I Love the '80s (American TV series)
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Genre | Documentary |
Written by | James Eatock |
Narrated by | Doug Jeffers |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 10 |
Production | |
Running time | 41 min. |
Original release | |
Network | VH1 |
Release | December 16 December 20, 2002 | –
Related | |
I Love the '70s I Love the '80s Strikes Back I Love the '90s I Love the '90s: Part Deux I Love the '80s 3-D I Love the Holidays I Love Toys I Love the '70s: Volume 2 I Love the New Millennium Best of I Love the... I Love the 2000s |
I Love the '80s is a decade nostalgia television program and the first installment of the I Love the... series that was produced by VH1, based on the BBC series of the same name.[1] The first episode, "I Love 1980", premiered on December 16, 2002, and the final episode, "I Love 1989", premiered on December 20, 2002.
Commentators
[edit]- Sasha Alexander
- Anastacia
- Apollonia
- India.Arie
- Tom Arnold
- Christopher Atkins
- Sebastian Bach
- Jillian Barberie
- Barenaked Ladies (Steven Page, Tyler Stewart and Ed Robertson)
- Toni Basil
- Bill Bellamy and Peter Facinelli
- Richard Belzer
- Beyoncé
- Michael Ian Black
- Jack Blades
- Brian Boitano
- Brian Bonsall
- Meredith Brooks
- David Bryan
- Candace Cameron Bure
- Jere Burns and Suzanne Pleshette
- Timothy Busfield
- Dean Cain
- Carrot Top
- Tom Cavanagh
- Andrew Dice Clay
- Clarence Clemons
- Gary Cole
- Mo Collins
- Alice Cooper
- Anderson Cooper
- David Copperfield
- Creed (Scott Phillips, Scott Stapp and Mark Tremonti) (*)
- Tommy Davidson
- Dana Delany
- Mark Derwin
- Dustin Diamond
- Brooke Dillman and Constance Zimmer
- Simon Doonan
- Karen Duffy
- Rich Eisen
- Joe Elliott
- Melissa Etheridge
- Mark Feuerstein and Ashley Williams
- Kim Fields
- Greg Fitzsimmons
- Heidi Fleiss
- Dann Florek
- Larry Flynt
- Ben Folds
- Foo Fighters (Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins) (*)
- Matthew Fox
- Doug E. Fresh
- Soleil Moon Frye
- Daisy Fuentes
- Peter Gabriel
- Willie Garson
- Marla Gibbs
- Judy Gold
- Cuba Gooding, Jr.
- David Gray
- Kathy Griffin
- Sammy Hagar
- Ken Hakuta
- Rob Halford
- Mariska Hargitay
- Dennis Haskins
- Tommy Heath
- Sherman Hemsley
- Marilu Henner
- Natasha Henstridge
- Jason Hervey
- Faith Hill
- Cheryl Hines
- Mark Hoppus
- Finola Hughes
- Bonnie Hunt
- Alan Hunter
- Ice-T
- Chris Isaak
- Rick James
- Ron Jeremy
- Betsey Johnson
- Cherie Johnson
- Greg Kihn
- Kool & the Gang (Ronald Bell and Robert "Kool" Bell)
- Uncle Kracker
- Brian Krause
- Wallace Langham
- Sharon Lawrence
- Juliette Lewis
- Lisa Ling
- Lisa Lisa
- Lisa Loeb
- Kenny Loggins
- Donal Logue
- Justin Long
- George Lopez and Constance Marie
- Mario Lopez
- Traci Lords
- Virginia Madsen
- A Martinez
- John Mayer
- Walta McCarthy
- Mark McGrath
- AJ McLean
- Julian McMahon
- Chris Meloni
- Bret Michaels
- Daryl "Chill" Mitchell
- Monica
- Eddie Money
- Paul Mooney
- Michael Moore
- Marianne Muellerleile
- Dave Mustaine
- Mya
- Nickelback (Ryan Peake and Chad Kroeger)
- Terri Nunn
- Patton Oswalt
- Erik Palladino
- Ray Parker Jr.
