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oceanicitl
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Inspired by the latest Eliza Doolittle track I thought I'd start a thread.
What shaped your youth and brings back good memories?
I was born in 69 so I was young in 70's and 80s so big when I was little was:
Abba
Elvis
Queen
Duran Duran
Spandau Ballet
Heaven 17
Six Million Dollar Man
Dallas
Neighbours
Grease
Brent Cross shopping centre
M25 (no longer had to use the North Circular!)
Soda Stream (I always envied friends who had one but they were really crap lol)
I could go on but it would be a long list!
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Spreadie
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Wagon Wheels.
They used to be as big as yer face* , now they're barely any bigger than a couple of digestives.
*poetic licence
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oceanicitl
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Ah so you've interpreted it as a size thing, not a popular thing. Yeah Wagon Wheels were always massive. So was the street where I grew up which is now chocka with cars and looks tiny. _________________Still the official cheeky one
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Paul1965
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FAB ice lollies Sweet cigarettes with collectible cards (U.F.O, etc) So-called bubble gum with collectible cards (Star Wars, Planet of the apes) Humphrey adverts for milk on TV. Chopper bikes Yes, 6 million dollar man  and, as mentioned above, Planet of the apes TV show. Glam Rock: Slade, etc. Bay City Rollers (my sister loved them  ). Shark mania when Jaws arrived in UK cinemas. Collecting football team logo coins when Dad filled up with petrol at Esso. Morecambe and Wise I could go on for ages but better get back to work....
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oceanicitl
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Talking of Esso I used to collect the Smurfs toys from the petrol stations. Had a big collection until one of my so called friends stole them.
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Spreadie
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I knew you were going for the popularity approach, but Wagon Wheels were big in both ways when I was a sprog. However, in keeping with the intended meaning of the thread...  
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TheFrenchun
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What I remember from when I was little was
MacDonalds (opened in 91 near where I lived)
Xfiles
Dance music (Aqua anyone?)
stretchy plastic necklaces
inflatable furniture
Batman cartoon
Jurassic Park
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veato
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I started the 80's as a one year old and exited as a 10 year old so....
Optimus Prime died
I secretly quite liked Dirty Dancing
The local video shop had both VHS (downstairs) and Betamax (upstairs) rentals
ZX Spectrum
Sega Master System
Half penny sweets
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AlunD
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 | | | | Paul1965 wrote: FAB ice lollies Sweet cigarettes with collectible cards (U.F.O, etc) So-called bubble gum with collectible cards (Star Wars, Planet of the apes) Humphrey adverts for milk on TV. Chopper bikes Yes, 6 million dollar man and, as mentioned above, Planet of the apes TV show. Glam Rock: Slade, etc. Bay City Rollers (my sister loved them ). Shark mania when Jaws arrived in UK cinemas. Collecting football team logo coins when Dad filled up with petrol at Esso. Morecambe and Wise I could go on for ages but better get back to work.... | | | | |
Yup that just about covers it.
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leeds_manc
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The Spice Girls and Oasis
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big_D
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Pan's People
Hot Gossip
Tomorrow's People
Run around with Mike Reid
Kenny Everett
REO Speedwagpn
ELO
Abba
Battle beyond the Stars
Z-Cars
Juliet Bravo
All critters great and small
Little and Large
Two Ronnie
Streets of San Francisco
Car keys and Crutch
Charley's Angels
Saturday night at the movies
Barry Norman on Film nn
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cloaked_wolf
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 How little's little? Will stick to primary school ages for this.
Food:
- curly-wurlies, blackjacks, fruit salad sweets
- kinder eggs had cool toys in them instead of stupid collectables
- those little boxes on streetcorner buildings. You put in 10p, twisted the handle and got 3 bubblegum balls (or a plastic ball containing a toy)
- tip-tops - flavoured sticks of ice that cost 10p for the small one and 15p for the large one.
- plastic cartons of drinks - they were round, and came with a red straw to poke through the lid
TV:
- awesome cartoons: thundercats, he-man, bravestarr, jayce etc. All taught good morals and ethics.
- saturday and sunday morning kids' tv - there used to be dedicated shows hosting cool TV programmes
- competitions for kids on those shows: "left, left, left, right, right" - remember them?
- Action Heros: Knight Rider, A-team (never watched Airwolf), Superboy (yes, superboy)
- Game shows: catchphrase, generation game, blockbusters, going for gold, krypton factor, crystal maze
- Paul Daniels, Benny Hill, Mr Bean
Toys:
- obviously action figures to complement TV programs - too poor to have most but we at least had transformer toys
- etch-a-sketch, speak and spell/maths
- those handheld games that played only one game eg grand prix, tennis, football
Books:
- the library basically. I used to love summer hols because we would get loads of books out each week and read through them. Anansi was the one that I remember the most.
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oceanicitl
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Kojak!
Hawaii 5-0
Magnum PI
The Liver Birds
The Good Life
George and Mildred
Rising Damp
Porridge
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Paul1965
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oceanicitl
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Bagpuss? I know I know it lol We will wash it_________________Still the official cheeky one
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