The 1980s thrived on silly fun, pumping out movies and shows packed with entertainment but starved for substance.
Nobody wanted to think too hard and nobody did, there was too much joking around to be done.
Here are 20 photos of what having silly fun looked like in the 1980s.
1
Maximum Overdrive, 1986
It’s like the ‘80s but in movie form.
2
“Where’s the Beef?”
Wendy’s advertising in 1984.
3
Paul Lynde
Cracking jokes on Hollywood Squares in 1980.
4
Mia Sara and Jennifer Grey
“Having fun” behind the scenes of Ferris Bueller's Day Off, 1986.
5
Jarts
The perfect game for fun, and impaling your siblings with projectiles.
6
Taco Bell
If you were going here, you were having a good time.
7
Mr. Mom, 1983
Could this movie get made today? No. But is it funny? Also no.
8
The McDonald’s Fry Mascots
Back when Mc Dank’s was dank.
9
Young Einstein
Was it funny? Only in the ‘80s.
10
UHF
Weird Al. Enough said.
11
Wham-O Fun Fountain
Get wet and like it!
12
Teen Wolf
Michael J. Fox as a… teen wolf.
13
Going to the Mall
Silly fun was always had.
14
The Boy Who Could Fly
Have I got an original movie concept for you…
15
Police Academy, 1984
What an institution!
16
Dangerous Playgrounds
It wasn’t fun if you couldn’t hurt yourself.
17
Funny Farm
A Chevy Chase and Madolyn Smith comedy in 1988.
18
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
An actually funny movie.
19
Fun Dip
Just don’t ask what was in there.
20
Toonces, the Cat Who Could Drive a Car
A sketch featuring Steve Martin that first aired in 1989. The title says it all.