- Nia Peeples
- Tom Petty
- Anita Pointer
- Brian Posehn
- Scott Poulson-Bryant
- Rain Pryor
- Josh Randall
- Quiet Riot (Kevin DuBrow and Frankie Banali)
- Leah Remini
- Mary Lou Retton
- Alfonso Ribeiro
- Christina Ricci (*)
- Lionel Richie
- LeAnn Rimes
- Mo Rocca
- Nile Rodgers
- Freddy Rodriguez
- Henry Rollins
- Jeffrey Ross
- Kelly Rowland
- Kevin Rowland
- Darius Rucker
- John Rzeznik
- Richie Sambora
- Tessie Santiago and Matt Letscher
- Mia Sara
- Dan Savage
- Ricky Schroder
- Stuart Scott
- Jason Sehorn
- Tommy Shaw
- Michael Showalter
- Molly Sims (*)
- Dee Snider
- Kevin Sorbo
- Hal Sparks
- Joel Stein
- Kristy Swanson
- Raven-Symoné
- Robby Takac
- Rob Thomas
- Lea Thompson
- Tiffany
- Christopher Titus
- John Travolta (*)
- Aisha Tyler
- Victor Webster
- Kevin Weisman
- JoBeth Williams
- Debra Wilson
- Nancy and Ann Wilson
- Peter Wolf
- B.D. Wong
- Tom Wopat
- Wyclef
- Weird Al
- Jacklyn Zeman
(*) = archive footage
Recurring segments
[edit]- Makeout Songs: Lionel Richie presents the love songs from each year.
- Babes: Bret Michaels presents the attractive female celebrities or fictional characters from each year.
- Hunks: Traci Lords presents the attractive male celebrities from each year.
- Public Service Announcement: A public service announcement (PSA) from each year is presented.
- Then and Now: "Weird Al" Yankovic compares trends of the given year and the present day.
- Mr. & Ms.: Andrew Dice Clay presents a male celebrity and a female celebrity of each year.
- Born In: Soleil Moon Frye presents the people, bands, and products that were born in each year.
- During the credits of every episode, a clip from a popular music video was played without any type of commentary. These were usually replaced with a show promo by Vh1.
Topics covered by year
[edit]1980
[edit]- 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
1981
[edit]- Cable television, MTV, and scrambled pornography
- Porky's
- Reagan assassination attempt
- Pope John Paul II assassination attempt
- The Royal Wedding
- Luke and Laura Spencer
- Rick Springfield
- Arthur
- The Greatest American Hero
- DMC DeLorean
- Rubik's Cube
- "Celebration" by Kool & the Gang
- Fridays
- Stripes
- Bosom Buddies
- John McEnroe
- "Private Eyes" by Hall & Oates
- Members Only jackets
- Atari 2600
- The Jeffersons
- Raiders of the Lost Ark
Makeout Songs of 1981: "Keep on Loving You" by REO Speedwagon, "Waiting For a Girl Like You" by Foreigner and "Endless Love" by Lionel Richie and Diana Ross
Babes of 1981: Olivia Newton-John, Donna Dixon, Valerie Bertinelli, Kathleen Turner and Sandra Day O'Connor
Hunks of 1981: Patrick Duffy, Burt Reynolds, Harrison Ford, Mick Jagger and Richard Simmons
PSA of 1981: Girl Scouts in Gymnastics
Then and Now 1981: Tom Cruise (Then: Endless Love - $33 Million / Now: Endless Cash - $25 Million), Movie Tickets (Then: $3.00 / Now: $10.00) and Suntan Lotion (Then: Tanning oil / Now: Hawaiian Tropic Ozone SPF 70)
Mr. & Ms. 1981: Tom Selleck and Sheena Easton
Born in 1981: Alicia Keys, Kelly Rowland, Beyoncé, the laptop computer, Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, the thong, Serena Williams and Metallica
1982
[edit]- Mullets
- VJs
- "Mickey" by Toni Basil
- Fast Times at Ridgemont High
- "Centerfold" by The J. Geils Band
- Square Pegs
- Rocky III
- Ozzy Osbourne
- "I Love Rock 'N Roll" by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
- The Dukes of Hazzard
- The Go-Go's
- Aerobics
- "I Ran (So Far Away)" by A Flock of Seagulls
- Trivial Pursuit
- Keytar
- Joanie Loves Chachi
- Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man
