. RIP old soho

[@i6tir]

"Are we making art?" "Baby you make art every time you go to the bathroom." lol

[@edmundpower1250]

I think he was trying to say "You make F-art"

[@fezziwig184]

@@edmundpower1250 nfdl

[@JustNess78]

I love when he walks the streets of New York (and his friends). It's like a time capsule being open. These are my favorite types of videos that Nelson made :)

[@blu7855]

80s was a great decade to be an adult, 90s was a great decade to be a kid

[@martytdd1606]

I was 18 in 1992, that whole decade for me was pure majic. It's all relative really.

[@ronanlough3868]

I was a kid in the 80s that sucked

[@stephanie-yc2ib]

Facts

[@Crashoverride1234]

Pablito X It didn’t go downhill, you just got older. I think N64 is the greatest console ever but it’s not, it’s just because it’s nostalgic to be that I think that.

[@peteocean2848]

I'm born 1999 July 4th. Lol. I. Young af

[@MourningRue]

Nelson was so considerate of everyone. Even the people living in the building. 🖤🎪

[@wjckc79]

This is pretty amazing stuff. These are historical records that demand to be preserved.

[@SusieSynth]

soooo much 80s culture in these videos!! oh im hooked! i wish i could go back in time and live in the 80s as a young adult.

[@blahblah1438]

Susie Synth I was there 15 years old

[@voodoogirly02]

Awww, I was a teenager when this was filmed, and remember shopping at Manic Panic all the time. (Usually followed by catching up with friends at Yaffa or Holiday.) Snooky and Tish were always very kind to me, which impressed me even then because I was, comparatively, just a kid and knew I was nowhere near as cool as they were. Such good memories of growing up at that time.

[@DeesBees85]

I love the dude carrying a boom box. That is so 80’s.

[@sr212787]

It's funny how we think it was cool then, but someone walks down the street playing something on their phone speaker and we get annoyed, haha

[@cocoabutter1924]

Watching this is literally like traveling back through time. I'm really digging this vibe right now

[@lanceseaman88]

So much gold in these videos.... to see Manic Panic so small.... this channel should be in a museum or at least have a billion subs

[@shefoldeditup]

I've just been to Manic Panic in the 80's. This is the best channel ever. Thank you so much.

[@emmaw8763]

Taking the snake for a stroll to the shop.

[@GlennB9876]

4:35 LOL such simpler more fun careless times.

[@eb7446]

In many respects it wasn't - but it really felt that way. The world wasn't more messed up but it felt less messed up because people had less access to media beyond the mainstream and capitalism was kinder to westerners at the time.

[@Jacobthejewela]

5 adjectives in 7 words mate

[@KrissyMeow]

Amazing that this is where Manic Panic hair dye was started. :)

[@citizenerased174]

Its so awesome to see a first hand look of the 80's I wasnt born until '92 so this is amazing to watch.

[@Desibeatnik]

the 80s were so fun

[@kaydenlord9903]

Krondo 17 I wasn't born till 2001 XD so this is absolutely ancient to me

[@thesundog8833]

its interesting how some of us think of the 80's as a place almost..i was born in 92 as well

[@ccisthesekxs]

The Sun Dog I was born in 92 as well! We experienced the 90’s from a child perspective which was pretty awesome, we had some of the best cartoons on tv IMO lol. Now in our mid twenties, the 90’s feel like home but the 80’s are a time we’ve only seen in movies, but our parents experienced the decade full force

[@GodWeenSatan]

I graduated high school in 92. It was fun being a kid in the 80's. It was fun going outside to play with family and friends and using your imagination

[@MerynCadell]

All the children with their multicoloured hair now - a lot of them use a brand called Manic Panic. I tell them it was a store, you know... a little bitty store packed with stuff and great ideas. (It was also hard as hell to get a single color to take; they've improved the formula. I can still smell the smell of a jar of blue hair dye - smells like possibility.)

[@hayatokuda]

MerynCadell coool

[@MsVorpalBlade]

Meryn Cadell I remember playing your song The Sweater on my radio show in Auckland New Zealand. 100%....acrylic

[@hmm.08akane97]

yes! the words manic panic caught my attention because i was more familiar with it as a hair dye brand

[@kiowastew]

Watching Nelson's videos AND The Terminator at the same time is a crazy nostalgic 1980's trip.

