Video Decade: 80s
This is the 80s video lane inside Smells Like Gen X — filtered straight to the decade-specific rewinds, countdowns, explainers, skits, and nostalgia damage tied to this era.
80s Video Lanes
Use these routes when you want this decade filtered through topic or format instead of scrolling the full archive blind.
Songs, charts, and radio damage
Jump into music-focused video rewinds, chart countdowns, and the songs that still own way too much of your internal operating system.
Multiplex and VHS brain rot
Go straight to movie-focused videos for box office chaos, rewatchables, franchise overkill, and the films that still live on your mental shelf.
Comfort-TV and rerun DNA
Network dominance, forgotten shows, ad-break trauma, and exactly the kind of screen exposure that built your personality defects.
Toy aisle glory and regret
Plastic obsessions, shelf lust, forgotten lines, and all the little pieces of consumer manipulation you now remember fondly.
Ranked nostalgia hits
Use the countdown lane when you want the cleanest list-driven rewind experience instead of free-roaming like a feral mall child.
80s Videos
Everything currently tagged into the 80s video archive.
10 Iconic Songs From 80’s Movies!
🚨 10 ICONIC ’80s MOVIE SONGS — FACTS + RUMORS (GEN X EDITION) 🚨 Some of these are…
Full original He-Man cartoon intro (1983)
💪 "By the power of Grayskull… I HAVE THE POWER!" If those words just triggered a full-body flashback,…
83 Gen X Slang Words In Under 2 Minutes
Gen X slang had style, attitude, and zero apologies—and some of these words should never disappear. 😎 Drop…
All the #1 Hits of 1983: Michael Jackson, David Bowie, Eurythmics & More!
Take a nostalgic trip back to 1983 with every Billboard #1 hit of the year! From Michael Jackson’s…
1987 in Review: Music, Movies, TV, Fashion, Toys & the News That Shaped a Generation
Take a nostalgic trip back to 1987—a year that had it all! From Michael Jackson’s Bad and U2’s…
DON’T MISS THE REWIND
80s is only one lane.
Go broader with all videos, jump by topic, or head back to YouTube for the full mess.