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Coca Cola’s Monsters of the Grid Iron
It was 1993 and I had just entered the 4th grade. My parents were at work and I was home from school likely for Columbus Day in early October. I remember it was a crisp CONTINUE READING…
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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 CONTINUE READING…
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Remembering Daffy Duck’s Quackbusters
We didn’t have a Blockbuster in my town until I was in high school, and until then, there were only two other ways to get a movie that you didn’t buy at the mall. You CONTINUE READING…
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All About Saved by the Bell’s Summer at Malibu Sands
Like many other children of the 80s or 90s, I grew up watching Saved by the Bell. I previously wrote an article about something that has always puzzled some fans of the show, titled “Where Did CONTINUE READING…
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Ice Cream in the Summertime: The Story of Carvel Soft-Serve
Believe it or not, Memorial Day has already come and gone. So, what better way to celebrate The Retro Network’s Summer Camp 2022 than with a story about ice cream? After all, who doesn’t love CONTINUE READING…
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Boy Meets Wrestling: When Vader and the WWF invaded Boy Meets World
Professional wrestling was a large part of my childhood, as was the story for many kids growing up in the late 80s and early 90s. Just as important to me back then was making sure CONTINUE READING…
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Christmas on Roseanne
Now that I have a family of my own, the notion of community, tradition, faith, and the holidays mean so much more to me. “Roseanne” was never a show my family watched when I was CONTINUE READING…
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Thanksgiving on Roseanne
The holiday season was often a significant event on the classic sitcom “Roseanne.” Roseanne is probably best known for their annual Halloween celebration, but Thanksgiving was highlighted in most seasons since family and togetherness are CONTINUE READING…
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Ten Sitcom Characters That Just Disappeared
Growing up during the (late) ’80s and ’90s, I was a big sitcom fan. The theme song would hit, and we’d all sing along as we knew that good, albeit predictable, laughs, stories, and life CONTINUE READING…
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Five Memorable Characters of Larry Hankin
I really enjoyed writing the feature last month about the “Five Memorable Roles” of character actor Ernie Sabella. If you read my tribute to Mr. Sabella’s career, you’d have read that I really enjoy watching CONTINUE READING…
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When ’90s Sitcoms Went to Disney World
Growing up, I was lucky enough to go to Walt Disney World fairly frequently. My Mom’s parents lived near Lakeland, Florida, and we’d work in a visit to see Grandma and Grandpa for a day CONTINUE READING…
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Five Memorable Characters Of Ernie Sabella
In my line of work, I rarely work with the same people more than once. I often find myself explaining who I am and figuring out who I’ll be spending the next few days with CONTINUE READING…
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A Road Trip To Happy World Land
Last week, The Retro Network dropped the Preview Episode for a new podcast debuting on the platform. Titled Rental Return – Tales From the Video Store, the show will chronicle the lives of former store CONTINUE READING…
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Scorch: The Short-Lived 90s Sitcom About A Dragon
Thousands, possibly even millions, of television shows have come and gone throughout the years. Even today, with hundreds of channels on cable and many different streaming services on-line, most series are lucky to make it to CONTINUE READING…
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A Brief History of the “24 Hours of A Christmas Story” Marathon
Growing up, there was not a Christmas movie I enjoyed more than “A Christmas Story.” I’ll admit, I had never even heard of the film before TBS began its annual “24 Hours of A Christmas Story” CONTINUE READING…
