Top 9 Cool Kids (Groups & Duo’s) from the 80s

Corey Haim & Corey Feldman

The Corey’s were perhaps the coolest kids of the 80’s. With movies like Dream a Little Dream, License to Drive, and the Lost Boys how can you NOT be cool. Their string of successful movies in the 80’s put them on the top of the list. These movies are not only a success, they are classics. Feldman even hung out with Micheal Jackson. This was an instant coolness factor in the 80s.

Alex P. Keaton (Micheal J. Fox)

Alex P. Keaton was a young business minded conservative (baby neo-con). He was always trying to find a new angle to make money and slip in a political view or two.

While this doesn’t sound like a cool character, Micheal J. Fox made it work. He was a bit of a scheming master mind like Ferris Bueller. The Alex P. Keaton character went on to become a Congressman… Republican of course.

Ricky Shroder (Silver Spoons) & Alberto Ribeiro

Ricky Shroder had the looks & Alfonso Ribeiro had the moves. As 80’s kids we wanted to be both of them. We wanted to be rich like Ricky Statton and be able to break dance like Alfonso Spears. Aside from the “lap of luxury” house, I remember all of Ricky’s cool toys.

Molly Ringwald

Breakfast Club, Breakfast Club, Breakfast club. Sure she was hot (IS HOT) in everything she has been in but Molly is eclipsed by the Breakfast Club. Its a cult classic. It will never die. It will be here after you me and Molly are gone. In the 80’s Molly usually played the cute and/or popular teen trying to over come basic teenage problems.

Mike Seaver (Kirk Cameron)

Kirk Cameron used to symbolize the coolest of the cool. Now he symbolizes Evangelical Christian fundamentalism. In the 80’s Kirk Cameron was Mike Seaver a handsome, sly teen who always had very good looking girls after him.

Tony Hawk

Tony Hawk was born ’68 which means he was a teen in the 80’s. Even back then he was a house hold name.

Menudo

People seem to have forgotten how cool these kids were. I guess some 90’s one hit wonder named “Ricky Martin” used to be in Menudo, but his temporary success pales in comparison to the fame these kids had (sarcasm). I recall the little train dance they used to do that drove the girls crazy. I used to think it was cool but now it looks slightly disturbing.

New Edition

They were the closest thing to the Jackson 5 that the 80’s could produce. Instead of Micheal Jackson they had Bobby Brown. It was Ralph Tresvant, Bobby Brown, and Ricky Bell and rappers Michael Bivins and Ronnie DeVoe — “Coolness Confirmed”. They also started the wave of modern boy bands… The Terminator might have to travel back and take them out for that.

Ferris Bueller

What kid wouldn’t want to hack into the schools computers and change their grades, skip school and sing in a parade.

Honorable mention:
Joey Lawerence
Debbie Gibson
Ernie Reyes Jr.

Things the cool 80’s kids do:

Push your sleeves up, break dance, meet Micheal Jackson, imitate Micheal Jackson, star in a classic movie, star in a hit 80’s TV show, be a successful 80’s music group, be attractive, wear your collar flipped up, where a cool hat.

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