Wonderful memories of the 80's.

Madam_X

Gremlins, Neverending Story.

LucyLouLou wrote: »

It was always the Zoo or a bottle factory

Occasionally they'd show a biscuit or choc ice production line - that was class. Rare though.

Bosco being shown in his room!

Praetorian Saighdiuir

The DJ Kat show.

shopaholic01

Madam_X wrote: »

Bosco being shown in his room!

Oh the excitement! Classic childhood voyeurism. :P

Madam_X

Girl's World, Fashion Wheel.

Praetorian Saighdiuir

Anne and Barry books. Did they ever manage to get it on?

The Raggy Dolls
Super Ted
Banana man
Cool Pops that ripped the face off ya.

shopaholic01

Wanderly Wagon and Worzel Gummidge.

LucyLouLou

Madam_X wrote: »

Girl's World, Fashion Wheel.

This had been released again, ads on tiny pop and it's available in Argos.

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/9363456/Trail/searchtext>GIRLS+WORLD.htm

Praetorian Saighdiuir

Frankie says Relax!

HondaSami

Where in the world.

shopaholic01

Top of the Pops, when the music faded at the end and the singer stopped miming yet you could still hear them sing. :pac:

Legs.Eleven

Can those that were adults in the 80s please confirm weather or not the Summers were better in the 80s?


For the women: Crimpers and crimping your hair!

The Princess Bride

Sunday afternoons listening To Fab Vinnie on MT USA-when I should have been studying for the Leaving'.

Regularly skipping last class at school to watch the Irish soccer team's qualifying campaign for the '84 and '86 European/World cup -class.

Thursday nights at The End in the Phoenix Park,Sunday nights at Club Nassau bouncing to The Waterboys, weekly house parties.

The Princess Bride,Ferris Bueller,Top Gun,Platoon.....
Leg warmers and Fame wannabes!

When a kiss or a shift led to a date,and not a big dilemma as to whether or not you were "in a relationship".

Best decade ever.

bradlente

Being 1?

shopaholic01

msthe80s wrote: »

Sunday afternoons listening To Fab Vinnie on MT USA-when I should have been studying for the Leaving'.

Regularly skipping last class at school to watch the Irish soccer team's qualifying campaign for the '84 and '86 European/World cup -class.

Thursday nights at The End in the Phoenix Park,Sunday nights at Club Nassau bouncing to The Waterboys, weekly house parties.

The Princess Bride,Ferris Bueller,Top Gun,Platoon.....
Leg warmers and Fame wannabes!

When a kiss or a shift led to a date,and not a big dilemma as to whether or not you were "in a relationship".

Best decade ever.

Apt username, you must have spent your boards life waiting for this thread!

Praetorian Saighdiuir

bradlente wrote: »

Being 1?

Ooooooooh so close!

SEPT 23 1989

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCRiLyL0koc

shopaholic01

Legs.Eleven wrote: »

For the women: Crimpers and crimping your hair!

Perms and mousse, lots and lots of mousse..... the shame.

mikom

Jim'll fix........... oh nevermind.

sellerbarry

Enjoy
http://www.flickr.com/photos/38301877@N05/sets/72157619206330728/

Atlantic 252

shopaholic01

Blockbusters and Catchphrase.

Larianne

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

Atlantic 252

And taping the songs on cassette... no ads

Lisha

The 'Dear John' letters on Kerry radio after 11 at night

shopaholic01

Larianne wrote: »

And taping the songs on cassette... no ads

And the agony when the DJ spoke at the start of the song and cut in at the end. It could take 5 or 6 attempts to get the perfect copy.

Frere Jacques

I'm going to go with the election of '81. A gang of us queuing at the Fine Gael caravan each getting a sticker and some of the lads even got a bit of a roll with 3 or four stickers on it. Then running off up to the FF caravan and getting some of those flat cardboard hats in green and white that you put on and it spiraled up from the outside to fit your noggin. Espania '82 and hot summers in Youghal and Garretstown, and being painted from head to toe in calamine lotion after spending 10 hours in the baking sun wondering why you were itchy.
They were still sh"t though.

grey_so_what

Shoulder pads Alexie style (Dynasty)

Big heated roller hair (mega split ends)

Getting my first car Mini HL...........:) (pmpa only shower to insure you and robbing you to the end of the earth)

Pioneers Stereos getting robbed every time you went to a dodgy area

Buck W's in Leeson Street...........(overpriced German plonk)

***sighs****

shopaholic01

Lisha wrote: »

The 'Dear John' letters on Kerry radio after 11 at night

Arthur Murphy's Mailbag.

Praetorian Saighdiuir

shopaholic01 wrote: »

And the agony when the DJ spoke at the start of the song and cut in at the end. It could take 5 or 6 attempts to get the perfect copy.

