40 Old-School Memes For 80s Kids That Refuse to Grow Up (June 29, 2024)

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John Summers • Contributor
Jun 29, 2024 10:00 PM EDT

I miss the '80s! And it's not just because I was a carefree child, riding my bike around the neighborhood with my friends, looking for treasure (we might have been a bit influenced by "The Goonies"). Sure, being a child was a lot more fun than being an adult, but it's not just that. Take, for example, the year 1984, exactly 40 years ago; Do you realize how many awesome movies came out in that year alone?! 

We're talking Ghostbusters, Gremlins, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, The Karate Kid, Footloose, Beverly Hills Cop, The NeverEnding Story, The Terminator, Dune (the original one), The Muppets Take Manhattan, Splash, Sixteen Candles, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, Police Academy, AND The Ewok Adventure! (Okay, that last one was bad.) All of that in one year! What has 2024 given us so far? Inside Out 2 and Dune 2? Not even close!

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    Until next time!

    IN 6 YEARS, THE 80'S WILL HAVE BEEN 50 YEARS AGO
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    It was basically 90% pee

    THE ORIGINAL GENDER-NEUTRAL BATHROOM HAVE A GREAT SUMMER
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    Look at those graphics!

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    How to send nudes in the 80's
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    80s moms asking 12 year old you to run to the store for some Gin
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    STARWARS RETURN OF THE JEDI STARWARE. RETURN OF THE JEDI STARWARE RETURN OF THE JEDI
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    Not a cellphone in sight. Just ppl living in the moment.
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    Cheezburger Image 10365696000
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    TRICKY TRABS Une folle course d'obstacles contre la montre! TRICKY TRAPS TOMY QUAND ON KIT, C'EST TOMY TRICKY TRAPS Age 6+ N7023 GOALS
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    Dad: you can't just listen to weird music and wear ridiculous outfits like that Also dad in 1984:
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    MANIMAL
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    The 80's: the decade of rad vehicles on TV 01
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    If you know why the corner is taped, you're offically old S by M C64/128 Bilovethe80s Copyright © 1987. Electronic Arts
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    Up until the late 80s in the UK, The fizzy drinks man would visit every week, with a big selection of flavours in glass bottles and a ten pence refund for every bottle returned the next week. Corona BEDFORD MLM 917P SPARKLING SPARKLING SPARKLING SPARKLING corona corona corona corona corona Cream Soda SPARKLING corona Lemonade Cherryade
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    LAST CRUSADE CAST 1989 VS TODAY INIA ADS The Irish Fillm &Television AWARDS The tri & Tele AWA I The bi &Telen IFT Tele WA
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    Today's kids will never understand the sheer magnificence of this structure in your home. о RADIO F1 9740 flo
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    When dinner was served on paper plates, but you wanted to class it up a bit. #80s
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    OSBORNE BEWERS BED Now color TV doesn't have to be big to be good. ala alamy
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    Everytime i hear a "new" song with the melody of a good 80s/90s song Look how they massacred my boy.
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    We never worried about our TV being stolen in the '80s... It took four people just to move it a few inches to the left.
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    My parents: hairstyles are ridiculous nowadays! My parents in the 80s......
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    Unless you were there in 1982, you can't even imagine how baller this setup was. 2000 20:00 LEXIT
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    Movie Theatre: No outside food or drinks allowed Me:
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    OFTEN I THINK OF HOW MUCH MORE AWESOME THE TOYS ARE FROM THE 80S ARE AND HOW JEALOUS I STILL AM ON FRIENDS WHO GOT THEM BACK THEN
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    FRED SAVAGE They're as a cross country adventure to the world's greatest video championship But for these three, a's more than a game... It's the chance of a lifetime. THE WIZARD A FINNEGAN PINCHUK COMPANY Prie BEAU BRIDGES "THE WIZARD CHRISTIAN SLATER LINDSLEY PARSONS DADCHISHOLM DAVID CHISHOLM AND KEN TOPOLSKY COMING SOON ESET EASE 1 PETER ROBINSON TOOD HOLLAND
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    COMMODORE 4 THE PERSONAL COMPUTER WITH PROFESSIONAL POWER! NEW FROM COMMODORE Advanced Color Graphics Professional Sound and Music 64K Memory Plus CPM Option for your Business, Education and Personal use 64K memory Ccommodore COMPUTER
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    IF MY CALCULATIONS ARE CORRECT MARTY, EVERYONE IS READING THIS MEME IN MY VOICE...
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    Two truths about the 80s: 1. Malls were awesome. 2. The record store was their heartbeat.
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    Dino-Riders Diplodocas with Questar Mind-Zei and Aries and Full Battle Accessories No. 9150 Authentic 1/24th scale Dino-Rider Diplodocus is a walking fortress Questar. the leader, controls four pock cluster rockets and two laser tail guns. Aries and Mind-Zei spring into battle from the hidden armed battle pods. Motorized WALKING Action Cluni
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    What people think growing up in the 80's was like: What it was actually like:
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    MAN HUNT
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    As a kid, I was obsessed with taking photos PREMIER 10 I would sometimes take 24 in a week
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    Les petits dossiers des Copains d'abord B 1850 WHO OWNED?
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    80s Kid Trauma Starter Pack
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    927 DOO A HOMEER BRIDGE 2010 BOXING ICE HOCKEY SPACE INVADERS ATARI 101 IDEO COMPUTER S MORE GAMES-MORE FUN 32838 13:54 ACTIVISION Don't we V tonight Play it! SPACE ADART BATTLEZONE BATTLEZONE FLAW ATA OUTLAW 20 cartridges now available.1300 gom NEW-DUD woboad swo
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    IN MY DAY KARATE CHAMP LLO WE HAD TO STAND TO PLAY VIDEO GAMES
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    0 LUIG 4901 128 ACL ALARM MARIO BROS. CAME A GAMEB TIME MARIO GAME & WATCH Nintendo
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    WHY? BECAUSE IT WAS THE 80s.. THAT'S WHY.
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    6 feet of gum 6 feet of fun 8 Awesome Orig B Hobba Bobb BubbleTre Bobba Robba Bubba Bubble Tare Bubble Tare Rubba Bobba Hubba Bubba Bubble Tafe tropical tangy awesome original Sour blue raspberry
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    ORENTED A MOVIE THE PREVIOUS CUSTOMER DIDN'T REWINDIT.
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