
Ragsdale High School
Class Of 1988

Remember the 80's?
-You had a crush on one of the New Kids on the Block members.
- You wanted to be on StarSearch. (Come on, we all did)
- You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off. Or even when he had those freaky eyes in "Thriller" at the end of the video.
- You wore a banana clip or one of those slap on wrist bands at some point during your youth.
- You wore french rolls on the botom of your splatter painted jeans.
- You had slouch socks, and puff painted your own shirt at least once.
- You owned a doll with 'Xavier Roberts' signed on it's butt.
- You knew what Willis was "talkin' 'bout."
- You know the profound meaning of "Wax on, Wax off."
- You can name at least half of the members of the elite "Brat Pack."
- You can remeber watching Full House and Saved by the Bell for endless hours.
- You have seen at least 10 episodes of Fraggle Rock.
- You know that another name for a keyboard is a "Synthesizer."
- You hold a special place in your heart for "Back to the Future."
- You know where to go if you "wanna go where everybody knows your name."
- You thought Molly Ringwald was REALLY cool. (Was there an 80's movie she WASN'T in?)
- You know what "Sike" means.
- You fell victim to 80's fashion: big hair, crimped, combed over to the side, and you wore spandex pants
- You wanted to be a Goonie ("Goonies never say die.")
- You've heard of Garbage Pail Kids.
- You knew "The Artist" when he was humbly called "Prince."
- You actually saw Ted Danson as the MacDaddy he played "Sam" to be.
- You ever wore flourescent clothing...(or nailpolish)
- You could breakdance, or wished you could.
- You know who Max Headroom is.
- You remember when ATARI2 was a state of the art video game system. (Remember Pong?)
- You know all the words to "Ice Ice Baby".
- You remember M.C Hammer.
- You can still sing the rap to "Fresh Prince of BelAir".
- You own any cassettes.
- You were led to believe that in the year 2000 we'd all be living on the moon.
- You remember and/or own any of the CareBear Glass collection from Pizza Hut.
- Poltergeist freaked you out.
- You carried your lunch to school in a Gremlins or an ET lunchbox.
- You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the ONLY female smurf.
- You wanted to communicate with some being named Cinergy, or you wanted green hair like that lead singer of the Misfits.
- You know what a Doozer is.
- You wore biker shorts underneath a short skirt and felt stylish.
- You ever had a Swatch Watch.
- You actually spent countless hours trying to perfect the care-bear stare.
- You had a crush on one of the Coreys (Haim or Feldman).
- You remember when Saturday Night Live was funny.
- You had WonderWoman or Superman underoos.
- You wanted to be The Hulk for Halloween.
- You Believed that "By the power of Greyskull, you HAD the power!"
- You thought that Transformers were more than meets the eye.
- You know what a "Whammee" is. ("No Whammy, no whammy, stop!!")
- Partying "like it's 1999" seemed SO far away.
- If you believed that "Knowing is Half the Battle."
- You thought guys with big hair & hawaiian print shirts were cute
- You watched She-rah and/or He-Man
- You didn't understand a song so you watched the video to get it
- You watch a video now & you're more confused after you've seen it
- You had and used a Trapper Keeper to keep you in order
- You had a skip-it and can still sing the theme song
- You had rude dog clothes (and even better, watched the show!)
