THE 80'S!

[Leo33]

I hope that im not alone here, but does anyone else want the 80 to happen again? This may be because I missed it the first time around, being i was born in 1988. Another reason is I like things that are so stupid and unlikeably, that I become attracted to them, like the color brown and the mullet, one of the uglyiest hair cuts ever. Anyways, does anyone else want the 80's again?

[Tokka-B]

nope, 10 years is good enough for me, lets not ruin it while they were somewhat good.... Lets just progress in time and technology...backwards thinking for the most part is bad...

[Karpo_007]

Defintely the best movies were done then... No Matrix can never beat Die hard...

[Raphael-sama]

Hello? Have you been living under a rock? These past two years have been nothing BUT an 80s revival.

With is kind of ironic, since the 80s was a revival of the 60s and 70s...

[Eye of Sarnath]

Defintely the best movies were done then... No Matrix can never beat Die hard...

Or The Terminator... or the old Star Wars movies...

[Tokka-B]

Wait, are we saying live in the 80's today? Or if 80's is a great decade? I am confused, cause some people just mention good things about it, and aren't on topic... :-?

[Eye of Sarnath]

I don't know...

[Karpo_007]

Topic is The 80's.

[Leo33]

I guess what I really wanted to know was seince I missed the 80's, was it as cool as I think it was? With all the Mullets and Members Only Jackets?

[Dontebell]

i like the 80's movie cause there where great like:
ghostbusters II
gremlins
gremlins 2
robocop
and all of the police academy movies.

[Tokka-B]

Actually the topic was do you want the 80's to happen again? Karpo. You responded just by saying about the movies....which got me really confused...

[Karpo_007]

The topic says only "the 80's" and thats what im responding to.

[Tokka-B]

That isn't what leo said though, so why try to avoid his question? :-?

[Karpo_007]

:flaming: No, I don't think a decade can be brought back.

[Tokka-B]

:lol: :lol: :lol: cool down karpo, that is all I wanted from you....

[Karpo_007]

Im glad.

[Raven]

oh man I hope the 80's never happen again durning my life time!

I like the time i live in now!

[That Matt Guy]

I hope the 30s happen again.

[Leo33]

Oh yeah. Another Great Depression would be really fun. haha

[That Matt Guy]

I wish it was the 80s. The 1880s.

[Tokka-B]

Yea, I wouldn't mind another FDR......

I say we bring back the 80's too....the A.D 80 80's.... :lol: :lol:

[Voltron]

Oh man you guys reek of "dork". I feel so at home.

[Duke]

Okay i went to the movies today and before the movie they showed commericals. Not previews but commericals. What the crap is that? One was for freakin poweraid. Who the crap cares? One thing is for sure the 80's never did crap like that.

[XERO]

What was wrong with the 90s? :-?

[Leo656]

The 80s were cool because it was a great time to grow up. Look at all the cool stuff they had back then: TMNT, Ghostbusters, the video game explosion, He-Man, Thundercats, Voltron, etc etc...

What did the kids in the 90s have? Power Rangers and Pokemon. :dead:

Not to mention, as people have said, all the great movies back then.

And for some reason my mullet actually looks good. I can't explain it, other than I must have at some point rubbed elbows with Nash at some point and gained his "amazing hair" chromosome through some oddly advanced form of follicle photosynthesis.

[GK Punk]

I'm still waiting for Poison to make their big come back like all the media said they would 2 years ago

[That Matt Guy]

And for some reason my mullet actually looks good.

Ok, there we have it. The one reason the 80s should never ever come back into existence.

[Leo656]

If everyone's mullet looked like my mullet, nobody would make fun of mullets because unlike most, mine's legit, straight up.

And Poison's new album last year was pretty good, GK. I saw them instead of going to Ozzfest. :evilgrin:

Rebel! Rebel! Jersey Represent! :lol:

[GK Punk]

Wow I didn't know there was an actual new album I thought it was just a tour how cool is that, what's it called?

[That Matt Guy]

Poison? :dead: I thought they all died until I saw the lead singer wearing a stupid cowboy hat on VH1 a few years ago.

[GK Punk]

lol actually, if you want to get technical bands in the 80s were better than bands now days, Their music was more technically impressive than the things played in this day and age, but That's a post for another time...
(Damn musicans :lol: )

[Voltron]

torpedoes are so much fun wh y ma I dunrk......

