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# This Compilation of News Bloopers From the 80s and 90s Is Positively Absurd

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## Samantha Grossman


Apr 27, 2015 3:17 PM UTC

by 

[Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/)


## Samantha Grossman


Apr 27, 2015 3:17 PM UTC

If you need a little Monday pick-me-up, we recommend taking seven minutes and watching this ridiculous compilation of the best news bloopers from the 80s and 90s. The clips feature plenty of inappropriate laughing, technical difficulties and double entendres — but all with a retro flair.

Some of the bloopers are so ridiculous (and, warning, profanity-ridden) that you might wonder if they were staged. Either way, they’re all still hilarious. Enjoy.

_Read next:_ [_Watch All the Funniest News Bloopers of 2014_](http://time.com/3650135/news-bloopers-2014/)

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