80s

Sarah Hedgecock · 02/04/14 12:34PM

[A 14-year-old Gwen Stefani meets Sting to get an autograph backstage. Stefani, who posted this image on her Twitter account, captions the photo, "chunky me 1983." Image via @gwenstefani/Twitter.]

Lasers, Unicorns, and Lamborghinis — Oh My!

Whitney Jefferson · 10/28/10 05:35PM

This brightly-colored video featuring incredible 80s graphics, unicorns, and Lamborghinis is an intense 30-second video tribute to the 1980s. And if you're anything like me, you will love it.

Before There Was American Idol, There Was Stairway to Stardom

Ruhi Shamim · 09/23/10 12:01PM

Can't get enough of America's "talent"? Joe and Nick from the Found Footage Show highlight the rawest of the raw from this 1980's NY public access talent program. It's like an entire show devoted to William Hung-esque performances.

The Ultimate 80s Teen Queen Face-off: Tiffany vs. Debbie Gibson

Eleni Crush · 07/27/10 01:41PM

Once upon a time in the 1980s, two teen popstars, both alike in dignity, duked it out for the adoration of mallrats everywhere. Now, twenty years later, SyFy delivers that long-anticipated catfight to us—Tiffany vs. Debbie Gibson.

How to Make an 80s Cake—Complete with a Keytar

Whitney Jefferson · 07/26/10 09:10PM

An 80's cover band commissioned Cake Boss' Buddy Valastro to make a cake that was representative of the decade. The following clips show the step-by-step process that employees of Carlo's Bake Shop took to make it.

Bill Murray Rages Against the Machine

Daniel Barnum-Swett · 05/12/10 10:45AM

Bill Murray takes on technology in a rant filmed in multiple takes for a television promo in 1982. No facet of the futurescape goes without notice, as the comedy master bemoans everything he can with equal displeasure.

Six Things I Found at the Found Footage Festival

Bill Laird · 03/30/10 09:15AM

If I told you there was a wonderful site that had a ridiculous amount of campy old videos from the 80s and 90s just begging for your perusal, you'd probably say "Well of course. That's YouTube. Where have you been?"

Five Things Hot Tub Time Machine Will Ruin Forever

Brian Moylan · 03/26/10 04:44PM

If you do one thing this weekend, go see Hot Tub Time Machine, preferably on a mind-altering substance. It's really that good. However, there are some things this master of obvious comedy is going to change forever.

Teen Witch's Whack Rap Battle

Daniel Barnum-Swett · 03/15/10 10:45AM

Cult classic Teen Witch promoted a feel-good "magic's on the inside" message, keeping it real (or really lame) by breaking out the boombox. The lip-synced rap is so awful and catchy it must be witchcraft. Blame it on the boogie-magic.

Slumber Party Massacre 2: Pillow Fight to the Death

Daniel Barnum-Swett · 02/10/10 11:45AM

An 80s' girl band's parent-free overnight frolic turns deadly when nightmarish memories (this is the sequel) turn real, and the rockabilly Driller Killer picks off the girls and their boyfriends. There's tits! there's gore! the killer wears a fringe jacket!

The 1980s: The Golden Age of Commercials

Anderson Evans · 02/09/10 12:15PM

Remember the 80's? Television had really hit a stride in this exuberant decade, and it wasn't just the sitcoms, Saturday morning cartoons, and prime-time soaps, but the segments that filled the voids between. From the ones you can't help but remember to the ones you wish you could forget, here are the commercials that will be with us forever: the immortals.