[Leo656]

Poison's newest CD is called "Hollyweird". The only thing that makes it feel incomplete is that there's no "power ballad". Ah well.

For me, I was glad I got to see Poison, Faster Pussycat, Winger and Cinderella instead of going to Ozzfest. It was cheaper, I actually could see what was going on, and all the bands actually put maximum effort into their performances and looked like they were actually having fun. I'd rather see a show like that than watch Ozzy in his current state shuffle around onstage like he was 75 years old and forgetting the words to songs he's been singing for 25 years.

Ozzy is The Man and everything it's just really, really sad how far he's deteriorated. :(

[Tokka-B]

Hey, there were great shows in the 90's to watch being a kid.....pokemon and power rangers are crap, in every decade there is crap...remember bananaman? :lol:

[Leo656]

:o Holy shite, I DO! I DO! I almost forgot until you just mentioned him! :lol:

[That Matt Guy]

Every time period had good and bad stuff. How can someone say "the 80s had the best movies in the history of film"?

[Tokka-B]

Oh yea, and those other great 80's cartoons like My Little Pony, Pound Puppies, and Donkey Kong.... :lol: :lol: Bring back the memories...

[GK Punk]

I remember banana's in pajamas

[Leo656]

Actually My Little Pony was rather dark and disturbing for a female-oriented kids show... XE did an article about it way back but apparently their archives arent back up yet.

[Tokka-B]

I think bananas in pajamas was 90's though.

[GK Punk]

Oh yeah I guess it was... The quallity seemed "80s" to me
And Banana man was on Nick right?

[That Matt Guy]

The quality was bad because it was from Australia.

[Tokka-B]

yea, bananaman was on nick in early 80's....bananas in pajamas was a british show I think....

[GK Punk]

I'd kill to see count duckula again...

[That Matt Guy]

I'd kill to see David the Gnome.

[Leo656]

I vote for both. Duckula was awesome, and Swift freakin' owned.

[Tokka-B]

Yea, I wish I saw David again, a few others I wouldn't mind either...

[That Matt Guy]

Yeah there are a lot of ones I'd like to see again too. There are even a few 90s toons I wish I could see, like Eek the Cat.

[GK Punk]

Dude eeek rocked, I have some eps on tape :lol:

[That Matt Guy]

Hell yeah! Eek was one of the best, almost every episode was a parody of a movie. Another 90s toon I'd like to see again is 2 Stupid Dogs.

[The Defibrillator]

I LOVED EEK! i especially like his girlfriend and her dog "sharky", heh heh

does anyone in here remember the Snorks? little smurf like things that live underwater? I remember them very vaguely.

here are some snorks
http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/Cottage/7352/allstarsnork.gif
http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/Cottage/7352/daphnesnork.gif

[Nickokapo]

I think revivals could be good in some cases, for erradicating those mistakes that should've never happened, by example...imagine this:
Bananaman from the 80s is revived, bananas in pajamas from the 90s are revived, since bananaman's source of power were bananas he could eat the bananas in pajamas then die from a banana overdoze for eating 2 giant and quite retarded anthropomorphic bananas.
In short, they both die.
It's a win-win situation people!

[Duke]

I'd kill to see David the Gnome.I downloaded the first episode off kazaa but couldn't find anymore.

[Nickokapo]

I've downloaded some bananaman eps from irc and burned em to cd...they pretty much suck :oops: duckula, now that's a cool 80's cartoon :D

[Tokka-B]

Yea, the nicktoons channel still plays pinky and the brain, that is a great show...

Animaniacs-another great 90's show, as well as tiny toons...there are plenty... :wink:

[Nickokapo]

omg tiny toons is awesome, it's one of my fave shows :anime: lucky for me they still play it here in cartoon network.
I think they also air pinky and the brain and animaniacs in wb i believe, but im not much into those toons.

[Tokka-B]

They don't play pinky and animaniacs on warner bros anymore...They have it on nicktoons though... Tiny toons they still play, I don't know what channel though....and btw, these are all like 10 year old re-runs, lol...

[Leo656]

Speaking of the 80s... Mighty Ducks is on TBS! :D

Yes, a 90s movie, but Emilio Estevez had most of his fame in the 80s and he's the best actor EVER! :D

[Tokka-B]

LoL, that's wierd, cause The Care Bears movie was just on toon disney.... :lol:

[Leo656]

Hahaha... I remember that movie... Care Bears...

