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WWF Superstar Ice Cream Bars: The Sweetest Slice of Wrestling Nostalgia

WWF Ice Cream Bars turned summer afternoons into wrestling memories. With superstar cookies, sweet vanilla, and that perfect chocolate snap, they became a childhood ritual and one of the most beloved treats of the 80s wrestling boom.

LJN Wrestling Superstars: The Rubber Titans of the Toy Aisle

LJN’s Wrestling Superstars turned 80s wrestling into playtime legend. Big, rubber, and full of personality, the figures let kids bring the WWF home, creating a toy‑aisle universe that shaped an entire generation of fans.

Tobacco Road Throwbacks: The Greatest UNC vs. Duke Basketball Games of the 1990s

Few rivalries in American sports have sustained the level of intensity, star power, and shared excellence that UNC and Duke basketball produced throughout the 1990s. From packed arenas in Chapel Hill and Durham to the

How Pretty Woman Still Affects the Way We View Romance in 2026

Pretty Woman earned $178 million at the box office in 1990 and sold over 42 million domestic tickets, making it the highest-grossing romantic comedy of its era. A Broadway adaptation followed in 2018. Thirty-six years

WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics | Episode 125.5

We say farewell to our friend and co-host, William Bruce West on this episode, then explore the rest of issue 125 of Wizard magazine. You can contribute to helping Will’s family pay the medical bills

WrestleMania 2: Bigger, Louder, and Everywhere

WrestleMania 2 turned one night into a coast‑to‑coast experiment. Three cities, three crowds, and a steel‑cage finale proved the WWF was determined to grow bigger, louder, and bolder, pushing wrestling further into the national spotlight.

Learning the Ropes: The Sitcom That Tried to Bring Wrestling Into Prime Time

Learning the Ropes blended family‑sitcom heart with the wild world of 80s wrestling, following a gentle teacher moonlighting as a masked grappler. It became a quirky, endearing snapshot of an era when wrestling seemed to spill into everything.

Grunt! The Wrestling Movie: The Cult Classic That Captured 80s Wrestling

Grunt! captured the wild spirit of 80s wrestling with a mockumentary that blended mystery, chaos, and cult‑movie charm. It celebrated the era’s larger‑than‑life characters and preserved the unpredictable world that made wrestling unforgettable.

The First WrestleMania and the Dawn of Modern Wrestling

WrestleMania I was the night Vince McMahon bet everything on a dream. Celebrities, storylines, and a packed Madison Square Garden turned wrestling into mainstream spectacle, creating the moment the entire industry stepped into a new era.

DuckTales Made Every Afternoon an Adventure

DuckTales turned every afternoon into a globe‑spinning adventure. With Scrooge, the nephews, and Launchpad crashing through danger, the show made childhood feel like a treasure map waiting to be explored, complete with mystery, heart, and pure animated wonder.

Our Favorite Old School Music Videos

Welcome back to another TRN Round Table. It’s where we get together and share our thoughts on the same subject. Earlier this week, the latest episode of the TRN Podcast featured Jason, Mickey, and Eric

5 Best Comic Book Events of the 90’s

It’s a known fact that comic books in the 1990’s were celebrated more for the artists drawing them, than any groundbreaking storytelling within. Though it was an era where a foil-embossed or hologram sticker cover

Life Day Letdown: The Story of the Star Wars Holiday Special

In November 1978, just a year and a half after Star Wars had taken the world by storm, fans were hungry for more. George Lucas’s space opera had become a cultural phenomenon, and the idea

Staying Up All Night with Rhonda Shear

Rhonda Shear was an iconic staple of late-night television in the ’90s. She was beautiful, funny, and oozed sex appeal. We pay tribute to her greatness and define why she was so magical.

The Lost Treasures of Atari’s Swordquest

Atari’s Swordquest series promised real‑world treasure and a quest unlike anything the arcade world had seen. Blending comics, puzzles, and high‑stakes competition, it became one of gaming’s most fascinating lost legends.

Growing Up With the BK Kid’s Club

The BK Kid’s Club turned a simple kids meal into a full‑blown membership. One burger, one toy, and a plastic card later, every kid felt like they belonged to the coolest cartoon crew in fast‑food history.

The Retro Resurgence Podcast – Episode 38 | Memorable Commercials from the 80’s & 90’s

Episode 38 has Ken and Chad taking you down a nostalgic rabbit hole of fun, zany, and memorable commercials from the decade you grew up in. Ken tackles the 1980’s, and Chad takes the 1990’s

Starting Lineup: The Toy Line That Turned Athletes Into Action Figures

Starting Lineup figures turned sports heroes into action‑figure icons, letting kids recreate their own highlight reels. With dynamic poses and trading cards, the line became a defining part of 80s and 90s fandom and a cherished collectible era.

WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics | Super Cinema UNLOCKED! Daredevil (2003)

UNLOCKED from the WIZARDS Patreon vault comes the Patreon exclusive Super Cinema review of Daredevil (2003) starring Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner, Colin Farrell and Michael Clarke-Duncan recorded in 2024. Join Adam, Michael, Mike and Pete

DARE: The Most Serious Assembly at School

The DARE program was the most serious moment of any 80s school year. One visit from the officer, one black T‑shirt, and suddenly every kid felt like they were being trusted with the world’s biggest decisions.

Fictional Coaches from ’80s Movies and TV

Most sports movies have coaches in them, some beloved and some not so much. During the ’80s, there were several coach characters in movies and on television, some more memorable than others, and I have compiled

Ben Cooper Halloween Costumes from the ’80s (and late ’70s)

Most of us who grew up during the ’70s and ’80s very likely have had the experience of wearing a Ben Cooper Halloween costume. You might not necessarily know them by the brand name, but

Remote Control: The MTV Game Show That Broke All the Rules

Before reality TV took over and music videos faded into the background, MTV’s first original non-musical show, Remote Control, blasted onto screens in 1987 with a recliner, a remote, and a whole lot of irreverence.

The Real-Life Inspiration for Rocky Balboa

Chuck Wepner was a tough man. He learned to handle himself while working as a bouncer in the late ’50s. Then, while in the Marine Corps, he took up boxing. When his time in the

A Brief History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe

I cannot think of a better example of the quintessential Saturday morning cartoon than He-man and the Masters of the Universe. It had everything a kid could ask for as part of their weekend plans:

WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics | Episode 125

We’re diving into Wizard issue 125 with Kalervo Sinervo, PhD from The Wizard Research Project to discuss Wizard’s selections for the Top 10 comic book heroines of all time, go behind the scenes with Sam

How T. J. Hooker Became a Cult Favorite

T. J. Hooker delivered pure 80s action, complete with dramatic foot chases, squealing tires, and William Shatner running like the city depended on it. The show mixed grit, heart, and unforgettable swagger, and it still hits that retro sweet spot.

Revisiting A League of Their Own

A League of Their Own reminds us that baseball has always belonged to anyone brave enough to play it. The Rockford Peaches showed grit, humor, and heart, and the film still proves that the hardest things are often the greatest.

Why Super Mario Bros. 3 Was the Crown Jewel of the NES

When Super Mario Bros. 3 hit North American shelves on February 12, 1990, it wasn’t just another sequel, it was a revolution. Developed by Nintendo’s legendary R&D4 team under the direction of Shigeru Miyamoto and

The Great Cartoon Games: Remembering Laff-A-Lympics

Laff A Lympics brought together the entire Hanna Barbera universe in a globe spanning cartoon competition that turned Saturday mornings into a playful mix of sports, chaos, and crossover magic.

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