I Love the '80s (U.S.

TV series)
I Love the '80s is a decade nostalgia television program that was produced by VH1,
based on the BBC series of the same name. The first episode, "I Love 1980",
I Love the '80s
premiered on December 16, 2002, and the final episode, "I Love 1989", premiered Genre Documentary
on December 20, 2002. Written by James Eatock
Narrated by Doug Jeffers
Country of origin United States
Contents Original English
Recurring segments language(s)
Topics covered by year No. of seasons 1
1980
No. of episodes 10
1981
1982 Production
1983
Running time 60 minutes
1984
1985 Production MTV Networks
1986 company(s)
1987 Release
1988
1989 Original network VH1

External links Original release December 16 –

December 20,
2002
Recurring segments
Makeout Songs: Lionel Richie presented the love songs from each year .
Babes: Bret Michaels presented the attractive female celebrities from each year
.
Hunks: Traci Lords presented the attractive male celebrities from each year
.
Public Service Announcements: A public service announcement(PSA) from each year was presented.
Then and Now: "Weird Al" Yankovic compares trends of the given year and the present day .
Mr. & Ms.: Andrew Dice Clay presented a male celebrity and a female celebrity of each year.
Born In: Soleil Moon Frye presented the people, bands, and products that were born in each year .
During the credits of every episode, a clip from a popular music video was played without any type of commentary
.
These were usually replaced with a show promo by Vh1.

Topics covered by year

1980
The Love Boat
Caddyshack
The Vapors' "Turning Japanese"
Punk and preppy fashion
Strawberry Shortcake
The Blue Lagoon and Brooke Shields' Calvin Klein ads
Designer jeans
Air Supply's "All Out of Love"
 Pat Benatar and Deborah Harry (of Blondie)
Who shot J.R.?
9 to 5
Urban Cowboy
Queen's "Another One Bites the Dust"
Kenny Rogers
Xanadu
Airplane!
The Sugarhill Gang's "Rapper's Delight"
The Pretenders' "Brass in Pocket"
Mattel Electronic Football
Miracle on Ice
That's Incredible!
The Empire Strikes Back
Makeout Songs of 1980:Air Supply's "Every Woman in the World", Dan Fogelberg's "Longer", and Captain & Tennille's "Do That to
Me One More Time"

Babes of 1980: Princess Leia, Bo Derek, Charlene Tilton, Victoria Principal and Suzanne Somers

Hunks of 1980: Richard Gere, Jim Palmer, John Travolta, Erik Estrada and Greg Evigan

PSA of 1980: Give a Kid a Book PSA

Then and Now 1980: Sony Walkman with Cassette (Then: $169.00 / Now: $19.95), Ross Harris (Then: Movie star of Airplane! /
Now: Video star of Hootie and the Blowfish's "Sad Caper"), and The Big Gulp (Then: 32 oz. / Now: 64 oz.)

Mr. & Ms. 1980: Ronald Reagan and Daisy Duke

Born in 1980: Christina Aguilera, Post-it notes, ethnic Barbie dolls and Macaulay Culkin

End Credit Video is Devo's "Whip It"

1981
Cable Television and MTV
Porky's
Reagan assassination attempt
Pope John Paul II assassination attempt
The Royal Wedding
Luke and Laura (characters from General Hospital)
Rick Springfield
Arthur
The Greatest American Hero
DMC DeLorean
Rubik's Cube
Kool & the Gang's "Celebration"
Fridays
Stripes
Bosom Buddies
John McEnroe
Hall & Oates' "Private Eyes"
Members Only
Atari 2600
The Jeffersons
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Makeout Songs of 1981:REO Speedwagon's "Keep on Loving You", Foreigner's "Waiting For a Girl Like You", and Lionel Richie &
Diana Ross' "Endless Love"

Babes of 1981: Olivia Newton-John, Donna Dixon, Valerie Bertinelli, Kathleen Turner and Sandra Day O'Connor

Hunks of 1981: Patrick Duffy, Burt Reynolds, Harrison Ford, Mick Jagger and Richard Simmons

PSA of 1981: Girl Scouts in Gymnastics

Then and Now 1981: Tom Cruise (Then: Endless Love - $33 Million / Now: Endless Cash - $25 Million), Movie Tickets (Then:
$3.00 / Now: $10.00), andSuntan Lotion (Then: Tanning oil / Now: Hawaiian Tropic Ozone SPF 70)

