All Our ’80s Heroes Are Zeros: From Cosby to Hulk Hogan, a Generation Which Will Live in Infamy

LEGACY

My entire 1980s childhood was a lie.

Published Aug. 2 2015 1:00AM EDT

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In 1991, actor Paul Reubens was arrested for indecent exposure at an adult movie theater in Sarasota, Florida. The story made worldwide headlines, as Reubens had risen to fame over the previous decade as the beloved oddball children’s entertainer Pee-Wee Herman.

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All Our ’80s Heroes Are Zeros: From Cosby to Hulk Hogan, a Generation Which Will Live in Infamy

My entire 1980s childhood was a lie.

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