- You wore stirrup pants with the stirrups outside your socks
- You had little mirrors on your socks and denim jackets
- You collected monster in my pocket figurines
- You remember when it was cool to have a "bad attitude"
- You thought the peculiar purple pieman of porcupine peak was scary
- You remember watching Jem and Rainbow Brite & wishing you were a part of their world
- You remember what all the hype was about with Dungeons and Dragons
- You even watched the D&D cartoon to see if the kids ever got home
- You didn't know a thing about computers but could whoop Bowser's butt playing Mario
- You remember when the Disney Channel was actually cool
- You watched Kids, Inc. on Disney and had a crush on Ryan
- You watch Sabrina on TGIF and remember when she played Clarrissa on Nickelodeon
- You remember watching Star Trek the Next Generation when they were new episodes
- You have ever owned any New Kids, Vanilla Ice, or MC Hammer memorabilia
- You remember when MC Hammer said, "its hammertime" and became Hammerman
- You remember sitting at home and watching Donahue with your mom
- You remember when all that was on PBS was Sesame Street and Mister Rogers
- You hear "follow that bird" and think of when you saw the movie with big bird
- You briefly remember the short-lived series "Hi Honey Im Home" that ran on Nick at Nite
- By listening to a tape of NKOTB you can remember which guy was singing what part
- You remember the NKOTB cartoon on saturday morning
- You remember when saturday mornings on ABC were NOT all disney cartoons
- You can name the original TGIF lineup (Full House/Family Matters/Perfect Strangers)
- You wondered if Mepost really existed (you know Balkey's home (Perfect Stranger's))
- You watched the amazing adventures of spiderman & plasticman on saturday mornings
- You remember when McDonald's sandwiches came in styrofoam boxes
- You remember when the original Gameboy from Nintendo came out
- You had mass quantities of toys and stuffed animals that pertained to TV shows
- You know when blowpops made their debut
- You remember when Micheal Jackson's Captain EO came to Disney World
- You remember Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly or Alex from Family Ties
- You know the theme from Three's Company
- You remember Vicki Lawrence as Mama
- You remember when they added McDonalds and a Silver 'Vette to Barbie's line of toys
- You remember the ultimate 80's movie, ET
- You remember when Pepsi was the choice of a new generation
- You remember that awful stuff they called New Coke
- You stood in front of the mirror for hours trying to get your hair perfectly feathered
- You remember the ultimate nighttime soap Dynasty
- You know who shot JR on Dallas
- You remember when happy meals came in boxes
- You used to watch Webster
- You wanted to be a part of Barbie and the Rockers
- You knew what good toons were before anime
- You know that Snorks are underwater Smurfs and not an aquatic breathing device
- You know that the Shredder isn't just something your mother makes salad with
- You wish every day off could be just like Ferris'
- You know all the words to the theme song from Charles in Charge and that he is
- Your parents always listened to Rod Stewart or Bon Jovi
- You know Jenny's phone number
- You wore ankle socks with high heels
- Seeing a water fountain reminds you of Fame
- You can name all the Thundercats
- You wanted a duck phone
- You know the real words are Karma Camelion, not Comma Camelion
- You remember the MC HAMMER television show
- You can still remember the ninja turtle names and colors
- You watched welcome freshmen and remembered how the guys were cool
- You know a bunch of freshmen jokes
- You wanted to grow up and be like Zack Morris
- You remember how you were so proud to be "Born in the USA"
- You know how much voltage is in a lightning bolt (1.21 jigawats)
- You wanted a hover board
- You remember when Pauly Shore was a VJ
- You remember when Rosie O'donnel was a VJ
- You went to summer camp and hoped you didn't get an "Offal Waffle"
- You remember that cool dance that Bernie did
- You wanted to program computers like Clarissa
- You wished your family was as normal as the Tanners
- You remember when Polly Pocket actually fit in your pocket
- You have seen a picture of or seen an actual Sega Master System
- You feel that Power Rangers are a gross rip-off of Voltron
- You remember that the original Megatron turned into a tank
- You wore jean shorts over spandex ones
- You remember when words like "Radical" and "Gnarly" were the vernacular
- You saw the Challenger explode on TV
- A common sight for you was people walking around with a boom box to their ear
- You know who the Fat Boys are
- You thought glam-rockers were masculine and sexy
- You saw the "Money for Nothing" music video and thought it was mind-blowing
- You liked the A-Ha video "Take on Me" ten years ago
- You know what I mean by "Crazy Eddie"
- You can remember there was a time preceding SUV's
- You can still name all 5 members of Duran Duran
- All your jeans had holes in them and/or were bleached
- You know what a hoser is
- You wanted to enlist with GI Joe or Cobra
- You know the chorus to the Boom Boom song
- You hear "Oh My God" and you automatically finish with "... Becky look at her butt!"
