VH1 :: I Love the 80s :: 1980

The I Love videos are pretty low resolution. Added some scanlines and a TV frame overlay to add a touch of nostalgia but mainly to try to hide some of the not so great quality. Set video quality to 1080p/1440p for the best viewing experience.

COVERED IN 1980:
The Love Boat
Caddyshack
"Turning Japanese" by The Vapors
Punk and preppy fashion
Strawberry Shortcake
Brooke Shields
Designer jeans
"All Out of Love" by Air Supply
Pat Benatar and Debbie Harry
Who shot J.R.?
9 to 5
Urban Cowboy
"Another One Bites the Dust" by Queen
Kenny Rogers
Xanadu
Airplane!
"Rapper's Delight" by The Sugarhill Gang
"Brass in Pocket" by The Pretenders
Mattel Electronic Football
Miracle on Ice
That's Incredible!
The Empire Strikes Back

Makeout Songs of 1980: "Every Woman in the World" by Air Supply, "Longer" by Dan Fogelberg and "Do That to Me One More Time" by Captain & Tennille

Babes of 1980: Princess Leia, Bo Derek, Charlene Tilton, Victoria Principal and Suzanne Somers

Hunks of 1980: Richard Gere, Jim Palmer, John Travolta, Erik Estrada and Greg Evigan

PSA of 1980: Give a Kid a Book PSA

Then and Now 1980: Sony Walkman with Cassette (Then: $169.00 / Now: $19.95), Ross Harris (Then: Movie star of Airplane! / Now: Video star of "Sad Caper" by Hootie and the Blowfish) and The Big Gulp (Then: 32 oz. / Now: 64 oz.)

Mr. & Ms. 1980: Ronald Reagan and Daisy Duke

Born in 1980: Jessica Simpson, Christina Aguilera, Post-it notes, ethnic Barbie dolls and Macaulay Culkin.

Originally aired on Monday, December 16, 2002