The 80s Club

Because she was just so darn cute, right? And absolutely the epitome of 80’s fashion.
The only other thing I remember seeing Soleil Moon Frye in was Sabrina, The Teenage Witch (I don’t have cable, it was on, that’s my excuse) with Melissa Joan Hart, though wiki does list a few other things that I should have remembered. The Friends thing does ring a bell.
Did you remember that there was a Punky Brewster cartoon as well? I’d forgotten about that. It appears that Frye was the voice for Punky there, too.

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I usually don’t catch Medium, for some reason I always forget when it’s on. It’s a pretty good show, but my main motivation for watching it is so that I know what the heck’s going on when I head over to read Sheila’s b5 blog, Medium Dreams, which is about the show. She cracks me up, and it’s a good reason to check her out over there. And I did happen to catch it tonight.
What the heck does this have to do with The 80’s Club, you ask? Well, this episode featured one of …read more

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I don’t often watch The Today Show anymore, my mornings these days are filled with cartoons on PBS or homeschooling. The other morning, though, I was able to catch a few minutes of the show and caught John Mellencamp performing songs from his recent album, Freedom’s Road. You can watch the YouTube video below to see and hear Mellencamp chatting with Today Show host, Matt Lauer.

I think the bit that stole the hour, though, was the cameraman’s capture of Richard Simmons working out while watching Mellencamp perform. You’ve gotta watch it just to check out the glittery …read more

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I know, I know, I’m a day late. In addition to having the flu, I was having technical difficulties last night. Thanks for your patience.
The theme to Cheers is just comforting, I think. It’s gotta be one of my top ten favorite theme songs ever. Here you go:

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Several of us in my family are down with a nasty virus right now, and Jell-o would be a welcome item on the menu! Can you think of Jell-o and not think of Bill Cosby? I know, I know, I think he was more about Jell-o Pudding than the gelatin, but that’s the best connection I can make for you today.
This commercial makes me think of my dad. He was a big fan of both Jell-o Pudding and Bill Cosby. And it was always a special treat if you caught him grabbing a Jell-o …read more

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Why Roseanne this week, you ask? No other reason than that the Chicago Bears are in the Super Bowl, and that Roseanne was set near Chicago in Illinois. (I thought Lanford was supposed to be near Chicago, but over at Wikipedia, you find that the actualy location of Lanford varied depending on which episode you were watching. Wikipedia also goes into the whole Becky switch thing that went on. That bugged me.) That’s it. Nothing more.
Roseanne entered the sitcom arena with a bang, at least in our house. We watched this show together …read more

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Over at Brohans.com, there is compiled a list of the top 20 shows of the 1980s. While they do include the first shows that I thought of offhand, (Growing Pains, The Cosby Show, Cheers, etc.), there are a few notable absences. No Family Ties? No Dallas? Hill Street Blues? And, really, did they not think of Pee-wee’s Playhouse? (Okay, so I’m joking on that one.)
Go check out the list for yourself and let me know which shows you think got the shaft.
ht: Arieanna Thanks!

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Kristy McNichol came into the 80’s as a tomboyish teen with the show, Family, and exited that fine decade portraying a neighbor of the The Golden Girls on Empty Nest.
I was a bit young when Family started, but do remember McNichol on the show, and just thinking that she was the coolest girl ever! She had that shiny, straight hair that I so desperately wanted, and really I don’t remember a ton more about her. I am curious as to why she’s the only one smiling in this photo. Was there something I don’t remember from …read more

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I can’t remember the first time I saw Blair Underwood in something, but I’m sure it must’ve been in the 80’s. Based on his IMDB listings, it was probably in The Cosby Show as Denise’s (Lisa Bonet) friend.
It’s been fun to see him back on TV recently in episodes of The New Adventures of Old Christine as the object of a huge crush of Christine’s (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), the older more mature older Christine. And then, in the same week (maybe it was the same night?) that he was very worthily playing the object of said crush, he shows …read more

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Okay, so I’m gonna go ahead and make a Thursday Theme out of this whole theme song thing. Hmmmm…that was a lot of “th’s” in that sentence. Odd.
Anyway, we both know that you could look these up yourself, but we also both know that you won’t. I will, because it’s my job. (heehee, this is my job. That still floors me.) And besides, if you were to look these up, you’d actually have to remember all of these often ridiculous shows. Unlike me, I’m sure you’ve relieved your poor little brain cells from …read more

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