Start your drive home with Kannon and the Throwback Three at Three, where we feature the top three songs of any given year and throw it back to good times, great music and amazing memories! Do you remember what your were doing back in 1983? Because we sure don't.
Start your drive home with Kannon and the Throwback Three at Three, where we feature the top three songs of any given year and throw it back to good times, great music and amazing memories! Do you remember what your were doing back in 1983? Because we sure don't.
Can you believe how much the dollar has changed?
The price of Chevrolet Chevette in 1983: $7,287
The price of bananas: 33 cents/pound
The price of 32 oz Listerine: $2.49
The cost of a Super Bowl ad: $900,000
How many of you ended up with a name off this list:
Did you use these quotes during 1983?
"Go ahead, make my day"
- Clint Eastwood in Sudden Impact
"Say hello to my little friend!"
- Tony Montana in Scarface
"Would you like to play a game?"
- NORAD W.O.P.R. in WarGames
Do you remember these iconic people from 1983:
In 1983 Time Magazine’s Men of the Year was Ronald Reagan and Yuri Andetopov. Also in 1983 Debra Maffett from Anaheim, California was nominated as Miss America and Julie Hayek from California was nominated as Miss USA. Did you ever find yourself crushing on any of these heartthrobs from 1983:
Did you know all these cool things happened in 1983:
-The series finale of M*A*S*H was watched by 125 million people. The U.S. population that year was approx. 203 million people.
-In 1983, 90% of US media was controlled by fifty companies; today, 90% is controlled by just six companies.
-MTV would have ended in 1983 if Mick Jagger hadn't agreed to say, "I Want My MTV" in front of a camera and allowed it to be used in MTV's iconic "I Want My MTV" ad campaign. That ad campaign saved the network from ruin.
-Papa John sold his car 1983 to help start up his pizza company. He later located and bought the car back in 2009.
-Not only was Return of the Jedi 1983's top grossing film, but also it's novelization was the year's top selling book.
Here's the top 10 movies of 1983:
1. Return Of The Jedi
2. Terms of Endearment
3. Flashdance
4. Trading Places
5. WarGames
6. Octopussy
7. Sudden Impact
8. Staying Alive
9. Mr. Mom
10. Risky Business
And the top 10 t.v. shows of 1983:
1. Dallas (CBS)
2. 60 Minutes (CBS)
3. Dynasty (ABC)
4. The A-Team (NBC)
5. Simon & Simon (CBS)
6. Magnum, P.I. (CBS)
7. Falcon Crest (CBS)
8. Kate & Allie (CBS)
9. Hotel (ABC)
10. Cagney & Lacey (CBS)
Did you know these stars were born in 1983?
1. Chris Hemsworth
2. Future
3. Mila Kunis
4. Carrie Underwood
5. Lupita Nyong'o
6. Donald Glover
7. Tessa Thompson
8. Jonah Hill
9. Emily Blunt