Memories of 1979 Where Were You ?

Memories of a great year ! Step into the time machine :)
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[@SPRPhilly]

I was 11 in 1979 and this was superbly done. These clips ring so many bells I feel like I have a cathedral in my head.

[@Johnnyboy792]

And also with you :) Thanks Philly !!!

[@davechildress4235]

I was 15

[@sunshinepurple1043]

Same here.

[@marklogan8112]

1968, a great year to be born!

[@paulfrost8895]

Ahh ' the 1970s and 1980s top them all.

[@mclain4062]

My senior year in High School. Class of 1979 is so fine. Cheesy all the way!

[@Johnnyboy792]

Thanks for the share mclain4062 !!!

[@mclain4062]

Outstanding video. I have to admit, I didn't recognize most of the television shows as I did not watch the Tele much back then. Too busy partying I guess. Thanks for the video.

[@Johnnyboy792]

LOL You're welcome mclain4062 !!!

[@darrellludlow]

"This is my country and I"m gonna do good for it." Why can't people remember this!

[@Johnnyboy792]

Amen to that Darrell. Thank you - JB

[@salmanalmannai8173]

Darrell Ludlow that was the time when I, even though not American, wanted to do something good for America, I still have that respect to America (I went to college in America from 1978 until 1982 🎓)

[@terrymoody7739]

Darrell Ludlow, I remember very well back then doing my part to make America great, I joined the U.S. Navy in 1979. Very wonderful, and exciting times back then!

[@TheJabernet]

Irresponsible, some say criminal immigration policies have changed the America WE remember!! The consciousness of the country has slowly been changed to accommodate other filthy cultures all in the name of acceptance and pulled US away from our Christian values. It's called DIVIDE AND CONQUER!! SO WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO ABOUT IT??!

[@jakerssnakers1]

James Apparently nothing. The ones that care are getting up in years and the younger people are brainwashed .

[@Cherish1964]

This was my favorite year the year I met my husband its been 38 years and going strong

[@kledhs2890]

Cherish1964 So happy for you, I hope you'll have many more beautiful years together !

[@jibblesq]

I had just popped out

[@tracegreathouse3295]

Oh to be 17 again! Thank you for the memories :)

[@Johnnyboy792]

Back at you :)

[@amyfreed123]

TAB cola, for beautiful people! Haha 😂 ahhhh, I'm addicted to these videos! The Jerk! Breaking Away! Kramer VS Kramer! The Mean Joe Green commercial. Brings back so many great memories of being nine years old. Thanks for making these 😍

[@Johnnyboy792]

Hope it brought a smile to your day Ames :)

[@EAP-TCB]

Johnnyboy,I really appreciate all the hard work you put into these gems,I can't stop watching them!I was 9 yrs old in 79 and was cruising around the neighborhood on my new Huffy Bandit bike without a care in the world..Good times,thanx again my friend.

[@Johnnyboy792]

Hello John ! Thanks for making my day. Im happy the videos brought you a smile. All the best to you my friend :) - JB

[@dalethelander3781]

The smooth voices of ABC-TV announcer Ernie Anderson and THE man to get for your movie's trailer, Percy Rodriguez.

[@everythingbobbywolfe]

Omg, I can see my entire weekend slipping away as I bury myself in these videos. Dammit!!

[@Johnnyboy792]

Thank you Bobby. That's so nice of you to say. All the best to you... and more are coming :)

[@everythingbobbywolfe]

Nope, Thank you Johnny Boy! Wow this was a great look back. BTW, if the girl in the TAB commercial on the scaffolding is watching this...marry me!

[@Johnnyboy792]

LMAO !!!

[@wildbill9919]

Thanks for posting. I was 6 years old in '79. Wish times could be like that again. It was a happier time for most folks.

[@Johnnyboy792]

Many thanks Bill !!!

[@vernonpayne9277]

1979 The Begining of rap on the radio. Rappers Delight The Sugarhill Gang

[@caturdaynite7217]

Disco demolition night. I was there. 16 years old. What a night!

[@ladyi7609]

For racists and homophobes, sure. That was a very dark day in American history, one of many in 1979 it appears.

[@catherder4747]

Sod off.

