# I Love the '80s 3-D

I Love the '80s 3-D is the sixth installment of the I Love the... series and the follow-up to VH1's 1980s nostalgia show I Love the '80s and its sequel I Love the '80s Strikes Back. It premiered October 24, 2005. Like its predecessors, it premiered in one-hour installments, each describing the events and trends of a year between 1980 and 1989, two shows per night until October 28, 2005.
The show is actually in 3D, using a process called ChromaDepth that appears in 3D when using a special pair of ChromaDepth glasses, but the process allows the show to be viewable in normal 2D (unlike the anaglyphic 3D process). The ChromaDepth glasses for the show were available free at Best Buy stores across the United States.

## Commentators

* Paula Abdul
* Carlos Alazraqui
* Antigone Rising (Cassidy & Kristen Henderson)
* Bronson Arroyo
* Shondrella Avery
* Tim Bagley
* Lance Bass
* Michael Ian Black
* Alonzo Bodden
* Chris Booker
* Bow Wow Wow (Leigh Gorman & Annabella Lwin)
* Michael Bublé
* Bryan Callen
* Larry Joe Campbell
* Gary Cole
* Stephen Collins
* Bart Conner
* Rachael Leigh Cook
* Chris Coppola
* Fred Coury
* Jennifer Elise Cox
* Molly Culver
* Stephanie D'Abruzzo
* Laura Dean
* Dom Deluise
* Nick Dipaolo
* The Donnas (Allison Robertson & Maya Ford)
* Simon Doonan
* Bil Dwyer
* Nicole Eggert
* Rich Eisen
* Angie Everhart
* Damien Fahey
* Fat Joe
* Adam Ferrara
* Jerry Ferrara
* Greg Fitzsimmons
* Tyler Florence
* Ben Folds
* Jake Fogelnest
* Drew Fraser
* Doug E. Fresh
* Dan Frischman
* Max Gail
* Jorge Garcia
* Willie Garson
* Jason George
* Godfrey
* Elon Gold
* Genevieve Gorder
* Gilbert Gottfried
* Erin Gray
* Annabelle Gurwitch
* Luis Guzman
* Alyson Hannigan
* Hard 'n Phirm
* Rachael Harris
* Kevin Hart
* Tony Hawk
* John Heffron
* Marilu Henner
* Don Herbert
* Mark Hoppus
* Clint Howard
* Ken Howard
* Scott Ian
* Jennifer Irwin
* Countess Vaughn James
* Ron Jeremy
* Chris Jericho
* Jake Johannsen
* Aaron Karo
* Monica Keena
* Jo Koy
* Harley Jane Kozak
* David Krumholtz
* Steve Landesberg
* Emmanuel Lewis
* Lisa Lisa
* Justin Long
* Mario Lopez
* Joe Lorge
* Loni Love
* Dolph Lundgren
* Stephen Lynch
* Kathleen Madigan
* Jay Manuel
* Ed Marinaro
* Ross Mark & Bob Read
* Biz Markie
* Maroon 5 (Adam Levine & James Valentine)
* Debbie Matenopoulos
* Roberta Maxwell
* Edwin McCain
* Jay McCarroll
* Darryl McDaniels
* John Melendez
* Daryl Mitchell
* The Modern Humorist
* Billy Morrison
* John Moschitta
* Jason Mraz
* Allison Munn
* David Naughton
* papa roach (Tobin Esperance & Jacoby Shaddix)
* Patrice O'Neal
* Nelson
* Night Ranger (Jack Blades & Jeff Watson)
* Graham Norton
* Tom Papa
* Stuart Pankin
* Stephen Pearcy
* Stephen Perkins
* Ron Perlman
* Cassandra Peterson
* Brian Posehn
* Megyn Price
* Emily Procter
* Missi Pyle
* Rachel Quaintance
* Riki Rachtman
* Melissa Rivers
* Joyce Hyser Robinson
* Mo Rocca
* Darius Rucker
* Donovan Scott
* Stuart Scott
* Sherri Shepherd
* Brad Sherwood
* Sir Mix-a-Lot
* Dave "Snake" Sabo
* Dee Snider
* Hal Sparks
* Rick Springfield
* Joel Stein
* French Stewart
* Fisher Stevens
* Kirsten Storms
* Michael Strahan
* Brenda Strong
* Nicole Sullivan
* Har Mar Superstar
* Alan Thicke
* Lea Thompson
* Frank Vincent
* Jon Waters
* Evan Wecksell
* Lauren Weedman
* Kevin Weisman
* Wil Wheaton
* Jill Whelan
* Jane Wiedlin
* Chandra Wilson
* Chuck Woolery
* Chris Wylde
* "Weird Al" Yankovic
* Cedric Yarbrough
* Zero Boy
* Bob Zmuda
* David Zucker

