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32 Pop Culture Events Since The Release Of 'The Breakfast Club'

In 1984, five high school students from different social cliques attended detention together. They arrived as individuals who were suffering alone, and left as friends. It has been 32 years since these teenagers, otherwise known as the characters in the popular movie "The Breakfast Club," sat down on that Saturday morning. Since then, a lot has happened in both the movie world and popular culture community. To review all that has occurred, here are some of the biggest pop culture moments of every year since the gang's detention session.

1. 1985: Madonna’s song “Crazy for You” debuted. (Yes, the song you may know from the movie "13 Going on 30".)

2. 1986: Over 6 million people participated in Hands Across America

3. 1987: Pictionary and Jenga were the most popular Christmas gifts

4. 1988: Doppler radar was invented

5. 1989: Polly Pockets first hit the shelves

6. 1990: “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!” was first stated in a LifeCall commercial

7. 1991: "The Silence of the Lambs" won five Oscars: Best Picture; Best Director; Best Actor; Best Actress; and Best Writing

8. 1992: MTV’s "The Real World" aired

9. 1993: Michael Jackson was accused of engaging in sexual activities with teenage boys

10. 1994: O.J. Simpson fled police on June 17

11. 1995: Starbucks Frappuccino was released

12. 1996: Tupac Shakur was killed in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas. (Or was he?)

13. 1997: "Titanic" won 11 Oscars

14. 1998: Mark McGuire hit 70 home runs

15. 1999: "Who Wants To Be a Millionaire" was the most popular TV show followed by "E.R." and "Friends"

16. 2000: Jennifer Lopez wore this very scandalous Grammy Dress

17. 2001: The iPod was released

18. 2002: "American Idol" premiered

19. 2003: Paris Hilton’s sex tape, “One Night in Paris” was released

20. 2004: Britney Spears married Jason Alexander for 55 hours

21. 2005: "Grey’s Anatomy" premiered. Thank you, Shonda Rhimes

22. 2006: Facebook opened to anyone over the age of 13

23. 2007: The final Harry Potter book, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," was released

24. 2008: Time Magazine named Barack Obama "Person of the Year"

25. 2009: Kanye West did not let Taylor Swift finish her MTV VMA award speech

26. 2010: The partially shaved head trend began

27. 2011: "Fifty Shades of Grey" was published

28. 2012: "Gangnam Style" received over 1 billion views

29. 2013: Beyonce released her new album with no warning, selling 617,000 copies in the first three days

30. 2014: Ellen Degeneres’ selfie at the Oscars happened

31. 2015: Caitlyn Jenner introduced herself to the world

32. 2016: Leonardo DiCaprio finally won an Oscar -- finally

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1. 1985: Madonna’s song “Crazy for You” debuted. (Yes, the song you may know from the movie "13 Going on 30".)

2. 1986: Over 6 million people participated in Hands Across America

3. 1987: Pictionary and Jenga were the most popular Christmas gifts

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7. 1991: "The Silence of the Lambs" won five Oscars: Best Picture; Best Director; Best Actor; Best Actress; and Best Writing

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11. 1995: Starbucks Frappuccino was released

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13. 1997: "Titanic" won 11 Oscars

14. 1998: Mark McGuire hit 70 home runs

15. 1999: "Who Wants To Be a Millionaire" was the most popular TV show followed by "E.R." and "Friends"

16. 2000: Jennifer Lopez wore this very scandalous Grammy Dress

17. 2001: The iPod was released

18. 2002: "American Idol" premiered

19. 2003: Paris Hilton’s sex tape, “One Night in Paris” was released

20. 2004: Britney Spears married Jason Alexander for 55 hours

21. 2005: "Grey’s Anatomy" premiered. Thank you, Shonda Rhimes

22. 2006: Facebook opened to anyone over the age of 13

23. 2007: The final Harry Potter book, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," was released

24. 2008: Time Magazine named Barack Obama "Person of the Year"

25. 2009: Kanye West did not let Taylor Swift finish her MTV VMA award speech

26. 2010: The partially shaved head trend began

27. 2011: "Fifty Shades of Grey" was published

28. 2012: "Gangnam Style" received over 1 billion views

29. 2013: Beyonce released her new album with no warning, selling 617,000 copies in the first three days

30. 2014: Ellen Degeneres’ selfie at the Oscars happened

31. 2015: Caitlyn Jenner introduced herself to the world

32. 2016: Leonardo DiCaprio finally won an Oscar -- finally

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5. Getting your own toilet paper

6. Making food without needing to ask your mom questions

7. Holding your tongue

8. Saving your paycheck (or your tax refund) to pay your bills

9. Balancing your checkbook

10. Going places alone

11. Packing your own lunches

12. Actually eating your vegetables...on purpose

13. Taking a multivitamin

14. Planning a life after graduation

Sometimes bigger isn't always better.

1. If something happens, everyone knows about it

2. Never getting to be invisible

3. Knowing every single thing about every single person in the town

4. New kids are a big deal

5. It’s hard to make new friends

6. On that note ... the dating pool is even smaller!

7. Teachers are weirdly close to their students

8. It forced you to make friends out of school

"I'm hopeless and awkward and desperate for love"

1. That Time He Tested Out His Flirting Skills and This Happened

2. When He Was Willing to Do Anything to Avoid Confrontation

3. When He Couldn't Handle Awkward, Emotional Situations

4. How He Reacted Whenever His Friends Ignored Him

5. All of the Times He Worried About His Failing Love Life

6. Whenever He Tried to Whip Himself Into Shape

7. How He Handled New People and New Experiences

8. Whenever His Friends Got Annoying, He Was Always the Voice of Reason

9. He Always Knew How to Jam

10. He Finds a Way to Make Any Situation More Fun

No, I can't help you.

1. When a customer wants to return a product, hands you the receipt, where is printed "ALL SALES ARE FINAL" in all caps.

2. Just because you might be having a bad day, and you're in a crappy mood, doesn't make it okay for you to yell at me or be rude to me. I'm a person with feelings, just like you.

3. People refusing to be put on hold when a customer is standing right in front of you. Oh, how I wish I could just hang up on you!

4. Having the same conversations over and over again! To be honest I really don't even want to talk to you right now, or have this fake ass smile on my face!

5. Always having to have a smile on your face. I promise I'm not as happy as I may look!

6. Customers not understanding that sometimes, mistakes happen. I am a human being, we all mess up sometimes!

7. Having the boss from hell, it's their way or the highway! Even though I did my job correctly and efficiently, if I don't do it the exact way you do, I'm a piece of shit.

8. Having coworker who don't help out, who bend the rules just enough to screw you over.

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