80s pop culture

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…

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…

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…

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…

Time to pour yourself a cold one... of Coca-Cola! It's National Have a Coke Day, one of those "holidays" that is celebrated every year just because! So in…

The classic comedy franchise "The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!" is headed back to the silver screen - with an all-new cast!…

Kevin Bacon made good on his promise - he returned to Payson High School in Utah on Saturday, where he filmed "Footloose" 40 years ago! Students at Payson…

Tomorrow is the big day! It's prom at Payson High School in Payson, Utah, the school where the 1984 movie "Footloose" was filmed. It's the last dance at the…

Wheel watchers, take note! Pat Sajak, the host of "Wheel of Fortune" for the past 41 years, has taped his final show. "TVLine" reported Sajak taped his final…