The 1980s produced some of the craziest fads pop culture has ever seen. Check out these 8 awesome fads of the '80s, including the Atari, break-dancing, and parachute pants.
Here are a few fads that took the country by storm and helped define the generation that just wanted its MTV.
- "Valspeak" Did you, like, realize that in the '80s, like, everyone totally got pulled into this thing called Valspeak? Seriously!
- Break Dancing When DJ Kool Herc took the dance break sections off vinyl records and remixed them into one another the extended breaks gave NYC street dancers all the time in the world to showcase their gravity-defying moves.
- Swatch Watches In 1983, the Swatch Group had an idea. They thought that watches could be less of a financial investment and more of a disposable, funky accessory. Their idea was a big hit.
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I so loved my swatch watch!
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