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Memorable Moments in Royal Rumble History
With the WWE Royal Rumble 2025 just a couple of weeks away, Mickey looks back at some memorable moments from the early years of the popular event. CONTINUE READING…
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The Retro Resurgence Podcast – Episode 9 | Favorite 1990’s Movie Soundtracks
Happy 2025 folks! We hope you had the best Holiday season. The first episode of the new year rolls right along. The guys share a bit of how their Holiday season treated them, and Chad’s CONTINUE READING…
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Robo Force: Worth the Reboot?
I’m always amazed when a toyline gets a cartoon but it doesn’t warrant a whole series. It’s not uncommon to see a toyline get a three- or five-episode mini-series—Ring Raiders had five episodes (which frankly CONTINUE READING…
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The Retro Resurgence Podcast – Episode 8 | The Christmas Episode
Merry Christmas Listeners! It’s our inaugural Christmas Episode. For Episode 8, Ken and Chad throw the usual format out the window. In this episode, the guys discuss many different Holiday related topics including Battles like CONTINUE READING…
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Santa Claus: The Movie
Title role notwithstanding, Santa was primarily a supporting character in 1985’s holiday family feature Santa Claus. Dudley Moore got top billing as an elf named Patch, with John Lithgow taking the role of antagonist B.Z. Saint CONTINUE READING…
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The Retro Resurgence Podcast – Episode 7 | Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas
It’s December Folks! Episode 7 is headed your way. After our icebreaker conversation centered around Christmas songs, we slide right into our main topic- Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas We discuss the 1977 Christmas Holiday TV CONTINUE READING…
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’80s Tunes To Nail At Home On the Piano: A Guide For Beginners
Nostalgia. That bittersweet emotion that someone gets when they remember something from their past with fondness and a bit of sadness. For most people, a core part of feeling nostalgic is hearing a song from CONTINUE READING…
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The Retro Resurgence Podcast – Episode 6 | Top WWF Pay-Per-Views of the 80’s & 90’s
Happy Thanksgiving Listeners. Episode 6 is “stuffed” full of goodness – a wide sampling of various bits and pieces of nostalgia – I guess you can say it’s just like a traditional Thanksgiving meal! The CONTINUE READING…
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TRN Time Machine Podcast Rewind: Retro Rumble Thanksgiving Special
Food Fight! This classic episode of the TRN Time Machine Podcast from the archives features the Retro Rumble: Thanksgiving Edition as Jason and Mickey chose between food battles for a special Thanksgiving-themed episode! Using suggestions from our CONTINUE READING…
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The Retro Resurgence Podcast – Episode 5 | Top 5 Breakfast Cereals
Happy November Listeners. Episode 5 of The Retro Resurgence Podcast rolls along. After a brief discussion of how Halloween 2024 went for Ken and Chad, the show gets going. The guys discuss Cartoon Campaign 2000 CONTINUE READING…
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Cobra Commander – Super7 vs. Classified
I love collecting Ultimates-style figures of my favorite cartoon bad guys. I share pictures of them all over my Instagram and I’ve even posted an article here about which figures I want to be released CONTINUE READING…
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The Retro Resurgence Podcast – Episode 4 | Favorite Board Games
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…
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What Makes a Sidekick?
The word sidekick is different in cartoons than it is in comics. Sidekicks in comics tend to be characters who act as younger versions of the main character, like Robin to Batman or Speedy to CONTINUE READING…
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Favorite ’80s Costumes at HalloweenCostumes.com
Back in the ’80s, in order to go Trick or Treating as a pop culture character, you usually had to wear an uncomfortable Ben Cooper costume with the vinyl jumpsuit and plastic mask with tiny CONTINUE READING…
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The Retro Resurgence Podcast – Episode 3 | Favorite Horror Movies by Decade (70’s thru 10’s)
Episode 3 of The Retro Resurgence Podcast is here. Ken and Chad have recently watched the Mr. McMahon Netflix documentary and offer their thoughts on the 6 episode series. Then, it’s onto the main topic. CONTINUE READING…
