Remember when video jukeboxes were all the rage in 1984? In the 1980s video jukeboxes squared off with MTV Sorry, this video is not available, please check back later.

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Remember when video jukeboxes were all the rage in 1984? In the 1980s video jukeboxes squared off with MTV Sorry, this video is not available, please check back later.

Perms, acid-washed jeans and John Hughes movies ruled the 1980s. A fad not remembered as well was once considered the newest thing in music entertainment — the video jukebox.The machine would ...

Perms, acid-washed jeans and John Hughes movies ruled the 1980s. A fad not remembered as well was once considered the newest thing in music entertainment — the video jukebox.The machine would ...