- "867-5309/Jenny" by Tommy Tutone
- Dungeons & Dragons
- Poltergeist
- "The Message" by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
- Silver Spoons
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Makeout Songs of 1982: "Up Where We Belong" by Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes and "Truly" by Lionel Richie
Babes of 1982: Kim Wilde, Rae Dawn Chong, Kirstie Alley, Pia Zadora and Tootsie
Hunks of 1982: John Stamos, David Lee Roth, Sting, Bruce Springsteen and the Soloflex Guy
PSA of 1982: Time for Timer's "Sunshine on a Stick" PSA
Then and Now 1982: Cats (Then: On Broadway now and forever / Now: Gone), Scott Schwartz (Then: Child star of The Toy / Now: Porn star) and Concert Tickets for The Who (Then: Farewell tour - $25.00 / Now: Reunion tour - $250.00)
Mr. & Ms. 1982: Eddie Murphy and Heather Locklear
Born in 1982: Kirsten Dunst, Prince William, Diet Coke, Public Enemy and liposuction
1983
[edit]- National Lampoon's Vacation
- Family Ties
- Nancy Reagan guest stars on Diff'rent Strokes
- Cabbage Patch Kids
- Michael Jackson's Thriller album
- Flashdance
- Duran Duran
- Valley girl
- "Love Is a Battlefield" by Pat Benatar
- Scarface
- The A-Team
- Def Leppard's Pyromania album
- Eddie Murphy Delirious
- "Come on Eileen" by Dexys Midnight Runners
- Jerry Falwell vs. Larry Flynt
- Knight Rider
- WarGames
- Wacky WallWalker
- "Mr. Roboto" by Styx
- He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
- Return of the Jedi
Makeout Songs of 1983: "Every Breath You Take" by The Police, "True" by Spandau Ballet and "Sexual Healing" by Marvin Gaye
Babes of 1983: Maud Adams, Vanity, Joan Collins, Christie Brinkley and Rebecca De Mornay
Hunks of 1983: Lee Horsley, Rob Lowe, Marvin Gaye, Bruce Boxleitner and Chewbacca
PSA of 1983: Smokey Bear - Mask of Joanna Cassidy
Then and Now 1983: Talent Shows (Then: Star Search / Now: American Idol), Cellular Phones (Then: $3,000 / Now: Given Away) and Home Video Cameras (Then: Sony Betamovie - 6.5 lbs. / Now: Sony MicroMV Handycam - 12 oz.)
Mr. & Ms. 1983: Tom Cruise and Ms. Pac-Man
Born in 1983: Michelle Branch, Bon Jovi, the Nintendo Entertainment System, Taylor Hanson and the Red Hot Chili Peppers
1984
[edit]- Breakdancing and Breakin'
- Footloose
- Madonna
- "Sunglasses at Night" by Corey Hart
- "Where's the beef?"
- Bruce Springsteen's Born in the U.S.A. album
- Mary Lou Retton
- Webster and Punky Brewster
- Huey Lewis and the News
- Miami Vice
- The Terminator
- Transformers and Care Bears
- Wham!
- Prince
- Sixteen Candles
- Cyndi Lauper
- Michael Jackson's Pepsi commercial disaster
- "Hello" by Lionel Richie
- This Is Spinal Tap
Makeout Songs of 1984: "Almost Paradise" by Mike Reno & Ann Wilson, "Against All Odds" by Phil Collins and "Missing You" by John Waite
Babes of 1984: Paulina Porizkova, Daryl Hannah, Tina Turner, Heather Thomas and Geraldine Ferraro
Hunks of 1984: Ralph Macchio, Matt Dillon, C. Thomas Howell, Duran Duran and Tom Hulce
PSA of 1984: "Don't let your lungs go to pot." - Cast of Fame
Then and Now 1984: Recreational Family Vehicles (Then: Chrysler Caravan - $8,669 / Now: Ford Explorer - $24,620), Super Bowl Tickets (Then: $60.00 / Now: $325.00) and The Mac (Then: 131,000 bytes of memory / Now: 500,000,000 bytes of memory)
Mr. & Ms. 1984: Boy George
Born in 1984: Mandy Moore, Freddy Krueger, Kelly Osbourne, hair mousse and Punky Brewster
1985
[edit]- WrestleMania
- MacGyver
- Back to the Future
- "Home Sweet Home" by Mötley Crüe
- The Goonies
- Pee-wee's Big Adventure
- Small Wonder
- "Summer of '69" by Bryan Adams
- Big hair
- Fletch
- "The Super Bowl Shuffle"
- Bartles & Jaymes
- Cocoon
