The '80s: The Decade That Made Us
2013 · National Geographic · 60 min · 1 season
S01E06 · Super Power
Wed, 17 Apr, 12:00 pm
At the end of the 1980s American pop culture goes global and helps bring down the Iron Curtain, leaving America as the world's sole superpower.
About
We worked out, worked harder, played harder and consumed more—because the 1980s was the decade when we went forwardto the future. Despite its reputation for bad hair and loud clothing, the ‘80s was a big, bold time, and just about everything about the era, from the politics and technological innovations to the blockbuster movies, TV shows, and "to the max" fashions, continues to shape the world we live in today.
Episodes
- E01
Lift Off
Mon, 15 Apr· 60 minThe first episode explores the revolution in personal entertainment brought on by Pac-Man, Sony Walkmans and Jane Fonda's ground-breaking workout video. Apple's Steve Wozniak helps explain how Bill Gates saw the future by selling IBM the rights to use MS-DOS software for a relatively small one-time fee, only to clean up when IBM competitors entered the market and all wanted the same
- E02
The Revolutionaries
Mon, 15 Apr· 60 min - E03
Shop 'til You Drop
Tue, 16 Apr· 60 min - E04
Masters of the Universe
Tue, 16 Apr· 60 min - E05
Tear Down These Walls
Wed, 17 Apr· 60 min - E06
Super Power
Wed, 17 Apr· 60 minAt the end of the 1980s American pop culture goes global and helps bring down the Iron Curtain, leaving America as the world's sole superpower.
Cast
Rob Lowe
Narrator