80s
Top ’80s Cartoons that Deserve a Reboot
I know the prospect of rebooting the beloved shows of our youth is a touchy subject. While I love the original versions of many of these shows, I still would love to see some of CONTINUE READING…
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80s
Ring Raiders: Crashing on Take-Off
I ended a previous article saying I’d rather take an Air Raiders cartoon over the Ring Raiders, and I feel the need to explain why. I didn’t find Ring Raiders, the toy or the cartoon, CONTINUE READING…
80s
’80s Toylines That Deserved Their Own Cartoons
One of the greatest joys I felt as a kid was waking up bright and early on a Saturday morning, getting a bowl of sugary cereal, sitting down in front of the television set, and CONTINUE READING…
90s
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…
90s
Top 5 Animaniacs Characters
The original run of Animaniacs premiered in September of 1993 during my junior year of high school and ended in 1998 while I was in college. I discovered it the way I usually find out CONTINUE READING…
80s
Remembering the 1980 TV Movie ‘Animalympics’
“Farther. Faster. Furrier.” With that, the animal-based Olympics begin. Meant to tie in with the 1980 Winter and Summer Olympics, there is a lot happening within and around this forgotten animated movie. Whether you remember CONTINUE READING…
80s
Thanksgiving in the Land of Oz: Review of 1980 TV Special
The Wizard of Oz is one of the earliest movies I remember enjoying as a kid. My parents were visiting their friends’ house and I tagged along to play with their kids. While the parents were CONTINUE READING…
90s
Pokemon the First Movie 20th Anniversary
As two new Pokemon video games were released this month it’s fitting to take a look back at the first movie of this absurdly successful franchise. While I was in my early twenties when this CONTINUE READING…
80s
RoboCop and The Ultra Police: I’d Buy That For A Dollar!
It’s 1988, you’re a kid who loves playing with G.I. Joe: Real American Hero and Transformers. Suddenly while browsing the aisles at Toys R Us you lay eyes on what is sure to be the CONTINUE READING…
80s
Muppet Babies Debuts in 1984
I like to take a moment to recognize noteworthy moments in ’80s pop culture history whenever possible. This month we acknowledge the 35 year anniversary of the Muppet Babies cartoon series debut on CBS Saturday CONTINUE READING…
80s
GI Joe Operation Dragonfire 30th Anniversary
Elsewhere on The Retro Network is a post with my glowing review for the 35th anniversary of the GI Joe miniseries “The Revenge of Cobra”. A mere five years later and the GI Joe CONTINUE READING…
80s
GI Joe “The Revenge of Cobra” Review For It’s 35th Anniversary
“The Revenge of Cobra” was the second mini series spotlighting the new GI Joe toy line (along with this cartoon and the Marvel Comics series). Airing over five weekdays, from September 10-14, 1984 these CONTINUE READING…
80s
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords
In 1986, a movie came out featuring giant transforming robots traversing the cosmos, they search for a threat that could possibly mean the end of the universe. That movie, of course, was Gobots: Battle of the Rock Lords. CONTINUE READING…
80s
That Time When The Real Ghostbusters Fought Vigo The Carpathian
Ghostbusters II was one of the movies that made the summer of 1989 a great time to be a teenager. And while I enjoyed seeing it in the theater, the return of the slime guys CONTINUE READING…
