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Your daily hit of nostalgia, celebrating the movies, TV, music, and pop culture that defined a generation. ๐Ÿ•น๏ธ๐ŸŽถ๐Ÿ“ผ https://linktr.ee/80sRetroBlast
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๐Ÿ“บ ๐— ๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—˜ ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฌ๐˜€/๐Ÿด๐Ÿฌ๐˜€ ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—œ๐— ๐—˜-๐—ง๐—œ๐— ๐—˜ ๐—ง๐—ฉ ๐——๐—˜๐—•๐—จ๐—ง๐—ฆ โ€” ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ ๐Ÿ“บ
๐Ÿงฅ ๐™๐™๐™š ๐™‘๐™–๐™ฃ ๐˜ฟ๐™ฎ๐™ ๐™š ๐™Ž๐™๐™ค๐™ฌ (CBS, 1988)
๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆ ๐˜ผ๐™ฃ๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™š ๐™ˆ๐™˜๐™‚๐™ช๐™ž๐™ง๐™š (CBS, 1988)
๐Ÿธ ๐™๐˜ผ๐™๐™๐™„๐™‰๐™‚๐™€๐™๐™Ž (NBC, 1988)
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๐Ÿ“บ ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฌ๐˜€/๐Ÿด๐Ÿฌ๐˜€ ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—œ๐— ๐—˜-๐—ง๐—œ๐— ๐—˜ ๐—ง๐—ฉ ๐——๐—˜๐—•๐—จ๐—ง๐—ฆ โ€” ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ ๐Ÿ“บ
๐™Ž๐™๐™ž๐™ง๐™ก๐™š๐™ฎ
๐™‚๐™–๐™ซ๐™ž๐™ก๐™–๐™ฃ
๐™Ž๐™ฉ. ๐™€๐™ก๐™จ๐™š๐™ฌ๐™๐™š๐™ง๐™š
๐™‘: ๐™๐™๐™š ๐™Ž๐™š๐™ง๐™ž๐™š๐™จ
๐Ÿš€ #OnThisDay in 1984, NBC unleashed ๐™‘: ๐™๐™๐™š ๐™Ž๐™š๐™ง๐™ž๐™š๐™จ! It was spaceships, shootouts, and pure 80s sci-fi chaos. Kenneth Johnsonโ€™s allegory? Gone. Recycled FX & campy drama? Absolutely. #VTheSeries #80sSciFi
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๐Ÿ“บ Remembering June Lockhart (1925โ€“2025) โ€” the beloved TV mom from Lassie, Lost in Space, & Petticoat Junction.

A 90-year career, Tony winner, 2x Emmy nominee, 2 Walk of Fame stars, & NASA honoree.

A timeless icon of warmth & strength. ๐Ÿ’ซ
#JuneLockhart #ForgottenTV
๐ŸŽ™๏ธ โ€œThis is Jack Killian on KJCM-FMโ€ฆ The Nighthawk.โ€
#OnThisDay 1988: ๐™ˆ๐™ž๐™™๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™œ๐™๐™ฉ ๐˜พ๐™–๐™ก๐™ก๐™š๐™ง hit NBC.
Gary Cole was a haunted ex-cop turned late-night talk host in SF. Smooth jazz, dark stories & moral dilemmas, and let's not get started on the music rights.
"Good night, America...wherever you are."
Imagine dropping $2,999 on a computerโ€ฆ and still needing floppy disks to save your work. ๐Ÿ’พ In 1982, the TRS-80 Model II was the ultimate โ€œpower move.โ€ Today, itโ€™s pure nostalgia.

#80sRetroblast #RetroTech #RadioShack #VintageAd #80sComputers #TechThrowback #NostalgiaTrip
๐ŸŽถ 80s Retroblast: 1987 โ€œBadโ€ by Michael Jackson hits #1!
MJโ€™s edgier era begins โ€” with the Scorsese-directed music video, killer choreography, and one unforgettable question: โ€œWhoโ€™s bad?โ€ ๐Ÿ‘‘๐Ÿ”ฅ

#80sRetroblast #MichaelJackson #Bad #80sMusic #KingOfPop
On this day in 1988, โ€œ๐—” ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐˜† ๐—ž๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒโ€ by Phil Collins hit #1 in America! ๐Ÿ’•
Originally a 1966 hit for The Mindbenders, Collinsโ€™ remake was recorded for the film Buster, in which he also starred, and was slower and more emotional than the original.
#OnThisDay in 1988, ๐™ˆ๐™Š๐™‰๐™Ž๐™๐™€๐™๐™Ž crawled onto U.S. TV screens in first-run syndication! ๐ŸงŸโ€โ™‚๏ธ
Its iconic intro (a monster family gathering for dessert & TV) reminded viewers that horror could be creepy, fun and done on a budget. ๐Ÿ‘๏ธ #80sHorror
๐™๐™๐™š ๐™๐™ž๐™œ๐™๐™ฉ ๐™Ž๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™›๐™› (๐Ÿญ๐Ÿต๐Ÿด๐Ÿฏ) ๐Ÿš€ Based on Tom Wolfeโ€™s book, the epic chronicles Americaโ€™s first astronauts โ€” the Mercury 7 โ€” and the fearless test pilots who paved the way for spaceflight. ๐ŸŒŒ Starring Ed Harris, Sam Shepard, Dennis Quaid & Scott Glenn.

