1985-1989 Fads and Fashions
Movies
~ Back to the Future
~ The Breakfast Club
~ The Goonies
~ Rambo: First Blood Part II
Music
Albums
Born In the USA by Bruce Springsteen
The Joshua Tree by U2
Songs
Material Girl by Madonna
That's What Friends are For by Expose
Artists
Bruce Springsteen
Michael Jackson
Books
~Attic by Shel Silverstein
~The Giraffe, the Pelly, and Me by Roald Dahl
~The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg
Inventions
~Microsoft Windows Program
Dance
~ The Teen Wolf: often seen in Michael Jackson’s Thriller. Place hands out like a dog begging and above your waist as though you were going to claw someone. Move your arms up to the left and then down towards the floor.
Clothing
~Girls: shoulder pads, “BIG” hair, miniskirts, lots of gold, one shoulder shirts, bangle bracelets, pinks and greens, Lacoste, monograms, and TONS of dark makeup.
~Boys: plaid flannel shirts, dark colors, acid jeans, sunglasses (at night), ear piercing, mullets, spiky and slicked back hair, and lots of gold.
Art
~Jasper Johns (Flag)
~Keith Haring (Blue Boat)
~Andy Warhol (Mick Jagger)
Toys
~Koosh Balls
~Nintendo
~Care Bears
~Super Mario Brothers
~Mario Games
~Tetris