[A-Z] 1980s

Hair bands



I

 

Iranian Hostages

J

EDIT: Well, you know what I mean. The hostages weren't Iranian...

 

Jumping Jack Flash - 1986

K

 

Krush Groove!

L

 

Ladybug Pacman

M

 

]\/[ E G A D E T ]-[

N

 

Ninja Commando (Commodore 64)

O

 

The Outsiders

P

 

Pitfall (Atari 2600)
Poltergeist - 1982

Q

 

Q*Bert!

R

 

Risky Business

S

 

Solid Gold

T

 

Tetrix




U

 

UHF!

This might predate the 1980s but I still remember watching TV on that special second dial and feeling like a boss

V

 

VHS (Have a still-working DVD player with VCR... and likewise on the UHF. LOL)

W

 

Wham!

X

 

Xerox machines! ~ Still remember the mimeograph hand-crank device in grade-school, though....

Y

 

(Well, I didn't write these for nothing, so you're getting them anyway...)
Warlock, an underappreciated 1989 horror movie, starring a VERY underappreciated British-born character actor Julian Sands, who sadly passed away last year in a miserable hiking accident.

Also, Warlock, a German heavy metal band, active 1982–1989, best remembered for songs like I Rule the ruins and Touch of Evil, as well as their sexy lead singer Doro Pesch.

And now... Y:

(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!), a 1986 Beastie Boys song from their album Licensed to Ill.

Now, riddle me Z.

 

Well done. Dig the references.

And now... Z is for Zombieland!

Do I go "A" again?

 

Damn, I can't delete?? Forgot which A-Z thread I was in....