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80s nostalgia

Now you can recapture some true 80s magic, with the release of The Trap Door, the cult claymation TV series, on DVD for the first time. To celebrate we look back at what it meant to be a child of the 80s

  • You never questioned why the A-Team were always imprisoned in places that had sufficient tools to build an armoured tank

  • Dungeons & Dragons was your favourite cartoon

  • Your lunch times were spent perfecting swan dives and backspins

  • You fell out with friends during heated arguments about the relative merits of Matt & Luke

  • You owned, or wanted a "Frankie says..." T-shirt

  • You have ever danced (or even worse cried) to Kylie & Jason

  • Cerise pink, electric blue and banana yellow have ever featured in your wardrobe or make-up collection

  • You know who Berk, Boni, Drutt and The Thing Upstairs are

  • You ever did the top toggle of your coat up around your neck without having your arms in the sleeves, and knew you looked like a super-hero

  • You remember when the A-Ha video was the pinnacle of modern technology, and you can still sing all the words

  • Parachuting Action man was your favourite toy

  • Your best party dress was either a ra-ra or puff-ball skirt

  • You wondered why a popular kids TV programme told you to "Turn off your TV set and go and do something less boring instead"

  • You cried at Zammo's funeral

  • You wanted to be either Nancy Drew or the Hardy Boys

  • You ever said "It's my ball, and if I can't be Kevin Keegan I'm going home!"

  • You have ever po-goed or space-hopped

  • You wondered why your walkie-talkie didn't have the same range as those in the Red Hand Gang

  • You tried to set up a "Famous Five" or "Secret Seven" gang with your school friends

  • You tried to convince your Dad to fit a strip of red lights on the front of his Capri so it looked like KITT

  • You ever had more than 10 sweets in a 10p mix-up

  • Conveyor belts regularly carried washing machines, deep-fat fryers and a cuddly toy

  • You could have got away with it if it hadn't been for those meddling kids

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