You were a true child of the 80s if... August 01, 2000 You remember ‘Now…’ compilations that had the pig on the front cover. You never questioned why the A-Team was always imprisoned in places that had sufficient tools to build an armoured tank. Dungeons & Dragons was your favourite cartoon. Your lunch times were spent perfecting swan dives and backspins. You've ever said "bright light, bright light" in a strange high-pitched voice. You know the theme tune and the names of all the actors and characters in Dallas & Dynasty. You ever wished your hair/clothes/lifestyle resembled the above (or they actually did!). You fell out with friends during heated arguments about the relative merits of Matt & Luke. You owned, or wanted a "Frankie says..." T-shirt. You have ever danced (or even worse cried) to Kylie & Jason. Cerise pink, electric blue and banana yellow have ever featured in your wardrobe or make-up collection. You ever did the top toggle of your coat up around your neck without having your arms in the sleeves, and knew you looked like a super-hero. You remember when the AHA video was the pinnacle of modern technology, and you can still sing all the words. Parachuting Action Man was your favourite toy. (Girls) Your best party dress was either a ra-ra or puff-ball skirt. (Boys) You ever owned a thin, black leather tie (and were proud of it), or worse it was patterned like a piano! You wondered why a popular kids TV programme told you to "Turn off your TV set and go and do something less boring instead". You wanted to be either Nancy Drew or the Hardy Boys. You have ever po-goed or space-hopped. You remember when Keith Chegwin & Maggie Philbin were the hottest romantic couple...And when Keith was associated with Cheggers Plays Pop rather than Cheggers drinks alcopops. You wondered why your walkie-talkie didn't have the same range as those in the Red Hand Gang. You were shocked by the controversial plot lines in Degrassi Junior High. You remember watching a house inhabited by a jester, a pantomime horse, and a woman who sneezed, and thinking that this was perfectly normal. You know who Joey Deacon was. You thought ABBA were cool, the first time round! You tried to convince your Dad to fit a strip of red lights on the front of his Capri so it looked like KITT. "Ca-vey Wa-vey!" means anything to you. Remington makes you think of something other than shaving equipment. You wouldn't say no to a milkshake You've ever had more than 10 sweets in a 10p mix-up. Not only did you wear luminous clothing, but they were mismatched finger-less gloves and towelling socks. When Yoda said “There is another Skywalker”, you wished he was talking about you. Wearing your hair like buns on the sides of your head seemed like a good fashion statement. You remember when Betamax was at the cutting edge of technology. You hid behind the sofa whenever you heard the word Exterminate. Vimto or Dandelion & Burdock ever featured in your diet. You were really pleased when Pacman got a girlfriend. You grew up believing that filing cabinets and telephone boxes possessed magical powers of transformation. After ET, you wanted a Speak & Spell even though you were top of your class. You remember when PC had one meaning, rather than three. (Girls) You owned a pair of Pixie Boots, generally worn with leg warmers! (Boys) You owned a pair of pale grey slip-ons, generally worn with white toweling socks. Shiny grey flecked suits. You grew up in Trumpton, Chigley or Camblewick Green. You've rolled the sleeves of your suit jacket up Ooh, you could crush a grape! You've ever held a chicken in the air, or stuck a deckchair up your nose. You went to school with Pogo Patterson, Gripper Stebson, and Ro-land. Long scarves, K9, and a time-travelling police box ring any bells. Giant Haystacks and Big Daddy have ever featured on your Saturday afternoon. You wore legwarmers, tried to do the splits while jumping in the air, while singing you were going to live forever. Fingermouse. You were proud of your picture appearing in the Gallery, just before watching a lump of plasticine who couldn't speak English. You fantasised about those girls from that Robert Palmer video. Your fashion role model was John Taylor. You know all the words to Hey Mickey (well nobody knows past the first verse anyway). You remember Look In magazine, and when it was only 20p. You can remember what Quatro tasted like. Your best mate had a soda stream at home and you were jealous. The Yuppie next door caught you nicking the VW badge off his Golf GTI. You remember mobile phones that had briefcase size battery packs attached. You remember the TV Times World Cup '82 wall chart with hexagonal stickers to collect (including the permed Kevin Keegan). You watched Dangermouse. Paula Hamilton was the IT girl (and that's not information technology)/You remember Nick Owen and Anne Diamond hosting Good Morning Britain. Thus Rusty Lee and Roland Rat as well. Something that you thought was great was described as "Skill!" You remember the phrase: "I've been slimed!" You existed in a time when John Travolta was a successful movie star. Max Bygraves hosted Family Fortunes. You used to watch possibly the worst game show ever: 3-2-1. You remember the joyous craze of yo-yo's and "walkin' the dog" and "round the world".