I think I felt a lot like Brian Johnson in The Breakfast Club. Or maybe Molly Ringwald's character in Pretty In Pink....you know, the smart kind that never really fit into a specific group, just a few random friends here and there. Mix in a little of Garfield's overeating, oversleeping, lazy, I hate Mondays attitude, and that would be me.

Prince / "Mad Max"
both in attitude and style.
Submitted by Shades

I probably shouldn't admit this but I wanted to be Murdock from the A-Team in Grade 6 (1983). I went so far as to sign class photos Murdock Mosher and I got a Pound Puppy for Christmas that I named Howler. I have never fully been completely sane. In high school I went through a transition from being like Brian Johnson (Anthony Michael Hall) to John Bender (Judd Nelson) from the Breakfast Club.
Submitted by Tyler

I always felt like Kate Jackson - the plain smart angel.
Submitted by lcook

Alex P. Keaton (Michael J. Fox) on Family Ties. Not in looks, but philosophy.
Submitted by Dago

Who I wanted to be was the Jamie Gertz character in Square Pegs.
Who I was the girl who played against Sarah Jessica Parker's character in Square Pegs.
Submitted by Diva

Does it have to be FICTIONAL?
Because it seems like a lot of people seem to compare me to the guy who was the inspiration for "Rain Man"...
And personally, I don't see the connection...
Sure, we're both exceptionally smart and we're both...um..."different"...but other than that, I don't see the connection...
Well, that's my opinion...
Submitted by Shy Boy

I'll probably end up changing my mind on this later, but my first impulse is to say Charlie Brown.
(Explanation for that one is WAY too long LOL)
Submitted by Tini

I guess my answer would be... Alex Rogan.
Surprised? Didn't think so.
Submitted by Alex Rogan

Easy. Punky Brewster
Submitted by Frankie

The person I wanted to be - JEM, or Sarah Jessica Parker in Girls Just Want to Have Fun
The person I was - Ally Sheedy in The Breakfast Club. I was really depressed and never spoke until about 1992.
Submitted by Betsy

The 80's character I identify best with is Chris Knight, the character played by Val Kilmer in the movie "Real Genius". He was a geek who knew how to have a good time, equally at home in the lab or at a party, and playing high-tech pranks for fun. This movie came out at the beginning of my senior year in high school, and it perfectly captured who I wanted to be in college. I'd started high school as a shy bookworm and had been gradually coming out of my shell, and I was determined to make a new start in college. AS things turned out, I think Chris would have been proud of my college life: I went to a geek school (Rensselaer Polytechnic), threw parties, annoyed professors and the administration, and generally blew the stereotype of the taped-glasses, pocket-protector geek out of the water. Of course no one's real life is as exciting as a movie plot, but seeing that movie gave me hope and inspiration that brains and fun didn't have to be mutually exclusive.
Submitted by Jimcat

Who WAS I most like in the 80s? I would liken myself to (a female) Duckie from "Pretty in Pink" if the question is asked in the past tense. This is because I mooned over lots of guys, & I never quite got them. Who AM I most like now? This would have to be Ronald from "Can't Buy Me Love," not because I had to pay to get dates or anything, but after a very rough beginning, I have the guy, and am VERY happy with him.
Submitted by Retro Rae

I related to Jason Patrick's character in "The Lost Boys" because I thought I was the reincarnation of Jim Morrison, not because I was a vampire.
Submitted by Benny

I would have to say that I tried my best to act and look like the black headed girl in Bananarama. I just thought she was so cool.
Submitted by Jazmine

Who I most wanted to be like was Stephanie Zinone in Grease 2. Who I was most like was probably Molly Ringwald's character in 16 Candles...I was (at the time anyway), pretty but didn't realize it, and fairly insecure. I wasn't like that all the time though, because I was more outspoken...I was the chairperson of the social committee..a job that normally went to cheerleader types, but I had the organizational skills to get the job done, even though I wasn't what you would call "popular". I don't know...maybe there isn't a character that was most like me...I guess I was pretty unique.
Submitted by Kate

I see myself as Theo Huxtable. I stayed in trouble in school. I wasn't a tough guy or anything but I was a leader. I also had very close friends (like cockroach) who stuck by me no matter what. Although I wasn't rich or anything I still had a pretty cool family. Including an older brother who was a part of the "in" crowd.
Submitted by sugercat

When I was a kid I was B.A Baracus, I spoke like him and acted like him. Then I hit 10 and everyone else was starting to get bigger than me so I gave that one away. :)
Submitted by He-Man