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MeTV Announces “A Very Merry MeTV” Holiday Programming Schedule

MeTV kicks off the season with “A Very Merry MeTV,” a holiday programming event packed with classic sitcoms, movies, animated specials and festive favorites from Thanksgiving through Christmas Day.

Collectors Corner: Starting a Candy Wrapper Collection

Candy wrapper collecting is a fun, accessible hobby for retro fans, turning everyday treats into colorful pieces of pop culture you can preserve, catalog, and display.

The Devil Made Us Do It: Inside the Satanic Panic

If you grew up in the 1980s, odds are somebody decided at least one thing you loved was dangerous or even downright evil. Heavy metal could lead you to Satan. Dungeons & Dragons was accused

Retro Reel Review: Vampire in Brooklyn (1995)

Eddie Murphy’s cool charm and Angela Bassett’s grounded intensity make Vampire in Brooklyn a nostalgic mid‑90s mix of spooky fun, foggy streets, and irresistible charm.

Dark Tower: The Holy Grail of 80s Board Games

Dark Tower mixed fantasy adventure with electronic magic, creating one of the most unforgettable and ambitious board game quests of the 1980s.

Halloween on Home Improvement

When I think back on my childhood, the sitcoms of the 1990s depict how I wished Halloweens could have been. Everyone was dressed in cool Halloween costumes and attended parties with elaborately decorated houses full

Digging Up Memories of Mr. Bones Candy

Perhaps you were once taught that you should never play with your food. But what if your food was also a nifty jigsaw puzzle? Better yet, what if it was also a disassembled candy skeleton

Ecto‑Cool Adventures: Revisiting The Real Ghostbusters

After the success of the 1984 film Ghostbusters, a cartoon adaptation was inevitable. With most of the characters from the movie appearing in this series (though in slightly altered form…Ray was a bit chunkier and Egon

DTV Monster Hits: When Rock & Roll and Disney Came Together To Make Halloween Magic

In the golden age of TV specials, when Halloween was more about mood than merchandise, Disney delivered a rock-infused treat that still haunts the memories of fans who caught it live: DTV Monster Hits. Originally

Elvira: Mistress of the… Wrestling Ring?

It may only be September, but, I’m already in the Halloween spirit. As Halloween approaches, I begin to think of Elvira more often than usual and for my wife and I, Elvira’s movies, “Elvira: Mistress

The Life & Times of Freddy Krueger

It’s October 1989, I am walking around my elementary school black top dressed as Superman, in a homemade costume my Mom sewed for me, as part of our annual Halloween parade. There’s a devil in

Remembering H.R. Pufnstuf

“Who are you? HR Shovnstuf?” For most of my generation, myself included, this line from Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls is the only reference to not only the work of HR Pufnstuf, but the entire

Valentines Mix Tape: 90’s Edition

By the time the mid 90’s hit, I was married, having kids, adulting fairly hard and not really making many mix tapes. Even though cassettes were still around, CD’s were quickly becoming the preferred source

Pound Puppies: The Plush Pups That Ruled the 80s

There are a variety of things a person can dream about while he or she is putting transmissions together, one after the other, day after day, on a Cincinnati car factory assembly line. If it

The Golden Age of The Golden Girls

With wit, warmth, and four iconic performances, The Golden Girls turned late‑night cheesecake and honest conversation into one of TV’s most enduring portraits of friendship and resilience.

ThunderCats: The Rise of an After School Legend

ThunderCats felt like a world waiting for you to leap into it, a bold, electric mix of heroes, monsters, and imagination that turned ordinary afternoons into adventures on the wild, mysterious plains of Third Earth.

Toy of the Week: Aladdin Toys

1. Why did I choose this toy/these toys? This isn’t just one toy, it’s a whole bunch of toys in two formats: Barbie style fashion doll and (mostly) plush animals. Aladdin was my favorite of

Toy of the Week: New Kids on the Block Hanging Loose Jordan Knight Doll

Why did I choose this toy? I chose this doll in honor of Jordan Knight’s birthday earlier this week. Also, New Kids on the Block just started their latest “Mixtape Tour” with special guests En

House Rules Backyard Summer Games

My brother and I spent a lot of time at our grandparents home over the summer. There were dinners I still crave. I would never grill a hamburger the way my grandfather did but I

My Quest to find the Ultimate 90’s One-Hit Wonders of the Decade

Music in the 90’s, more so than any other era, saw a melting pot of various genres of music throughout the entire decade. The 80’s is widely considered the MTV era, but as more families

Treasure Hunting from Home

When I reopened my Smurf mushroom house recently, I couldn’t shake the feeling I may have been missing some Smurfs. I was pretty sure I had a Papa Smurf figure and at least one other

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