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PARTIAL LIST OF COMMENTATORS

Ashanti

The B-52's ' Fred Schneider and Cindy Wilson

Sebastian Bach

The Bangles ' Susanna Hoffs and Vicki Peterson

Barenaked Ladies ' Steven Page , Ed Robinson and Tyler Stewart

Greg Behrendt

Frank Black

Michael Ian Black

Black Eyed Peas

Lesley Boone

Boy George

Bill Burr

Bryan Callan

Ellen Cleghorne

George Clinton

Stewart Copeland

David Coverdale

Jon Cryer

Molly Culver

Dido

The Donnas

Howie Dorough

Bil Dwyer

Rich Eisen

Corey Feldman

Colin Ferguson

Craig Ferguson

Flavor Flav

Doug E. Fresh

Ben Folds

Lita Ford

Samantha Fox

John Fugelsang

Zach Galligan

Deborah Gibson

Godfrey

Tracey Gold

Gilbert Gottfried

Luis Guzmán

Hanson

Steve Harwell

Lesley Hope

Scott Ian

Jane's Addiction

Stephen Jenkins

Chris Jericho

Cherie Johnson

Nick Lachey

Juliette Lewis

Beth Littleford

Donal Logue

Loni Love

Stephen Lynch

Maroon 5 's Adam Levine and James Valentine

John Mayer

Darryl McDaniels

Mark McGrath

Mandy Moore

Tom Morello

Vince Neil

John Ondrasik

Paula Jai Parker

Liz Phair

Pink

Stefanie Powers

Lindsay Price

Rachel Quaintance

Donnell Rawling

Mo Rocca

Henry Rollins

David Lee Roth

Darius Rucker

Richie Sambora

Emma Samms

Stuart Scott

Charlie Sheen

Hal Sparks

Frank Stallone

Joel Stein

Triumph The Insult Comic Dog

Brian Unger

Usher

Joan Van Ark

Jenna Von Oy

Gedde Watanabe

Chuck Woolery

Frank Wright and Vincent Pastore

Young MC

Adrian Zmed

Rob Zombie

PARTIAL LIST OF FEATURED IDEAS AND HAPPENINGS OF THE 80S

Movies

'' About Last Night... ''

'' American Gigolo ''

'' Annie ''

'' Bachelor Party ''

'' Beaches ''

'' The Beastmaster ''

'' Beetlejuice ''

'' Beverly Hills Cop ''

'' Big ''

'' The Blues Brothers ''

'' Christine ''

'' Clash Of The Titans ''

'' Coming To America ''

'' Conan The Barbarian ''

'' Cujo ''

'' Driving Miss Daisy ''

'' Endless Love ''

'' Field Of Dreams ''

'' A Fish Called Wanda ''

'' Flash Gordon '' movie, 1980

'' The Fly ''

'' Friday The 13th ''

'' The Golden Child ''

'' Gremlins ''

'' Howard The Duck ''

'' The Karate Kid ''

'' Less Than Zero ''

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'' Mommie Dearest ''

'' Nightmare On Elm Street ''

'' An Officer And A Gentleman ''

'' On Golden Pond ''

'' The Outsiders ''

'' Over The Top ''

'' Predator ''

'' The Princess Bride ''

'' Private Benjamin ''

''''

'' Revenge Of The Nerds ''

'' Risky Business ''

'' RoboCop ''

'' Soul Man ''

'' Splash ''

'' Staying Alive ''

'' Stir Crazy ''

'' Superman II ''

'' Teen Wolf ''

'' Tootsie ''

'' The Toy ''

'' The Wall ''

'' Weekend At Bernie's ''

'' Weird Science ''

'' When Harry Met Sally... ''

'' Who Framed Roger Rabbit ''

'' Yentl ''

'' Young Guns ''

Music

The Bangles ' " Walk Like An Egyptian "

The Beastie Boys ' '' Paul's Boutique ''

Billy Idol

Billy Squier 's "The Stroke"

Biz Markie 's " Just A Friend "

Bon Jovi

Boy George

The Cars ' " Drive "

Cheap Trick 's " I Want You To Want Me

Dead Or Alive 's " You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) "

Def Leppard 's " Pour Some Sugar On Me "

Devo 's " Whip It "

Don Johnson 's "Heartbeat"

The Fat Boys

Genesis ' " Land Of Confusion "