## Recurring segments

* Movies That Should Have Been Made in 3-D: "Weird Al" Yankovic presents movies from the year that should have been made in 3-D but weren't. This is a reference to his album "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D.
* Teen Idols: Paula Abdul presents teen idols from each year.
* Best On-Screen Hookups: Chuck Woolery presents an on-screen hookup of each year.
* Biggest Boobs: Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, whose character costumes emphasize her ample bosom, presents the foolish or stupid people of each year.
* Hot Moms: Alan Thicke presents the sexually attractive mothers from each year.
* Pop Culture Terms: Emmanuel Lewis presents a slang word or phrase of each year.
* Guilty/Not Guilty: Harry Anderson judges a "trial" of a pop culture icon.
* The Year in Review: John Moschitta gives a quick recap of each episode.
* During the credits of every episode, a clip from a popular music video was played without any type of commentary. These were usually replaced with a show promo by Vh1.

## Topics covered by year
### 1980

* Fame
* Paul McCartney gets busted for marijuana possession in Japan
* Ethnic Barbie dolls
* Pepsi Challenge
* Richard Pryor burns himself
* Fruit Roll-Ups
* "Cars" by Gary Numan
* Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
* Post-it notes
* AC/DC's Back in Black album
* Intellivision
* My Bodyguard
* "Sailing" by Christopher Cross
* The Jazz Singer
* Fashion plates
* Sugar Ray Leonard
* The Elephant Man
* Little Darlings
Movies of 1980 That Should Have Been Made in 3-D: 9 to 5 and Xanadu
Teen Idols of 1980: Scott Baio, Christopher Atkins and Michael Jackson
Best On-Screen Hookup of 1980: John Travolta and Debra Winger in Urban Cowboy
Biggest Boob of 1980: Rosie Ruiz was caught cheating in the 84th Boston Marathon
Hot Moms of 1980: Ann Romano, Alice Hyatt and Vickie LaMotta
Pop Culture Term of 1980: Like (modifier)
Guilty/Not Guilty of 1980: That's Incredible! guilty of inciting kids at home to imitate the stunts seen on the show despite having a "do not try this at home" warning

### 1981

* History of the World, Part I
* Circus of the Stars
* The first portable microcomputer
* "Working for the Weekend" by Loverboy
* Chariots of Fire
* You Can't Do That on Television
* Mud wrestling
* "Hold On Loosely" by 38 Special
* Escape from New York
* Penny Racers
* The Mediterranean fruit fly infestation
* Barbara Mandrell and The Mandrell Sisters
* "Keep on Loving You" by REO Speedwagon
* Body Heat
* Erasermate
* Country stars crossing over to the mainstream (specifically Juice Newton and The Oak Ridge Boys)
* Gimme a Break!
* An American Werewolf in London
Movies of 1981 That Should Have Been Made in 3-D: Clash of the Titans, Arthur and My Dinner With Andre
Teen Idols of 1981: Timothy Hutton, Todd Bridges and Rick Springfield
Best On-Screen Hookup of 1981: Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy in The Great Muppet Caper
Biggest Boob of 1981: Deborah Fountain of New York was disqualified in the Miss USA pageant
Hot Moms of 1981: Jane Fonda, Faye Dunaway and Barbara Eden
Pop Culture Term of 1981: Dude (noun)
Guilty/Not Guilty of 1981: Richard Simmons guilty of wearing short shorts

### 1982

* Quest for Fire
* VCRs
* "Don't You Want Me" by The Human League
* Cats
* Tron
* Freezy Freakies
* "Rosanna" by Toto
* BMX
* Shopping malls
* "I Want Candy" by Bow Wow Wow
* Headbands and mesh tops shirts
* The $25,000 Pyramid
* EPCOT Center
* Victor/Victoria
* 1982 Chicago Tylenol murders
* Ripley's Believe It or Not!
* First Blood
Movies of 1982 That Should Have Been Made in 3-D: Annie, Conan the Barbarian and Gandhi
Teen Idols of 1982: Ricky Schroder, Duran Duran and John Stamos
Best On-Screen Hookup of 1982: Dustin Hoffman and Jessica Lange in Tootsie
Biggest Boob of 1982: Larry Walters flew 16,000 feet up in the air using only a lawn chair with 45 helium weather balloons attached to it
Hot Moms of 1982: Meredith Baxter, Ms. Pac-Man and Isabel Sanford
Pop Culture Term of 1982: Gag Me With A Spoon (phrase)
Guilty/Not Guilty of 1982: Tommy Tutone guilty of causing a fad of calling 867-5309 and asking for Jenny

