The 80's

[full back]

Still doesn't consitute an 80s programme....

Well if I watched it in the 80's I call it an 80's show

[ziggysego]

semantics

[the green man]

hey hey!

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=6IqznlB1GhI

[ziggysego]

Your hey hey made me think of this green man.

Seen a few episodes as kid and thought it was cool. Might have been a 70s show and I got the repeats. Not sure.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=cFDBW7Xgagg

[The Real Laoislad]

Classic 80's advert

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=pieK7b4KLL4&feature=related

[ziggysego]

Oh and of course, nearly forgot this great show

http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=lP5u8b1L9LA

[dodo]

Grange Hill
Vincent Hanley and MT USA. Sunday evenings in front of the fire listening to Bruce Springsteen, Michael Jackson, Paul Simon, ZZ Top.
Whitney Houston in them tight short dresses          http://youtube.com/watch?v=n52CzPvwPQ0
Live Aid
Unemployment nearly 20%
Emigration
Travenol factory in Castlebar closing
Monsignor James Horan finally getting Knock Airport up and running
Yosser Hughes in Boys from the Blackstuff, "gissa job" and "I can do that"
 

[Aerlik]

Nina Hartley started her film career...

un-Brazilian-ed adult film starlets

1980s hairstyles in above films

[theskull1]

Can't believe this show hasn't been mentioned.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fk-xKBrPqTI

[Puckoon]

Havnt been following the thread closely - apologies if anything is repeated here:
These are the things I remember from the 80s
1. He man and the masters of the universe.
2. Phone numbers having 5 digits
3. 10p mix ups with 10 sweets
4. Winners sports magazine with binder
5. Saint and Greavsie
6. Star wars figurines
7. High Hair
8. Ralph Macchio and the crane
9. Getting wacked at school, then whacked at home for getting whacked at school
10. Wanting one of these:

11. Crown Paints sponsoring liverpool
12. Dave Beasant in 1988

The end of the 80s, start of 1990

1. John Major
2. Packie Bonner and Daniel Timofte
3. Patrick 90s.

[DrinkingHarp]

Space shuttle Challenger exploding
Chicago Bears winning the SuperBowl
Going on a bus tour with a group of young ladies from Newry, to Galway (the Nuns didn't help by being around).
First car
Rubiks Cube - still cant do the damn thing
Getting drunk for the first time
Going to my 1st Notre Dame football game
Getting Atari
Playing hockey in the old Chicago Stadium
Laughing at people who were dancing to WHAM
Polo Cologne
Parachute pants
Hill Street Blues
Doing "IT" for the first time

[Doogie Browser]

i was looking through old back issues of a local paper from the 1980's and there was a sports day, one of the events was a 'ladies car Parking Competition' I shit you not!  Oh how the world has gone PC mad nowadays.

[dodo]

Can't believe this show hasn't been mentioned.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fk-xKBrPqTI

Look at the post 2 up from your own one 

9. Getting wacked at school, then whacked at home for getting whacked at school

[the green man]

Grange Hill
Vincent Hanley and MT USA. Sunday evenings in front of the fire listening to Bruce Springsteen, Michael Jackson, Paul Simon, ZZ Top.
Whitney Houston in them tight short dresses          http://youtube.com/watch?v=n52CzPvwPQ0
Live Aid
Unemployment nearly 20%
Emigration
Travenol factory in Castlebar closing
Monsignor James Horan finally getting Knock Airport up and running
Yosser Hughes in Boys from the Blackstuff, "gissa job" and "I can do that"
 

Defining the 80's