Guns N' Roses ' " Patience "

KISS unmasked

Jane's Addiction

Jody Watley

John Mellencamp

Journey

Laura Branigan 's " Gloria "

Lionel Richie 's " All Night Long (All Night) "

LL Cool J

Men At Work

Menudo

Miami Sound Machine 's "Conga"

Michael Jackson 's " Rock With You "

Musical Youth 's "Pass the Dutchie"

Paul Simon 's " You Can Call Me Al "

Pointer Sisters ' "I'm So Excited"

REM

Richard Marx

Rick James ' " Super Freak "

Rockwell 's " Somebody's Watching Me "

Rolling Stones ' " Tattoo You " tour

Samantha Fox

Simon And Garfunkel's Concert In Central Park

Sonic Youth

Steve Miller Band 's "Abracadabra"

Suzanne Vega 's "Luka"

Tears For Fears

Thompson Twins

Tina Turner

Tracy Chapman

Van Halen

Whitesnake 's "Here I Go Again"

Television

'' 227 ''

'' Alice ''

'' Beauty And The Beast ''

'' Benson ''

'' The Burning Bed ''

'' Cagney & Lacey ''

'' Charles In Charge ''

'' Dallas ''' Bobby Ewing comes back to life

'' The Day After ''

'' Designing Women ''

'' A Different World ''

'' Doogie Howser, M.D. ''

'' Double Dare ''

'' Dynasty ''

'' Eight Is Enough ''

'' The Fall Guy ''

'' Fame ''

'' Fraggle Rock ''

'' Full House ''

'' G.I. Joe ''

'' Growing Pains ''

'' Hart To Hart ''

'' Headbanger's Ball ''

'' House Of Style ''

'' Inspector Gadget ''

'' Jem ''

'' L.A. Law ''

'' Lifestyles Of The Rich And Famous ''

'' Magnum, P.I. ''

'' Mr. Belvedere ''

'' My Two Dads ''

'' North And South ''

'' Pee-wee's Playhouse ''

'' The People's Court ''

'' Plastic Man '' cartoon

'' Rainbow Brite ''

'' Real People ''

'' Remington Steele ''

'' Remote Control ''

'' Richie Rich ''

'' The Smurfs ''

'' Solid Gold ''

'' Thirtysomething ''

'' The Thorn Birds ''

'' Thundercats ''

'' T.J. Hooker ''

'' Too Close For Comfort ''

'' V ''

Fashion trends

Friendship Bracelets

Hypercolor shirts

Iron-on Decals

L.A. Gear

Lycra fashion

Ocean Pacific

Ribbon Barettes

Satin jackets

Stirrup Pants

Sunglasses

Toys

Colecovision

Donkey Kong

Garbage Pail Kids

G.I. Joe Dolls

Glo Worm

Hungry Hungry Hippos

Jenga

My Little Pony

Scruples

Sports

Bobby Knight

Bo Jackson

Fernando Valenzuela

Ickey Woods and the Ickey Shuffle

Jamaican Bobsled Team

Jose Canseco and Mark McGwire do the Monster Bash

Martina Navratilova vs. Chris Evert

Michael Jordan

Pete Rose is banned from baseball for gambling

Wayne Gretzky

News

1988 Presidential Election

Geraldo Rivera opens Al Capone 's vault

Zsa Zsa Gabor slaps a policeman

Fads

Chia Pet

Chicken McNuggets

Choose Your Own Adventure books

The Clapper

Crack Cocaine

Dancing Flowers

Doc Martens

Flowers In The Attic

Garfield suction cup dolls

Grey Poupon

Joe Isuzu

Jolt Cola

What would you do for a Klondike Bar ?

Richard Simmons

Ronald Reagan promotes Jelly Beans

Scratch 'n' Sniff Stickers

Snausages

Steve Guttenberg

Trapper Keeper

The Wave

York Peppermint Pattie

Yuppies

RECURRING SEGMENTS

Donal Logue gives an unfinished thought on a pop culture event from each year.

Boy George presents the "Break-up Songs" for each year.

Doug E. Fresh presents the hip-hop jam for each year.

A Public Service Announcement from each year is presented.

Gedde Watanabe presents the Nerds for each year.

Gilbert Gottfried presents the "What the F@#$!" moment (i.e., blunder) for each year.