Submitted by Mountain Girl

3-2-1 Contact was another one of the glorious brain-candy shows of the 80’s and 90’s. Children watched it because it was interesting and exciting and it stimulated their imagination while teaching them things that would be useful and fun later in life. Gone are the days when we watched television purely because it was entertaining, exciting and informative, like this. Now, if you want to teach a kid something you have to include a segment where something gets blown up in order to demonstrate scientific approach.

Submitted by H Edwards

Even though they don’t make ‘em like they used to, DustBusters from the 80’s and 90’s were full of epic win. There’s probably thousands of DustBusters originally purchased in the 80’s, still out there and still working. The DustBuster belongs in the Men’s Hall of Fame, right next to Duct Tape and WD-40.

From Wikipedia:

The Black & Decker DustBuster is a cordless vacuum cleaner that was introduced in January, 1979.

It was designed by Carroll Gantz, FIDSA, when he was Manager of the B&D US Consumer Power Tool Division’s Industrial Design Department. It was developed by Black & Decker. Over a million Dustbusters were sold in its first year, four times that of the traditional hand-held vac market. It also came in 110v with an attachable hose and tools. As the name suggests, the device used suction power to pick up fine dirt, such as, pet hair, dust, etc. The product has been redesigned several times. However, The original DustBuster has been discontinued by Black & Decker.

Submitted by A Ghormley

Good luck getting “clap on, clap off” out of your head today!

Submitted by C Rother

My favorite aspect of the Walkman was the ability it gave me to tune out my cousins on endless road trips with the family (“Stop touching me! No, you stop! Mooooooooom!”). Sanity was preserved. Sort of. It was like the Bose Noise Canceling Headphone of its day. Just crank. Up. The. Volume. (And risk long-term hearing damage.)

Here’s a very old Walkman commercial that is so 80’s it hurts. The woman is wearing aerobics gear, legwarmers, and has the perfect 80’s short feathered hairdo. I could never get mine to do that.

And is that a GIANT piece of electronic equipment hanging from her scarf belt or what?