The 80s

So I’ve been watching a lot of 80s television lately. Mostly The first 2 seasons of The A-Team and 21 Jump Street (Thanks Netflix :) . I was pretty young during the 80s so I’ve learned a lot about the time I grew up in this way. I thought I would share what I’ve learned with everyone.

1) In the 80s anything with 4 wheels could be turned into a tank. Anything.

2) Cops often left their squad cars not only unlocked but with the keys in the ignition. Cause I mean who’s going to steal a cop car? Answer: Everyone

3) Every bad guy has to have a helicopter. I mean what kind of bad guy runs a Moonshine operation and doesn’t have a helicopter?

4) All teenagers were involved in either drugs, robbery, loan sharking, arson or gangs.

5) Don’t ever own a small business because someone will eventually come and charge you for “insurance” but really it’s so they don’t destroy everything you own. (this was a genuine fear I had as a child)

6) My perfect man is a Murdock with a little Face thrown in. Which in the end is still Rick from The Facts of Life.

7) Drugs aren’t about what kind of parents you have, they’re about who’s cool.

8) It’s ok to act inappropriately with teenagers when you are an adult as long as you look like a teenager.

9) Undercover cops can’t wait to tell you they are undercover cops.

10) Johnny Depp has not aged at all despite the fact that he smokes like a chimney. My Dare officer lied to me.

11) The best place to lock up someone you want to kill is in a barn or garage with lots of tools and mechanical things and sometimes dynamite.

12) You can only have 1 girl on a team. Any more than that and it gets complicated.

13) People can be really important to you one week and then completely disappear the next week and you won’t even care.

14) You could be a convicted felon, on the run from the Military police and still be able to work with children at center.

15) If you put the same outfit and a wig on Person A that is remotely near the same hair color as person B, no matter what their size or shape, Person A will look exactly like person B


That's it so far. Really the 80s seem like they were pretty rough. I'll keep you updated on anything else I learn.