1980s pop culture

It's the game we all went bananas for in the 1980s! Donkey Kong was released 43 years ago today, in 1981! How many hours did you spend playing this on your…

Happy birthday to Kevin Bacon, who is 66 today! The birthday boy is pretty famous, having starred in a lot of films over the years, including "Footloose," "A…

The movie about a truly epic day of playing hooky was released 38 years ago! "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" premiered June 11, 1986. It follows high school…

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…