Totally 80s
"The State Nicknames"
SNL
The Purple One
Yacht Rock
200

This teen character was sexually molested during "five minutes in the closet" with a "Teen Wolf."

Boof

200

The Show Me State

Missouri

200

This cast member was chosen to play Shrek before Mike Myers

Chris Farley

200

This Michael Jackson video was made with Prince in mind, but after declining, the appearance was made by Wesley Snipes

Bad

200

This silky-smooth singer sang backup on Steely Dan's monster hit "Peg"

Michael McDonald

400

This singer was featured with Captain Lou Albano as a sidekick at WWF wrestling events

Cyndi Lauper

400

The Keystone State

Pennsylvania
400

This cast member impersonated Star Jones for 'The View' sketch

Tracy Morgan

400

Once given as an acoustic demo to the funk band Mazarati for their debut album, Prince liked the recording so much that he took it back and made it a hit for himself in 1985

Kiss

400

This yacht rock solo artist admitted in April 2020 to have been suffering from COVID-19

Christopher Cross

600

Long-faced singer of The Cars, Ric Ocasek, married this supermodel in 1989 leaving many to think, "What the fuuu?"

Paulina Porizkova

600

The Granite State

New Hampshire

600

At 47 years old, this cast member became the oldest actor to ever join the cast

Leslie Jones

600

This global color authority named a color after the purple lover appropriately named "Love Symbol #2", a nod to the symbol that Prince changed his name to in 1997.

Pantone

600

Will Ferrell wore a shirt featuring this yacht rock band in his 2008 film "Step Brothers"

Pablo Cruise

800

The heart throb that Molly Ringwald's character, Samantha, lusts after in Sixteen Candles

Jake Ryan

800

The Centennial State

Colorado

800

This singer sang a song during the opening of the show that occurred soon after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 to honor the heroic New York City public officials

Paul Simon

800

After hearing the 1982 Prince song "Little Red Corvette" on the radio, this singer wrote and recorded the hit "Stand Back" based on the melody of "Little Red Corvette."

Stevie Nicks

800

"What a Fool Believes", the super-hit by The Doobie Brothers, was written by Michael McDonald and this other popular yacht rock singer

Kenny Loggins

1000

Actor Vic Marrow was decapitated during a helicopter scene in this 1983 movie, which forever impacted the career of John Landis

Twilight Zone: The Movie

1000

The Yellowhammer State

Alabama

1000
This 1986 movie was produced during Loren Michaels' five-year absence from the show

The Three Amigos

1000

Prince wrote, but did not record, this 80s hit made famous by The Bangles

Manic Monday

1000

Toni Tennille, singer of Captain & Tennille, sang backup for this 1970s psychedelic rock band

Pink Floyd