1970's Memory Lane anyone...

[King Alfred Academy]

Oh my! This was posted on a yahoo group I belong to and I had to share it here!:D This brought back sooooooo many memories of when I was a little girl. Would love to hear what you remember.

 

 

IF YOU WERE A LITTLE GIRL IN THE 70'S......

 

You had that Fisher Price Doctor's Kit with a stethoscope that actually

worked.

 

You owned a bicycle with a banana seat and a plastic basket with flowers on it. Mine was blue and white!

 

You learned to skate with actual skates (not roller blades) that had metal

wheels. I had to attach mine onto my shoes!

 

You thought Gopher from Love Boat was cute (admit it!):)I'll admit it!...and what about Ponch on Chips! there was a security guard at our local mall who looked just like him and my friends and I followed him around everywhere!

 

You had nightmares after watching Fantasy Island .

 

You had either a "bowl cut" or "pixie", not to mention the "Dorothy Hamill".

 

People sometimes thought you were a boy.

 

You had rubber boots for rainy days and Moon boots for snowy days.

 

YEAH! You owned a "Slip-n-Slide" on which you injured yourself on a

sprinkler head more than once.

 

You owned "Klick-Klacks" and smacked yourself in the face more than once

 

Your Holly Hobbie sleeping bag was your most prized possession. I had one!

 

You wore a poncho, gauchos, and knickers. Yep!

 

You begged Santa for the electronic game, Simon. Never got it though.:(

 

You had the Donnie and Marie dolls with those pink and purple satiny

shredded outfits, or the sunshine family

 

You spent hours in your backyard on your metal swing set with the trapeze.

The swing set tipped over at least once. ROTFL! Totally!:p

 

You had homemade ribbon barrettes in every imaginable color. (Oh yeah!)

With little beads that hung off the ends...remember!?

 

You had a pair of Doctor Scholl's sandals (the ones with hard sole & the

buckle). You also had a pair of salt-water sandals. Had 'em!

 

You wanted to be Laura Ingalls Wilder really bad; you wore that Little House on the Prairie-inspired plaid, ruffle shirt with the high neck in at least one school picture; and you despised Nellie Oleson! Had THAT picture!

 

You wanted your first kiss to be at a roller rink!

 

PONG! ("video tennis" ) was the most remarkable futuristic game you've ever heard of ! Remember Coleco Vision?

 

Your hairstyle was described as having "wings" or "feathers" and you kept it

"pretty" with the comb you kept in your back pocket.

When you walked, the "wings" flapped up and down, looked like you were gonna "take off" A different colored comb for every outfit!

 

You know who Strawberry Shortcake is, as well as her friends, Blueberry

Muffin and Huckleberry Pie.

 

You carried a Muppets lunch box to school and it was metal, not plastic.

With the thermos inside some were glass inside and broke the first time you

dropped them. Yep!

 

You and your girlfriends would fight over which of the Dukes of Hazzard was

your boyfriend.

 

YOU had Star Wars action figures, too! Every one and GI Joe!

It was a big event in your household each year when the "Wizard of Oz" would come on TV. Your mom would break out the popcorn and sleeping bags!

 

You often asked your Magic-8 ball the question: "Who will I marry.

Shaun Cassidy, Leif Garrett, or David Cassidy?" Mine were Kirk Cameron, Ricky Schroeder, and the Coreys (Haim and Feldman!)

 

You completely wore out your Grease, Saturday Night Fever, and Fame

soundtrack record album.

 

You tried to do lots of arts and crafts, like yarn and Popsicle-stick God's

eyes, decoupage, or those weird potholders made on a plastic loom.

 

You made Shrinky-Dinks and put iron-on kittens on your t-shirts!

 

You used to tape record songs off the radio by holding your portable tape

player up to the speaker. Did this numerous times!

 

You had subscriptions to Dynamite and Tiger Beat. And Young Miss!

 

You learned everything you needed to know about girl issues from Judy Blume books.

(Are you there God, It's me, Margaret.) This was banned from our school, but I remember ready page 57 (?) over and over again!

 

You thought Olivia Newton John's song "Physical" was about aerobics. (?? its not??)

 

You wore friendship pins on your tennis shoes, or shoelaces with hearts or *rainb ow* designs. Still have some!

 

You wanted to be a Solid Gold dancer.

 

You drowned yourself in Love's Baby Soft - which was the first "real"

perfume you ever owned. ROTFL...this is TRUE! And the scent Skin.

 

You glopped your lips in Strawberry Roll-on lip-gloss till it almost dripped

off.

 

 

What are some of your memories?

[Tia in Wa]

Rolf! Some of that carried over into the 80s 'cause I was born in '78 and most of that sounds like me. My grandmother recently gave me a Kirk Cameron poster I left @ her house.

 

oh and my dd wears baby soft now. It is great I still love that smell-not that I will wear it-

[1bassoon]

Anyone seen the new American Girl catalog? Julie is the girl from the 70s, and yes, she has a Barbie Stylin' Fun head!

 

AAAAACK!! I'm history!!!!!!!

 

 

Thanks for the laugh - I sure remember singing "When the Deep Purple Falls" and watching purple socks tumble down on Donny Osmond. Anyone else remember that?

