MTV & Music
This cable channel launched in 1981 and changed music forever.
What is MTV?
This Spielberg film featured a friendly alien trying to phone home.
What is E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial?
This animated family debuted on television in 1989.
Who are The Simpsons?
This food court staple is known for giant soft pretzels.
What is Auntie Anne's?
Take me on.... sang this Norwegian musical group.
Who is A-Ha?
This “King of Pop” released the album Thriller in 1982.
Who is Michael Jackson?
Marty McFly traveled through time in this 1985 classic.
What is Back to the Future?
This family sitcom starred Bill Cosby as Cliff Huxtable.
What is The Cosby Show?
People in the 1980s often visited these to take silly picture strips with friends.
What are photo booths?
Jenny, Jenny, who can I turn to? Tommy Tutone belted out this phone number repeatedly in his song.
What is 867-5309?
This band’s 1986 collaboration with Run-D.M.C. on "Walk This Way" helped bridge the gap between rock and rap on MTV.
Who is Aerosmith?
This 1984 action-comedy featured a team hunting paranormal ghosts in New York City.
What is Ghostbusters?
This action TV show featured talking cars and David Hasselhoff.
What is Knight Rider?
This photography company became synonymous with instant cameras.
What is Polaroid?
This song by Dexys Midnight Runners became a huge hit in 1982.
What is Come on Eileen?
This rap group’s 1986 album Licensed to Ill helped bring rap into the mainstream.
Who are The Beastie Boys?
The Basket Case, The Jock, The Brain, The Princess, and The Criminal all served detention on a Saturday in this film.
What is The Breakfast Club?
This children’s puppet show featured characters like Gonzo and Fozzie Bear.
What is The Muppet Show?
This clothing item was especially popular in mall fashion stores during the 1980s and often made from denim.
What are jean jackets?
A flock of what? This band performed I Ran (So Far Away).
What is A Flock of Seagulls?
This charity concert organized by Bob Geldof featured major artists and raised money for famine relief in Ethiopia.
What is Live Aid?
This actor starred as Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark. You might know him from Star Wars too...
Who is Harrison Ford?
This groundbreaking sitcom followed Blanche, Rose, Dorothy, and Sophia all living together in Miami.
What is The Golden Girls?
Many teens rushed to malls to buy tickets for concerts by stars like Madonna and Michael Jackson at these stores.
HINT: It's all digital today.
What is Ticketmaster?
This song by Soft Cell features a toxic, painful, and manipulative relationship.
What is Tainted Love?