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Swimfan85 · 01-13-2002, 12:17 AM

endless hours of nick(land of the lost, hey dude, salute your shorts, ycdtot)

trapper keepers!!

teenage mutin ninga turtles

who you goin call?? lol GHOSTBUSTERS!!

LEGOS *orignal...* along with play mobiles

JI JOE!

tormented_soul · 01-13-2002, 12:23 AM

hmm.. that's a good one.. hmm..

punky brewster

you can't do that on television

any article of clothing that was bright neon (i was a child in the 80s... so sue me)

POPPLES!!!

rainbow brite

my little pony

and i'm sure there's more.. in fact, i know there is, but i'm too tired from moving in to type more.. lol

*jenn*

Meg07945 · 01-13-2002, 01:44 AM

POGS! Remember those! And Beanie Babies. And Tickle me Elmos and Furbys. LOL!! Game gear and N64....DUDE remember super NES. I miss that. I like it better than Xbox and PS2

Bootsy Whoosh · 01-13-2002, 03:12 AM

OOh what a fun topic. I don't know if these things really define my generation, but it should be fun to look back on my childhood....

TOYS:

Old school gaming systems:
Commodore 64

, Atari 2600, Intellivision, ColecoVision

Toys that later spawned TV shows:

Pound Puppies, Transformers (more than meets the eye!

), The Smurfs, Care Bears, Dungeons & Dragons, Strawberry Shortcake, Rubik's Cube, Teddy Ruxpin

Cabbage Patch Kids

Speak and Spell

Micro Machines

My Buddy and Kid Sister

Ewok plush toys

Glo Worm

Weebles

Yes and Know books

Pogo Balls

Little Professor Calculator

Simon (electonic game)

MUSIC:

Madonna

Michael Jackson

FASHION:

Satin jackets

Pom pom footies

Rubber bracelets

Slap bracelets

Slouch socks

Legwarmers

Sex Wax

KangoROOS (the most awesome shoes ever. Of course I had a pair!)

Jelly shoes

Jams

T-shirt rings

Velcro

Side ponytails

MOVIES:

E.T.

Labyrinth

Gremlins

...too many to name

TV:

Snorks

Alvin and the Chipmunks

Shirt Tales

Kid Video

The Get-Along Gang

Monchichis

Heathcliff the cat

Night Rider

The Littles

The Biskitts

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe

Voltron

TunderCats

Kissyfur

The Wuzzles

MISC:

Beta (pre VHS)

Unicorns and pegasus were really popular for some reason....maybe because of The Last Unicorn movie?

androgeny

Swimfan85 · 01-13-2002, 11:18 AM

how could i forget Polly Pockets? lol

and getting up at like 5 in the morning with my cousin to watch cartoons like the care bears!

and on snow days having the whole neighborhood come over and play nintendo and super nintendo(i still have these!!)

-*Forever*- · 01-13-2002, 01:01 PM

OMG NINTENDO!!!! *crys* Jackie has her's we play it all winter at her dad's. Hehe JAWS IS DA BESTEST GAME!!!!!! *ahem* anyhoo....

Kay Scarpetta · 01-13-2002, 01:11 PM

Polly Pockets.

RUGRATS!!! [I know they are still in but it seems like when I was little they reached their peak]

All those different baby dolls.

Um..lemme think. I can't think of anything more, lol.

Meg07945 · 01-13-2002, 01:23 PM

I have a pound puppy!!! There's another dog thing....it's like a dog or a cat. When you buy it and start playing with it, you can open up its stomach and there are 3-5 more little dogs/cats. I have one!! Anyone know what those were called

Bootsy Whoosh · 01-13-2002, 03:32 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Meg07945
I have a pound puppy!!! There's another dog thing....it's like a dog or a cat. When you buy it and start playing with it, you can open up its stomach and there are 3-5 more little dogs/cats. I have one!! Anyone know what those were called

I think I know what you are talking about but I can't think of its name.

dawsongirl · 01-13-2002, 06:18 PM

Bootsy and I obviously grew up in the same generation!

Jelly shoes!

I had several pair to go along with all my neon socks.

Did any other girls go through a phase when they wore ponytails on the side of their head?

°Bubbly Blonde° · 01-13-2002, 07:19 PM

Nano babies, Nano puppies, and Nano kitties, The movies Clueless, American Pie, and American Beauty, tummy bearing t's, Brittney Spear's c.d., Destiny's Child c.d.'s, tickle me Elmo,PlayStations...that's all I can think of/

Hollow · 01-13-2002, 08:12 PM

~Remember My lil pony? lol
~Old video games. I still have my SNES from 11 years ago lol
~Power rangers
~jungle kittens
~pogs
~jelly shoes
~necklaces w/3-inch charms on them lol
~the color pink
~polly pocket
~eureka's castle
~wearing your hair dorky like in one pigtail
~these things i can't remember what they're called it's like jungle animals or something
~cabbage patch dolls

Meg07945 · 01-13-2002, 08:19 PM

LOL! I forgot tamagachis and friend links! When I was in like 7th grade, everyone had one!!!

Swimfan85 · 01-13-2002, 08:30 PM

i remember those necklaces where u give half to one friend and you keep the other half and when u put them together it makes a design like a ying yang

Kay Scarpetta · 01-13-2002, 09:07 PM

Friendship necklaces...oh God I have like a crapload of those lol... and Tomagotchi's. OMG I used to LOVE those things!!! They were awesome awesome awesome!!!