 

finishing world war II projects with my kids - what will MY generation be remembered for? Cheap pop culture????

[Guest Virginia Dawn]

You owned a bicycle with a banana seat and a plastic basket with flowers on it. Yes...silver sparkly seat.

 

You learned to skate with actual skates (not roller blades) that had metal

wheels. I loved those skates, wish they still made them.

 

You had nightmares after watching Fantasy Island . (I liked Ricardo Montalban, no nightmares.)

 

You had either a "bowl cut" or "pixie", not to mention the "Dorothy Hamill". Pixie...Aaaaagh!

 

People sometimes thought you were a boy. Tell me about it.

 

You owned "Klick-Klacks" and smacked yourself in the face more than once. :)

 

Your Holly Hobbie sleeping bag was your most prized possession. I wished but never got one.

 

You wore a poncho, gauchos, and knickers. Gauchos and ponchos, no knickers.

 

You had the Donnie and Marie dolls with those pink and purple satiny

shredded outfits, or the sunshine family. Sunshine Family for me... and Malibu Barbie and Ken

 

You spent hours in your backyard on your metal swing set with the trapeze.

The swing set tipped over at least once. ROTFL! Totally!

 

You wanted to be Laura Ingalls Wilder really bad; you wore that Little House on the Prairie-inspired plaid, ruffle shirt with the high neck in at least one school picture; and you despised Nellie Oleson! I loved "Gunne Sax" fashion.

 

You wanted your first kiss to be at a roller rink! Who cared about the kiss, I would have been happy being asked to skate "couples."

 

Your hairstyle was described as having "wings" or "feathers" and you kept it

"pretty" with the comb you kept in your back pocket.

When you walked, the "wings" flapped up and down, looked like you were gonna "take off" . Uh, I still have my wings, and sometimes even the comb in my back pocket.:o

 

It was a big event in your household each year when the "Wizard of Oz" would come on TV. Your mom would break out the popcorn and sleeping bags! Don't forget the Sound of Music.

 

You often asked your Magic-8 ball the question: "Who will I marry.

Shaun Cassidy, Leif Garrett, or David Cassidy?" Didn't have a magic 8 ball, so I asked the cootie-catcher.

 

You completely wore out your Grease, Saturday Night Fever, and Fame

soundtrack record album. Are you kidding? My mother wouldn't have let one of those pass our threshold.

 

You tried to do lots of arts and crafts, like yarn and Popsicle-stick God's

eyes, decoupage, or those weird potholders made on a plastic loom.

 

You used to tape record songs off the radio by holding your portable tape

player up to the speaker. A favorite pastime.

 

You learned everything you needed to know about girl issues from Judy Blume books.(Are you there God, It's me, Margaret.) This and other books that were passed around in the cafeteria. :)

 

You glopped your lips in Strawberry Roll-on lip-gloss till it almost dripped

off.

 

Anybody remember Dawn dolls? What about records on the back of cereal boxes?

[Amy in Orlando]

That's hysterical. Did anyone else stick their comb in the back of their baby-blue corduroy jeans?

 

I soooo wanted to have feathered hair - never worked.

 

I remember giving my sister's Cher doll and her Dawn dolls lovely haircuts. (I need to send this to her)

[Doran]

I managed the feathered hair...until puberty hit and the feathers got kinky.

 

Roller Rink was best when they turned out the lights and you skated to the sparkles from the dazzle ball!

 

I still own a set of GLASS "Klick-Klacks".

 

We parted company with the Sunshine Family about a year ago. Ken had a removable leg, poor guy.

 

I also owned Dancerina (is that the right name?) - the doll in the tutu with the jointed legs that spun in lovely pirouettes when you pulled up the center of her crown.

 

And Thingmaker flower mold doohickies complete with GOOP

 

I listened to Jim Croce, Donnie Osmond, The Partridge Family, and Carole King.

 

I loved "I Dream of Jeanie" and wanted a pink circular bed.

 

I used to love watching my turquoise elephant leg bell bottoms poof out on the swing set.

 

I had to fight my mother for a pair of platform shoes.

 

My banana seat was white, but my bike was banana yellow with tassles on the handle bars.

 

My first foreign (ahem!) kiss was at church camp. :eek:

 

 

Doran

[Angela in TN]

Oh my! This was posted on a yahoo group I belong to and I had to share it here!:D This brought back sooooooo many memories of when I was a little girl. Would love to hear what you remember.

 

 

IF YOU WERE A LITTLE GIRL IN THE 70'S......

 

You had that Fisher Price Doctor's Kit with a stethoscope that actually

worked.***I Loved this Dr. kit wish they still made it for my kids!!

 

You owned a bicycle with a banana seat and a plastic basket with flowers on it.**Yes I had the banana seat!

 

You learned to skate with actual skates (not roller blades) that had metal

wheels. I had to attach mine onto my shoes! Mine too, I loved those skates!!

 

You thought Gopher from Love Boat was cute (admit it!):)Yes I thought that but John from CHIPS was my favorite!

 

You had nightmares after watching Fantasy Island .**Why did my parents let me watch this?!!!

