Nostalgic School Memories | GEN X FILES | Episode 3
IT’S BACK TO SCHOOL TIME! In this episode of the Gen X Files Podcast, we’ll be sharing some nostalgic memories of school in the 1980s. We’re talking about back-to-school shopping, memorable 80s fashion trends, school cafeteria shenanigans, and more!
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@sarahturner1980s
December 22, 2025 at 10:26 am
Have you 2 ever seen the movie weekend at bernies from 1989. It is hilarious 😂
@sarahturner1980s
December 22, 2025 at 10:26 am
I think that netflix show stranger things is telling people to go back to the 80s.
@sarahturner1980s
December 22, 2025 at 10:26 am
Last night in my 80s studio which is my room i watched wall street from 1987. 🙂
@chadparsons1972
December 22, 2025 at 10:26 am
Spam and scrambled eggs are not to bad
@jamesHazel-b2n
December 22, 2025 at 10:26 am
Used to have Trapper Keepers in the 80s, Junior and Senior high. Hid my Hot Rod magazines in them, sneaked them into class.
@sarahturner1980s
December 22, 2025 at 10:26 am
My favorite game from 1981 is Trivial Pursuit. I have the vintage bookshelf edition of that game. 🙂
@btetschner
December 22, 2025 at 10:26 am
x Incredible t-shirts!
x LOVE the intro!
x 1:11 Incredible Trapper Keeper!
@btetschner
December 22, 2025 at 10:26 am
Drinking Chucky's Punch Fanta…while watching this video!
@MickSupper
December 22, 2025 at 10:26 am
With schools going to 4 days, expect it to get even worse. They also have it easy with no homework. Why did they make us suffer all our youth and then make it into a "no child left behind" education? Like most of us didn't leave school stupid enough back then. Very cool Our Gen X Life logo. I have a great lunchroom story. Someone made me laugh and I spit my chocolate milk all over the table. I don't remember if I hit anyone with it or not, but I did have a teacher scream at me for it. Fried Spam sandwiches are delicious. I haven't had one in years.
@brianhillenbrand6382
December 22, 2025 at 10:26 am
My elementary school looks nothing like it did in 1989. So many additions and renovations.
@brianhillenbrand6382
December 22, 2025 at 10:26 am
Yeah, my school district didn’t start school until after Labor Day. This changed in 1994 for my junior year.
@charlesperez9976
December 22, 2025 at 10:26 am
Hmm ,Abby,that preschool pizza was kinda spot on!
Ok the cooking time was a bit dodgy,but otherwise you successfully deconstructed pizza!
Ver clever😅
@charlesperez9976
December 22, 2025 at 10:26 am
Ok,I’m still watching this video,but I’m totally team Keith on mechanical pencils.
I will immediately go to your space that takes in 80’s stories and write about a few legendary writing implements.
@sharonm.t.2492
December 22, 2025 at 10:26 am
Oh, I've had Spam. It's actually not too bad.
@sharonm.t.2492
December 22, 2025 at 10:26 am
I remember $1.00, 1.25 Middle school lunches, grammar school was even less. High school was $3 i think. But I would go to the yummy salad bar… oh and in CA we always had cheese or pepperoni, square sliced pizza. They would do em pizza bread style sometimes, after a while.
@mtnjak
December 22, 2025 at 10:26 am
I went back to my elementary school on my 40th birthday weekend (in 2011) My wife and I took a little local road trip back to the neighborhood I grew up in (K-8). In the late 90s my grade school had closed due to school consolidation and the building of a new school and the old school now housed village offices. The inside was closed but the best part–the playground–was open! My wife got a photo of me hanging on the original monkey bars, still standing. In fact, even though they had some newer sections, several original pieces of the old playground from the 70s was still intact. That's been 14 years now so I'm not sure what it looks like now.
@hoagie1978
December 22, 2025 at 10:26 am
LOL at the sloppy joe story. The way the story was going I thought it would lead to the teacher making him eat it out of the milk carton. The school report with all the clipping was also great. You should do a video discussing products like foods, soaps, detergents, household appliances/products that you and your families bought/used in the 80's. In the report there was a clipping of Sunlight dishwashing detergent. We used that in our house back then. You could also talk about TV products that was advertised like Pearl Cream, Didi Seven, Crazy Calls, Oster Kitchen Center etc…
@That_80s_guy-80s
December 22, 2025 at 10:26 am
I love your videos and your story’s you guys are great to watch also nice records in the backgrounds I love classic bands and music one of my favorite bands is journey.
@Bernhard2025
December 22, 2025 at 10:26 am
Oh my God, there was Madonna from Saturday night Life 1991 in the video! I started school in 1981 and I was afraid of my teacher. I remember that.
@Wild1995
December 22, 2025 at 10:26 am
In elementary school we also ate at the cafeteria/auditorium that had a stage. If you were bad and was too loud the cafeteria ladies would make you eat your lunch on the stage. They would come out with a spatula and pound it on the table to get kids to quiet down. They also would sell meal tickets. I remember bringing an envelope with money in it for the week and given a card. The lunch lady would have a hole punch and punch one time for each lunch. If you were sick and missed a day you had credit the next day. School lunches were mostly subsidized by the government. I cant remember elementary school prices but when I graduated in 1988 lunches were around $1.00.
@Wild1995
December 22, 2025 at 10:26 am
Lunch Lady hook up. Lucky you!
@Seiferboi
December 22, 2025 at 10:26 am
I'm pretty sure I have that same Trapper Keeper with the sun! It looks familiar, anyway. If si, it's in my shed somewhere.
@chiefmegadeth
December 22, 2025 at 10:26 am
Great video, you guys!
Man, I was a bad student in school and the class clown.
If it wasn't for Sports class and joining my school basketball and baseball teams, I probably would have dropped out of school in Sydney Australia.
Also, if it wasn't for American sports being so big in my life. I probably wouldn't have been to America so many times.
But I love it and come as much as possible.
Last year, I did my first Comicon at San Diego. It was amazing!
Have you guys been to any Comicons or Cons in your neck of the woods?
Our biggest sports are Cricket and Rugby League and AFL.
But because I played Basketball and Baseball. I never got into my own countries national sports, haha.
To this day, I live and breathe Baseball
@sharonm.t.2492
December 22, 2025 at 10:26 am
Hi Abby & Keith!!! Omg it's been a little while. You guys are so positive, happy, kind… When exactly did you change the name? (I've seen it and watched since noticing the name change, but only a couple videos in the last 6 mos or so).
@melissab1044
December 22, 2025 at 10:26 am
Interesting memories! I like your Trapper Keepers!
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