Did the years 1983 and 1984 still have a 70s influence in the Midwest? That's what I seemed to notice in Stranger Things

Maybe the 1978-79ish part of the decade where a lot of proto-'80s trends were introduced (PC computers included), but by and large, those are the first two years that feel distinctively '80s. The US economy got back on its feet thanks to a stimulus known as Reaganomics, making the stagflation and high interest rates of the mid-'70s/very early '80s a quickly fading memory. Commercials for early PCs seemed to be more common then then in the later '80s and early '90s quite frankly, such as Commodore 64s, Amigas, IBMs, Apple II's and in 1984, Macintosh. New wave/synthpop were now the most popular genres of music, with adult contemporary and country pushed to the background. Even 1982 has that "it just doesn't really feel like the '70s anymore" feeling to a degree thanks to the launch of the fitness craze and the peak of the classic age of the video games. American Bandstand (a good representative of what Middle America would watch in terms of music) played Michael Jackson's Beat It on its New Year's Day 1983 show. Shows that premiered in the mid-late '70s like Happy Days or Three's Company were on their last legs, and even the characters have updated fashions and jokes on them, and even game shows like The Price Is Right subtly changed their show a bit by adding things like a cleaner looking turntable wall with a new carpet replacing the shag ones, along with introducing some new music cues. Generally speaking, what's shown on television is a good barometer of the lifestyles at the moment since that's what most people away from those creative markets like Los Angeles and New York are looking out to, alongside the magazines of the period. Sort of like 1993 and 1994, which were pre-Internet for most people but without the cheese and with teased hair on their last legs that only a small amount of people wore compared to the more casual look that had returned following the '80s/early '90s wackiness (more than just grunge).

The Star Wars franchise started in the late 1970s. Return of the Jedi was released in 1983.

Did the years 1983 and 1984 still have a 70s influence in the Midwest? That's what I seemed to notice in Stranger Things


That's what I noticed when watching the show, although you actually notice some differences between the 1st and 2nd seasons.

That's what I noticed when watching the show, although you actually notice some differences between the 1st and 2nd seasons.
BTW, will you check your ask threads? :P