Posts tagged with 80s
Which company used the slogan "You Deserve a Break Today"?
"You deserve a break today" became the soundtrack to kitchen cleanup and carpool lines across Americ...
What NYC deli was featured in "When Harry Met Sally"?
That infamous "I'll have what she's having" from "When Harry Met Sally" made film history and turned...
What is the name of the clown in Stephen King's "IT"?
In 1986, Stephen King created a shapeshifting monster that made countless readers never look at circ...
Who won Record of the Year at the 1990 Grammy Awards?
Behind the glitz and glamour of the 1990 Grammy Awards, an unprecedented controversy was brewing. W...
What is the housekeeper's name in "The Brady Bunch"?
Everyone remembers the Brady family's trusty housekeeper serving up witty one-liners and endless pla...
What was the first movie Johnny Depp appeared in?
Back in the '80s Johnny Depp was just another guitarist playing LA clubs with his band The Kids. Whi...
What are the bikes in "Tron" called?
In 1982's "TRON," those glowing motorcycles zoomed through a digital arena leaving walls of light be...
What war was "M*A*S*H" set during?
Few TV shows managed to blend comedy and commentary quite like "MAS*H" during its 1972-1983 run. Whi...
Which legendary director voiced Unicron in "The Transformers: The Movie"?
The 1986 movie "The Transformers: The Movie" needed someone truly intimidating to voice their planet...
What gift does Ralphie want in "A Christmas Story"?
Poor Ralphie Parker. This kid has one Christmas dream and everyone keeps shooting it down. What exac...
Which of these isn't a ghost in Pac-Man?
When "Pac-Man" burst onto the arcade scene in 1980, its four colorful ghost characters became instan...
What was the first 24-hour news station?
News coverage in the '80s meant waiting for the evening broadcast or morning paper. But one media mo...
Who performed the theme song for the James Bond movie "A View to a Kill"?
Roger Moore's final outing as James Bond needed a theme song as bold as the '80s themselves. But whi...
What are the ghost-catching weapons called in “Ghostbusters”?
Armed with unlicensed nuclear accelerators strapped to their backs, the Ghostbusters revolutionized ...
What were Cabbage Patch Kids originally called?
Parents camped outside toy stores in sleeping bags during Christmas 1983, desperate to get their han...