Were the 80s the best decade to be a child?

acoustic guy

myhook wrote:

This is a GREAT point. I used to walk to school in 1st grade!!!! It was about a half mile walk. during the 80's I was 3 - 13.

I remember:
Manhunt
SPUD
Tag
Running Bases
Kickball
Stoup Ball
Atari
Those giant white foam airplanes
Water pressure rockets

And of course this:
You got what I neeeed....but you say hes just a friend, but you say hes just a friend, oh baby you......

Man hunt was fun!!!
Did you ever play kick the can?
OMG! Those giant foam Air Planes!! Ha!

acoustic guy

I hate hate hate rap music........but, I loved Run DMC in the 80's.
They kicked ass.
My Adidas! Walk through cosmic doors and roam all over colosseum floors!

acoustic guy

Best gateway to your childhood, 70's, 80's & 90's.
http://www.retrojunk.com/

Pauk

I'd say the best is childhood in the 80s geting to 15/6 by the early 90s. Great TV shows leading to great music!

On the other hand I think the 80s were a bit of a rubbish time to be a teenager. So many embarrassing fashion styles compared to the other eras, and the music wasn't all that great either.

myhook

acoustic guy wrote:

Man hunt was fun!!!
Did you ever play kick the can?
OMG! Those giant foam Air Planes!! Ha!

I do not remember kick the can but I do remember making a game out of anything. But if a couple of us were hanging around we would be like, I bet I can run to that tree and back faster than you, or I can jump my bike over more bricks than you. Speaking of bikes, I remember getting my first "10 speed". I also remember those big scooters before the Razors got popular. I can't remember the name of them.

myhook

Anyone remember getting Nintendo thumb?

acoustic guy

myhook wrote:

I do not remember kick the can but I do remember making a game out of anything. But if a couple of us were hanging around we would be like, I bet I can run to that tree and back faster than you, or I can jump my bike over more bricks than you. Speaking of bikes, I remember getting my first "10 speed". I also remember those big scooters before the Razors got popular. I can't remember the name of them.

Yea those big wheel scooters. I got one from Beacon Bike Shop.
I thought it was cool until I tried riding it too far from home, I got tired real quick. I think mine ws a mongoose

Anon

i guess its all relative, i grew up in the 60s and 70s and those were such good times, and so different from how my kids grew up in the 90's and in this decade. everything now is video games and television, when i was a kid we were always outside playing and only came home when it was time to eat dinner, to actually sit down at the table and have a meal with the family, what a concept!!! kids and parents are too scared to enjoy being outside anymore, its really sad to see that, but totally understandable. stupid human race.....

and also, we had kickass cartoons when we were kids, i just don't get the cartoons anymore, DAMN i am old!!!

myhook

acoustic guy wrote:

Yea those big wheel scooters. I got one from Beacon Bike Shop.
I thought it was cool until I tried riding it too far from home, I got tired real quick. I think mine ws a mongoose

HA!! Yes, mongoose. Those things were great but you are right they did get very tiring very fast.

Brain of J.Lo

LikeAnOcean wrote:

I mean think about it.. Star Wars on home video, The Goonies, The Smurfs, Muppet Babies, Back to the Future, The Cosby show, Family Ties, The Never Ending Story, Jim Henson movies, Hulk Hogan, Mr. T, Ninja Turtles, The Dark Crystal, Indiana Jones, Pogo Ball, G.I. Joe, Transformers, Different Strokes, Growing Pains, Pee Wee, Gloworms, Pound Puppies, He-man, Pac-man, Super Mario Bros., Zelda, N.E.S., Who's the Boss, Ghostbusters!.. Not to mention all the cheesy action movies we know we love.

I mean, what did they have in the 70s, the Bad News Bears?.. In the 90s, Barney??


Am I biased or were children of the 80s spoiled?


Any more to add to my list?

It was a pretty sweet time to be a kid!!

Pee Wee's Playhouse is one of the greatest things on your list. Now my (almost) 2 yr old watches it. She calls him Pee Pee, but, whatever...

The Wonder Years should be on your list!

Brain of J.Lo

Dollpartz wrote:

everything now is video games and television

Yeah, I think the 1980s was the last decade that kids actually preferred to play outside. By the 1990s, like you say, it was all video games... It's sad, really! Hopefully I will be able to keep my own kid(s) from falling into that trap.

South of Seattle

Brain of J.Lo wrote:

Yeah, I think the 1980s was the last decade that kids actually preferred to play outside. By the 1990s, like you say, it was all video games... It's sad, really! Hopefully I will be able to keep my own kid(s) from falling into that trap.

Kids still play outside. They just play drug dealer and car thief instead of basketball and football There are too many thugs in pro sports these days

acoustic guy

Brain of J.Lo wrote:

Yeah, I think the 1980s was the last decade that kids actually preferred to play outside. By the 1990s, like you say, it was all video games... It's sad, really! Hopefully I will be able to keep my own kid(s) from falling into that trap.

My daughter is only two but she always wants to be outside. She is always pulling us to the door..."out" "out".
I guess its b/c she does not know what video games are yet.

Anon

Brain of J.Lo wrote:

Yeah, I think the 1980s was the last decade that kids actually preferred to play outside. By the 1990s, like you say, it was all video games... It's sad, really! Hopefully I will be able to keep my own kid(s) from falling into that trap.

i guess it really hit home for me when we took the family to the beach for a few days, condo right on the beach, beautiful weather, and by the second day, my kids ended up in the room playing video games and whining about not having Wi-Fi!!!

Brain of J.Lo

acoustic guy wrote:

My daughter is only two but she always wants to be outside. She is always pulling us to the door..."out" "out".
I guess its b/c she does not know what video games are yet.

Yeah, Annabelle is always pulling me towards the door and saying "Bubbles...bubbles...bubbles". She is obsessed with going outside!

Then again, she is also always asking us if she can "watch Mario" or "daddy rock out" (which means she wants her dad to play Super Smash Bros. Brawl or Guitar hero III), so I can't say she doesn't know video games yet...lol.

AllNiteThing

josevolution wrote:

nah the 70's kid had it way better ,little rascals ,bugs bunny hr on tv everyday,the monsters,adams family,i dream of genie,....and we could play outside carefree with no worries of internet predators perverts .....

Ummm...so could we. And all the shows you list don't hold a candle to the 80's ones!

Anon

AllNiteThing wrote:

Ummm...so could we. And all the shows you list don't hold a candle to the 80's ones!

no way, looney tunes rules!

Jason P

We had to put up with very bad music. Plus the fashion fallout from the 70's.

Other then that, it ruled.

Rygar

Dollpartz wrote:

no way, looney tunes rules!

While I agree, the Looney Tunes are still on today so shouldn't be considered

Dissidentman

I challenge you to find any pair of pants from any generation cooler than parachute pants...

http://parachutepants.stores.yahoo.net/

'nuff said.