- "Voices Carry" by Til Tuesday
- Live Aid
- The Facts of Life
- "Party All the Time" by Eddie Murphy
- The Breakfast Club and St. Elmo's Fire
- Day-Glo and oversized message T-shirts
- Pound Puppies
- "We Are the World" by USA for Africa and heavy metal musicians form Hear 'n Aid
Makeout Songs of 1985: "Careless Whisper" by Wham!, "Smooth Operator" by Sade and "Crazy for You" by Madonna
Babes of 1985: Kelly LeBrock, Kelly McGillis, Rosanna Arquette, Grace Slick and Tipper Gore
Hunks of 1985: Sylvester Stallone, William "The Refrigerator" Perry, Robert Redford, Jim McMahon and Pee-wee Herman
PSA of 1985: Contract for Life
Then and Now 1985: Hit Soft Drinks (Then: New Coke / Now: Vanilla Coke) and Pro Wrestling (Then: Hulk Hogan / Now: The Rock)
Mr. & Ms. 1985: Dolph Lundgren and Brigitte Nielsen
Born in 1985: Zac Hanson, Air Jordans, Frankie Muniz, Lee Press-On Nails and VH1
1986
[edit]- Ferris Bueller's Day Off
- Wheel of Fortune
- Hands Across America
- Teddy Ruxpin
- ALF
- Pretty in Pink
- "Papa Don't Preach" by Madonna
- Swatch
- 1986 World Series and the Bill Buckner fielding error
- The Cosby Show
- Baby On Board
- "Crocodile" Dundee
- Celebrity marriages (specifically Tommy Lee & Heather Locklear, Arnold Schwarzenegger & Maria Shriver and Tatum O'Neal & John McEnroe)
- Whitney Houston
- Comic Relief
- Janet Jackson's Control album
- Stand by Me
- "Walk This Way" by Run-DMC and Aerosmith
- Top Gun
Makeout Songs of 1986: "Take My Breath Away" by Berlin, "The Next Time I Fall" by Peter Cetera & Amy Grant and "Secret Lovers" by Atlantic Starr
Babes of 1986: Susanna Hoffs, Kim Basinger, Stevie Nicks, Bette Midler and the Statue of Liberty
Hunks of 1986: Tom Cruise, Walter Payton, Paul Hogan, Keith Hernandez and Howard the Duck
PSA of 1986: "Vote With A Friend. Make It Count More" with Quincy Jones and James Ingram
Then and Now 1986: Highest Baseball Salary (Then: Gary Carter - $2 Million / Now: Alex Rodriguez - $22 Million), David Lee Roth & Sammy Hagar (Then: Rivals / Now: Together) and Ted Danson & Kelsey Grammer (Then: Ted Danson making $45,000 an episode on Cheers / Now: Kelsey Grammer making $1,600,000 an episode on Frasier)
Mr. & Ms. 1986: Mike Tyson and Oprah Winfrey
Born in 1986: Amanda Bynes, The Olsen twins (Mary-Kate and Ashley), Lindsay Lohan, the Goo Goo Dolls, Jolt Cola, the Pixies and the disposable camera
1987
[edit]- Dirty Dancing
- Tiffany and Debbie Gibson
- Hair crimping
- Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam
- Fatal Attraction
- Hair metal (specifically Poison, Bon Jovi, Def Leppard, Guns N' Roses and Mötley Crüe)
- FOX (specifically The Tracey Ullman Show, Married... with Children and 21 Jump Street)
- "It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" by R.E.M.
- Controversial extra-marital affairs (specifically Oliver North and Fawn Hall, Gary Hart and Donna Rice, Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker and Jessica Hahn)
- Wall Street
- "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)" by Beastie Boys
- Acid wash and Converse
- Cheers
- "Push It" by Salt-N-Pepa
- Hollywood Shuffle
- "Addicted to Love" by Robert Palmer
- The Two Coreys (Corey Feldman and Corey Haim)
- U2's The Joshua Tree album
Makeout Songs of 1987: "At This Moment" by Billy Vera & The Beaters, "Don't Dream It's Over" by Crowded House and "I Need Love" by LL Cool J
Babes of 1987: Lisa Bonet, Sheena Easton, Jody Watley, Tawny Kitaen and the Church Lady
Hunks of 1987: LL Cool J, RoboCop, Dennis Quaid, Harry Hamlin and Harry from Harry and the Hendersons
PSA of 1987: Anti-Drug (Marijuana): "I learned it by watching you!"