#80sMovies #TheRightStuff
๐ŸŽฌ๐˜ผ๐™ก๐™ก ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™๐™ž๐™œ๐™๐™ฉ ๐™ˆ๐™ค๐™ซ๐™š๐™จ (๐Ÿญ๐Ÿต๐Ÿด๐Ÿฏ) Tom Cruise stars as Stef Djordjevic, a small-town PA football player fighting to escape a life in the steel mills. Filmed in Johnstown, PA, the gritty drama co-stars Lea Thompson & Craig T. Nelson. ๐Ÿˆ
๐ŸŽถ October 21, 1988: ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐˜…๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ drops ๐‹๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐’๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ฉ! ๐Ÿ’„
Packed with hits like โ€œThe Look,โ€ โ€œListen to Your Heart,โ€ and โ€œDangerous,โ€ the album turned Roxette into international pop royalty.
๐Ÿ’ฟ Big hair. Big hooks. They looked sharp.
#Roxette #80sMusic #PopHistory
๐ŸŽถ 1985: โ€œ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ข๐—ป ๐— ๐—ฒโ€ by ๐—ฎ-๐—ต๐—ฎ hits #1! โšก

That unforgettable synth riff, Morten Harketโ€™s falsetto, and the legendary rotoscope music video made it an instant 80s classic. ๐ŸŽง
Still canโ€™t hear it without seeing that comic book come alive.

#aHa #TakeOnMe #MTV #80sMusic
๐Ÿ“ผ 40 years ago today, the first Blockbuster Video opened in Dallas!
David Cookโ€™s family-friendly, data-driven store broke from the porn & piracy roots of early video rentals, launching a nationwide movie-night ritual.

๐ŸŽฅ Make it a Blockbuster night.
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#OnThisDay in 1988, ๐™๐™Š๐™Ž๐™€๐˜ผ๐™‰๐™‰๐™€ debuted on ABC! Starring Roseanne Barr and John Goodman, the show redefined the American sitcom with its honest, working-class realism and became a ratings powerhouse for 9 seasons and a 2018 revival.
๐Ÿ•น๏ธ Game On: NES Launches in the U.S.! (1985)
First TV spot for Nintendo Entertainment System
๐ŸŽฎ 40 years ago today (Oct 18, 1985), the NES launched in the U.S.! Marketed as a toy, not a console, it came with R.O.B. & the Zapper, kickstarting the 8-bit gaming boom. ๐Ÿ‘พ #80sRetroblast #NES #Nintendo
๐ŸŒ™ #OnThisDay in 1981 Christopher Crossโ€™s โ€œ๐—”๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต๐˜‚๐—ฟโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ (๐—•๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐——๐—ผ)โ€ hit #1 in America!
๐Ÿ’ซ โ€œWhen you get caught between the moon and New York Cityโ€ฆโ€
#80sRetroblast #ChristopherCross #ArthursTheme
๐ŸŽ“ #OnThisDay in 1983, class was now in session!
NBCโ€™s ๐™ƒ๐™ž๐™œ๐™ ๐™Ž๐™˜๐™๐™ค๐™ค๐™ก ๐™.๐™Ž.๐˜ผ. united 80s teen royalty like Michael J. Fox, Nancy McKeon, Todd Bridges, & Dana Plato with classic sitcom stars Bob Denver, Tony Dow, and Dawn Wells.
๐ŸŽง ๐Ÿด๐Ÿฌ๐˜€ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜: 1981: ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—›๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐——๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ! ๐Ÿ’ฟ
This synthpop landmark featuring โ€œDonโ€™t You Want Me,โ€ Dare hit #1 in the UK, Canada, Sweden & NZ, and #3 in the US.
Neon, drum machines & eyeliner never sounded so good.
๐Ÿท 1988: UB40โ€™s โ€œ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ช๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒโ€ hits #1 in America! Neil Diamondโ€™s 60s tune got a reggae makeover and became one of the chillest hits of the 80s. #80sMusic #UB40
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๐Ÿ“บ ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฌ๐˜€/๐Ÿด๐Ÿฌ๐˜€ ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—œ๐— ๐—˜-๐—ง๐—œ๐— ๐—˜ ๐—ง๐—ฉ ๐——๐—˜๐—•๐—จ๐—ง๐—ฆ โ€” ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฐ ๐Ÿ“บ
โœจ ๐™†๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™๐™ช (1972)
โœจ ๐™๐™š๐™จ๐™˜๐™ช๐™š ๐™›๐™ง๐™ค๐™ข ๐™‚๐™ž๐™ก๐™ก๐™ž๐™œ๐™–๐™ฃโ€™๐™จ ๐™„๐™จ๐™ก๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ (1978)
โœจ ๐™„๐™ฉ ๐™๐™–๐™ ๐™š๐™จ ๐™๐™ฌ๐™ค (1982)
โœจ ๐™๐™๐™š ๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™š๐™๐™š๐™–๐™™๐™จ (1983)
Oct 14, 1983: ๐™๐™๐™š ๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™š๐™๐™š๐™–๐™™๐™จ beamed onto NBC! ๐Ÿ›ธ
Rankin-Bass + SNLโ€™s Al Franken & Tom Davis = one bizarre animated sitcom pilot.
Beldar & Prymaat crash on Earth, start fixing TVs, raise baby Connie & claim theyโ€™re from France. Laugh track? Check. Weird adult jokes? Double check.
#Coneheads #SNL
Bud Light went full horror mode in the late โ€™80s with the Psycho Sweepstakes, starring the one and only Spuds MacKenzie. ๐Ÿถ๐ŸŽƒ

Fans could actually win a Halloween bash at the Bates Motel, and yes, it was every bit as weird and wonderful as it sounds.

#80sRetroBlast #BudLight #SpudsMacKenzie