 

You had either a "bowl cut" or "pixie", not to mention the "Dorothy Hamill".**I got the Dorothy Hamill in 2nd grade (my hair had been mid chest)

 

People sometimes thought you were a boy.

 

You had rubber boots for rainy days and Moon boots for snowy days.

 

YEAH! You owned a "Slip-n-Slide" on which you injured yourself on a

sprinkler head more than once.

 

You owned "Klick-Klacks" and smacked yourself in the face more than once

 

Your Holly Hobbie sleeping bag was your most prized possession.

 

You wore a poncho, gauchos, and knickers. **Yes, yes, yes to each

 

You begged Santa for the electronic game, Simon. **I had Simon

 

You had the Donnie and Marie dolls with those pink and purple satiny

shredded outfits, or the sunshine family

 

You spent hours in your backyard on your metal swing set with the trapeze.**Yes!

The swing set tipped over at least once. **No but I thought it would a few times!

 

You had homemade ribbon barrettes in every imaginable color. **Yes!

 

You had a pair of Doctor Scholl's sandals (the ones with hard sole & the

buckle). You also had a pair of salt-water sandals. *What was up with those hard uncomfortable shoes, I had 'em.

 

You wanted to be Laura Ingalls Wilder really bad; you wore that Little House on the Prairie-inspired plaid, ruffle shirt with the high neck in at least one school picture; and you despised Nellie Oleson!

 

You wanted your first kiss to be at a roller rink!

 

PONG! ("video tennis" ) was the most remarkable futuristic game you've ever heard of ! **Loved the Pong!

 

Your hairstyle was described as having "wings" or "feathers" and you kept it

"pretty" with the comb you kept in your back pocket.

 

When you walked, the "wings" flapped up and down, looked like you were gonna "take off" A different colored comb for every outfit!

 

You know who Strawberry Shortcake is, as well as her friends, Blueberry

Muffin and Huckleberry Pie.**I think I sniffed out all the smell after a few days...

 

You carried a Muppets lunch box to school and it was metal, not plastic.

With the thermos inside some were glass inside and broke the first time you dropped them. *No to the muppets but yes to the rest!

 

You and your girlfriends would fight over which of the Dukes of Hazzard wasyour boyfriend.

 

YOU had Star Wars action figures, too! *Does it count if my brother did and I played with them?

 

 

It was a big event in your household each year when the "Wizard of Oz" would come on TV. Your mom would break out the popcorn and sleeping bags!**In my house it was "Love at first Bite" (George Hamilton, my mom & I loved him!)

 

You often asked your Magic-8 ball the question: "Who will I marry.

Shaun Cassidy, Leif Garrett, or David Cassidy?"

 

You completely wore out your Grease, Saturday Night Fever, and Fame

soundtrack record album. **Grease for sure!

 

You tried to do lots of arts and crafts, like yarn and Popsicle-stick God's

eyes, decoupage, or those weird potholders made on a plastic loom.*Yes

 

You made Shrinky-Dinks and put iron-on kittens on your t-shirts!*Yes

 

You used to tape record songs off the radio by holding your portable tape

player up to the speaker. **Yikes, yes..

 

You had subscriptions to Dynamite and Tiger Beat. *Tiger Beat

 

You learned everything you needed to know about girl issues from Judy Blume books. (Are you there God, It's me, Margaret.) *Yes, and I don't think my mom knew what it was about!

 

You wore friendship pins on your tennis shoes, or shoelaces with hearts or *rainb ow* designs. *yep

 

You wanted to be a Solid Gold dancer.*I loved Solid Gold!

 

You drowned yourself in Love's Baby Soft - which was the first "real"

perfume you ever owned. ROTFL...this is TRUE! And the scent Skin.Yep

 

You glopped your lips in Strawberry Roll-on lip-gloss till it almost dripped

off.Yep

 

What are some of your memories?

 

I bolded my answers above, that is hysterical! I also loved my Mrs. Beasley doll (just like the girl from Family Affair had!):D

[Susan in IL]

Would love to hear what you remember.

 

IF YOU WERE A LITTLE GIRL IN THE 70'S......

 

You owned a bicycle with a Padded and a plastic basket with flowers on it. Mine was aqua and white!

 

You learned to skate with actual skates (not roller blades) that had metal

wheels. And a key that was on a string around my neck. I had to attach mine onto my shoes!

 

I had "pixie"

 

People sometimes thought you were a boy.

 

You had rubber boots for rainy days.

 

You spent hours in your backyard on your metal swing set with the trapeze.

The swing set tipped over at least once. ROTFL! Totally!:p

 

PONG! ("video tennis" ) was the most remarkable futuristic game you've ever heard of ! Way cool!!!

 

 

It was a big event in your household each year when the "Wizard of Oz" would come on TV. I cried because Dorothy couldn't get home.

 

You often asked your Magic-8 ball the question: "Who will I marry. I can't even remember who my choices were. Paul McCartney, George Harrison probably.

 

You tried to do lots of arts and crafts, like yarn and Popsicle-stick God's

eyes, decoupage, or those weird potholders made on a plastic loom.

 

You used to tape record songs off the radio by holding your portable tape

player up to the speaker. Did this numerous times!

 

 

You wanted to be a Solid Gold dancer. I actually saw a taping of this show.