### 1983

* Jaws 3-D
* Star Search
* Monchhichis
* "Rockit" by Herbie Hancock
* St. Elsewhere
* Truly Tasteless Jokes
* Mr. Mom
* Jheri curl
* Jesse Jackson runs for President
* Press Your Luck
* ZZ Top
* D.C. Cab
* Reading Rainbow and Mr. Wizard's World
* Strategic Defense Initiative ("Star Wars")
* Quiet Riot
* Terms of Endearment
Movies of 1983 That Should Have Been Made in 3-D: Scarface, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life and Return of the Jedi
Teen Idols of 1983: The entire cast of The Outsiders -- Patrick Swayze, Tom Cruise, Matt Dillon, C. Thomas Howell, Ralph Macchio and Emilio Estevez
Best On-Screen Hookup of 1983: Tom Cruise and Rebecca De Mornay in Risky Business
Biggest Boob of 1983: KISS taking off their makeup and revealing what they really looked like
Hot Moms of 1983: Beverly D'Angelo, Susan Clark and Jacqueline Bisset
Pop Culture Term of 1983: Hoser (adjective)
Guilty/Not Guilty of 1983: Cabbage Patch Kids guilty of inciting riots in stores

### 1984

* Red Dawn
* Dr. Ruth
* "One Night in Bangkok" by Murray Head
* Band Aid
* Children of the Corn
* New Edition
* Hair mousse
* Amadeus
* Doug Flutie's hail mary pass
* "Rappin' Rodney" by Rodney Dangerfield
* Voltron
* Calculator watch
* Romancing the Stone
* Designer shoelaces
* Snorks
* PETA begins practice of throwing red paint
* TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes
* Police Academy
Movies of 1984 That Should Have Been Made in 3-D: Splash, Breakin' and Purple Rain
Teen Idols of 1984: Menudo, Wham! and Corey Hart
Best On-Screen Hookup of 1984: Long Duk Dong and Lumberjack in Sixteen Candles
Biggest Boob of 1984: Walter Mondale uses Wendy's slogan "Where's the beef?" in his presidential election campaign
Hot Moms of 1984: Phylicia Rashad, Susan Saint James & Jane Curtin and Caren Kaye
Pop Culture Term of 1984: Boy Toy (phrase)
Guilty/Not Guilty of 1984: The FCC guilty of allowing more time devoted to commercials resulting in the introduction of infomercials

### 1985

* The Joy of Painting
* Monster trucks
* "Dancing in the Street" by Mick Jagger and David Bowie
* Calvin Klein's Obsession
* The Legend of Billie Jean
* Phil Collins' No Jacket Required album
* Joe Theismann gets his leg broken on Monday Night Football
* My Buddy
* "Weird Al" Yankovic
* Just One of the Guys
* Bernhard Goetz
* Sour Patch Kids
* Brewster's Millions
* Sally Field's Academy Awards speech
* "Rhythm of the Night" by DeBarge
* Spies Like Us
* Rocky IV
Movies of 1985 That Should Have Been Made in 3-D: Gotcha! and Witness
Teen Idols of 1985: Michael J. Fox, Val Kilmer and Matthew Modine
Best On-Screen Hookup of 1985: Molly Ringwald and Judd Nelson in The Breakfast Club
Biggest Boob of 1985: David Lee Roth decides to goes solo and parts ways with Van Halen
Hot Moms of 1985: Lea Thompson, Cher and Kelly McGillis
Pop Culture Term of 1985: Dweeb (noun)
Guilty/Not Guilty of 1985: Tipper Gore and the PMRC guilty of the Parental Advisory stickers

