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Hoverboard from 'Back to the Future: Part II' (1989).

Michael J. Fox's 'Back to the Future: Part II' Hoverboard Can Be Yours—for $80,000

Mattel hasn't invented real hoverboards yet, but soon you can bid on the next best thing.

Tiffany, Michael, Heather, Josh, and Jessica (or something like that).

The 100 Most Popular Baby Names from the ’80s

Are you a woman born in the 1980s? If so, there’s a pretty good chance your name is Jessica.

Morton Downey Jr. in a typically subtle attempt at publicity.

A Mouthful: When 'The Morton Downey Jr. Show' Ruled the Airwaves

In the 1980s, provocative talk show host Morton Downey Jr. traded barbs (and fists) with guests. Then he took it a step too far.

‘Clap On ... Clap Off!’ The Clapper Sensation of the ’80s

The device that could turn TVs and lights on with a couple of claps became a pop culture sensation, even though its makers worried people would associate it with venereal disease.

KFC’s Double Down Is Coming Back For the First Time In Nearly a Decade

KFC’s iconic bun-less chicken sandwich has been conspicuously absent since 2014. But not for much longer.

'Stranger Things: The First Shadow' will premiere on London's West End in 2023.

A 'Stranger Things' Prequel Play Is Coming to London's West End

The new 'Stranger Things' stage play will follow teenage Hopper and Joyce in 1950s Hawkins, Indiana.

13 Discontinued Doritos Flavors

Nacho Cheese and Cool Ranch aren’t going anywhere, but these flavors didn’t stand the test of time.

Isabel and Nicki Hoffman, historical characters.

American Girl’s New Historical Dolls Are ’90s Twins

The year is 1999: Isabel’s all glitter, Nicki’s all grunge, and Pizza Hut’s BOOK IT! program is all the rage.

Original Garbage Pail Kids cards are more valuable than you might think.

11 of the Most Valuable Garbage Pail Kids Cards

The snot-covered Garbage Pail Kids trading cards were all the rage in the 1980s. Once just 25 cents a pack, rare cards can now command thousands of dollars.

You don't have to be a kid to enjoy this.

Gross Out Your Dinner Guests With ‘The Garbage Pail Kids Cookbook’

“Pizza Snotcorn” and “Poop Cookies” promise to taste delicious, even though they sound disgusting.

Damon Wayans and Jim Carrey in 'In Living Color.'

When 'In Living Color' Faced Off Against the Super Bowl Halftime Show—and Won

In the 1990s, Super Bowl halftime shows were lame. Fox decided what people needed was Jim Carrey setting himself on fire.

The Fuzzy Dice Fad That Conquered the Car World

The dice sprung up as part of 1950s car culture. But how did they get furry?

The ’90s Called Pizza Hut, and They’re Bringing the Big New Yorker Pizza Back

Customers asked for it, and now Pizza Hut is bringing back the menu item from the ’90s for a limited time.

The Robosaurus must eat, preferably economy sedans.

When the Car-Eating, Airplane-Devouring Robosaurus Roamed the Earth

With 12,000 pounds of bite force, this 40-foot-tall robot ate cars like candy—and audiences ate it up.

Ms. Frizzles adventures were no ordinary field trips.

12 Magical Facts About ‘The Magic School Bus’

Who wouldn’t want a teacher like Ms. Frizzle? Take a ride down memory lane with these 12 facts about ‘The Magic School Bus.’

Smash Knit: How Ugly Christmas Sweaters Took the Holiday Season by Storm

How did we get from one ugly Christmas sweater party in Vancouver to … here? It’s quite a yarn.

'White Christmas' (1954) has been getting people into the holiday spirit for nearly 70 years.

Why Watching Holiday Movies Makes Us Feel Good, According to Science

Holiday movies play to our nostalgia bias, a cognitive process that makes us long for past times because we think they were somehow better than now.

Bob Geldof (L) and Midge Ure (R) outside a London recording studio while working on "Do They Know It's Christmas?" on November 25, 1984.

Band Aid: The Charitable—and Controversial—History of “Do They Know It's Christmas?”

Band Aid's charity song "Do They Know It's Christmas?" enlisted everyone from Sting to Bananarama, but its efforts to help the Ethiopian famine didn't go exactly as planned.

Vintage Original Mr and Mrs Potato Head commercial 1960's

Watch a Vintage Commercial for Mr. Potato Head, the First Toy Advertised on TV

Mr. Potato Head made history when its first television commercial aired in 1952.

7 Classic Christmas Commercials Guaranteed to Fuel Your Holiday Nostalgia

Hershey's Kisses’s “Christmas Bells” is one of the longest-running Christmas commercials.

10 Surprising Facts About Wham!’s "Last Christmas"

Over the course of his illustrious career, George Michael gave the world many gifts. One that keeps on giving is “Last Christmas,” the 1984 holiday classic by Wham!, Michael's pop duo with Andrew Ridgeley.

It Slices, It Dices: When Ginsu Knives Cut Through the As-Seen-on TV Competition

How an Ohio-made kitchen knife was reimagined as a piece of Japanese steel—one endorsed by Lorena Bobbitt, in a manner of speaking.

The Cleveland, Ohio home from 'A Christmas Story.'

Ralphie’s House From ‘A Christmas Story’ Is Up for Sale

Home to the leg lamp and mouth soap, the Parker household is part of a Cleveland campus that attracts 75,000 visitors annually.

Unraveling the Many Mysteries of New Order's "Blue Monday"

Equal parts happy accident and technological triumph, “Blue Monday” is a supremely weird and brilliant song that continues to pack dance floors and transfix listeners 40 years after its original release.