Then and Now 1987: Richest Person in America (Then: Sam Walton - $4,500,000,000 / Now: Bill Gates - $43,000,000,000), Baby Jessica (Then: Stuck in a well / Now: Well adjusted) and Axl Rose (Then: New face of rock 'n' roll / Now: New face)
Mr. & Ms. 1987: Bruce Willis and Cher
Born in 1987: Lil' Bow Wow, Hilary Duff, Aaron Carter, Nirvana and condom commercials
1988
[edit]- Mike Tyson
- Child's Play
- Roseanne
- "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley
- Guns N' Roses' Appetite for Destruction album
- The Wonder Years
- Modern Rock (specifically INXS, The Cure, Morrissey, Depeche Mode, and Erasure)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- "Don't Worry, Be Happy" by Bobby McFerrin
- The California Raisins
- Perfect Strangers
- George Michael's Faith album
- Pictionary and Win, Lose or Draw
- "Red Red Wine" by UB40
- Working woman's wardrobe and Color Me Beautiful
- Hip hop music (specifically Yo! MTV Raps, "Parents Just Don't Understand" by DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, and the rise of gangsta rap (specifically N.W.A))
- Who's the Boss?
- Terence Trent D'Arby
- The neo-hippie movement
- "Touch of Grey" by Grateful Dead
- Rain Man
Makeout Songs of 1988: "She's Like the Wind" by Patrick Swayze, "Hold On to the Nights" by Richard Marx and "The Flame" by Cheap Trick
Babes of 1988: Jessica Rabbit, Kari Wuhrer, Samantha Fox, Julia Roberts and Divine
Hunks of 1988: John F. Kennedy Jr., Donald Trump, Kevin Costner, Joe Montana and Dan Quayle
PSA of 1988: Buckle Up (Car Crash Test Dummies)
Then and Now 1988: A Year of Tuition at Harvard (Then: $12,000 / Now: $35,000), Ricki Lake (Then: 250 lbs. / Now: 120 lbs.) and 100-Meter Sprint (Then: Ben Johnson - 9.79 seconds / Now: Tim Montgomery - 9.78 seconds)
Mr. and Ms. 1988: ALF and Debbie Gibson
Born in 1988: Haley Joel Osment, Mae Whitman, Alexa Vega, Teddy Grahams, Miami Heat, En Vogue and Prozac
1989
[edit]- New Kids on the Block
- Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure
- Milli Vanilli
- Game Boy and Tetris
- Cops
- Rob Lowe's sex video
- "If I Could Turn Back Time" by Cher
- Do the Right Thing
- "Like a Prayer" by Madonna, and the ensuing Pepsi controversy
- Say Anything...
- The Arsenio Hall Show
- "Love Shack" by The B-52's
- Bobby Brown
- Afrocentric clothing
- Baywatch
- "Love in an Elevator" by Aerosmith
- Heathers
- Saved by the Bell
- "Funky Cold Medina" by Tone Loc
- Fall of the Berlin Wall
Makeout Songs of 1989: "Right Here Waiting" by Richard Marx, "If You Don't Know Me by Now" by Simply Red and "Lovesong" by The Cure
Babes of 1989: Winona Ryder, Paula Abdul, Tiffani-Amber Thiessen, Claudia Schiffer and Barbara Bush
Hunks of 1989: Batman, The Joker, Johnny Depp, Mel Gibson and Leonardo
PSA of 1989: Madonna on AIDS Prevention
Then and Now 1989: Bushes (Then: George H. W. Bush / Now: George W. Bush), Justin Timberlake (Then: Mouseketeer / Now: Michael Jackson) and World Wide Web (Then: Dialing up / Now: Off the hook)
Mr. and Ms. 1989: Fab Morvan and Meg Ryan
Born in 1989: Daniel Radcliffe, Hole, Hootie & the Blowfish, Lil' Romeo and American Gladiators
References
[edit]- ^ MacLeish, Jessica (September 30, 2019). "How VH1's 'I Love the...' Created a Generation of Culture Students". The Ringer.