Long before schools became hermetically-sealed, air-conditioned vacuums perpetually set at 65 degrees, there was one task every elementary kid desperately wanted to do: Wield the wooden power of being their classroom's designated window opener. While few experiences could ever match the high that came with bringing fresh air to the masses, these nostalgic "Wayback Whensday" images get pretty darn close. 

From a trip to the video store to OG Fig Newtons, here are 29 photos from the '80s and '90s that we dug up with the help of Amish people.