Fun FactNo. 01
The Simpsons debut
The family first appeared as short cartoons on The Tracey Ullman Show on April 19, 1987.
📷 20th Television Animation · Public domain · Wikimedia Commonshyrule.exe
Time capsule of the day
1987
The Simpsons appear and Zelda arrives in a gold cartridge.
MovieNo. 02
TV ShowNo. 03
Full House
Premiered September 1987. The Tanners, Uncle Jesse's hair, and "Have mercy!"
📷 Poster via TMDBGameNo. 04
The Legend of Zelda
Came to the U.S. in 1987 in a gold cartridge. "It's dangerous to go alone!"
📷 Cover via IGDBSnackNo. 05
Ecto Cooler
Hi-C's green drink with Slimer on the box.
FoodNo. 06
Chuck E. Cheese parties
Skee-Ball tickets, an animatronic band, and pizza.
📷 wht_wolf9653 · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsToyNo. 07
Micro Machines
Tiny cars in big playsets, pitched by the world's fastest talker.
📷 Toxophilus · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsJokeNo. 08
Why did the Nintendo game stop working?
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Top of 1987
The most watched movies that yearTitles and posters from TMDB.
What everyone was into in 1987
💡 The Simpsons debut · 🎬 The Princess Bride · 📺 Full House · 🎮 The Legend of Zelda · 🍬 Ecto Cooler · 🍕 Chuck E. Cheese parties · 🧸 Micro Machines
🎵 Biggest songs of 1987
Play the top 100 →- Walk Like An Egyptian · The Bangles
- Alone · Heart
- Shake You Down · Gregory Abbott
- I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) · Whitney Houston
- Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now · Starship
- C'est La Vie · Robbie Nevil
- Here I Go Again · Whitesnake
- The Way It Is · Bruce Hornsby and the Range
- Shakedown · Bob Seger
- Livin' on a Prayer · Bon Jovi
Top movies of 1987
- Full Metal Jacket
- Predator
- Dirty Dancing
- The Untouchables
- RoboCop
- The Princess Bride
- Lethal Weapon
- Evil Dead II
- Spaceballs
- Good Morning, Vietnam
- Hellraiser
- The Running Man
- Beverly Hills Cop II
- Raising Arizona
- The Lost Boys
- Wall Street
- Planes, Trains and Automobiles
- Empire of the Sun
- A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
- The Living Daylights
Top TV shows of 1987
- Star Trek: The Next Generation
- Married... with Children
- Full House
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- DuckTales
- Beauty and the Beast
- Friday the 13th: The Series
- 21 Jump Street
- Tour of Duty
- Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics
- Rosa Salvaje
- Once Upon a Time... Life
- BraveStarr
- The Bold and the Beautiful
- Inspector Morse
- Quinceañera
- Single Dad
- Werewolf
- Max Headroom
- A Different World
Top video games of 1987
- Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
- Mega Man
- Final Fantasy
- Contra
- Double Dragon
- Metal Gear
- Castlevania II: Simon's Quest
- Maniac Mansion
- Street Fighter
- R-Type
- Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards
- Shinobi
- Super Hang-On
- 1943: The Battle of Midway
- Sid Meier's Pirates!
- Phantasy Star
- California Games
- International Karate +
- Top Gun
- Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2