Mr. & Ms. 1981: Tom Selleck and Sheena Easton

Born in 1981: Alicia Keys, Beyoncé Knowles, the laptop computer, Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, the thong, Serena Williams
and Metallica

End Credit Video is The Police's "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic"

1982
Mullets
VJs
Toni Basil's "Mickey"
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
The J. Geils Band's "Centerfold"
Square Pegs
Rocky III
Ozzy Osbourne
Joan Jett's "I Love Rock 'N Roll"
The Dukes of Hazzard
The Go-Go's
Olivia Newton-John's "Physical"/Jane Fonda's Workout/aerobics fashion
A Flock of Seagulls' "I Ran (So Far Away)"
Trivial Pursuit
Keytar
Joanie Loves Chachi
Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man
Tommy Tutone's "867-5309/Jenny"
Dungeons & Dragons
Poltergeist
Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five's "The Message"
Silver Spoons
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Makeout Songs of 1982:Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes' "Up Where We Belong" and Lionel Richie's "Truly"

Babes of 1982: Kim Wilde, Rae Dawn Chong, Kirstie Alley, Pia Zadora, and Tootsie

Hunks of 1982: John Stamos, David Lee Roth, Sting, Bruce Springsteen and the Soloflex Guy

PSA of 1982: Time for Timer "Sunshine on a Stick" PSA

Then and Now 1982: Cats (Then: On Broadway now and forever / Now: Gone), Scott Schwartz (Then: Child star of The Toy / Now:
Porn star), and Concert Tickets for The Who (Then: Farewell tour - $25.00 / Now: Reunion tour - $250.00)

Mr. & Ms. 1982: Eddie Murphy and Heather Locklear

Born in 1982: Kirsten Dunst, Prince William, Diet Coke, Public Enemy and liposuction

End Credit Video is The Human League's "Don't You Want Me"

1983
National Lampoon's Vacation
Family Ties
Diff'rent Strokes
Cabbage Patch Kids
Michael Jackson's Thriller
Flashdance
Duran Duran
Valley Girl
Pat Benatar's "Love Is a Battlefield"
Scarface
The A-Team
Def Leppard's Pyromania
Eddie Murphy Delirious
Dexys Midnight Runners' "Come on Eileen"
Jerry Falwell vs. Larry Flynt
Knight Rider
WarGames
Wacky wall walker
Styx's "Mr. Roboto"
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
Return of the Jedi
Makeout Songs of 1983:The Police's "Every Breath You Take", Spandau Ballet's "True" and Marvin Gaye's "Sexual Healing"

Babes of 1983: Maud Adams, Vanity, Joan Collins, Christie Brinkley and Rebecca De Mornay

Hunks of 1983: Lee Horsley, Rob Lowe, Marvin Gaye, Bruce Boxleitner and Chewbacca

PSA of 1983: Smokey Bear - Mask ofJoanna Cassidy

Then and Now 1983: Talent Shows (Then: Star Search / Now: American Idol), Cellular Phones (Then: $3,000 / Now: Given Away),
and Home Video Cameras (Then: Sony Betamovie - 6.5 lbs. / Now: Sony Micro MB Handycam - 12 oz.)

Mr. & Ms. 1983: Tom Cruise and Ms. Pac-Man

Born in 1983: Michelle Branch, Bon Jovi, the Nintendo Entertainment System, Taylor Hanson and the Red Hot Chili Peppers

End Credit Video is Madness' "Our House"

1984
Breakdancing
Footloose
Madonna
Corey Hart's "Sunglasses at Night"
"Where's the beef?"
Bruce Springsteen's Born in the U.S.A.
Mary Lou Retton
Webster and Punky Brewster
Huey Lewis and the News
 Miami Vice
The Terminator
Transformers and Care Bears
Wham!
Prince
Sixteen Candles
Cyndi Lauper
Michael Jackson's Pepsi commercial disaster
Lionel Richie's "Hello"
This Is Spinal Tap
Makeout Songs of 1984:Mike Reno & Ann Wilson's "Almost Paradise", Phil Collins' "Against All Odds", and John Waite's "Missing
You"

Babes of 1984: Paulina Porizkova, Daryl Hannah, Tina Turner, Heather Thomas and Geraldine Ferraro

Hunks of 1984: Ralph Macchio, Matt Dillon, C. Thomas Howell, Duran Duran and Tom Hulce

