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Those of you who were around in the 80s probably remember the After School Specials, right?

Of course you do! Well it just so happens that Helen Hunt was the star of one of those educational, overly dramatic, Regan-era specials meant to teach us kids the rights and wrongs of the world. More like, scare the crap out of us.

Helen plays a girl whose boyfriend pressures her into snorting cocaine (or speed) and the consequences are dire. Diana Scarwid who you might remember played Joan Crawford’s child in Mommy Dearest and most recently Mother Superior on Pushing Daisies, plays the teacher.

This After School Special first aired on my 10th birthday, heh, March 3, 1982. And yes, I remember seeing it.

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Bette Davis was Hollywood royalty.

I found this great old clip of her on the David Letterman Show from 1989. She would die later that year. She was a brilliant little thing, barely standing over 5′ tall, with a wonderful sense of humor.

Davis was nominated for ten Academy Awards throughout her career. A record back in 1962. Since then, only 4 other people have broken her record. Meryl Streep (with fifteen nominations and two wins), Katharine Hepburn (twelve nominations and four wins), Jack Nicholson (twelve nominations and three wins) and Laurence Olivier (ten nominations and one win).

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DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince with “He’s the DJ I’m the Rapper” off the 1988 album of the same name.

Loves me some old school rap!

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From the day I saw Boy George shimmy onstage on Solid Gold, back in like, 1982, I was hooked.

Growing up in a super small town I had never seen anything or anyone like George in the first 10 years of my life. I couldn’t stop looking at him, studying his clothes, his hair, and of course, the flawless, dramatic makeup. Of course I ran right out and bought Culture Club’s “Kissing to be Clever”, which played over and over on my cassette boom box.

I was inspired to post this today because Boy George actually responded to a tweet of mine and to be honest, I was tickled pink.

I asked him:

@theboygeorge are you and Rosie on talking terms these days?

And he answered:

@spicypants She whispered in my ear ‘friends for life’ ain’t heard from her since!

So Rosie, honey, get on the horn, doll!

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Tom Cruise in his breakthrough 1983 film, Risky Business.

Gee, to watch it back now Tommy boy sure looks wet behind the ears!

The one thing I always think of when remembering this film is  how much I hate that damn Bob Seger song, “Old Time Rock & Roll”. I still cringe every time I hear it. And I’m pretty sure I was the only one who didn’t think Rebecca De Mornay was anything special either. Rat face!

I have always had a soft spot in my heart for Curtis Armstrong, who plays Cruise’s buddy ‘Miles’ in the film. He went on the play ‘Booger’ in Revenge of the Nerds, remember? He was like the Stifler of the 80s, but not as hot. Ok, he was filthy ugly, but also a total perv like Stif.

Movies ruled for teens in the 80. They were all about sex, drugs AND rock n’ roll!

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Ozzy Osbourne and wife Sharon with children Kelly, Jack and Aimee.

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Released on March 19, 1983, it’s the stand alone single by Duran Duran, “Is There Something I Should Know?”

It debuted at #1 on the UK Singles Chart on March 26, 1983 and in the United States it reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 on August 6, 1983. It sold more than a million copies.

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If you happened to be a teenager in the 80s, you will definitely remember ‘21 Jump Street’, starring uber hunk Johnny Depp.

His face was splashed all over Tiger Beat, and girls like me had posters of him in our rooms. He was hot, even then.

As for Brad Pitt, I had no clue who he was at the time, but he was climbing his way up the Hollywood ladder, about to become one of the most famous (and sexiest) celebrities in the world. Who knew he starred in an episode of ‘21 Jump Street’? Not me! Not until I came across this clip, that is.

It’s so funny to look back at shows and photos from the 80s. I don’t remember everyone looking so damned goofy. But we sure as hell did, didn’t we?

This clip is full of mullets, bomber jackets, cotton blazers with loud prints, and Brad looks a little bit like Ellen Degeneres with that hairdo, wouldn’t you say?

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Love, love, love this creepy Sci-Fi horror film starring Jeff Goldblum and Geena Davis.

“Be afraid. Be Very afraid.”

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From the 1989 album, 3 Feet High and Rising, it’s the peace loving rap trio, De La Soul with “Me, Myself and I”.

Bonus: This performance is from the late night talk show, The Arsenio Hall Show.

“Arsenioooooooooooooooooo HALL!”

De La Soul plans to release a new album in 2009 entitled You’re Welcome.

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From the 1982 album ‘V Deep’, it’s the Boomtown Rats with ‘Up All Night’.

‘82 was a big year for the band’s frontman, Bob Geldof, who not only had his own hit album, but also had the lead role in the cult classic film, “The Wall,” a musical adaptation of Pink Floyd’s mind blowing 1979 album The Wall.

These days his party loving daughters, Pixie and Peaches, make the headlines more than he does.

Quite a fitting song for those two, really.

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From the 1982 album ‘V Deep’, it’s the Boomtown Rats with ‘Up All Night’.

‘82 was a big year for the band’s frontman, Bob Geldof, who not only had his own hit album, but also had the lead role in the cult classic film, “The Wall,” a musical adaptation of Pink Floyd’s mind blowing 1979 album The Wall.

These days his party loving daughters, Pixie and Peaches, make the headlines more than he does.

Quite a fitting song for those two, really.

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