Fun Movie Facts!
(Highest Grossing Movies From 1980)
1. Empire Strikes Back
$209,398,025
2. 9 to 5
$103,290,500
3. Stir Crazy
$101,300,000
4. Airplane
$83,453,539
5. Any Which Way You Can
$70,687,344
6. Private Benjamin
$69,847,348
7. Coal Miner's Daughter
$67,182,787
8. Smokey and the Bandit II
$66,132,626
9. The Blue Lagoon
$58,853,106
10. The Blues Brothers
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Fun TV Facts!
(Emmy Awards For Best Comedy)
1980 - Taxi
1981 - Taxi
1982 - Barney Miller
1983 - Cheers
1984 - Cheers
1985 - The Cosby Show
1986 - The Golden Girls
1987 - The Golden Girls
1988 - The Wonder Years
1989 - Cheers
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Fun Baseball Facts
(Attendance Leaders)
1980 - Los Angeles Dodgers
Attendance: 3,249,287
Average: 39,625
1981 - Los Angeles Dodgers
Attendance: 2,381,292
Average: 42,523
1982 - Los Angeles Dodgers
Attendance: 3,608,881
Average: 44,554
1983 - Los Angeles Dodgers
Attendance: 3,510,313
Average: 43,879
1984 - Los Angeles Dodgers
Attendance: 3,134,824
Average: 38,702
1985 - Los Angeles Dodgers
Attendance: 3,264,593
Average: 40,304
1986 - Los Angeles Dodgers
Attendance: 3,023,208
Average: 37,324
1987 St. Louis Cardinals
Attendance: 3,072,122
Average: 37,927
1988 New York Mets
Attendance: 3,055,445
Average: 38,193
1989 Toronto Blue Jays
Attendance: 3,375,883
Average: 41,678
M*A*S*H
On January 14th 1984 Madonna Told Dick Clark That She Wanted to "Rule the World" on an Episode of American Bandstand
Voted #1 80s Site on the Web
Memorable 80s Date
Grammy Award History
In 1981 Christopher Cross Became the First Singer to Win "Album of the Year", "Song of the Year", "Record of the Year" and "Breakthrough Artist of the Year" on the Same Night
Mike Tyson
On July 6 1983 Fred Lynn Hit the First Grand Slam in All-Star History
Young Burger King Stars
Michael Jordan's Debut
Sarah Jessica Parker
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#1 Songs in America
(On November 23rd)
1980 - "Lady"
Kenny Rogers
11/15 - 12/26
1981 - "Private Eyes"
Daryl Hall and John Oates
11/7 - 11/20
1982 - "Up Where We Belong"
Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes
11/6 - 11/26
1983 - "All Night Long"
Lionel Richie
11/12 - 12/9
1984 - "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go"
Wham!
11/17 - 12/7
1985 - "We Built This City"
Starship
11/16 - 11/29
1986 - "Human"
Human League
11/22 - 11/28
1987 - "Mony Mony"
Billy Idol
11/21 - 11/27
1988 - "Bad Medicine"
Bon Jovi
11/19 - 12/2
1989 - "When I See You Smile"
Bad English
11/11 - 11/24
On February 28th 1983 the Final Episode of M*A*S*H Aired in Front of 105 Million Viewers
* The Most Watched Non Sporting Event
The Piña Colada Song
Lea Thompson, Elisabeth Shue and Sarah Michelle Gellar Got Their Start In the Early 80s on Burger King Commercials
Welcome Back to the 80s!
On This Day in 80s History
(November 23rd)
Headlines
1981 - President Reagan Signed the National Security Decision Directive 17 (NSDD-17) Giving the CIA the Right to Recruit and Support Contra Rebels in Nicaragua
1981 - Pedro Morales Beat Don Muraco For the WWF Intercontinental Championship
Venue: Madison Square Garden in New York
1985 - Paul Reubens Hosted Saturday Night Live as Pee-wee Herman
1988 - Scrooged Premiered in Theaters
* Starring Bill Murray and Karen Allen
Fun Fact!
Pedro Morales Became the First Wrestler to Win the WWE Triple Crown of Championships
Heavyweight Champion (1971)
Intercontinental Champion (1980, 1981)
Tag Team Champion (1980)
* With Partner Bob Backlund
Did You Know?
On April 11, 1963 “Nature Boy” Buddy Rogers Became the First WWE Heavyweight Champion
* Called the WWWF Then
Lost the Belt to Bruno Sammartino on May 17, 1963
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Happy 80s Birthdays
(November 23rd)
1930 - Jack McKeon (Baseball)
Birthplace: South Amboy, NJ
1944 - James Toback (Director) The Pick-up Artist
Birthplace: New York City
1954 - Bruce Hornsby (Singer)
Birthplace: Williamsburg, VA
1959 - Maxwell Caulfield (Actor) Grease 2
Birthplace: Belper, Derbyshire, England
1961 - John Schnatter (Businessman) Papa John’s
Birthplace: Jefferson, IA
Fun Facts!
Papa John’s Was Founded on October 2, 1984 in Jefferson, Indiana
* The First Location Was in the Back of His Father’s Tavern and the Oven in the Broom Closet
Bruce Hornsby Played Basketball in High School and Was Voted Most Likely to Succeed
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First All-Star Grand Slam
Sarah Jessica Parker Made Her Film Debut in Somewhere Tomorrow (1983)
On October 26 1984 Michael Jordan Injured Himself on His Very First NBA Dunk Attempt
On March 6th 1985 Mike Tyson Beat Trevor Berbick at Age 20 to Become the Youngest Heavyweight Champion of All-Time
"Escape" (The Piña Colada Song) by Rupert Jones Was the #1 Song in America Entering the 1980's
A Standard Piña Colada Drink
1 oz Coconut Cream
1 oz White Rum
3 ounces Pineapple Juice
Mix with Crushed Ice
Serve in a Chilled Glass