McDLT: Why Kids Still Remember This 80s Burger
Some fast-food items disappear and stay gone. Others keep living in your head, right next to cartoon theme songs and mall arcade noise. The McDLT is one of those burgers.…
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Hostess Pudding Pies, the Handheld Dessert 80s Kids Loved
Some snacks disappear and you shrug. Others vanish and leave a little chocolate-shaped hole in your childhood. For a lot of 80s kids, Hostess Pudding Pies fell into that second…
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Mr. T Cereal and the Breakfast Kids Begged For
Some cereals fed you. Mr. T Cereal sold you a whole Saturday morning fantasy. One look at the box and you were in. Before the spoon hit the bowl, you…
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String Thing Fruit Snack: The Peelable Lunchbox Favorite
Remember that fruit snack you did not simply eat, you worked on? With String Thing Fruit snacks, you peeled it, tugged it, unraveled it, and stretched the moment out like…
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80s Lunchbox Snacks That Beat Any Packed Lunch
You can forget the sandwich. The real action in an 80s lunchbox happened in the corners, under the napkin, next to the dented Thermos. That was where the 80s lunchbox…
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Ring Pop Candy was Sugar Dressed Up as Jewelry
Some candy disappeared the second you tore open the wrapper. A Ring Pops candy stayed on your hand like you'd just won the sugar lottery. That was the whole magic.…
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Why Swatch Watches Were the Wrist Candy Every Kid Wanted
Before phones took over our pockets and our attention, your wrist could do a lot of talking. If you grew up anywhere near the 1980s or 1990s, you probably remember…
G.I. Joe Toys and the Real American Hero Craze
Before Cobra was a household name, a 3.75-inch soldier could turn a patch of backyard dirt into a full-blown battlefield. G.I. Joe toys did not ask kids to sit still.…
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Strawberry Shortcake Dolls and the Scents We Remember
One whiff of strawberry scented plastic can send an 80s kid straight back to a bedroom floor covered in toys, coloring books, and tiny plastic shoes. Strawberry Shortcake dolls weren't…
Fraggle Rock was The Puppet World We Could Visit Daily
You didn't merely watch Fraggle Rock. You dropped in. One minute you were on the living-room carpet, probably with a bowl of cereal nearby, and the next you were headed…