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I Love the '80s Strikes Back

I Love the '80s Strikes Back

★ 8.0/10•2003•1h 0m•Documentary
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I Love the '80s Strikes Back is a miniseries on VH1 in which various music and TV personalities reminisce about 1980s popular culture in a mostly humorous manner. The series premiered on October 20, 2003 and is a sequel to I Love the '80s. The sequel designation is in reference to The Empire Strikes Back.

StatusEnded
Runtime1h 0m
LanguageEN
First Air DateOct 21, 2003

Episodes

E160m

1980

Movies included Superman II, Flash Gordon, Friday the 13th, Blues Brothers, The Shining, Stir Crazy, and American Gigilo. TV shows: Alice, Too Close For Comfort, Eight Is Enough, Real People, Richie Rich, and Solid Gold. Artists included ""Rock With You"" by Michael Jackson, ""Whip It"" by Devo. Also: Plastic Man, Grey Poupon, Hungy, Hungry Hippos

Oct 20, 2003

E260m

1981

Movies included Mommie Dearest, Clash of the Titans, Endless Love, On Golden Pond, and Cannonball Run. TV included Benson, Dynasty, The Smurfs, and Magnum P.I. Artists included ""The Stroke"" by Billy Squier, Journey, The Rolling Stones, Rick James, and Simon and Garfunkel reunite in New York City. Also: Iron-on decal clothing, velcro, Jelly Shoes, Benetton clothing, Esprit clothing

Oct 20, 2003

E360m

1982

Movies included Annie, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Tootsie, Mad Max II: The Road Warrior, An Officer And A Gentleman, Conan The Barbarian, The Beatmaster, Pink Floyd's The Wall, and The Toy. TV included Dynasty, TJ Hooker, Entertainment Tonight, and Fame Music included ""I'm So Excited"" by The Pointer Sisters, ""Gloria"" by Laura Branigan, ""Abracadabra"" by The Steve Miller Band, ""Pass The Dutchie"" by Musical Youth, Men At Work, and John Cougar Mellencamp. Also: GI Joe, Wayne Gretzky, Colecovision, and Kangaroo shoes.

Oct 21, 2003

E460m

1983

Movies included Risky Business, Staying Alive, The Outsiders, and Trading Places. TV included V (Mini-Sseries), The Day After (Mini-Series), The Thorn Birds (Mini-Series), and Fraggle Rock. Music indluded ""All Night Long"" by Lionel Richie and The Stray Cats. Also in this year, Richard Simmions teaches us to work out, Chicken McNuggets are introduced, Klondike bars made their debut, and Snausages, the dog treat, is ushered in.

Oct 21, 2003

E560m

1984

Movies included Gremlins, Nightmare on Elm Street, Karate Kid, Splash, Ghostbusters, Beverly Hills Cop, Revenge Of The Nerds, and Bachelor Party. TV included Cagney And Lacey, Night Court, Murder She Wrote, and The Burning Bed (made for TV movie) Artists inlcuded Rockwell, Medudo, Van Halen, Tina Turner, Billy Idol, The Thompson Twins, and ""Drive"" by The Cars. Also: My Little Ponies and Glo Worms.

Oct 22, 2003

E660m

1985

Movies included TeenWolf, Weird Science, Rambo First Blood Part II, and Better Off Dead. TV included The Peoples' Court, Inspector Gadget, Jem, and Lifestyles Of The Rich And Famous. Artists included Dead or Alive's ""You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)"" (U.S. Pop #11), Dionne & Friends' (Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Stevie Wonder, and Gladys Knight) ""That's What Friends Are For"" (U.S. Pop #1), Tears For Fears' ""Shout"" (U.S. Pop #1), and Foreigner's ""I Want To Know What Love Is"" (U.S. Pop #1) Also: New Coke and Tube Skirts

Oct 22, 2003

E760m

1986

Movies included The Fly, Howard The Duck, About Last Night..., One Crazy Summer, The Golden Child, 9 ½ Weeks, and Soul Man. TV included Double Dare, Pee Wee's Playhouse, Dallas, and LA Law. Music included ""Walk Like An Egyptian"" by The Bangles, ""Heartbeat"" by Don Johnson, ""Conga"" by Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine, ""You Can Call Me Al"" by Paul Simon, and Bon Jovi. Also: Jolt-Cola soda, Michael Jordan hits it big, OP & LA Gear clothing, Al Capone's vault, Rainbow Bright, Garbage Pail Kids, Cabbage Patch Kids,

Oct 23, 2003

E860m

1987

Movies included Raising Arizona, The Princess Bride, RoboCop, Over The Top, and Predator, Lethal Weapon, and Steve Guttenberg movies. TV included Full House, Star Trek: The Next Generation, and Beauty And The Beast Artists included ""Bad"" by Michael Jackson, ""Land Of Confusion"" by Genesis, Jody Watley, LL Cool J, and ""Here I Go Again"" by Whitesnake Also: Flowers In The Attic

Oct 23, 2003

E960m

1988

Movies included Beetlejuice, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Big, Coming To America, A Fish Called Wanda, Beaches, and Young Guns. TV included Growing Pains, Charles In Charge, My Two Dads, and Headbanger's Ball. Artists included REM, Sonic Youth, Jane's Addiction, Tracey Chapman, ""Get Out Of My Dreams, Get Into My Car"" by Billy Ocean. Also: Ickey Woods, the ""Monster Bash"", George Bush I, the Jamaican Bobsled team, and Hypercolor t-shirts.

Oct 24, 2003

E1060m

1989

This episode profiles such movies as Field Of Dreams, When Harry Met Sally, Driving Miss Daisy, Batman, and Weekend At Bernie's TV Shows include Full House, Designing Women, Doogie Houser M.D., and thirtysomething. Artists include Richard Marx, Samantha Fox, and ""Just A Friend"" by Biz Markie. Also: Zsa Zsa Gabor slaps a cop, the Clapper, Cindy Crawford on MTV, ""Choose Your Own Adventure"" books,

Oct 24, 2003

Actors

Dave Navarro

Dave Navarro

Rich Eisen

Rich Eisen

Lita Ford

Lita Ford

Bronson Pinchot

Bronson Pinchot

Gilbert Gottfried

Gilbert Gottfried

Luis Guzmán

Luis Guzmán

Hal Sparks

Hal Sparks

Gedde Watanabe

Gedde Watanabe

Rachael Harris

Rachael Harris

Vincent Pastore

Vincent Pastore

David Lee Roth

David Lee Roth

Donal Logue

Donal Logue

Doug E. Fresh

Doug E. Fresh

Joel Stein

Queen Latifah

Queen Latifah

Stephen Lynch

Stephen Lynch

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