21 Totally Tubular Gen X Nostalgia Memes That Only True 80s Girls Will Understand (June 14, 2025)

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Briana Viser • Writer and Editor
Jun 14, 2025 12:00 PM EDT

Welcome back Gen X'ers of the internet. Let's face it, Gen X is basically the best decade to have grown up in. I was just talking to a friend today about if we could have been raised in a different era. Of course the Italian Renaissance could be nice. Dante, Michelangelo, and papal wars, what's not to like? Or what about full caveman era. Hey, you could be the first to discover fire, or even agriculture. What about the Scientific Revolution, where you could be next to Galileo studying physics or the like. Maybe you wanna be singing to Janis Joplin on stage during Woodstock. But for me, I would really have loved growing up in the 80s. 

The best, coolest movies, music, hair, clothing, you name it. From the iconic electronic boom that made pop songs even poppier, to wearing leotards and leg warms to go to work. Let's not forget the economic boom. You could practically start your own company from the ground up with no degree, no experience, and hardly any money.  

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    ONIES NET WT 30 Grams BLOO GLOW COLORFUL PLASTIC NEATU The Ultimate '80s Page Plastic Bubbles Tysmith RENTOL Plastic Bubbles EVERYTHING YOU Create and shape your own bubbles!
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    The kids who were eating Tide Pods are now old enough to drive... pulse Rapid electric vehicle charging
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    HANDED THE MOST DANGEROUS WEAPON IN THE GALAXY IMMEDIATELY POINT AT FACE
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    DID ANYONE YOU KNOW.. HAVE ONE OF THESE CLOCKS GROWING UP?
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    Let's be honest. Watching childhood cartoons when you're an adult is really weird
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    A couple of cinder blocks and a scrap piece of plywood and just like that you were Evel Knievel SC
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    Me in middle school listening to someone talking trash about me on a three-way call with me on mute. THAT 80 gos PAGE
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    35 36 39 33 WHEN YOU'RE OFFICIALLY OLDER THAN THE PARENTS YOU WATCHED ON TV 35 38 40 35
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    Your grandparents waiting in line for Star Wars, 1977 STAR WARS The Years best Movie "TIME GAMES MOVIES SHOT Starts JUNE 24TH
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    I grew up in a time when this is all we needed for security
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    People used to really walk into a dealership and go, "Yep, this is what I want to finance for the next 5 years.' " TRACKER
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    IF YOU GREW UP IN THE 80S, CHANCES ARE YOU HAD A COLLECTION OF GARBAGE PAIL KIDS GARBAGE PAIL KIRI KIDS PAIL KIDS GARBAGE PILKIDS GARBAGE PAIL CLEANED UP CLINT FLAT TYLER PAGE PAIL KIDS SAGE PAILK RAGE 3279 MDAN GARBAGE PAIL KIDS SPIKEY SONDRA BONY TONY Ki CLOBBERED BOB GENERATION ARBAGE PALATCHKE ORIGINALS PAIL KID LOTTA LOT CHASY MISSIE GARBAGE PAN HANS TWINNY VINNIE CARBAGE PAIL ROCKE SHOPPING CA
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    I'm this old!
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    EC PRESS TO OPEN M McCORMICK 4 VIALS 1/4 FL. OZ. EA. FOOD COLORS with "DROP CONTROL"
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    Time travel with Doc Fight crime with Batman Train with Mr. Miyagi Learn the ways of the force from Yoda Go exploring with Indiana Take flight with Falcor
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    MBULANCE WAY SCHOOL (C) ShipOnSite Pick ONE Fisher Price NEST CHINES SANITATION DEPT.
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    Kodak STAR 110 CAMERA OUTFIT It's 1972 and my parents just gave me this camera for my birthday! It has a built in flash too! Can't wait to get my 1st roll developed! 110 Kodak 24 GOLD malti purpose film for color prints NEW of KODAK Film on your next roll SAVE 55C Kodak Kodak STAR 110 Kodak
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    IF YOU KNOW WHAT THESE ARE... YOU SHOULD PROBABLY GO BACK AND REPLACE THAT MAILBOX FROM 40YRS AGO!
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    You knew the album was great if they hit this lean on the cover. Lionel Pichi ackson Thriller YOU AR TEDDY PENDERGRASS TUTHERVANDRO made with mematic
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    PILLOW PEOPLE FROM THE '80S ky Pillow Thunder Clap Squeaky Door Window Rattler Sweet Dreams Rock-A-Bye Baby Mr Sandman Pillow Fighter PILLO FIGHTER
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