It was 25 years ago today ..................
I have a brief confession to make ,I'm a 80's Child,oh yes.
And i love it, how bland was the 90s or the naught's ? some good music but that's it realy
Reason for this self wallowing blog?, I have just watched Back to the Future again at the Cinema and WOW !! What a movie brilliant
Been looking back on some of the iconic greats from what is so far the last great generation
there was 50s,60s,70s and 80s for real teenage youth culture that's slipped merilly into kitsch retro funk and groove
AIRWOLF
A-TEAM
BATTLESTAR GALATICA
DANGER MOUSE
DOGTANIAN AND THE 3 MUSKAHOUNDS
DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS
DOCTOR WHO
GARBAGE PAIL KIDS
SUPERMAN MOVIES
SPIDER-MAN & HIS AMAZING FRIENDS
HULK TV AND CARTOON
TRANSFORMERS
JAMIE AND HIS MAGIC TORCH
M.A.S.K
GI JOE ACTION FORCE
SOOTY AND SWEEP
STREET HAWK
ROD AND EMU
KNIGHT RIDER
SPITTING IMAGE
SUPERTED
RED DWARF
HE-MAN AND THE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE
THUNDERCATS
HONG KONG PHOOEY
KNIGHTMARE
TERRAHAWKS
BATFINK
THE TRAP DOOR
TOMORROW PEOPLE
ROLAND RAT
ULYSSES 31
RAGY DOLLS
WWF WRESTLEING
WACKERDAYS TIMY MALLET
Adrain Mole
FRAGLE ROCK
Adrain Mole
FRAGLE ROCK
Hows that for a list of iconic TV ?,couldn't list it all need a few blogs to do that alone ,ones highlighted in blue went on to set standards raise the bar and are still absolute classics today some went on to live action films some feature length cartoons some both and much merchandise and money is run off them then and now "Money off old rope" as they say nostalgia for sure happy innocent halcyon days
If not spoiled by re hashed remakes or ill advised updates,proof if any were needed there out of ideas and don't make them like they used to
If not spoiled by re hashed remakes or ill advised updates,proof if any were needed there out of ideas and don't make them like they used to
The days of 'your' Cinema being in your town you could walk to it for me the old Palace my Dad went to or as i new it Tatton Cinema Big neo classical building Art Deco Egyptian so probably of the 30s era remember seeing
Ghostbusters Superman 2/ 3, Return of the Jedi, Star Trek 2, Flash Gordon,Back to the Future.and many more there,
The first Saturday kids shows, swap shop /Saturday superstore/ going live
Books ,well i wanted a "Famous Five" / "Secret Seven" gang with my friends."Target Doctor Who" books,Annuals and Panini sticker books swaps in school
Garfield was iconic
Garfield was iconic
You ever had more than 10 sweets in a 10p mix-up.? ya know sneaked a extra one in, those bracelets, cola bottles ?
Cubs and the Scouts "Ging Gang Goolie" and camping
Cubs and the Scouts "Ging Gang Goolie" and camping
towelling socks ,luminous clothing (This is one i didn't do or pastel shades more neutral and dark ) ,rolled up sleeves of my jacket (usually my Levis one) owned a American baseball jacket (still do,again Levis) 501's and laundry ads ,white socks to school ,thin side of tie on show MUFC towel for PE, when i had the ball i was Mark Hughes
had my coat as a cape thought i was a superhero ,more gel than was normal on your hair, quiff s were cool
I loved Quatro ,Hollidays it was Orangina ,and Pepsi diet (white cans)
Angel Delight mmmm (now used to make smoothies ), Mash robots ,Saturdays were all about Grandstand and Conveyor belts regularly carried washing machines, deep-fat fryers and a cuddly toy.
Robin of Sherwood on TV and the Hulk was a real person and being both fascinated and freaked out at "Dark Season" that guy who looked like max headroomand, the Nazi's strait out of Indiana Jones and evil PCs (BBC computers remember them well) might go back and have a look at a episode remember having a thing for kate winslet off that ,nicola bryant was another hottie my Shakespears Sister poster Superman movie poster and original Star Wars one and the 4th Dr TARDIS & K9 black white picture on my wardrobe,
Rubik's magic puzzle you know the one with the three rings getting as well the jacks game and top trumps commodore 64 the first video pirate movies
I had a chopper that was 'pimped' by my Dad for my 7th birthday BRILLIANT bike so cool and had gears to ,black and blue ,i progressed to a BMX of course ice white black pads
My first HI FI ,separates a radio amp( In the kitchen now with the speakers i had) and my Akai record Deck,my first single was 7" radio ga ga from WH Smith first album queens the miracle and i do remember the Hits 7 double album and plenty of Cassettes including my walkman with strap (Looked like something off Star Trek)
Rubik's magic puzzle you know the one with the three rings getting as well the jacks game and top trumps commodore 64 the first video pirate movies
I had a chopper that was 'pimped' by my Dad for my 7th birthday BRILLIANT bike so cool and had gears to ,black and blue ,i progressed to a BMX of course ice white black pads
My first HI FI ,separates a radio amp( In the kitchen now with the speakers i had) and my Akai record Deck,my first single was 7" radio ga ga from WH Smith first album queens the miracle and i do remember the Hits 7 double album and plenty of Cassettes including my walkman with strap (Looked like something off Star Trek)
No remote controls, in fact our TV had a big dial you tuned the stations in to watch them had a wood frame to it to
In a word "Colourful" after the brown and beige 70s the 80s exploded,clothes TV everything was in vivid technicolor my bedroom was white and red including the furniture , grey carpet with pin stripe wallpaper (i remember the Superman and Flash Gordon wallpapers i had) and Playboy bedding with again more stripes my WWF bedding Superman ones and the funky 80s check number ,
I had a glass shelf to that eventually was home to various miscellaneous items, in particular the Dapol TARDIS and some pots and candles i made at school my lava and fibre optic lamp and the cradle that had balls that knocked each other swinging and clicked ( my mate had the pin box used to love putting our faces in it )
technology got a foothold in our lives and we were off into the digital age i had a Casio watch, still do, there brilliant
Cartoons TV clothes everything shone and if like me any of this has made you smile or go i had or i did that then welcome to the 80s generation wasn't it brilliant
In a word "Colourful" after the brown and beige 70s the 80s exploded,clothes TV everything was in vivid technicolor my bedroom was white and red including the furniture , grey carpet with pin stripe wallpaper (i remember the Superman and Flash Gordon wallpapers i had) and Playboy bedding with again more stripes my WWF bedding Superman ones and the funky 80s check number ,
I had a glass shelf to that eventually was home to various miscellaneous items, in particular the Dapol TARDIS and some pots and candles i made at school my lava and fibre optic lamp and the cradle that had balls that knocked each other swinging and clicked ( my mate had the pin box used to love putting our faces in it )
technology got a foothold in our lives and we were off into the digital age i had a Casio watch, still do, there brilliant
Cartoons TV clothes everything shone and if like me any of this has made you smile or go i had or i did that then welcome to the 80s generation wasn't it brilliant