 

You drowned yourself in Love's Baby Soft - which was the first "real"

perfume you ever owned. ROTFL...this is TRUE! And the scent Skin.

 

 

What are some of your memories?

 

I was a little girl in the 60's so only the above apply. Some of those other things were after my time (boy, that is weird to say). Actually, some of the above were when I was an adult. Am I old or what?

[cin]

I was a little girl in the 60's so only the above apply. Some of those other things were after my time (boy, that is weird to say). Actually, some of the above were when I was an adult. Am I old or what?

 

Me too. I remember most of them, but some of them were AFTER my time. I remember the roller rink, Donny Osmond, Parker Stevenson (I always marched to the beat of a different drummer!) and BARRY MANILOW and the Bee Gees, Saturday Night Live, and Elton John. I still remember us turning the record player down in our classroom when a certain 4 letter word starting with D.... I look back now and think...I'm sure our teacher knew. And I also think back to a song that had 1 profane word in it...Boy, those WERE the good old days!

[Jenny in Atl]

I remember my Cher doll. I tried to curl her hair with an iron and ended up having to cut it off after it melted. I think one of my best friends had every copy of Tiger Beat published under her bed.

 

I feel so old :(

[Susan in IL]

Now that I think of it, I was a little girl in the 50's because I am over 50!!! See what age and menopause does to the brain? We got a Pong game when they first came out and I was married at the time.

[King Alfred Academy]

Angela in TN...

I totally forgot about "love at First Bite"! I loved that too! I may have to try to revisit that one.

[Tammyla]

That's hysterical. Did anyone else stick their comb in the back of their baby-blue corduroy jeans?

 

I soooo wanted to have feathered hair - never worked.

 

I remember giving my sister's Cher doll and her Dawn dolls lovely haircuts. (I need to send this to her)

You, bet ya! I miss cords, and having my comb handy to comb my feathered hair. LoL.

[Diana in OR]

In 7th grade, I had a comb that was designed for putting in your back pocket. That part that stuck out said, "If you can read this, you're too close!":eek:

 

I don't have a daughter, but if I did, I don't think I'd let her have such a thing in hter pocket, lol.

[Mrs. Readsalot]

Oh the memories...

Well the lunch box was The Partridge Family. One of my best memories of my father was him holding me on his shoulders(so I could see) at a David Cassidy concert. You have to love a dad like that. My dad died in 1972 so this memory is very special to me,

I had, remember, did, or wanted many of the things mentioned on the list.

I also remember watching Happy Days,The Brady Bunch, and After School specials(they should still show those)

I can see myself now riding down the street on my banana seat bike, with my feathered hair and my pink comb in my back pocket(I still have the comb LOL)

I also remember those little white shell necklaces(what were they called?)

Thanks for the trip down memory lane.

[OnTheBrink]

IF YOU WERE A LITTLE GIRL IN THE 70'S......

 

You owned a bicycle with a banana seat and a plastic basket with flowers on it. Mine was red, white and blue, a Huffy!

 

You learned to skate with actual skates (not roller blades) that had metal

wheels. I had to attach mine onto my shoes! me, too!

 

You thought Gopher from Love Boat was cute (admit it!) I did!

You had nightmares after watching Fantasy Island .

 

You had either a "bowl cut" or "pixie", not to mention the "Dorothy Hamill". *nodding head*

 

You owned "Klick-Klacks" and smacked yourself in the face more than once. Yep

 

Your Holly Hobbie sleeping bag was your most prized possession. I had the dolls.

 

You wore a poncho, gauchos, and knickers. of course!

 

You begged Santa for the electronic game, Simon. I got one!

 

You had the Donnie and Marie dolls with those pink and purple satiny

shredded outfits, or the sunshine family Sunshine Family here. They were my Barbie's "kids"

 

You had a pair of Doctor Scholl's sandals (the ones with hard sole & the

buckle). I had blue ones!

 

You wanted your first kiss to be at a roller rink! Not to mention wanting to be a Roller Disco Queen!

 

PONG! ("video tennis" ) was the most remarkable futuristic game you've ever heard of ! Remember Coleco Vision? oh yeah

 

Your hairstyle was described as having "wings" or "feathers" and you kept it

"pretty" with the comb you kept in your back pocket.

When you walked, the "wings" flapped up and down, looked like you were gonna "take off" A different colored comb for every outfit! We lived in the high desert when feathering was in. My hair was as flat as a pancake in that dry weather!

 

It was a big event in your household each year when the "Wizard of Oz" would come on TV. Your mom would break out the popcorn and sleeping bags! yep!

 

You often asked your Magic-8 ball the question: "Who will I marry.

Shaun Cassidy, Leif Garrett, or David Cassidy?" Scott Baio, who, I'm happy to say, I'm NOT married to today. LOL

 

You completely wore out your Grease, Saturday Night Fever, and Fame

soundtrack record album. No, the 8-track tapes!

 

You tried to do lots of arts and crafts, like yarn and Popsicle-stick God's

eyes, decoupage, or those weird potholders made on a plastic loom.Hey now, my dd is making those pot holders on a loom to earn money for camp!