[@toshiojohnston3732]

Yet you saps let hip hop push out rock n roll and least disco was music and fun but like someone once sad rock took itself too seriously starting with the beatles.

[@KRex1961]

At the age of 18 in 1979 I was in the US Army. First, I was in Basic training at Ft. Leonard Wood in Missouri, and then from there I went on to be stationed in southern Germany....

[@peacefulsocialjustice9270]

CatfishHunter61 Thank you for your service!

[@Melinda8162]

CatfishHunter61:. omg, my nephew was there then, also went on to Germany!! Sadly, he passed several years ago, ( too young). I sure miss him.

[@makimk8471]

You were lucky that you weren't in iran (from iran with respect )

[@saintrichardl8]

I love all of the videos from the 70's.

[@Johnnyboy792]

So did I Richard !

[@crlaw75]

Cola tasted better in glass bottles than in plastic bottles now.

[@Johnnyboy792]

I said that recently to a friend of mine. Do you remember those soda machines with the little door where you pulled the bottles out? ICE COLD ! What happened ? Give me the old days :)

[@craft-o-matic2377]

That's because plastic eventually starts off-gassing and it affects flavor and is toxic. Yuk!!! We live in a toxic, disposable society and, this is just for starters!!!

[@edwardnavoy1261]

Also with real sugar, not high fructose corn syrup.

[@GardenerEarthGuy]

it's cool to see these in color! most of these clips I watched on black and white! We didn't have a color TV until about 1981

[@Johnnyboy792]

I still remember the late 60's bumpers.."Stay tuned for Bewitched.. IN COLOR !"

[@GardenerEarthGuy]

Johnnyboy792 Lol... thanks for these

[@MsBamafanatic]

I'm so glad you ended with John Wayne. His death was probably the saddest part of 1979 for me.

[@livininthemoment2819]

Ya I remember John Wayne passing..my 17th birthday! I'll never forget that day!

[@Melinda8162]

@LoveEverton John 👍👍👍

[@jdtractorman7445]

20:30, the Dukes/Dallas on Friday nights, then cartoons on Saturday morning until about noon, then outside to play all day. Those were the days.

[@thesilencer1969]

Do not forget the Incredible Hulk show !!

[@beautybynessy6675]

I was 7 years old, but I remember all of this! Love it, such a simpler time!

[@Johnnyboy792]

It sure did. Thank you for watching !

[@paulfrost8895]

I think my first trip to New York was 12 ' my Mum was pregnant with my sister this year ' was born Jan 1980.

[@markastoforoff7838]

If nothing else the '70's gave us Catherine Bach in Daisy Dukes

[@Johnnyboy792]

Ahhh.... memories.... Catherine, Farrah, Loni, Jaclyn....still puts a smile on my face.

[@marnicewade5150]

Johnny, you're awesome! The memories you collect are spot on. I can tell you put a lot into these vids-don't ever stop, I look forward to these well-put together collections!

[@Johnnyboy792]

Many thanks Marnice ! Hope ur Labor Day was Rockin' !

[@jeffmclaughlin8564]

I might have been young but what a great time to be alive.

[@Johnnyboy792]

I'll agree with that Jeff :)

[@lucky5853]

Well, really ,I didn't expect to be taken out of this messed up world and be taken back to a much simpler time when I was young ,both my parents were alive and I wasn't sick and closer to death and for that I like to thank you. 30 minutes of joy .

[@Johnnyboy792]

Many thanks... more coming :) All the best to you my friend, really - JB

[@brendaleake]

still in Winnebago, IL (100 miles from Chicago). good music on the radio! graduated from 8th grade in June and had my confirmation that April. sneaking cigarettes with my friend Tammy and my cousin (we used to climb up into an apple tree and smoke!). Started my freshman year of H.S. that was not fun. I was bullied. but there were some nice kids and I will cherish the memories of the friends who were for real! :) still love the music of the late 70's. saw a lot of good movies too with my friend Diane, ALIEN, SUPERMAN, AMITYVILLE HORROR. I do remember 3 mile Island incident happening and the DC10 crash in Chicago. the winter between 78 going into 79 was brutal in the Midwest.

