15 Things Only the Parents in the 1980s Will Remember

15. Cartoons were only on one day a week.

There was something comforting about knowing that your kids would only be vegging out in front of the TV in one of two situations: 1) watching any of the aforementioned shows with you, or B) watching animated characters like The Real Ghostbusters, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Transformers on Saturday morning, the only time these cartoons were on. You never had to wonder on an average weekday, “Are they up in the bedroom watching something horrifying?” because streaming services weren’t options.