- You can still name whole lineup of the "New" Mickey Mouse Club
- You always tried to imitate Joey's "Woah" from Blossom
- You knew who to call when there was "something strange in your neighborhood"
- You've ever made gimp keychains
- You remember the words to at least 10 Holograms and/or Misfits songs
- You remember the first few My Little Pony specials
- You can recite the procedure for forming Voltron
- You can do the Urkel dance
- You had a favorite Ghostbuster
- You remember the other Ghostbuster show (the one with the gorilla)
- You still think the coolest superhero movie is the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- You've downloaded the best 80s theme songs
- You wanted your own robot sister after watching the sitcom Small Wonder
- You saw the Rainbow Brite/My Little Pony movies at least 5 times
- You think the Beast Wars simply cannot compare to the original Transformers series
- You remember the Star Faries special
- You could stay home from school and watch reruns of The Muppet Show on Nickolodeon
- You hear "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" and think to the Chipettes
- You think He-Man could easily beat all other TV strongmen
- You were ever She-Ra or Rainbow Brite for Halloween
- You appreciate the simple fun of the original Super Mario Bros. Nintendo Game
- You think Big Bird is cooler than Elmo
- You remember the 3rd Winslow kid from Family Matters and wonder where she went
- You used to talk to Synergy on your fake JemStar earrings
- You had a crush on Zach Morris or AC Slater
- You drove your parents crazy singing the "Happy Happy Joy Joy" song
- You used to expect green slime to fall on your head if you said "I don't know"
- You recognized the actor who played Clarissa's father in Sabrina the Teenage Witch
- You know why the camp counsellor in the show Salute Your Shorts was called Ug
- You remember when your favorite brand of gum was Bubble Tape
- You are still blown away by the classic Legend of Zelda game
- You remember laughing when when first Energizer Bunny commercial aired
- You read the first Baby-Sitters Club and/or Sweet Valley High book when it first came out
- You prefer the simple ATARI version of Frogger over the overblown Playstation version
- You remember when the coolest dinos were the ones on Dinoriders
- You always learned a valuable lesson at the end of each episode of GI Joe
- You've ever told someone to have a "berry" good day (a la Strawberry Shortcake)
- You remember when the hottest huggable toys around were Cabbage Patch Kids dolls
- You have watched Star Trek & said "Hey that's the guy from Reading Rainbow"
- You checked mouseholes for DM
- You watched the Cartoon Expres
- You ever wore Hypercolor
- You wanted to play Chopsticks on a piano on the floor
- You saw Splash and wanted to be a mermaid
- You wanted to fly the black lion
- You wanted Keith and Allura to get married
- You walked like an Egyptian
- You raised your hand because you were Sure
- You got confused because Mrs. Garret moved between shows
- You wanted to live at Madame's Place (the old lady puppet)
- You ever said "....on a stick"
- You remember Solid Gold
- You knew when it was just the introduction to the opposite sketches
- You ever said Duhhhh I heard that!!!
- You wanted to ride on Falcor
- You still fear The Nothing
- You remember David Bowie as the Goblin King, not a singer
- You had a crush on Kirk Cameron
- You remember Just the 10 of Us
- You remember who 'gotcha last'
- You remember Pinwheel was the lunchtime entertainment
- You told your friends everytime you heard the song "Push It"
- You remember Ricky Schroeder was a spoiled rich kid in Silver Spoons
- MacGyver was the coolest person you had the pleasure of meeting
- You just HAD to have a car like Kit
- The Cosby Show reflected the fashion and it was 'cool'
- You wanted detention after seeing "The Breakfast Club"
- Night Court made you want to major in law
- You remember "Hey, Hey, Hey, its fat albert"
- The Fraggles were your close personal friends
- You remember MTV's original spaceman
- You put together Smurf puzzles while your mom watched Donahue
- The Polka Dot Door was awesome
- You raced home from school for She-Ra and never missed the hidden creature
- You know that the higher the pony-tail the cooler it is
- Retro is nostalgic
- You can still sing the Toys-R-Us song
- You wore "high tops" and didn't tie them
- You had a stuffed animal that turned into a fuzzy ball (popples).
- You wore torn jeans
- You learned the "electric slide"
- You ever put 2 earrings through one hole
- You had a black lace Madonna glove
- You remember when it was ok to have fake cigarette candy and gum
- You remember THE PARTY (mickey mouse club)
- You had to have a Culture Club hat
- You had sunglasses with neon colored sides
- You had a lace skirt with leggings attached
- You wore your backpack on one shoulder
- You wore slap braclets
- Your parents told you that special word of pee wees was "happy"
- You remember "shrinky dinks"
- You knew all 6 the voltron pilots
- You wrote on your jeans
- Your best friend was teddy ruxpin
- You know the mr men books
- You remember farie tale theatre
- You cant eat a PB&J sandwich without humming the theme to "What's Happening!"
- You know the name of the music store clerk from "Masters of the Universe"
- You remember Crystal Pepsi
- You remember Kroft Superstars
- You remember Sleestaks (especially if they scared you)
- You can still sing the theme song to Land of the Lost
- You know who H.R. Puff 'N Stuff is. (and Whitchy Poo)
- You remember Sigmund the Sea Monster, Beanie and Cecil, and Puff the Magic Dragon
- You still want to be on Star Search.
- You've ever worn "Daisy Dukes"
- T.V.'s Bloopers and Practical Jokes is still your favorite show
- "You take the good, you take the bad, you take them both . . ."