[@mez4799]

Dick @ 7:57mins.. “you’re lucky to have him here” - referring to Nelson vlogging in Tish & Snooky’s store lol. What a loyal friend Dick was.

[@dawneden]

Thank you so much for posting this. It is wonderful to be able to virtually visit Manic Panic again.

[@Itsyoungdoz]

I really like that about Americans.. they will introduce as "hey i'm ____ from ____" always proud where they come from down to a suburb. Awesome.

[@bigtex9836]

No Uber. No cell phones. Newspaper stands. Is what I liked most looking back. Friends actually conversing for hours without looking at a phone.

[@KatieSigMcD]

This was filmed 3 days before I was born . A fascinating look at the world I was born into.

[@chrisdigitalartist]

Kate Signorelli I was only 12 days old lol

[@steff162]

I wasn't even born yet haha.

[@muadyussuf5233]

Supposedly was filmed 3 months before I was born. But it doesn't feel real, looks staged.

[@ChrisG0107]

I was about to turn 4 😄

[@EdgarG78]

Kate Signorelli eres muy hermosa, siempre he querido una americana como novia 😍

[@davidconde1521]

That chick in the store is sooo freakin beautiful!!!

[@TrainmasterCurt]

David Conde Yes indeed!

[@smokinnplatez1426]

She is 50 dude

[@MyGreenPathway]

IKR? Her big hair is so beautiful ☺️

[@shaggytheshaman]

This is so awesome. I work somewhere which is probably one of the main places you'd find Manic Panic products nowadays, and I never thought about the company's origins. I love your channel! So many moments in time. Thank you for sharing.

[@willis8744]

You make art everytime you go to thabathroom, have you heard the butthole surfers? This episode was exremely saucy!!

[@SevenFootPelican]

That girl in the smut shirt has an incredibly cute smile

[@eXcommunicate1979]

One thing I don't miss about the 80s was the wood paneling.

[@greaseballjones7705]

eXcommunicate1979 I think it's kind of charming. Reminds me of when I was really little.

[@mar002007]

Still have some in 2022

[@Desibeatnik]

I LOVE that wood paneling

[@elan2034]

the 1980s were the pinnacle of NYC's cultural influence... Now exquisitely preserved in tangible form

[@Deva7]

7:27 - This girl is so 80's, I mean she truly embraced the 80s style and owned it! :)

I just turned 18 during this time. All those years ago! And yes, the Butthole Surfers are a trip!

[@facesbysusanna]

Goin to see Tish and Snooky. These girls were back up singers to many a famous band!!!!!!!!!

[@missjem79]

I almost forgot about Manic Panic. It's a good thing I watch KZbin, it jogs the memory.

[@erikalynnpennella2667]

This is so frigging cooo!! Manic Panics so popular today! These beautiful ladies are millionaires... Nelson knew everyone or should I say.... Everyone knew....Nelson ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡

[@Toybinger]

You had the the teenage goth kid in me at "Manic Panic". 😊😊😊

[@Novaheart1998]

Hey cool video! I was in NY city in 1985 summer. I was 17 or something :) Love that time and that city. FIrst time there was 1976 and I've been going back ever since.

[@Teddygrams86]

I was literally a growing fetus a few blocks over at the time! I'm so grateful to understand what my neighborhood was like when I was a baby through these archives. I finally understand what my neighbors are talking about when they tell me about the old days. I just remember the EV as far back as the 90s. Thank you for uploading these, really!

[@nadiasultana7283]

I was 5 years old. I love the 80s.

[@jennicase]

What a fucking hoot! I love this.

[@martinalbert1910]

Those women look like fun to hang with.

[@InAnotherLife90]

she had a fat ass thats all i saw

[@battybatshytcrazy4365]

Jionni Lil She was ahead of her time.