 

You made Shrinky-Dinks and put iron-on kittens on your t-shirts! Shrinky Dinks were the entertainment as slumber parties!

 

You used to tape record songs off the radio by holding your portable tape

player up to the speaker. Uh huh!

 

You had subscriptions to Dynamite and Tiger Beat. Of course

 

You learned everything you needed to know about girl issues from Judy Blume books. Yes, which is why I don't think I'll let dd read them! LOL

 

You wanted to be a Solid Gold dancer. Long live gold lame'

 

You drowned yourself in Love's Baby Soft - which was the first "real"

perfume you ever owned. Not to mention Heaven Scent!

 

You glopped your lips in Strawberry Roll-on lip-gloss till it almost dripped

off. Mine was cinnamon, but it was that Mabeline gloss

 

 

What are some of your memories?

 

*Watching the Mickey Mouse Club when Lisa Whelchel was a Mouseketeer.

*Fisher Price Little People were made of wood with plastic heads and no arms!

*Skipper grew "booKs" when you twisted her arm around.

*Ken had Mod Hair and stickers to put on his face of side burns, beards and moustaches.

*My mother would let me walk through the woods to the 7-11 to redeem glass soda bottles.

*Dittoes and Luvit jeans!

*Watching streakers run across University of Louisville! I was 4 or 5, I think. I remember thinking that people were stupid for running around outside nekkid! LOL

*A KitKat was .10. Yes, one DIME.

[Brenda in FL]

I loved my Dawn dolls and all the pretty dresses - I really wished I saved them. I look at them every once in a while on Ebay. I think the first ones my mom got by saving food labels or something!

 

And I do remember the records on the cereal boxes!! I had completely forgotten about those!

[Brenda in FL]

I had that Ken doll! And after walking to the store to trade your bottles in, we used the money to buy Tiger Beat and went home and hung up the posters of Shaun Cassidy, Lief Garrett, Scott Baio, bust mostly LOTS of Shaun Cassidy.

[Brenda in FL]

I LOVED this when I first read it about a year ago! So much of it described my childhood and preteen years to a T.

 

I got the Julie AG doll today for my birthday, because all her things remind me of being a kid! My mom even got me the little Barbie quick curl which I had as a kid also!

 

But what I want to know is - did everyone else believe that Mikey from the Life cereal commercial died eating poprocks and drinking coke at the same time?? Were you surprised when he showed up later as an adult in their advertising? :p

[Guest Katia]

I still have my Dawn dolls! They are in her Fashion Case, and I have Angie and Gary along with clothes, shoes, etc. for all of them. My dd played with them for awhile, but then I put them away.

 

I also have a Susie Cute doll. Anyone remember her? I got her when I turned 6yo, but that was in the 60's. Too far back? I still have her and her clothes and some of her furniture: crib, dresser, high chair and bathtub.

 

Anyone remember Penny Bright? I still have her, too, but I only have a few of the clothes sold in the stores. My grandmother bought a pattern for her (yes, they sold them!) and HAND STITCHED a whole wardrobe for her. They are the most durable and cute clothes! What a treasure.

 

I had the skates you attached to your shoes and the key.

 

I hated Fantasy Island, but LOVED Love Boat.

 

Wizard of Oz was looked forward to every year in our home with GREAT anticipation, as well as Cinderella with Leslie-Ann Warren.

 

My 'love' was Mike Nesmith from The Monkees, Mark Goddard (played 'Don') from Lost in Space, and then in my teens it was Parker Stevenson from Hardy Boys. I loved to watch old black-and-white TV shows.

 

Ah, the memories.......;)

[PinkInTheBlue]

Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes!! Those were so much fun! I was born in '72 and those were great. I remembered pretty much all of them even if there were a few I didn't have.

[Liz CA]

My first foreign (ahem!) kiss was at church camp. :eek:

 

 

Doran

 

Doran, we are having church camp coming up and now I'm thinking about it twice...ds 16yo is signed up.

 

:D Nice to finally see you on this board!

[Guest Virginia Dawn]

I had a Barbie quick curl too! And a Camping Kelly. And a doll with long red hair whose hair came out of the top of her head when you pumped her arm. Can't remember the name of that one.

 

I only got "cool" clothes when my friends gave me their hand-me-downs. I got a pair of sky blue elephant pants, a pink body suit, and violet hip-hugger-cordoroy-bell bottoms.

[Guest Virginia Dawn]

puka beads :-)

[Cathy in IL]

I store my children's crayons in my metal Disco Fever lunch box. I saw one just like it on display at the Museum of Science and Industry! I guess it really is a part of history if it is in the museum.

[frogpond1]

I did wear the Little House on the Prairie Dress and bonnet in 2nd grade! What about Honey Hill Bunch dolls? I had Holly Hobbie binders, and Trapper Keepers with the big photographs of flowers on them.

[HomeOnTheRanch]

I still have my Honey Hill Bunch club house. I didn't have a Holly Hobbie sleeping bag...mine was Raggedy Ann. I still have it also.

 

I also still have my EZ Bake oven. Can you believe my parents paid $15 for it? It is the exact same price today. And why did I hang onto this all these years? Someone please tell me because DDs pans won't fit into the thing.

[Karen sn]

Those metal skates were awful on my very pebbly asphalt (asphault?).

