1980 brought us such hits as Christopher Cross' "Sailing," Kristy McNichol was in Little Darlings, and the sci-fi hit Buck Rogers and the 25th Century rode the airwaves.

The 1981 edition looks at movies such as Chariots of Fire and Escape from New York, television such as You Can't Do That on Television and Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters, singer Juice Newton, and gadgets like Penny Racers and EraserMate erasable pens.

In 1982, movie theaters featured First Blood and Tron, Ripley's Believe It or Not was on our TV sets, and BMX biking, Betamax vs. VHS, and EPCOT were pop culture highlights.

The 1983 edition looks at the movies D.C. Cab and Terms of Endearment, TV shows Reading Rainbow and St. Elsewhere, radio's Quiet Riot, bookstores' Truly Tasteless Jokes, and the rise of the Jheri curl.

The 1984 edition looks at television's Snorks and TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes, the movies Police Academy and Children of the Corn, Doug Flutie's football miracles, and the overuse of hair mousse.

The 1985 edition features television's Bob Ross, Obsession commercials, and Joe Theissman's leg break on Monday Night Football, the movies The Legend of Billie Jean and Just One of the Guys, Weird Al Yankovic's rise to stardom, and the My Buddy doll.

The 1986 edition focuses on television's Murder, She Wrote and Love Connection, the cinema's Back to School and Short Circuit, music group Heart, and the excitement surrounding the return of Halley's Comet.

The 1987 edition looks at television's Spenser: For Hire and Star Trek: The Next Generation, the movies Predator and Throw Momma from the Train, Billy Idol's "Mony, Mony" remake, the Black Monday stock market crash, and baby Jessica falling into a well.

The 1988 edition looks at television's It's Garry Shandling's Show and Morton Downey, Jr., the movies Cocktail and Midnight Run, singers Lita Ford and Buster Poindexter, Jimmy the Greek's racist comments, Micro Machines cars, and Nintendo's Mike Tyson's Punch-Out videogame.

The 1989 edition reviews television's Rescue 911 and Mr. Bean, the cinema's Steel Magnolias and The Little Mermaid, Paula Abdul's rise to stardom, Salman Rushdie's book, The Satanic Verses, Leona Helmsley's tax evasion, and the Domino's pizza 'Noid.