Nifty 50s
"Aaaay!" This "Happy Days" character was the epitome of cool in the '70s (by way of the '50s).
Fonzie (Arthur Fonzarelli)
Complete with combat boots & a dog tag, he made his debut at a 1964 toy fair.
G.I. Joe
Holy guacamole, in the '70s kitchen appliances in this shade of green were all the rage.
avocado
The Wayfarer style of this brand of sunglasses was an '80s fave.
Ray-Bans
One of the hottest toys of the late '90s was a plush, red Tickle Me ____.
Elmo
This short hair style named for its origin among rowers was popular with '50s guys.
a crew cut
In November 1967 John Lennon appeared on the cover of this music magazine's first issue.
Rolling Stone
To start the '70s he replaced the 2 white guys in the Experience with a black rhythm section in Band of Gypsys.
Hendrix
A man... a woman in distress... ladder climbing... a giant ape... this video game that debuted in 1981 had it all!
Donkey Kong
Ice Cube & Chris Tucker starred in this 1995 comedy that Cube co-wrote with DJ Pooh
Friday
On Nov. 3, 1957 Laika the dog became the first living creature to orbit earth, on the second of these Soviet satellites.
Sputnik
Popular dance songs of the '60s included ones called this & the Peppermint this.
the "Twist"
Kids of the '70s, this is for you! This character--"a man barely alive... we can rebuild him... better, stronger, faster."
the Six Million Dollar Man (Steve Austin)
This stainless-steel car with gull-wing doors debuted in 1981; fewer than 10,000 were made.
a DeLorean
That's TLC doing the theme for this '90s Nickelodeon sketch show that starred Kenan Thompson.
All That
This '40s & '50s welterweight & middleweight champ topped a "Ring" magazine's list of greatest boxers.
Sugar Ray Robinson
It was the dawning of a New Age in theater with this "Love-Rock Musical" & its much-publicized nudity.
Hair
Sid & Marty Krofft produced '70s Saturday morning TV like "H.R. Pufnstuf" & this one where a family ends up in a time with dinosaurs.
Land of the Lost
"Say You, Say Me" is on his album "Dancing On The Ceiling."
Lionel Richie
Grooves from bands like Parliament gave this West Coast subgenre of rap from the early '90s its letter-perfect name.
G-funk
They were the hipsters of this era. They rejected the conformity and consumerism of mainstream American culture and expressed themselves through various forms of art.
beatnik
At the Oscars in 1969, there was a rare tie for Best Actress between Barbra Streisand & this other legend.
Katharine Hepburn
Barbra Streisand's fans know this is her middle name, because it's in the title of a 1971 album.
Joan
On Nov. 21, 1980 76% of Americans watching television tuned in to finally find out "who shot" this character.
J.R.
Scriptwriter Quentin Tarantino first tried to get backing to make this 1993 Christian Slater film that Tony Scott ultimately made.
True Romance