[GothicGyrl]

IF YOU WERE A LITTLE GIRL IN THE 70'S......I've bolded my answers

 

You had that Fisher Price Doctor's Kit with a stethoscope that actually

worked. I hated this stupid kit, I just stole my mother's real stethescope, :)

 

You owned a bicycle with a banana seat and a plastic basket with flowers on it. Mine was blue and white!

Yeah, and that flipping thing killed me to ride it. I ended up stealing my brother's BMX bike.

 

You learned to skate with actual skates (not roller blades) that had metal

wheels. I STILL cannot skate. I never could. And I hated those things..

 

You thought Gopher from Love Boat was cute (admit it!)NO! I had a crush on Bo Duke, and BJ (Greg Evigan) and Shaun Cassidy.

 

You had nightmares after watching Fantasy Island .

Umm, no. I LOVED that show. Adored it. Then I started watching Dr. Who and Benny Hill and I was never normal again.

 

You had either a "bowl cut" or "pixie", not to mention the "Dorothy Hamill".

I had a Dorothy Hamil at one time. Sucked too.

 

People sometimes thought you were a boy.

Not when you have boobs in the 3rd grade they don't.

 

You had rubber boots for rainy days and Moon boots for snowy days.

I've never seen snow and in Florida, it's a requirement to be barefoot in the rain.

 

YEAH! You owned a "Slip-n-Slide" on which you injured yourself on a

sprinkler head more than once.

YEAH! And I broke my freakin' neck playing on it too! You so cannot use that thing with boobs.

 

You owned "Klick-Klacks" and smacked yourself in the face more than once

Umm, this is why I never skated either. :)

 

Your Holly Hobbie sleeping bag was your most prized possession. I had one!

I still own my Holly Hobbie. Of course, she's more like Holey Hobbie now..

 

You wore a poncho, gauchos, and knickers. Yep!

Knitted, hand me down, and yep. Including the clogs too.

 

You begged Santa for the electronic game, Simon. Never got it though.

I DID!! NEENER NEENER!!

 

You had the Donnie and Marie dolls with those pink and purple satiny

shredded outfits, or the sunshine family

Still have them. In a box, in storage.

 

You spent hours in your backyard on your metal swing set with the trapeze.

The swing set tipped over at least once. ROTFL! Totally!

HA! You were the KEWL kid on the block if you could get it to tip over. It was a right of passage dude.

 

You had homemade ribbon barrettes in every imaginable color. (Oh yeah!)

With little beads that hung off the ends...remember!?

Yeah, thanks to my mother, the mad knitter.

 

You had a pair of Doctor Scholl's sandals (the ones with hard sole & the

buckle). You also had a pair of salt-water sandals. Had 'em!

Ok, first of all, the salt-water sandals are the 80's and they were called Jellies, and yes, I owned stock in them too, just as many pairs of them as I had Dr. Scholl's.

 

You wanted to be Laura Ingalls Wilder really bad; you wore that Little House on the Prairie-inspired plaid, ruffle shirt with the high neck in at least one school picture; and you despised Nellie Oleson! Had THAT picture!

OH HECK NO! I HATE Little House. I absolutely refused to watch it, ever! Never ever. I cannot stand it.

 

You wanted your first kiss to be at a roller rink!

Umm, what if it was? And for the record, this is 80's too. While doing the Pac Man Fever.

 

PONG! ("video tennis" ) was the most remarkable futuristic game you've ever heard of ! Remember Coleco Vision?

OK, someone really needs to do their research.. Pong is 1981-2. Sheesh. And I owned it, coleco, atari, all of them.

 

Your hairstyle was described as having "wings" or "feathers" and you kept it

"pretty" with the comb you kept in your back pocket.

Umm, again, 80's. Farah Fawcett anyone?

 

When you walked, the "wings" flapped up and down, looked like you were gonna "take off" A different colored comb for every outfit!

You know who Strawberry Shortcake is, as well as her friends, Blueberry

Muffin and Huckleberry Pie.

Both of these are again, 80's!!! And I still have my original Strawberry Shortcake.

 

You carried a Muppets lunch box to school and it was metal, not plastic.

With the thermos inside some were glass inside and broke the first time you

dropped them. Yep!

No, unfortunately, I had a Dukes of Hazzard lunch box. I was the cool kid. :)

 

You and your girlfriends would fight over which of the Dukes of Hazzard was

your boyfriend.

YOU had Star Wars action figures, too! Every one and GI Joe!

It was a big event in your household each year when the "Wizard of Oz" would come on TV. Your mom would break out the popcorn and sleeping bags!

You often asked your Magic-8 ball the question: "Who will I marry.

Shaun Cassidy, Leif Garrett, or David Cassidy?"

Again, EIGHTIES!!! Sheesh people, a little research? (with exception of Shaun Cassidy, leif and David)

 

You completely wore out your Grease, Saturday Night Fever, and Fame

soundtrack record album.

I STILL have my Fame in Concert album. The actual RECORD. Of course, nothing to play it on now.

 

You tried to do lots of arts and crafts, like yarn and Popsicle-stick God's

eyes, decoupage, or those weird potholders made on a plastic loom.