[@rangers199487]

Another winner Johnny!!! I was in 4th grade. 1979 - Disco transitioning to New Wave. Baseball was still king. You rushed home to watch the afternoon playoff games. The Hostage crisis. Lines at the gas station. In New York, crime was out of control. Great movies. In retrospect, we grew up in a time that was more fun and happy than today. Keep up the good work.

[@Johnnyboy792]

I surly will Ranger. Thank you !!!

[@christopherwhitaker1615]

I was in Cahokia, IL USA 11 yrs old Living with grandparents Dont remember a lot of this vividly, but I remember it...

[@Johnnyboy792]

Thanks Christopher !

[@toshiojohnston3732]

Disco was fun and rock was rock yet hiphop out last both of them.😢😮

[@monacaravetta]

ALIEN. A movie that changed my whole perspective.

[@Johnnyboy792]

It was actually a remake ( though they'll never admit it ) of a 1950's Sci-Fi called " IT THE TERROR FROM BEYOND SPACE ". Scared the carpola out of me when I was 5 :)

[@peacefulsocialjustice9270]

Still watch it today...

[@peacefulsocialjustice9270]

Johnnyboy792 Cool

[@RaininMortars]

I was 9. I remember in the movie theatres, people would laugh out loud, cheer, and clap for the movie...especially on Rocky and Airplane! Love at First Bite...get that black chicken (a bat)!! Champ....major tear jerker. Better times back...at least for kids anyway. And I still love disco.

[@rmb689]

great job thanks for the memberies. You should do one for the toys we grew up with

[@j.ahayward7245]

I was 5 in 1979.I lived in Staten Island,NY.I remember the Jordace commercial,and 2 songs by Chic..Good Times,and LeFreak.Thank you Johnny I missed those days.

[@s.f9111]

I wish there was a time machine

[@Johnnyboy792]

I thought I just brought you one :):)

[@luisreyes1963]

Be careful for what you wish for.

[@yippeeyokai5750]

If I had a time machine I would travel to the future not the past.I want to visit 2055, 2170, or 2221, but not the past.

[@farahvogue6715]

صبا فرمان فرما S.F I have the same wish

[@farahvogue6715]

Johnnyboy792 thanks

[@toshiojohnston3732]

All of the angels were gorgeous and farrah was iconic but shelly hack the prettiest of the angels.

[@Johnnyboy792]

I always thought so !!!

[@hornet6969]

@ 5:13 Jessica Savitch. Stunning. Tragic end

[@johnrenteria75]

so much was going on in the world, I was a little boy then. I remember waiting in the gas line with my mom while listening to those songs playing on the radio.. I remember watching those TV shows. great video 😊

[@Johnnyboy792]

Thanks John. I just got my drivers license when my Summer of Joy turned into the Summer of waiting :)

[@djbigpean]

I was 4 in 79, thanks for these wonderful memories!!

[@Johnnyboy792]

And thank you for tuning in :)

[@mattgordon1977]

I was as well. These videos are the greatest!!!

[@kyokogodai-ir6hy]

4:23 I will never forget August 2nd. For a 14 year old, it was heart breaking. And John Wayne passing away, too. :(

[@Johnnyboy792]

Thanks for watching :)

[@landyachtfan79]

My birth year!!!!!!

[@Johnnyboy792]

One birthday video for the lady :)

[@cameras5824]

This is awesome! Thank you!!

[@heardsimmonsfamily9060]

having my son, Sept. 20, 1979!

[@Johnnyboy792]

One Birthday Video for your son :)

[@terrymoody7739]

Teresa Heard, that must have been a pretty awesome day for you! Nine days later, I was going into the Navy on the 29th of September 1979, later to be stationed aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise! What a journey!

[@Me-ue6nq]

heard/simmons family And my mom, 6 wks.earlier, on Aug.9,1979, had my sister! :)

[@Mr2bad1]

The best, excellent job. Keep them coming JB!

[@joser3184]

July 21, 1979. My first day of Navy bootcamp.

[@carmenalexandradelcoro2566]

Awesome! My daughter wants to know what the world was like the year I was born. This is perfect! Thank you!

[@Johnnyboy792]

Thanks Alexandra !!! My job is complete !!!

