Top 10 Things From the 80s We'll Never Do Again

You'll be shocked when you find out what people used to do in the 80s! For this list, we’ll be looking at popular trends from the 80s that are now unfathomable. Our countdown includes Get Glamour Shots, Attend Chickenpox Parties, Skip Seatbelts, and more! What’s something else from the 1980s that no one does anymore? Let us know in the comments.

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[WatchMojo]

What’s something else from the 1980s that no one does anymore? Let us know in the comments.

[sassykaren]

Back when MTV was all about music and not stupid shows!! I used to have so many mix tapes and I would always play them in my car. I remember how popular it was when a friend’s kid had chickenpox that everyone would take their kids to their house. I really miss the 80’s and they were the best years of my life. I can’t even remember how much money I owed Columbia House 🤪 I used to work a gas station and would have a few different kids come in to buy cigarettes for their parents. Thank you for the walk down memory lane, I miss living in the 80’s and life was so much different back then.

[rubygirl]

I miss video stores! I worked in a family owned one and had the best time. It was 1984-86. They had us take home as many movies as we liked so we could recommend them. That's why I have such an extensive knowledge of them. I also miss mix tapes. I still have a lot of my old ones.

[BonJody]

I was just talking about how much I miss having friends sleep over and going to rent a movie and ordering pizza, as an adult I can do that whenever I want but there was something special about the excitement when your parents would say yes

[ives]

The 1980s is (in my opinion) one of the best decades of the modern era

[mr.decencykeepinitreal]

That’s okay, we can still watch dozens of decent music videos from the ‘80s on YouTube.

[engaginglifesmoments]

I absolutely love everything about the 80’s. The music style is my favourite. It just gives a happy vibe all the time. Lol

[ryansenft]

The good old days....when MTV actually played music videos.

[LeatherRebel]

I can remember pre-Blockbuster when you only had your local mom-and-pop video stores, and they would never have a ton of copies of the latest hot movies to rent, so you really had to be on top of it, or you had to wait days to luck into a copy to rent. Also, back in the early to mid 80's, VCR machines were quite expensive to own, so the video stores would also rent out them out too. Also, VHS movies were originally not priced for the average person to own, but to rent only. VHS movies didn't really become a thing people would collect until the later part of the 80's.

[Jennifer-jtcb]

I remember all of that. I had so many mix tapes I could never remember what songs were on what tape. I remember my father actually cutting the seatbelts out of the car. I remember being sent to the nearest gas station with a note to buy my mother a few packs of cigarettes. I have so many fond memories of that decade. The best thing (after the music) was that even those of us who were the losers were still cool. I miss it. I wish the entire 80's would come back. Another few decades like that would be paradise.

[samanthabeaty]

I think one of the most surreal things I remember about growing up in the 80's and early 90's is having cigarette smoking still inside grocery stores, McDonald's and most restaurants. I remembered being asked, "Smoking or Non?" before we were sat at a restaurant. I always hated sitting in the smoking section; I'd get very sick. I'm not gonna lie; it's one of the few things I'm glad have changed. It was a really fun time and I'm glad that I got to grow up in this bridge generation--old enough to grow up without the internet, but young enough to have adapted and learned how to use it going into early adulthood. Old enough to know how to use an old school card catalogue & the dewey decimal system, but young enough to know how to conduct internet research.

[azigar]

I remember in the 70s and 80s, seat belts were actually optional in vehicles. My dad always made sure our cars were fitted with seat belts and it was mandatory for us. No belt, no drive. My dad is a doctor and had seen first hand how seat belts could save lives. Infant car seats were not mandated by law either.

[raecrothers]

When I wanted to play a video game in the 1980s, I had to code it from scratch by copying the code from a book, save the code on a cassette tape, and then I was able to play — if I hadn’t made any mistakes. You really earned your gaming time in the ‘80s!

[SallySkellington]

I feel like this 80s and 90s not just 80s, I got so many cds from Colombia house when I was 8/9. We had cigarette machines so I just stopped there no note needed! We still have a video rental place around here...they actually do really well, novelty I think.

[pzkpfw]

I remember when I was a kid you could pop a blank tape into the VCR and record a movie off HBO. Ahh the good ole days

[gowiththeflowbee]

Things just seemed so much better in the 80s

[BigGuido]

I was born in 97 but the 80s always fascinated me it’s my favorite era tbh wish I grew up in that era

[ives]

"*1980s* is not a time period but a state of mind." - Carrie Vaughn

[WarriorsMom]

I was born in 1980... great memories.

Telephone booths/pay phones
Record stores
The crazy good sitcoms
The Yellow Pages
Soap Operas
A can of soup for very little
Werewolf movies
Climbing trees
Playing from Sun up, to Sun down, in the summer
The commercial jingles
The pop music here in the states and from across the pond
The volatile talk shows
Stone washed jeans
Big hair
The Aretha Franklin and George Michael duet
Drive - in movie theaters

and so on

[gaffer]

I'm from the 00s, but I still love stuff from the 80s