General Mills’ Monster Cereals have been haunting breakfast tables for over five decades now, blending classic horror characters with breakfast nostalgia. First introduced in 1971, these cereals became iconic not just for their flavors, but CONTINUE READING…
General Mill’s Monster Cereals are back starting this month for the 2024 Halloween season. This year’s lineup features Count Chocula, Boo Berry, Franken Berry, and Carmella Creeper. In a new twist, this year’s cereals introduce new pet marshmallows–one for each CONTINUE READING…
I don’t know about you, but commercials can often take me back to my formative years as quickly as any song or movie can. That is why we will continue this semi-regular feature on ’80s commercials CONTINUE READING…
In March 1971, General Mills launched a new line of monster-themed cereals to capitalize on the success of Lucky Charms. The first two entries were Count Chocula, a chocolate-flavored vampire, and Franken Berry, a strawberry-flavored CONTINUE READING…
This is a guest post by Dan Goubert from Cerealously. For the absolute best coverage of old and new cereal, visit him on the web and follow him on Twitter. What’s the most “Cereal Holiday?” CONTINUE READING…
Episode 4 of The Retro Resurgence Podcast has dropped! Ken and Chad welcome special guest Wyatt to the show. Ken gets us into the Halloween spirit by bringing up his Favorite Monster Cereals. Then, it’s CONTINUE READING…
It’s brand new series on TRN TV, the Wide World of Toys, hosted by Ken Spaulding! Join Ken as he unboxes his latest action figure purchases from lines like Transformers, WWE Retro and General Mills CONTINUE READING…
Before I get into the chronology of what got us from the 1960’s counter culture to the book, toy, and music bans of the 1980’s and 1990’s. I wanted to put into context why I CONTINUE READING…
I don’t know about you, but commercials can often take me back to my formative years as quickly as any song or movie can. That is why we will continue this semi-regular feature on ’80s commercials CONTINUE READING…
I love commercials. I always have. My mom told me that when I was a kid, I’d spend a lot of time during shows gathering toys to play with, but I’d run from my room CONTINUE READING…
No matter what else is going on in our lives, we all still need to eat and the most fun things to eat are snack foods. Trends come and go as different flavors and flavor CONTINUE READING…
Brought to you exclusively is this special edition of The Retro Rewind Show starring Mickey. In this episode, he and his daughter’s are making you aware of the best Halloween themed junk food for the CONTINUE READING…
When October rolls around each year, movie fans start putting together their playlists of spooky films they hope will bring a creepy atmosphere to their cobweb and candy corn laden festivities. But just as not CONTINUE READING…
Dick Tracy celebrates its 30th anniversary this year as the blockbuster to beat in the summer of 1990. Featuring an all star cast including Warren Beatty, Madonna, Al Pacino and more, this crime-smashing action film CONTINUE READING…
Movies and cartoons in the 80s and 90s are inexplicably linked. While some cartoons were adapted to the big screen, either in continuation or as an adaptation, many movies also made the jump to the CONTINUE READING…
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