[@Nieve_1231]

I came into this crazy world on New Year's Eve 1979! 😂

[@LannieLord]

ALIEN and DAWN OF THE DEAD - summer 1979 !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Studio 54 and DISCO ruled the world.

[@Jkk55]

Love watchin these! i got married in 1979 aged 17!

[@Johnnyboy792]

Hi Jules ! Thanks for watching... and I'm sure your happy to see what you missed while on your honeymoon :)

[@disturbedpatient425]

The year I graduated high school, thanks Johnny

[@tedberitich2491]

I was about to turn 8 years old in June of 1979 at the time finishing 2nd grade when the Seattle Supersonics won the NBA championship! The news and the commercials ... Yes I did watch way too much TV 📺 back then and I will say thank you for posting!!!

[@Johnnyboy792]

Thanks Ted !!!

[@RadioHamGuy]

Great as always, thanks so much for the memories. Great job on editing all of this! It was fun to watch.

[@Johnnyboy792]

More common' RHG !!!

[@jaymanix39]

1979 I was 5,and it was a fun year.Living in Staten Island,NY.Block Parties,Chic was the group LeFreak,I want Your Love,and Good Times.

[@Johnnyboy792]

Thanks for the memories Turner :)

[@jaymanix39]

@@Johnnyboy792 Thank you for providing the good memories brings me back to my younger years.

[@Johnnyboy792]

@@jaymanix39 Back at you my friend :):):)

[@grandmagoestothemovies6816]

So many memories - some good, some bad. Thanks again. Job well done

[@Johnnyboy792]

Thanks Grams... my pleasure :)

[@michaeldougherty8344]

Great just great Thank you for the memories!

[@Johnnyboy792]

And thank you for watching !

[@XNY556-Apple]

I love disco

[@troyhonda71]

thank you for this series, funny how much has changed but still remains the same

[@Johnnyboy792]

All except those who wish to sit out our Anthem Troyhonda71. Thank you. - JB

[@aldeshsa]

Very, very nice. Brought laughs and tears. Well done. Thank you!

[@99percentirish64]

Thank you for this video! I was 13 in 1979, and this brought back lots of memories.

[@Johnnyboy792]

Many thanks for watching :)

[@99percentirish64]

@@Johnnyboy792 You're welcome! 👍✌

[@ishaprabhat8927]

I was born in 1985 in India , still these videos make me so happy reminding me of simpler times , I come back to your videos every Saturday make some pop corn and watch them all , thank you Johnny 😊

[@djbigpean]

Johnnyboy792, thanks for the memories, I was 4, remembering the movie "The Black Hole" and 'All That Jazz", commercials!!

[@Johnnyboy792]

Thanks so much for watching... I hope it brought you a smile :):):)

[@tracegreathouse3295]

I turned 17 that year. Daisy Duke. It was a toss up between her and the car.

[@Johnnyboy792]

I leaned towards Daisy :)

[@bratrat]

I was in college in 1979 at the ripe old age of 20. Such memories.....

[@Johnnyboy792]

What a party time :)

[@gomphrena-beautifulflower-8043]

I met and married the love of my life in 1979. That year rocked! (Still does!)

[@InformationIsTheEdge]

Man! You are some kind of wizard. These are fantastic. I always feel better when I watch one of your time capsules. Thank you!

[@Johnnyboy792]

If I brought a smile, my job is complete :)

[@reneemeston2916]

I was 11 years old. I forgot about Jordache jeans! I remembered wishing I was skinny enough to fit into a pair! Lol! I still listen to classic rock music. It's the best. Thanks for your videos 🤣

[@Johnnyboy792]

I wore the Jordaches myself.... (Don't tell anyone) LOL

[@reneemeston2916]

Johnnyboy792 😂

[@annereilley4892]

Never thought the 70's would ever end, it was jarring when it turned 1980. Everything has been after life since then.

[@Johnnyboy792]

For me also my friend :(

[@annereilley4892]

@@Johnnyboy792 I think there was a slow shift starting in the 80's that accelerated in the 1990's to making technology the center of our worlds.

[@Just1nHale]

Thank you for compiling & posting these videos Johhnyboy! You cannot believe how nostalgic these make people feel!

