25 Hilarious Jokes from the 1980s That Will Stoke Your Nostalgia
ilbusca/iStock
Those of us who grew up in the ’80s look at the world a little differently than everybody else. We’re not afraid of turning up the collar of our polo shirts and wearing some light blue eyeshadow. We think “Born in the U.S.A.” should be the national anthem and the Commodore 64 was the best computer money could buy—and sometimes, of course, we just want to shout, shout, let it all out. We know the euphoria of Baby Jessica being rescued from the well, and the smug satisfaction of believing we helped solve world hunger by buying a “We Are the World” cassette single.
Our sense of humor also makes us unique. We laugh at things that might leave other people stone-faced. If our cultural references don’t always make sense, well, as that old saying goes, I guess you just had to be there. Here are 25 jokes guaranteed to put a smile on the face of anyone who came of age in the 1980s . As for the rest of you, don’t feel bad if these jokes go over your head. Not everyone can grow up in history’s greatest decade.
John Birdsall / Alamy
They can’t even!
Alamy
“Purple Reign!”
Shutterstock
They could drive it from time to time!
Mercury
BonChovy!
Lucasfilm/IMDB
A Rolling Rock!
The Hollywood Archive / Alamy
Hollandaise. Celebrate!
Columbia
“I find your lack of ‘Faith’ disturbing.”
Joe Seer/Shutterstock
“I’ll be Bach!”
Shutterstock
April, fools!
Columbia
It keeps telling me to turn around, and every now and then it falls apart!
Shutterstock
Because nobody puts baby in the corner!
Shutterstock
He’s wrong on so many levels!
Shutterstock
Because they couldn’t cross the streams!
Shutterstock
He’s the same as he ever was, same as he ever was!
Shutterstock
A Pac-PAC!
Shutterstock
He’s never going to give you Up!
Shutterstock
He was too close to The Edge!
Ben Cook / Shutterstock
An education, obviously—seeing as “we don’t need no education…” is a double negative.
Shutterstock
It was stuck in Depeche Mode!
Shutterstock
Jellies and Jams!
Shutterstock
“867-5309. Just ask for Jenny.”
Shutterstock
“Oh no. What is The Cure?”
Paramount Pictures
Hopefully, they finally catch those crazy engineers who built a highway that goes directly into the danger zone. [Credit: Stephen Colbert ]
Shutterstock
It’s OK, but I wish they would bring back Jersey Classic!
Shutterstock
Because the streets have no names!
And for more ’80s silliness, check out the 25 Reasons We’re Glad We Grew Up in the ’80s .
