Family guy - The law of '80s movies

the big end-of-the-year high school party that could change everything!

[benhislop]

That is actually a very important 80’s movie law.

[leeandrew]

In the 90’s it transitioned from tomboy who puts on dress to nerdy girl who removes glasses and Brushes hair.

[billsmith]

This happened at every party I went to in the eighties.

[roadhouse]

I love how the context here is that Peter, Joe, and Quagmire went to an 80s high school party to drink in the 2010s

[giovanni-cxfb]

So in the eighties, chicks were the ones who got friendzoned?

[paul_warner]

80s teen movies: hot girl is surpassed by a tomboy who put on a dress
90s teen movies: hot girl is surpassed by a nerd who started using contacts

[WardahTheBlaqQ]

That is actually one of the best 80's cliches.

[caseymather]

She can pick Peter up??? She should be a weightlifter.

[Power]

The fact that they used Yazoo, Only You, is the best part. Anytime that song comes on, I am immediately back in 80s heaven

[CyclingNick]

It's impressive they found an actress actually strong enough to carry him like that

[Tigerman]

I miss this period of my life.


And for those who are too young this is pretty much the way it was.

[sfex]

The baby blue eyeshadow makes the '80s

[coffintears]

"By the law of 80s movies a newly transformed tomboy supersedes your standing hotness"



*Staring at Alison from breakfast club*

[Phalanx]

I love how he just shoves her onto the ground for no reason lol.

[mattbenz]

To be fair, this trope even extended into the 2000s with Harry Potter.

[FlyJonat]

That's true. It's always : "The guy wants to be with the hot girl but in the end he choose the girl who is his friend and abandons the hot girl. "

Edit : I didn't expect so many likes.

[MrParkerman]

It maybe referencing some kind of wonderful, but that is clearly supposed to be Molly Ringwald.

[rein]

“But I thought you was workin on your garbage sculpture” 😂

[ColArana]

-heard the name Jojo
....
-looks at comment section
....Yep that checks out.

[amityislandchum]

Despite being released in 1982, the song "Only You" was only ever used in one end-of-the-movie, guy-finally-gets-the-girl scene: Can't Hardly Wait, in 1998.