1980s pop culture

Our favorite funny-scary-supernatural film, "Ghostbusters," was released in theaters 40 years ago today! Starring Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Harold Ramis,…

The show you probably watched at home and in the classroom is 41 years old today! "Reading Rainbow" premiered in 1983 as a children's television series…

If you ask someone in the United States if they want a soda, it's pretty likely they'll want a Coke. The second most likely answer? It's not Pepsi…

Pat Sajak is getting ready to say goodbye! After 40+ years as the host of "Wheel of Fortune," Sajak's final episode will air this Friday, June 7. Sajak…

Say it isn't so! Chuck E. Cheese, the pizza restaurant that birthday party dreams are made of, has announced its animatronic band will go silent! You…

Throwback fans know all about the Brat Pack. The term was first used in a 1985 article referencing a group of young actors who starred in teen films in the…

When you think about '80s rock, one of the bands that surely comes to mind is Def Leppard! You blasted them in your car, slow-danced to them at your high school…

We can hardly believe we are typing this, but Pac-Man debuted 44 years ago today! It was first released in Japan on May 22, 1980, and would hit the United…

Laurence Tureaud is celebrating a big birthday today - he's 72! Of course, you probably know him as Mr. T, but also as B.A. Baracus from the TV show "The…

The fan-favorite movie "9 to 5" is coming back... thanks to a "Friend!" Jennifer Aniston is said to be producing a new reimagining of the classic 1980 movie…