- Rerun was someone's name, not what you watched.
- You still say "DYNOMIIITE!!!"
- Blair was still a witch, but without the project
- You remember the Power glove for Nintendo
- You watched the Wonder Years and have thought that Marilyn Manson was "Paul"
- You remember when computers were those small little things just used to type letters
- You watched Full House & it wasn't as corney (dependent on what age you were)
- You remember when Bart Simpson was popular
- You owned a talking Alf doll ("give me four")
- You remember or had a Mullet
- You remember sniffing the Xeroxes when they were first handed out in class
- You know the significance of "Girls Panties!"
- You remember when John Cusack was in almost as many movies as Molly Ringwald
- You listened for Miss Molly to say your name, knowing that you were a "Doo-Bee"
- You remember the jokes and riddles from the Giggle Patch on the Magic Garden
- You ever ate C-3PO breakfast cereal
- You watched the Gumby & Pokey Show
- You remember when the prizes were INSIDE the cereal box
- You remember Mr. Wizard's World
- You first saw Alanis Morisette on You Can't Do That On Telivision, and remember it!
- You sat up every Friday night to see if Sam would ever "leap" home
- You tied a bandana around your thigh because that was what they did in "cool bands"
- You owned a Cricket doll
- You can hum the theme song of the Super Mario Brothers Nintendo game
- You knew Madonna back when she was fairly normal
- You had one arm covered in bangles - silver or jellie gummie style
- You used pink can AquaNet hairspray
- You had a jean jacket, jean purse or jean bookbag (acid-wash, of course!)
- You liked the smell of Strawberry Shortcake Miniatures
- You had Kangaroos Shoes, the ones with the little velcro pocket on the side
- You borrowed your Dad's shirts to wear over leggings with a black leather V-belt
- Your bedtime started when Dallas or Dynasty came on
- You were home sick and watched Bewitched & I Dream of Jeannie reruns on TBS
- You used to wear booties (the socks with that funky ball in the back)
- You owned plastic bracelets of all colors
- You had to take part in a slam book
- You wore shorts on top of your sweats in PE class
- You "FEATHERED" your hair
- Owned a jacket like the red one Michael Jackson wore in Thriller
- You've ever worn or given away friendship pins
- You wore Converse
- You wrote WHAM (or anything else) on your shoes
- You thought growing "a tail" was cool
- You still hum or sing the words from threes company
- You always wondered why Alph could not have fallen in to "your" back yard
- You had all the different types of playdough
- Your ponytail was on the side of your head and you thought you were "hip"
- You can still remember how to do M C Hammer's dance
- You jumped up and down when Laura kissed Steve on ther first date
- You can't see a rainbow without thinking of Care Bears or Rainbow Brite.
- You remember watching to see how GI Joe would defeat Cobra every week
- You sang along to the Ninja Turtles theme song
- You had Ninja Turtles/GI Joe Pajamas
- You remember Jams (really bright neon designs on pants)
- You put on pink eyeshadow thicker than a hooker in an effort to look cool and "adult"
- You remember Pound Puppies and all the fun spin-offs
- You found out how many puppies there were inside a pregnant Pound Puppy
- You remember how elastic used to be better than a belt any day of the week for pants
- You used to jam out to the soundtrack from Dirty Dancing
- You wonder how many licks it really takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop
- You remember fondly when denim vests were cool
- You remember Nickelodeon when it aired things like "Salute Your Shorts"
- You ever had to turn your wrist over to look at your watch
- You wanted to go to Kokomo, or maybe Aruba, Jamaca....
- You ever mismatched your clothes in a vain attempt to emulate "Punky Brewster"
- You ever wore "Jellies"
- You remember when a singer having only one big hit was normal
- You remember when it stopped being fashionable to pull your socks up to your knees
- Your mother ever warned you about eating Pop Rocks and drink Coke together
- You know how to tease your bangs straight up
- You can remember what all the fuss over "Scottie dogs" was about
- Mr. Hooper's death on Sesame Street profoundly affected you
- You remember the battle between Macho Man, Hulk Hogan, and Andre the Giant
- Two words: Lite Bright
- You know how to make "Friendship bracelets"
- You used to roller skate everywhere like "Tootie"
- When you see the show "Charmed" you have a hard time seeing Alyssa Milano as anyone else but "Sam"
- You ever laid awake at night in a vain attempt to..."9, 10, never sleep again..."
- You know why you should never feed them after midnight
- You owned a Teddy Ruxpin
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