[beaker]

>>>I hope that im not alone here, but does anyone else want the 80 to happen again?<<<

Heh, funny you should mention that. I think I out of anyone on here wishes for an 80's entropy to happen...luckily, it's slowly happening as we speak!(80's video games, cartoons, freaking ALF!)

Besides, the 80's had the best damn movies...EVER. The 90's? The Matrix...and that was the last year of the decade.

I actually do a webcomic about a kid inthe future who wishes the 80's would return, heh.

The 80's was without qustion, the most magical, joyours, innocent celebration of wonder and imagination....ever. Especially the mid to late 80's...may that endless cocnerto come back!

For me, I was glad I got to see Poison, Faster Pussycat, Winger and Cinderella instead of going to Ozzfest.:(

two words: great white.

What was wrong with the 90s? :-?

...um, everything?


And for some reason my mullet actually looks good. .

Um, no. Unless its 1991 in the rural deep south

[Duke]

LoL, that's wierd, cause The Care Bears movie was just on toon disney.... :lol:I saw that movie on dvd at Wal-mart for like 1$10.

[Tokka-B]

That is only because you grew up in that time beaker... The movies were extremely cheap productions....we seem to be coming back to that with reality tv... :cry:

[That Matt Guy]

I'd have to say the greatest year in history was 1634. Man those were good times.

[Tokka-B]

NO WAY MAN! 878, THAT is where it's at!

[Reznorite420]

I hope that im not alone here, but does anyone else want the 80 to happen again? This may be because I missed it the first time around, being i was born in 1988. Another reason is I like things that are so stupid and unlikeably, that I become attracted to them, like the color brown and the mullet, one of the uglyiest hair cuts ever. Anyways, does anyone else want the 80's again?Uhhhh....are you a doof or something? I think it goes without saying that anybody who's a member of this site out of passion for the ORIGINAL TMNT loves the 80s, myself included :D :lol:

I try to tell my friends at school who hate the 80s (pretty much all of them) that just because you didn't live through those years at the right age doesn't mean you have to think it was a "stupid" decade. In particular, I use the example of how I started listening to the radio when I was about 2 or 3 (that would be in 1987) and that from there I became a part of the 80s culture at a young age. Hell, if I didn't, I wouldn't be the TMNT fan that I am today!

[Tokka-B]

Yea, how old are you rez? I don't think your in any position to be saying whether or not the 80's was a good decade or not when you were born too late... :roll: :roll: :roll:

[Reznorite420]

Tokka: My b-day is Oct. 3, 1984. I was very cognizant at an early age, unlike most people my age. I caught on with the TV shows, music, vernacular, and other stuff at the time. I don't think YOU have any right telling what I think my own opinion about a certain decade is. I might as well say that the 60s were "stupid" because of the long hair, folk music, tie-dye shirts, colored glasses, potheads, and all that other stuff. Fah, hang the 60s I say :P

And as for the movies, I'll bet you're only thinking of the cheeseball, Molly Ringwald-ish movies of the time (IE Adventures In Babysitting and Sixteen Candles). ONE of those popular movies was good, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, but don't let one particular type of movie budget and quality epitomize the era. Just look at:

- Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi
- Top Gun
- Aliens
- Predator
- Robocop
- Back to the Future
- Spaceballs
- The Evil Dead (though that WAS a low-budget B movie series)
- Star Trek 2-4
- Amadeus
- Clash of the Titans (you should've known I'd mention that one ;) )

That's just to name a few.

Let's not forget the music. I'll bet you're only thinking of the mainstream stuff in that area as well. There was much more than that, mind you. Don't forget:

- Metallica
- Skinny Puppy
- Nine Inch Nails (yes, technically NIN officially debuted in '89 with Pretty Hate Machine and unofficially in '88 with a bootlegged tape called Purest Feeling)
- Other "industrial" and punk bands

Oh yeah, one other thing. Unless I'm mistaken, I think TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES, the basis of this fan site you are a MEMBER OF, began in the mid 1980s as well.

Good night 8)

[Tokka-B]

Oh boy...

Ok, you say get rid of the 60's?! Alright, throw away civil rights between the races, throw away woman's rights, throw away landing on the moon...nuclear weapons treaty, the list can go on....

Alright, I am not saying the 80's was a bad decade, I think they are all somewhat good and bad. But lets see some of the bad things that happened in the 80's...

