1980
By LindaOH
@LindaOHio (207609)
United States
November 10, 2025 2:03am CST
The 80s were so iconic. Such identifiable clothes, hairdos and music. There were some good songs and movies in the 80s. What do you remember about that period? What I remember right away is the senseless murder of John Lennon in 1980.
The minimum wage per hour was $3.10.
Median cost of a new home $64,600
First Class postage stamp $.16
Gas per gallon $1.25
Movie ticket $2.69
The US tunes into Dallas to see who shot J. R.
A Chicago magazine first uses the word "yuppies".
Top TV shows: Dallas, The Dukes of Hazzard, M*A*S*H, The Love Boat, Little House on the Prairie, etc.
Some Billboard hits: Magic - Olivia Newton=John, Rock With You - Michael Jackson, Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen, Funkytown - Lipps Inc.
Some popular cars: Oldsmobile Cutlass (hubby had one), Ford Escort, Buick Regal
Some popular toys - Lite-Brite, Strawberry Shortcake, Rubik's Cube, Hot Wheels, Barbie Dreamhouse
That's just a small sampling of the 80s. Anything you'd like to add?
Photo Credit: Mine AI
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@FourWalls (80735)
• United States
10 Nov
I was in the Navy! 
I saw Bob Seger that year, and Danny Davis & the Nashville Brass (NOT together 
). I was stationed in Jacksonville.
I saw Bob Seger that year, and Danny Davis & the Nashville Brass (NOT together ). I was stationed in Jacksonville.2 people like this
@much2say (57714)
• Los Angeles, California
10 Nov
Awesome 80s. I went from child to young adult in that decade . . . I consider those years "my time" as a teen.
For me it's the music . . . 80s music are forever embedded in me.
I think of MTV . . . music videos galore.
80s clothing . . . bright colors near neon, the tuxedo look, "feathered" hair,
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@much2say (57714)
• Los Angeles, California
12 Nov
@LindaOHio Even though that was decades ago, it's like it was just yesterday.
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@LindaOHio (207609)
• United States
12 Nov
@much2say I actually remember the 60s and 70s more than the 80s.
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@LindaOHio (207609)
• United States
10 Nov
I never watched it. I did watch M*A*S*H and The Love Boat.
@LadyDuck (488431)
• Italy
11 Nov
@LindaOHio Those were also "my time" and I love everything from those years, except those horrible hairdo of the mid-60s.
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@LindaOHio (207609)
• United States
11 Nov
Yes. The 60s and 70s were "my time". So many good memories.
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@LindaOHio (207609)
• United States
11 Nov
@LadyDuck I had really long hair in the late 60s. I always wanted it straight like the British models; but I had too much natural curl.
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@MommyOfEli2013 (86003)
• Rupert, Idaho
10 Nov
Couldn't add much myself since I didn't live much in the 80s lol...Only got to see 2 years and a couple months lol. But good info to know here
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@LindaOHio (207609)
• United States
12 Nov
@MommyOfEli2013 Things today are way more expensive than what the dollar is worth. Back then your dollar went much further.
@MommyOfEli2013 (86003)
• Rupert, Idaho
11 Nov
@LindaOHio but people made less too?
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@celticeagle (182768)
• Boise, Idaho
10 Nov
In the mid to late 80s I was single. I went out dancing a lot. My daughter and I did a lot of things together. She was a teen and we had fun. We lived in a cute little apartment and had some good times. Made good memories there. That's when answering services were still in operation. I enjoyed that job a lot. Taking messages and then getting ahold of doctors and businessmen with their messages.
Interesting facts about back then.
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@id_peace (16899)
• Singapore
11 Nov
@LindaOHio The early 90s was still okay actually.
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@LindaOHio (207609)
• United States
11 Nov
Yes. The 60s, 70s and 80s were good. After that, not so good.
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@LeaPea2417 (39098)
• Toccoa, Georgia
12 Nov
I graduated from High School, graduated from College and got married in the 1980s decade.
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@LindaOHio (207609)
• United States
12 Nov
You're just a youngster compared to me!!!
