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I Love the '80s is a television program that was produced by BBC in the United Kingdom and later for American TV audiences by VH1. I Love 1980 premiered on 13 January 2001 in the UK, with the final part I Love 1989 premiering on 24 April 2001. In the United States, the series premiered on December 16, 2002.

The show is intended to bring back memories of 1980s fashion, movies and music, showing each topic mostly through the eyes of B-list stars who give their opinion on the subjects. Many topics have been discussed in the show, including Duran Duran, the Cabbage Patch Kids, Pac-Man and his girlfriend, Ms. Pac Man.

Contents

Partial list of stars on VH1's version of the I Love the '80s

Partial list of featured ideas and happenings of the '80s

Movies

Back to the Future was one of the huge motion picture hits of the decade.
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Back to the Future was one of the huge motion picture hits of the decade.

Music

U2 was named the "band of the year" for 1985 by Rolling Stone magazine and it is considered one of the greatest bands of the 1980s and in music history.
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U2 was named the "band of the year" for 1985 by Rolling Stone magazine and it is considered one of the greatest bands of the 1980s and in music history.

Television

The nighttime soap opera, Dallas was enormously popular during the decade.
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The nighttime soap opera, Dallas was enormously popular during the decade.

Fashion trends

Toys

The Rubik's cube was a flat out phenomenon during the 80s.
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The Rubik's cube was a flat out phenomenon during the 80s.

Sports

People and events

Republican President Ronald Reagan held the office from 1981 to 1989, remaining enormously popular throughout his two terms.
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Republican President Ronald Reagan held the office from 1981 to 1989, remaining enormously popular throughout his two terms.

Fads

Recurring segments

The VH1 version had these segments going into and out of commercial breaks:

List Of episodes

External links

VH1's I Love the ... series
'80s (2002) | '70s (2003) | '80s Strikes Back (2003) | '90s (2004) | (2005) | '80s 3-D (2005) | Holidays (2005) | Toys (2006) | '70s Volume II (2006)

 

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