This is pretty much what it was like 24/7. 
 

I liked it so much I watched it 3 times!

Ahh, the 20 minute workout. Takes you back.

And here I was thinking the '80s involved tons of cocaine and drug wars. Also the rise of millionaire drug kingpins on every coast.
No, I wasn't old enough to experience the '80s but the '90s were great (for me at least)
 
M.C Hammer takes the cake. He's a prime example of what to do and what not to do.
 
American Gladiators was also a cool show. That crosses into the 90s as far as I'm concerned.
 
Thanks for sharing. The video put a smile on my face. It reminds me of the good times and the things I thought make this country  great to be a part of. (that kind of don't exist anymore)

You have to admire their spirit, if anything. 
 
Actually over the last few years I've come to appreciate a lot of the music of the 80's that I absolutely hated at the time. I wouldn't listen to anything but thrash music back then (& bizarrely enough, Steely Dan. My mix tapes were an emotional roller coaster to say the least ).

sharke
You have to admire their spirit, if anything. 
 
Actually over the last few years I've come to appreciate a lot of the music of the 80's that I absolutely hated at the time. I wouldn't listen to anything but thrash music back then (& bizarrely enough, Steely Dan. My mix tapes were an emotional roller coaster to say the least ).

Oddly, I enjoyed thrash music.  Dirty Rotten Imbeciles and Suicidal Tendencies were awesome to me then.  I even would incorporate thrash into hip-hop mixes.  The 80's liek all periods had it's commercial mass distributed garbage but also amazing works.  Some of the music I hate most and some I love best came from that time.

I've even come to love some of the mass distributed stuff. Was listening to Lionel Richie's "Running With The Night" the other day, what a great sounding track. Also Phil Collins & Philip Bailey's "Easy Lover," and Tina Turner's "Private Dancer." Some of it just has a great atmosphere which is quintessentially 80's and seems very cool to me now.  

I loved my share of stuff that falls in the lowest common denominator category  It was fun!

Funny video. Bad television at its best.
 
I did not watch a lot of TV in the 80's. It was probably my most active musical period, other than the high-school days. So I guess I had good things to do.
 
But I did get to watch some shows. One was C.H.I.P.s (late 70's - early 80s). Good ol' Ponch.
 
And remember 'L.A. Law'? I think this show changed the face of lawyer TV shows a lot. 

The 80's also featured strange things like porn star Ron Jeremy rapping.  Yes, it was as awful as it sounds.