[@crazymeee]

@20 I live in the Lower East Side and that McDonald's is 100% still there also the buildings are still there but there's so many upscale restaurants now I'm so happy that I was born in the 80s and that my generation was the last of my generation in the 90s to enjoy having normal conversations instead of having your head on the phone or on the Internet or on social media. I turned 15 and 2000 technology took over everything how I miss simple things like this

[@kristiwallace2089]

"Have u heard the butt hole surfers?" 😅 " not today?" 😂 Nelson is so funny. I was born in 1982, so I was 3 when this was filmed ❤

[@ohnoitsskylar]

Plans for the day -watch Nelson's videos and crush on incredibly cute alternative girls from the 80's that were adults before I was born

[@scratchking3205]

Man I miss these times...😭😭😭

[@naruhinastarr]

wow. i was born in 1991, so i never got to experience the 80s. this is amazing!

[@tennillej9601]

Me to 91 baby here

[@irmae8016]

I own a boom box like the one in this vid. I still have my colorful Memorex mixtapes. Them were the days..great music..fun times.

[@TheHolyMongolEmpire]

I bet the rent was dirt cheap then. The rent now for a place like that in that hood is at least 7k a month

[@rogernma]

Had to leave my beautiful 2 br on 6ST (1&A), in 91, was 300 mo.

[@GeekBoy03]

Rent control

[@KrissyMeow]

Costs of everything was cheaper at the time.

[@GeekBoy03]

Krissy Tokyo oh yeah? The cost of that camera he is lugging around cost probably $3000 ,in today's pricing. About 1500, price back then.

[@KrissyMeow]

GeekBoy03 ...as I said everything was a bit cheaper back then. Granted money and the value behind it was as different levels. So I have no idea how what you are saying refutes my comment at all.

[@pudddingpie]

Brill thank you for uploading really hope there are lots more to come x

[@dannymartin6193]

Trips me out how times changed holy hell!!!

[@Storkee]

Its fun to see their attire look like they were your parents but they act like teens with the yoyo stuff and goofing around the street. Also Snooky is very pretty.

[@bathoryaria4127]

OMG BUTTHOLE SURFERS! That song is from Psychic, Powerless, Another Man's Sack! I knew I recognized that feedback as soon as I heard it ✌✌✌

[@malinda1425]

I loved Manic Panic- I felt like I was so hip and special by going there. I loved my lipstick- it was in a red dynamite stick. Had it forever.

[@mikekeshish]

1985 still better video quality than pewdiepie 😂

[@suredeydo]

I died of sheer nostalgia 🖤🖤🖤

[@shanibloome]

I had a boombox I won as a prize when I was about 9 or 10 yrs old (1986-1987) and I loved it so much!

[@stevenaguilera9202]

A year before I was born, Incredible.

[@willsims9378]

One month and one year before I was

[@missmelissa_xxx2641]

@@willsims9378 i was born one year and a week later

[@SpyChiick]

They were totally smoking weed in the beginning 😂 love it

[@rocknroller77]

😄 Nelson chastising Dic making too much noise

[@SaintMartins]

Facts about 1985..... * I was 14 years old. * The film "The Breakfast Club" was released in theaters on February 15, 1985. * The film "Back To The Future" was released in theaters on July 3, 1985. * April 1, 1985 singer David lee Roth announces he's leaving Van Halen. * Bassist/Co-Vocalist Roger Waters announces he's leaving Pink Floyd. * July 13, 1985 "Live Aid" worldwide TV charity concert event happens in 2 locations London U.K. & Philadelphia USA, featuring Queen, David Bowie, U2, Madonna, Duran Duran, Black Sabbath, The Who, etc... * On September 1, 1985 the wreck of the R.M.S. Titanic was finally found 73 years later after it sank in 1912 by a US & French expedition 400 miles off the east coast of Canada.

[@Tornado1994]

*October 18,1985, The Nintendo Entertainment System begin its Trial Release and Test Marketing in NYC, making its way across the Lower 48 and cross country a few weeks later.