PSA of 1984: "Don't let your lungs go to pot." - Cast ofFame

Then and Now 1984: Recreational Family Vehicles (Then: Chrysler Caravan - $8,669 / Now: Ford Explorer - $24,620), Super Bowl
Tickets (Then: $60.00 / Now: $325.00), andThe Mac (Then: 131,000 bytes of memory / Now: 500,000,000 bytes of memory)

Mr. & Ms. 1984: Boy George and Boy George

Born in 1984: Mandy Moore, Freddy Krueger, Kelly Osbourne, hair mousse and Punky Brewster

End Credit Video is Nena's "99 Red Balloons"

1985
WrestleMania
MacGyver
Back to the Future
Mötley Crüe's "Home Sweet Home"
The Goonies
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Small Wonder
Bryan Adams' "Summer of '69"
Big hair
Fletch
"The Super Bowl Shuffle"
Bartles & Jaymes
Cocoon
Til Tuesday's "Voices Carry"
Live Aid
The Facts of Life
Eddie Murphy's "Party All the Time"
The Breakfast Club and St. Elmo's Fire
Day-Glo and oversized message T-shirts
Pound Puppies
"We Are the World"/Hear 'n Aid
Makeout Songs of 1985:Wham!'s "Careless Whisper", Sade's "Smooth Operator", and Madonna's "Crazy for You"

Babes of 1985: Kelly LeBrock, Kelly McGillis, Rosanna Arquette, Grace Slick and Tipper Gore
Hunks of 1985: Sylvester Stallone, William "The Refrigerator" Perry, Robert Redford, Jim McMahon and Pee-Wee Herman

PSA of 1985: Contract For Life

Then and Now 1985: Hit Soft Drinks (Then: New Coke / Now: Vanilla Coke), and Pro Wrestling (Then: Hulk Hogan / Now: The
Rock)

Mr. & Ms. 1985: Dolph Lundgren and Brigitte Nielsen

Born in 1985: Zac Hanson, Air Jordans, Frankie Muniz, Lee Press-On Nails andVH1

End Credit Video is Tears for Fears' "Shout"

1986
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Wheel of Fortune
Hands Across America
Teddy Ruxpin
ALF
Pretty in Pink
Madonna's "Papa Don't Preach"
Swatch
1986 World Series and the Bill Buckner fielding error
The Cosby Show
Baby On Board
"Crocodile" Dundee
Celebrity marriages (specifically Tommy Lee and Heather Locklear, Arnold Schwarzeneggerand Maria Shriver and
Tatum O'Neal and John McEnroe)
Whitney Houston
Comic Relief
Janet Jackson
Stand by Me
Run-DMC and Aerosmith's "Walk This Way"
Top Gun
Makeout Songs of 1986: Berlin's "Take My Breath Away", Peter Cetera & Amy Grant's "The Next Time I Fall", and Atlantic Starr's
"Secret Lovers"

Babes of 1986: Susanna Hoffs, Kim Basinger, Stevie Nicks, Bette Midler and the Statue of Liberty

Hunks of 1986: Tom Cruise, Walter Payton, Paul Hogan, Keith Hernandez and Howard the Duck

PSA of 1986: "Vote With A Friend. Make It Count More" withQuincy Jones and James Ingram

Then and Now 1986: Highest Baseball Salary (Then: Gary Carter - $2 Million / Now: Alex Rodriguez - $22 Million), David Lee
Roth and Sammy Hagar (Then: Rivals / Now: Together), and Ted Danson and Kelsey Grammer (Then: Ted Danson - $45,000 an
episode on Cheers / Now: Kelsey Grammer - $1,600,000 an episode onFrasier)

Mr. & Ms. 1986: Mike Tyson and Oprah Winfrey

Born in 1986: Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen, the Goo Goo Dolls, Jolt Cola, the Pixies and the disposable camera

End Credit Video is Mr. Mister's "Kyrie"

1987
 Dirty Dancing
Tiffany and Debbie Gibson
Hair crimping
Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam
Fatal Attraction
Hair metal
FOX (specifically The Tracey Ullman Show, Married... with Children, and 21 Jump Street)
R.E.M.'s "It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)"
Controversial extra-marital affairs (specifically Oliver North and Fawn Hall, Gary Hart and Donna Rice, Jim and
Tammy Faye Bakker and Jessica Hahn)
Wall Street
Beastie Boys' "Fight for Your Right"
Acid wash & Converse
Cheers
Salt-N-Pepa's "Push It"
Hollywood Shuffle
Robert Palmer's "Addicted to Love"
The two Coreys
U2's The Joshua Tree
Makeout Songs of 1987:Billy Vera & The Beaters' "At This Moment", Crowded House's "Don't Dream It's Over", and LL Cool J's "I
Need Love"

Babes of 1987: Lisa Bonet, Sheena Easton, Jody Watley, Tawny Kitaen and the Church Lady

Hunks of 1987: LL Cool J, RoboCop, Dennis Quaid, Harry Hamlin and Harry from Harry and the Hendersons

PSA of 1987: Anti-Drug (Marijuana) "I learned it by watching you!"