[@Johnnyboy792]

Thank you so much Norm ! Working on 1967 right now :)

[@LisaCupcake]

6:34 - Harrison Ford looks like a kid there.

[@Johnnyboy792]

No gray hair LOL

[@manuelarturog]

Lisa67 Even younger than in Star Wars and that was 2 years before

[@1974Key]

I was five years old! I live for video's like this!!!

[@Johnnyboy792]

Thank you Renee...I hope it brought a smile. All the best to you - :)

[@1974Key]

***** thank you my dear, can't tell you how much it did!!!

[@pdbordelon]

Thanks Johnny Boy, keep them coming!

[@Johnnyboy792]

Will do Buddy. 1967 next :)

[@keithhyde5961]

Awesome job again, Johnny! Thank you! Well worth the wait

[@Johnnyboy792]

Many thanks Keith !

[@robertwhite6203]

I remember all that. ! I was born in 1967 .

[@kdfulton3152]

I love your videos Johhnyboy 👍👍👏👏👏 They bring back such GREAT memories! Thank you! 🙏❤️

[@Johnnyboy792]

Thanks J.K. !!! All the best to you :)

[@filmgirlLisa]

Adding my voice to those that say these videos are amazing! Some of them hurt a lil in a way thats hard to explain, but thank you so much for making these!!

[@espojason8812]

These videos are amazing. Great job thanks

[@Johnnyboy792]

Thanks Jason !!! Happy New Year ! - JB

[@davemuckeye]

Graduated Highschool, got my first job, bought and customised my beloved Ford Transit Van... a genuine shaggin' wagon lol... life then seemed far less complicated than it is today...

[@Johnnyboy792]

Dont I know it :)

[@tomdewberry9329]

Ty Johnny,I was 12 years old then ,great time,great memories look forward to more post

[@Johnnyboy792]

Working in 1981 soon Tom ... thank you :)

[@InformationIsTheEdge]

That was Fantastic! A great big whiff of nostalgia and I thank you!

[@Johnnyboy792]

More coming down the road !

[@TheChuck624]

Another outstanding job Johnny! Thanks for sharing it.

[@Johnnyboy792]

Many thanks Chuck ! Happy Labor Day !!!

[@trevormadsen]

United States has lost its happy days.

[@shawnp6744]

79 was not happy.

[@trevormadsen]

@@shawnp6744 Obviously the young people never can compare. I was 12 in 79 (now 55). The year 79 and the years before there was not high technology compare to now. No cellphone, no ipad, no high quality TV, not even home PC. But people were really HAPPIER. Since CIA created Khomeini and changed regime of Iran, people lost their happiness in whole world including States year after year. Year by year and day by day everything collapses and . . . now we have 350000 children in States who go to bed without dinner every single night, United States is the first insecure country in the world now, crime rate goes higher and higher every day in States, poverty rate goes upper and upper year by year in States, quality of education comes down every year in States, higher police brutality . . . school mass shootings . . . war . . . . . . . These are somethings that you know and live with now and seem normal for young people, but we did not experienced those before 79.

[@jalaneperry7643]

You can't speak your mind enymore U r deemed a racist or hater by the Political correctness police on you tube

[@trevormadsen]

@@jalaneperry7643 Don`t trust google translate, dude! Try to learn and write English yourself. I got no meaning from your comment! What do you mean "you"?

[@MrKenny1940]

The White Shadow! Thank you good sir

[@Johnnyboy792]

Thanks MrKenny ! I so loved that show :)

[@toshiojohnston3732]

Rocky 2 great movie.

[@Johnnyboy792]

saw it 3 times in 8 days ! :)

[@Robert8455]

That was fun! Lots of memories. Thanks Johnnyboy792

[@serinachilders74]

I still have the t shirt from love at first bite, gift from a friend only wore it once, still looks brand new. I need to have it framed. I can remember going to New York for our Senior trip, and on every street corner, painted on the street was The egg from Alien. Man how I miss those days.

[@Johnnyboy792]

Great Times for sure !!!

[@SuperWatson63]

I was 16 had a full time job after school delivering newspapers out of my 1970 Ford galaxie 500. xl convertible miss those times I don't know why as things are much easier these days.

