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The Breakfast Club and the Lines We Still Know by Heart

Some movies leave you with a favorite scene. The Breakfast Club leaves you reciting a whole Saturday, even if you never spent one in detention. Released in 1985, The Breakfast…

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80s Commercial Jingles That Start the Sing-Along

One bright, brassy note, and your mouth is already moving. Before television commercials reach their first chorus, you're already back on the carpet, too slow to reach the remote. That's…

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Hubba Bubba Gum and the 80s Bubble-Blowing Craze

Before selfies, there was the schoolyard bubble test. Could you blow one big enough to cover your nose, hold it for a second, then pop it without wearing the evidence?…

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80s One-Hit Wonders That Still Own the Radio

Some songs don't play so much as pounce. One snare crack, two synth notes, or a phone number nobody should call, and you're back in the car with the radio…

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How MTV Music Videos Took Over 80s Afternoons

At 4 p.m., the TV set could be a battlefield. Cartoons, sitcom reruns, local game shows, Mom's soap opera, Dad's news. Then MTV arrived as a new music channel, with…

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New Wave Bands That Defined the 80s Sound

Some 80s songs don't merely play, they strut into the room wearing eyeliner, a skinny tie, and one excellent pair of boots. The artists behind them made pop feel futuristic,…

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Labyrinth and David Bowie cast The Goblin King’s Spell

Say "Labyrinth David Bowie" to an 80s movie fan and watch what happens. Somebody will do the "Magic Dance" shoulder shuffle. Somebody else will whisper, "You have no power over…