Then and Now 1987: Richest Person in America (Then: Sam Walton - $4,500,000,000 / Now: Bill Gates - $43,000,000,000) / Baby
Jessica (Then: Stuck in a well / Now: Well adjusted), and Axl Rose (Then: New face of rock 'n' roll / Now: New face)

Mr. & Ms. 1987: Bruce Willis and Cher

Born in 1987: Lil' Bow Wow, Aaron Carter, Nirvana and condom commercials

End Credit Video is Wang Chung's "Everybody Have Fun Tonight"

1988
Mike Tyson
Child's Play
Roseanne
Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up"
Guns N' Roses
The Wonder Years
Modern Rock (Specifically INXS, The Cure, Morrissey, Depeche Mode, & Erasure)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Bobby McFerrin's "Don't Worry Be Happy"
California Raisins
Perfect Strangers
George Michael's Faith
Pictionary and Win, Lose or Draw
UB40's "Red, Red Wine"
Working woman's wardrobe,Color Me Beautiful
Yo! MTV Raps, "Parents Just Don't Understand", N.W.A and the rise of gangsta rap
 Who's the Boss?
Terence Trent D'Arby
The neo-hippie movement
Grateful Dead's "Touch of Grey"
Rain Man
Makeout Songs of 1988: Patrick Swayze's "She's Like the Wind", Richard Marx's "Hold On to the Nights", and Cheap Trick's "The
Flame"

Babes of 1988: Jessica Rabbit, Kari Wuhrer, Samantha Fox, Julia Roberts, and Divine

Hunks of 1988: John F. Kennedy, Jr., Donald Trump, Kevin Costner, Joe Montana, and Dan Quayle

PSA of 1988: Buckle Up (Car Crash Test Dummies)

Then and Now 1988: A Year of Tuition at Harvard (Then: $12,000 / Now: $35,000),Ricki Lake (Then: 250 lbs. / Now: 120 lbs.), and
100-Meter Sprint (Then: Ben Johnson - 9.79 seconds / Now:Tim Montgomery - 9.78 seconds)

Mr. and Ms. 1988: ALF and Debbie Gibson

Born in 1988: Haley Joel Osment, Teddy Grahams, Miami Heat, En Vogue, and Prozac

End Credit Video is INXS' "Mediate"

1989
New Kids on the Block
Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure
Milli Vanilli
Game Boy and Tetris
COPS
Rob Lowe's sex video
Cher's "If I Could Turn Back Time"
Do The Right Thing
Madonna's "Like a Prayer" music video and the ensuing Pepsi controversy
Say Anything...
The Arsenio Hall Show
The B-52's "Love Shack"
Bobby Brown
Afrocentric clothing
Baywatch
Aerosmith's "Love in an Elevator"
Heathers
Saved by the Bell
Tone Loc's "Funky Cold Medina"
The fall of the Berlin Wall
Makeout Songs of 1989: Richard Marx's "Right Here Waiting", Simply Red's "If You Don't Know Me by Now", and The Cure's
"Lovesong"

Babes of 1989: Winona Ryder, Paula Abdul, Tiffani-Amber Thiessen, Claudia Schiffer, and Barbara Bush

Hunks of 1989: Batman, The Joker, Johnny Depp, Mel Gibson, and Leonardo

PSA of 1989: AIDS Prevention

Then and Now 1989: Bushes (Then: George H. W. Bush / Now: George W. Bush), Justin Timberlake (Then: Mouseketeer / Now:
Michael Jackson), and World Wide Web (Then: Dialing up / Now: Off the hook)

Mr. and Ms. 1989: Fab Morvan and Meg Ryan

Born in 1989: Daniel Radcliffe, Hole, Hootie & the Blowfish, Lil' Romeo, and American Gladiators

End Credit Video is Madonna's "Express Yourself"

External links
I Love the 80s at VH1.com

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