Episode 3 - Why the 1980s Were the Best Years of All

The 1980s were a time of great pop culture including some of the best movies, music, TV shows, and toys of all time. It is the decade most often associated with nostalgia and the style, and memories of the decade, continue to live on.

I grew up in the 1980s, I was born in the early ‘70s and similar to anyone who was born then we weren’t a child of the ‘70s but one of the ‘80s. We were just getting old enough to embrace everything the ‘80s would have to offer.

"If you grew up in this decade you know what a great time it was to be alive. If you’re from a younger generation you might be curious in looking back on 12 things that made the ’80s the greatest decade.

The 1980s were a time of great pop culture including some of the best movies, music, TV shows, and toys of all time. It is the decade most often associated with nostalgia and the style, and memories of the decade, continue to live on."

The mullets! The songs! The big-haired teens emoting teen angst in pastel clothes! remembrance of this decade pass without looking back at the biggest things that made the decade so damn amazing.

THE EIGHTIES (WOW)

Before the advent of the internet, the special relationship between fan and artist was harder to bridge. That’s where fan clubs came in. Membership of this elite organization afforded you entry into special newsletters, merchandise and behind the scenes stuff.

This was the decade when a trio of ridiculously talented musicians (Prince, Michael Jackson and Madonna) ruled pop’s roost. Has it ever been better?