In this episode of Wax Pack Flashback, Independence Day trading cards released by Topps in 1996 is the featured pack opened by Mickey on YouTube and Jason on Instagram. These “Widevision” cards offered a unique CONTINUE READING…
Twenty five years ago, Independence Day was released in theaters and a new modern classic was born. Even though most everyone who visits The Retro Network has likely seen the film, there may be some CONTINUE READING…
The Biskitts were a group of tiny canines who lived on Biskitt Island and were committed to guarding the crown jewels of Biskitt Castle. Modeled after Robin Hood, the diminutive dogs still served their recently CONTINUE READING…
Professional wrestling had been around long before television, but the mid-80s brought new levels of popularity to the much-maligned “sport.” Due to the business savvy of Vince McMahon, pro wrestling became one of the most CONTINUE READING…
McDonald’s Big Mac is one of the most famous fast food menu items in the world. I’m sure almost everyone reading this has enjoyed at least one of them in their lifetime. Some of us CONTINUE READING…
Imagine falling unconscious in 1978 and waking up eight years later, still the same age. Your family is gone, and almost nobody remembers Starsky & Hutch. That was the starting point for Disney’s Flight of the Navigator, CONTINUE READING…
TV was never really fair to jocks. If you were a nerd, there were many game shows you could try out for, but if you were a musclehead, your game show pickings were slim. But CONTINUE READING…
November of 1979 was the moment the future finally arrived in the American living room. When the holidays arrived a month later, many American children (mostly boys) were treated to the toy of their dreams, CONTINUE READING…
Most folks, if they got their hands on a time-travel device, would probably end up using it to bet on sporting events, sign the Beatles, take vengeance on childhood bullies, kill Hitler, or maybe stop Abraham CONTINUE READING…
Few movies go on to spawn franchises, and even fewer are adored by generations. The Indiana Jones franchise is one of those rare few to capture the imaginations of viewers young and old, worldwide. Before CONTINUE READING…
Through the many years of television, there have been thousands of TV shows created. Usually, only the cream of the crop last for multiple seasons and go on to live vividly in the memories of CONTINUE READING…
If you thought you knew everything about your favorite 80’s cartoons, think again! From the many great, and some not so great, cartoons that aired in the 80’s there is an abundance of things about CONTINUE READING…
Coming up on June 1, 2023, The Retro Network will be celebrating its fourth birthday! To commemorate the occasion, we’re doing a very special podcast, and we want YOU to take part and help us CONTINUE READING…
The Gnarly ’90s podcast is here to help you remember and relive the gnarliest decade of them all…the ’90s! From the Arch Deluxe to Monica Lewinsky, and from Nirvana to Zima, Mickey and Jeff will CONTINUE READING…
Everyone loves an underdog. From Rocky to The Bad News Bears, Hollywood has been capitalizing on our love for the little guy, pitting our hopeless heroes against seemingly invincible opponents. With most other major sports already having an CONTINUE READING…
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