The Drummonds, the Seavers, the Keatons, the Huxtables ... if you could choose one 1980s TV sitcom family to grow up with, which one would it be? Hear Dr. Amy's surprise answer to that burning question — and take a drink every time Aaron mentions Punky Brewster getting stuck inside a refrigerator — all on this week's episode of The Latchkey Kids. 

People! How much does Dr. Amy LOVE LOVE LOVE the classic 1971 film "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory?" So much that she quoted it in her doctoral dissertation! She really did. It's in the acknowledgements, on page 7 — copy and paste this link to check it out: bit.ly/3HR1jds

If you were an elementary school student in the 1980s, what was your biggest fear? Nuclear holocaust? Satan worshippers? Trickle-down economics? No, silly, it was STRANGER DANGER, the pervasive and crippling fear that a creepy stranger was going to offer you free candy to take a ride in his windowless van (unless you were Dr. Amy and then your biggest fear was E.T., for some reason).

Fred Rogers — who was NOT a Navy Seal sniper during the Vietnam War — made a generation of children feel seen and heard. His grace, honesty, earnestness and calm made us feel safe, and he taught us the importance of our own voices. Enjoy this episode — including Dr. Amy's fun facts — about the American saint in the red cardigan sweater. 

Aaron and Dr. Amy had many favorite teachers over the years, of course, but one of their absolute favorites was the TV! Reading Rainbow host Lavar Burton had a hold over Dr. Amy that still exists to this day, and if it weren't for Sesame Street, there's no way Aaron would be able to count to twelve. Who was your favorite Sesame Street character and why was it Mr. Snuffleupagus?

What was the absolute NUMBER ONE television game show to watch when you were home sick from school? (HINT: There is only one correct answer to this question and it involves an elderly, white-haired gentlemen holding a tiny microphone on a stick). 

Ahh, who can forget the brilliant musical stylings of 1980s pop legend Tommy Tutone, right? What's that? You don't remember Tommy Tutone? Well, you definitely remember his one humongous hit song (HINT: it's a phone number!). In this episode, Aaron and Dr. Amy count down — and sing! — your favorite one-hit wonder songs of the 80s. Come with us and sing along. 

It has been a legend in Latchkey Kids family lore for some 40 years: Dr. Amy's precious Strawberry Shortcake doll — which she loved dearly for its aromatic strawberry scent and its weird Amish bonnet — was defaced by mean old brother Aaron, who took a pair of scissors and gave the innocent little doll a ruby red punk rock mohawk haircut. Aaron says this whole story has been fabricated and exaggerated, and the truth is that Dr. Amy BEGGED Aaron to give Strawberry Shortcake a cool, fun haircut that would set her apart from the other fruit-scented children in Strawberryland. Whom do you believe?

Did you ever pay $29.99 to pose with a fresh makeover — and maybe a feather boa — for Glamour Shots at your local mall? If you did, were you then able to transfer your newfound glamour into a position with a 1980s hair band? If you answered yes to either of these questions, this episode is for you.

Pack your denim shorts and crop tops, and load up the family wagon because we're headed to the Catskills, where we will soon fall into the cool, underground crowd of dirty dancers, led by the tall, suave, somewhat older man with the tight, white T-shirts and bad boy charm.