80's & 90's Child

You Know You Grew Up In The 80's or Early 90's If:


You've ever ended a sentence with the word “PSYCHE”.
 
You watched the Pound Puppies.
 
You can sing the rap to the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and can do the Carlton.
 
Girls wore biker shorts under their skirts and felt stylishly sexy.
 
You yearned to be a member of the Baby Sitters Club and tried to start a club of your own.

You owned Strawberry Shortcake pals scented dolls.
 
You know that "WOAH" comes from Joey on Blossom.
 
Two words: Hammer Pants.
 
You ever watched "Fraggle Rock".
 
You had plastic streamers on your handle bars... and spokey-dokes or playing cards on your spokes for that incredible sound effect.

It was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch cartoons.

You wore a ponytail on the side of your head.

You saw the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on the big screen… and still know the Turtles names.

You made your mom buy one of those clips that would hold your shirt in a knot on the side.
 
You played the game "MASH"(Mansion, Apartment, Shelter, House) to predict your future.

You wore stonewashed Jordache jean jackets and were proud of it.
 
L.A. Gear....need I say more?
 
You wore matching Skidz and IOU sweatshirt bought at either Silverman’s or Merry Go Round.
 
You wanted to change your name to “JEM" in Kindergarten. (She's Truly Outrageous.)

You remember reading Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing and all The Ramona books.

You used to listen to the radio all day long just to record your FAVORITE song of ALL time.

You had to read Weekly Reader's in class.
 
You remember Highlight's magazine.
 
You watched “Dance Party USA”.
 
You settled everything by rock paper scissors, bubble gum bubble gum in a dish or eeny meeny miney mo.
 
You know the profound meaning of "WAX ON, WAX OFF".

You wanted to be a Goonie.

You ever wore fluorescent clothing… (some of us head-to-toe).
  
You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off and his cheeks shifted.

You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the only female Smurf.

You took plastic cartoon lunch boxes to school... and traded Garbage Pail Kids in the schoolyard.

You remember the craze, then the BANNING of slap bracelets.
 
You still get the urge to say "NOT" after every sentence.

Barbie and the Rockers was your favorite band.
 
You thought She-ra (Princess of Power!) and He-Man should hook up.

You thought your childhood friends would never leave because you exchanged handmade friendship bracelets. (That you safety-pinned on anything you could find to make them.)

You ever owned a pair of Jelly-Shoes.

After you saw Pee-Wee's Big Adventure you kept saying "I know you are, but what am I?"

You remember "I've fallen and I can't get up".

You remember going to the skating rink before there were inline skates.
 
You had a Trapper Keeper.

You wore clean white Keds (or Buddy Generics, for $3.99).

You ever got seriously injured on a Slip and Slide.

You have ever played with a Skip-It.

You had or attended a birthday party at McDonalds.

You've gone through this nodding your head in agreement.

Don't worry, be happy.
 
You wore like, EIGHT pairs of socks over tights with high top Reeboks.

You wore socks scrunched down (and sometimes still do... getting yelled at by younger hip members of the family).
 
You remember boom boxes and walking around with one on your shoulder like you were all that.
 
You remember watching both Gremlins movies.

You know what it meant to say "Care Bear Stare!!"

You remember watching Rainbow Brite and & My Little Pony Tales.
 
You thought Doogie Howser/Samantha Micelli was hot.
 
You remember Alf, the furry brown alien from Melmac.
 
You remember New Kids on the Block when they were cool...and don't even flinch when people refer to them as "NKOTB"

You knew all the characters names and their life stories on "Saved By The Bell," The ORIGINAL class.

You know all the words to Bon Jovi - SHOT THROUGH THE HEART. (But know the real name of the song is “You Give Love a Bad Name”).
 
You just sang those words to yourself.

You remember watching Magic vs.Byrd.

Homemade Levi shorts… (the shorter, the better).
 
You remember when mullets were cool!
 
You had a mullet! (Maybe not a full-fledged, but get out some of your school pics…. Bet you did!)
 
You still sing "We are the World".
 
You pegged your jeans.

You owned a banana clip.
 
You remember "Where's the Beef?"
 
You used to (and probably still do) say "What you talkin' 'bout Willis?"

You had big hair and you knew how to use it.

You're still singing Shot Through the Heart in your head, aren't you!