Child of the 1980s

Wrist Racers on Nov 6, 2009 in Toys - Miscellaneous Toy cars have always been fun to play with, from the tiniest Micro Machine through Matchbox and Hot Wheels cars right up to much larger radio controlled affairs. Some cars you have to be content with just pushing along yourself, whilst others (parti...

The Green Cross Code on Nov 4, 2009 in TV - Adverts There have been some great public information films over the years, and many of them were aimed at teaching young children about dangerous situations. Whether it be learning to swim, staying away from strangers or not messing about in electricity su...

Neon Socks, or Just Plain White? on Oct 31, 2009 in Saturday Survey How many of you still wear Terry Towelling socks on a day to day basis? And I don’t mean for playing sport. I’m guessing not many of you do, since these days people tend to go for either normal socks or those funny little cut off traine...

Chic-A-Boo/Monchhichi on Oct 30, 2009 in Toys - Dolls and Action Figures Chic-A-Boo, as you can clearly see, was a cute brown furry monkey toy. It’s face, hands and feet were made from plastic, and being a monkey, it had opposable thumbs which could be inserted into its mouth, which made it even cuter to look at. T...

Beverly Hills Cop on Oct 28, 2009 in Films - Teens Whilst channel hopping the other night I came across Beverly Hills Cop being shown for the umpteenth time, but I was soon hooked and wondering why I had not covered this major film of the eighties before now. I’m sure the film needs no introduc...

Jimbo and the Jet Set on Oct 26, 2009 in TV - Cartoons kids tv When I think back to childrens television of the mid 1980s I often end up reminiscing about Childrens BBC and the Broom Cupboard, with Phillip Schofield, Andy Crane or Andi Peters (OK, maybe not Andi Peters quite so much) introducing all those great...

Bubble Gum Bubbles? on Oct 24, 2009 in Saturday Survey I can’t remember the last time I had some bubble gum. Chewing gum yes, but not bubble gum, as there is a difference. Chewing gum seems to reduce down to a very small size once chewed, thus making blowing bubbles with it much more difficult. I...