The mullet stayed popular well into the ’90s. After Superman died, he was resurrected and even drawn with a mullet! From 1992 until 1997, the Man of Steel knew how to have a good time while keeping every business professional.
Punky Brewster was so popular on NBC that when the network cancelled it, the sitcom immediately found a new home in syndication. One of the reasons Punky Brewster was so popular was that it wasn’t afraid to deal with real world issues.
On one of its last episodes on the show explored Punky being traumatized by the Challenger disaster. She begins to have nightmares and writes NASA about her shattered dreams of becoming an astronaut. At the end of the episode she’s visited by Buzz Aldrin.
Nothing was more painful watching TV, then flipping over to the scrolling TV Guide channel to see what was on ABC and having just missed it. The next few minutes were spent waiting in misery until ABC reappeared, finally letting you know what was on.
Nowadays, televisions come with program guides, so you can see what program is on what channel without having to wait. They say patience is a virtue, which is definitely something you tell your kids everyday if you grew up in the ’80s.
Skating was king in the ’80s, so kids needed to learn from a young age. Fisher Price made that possible when they released their 1-2-3 Roller Skates. The popularity of the beginner skates was incredible, even if they weren’t the safest things to wear.
