1. 1980’s Popular Culture, part two Bubble skirts And silk blazers for men. Don’t forget about the big hair!

2. August 1, 1981 MTV begins broadcasting 24 hours a day music videos Buggles (Video Killed the Radio Star) News, music videos and interviews http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v= Tn_TMTHH_PMhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v= Tn_TMTHH_PM

3. Atari, NES/Nintendo Technology: 8-bit CPU running at just a little bit over 1Mhz and 128 bytes of RAM Modern games operate with around 1526

4. Fads of the 80’s Rubik’s Cube Swatch Watches Care Bears Jelly shoes Bandana legs and and spandex

5. Hello Kitty came to the US in 1976

6. “Where’s the Beef?” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ug75di EyiA0http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ug75di EyiA0

7. Trivial Pursuit, Garbage Pail Kids and He-man and Thundercats dolls came out in the 80’s http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=zp5n7qyH2cc&f eature=relatedhttp://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=zp5n7qyH2cc&f eature=related

8. But on the serious side, some great music and dance came out of the 80’s Disco is still holding strong, and artists like Michael Jackson, Madonna and Prince come out of the 80’s

9. Madonna Material Girl (1985) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9N6jHs AU63ghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9N6jHs AU63g

10. Prince Prince Rogers Nelson Purple Rain (1984) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hxqk41t xqNMhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hxqk41t xqNM

11. The King of Pop http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOnqjkJ TMaA&ob=av2nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOnqjkJ TMaA&ob=av2n A return to iconic “big dance scenes” originated on film in the 30’s, culminated in dance scenes like “West Side Story” and brought back within the framework of music videos.