Were most of the cartoons just long-form advertisements for toys at the time? Sure, but they also had some episodes that would stay with us for years to come. Quite a few of our favorite '80s cartoons ...

Console wars have been a mainstay in gaming culture since the existence of the gaming console. Even in the '80s, gamers argued about which one was better, ...

Fun, free and... frightening? Eighties kids got up to all sorts without a second thought, many of which would shock parents ...

Shannon Curtis and Jamie Hill bring their 80s Kids synthpop show to Thrasher Opera House on May 7.

Kids who grew up in the 1980s were expected to handle quite a bit on their own and given a level of independence that would make many modern parents deeply uncomfortable. While there was care and ...

Gen Xers share their favorite “latchkey kid cuisine” essentials. The 1980s ushered in a new kind of childhood: the latchkey ...

A group of teenage boys intently play and watch the arcade game "Defender" in a dimly lit room, with one boy using the controls while others crowd around, focused on the screen. Kids who grew up in ...

Millennial parents might have forgotten they watched these shows growing up, but that doesn't mean they won't spark serious ...

Childhood comfort foods fuse taste and smell into memories, which researchers call food-invoked nostalgia. Most '80s kids can still pull up the flavor of 1984 Cup-O-Noodles (the 'O' had not been ...