[@SteelWool567]

For those of who were alive and remember these times, was everybody like this? Was everybody just so real and raw and unfiltered back then? It's amazing and refreshing. They didn't need to be drunk and high constantly to be themselves..... It really makes me reflect and wish I didn't need to do those things to just be so unapologetically myself like these amazing people. They're freaks and they love it. They own it. They are truly LIVING! Side note, why are all the great 80's videos filmed by gay men? lol

[@notsoseriousmoonlight]

I was a teenager then. No, not everyone was like that. The 80's had their uptight folks too. However, most people were friendly, outgoing and just looking to have a good time though! I remember going places and making friends with all kinds of people! Now to go out places and randomly talk to strangers can earn you some pretty dirty looks...

[@professorbland]

Things seemed so safe then

[@Fan_Made_Videos]

People in NYC back in those days knew how to keep safe while enjoying the most of their surroundings. I was lucky enough to have a family friend who lived in Brooklyn take me and my family around the Burroughs using the subways and taxi system avoiding getting mugged but at the same time seeing ALL of NYC in it's architecture as well as dark and gritty glory. There were definitely street junkies and degenerates around but our local guide knew how to avoid crossing the wrong territory. Today people seem less instinctual and street smart.

[@miamivicepastels83]

professorbland seriously...

[@MEQUPWER]

you know why? because ppl dont leave there houses anymore, they dont leave their phones any more, the do nothing but look at electronics and nothing outside, back then you were outside interacting with people all day long, now we do that as little as possible. its causing an antisocial, hateful, depressed community. where everyone thinks their opinion matters and hates anyone who says different, thanks social media!!!!

[@frankjamesbonarrigo7162]

it was way less safe

[@ChrisG0107]

NYC was actually at it's most dangerous time in the 80s

[@angelam.4670]

What gets me is how many people he captured who are now highly influential today.

[@AndySo2000]

I think you might have invented vlogging by accident. I like how your friend pulled out the ghetto blaster at the end.

[@somanoma6465]

Back when having a camera was a novelty

[@spacemanofficial9194]

Love watching these 80's videos..

[@b04620k]

"... just part of the responsibilities of being a vcr owner. " Incredibly poetic somehow

[@jessikerx7125]

I wonder if the apartments still stand. I'd love to go and visit and meet tish and snooky if they're still around.

[@GeekBoy03]

They have a lot of buildings still standing from the 1800s.

[@annother3350]

Tish and snooky are multi millionaires

[@facesbysusanna]

They are but not there they live upstate I believe

[@facesbysusanna]

I think it was snooky that had breast cancer and her hubby I remember got so sick this was back in the early late 90's anyway Andy had contracted hepatitis A through eating some contaminated sushi, at first the doctors didn't know what was wrong with him but then they finally figured it out yup, Snooky had finally gotten her red convertible Mercedes yea they're fine.

[@MichaelHunt69]

I discovered your channel recently and I’ve been watching these videos you put out for the last week. Good stuff brother. I feel like I’m visually time traveling every time I see one pop up on my recommended videos. Keep posting!!! 👍🏻😎

[@coolbluelights]

I was 4 years old going on 5 when this was filmed. I can vaguely remember June 1985. I remember being nervous about entering kindergarten. I remember going to a county fair but I was too little to go on any rides.

[@styxzero1675]

Someone blasting a boom box on the side walk and noone bat an eye. Kinda funny xD

[@michealkelly9441]

Manic Panic still exists today as a multi million dollar hair dye and boutique

[@focusedfreebird]

these people were trippy

[@ClassicVideos80s]

Amazing manic panic is still there.

[@anastasiabananastasia]

see you one day Nelson ;)

[@jellyboy123]

i bet people wished they got a camcorder and filmed things back in the day for the invention of youtube.

[@frankjamesbonarrigo7162]

people filmed shitloads. Transferring it onto digital mediums like a computer file is the heard part

[@rlanesports]

I reuploaded my 1st KZbin video from 2006 of my daughter. I'm kind of jealous of her. I wish I had footage of me in the 80's and early 90's . kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5evgIyMmbdnrtU

[@QDGC]

Two iconic nyc residents met in this location by chance before they even solidified themselves as such, im 19 years old nyc resident and i appreciate this

[@jahwangful]

1985 ! Movie ' Back to the future '

[@aayzhuhh]

Woah those are the creators of the manic panic hair dye

[@frankbrenner4852]

These are amazing. I am entranced.

