# 80's Nostalgia **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 4, 2000, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-nostalgia/15700 "2000-04-04T21:09:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Trout\_Mask\_Replica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a88e57/32.png) [@Trout\_Mask\_Replica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trout_Mask_Replica)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2000, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-nostalgia/15700/21 "2000-04-08T21:41:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by Ophanim: > \*\*Anybody remember pinwheel? > \*\* Remember it? I can still sing the damn theme song! Speaking of old Nickelodeon shows, who else remembers ‘Today’s Special’, ‘You Can’t Do That on Television’, or ‘Danger Mouse’? * * * **TMR** _If you believed in yourself, and tore enough holes in your pants, there was always a mist-filled alley right around the corner._ ---
**Author:** ![NicePete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ee7513/32.png) [@NicePete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NicePete)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2000, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-nostalgia/15700/22 "2000-04-08T21:53:00Z")
As a senior member of this generation (b. 1965)let me most **firmly** state that I NEVER thought Ronald Reagan was cool. You hit the mark on most everything else, though. Anybody else remember the New Zoo Revue? * * * Been here so long he’s got to calling it Home. ---
**Author:** ![sorrel554](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@sorrel554](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sorrel554)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2000, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-nostalgia/15700/23 "2000-04-08T22:01:00Z")
Trout, I remember all of those. We were allowed to watch as much Nickelodeon as we wanted (as opposed to other channels, where we were only allowed to watch certain shows.) I think if my mother had ever seen “You Can’t Do That” then that rule would have been rescinded! There was another show that used to come on, and I think it was on Nickelodeon, called “Dusty’s Treehouse” or something like that. My brother (b. 1980) and I (b. 1976) talked about this not too long ago, but we can’t remember anything else about it. The only thing I remember about “3-2-1 Contact” is the opening credits and song and “The Bloodhound Gang.” ---
**Author:** ![elelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f0a364/32.png) [@elelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elelle)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2000, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-nostalgia/15700/24 "2000-04-09T01:13:00Z")
One of my favorite future scenarios: As this generation ( well, the whole TV generation) aheads into old age, and everyone’s mind starts to go… The rest homes are gonna be full of people humming theme songs, fingers twitching to old Sega impulses, and conversing with TV characters. That’s gonna be pretty strange… * * * The ride is short and the thrills are cheap- Men and rollercoasters. - - -Courtesy of Wally, that Signifying Guy. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Angel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d26b3c/32.png) [@Johnny\_Angel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Angel)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2000, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-nostalgia/15700/25 "2000-04-09T07:36:00Z")
**elelle** wrote: > [@](#): > > One of my favorite future scenarios: As this generation ( well, the whole TV generation) aheads into old age, and everyone’s mind starts to go… The rest homes are gonna be full of people humming theme songs, fingers twitching to old Sega impulses, and conversing with TV characters. A friend of mine once said that he thinks a lot of people in nursery homes years from now will still be in the habit of saying “Beavis” right after the word “Dammit.” ---
**Author:** ![Zico](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a88e4f/32.png) [@Zico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zico)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2000, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-nostalgia/15700/26 "2000-04-09T12:53:00Z")
I’ve got to report that Steve Strange - now unmeployed lead singer of 80’s New Rom band Visage - narrowly avoided jail on the charge of shoplifting clothes and cosmetics this week. So, another Romo revival bites the dust. ---
**Author:** ![MrKnowItAll](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrknowitall/32/87_2.png) [@MrKnowItAll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrKnowItAll)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2000, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-nostalgia/15700/27 "2000-04-09T13:40:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by Motorgirl: > \*\*The guy who painted numbers on balloons and things --\> was that Electric Company or Sesame Street? > > It was my favorite segment and I always looked forward to it and now I can’t even remember which show it was. That 30th birthday is fast approaching and I’m apparently going senile.\*\* _Sesame Street_ if I’m not mistaken. [quote] The only thing I remember about “3-2-1 Contact” is the opening credits and song and “The Bloodhound Gang.”\* The thing I remember about _3…2…1…Contact_ is the cute caucasian girl (Lisa, I think). What a babe! * * * _God is my co-pilot. Blame Him._ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-nostalgia/15700.md?page=1)