1980s fads and trends

3-D combination puzzle with many different permutations

MTV (originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable television channel and the flagship namesake property of the MTV Entertainment Group, a sub-division of the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Skydance. Launched on August 1, 1981, the channel originally aired music videos and related music entertainment programming guided by television personalities known as video jockeys (VJs). MTV soon began establishing its presence overseas, eventually gaining an unprecedented cult following and becoming one of the major factors in cable programming's rise to fame, leading

Belgian comic and television franchise

thumb|Breaking in the street, 2013 thumb|A breakdancer standing on his head in Cologne, Germany, 2017 Breakdancing or breaking, also called b-boying (when performed by men) or b-girling (women), is a style of street dance developed by African Americans and Puerto Ricans in the Bronx borough of New York City.

Pac-Man, originally titled in Japan, is a 1980 maze video game developed and published by Namco for arcades. It was released in Japan on May 22, 1980 and by Midway Manufacturing in North America in August 1980. The player controls Pac-Man, who must eat all the dots inside an enclosed maze while avoiding four colored ghosts. Eating large flashing dots called "Power Pellets" causes the ghosts to temporarily turn blue and vulnerable, allowing Pac-Man to eat the ghosts for bonus points.

electronic dance music genre, that originated in Chicago, United States, in the early 1980s

music genre that encompasses pop-oriented styles from the late 1970s through the 1980s

broad genre of electronic music

thumb|Step aerobics in a gym Aerobics is a form of physical exercise that combines rhythmic aerobic exercise with stretching and strength training routines with the goal of improving all elements of fitness (flexibility, muscular strength, and cardio-vascular fitness). It is usually performed to music and may be practiced in a group setting led by an instructor (fitness professional). With the goal of preventing illness and promoting physical fitness, practitioners perform various routines. Formal aerobics classes are divided into different levels of intensity and complexity and will have five

genre of heavy metal music

class of microcomputers of the 1980s, designed for private use at home; first type of computer ever which gained broad popularity amongst consumers, was replaced in the 1990s by personal computers with MS-DOS and later Microsoft Windows

subgenre of horror films involving a violent psychopath stalking and murdering a group of people, usually by use of bladed tools

dance move in which the dancer moves backwards

is a brand of portable audio players manufactured by Sony since 1979. It was originally introduced as a portable cassette player and later expanded to include a range of portable audio products. Since 2011, the brand has referred exclusively to digital flash memory players.

A rave (from the verb: to rave) is a dance party at a warehouse, club, or other public or private venue, typically featuring performances by DJs playing electronic dance music. The style is most associated with the early 1990s dance music scene when DJs played at illegal events in musical styles dominated by electronic dance music from a wide range of sub-genres, including drum and bass, dubstep, trap, break, happy hardcore, trance, techno, hardcore, house, and alternative dance. Occasionally live musicians have been known to perform at raves, in addition to other types of performance artists

decorative electrical device using high voltage discharge within a transparent enclosure containing an inert gas

genre of rap music

music genre

Swatch is a Swiss watch company founded in 1983 by Ernst Thomke, Elmar Mock, and Jacques Müller. It is a subsidiary of the Swatch Group. The Swatch product line was developed as a response to the "quartz crisis" of the 1970s and 1980s, in which inexpensive, battery-powered, quartz-regulated watches were competing against more established European watchmakers focused on artisanal craftsmanship producing mostly mechanical watches.

place to play video games and other coin operated games

4x4x4 Rubik's cube variation

ball game

boots with wheels arranged in a single line

footless hosiery covering the lower legs

board game

oom-pah song and fad dance

American pizza restaurant chain

fictional character group

dance

dance and performance style

synchronized dance that originated in Japan

series of children's puzzle books created by English illustrator Martin Handford

succession of well-known tunes strung together, generally without any formal construction, similar to a potpourri, though generally of a smoother construction

international TV channel

large indoor shopping center, usually anchored by department stores

thumb|An example of a tie-dyed T-shirt thumb|A video about how to tie-dye Tie-dye is a term used to describe a number of resist dyeing techniques and the resulting dyed products of these processes. The process of tie-dye typically consists of folding, twisting, pleating, or crumpling fabric or a garment, before binding with string or rubber bands, followed by the application of dye or dyes. The manipulations of the fabric before the application of dye are called resists, as they partially or completely prevent ('resist') the applied dye from coloring the fabric. More sophisticated tie-dye may

riding on the exteriors of rail vehicles

thumb|A 1902 illustration of a Columbia University student, containing many of the attributes stereotypically associated with the preppy subculture

puzzle created by Erno Rubik

thumb|Models (painting)|Models (Les Poseuses) by Georges Seurat A poseur is someone who poses for effect, or behaves affectedly, who affects a particular attitude, character or manner to impress others, or who pretends to belong to a particular group. A poseur may be a person who pretends to be what they are not or an insincere person; they may have a flair for drama or behave as if they are onstage in daily life.

electronic game of memory skill

American toy brand

sticker trading cards

jacket worn by Michael Jackson in the Thriller music video

"Batdance" is a song by American musician Prince, from the 1989 Batman soundtrack. It was released in June 1989 by Warner Bros. Helped by the film's popularity, the song reached number one in the US, becoming Prince's fourth American number-one single and served as his first number-one hit since "Kiss" in 1986.

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former catchphrase for Wendy's

term for California girls of the 1980s

Animatronic children's toy

American line of 18-inch dolls

terracotta figurine used to sprout chia seeds

catchphrase concerning a cliffhanger in the soap opera 'Dallas'

recreational drug

original song written and composed by Ivan Doroschuk; first recorded by Men Without Hats

original song written and composed by Danny Sembello and Allee Willis; first recorded by The Pointer Sisters

sign for cars

act of riding on a moving vehicle

fraudulent pyramid scheme