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It was the year of the "miracle on ice" for the U.S. men's hockey team at Lake Placid, the eruption of Mount St. Helens, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the boycotted Moscow Olympics, the election of Ronald Reagan, and the television debut of "Magnum, P.I." Check back often for another dose of 1980! Monday, September 10, 2012 1980 Movies: 9 to 5"Because I'm a sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot?" A 1980 television commercial for "9 to 5," starring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Dolly Parton, and Dabney Coleman: You can find a plot summary, cast information, and other details about "9 to 5" at Wikipedia and IMDB. The movie also spawned a TV sitcom that ran from 1982 to 1983 on ABC, and from 1986 to 1988 in first-run syndication. tags: 1980 1980s the eighties 9 to 5 1980 movies link 0 comments Friday, September 7, 2012 1980 Music: "That's Entertainment" by the JamThe video for "That's Entertainment, from the Jam's 1980 "Sound Affects" album: tags: 1980 1980s the eighties the Jam That's Entertainment 1980 music what happened in 1980? link 0 comments |
Awards for 1980 Academy Awards for 1980 Emmy Awards for 1980 Nobel Prizes for 1980 Pulitzer Prizes for 1980 Tony Awards for 1980 Other years to explore -- what happened in: 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 recent posts 1980 Movies: 9 to 5 1980 Music: "That's Entertainment" by the Jam 1980 Movies: Caddyshack archives November 2011 September 2012 |