BTW, whoever said "the color pink", PINK is still in

01-13-2002, 12:17 AM	#1
Swimfan85 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Jul 04, 2001 Posts: 7,030	Things that define your generation endless hours of nick(land of the lost, hey dude, salute your shorts, ycdtot) trapper keepers!! teenage mutin ninga turtles who you goin call?? lol GHOSTBUSTERS!! LEGOS orignal... along with play mobiles JI JOE!

01-13-2002, 12:23 AM	#2
tormented_soul broken angel Occasional Poster Join Date: Dec 06, 2001 Location: PA Posts: 64	hmm.. that's a good one.. hmm.. punky brewster you can't do that on television any article of clothing that was bright neon (i was a child in the 80s... so sue me) POPPLES!!! rainbow brite my little pony and i'm sure there's more.. in fact, i know there is, but i'm too tired from moving in to type more.. lol jenn
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01-13-2002, 01:44 AM	#3
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01-13-2002, 03:12 AM	#4
Bootsy Whoosh Storms abrewin'... Senior Member Join Date: May 16, 2001 Location: The Alpha Quadrant, Sector 001 Posts: 2,104	OOh what a fun topic. I don't know if these things really define my generation, but it should be fun to look back on my childhood.... TOYS: Old school gaming systems: Commodore 64 , Atari 2600, Intellivision, ColecoVision Toys that later spawned TV shows: Pound Puppies, Transformers (more than meets the eye! ), The Smurfs, Care Bears, Dungeons & Dragons, Strawberry Shortcake, Rubik's Cube, Teddy Ruxpin Cabbage Patch Kids Speak and Spell Micro Machines My Buddy and Kid Sister Ewok plush toys Glo Worm Weebles Yes and Know books Pogo Balls Little Professor Calculator Simon (electonic game) MUSIC: Madonna Michael Jackson FASHION: Satin jackets Pom pom footies Rubber bracelets Slap bracelets Slouch socks Legwarmers Sex Wax KangoROOS (the most awesome shoes ever. Of course I had a pair!) Jelly shoes Jams T-shirt rings Velcro Side ponytails MOVIES: E.T. Labyrinth Gremlins ...too many to name TV: Snorks Alvin and the Chipmunks Shirt Tales Kid Video The Get-Along Gang Monchichis Heathcliff the cat Night Rider The Littles The Biskitts He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Voltron TunderCats Kissyfur The Wuzzles MISC: Beta (pre VHS) Unicorns and pegasus were really popular for some reason....maybe because of The Last Unicorn movie? androgeny
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01-13-2002, 01:01 PM	#6
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01-13-2002, 11:18 AM	#5
Swimfan85 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Jul 04, 2001 Posts: 7,030	how could i forget Polly Pockets? lol and getting up at like 5 in the morning with my cousin to watch cartoons like the care bears! and on snow days having the whole neighborhood come over and play nintendo and super nintendo(i still have these!!)

01-13-2002, 01:11 PM	#7
Kay Scarpetta Defy Gravity 8.26.05 Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 04, 2001 Location: La Vie Boheme Posts: 28,013	Polly Pockets. RUGRATS!!! [I know they are still in but it seems like when I was little they reached their peak] All those different baby dolls. Um..lemme think. I can't think of anything more, lol.
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01-13-2002, 01:23 PM	#8
Meg07945 Olive!!! Senior Member Join Date: Jan 16, 2001 Location: New Jersey!! The Garden State!! Posts: 1,001	I have a pound puppy!!! There's another dog thing....it's like a dog or a cat. When you buy it and start playing with it, you can open up its stomach and there are 3-5 more little dogs/cats. I have one!! Anyone know what those were called

01-13-2002, 06:18 PM	#10
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,140	Go 80s!! Bootsy and I obviously grew up in the same generation! Jelly shoes! I had several pair to go along with all my neon socks. Did any other girls go through a phase when they wore ponytails on the side of their head?

01-13-2002, 07:19 PM	#11
°Bubbly Blonde° <3 Forum Veteran Join Date: Nov 25, 2001 Location: Playboy Mansion Posts: 5,876	Nano babies, Nano puppies, and Nano kitties, The movies Clueless, American Pie, and American Beauty, tummy bearing t's, Brittney Spear's c.d., Destiny's Child c.d.'s, tickle me Elmo,PlayStations...that's all I can think of/

01-13-2002, 08:12 PM	#12
Hollow Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Dec 16, 2001 Posts: 30,406	~Remember My lil pony? lol ~Old video games. I still have my SNES from 11 years ago lol ~Power rangers ~jungle kittens ~pogs ~jelly shoes ~necklaces w/3-inch charms on them lol ~the color pink ~polly pocket ~eureka's castle ~wearing your hair dorky like in one pigtail ~these things i can't remember what they're called it's like jungle animals or something ~cabbage patch dolls
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01-13-2002, 08:19 PM	#13
Meg07945 Olive!!! Senior Member Join Date: Jan 16, 2001 Location: New Jersey!! The Garden State!! Posts: 1,001	LOL! I forgot tamagachis and friend links! When I was in like 7th grade, everyone had one!!!

01-13-2002, 08:30 PM	#14
Swimfan85 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Jul 04, 2001 Posts: 7,030	i remember those necklaces where u give half to one friend and you keep the other half and when u put them together it makes a design like a ying yang

01-13-2002, 09:07 PM	#15
Kay Scarpetta Defy Gravity 8.26.05 Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 04, 2001 Location: La Vie Boheme Posts: 28,013	Friendship necklaces...oh God I have like a crapload of those lol... and Tomagotchi's. OMG I used to LOVE those things!!! They were awesome awesome awesome!!! BTW, whoever said "the color pink", PINK is still in