[@Johnnyboy792]

Thanks S.W !!!

[@LaurenceMoore]

These are great! Thanks much.

[@Johnnyboy792]

Thank you Laurence ! More coming :)

[@Truthseeker1515]

Born in 73, I cannot remember much of the 70s except repeats of TV shows & movies in the 80s....I do recall our grandmother babysitting my brother and I whilst our parents went to see 'Apocalypse Now' in theatre though....

[@Johnnyboy792]

They took you to that ??? LOL

[@Truthseeker1515]

@@Johnnyboy792 we stayed at home, they went to see the flick.

[@Johnnyboy792]

@@Truthseeker1515 LOLOLOL

[@diannameade495]

We need a few John Wayne's today.

[@Johnnyboy792]

I thought that was an appropriate ending given the times of nimrods who wish to sit out our Nation Anthem these day Dianna. Thank you.

[@diannameade495]

😉

[@heywoodjablome8409]

in high school this year what a great time to be alive 500 rounds of.22 on sale for 8.99 at yellow front-- running the desert all weekend-- wouldn't think of hurting a sole except maybe a rabbit or two i love you'r vids and subbed

[@bobdewey6727]

My Father was promoted and we were preparing to move to NJ, and we left Canada for the first time on this year. HBO was relatively new, so I saw a lot of movies at home, my first live concert on HBO was Simon and Garfunkel's Live in Central Park, that was awesome to watch. Emotionally I was having a hard time in a foreign country, so I escaped all my troubles through television, cinema and music during that time period when I was living in the states, it sure helped. Thanks for sharing this video, love your channel!

[@Johnnyboy792]

Thank you Bob !!!!! - JB

[@tscooter22]

The end? Man, those were great videos, Johnnyboy! Thank you very much!

[@Johnnyboy792]

:) More coming !!!

[@livininthemoment2819]

17 years old, July 1979 having my daughter. Wow so much time has passed. Now my daughter is having my first granddaughter. Ya I'm a happy grandma! 💖

[@Johnnyboy792]

Awesome !!!!

[@Zen_Coyote]

Wow. Best one so far. I was in eighth grade, high school just around the corner. Thanks for the memories.

[@Johnnyboy792]

Many thanks for watching !!!

[@superseventy-one4628]

Happier times , I was 6

[@Johnnyboy792]

Thanks Mike :)

[@btetschner]

Thank you for the video

[@Johnnyboy792]

Back at you ... Thank you - Johnny

[@ktbon231]

High school. Seeing the scene with Ricky Schroder still makes me cry.

[@lucilovecraft1621]

Erin Gray in Buck Rogers in the 25th century was my first crush💖

[@princessgrace66]

Joe Papp theatre, NYC front seats acid high watching apocalypse now. still in my top ten. We thought the helicopters were in the theatre

[@Johnnyboy792]

Intense picture for sure Grace !

[@TheAccessoryGirl]

This was a treat, thank you!

[@Johnnyboy792]

Thanks Girlfriend !!! :)

[@devinrivers5808]

So this is what happened in 1979?😅 I was born November 30, 1979😀👍🏿thank you for sharing this video

[@Johnnyboy792]

That's why I made it :)

[@melaniemills4505]

Another great video, as usual! 😊

[@Johnnyboy792]

Thanks Melanie ! :):)

[@kaisersozshye2525]

1979 was the year for me. 14 years old and on the edge of the 80s, my decade. Punk was in full swing, Disco was dying a slow agonizing death (you're welcome), Mod/Skä and 3rd wave Rockabilly was ready to burst through the womb. The start of Alternative Music, 106.7 KROQ was about to launch a flood of undiscovered bands into fame and make bands that were already on the scene more famous. The Sex Pistols, Bauhaus, Siouxsie and the Banshees Bob Geldof and The Boomtown Rats The Ramones Elvis Costello, Devo, Prince,Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers and The Pretenders. what a great year to be a teenager. thanks Johnny for bringing back the memories! not everything was good about 79, but like John Edwards said, "the funny thing about nostalgia is you tend to only remember the good things and you forget the horrible things," but i like what Devo said "Thats a good thing."