### 1986

* Back to School
* Love Connection
* Madballs
* "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off" by Jermaine Stewart
* Murder, She Wrote
* Muammar Gaddafi
* The Color of Money
* Short Circuit
* Snuggle
* Not Necessarily the News
* Memorex tapes
* Lucas
* Head of the Class
* Heart's Heart album (originally released in 1985)
* Halley's Comet
* Three Amigos
Movies of 1986 That Should Have Been Made In 3-D: Pretty in Pink, Aliens and Cobra
Teen Idols of 1986: Malcolm Jamal Warner, Andrew McCarthy and River Phoenix
Best On-Screen Hookup of 1986: Mallory Keaton and Nick Moore on Family Ties
Biggest Boob of 1986: Geraldo Rivera open the underground vault of Al Capone on live TV, which turned out to be empty
Hot Moms of 1986: Cindy Pickett, Deidre Hall and Judith Light
Pop Culture Term of 1986: Poser (noun)
Guilty/Not Guilty of 1986: Don Johnson guilty of his song and music video "Heartbeat"

### 1987

* Predator
* Oral Roberts asks for $8,000,000
* Max Headroom
* "Mony Mony" by Billy Idol
* The Legend of Zelda
* Moonstruck
* Baby Jessica falls down a well
* Lee Press-On nails
* Throw Momma from the Train
* Microwave oven
* Ozone depletion
* Spenser: For Hire
* Black Monday
* Mannequin
* The bolo tie
* "(I Just) Died in Your Arms" by Cutting Crew
* Kelly LeBrock Pantene advertisements
* Star Trek: The Next Generation
* Lethal Weapon
Movies of 1987 That Should Have Been Made in 3-D: Roxanne, Three Men and a Baby and Ishtar
Teen Idols of 1987: Patrick Dempsey, Kirk Cameron and Johnny Depp
Best On-Screen Hookup of 1987: Michael Douglas and Glenn Close in Fatal Attraction
Biggest Boob of 1987: The people of Italy have elected Ilona Staller into the Italian Parliament
Hot Moms of 1987: Anne Schedeen, Katey Sagal and Mel Harris
Pop Culture Term of 1987: Skank (noun)
Guilty/Not Guilty of 1987: Tammy Faye Bakker guilty of wearing too much makeup

### 1988

* Twins
* The party line
* Cher and Rob Camiletti
* "Hot Hot Hot" by Buster Poindexter
* Cocktail (featuring "Kokomo" by The Beach Boys)
* Micro Machines
* "Kiss Me Deadly" by Lita Ford
* Unsolved Mysteries
* Midnight Run
* Jimmy the Greek's racist comments
* "Beds Are Burning" by Midnight Oil
* The rattail
* The Morton Downey Jr. Show
* It's Garry Shandling's Show
* Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
* Tanning beds
* "Forever Young" by Rod Stewart
* The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Movies of 1988 That Should Have Been Made in 3-D: Rain Man, Caddyshack II and Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
Teen Idols of 1988: The Two Coreys, Michael Hutchence and Jason Bateman
Best On-Screen Hookup of 1988: Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins, and Kevin Costner in Bull Durham
Biggest Boob of 1988: Dan Quayle's misstatement on the Vice President's responsibility
Hot Moms of 1988: Demi Moore, Katherine Helmond and Joanna Kerns
Pop Culture Term of 1988: P.C. - Politically Correct (phrase)
Guilty/Not Guilty of 1988: Sherman Hemsley not guilty of making a spin-off show Amen

### 1989

* Rescue 911
* The Little Mermaid
* "She Drives Me Crazy" by Fine Young Cannibals
* The Exxon Valdez oil spill
* Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
* Mr. Bean (actually premiered in 1990)
* Leona Helmsley convicted of tax evasion
* Paula Abdul
* Road House
* Super Bowl XXIII
* The Noid
* The hi-top fade haircut
* The Satanic Verses controversy
* Parenthood
* Kim Basinger buys a town
* "Close My Eyes Forever" by Ozzy Osbourne and Lita Ford
* The B-2 bomber
* Steel Magnolias
Movies of 1989 That Should Have Been Made in 3-D: Turner & Hooch, Dream a Little Dream and UHF
Teen Idols of 1989: New Kids on the Block, Christian Slater and John Cusack
Best On-Screen Hookup of 1989: Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan in When Harry Met Sally
Biggest Boob of 1989: R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company smokeless cigarette, Premier, was a commercial failure
Hot Moms of 1989: Julia Roberts, Kirstie Alley and Marge Simpson
Pop Culture Term of 1989: Have A Cow (phrase)
Guilty/Not Guilty of 1989: CBS executives guilty of inflicting The Pat Sajak Show on America