This was the decade that bore the term 'SEQUELITIS'... it seemed every other movie in the theatres had the number 3, 4 or 5 after its name.

Aids was a huge disaster...especially in the late 80's with an all time high of people smoking the most dangerous drugs like crack and other ****...

Hurricane Hugo

Loma Prieta Earthquake

Exxon Valdez oil spill

April 26, 1986 Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster (Probably the worst natural disaster in history) (Also the day I was born..but that wasn't a disaster)

So many scandals and problems with Iraq/Iran wars...

Some little girl fell down a well

Reagan

So I guess they did mask the horrible things with great movies, but lets not forget they were there... :wink:

[That Matt Guy]

I might as well say that the 60s were "stupid" because of the long hair, folk music, tie-dye shirts, colored glasses, potheads, and all that other stuff. Fah, hang the 60s I say :P

Well obviously you don't know jack about the 60s.

[Reznorite420]

I might as well say that the 60s were "stupid" because of the long hair, folk music, tie-dye shirts, colored glasses, potheads, and all that other stuff. Fah, hang the 60s I say :P

Well obviously you don't know jack about the 60s.Point made right there :lol:

That was trying to make people realize that they diss a certain time period ignorantly, not knowing what it really consisted of.

BTW, I said "might as well"...IOW, not to be taken seriously. :wink:

[That Matt Guy]

I might as well say that the 60s were "stupid" because of the long hair, folk music, tie-dye shirts, colored glasses, potheads, and all that other stuff. Fah, hang the 60s I say :P

Well obviously you don't know jack about the 60s.Point made right there :lol:

That was trying to make people realize that they diss a certain time period ignorantly, not knowing what it really consisted of.

BTW, I said "might as well"...IOW, not to be taken seriously. :wink:

Well I didn't take it that seriously. I don't "diss" the 80s, I was born in 83' so I remember a lot of things that went on. I just get annoyed when people act like the 80s were some kind of "magical time when everything was good." :D

Reagan

:lol:

Also a lot of famous serial killers emerged in the 80s.

[Duke]

ReaganOwned!

[Tokka-B]

oh yea, boy did he own.... :roll:

Yea but rez, you went on saying hang the 60's... Should I go hang a woman or black person now? :cry:

[Leo656]

The 80s ruled for one reason and one reason above all:

"Wild Wild West" by Escape Club is the greatest song ever. 8)

[GK Punk]

The 80s ruled for one reason and one reason above all:

"Wild Wild West" by Escape Club is the greatest song ever. 8)

You did not just say that.. tell me you didn't just say that???

And how the hell can someone say one generation is better than another? Every generation as something good about it, even the 90's and 60's...

[Leo656]

What, dude?

"47 deadbeats living on a back street, North East West South all in the same house
Sitting in the back room
Waiting for the big boom
I'm in the bedroom, waitin' for my baby,
She's so mean, but I don't care,
I love her eyes and her wild, wild hair,
Dance to the beat that we like best,
Heading for the 90s, living in the Wild Wild West..."

Classic, dude. Classic.

[GK Punk]

What, dude?

"47 deadbeats living on a back street, North East West South all in the same house
Sitting in the back room
Waiting for the big boom
I'm in the bedroom, waitin' for my baby,
She's so mean, but I don't care,
I love her eyes and her wild, wild hair,
Dance to the beat that we like best,
Heading for the 90s, living in the Wild Wild West..."

Classic, dude. Classic.


Well I guess it's better than man eater....

[Voltron]

The 80's had many signifigant impact on my life. One word: The Green Light Saber.......

[Tokka-B]

Well they all have there goods and bads but some were indeed better than the others... I think any decade was better than the 40's (ww2)

[That Matt Guy]

Actually the 30s were worse than the 40s.

[Tokka-B]

Not in the U.S at least...the fact that we got out of the depression with the New Deal was a great feat enough, since the heart of the depression was only like 31. Things got moving by the late 30's though and we didn't get into any wars then either.

[That Matt Guy]

Of course I was thinking of world events during the 30s.

[Tokka-B]

Oh ok, well then the 30's was probly really bad, I still don't know which was worse though...Japanese concentration camps couldn't have been too fun...or the Bataan death march...

[That Matt Guy]

Also Hitler's rise to power and Italys invasion of Ethiopia as well as Japans invasion of China and occupation of Manchuria. Also, the Bataan Death March began in 1942.

[Tokka-B]

Yea, I was talking about the 40's... :wink: