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Browse the ’80s below, or pick a year: 1980 – 1981 – 1982 – 1983 – 1984 – 1985 – 1986 – 1987 – 1988 – 1989

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Mad world: See 30+ vintage MAD magazine covers, and find out the magazine's history

Mad world: See 30+ vintage MAD magazine covers, and find out the magazine’s history

Kristy McNichol 1970s

Little darling: Kristy McNichol, the young actress America adored in the ’70s & ’80s

Love's Baby Soft Because innocence is sexier than you think

Love’s Baby Soft: Because innocence is sexier than you think? Eww. (’70s & ’80s)

Larry Wilcox Erik Estrada in CHiPs TV show

Ponch & John hit the roads as motorcycle cops in LA on CHiPs (1977-1983)

Barbie from 1969

Barbie and beyond: Vintage Barbie & Ken dolls, friends, dollhouses, accessories and fashions from the ’60s, ’70s & ’80s

Woman with multicolored eyeshadow and big 80s earrings

How to get awesome & authentic on-trend ’80s eye makeup, like multicolored eyeshadow

How to make 80s hairstyles

How to make the perfect ’80s hairstyles: Tips for her from 1986

Actress Lynda Carter sheds her 'Wonder Woman' superhero image (1980)

Actress Lynda Carter on leaving her Wonder Woman superhero image behind, and beginning new adventures in the ’80s

Remember tasty vintage Maybelline Kissing Potion, Kissing Glosses & Kissing Slicks from the ’80s?

Vintage fax machines

Vintage fax machines: When this new tech was poised to conquer all in its path (1989)

Baker's super chocolate chunk cookies - vintage recipe

How to make super chocolate chunk cookies – plus a dipped version (1986)

Backyard spa Cambio hot tub from Jacuzzi (1981)

Hot tub time machines: See some retro backyard Jacuzzi hot tubs & whirlpool baths from the ’80s

Oldsmobile 1988 1989 Cutlass Supreme

See these old ’80s Oldsmobiles: Cutlass Supreme, Cutlass Calais, Delta 88 & Oldsmobile Touring Sedan

Blue eyeshadow: The good, the bad & the ugly vintage makeup

25 things most people under 25 have never seen in real life

25 things most people under 25 have never seen in real life (and probably can’t name)

Classic double chocolate brownie recipe from the 1980s

A deliciously decadent classic double chocolate brownie recipe (1982)

After arcade video games like Pac Man & Space Invaders hit the scene in the '80

After arcade video games like Pac Man & Space Invaders hit the scene in the ’80s, weekends were never the same again

Raiders of the Lost Ark scene

Indiana Jones & Raiders of the Lost Ark a stunning summer hit (1981)

Vintage kitchen ideas

22 vintage kitchen ideas you don’t see much anymore

Mondegreens - Misheard classic song lyrics

Misheard lyrics from hit songs: Mondegreens from the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s

Vintage car seats - Announcing GM's new Love Seats-may-1973

Retro baby car seats from the ’60s, ’70s & ’80s: Forward- & rear-facing vintage auto safety seats for kids

St Elsewhere has a long and healthy run (1982-1988)

St Elsewhere has a long and healthy run – Plus see the opening credits (1982-1988)

Jason Bateman howls in 'Teen Wolf Too' (1988)

When young Jason Bateman was top banana on Valerie’s Family, and howled in ‘Teen Wolf Too’ (1980s)

Easter Rice Krispies treats Bunnies, eggs & more (1982)

Easter Rice Krispies treats: Make bunnies, eggs & more with this vintage recipe from the ’80s

Recipe for orange zucchini cake & with orange-cream cheese frosting (1982)

Retro recipe for orange zucchini cake with orange-cream cheese frosting, plus a bonus recipe variation

Apple-spice dump cake recipe

Apple pie dump cake recipe & vintage dump cake how-tos

100+ vintage cake recipes for every occasion

Sweet! More than 100 classic cake recipes for every occasion

Huggies disposable diapers from 1985

Vintage disposable diaper ads: Huggies, Pampers, Luvs (1980s)

Newspaper headlines from the real-life Death of a Cheerleader story The Kirsten Costas murder

Newspaper headlines from the real-life Death of a Cheerleader story: The Kirsten Costas murder (1984)

Mayonnaise Chocolate Sensation cake recipe (1985)

Bannercatch & Agent USA computer games from Scholastic (1984)

Root Beer Rag: Billy Joel’s vintage concert tour program from 1984

Vintage Valentine's Day cards

Peanuts! Vintage Snoopy Valentine’s Day cards (plus Woodstock!)

1982 Sweetheart fudge pie Rocky road bar recipes

Sweetheart fudge pie & Rocky road bar recipes (1982)

The real death of a cheerleader story (1985)

The real death of a cheerleader story (1985)

Swatch The new wave of watches on wrists in the 1980s

Swatch: The new wave of watches on wrists in the 1980s

These old-fashioned baby names for girls just aren't making a comeback

Sorry, Mildred. Too bad, Gertrude. These 12 old-fashioned baby names for girls just aren’t making a comeback

Hot buttered Cheerios recipe

Hot buttered Cheerios: How to make this super-easy, surprisingly savory snack from the ’80s – plus some tasty variations

Chocolate Texas sheet cake recipe

Chocolate Texas sheet cake recipe (1986)

Milky Wonder Cake - A Bundt cake recipe from the 70s made with 9 Milky Way chocolate bars (3)

Presenting the insanely indulgent Milky Wonder Cake: A retro recipe for this super-sweet Bundt cake made with nine Milky Way chocolate bars. Yep.

challenger-explosion

Space Shuttle Challenger explodes shortly after liftoff (1986)

Choose your own Adventure book series (1979-1981)

Fotomat photo hut 1977

The famous, fabulous Fotomat drive-in photo stores (1977)

Choco peanut butter dreams cookies (1987)

Choco peanut butter dreams cookies (1987)

MTV VJs Mark Goodman, Nina Blackwood, Alan Hunter, Martha Quinn and JJ Jackson

When MTV Music Television started to rock (1981)

Trend sticker collector's album

Sticker collector album & vintage ’80s stickers

The Muppet Show Muppets

Kermit, Miss Piggy and Jim Henson bring ‘The Muppet Show’ to life (1976-1981)

All year long Vintage tea towel calendars lots of people would hang up in the kitchen (1970s-1980s)

All year long: Looking back at those vintage tea towel calendars your grandma probably hung up in her kitchen

Lip Smackers from Bonne Bell: The super trendy vintage lip balm from the ’70s & ’80s

A treasury of 100+ vintage Christmas cookie recipes

A treasury of 150+ vintage Christmas cookie recipes

Vintage Christmas party appetizers you don't see much anymore

The kitschy, the bad and the ugly: 18 vintage Christmas party appetizers you don’t see much anymore

How to make a classic Christmas Rainbow Poke cake (1980s)

How to make a classic Christmas Rainbow Poke Cake (1980s)

Laverne and Shirley cast photo

Laverne & Shirley theme song & lyrics (1976-1983)

Double dark decadent brownie pie recipe 1987 - Divine decadence

Double dark brownie pie recipe (1987)

Romantic tradition returns in the movie ‘Somewhere in Time’ (1980)

Retro versions of classic board games you can get again

Retro versions of classic board games: 12 hits of yesteryear you can get again

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Hershey’s rich cocoa fudge recipe from the ’70s & ’80s

A collection of cute & colorful classic Christmas cookies

A sweet collection of cute & very colorful classic Christmas cookies

Vintage Hanukkah cards

Chanukah Sameach! 8 vintage Hanukkah cards for kids

Retro tech - home electronics - 1981 Sears catalog

Retro stereos, tech & ’80s electronics from the 1981 Sears catalog

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