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A
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Won the Tony Award for Best Play in 1981 and the Oscar for Best Picture in '84.
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Amadeus
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B
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This bands 1986 album Slippery When Wet included such chart-toppers as "You Give Love a Bad Name" and "Living on a Prayer."
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Bon Jovi
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C
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This NBC show premired in 1982 and was ranked at number 74 in the Nielson Ratings. It was rated number one during the 1990-1991 TV season.
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Cheers
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D
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This was the only videogame in which Mario played the bad guy.
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Donkey Kong, Jr.
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E
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Became the new CEO of the Walt Disney Company in 1984.
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Michael Eisner
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F
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Film that put Sean Penn on the map as Jeff Spicoli.
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Fast Times at Ridgemont High
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G
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Before writing the graphic novel "Maus," cartoonist Art Spiegelman drew these utterly depraved trading cards put out by the Topps company.
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Garbage Pail Kids
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H
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Following Ronald Reagan's non-fatal assasination attempt in 1980, this Secretary of State eroneously stated that "I'm In Charge Here."
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Alexander Haig
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I
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During his first few years in New York, Howard Stern declared that this fellow D.J. was his arch enemy.
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Don Imus
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J
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Civil Rights leader who vied for the Democratic Presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988.
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Jesse Jackson
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K
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David Hasselhofs prime time, four wheeled co-star.
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K.I.T.T.
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L
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Lead singer of Cult Jam with a very repetitive last name.
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Lisa Lisa
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M
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With the aid of prostetics, actor Matt Frewer became this computer generated talking head.
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Max Headroom
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N
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Ill fated product that the above used to advertise.
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New Coke
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O
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Francis Ford Coppola discovered a plethora of future superstars when he adapted this S.E. Hinton novel for the screen in 1984.
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The Outsiders
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P
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What singer had a fondness for "Little Red Corvette(s)" and "Raspberry Baret(s)?"
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Prince
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Q
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After comparing himself to John F. Kennedy, his opponent in the Vice Presidential debate, Sen. Lloyd Bensten of Texas retorted "Senator, I served with Jack Kennedy. I knew Jack Kennedy. Jack Kennedy was a friend of mine. Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy."
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Dan Quayle
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R
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Sylvester Stalone first played this iconic character in the 1982 film First Blood.
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John Rambo
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S
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Broadway composer-lyricist who was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for drama for his 1984 musical Sunday in the Park with George."
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Stephen Sondheim
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T
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In 1989 hundreds if not thousands of student protesters (there's no official body count) were killed during a demenstration in this iconic public space in Beijing.
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Tiananmen Square
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U
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Former Milwaukee Brewer turned sportscaster. Nicknamed "Mr. Baseball" by Johnny Carson. Played the Dad on Mr. Belvedere.
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Bob Uecker
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V
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Winner of the infamous "format war" of the early home video era.
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VHS
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W
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Ooops. Matthew Broderick accidently starts World War III in this movie.
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War Games
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X
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Before it was a televised talent contest, this was the name of an X-Men spin-off.
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X-Factor
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Y
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Incredibly lousy compact car imported from a country that would cease to exist two years after the decade ended.
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Yugo
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Z
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Los Angeles pay cable channel that ceased operations after 1989.
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Z Channel
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