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@JESSY3236 (21277)
• United States
11 Nov
I was born in 1980. I do remember Lite-Bite, Strawberry Shortcake, Rubik's Cube, and Hot Wheels. I do remember Michael Jackson. My grandmother liked country music so that's mostly what I listened to. She also had an Oldsmobile Cutlass. Another popular toy was the cabbage patch kids dolls.
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@LindaOHio (207609)
• United States
12 Nov
You are just a youngster! lol My hubby had an Olds Cutlass.
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@JudyEv (366677)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 Nov
@LindaOHio Eggs here were $10 a dozen the other day. I nearly fell over. I know you can't compare our prices and yours but $10 is excessive even for us.
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@LindaOHio (207609)
• United States
11 Nov
@JudyEv $10 is ridiculous. I think a dozen eggs here are under $3 now.
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@Deepizzaguy (116456)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
11 Nov
I remember the motion picture "Rocky IV" as well as some of the cartoons like "Galaxy Rangers" as well as "He-Man And The Masters Of The Universe" as well as the singing group Duran Duran.
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@Deepizzaguy (116456)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
11 Nov
@LindaOHio Great era indeed.
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@porwest (111595)
• United States
10 Nov
I just remember that it was a rather iconic time, and even perhaps one of the last of them. Since the end of the 80s, maybe the 90s had some memorable things such as grunge rock. But after that, what's really been distinctive about anything past 1999?
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@LindaOHio (207609)
• United States
11 Nov
Nothing. That's why I yearn for those 60s, 70s and 80s.
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@LindaOHio (207609)
• United States
13 Nov
@porwest Yes. That's how I feel exactly. There's no dynamics in the decades of late.
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@porwest (111595)
• United States
12 Nov
@LindaOHio Eras were definitely distinct at one time. There's been nothing distinct for going on 30 years. It is what it is, I guess. Maybe we've just run out of ideas? Or too much social media has sucked creativity out of people. Not sure.
Even when it comes to music, there are so few big artists who write their own music, and even the songs that are being written for them have no uniqueness to them. They are simple compositions with no dynamics.
We need a refresh, and hopefully we will get one soon.
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@LindaOHio (207609)
• United States
11 Nov
Yes. You can tell immediately that it was the 80s by the hairstyles.
@LindaOHio (207609)
• United States
11 Nov
Yes, the hairstyles were very iconic.
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@RasmaSandra (91541)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
10 Nov
I have to agree with you there was lots to like and you could still afford many things, Being a young adult in the 80s I love going out to eat with my mom and we always ordered a Martini or Manhattan as cocktails, I know these day it is very expensive to eat out,
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@LindaOHio (207609)
• United States
11 Nov
I like the 60s and 70s the best; but the 80s had some really good music and movies.
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@Marilynda1225 (87292)
• United States
11 Nov
I loved the 80s. My kids were growing up and the music and toys, etc are all part of my memory bank now.
Geez though, minimum wage at $3.10? how in the world did we manage? It's almost unfathomable to see how much EVERYTHING has increased in price since then.
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@LindaOHio (207609)
• United States
12 Nov
Yes but back then every dollar seemed to purchase more than it does today. Thanks for sharing your memories.
@Traceyjayne (6724)
• United Kingdom
10 Nov
I remember
The murder of John Lennon
Dallas and Who shot J.R. …..I didn’t guess who it was
Dukes of Hazzard, M*A*S*H, The Love Boat ( yes I am singing the theme song as I type ), and Little House in the Prairie ( I now see lots of clips of Melissa Gilbert and Modern Prairie )
The songs of Michael Jackson, Queen and Lipps Inc
I had a Rubiks cube ….no I couldn’t do it
I also remember Madonna having her first hit and watching Dynasty ….and those huge shoulder pads …
For me, the 80’s was the decade when I ….
Left school,
Started college,
Started my first job,
Had my first kiss,
Had my first boyfriend
Joined Hospital Radio, presenting two programmes a week
Passed my driving test
( not in that order )
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@Iam_jauntyjen (5411)
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11 Nov
Michael Jackson, too. He was an icon, and he still is. On top of that, Archie and Friends, The Nightrider, The A-Team, New Kids on the Block, Debbie Gibson, Gloria Estefan, Hair Spray, and the list goes on.
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