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The '80s: The Decade That Made Us

Season 1 Episode 4: Masters of the Universe

The mantra "greed... is good" embodies the 1980's culture of excess and ruthless ambition, as big traders mirror notorious behavior with insider trading and drug use. CEOs' salaries skyrocket while women face challenges in office boys' clubs. The era is also marked by tra...

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 Lift Off

1. Lift Off

Aired: Apr 14, 2013

National Geographic's global mega-doc tells the story of the 1980s through as...

Episode 2 The Revolutionaries

2. The Revolutionaries

Aired: Apr 14, 2013

Ronald Reagan's presidency in 1981 sparks a new era of entrepreneurship, mark...

Episode 3 Shop 'til You Drop

3. Shop 'til You Drop

Aired: Apr 15, 2013

In the 1980s, a young singer's brand of glamour and excess inspires a global ...

Episode 5 Tear Down These Walls

5. Tear Down These Walls

Aired: Apr 16, 2013

The 1980s, a decade where "greed was good" but also saw the emergence of a po...

Episode 6 Super Power

6. Super Power

Aired: Apr 16, 2013

As the 1980s come to a close, the Berlin Wall remains a symbol of division, b...

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Info about The '80s: The Decade That Made Us

Current Status: Ended

Network: National Geographic

Production Countries: United States, United Kingdom

Genres:Documentary