I Remember

[WannaWitness]

I also remember Energy Ant (circa 1981).
And remember circa 1987, they used to have public service commercials on Saturdays, about litter/recycling etc. U had to send a hand written letter to request more info. Seemed like the addresses were always Pueblo, CO.

I thought Pueblo was a funny name for a town.

And don't forget good old Woodsy Owl! I think those ads were played nationwide.

"Give a hoot, don't pollute!" was the slogan.

 

[WannaWitness]

The Smokey the Bear commercial featuring Bambi and Thumper, made in the early '80s. It is on Youtube, and can be found by putting "smokey the bear bambi" in the Youtube search bar. It's second in the list, and can't be missed.

 

[WannaWitness]

Short commentary on those interactive TV video games.

 

[OK Jeff]

We had an Atari. Played Pac-Man until we could do it in our sleep. I’ve heard it said Pac-Man is like real life, you don’t win. It just gets harder and faster until you die. Lol

 

[WannaWitness]

Another retro game show clip (I used to enjoy this one!)

 

[WannaWitness]

There was also an anti-smoking PSA with Yogi and Boo-boo I used to enjoy. I loved the song, and it used to fascinate me how rhythmic the dialogue was, almost like it was part of the ditty! At least that's what I thought at the time. To find it, put "yogi and booboo smoking psa" in the Youtube search bar; it is the third one down, dated 1981.

 

[WannaWitness]

Dennis the Menace and Dairy Queen!

 

[Note]

I remember when it was a pinch safer for kids to be outside.

 

[Note]

I remember when candy bars were bigger and cheaper, then today being more expensive and smaller.
The same goes to Twinkies. I see the smaller size!!!

 

[*LILAC]

Anybody remember these? I bought them for my kids and one tried it only to spit it back out again! The other read the package and showed it to him... "tastes like soap"! Hahaha! Of course, he's gonna prank his friends with it.

 

[Note]

I can honestly say I never seen that product before.

 

[WannaWitness]

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Anybody remember these? I bought them for my kids and one tried it only to spit it back out again! The other read the package and showed it to him... "tastes like soap"! Hahaha! Of course, he's gonna prank his friends with it.

I can honestly say I never seen that product before.

Me neither. But it's probably because this product isn't available where I am. Not that I'm aware of, anyway.

 

[*LILAC]

I can honestly say I never seen that product before.

Me neither. But it's probably because this product isn't available where I am. Not that I'm aware of, anyway.

Hmm, maybe it's a Canadian thing, eh?

 

[WannaWitness]

Vintage colored TP!



And now that I get to thinking about it, as pretty as it was, I often wonder if using this stuff was really good for us, with its dyes and all that. Which is probably the reason it's no longer on the market. I might be wrong, but this is just my guess.

Still, it's kind of nice to see these for the nostalgia.

 

[WannaWitness]

More vintage TP!

 

[Mississippi_YaYa]

My parents had two landlined phones.. one in the kitchen, and one in their bedroom. And i think they were both rotary phones until about 1983-84..
Something else funny I remember from the early 80s: color toilet paper. I remember a lot of houses w/pink & yellow toilet paper (that matched the bathroom décor, etc). But I think the dye was determined to be bad for sensitive areas so it went extinct (?)

lol! Oh yes! pink and blue and yellow and even light green! You are correct about the dye. The 80s were just awesome! I had forgotten about the colored toliet paper though- so you gave me a smile for the day!!

 

[Babe Ruth]

..pink and blue and yellow and even light green! You are correct about the dye. The 80s were just awesome! I had forgotten about the colored toliet paper though- so you gave me a smile for the day!!

Mississippi,
Another bathroom trend I remember from childhood.. the shag carpeting that would match the colorful toilet paper. There would be shag-carpet toilet covers & floor rugs. If u look in a very early 8os Sears catalog, etc; the contemporary bathroom decor looks like something from Austin Powers' crib.

 

[OK Jeff]

Mississippi,
Another bathroom trend I remember from childhood.. the shag carpeting that would match the colorful toilet paper. There would be shag-carpet toilet covers & floor rugs. If u look in a very early 8os Sears catalog, etc; the contemporary bathroom decor looks like something from Austin Powers' crib.

Those carpet lid covers meant you had to hold the lid up with one hand while holding yourself with the other. No man ever approved that nonsense!!!

 

[WannaWitness]

Remember back in the day when the radio stations specializing in "oldies" played music of the '50s and '60s? Well, we are experiencing the very same thing while realizing that local radio stations are now playing hits of '80s calling it "classic rock"!