Yeah and then 3 days later you had to stick a pencil in the cassette hole (giggiddy) and twirl it to fix the tape.

Loopy

The smell of coal burning
If you're a Dub, the smog
Soda streams
7/8 people fitting into a crappy little car (we had a mini)
Being allowed roam about till 11 at night in Summer & coming in filthy & tanned

The Princess Bride

shopaholic01 wrote: »

Apt username, you must have spent your boards life waiting for this thread!

grey_so_what

Loopy wrote: »

The smell of coal burning
If you're a Dub, the smog
Soda streams
7/8 people fitting into a crappy little car (we had a mini)
Being allowed roam about till 11 at night in Summer & coming in filthy & tanned

Never diss the Mini!.........:mad:

Forgot about the smog! :eek:

Praetorian Saighdiuir

Jeremy Beadle and his creepy little hand.

Michael Barrymore's Strike it lucky.

shopaholic01

Praetorian Saighdiuir wrote: »

Jeremy Beadle and his creepy little hand.

Michael Barrymore's Strike it lucky.

What's a hot spot not?

1ZRed

Just chillin' as an egg

shopaholic01

1ZRed wrote: »

Just chillin' as an egg

This should really be in oulwans 'n' oulfellas. Fecking younsters butting in! :mad:

Loopy

grey_so_what wrote: »

Never diss the Mini!.........:mad:

Forgot about the smog! :eek:

I loved that mini!
I remember my folks leaving a hotel after a wedding and driving home (it was the 80's) and next day they realised they'd driven the wrong mini home.

grey_so_what

Loopy wrote: »

I loved that mini!
I remember my folks leaving a hotel after a wedding and driving home (it was the 80's) and next day they realised they'd driven the wrong mini home.

:):)

I frequently got into the wrong Mini (my key was clearly dodgy) and I could get into any dark blue one outside the local if it was anywhere near mine!.......

And also - the wipers getting robbed frequently....that was an every two week or so event...:(

Duran Duran also Adam Ant short pedal pushers.....oh, dear!

shopaholic01

Gameshow with the female co-presenters smiling orgasmically and gesturing suggestively at the prizes. Bruce Forsyth presented the majority of them.

'Nice to see you ......... to see you nice'.

spankysue

Acidwash denim jeans, video covers that looked like books and getting feck all for your communion :P

shopaholic01

spankysue wrote: »

Acidwash denim jeans, video covers that looked like books and getting feck all for your communion :P

Nick Kamen in the Levi's ad.

*Swoons*

olcod

Rainbow.... used to love the anticipation of which window they would go through

Praetorian Saighdiuir

Top Trumps

spankysue

shopaholic01 wrote: »

Nick Kamen in the Levi's ad.

*Swoons*

I still go weak at the knees whenever I hear "I Heard it through the Grapevine"

Praetorian Saighdiuir

Bros Jeans!

Fcuking BMX bikes with mag wheels and Pegs

Frosties bike reflectors

olcod

Flying from Uk to Ireland to see me dad with an unaccompanied minor tag hanging round my neck and being minded by a beautiful air hostess, used to feel like a VIP.......happy days ............ ahhhhhh take me back

Larianne

Praetorian Saighdiuir wrote: »

Top Trumps

My brother had dinosaur top trumps and I loved playing that game!

Plastic dummies - who knew they were for people off their faces! :pac:

sunbeam

Legs.Eleven wrote: »

Can those that were adults in the 80s please confirm weather or not the Summers were better in the 80s?

I was 7 to 17 in the 80's.

83 was hot, I got the measles and missed most of August. 85 was so bad that the primary school kids were given an extra week off when it improved in September. I'd just started secondary. The rest are just a blur.

My dad regularly falling asleep to MT-USA blaring on Sunday afternoon.

Layers of shoulder pads-wearing a t-shirt, cardigan and coat with them all at once. I looked like an American footballer.

Charles and Di's wedding-big if you were an eight year old girl. Dressing your Sindy in a tissue paper 'wedding dress' and fifty foot net curtain veil. Finally getting a Barbie, which was so much cooler than Sindy.

Cameras with a foldout case that became a handle and took 110 film, with cubic disposable flash bulbs.

The excitement of getting your first digital watch.

Vaguely remember some radio presenter discussing the Back to The Future movies and saying that one day the 80s would seem like the greatest decade ever and thinking ah, that'll never happen....

Kerrydude1981

Eating 54321 bars
Playing the Atari 7800 and my cousin's Commodore 64
Playing Subbuteo.
Roy of The Rovers comics
Sports Stadium on Saturdays
Glenroe and Where In The World on a Sunday night

olcod

The zx spectrum 48k with the plug in tape recorder to load the games, used to love the Rambo game

delw

Butter vouchers