Look What Turns “30” in 2014

Wanna start feeling "Ancient"....I came across this list of some things we all grew up with that turn "30" this year (2014). See if you can remember any of them...(lol)

The Cosby Show

On September 20, 1984, America tuned in to see the Huxtable family in Brooklyn. The Cosby Show was a massive hit, revitalizing the sitcom genre and introducing all of us to Cosby sweaters.  Here are five minutes of Cosby Show bloopers, in case you've forgotten what a Cosby sweater looked like:

Where's The Beef

One of the most memorable fast food ad's ever was created by Wendy's to emphasize the size of its hamburger patties. In the commercial, actress Clara Peller is presented with a burger from a rival chain, but finds that the bun is comically large and the hamburger patty ridiculously undersized, leading her to exclaim, "Where's the beef?!" 

The Trebek Era of Jeopardy

Canadian quizmaster Alex Trebek ushered in a new era of Jeopardy! in 1984. Although the show had run with Art Fleming in the 1960s and 70s, Trebek brought Jeopardy! firmly into the 80s.

Hit Movies From 1984

It was a banner year for movies. With box-office hits like Footloose, Splash, Revenge of the Nerds, and The Karate Kid we saw a clear theme of underdog heroes overcoming the odds in often bizarre circumstances.

Ghostbusters

The success of the film Ghostbusters launched two TV shows, various video games and comic books, and of course this epic single by Ray Parker, Jr.:

Transformers

Transformers rolled out in the U.S. 30 years ago, after Hasbro bought distribution rights from Japanese company Takara. Generation One (Series 1) launched with 28 figures—18 Autobots, 10 Decepticons—including the infamous Megatron figure that transformed into a gun.

The Mac Computer

The Macintosh computer was released in January of 1984, with 128K RAM of memory. It quickly became obvious that this was insufficient, so eight months later Apple released an updated version, un-officially referred to as the 'Fat Mac'. It has 512K RAM, four times as much. Before the Macintosh, all computers were 'text-based' - you operated them by typing words onto the keyboard. The Macintosh is run by activating pictures (icons) on the screen with a small hand-operated device called a "mouse". Most modern-day computers now operate on this principle, including modern Apple computers and most others which run the Microsoft Windows operating system.