Z is for Zapped!

Well, folks, we've reached the end of yet another A to Z Challenge. I'm so glad to have made a few new friends. I hope we're still reading each other's blogs by the time this rolls around next year!

My theme is the 80s. The final letter is:




In 1982, a really bad movie came out. 



Did it matter that it was bad? Not really. At the time, people would have paid for movie tickets to see a soup commercial starring this guy.



In the 80s, teen heartthrobs were everything to young girls. They filled magazines like this, giving tweens pull-out full-color posters we could hang on our walls.



Of course, teen heartthrobs go way back. But the 70s and 80s were different because many of them came from TV sitcoms.



And soap operas.



They became TV stars first, then rock stars.


Rick Springfield on General HospitalOr they became rock stars, then starred in a movie.


They (sadly) died too young...


Andy GibbOr spent the majority of their post-fame years drinking and drugging.


Leif Garrett
Or they just proved all our male friends right and revealed they weren't really all that into us, after all.


George Michael
As the 80s moved into the 90s, the torch was passed to a new generation. That generation had these guys.


Luke Perry and Jason PriestleyAnd a slew of boy bands to enjoy.



What teen heartthrob did you love growing up?

Here's a little Andy Gibb to end the challenge.