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November 23, 2005
The Chronic Curmudgeon Pop Culture Influences: Recap
Per a request from my cousin Joe... here's a recap of the top 25 in my list of pop culture moments and influences of the past 25 years.
25. "NYPD Blue"
24. Cartoons for grown-ups
23. "Appetite for Destruction," Guns N'Roses
22. "Who Shot J.R.?" - Dallas
21. Pac-Man fever
20. "Titanic"
19. Oprah Winfrey/"The Oprah Winfrey Show"
18. The Andrew Lloyd Weber/Cameron Mackintosh Broadway musicals
17. John Lennon assassinated
16. The O.J. Bronco chase/trial
15. Britney and the pop-tarts
14. "Straight Outta Compton" - N.W.A.
13. "The Real World"
12. Madonna; moment: Madonna writhes through "Like A Virgin" in a wedding dress on the MTV Video Awards
11. Michael Jackson; moment: Jackson does the Moonwalk for the first time at the Motown 25th Anniversary show
10. "SportsCenter"
9. Live Aid
8. Harry Potter
7. "Miami Vice"
6. "Smells Like Teen Spirit" video - Nirvana
5. "Walk This Way" video - Run DMC/Aerosmith
4. The John Hughes 80s movies
3. MTV
2. Seinfeld
1. The Simpsons