Eww, no

 

You made Shrinky-Dinks and put iron-on kittens on your t-shirts!

Shrinky Dinks ROCK!

 

You used to tape record songs off the radio by holding your portable tape

player up to the speaker. Did this numerous times!

EIGHTIES!!

 

You had subscriptions to Dynamite and Tiger Beat. And Young Miss!

EIGHTIES!!

 

You learned everything you needed to know about girl issues from Judy Blume books.

(Are you there God, It's me, Margaret.)

You thought Olivia Newton John's song "Physical" was about aerobics. (?? its not??)

You wore friendship pins on your tennis shoes, or shoelaces with hearts or *rainb ow* designs. Still have some!

You wanted to be a Solid Gold dancer.

You drowned yourself in Love's Baby Soft - which was the first "real"

perfume you ever owned.

ALL EIGHTIES!!!! GAH!! I hate it when people can't flipping google. :)

You glopped your lips in Strawberry Roll-on lip-gloss till it almost dripped

off.

I used to eat this stuff.

 

I am totally an 80's baby. Most of this stuff is 80's. Now, you want to talk 80's, I'll kick yer butt at Trivial Pursuit!!

[buddhabelly]

Oh the memories...

Well the lunch box was The Partridge Family. One of my best memories of my father was him holding me on his shoulders(so I could see) at a David Cassidy concert. You have to love a dad like that. My dad died in 1972 so this memory is very special to me,

I had, remember, did, or wanted many of the things mentioned on the list.

I also remember watching Happy Days,The Brady Bunch, and After School specials(they should still show those)

I can see myself now riding down the street on my banana seat bike, with my feathered hair and my pink comb in my back pocket(I still have the comb LOL)

I also remember those little white shell necklaces(what were they called?)

Thanks for the trip down memory lane.

 

They were called Puka shell necklaces. You and I must be of the same "vintage" because I had a Partridge Family lunchbox too. And while I didn't get to go to the David Cassidy concert, I was a card-carrying member of his fan club! And I remember watching Happy Days, Brady Bunch, and Partridge Family (and Love American Style if my parents got preoccupied).

 

I had a pixie haircut and was mistaken for a boy many times. No fair! Now I would kill for that high-cheekboned look, but it made my life miserable in 3rd grade. Pixies are just not....cool, you know?

 

Oh, and GothicGyrl? Yoo-hoo, GothicGyrl? We got a "Pong" game in 1973. They were released to the public in 1972. This was pre-computers -- you had to play it on your television set. It was so very, very slow.............. but we thought it was great? And the first Star Wars movie came out in 1977. I remember, because it was one of my very first dates.

[GothicGyrl]

Humph, didn't get to see David Cassidy in concert, but I did get to see Sha Na Na and had them sign a $100 bill for me. I met Bowser, Jocko and Santini.. :)

[Lisawa]

Oh my! This was posted on a yahoo group I belong to and I had to share it here!:D This brought back sooooooo many memories of when I was a little girl. Would love to hear what you remember.

 

 

 

 

 

Oh my gosh! You just described my entire childhood! From thinking Gopher was cute to my Dorthy Hamill hair cut!! The loves baby soft and lip gloss!! lol The only thing I didnt read was my bell bottom jeans and my transister radio.... maybe I missed that in the list... lol

 

what a trip down memory lane that was?? So we all just dated ourselves didnt we?

[GothicGyrl]

Oh, and GothicGyrl? Yoo-hoo, GothicGyrl? We got a "Pong" game in 1973. They were released to the public in 1972. This was pre-computers -- you had to play it on your television set. It was so very, very slow.............. but we thought it was great? And the first Star Wars movie came out in 1977. I remember, because it was one of my very first dates.

 

1977 is practically the 80's :) and I had a Pong on the tv set, in 1981. :) And yes, the 1st one came out in 1977, but umm, since that's practically the 80's, my point stands (where's the fanged tongue icon?) :)<

[Jann in TX]

We had a Pong game in the 70's...the first model--I can't belive that we spent HOURS watching that little white light/ball go back and forth...We also had the first microwave/radar-range in our town--a rich uncle bought it for us and lots of WEALTHY people came over to see the amazing machine...it was funny to be so poor and to have something that the rich wanted!

 

It is just AMAZING how close this list was to my life!

[Lady Katherine]

Oh, dear. I'm OLD. I remember everything on this list!

[Pajama Mama]

IF YOU WERE A LITTLE GIRL IN THE 70'S......

 

You had that Fisher Price Doctor's Kit with a stethoscope that actually

worked yep

 

You owned a bicycle with a banana seat and a plastic basket with flowers on it. Mine was blue and white!i think mine was yellow

 

You learned to skate with actual skates (not roller blades) that had metal

wheels. I had to attach mine onto my shoes!i could skate then but not now

 

You thought Gopher from Love Boat was cute (admit it!)I'll admit it!...and what about Ponch on Chips! there was a security guard at our local mall who looked just like him and my friends and I followed him around everywhere!I don't remember thinking Gomer was cute-Ponch, the Hardy Boys, Andy Gibb--were cuties

 

You had nightmares after watching Fantasy Island .not really-i wanted to go there

 

You had either a "bowl cut" or "pixie", not to mention the "Dorothy Hamill".

