22 Totally Tubular Gen X Nostalgia Memes That Only True 80s Girls Will Understand (July 31, 2025)

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Briana Viser • Writer and Editor
Jul 31, 2025 2:00 PM EDT

Hey 80s kids. How does it feel to grow in by far the best decade to date? No one can deny the indelible clothes, music, movies or overall coolness of nascent technology, electronics, and a flourishing economy. Pretty in Pink, St Elmo's Fire, Breakfast Club, who needs reels and TikTok when you have iconic 80s movies tackling the gripes of teenage years, childhood, and being transcendentally lost on your day to day. 

The message from the decade is "don't sweat the small stuff." Grow your hair out instead of crying about it. Life cant be that bad with matching Adidas jacket and pants. 
 

What's your favorite movie from the 80s? Your favorite song? Your favorite fashion trend? If you're a stone cold 80s fan who wakes up and falls asleep to the memories of a life now 6 feet under, then these memes are for you. Enjoy these nostalgic and iconic memes, and don't forget that you always have your memories. 

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    How I view myself How my kids view me G-AFTRA SAG-A FOUN NDATION AG- SAG-AFT INDA AFTRA SAG-AF FOUND MATION AF VA
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    All the cool girls wore these earrings!
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    WHO ELSE REMEMBERS DOING THIS AS A KID?
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    wwww They need to make these As strong as these
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    Spending hours in the front yard with this water toy that would slap your ankles like a whip but we kept going back for more!
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    HAVING A BUSY FRIDAY NIGHT IN MY JAMMIES WATCHING TV
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    Y'all enjoy those 30s, and 40s... because in your 50s that check engine light gonna come on. M M
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    I adore homemade baked goods but every now and then, something fake that tastes like sugary styrofoam hits the spot
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    GO HOW MANY OF THESE 80S TOYS DO YOU REMEMBER Copter B Play-Doh COMPOU 9080 INKERTO Creative Bloc VIEW-MASTER PLAYSKOOL
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    Who Was The Best Tv Show Couple? 4 1 3 2 6 5 8 9
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    Me forcing my kids to watch all the movies I watched as a kid so they can grow up and be cool like me
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    We didn't have much, but boy, it was great!
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    PEOPLE TALK ABOUT GORDON RAMSAY AND BOBBY FLAY BUT TO ME THIS IS THE FINEST TV CHEF OF ALL TIME
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    Throw up a hand if you remember how satisfying it was to put a five into one of these sweet change $1 or 55 BILLS and COENS
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    Of course I didn't mean to offend you. It WAS a huge bonus though.
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    WHO KNOWS WHAT THIS IS?
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    70's/80's Child Luic How I lived without a smart phone Atari 2600 How I lived without an iPod How I lived without Google lostaz ATARI How I lived without an Xbox, PS3 or Wii How I lived without text messaging How I lived without email, Facebook, or Twitter av MUSIC TELEVISION RAND MONALLY Road Atlas How I lived without YouTube How I lived without GPS How I lived without a Kindle or Nook
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    LABR 80'S TEXTING
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    This generation will never know the struggle WUAB Roseanne (CC) Fire (CC) 2065513 2152093 49 WEAO Sesame Barney & Street 921838 Friends 55 WBNX Step by Step Inside Edi- tion 25600 The NewsHour With Jim Lehrer (CC) 43068 Cops (CC) Cops (CC) 73703 21884 A&E AMC BET BRAVO CARTOON Batman CINE CINE2 Modern Romance (5:30) (80, R) 39179180 CNBC The Edge 5470109 Business dor Band Line News 88635 Animal orts bras. 24612 112180 14548 Godzilla vs. Megalon Emp ries Rescue (CC) cyborg Jet Jaguar meet 68056 b
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    If you have a favorite pattern, your back hurts when you wake up now Select Card Back OK Cancel ☑
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    The sole reason Gen-X will live until 100
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    IF YOU USED ONE OF THESE BACK IN THE DAY CHANCES ARE YOU'RE IMMUNE TO EVERYTHING
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