Mr. Miyagi (Pat Morita) is the legendary karate teacher of Daniel LaRusso in the American martial arts series The Karate Kid. He is known for his unconventional methods of teaching karate using chores, such as when he orders Daniel to wax his car. Despite his age, Miyagi shows prowess many times, such as his ability to catch a fly with chopsticks.

Billy Peltzer (Zach Galligan) is the protagonist of Joe Dante’s Christmas horror classic Gremlins. He is a young man who is given a creature called a Mogwai for Christmas. He names it Gizmo, but discovers there are various strange rules to care for it. When he breaks them, he accidentally unleashes a wave on monsters called Gremlins on his small town.

In Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Milos Thatch (voiced by Michael J. Fox) has a passion for archaeology, language, and antiquities, which he takes after his grandfather. He works as a linguist and cartographer for the Smithsonian Institute, and he soon finds himself on an expedition to rediscover Atlantis.

Cyndi Lauper is a singer-songwriter who reached stardom with hit singles “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” and “Time After Time”. Her dazzling colorful fashion, which ruled the MTV airwaves, is quintessential 80s style.

In Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, William “Bill” Preston Esquire (Alex Winter) and Theodore “Ted” Logan (Keanu Reeves) are two metalhead slackers trying to write a history report when they encounter a traveler from the future who gives them access to a time travel machine.

In A Christmas Story, all that Ralphie (Peter Billingsley) wants for Christmas is an official Red Ryder carbine-action, two hundred shot Range Model air rifle. Instead, he gets stuck with a pink bunny onesie from Aunt Clara that makes him look like a pink nightmare.