Every decade had something cool and authentic about it, but the ‘80s were probably the most colorful and fun. Bright, neon colors, ABBA, Queen, and Madonna on the radio, broad-shouldered power suits, poofy hair, and boomboxes are now the quintessential things we associate with the 1980s.
If you’re partial to that period, here are some throwbacks from the aptly titled subreddit r/80s. These pics are bound to take you back to a simpler time when there were no smartphones, social media, and doomscrolling, when McDonald’s stools were shaped like burgers, and your grandparents’ taste in home decor seemed more than questionable. But what wouldn’t we give to have it all back for just a day?
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#1 This Table Growing Up
© Photo: EdwardBliss
#2 Accurate
© Photo: Corndogeveryday
#3 Did Any Of You Have This Stereo System And Glass Case In Your House?
© Photo: immanuellalala
#4 Do You Remember Wrapping Your Schoolbooks With Brown Paper?
© Photo: Hazys
#5 My Favorite Kind Of Salad!
© Photo: Corndogeveryday
#6 It's The 80s And You're Going To Your Grandparents
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#7 Almost 40 Years Later, And Still The Greatest Christmas Gift I've Ever Been Given
© Photo: tulsuduke
#8 Fantastic Setup
© Photo: hotbowlsofjustice
#9 This Is A Vivid Memory For Me!
© Photo: Corndogeveryday
#10 I Sure Do!
© Photo: Corndogeveryday
#11 Sign Me Up!
© Photo: Corndogeveryday
#12 Simpler Times
© Photo: Anonymous
#13 Did Anyone Else Have To Take A Typing Class In School?
© Photo: Ebonystealth
#14 📸
© Photo: Anonymous
#15 Someone Found This Gem At Their Local Thrift Store. “Oh Yeah!”
© Photo: -Totes_Magotes-
#16 The Good Old Days
© Photo: Corndogeveryday
#17 I Have The One We Grew Up With In My Cupboard Right Now!
© Photo: Corndogeveryday
#18 May 25, 1986, Something Happened In America - Exactly 3:00 In The Afternoon, Five Million People Stepped Outside - Out Of Their Homes, Their Routines, And Their Differences - And Reached For The Hand Of A Stranger
© Photo: j3434
#19 It Was A Glorious Era Where Every "High-Tech" Clock Radio Featured A Red Digital Display Bright Enough To Be Seen From Low Earth Orbit
© Photo: Corndogeveryday
#20 Does Anyone Remember Physical Encyclopedias?
© Photo: hotbowlsofjustice
#21 Who Remembers The Ashtrays In The Back Of The Front Car Seats?
© Photo: hotbowlsofjustice
#22 Not From The 1980s, But These Ge Can Openers Were Still Running Strong And In So Many Kitchens I Remember Throughout The 1980s
© Photo: hotbowlsofjustice
#23 Who Remembers Riding In The Rear Facing Seat Of A Station Wagon In The 1980s
© Photo: hotbowlsofjustice
#24 Anyone Remember These!
#25 Anyone Remember This?
© Photo: FroztyJack
#26 I Absolutely Love This Picture!
© Photo: Corndogeveryday
#27 John Candy Is An Absolute Legend!
© Photo: Corndogeveryday
#28 Friday Pizza Night
© Photo: Corndogeveryday
#29 This Would Be The Greatest Movie Ever Made!
© Photo: Corndogeveryday
#30 “Time To Make The Donuts”
© Photo: Corndogeveryday
#31 It’s Amazing!
© Photo: Corndogeveryday
#32 This Is A Great Picture!
© Photo: Corndogeveryday
#33 Girl, You Know It's True
© Photo: TonyG_from_NYC
#34 Anyone Remember Making A Trip To The Bakery Outlet As A Kid?
© Photo: Texas1971
#35 Some Of Us Remember Another Use For Tape
© Photo: MisterShipWreck
#36 Christopher Lloyd Appreciation
© Photo: Corndogeveryday
#37 Rambo Is A Christmas Movie. I Give You Exhibit A
© Photo: Texas1971
#38 Who Remembers This Movie?
© Photo: Anonymous
#39 Friday Night Fancy
© Photo: Corndogeveryday
#40 Ouch!!!
© Photo: MisterShipWreck
#41 I, Too, Was A Trailer Park Child
© Photo: macpesce
#42 Chicka-Chickahh…
© Photo: ibh400main
#43 The Breakfast Club 40 Years Later
© Photo: rockstoned4
#44 Appliances Were Just Made Differently Back Then
© Photo: Corndogeveryday
#45 Remember Those Candy Bar Fundraisers At School?
© Photo: EdwardBliss
#46 Almost Every House In The 1980s Had A Room That Looked Like This
© Photo: hotbowlsofjustice
#47 So True!! Leave In The Morning And Just Be Home Before Dark
© Photo: Articleona
#48 So Many Kitchen Floors In The 1980s Looked Like This
© Photo: hotbowlsofjustice
#49 Who Remembers These Awesome Gliders?
© Photo: Anonymous
#50 If You're Interested In Dust, Here's A Quaint Little Piece From The 1980s, It's Called A Dustbuster
© Photo: DGsociety
#51 Man, I Remember These Decorations In My School Classroom Back In The Day
© Photo: hotbowlsofjustice
#52 Some Great Memories Made Watching Cartoons Like This
© Photo: hotbowlsofjustice
#53 Who Remembers The Free Little Bottles Of Milk Every Morning School?
© Photo: Ands1977
#54 This Picture Brings Back Some Good Memories For Me!
© Photo: Corndogeveryday
#55 We Were A Proper Society Once!
© Photo: Corndogeveryday
#56 Jim Varney Was An Amazing Person
© Photo: Corndogeveryday
#57 This Is Awesome
© Photo: Corndogeveryday
#58 Mine Was Yellow & Had A Cigarette Burn
© Photo: bronzemat
#59 “Ohhhh Fuuuudge…….”
© Photo: Corndogeveryday
#60 Just Ran Into This Family Truckster
© Photo: CaptainRelevant
#61 If You Know You Know!
© Photo: sneakers4life520
#62 How Many Of You Ate One Of These ?
© Photo: rachevyguy
#63 Pizza Day Was The Best Day Ever In School!
© Photo: Corndogeveryday
#64 “Come To Me, Son Of Jor-El, Kneel Before Zod!”
© Photo: Corndogeveryday
#65 Anyone Else Have One Of These?
© Photo: n_thomas74
#66 Orange Julius Was A Mall Staple In The 80s
© Photo: Ebonystealth
#67 Pizza Friday Was The Best Day
© Photo: Corndogeveryday
#68 Anyone Remember…
© Photo: Texas1971
#69 Who Else Remembers These Pitchers?
© Photo: EdwardBliss
#70 Mom >>>fbi
© Photo: raydebapratim1
#71 Anyone Remember These Manual Credit Card Machines?
© Photo: hotbowlsofjustice
#72 Right?
© Photo: Anoynmous
#73 Does Anyone Have Find Memories Of The Honda “Big Red” Three Wheeler?
© Photo: hotbowlsofjustice
#74 Pizza Party In The 1980s
© Photo: hotbowlsofjustice
#75 I Remember Warming Myself Infront Of This On A Winter Morning Before School
#76 Did You Ever Eat It Straight From The Packet?
© Photo: Such-Memory-7102
#77 The Struggle Was Real And Frustrating
© Photo: Naive_Establishment2
#78 This Bowl Was Used For All These Things And More In My House
© Photo: Corndogeveryday
#79 Back When Breakfast Required Hand-To-Hand Combat With Frozen Juice Logs
© Photo: Yada-Yada-Yadda