[@j-a-k9585]

Jimmy Webb spotted at 8:35 His shop was I NEED MORE its closed after a short fame.

[@SiqDopeNasty]

this is amazing!!!!!!!

[@bach1750]

1980s. The last true creative period in New York's history. No cell phones, no internet, no digital cameras. They were coming up with it on their own.

[@whiketurner6249]

Yes we were. I made my mark there and had some amazing times.

[@mommkat19_gvs_xerofx29]

💞👍

[@miamivicepastels83]

bach1750 funny cause the inventions you mentioned could usher in the next creative period

[@GeekBoy03]

No internet? All the universities had it. Also cell phones existed. Motorola had DynaTAC available from 1984-994. You can see Fox Mulder using one in a retro episode of the X-Files.

[@MEQUPWER]

it dont matter, the kds didnt have access to any, and didnt even know anything about any of that either.

[@friendlier]

I still love that Now Explosion album.

[@steff162]

What's amazing is that fashion style in 1985 is back again in 2017

[@steff162]

Deniz Julian Metinoğlu yes. Its everywhere now.

[@KrissyMeow]

Hehe Manic Panic is very much relevant today. It's one of the most popular hair dye brands now. Tish and Snookys names are on the containers, really awesome seeing the ladies behind it all back in their home store.

[@MrDannyboyFL]

Magical

[@colossus112785]

I was born in 1985 and women back then had style and class and it seem like ppl were much friendlier back then

[@MastaGambit]

People still have style and class now. You just have to know where to look for the right people.

[@sofianne2984]

Just found this video! As of last week, i wear Manic Panic everywhere. Watching this, i touched my fluorescent green hair and realized just how far back some of these guys go

[@thesunmountain]

30 years from now this will be us.... :((((((((((((((((((((((((((

[@The_There_Man_Show]

Nothing will ever beat the 80's! 😁

[@JohnDought]

I was 5 years Old Back then :)

[@Tornado1994]

I was 2. 2 And a Half.

[@Hartisk1]

Love these videos

[@annahmilne2791]

LOL @ Dick getting told off by Nelson for making too much noise walking up the stairs!!

[@anastasiabananastasia]

the original Snooki

[@macarelli2097]

Elouise is so cute ..

[@godisking7741]

ABOUT THE TWO NY SISTERS WHO STARTED MANIC PANIC® NEW YORK, NY - Sisters and New York City natives Tish and Snooky Bellomo have been America’s darlings of creative hair color and punk rock pioneers and tastemakers, since their days in the original Blondie band line-up in the mid 70s. Opening America’s first Punk Boutique in 1977, they went on to start the world’s first alternative beauty brand, Manic Panic®, leading the hair color revolution and changing the concept of what beauty is forever! For over 40 years Tish and Snooky have delivered their rock n’ roll lifestyle to the world through their iconic brand. Their legendary hair color, which has remained 100% Vegan and Cruelty-Free since its inception, has helped celebrities including Cyndi Lauper, Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Cardi B, Kylie Jenner and Kim Kardashian stand out in the headlines. Tish and Snooky have been dubbed “The Martha Stewarts of Punk”, and still rock the Manic Panic lifestyle. “We don’t just sell it, we live it!” has been their motto for over 40 years. To this day, Tish and Snooky continue to perform regularly, singing with some of music’s biggest and icons including the all-star band Blue Coupe, consisting of Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Dennis Dunaway (founding member of the Alice Cooper group) and Albert and Joe Bouchard, founding members of Blue Oyster Cult. Tish and Snooky continue to spread their brand of radical glamour® throughout the galaxy!

[@godisking7741]

Yes they were lucky to be on Nelson’s tape! Nelson was lucky to get them on tape.

[@j-a-k9585]

Jimmy Webb is spotted in this video he passed away i think 2019 he opened his own shop briefly then covid hit, I remember him as the city got less abs and less cool gentrification Jimmy started to become the coolest guy on what ever was left.of Saint Marks, good for him he got his own shop and it was very cool overpriced but cool.