Time Barbarians: June 1981

One this episode of high adventure, Ty Fighter and T-Bone finds themselves hurled into the crackles of time and find themselves locking helmet horns with June 1981. Topics in this episode include:

WE'RE IN A RECESSION!

Ty Fighter confuses Suzanna Hoffs with Suzanne Vega

Did you know before ACT II microwave popcorn debuted, there was an ACT I?

Kibbles n' Bits, Kibbles n' Bits, Gotta have more Kibbles n' Bits

First Wave of Kenner Empire Strikes Back figures hits shelves

U.S. Air Force attempts to shoot down a missile with a FREAKING LASER

Velvet Sky is born

The Curious Case of Ron Settles

Barbra Walters asked the most insane question to Kathrine Hepburn

U2 makes their US television debut

James Earl Ray gets a little prison justice

Paige Pipkin stuns the 1981 Scripps National Spelling Bee

CDC is starting to recognize a rare form of cancer in young gay men

Walton Mountain FALLS to the Yanks

Cheech and Chong's Nice Dreams is released

Night Flight premieres on USA Network

A passenger train kills 800 people in India

The arcade game CENTIPEDE hits the streets

Israel shits on Iraq for no reason

The very first true step towards gun control in Martin Groves, Illinois

Natalie Portman graces planet Earth with her presence

the curtain closes on the Muppet Show

LaserDisc hits store shelves

Boy falls in well

MLB STRIKES

Clash of the Titans hits theaters

RAIDERS.OF.THE.LOST.FUCKING.ARK

Queen Elizabeth assassination attempt

Charles Manson interviewed for the first time since his incarceration

NO NUKES concert

Oklahoma botches yet ANOTHER execution

USS Ohio launches

Classic lineup of Pink Floyd performs the Wall for the final time

Stealth Fighter F117 test flights

AIDS officially recognized

Sandra Day O'Connor serves on the US Supreme Court

Cannonball Run hits theaters

Disney re-releases Herbie Rides Again

Superman II flies into theaters

13 year old Celine Dion makes her first television debut in Canada

a horrible day for mountain climbing

Steely Dan breaks up

John McEnroe loses his mind

Mark David Chapman shocks the courtroom

The James Bond flick For Your Eyes Only debuts

Charlie's Angels solves their final case

Women avoid the draft

Stripes. Bill Murray in Stripes. That is all

The Great Muppet Caper

First paintball game is played. Shocking Arnold Schwarzenegger link

The RAPTURE didn't happen

Terry Fox dies

Nuclear bombs vs. Jerry Lee Lewis

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