70’s and 80’s names for everyday objects

I have a plant named 'Steeb, which is Steve for Captain America. I was sick with the flu when I named it and it came out as 'Steeb' instead, and it stuck. I have another plant named Bucky.

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Global_Friend5300@reddit

Our cat’s name is Coco, but sometimes we call him Elvis, because he thinks he’s the king. It’s common for someone to announce, “Elvis has left the window.”

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worksickwork@reddit

Early TV remotes were called a “clicker.”

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erilaz7@reddit

My sister and I used to say "Groove with your space commander" (from the Peter Sellers / Ringo Starr movie, The Magic Christian), meaning "Use the remote to change the channel."

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Genius-Imbecile@reddit

I find i alternate between call it the clicker or thw channels.

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False-Storm-5794@reddit

Our robot vacuum is called Rosie, of course.

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cuzitsathrowawayday@reddit

Ours is Deirdre and she has big googly eyes!

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tuesday__taylor@reddit

Ha! So is ours. And our little one named the second Roomba “Basil” since it rhymed.

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leaky_eddie@reddit

Ours is Kiko and he’s got a special little something for the lamp. I always find it behind the couch, trying to hump the base.

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Environmental-Car481@reddit

We had a cat who would eat anything so of course namer her Mikey

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eurobeez@reddit

This might be niche to Canada or even Ontario but we called the tv remote control a converter

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StraightPotential1@reddit

Same and same. I still call it the converter or the channel changer.

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Signal_Cake5735@reddit

Our dishwasher is Tubby. I have no adult explanation for this.

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swordrat720@reddit

Ours is Becky. It snaps and cracks like a Valley Girl chewing gum. “My nameeeeee is Beckeeeeee, ok”

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ElevatorOrganic5644@reddit

Because the television was called the Telly and the next major client she had in your house was a dishwasher.

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DocSportello1970@reddit

We have an Igloo brand cooler that we named Lou Adler. You know Lou Adler. Genius record producer. Mama's and Papa's guy. Organizer of Monterrey Bay Festival Summer 1967. L.A. Lou.

So if someone asks "Where is the beer? We say Lou has it, or "get it out of Lou" things like that.

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jvlpdillon@reddit

As a Goonies reference, the coffee maker is Chester Coffeepot.

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dafuqizzis@reddit

Ha! My coffee maker is always named Chester!

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Rredhead926@reddit

Not a character, but our pool vacuum is named Jacques, like Cousteau.

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silian_rail_gun@reddit

Ugh - you got this stuck in my head now, figured I'd return the favor :)

Jacques Cousteau - The Young Jacques

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NeighborhoodNo4274@reddit

Not exactly a pop character, but my sourdough starter is named Rosalynn, Rosalynn Starter.

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Phantom_minus@reddit

cigarettes were called Ciggies, as in dude can I bum a Ciggie?

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Tasty_Impress3016@reddit

I'm not sure 70s 80s but older names. I name all of my major appliances. When I'm talking it sounds like I have people.

Matilda does the dishes.

Eve does the laundry - she washes and dries therefor has a split personality.

Olga clears the driveway of snow. She's good but she chokes on anything over 8 inches.

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Kind_Worry_9836@reddit

My cat has a death wish so I nicknamed her Kennedy.

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Bladrak01@reddit

I saw where someone named their robot vacuum, "Dirt Reynolds."

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LadyNorbert@reddit

That's also the name of the carpet shampooer in the videos from Mountain Valley Rug Cleaners.

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My husband and I like to give our cars pop culture names, though not all of the references are from the 70s and 80s. When we met, he was driving a car he called the TARDIS; other cars we've owned have been called Haldir (after the LOTR character who dies at Helm's Deep), KARR (after the evil prototype car from Knight Rider), Tom Sawyer (after the Rush song as much as the literary character), the Dragster of Doom, a.k.a. Doomie (after the sentient werecar from the Beetlejuice cartoon), and Bethany (after the character from Dragon Age II).

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