9 essential items every household had during the 80s, now consigned to the scrapheap of history

9 essential items every household had during the 80s, now consigned to the scrapheap of history

With neon colours, denim jackets and even mullets having made a comeback, it often feels like we never left the 80s behind.

The Totally Rad History of the 1980s in Four Hours

Tom Blank of Weird History, who previously narrated the history of the 1990s, presented the entire slate of notable events that took place from 1980 through 1989 over the course of four totally rad hours. The 1980s were known for MTV, bright geometric patterns and colors, Valley Girl speak, highly public tragedies, and excess to the nth degree. What a wild and crazy era… maybe you were there? Maybe you missed it? Maybe you were there and just c…