 

People sometimes thought you were a boy.I alwats had long straight hair

 

You had rubber boots for rainy days and Moon boots for snowy days.don't remember moon boots

 

YEAH! You owned a "Slip-n-Slide" on which you injured yourself on a

sprinkler head more than once.we lived in the city-slip n slide on concrete is not recommended

 

You owned "Klick-Klacks" and smacked yourself in the face more than once yep

 

Your Holly Hobbie sleeping bag was your most prized possession. I had one!i had the holly hobbie oven and many other items

 

You wore a poncho, gauchos, and knickers. Yep!knickers-thank goodness there are no pictures

 

You begged Santa for the electronic game, Simon. Never got it though.we had one-made me crazy

 

You had the Donnie and Marie dolls with those pink and purple satiny

shredded outfits, or the sunshine familyyes to donny and marie dolls

 

You spent hours in your backyard on your metal swing set with the trapeze.

The swing set tipped over at least once. ROTFL! Totally!we lived in Philly-no backyards

 

You had homemade ribbon barrettes in every imaginable color. (Oh yeah!)

With little beads that hung off the ends...remember!?i remember them falling apart

 

You had a pair of Doctor Scholl's sandals (the ones with hard sole & the

buckle). You also had a pair of salt-water sandals. Had 'em!yep-had Candies too-Fell down the steps in candies and now have a permanent bridge-ouch!

 

You wanted to be Laura Ingalls Wilder really bad; you wore that Little House on the Prairie-inspired plaid, ruffle shirt with the high neck in at least one school picture; and you despised Nellie Oleson! Had THAT picture!I do have a pix with a ruffle shirt-yikes

 

You wanted your first kiss to be at a roller rink!probably

 

PONG! ("video tennis" ) was the most remarkable futuristic game you've ever heard of ! Remember Coleco Vision?we had atari 2600

 

Your hairstyle was described as having "wings" or "feathers" and you kept it

"pretty" with the comb you kept in your back pocket.

When you walked, the "wings" flapped up and down, looked like you were gonna "take off" A different colored comb for every outfit!no farrah do for me-my hair wouldn't do it

 

You know who Strawberry Shortcake is, as well as her friends, Blueberry

Muffin and Huckleberry Pie.yep-funny thing is dd7 loves strawberry shortcake now

 

You carried a Muppets lunch box to school and it was metal, not plastic.

With the thermos inside some were glass inside and broke the first time you

dropped them. Yep!scooby doo lunch box or maybe charlie's angels

 

You and your girlfriends would fight over which of the Dukes of Hazzard was

your boyfriend.no fighting Bo was mine

 

YOU had Star Wars action figures, too! Every one and GI Joe!little bro had those-i played with barbies

 

It was a big event in your household each year when the "Wizard of Oz" would come on TV. Your mom would break out the popcorn and sleeping bags!absolutely

 

You often asked your Magic-8 ball the question: "Who will I marry.

Shaun Cassidy, Leif Garrett, or David Cassidy?" Mine were Kirk Cameron, Ricky Schroeder, and the Coreys (Haim and Feldman!)Andy Gibb

 

You completely wore out your Grease, Saturday Night Fever, and Fame

soundtrack record album.On the Radio(donna Summer) and Pat Benatar

 

You tried to do lots of arts and crafts, like yarn and Popsicle-stick God's

eyes, decoupage, or those weird potholders made on a plastic loom.yep-potholders

 

You made Shrinky-Dinks and put iron-on kittens on your t-shirts!yep

 

You used to tape record songs off the radio by holding your portable tape

player up to the speaker. Did this numerous times!

 

You had subscriptions to Dynamite and Tiger Beat. And Young Miss!Yep

 

You learned everything you needed to know about girl issues from Judy Blume books.

(Are you there God, It's me, Margaret.) This was banned from our school, but I remember ready page 57 (?) over and over again!

 

You thought Olivia Newton John's song "Physical" was about aerobics. (?? its not??)

 

You wore friendship pins on your tennis shoes, or shoelaces with hearts or *rainb ow* designs. Still have some!

 

You wanted to be a Solid Gold dancer.Loved Solid Gold & Dance Fever

 

You drowned yourself in Love's Baby Soft - which was the first "real"

perfume you ever owned. ROTFL...this is TRUE! And the scent Skin.Loved it

 

You glopped your lips in Strawberry Roll-on lip-gloss till it almost dripped

off.Yep

 

What are some of your memories?

I will also admit to owning skin tight satin pants. Why was I wearing these at 8-9 yrs old? They were turquoise:eek:

[Sugarfoot]

"Your hairstyle was described as having "wings" or "feathers" and you kept it

"pretty" with the comb you kept in your back pocket.

When you walked, the "wings" flapped up and down, looked like you were gonna "take off" A different colored comb for every outfit!"

 

My husband just said, "That was I you. We have a picture to prove it!"

 

This was so fun to read through. I had a huge collection of Charlie's Angels trading cards, as well as the Hardy Boys cards. Remember those flip flops with the striped soles and velour/suede/whatever that was straps? And satin jackets? And knee socks with pockets? They went with the gauchos!